Chapter 356 is no more than four

Blood trickled down the knife and fell on the wooden floor of the study, and soon it accumulated. There is a cold air on the knife itself, and there is a layer of shallow traces where the blood flows on the knife body, which is due to the flow of water vapor outside the knife body.

The general, surnamed Wu, had a big head hanging on the tip of the knife, and he couldn't blink an eye.

Fang Jie's tone was colder than the cold air on Chaolu's knife, and his eyes looked directly at Luo Yao without a hint of concession.

"That's the attitude!"

Firmly.

Luo Yao also looked at him coldly, although his face did not change, Fang Xie could feel his anger. The eyes of the two people confronted each other like this for a long time, and in the end, it was Luo Yao who took the lead in looking away with a long sigh. He glanced through the window at the rebels outside, then waved his hand casually.

Ye Jinnan immediately understood what he meant, stood at the door and shouted outside, and took it all.

In an instant, several samurai in silver armor appeared from the shadows, and they didn't see how they moved, and in a moment, they let the rebels fall to the ground. Those rebels are actually quite skilled, but they don't even have a chance to fight back in front of these silver-armored warriors.

After taking down the rebels, the silver-armored warriors broke their limbs and threw them back on the ground before retreating. Ye Jinnan beckoned, and immediately a soldier came over, he glanced at the few armorers underground, casually pointed to one of them and said: "Let him lead the way, and take down all the people who came to Yongzhou with him, not only in the city, but also outside the city, they must have left someone to answer, and no one is allowed to be lost." ”

"Whoa!"

The soldier answered, and ordered his men to set up a rebel army and go out.

Luo Yao sat down, pointed to the chair not far away, and explained, "Sit down." ”

Fang Xie handed the Chaolu knife to Mu Xiaowaist, and sat down on the chair with his robe.

Cui Zhongzhen's palms were sweaty, and he was finally a little relieved now. When Luo Yao and Fang Xie looked at each other before, his even nervous body couldn't help but tremble slightly. He was afraid that Luo Yao would be angry and order to kill, and when the time came, neither Fang Xie nor himself would be able to escape. It was at this moment that he suddenly realized that he was still not as good as Fang Jie.

He thought that after the purgatory in the northwest, he had matured. But when he saw Luo Yao's eyes, his heart began to tremble, and that kind of look was even more terrifying than a horizontal knife on his neck. He didn't doubt at all that if it was himself who was facing Luo Yao, he was afraid that he would have been defeated a long time ago.

"What's your name?"

Luo Yao glanced at Fang Xie with deep meaning in his eyes and asked Cui Zhongzhen.

Cui Zhongzhen hugged his fists and said: "Humble Cui Zhongzhen, work under the command of King Xujun." ”

"Is King Xujun okay?"

"Back to the general, the king of Xujun is well."

"Hmmm......"

Luo Yao nodded: "Tell me about the battle situation in the northwest and try to be as detailed as possible." Say whatever you remember, and don't leave anything out. Today, I don't see anyone else, I don't go to the camp, but I only hear you talk about the things of the northwest. Originally, I was going to hear it from the rebels, and then I asked you, and the battle situation in the northwest would be clear. Lord Xiao Fang acted vigorously and killed the general of the rebels, which impressed me. ”

The sarcasm was too strong, and Fang Xie just sneered.

Cui Zhongzhen glanced at Fang Jie, and then said the current situation in the northwest again. Luo Yao asked questions from time to time, and Cui Zhongzhen did not lie and answered truthfully. His attitude made Luo Yao appreciate it very much, and the tone of his speech became softer and softer. Cui Zhongzhen is originally honest and speaks impartially. A victory is a victory, and a defeat is a defeat. This is exactly the attitude of the soldiers that Luo Yao likes, so the atmosphere in the room gradually eased.

