Chapter 596 is looked down upon

Although it is late autumn, the weather in Huangyang Road is much warmer than in the northwest, and much warmer than in Chang'an City. Although it is not as good as Jiangnan and the southwesternmost part of the Great Sui, it does not make people feel cold at all. If you are in Fangu, this month is already snowy.

In the past few months, the Black Flag Army has continued to attack, taking most of Huangyang Dao into his arms step by step, Tian Xin, who took care of Luo Yao's home and nursing home, seemed to have become blind and deaf, and he had no response to the expansion of the Black Flag Army at all, and when the Black Flag Army went further, he took a step back.

Chen Yishan and Cui Zhongzhen were ordered to lead an army of more than 40,000 to advance eastward, cutting off the connection between Xinkoucang and Xinyang City, but even so, not a single soldier came out of Xinyang City. Maybe Tian Xin knows that the strength in his hands now has no way to fight hard with the Black Flag Army, if there is no problem defending the city, if he goes out of the city to fight, he is quite afraid of the tens of thousands of elite horsemen of the Black Flag Army.

The military reports from the front kept coming back to Vermilion Bird Mountain, and Fang Xie became more and more convinced that Luo Yao had changed his original intention. At the beginning, he did have the intention of competing for hegemony in the Central Plains, but now he is only looking at the Xiongcheng called Chang'an.

In the conference hall, Fang Xie stood in front of the huge map and watched the marked situation intently.

The newly promoted civil official Dugu Wenxiu walked in with a thick stack of copywriting, and respectfully faux pas: "I've seen the general"

Dugu Wenxiu is from a famous family, and the Dugu family is also a first-class wealthy family in Dasui. If it weren't for the emperor's big move in Chang'an City, there would still be many people in the Dugu family who are officials in the imperial court. Speaking of which, he and Dugu Jing, the former Shangshu of the Great Sui Rite Department, are still cousins, but he was born as a concubine, so his status is far less noble than Dugu Jing.

At the beginning, Huai Qiugong had a serious illness, Dugu Jing temporarily took the position of the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, he could have gone further, but this person was also a strange person, after hearing that Huai Qiugong had recovered, he immediately resigned. The emperor agreed to allow him to resign from the post of secretary of the Ministry of Rites, but instead he was appointed as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and his power was even greater.

Later, because he was involved in Prince Yi's case, he was deposed by the emperor. However, according to analysis, the emperor dismissed him and drove Luo Weiran out of Chang'an City out of the same intention. The emperor wanted to rectify the Chang'an courtiers, in order to protect these important ministers who were indispensable to the Great Sui, and in order to prevent them from being implicated, he sent them out of Chang'an City first.

Later, this great talent, who was particularly valued by the emperor, is said to have been depressed at home after being dismissed, and fell ill for a long time, and he was unable to save his life.

However, Fang Xie also knew that Dugujing's death was not due to any serious illness.

The emperor's mind actually did not hide from those people, he dismissed several courtiers he valued and sent them out of Chang'an, and those people in the secret may have guessed the emperor's arrangement very early, just like Huai Qiugong died of depression in his hometown in Jiangnan, and they were actually controlled by those people in the secret after returning home.

Huai Qiugong died of grief and indignation, apparently out of despair.

Dugujing said that he died of illness, and nine times out of ten he was killed by someone.

Su Chongli is still alive, but the Su family's mansion has been surrounded by five hundred elite soldiers sent by Pang Ba, and the Su family is not even allowed to enter and leave freely, so Su Chongli has no chance to return to Chang'an City even if he sees the opportunity. It is said that Pang Ba asked Su Chongli to be an official under his account more than once, but Su Chongli just refused to give in, and it is estimated that death is not far away.

"What's the matter?"

Fang Xie took the hot tea that Mu San handed him and asked.

Mu San immediately withdrew from the council hall and stayed far away. Fang Xie glanced at this little eunuch, and had to praise this little eunuch in his heart.

"General, this is the statistics of the autumn grain harvest in various places."

