Chapter 670: Kill a Clean One Even though the little emperor Yang Chengqian had no appetite after getting up in the morning, he still forced himself to drink a bowl of japonica rice porridge and eat a few shredded pickles. People can't help but think about how luxurious and noble the emperor's life will be. Because in the inherent concept, the emperor must enjoy all the glory and wealth in the world. But in fact, although the emperor's meals were more exquisite, apart from the formal banquets, the food he ate daily was also very simple. Especially the God Blessed Emperor Yang Yi, when he first came to the throne, he ordered the imperial kitchen that he should not have more than four dishes for each of his three meals a day, two meat and two vegetables. Although the little emperor is still naive, he inherited many good things from Yang Yi. Even though he felt that it was a bit embarrassing for the emperor to eat so simply, he still maintained this habit. However, since he came to the throne, he has never had a good appetite, so every meal becomes simpler. Dou Shuangfang waited on the emperor after breakfast, ordered people to put away the bowls and chopsticks, and then stood aside. Because all court affairs were left to the Iron Armored General, he, the eunuch with a pen, no longer had to go to the duty room to sort out memorials for the emperor. In fact, the memorials received every day now are 80% less than when Emperor Tianyou first ascended the throne. ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? to the areas that still accept the control of the imperial court on the surface, account for about 50% of the Sui Dynasty's territory. However, 70% of this 50% is just for show. Jin Shixiong in the northwest sent people to Chang'an from time to time to request the court to send supplies quickly. But this person is from the Jin family in Jiangnan. The Jin family has always had a very important role in Tonggu Academy. Not to mention that the court would not give him a copper or a grain of grain. Even if it were given, it would not be able to pass through the area controlled by Gao Kaitai and Wang Yiqu. You must know that most of the navy in the Sui Dynasty was in the hands of Wang Yiqu. The governors of various provinces in the Northeast basically declared their allegiance to the Sui Dynasty. However, since the young emperor succeeded to the throne, the tax money and grain collected by each province are no longer sent to the national treasury. Those governors knew very well that before the Great Sui Dynasty collapsed completely, they could not so easily put aside their status as the great officials of the Sui Dynasty's feudal territories, because this status brought too many benefits. ¡°In the future, whether it¡¯s the imperial court suppressing rebellion or the Jiangnan gang conquering the world, they all have a point. The imperial court successfully suppressed the rebellion, and they could confidently say that they had always been loyal to the Sui Dynasty. As for why they couldn't pay taxes, it was because of the rebels. The rebels blocked the roads and it was not surprising that they couldn't get through. If those people in the south of the Yangtze River conquered the world, they could still confidently say that they had a hand in overthrowing the Sui Dynasty, because it was precisely because they withheld tax money and food that the Sui treasury was stretched thin, so they were defeated. ??And south of the Yangtze River, the Jiangnan Dao, which occupied 60% of the territory of the Sui Dynasty, except for the Jianghuai Dao where the Jiangdu of Nanjing is located, the other Dao has clearly no longer recognized the rule of the Yang family. The reason why Jianghuai Road can still exist so smoothly and has not been jointly attacked by the armies of other roads is because this is the method of the people of the aristocratic family, and there must be a way out, right? Therefore, in fact, since Dou Shuangfang took over as eunuch Bingbi, he has never seen the legendary scene of piles of memorials. "Your Majesty has a bad appetite. Would you like to ask the kitchen to make a bowl of Tremella Fungus and Lotus Seed Soup to moisten it?" Dou Shuangfang asked cautiously. The little emperor's frown made Dou Shuangfang feel heartbroken. He had never thought that the emperor of the Sui Dynasty would be so cowardly. In his previous understanding, the emperor of the Sui Dynasty was the most powerful and courageous person in the world. Wherever the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty points his finger, everyone must surrender. But now, the emperor is like a kitten who has put himself under house arrest. Although he has sharp claws and fangs, his body is too small and his strength is too weak. He has to put away his claws and hide his fangs, pretending to only bark docilely. and wagging tails. Even the tail wagging was learned from dogs! ¡°I won¡¯t eat anymore.