Chapter 62 The ruler and the minister
Late at night, in the capital of Jin State, inside the imperial palace.
A young man stood in front of the shore table in the study of the side palace. His body was tall and straight, and his whole body showed an unparalleled nobility. He carefully picked up his pen and practiced writing, but he was not satisfied with writing several pictures. He put the best green jade white wolf hair back on the pen holder, then casually picked up a newly written word, and said to Fang Qing, Duke of Zhenguo under the shore table: "Your dear, please take a look. How can you write this word well?"
He heard his words, he was the current emperor of Jin State - Fang Shi. He came to Fang Qing, and the emperor's aura that was not angry and powerful between his eyebrows made Fang Qing look directly and bow down to take the piece of paper.
Fang Qing put it in front of him and saw that the emperor wrote the word "he", but the two sides of the word "he" were separated very well, and two new characters had been formed separately.
Fang Qing bowed his head and said, "The old minister is not good at calligraphy, so how dare he discuss the emperor's calligraphy?"
"I am not good at calligraphy, but I am good at investigation and scheming. I don't know how to deal with you, I am good at calligraphy." Fang Shi looked behind the curtains in the study and said, "Come out."
As he said that, a man with a golden mask walked out from behind the curtain.
When Fang Qing saw this person, his murderous aura was trembling. If the emperor hadn't been here, he would have been unable to help but take action.
Feeling the strong murderous intent on Fang Qing, Fang Shi sighed: "Your dear, please don't let me write this word well."
Fang Qing said excitedly: "The emperor has ruined the old minister. The old minister understands what the emperor means. But the old minister is sending the black-haired man to the old man, and my son Fang Qi's body is still in the Duke's mansion and cannot rest in peace."
"I also know that my beloved is losing my beloved son, and it is normal for me to be excited. But you sent someone to sneak into the ancestral temple to explore the royal family members of the Jinxian predecessor. This behavior made me feel a little scared." Fang Shi said coldly.
Fang Qing suddenly sweated heavily and kowtowed, "The old minister just wants to see which lineage of the royal family is so courageless that he can't even save his juniors."
"Rareless! Senior Jinshi is a person who protects the royal family. If you don't recognize your ancestors, you can blame Senior Jinshi for not helping him!" Fang Shi scolded.
Seeing that the words were already open, Fang Qing simply said: "The old minister has followed the late emperor since he was eleven years old. He has experienced dozens of battles with the Northern Wei and Eastern Qin. He has never been the first to lead the way. But what is the use of the Duke of Zhenguo who has won this great military achievements? He has ended up with a severance of his descendants. Since the emperor has said this today, it would be better to cut off the old minister's title and remove the old minister's position as the Grand Marshal of the Army, and let me live my life."
"Are you threatening me?" Fang Shi's eyes were filled with murderous intent.
Fang Qing sneered and said, "How dare the old minister? The old minister is happy and knows his destiny. He doesn't want the emperor to make things difficult for him."
Fang was behind his hands and clenched his fists. He knew that Fang Qinggui was the Duke of Zhenguo, and he was the position of the Grand Marshal of Jin State, and had a great prestige in the army. If he suddenly removed his armor and returned to the field, it would definitely cause turmoil in the government and the country. At that time, the forces in the army would also fight openly and secretly for the position of the Grand Marshal, which would be of no use to Jin State. Therefore, even if Fang Qing's position was to be removed, he should be to peel off the thread and come layer by layer.
Fang Shi said in a gentle tone: "What kind of angry words did Duke Zhenguo say? Just as Duke Zhenguo said, you were following the emperor at the age of eleven. For the sake of emotion and reason, I would call you uncle. If the family doesn't speak two families, I know my dear plans. Senior Jinxian also felt deeply guilty for the death of the son, so he would cooperate with the dear minister and would surely rectify the thief on the spot."
"Oh?" Fang Qing looked at the golden faced man and said, "You who don't even dare to make a crime to the innate warrior, can you cooperate with me? Can you applaud while watching the show?"
