Invincible son

Imperial City, Liangyi Hall.

The palace is full of purple heavy officials, and the atmosphere is quite dignified.

Gao Qiu and the others walked in quickly and stood still in their respective positions.

Sujiang, the governor of the capital, is like a bright mirror in his heart. Whether he went to the Jin Palace to make amends, or was called into the palace to discuss matters in front of the palace, he was just a foil.Since it is related to the repeated situation in the southern border, in addition to seeing the chief officials of Taishitai Pavilion and Luanyiwei, the person His Majesty most wants to see is His Royal Highness King Jin.

however……

Su Jiang quietly took a look at Hou Yu who was not far away with a bitter face, and sighed secretly.

He could understand the worries of Empress Dowager Wu in the palace and many important ministers in the court. After all, Pei Yue's power in the army was too strong. Xiao Jin, the Marquis of Xiangcheng, who had high hopes, was disgraced in the southern border. For a while, there was nothing in the court to check and balance Pei Yue Yue's martial arts.Under such circumstances, it is natural to want to weaken Pei Yue's power, but the key lies in the wrong timing.

The homeland of the Southern Dynasties has just been regained, and it will take at least a few years to completely settle down.To the west, the State of Wu still occupies the Gaoyang Plain, and the Western Army of Daliang has suffered a great deal of wear and tear in nearly half a year of hard fighting, and it will take a long time to recover.

In short, Guochao is far from Ma Fang Nanshan, so eager to target Pei Yue, and even force him to quit the court by killing his biological father - there is no such reason in this world, let alone Pei Yue has always had a tough temperament, but when it came to issues of principle, he would not back down even in front of the late emperor.

Su Jiang bowed his head and lowered his eyebrows, standing inconspicuously among the crowd.

Although he has a thorough understanding of these matters, he has no desire to get involved in them. This is also the secret of his ability to secure the hot potato position of Governor of Kyoto.

On the dragon chair, Liu Xian stared solemnly at Hou Yu, and said in a deep voice, "Why didn't King Jin enter the palace?"

Hou Yu bowed and replied: "Your Majesty Qi Zuo, the King of Jin said that he has stepped down from his duties as the commander of the Southern Army and the prefect of the Western Prefecture, and according to the ancestral system of the country, princes are not allowed to participate in politics, so it is inconvenient to enter the palace. Please forgive me. .”

The last sentence was added on his own initiative. If he repeated Pei Yue's original words, he was not sure if there would be a rift between the monarch and his ministers, but he knew that he would definitely be in trouble.

"When did I say that princes are not allowed to interfere in politics? But you are talking nonsense in front of King Jin?"

Liu Xian frowned, and there was a bit of chill in his voice.

Hou Yu was so terrified that he knelt on his knees and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, how dare the servants be so presumptuous? Lord Gao and Lord Su were both present at the time, which can prove that the servants are absolutely true."

Liu Xian was only annoyed for a moment, and then he waved his hands and ordered Hou Yu to retreat, then looked at the officials below, and said coldly: "The reason why the family of all the ministers were summoned into the palace today is because of the turmoil in many places in the southern border, and Han Qing, who is in charge of the Eastern Mansion, Send eight hundred li fast horses to deliver the report."

Even Jing Chu and Chen An, the two spies, were in the dark, and the others didn't even know about it.

Liu Xian asked another eunuch to read the memorial written by Han Gongduan himself.

The princes of the court were not clear about the specific situation of the southern homeland. Through Han Gongduan's writing, they realized that the situation in the south was not as stable as imagined.After Pei Yue took control of Jian'an and sent troops to wipe out Xian Chunqiu's tribe, the Zhou Dynasty was destroyed, but he was not a god after all, and he couldn't solve all hidden dangers in a full month.

When Pei Yue was still in the southern border, the southerners were afraid of his fierceness, so naturally they didn't dare to repeat it at will.However, when Pei Yue returned to Beijing under the order, signs of resistance began to appear in some places in the southern border.According to Han Gongduan’s narration, when he wrote this memorial, six or seven small groups of soldiers had already appeared in the south. Although each group had only 3000 to [-] people, they played the banner of the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty and occupied some small cities.

Today, the Liang army guarding the southern border has 20 people. It seems that there are many soldiers and generals. However, facing the vast territory of the southern border, they can only firmly grasp the big cities and passes. As for the remote areas, it is obviously impossible to cover everything.

