Invincible son

Chapter 648 647 [Bow down]

When Pei Yue came outside the camp, he took a special look at the sky.

At the end of spring and the beginning of summer, the days are getting longer and longer, but now it is afternoon, and there is only about an hour before dark.When the first prince came to the northern suburbs at this time, it was inevitable that people would be puzzled. After all, as a prince, he couldn't spend the night in the wilderness, so wouldn't he just come here to talk to Pei Yue?
Not long ago, Emperor Kaiping allowed three adult princes to enter the court to observe politics. Of course, this was not only for them to observe the process of civil servants handling government affairs, but also to closely observe the drill methods of the Liang army.The First Prince came to watch Pei Yue's military training in the northern suburbs. There was nothing wrong with this matter, but the timing he chose was a little awkward, and there was a smell of hesitation and indecisiveness.

A hundred steps away from the gate of the camp, a graceful and luxurious carriage was parked beside the road, surrounded by dozens of palace guards.

Seeing Pei Yue walking towards this side, a middle-aged man stepped forward to salute and said: "Little Qu Zhen, send greetings to Lord Pei."

Pei Yue looked at this person calmly. He heard that he was a cronies sent by Concubine Wu Gui. In terms of appearance alone, he was indeed stronger than the previous Li Jinyan.It's just because the eldest prince was deprived of the title of prince, so naturally he could not keep his position as the governor of the palace. According to the court law, the general who guards the country does not have the power to open the mansion.

Of course, Emperor Kaiping didn't drive Liu Xian out of the Prince Lu's mansion, but allowed him to enter the court to observe politics. The emperor's thoughts were almost on the surface.

Pei Yue said indifferently: "It turns out that Qu Changshi was in person, and I have admired him for a long time."

Qu Zhen couldn't hide her shock, and became more and more curious about what kind of person the young dignitary in front of her was.

He knew very well the cause of his predecessor Li Jinyan's death, and he also saw Pei Yue's coldness and determination when facing the eldest prince that night. He never thought that he could see such a gentle attitude from him, and he seemed very panicked for a while.

At this moment, the door of the carriage was pushed open suddenly, and the First Prince Liu Xian came out.

Pei Yue cupped his hands over there and saluted, "I've seen His Highness."

Hearing this familiar yet unfamiliar address, Liu Xian was startled, with an unnatural smile on his face, and tried his best to calmly say: "Pei Yue, I'm sorry to bother you."

Although under Wu Guifei's dealings, Emperor Kaiping released a signal to deter those with ulterior motives, but Liu Xian was still uneasy in his heart.The fourth child is completely hopeless now. In fact, he had no hope before the assassination case, but the second and sixth children are still eyeing each other, and they seem to have a lot of supporters among civil servants.

Liu Xian is not the queen's direct son, so he is naturally at a disadvantage in terms of legal principles. Thanks to Concubine Wu's help in secretly developing contacts over the years, and the love of Emperor Kaiping, he is able to compete with the second prince who occupies the rightful name.Now that he has lost his position as prince, even though everything is normal on the surface, he still cannot be at peace in his heart. Remembering Concubine Wu Guifei's advice to him before, he came to the northern suburbs of the capital in person, wanting to test Pei Yue's attitude towards him.

Along the way, he recalled the intersection with Pei Yue, and it was indeed very unpleasant at first, especially the Qibao Pavilion case made the princess commit suicide in shame, then he sent someone to Lingzhou to assassinate Pei Yue, and the two sides forged a relationship.However, after Pei Yue returned to Beijing, he did not stir up conflicts again, and even asked Qu Zhen to send a carload of generous gifts when Pei Yue was taking a concubine.

As for the assassination case that shocked the court, Pei Yue led his army and horses to step into the palace of Prince Lu that night, making him lose face, but in the end the other party took a step back and did not expose his idea of ​​taking the blame for Pingyang in front of Emperor Kaiping. Liu Xian knew in his heart that this was A favor.

For various reasons, Liu Xian thought of various ways to face Pei Yue in the carriage, but standing in front of this young man at this moment, looking at the gentle but obviously distant smile on his face, he didn't know what to do after the greeting. How to speak.

Qu Zhen was secretly impatient, so she smiled and said, "Pei Hou, in fact, Your Highness has already left the city. I heard that Pei Hou is going to practice the army formation in the northern camp today. His Highness didn't want to delay Pei Hou's business, so he took me to wait in the northern camp. I went around the suburbs and went to Shouyang Mountain to have a look."

It is indeed more appropriate for him to say these words.

Although Liu Xian had made psychological preparations for a long time, it was a bit abrupt for him to suddenly become a virtuous corporal.

Pei Yue was slightly taken aback, and looked at Liu Xian in surprise.

If the eldest prince can inherit the great treasure in the future, what happened today will probably become an anecdote in the history books like the story of Xiliuying in the previous life.

He suppressed the thoughts in his heart and said with a smile: "Your Highness is kind-hearted, but if it gets out, some people may say that Pei Yue is arrogant and arrogant, and doesn't know the rules of respect."

Although these words are not respectful enough, but they are a little closer than before, Liu Xian felt relieved and joked: "If you are respectful and obedient to me, then you will really be criticized."

It seems that the clever concubine has taught you a lot recently.

Pei Yue sighed in his heart, then turned sideways and said, "Your Highness, please."

"Okay." Liu Xian nodded slightly.

The two walked into the gate of the northern camp side by side, Qu Zhen and the palace guards followed as usual, but they heard Liu Xian say: "You guys just wait outside, the important part of the military camp is not allowed to enter without permission."

Without any hesitation, Qu Zhen bowed and said, "Yes."

The corners of Pei Yue's mouth curled up slightly. If the eldest prince had such a heart and emotional intelligence a few years ago, I am afraid that there would be far more courtiers supporting him than now.

After entering the camp, Liu Xian carefully observed the layout of the camp and the faces of the soldiers, and they seemed very quiet along the way.

From time to time, shouts came from the west school grounds. Seeing his curiosity, Pei Yue took him to the school grounds.

The selection ceremony for the first batch of [-] warriors in the Beiwei Battalion has ended. Although the Tibetan front guards who were not selected were a little unwilling, they were more motivated by endless motivation.They left the school grounds under the leadership of their respective generals, just in time to bump into Pei Yue and Liu Xian who were walking towards them.

These soldiers didn't know the eldest prince, but they didn't lose their formation because of Pei Yue's appearance. They still walked meticulously and firmly, casting their eyes on them when they passed by.

Liu Xian was quite shocked to see this scene.

It was the first time he had witnessed the rigor of the Tibetan front guard army, the strict military discipline, and the fierceness of the soldiers in so many years, and he even privately felt that this cavalry force that traversed the western border was stronger than the imperial army.

After the long team passed by, Liu Xian said convincingly: "To be honest, I had some misunderstandings about you before. Even though you have made great contributions in the western region, I still feel that you are relying on luck and the protection of your elders. Until now I saw Zang Feng Guardsmen, I realized that I was very wrong."

He turned his head to look at Pei Yue, and said sincerely: "You can create such an elite cavalry from scratch, and you are invincible in the complicated situation in the western region, which is enough to show that the father sees farther and more accurately than us. .He discovered you as a handsome talent a few years ago, it’s ridiculous that I still want to take over your property.”

Pei Yue stared at him steadfastly, and after a while said dumbfoundedly: "Your Highness, you make me very uncomfortable."

(End of this chapter)