People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne
Chapter 1067: An early end for the deposed prince
Chapter 1067: An early end for the deposed prince
Luoyang, the sky is bright.
In the Zichen Palace, waves of angry shouts came from the palace, and countless palace maids and guards outside the palace all lowered their heads deeply.
After a long time, Pei Yan withdrew from Zichen Palace with an ugly look on his face.
Walking down the steps, Pei Yan couldn't help but curse: "Damn Li Jingye, damn..."
Pei Yan swallowed the last few words hard.
This place is still within the palace city. If his words really get out, Empress Wu will immediately call him back and scold him again.
Taking a deep breath, Pei Yan continued to walk forward and soon left the Danfeng Gate.
After entering the imperial city, Pei Yan's expression finally softened.
Now there are not so many secret guards in the imperial city.
Thinking of what happened today, Pei Yan couldn't help but feel resentment in his heart, not only for Li Jingye but also for the King of Nanchang.
The King of Nanchang investigated the case in Luoyang, and finally found not only the person in charge of the Luoyang Punishment Department, but also his Shangguan in Chang'an, a Punishment Department member Wailang, but this Punishment Department member Wailang died...
"Zilong." A familiar voice came from the front, immediately drawing Pei Yan's attention back.
Pei Yan quickly raised his head and saw an old man in purple robe and white beard walking from the front. Pei Yan quickly raised his hands and saluted: "Uncle."
Pei Guangxiao stopped, looked at Pei Yan, and asked slowly: "The Queen has summoned you."
Although Pei Yan looked a little ugly, he still nodded and said, "Yes!"
Although Pei Yan, Pei Xingjian, and Pei Guangxiao each came from Xima Pei, Zhongjuan Pei, and Dongjuan Pei, they were all from the same ancestor, and their genealogies were all sorted.
Pei Xingjian and Pei Yan, one is the Minister of War and the other is the Minister of Punishment, but when they meet Pei Guangxiao, they must hold the courtesy of juniors.
……
"Uncle, have you heard about it too?" Pei Yan did not shy away from the fact that he was reprimanded by the Queen. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the Queen's reprimand itself is a kind of protection.
"Everyone is concerned about the news in Luoyang." Pei Guangxiao nodded slightly and said: "The news that the King of Nanchang found out that the man was not Ming Chongyan and had drawn a portrait has spread throughout the imperial city from the official department.
After that, a member of the Ministry of Justice committed suicide, the supervisory censor Wei Siwen was imprisoned, and there was news that the Jinwu Guards had blocked Huaiyuanfang..."
The corners of Pei Yan's mouth twitched slightly. These things happened in just two days.
The King of Nanchang went to Luoyang, and in just one day, the case of "Ming Chongyan" was completely solved, and all the evidence was even found.
As the Minister of Punishment, Pei Yan naturally knew how difficult it was, but he was even more aware of how unlucky he was to be suddenly involved in these things.
"Uncle, that Yuanwailang is not from Zilong. He has been in the Ministry of Punishment longer than Zilong." Pei Yan shook his head and explained: "That person, if he is not from Li Jingye, he is from the Demon Sect."
"No, they are Li Jingye's people." Pei Guangxiao waved his hand directly.
Pei Yan was stunned for a moment, then said: "Uncle is right, he is Li Jingye's man."
Li Jingye is the grandson of the British Duke Li Ji. Over the years, Li Ji has promoted countless people. It is not surprising that there are so many people in the Ministry of Punishment.
If you say this to the outside world, even if Pei Yan is responsible for the oversight, he can be forgiven.
But if that person is from the Demon Cult, then it means that Pei Yan did not see that there were people from the Demon Cult among his subordinates.
The problem here is huge.
If they were from Li Jingye, they would only reveal some information at most, but if they were from the Demon Cult, how many unjust, false, and wrongful convictions had been committed by Pei Yan's men over the years.
