Chapter 700

The little emperor Yang Chengqian got up in the morning. Although he had no appetite, he still forced himself to drink a bowl of Japonica rice porridge and eat some shredded pickles. People can't help thinking how luxurious and noble the emperor's life will be. Because in the inherent concept, the emperor must enjoy the glory and wealth of the world.

But in fact, although the emperor's food was more exquisite, in addition to the formal banquet, the daily food was also very simple. In particular, God bless emperor Yang Yi ordered the imperial dining room at the beginning of his accession to the throne. He should not eat more than four dishes, two meat and two vegetables per meal three times a day.

Although the little emperor was still naive, he inherited a lot of good things from Yang Yi. Even if he felt that the emperor was sorry for his simple eating, he still maintained this habit. However, since his accession to the throne, he did not have a good appetite every day, so every meal was simpler.

Dou Shuangfang waited on the emperor after breakfast, ordered people to clean up the dishes and chopsticks, and then stood aside. Because all the court affairs were handed over to the iron armor general, he, a eunuch with a pen, did not have to go to the duty room to sort out memorials for the emperor. In fact, the number of memorials received every day is 80% less than that of the emperor Tianyou who just succeeded to the throne.

Now, the places that are apparently controlled by the imperial court account for about 50% of the territory of the great Sui Dynasty. However, 70% of these 50% are just appearances.

Jin Shixiong in the northwest sent people to Chang'an from time to time to ask the court to send supplies quickly. But this man is from the Jin family in Jiangnan. The Jin family has always had a great weight in Tonggu Academy. Mo said that the imperial court would not give him a copper plate and a grain of grain. Even if he did, he could not pass the area controlled by GaoKai Taihe and Wang Yiqu. You know, most of the navy in the Sui Dynasty was in the hands of Wang Yiqu.

The governors of the northeast provinces basically declared their allegiance to the Sui Dynasty, but since the emperor succeeded to the throne, the taxes and grain collected by the provinces have no longer been sent to the national treasury. The governor adults knew that before the great Sui Dynasty had completely collapsed, they could not easily put aside their identity as a feudal official of the great Sui Dynasty, because this identity brought too many benefits.

In the future, whether it is the court's counter insurgency or the group of people in the south of the Yangtze River who have won the world, they all have a reason. The imperial court succeeded in suppressing the rebellion. They can rightfully say that they have always been loyal to the big Sui Dynasty. As for why they can't pay taxes, it's not uncommon that the rebels closed the road and couldn't get through.

If those people in Jiangnan win the world, they can still say that they have their share in subverting the imperial court of the great Sui Dynasty, because it is precisely because they deduct taxes, money and grain that the national treasury of the great Sui Dynasty is stretched and defeated.

In the south of the great river, the Jiangnan roads that occupied 60% of the territory of the great Sui Dynasty, except the Jianghuai road where the Jiangdu of Nanjing is located, the other roads have clearly no longer recognized the rule of the Yang family. The reason why the Jianghuai road can exist so smoothly and steadily and has not been jointly attacked and occupied by the armies of other roads is that it is the means of people of noble families, and there must be a way back, isn't it.

So, in fact, since Dou Shuangfang took over as eunuch BingBi, he has never seen the legendary scene of memorials piled up like a mountain.

"Your Majesty has a bad appetite. Would you like to order the kitchen to make a bowl of tremella lotus seed soup?"

Dou Shuangfang asked cautiously.

The little emperor's frown blocked Dou Shuangfang's heart. He never thought that the emperor of the Sui Dynasty would be so weak. In his previous cognition, the emperor of the great Sui Dynasty was the most powerful and courageous person in the world. The emperor of the Sui Dynasty had to submit wherever he pointed.

But now, the emperor is like a kitten under house arrest. Although he has claws and fangs, his body is too small and his strength is too weak. He had to put away his claws, hide his fangs and pretend that he can only bark and wag his tail meekly. Even the wagging of the tail was learned from the dog!

"No more"

The little emperor shook his head and looked at the bright sunshine outside the window, but he felt that even the sunshine was so cold that it could not warm the haze in his heart.

