Invincible son

Chapter 1081 1082 [Ruthless may not be a real hero]

Emperor Kaiping leaned on the back pillow, glanced at the wooden box at Pei Yue's feet, and said slowly, "Give me a seat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Perhaps Pei Yue was touched by the emperor's eyes, so he declined politely, and the cold and solemn aura on his body was a little softer.However, when he saw that the person who moved the round stool for him was the inner eunuch who knew Hou Yu, he couldn't help but feel a little strange, because most of the two in the palace knew it, Liu Bao was old and calm, and Emperor Kaiping was more used to this person serving by his side.

Hou Yu maintained a respectful demeanor as always, but his eyes were slightly dodged.

This kind of energy-raising skill is naturally inferior to Liu Bao's. Pei Yue thinks of something that Mr. Xi mentioned before entering Beijing, and he has a care in his heart.

He just didn't pay attention at the moment, took the round stool and sat down, first looked at Liu Xian who was standing and Concubine Wu Gui who was sitting by the couch, seeing the unconcealable grief on their faces, he couldn't help but feel a little heavy .

When Emperor Kaiping saw this, he frowned slightly and said: "You are the first-class prince appointed by my own relatives, why should you act like a child."

Once upon a time, the majestic Emperor Liang, who was as tall as a mountain, was lying on the couch. Even though the furnishings in the dormitory were all graceful and luxurious, showing the majesty of the heavenly family and the nobility of the imperial power everywhere, he himself inevitably showed an extremely weakened appearance. state.

Thinking of the ups and downs of the past few years, Pei Yue couldn't help lowering his head slightly.

Non-vegetation, ruthless Practice makes perfect.

After a long time, Pei Yue sighed lightly: "Your Majesty, I didn't expect things to develop to this point."

Seeing that there was no fake sadness on his face, Emperor Kaiping was also so emotional that he couldn't hold it back, so he said to Chen An who was standing in the corner: "Let's all step back."

Chen An was a little hesitant, after all he knew that Pei Yue was a must-have martial arts master, and he had proven himself to kill people like hell on the battlefield.

Emperor Kaiping said calmly: "If even Pei Yue wants to kill me, then I really deserve to die."

"Your Majesty!" Wu Guifei jumped, and then subconsciously looked at the calm young prince.

Pei Yue met her gaze calmly.

Chen An knew that he couldn't hesitate anymore, so he hurriedly led all the court guards and palace people out of the bedroom.

Emperor Kaiping comforted Concubine Wu Gui with gentle eyes, and then said to Pei Yue, "Tell me about the battle outside the capital."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Pei Yue agreed, and then he returned to the North Camp to surrender Luo Ke's enemy, then mobilized the rebel cavalry several times, and then led the army back to the South Camp to hold Luo Huanzhang, and then brought the veterans of the Beijing Camp in the city. After receiving a message from Mo Haoli's Luan Yiwei master, they rushed to intercept Wang Pingzhang and Liu Zhi before they entered Qizhou.

He was eloquent and well-organized, although he didn't intentionally heighten the atmosphere, his simple narration also shocked Wu Guifei and Liu Xian secretly.

After describing the process, Pei Yue looked at the wooden box next to him and said, "Your Majesty, Wang Pingzhang has been put to death, and Liu Zhi, the sixth prince, was brought back to the capital to be guarded by the Imperial Army. The rest are Xu Shou, the sons of the Wang family, and some rebels from the Western Camp, etc. Everyone has been handed over to the imperial guards for custody."

Emperor Kaiping narrowed his eyes slightly, and asked after a long silence, "You cut off Wang Pingzhang's head yourself?"

Pei Yue replied concisely: "Yes."

Concubine Wu Gui was filled with emotions at this moment, and of course she understood the meaning behind Pei Yue's decision.

Although Wang Pingzhang has openly conspired against him, his legacy in the army is quite deep, and I don't know how many people have received his favor.Those people may not dare to openly resist the emperor and the court, but they will definitely transfer their hatred to Pei Yue.Not to mention letting the tiger go back to the mountain to raise the bandits' self-respect, even if Pei Yue just brought Wang Pingzhang back to the capital and handed it over to the imperial court, he would be able to avoid unnecessary troubles.

So she looked at Pei Yue with softer eyes.

Emperor Kaiping thought deeper, and Pei Yue's move was enough to show that he was still as sincere and candid as before.

This is the first-class Marquis he personally promoted, and it was because of his respect that he was able to show his talent from the beginning to the end. What is even more commendable is that Pei Yue did not take the road he did not want to see.

"Okay, you've done a good job." Emperor Kaiping sighed softly.

After Pei Yue thanked you, he said again: "Your Majesty, I have something else I would like to ask you for."

Emperor Kaiping pondered: "Forgive Luo Kedi and the soldiers of the Southern Camp?"

