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When Fang Jie came back from Hexinglou, there were no other pedestrians on the street. The moon was hanging very high but it was particularly bright. The moonlight shone down to make the night look like it did not look like that scary darkness. Walking alone on the quiet street, stepping on the long shadow that was dragged out by the moonlight.

He Xinglou is not far from his residence, and it is only five minutes walk. Now there are at least 4,000 elite left-front guards in Anlai County, so Fang Jie has no need to bring his followers, unless Luo Yao is going to kill him.

What Luo Qiu said at the dinner today is actually very obvious. He is just being a lobbyist for Luo Yao. The late emperor sent Luo Qiu to Ping Shang Road because this person was steady enough to distinguish priorities. But now he has reason to believe that once Luo Yao rebelled, Luo Qiu would not have been standing on the side of the court.

More than ten years have been enough to change a person.

Fang Jie walked back while thinking about what Luo Qiu said today. After turning around, he actually made it difficult for him to calm down.

If you get the guidance of the general, you will definitely make great progress in your practice.

Luo Qiu's words were replayed back and forth in Fang Jie's mind, which made Fang Jie a little distressed. He thought he was a person who could already withstand some temptations, but now he realized that a person's greed sometimes could not be controlled at all. In such an era, it is better to be a peerless master than a high-ranking official.

Just as Fang Jie was about to walk to the door of the residence, he suddenly heard footsteps behind him.

Fang Jie stopped and turned around, so he saw the man emitting a cold and arrogant momentum under the moonlight.

"The General is not resting yet?"

Fang Jie asked with a hug and clasped his fists.

Luo Yao looked at Fang Jie in a distance, and the moonlight seemed to have become his sight so that Fang Jie felt as uncomfortable as if he was not wearing clothes.

"After going back, I thought about it, and suddenly I felt that it would be better to talk about something openly and honestly."

Luo Yao said in a plain tone: "I am a soldier and I don't like that kind of tactful way."

"Then I'll accompany the general for a walk?"

Fang Jie said with a smile.

Luo Yao nodded: "Okay"

After saying this, he continued to walk forward. Fang Jie waited until he came over and followed slowly. The two people walked with their hands behind their backs, and they looked a little similar. This small city was full of soldiers from the left vanguard, and from time to time they could meet soldiers on duty patrolling the streets. Whenever they met a patrol team, Fang Jie could feel the heartfelt respect in his tone when he heard the soldiers shouting the general.

"It's our first time we've met in Yongzhou."

Fang Jie didn't believe Luo Yao's first sentence, because Luo Yao was always abnormal after seeing him. Fang Jie didn't understand Luo Yao so he didn't know what a normal left vanguard general looked like, but Fang Jie could feel that Luo Yao's words and deeds were too far from the legendary cold and arrogant person.

"yes"

Fang Jie nodded.

"But I admire you very much."

Luo Yao continued: "I am interested in you. When the news of the Martial Arts Academy entrance examination reached Yongzhou... You fought with the boy from the Xie family and defeated him."

"Xie Fuyao kept his hands and didn't do his best."

Fang Jie answered truthfully.

"You don't know how to practice, you are born with a waste... But the boy of the Xie family is a famous talent in Jiangnan. He has already entered the house when he was ten years old. The old monster in Wudang Mountain regards him as a closed disciple. Although Liu Huizheng has always been the one who went down the mountain to teach him something, isn't that old monster decided to teach him something? So even if the boy of the Xie family keeps his hands, your performance is still eye-catching."

"General Xie praised it."

"This is the truth, not the praise."

Luo Yao said lightly: "I will never hypocritically praise anyone, even if you are the imperial envoy."

He stopped, looked back at Fang Jie and asked, "Why have you kept a two-step distance from me? Do you think you can escape this distance without losing it?"

Fang Jie was slightly stunned, then smiled: "It's just a habit."

Luo Yao nodded: "This is a good habit."

"Thanks"

"It will not harm you if you answer my three questions first."

Luo Yao sat down on the steps in front of a wealthy family, pointed to his side and signaled Fang Jie to sit down. Fang Jie did not refuse and sat calmly.

"What are the generals asking?"

"First... what does Your Majesty think of this marriage?"

Fang Jie was silent for a long time and replied seriously: "Your Majesty does not seem to want to marry the eldest princess to the major general. First, because the southwest is too far from Chang'an City, and the eldest princess is Your Majesty's most beloved daughter, no one. Second,... because Your Majesty knows more or less about the major general's daily affairs, so he is not very relieved."

“What about the third one?”

Luo Yao asked.

“No third.”

Fang Jie shook his head.

Luo Yao smiled and said, "Yes, but you don't dare to say it. The most important reason why Your Majesty asked you to come is because you want to use troops to the northwest. The matters in the northwest cannot be hidden... Your Majesty does not trust me, he is afraid that I will follow the trouble while the northwest is in chaos. You come, it's just that Your Majesty sent you to investigate me through the marriage of the eldest princess."

Fang Jie smiled bitterly and did not answer.

"The second question..."

Luo Yao seemed to not want to continue to get entangled in this issue. He already knew what he wanted to know.

"Is Xiao Yijiu dead?"

Fang Jie didn't expect Luo Yao to ask this, so he was stunned: "He was not dead when I left the capital, but he shouldn't live long for his serious crime. His Majesty should be waiting for the day when the Ministry of Justice closed the case and dealt with him and Prince Yi."

What Fang Jie didn't know was that the reason why Xiao Yijiu was not executed immediately was because the emperor wanted to test Wan Xingchen's reaction, and was worried that Xiao Yijiu Wan Xingchen would do something if he moved. After all, that person... was too strong.

