Invincible son

Chapter 868 867 [The distance between the rivers and lakes]

Wang Pingzhang fell into deep thought.

After a while, he shook his head slightly and said, "Your Majesty, Pei Yue is too young."

Emperor Kaiping said indifferently: "Since you are young, you should be granted the title of Duke, so that you can empty your military power. Before that, you have made several suggestions in front of me, didn't you just want me to take back the power in Pei Yue's hands?"

Wang Pingzhang calmly replied: "Your Majesty, the old minister did not target Pei Yue out of selfishness, it is because he has too many secrets hidden in him."

Emperor Kaiping said noncommittally: "Let's hear it."

Wang Pingzhang said: "Your Majesty once asked the old minister who among those people survived. The old minister always thought that only the woman from the Chen family was the only one. But after repeatedly studying Pei Yue's resume, the old minister figured out some strange signs."

Emperor Kaiping narrowed his eyes slightly.

The most proud masterpiece of this pair of monarchs and ministers is not to suppress the great power of the founding prince in the army, but a series of changes that happened in Kyoto 17 years ago.First, the situation on the border was turbulent, several generals who the late emperor relied on rushed to the border, and then seven martial arts conspired to rebel and poison the late emperor, and then Wang Pingzhang persuaded most of the important officials in the name of suppressing thieves, creating a bloody night in Kyoto to kill the Chen family. The first emperor, who was seriously ill and dying, could not bear this blow, and died in the palace more than ten days later.

The imperial power was changed, and there was a bloody storm.

Although Emperor Kaiping stayed out of the matter from the beginning to the end, and Wang Pingzhang was secretly threading the needle, but this kind of thing does not need evidence, just like when Pei Yue came out of Hengduan Mountain and talked with Gu Liang secretly, he concluded that Emperor Kaiping was the one who murdered the late emperor. fierce.

In recent years, Emperor Kaiping has worked hard to govern and love the people, and finally let Daliang's national power far surpass that of Wu and Zhou. It may be that he did not intend to prove that he is more suitable for the position of emperor.

Except for Wang Pingzhang, no courtier dared to mention those things in front of him.

"Pei Yue is not a descendant of the late emperor, nor a descendant of the Chen family. I already know the story of what happened back then." Emperor Kaiping was not disturbed by Wang Pingzhang's words, and gave a firm conclusion.

Wang Pingzhang said calmly: "Your Majesty, Pei Yue took advantage of the Hengduan Mountain Bandits to step into the imperial court, took over the military power at the beginning of the western region, and finally forced Lu Min to commit suicide to seize power and win the national war. On the surface, there are traces of his journey. It is clear, but there is still a thread in the dark, many of his actions are inseparable from Chen Xizhi."

Emperor Kaiping nodded slightly. Part of the reason why Pei Yue went from Zhongshanzi to the commander of Zangfengwei was that he wanted to see clearly the connection between this young man and the descendants of the Chen family.

It's just that after Pei Yue killed Chen Xi, he let go of his suspicions and gradually trusted Pei Yue's loyalty.

Now that Wang Pingzhang brought up the old story again, Emperor Kaiping suddenly realized a problem, Pei Yue's rise was indeed closely related to Chen Xizhi.Looking at problems from more than one angle, Emperor Kaiping, who is a master of the emperor's mind, naturally understands this truth.

His face remained calm, and he said indifferently: "Chen Xizhi is dead."

Wang Pingzhang said: "Your Majesty, even if you put aside the threat that Pei Yue may become a powerful minister, regardless of whether his rise has anything to do with the Chen family, the most puzzling thing for the veteran is that he has been humiliated by the Pei family for 13 years. As soon as you come out, you are good at businessmanship?"

Emperor Kaiping said slowly: "I believe in Pei Yue's loyalty, he must have nothing to do with the Chen family. This time, I let Han Gongduan take over the peace talks, just because I don't want to push him to the forefront."

The emperor's tone was very firm, but Wang Pingzhang had a judgment in his heart, and said sincerely: "The old minister understands what your majesty means, and Pei Yue will be of great use in the future. After all, he is a real handsome talent. But the old minister wants to eliminate hidden dangers for your majesty." , if His Majesty grants it, there is actually a very simple solution."

Emperor Kaiping raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at him.

Wang Pingzhang said in a deep voice: "The old minister wants to send someone to Lingzhou to find out whether Chen Xizhi is dead or not. If Chen Xizhi really died at the hands of Pei Yue, it will prove that he has nothing to do with the Chen family."

Emperor Kaiping was silent for a moment, then said indifferently: "Yes."

Wang Pingzhang lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

Emperor Kaiping said again: "Pei Yue's award is temporarily on hold, and we will make a decision after he returns to Beijing."

Wang Pingzhang said: "I obey the order."

Seeing the emperor's tired face, the military minister got up and left.

