Chapter 196: Blocking the Murderous Heart

Prince Yi's palace compound is on Xiertiao Street, a third of Chang'an City, where the Yanwu Academy is located. The scale of this palace is not very grand, he is a prince who has been divided, the prince's mansion built according to the specifications is in the fief of Jiaoxi, and the palace in Chang'an City is only a temporary residence. However, this temporary residence has become Yang Yin's long-term residence, and the huge palace in the fief has become an ornament.

When Qin Liuqi, the housekeeper of Prince Yi's mansion, returned to the mansion, it was already noon, and he went directly to the backyard to find Yang Yin to report the trip. He seemed to see where Yang Yin was, and without taking a single step, he found Prince Yi who was roasting meat by the small pool in the backyard.

"Accepted?"

Yang Yin asked lightly when he saw Qin Liuqi coming back, and his gaze quickly retracted, staring intently at the barbecue in front of him. He slowly and evenly turned the barbecue, and the lamb was already golden brown and ready to eat. Next to Yang Yin was placed a low table with a lot of spices on it. The most noble prince of the Great Sui seemed to enjoy the process of roasting the meat, carefully and carefully smearing the sauce on the roast sheep. His hands were clean and slender, and they were as beautiful as a woman's hands.

"Accepted."

Qin Liuqi replied with his head down.

"What did you say?"

Yang Yin asked again.

"I didn't refuse or excuse myself, I just said a good word."

Qin Liuqi said: "That soft armor is made of Wujin Silk in the Western Regions, thin and light, where will it be heavy." ”

Yang Yin smiled and said: "What he said is not that Wujin soft armor is heavy, but that the favor of the past is too heavy." Fang Xie is a smart person who knows how to climb up. There is also self-knowledge, knowing what not to refuse. I like such teenagers, as long as they are self-motivated and have the desire to climb, they will quickly adapt to some rules in officialdom. He knew that he didn't have the strength to refuse my kindness, so he simply accepted it. ”

Qin Liuqi said: "My subordinates feel that since he is a smart person, is it a bit false to express his position so quickly?" ”

Yang Yin couldn't help laughing, pointed to the stool in front of him and said, "Sit down and talk, and taste if Lone's craftsmanship has grown again." ”

Qin Liuqi didn't refuse, sat opposite Yang Yin, first calmed his hands in the basin on the side, and then took the knife handed over by Prince Yi and began to slice meat. The lamb was roasted just right, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, so tender that when it was cut, it was even covered with a layer of water.

"You think he took a stand so easily?"

Yang Yin put a piece of mutton into his mouth, and said while chewing: "Before you returned to the mansion, it is estimated that the news that he received a lone treasure armor has already reached the ears of His Majesty." This in itself is not something that can be hidden, and Lone has no intention of hiding it from anyone. And Fang Xie understands this very well, he doesn't have to refuse Gu, and His Majesty will not think that he is a good courtier because he does not accept Gu's gifts, nor will he think that he is a villain who opposes speculation because he accepts Gu's gifts. ”

"It's a very boring and boring thing to say this kind of thing. Lone has never forced anyone to stand in line, because Lone is not too much. ”

Yang Yin paused and motioned to Qin Liuqi to continue turning the grill: "Lone just admires this young man's intelligence and takes care of him for the imperial court, isn't it?" Lone is not in the court, and he has no real power, but Lone is still the prince of the Great Sui and the younger brother of His Majesty, so on behalf of the royal family, he will give some favors to the future pillars of the court. ”

He pinched up some powder and sprinkled it on the meat slices, was silent for a while and continued: "What do the courtiers say? ”

Qin Liuqi said: "Seven or eight out of ten people are waiting for your instructions, as long as Your Majesty is really disappointed in the war in the northwest, it is only a matter of time before you deal with the King of Xujun and the military department Shangshu Mou Liangbi." The governors of the three provinces in the northwest and the generals of the various guards had no good impression of King Xujun and Mou Liangbi, who had risen from a prisoner to the secretary of the military department, and naturally they would not easily obey their instructions. ”

