Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 419 He can't figure it out, he can't figure it out

It's no wonder that Pei Ji was nervous, because Li Yuan's words were close to words of condemnation.

Yu Wenhu was the governor of Otsuka in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, a real powerful minister. During the ten years in power in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, he first abolished Xiaomin Emperor Yu Wenjue, and then Ming Emperor Yu Wenyu.If it weren't for Yu Wenyong, the hunk from heaven, Yu Wenhu would most likely do what Yang Jian did.

"Your Majesty, the old minister has absolutely no such intention!" Pei Ji hurriedly kowtowed.

He didn't dare to bear this charge. If the king of Chu knew about it, he might die without a burial place, and even his family would die completely.

Moreover, what Li Yuan said was obviously doubting his intentions, suspecting that he also wanted to control the power of the court!

Li Yuan sighed: "Pei Ji, I only tell you one thing."

"The minister knelt down and listened."

"From now on, you have to live a good life and assist the King of Chu. If you do this, you may die well. You have to do it yourself."

Hearing this, Pei Ji's heart fell to the bottom of the valley. Does His Majesty have decided to make the King of Chu the heir apparent?

He thought for a while, then gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister's body is not worth mentioning, but there are some things that he can't say quickly. If he doesn't tell His Majesty, he is ashamed to show His Majesty's favor."

"You said."

"Your Majesty, have you ever thought about the Crown Prince's rebellion, and the King of Chu knew about it, but why didn't he tell His Majesty? In the Chang'an City Incident, the East Palace, King Qin's Mansion, and King Qi's Mansion all suffered heavy losses. Isn't it strange that only the King's Mansion of Chu survived? and also."

"Enough!" Li Yuan scolded angrily, "Didn't you hear what I said!"

"His Majesty."

Li Yuan took a deep breath, resisted Feng Ji's headache, and scolded him: "The Prince Qi's rebellion has become a fact. I have seen the facts with my own eyes. Are you saying that these are trying to provoke the relationship between our father and son? Pei Ji, am I right?" You are too indulgent!"

"Damn the old minister!" Pei Ji lowered his head again.But his heart was suffering. The emperor's statement undoubtedly told himself that he didn't want to dwell on the past, let alone investigate the details.

"You don't deserve to die, you are looking for death." Li Yuan snorted coldly and said, "If you don't want to assist the King of Chu, go back to Sangquan. In this way, you can save your life."

Pei Ji cried: "Your Majesty, why don't you want to think about it carefully? Your minister Zhaozhao is loyal, and the sky, earth, sun and moon can be seen. Why don't you understand me?"

Seeing this, Li Yuan didn't want to say more, his eyes slightly closed, "Go down."

Pei Ji still wanted to say something, but the servant stepped forward and asked him to go down. Seeing that the emperor really didn't want to talk anymore, he had no choice but to back down.

Li Yuan could think of these words without Pei Ji's words.However, now that all the sons are dead, there is only one king of Chu who can take on the big responsibility.And he himself is paralyzed, in this case, he would rather be a fool.

If he still doubts the only son he can rely on now, it may not only lead to a repeat of the tragedy, but also put the Tang Dynasty he built by himself in danger.If the king of Chu is not used, should he let his remaining concubines, those underage sons, be the puppets of the prison?

How to choose, you don't have to think about it.What's more, the rebellion between the crown prince and the king of Qi was not directed by the king of Chu.That night, the prince's heartbreaking accusation, he will never forget it.

Thinking of this, a burst of exhaustion flooded his brain. He really wanted to stay clear, but he couldn't resist the exhaustion, so he could only fall asleep.

After he fell asleep, Zhang Jieyu came out Tingting gracefully from behind the curtain, looking at Li Yuan on the couch expressionlessly.

outside the temple.

Pei Ji stood silent in the wind for a long time.

He couldn't figure it out. Although it was true that the crown prince and the king of Qi had rebelled, the king of Chu was also very suspicious. Why did the emperor turn a blind eye?

Is it really because of the body?
No, he didn't believe it.

As a good friend of the emperor, he was well aware of the importance the emperor attached to authority.

