Invincible son

Chapter 1205 1206 [There will be times when the wind and the waves break] ([-])
The romantic life in the world is always blown away by the rain and the wind.

The once-prominent Chen family, because of the disgraceful role played by Empress Chen in the Nanxun Palace bombing, inevitably declined from the top dignitaries to ordinary families.Although Qi Wang Liu Yun is alive and well, and the business of the bamboo building is booming, but compared with the prominence of Emperor Kaiping when he was alive, the Chen family will inevitably feel that the world is impermanent.

Fortunately, Empress Chen's nephew is very promising, and now he is the commander of Luan Yiwei. He often goes in and out of the palace, and is highly valued and appreciated by Empress Wu and His Majesty the Emperor.

The so-called relocation of Qi nourishes the body, Chen An has become more stable, introverted, and calm, and after more than half a year of rectification, his prestige in Luan Yiwei has been further strengthened.

Ruikangfang, Xicheng, in an ordinary-looking courtyard.

Chen An looked at the man who walked in alone, got up and said, "I met Brother Fan."

This man named Fan Yu is unknown, and no more than ten people in the government and the public know him.In the face of such a seemingly ordinary man, even if Chen An's authority in Luan Yiwei is getting stronger now, he dare not be careless.Because this person is the real confidant of the first emperor, in charge of the half of Luan Yiwei who will never be exposed to the sun.

Every time he thinks of the countless dead soldiers under this person, Chen An can't help being filled with fear.

Fan Yu was of medium stature and had an ordinary face. His expression at the moment was gentle and indifferent, and he replied: "Brother Chen Xian, you don't need to be too polite."

The two sat facing each other, Chen An had already turned away Luan Yiwei's subordinates, poured tea himself, and asked, "Brother Fan, what advice do you have here?"

Fan Yu's eyes were full of brilliance, and he said slowly: "What do you think of Wei Guogong's current status in the court?"

Chen An was slightly taken aback, then smiled wryly and said, "Everyone knows that the Duke of Wei is the leader of the country, and his influence is not limited to the army. What Brother Fan really wants to ask is how to prevent the Duke of Wei from making unbearable things in the future." thing?"

"Yes." Fan Yu replied crisply.

Chen An suddenly came to his senses, this was not a private conversation, the other party was obviously coming with the palace's order.

He pondered for a moment, and then said with difficulty: "According to the information that Luan Yiwei has so far, Duke Wei behaved upright and sat upright, and did not hide any evil intentions. As for the words of powerful ministers, in fact, Yudi also understands that some people in the court The worries of the ministers, but looking at the past dynasties, how can such phenomena be completely eliminated? Especially for such a talented and brilliant person like Wei Guogong, once the court uses him, he will continue to give him power, and he will naturally be promoted. people. It is not surprising that it is repeated.”

Fan Yu's eyes narrowed slightly. He has always had a bad impression of Chen An. He only regarded him as a mediocre person who climbed up by his background. He didn't expect the other party to have such a vision, and he made it clear.

As he said, there are no courtiers in this world who are pure-hearted and want nothing.

Not to mention people like Wang Pingzhang and Lu Min, even Mo Haoli and Luo Ting will also build a huge network of relationships in the court as they stay in power longer.Don't you see that five or six years ago, Mo Haoli was a man of great promise in the East Mansion, and there were no less than ten important court officials under his sect, and even Emperor Kaiping had to express his respect for this veteran of the four dynasties many times.

Could it be that Mo Haoli is not a powerful minister?
It's just that he can clearly distinguish the difference between monarch and minister, and everything is considered for the overall situation of the country.

But if you use this set of standards to evaluate Pei Yue, could it be that what the young Duke has done over the years can't be regarded as loyal?

Fan Yu was silent for a long time, and then said lightly: "But Wei Guogong holds the military power, if he is in power in the Eastern Mansion, naturally he will not arouse so many people's suspicion."

Chen An sighed softly, realizing that the other party's words hit the point.

If Pei Yue was a civil servant like Mo Haoli and Luo Ting, the palace would not be so wary. The problem is that he has too much influence in the army. In a few years, he might be stronger than Wang Pingzhang back then.

Fan Yu stared into the other party's eyes, then changed the subject: "How many nails of Luan Yiwei are there in the Dingguo Mansion?"

