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Chapter 390 is stormy

Liu Enjing and Xu Xiaogong walked side by side and talked in a low voice in the Xiaoyong camp, and both of them felt very uncomfortable. When His Majesty decided to recruit Xiao Yong, there was no opposition in the court. At that time, no one among the generals thought there was anything wrong with this, after all, they didn't worry about money, food, and armor.

No matter how powerful the Great Sui is, the 700,000 horses lost in the northwest are not a small number. What is lost must be made up, and recruiting brave is a method. But no one expected that in less than half a year, the same things that the civil officials had foreseen would happen. The state treasury gradually became unable to support these brave supplies of grain and grass, because it was not only the 800,000 horses and horses that Yunji had to pay for outside Chang'an City today.

Those who selected unqualified soldiers, the travel expenses and food, the emperor decreed, must be distributed. As a result, many people came under the banner of joining the army and mixed some money and grain to go back. The amount of expenditure of the state treasury in the past five months is staggering.

The more merciful and generous His Majesty is to the brave men, the greater the court's contribution.

And then there's policing.

Gyeonggi Province was originally the best district in the world, for example, when Fang Xie first came to Chang'an and passed through Gyeonggi Province, he couldn't even see a beggar on the street. The children of rich families dare not run amok, and the scoundrels dare not be presumptuous. Fang Xie once praised that if the world is so peaceful and prosperous, it will not be difficult for the Great Sui to last for 10,000 years.

But now, the brave men gathered in several acropolis outside Chang'an City, which were overcrowded. These people come out to wander out when they are bored after training, and a group of young people with strong blood will inevitably have times when they see who is not pleasing to the eye, and big fights abound. There are those who fight because they drink and grab seats, and there are those who fight because they go to the Qinglou to rob women, and the fierce ones don't need a reason to fight at all, they just want to fight.

These two things alone made the entire Great Sui Imperial Court a mess.

With His Majesty's grace, the magistrate's government did not dare to punish these brave men too harshly, but it didn't make sense for them to warn them.

The root of human inferiority lies in the fact that the more accustomed they are, the more presumptuous they become.

The iron-mouthed and steel-toothed imperial historians of the Imperial History Terrace have been handing folds up like snowflakes these days. But seven or eight times out of ten, these folds will not come to His Majesty. There is a Huangmen squire who is on duty every day in the court room of the inner court, and there are four bamboo baskets on his side, one on the left and one on the right.

There are slips of paper on the bamboo baskets with separate priorities.

Only the folds in the two bamboo baskets, heavy and urgent, will be presented to Changchun Garden immediately. And this distinction is all in Pei Yan's thoughts. The twists and turns of the Yushitai, Pei Yan threw them into the slow-word bamboo basket without looking at it. No one knows how long this will last.

In the past year, His Majesty has intensified the cultivation of the crown prince. took a lot of time to teach the prince personally, and even began to let the prince learn to read and write. For this point, not only the people of Yushitai couldn't stand it, but many important ministers in the court also felt that it was a little too much. According to his age, the emperor was at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, and it was no surprise that there was no problem in sitting on the dragon chair for another twenty years.

The emperors of the Great Sui lived a long life, and only a handful died before the age of seventy.

It was no problem to train the prince earlier, but now it should be the business of those officials in the East Palace. Although the prince's attendant is still empty, isn't the one of the scholars in Wenyuan Pavilion and Shuhua Pavilion full of real talent and learning?

In a year, the court became unstable.

Liu Enjing and Xu Xiaogong walked side by side, talking as they walked. The two of them were friends when they were in the southern expedition to the merchant country, and they have been in love for decades.

"Rather than this, it is better to urge Your Majesty to send troops as soon as possible."

Liu Enjing sighed and said, "Nearly a million people are gathered in Gyeonggi Province, and there will be trouble in the long run." Training is OK, pull to the east bank of Yishui and train again. Let them also see what is going on with the rebels and see what is going on on the battlefield. With so many people outside Chang'an City, in case someone instigates it...... Disastrous! ”

Xu Xiaogong nodded: "The only thing I can do is this." In the past, when His Majesty was in a hurry to send troops, we persuaded him. Now Your Majesty is not in a hurry, and wants to see how many brave people are coming, but we are in a hurry. ”

"This time and that time."