He was silent for a while, and suddenly said sadly, "tell the kitchen that lunch will return to the original specification, four dishes and one soup, two meat and two vegetables."

Dou Shuangfang was delighted to hear this and nodded his head. The little emperor ate too little these days. When he was growing up, he became thinner and thinner day by day. Dou Shuangfang was a man who served the emperor when he was a baby. He felt pain when he looked at the grievance and pain of the little emperor.

"Your Majesty should eat more. Your majesty is healthy. It's better than anything."

"Well"

The little emperor answered and murmured, "you're right. I always have to eat more in order to be healthy... Only health can live more years. I can't live with him and can't lose too much..."

This made Dou Shuangfang feel sad. Although he didn't know what the emperor meant, he could feel the sadness and anger in the emperor's heart.

"Dou Shuangfang, I ask you..."

The little emperor looked out of the window and was stunned: "am I still an emperor?"

Dou Shuangfang was startled and quickly knelt down: "Your Majesty is a good emperor!"

"I'm not asking you if I'm a good Emperor..."

The little emperor paused and shook his head: "forget it, you don't dare to ask."

Dou Shuangfang is really afraid to say. In fact, he doesn't understand that the emperor of the great Sui Dynasty is still an emperor? What's the meaning of letting out all the government, even if there is still the title of emperor? Perhaps, the only meaning is that the emperor is at least the Yang family.

"Dou Shuangfang, tell me, where is hope?"

"In..."

Dou Shuangfang hesitated for a moment and replied tremblingly, "tomorrow?"

The little emperor looked at him subconsciously and couldn't help laughing at himself: "if others heard your answer, they might feel very encouraged. Today's suffering may end tomorrow, so it's good to place their hope on tomorrow... But I know that tomorrow... I can't touch it forever."

Dou Shuangfang didn't understand: "it's dark and bright again. Isn't it tomorrow?"

The little emperor looked at him: "no, tomorrow is a place you will never touch, because there is always tomorrow, but you are not forever."

He rubbed his sour eyebrows and smiled: "don't say this, you're actually right. Maybe everything will be better tomorrow."

Dou Shuangfang didn't know how to comfort, so he felt a little incompetent. He knew how his predecessor, eunuch Su Buwei, died. He couldn't do that kind of heroism and didn't have that kind of ability. But he felt that he could be Wu Peisheng. At least he should be worthy of the title of eunuch BingBi.

"Your Majesty, I want to leave Beijing."

He looked up and said seriously.

"Leaving Beijing?"

The little emperor was stunned, and then smiled bitterly: "go if you want. There's no way out with me now. But I can't give you anything more now. I won't come for the money and food of the household. I'll give you a large piece of land as a reward? Hehe, my will hasn't been useful anywhere. You see what's valuable in this house, just take it yourself."

"No!"

Dou Shuangfang raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, how can I leave Beijing? I said I wanted to leave Beijing because no one in the court could get rid of that evil for your majesty. But the Sui Dynasty is so big and strange. I'm going to visit experts in the Jianghu to fight against traitors for the country and work for your majesty. Moreover, I've always had an immature idea in my heart..."

"What?"

The little emperor was moved, but he didn't think Dou Shuangfang had any effect. Even immortal Zhang of Wudang Mountain has left him. Who else can we count on?

"Your Majesty, when the former Emperor was alive, he thought about holding a Wulin conference to select talented people and different scholars in the Jianghu to work for the imperial court. But later, it didn't work out. I thought I could continue to handle this matter. Your majesty left it to me, and I must find a group of warriors for you."

"Wulin conference?"

The little emperor was slightly stunned: "with the man's wisdom, once this matter is mentioned, he will understand what's going on... Wrong!"

"Your Majesty, something must be done!"

Dou Shuangfang said firmly.

"Good..."

The little emperor pondered for a moment: "but this matter can not be arranged secretly. Go to see him and tell him that this is the last wish of the former Emperor. I have nothing to do now. I want to select more available talents for the great Sui Dynasty."

"Here"

Dou Shuangfang answered, but he trembled at the thought of seeing the armored general.

