Fang Jie and Zhuo Buyi carried the drunk Chen Heng and Chen Ha back to the shop to settle down. The two looked at each other and then smiled. They walked to the small yard behind and sat down. Fang Jie brewed a pot of tea and poured a cup of Zhuo Buyi.

"Congratulations, I have to call you Lord in the future."

Zhuo Buyi said with a smile.

Fang Jie curled his lips: "This is not a good thing... Your Majesty asked me to go to Yongzhou in the southwest, why am I always uneasy?"

"Luo Yao is not a tiger."

Zhuo Buyi said, "You are just doing your duties according to the order, and you are the imperial envoy. You can do your best to be a blessing in the local area, but the local officials have to follow you? If you want to accept some bribes, you probably have to use a boat to pull them back. If you want to collect a few beauties, three wives and four concubines will not be a problem."

"You envy you to go."

Fang Jie said: "I always feel that Luo Yao sent someone here at this time and had no good intentions. This person has been deeply rooted in the southwest for so many years, and he guards half of the southwest. He is also a first-class duke. How could he see me? You don't know that his son and I have a little holiday."

Zhuo Buyi said: "If Luo Yao had no such energy, how could he have achieved his position today?"

"He has the energy, do you think his son has the energy, too?"

"He dares not."

Zhuo Buyi smiled and shook his head: "Sometimes you are so smart that you are admired. For example, the method of setting up a few days ago to catch all the prince Yi's party members is so wonderful. Sometimes you are so stupid that you look down on me. You don't think about this critical moment, why did Luo Yao suddenly send someone to ask His Majesty to give him a marriage?"

"If I figured it out, I'll ask?"

“It’s actually simple.”

Zhuo Buyi took a sip of tea and said lightly: "Because of your affairs, is Luo Wen held some handle by Hou Wenji? That day, Hou Wenji saw Luo Wen privately for almost this matter. Luo Wen's subordinates assassinated you was captured by me, but when Hou Wenji interrogated, I knew that there must be something wrong. Later, Luo Wen's subordinate died in prison inexplicably, and the matter was left unresolved. But I am sure that Hou Wenji and Luo Wen must have reached some agreement at that time."

After he said this, Fang Jie's eyes lit up immediately: "With Luo Yao's status, there are naturally some ears and ears. The northwest is almost the same as Chang'an and Yongzhou. We already know the defeat in the northwest. Luo Yao might also know that Hou Wenji has rebelled. If Luo Yao really makes a big move, he would not have received any news. It can be seen from the fact that he went to Beijing to kill his son twenty years ago that Luo Yao is a person who cherishes his feathers very much..."

"right"

Zhuo Buyi smiled and said, "He was not sure if His Majesty knew that there was a secret between his son Luo Wen and Hou Wenji, so he sent someone to ask His Majesty for marriage. If His Majesty agreed, he would be relieved. A man had already killed a son with his own hands and was old now. It was not easy to have a son. Even if it was easy, in another twenty years, would Luo Yao still be as powerful as he is now? So he sent someone this time just for his only son Luo Wen."

"He will cherish his son especially, and of course he will cherish his future even more."

Fang Jie frowned and said, "But the emperor has no intention of betrothing the eldest princess to Luo Wen at all. If Luo Yao knows..."

"It's okay"

Zhuo Buyi said: "I just said that Luo Yao is just testing. In fact, he has no confidence in this marriage. As long as you make Luo Yao believe and the emperor believes in him, it doesn't matter whether the marriage will be successful or not."

"Understood."

Fang Jie slapped his head and said, "The emperor not only asked me to delay for a while, but also asked me to give Luo Yao a reassurance. Tell him that the emperor trusts him."

Zhuo Buyi nodded.

Fang Jie thought for a while: "Then I need to enter the palace and ask His Majesty for a magic weapon."

"What magic weapon?"