Dugu Wenxiu lowered his hand and said: "Because Shannan Tuntian is still cultivating the wasteland on a large scale, planting while opening, there is not much harvest of autumn grain, and it is estimated that the harvest will have to wait until next year's summer grain harvest." The harvest in each county is not bad, and there are several large rivers crisscrossing Huangyang Road, so this is never a place to eat by rain, and the annual harvest is about the same. It's just that the grain in Huangyang Dao was scavenged by Luo Yao in the past two years last year, so it was a little difficult. ”

"Just know the number."

Fang Xie waved his hand and said, "Since I have already ordered that I will not accept a grain from the people this year, I naturally cannot go back on my word." ”

"My subordinates understand."

Dugu Wenxiu put aside the pamphlets that had been reported from all over the country, took out another copy and handed it to Fang Jie: "This is a document sent by Governor Sun, please take a look at it." ”

Fang Xie took it over and looked at it, and found that this Sun Kaidao was really a decisive character, and in the past more than a month of patrolling outside, he had beheaded seven local officials, and the people below had already given him the nickname Sun Guidao.

"How many barren fields have been opened in Shannan?"

Fang Xie asked as he flipped through it.

"There are no less than 250,000 acres."

Dugu Wenxiu replied: "In the past few months, there have been more and more recruits who have come to vote, and the selected qualified ones have been sent to the south of the mountain to open up the wasteland and train the soldiers, and the progress is very fast. ”

"Hmm"

"Dugu"

Fang Xie glanced at Dugu Wenxiu and asked, "There's something I want to ask you." ”

"General, please ask, my subordinates know everything."

"What I want to ask is, among the people gathered in Tonggu Academy, there are also people from your Dugu family, right?"

Dugu Wenxiu's face obviously changed, and then nodded: "This matter is not very clear to the subordinates, although the subordinates are from the Dugu family, but because they are concubines, there are not many things that can be contacted, and most of the things in the family are controlled by the relatives of the family, and we people can at most share some family property and live in chaos." However, I heard my mother once mention it by chance, saying that the chief steward of the Dugu family will go to Jiangnan at least once a year. ”

Fang Xie nodded: "Since this is the case, then why was Dugu Jing still forced to die?" ”

Dugu Wenxiu was silent for a while and said, "The general also knows that everything in Dugu's family is not particularly consistent...... And you don't have to do everything in one way. Dugu Jing was too loyal to the emperor, so ......"

Fang Xie hummed and said, "This sentence is pertinent...... So, you're also another choice for the Dugu family, right? ”

Hearing this, Dugu Wenxiu's face changed suddenly, and the hand holding the books trembled, and those books almost fell to the ground. He raised his head and glanced at Fang Xie and quickly drooped down, not daring to look directly.

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"It's okay"

Fang Xie smiled and said: "You should know that I have always been informal, even if you are a person sent by the Dugu family, but you have real talent and learning, so I will use it correctly." I am from a poor family, and I don't know much about the things in the famous family, and I asked you today just because I was curious. ”

Dugu Wenxiu froze for a moment, put down the book in his hand and knelt down on his robe: "What the general said is right, I was indeed arranged by the elders in the family to vote for the general, and I first entrusted Mr. Sun's relationship and asked Mr. Sun to introduce him on his behalf." ”

"Sun Kaidao accepted your family's money, right?"

Fang Xie said lightly.

"Yes......"

Dugu Wenxiu said: "It's just that my subordinates don't know how much money it cost to pay Mr. Sun at home." ”

Fang Xie smiled: "You don't seem to be a scheming person, the Dugu family sent you, most likely because they looked down on me, and felt that people like me were not enough to choose the outstanding characters of the Dugu family to assist." However, I know that those who are often outstanding are often born in the concubines. ”

Fang Xie thought of Li Xiaozong.

"Although my subordinates are from the Dugu family, they have lived a very poor life with their mother since childhood, if it weren't for my cousin Dugu Jing's help, my life would not be as good as that of ordinary people."

Dugu Wenxiu said: "My subordinates have concealed these things, please punish the general." ”

"What did you blame?"

