Chapter 596 Being looked down upon

Although it is already late autumn, the weather on Huangyang Road is much warmer than the northwest and much warmer than Chang'an City. Although it is not as good as the southwest of Jiangnan and the Sui Dynasty, it does not make people feel cold at all. If it were in Fangu, it would be snowy this month.

In the past few months, the Black Flag Army has been attacking continuously, and has gradually taken most of Huang Yangdao into his arms. Tian Xin, who was guarding Luo Yao's house and guarding the hospital, seemed to have become a blind man and deaf man. He had no response to the expansion of the Black Flag Army. He took a step back.

Chen Duanshan and Cui Zhongzhen were ordered to lead more than 40,000 troops to advance eastward, disconnecting the connection between Xinkoucang and Xinyang City, but even so, no soldier came out of Xinyang City. Perhaps Tian Xin knew that his current strength was completely unavailable to fight hard with the Black Flag Army. If there was no problem in defending the city, if he went out of the city to fight in the field, he would be quite afraid of the tens of thousands of elite cavalry of the Black Flag Army.

The military newspapers ahead kept coming back to Zhuque Mountain, and Fang Jie became more and more convinced that Luo Yao had changed his original intention. At the beginning, he did have the intention to compete for supremacy of the Central Plains, but now he is only looking at the heroic city called Chang'an.

In the meeting hall, Fang Jie stood in front of the huge map and looked at the marked situation very carefully.

The newly promoted civil servant Dugu Wenxiu walked in with a thick stack of copywriting, respectfully disrespectful: "I have met the general."

Dugu Wenxiu was born in a famous family, and the Dugu family was also a first-class wealthy family in the Sui Dynasty. If it weren't for the emperor's big move in Chang'an City, there were still many people in the Dugu family now serving as officials in the court. Speaking of which, he and Dugu Jing, the former Minister of Rites of the Great Sui Dynasty, were still cousins, but he was born as a concubine's son, so his identity was far less noble than Dugu Jing.

Huai Qiugong had a serious illness, and Dugu Jing temporarily took over the position of Minister of Rites. He could have gone further, but this person was also a strange person. After hearing that Huai Qiugong had recovered, he immediately submitted a memorial to resign. The emperor agreed to resign as Minister of Rites, but instead he was granted the title of Minister of Rites, and his power was even greater.

Later, he was dismissed by the emperor because he was involved in Prince Yi's case. However, according to analysis, the emperor dismissed him from office and drove Luo Weiran and others out of Chang'an City with the same intention. The emperor wanted to rectify the Chang'an court officials. In order to protect these important officials who were indispensable to the Sui Dynasty, they were sent out of Chang'an City first in order to prevent them from being implicated.

Later, this great talent who was particularly valued by the emperor was said to have been depressed at home after being dismissed from office. After a long time of illness, he was unable to save his life.

However, Fang Jie also knew that Dugu Jing's death was definitely not due to some serious illness.

The emperor's thoughts were not hidden from those people. He dismissed several court officials whom he valued and sent them to Chang'an one after another. Those in secret may have guessed the emperor's arrangements very early, just like Huai Qiugong died of depression in his hometown in Jiangnan. After they returned home, they were actually controlled by those in secret.

Huai Qiugong died of grief and anger, obviously because of despair.

Dugu Jing said that he died of illness, and most of them were killed by others.

Su Chongli is still alive, but the Su family's mansion was surrounded by five hundred elite soldiers sent by Pang Ba. The Su family was not even free to enter and exit. Even if Su Chongli saw the right time and wanted to return to Chang'an City, there was no chance. It is said that Pang Ba asked Su Chongli to be an official in his account more than once, but Su Chongli refused to submit, and probably was not far from death.

"What's up?"

Fang Jie took the hot tea handed to him by Mu San.

Mu San immediately withdrew from the conference hall and was far away. Fang Jie looked at the little eunuch and had to praise him in his heart that this little eunuch was a wise man.

