Yu Wan Chun Nong

Chapter 28 His Past

Pei Shangyu took sick leave and stayed at home all day, instead of going back to his prime minister's mansion, he just stayed at the mansion in Lihua Lane. What's even more annoying was that if he was in the study, Cheng Yiwan had to be by his side.

Grinding for him, washing pens, serving him, almost handing over all the work of the book boy to her.

Yiwan was grinding the schedule reluctantly, when she saw Cui Guo walk in, first looked at her, and then at Pei Shangyu.

The man didn't raise his head, he was just writing something, and said in a low voice: "It's okay, madam is not an outsider."

What he said, Cheng Yiwan wished to be his outsider, she stopped her movements and said, "I'd better go out."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Pei Shangyu to return to her, he left here by himself.

Pei Shangyu put down the pen in his hand and sat down, nodded to Cui Guo to say.

"The bandits who destroyed the temple that day were instigated by Sha Yuezhu, but another force was also involved."

After listening to Cui Guo's words, Pei Shangyu crossed his legs and pointed his fingers on his legs. It was exactly as he had guessed, Zuodu Yushi died, and the Sha family fell, although Sha Yuezhu has now become a concubine for Prince Jing .

But if the Zuodu Yushi is still there, maybe King Jing will treat Sha Yuezhu better for Zuodu Yushi's sake.

"The concubine is restless, so let Prince Jing spend some time on training and training. If the training is not good, then send it to the Jiaofang Division. Naturally, someone will help Prince Jing to train it well."

Cui Guo nodded in response: "Do you want your subordinates to keep watching the movements of those people?"

That group of people referred to the aristocratic families who got involved with bandits, and Pei Shangyu sneered and said, "Didn't your majesty just take charge of the government? Bandits have been rampant in the outskirts of the capital recently, and it must be a headache for your majesty."

Let Xiao Heting handle this mess, didn't he always want to do it himself?Then let him do it, and see how he handles these things.

It is said that being an emperor is good, but no one knows how difficult it is to be an emperor, especially the relationship between the former court and the harem, the aristocratic family and the upstart.

The concubines in the harem all come from extraordinary backgrounds, and the favor of the emperor is related to the status of the family in the previous dynasty, and the merits of the family in the previous dynasty also affect how much favor they can get.

Besides, between the aristocratic family and the upstart, the prosperity of a dynasty is inseparable from the people, let alone these century-old aristocratic families that have survived since the founding of the country.

The imperial court selects poor families through imperial examinations, and these Qingliu who are promoted will naturally take away some of the status of the aristocratic families. Throughout the ages, it has been difficult to achieve a balance between the aristocratic families and the upstarts.

Pei Shangyu had a fierce reputation, so no one dared to do anything wrong in the court, but it would be different if it was Xiao Heting.

On the first day after Xiu Mu went to court, everyone found that Prime Minister Pei was not there, but the little emperor seemed a little happy, so those people's minds became active again.

These old ministers are as shrewd as each other, and they are all veterans who have been immersed in officialdom for decades. This morning, Xiao Heting was almost peeled off by them.

But of course this is out of Pei Shangyu's control, after all, the current Prime Minister is suffering from cold and needs to recuperate.

After the court, Xiao Heting, who returned to the Sizheng Palace, swept away the things on the table: "I'm so mad, these old officials, do you really think I can't see their thoughts? One or two are thinking about plotting I."

"It's really abominable!"

Seeing how angry he was, Guan Chun stepped forward to comfort him. While talking, she saw Lan Xueyi walking in. She looked at Xiao Heting and said with a smile, "What? Who made His Majesty so angry?"

Xiao Heting took a heavy breath, stepped forward to support Lan Xueyi: "Mother's queen."

He is still very respectful to Lan Xueyi. After all, Lan Xueyi brought him up single-handedly. When his regime was unstable, she chose Pei Shangyu to help her. She has been thinking about Xiao Heting. Unfortunately, none of them expected Pei Shangyu will grow into what it is today.

Controlling everything in the Southern Dynasties, tightly curbing their lifeline.

"It's the son's incompetence that disappointed the mother."

Listening to Xiao Heting's words, Lan Xueyi took a sip of tea from the teacup at the side: "Now you should know how important it is to have Pei Shangyu in the court."

Although she really didn't want to admit it, Lan Xueyi was right. After all, when those old officials saw Pei Shangyu, they couldn't say a word.

"Do you think that Pei Shangyu really wants to give you the power? I just want you to realize that even if this right is given to you, you can't use it well. It can also let you see clearly how important he, Pei Shangyu is."

"You and I both know that Pei Shangyu was a clerk beside the late emperor. Wouldn't the shrewdness of the late emperor fail to see Pei Shangyu's ambition? Guess why your majesty knows that Pei Shangyu has talent, but never entrusts him with it?"

After Lan Xueyi finished speaking, she paused, Xiao Heting looked at her and replied, "Is it because Father knows about Pei Shangyu's ambition?"

"That's right, the first emperor was suspicious by nature, so naturally he didn't want to let an ambitious person like him occupy a high position, otherwise he wouldn't know when the Southern Dynasty changed hands. Hey, the queen mother was also obsessed with ghosts back then, knowing that Pei Shangyu was a dormant wolf, but It’s still easy to give him the right.”

"Creating the current situation, the empress mother has an unshirkable responsibility."

Lan Xueyi lowered her head and sighed, but at the time when they were orphans and widowed, the only person who could help them was Pei Shangyu.

And Pei Shangyu did keep his promise to help Ting'er clear the court and eradicate dissidents. From a certain point of view, Pei Shangyu was also Ting'er's help.

"Ting'er, you have to remember that you still need Pei Shangyu's help now. Don't fight against him in the future. When you are full-fledged, you will really take power."

Lan Xueyi patted Xiao Heting's shoulder and said, they still need Pei Shangyu now, everything will follow him, when Ting'er grows up, it's time for them to eliminate Pei Shangyu.

"My sons and ministers always remember the teachings of the queen mother."

Xiao Heting nodded, what the queen mother said was very polite, he listened to the queen mother.

"By the way, Ting'er, the queen mother heard that Prime Minister Pei brought a woman back from Jiangdu. It is better to let Prime Minister Pei bring her with you on the day of the Queen's Sealing Ceremony. If she can fall into the eyes of Prime Minister Pei, Prime Minister Pei must be very fond of it. If this woman It's Prime Minister Pei's weakness, so you can take advantage of it in the future."

Lan Xueyi said with a smile, she really wanted to know who this woman, who could make Pei Shangyu, who had never been close to women, fell in love with, and brought back from Jiangdu all the way, was so sacred and what kind of charm she had.

At this time, Cheng Yiwan who was feeding the fish in the pavilion raised his head in surprise when he heard Hualuo's lowered voice: "It turns out that Pei Shangyu was once a clerk by the late emperor's side, and was supported by the empress dowager."

"Yes, there are still some romantic affairs between the empress dowager and your lord in the palace, but those are just rumors."

After Cheng Yiwan returned to the house that day, he asked Hua Luo to investigate the matter of Beiguo's proton. Unexpectedly, he also inquired about some things about Pei Shangyu when he was not prime minister.

These things are only talked about by some old people in the palace, and they dare not be blatant. After all, if they fall into Pei Shangyu's ears, they will die.

(End of this chapter)