Chapter 104 Seven Octopuses

It was not Mo Xidao who slapped Wang Ding from the second floor, but Hou Wenji. Others didn't even see clearly how he got in front of Wang Ding, how he raised his hand, and how he flew out like a cannonball. And just as people were surprised, the shout on the street shocked everyone to the point of being at a loss.

"Your Majesty is here!"

For those who are in Keshengju today, the originally calm heart is under the impact again and again.

Many border soldiers and diners fell to the ground without their center of gravity. Before they got up, they heard the words "Your Majesty" arrived. There is no doubt that it was even more heartbreaking than a thunderbolt. Emperor Tianyou appeared in front of the people at such a close distance for the first time in eleven years. Compared to his father, Yang Yi was so low-key that he was sighing. When the emperor was in power, he liked to visit privately. He often brought civil and military officials to inspect Chang'an and appeared in the eyes of the people from time to time.

And Yang Yi rarely walked out of the palace gate in the eleven years since he ascended the throne.

The emperor suddenly appeared this time, and there were no large groups of people accompanying him. He only had dozens of guards, which seemed to be simpler than the nobles of ordinary families. He was known as the most low-key and gentle emperor in the history of the Sui Dynasty. From this, he could also see the emperor's temperament. Among these entourages, three seemed to have a good status. Although there were only these three people who followed the emperor, no matter from which angle they looked at it, they just happened to protect the emperor.

Walking on the left of the emperor was Luo Weiran in a flying fish robe, and on the right was a red robe priest from the Daozong. Following behind the emperor was Su Buwei, the eunuch who wrote a pen in the imperial study room.

These three people are like three walls.

These are three visible, and on the roof of Jinkezhai opposite Keshengju, there is an old man in a light blue brocade dress who has been standing there, his cold and arrogant eyes sweeping back and forth among the crowd on the street.

Hou Wenji, the governor of the Love Yai, slapped Wang Ding and swept him away, and a shadow turned into a figure that had appeared outside the door. Almost at the same time as him, Zhuo Buyi also rushed down from the second floor and left the Keshengju. The two of them stood at the door, one left and one right, and bowed at the same time: "Keep at Your Majesty!"

Emperor Tianyou of the Great Sui Dynasty, Yang Yi, walked slowly to the gate of Keshengju, waved his hand to signal Hou Wenji and Zhuo Buyi to get up. He raised his head and looked at Keshengju's signboard and said with a smile: "The late emperor once said that the crab noodles and lion heads in Keshengju are better than those in the imperial kitchen in the palace. Every time I think of me, I want to come and taste it secretly, but I am obsessed with government affairs, and I have never had time to wait."

The boss of Keshengju, who was kneeling at the door, was so surprised when he heard this, but he didn't dare to look up.

"Li An, a sage, please come to Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty!"

He kowtowed hard on the ground.

The emperor walked to him, bent down and helped Ang Lee up and said, "I came suddenly, but you are uncomfortable. Let's get up all of you. If you disturb the people, I will feel uneasy."

He glanced at Hou Wenji, then looked at Zhuo Buyi.

"Hou Wenji, why didn't anyone tell me that you are here too?"

The emperor asked in a plain tone, but Hou Wenji's heart suddenly tightened. He secretly met Luo Wen at the away victory over Curie, and Luo Weiran and others didn't know about this. He even hid Zhuo Buyi, and the only person who knew about it was Liu Duxiu. But even Liu Duxiu didn't know why Zhuo Buyi suddenly appeared. When he mobilized that group of guards, he didn't say hello to Zhuo Buyi. Moving Feiyu Pao was originally within his authority.

But when Zhuo Buyi came, he seemed to have known what accident would happen to Curie after a long time ago.

"I am drinking with General Luo today, and I just happened to catch up."

Hou Wenji lowered his head and answered. The emperor nodded and did not ask again. While walking into the lobby, he looked at Zhuo Buyi on the other side and asked, "Buyi, when he was about to get here, I heard from Luo Weiran that you used the drawing land as a prison just now?"

Zhuo Buyi nodded and said, "Your Majesty, I'm using it."

"What a pity"

The emperor said with some regret: "I came one step late. I wanted to see your ability to draw a prison for a long time. It's too late... it's too late."

He shook his head and sighed as he spoke. It seemed that he was really sorry that he had not seen Zhuo Buyi's method.

Before the emperor entered the door, the people in the room had already knelt on the ground. After entering the lobby, they looked at the mess in the room and then at the kneeling border soldiers. Their eyes finally stopped on Wang Ding, who was knocked unconscious by Hou Wenji's palm. The emperor's face was slightly unhappy.

"Who is this person?"

He pointed at Wang Ding and asked.

Liu Duxiu, who was standing on the side, quickly lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, you are Wang Ding from the Wang family in Jiangnan, and he is also a student recruiting the Martial Arts Academy this year. His father is Wang Yishan, and he once served as the fourth-rank county magistrate. This person is Wang Yishan's eldest son. He was famous in Jiangnan when he was young."

The emperor nodded, walked to the middle of the lobby and held his hands up and said, "All up, you are all great men who sacrifice their lives for me to guard the border. After you arrived at the capital, I originally wanted to choose a day to ask the Ministry of War to invite you all to Changchun Garden. I personally give you wine to thank you for your great military achievements for the country! Since today is here, I will borrow a pot of wine from Ke Shengju and toast you a glass!"

The emperor did not ask about today's affairs, but only talked about the contributions of the border army!

What this means is already very clear.

Luo Weiran smiled slightly, thinking that His Majesty is about to express his opinion. He was about to use troops to the northwest, so His Majesty could not punish the soldiers at this time. When he thought of this, he suddenly realized that since the last Martial Arts Academy recruited students, His Majesty issued an order to select outstanding talents from all armies to enter the examination. Now it seems that His Majesty was already preparing for the use of troops at that time. His Majesty's scheming was a bit terrible.

