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Chapter 506 Fishing in the Well

Su Buwei kept sending Fang Jie to the underworld chariot. He kept staring at Fang Jie's pace. When he went out, he couldn't help but sigh, and hesitated for a moment to stop Fang Jie: "General Fang... his steps in the future can be larger or smaller, especially in front of His Majesty."

Fang Jie didn't understand this sentence at first, and suddenly remembered that he had been calculating how many steps he had taken since he climbed the imperial chariot and then his face changed.

"Thank you, my father-in-law!"

He said sincerely.

Su Buwei smiled and waved his hand: "No need to thank me. I am just a servant who is serving in front of His Majesty. After following His Majesty for a long time, I have learned some tricks of observing people. Your Majesty likes General Fang's straightforwardness, and I respect General Fang's openness. But sometimes some unintentional actions may anger the power of heaven, so it's better not to cross the rules. It's hard to get to this point. If you fall down because you don't even know about it... It's a pity..."

Fang Jie clasped his fists: "I've recorded it."

Su Buwei nodded with satisfaction: "I'm talking a little more, let's go. I wish General Fang a victory."

“Thank you”

Fang Jie gave a gift, then turned around and left.

Su Buwei looked at Fang Jie's back and shook his head after a while. He didn't know whether he was doing this or not. Although this might be just a coincidence, the most taboo thing about the royal family is this kind of thing. As the closest eunuch around the emperor, he actually needs to remind the emperor to pay attention. But he did not do this in the end. A voice in his heart kept advising him not to ruin the future of a young man who had great achievements because of such a small thing.

He has been with the emperor for more than ten years and has never encountered a person with a pace similar to that of the emperor. From climbing the imperial chariot to sitting on the dragon throne, there were a total of forty-five steps. But you must know that this was carefully created by craftsmen completely according to the pace of His Majesty's usual walking. His Majesty had to accept the guidance of court etiquette since he was a child, and there were even rules for every step. Fang Jie was just a person from a poor family, and he didn't understand these... His pace was the same as the emperor, just a coincidence.

Su Buwei turned around and walked into the imperial chariot, leaving this matter out of his heart and no longer thinking about it.

After Fang Jie left the imperial chariot, he went to say goodbye to Jin Shixiong. The two of them said a while and were about to leave. Just as he said goodbye and walked out of the tent, he suddenly saw a familiar figure standing there in the distance, standing with his hands facing him with his back on his back as if he was watching the scenery. But Fang Jie knew that this person was waiting for him.

Fang Jie walked over and bowed: "I have met Lord Hou."

The person waiting for him was Hou Wenji, the former governor of the Love Yai of the Great Inspector, who could not see through. No one doubted his loyalty when he was by the emperor, so that after Prince Yi rebelled, he fled far northwest, and many people could not believe it. When he was by Li Yuanshan, no matter how Song Qian would persuade Li Yuanshan to be untrustworthy, he still gained Li Yuanshan's trust.

No matter who he stands by, it seems natural as if he should have stood there.

Now he returned to the emperor, and the news sent before the decisive battle also allowed the court to easily crush Li Yuanshan's final struggle. Before this, he might have sent a lot of news to the emperor, but this is no longer important. What is important is that Fang Jie's vigilance towards this person has risen to a higher level.

"I don't have an official position now, so I should be the one who saluted you."

Hou Wenji turned around, smiled at him and prepared to salute him. Fang Jie quickly supported him and said, "It will only take a while for sir to regain official position. Besides, even if you don't have an official position, you are my senior. It should be my salute."

Hou Wenji didn't insist, and said gently: "Are you leaving?"

Fang Jie nodded: "I'm leaving."

"Accompany me to have a walk?"

Hou Wenji asked.

Fang Jie nodded and followed Hou Wenji half a step behind him.

"It's good that you'll leave now."

Hou Wenji said as he walked: "Although Li Ni was executed, the remnants of the rebels were not worth worrying, but there were 200,000 Mengyuan barbarians behind the imperial army. After Luo Yao's men and horses retreated to Huangyang Road, the barbarians' cavalry would never continue to pursue them. His Majesty would never allow those barbarians to leave the northwest, so the real war had not begun. Compared with the remnants of Li Yuanshan's remnants of the remnants of the 200,000 wolf cavalry, it was nothing."

"Your Majesty did not mention this."

Fang answered.

Hou Wenjiruo looked at Fang Jie with a deep meaning, and smiled and said, "You are becoming more and more cautious."

Fang Jie smiled and refused to comment.

"Your Majesty values ​​you very much, this is a good thing."

Hou Wenji said: "It's actually nothing important for me to see you. I just want to tell you something about Prince Zhong. Everyone says you are his disciple, and you say the same thing yourself, but I know there may be no close relationship between him and you. But no matter what, I think you should be very interested in his news."

"yes"

Fang Jie nodded: "Prince Zhong has great kindness to me."

Hou Wenji sighed and said, "The people who have helped you are very happy because they have met someone who knows how to repay kindness. Your Majesty also values ​​you this, and I also appreciate this."

“The adults have helped me.”

Fang explained.

Hou Wenji shook his head: "No, when I was in Chang'an, you were not a person worthy of my special care. Now I realize that my vision is not as high as I always thought. I once misunderstood two people. The first one was Zhou Banchuan, the director of the Martial Arts Academy, who looked at him too high. It turned out that he was just a servant standing in front of the giant. The second one was you... he looked at you too low, but fortunately it was not too late."

Fang Jie listened quietly and did not interrupt.

