Chapter 161 What is disturbing is his calmness

Luo Weiran's forehead was covered with sweat, and he felt that this year's Changchun Garden was hotter than usual.

The emperor sat cross-legged on the clay kang and flipped through the folds, but Luo Weiran stood aside but did not raise his hand to wipe the annoying beads of sweat. Looking at the emperor's expression, it didn't look like he was angry, but Luo Weiran knew that this supreme in front of him was rarely happy and angry.

He knew what the Emperor of the Dao Dao meant by calling him, and he was the one who always insisted that there was no problem with Fang Jie. The people around the emperor, except for the eunuch Su Buxing, who never expressed his opinion, everyone else had more or less doubts about the origin of Fang Jie, but he never believed that Fang Xie would be unfavorable to the Great Sui. In other words, he didn't believe that Fang Xie was a member of the Buddhist sect.

Because he believed in Yang Qi, Prince Zhong.

How much Prince Yang Qi hates the people of the Buddha Sect He knows that if Fang Xie is really the Buddha son of Nalao Shizi, when Fan Gu was in the hands of His Royal Highness, he had become a puddle of minced meat under the hands of His Royal Highness.

The emperor also believed in Yang Qi, the prince of Zhong, but the emperor was suspicious of everything except Prince Zhong and Dean Zhou.

It sounds contradictory, but the emperor is not confused.

That's right, Fang Xie did receive the favor of Prince Zhong Yang Qi when he was in Fan Gu. The emperor also firmly believed for a while that Fang Xie was the only heir of Lao Qi. However, the appearance of this heir was too abrupt. Moreover, this heir is indeed doubtful. A long time ago, the emperor sent someone to secretly investigate the details of Fang Jie, and the answer given by Luo Weiran was believable. The answer given by Hou Wenji is relatively conservative and can be doubted.

The latter, obviously, is more stable.

Believing and doubting may sound uncertain, but they represent two very different attitudes. Luo Weiran and Prince Zhong have intersections and origins, and are even very close. Hou Wenji was promoted by the emperor after he ascended the throne, and he was suspicious of anyone but the emperor, including Luo Weiran and Dean Zhou.

It is precisely because of this that Hou Wenji will gain the trust of His Majesty.

But again, except for Prince Zhong Yang Qi and Dean Zhou, His Majesty's trust in anyone is not absolute, so Fang Xie seems destined to have this catastrophe.

"I remember, the answer you gave me a while ago is to be believed."

The emperor did not look up, and his tone of voice was very calm.

Luo Weiran leaned over and said, "So far, the minister has said the same. ”

This sentence seemed to make the emperor a little interested, he put down the main pen in his hand and glanced at Luo Weiran, and said two words lightly: "Reason? ”

Luo Weiran sorted out the wording, and tried his best to make his words simple but effective: "After Dean Zhou raised the question of Fang Jie's physique, the minister did doubt it. And there is no doubt that his physique is indeed very similar to the rumored Buddha Sect Buddha. But...... The minister had never seen the Buddha, so he did not dare to assert it. Many people have said that Fang Xie is a smart person, and the minister has also said it. Because of this, Chen really couldn't imagine what such a smart man came to Chang'an City to die for. ”

"What I want is not your defense of him, but the truth."

The emperor leaned back and shook his neck back and forth: "You are the commander of the Ouchi Guard, and it stands to reason that you should not have such absolute trust in anyone. And it is precisely because you are the commander of the Ouchi Guard that it stands to reason that I should believe you...... But don't I understand what you said before? No one can be sure that Fang Xie is really not the Buddha of the Buddha Sect, and who can be sure that Fang Xie is really not? ”

"I want this answer, that's why I secretly asked you to look it up. I gave Fang Xie that he would never get honor with his own ability, do you think that I want to destroy this miracle with my own hands? I remember telling you not long ago that Emperor Taizong picked up a Li Xiao, and my grandfather, Emperor Zhenzong, picked up a Huaiqiu Gong, and I also wanted to hold up a model...... This model is not a flash in the pan, I originally wanted him to be glorious. ”

"But Dean Zhou questioned it, and I couldn't help but listen."