Liu Enjing said: "You and I are both old ministers, and we can't pretend to be deaf and dumb." ”

"Your Majesty also attaches great importance to Niu Huilun, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion University, and Shangshu Zong Lianghu of the Ministry of War, why don't you and I be the east tonight, and invite the two of them to have a drink. If you can persuade the two of them to write a joint letter, maybe Your Majesty will pay attention to it. ”

"It's okay"

Xu Xiaogong thought for a while and said, "However, the auxiliary ministers appointed by His Majesty a while ago, Pei Yan, the squire of the Yellow Gate, Niu Huilun, a university scholar, and Zong Lianghu, a scholar of the Ministry of War...... Three people, let's invite two, will it ......?"

"Whatever!"

Liu Enjing said slightly angrily: "The villain is in charge!" Don't worry about him. ”

Xu Xiaogong sighed, the two generals who should have been ambitious and ambitious, but they were full of concerns.

Changchun Garden

The emperor looked at the melon rack that was already crawling outside in a daze, and his spirit was getting worse and worse these days. I used to stare at the folds all day and I wouldn't get distracted, but now I can't concentrate more and more. Especially in the afternoon, when the sun is warm, the two eyelids begin to droop involuntarily. Sometimes he could fall asleep by sitting on the clay kang, but he woke up in a worse spirit.

The eunuch Su Buxing glanced at the emperor, and the worry in his eyes flashed.

"Your Majesty, if you are tired, rest."

The Emperor smiled suddenly, as if remembering something happy.

"Do you remember, not long after Fang Xie arrived in Chang'an City, I summoned him to the palace, and he was outside this house, hiding behind rockeries to steal my cucumbers to eat."

This thing is really interesting, and Su Buxing couldn't help but laugh when he thought about it: "Ever, the first thief who dared to steal something in Changchun Garden." ”

"He didn't have a ghost in his heart, and when he felt hungry, he picked something to eat. Some people have ghosts in their hearts, and they pretend that nothing has happened even though they are hungry. looked at the cucumber drooling, and stood up straight with dignity...... Relatively speaking, I prefer the thief in your mouth. ”

He paused, as if suddenly remembering something.

"It seems that someone is coming, who?"

The emperor asked, rubbing his brows.

"Luo Weiran, the commander of the Ouchi Guards, said that he had something to ask to see, and he had been waiting outside for a while."

"Pass it in."

The Emperor waved his hand, then sat up straight.

Outside the window, two little palace maids were playing with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Yang Chengqian. The prince, who would turn ten years old in another month, looked at the green cucumber and asked, "Father said that there was once a thief who stole his cucumber to eat, but my father felt that this thief was still a talent, and instead of blaming him, he planned to make him my attendant...... His name is Fang Jie, but I don't remember if I've seen this person. ”

The little palace maid with clear eyebrows pouted: "A thief is a thief, Your Majesty is too tolerant." If you want me to say, if you steal something, you should pull it out and kill it! ”

The prince raised his eyebrows, turned to look at the little palace maid and said coldly: "Slap your own mouth!" Do you dare to question what your father said? You've been getting more and more presumptuous lately! Do you know what a cane is? Do you know what a dead man looks like? At this age, his heart is so ruthless, if he doesn't care about teaching, he may not be able to say anything rebellious in the future! ”

The little palace maid who was supposed to play very well with the prince on weekdays was stunned, and she cried before she could fight. She looked at the prince sadly, thinking that the prince would be soft-hearted. But she waited for a while before she realized that the prince's eyes were still cold.

So she raised her hand and began to pump her mouth.

The emperor, who was sitting by the window, saw this scene, and the corners of his mouth hooked up again.