Han Gongduan bluntly stated at the end of the memorial that the current situation can still be controlled, and he will try his best to coordinate the various armies and strive to extinguish the local unrest as quickly as possible.But considering the long-term overall situation, he hopes that the court can provide more support.

After the internal supervisor finished reading the memorial, some ministers were relieved, it turned out that it was just a small fight.

This situation is normal, after all, people living on that land are real people, not wooden stakes without their own thoughts.Some people are willing to submit to Liang, so naturally some people want to be loyal ministers of the Zhou Dynasty, and there are many ambitious people mixed in, it is hard to guarantee that some troubles will arise.

Su Jiang secretly sighed in his heart: "What a coincidence."

Ning Huai'an, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and Wu Cunren, the newly appointed Hanlin Bachelor and Minister of Rites, looked at each other, and there was a bit of suspicion in each other's eyes.

Is there really such a coincidence in this world?
The imperial court had just begun to cut power, and there were riots in the south, and they could understand the hidden hints in Han Gongduan's memorial, such as the sentence "try to coordinate the armies from all walks of life."

Why try to coordinate?
Although Han Gongduan was in power in the Eastern Mansion, it was difficult for him to command those arrogant soldiers who stayed in the southern border at will.

Who can command them is a question that does not need to be considered, but that person is unwilling to enter the palace because of recent events.

Ning Huai'an thought about it, and always felt that Pei Yue seemed to have the suspicion of raising his own self-esteem. Seeing that no one around him spoke, a surge of enthusiasm suddenly surged in his heart, and he went out to play: "Your Majesty, minister—"

At this moment, a middle-aged man in front of him said first: "Your Majesty, I have a request to play."

Ning Huai'an was slightly taken aback, and after seeing Luo Ting's back clearly, he could only retreat resentfully.

Liu Xian had a panoramic view of this scene, and said calmly: "Please tell me when you are in power."

Luo Ting said slowly: "The sages once said that the merits of a sage are mediocre at the time; if the time is not right, the sky will return its shape. The festival of heaven is not far away, and it will be rebelled after five years; a small evil is near, and a big evil is far away. The southern border Restoration of the homeland, this is the blessing of God and His Majesty, and also the meritorious service of King Jin and hundreds of thousands of soldiers. However, a small chaos may turn into a big chaos. If the hidden dangers are not eliminated in time, the situation may become extremely complicated, and may even lead to the failure of previous efforts From this point of view, Mr. Han's worries are not unreasonable."

Liu Xian nodded slightly.

This principle is not complicated, and everyone in the palace understands it. The key lies in how to solve this problem.

Luo Ting continued: "In terms of understanding of the situation in the southern border, no one in the court can compare with King Jin. Therefore, I believe that King Jin should still be invited to preside over this matter."

There was a sudden commotion in the hall.

During this period of time, it was because of Empress Dowager Wu's explicit instructions and Luo Ting's insistence that the important officials in the court could unite and pressure Pei Yue to gradually withdraw from the court in the name of righteousness.Even though the Dingguo Mansion case is pending, they firmly believe that as long as everyone is united, it will be difficult for Pei Yue to hold on.But now that Luo Ting's words came out, they all frowned.

Does the ruling lord want to change course?

Luo Ting didn't look sideways, looked up at Liu Xian and said: "However, I agree with His Royal Highness Prince Jin's thoughts. According to the court regulations, it is indeed not suitable for the prince to directly intervene in the government affairs. Even His Majesty only had the right to observe the government back then."

What he said one after another seemed to be contradictory, he hoped that Pei Yue would take action to solve the hidden dangers in the southern border, but he also didn't want him to regain power in the West Mansion.However, he wanted the horse to run without letting the horse graze, how could Pei Yue agree to such absurd request?
But some people gradually became aware of Luo Ting's intentions.

Liu Xian stared and asked: "What is the meaning of ruling?"

Luo Ting took a light breath and said sincerely: "Actually, not only does the stability of the southern region depend on Prince Jin, but also the imperial court's implementation of reforms depends on his ideas. Moreover, His Highness Prince Jin is still so young, so there is no need to rush to indulge in the mountains and rivers. After thinking about it, I suddenly found a solution from the history books, which might solve the two dilemmas."

Liu Xian's heart moved, his eyes narrowed slightly: "Continue."

Luo Ting raised his tone slightly, and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, please restore the important military and state affairs of Pingzhang. This title must belong to King Jin!"

Loud.

There was a solemn silence in the hall.