By the time Cui Zhongzhen finished speaking, the sun was already hanging in the middle. Luo Yao ordered someone to prepare a meal, and then instructed Ye Jinnan to entertain Cui Zhongzhen and others, but Fang Xie was left.

"Lord Xiao Fang, I still have something to ask later."

Shen Tianfan and Mu Xiaoxiao glanced at each other, and stood still. Fang Xie shook his head slightly at the two of them, and then they walked out slowly, but they refused to follow Ye Jinnan, but stood outside the stilted building.

"It's so angry."

Luo Yao smiled, picked up something on the table and threw it to Fang Jie. Fang Xie stretched out his hand to catch it and looked at it to see if it was a recital. He opened it and glanced at it casually, and his face changed slightly. This is an excerpt of Luo Yao's request for the emperor to allow him to lead troops to quell the rebellion, and it seems that he has not finished writing yet.

"I am the general of the Great Sui......"

Luo Yao got up, walked to the window, looked outside, and said in a calm tone: "I told you when you first arrived in Yongzhou, as long as Your Majesty gives an order, I will immediately put on armor and go to the northwest with 400,000 sons and daughters of the left guard." I know you don't believe me, and I don't have to explain anything to you. Those people in the court don't believe me, and I don't need to explain anything. But if Your Majesty does not believe me, I must speak for myself. ”

"I have long known about the defeat in the northwest, and I have long wanted to ask for troops. But you should know why Your Majesty has delayed summoning me to serve the country. Over the years, His Majesty has transferred three guards and horses to be deployed in Jiangnan, not so much to defend the place, but to guard against me. If a minister like me makes the Lord suspicious, he should have taken the initiative to ask for his resignation to comfort His Majesty...... But, in this place of Yongzhou, who can be subdued except me? ”

When he said this, the domineering spirit in Luo Yao's body was immediately revealed.

"Looking at the entire imperial court, no one can subdue the southwest. Counting on the civil servants to convince those barbarians? Pipe dream! Sending other generals to do it just by killing people? ”

He snorted coldly and said, "If Your Majesty hadn't known about this a long time ago, I wouldn't have stayed in Yongzhou for so many years." ”

Fang Xie was stunned, he didn't expect Luo Yao to say such a thing.

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Luo Yao turned around and glanced at the pool of blood on the ground: "You killed people today, do you know why I didn't stop you?" ”

"I don't know"

Fang Xie shook his head.

"Because your temper is very similar to that of my youth, if I were twenty years younger, and the rebels came to me, I would kill him immediately. Then send someone to send the head to the imperial capital to prove my loyalty to Your Majesty. But now, I'm not going to do that again. ”

"Do you know why?"

He asked.

Fang Xie was silent for a while and then replied: "Twenty years ago, the first emperor was convinced of the general, and the general swung a knife to kill people and send the head to the imperial capital, and the first emperor would be full of praise for the general. Twenty years later, His Majesty had doubts about the general, and if the general sent the head directly, it would make people feel that this was a cover-up and stealing the bell. ”

Luo Yao nodded: "Not bad." ”

He looked at Fang Xie and said, "The reason why I waited until now to take this part is because I am afraid of these. If I had just learned of the defeat of the Northwest and immediately asked for battle, I was afraid that His Majesty would not be pleased with the loyalty of my left avant-garde, but would be angry at why I could know about the Northwest so quickly? Will you wonder if I have something to do with the rebels, and will you wonder if I have other plans in the name of sending troops? ”

Fang Xie knew that what Luo Yao said was right, and the emperor was really not at ease with Luo Yao.

"Then why did the general decide to send troops now?"

He asked.

Luo Yao was silent for a moment and shook his head: "Because I suddenly figured out something...... As a minister, because I am afraid that Your Majesty will be disloyal and do disloyal things, that is disloyalty. I am afraid that His Majesty will not dare to ask for troops because of his Majesty's suspicion that I have bad intentions, which is actually a matter of disloyalty. ”

This was a bit awkward, but Fang understood what he meant.

