Chapter 700: Kill one cleanly

Although the little emperor Yang Chengqian didn't have any appetite after getting up in the morning, he still forced himself to drink a bowl of japonica rice porridge and eat a few shredded pickles. The common people could not help but think about how luxurious and noble the emperor's life would be. Because in the inherent concept, the emperor must enjoy the glory and wealth of the world.

But in fact, although the emperor's meals were more exquisite, in addition to formal banquets, the food he ate daily was also very simple. In particular, Emperor Yang Yi of God, at the beginning of his ascension to the throne, ordered the imperial dining room that he was not allowed to have more than four dishes for three meals a day, two meat and two vegetables.

Although the little emperor was still naïve, he inherited a lot of good things from Yang Yi. Even if he felt that the emperor was a little sorry for his identity for eating so simply, he still maintained this habit. However, since he ascended the throne, he has not had a good appetite for a day, so every meal has become simpler.

Dou Shuangfang waited for the emperor to finish breakfast, and then stood aside after ordering someone to clean up the dishes and chopsticks. Because all the court affairs were handed over to the ironclad general, he, the eunuch with a pen, no longer had to go to the duty room to sort out the emperor's folds. In fact, the number of recitals received every day now is eighty percent less than when Emperor Tianyou first succeeded to the throne.

Now on the surface, the places that still accept the control of the imperial court account for about 50% of the land of the Great Sui. However, 70% of these 50% are just for show.

Jin Shixiong in the northwest sent people to Chang'an from time to time to ask the imperial court to send supplies quickly. But this person is a member of the Jin family in Jiangnan, and the Jin family has always had a lot of weight in Tonggu Academy. Mo said that the imperial court would not give him a copper plate and a grain of grain, and even if he did, he would not be able to pass through the area controlled by Gao Kaitai and Wang Yiqu. You must know that most of the sailors of the Great Sui are in the hands of Wang Yiqu.

The governors of the northeastern provinces basically declared their allegiance to the Great Sui court, but since the succession of the little emperor, the tax money and grain collected by the provinces have no longer been sent to the national treasury. Those governors knew that before the Great Sui was completely destroyed, they could not so easily put aside their identity as the Great Sui feudal officials, because the benefits brought by this identity were too many.

In the future, whether it is the imperial court to quell the rebellion, or the gang in Jiangnan to win the world, they all have a point. The court successfully quelled the rebellion, and they can confidently say that they have always been loyal to the Great Sui, as for why the taxes can't be paid, because of the rebels, the rebels have closed the road, and it's not uncommon for them to not pass.

If those people in Jiangnan won the world, they could still confidently say that they also had their part in subverting the Great Sui court, because it was because they withheld the tax money and grain that the Great Sui treasury would be stretched, so they would be defeated.

And to the south of the Great River, the Jiangnan Provinces, which occupy Liucheng of the territory of the Great Sui, except for the Jianghuai Province, where the Nanjing Jiangdu is located, have clearly no longer recognized the rule of the Yang family. And the reason why Jianghuai Dao can still exist so smoothly and steadily and not be jointly captured by the armies of other Dao Dao is because this itself is a means of the people of the family, and there is always a way back, isn't it.

Therefore, in fact, since Dou Shuangfang took over as the eunuch of Bingbi, he has never seen the legendary scene of a mountain of twists and turns.

"Your Majesty has a bad appetite, do you want to order the kitchen to make a bowl of white fungus lotus seed soup to moisten it?"

Dou Shuangfang asked cautiously.

The little emperor's tightly knit brows made Dou Shuangfang's heart blocked, he never thought that the emperor of the Great Sui would have such a. In his previous cognition, the emperor of the Great Sui was the most powerful and courageous person in the world. Wherever the Great Sui Emperor pointed his fingers, he had to surrender.

But now, the emperor is like a kitten who has put himself under house arrest, although he has sharp claws and fangs, but his body is too small and his strength is too weak, so he has to put away his claws and hide his fangs, pretending to only bark and wag his tail meekly. Even this tail wagging was learned from dogs!

"No more"

The little emperor shook his head and looked at the bright sunshine outside the window, but he felt that even the sunshine was so cold that it couldn't warm the haze in his heart at all.

