Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 456 Pei Ji Visits
"Oh, I can't be free at home anymore, my God." Xu Qing said, and walked to the door by himself.Pei Ji is his superior, so he neither needs to post a post, nor can he be greeted by servants.

"Mr. Pei, Mr. Pei, it's too far to welcome you." Xu Qing greeted Pei Ji with a smile and asked, "I don't know what is Mr. Pei doing when he comes to the humble house?"

"Xuan Pinghou, the old man came here for Lord Zhan's appointment. The old man knows that Lord Zhan is Xuan Pinghou's old subordinate. I came to ask what Xuan Pinghou thinks."

Xu Qing said in his heart, this is a great loss of face, he has not heard that he will ask the guard of the Xuanwu Gate for the appointment of officials.Even if Xu Qing is Zhan Zeng's old boss, it has nothing to do with Zhan Zeng's future appointment. If Pei Ji came to ask Xu Qing so blatantly, he must have other things to do.

However, if Pei Jixuan didn't say anything, Xu Qing wouldn't ask.Pei Ji swept across a lotus pond in the backyard of Xu Qing's house rigorously, and said, "Can we go there to talk, the old man hasn't gone here to relax for a long time.

Xu Qing also agreed: "Pei Xiang has already said, how can the boy have no strength? Pei Xiang, please come with me..."

Zhan Zeng followed behind Xu Qing and Pei Ji, not daring to make a sound.Zhan Zeng is still only a fifth-rank official in Cangzhou, and he is no different from an errand runner in Chang'an City.Pei Ji first praised Zhan Zeng's achievements in Cangzhou, and then pointed out two directions: "Now there are several places in the imperial court that are really big officials. Native officials, people who were recruited by the imperial court, would rather quit their jobs than go to places that are so far and dangerous. The second is the former place of Xue Yantuo in the north. When the prince established prefectures and counties, he only arranged the local officials with the method of integrating military and government. Well, these two places, where can Master Xuan Ping Jude Zhan go?"

Xu Qing was stunned for a moment and smiled and said, "Pei Xiang, the integration of military and government in Xue Yantuo's hometown is just suitable for the multi-war situation at the border. The officials thought that not only Xue Yantuo's hometown should be promoted in this way, but even all the borders of the Tang Dynasty. As for the south, I have been there when I was visiting, and there are many other ethnic groups there, so dealing with the relationship between Han and Miao is the most important thing. The court can lower the selection method and promise that as long as there is no fault in the appointment and the term is full for five years, you can Transferred to the Central Plains. So, why worry that people of insight from all over the world will not rush to come here?"

Pei Ji smiled and said: "Hahaha, the old man knows that Xuan Pinghou must have a solution to these two thorny problems." Said, Pei Ji looked at Zhan Zeng and smiled, obviously, at this time, they joined forces To lie to Xu Qing.

Xu Qing glared at Zhan Zeng, and Pei Ji hurriedly smiled and said, "Xuan Ping Hou Mo is angry, the old man has recognized Zhan Zeng's ability from the bottom of his heart, and he has been appointed as the governor of Jizhou. You don't know, since you left Cangzhou, The governor's office of Jinan Road was moved to Jizhou. Zhan Zeng took office this time, but the governor of the capital."

Xu Qing was delighted, looked at Zhan Zeng and said, "Congratulations to Zhan Zeng. It's even rarer to get Prime Minister Pei's favor than the governor of the capital?"

Zhan Zeng thanked Xu Qing and went out to Chang'an City to visit some other friends.

Pei Ji looked at Xu Qing and said, "Xuan Pinghou, has the King of Qin been here these days?"

Ok, here comes the topic!

Xu Qing shook his head and said, "King Qin is very busy, how could he come to my thatched hut?"

Pei Ji glanced at Xu Qing, smiled and didn't go into Xu Qing's words, and then he asked: "Now there are only two of us, I will ask you directly, who do you think has a better chance of winning, King Qin or the Crown Prince?"

"This……"

"Don't worry, no third person will know about our conversation today. Besides, this old man is just like you, loyal to the emperor."

Xu Qing let out a groan, and raised his chin to think, as if encountering this question for the first time.Pei Ji was not in a hurry to know Xu Qing's answer, and stood quietly with his hands behind his back, looking at the pond full of green lotus leaves and pretty lotus flowers.Xu Qing was thinking in his heart that the prince was defeated in the Xuanwu Sect change, not only could he not inherit the throne, but he even lost his life, and there was no one in the family.However, judging from the current situation, no matter what, Li Jiancheng's chances of winning are better.

In this way, there are three types of people who answer this question.The first category, ordinary people, they see King Qin's glory, but they don't know that Li Jiancheng is still and deep, so they think that King Qin wins.But those who have a higher status and have seen more things will see the support of the emperor and the military power of the prince. No matter how you analyze it, as long as the prince does not commit suicide, it is impossible for King Qin to inherit the great treasure.This is the second type of people. Among this type of people, there are broken pots and broken pots, and they went to the dark with Qin Wang Li Shimin.There are also those who wait and see, those who flatter, and so on.The third type of people, perhaps only Xu Qing, thought that King Qin had a good chance of winning.

Not only because Xu Qing has the memory of later generations, but also because Xu Qing knows that King Qin is a person who refuses to admit defeat, and he is desperate to survive.Li Jiancheng used to occupy the winning position, as long as he is not careful for a moment, his success will fall short.