Hou Wenji glanced at Luo Weiran with a little puzzled look in his eyes.

Luo Weiran just smiled and didn't say anything.

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The flying fish robes of the Dawei Guard cleaned up the Kesheng Curie as quickly as possible, and the tables and chairs were arranged neatly. The boss of Kesheng Gu went to the kitchen to stare, and the rows of more than a dozen large stoves were all busy. None of the chefs dared to slack off, just like robots filled with clockwork, cooking with spirits.

The border soldiers were all sitting around the table, each of them was nervous.

The emperor sat next to a table in the middle and waved his hand to let Zhang Kuang and Mo Xidao sit beside him. The two swords and fires were never scared to pass by the Bian Junsheng, who was trembling slightly when he sat next to the emperor. Especially Mo Xidao, who was plotted to kill someone before and almost committed suicide, but now he is sitting at the same table with the emperor. The contrast between the front and back makes him unable to adapt at all.

"Your name is Mo Xidao, I know."

The emperor smiled and said, "I know very well about the incident in Dongchu. The court cannot give you too generous praise in public. I always feel that I owe you something. Last winter, I specifically instructed the Ministry of War to write your name into the list of students in the Martial Arts Academy exams. There is no need to discuss any military merits. Moreover, I have discussed with President Zhou... You can go directly to the Martial Arts Academy without taking the exam."

Mo Xidao was stunned and quickly stood up and took two steps back to kneel down on the ground: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The emperor smiled and said, "I should thank you. My country is for me, resisting foreign enemies, killing barbarians, cleaning up the bandits, and shaking the might of the army. A while ago, I mentioned to several important officials in the court to double the salary of border soldiers. This matter has been handed over to the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue for verification, and it should be announced to the world soon."

He asked someone to help Mo Xidao up and said, "I also know that you may have a lot of resentment in your heart. Many things in the court did not do as satisfactory, and they may be unfair. But you should believe me and give me time. I will cut off all unfair things little by little, just like the cancer on my body without leaving any left."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

All the soldiers of the border fell to their knees again and kowtowed to thank them.

The emperor smiled, signaled everyone to get up and said to them, "Some people look down on themselves because their family background is slightly better. There are hundreds of millions of people in the Sui Dynasty, and such people are still a minority. The reason why they are domineering is because they feel that there is a so-called famous family behind them, and some people support them."

“But today”

The emperor stood up, glanced at all the border troops and said word by word: "You must remember that there is nothing scary about them having a backer, they just pretend to be powerful. You also have a backer, and your backer is the most solid and solid, that is me! I want to see who is better than the Yang family in this family!"

This sentence shocks all directions.

The hearts of these border soldiers were burning, making them almost want to scream!

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Hou Wenji nodded softly, approached Luo Weiran and frowned slightly, "Your Majesty's words seem to have been said a little too much today. If they are spread, it will inevitably cause some people to be dissatisfied."

Luo Weiran curled his lips and said, "When His Majesty ascended the throne, everyone thought that he was the gentlest among the emperors of all dynasties, so it is inevitable that the wealthy families of aristocratic families are domineering. But since the case of the Jiangdu Qiu family... who dares to think so? The people below don't know that Your Majesty is going to use troops to the northwest, and because they are a declining family, they don't know that the world is high. In this connection, how could Your Majesty not speak for the military?"

Hou Wenji shook his head and said, "I still think that Your Majesty takes these border troops seriously. After all, the imperial court is still relying on important officials and nobles."

Luo Weiran gave him a blank look and did not answer.

Hou Wenji smiled helplessly and said, "You know I don't mean to look down on poor children..."

"Who can easily figure out the holy intention? Have you ever calculated that the previous three emperors killed more than His Majesty, but people still think that His Majesty is very gentle. Just this... who can do it?"

Luo Weiran shook his head, not wanting to get entangled on this topic. Hou Wenji nodded, looked at the touching border soldiers, and couldn't help but murmured: "Maybe, I really can't understand Your Majesty's thoughts. However, the case of the Qiu family has been several years, and some people who remember to eat but not beaten have forgotten what Tianwei is. The Wang family in Jiangnan...hehe."

The meaning behind his sneer was even colder. Before the emperor came, he really wanted to stand by and watch. It was not a bad thing for him to have a quarrel between the border troops and the children of aristocratic families. Only when some situations always occur can the Great Guards not seem to be idle.

And the emperor came down, so he immediately slapped Wang Ding and flew out.

He has been favored for so many years because he can always make choices at critical moments.

"How many years have you used to break the painting land to make a prison?"

After a while of silence, Luo Weiran couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

Hou Wen smiled very much, but said in a plain tone: "Bu Yi didn't do his best, and I didn't do my best either. But... Maybe Bu Yi was also guessing that I've used a few years of cultivation."

Luo Weiran nodded, thinking.

The two of them talked quietly, and in the distance, Zhuo Buyi ordered two flying fish robes to carry the unconscious Fang Jie out of the Gu Shengju. After putting Fang Jie on his carriage, he sat down in the carriage and pinched Fang Jie's wrist. After a while, Zhuo Buyi's eyes suddenly changed.

The young man was so hot that he seemed to be roasting on fire. His naked skin was exposed outside his clothes, showing a strange red color, as if blood was flowing under the skin, and he was about to burst out. Moreover, his whole body was as hard as iron, and his fingers pressed on his skin, and there was not even a dent at all.

Zhuo Buyi pinched Fang Jie's wrist and concentrated on sensing the strangeness in his body.

"Seven orifices?"
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