"General, this is a statistics on autumn grain harvests in various places."

Dugu Wenxiu lowered his hand and said, "Because the Shannan military farm is still purging land and planting it while growing, the harvest of autumn grain is not much. It is estimated that if you want a bumper harvest, you have to wait until next year to harvest summer grain. The harvest in each county is pretty good. There are several big rivers crossing in the Huangyang Road, so this place is never a place to eat by rain. The harvest is almost the same every year. However, in the past two years before last year, the grain in Huangyang Road was plundered by Luo Yao, so it is a little difficult."

"Just know a number."

Fang Jie waved his hand and said, "Since I have given the order, I will not accept a grain of food for the people this year, so I will naturally not be able to go back on my word."

"I understand."

Dugu Wenxiu put the booklets reported from various places aside, took out another one and handed them to Fang: "This is a document sent by Governor Sun. Please check it out."

Fang Jie took it and looked it up and found that Sun Kaidao was indeed a decisive person. In the past month of patrolling outside, he had killed seven local officials. The people below had given him a nickname called Sun Guillotine.

"How many desert fields have been opened in Shannan?"

Fang Jie asked while looking through it.

"It's no less than 250,000 acres."

Dugu Wenxiu replied: "In the past few months, more and more new recruits have been sent to the south of the mountain to open up the land and train troops. The progress is very fast."

"Um"

"Dugu"

Fang Jie looked at Dugu Wenxiu and asked, "There is something I want to ask you."

"May I ask, my subordinates will speak out."

"What I want to ask is that among the people gathered in Tonggu Academy, there are also people from your Dugu family, right?"

Dugu Wenxiu's face obviously changed, and then nodded: "I am not very clear about this matter. Although my subordinates are from the Dugu family, they are not very involved in many things because they are born in the illegitimate family. Most of the things in the family are controlled by the legitimate family. At most, we live in chaos with family property. But my mother once mentioned by chance that the great manager of the Dugu family will go to Jiangnan at least every year."

Fang Jie nodded: "Since this is the case, why is Dugu Jing forced to death?"

Dugu Wenxiu was silent for a while and said, "The General also knew that the Dugu family was not very consistent in everything... and they would not only make the same preparations for everything. Dugu Jing was too loyal to the emperor, so..."

Fang Jie said with a nod, "This sentence is pertinent...so, you are another choice for the Dugu family, right?"

Hearing this sentence, Dugu Wenxiu's face suddenly changed. His hand holding the booklet trembled, and the booklets almost landed. He raised his head and looked at Fang Jie and quickly drooped, not daring to look directly.

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"It's okay"

Fang Jie smiled and said, "You should know that I have always been careless about the details of my employment. Even if you are sent by the Dugu family, you have real talents and knowledge, so I will use it as you please. I am from a poor family and don't know much about the things in the famous families. I asked you today because I was curious."

Dugu Wenxiu stood stiffly for a moment, put down the book in her hand, then lifted her robe and knelt down: "The General is right. I was indeed arranged by the elders in my family to join the general. First, I asked Mr. Sun to recommend it to him."

"Sun Kaidao has taken your money?"

Fang Jie said lightly.

"yes……"

Dugu Wenxiu said: "But my subordinates don't know how much money Mr. Sun spent at home."

Fang Jie smiled and said, "You don't look like a scheming person. The Dugu family sent you here because they looked down on me and felt that people like me were not enough to select outstanding figures from the Dugu family to assist them. However, I know that most of the outstanding people are children from the illegitimate families."

Fang Jie thought of Li Xiaozong.

"Although my subordinates are from the Dugu family, they have lived a very hard life with their mother since childhood. If they were not for their cousin Dugu Jing's help, their lives would not be as good as ordinary families."

Dugu Wenxiu said: "I have concealed these things by my subordinates. Please punish the general."

"What are you punishing?"