Of course, Xu Qing couldn't know what to say, Li Shimin had taught him a lesson just now.Xu Qing decided to hide his clumsiness, and regarded himself as the second type of person: "Pei Xiang, the boy thinks that His Highness the Crown Prince has a better chance of winning. Don't look at Yang Wenqian's rebellion, King Qin has the upper hand, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that His Majesty the Holy I have made up my mind, how can I change it easily?"

Hearing this, Pei Ji smiled and said, "I didn't expect you to know about the Yang Wengan incident two years ago, but you misunderstood the impact of that incident. It's not that King Qin gained the upper hand, but that His Majesty alienated King Qin."

"Oh? It's like this, the world is really impermanent." Xu Qing said with a sigh: "Judging from Pei Xiang's tone, Pei Xiang also supports the prince?"

Pei Ji smiled and said: "The old man is loyal to the emperor, whoever the emperor supports, I will support."

Pei Ji still took the cage, but the cage did no harm to Xu Qing.

Pei Ji looked at the sky and said: "In my opinion, the King of Qin has a big shortcoming, he can't be a climate."

"What's the downside?"

"This shortcoming of King Qin is considered an advantage among ordinary people, but in the struggle for the position of emperor, King Qin looks a bit young."

"Oh? Why did Xiang Pei say that? The King of Qin is full of spirits, but he is not frivolous." Xu Qing asked doubtfully, "Besides, if the King of Qin was a little older, wouldn't he be able to solve the problems he is facing now?"

"You're a hypothetical question, and I can't answer it, but it seems that King Qin has already been besieged by the emperor and the crown prince, and he has already become a defeated army." Pei Ji shook his head: "He knew that he would fail, but he still didn't want to be captured without a fight. Is it? Oh, too young..."

Xu Qingxin sneered and said, so you were talking about this young man, but the reality is often not as you wished, and it is really this desperate beast who wins in the end.No wonder, as soon as King Qin came to power, none of Li Yuan's subordinates moved, so they demoted Pei Ji.

But as Li Yuan's loyal minister, Xu Qing is still obliged to remind Pei Ji: "Haha, to be honest with Mr. Pei, I have some objections. It's not that he can't see through the situation that he must lose, but that he still can't let go of some things that are necessary for success. Let go of things."

"Oh?" Pei Ji was a little confused now.Xu Qing added: "King Qin...hehe, I still can't let go of my family affection."

Last night, Qin Wang and Xu Qing revealed that the brotherhood between him and Li Jiancheng a few years ago, in his eyes, Li Jiancheng has long been more than just a brother, but more like a father.The plan for the Xuanwumen Incident had been brewed in his mind long ago, and he had seen through it long ago. As long as he killed Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, even if he had no soldiers in his hands, he would still have the last laugh.

Because at that time, he will be the only son of the Tang Emperor!
Hearing the word family affection, Pei Ji's face suddenly became very stern. He looked at Xu Qing and said meaningfully: "Boy Xu, it's fortunate that the old man is not against you... But, you didn't say this to others, right? ?”

"How could it be? How could I say such outrageous things. However, Pei Ying should tell the prince and others not to force the King of Qin to jump over the wall in a hurry."

Pei Ji's face suddenly turned a little depressed, the aura of the superior in front of Xu Qing had completely disappeared, and now Pei Ji knew what a terrifying person Xu Qing was.He thought about this clearly, smiled and said to Xu Qing: "Xuan Pinghou, it seems that you don't want King Qin to succeed?"

"Where, where, whoever won in the end, King Qin or the crown prince, has nothing to do with me. To be honest, they will all use me, and I can't enjoy my glory and wealth." Xu Qing waved his hand, looked at the fish playing lotus leaves in the pond, and said: "Whoever becomes the emperor, the king of Qin or the crown prince, will be a sage emperor, no different from the trustworthy people in the world. However, I don't want to fight for the last one, and make the whole family bloody. Because history will repeat itself, King Qin Once that method is used, it will cause endless harm to the descendants of Datang."

Indeed, after Xu Qing arrived in Datang, he could talk about everything, famine, hybrid rice, not to mention that he had encountered such natural things as potatoes by chance.Foreign aggression, Turks, Western Regions, and Tubo, as long as Xu Qing sacrifices fire, guns, and forging methods, it is not impossible to dominate the world.If Xu Qing had that kind of thought, what trains and planes could appear within a few decades.

However, the Xuanwumen Incident, which has been criticized a lot, cannot be resolved in later generations.What will happen in the future?In terms of character, Qin Wang completely defeated the prince, and in terms of the support of military generals, Qin Wang completely defeated the prince. Li Jiancheng was almost a waste and arrogant. In this way, there will be people in later generations who will not support Li Shimin.When he arrived in Datang, Xu Qing took a look, no, Li Jiancheng seemed to be a wise man, even though he tried to frame Li Shimin in order to consolidate his position, but from Xu Qing's point of view, he would not kill Li Shimin all over his family , because there is neither that necessity nor that idea.

Xu Qingchou, he was afraid that he had judged the wrong person. After organizing the Xuanwu Gate Change, Li Jiancheng became the emperor, but he turned out to be a fatuous emperor. That would be a shame to the people of the world.

(End of this chapter)