Faced with Fang Qing's sarcasm, the Golden-faced Man replied: "The Travel Gate is not as simple as you think. In order to enable you to act better, I have asked my lineage to cover all the transportation and escort costs for the Jin State Travel Gate within seven days, and also let the travel gates along the way close down. If they pay the fee, the travel gates sent by the Travel Gate to Qin State, even if you succeed with power, the next account to be settled between the Travel Gate and the royal family will not be able to resist it."
Fang Qing sneered and said, "Then should I thank you?"
"Of course you don't have to thank me. I'm sorry for Fang Qi's affairs. But for a descendant who doesn't recognize the royal family of Jin and doesn't even want to put the word Fang in his name, I don't need to risk his death to save him. Even if Fang Qing is standing in front of me now, I will tell you like this." The golden-faced man said without any hesitation.
Fang Qing gritted his teeth on the ground and said, "If you have the ability, say it again."
The golden-faced man looked at Fang Qing and said, "Has he been the Duke of Zhenguo for a long time and has secured military power, and no one will take it seriously?"
When Fang Qing saw the two of them being nervous and was about to go forward to persuade him, Fang Qing had already stood up and attacked him, but the golden-faced man pressed his shoulder with a palm. The white jade bricks on the ground were also broken and cracked by his knees.
Seeing that Fang Qing dared to use force in front of the emperor, the golden face shouted angrily: "Fang Qing'er dares!"
This angry shout exposed all the original voice of the Golden-faced Man, and he was really angry.
But when the real voice of the golden face man was released, Fang Qing on the ground was full of shock. He couldn't believe his ears. Because the owner of the voice, Fang Qing had been listening from his side since he was eleven years old. The owner of the voice was the person he admired the most in his life, and the person he was willing to sacrifice his life to protect.
Fang Qing shook his head in dismay and said, "No! No!"
The golden man sighed, took off the golden mask from his face, revealing a face similar to Fang Qing, but it looked older and more majestic. He moved his palm away, helped Fang Qing up and said, "Xiao Qing!"
Fang Qing burst into tears and said, "Last Emperor! It's really you! You are not dead, Brother Xu!" Fang Qing was already excited and called the previous emperor of Jin State as Brother Xu. Only Fang Qing could shout this way.
Fang Xu also said with tears in his eyes: "Xiao Qing, it's not that Brother Xu doesn't save your Qi'er, he really can't save him!"
Fang Qing waved his hand and said, "No need to say anything more. If it were someone else, I would definitely not believe this. But now that I know that the Golden Face Man is Brother Xu, I believe it!"
Fang Xu hugged Fang Qing tightly and said, "Xiaoqing, I know you have prepared a lot of backup plans to kill that man this time, but he is already an extremely terrifying existence among the innate warriors, not to mention that he has a divine weapon that can even be cut off by gold, steel and gold that is exclusively used by our royal family. So to kill him, you can only use extraordinary means."
"Brother Xu, I know." Fang Qing suddenly knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "Your Majesty, the old minister deserves to be punished for death. The old minister secretly transferred all the gunpowder from the Royal Arsenal to Fengdukou."
Fang Jing smiled and helped Fang Qing up and said, "Your dear words are serious. Just now, my father said that you should use extraordinary means to kill the thief. What I want to do is what I want to do. What is your fault?"
Fang Qing said excitedly in his eyes: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Fang Qing turned to Fang Xu and said, "Brother Xu! You have been hiding Xiao Qing so hard for so many years!"
Fang Xu replied: "I was selected by the Travel Sect and became the chief supervisor of Jin State, so I had to give up the position of Emperor Jin State. At that time, I was old and pretending to die was the best choice. And just like the rising sun, there were even more loyal ministers like you in the court. I could naturally leave with confidence and secretly cultivate a new help for my Jin State royal family."
Fang Qing nodded in understanding and said to him: "Brother Xu, I'm sorry, Xiao Qing was reckless just now."