"Discord is no good for war. Your Majesty will not tolerate the war situation in the northwest to drag on again and again, let alone tolerate the chaos of the war. As long as they exert a little more effort, the day when King Xujun and Mou Liangbi will leave the northwest in embarrassment will not be far off. As long as the two of them can't stay in the northwest, His Majesty will appoint a new person to preside over the war in the northwest...... It is none other than the prince. As long as Your Majesty reveals the slightest intention of substitution, the courtiers will naturally let Your Majesty hear your name. ”

Prince Yi Yang Yin hummed and said, "Don't be too anxious, if it's too obvious, it's not good." My fourth brother seems to be a soft man, but if he gets angry, no one can bear it. If he feels that he is being coerced, then no one will have a good life. There is no rush in this matter...... You go back and arrange for people to rush to the northwest and tell Li Yuanshan that this matter will take its time, and the battle will not be fought in a while and a half. In order not to arouse suspicion, you can win the battle...... Win first and then lose, and lose more tragically, this is the truth. ”

"Find a few people, the first thing to find is not to write a recital and hand it over. The logistics and supply of the 700,000 army in the northwest are all in the hands of Mou Liangbi, tens of millions of materials, millions of people, can there be no mistakes? As long as you are willing to look, you can still find a lot of them. Although Yang Kai, the cousin of Lone, is a little stupid, he is not stupid, as long as Mou Liangbi is taken down, he may hand in his resignation...... They are all royal people, and Lone doesn't want to embarrass him too much. ”

"The prince is merciful."

Qin Liuqi said: "What my subordinates don't understand is, since your goal is the northwest, why did you win over that solution so early?" Even if he is a talent, it may be more than two years later, and by then the war in the northwest may have ended, and he can still use it? ”

"Six-seven, you've got a good name. The brain only moved six or seven points, and the other two or three were like a fool. ”

Yang Yin smiled and said: "If Your Majesty orders to take over Mou Liangbi and Yang Kai, in order to balance the situation, you will naturally move some lonely people, the first to bear the brunt is Li Xiaozong, that guy is originally a pawn, if he loses it, he will lose it, it's a pity." But as far as Meng Yuan's understanding is concerned, there is no one in the Northwest Army who can compare to him, so he will be used by His Majesty and appointed as the vanguard...... If he is abandoned, who will take his place? ”

"Now...... In addition to Fang Jie, who else can understand Meng Yuan and Mandu Banner like Li Xiaozong? Don't forget Fang Jie's identity before he came to Chang'an, he was the deputy of the scout team, and Li Xiaozong's understanding of Meng Yuan's Mandu Banner was all told to him through Fang Jie's mouth. As long as Gu goes to the northwest to preside over military affairs, and there is no need to ask for it himself, His Majesty will take the initiative to take Fang Xie out of the Martial Arts Academy and hand it over to Gu. ”

"A treasure armor for a good pioneer, this transaction is not a loss."

Yang Yin smiled, with a little smugness.

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The snow finally stopped when it was getting dark, and it was not uncommon for two snows to fall in ten days in a row that was heavy enough. The servants of Chang'an Mansion were about to get busy again, hiring horse-drawn carriages from large cart companies to pull the snow out of the streets. There was no shortage of Liba in the city waiting to find work, and the government would not squeeze them out of the thirty copper coins they deserved.

Naturally, the snow in the martial arts academy was cleaned up, and the students were not in a good mood because of the snow. The murder of the five students of the Yanwu Academy could not be hidden, and the news soon spread wildly in the courtyard. After class, everyone got together to talk about this topic.

Most of the attitudes are anger and not much fear.

After so many years since the founding of the Great Sui Dynasty, it is the first time that someone dares to provoke the Yanwu Academy. No one would doubt that this murderer would eventually be captured, let alone that this person would be crushed into powder by the laws of the Great Sui. In the discussion of everyone, Fang Jie's class has obviously become an existence on the cusp.

The five students who died were all from this class, and it is impossible for people not to have any doubts. Strange speculations are rampant in the martial arts academy, and some people even suspect that the murderer is targeting Fang Jie. Otherwise, why didn't it be another class that died?