Fang Jie said: "It can be seen from Luo Yao's confession that he killed his son outside the palace because Luo Yao carries out the thorns and apologizes. What Luo Yao cares most is himself. Such a selfish and suspicious person makes it not easy to convince him that what I said. After all, even if the emperor gives me the identity of a first-class villager, Luo Yao may not take it seriously. Therefore, if you want Luo Yao to rest assured, at least you have to give him enough sincerity to make him believe, your Majesty's sincerity."

"I plan to ask for an order and give Luo Wen some benefits."

Fang Jie thought for a while and said, "For example, a title?"

Zhuo Buyi curled his lips: "I'm an idiot again. Luo Wen is Luo Yao's only son. Sooner or later, the identity of the first-class duke will be his. If Your Majesty changes the title to another title, Luo Yao will be more careful."

“Yes…”

Fang Jie frowned: "What other benefits can he do?"

"Promote"

Zhuo Buyi said lightly: "Because of the matter in the capital, Luo Wen did not directly make up for the actual franchise of the fifth grade or above as in the past, as he did in the Third Class of the Martial Arts Academy. You can go and ask for the imperial edict and ask Your Majesty to grant Luo Wen a military position."

Fang Jie nodded: "I will enter the palace in a while."

"Your Majesty is not in the palace."

“Where is it?”

"The Martial Arts Academy."

...

...

Martial Arts Academy

Library

The emperor personally brought a cup of tea to the sleepy old man sitting on the chair, and his attitude was respectful as if a student was serving tea for his husband. This old man, who seemed to be killed by time at any time, quickly sat up straight and took the tea cup with his hands.

"Thank you Your Majesty"

The emperor smiled and said, "Why should the old dean be polite to me? I have visited you once since I ascended the throne. More than ten years have passed in a flash. I always want to come and listen to the teachings again. But I know that the old dean does not want to be bothered, so I endured not to come and see you."

This old man is the old man in the library where Fang Jie sends a bag of peanuts every day.

"Tea is good tea..."

The old man took a sip and grinned. When he smiled, he saw clearly that there were few teeth in his mouth. I really don’t know how to eat peanuts like this. At this time, on the table in front of him, there was half a bag left over from him. He pinched one and threw it into his mouth, accurately knocking the peanut with one of the few teeth.

"Your Majesty is busy with state affairs, so why should you think about me, a half-died old man. People say that old man is a thief, I often think that if I am a thief, what I stole may be time. Fortunately, the stolen ones are not someone else's. I have lived for so many years but few people died early because of me. I am very good here alone, drinking tea and eating a few peanuts every day, and living a leisurely life... A while ago, there was a silly little guy who bought a bag of peanuts for me every day, which saved me money to buy in the canteen myself. Your Majesty, you don't know, the things in the canteen in the martial arts academy are extremely expensive..."

The preface is inconsistent with the latter.

He spoke completely on his own, and there was no logic in it.

When talking about the little guy who bought him peanuts, the old man was obviously in a good mood: "That was a little guy with vision. I knew that I had the final say in this library. I have read every book in this room, and Your Majesty also knew that I had no other strengths, but that I had more time than others. So if you want to read a book, you always remember where you are good."

The emperor smiled with him, but he was not interested in the little guy he said. The most important thing in the martial arts academy is young talents, and it is not surprising that he has this idea.

He looked around and asked with a smile: "I want to invite you to live in the palace, is it feasible?"

The old man shook his head: "Where do you get so many books in the palace? Where will anyone invite me to eat peanuts? Besides, the high walls and hall in the palace are so solemn. I still like the colorful martial arts academy, and the crowds are lively."

The emperor advised: "You can live in Changchun Garden, where the scenery is beautiful, the environment is good, and it is comfortable to live there. I have already told someone to clean up a yard in Changchun Garden. If you like reading, I can send all the books stored in the palace. Besides, the chefs in the palace are better than those in the Martial Arts Academy after all."

The old man still shook his head: "Changchun Garden is really good, but I still don't want to go."

"Why?"

The emperor asked.

"Because it is not down-to-earth, there are not many human fireworks."

