Great Tang princess

Chapter 337 Pei Yan's Change

The design of the Princess Mansion has already been drawn, and Li Yuechen is mainly responsible for proposing ideas, and the elites of the Engineering Academy help to perfect it.

It is basically a large garden structure with three entrances and three exits, covering an area far larger than various high-end villas of later generations, almost reaching the level of a manor.

It's not that Li Yuechen himself is extravagant, but the princess is a princess after all, not to mention that there will be a group of officials working here in the future, at least there should be some facilities.

The academicians of the Academy of Engineering took their apprentices to supervise the construction this time, which is also a good opportunity to train apprentices. After all, the Academy of Engineering also needs to inherit.

Because the materials have been prepared in advance, the construction can start immediately, and the construction period is expected to be about two months, and it will be fully completed by the beginning of August.

At the end of June, the Qianling Mausoleum of the first emperor was officially completed, and then Wu Zetian announced the change of the year name: Civilization!
At this moment, although it is said that the queen of heaven has formed a pattern of dictatorship, there are still many staunch anti-martial factions in the court.

Then Wu Zetian began to promote people who could do things for him. At the beginning of July, Wu Chengsi, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, entered Taichangqing to make peace with Fengge Luantai and formally pay homage to his prime minister.

The old mother in the court hall must be able to completely control it, and Li Yuechen has nothing to worry about. Recently, he has basically been running into the barracks every day.

The school is well on its way and the children learn basic literature and arithmetic here.

Since the teachers here are all former students of Li Yuechen, Confucianism is learned here more as a subject rather than implementing the entire educational policy.

After these children have passed the elementary school, they will fill out their volunteers. If they want to do other things or become civil servants in the future, they will continue to study here.

Those who want to enter the army will transfer to the campus of the military academy. While learning military skills such as command and combat, they will also start serving in the army and receive formal military training.

Everything seemed to be developing according to the established track, but at the beginning of July, Li Yuechen, who was staying in the barracks, welcomed a special guest—Zhong Shuling Pei Yan.

To be honest, Li Yuechen was very surprised by his arrival, why did he run to the barracks to find himself?
In the office, Fulai put a cup of tea in front of Pei Yan, took two steps back, and stood beside Li Yuechen, ready to serve him at any time.

Pei Yan sat on a chair made of woven rattan, looking at Li Yuechen's office curiously.

The layout here is very simple, there is only a solid wood desk, and some documents and reports are placed on the desktop. Judging from the cover, many of them are actually written in vernacular.

There are various military books on the bookshelf at the back. In addition to the basic "Sun Tzu's Art of War" and so on, there are also "Nine Cauldrons", "Chariot Warfare" and "Wu Qi Jing" and so on...

These classics should have been re-transcribed, from the original scrolls to booklets, and judging from the degree of wear and tear on the corners, they should be read frequently.

The windows of the office are transparent glass windows, the interior is very bright, and there is no need to light candles at all.

Generally speaking, this style is a bit confusing, but it is simple and elegant, without any luxury.

Li Yuechen leaned his butt on the edge of the table, held a teacup and asked, "Pei Gong came to visit suddenly, but do you have something to say?"

Hearing the question, Pei Yan came back to his senses, and said hesitantly: "Yes, I have something to ask Your Highness."

"But it's okay to say." Li Yuechen raised his hand to signal, and then gently blew on the tea in front of him.

"May I ask Your Highness, do you know what 'orthodoxy' means?" Pei Yan asked.

Hearing this sentence, Li Yuechen was slightly taken aback, couldn't help raising his eyebrows, and looked at him with a pair of bright black eyes.

The entire court knew that Pei Yan was the Queen of Heaven, but why did they come to discuss this today?
It feels like it's a bit of tricking the princess to rebel. Could it be that she wants to betray the queen?But why?

"Pei Gong has always been very supportive of the Empress Dowager, why are you here to discuss this issue with me now?" Li Yuechen asked.

"Your Highness is joking." Pei Yan smiled slightly, "Your Majesty is a courtier of the Tang Dynasty, so he is naturally loyal to the Tang Dynasty!"

It sounded like nothing more than nonsense, but he emphasized the word Datang.

Li Yuechen nodded to show that he understood, he didn't support Tianhou, he supported making Datang better, that's why he had always expressed support for Tianhou before.

But now that he is going to court in the future, he feels that this woman has lost control and may do something bad.

So their friendship could no longer be maintained, and he didn't want to see someone with a foreign surname coming to court, so he had to find another supporter.