……

……

Luo Weiran stood up with a bow, without looking up. He hadn't seen the emperor for a month, and he had long been accustomed to this kind of cold reception. The emperor said a while ago that he trusted him, but Luo Weiran knew that it was just a means for the emperor to comfort people's hearts. The supreme in front of him doesn't trust anyone in his bones. The Great Sui Dynasty has been established for more than 100 years, and the emperor in front of him is the first person who is not at ease with the old dean Wan Xingchen.

"I remember telling you that if you have something to do in the future, you can just come in directly against the sign."

The emperor said lightly: "There is no need to wait outside. ”

Luo Weiran lowered his head and said: "Father-in-law Su said that Your Majesty has been a little tired in the past two days, so the ministers dare not disturb." ”

The emperor snorted: "What's the matter?" ”

"Your Majesty, the prisoner Yang Yin asks to see Your Majesty again."

The emperor frowned slightly, and said as if he didn't care: "He has a long life, and he didn't control his mouth in prison...... What do you want to see me? ”

"The minister doesn't know, he just begs the minister every day to see His Majesty for him."

"So you're soft-hearted?"

The emperor glanced at Luo Weiran, although his tone was flat, the meaning in his words made people shudder.

"The minister didn't dare, the minister just didn't dare to delay. Yang Yin is a repeat offender, and the minister's duty cannot be neglected. ”

"I see."

The emperor waved his hand impatiently: "If you have nothing else to do, step down, tell Yang Yin to let him live well in the prison, he should eat, eat, sleep, and sleep, don't die before I want to kill him, I will see him sooner or later, now is not the time." ”

"Obey the Order"

Luo Weiran smiled bitterly in her heart, bowed down and retreated.

"Wait a minute......"

When he walked to the door, the emperor suddenly changed his mind again: "Bring it to Changchun Garden, I want to hear it, what else does he have to say to me, and what face does he have to see me!" ”

Luo Weiran answered, and then withdrew from the vault.

When he went out, he saw the little eunuch Mu San glance at him, and a small paper ball slipped out of his cuffs, and Luo Weiran walked over and stepped on his feet when he passed him, pretending to sort out his boots and picking up the paper ball and holding it in the palm of his hand. He didn't dare to look at what was written on the paper ball in Changchun Garden, and he didn't open the paper ball until he got into the carriage. After just one glance, his face suddenly turned pale.

"No wonder...... No wonder! ”

He muttered.

There was a pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the carriage, and he pondered for a while and wrote a short message, chatting about a dozen words, but every word was extremely heavy. When he had finished writing, he packed the letter into a small iron box and sealed it with fire paint. When he was halfway there, he stopped the carriage, walked into a restaurant casually, and bought a pot of old wine and a pound of cooked beef.

Half an hour later, the iron box containing the secret letter was in the hands of Sanjin Hou Wu.

Wu Yi picked up the fire paint, opened the letter and looked at it, and his face also changed greatly. This deep man, who is always unfazed, has an indescribable worry and fear in his eyes. I don't know what it is, but it can frighten the commander of the Ouchi Guard Office and the boss of the goods all over the world.

Wu Yi was silent for a while, resealed the letter, and then called a cronie.

"You personally sent it to Huangyang Dao as quickly as possible, found Fang Jie, and handed it over to him personally. This thing is too important, you can die, but the thing can't fall into the hands of others. When necessary, ruin things. If you die, I will treat your family well. ”

This cronie hugged his fists: "Don't worry, Master Hou, your subordinates know how to do it!" ”

He stuffed the tin box into his arms and put it close to his heart, then turned and went out.

After the cronies left, Wu Yiyi seemed to have been drained of his strength in an instant, leaning back in his chair in a dejected manner, his face still ugly.

After a long silence like this, he let out a long breath of turbid air from his mouth.

"Great Sui...... Wind and rain......"

He stood up and walked to the window to look at the sky outside, stunned.

A big secret, it was like pressing a 10,000-pound boulder on his heart, blocking him from breathing and unable to breathe.