Invincible son

Guangping Marquis Mansion, back house.

"Mother, daddy is just going to the border to patrol on behalf of the sky. He has his own elite guards to accompany him. Wherever he goes, he will also be in the military stronghold of Dacheng. Besides, Mr. Xiang will definitely arrange it properly. He and the governor of Lingzhou are close friends, and Xiangyun is also in the west. It has gone deep into the people, and any trouble can be known, so there is really no need to worry.”

Gu Zhen sat beside Mrs. Zhao, her face earnestly comforting her, and the same worry could not help showing in her eyes.

Mrs. Zhao wiped the corners of her eyes and sighed: "Your father is already over 50 years old. He has lived and died for the court for most of his life, and he can't live a peaceful life when he gets old. Now the court seems to be calm, but in fact it is suppressed. Maybe there will be chaos again at some point. Your Majesty asked your father to go to the Western Army to inspect it. Not to mention the long journey, if there is a mistake at the border, how will mother live..."

Gu Zhen just felt very uncomfortable.

Although Mrs. Zhao didn't say anything, she also knew that the source of the undercurrent was her husband.

It is naturally impossible to have a pair of military planes. Even if Liu Xianzhen has great trust in Pei Yue, the princes in the court will not sit back and watch this situation happen. Therefore, if Pei Yue can make further progress in the future, Gu Liang will definitely step down from the position of Zuo Junji and return to the government for retirement. .In the eyes of many people, this is also a normal handover procedure, presumably Gu Liang himself can accept the ending of abdication.

Mrs. Zhao didn't know her husband's role in the assassination of the first emperor, but the Guangping Marquis had suffered too many schemes from the Tian family in the past hundred years, so she instinctively didn't believe that Gu Liang's visit was really just an inspection tour. Border military situation.

Take a ten thousand step back and say, it's just an inspection, it is necessary to let Xifu Zuo Junji go out in person?

Gu Zhen hesitated and said: "Mother, why don't you let Xiang Gong go to His Majesty and ask Your Majesty to take it back?"

Mrs. Zhao held her wrist, shook her head and said: "Zhen'er, remember, we women must not interfere with outside affairs. Mother just feels uncomfortable. Your father has sacrificed his life in the army for decades. Your three The elder brother also embarked on this road. Four generations of Gu family ancestors totally killed hundreds of people on the battlefield. Over the years, Mother has never slept peacefully, and every time she wakes up from nightmares, she is afraid of receiving an urgent report from the border, oh... ..."

Gu Zhen felt the same about this point. When she was in the southern border, she heard that Pei Yue personally led the army and was forced into the southern Zhou territory. She also couldn't sleep well every night.

"Mother, Daddy's trip will be fine. He will be able to return to Beijing in half a year at most, and he will be fine." Although she knew that words of comfort were powerless, she could only do so at the moment.

The key to this matter lies in Gu Liang's own attitude. If he is unwilling to decline, even Pei Yue will not be able to do it for him. This will easily arouse the suspicion of the emperor and the officials.

She turned her head and looked outside, wondering if the husband could make her father change his mind?
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In the study, the atmosphere was a little solemn and depressing.

Pei Yue frowned quite rarely, and said in a deep voice: "Since it is a military plane patrolling the border on behalf of the emperor, the guard of honor should not be taken lightly. Your majesty will definitely send an imperial army to accompany him to show the emperor's majesty. In addition, Yue Zhang's relatives All the soldiers and guards must go together, don't worry about the family, my son-in-law will make proper arrangements."

Gu Liang looked at him with a smile.

Pei Yue continued: "Going west from Kyoto to the border, passing Qizhou, Dengzhou and Lingzhou, it is a journey of more than [-] miles. Before arriving in Lingzhou, the journey of more than [-] miles will not be too dangerous. , but my son-in-law has already sent people out to investigate, and there will be a guard post every sixty miles."