The emperor is now under house arrest, and he cannot see him face to face.Yu Wang Li Dan is also under surveillance, and it is impossible to contact him rashly.

If you think about it carefully, there are only two people who are easy to get in touch with now.One is Princess Taiping, and the other is Li Xian who is also in the barracks.

Although it is said that Li Yuechen is not politically sensitive, but after all, he was born in the royal family since he was a child, and coupled with the deliberate training of his parents, he can still analyze things in this aspect quite thoroughly.

If you think about it carefully, you can basically analyze the purpose of Pei Yan's visit today.

Pei Yan must have two purposes for coming to see her today.

One is to get her support, which is equivalent to having combat effectiveness; the other is to make him meet Li Xian through his own matchmaking.

Although it is said that Li Xian has been abolished as a commoner, he is still the first emperor's son and still has royal blood in him, which cannot be changed.

As long as Princess Taiping is willing to support Li Xian, it is quite easy to rebel.

Thinking of this, Li Yuechen suddenly smiled, "Since he is loyal to the Tang Dynasty, Mr. Pei should not think about those things anymore. Now the dynasty has not changed..."

Pei Yan frowned slightly, for a moment he didn't know whether he should speak more clearly.

Many people in the court are very clear about Princess Taiping's disposition. She is a person who attaches great importance to emotions and rarely gets involved in the government affairs.

She gave the feeling to many people in the court, just like Li Ji back then, she also didn't like to meddle in the government affairs, and she was able to engage in the army with peace of mind.

But there is a saying that must be admitted that political power grows out of the barrel of a gun, which is an eternal truth.

Even if the princess doesn't like to meddle, but with the army in hand, at many critical moments, it can often become an important force to influence the situation.

Pei Yan thought for a while, but still asked tentatively: "I don't know the Second Highness..."

"Brother is concentrating on doing things in the army now, and doesn't want to get involved in other things." Li Yuechen interrupted him directly, "Pei Gong, please come back."

As soon as he heard that he wanted to see his second brother, Li Yuechen knew what he was thinking.

I have to say, I really dare to think about it!

Of course, this is also inseparable from the special environment of this era. Since the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the power of the aristocratic family has been unprecedentedly large. The so-called emperor is just an executive CEO, not as supreme as the people think.

Even in the current Tang Dynasty, after Taizong and the suppression of the first two generations of emperors, they still dare to think about changing the emperor and take action for it.

Maybe he is really doing it for the good of Datang, but this is not a good thing for the country.

Li Yuechen is very clear that they may not be bad people, but for the stability of the country, the two sides must still become enemies!

……

Hearing the princess' refusal, Pei Yan sighed slightly, but didn't continue to say more, got up and saluted and said goodbye.

Seeing his leaving back, Li Yuechen squinted his eyes, thinking whether he should tell his mother first to demote him.

After the plan is over in the future, it may be able to be used again.

After all, he was also doing it for the good of the Tang Dynasty. Although the means may be a bit extreme, no matter what, he shouldn't have the idea of ​​changing the emperor.

In the evening, when Li Yuechen returned to the palace, when he was having dinner with his mother, he wanted to mention something, but in the end he didn't say it.

According to my mother's personality, once she speaks out, it won't be as simple as demoting an official if it doesn't work out.

After all, my mother came all the way from the harem, and she knows the importance of cutting grass and roots. Once she does it, she will definitely not leave anyone alive!

Don't look at her quiet temperament, she looks like a graceful girl, but Li Yuechen knows very well that in her mother's bones, she is actually the kind of person who dares to fight.

So don't worry about this matter, you might as well look at the situation first.

If Pei Yan is killed at this time, it will inevitably be suspected of killing a donkey, and if it is not done well, it will make people panic.

The next day was the day of going to court again, and Li Yuechen went to the passage to listen in.

Now the person in charge of recording the court meeting is Princess Yiyang. After the two sisters greeted each other, the court meeting also began.

Nothing major happened today, and the only thing worthy of attention was the killing of the governor of Guangzhou, Lu Yuanrui.

The matter is also very simple, he blackmailed the Hu merchants who came to do business.

Hu Shangqi just went to him to reason. Not only did he not punish his subordinates, but he also arrested Hu Shang who came to sue.

So a group of Hu merchants joined forces and rushed into the Guangzhou Governor's Mansion, killed Lu Yuanrui and more than ten staff members, and then boarded a boat and fled.

Li Yuechen in the passage shook his head regretfully.