Fang Xie didn't have time to pay attention to this boring and malicious speculation, and when he returned to his room, he looked at the treasure armor that was said to be made in the Western Regions. Prince Yi sent someone to travel so far to send such a valuable gift, and a fool knows what it means.

Looking at the soft armor with a metallic luster, Fang Xie couldn't help but shake his head and sighed.

It's been twelve years, and you haven't given up the idea of returning to the court...... Power is really the biggest temptation for men, and even beauties can't compare.

Since Prince Yi is willing to lower his status to take the initiative to win over Fang Jie, will there be fewer people he has attracted in the past twelve years? Fang Xie didn't need to think about it at all, and he could guess that there were definitely not a few adults in the court who were willing to speak for Prince Yi. He couldn't help but want to laugh a little, and said in his heart that even I can see it, can't Your Majesty see it?

At the beginning, His Majesty killed the squire of the Ministry of War Hou Junci in anger and dismissed the Secretary of the Ministry of War, how could he get out of relationship with Prince Yi? It's just that His Majesty's beating method obviously did not make His Royal Highness the Prince retract his thoughts. The war in the northwest was the biggest event in the Great Sui in more than 20 years, and if Prince Yi wanted to return to the imperial court and take power, there was no more direct and rapid means than to personally control the war and achieve victory.

As long as he can go to the northwest to preside over the war, and when the time comes, there will be no reason for His Majesty to prevent a prince of great merit from returning to the court.

However, could it be that His Majesty would really grant Prince Yi's wish?

Just when Fang Xie was in a daze, the door was pushed open from the outside, and the female professor Qiu Yu walked in slowly, her face seemed to be a little displeased.

"You received a gift from Prince Yi?"

She asked very directly as she walked through the door.

"Received"

Fang Jie's answer was also crisp and neat.

"Why?"

Qiu Yu asked.

Fang Xie pointed to the soft armor on the bed and smiled, "It's a good thing." ”

"It's as simple as that?"

Qiu Yu asked again.

"It's as simple as that."

Fang Xie nodded.

Qiu Yu walked over, picked up the soft armor and looked at it, and said, "It's indeed a good thing...... If he gave you not this, but a silver ticket worth tens of thousands of taels of silver, or two beautiful women like flowers and jade, would you accept it? ”

"Accept it."

Fang Xie said as a matter of course: "As long as it is something sent to the door, I will not refuse." ”

"Do you know you're setting yourself on fire?"

Qiu Yu said with some annoyance: "Even if you are from a small remote place, even if you haven't seen any treasures, are you really an idiot?" Prince Yi is something you can provoke now? ”

Fang Xie smiled, poured a cup of tea and handed it to Qiu Yu: "Sir...... Just because Prince Yi is something I can't afford to provoke, do you think I have the strength to refuse? Even if Your Majesty thinks that I am a useful talent, do you think it will be difficult for Prince Yi to play me to death? If I don't take ...... That's idiocy! ”

Qiu Yu was stunned, and couldn't help but say slightly angrily: "Are you so afraid of losing your future? ”

"I'm afraid!"

Fang Xie said seriously: "Otherwise, why would I enter the Martial Arts Academy?" ”

Qiu Yu didn't have any words to refute this, so she was even more angry: "But have you thought about it, if Your Majesty knows about this matter, if he wants you to lose your future and lose your life, it will be much easier and simpler than Prince Yi?" ”

"Won't"

Fang Xie smiled and said, "You underestimate the emperor too much, and you underestimate Prince Yi too much." ”

Fang Xie took off his robe, put the soft armor on his body, and actually turned around and asked Qiu Yu: "Is it appropriate?" ”

"This soft armor can block the sword, and it can't stop the hearts of others who want to kill you!"

Qiu Yu said fiercely, turned around and left.

Fang Xie smiled a little bitterly, looked at Qiu Yu's back and said, "Sir...... Your fault is that you still don't see clearly, I took the soft armor...... What stands in the way is murderous intent. ”