She is different from the empress in the history books

Chapter 39 Pei Wei
The blood of Chengyang County has never dyed the sky of the capital red.

The people living here are still busy with socializing, or in other words, transactions before the emperor's wedding.

The emperor is no longer young, and he desperately wants to grab his own power, but the dignitaries and clan who support him to succeed him try to make him continue to be a weak and unfavorable prince.

How is this possible?
Fortunately, there are aristocratic families. Even if they don't support the imperial power, they must support their grandson's father.

It's not wrong to think so.

After each family reached an agreement, preparations for the emperor's marriage began in full swing.

As the marriage proceeded in an orderly manner, Pei Wei's mood became somewhat clearer which was rare.

Hearing that Pei Peng had returned to Beijing for an audience, although he didn't see his sister who had been gone for less than a few months, he still asked her to come in without any hesitation.

Anyway, he didn't have any important political affairs to do since he was not really in charge of the government.

"Sister, please get up."

After admiring Pei Peng Yingying's obedient look in salute for a while, Pei Weicai finally spoke.

Pei Peng stood up and looked up at the emperor in ordinary clothes. He noticed his expression and was startled.

As siblings who were no more than ten years apart, they once lived together in the North Palace, which was filled with disgraced concubines and princes and princesses.

Although he didn't have too much contact with him, Pei Peng has a certain impression of that thin brother.

In the palace, the favored princess is not as comfortable as the prince, and the unfavored prince is not as comfortable as the princess.

Therefore, Pei Wei in her memory was always gloomy, looking at the eunuchs, courtiers, or other princes and daughters who bullied him with such eyes.

Even after ascending to that supreme position, his expression was still tense and paranoid, as if he wanted to take revenge on those who had bullied him, those who had watched him suffer, those who did not think well of him, and, Chi People who don't want him to take power.

At this time, Pei Wei's expression became much more relaxed,
It seems that he is really looking forward to the rest of his life.

Pei Peng thought to himself.

But, does he know the shadow behind this peaceful singing and dancing?
And do you know that his brothers, sisters, and uncles don't want him to get married so smoothly.

"His Majesty,"

Pei Peng said:
"I haven't seen you for a few months, and your complexion has improved a lot. You are really beaming with joy."

Pei Wei pursed his lips, he always felt that the other party was mocking him for being careless, he pointed lazily:
"Of course I am pleased to hire a lady from the Wang family as the empress. What's more, this is also a sign of the continuity of our Pei clan. Is it possible that my sister is not happy for me?"

"Of course I'm happy. The congratulatory gifts are all ready. But, Your Majesty, you need to know that the big wedding is not the end, but the beginning. Do you really think that if you hire a daughter from an aristocratic family, they will sincerely help you seize power? Give it to you?"

The power currently in the hands of the royal family is actually quite dispersed.

Most of the military power on the border is in the hands of the powerful. There are several families who have been guarding the border since the beginning of the new dynasty. They have been guarding the border for generations. Now the military on the border has the surnames of each family.

And if there are aristocratic families in various state capitals, then the local people and even most officials will only look after the family name, not the royal family.

In the capital, although the first emperor said it was absurd, he used the technique of balance well, at least to achieve a balance among the dignitaries, aristocratic families, and clans, and restrain each other, so that the power will not be left behind.

However, the purges carried out by the late emperor and the compromises made in order to promote his son to the throne ultimately gave the powerful and the clan the upper hand.

Pei Wei's current goal is nothing more than to achieve the balance of the former emperor's time, and continue to stand on the three legs. He sits on the throne and watches the tigers fight from the mountain.

But he doesn't have the power skills of the late emperor, let alone the prestige of being in power for many years. How can he expect the tiger to be controlled by him after he comes out of the cage?

He conferred the titles of several aristocratic daughters as queens and concubines in one go, and tacitly allowed them to reach an agreement in private, but didn't even give face to a single dignitary or clan.

After a rough understanding of the current situation, Pei Peng was shocked.

The aristocratic family may be satisfied, but it will never be satisfied only with this.

After all, it was Pei Wei who showed the blatant dependence on the family and the weakness of being unable to resist the powerful.

And the powerful will never be satisfied.For generations, the powerful have always been suppressed, but everyone knows that the sweetness that should be given must still be given.

In particular, Pei Wei relied on them to ascend to the throne, but he changed his face without mercy - they supported Pei Wei not only because of the face of the late emperor, but also the development of the family decades later.

Now tell them, you help me to the top, but I want to let the blood of the family enjoy the fruits of victory.

Is this possible?

It was true that Pei Wei wanted to suppress the arrogance of the powerful, but he chose the most radical way.

And the clan.

Pei Wei himself knew how many people in the clan were dissatisfied with him without Pei Peng pointing it out.

Especially those princes and princesses who were originally golden branches and jade leaves, but were once reduced to Xiaozong and bowed their heads as ministers, how could they be willing.

Pei Wei's face was stern, and the smile that was originally shown out of courtesy disappeared.

"Sister, I thought you were here to congratulate me on my wedding, but I didn't know that you were working as a lobbyist for someone else? Let me guess, who are you working for? Is it the Zhenguo Palace? Or is it the Chengguo Palace? Me I remember that you have a good relationship with the wife of Duke Chengguo. What, is she her daughter? Or, which of our good aunts wants to have a happy marriage? Oh, more than that, more than that, my brothers Sisters, they can't send their daughters to the palace, so are they here for their mother's in-laws? Of course, they won't really support me, so they are preparing to stir up trouble in my harem? Maybe? The ambition doesn’t stop there,”

Pei Wei was dissatisfied and spoke faster and faster, constantly throwing out her doubts and denying them.

In his opinion, these people's invitation to Pei Peng to come forward was at best a test. After all, Pei Peng didn't have that much respect with him.

And if that fails, what are they trying to do?
In the past year, Pei Wei has been suppressed a bit by the rich and powerful, and his uneasy brothers and sisters secretly poked him, making him restless during his father's funeral.

And after he left the server, he got the first thing that was discussed by the court - to seal his biological mother.

It was just a posthumous title for a noble concubine, but it was noisy and noisy. In the end, it not only failed, but also caused his mother to be degraded in turn and said that she was not worthy of being buried with the late emperor.

And almost all of this has the shadow of those people behind it.

So how could he not doubt it?

Pei Peng saw that he looked a little crazy, and knew that he was falling into suspicion again.

That's why many people don't want him to be in power.

As for the royal family, it is not surprising that there are some crazy and stupid people, but if this person is the emperor, and he is suspicious to the naked eye, no one who is a subordinate is very satisfied.

Pei Peng wasn't very satisfied either, but she didn't want the balance of the capital to be broken either. At least she should calm down for a few years so that she could stabilize in Taizhou.

Pei Peng couldn't help but stepped forward, held his trembling arms, and raised his voice:

"Ah Wei, I'm not here for anyone, I'm only here for the continuation of our Pei family. If you believe me, just listen to me, okay?"

(End of this chapter)