He was silent for a while, and suddenly said with some sadness: "Tell the kitchen that lunch will return to its original specifications, four dishes and one soup, two meat and two vegetables." ”

Dou Shuangfang was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly nodded in agreement. During these days, the little emperor ate too little, and when he was growing his body, he was getting thinner and thinner day by day. Dou Shuangfang is a person who has been serving the emperor since he was a child, and seeing the little emperor's grievances and pain, his heart also hurts.

"Your Majesty should eat more, Your Majesty is healthy and healthy, better than anything else."

"Hmm"

The little emperor replied and muttered, "What you said is right, I always have to eat more, so that I can be healthy...... Only health can live a few more years, I can't live him in the first place, I can't lose too much......"

These words made Dou Shuangfang's heart sour, although he didn't know what the emperor meant by saying this, he could feel the grief and indignation in the emperor's heart.

"Dou Shuangfang, I ask you ......"

The little emperor looked out the window and was stunned: "Am I still an emperor?" ”

Dou Shuangfang was startled, and hurriedly knelt down: "Your Majesty is a good emperor!" ”

"I'm not asking you if I'm a good emperor......"

The little emperor paused for a moment and shook his head: "Forget it, I don't dare to say it if I ask you." ”

Dou Shuangfang really didn't dare to say it, in fact, he didn't understand, where is the current emperor of the Great Sui? If you give up the government and government, even if you still have the title of emperor, what is the point? Perhaps, the only meaning is that the emperor is at least the Yang family.

"Dou Shuangfang, you tell me, where is the hope?"

"In ......"

Dou Shuangfang hesitated for a moment, and replied tremblingly: "Tomorrow? ”

The little emperor subconsciously glanced at him, and couldn't help but smile self-deprecatingly: "If someone else hears your answer, they may feel very encouraged." Today's suffering may end tomorrow, so it's good to put your hope in tomorrow...... But I know that tomorrow ...... Never touchable. ”

Dou Shuangfang was puzzled: "It's dark, it's bright again, isn't it tomorrow?" ”

The little emperor glanced at him: "No, tomorrow is a place you can never touch, because there will always be tomorrow, and you are not forever." ”

He rubbed the corners of his sour eyebrows and smiled: "Don't talk about this, what you said is actually right, maybe everything will be fine tomorrow." ”

Dou Shuangfang didn't know how to persuade him, so he felt a little incompetent. He knew how his predecessor, the eunuch Su Buwei, died, that kind of heroism, he couldn't do it, and he didn't have that kind of ability. But he felt that he could be Wu Xiangsheng, at least worthy of the title of Bingbi eunuch.

"Your Majesty, the slave wants to leave Beijing."

He raised his head and said seriously.

"Leaving Beijing?"

The little emperor was stunned, and then smiled a little bitterly: "If you want to go, you can go, there is no way out with me now." But I can't give you anything more now, and I won't come to the household department for money and food, and I'll reward you with a large piece of land? Hehe, my will may not be useful in the local area. If you see what is valuable in this house, just take it yourself. ”

"No!"

Dou Shuangfang raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, how could the slave and maid leave?" The slave maid said that she wanted to leave Beijing because there was really no one in the court who could remove that scourge for His Majesty. But the Great Sui is so big, and there are many strange things. The slave maid plans to visit the masters in the rivers and lakes, hoe the country, and serve His Majesty. Moreover, the slave maid has always had an immature idea in her heart......"

"What?"

The little emperor was moved in his heart, but he didn't think that Dou Shuangfang's method had any effect. Even Wudang Mountain Zhang Zhenren has already left him, who else can he count on?

"Your Majesty, when the first emperor was alive, he once thought about holding a martial arts conference and selecting talented people in the rivers and lakes to serve the imperial court. But then it was over, and the slave thought that the matter could be continued. Your Majesty will leave this matter to the slave and maid, and the slave and maid will definitely find a group of warriors for you. ”

"Martial Arts Conference?"

The little emperor was slightly stunned: "With that person's wisdom, once this matter is mentioned, he will understand what is going on...... Inappropriate! ”

"Your Majesty, something has to be done!"

Dou Shuangfang said in a firm tone.

"It's good ......"

The little emperor pondered for a while: "But this matter can't be arranged secretly, you go to see him and tell him that this is the last wish of the first emperor, and I have nothing to do now, I want to select more available talents for the Great Sui." ”

"Whoa"

Dou Shuangfang answered, but the thought of going to see the ironclad general made his heart tremble a little.