After he stepped back, Emperor Kaiping's long and narrow eyes shone with a sharp and cold light, he took out the bottom one from the pile of memorials on his left hand, opened it and glanced at it a few times, with a sneer on his face, he whispered to himself: "Although Pei Yue is dishonest, what kind of plans do you, the Duke, have in mind?"

"Ha ha."

……

In the southern border, Puqi City, among other courtyards.

Pei Yue looked at the girl sitting across from her, and vaguely felt that her gaze was slightly different from the previous days, so he said gently: "His Royal Highness came to me, and she said that you changed your mind and wanted to go back to Jian'an."

Xu Churong asked calmly: "Will you let me go back?"

Pei Yue smiled and said, "Why not?"

Xu Churong seemed puzzled and said: "You said before that those people in the south want me to stay by your side, which is good for both sides. Now my life and death are in your hands, even if you force me to go north, I will I don't have the ability to resist, let alone I don't resist you doing this."

Pei Yue nodded and said, "That's true."

Xu Churong stared into his eyes, and said softly: "Actually, I know that your recent situation is not good. Your emperor can't wait to let people take away the peace talks that should belong to you. Although this does not mean that he will abandon you from now on. , but if you have the favor of the family in the south, you will naturally have more confidence."

Pei Yue was not surprised that she could think of this level, and said calmly, "That's right."

Xu Churong opened his eyes wide and asked again: "Then you let me go back?"

Pei Yue smiled and said: "If you are willing to go north with me and let me use this to appease the emotions of those aristocratic families, I will actually not object."

Xu Churong bit her lower lip lightly, and after a long time asked a seemingly irrelevant question: "Is Zhongshanhou's mansion very big?"

Pei Yue understood what she meant, thought for a while and said, "It's very big and can accommodate many people. It's just...Miss Xu, although the war between the two countries has not yet ended, the grievances on the battlefield have nothing to do with you. On the contrary, you have been trying to persuade me to stop it." The outbreak of the war. I have always followed the principle of grievances and debtors, and I will not blame you, so I think that even if we can't be friends, at least we don't have to be enemies."

At most, just friends.

"I understand." A gleam of loneliness flashed in Xu Churong's eyes, and he forced a smile and said, "Thank you for your frankness."

Pei Yue remained silent.

Xu Churong quickly restrained his emotions, blinked and said, "Actually, I can help you do those things when I go back."

"Huh?" Pei Yue looked at her slightly surprised.

Xu Churong said: "I said before that you might be the master of the earthquake, but now it seems that this has gradually become a reality. I don't know if you have started planning for the future, but if you want, I can create a trail for you in the south road."

Pei Yue finally knew where her changes came from.

The girl in front of her was full of confidence, with occasional determination in her eyes. It was obvious that she had figured out a lot of problems during this time, and even made a rapid leap towards a certain extreme.

Xu Churong said firmly: "I don't want to let others decide my fate at will."

This... should be called blackening?
Pei Yue didn't know how to evaluate it. In fact, when he thought about it carefully, Xu Churong gave him a different impression. She was not a daughter in the traditional sense. Because of Shi, the level of contact she has come into contact with is far beyond comparison.

From the day we met more than half a year ago, she has been consistent, or she is more persistent than Shen Danmo, maybe this is the reason why Pei Yue can't have a romantic relationship with her.

Although it is difficult for a woman to succeed in this world, as long as I give her some trust and support, coupled with the guilt of Emperor Qing Yuan and Xu Huiyan towards her, this girl may not be able to make waves.

Sure enough, Xu Churong said resolutely: "Actually, what those people want to do is to have both sides. If Beiliang can capture the southern border in the future, with the relationship they have established with you, they hope to continue to maintain their status as the aristocratic family. If that is the case, what does it matter if I am by your side or not?" What's the difference? If you want to deploy on the South Bank, there is no one more suitable than me."

Pei Yue's complexion gradually became solemn, and he said seriously: "Miss Xu, you impress me."

Xu Churong smiled lightly, pretending to be relaxed and said: "Since there is no destiny, why should I be more relaxed?"

Pei Yue looked into her clear eyes and nodded slowly.

After half an hour, the two agreed on some details, and Pei Yue got up to say goodbye to her.

The guard of honor for the princess re-prepared by Nanzhou has arrived, and everyone knows that Hou Yu has reminded him several times that he can't stay any longer and is scheduled to leave tomorrow for the north.

When he was parting, he looked at Xu Churong's beautiful face, but he didn't say much after all.

Now that you have clarified your heart, why bother to provoke others with rhetoric.

So he just said sincerely: "Treasure."

Xu Churong smiled and said, "Bon voyage."

Pei Yue turned and left, Xu Churong sat quietly, with sadness finally appearing in his eyes.

You don’t have lovesickness in your life.

There is a lingering fragrance in the air, who knows what is on the girl's mind?
After farewell, the rivers and lakes are far away, long memories of the first time we met.

(End of this chapter)