¡± The little emperor shook his head and looked at the bright sunshine outside the window, but felt that even the sunshine was so cold and could not warm the haze in his heart at all. He was silent for a while, and suddenly said sadly: "Tell the kitchen that lunch will return to the original specifications, four dishes and one soup, two meat and two vegetarian dishes." When Dou Shuangfang heard this, he felt happy and nodded in agreement. The little emperor ate too little during these days. This was a time when he was growing taller, but he was getting thinner day by day. Dou Shuangfang was the person who had served the emperor since he was a baby. Seeing the little emperor's grievance and pain, his heart ached. "Your Majesty should eat more. Your Majesty is healthy, which is better than anything else." "Yeah" The little emperor responded and murmured: "You are right, I have to eat more so that I can be healthy Only by being healthy can I live a few more years. I can't survive him in the first place, so I can't lose too much" These words made Dou Shuangfang feel sad.Sour, although he didn't know what the emperor meant when he said this, but he could feel the sadness and indignation in the emperor's heart. "Dou Shuangfang, let me ask you" The little emperor looked out the window and was lost in thought: "Am I still an emperor?" Dou Shuangfang was startled and knelt down quickly: "Your Majesty is a good emperor!" "I am not. Ask you if I am a good emperor" The little emperor paused and shook his head: "Forget it, I don't dare to tell you if I ask you." Dou Shuangfang really didn't dare to say. In fact, he didn't understand. Now. How could the emperor of the Sui Dynasty be considered an emperor? If you give up all the government affairs, even if you still have the title of emperor, what's the point? Perhaps, the only meaning is that at least the emperor still belongs to the Yang family. "Dou Shuangfang, tell me, where is your hope?" "In" Dou Shuangfang hesitated for a while and answered tremblingly: "Tomorrow?" The little emperor glanced at him subconsciously and couldn't help laughing at himself. Laughing: "If someone else heard your answer, they might find it very encouraging. Today's suffering may be over tomorrow, so it's good to put your hope in tomorrow But I know that tomorrow You can never touch it." Dou Shuangfang was puzzled: "It's dark and it's bright again, isn't it tomorrow?" The little emperor glanced at him: "No, tomorrow is a place you can never touch, because there will always be something there. Tomorrow, but you are not forever." He rubbed his sore eyebrows and smiled: "If you don't talk about it anymore, you are actually right. Maybe everything will be better tomorrow." Dou Shuangfang didn't know what to do. Consolation, so I feel a little incompetent. He knew how his former eunuch Su Buwei died. He couldn't do that kind of heroism, and he didn't have the ability. But he felt that if he could be Wu Peisheng, he should at least be worthy of the title of Bingbi Eunuch. "Your Majesty, I want to leave the capital." He raised his head and said seriously. "Leave the capital?" The little emperor was stunned, and then smiled bitterly: "You can leave if you want. There is no way out if you follow me now. But I can't give you anything more now. I have the money and food from the Ministry of Revenue. Why don't you come and give you a large piece of land? Haha, my decree may not be of any use. You can take it yourself if there is anything valuable in this house." "No! He raised his head and said: "Your Majesty, why did I leave? I said I wanted to leave the capital because no one in the court could help your Majesty get rid of the trouble. But the Sui Dynasty was so big that there were many strange people and things. I planned to visit the rivers and lakes. Master, I work for the country and serve your majesty. Moreover, I have always had an immature idea in my heart" "What?" The little emperor was moved, but he didn't think Dou Shuangfang's method had any effect. Even Zhang Zhenren of Wudang Mountain has left him, who can he count on? "Your Majesty, when the late emperor was still alive, he once thought of holding a martial arts competition to select talented people from the world to serve the court. But then he left it alone. I thought that this matter could be continued. Your Majesty took this matter. Leave the matter to your servant, who will definitely find a group of warriors for you." "Martial Arts Conference?" The little emperor was slightly stunned: "With that man's wisdom, he will understand what is going on once this matter is brought up. That¡¯s not right!¡± ¡°Your Majesty, something must be done!