"Also...... Dean Zhou should be loyal to His Majesty. And he is quite familiar with the various sects on the rivers and lakes, the slave maid thought, why don't you let Dean Zhou do it together? ”

"Good"

The little emperor nodded: "Since the old dean left, Dean Zhou has been practicing in retreat. Let him go out and walk around, you two can leave Chang'an, you can do things for me and avoid trouble. He didn't dare to touch me, but he didn't dare to touch the people around him. ”

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Gangnam

Tonggu Academy

Broken Tower

Luo Tu stood outside the tower and looked carefully, the broken tower in front of him should be a long time ago, and now there are four and a half layers left, and the four and a half layers above were split by the old dean Wan Xingchen with a sword, and the broken stones and tiles have been cleaned up. However, the tower is extremely tall, and even if only half of it is left, it still has a kind of majesty.

"Luo Tu, knock to see the master!"

Luo Tu took a deep breath, then lifted his robe and knelt down outside the tower and kowtowed heavily.

"Little prince doesn't need to be polite, come in."

The people in the tower didn't seem to speak as coldly as expected, and Luo Tu breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Li Qingfeng told him that this guy named Zhan Shatian had a very strange temper. When he first walked the rivers and lakes, he was ridiculed for only practicing a knife for more than 20 years and went on a killing spree, killing from Jiangnan to Jiangbei, and finally angered the imperial court. Although he cultivated against the sky, the court would not allow a madman to do whatever he wanted.

On the day that Wan Xingchen, the old dean of the Yanwu Academy, came to Tonggu Academy, Dong Qingfu, the dean of the academy, knew that he was invincible, so he arranged for Zhan Shatian to hide in the ancient tower, ready to slash out at any time. But unfortunately, he didn't even have a chance to go out of the knife. In front of Wan Xingchen's sword, it seems that any weapon in this world can only admit defeat. The dean of Nantong Gu was still too far worse than the dean of Beiyanwu in the end.

But Zhan Shatian is conceited.

The more conceited a person is, the more eccentric his temper will be.

"Obedience"

Luo Tu got up and walked into the ancient tower with his head slightly bowed.

The light in the tower was dim, and although there were a few oil lamps, it was still difficult to get used to entering the place from the bright world outside. He only faintly saw that there was a bed in the innermost part, and there seemed to be a person lying on the bed.

"Why does the little prince want to learn knives?"

The man lying on the bed asked.

Luo Tu didn't know how to answer, because he didn't come to learn knives. He came to Tonggu Academy without a clear purpose to learn anything. He just felt more and more that his cultivation was too low, especially after witnessing the battle between the Iron Armor General and Luo Yao, he felt even more that even if he had thousands of troops and horses in his hands, what could he do? When encountering such a great cultivator, he didn't even have the ability to resist.

After coming to Tonggu Academy this time, he realized that his cultivation was not enough because his roots were not good, but because Luo Yao did it on purpose. Luo Yao didn't want his cultivation to be too strong, that would be difficult to control. That's why he spent the best time of his youth practicing to learn how to lead troops.

For Luo Yao, Luo Tu didn't know what kind of feelings it was.

Gratitude and hate, both.

"Because...... I want to be strong. ”

He replied.

The lying man seemed to shake his head: "This is not a good answer, everyone wants to be strong." That's not what knife learning is for...... I can only teach you if I understand why I want to learn a knife. ”

"Because ......"

Luo Tu suddenly remembered that when he was a child, he had asked Luo Yao why he liked to use knives. Luo Yao told him that the knife was the real murder weapon, and the sword was just an ornament on the waist of the literati.

"The sword is the king of all soldiers!"

Luo Tu said loudly: "Only a knife is worthy of killing." ”

"Huh?"

The lying man sat up and looked at the cold young man in front of him with some curiosity: "Although you don't want to come up with this by yourself, since you said it, then I will tell you." ”

He stood up and pointed to the sky with one arm: "That's right, the sword is the king of all soldiers!" I'm not the one surnamed Wan, it's not that the knife can't work, but I can't do it. You have to swear an oath in front of me, remember, the first thing you will do after learning the sword from me is to kill all the disciples and grandchildren surnamed Wan who use swords! ”