That is to say, Pei Yan was a little angry just now, so he didn't see it clearly. Now that he calmed down, Pei Yan figured it out immediately.
"Thank you uncle." Pei Yan breathed a deep sigh of relief and said, "This time the King of Nanchang and Li Jingye fought, my nephew also suffered some unreasonable disasters."
"This is not a bad thing." Pei Guangxiao looked at Pei Yan calmly and said, "This at least proves that the Ministry of Punishment is not your party, and you are not so anxious to take action over there."
"Over there?" Pei Yan was a little confused for a moment, but then he suddenly came to his senses and said, "What uncle said makes sense. This is indeed not a bad thing."
The prince's current situation is critical, and it seems that everyone can step forward and give him a push.
But in fact, the really smart people stay away because everyone knows that once the prince falls, the person who pushed him in the end will inevitably bear the huge backlash.
This person was probably Li Xuan, but if Pei Yan didn't handle the current situation well, this person would become him.
After all, the relationship between Pei Yan and the prince was quite bad some time ago.
"After Zilong returns, he will immediately conduct a comprehensive investigation of everything behind this, and we will definitely not let the traitor's conspiracy succeed." Pei Yan cupped his hands and bowed deeply.
Pei Guangxiao came over, helped Pei Yan up, and said, "In this case, those who should retreat should retreat. You don't need this kind of credit."
"Yes!" Pei Yan breathed a deep sigh of relief.
He knew that Pei Guangxiao's words at this time meant that Zhongjuan was already supporting him.
Nowadays, everyone knows that the position of the prince is unstable, but he cannot easily get involved. After all, he is the emperor's biological son.
By accident, the emperor took revenge, and more people died than anywhere else.
At this time, the aristocratic families have communicated with each other, abandoning what should be discarded, and reinvesting in what should be reinvested...
There is a lot of knowledge here.
However, this matter has little to do with the Pei family, because the Pei family did not invest much in Li Xian. What they really invested in was to honor the emperor Li Hong.
The daughter of the Pei family is even Li Hong's crown princess.
……
"By the way, why is uncle here today?" Pei Yan suddenly frowned and looked at Pei Guangxiao in surprise.
Even if he has something to do now and Pei Guangxiao comes to support him, it doesn't mean that the two of them discuss these things in the street, which also means that Pei Guangxiao also has something to do. "The Empress of Heaven summoned me." Pei Guangxiao raised his eyes and looked at the Daming Palace in the distance.
"What's the matter?" Pei Yan looked solemn. It was no small matter for the Queen to summon Pei Guangxiao at this time.
To put it mildly, Pei Guangxiao is one of the only three officials in the Pei family who are above the third rank of the central government.
Speaking more broadly, Pei Guangxiao was the minister of Zongzheng Temple and managed royal affairs. The deposing of the prince was also a royal matter.
"Don't think too much, it's Tong'er's business." Pei Guangxiao shook his head slightly, his expression gloomy.
"Tong'er?" Pei Yan frowned and suddenly remembered: "Uncle is talking about Shitong."
"Yes!" Pei Guangxiao nodded and said, "The Queen of Heaven has an edict to grant Tong'er a marriage."
"Giving a marriage?" Pei Yan frowned more tightly and asked in confusion: "Tong'er has just completed three years of filial piety and is still in Luoyang. How can it be said that the marriage was given? Is it the King of England or the King of Xiang? Or some other clan?"
Pei Yan looked puzzled.
Although Pei Shitong has the title of Guangping County Lord, her father Pei Qizhe is just a former Luoyang County Lieutenant.
Although she is also a direct descendant of the Pei family, she is still on the edge. Why would the Queen choose her directly?
"It's the King of Nanchang." Pei Guangxiao shook his head with a wry smile and said: "It was the King of Nanchang who broke Qi Zhe's case back then. Tong'er said back then that if the King of Nanchang could help her avenge her, then she would marry the King of Nanchang.