The old man smiled and said, "When the late emperor was in power, I went to Changchun Garden, pavilions, towers, rockery gardens. It was built as beautiful as a fairyland, and the palace maids were also beautiful. Walking through Changchun Garden, it was like a fairy flying around on clouds. But because of this, it seemed too isolated from the world. Whether it was the solemn and fairyland of Changchun Garden, it was not suitable for me."

The emperor was not willing to persuade him anymore, and he was silent for a while and said, "I have something else to ask the old dean for help."

The old man said, "Tell me, Emperor Taizu and I are friends of age. Since he promised to protect his descendants for him before he died, I still have to ignore what happened to your Yang family."

"I want to hold a martial arts conference to re-evaluate the cultivation level of people in the martial arts world."

Hearing this sentence, the old man frowned slightly: "It's too complicated and huge, I'm afraid I can't do it anymore."

The emperor hurriedly said, "Of course you don't need everyone to comment. I will naturally arrange for others to comment under the ninth rank. What you want to comment is a great practitioner above the ninth rank."

"Above the Nineth Grade?"

The old man was stunned for a moment, and silent for a while and said in a somewhat sad tone: "I remember that I had this idea more than a hundred years ago. But later I thought that for the sake of the ninth rank, how many people would fight for the sake of the false reputation above the ninth rank? It is better to be calmer in the world, and there is less dispute. The world is peaceful, and the Great Sui Dynasty is peaceful."

"I... prepare to personally conquer the northwest, and need the help of the people in the martial arts world. There are Buddhist sects in the Mengyuan Yuan, and there are many great practitioners in the Buddhist sect. Even if I issue an order, the people in the Jianghu in the Great Sui Dynasty may not be willing to listen. But if the old dean, you can judge the strong people above the ninth rank at the martial arts conference and the court will reward you, they may serve the country. If you do not defeat the Buddhist sect, you will not be able to truly defeat the Mengyuan."

"Your Majesty... Sometimes it may not be a good thing to be too ambitious. The Mongolian Yuan was strong, and it was deeply rooted for more than a thousand years. There were millions of armored men, and there were as many powerful monks as a magnificent. The Mongolian Yuan was not Dong Chu, Nan Chen, Nan Yan, or Shang Kingdom... Your Majesty was too obsessed with it, which may not be a good thing to the Great Sui Dynasty."

"I have only one wish in my lifetime. The old dean said that I am paranoid and I will not deny it."

The emperor walked forward a few steps and whispered a few words in the old man's ear. The old man's face suddenly changed, he raised his head and looked at the emperor carefully for a few glances, then sighed.

"Forget..."

He slowly shook his head: "Since I promised Emperor Taizu back then, I can help your Yang family more while my body is still moving. But... I am also a native of the world. Although I have lived in seclusion for so many years and are not in the world, I still have a world of mind. I just want your Majesty to remember, don't go too far."

The emperor actually bowed deeply: "Don't worry, old dean, I know the importance of it. I know what you said just now, the world is peaceful, and the Sui Dynasty is peaceful. So I understand that everything has standards, and I will not break that standard."

"That's good"

The old man nodded: "Who will His Majesty leave this matter to?"

The emperor shook his head: "This matter is not urgent. It will not be a matter for the court to mobilize people for a while. Because of Lao Liu's affairs, the court cannot draw a suitable candidate for the time being. Logically, Luo Wei is the most suitable one, but he will be very busy during the next period. Let's talk about it later. Let's see if I can choose a smart person to prepare for the dispatch."

The old man nodded: "I can help His Majesty do this, but I also have something to ask His Majesty for you."

The emperor hurriedly said, "You said."

The old man looked up at the emperor and said seriously: "Prince Yi rebelled, which caused many disasters... They committed their own sins, and I shouldn't have talked too much. But I still want to say to His Majesty that if you can kill less... you can kill less."

The emperor nodded after a moment of silence: "I do my best."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Chapter completed!