Fang Jie smiled and waved his hand: "Get up, I said just now that I know you are a person sent by the Dugu family, but I still have to use you, and I value you. What I value is your talent rather than your origin. As long as you do things safely, I will regard it as if I don't know this."

Dugu Wenxiu kowtowed heavily: "I thank General General for his grace."

"You are so charming, but it fits your name."

Fang Jie said: "I have sent someone to bring your mother here. The Dugu family can threaten you is nothing more than her. The people from the Xiaoqi School sent back yesterday and had already entered Huangyang Road. They planned that they should go to Zhuque Mountain in twenty days. I told people to build a small courtyard in the beautiful scenery at the foot of the mountain, where you and your mother will live. When the old man arrives, I will give you ten days to accompany her and get familiar with the life here."

"General..."

Dugu Wenxiu, who had just stood up, kowtowed again and kowtowed heavily: "The kindness of the general, my subordinates will never forget it!"

"It is precisely because I know that you are such a person that I treat you sincerely."

Fang Jie smiled and said, "A month ago, Pei Song, the head of the clerk, was chopped up by me because he was slacking off. Twenty days ago, Bo Liu Shouren, the head of the grain and grass of the camp, was chopped up by me because he had robbed money and grain privately. Half a month ago, Yuan Wenmao, the pen in the army, was chopped up by me because he was drunk. Four days ago, Tian Yi, the head of the army, was beaten by me because he was less than 100 meters away, and then he died after three days of slaughter."

Fang Jie bent his fingers and calculated: "I will accept all the people sent by each family to me if I don't refuse, but it doesn't mean I am a fool. I will keep people, but if I don't do things for me, I will kill you. You are different from them. If you do things well, I will treat you well."

"Subor... remember!"

Dugu Wenxiu touched the bottom with her head and did not dare to get up.

"The camp was first established and everything was ready to be developed, and I lacked talents."

Fang Jie walked over and leaned over to help Dugu Wenxiu up: "No matter what the person who came to surrender to me is from, or whether it is a noble family or a poor family, I will stay with you as long as you have real talents and knowledge. However, I stay with you for the purpose of killing someone who is real talents and knowledgeable but not pure insanity... Over the past few days, you have worked diligently after you arrived at the camp and have never inquired about the privacy of the camp, but I know you will do this sooner or later because your mother is still at home."

"Since I value you, I will naturally be reluctant to kill you. If I watch you walk the same path as those guys who have been chopped off by me, I can't bear it. That's why I sent someone to find a way to steal your mother from Dugu's house. I have worked hard, but I just don't want you to go the wrong way."

"Subordinate..."

Dugu Wenjing's shoulders were trembling constantly, and she was sobbing that she couldn't speak.

"Don't think too much, stay in the camp and do things well. Not only do I lack military generals who can fight well, but also literati. Do whatever I should do after I go back. In addition... Mr. Sun has taken your money, don't mention it."

Dugu Wenjing nodded quickly: "I remember it."

"Go"

Fang Jie waved his hand: "When your mother arrives, I will entrust you with an important task."

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Pavilion in the mountains

Wu Yidao squinted his eyes after drinking a glass of wine and said, "Juexiao, have you become a little more murderous intent recently? Those sent by the aristocratic families may not be a bad thing to keep."

Fang Jie smiled and said, "Kill some and keep some to make those people more at ease. If I pretend not to know anything, they will think that I am too deep and will be very careful about me. If I kill some little people who are insignificant to them, they will look down on me because of my performance of joy and anger and lust, and think that I am just a reckless man."

He drank the wine in his cup in one go: "Now, I need to be looked down upon."

Wu Yidao laughed loudly and raised his glass and said, "Just because of this sentence, I need to be looked down upon, just drink a big cup!"

PS: About ten chapters will be about to end this volume. The Sui Dynasty has sunset and dusk. A new volume has begun. But what I have to do now is to write the person I thought of a long time ago as the end of this volume and try my best to write it well. Even if this volume is barely qualified, it will be in line with the name of this volume, dusk.
Chapter completed!