What is that for?

Pei Ji couldn't figure it out, it was because he would always only think about the behavior of the emperor from his own standpoint.

Not only Pei Ji couldn't figure out the emperor, Li Zhiyun couldn't figure out Pei Ji either.

If in the past he had to be the emperor's minion because he could only rely on the emperor to gain a foothold in the imperial court, then now that the emperor Li Yuan was terminally ill and might die, he was still unwilling to compromise with the reality. Why was that?

loyalty?

As far as loyalty, Li Zhiyun didn't believe that an old man like Pei Ji would be loyal.

In Li Zhiyun's view, there is a high probability that Pei Ji still wants to keep his own position of power.

"I feel that Pei Ji may still not give up."

In the Shence Mansion, Du Ruhui heard Li Zhiyun talk about Pei Ji's performance in the Political Affairs Hall, and analyzed: "Pei Ji is cunning and jealous. In the past, Liu Wenjing was friendly with him, but after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, he did not tolerate Liu Wenjing. Framed. From this we can see that Pei Ji is addicted to power.

Now the emperor is having trouble handling the government affairs, and ordered His Highness to oversee the country. Pei Ji has no contact with His Highness on weekdays, and he is worried that His Highness will deal with him.Therefore, they are unwilling to cooperate with His Highness in every possible way. "

"I also feel the same way." Xue Shou said, "Pei Ji must be dealt with as soon as possible, otherwise, if he is allowed to see His Majesty at will, he may cause trouble in the future."

Li Zhiyun paced in the hall with his hands behind his back, thought for a moment, and said, "No, this king intends to keep him. If you want to move him, it's not now."

Du Ruhui thought for a while, and said tentatively: "His Highness wants to use Pei Ji to test the saint?"

Li Zhiyun said: "Not only that, Pei Ji has a deep foundation in the court, and he has a lot of contacts, and a single hair can affect the whole body. This king wants to see how many ministers are Pei Ji's people."

Fishing requires bait.

In Li Zhiyun's view, Pei Ji is a good bait.

Instead of letting him screen out the ministers one by one, it is better to let Pei Ji expose himself, and if he does it well, he can be eliminated directly.

Du Ruhui said: "If Your Highness has this plan, then Pei Ji needs to be monitored day and night to avoid omissions."

He thinks this strategy is okay and feasible.

"You're right." Li Zhiyun nodded.

Immediately, he ordered Li Zhen to find someone to guard Pei Ji.

Immediately afterwards, Li Zhiyun took out two imperial edicts and handed them to Du Ruhui and Xue Shou.

"This is a knighthood for you. The general, I have asked my servant to convey it to you. This king brought it back for you by the way."

Two imperial decrees, one for each person.Both Du Ruhui and Xue Shou had no titles before, so they were conferred the titles of County Dukes together this time.He never favors one over another, and attaches great importance to generals, but he will never forget the contributions of these staff.

Du Ruhui and Xue Shou were the first to be loyal to him, so of course they should be treated favorably.

Although Li Zhiyun trusted them highly, he did not intend to give them the duke title in one go.

The established knighthood rules, if possible, should not be broken, try not to break it.

What's more, in the future, when he becomes the crown prince, he can give them rewards again, and after ascending the throne, he can still reward them, and he will not treat them badly.

Du Ruhui and Xue Shou also understood very well, although they were only county magistrates, they didn't care much.Because they know very well that now that the big event has been decided, there will never be fewer high-ranking officials and nobles in the future, so why bother to fight for the glory of this moment.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness." The two saluted with the imperial decree in hand.

Li Zhiyun helped them up, and said with a smile: "You two are the humerus of this king, I have relied on you all the way, you deserve it."

Back then, if Du Ruhui and Xue Shou hadn't been planning for him, whether he could have come to this point is still a matter of opinion.

It can be said that Du Ruhui and Xue Shou's contributions are well deserved.

In addition to their knighthoods, there were personnel appointments in the imperial decree, which made Du Ruhui and Xue Shou overjoyed.

Years of hard work, and now it's finally time to blossom and bear fruit.

(End of this chapter)