"In addition... President Zhou should be loyal to his majesty. Moreover, he is quite familiar with all sects in the Jianghu. I think it's better to let President Zhou do it together?"

"OK"

The little emperor nodded: "since the old Dean left, President Zhou has been practicing in seclusion. Let him go out and walk around. You two can do things for me and avoid disasters when you leave Chang'an. He doesn't dare to touch me, but he may not dare to touch the people around me."

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Jiangnan

Tonggu Academy

Broken tower

Luo Tu stood outside the tower and looked carefully. The broken tower in front of him should be a long time away. Now there are four and a half floors left. The four and a half floors above have been cut off by the sword of the old president Wan Xingchen, and the broken rubble and tiles have been cleaned up. However, the tower is so tall that even if only half of it is left, it still has a kind of towering.

"Luo Tu, knock on the master!"

Luo Tu took a deep breath, then lifted his robe and knelt down outside the tower and knocked heavily.

"Little prince, don't be polite. Come in."

The people in the tower didn't seem so cold as expected, and Lotu was a little relieved. Li Qingfeng told him that the guy named Zhan Zhetian had a strange temper. When he was wandering in the Jianghu, he was ridiculed because he only practiced one knife for more than 20 years. He killed from the south of the Yangtze River to the north of the Yangtze River. Finally, he angered the imperial court. If Tonggu Academy had not come forward to protect him, he would have been killed by the worshippers in the imperial palace. Although his cultivation is against the sky, the court will not allow a madman to do whatever he wants.

On the day Wan Xingchen, the old Dean of the martial arts academy, came to the ancient academy, Dong Qingfu, the dean of the Academy, knew that he was defeated, so he arranged Zhan Zhetian to hide in the ancient tower and was ready to chop the knife against the sky at any time. But unfortunately, he didn't even have a chance to cut. In front of the sword of ten thousand stars, it seems that any weapon in the world can only admit defeat. The president of Nantong ancient is still far worse than the president of beiyanwu in the end.

But it is conceited to cover the sky.

The more conceited a person is, the more eccentric he will be.

"Yes."

Luo Tu got up and walked into the ancient tower with his head slightly lowered.

The light in the tower is very dark. Although several oil lamps are lit, it is difficult to adapt to entering here from the bright world outside. He just vaguely saw that there was a bed in the innermost part. It seemed that there was a person lying on the bed.

"Why did the little prince learn to knife?"

Asked the man lying in bed.

Luo Tu didn't know how to answer, because he didn't come to learn knives. He came to Tonggu academy without a clear purpose to learn anything. He just felt more and more that his cultivation was too low, especially after witnessing the battle between the armored general and Luo Yao, he felt that even if there were thousands of troops in his hand, what could he do? When you meet such an overhaul walker, you don't even have the ability to resist.

After coming to Tonggu academy this time, he realized that his lack of cultivation was not because of his bad bones, but because Luo Yao did it on purpose. Luo Yao doesn't want his cultivation to be too strong, which will be difficult to control. That's why he spent the best time of his practice as a teenager learning how to lead the army.

For Luo Yao, Luo Tu doesn't know what kind of feelings it is.

Gratitude and hate, both.

"Because... I want to be strong."

He answered.

The lying man seemed to shake his head: "this answer is not good. Everyone wants to be strong. This is not the purpose of learning knives... I can teach you only if I understand why I want to learn knives."

"Because..."

Luo Tu suddenly remembered that he had asked Luo Yao why he liked to use a knife when he was a child. Luo Yao told him that the sword was the real weapon, and the sword was just an ornament around the waist of a scholar.

"The sword is the king of ten thousand soldiers!"

Luo Tu shouted, "only a knife is worthy of killing."

"Eh?"

The lying man sat up and looked at the cold young man in front of him curiously: "although you don't want to think of this by yourself, since you said it, I'll tell you."

He stood up and pointed to the sky with one arm: "yes, the sword is the king of thousands of soldiers! I'm not against the man surnamed Wan, not the sword, but I can't. You have to swear in front of me. Remember, the first thing after learning the knife from me is to kill all the disciples surnamed Wan who use the sword!"