Fang Xu patted Fang Qing on the shoulder and said, "You and my brother have been born and died for so many years. What else can you do? Your plan is just right. Just put gunpowder at the bottom of the big ship where the innate warrior is sitting, and blow him to death when the big ship reaches the center of the Dongjiang River."
Fang Qing nodded and said, "That's right! But before that, I had already spent money to buy a first-hand man to move the bones and change the shape, the fourth-ranked Wuyou Valley blood list, and I wanted the old man to taste the feeling of an important person dying in front of me but not being able to avenge him. Then when he was fighting with A Si, he directly asked the arranged dead soldiers to ignite the explosives in the cabin, which were enough explosives that could blow a city. I don't believe that he would not be able to kill him! Even if he had excellent martial arts skills and was lucky enough to die, I would have left behind to ensure that he would not die in burial." Thinking that he would soon be able to get revenge, Fang Qing's blood-red eyes were full of madness.
Fang Xu agreed: "Those who insult my royal family will kill them quickly."
Seeing that Fang Xu was still caring about him like a eldest brother, Fang Qing was moved and said, "Brother Xu!"
"Just as I said just now, the family will not speak two families. Since you call me Brother Xu, I won't say any extra words." Fang Xu and Fang Qing held their hands tightly, and their brotherly love was deep.
Fang pondered for a moment, or said, "Love, my father is a golden-faced man. Only I and I know the world. I understand what I mean."
Fang Qing naturally understood: "The old minister must keep this secret to the death. Please rest assured. However, the old minister dared to make another request."
Fang Shi said in confusion: "I just say it's okay."
Fang Qing said: "Can the old minister borrow the emperor's imperial pen and write the word that the emperor was worried about with Brother Xu?"
Fang Shi laughed deeper and said, "It's true, I am really a pillar of the country, I am deeply pleased."
Seeing the emperor agreeing, Fang Qing respectfully took the green jade white wolf hair with both hands, and then wrote the left half of the word "he" on the side of the shore table. The pen tip was revealed and the strength was penetrated through the back of the paper. After writing, he handed the green jade white wolf hair to Fang Xu and said, "Brother Xu, please."
Fang Xu took the green jade white wolf hair and added the right half of the character "he". The font written by Fang Xu was soft and restrained, but it did not lose its inner squareness.
Fang Shi picked up the word "he" written by Fang Qing and Fang Xu, clapped and said, "Good words!"
After saying that, the three of them looked at each other and laughed.
The hour of Yin has passed, and Fang Qing has already returned home to rest with excitement.
The lights in the palace study were still on. Fang Xu, who was sitting on the seat, disappeared. He was excited and excited when he recognized Fang Qing just now. Instead, he looked at the left half of the word "公" written by Fang Qing just now. The side of him was staring for a long time and never spoke.
"Yes, do you see it?" Fang Xu asked.
Fang Shi nodded and said, "You can't stay."
Fang Xu said with a hush, "It's really something I didn't expect to be able to mobilize all the gunpowder in the gunpowder depot. I used to think that letting him assist you was the best choice. But in recent years, he has become more and more powerful and has become more and more unscrupulous in his actions. If I hadn't shown my identity today, I'm afraid he would have attacked our royal family after dealing with that innate master."
"What does Father mean?" Fang Shi asked.
Fang Xu said: "When he kills the innate warrior first, even if Fang Qing deserves to die, that innate warrior is even more so. Since Fang Qing has made a careful plan, it depends on which step he can do. When this matter is over, it is time to clean up the military headquarters."
"Yes!" Fang Shi said respectfully.
Fang Xu stood up and said, "Yes, there is no affection within the royal family. In addition to checking and balancing, once someone exceeds the limit that the royal family can tolerate, no matter whether he is your father or those humeral ministers, you don't have to hesitate and kill them directly."
Fang Shi was heartbroken when he heard this, but he also knew that he was now the emperor of Jin and a person who was no longer worthy of having feelings. He said in a deep voice: "Remember the teachings of the father!"
Chapter completed!