But at that time, the King of Nanchang refused because Tong'er was young. But now, Tong'er's three-year filial piety period has expired and she has grown up. "
"How did the Queen of Heaven know about this?" Pei Yan keenly grasped the key points.
"Since May, several families have come to propose marriage, but they were all rejected by Tong'er. She also told people about her three-year agreement with the King of Nanchang, but somehow the Queen found out about it." Pei Guangxiao looked calm. After coming down, all the signs of Pei Shitong showed that she would not marry unless she was the king of Nanchang. What could Pei Guangxiao do?
Originally seeing that the King of Nanchang was not in the capital and had little contact with his family, Pei Guangxiao wanted to wait for a while, but he never thought that the Queen would grant a marriage.
"That's wrong!" Pei Yan looked at Pei Guangxiao with sharp eyes and said, "Uncle, this is wrong. Even if the Queen wants to grant a marriage, it shouldn't be at this time, nor should it be the King of Nanchang?"
"The Queen is actually right. Now is the most suitable time." Pei Guangxiao shook his head slightly and glanced at the East Palace.
Pei Yan immediately caught Pei Guangxiao's eyes, and he immediately fell into deep thought.
The King of Nanchang now has a wife, while Shitong was just a concubine in the past, not too serious, but not light either.
Speaking of which, King Nanchang's main concubine and two side concubines were all given marriages by the Queen of Heaven. This kind of favor was a bit too good.
The King of Nanchang is not the heir of the Queen of Heaven, so wooing her like this is too... wrong, I am not wooing the King of Nanchang, I am wooing the King of England.
Or to be more precise, the Queen is paving the way for the King of England.
The King of Nanchang himself was born in the Li family, and his current clan had always had a close relationship with the Wang family and the Cui family, and now he sent the Pei family over.
Among the seven families with five surnames, only the Lu family has no close relationship with the King of Nanchang.
Now, as long as the King of Nanchang tries his best to support the King of England, then the Wang family, the Cui family, the Pei family, and the small families below them will all support the King of England.
The prince's family network will soon be transferred to the King of England.
In this way, the turmoil in the court situation will be extremely calm.
As for why Shitong was not married directly to the King of England, it was probably because the King of England already had many people from aristocratic families.
The Wei family, the Dou family, the Zhao family, and the Liu family all have many children around Li Xian.
If the five surnames and seven families are pushed over, it will be very difficult for the King of England to control him in the future.
This relationship can be balanced with the King of Nanchang.
Even if the King of Nanchang is defeated in the future, the support force around the King of England will be much less.
"You are wrong." Pei Yan raised his head subconsciously and saw Pei Guangxiao shaking his head gently and saying: "What the Queen did was not for the King of England, but for the Crown Prince. If you think about it carefully... Okay, it's for my uncle. Now that I’m gone, I can’t keep the Queen waiting for long.”
"Yes!" Pei Yan immediately handed over his hand, then took a step back, watching Pei Guangxiao leave just like that.
……
Pei Yan turned to look at the East Palace and frowned. The Queen of Heaven granted marriage to the King of Nanchang, so why did it become the crown prince.
Isn't the King of Nanchang currently investigating the matter of Chongyan? Once the matter involves the prince, the prince will immediately be in danger of being deposed...
Pei Yan suddenly understood that everything the Queen was doing now was for herself.
She was making it clear to the world that she had no intention of deposing the prince.
At least, she won't depose the prince on this matter.
To be precise, the Queen is setting the stage for the dethroning of the Prince in the future.
……
At this moment, a galloping horse suddenly appeared in Pei Yan's field of vision.
The Qianniu Guards on horseback carried the imperial edict and rushed towards the Suzaku Gate and towards Luoyang.
A sneer appeared on Pei Yan's face.
Things in Luoyang will not end so easily.
Most of the 100,000 Turks in Luoyang, Chang'an, want to return to the grasslands.
King Nanchang, what do you want to do?
Everyone in the court was watching.
(End of this chapter)
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