Chen An was puzzled, thought for a while and replied: "There are four people in the front yard, and only Wen Yu, the eldest maid beside Pei Taijun, is left in the back house. But some time ago, because of the kindness of the past, Wei Guogong took Wen Yu from Pei Taijun. I asked her to go, and now she is the steward of the back house in the Duke of Wei's mansion."

Fan Yu frowned slightly and said, "How could this be?"

Chen An sighed: "When Pei Rong was the head of the family, the Dingguo Mansion was like a sieve. Luanyiwei, Taishitai Pavilion and even many dignitaries' mansions had eyeliners there. During the two years when Pei Rong was imprisoned, the situation was not much better. After all, Pei Yun can only be considered ruthless, he still lacks a lot in his wrists, and he doesn't have enough strength to support him to clear the mansion."

He got up to help Fan Yu add some tea, and continued: "After Dingyuan Bo Peicheng returned to Beijing two years ago, everything changed. This young master ruled the family with military laws, even stricter than Wei Guogong, and determined the national customs. It can be described as a new look. Now that Pei Rong and Pei Yun are trapped in the mansion, even if they go out, they will be accompanied by Pei Cheng's soldiers all the way. Although Pei Cheng didn't say it clearly, I am sure that the four spies of Luan Yiwei who stayed in the former residence of Dingguo have long been As far as he knows, it was just to give Luan Yiwei a face, and he didn't expel them all."

Fan Yu remained silent.

Pei Cheng is not Pei Yue, both the Empress Dowager and His Majesty in the palace have a very good impression of him, not to mention You Junji Xiao Jin's appreciation for him is completely on the bright side.

After Xiao Jin left the capital, Pei Cheng was temporarily in charge of the Kyoto garrison as the deputy commander, shouldering the safety of the four cities in the capital, which can be described as a high position.Although the reputation of the Pei family in Dingguo has been squandered by Pei Rong in the past ten years, the airs have not fallen after all, especially in recent years, with the gradual rise of Pei City, many well-connected families think of the incense and fire of the year.

In this way, what seemed to be a simple matter becomes very difficult.

Pei Rong's life and death are insignificant, I believe not many people care about it, but this person must die without incident.

If Fan Yu let his dead soldiers break into the Dingguo Mansion to assassinate Pei Rong, then even a seventh-rank official in the court would be able to see something strange, and Pei Yue would not be willing to do so for three years. Maybe he would detonate the court in advance. confusion.

The reason is that if Pei Rong died naturally, Pei Yue would have to express some joy even if he was happy in his heart, otherwise he would be violating filial piety and the image he had created over the years would suffer a great blow.Conversely, if Pei Rong died unexpectedly, the government and the public would understand that someone was targeting Pei Yue, and Daoyi would stand by him.

One to one, the difference is huge.

Looking at Fan Yu who fell into silence, Chen An recalled his previous words, a flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in his mind, and he couldn't hide his shock immediately: "Brother Fan, does the palace really have such a plan?"

Fan Yu didn't answer, but asked quietly: "Pei Rong has been hollowed out by wine all these years?"

Chen An confirmed his guess more and more, and he answered after deliberation: "That's true. But it's strange to say that in the past two years, with Pei Cheng taking control of the government, Pei Rong has become tougher, presumably because Pei Cheng has something for him. control."

Fan Yu pondered and said, "Then let's create an accident."

He raised his eyes to stare at Chen An, and said seriously: "I will arrange this matter. Since you have guessed it, I will not hide it. The Empress Dowager really wants to use the name of filial piety to suppress the momentum of Wei Guogong. I have thought about it over and over again. , this is the best choice not to harm the foundation of the country. Even if Duke Wei Ding You has three years, with his current status and reputation, it is easy to protect himself. For His Majesty, these three years are a buffer, enough to gather power checks and balances.”

Chen An nodded and asked, "Brother Fan, do you need the assistance of Luan Yiwei?"

Fan Yu shook his head and said, "No need. Don't let a third person know what you and I said today."

Chen An responded: "My foolish brother understands."

Fan Yu got up to leave, and before leaving, he suddenly said: "That maid named Wen Yu, has she passed any information about Duke Wei's mansion to you during this time?"

Chen An replied cautiously: "Twice, it has nothing to do with Wei Guogong, it's just the daily behavior of the women in the back house."

Fan Yu's eyes were deep, and he reminded: "Pei Yue never puts people around who he can't control."

Chen An's heart shuddered, and he nodded his thanks.

(End of this chapter)