Luo Yao shook his head: "If someone like Xiao Yijiu wants to kill him, it would be better to kill him earlier. Your Majesty's matter... I'm afraid there is another meaning."

Fang Jie didn't know, and Luo Yao was just curious, so the topic ended a bit abruptly.

"The third question... If I sincerely invite you to stay in the left vanguard to do things? If I preside over a memorial, Your Majesty should not reject my request. Think carefully before answering this question, because it is a rare opportunity for you."

Luo Yao said lightly: "I am not arrogant, but you should understand that I am the only one who can guide you to practice now."

This... is really an irresistible temptation for Fang Jie.

...

...

"cannot"

Fang Jie took out the pipe from the deer leather bag and took a deep breath: "The General may feel that I am ignorant of politeness, but in fact I also feel that I am a bit idiot in rejecting this way. No one knows better about my body than I do, so I know what you are talking about is an indisputable fact. If you stay in the left vanguard, I may break the shackles that I have never been able to break... But... even so, I still can't stay."

Luo Yao tilted his head and looked at him: "Reason?"

Fang Jie vomited out a mouthful of thick smoke, and under the moonlight he looked like a monster who was sucking the essence of the sun and the moon.

"I want to join the army and want to pick up a sword and jump on the horse's back and kill the enemy on the battlefield... If I stay in Yongzhou... General, please forgive me, then the enemy I want to face is definitely not the enemy I want to face. I have lived in Fan Gu for three years, and those three years were the most down-to-earth and stable years in my life. In order to remember this stability and stability, I remembered the name and face of each of Fan Gu for three years. There are almost 3,000 soldiers and the people in the border army, and I will not make any mistake."

"But they are dead."

Fang Jie rubbed his sore nose: "If their death has something to do with me... I have to go back to Fan Gu to atone for his sins. If their death has nothing to do with me, I have to go back to Fan Gu to avenge him."

Luo Yao said lightly: "You don't look like an impulsive person."

Fang Jie laughed and said, "Sometimes when you are impulsive, you are not human."

Luo Yao was actually amused by his boring words and smiled: "You should know a lot about me, because I know you won't let yourself come to Yongzhou without knowing anything. When I was smashed by someone, I was lucky enough to die, but I was not as good as death. I remember that when I gave up on myself, someone said something to me... I will only achieve something if I have something to hold on to. If I didn't hear this, maybe I would be either a dead bone or a useless person now."

"You also have obsessions in your heart."

Luo Yao said: "This is very good. You and me are very similar... Soldiers naturally have the unique blood nature of soldiers. If I was helpless at that time, it does not mean that I will pretend to forget in the future. When I have the ability, do those who hurt my friends want to live freely?"

Fang Jie felt a little nervous when he heard this sentence, and he thought of Fan Gu’s fellow villagers. Every face appeared in his mind more than once, and it never blurred.

"It is a very difficult and proud thing for men to avenge themselves. I will not stop you."

Luo Yao took the pipe from Fang Jie and took a deep breath: "Such good tobacco...from Nanyan?"

"It's... the goods are sold from Nanyan to Chang'an City."

Fang answered.

Luo Yao nodded: "But haven't you ever thought that you stayed in the left vanguard and you will have no conflict with revenge?"

"ah?"

Fang Jie was surprised, as if he couldn't believe what he heard.

"I know what you are thinking."

Luo Yao slowly let out a sip of smoke, which looked more like a monster: "It's not just you, I'm afraid that many people, including Your Majesty, would think I would be unfaithful and would eventually do something to let Your Majesty down and sorry to the Sui court. It seems reasonable to think this way. I hold heavy troops in my hands, and the sky is high and the emperor is far away. This place is my territory. But... twenty years ago, when I was first guarding Yongzhou, someone in the court swears that I will inevitably rebel. Now twenty years have passed, why don't I rebel?"

He asked Fang Jie, but Fang Jie didn't know how to answer. Fang Jie didn't expect Luo Yao to say this matter so directly without any hesitation.

"Because I never thought about countering it."

Luo Yao took a deep breath and slowly vented it, as if venting his dissatisfaction.

"Everyone of the Zuoqian Guard and I have never had the idea of ​​rebelling. You may not believe it, but I don't need to explain too much to you. The history books will be written very clearly in the future, so let it be commented on by future generations... The reason why I pretended not to know about the defeat in the Northwest was because Your Majesty did not want me to know. And I was waiting for Your Majesty's call. If Your Majesty said Luo Yao, you want to lead troops to suppress the rebellion in the Northwest... I will immediately put on my armor!"

Luo Yao looked up at the bright moon in the sky: "There are more than 400,000 people in Yongzhou, which is twice as many as the number reported to the court. This is one of the reasons why those idiotic court officials doubt me, and one of the reasons why Your Majesty doubt me. But I can tell you that when Your Majesty needs me, these 400,000 people will appear in front of Your Majesty and rush forward without hesitation in the direction of Your Majesty's fingers."

"So, even if you stay in the left vanguard, you can go to the northwest to kill the Mongolian rebels."

Fang Jie was silent for a long time, then shook his head and said seriously: "The General believes in himself, but others do not believe in you. So Your Majesty will not easily mobilize the left vanguard. I am a person who pursues a comfortable life. The first thing you need to do to make yourself comfortable is... don't force yourself to go against your wishes."

"Thank you for your love, but I can't stay."

His words were light, but firm.

"That's a pity..."

Luo Yao sighed and stood up: "I'm very happy that you didn't tell a lie today."

"The General didn't say a lie. Not only would I be happy, but His Majesty would be happy too."

Luo Yao smiled and said, "I won't force you, just think clearly."

He walked out slowly, and after four or five steps, he suddenly stopped again.
Chapter completed!