Luo Weiran lowered his head and said: "Dean Zhou's questioning, the minister does not dare not listen. ”

"This time, the martial arts academy did some failures, and three students died...... This was something I didn't expect, the reason why Mo Wanwu entered Half Moon Mountain alone with Fang Xie was because he didn't want to involve other students. But I didn't expect that it was not Fang Xie who attracted the person of the Buddhist sect, but those students. ”

Luo Weiran said while sorting out his thoughts: "If Fang Xie is really the son of the Buddha Sect, then why are the people of the Buddha Sect going to kill those students?" According to reason, they should probably see Fang Xie first and kill Mo Wanwu. What's even more puzzling is that the young monk wanted to kill Fang Xie more than once, but in the end he died at Fang Jie's hands. If they are of the same lineage, what is this for? ”

The emperor pondered for a while and asked, "However, I said to me that the wise old monk captured Fang Xie that day, and if he wanted to kill Fang Jie, no one would save him at that time." But the old monk didn't kill him, for what? ”

Luo Weiran said: "Because of this, the minister is even more convinced that Fang Xie is innocent. ”

"Speak"

The emperor said with a wave of his hand.

"If Fang Xie came to Chang'an City with a mission to know what the purpose of the Daoist Buddha Sect was, then what did he need most?"

Luo Weiran said: "It's security, it's the best hidden identity." But obviously, Fang Xie didn't hide that his physique was different from ordinary people from the beginning. If this is the most significant feature of the Buddha's identity, then what does he not hide for him? Also, the old monk wisely captured Fang Xie but didn't kill him, if the separation is suspicious, then the minister thinks there is something even more suspicious! ”

"If Fang Xie is really the son of the Buddha, and with the identity of the second heavenly venerable of the Buddha's sect, doesn't the wisdom know? If he knew, why didn't he arrest others but arrested Fang Jie? Isn't it suspicious to be caught and not killed? If Fang Xie is really the son of the Buddha, then wouldn't wisdom betray him by doing so? ”

"I've thought of all of this."

The emperor got down from the earthen kang, stretched his body for a while, and sighed slightly: "But can you deny that after Fang Xie arrived in Chang'an, the people of the Buddha Sect came." In the hundred years since the founding of the Great Sui Dynasty, no Buddhist person has ever dared to be so presumptuous! If you say that this has nothing to do with Fang Jie, how can I believe it? Again, what I want is not any speculation, but the truth. ”

He was stretching his body while talking, perhaps he didn't even notice it, but these movements were still taught to him by Fang Jie.

And it was precisely because of seeing the emperor's unintentional move that Luo Weiran was overjoyed.

Fang Xie can't die!

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Ouchi Guard

The chains on Fang Jie's body had been opened, and leaving the cold stone bed made him feel a little more comfortable. The pain in my right arm and chest has been much lighter, and at least I don't sweat when I touch it. Fang Xie who left the stone bed was strangely calm, not shouting, not scolding, not struggling, not resisting, and even looked at all the torture instruments hanging on the walls of this stone room with great interest.

He was still in the mood to take one off and study how to use it. He gestured the nail puller on his hand, and he even grinned in line with his movements.

So when Qiu Yu walked into this stone room and saw Fang Jie, he had to be surprised. Even she was a little puzzled, in such an environment, after a sudden change, this young man could still behave so calmly. Even very relaxed, there was not a trace of worry about his life and death on his face.

"Here you are, sir."

Fang Xie greeted Qiu Yu with a smile, which made the guilt in Qiu Yu's eyes more and more intense.

"I'm sorry ......"

After she said three words, she couldn't speak again, and she didn't dare to look into Fang Jie's eyes. She hung her head as if she was the child who had done something wrong.