Fang Xie smiled and waved his hand: "Get up, I have already said just now, I know that you are a person sent by the Dugu family, but I still want to use you, and I want to reuse you, and it is your talent that is valued rather than your origin and the purpose of your coming." As long as you do things in peace, I don't know about it. ”

Dugu Wenxiu kowtowed heavily: "Subordinate General Xie for his grace." ”

"You have a good temperament, but it fits the name."

Fang explained: "I have already sent someone to bring your mother here, and the Dugu family can only blackmail you by her old man." The people from the Xiao Riding School sent back the news yesterday that they had entered Huangyang Road, and calculated that they should go to Vermilion Bird Mountain in twenty days. I ordered a small courtyard to be built in a beautiful place at the foot of the mountain, where you and your mother lived. When the old man arrives, I will give you ten days to accompany her and familiarize herself with life here. ”

"The Great General......

Dugu Wenxiu, who had just stood up, knelt down again and kowtowed heavily: "The kindness of the general, my subordinates will never dare to forget!" ”

"It is precisely because I know that you are such a person that I will treat you with sincerity."

Fang Xie smiled and said, "A month ago, Pei Song, the copywriter on the Tuntian side, was beheaded by me because of negligence. Twenty days ago, Bo Liu Shouren, the owner of the big camp of grain and grass, was beheaded by me for stealing money and grain. Half a month ago, Yuan Wenmao, a pen official in the army, was cut off by me because he was drunk and made a mistake. Four days ago, Tian Yi, who joined the army, was ordered by me to beat 30 military sticks because he couldn't get the point, and he died after carrying it for three days after he returned. ”

Fang Xie curled his fingers and calculated: "I will accept all the people sent to me by each family, but it doesn't mean that I am a fool, I will keep people, but if I don't do things for me, I will kill them." You are different from them, do things well, and I will treat you well. ”

"Subordinate...... Remember! ”

Dugu Wenxiu touched the bottom with his head and didn't dare to get up.

"The big camp is just starting to be established, and I am short of talents."

Fang Xie walked over and leaned over to help Dugu Wenxiu up: "I don't care what the background of the person who comes to join me is, whether it is a famous family or a poor family, as long as there is real talent and real learning, I will stay." However, there are people who are truly talented and learned, but their scheming is not pure, and I stay to kill ...... These days, you are the only one who has worked diligently since you arrived at the camp, and you have not inquired into the secrets of the camp, but I know that you will do it sooner or later, because your mother is still at home. ”

"Since I value you, I am naturally reluctant to kill you, and if I see you walking the same path as those guys whose heads I cut off, I can't bear it. That's why I sent someone to find a way to steal your mother from Dugu's house, I worked hard, but I didn't want you to go the wrong way. ”

"Subordinate......

Dugu Wenjing's shoulders couldn't stop trembling, and he was choked and couldn't speak.

"Don't think too much about it, stay in the camp and do your best. My subordinates not only lack generals who can fight well, but also lack literati. Do whatever you need to do when you go back, and ...... Mr. Sun received your family's money, don't mention it. ”

Dugu Wenjing nodded hurriedly: "My subordinates remember." ”

"Let's go"

Fang Xie waved his hand: "After your mother arrives, I will entrust you with an important errand." ”

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Mountain pavilion

Wu Yi squinted his eyes after drinking a glass of wine and said, "Juexiao, has your killing intent been a little stronger recently?" Those who are sent by the family are not necessarily bad things to keep. ”

Fang Xie smiled: "Kill some and keep some to make those people more down-to-earth." If I pretend I don't know anything, they will think that my heart is too deep, so they will be wary of me. I killed little people who didn't matter to them, and they looked down on me because of my moody behavior, and thought I was just a reckless man. ”

He drank the wine from his glass: "Now, I need to be looked down upon." ”

Wu Yi laughed, raised his glass and said: "Just for this sentence, you need to be looked down upon, and you should drink a big cup!" ”

PS: There are about ten more chapters or so of this volume coming to an end, and the Great Sui is already sunset. A new volume and a new beginning.,But what I'm going to do now is to take the person I thought about a long time ago as the end of this volume.,Try your best to write it well.,This volume is barely qualified.,Corresponding to the title of this volume.,Dusk.。

PS2: I want a monthly pass!