¡± Dou Shuangfang said firmly. "Okay" The little emperor pondered for a while: "But this matter cannot be arranged secretly. You go to see him and tell him that this is the late emperor's last wish. I have nothing to do now. I want to select more available talents for the Sui Dynasty. " "Here" Dou Shuangfang responded, but when he thought about going to see the armored general, he felt a little trembling in his heart. "In addition Dean Zhou should be loyal to Your Majesty. Moreover, he is quite familiar with all the sects in the Jianghu. I thought, why not let Dean Zhou do it together?" "Okay" The little emperor nodded: "Since the old age After the dean left, dean Zhou has been practicing in seclusion. Let him go out and walk around. If you two leave Chang'an, you can do things for me and avoid trouble. But he doesn't dare to touch me. The people around me Jiangnan Tonggu Academy Broken Tower Luo Tu stood outside the tower and looked carefully. The broken tower in front of him must have been a long time ago. There are still four and a half floors left. , the four and a half floors above were chopped off by old dean Wan Xingchen's sword, and the broken stones and tiles have been cleared away. But thisIt is extremely tall, even if only half of it is left, it still looks majestic. "Luo Tu, kowtow to the master!" Luo Tu took a deep breath, then lifted up his robe and knelt down outside the tower and kowtowed heavily. "Young prince, there is no need to be polite, come in." The people in the tower seemed to be less cold-hearted than expected, and Luo Tu felt a little relieved. Li Qingfeng told him that this guy named Zhan Zhetian had a weird temper. When he first traveled around the world, he went on a killing spree because he was ridiculed for having only practiced one sword for more than twenty years. He killed from the south of the Yangtze River to the north of the Yangtze River, and finally angered the imperial court. If Tonggu Academy hadn't come forward to protect him, he would have been killed by those in the palace. The worshipers joined forces to kill him. Even though his cultivation was against the heavens, the court would not allow a lunatic to do whatever he wanted. On the day Wan Xingchen, the old dean of the Yanwu Academy, came to Tonggu Academy, Dong Qingfu, the dean of the academy, knew that he was outmatched, so he arranged for Zhan Zhetian to be hidden in the ancient pagoda, ready to strike that heaven-defying sword at any time. But unfortunately, he didn't even have a chance to draw the sword. In front of Wan Xingchen's sword, it seems that any weapon in the world has no choice but to admit defeat. In the end, the dean of Nantonggu was still far behind the dean of Beiyanwu. But Zhan Zhetian is conceited. The more conceited a person is, the weirder his temper will be. "Yes" Luo Tu stood up, bowed his head slightly and walked into the ancient pagoda. The light in the tower is very dark. Although there are a few oil lamps lit, it is still difficult to adapt to the bright world outside. He could only vaguely see a bed at the very end, and there seemed to be a person lying on the bed. "Why does the young prince want to learn swordsmanship?" asked the person lying on the bed. Luo Tu didn¡¯t know how to answer, because he didn¡¯t come to learn swordsmanship. He came to Tonggu Academy without a clear purpose to learn anything. He just felt more and more that his cultivation level was too low, especially after witnessing the battle between General Iron Armor and Luo Yao, he felt even more that what would happen even if he had thousands of troops in hand? When encountering such a great practitioner, I 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 deliberately. Luo Yao didn't want his cultivation to be too strong, otherwise it would be difficult to control him. That's why he spent the best time of his youth training on learning how to lead troops. Luo Tu didn¡¯t know what kind of feelings he had towards Luo Yao. There is both gratitude and hatred. "Because I want to become stronger." He answered. The man lying down seemed to shake his head: "This is a bad answer. Everyone wants to become strong. This is not the purpose of learning swordsmanship Only if you understand why you want to learn swordsmanship can I teach you." "Because" Luo Tu suddenly remembered that when he was a child, he once asked Luo Yao why he liked to use a knife. Luo Yao told him that the knife was the real murder weapon, and the sword was just an ornament on the scholar's waist. "The sword is the king of weapons!" Luo Tu said loudly: "Only the sword is worthy of killing people." "Huh?" The lying man sat up and looked at the stern young man in front of him curiously: "Although It sounds like you didn¡¯t think of it yourself, but since you said it, I¡¯ll tell you.¡± He stood up and pointed at the sky with one arm: ¡°Yes, the sword is the king of weapons! I am defeated by the man named Wan, not because I am not good at swordsmanship, but because I am not good at it. Remember, the first thing you do after learning swordsmanship from me is to kill all the disciples and disciples named Wan who use swords!"