"When I was eating six-cheek fish by the Crescent Moon Lake in Half Moon Mountain, Mo Wanwu told me some past stories about you. Because of what he said, I have a general impression of you in my heart, how can I say it...... A fierce genius? Although he won't say much, I can surmise that your identity in the Academy is definitely something special. ”

Fang Xie smiled and said, "But your appearance today doesn't match my impression......

He sat down on the stone bed, pointed to the chair in front of him, and said, "The humble room is simple, I will make the bed, and you can sit on the chair." There's just no tea, why don't I say hello and try to see if they deliver it? ”

"Solution"

"Huh?"

Qiu Yu raised his head, was silent for a while and asked, "You don't hate?" ”

Fang Xie smiled and shook his head: "How can you not hate?" But it's not you that I hate, because I thought about it for a long time before I was sure that this matter definitely has nothing to do with you, and if so, it was also because you gave Dean Zhou a very honest answer after studying my physique. It's not your fault because you're just not lying. I don't hate Dean Zhou either, if I sit in his seat, I'm afraid it will be more direct. I don't even hate His Majesty, it's the same reason, and I seem really suspicious when I think about it from their point of view...... If it's suspicious, it's damned. ”

"And what do you hate?"

Qiu Yu asked.

"Hate myself."

Fang Xie said seriously: "I always thought I was a smart guy, and everyone I met would say, Fang Jie, you are a smart person." I listened to it so much that even I was a little fluttery. If it weren't for that, I wouldn't have realized I was such an idiot. After spending a long time in a comfortable environment, I forgot that I should be at least wary of the outside world. My hatred lies in my own idiocy, that's all. ”

"Just before you came, a man named Meng Wudi talked to me for a long time. I am thankful that he did not use the punishment, although I know that he is not qualified to order the punishment not to be moved. He told me that my current crime is that of a suspected Buddha...... I'm also grateful that he said it was so sincere that he didn't hide anything. The only annoying thing is that this crime sounds serious, but I don't understand it at all. ”

Fang Jie...... It's not your fault. ”

Qiu Yu's nose was sour, and his heart was a little uncomfortable.

Fang explained: "No, it's my fault." ”

He glanced at the torture instruments and said in a calm tone, "If my experience were deeper, I would know how dangerous it is for Lu Dao to easily show that he is different, rather than something worth bragging about. I got nine distinctions in the exams of the Martial Arts Academy, which was not the beginning of a stupid crime. But it is the root of the situation, if I were just an ordinary student, Dean Zhou would not be interested in my physique, then...... I should still be sitting in the brightly lit classroom of the Martial Arts Academy, listening to your lectures. ”

"And not here...... It's so dark and cold. ”

Fang Xie pointed around, and his most stubborn hand was fixed on the oil lamp: "That's the only light, but there is no warmth." ”

"I believe in you!"

Qiu Yu looked at Fang Xie and said in a firm tone: "If you are a member of the Buddhist Sect, then you came all the way to Chang'an to kill yourself." I don't think you're such an idiot, and I don't think the Buddha of Buddhism is such an idiot, so I believe in you, and I've believed in you from the beginning to the present. ”

"Thank you"

Fang Xie got down from the stone bed and bowed deeply to Qiu Yu.

"Except for Xie Lu Xie, there is nothing else."

He said.

The indifferent tone made Qiu Yu's heart ache. He said Xie Lu Xie, but how could there be any meaning of Xie Lu Xie in his words? He seems to be indifferent, but if anyone calms down on such an occasion, it is the most worrying, because peace in prison often means death of the heart.

Fang Xie is a very cheerful teenager, and sometimes he is very annoying even though he chatters. But he was always happy, this was what Qiu Yu saw in Fang Jie's eyes. But now, there is no such thing. So Qiu Yu was a little scared, she didn't know if Fang Xie didn't die this time, would it still be the Fang Xie in her memory in the future?

"I'll take you out!"

Qiu Yu gritted his teeth: "Go and see Your Majesty!" ”

Flutter

Fang Xie couldn't help but smile, looked at Qiu Yu and asked seriously, "Sir, can you stop being an idiot?" ”