Pei Yue said: "Yes. Without Luo Kedi's efforts to set things right and cooperate wholeheartedly, I would not be able to set up traps for Wang Pingzhang and Wang Jiuxuan's ancestors and grandchildren, and it would also be difficult to persuade Luo Huanzhang to stop in time. Luo Huanzhang is a true warrior who is not afraid of life and death. Even if I hold him hostage, without Luo Kedi's persuasion, I can't force him to order the South Camp to withdraw."

He paused for a moment, looked at Emperor Kaiping and said sincerely: "As for the soldiers of the Southern Camp, most of them did not intend to rebel, but the situation was chaotic at that time, and even many ministers couldn't tell the truth from the fake, let alone these illiterate soldiers. ? In the final analysis, they can only follow military orders."

Although today's atmosphere was better than he had imagined, and Emperor Kaiping was not clouded by clouds and mountains as usual, he was still not very sure at the moment.

The so-called moodiness of the emperor does not mean that the emperor's temperament is too weird, but that most of their judgments about gains and losses do not follow the principles of reason and morality.

Emperor Kaiping was noncommittal, and slowly asked: "How do you plan to deal with them?"

Pei Yue thought it over and said: "Luo Kedi has made no mistakes. Although he was implicated by Luo Huanzhang, his merits are enough to offset the crime of being implicated. Therefore, I think he can be removed from the military post, but I beg your majesty to forgive him. Nanying The situation of the officers and men is complicated and needs to be carefully screened by the court. If there is any act of rebellion and treason, it can be charged according to the law. Those ordinary officers and men who are just obeying orders, I think that they should not be too harsh."

Encouraged by Concubine Wu's eyes, Crown Prince Liu Xian bowed in salute and said, "Father, my son thinks what the Marquis of Zhongshan said is quite appropriate."

Emperor Kaiping smiled lightly, and said to Pei Yue: "I'm sure."

Pei Yue was already prepared to pay a price, but he was startled slightly after hearing these three simple words.

According to his understanding of Emperor Kaiping, it is extremely rare, even unique, to agree to a courtier's request so easily.After all, what Luo Kedi and the Nanying soldiers were involved in was a big case of treason, and it was impossible for any emperor to let it go, let alone this one in front of him was not only ruthless to others, but even more ruthless to himself.

It was really unexpected that it went so smoothly.

Emperor Kaiping said again: "Don't meddle in Xiying."

Pei Yue's heart shuddered, and he immediately understood that the emperor was still the one who killed and killed decisively, and Xiying was bound to usher in a big cleansing.The reason why today's request went well is because Emperor Kaiping took a step back for his sake.

What does this step mean?
Pei Yue sighed secretly in his heart, because the emperor obviously would not do useless work, even though he is very different from usual today.

Sure enough, Emperor Kaiping said slowly: "This time you made a lot of contributions, and you also brought back Wang Pingzhang's head. The court must reward you heavily to convince the public. Last year you defeated the Southern Dynasty army in the southern border. At that time, I overwhelmed you." Your momentum, but now you can't do that anymore, otherwise the world will ridicule me for not being clear about rewards and punishments."

He stared fixedly at Pei Yue, and continued, "I'm going to make you the Duke of Wei."

The Duke of the Duke who was young and weakly crowned, and not the title when the dynasty was first established, has been rarely seen since ancient times.

The atmosphere in the bedroom suddenly became tense.

For Pei Yue, the Duke of Wei actually did more harm than good, because he was still very young, and he would have enough time to fight for the title for himself in the future. If he accepted the emperor's gift now, it meant that he had to surrender his military power.Moreover, after handing over the military power, it is difficult for him to take the military position of the prefect of the Xifu as a transition. After all, Gu Liang and Xiao Jin, the military planes of the Xifu, are only princes.

At that time, his situation will be very embarrassing. The biggest possibility is that he will return to the government for the elderly at a young age, and after another ten years or so, he will directly enter the Western government to take over the military position.

But who can predict the situation after so long?
It is not an accidental phenomenon for people to go to cool tea. As time goes by, when Pei Yue's aura fades, the most important thing is that the elite soldiers he brings out will become the subordinates of others. A duke of a country cannot decide everything.

Emperor Kaiping's expression was calm, but Concubine Wu Gui showed a slight look of unbearable expression, and Prince Liu Xian on the other side looked solemn.

They naturally thought that Pei Yue would refuse. After all, with his intelligence and ingenuity shown in the past, it was easy to see through the hidden maneuvers of this decree.

I just don't know what method he will use.

But what the emperor and concubine didn't expect was that Pei Yue didn't tactfully refuse.

He just got up calmly, saluted and said: "Your majesty bestowed the title, I dare not resign, thank you Your Majesty for your kindness."

(End of this chapter)