In any case, it is impossible to chase the murderer overseas in this era, so we can only let it go.

Tianhou frowned even more, announcing that the portrait of the murderer would be sent out, and if she saw him again, she would be arrested and brought to justice immediately.

Although she herself thought that the possibility of being caught was close to zero, no matter what, Lu Yuanrui was also an official ordered by the court, and he should be punished by the court if he made a mistake.

This matter did not arouse any discussion, and soon entered the report of the next matter.

Wu Chengsi, Minister of the Ministry of Rites who had just paid homage to the Prime Minister, suddenly stood up and saluted respectfully: "I will report to the Queen of Heaven, and I ask the Queen of Heaven to make my ancestor the king and build seven temples of my Wu family in Wenshui!"

Li Yuechen in the passage slightly poked his head, looking at this cousin who had already grown a thick beard, feeling a little pitiful.

It is not difficult to see that my mother doesn't like this nephew very much because of his brother's affairs.

But considering that there is no one available in the court, they were still appointed as officials.

Wu Chengsi is also very aware of this point, in order not to let this aunt's hatred of his father's generation continue to himself, he can only lick it desperately and act obediently.

Today's matter, maybe it was also instructed by my mother herself. While revealing a little clue of the purpose, it was also to focus all the attraction on herself.

At first, I thought that Di Renjie should be the first to stand up for this kind of thing, or at least it should be the people from Yushitai.

But no one expected that the first person to stand up to express opposition was Zhongshu Ling Peiyan.

"When the Empress Dowager's mother comes to the world, she should show it to her father-in-law. How can she be private to her relatives. Have you ever seen the defeat of the Lu family?"

Wu Zetian didn't expect that Pei Yan would stand up against her, and immediately frowned, wondering if he had taken the wrong medicine.

But this is the imperial court after all, so I can't ignore his words, and replied dissatisfied: "Empress Lu entrusts the living with power, so she will be defeated. Now chasing and respecting the dead, why does it hurt?"

"Tianhou, things should be prevented in the bud..."

However, before Pei Yan finished speaking, Wu Zetian interrupted: "Okay, don't talk about this matter again, do you have other matters to attend?"

Once this sentence is said, it means that the mind has been made up, and no matter who says it, it is useless.

The ministers were all silent, and many of them turned their heads to look at the new imperial censor, Zhongcheng Di Renjie, their eyes seemed to be asking, why don't you come out and say something under such a situation?
However, Di Renjie acted as if he hadn't seen it, and stood there with his half-closed eyes, as if he was wandering away.

Many people looked at Pei Yan in surprise, not knowing why he suddenly took the lead in opposing the Queen of Heaven today.

Or it was because of some reason that he had a falling out with the queen, if that was the case, maybe he could win over at this moment.

Or... It was the order of the Queen of Heaven, who was fishing, and wanted to see if anyone could take this opportunity to win him over.

The ministers who can get into the court are not ordinary people, they didn't do anything immediately because of Pei Yan's action, they are still on the sidelines.

Li Yuechen didn't know if his mother would chat with Pei Yan alone next time, but in the subsequent court meetings, he could feel that the relationship between the two had indeed declined a lot.

In the past, the two seemed to be able to get along as friends, but now, that feeling has completely disappeared.

During this period of time, some of the ministers who were watching had already taken action and started to win over Pei Yan.

And Li Yuechen didn't pay much attention to the affairs of the court, and most of her energy was put on the princess mansion during this time.

Covering half an area of ​​Lifang, it is almost a small manor. She spends most of the time on the construction site every day, watching them build her future house little by little.

But Li Yuechen was thinking, can there be a swing or a hanging chair in the yard by then?Shangguan Wan'er would like to play this, right?
……

After almost two months, the Zhenguo Princess Taiping Mansion was finally officially completed.

With the help of thousands of captives and the engineering troops who returned later, this kind of construction speed is simply incredible.

On the last day of August, Li Yuechen came to Zhengpingfang.

As soon as you enter the workshop, you can see a wide gate as soon as you turn your head. There are several long halberds on both sides of the gate, which are usually only equipped in the homes of generals.

The house has three entrances, and it adopts a structure similar to Linde Hall as a whole, with two floors above and below.

Although it looks like a wooden building, the interior is actually made of bricks.

The blue bricks of this era are stronger than the red bricks of the future, so although the house is large, there are not many supporting columns inside, and the space appears large.

Li Yuechen stood outside the door, looked at it, nodded in satisfaction, and then raised his leg to enter.

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