"I didn't make up my mind at first, but after you came, I suddenly thought of a way to get the best of both worlds. The fact that you are able to patrol the side of His Majesty as a messenger at a young age shows that His Majesty has no doubt about you. Therefore, I plan to write to your majesty to make you the prison army, and in my left guard army, to supervise my army to go north to kill thieves! ”

"Huh?"

This sentence was completely out of Fang Jie's expectations, he never thought that Luo Yao would have such a plan anyway.

Luo Yao couldn't help but smile when he saw Fang Jie's face change: "Didn't you tell me that you plan to wear battle armor and return to Fan Gu to avenge your dead comrades?" As I told you, staying in the left midfielder is just as good as having a chance to avenge them. Now I fulfill what I said to you, what about you...... Give me an answer, would you like to stay in Yongzhou? ”

"Justification"

Fang Xie looked directly into Luo Yao's eyes: "Don't say that you think I'm a talent, there are 400,000 troops in the left avant-garde, and there are many people who are better than me." There is no shortage of generals under your command, and there is no shortage of capable people, and I am nothing at all. ”

"What about fate?"

Luo Yao asked abruptly.

"I feel destined when I see you, I feel close to you when I see you for the first time, and I rarely feel this way. Does this work? ”

Fang Xie was stunned again, and then slowly shook his head: "No." ”

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The atmosphere in the room was a little cold, and Fang Xie endured it several times before suppressing the thought in his heart. He almost couldn't help but want to ask directly, what do you have to do with me? But in the end, he still didn't ask, even he didn't know why, there was anxiety, and there was fear.

He didn't know what he was afraid of, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back.

"Think about it again, I'll still write like that. I believe that Your Majesty will not reject my proposal, and he can rest assured that he will keep someone by my side. ”

Fang Xie was noncommittal, and didn't even know what to say.

"You come with me."

Luo Yao was silent for a while and then spoke, and then walked out.

"Where?"

Fang asked.

"Yanwuchang, I want to see your cultivation style."

Fang Jie's heart tightened, and he subconsciously followed Luo Yao out.

When he went out, Luo Yao glanced at Shen Tianfan and Mu Xiaoxiao, and smiled for some reason: "A manly man, it is not worth it to be accompanied by such a beauty." ”

Fang Xie blushed and didn't speak.

Luo Yao laughed loudly, and seemed to like Fang Jie's embarrassment very much.

The two of them walked along the stone path to the back, and there was a clearing in a bamboo forest. It's a small martial arts arena, empty. At the point where Luo Yao arrived, he would no longer put on any eighteen weapons to show his strength.

"Punch out"

He stopped, and the other party explained two words.

I don't know what's wrong, Fang Xie just can't think of refusal. He took a deep breath and threw a punch outward. With this punch, he used the cultivation method he understood, invoking the Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi outside his body and then swinging it out. With a snap, a green bamboo two meters away was shaken open by this punch.

Seeing this punch, Luo Yao's eyes immediately lit up.

"Someone taught you to do this?"

"Nope"

Fang Xie shook his head: "I'm a waste of cultivation, and my physique is not suitable for cultivation. ”

"Fart"

Luo Yao was slightly angry, and suddenly punched outward. This punch looked ordinary and unimpressive, but just after he punched, the bamboo forest behind Fang Xie suddenly all shattered, and there was no wind, and a large piece of the bamboo forest fell directly. Fang Xie had seen the arrogant internal strength, such as the repulsion of the red-robed great priest Crane Daoist. Every move is like a storm sweeping the ground. But Luo Yao's punch didn't have a bit of that violent momentum, and Fang Xie didn't even feel the murderous aura.

"I don't have a sea of qi in my body!"

Luo Yao said word by word: "But I dare to say that there are no more than four people in this world who know how to use the Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi better than me. ”

This sentence is more domineering than his boxing skills.