He seemed a little irritable, so he got up and paced, and said as he walked: "Now Xiangyun has many eyeliners in the Lingzhou branch, at least in Lingzhou, any changes will be noticed. My son-in-law will send someone to notify Wang Yong and Yang Hu, Let them put down their work, do their best to investigate the movements of Lingzhou and the border, and inform Yue Zhang as soon as possible."

"Lingzhou Inspector Tang Youzhi, he is my son-in-law's long-term friend, and he also has three elite soldiers under his command. If someone dares to risk the world's disgrace and use the army to attack the imperial guard of honor, the Lingzhou Xiang army can guarantee Yuezhang's safety. As for today's The western frontier army, Hucheng coach Qi Yunhou Yinwei, Jinshui camp coach Nanxiong Hou Zhaoxian, the new Dingxi camp coach Jiangyin Marquis Wu Gao, and Longbow camp coach Huaiyuan Marquis Cao Jing, these four should be reserved by the late emperor for the new king. The hands under..."

He shook his head and said slowly: "No, Yuezhang had better take the Beiwei camp with him on this trip. With these thousand cavalry accompanying him, whether it is the queen mother who wants to avenge the late emperor, or the ambitious people in the court to borrow a knife to kill, Yuezhang There will be no problem with their security, unless they use tens of thousands of troops to encircle and suppress them."

"Brother Yue, sit down."

Gu Liang pointed to the high chair opposite, with a gentle smile on his face.

Pei Yue was slightly taken aback, and couldn't help sighing after sitting down.

Gu Liang smiled and asked, "Brother Yue, what kind of person is Empress Wu in your heart?"

Pei Yue silently recalled the past, the family banquet in the palace, and what he saw and heard after he chose to support the eldest prince, and slowly said: "She is a very smart woman, good at judging the situation and seeing the overall situation clearly In all fairness, it is not easy for women in the harem to have such vision."

"In a high position, you haven't been dazzled by the power. You have done a good job in this regard." Gu Liang nodded approvingly, and said: "Since she is a smart woman, the emperor has a pure filial heart. If you don't agree, then do you think she will take the risk of forcing you to overturn the table to deal with me, who is about to resign?"

Pei Yue was silent for a moment, and said with a wry smile: "Yue Zhang, this time is also the other time. Back then, Concubine Wu had to rely on His Majesty's partial favor and my support, so that Liu Xian could successfully become the crown prince. Now she is the most honored empress dowager. The power to kill is in your hands, how can you be as cautious and cautious as before? In addition, the pain of losing a husband can be suppressed in the short term, but it will inevitably eat your heart as time goes by."

Gu Liang said calmly: "You and I both know that the Empress Dowager is investigating Liu Bao, but she can't find any evidence, at most it's just speculation. My relationship with Liu Bao was established when he entered the palace, not only did he go through many detours Wanzi, I cut off contact when I was in charge of the camp in Chengjing in the third year of Kaiping. And he didn't know that asking the first emperor to go to Nanxun Hall would cause such serious consequences, and he didn't know that I was the one who issued the order behind the scenes. In other words , even if the Empress Dowager really has a way to get Liu Bao to speak, it won't implicate me."

He lowered his eyes slightly, and said quietly: "Otherwise, how could Liu Bao survive till now."

Kaiping three years...

Pei Yue read these words silently, and said hesitantly: "But for Empress Dowager Wu, she doesn't need conclusive evidence. The participants who have been known so far, Empress Chen, Wang Pingzhang and Lord Shen, have all reached the top Only when these people unite can they pose a threat to the late emperor. If Liu Bao can be connected with these people, the two sides will not be able to prove their death, and this problem can be solved. However, Liu Bao's existence is a flaw, and there will inevitably be some clues... …Wait, Yuezhang, are you deliberately saving Liu Bao's life?"

Gu Liang looked at the astonished look on Pei Yue's face, and asked with a smile, "Why do you ask that?"

Pei Yue went through the details of the assassination case from beginning to end, and said in a slightly trembling voice, "Yue Zhang, why did you do this?"

Gu Liang was still calm and composed, shaking his head and said: "You think too much, I never planned to seek my own death, let alone implicate my family members, and stigmatize the ancestors of the Gu family."