"If I guess correctly, Your Majesty will let you guard Qingxia, right?"

"yes"

"Well, since that's the case, you should have no more than a while to do. Prince Zhong is not dead yet, but it seems that he is not free. If you have time to wait for the Mongol Yuan barbarians to return to the army, you can go and explore. You can think about the matter of a lifetime of death."

He lowered his voice and said a few words in Fang Jie's ear, and Fang Jie's face immediately changed.

"Why tell me?"

Fang answered the question.

Hou Wenji was silent for a while and stopped looking at the sky: "Because His Majesty stabbed Luo Yao in the back with the Mongol Yuan people, Luo Yao would never be able to bear it. You have seen Luo Yao, and maybe you don't know Luo Yao enough. What I can tell you is that if Luo Yao didn't plan to follow the rules in a dignified manner, but instead relied on his unrivaled cultivation to assassinate the emperor, no one could stop him. If there was one person in this world who could, he could only be Prince Zhong."

"The Martial Arts Academy has an old dean."

Fang explained.

"The old dean is too old."

Hou Wenji sighed: "I'm so old that I can't get out of that heroic city."

Fang Jie nodded: "No matter why, I will go."

"I know you'll go."

Hou Wenji looked at the sky and murmured: "Actually, you may not understand why the Mongyuan Wolf Rider acted according to His Majesty's thoughts. Because it was not acting according to His Majesty's thoughts, but according to the Mongyuan people's own thoughts. You have not yet come into contact with that level of secrets, but now I believe that you will climb to such a high or even higher sooner or later. The Wolf Rider cannot kill Luo Yao by his life in the raid, and the matter behind it will be difficult to deal with... The world will be in chaos, but it is not only the Great Sui Dynasty."

After saying this, Hou Wenji turned around and walked away.

Fang Jie looked at his back and thought carefully about what he had just said, but found that he really had no clue. At this moment, he suddenly realized that he had underestimated Hou Wenji. This person who seemed to be standing at the highest point in the world might have seen many truths that he shouldn't have seen, but he was unwilling to say them out. He was like a spectator, just waiting for things to happen and then ended.

...

...

What he saw this time was not expected by Fang Jie. He thought the emperor was planning to exchange his life for Li Yuanshan Luo Yao and the 200,000 barbarian wolf cavalry, but now it seems that everything is not as tragic as he imagined. The emperor is still alive, and Li Yuanshan is defeated. The Meng Yuan barbarians drove troops against Luo Yao, and Luo Yao retreated.

He originally thought that if he saved the emperor's life, he would do his best. Now the biggest gain in this industry would be to kill Li Yuanshan with his own hands.

When he returned to his camp, Fang Jie kept thinking about Hou Wenji's words. He said that the 200,000 wolf cavalry of the Mongyuan barbarian attacked Luo Yao for a deeper reason. According to Hou Wenji's words, it seems that the barbarian's goal is to kill Luo Yao.

People from the Buddha Sect want to kill Luo Yao, and the Mengyuan army also wants to kill Luo Yao. Why is this?

What is Luo Yao’s identity?

This name is like a needle stabbing in Fang Jie's heart, making him always beware of the danger that suddenly comes. Because no matter what Luo Yao's identity is, Luo Yao's obsession with his physical body can be confirmed. With Fang Jie's current strength, if Luo Yao really comes, it seems that there is no room for resistance.

Perhaps only Luo Yao himself knows how strong Luo Yao is.

As Hou Wenji said, if Luo Yao didn't want to play, he could avoid everyone and appear in front of the emperor alone, and then easily kill the emperor. Wan Xingchen is in Chang'an City, Luo Yao might be afraid to kill the prince. But will there be masters around the emperor who can stop Luo Yao? If so, Hou Wenji would not be so worried...

Fang Jie thought of Su Buwei, and then shook his head to deny this person. Su Buwei's cultivation level would definitely be very strong, otherwise the emperor would not have brought him by his side at all times. But Fang Jie did not think that Su Buwei was Luo Yao's opponent, and Hou Wenji's understanding of this person would definitely be more clear than Fang's understanding.

"What did the emperor say?"

Mu Xiaoyao saw Fang Jie being stunned and couldn't help asking.

"nothing"

Fang Jie pulled out of his thoughts and shook his head with a smile: "I'm just promoted to my official position again. Now your man is a marquis."

Mu Xiaoyao smiled and said, "The important thing is that you don't have to stay with the emperor. This is why we feel at ease. For some reason, Qing Shan and I think it's not a good thing for you to stay by the emperor."

"Maybe."

Fang Jie's old face appeared in his mind, and he couldn't help but sigh heavily in his heart.

He ordered the cavalry to rectify, and took enough food and grass and left immediately. The emperor sent someone to allocate a batch of armor and equipment that had been loaded, but did not give him one more army. The cavalry team of three thousand people would have to carry at least 200 large trucks when they returned, and the trip would definitely not be too fast.

Just when Fang Jie left Daying, he saw a dilapidated village not far from Daying. At first, Fang Jie didn't care about the difference in this village. When his eyes had already left, his heart suddenly moved and immediately turned back. He saw a well platform under the dead trees at the entrance of the village. An old man in thick cloth was sitting cross-legged on the well platform, holding a fishing rod high, and the fishing line was hanging in the well entrance, and it seemed that he was fishing in the well.

Fang Jie stared at the old man he had never seen before, stopped there and forgot to move forward.

Fishing in a broken well in a dilapidated village, what can he catch?

Who is this person and why is he here?
Chapter completed!