Invincible son

Chapter 226 225 [The Past of Yongning]
The source of the stories related to Pei Yue happened in the first year of Yongning.

From the beginning of the story, in the autumn of the 21st year of Zhongzong Jianping, Pei Yuan, the first Duke of Dingguo, passed away. Before his death, he entrusted Lingping and his wife in Duzhong to Gu Liang and asked him to take care of them.For Gu Liang, Pei Yuan would not neglect to save the Gu family after the Xian family's treason case in the Duke of Chu's government.

In the winter of the same year, Emperor Zhongzong Liu Rui died of illness. Before his death, he summoned the important officials of the two governments and Dingyuan Hou Pei Zhen, Wei Ning Hou Wang Pingzhang and other nobles, and made the eldest son Liu Xuan the crown prince, and he succeeded the emperor.After the 27th day of national mourning, Liu Xuan ascended the throne as emperor, and changed his Yuan to Yongning the following year.

In the early spring of the first year of Yongning, the Southern Zhou invaded the border, and Liu Xuan ordered Gu Liang to be the commander of the South Camp in the southern border town to face the invading enemy of the Southern Zhou.

At the beginning of summer, Liu Xuan suddenly contracted a serious illness, medicine and stones were difficult to cure, and he stayed in bed for half a year.

In the past six months, Liu Xuan's temperament changed drastically. He not only executed several imperial physicians in the imperial hospital, but also confiscated the Qijiaxungui's mansion and wiped out the family for the crime of treason. Danger.Under such a high-pressure and terrifying situation, there are naturally undercurrents surging in Kyoto.

On the tenth day of September, Ling Ping's wife gave birth to a son.

On the ninth night of October, in the name of suppressing thieves, Wang Pingzhang commanded two thousand sharp soldiers to raid the Chen family mansion in the west city.Because Ling Ping and his wife lived on the same street, they were unfortunately seriously injured and died. Before they died, they handed over the infant baby to Pei Zhen, the Marquis of Dingyuan who rushed over in a hurry.

That night, a one-year-old baby girl was taken away from the Chen family's mansion and placed in front of the Dingguo mansion. The housekeeper Pei Yongnian found out that she was a peach blossom when she was taken back to the mansion.

On October [-]th, Liu Xuan passed away. That night, important officials from the two governments gathered in the palace. After Wang Pingzhang initiated it, Mo Haoli acquiesced, Pei Zhen nodded, and the rest did not object, Liu Zheng, the second son of Emperor Zhongzong and Liu Xuan's younger brother, succeeded him. The throne of emperor was changed to Yuan Renxuan the following year.

In the tenth year of Renxuan, Liu Zheng changed his Yuan to Kaiping again.

Time passed quietly in Mr. Xi's calm narration.

"Sir, please forgive me for being disrespectful. After the first emperor fell ill, what role did you play in the follow-up events?" Pei Yue summoned up his courage and asked.

Mr. Xi didn't mind, and said gently: "There is a dossier in the Taishitai Pavilion, named the first year of Yongning, A Zilu Juan, which records many things that happened that year. This dossier should have been destroyed early, but Mo Moyun Last year, he discovered that there was actually a copy in the Taiwan cabinet, that is, since then, he has paid special attention to you."

"In the first year of Yongning, he hasn't entered the Taishi Pavilion yet!" Pei Yue said in horror.

Mr. Xi nodded and said: "That's right, the former Taishi Taige's Zuo Lingchen was the late emperor's confidant. But the time he took over was too short, and he couldn't fully control this huge yamen. Especially after the late emperor fell ill, his authority gradually increased. Weakened, what he can do is extremely limited. He can only record the story of the first year of Yongning in detail. Keep a copy."

Pei Yue asked, "Sir, have you read that file?"

Mr. Xi said: "That day you and I went to the Dingguo Mansion to force Pei Rong to resign from his title. After the incident, Gu Liang invited you to the Guangping Marquis Mansion. I followed Mo Moyun to the Shen Mansion. That's the dossier I saw at that time."

Memories floated in his mind, Pei Yue remembered that day when he went back to Lvliuzhuang, Mr. Xi was sitting in the main hall. At that time, because he was restless and he had to send Fang Rui on the road, he didn't ask Mr. Xi in detail about the situation in Shen's residence experience.

He asked nervously, "What is recorded in the dossier?"

Mr. Xi was silent, and while Pei Yue was waiting anxiously, he slowly said: "According to records, the first emperor only had an occasional cold at first, which was not a serious illness, but after taking medicine in the Tai Hospital, his condition suddenly worsened. The Tai Hospital Those imperial physicians who were executed were found to have used poison. What is a little strange is that these imperial physicians were not in collusion, that is, they were coerced or instructed by different people. These poisons are very powerful, so the body of the late emperor There is no cure at all."

Pei Yue shook his head slightly, taking several poisons at the same time, no one can live in this era.

Mr. Xi continued: "The masterminds behind these imperial physicians are the nobles of the seven families. Zhongzong's biggest mistake was that he did not appoint a crown prince for a long time. He was only 53 years old when he died, which is not considered old. The problem is that His health has not been very good. Brothers Liu Xuan and Liu Zheng were both very good at that time, which is why Zhongzong hesitated."

Pei Yue said in a deep voice: "Are those nobles from the Seven Families belong to Liu Zheng?"

Mr. Xi sighed softly: "That's right, it's just that they didn't join forces, and that incident was indeed too coincidental. Liu Zheng was only two years younger than the late Emperor, but he was also very capable, with a bold personality, and was quite popular with the generals in the army at that time. "

"He is bold?" Pei Yue curled his lips.

Mr. Xi shook his head and said, "Before and after sitting on the dragon chair are two different things."

"What happened later?" Pei Yue asked again.

Mr. Xi said slowly: "At that time, the situation in the court was probably like this. Mo Haoli presided over the government in the East Mansion, and Luo Ting was just a candidate for examination at that time, and Mo Haoli was the one who was in charge. The two military planes of the West Mansion are actually a decoration, and the real military leaders are Liangjiegong and Wang Pingzhang."

"After it was found out that the late emperor was poisoned, the seven nobles were taken by Mr. Liang Jie himself to search the house. At that time, he still held a glimmer of hope and wanted to find famous doctors all over the world to treat the late emperor. So he was very determined. Suppress the power in Liu Zheng's hands to avoid chaos in the capital. When the time came to Yongning and the early autumn of the first year, the late emperor's body was already seriously ill, and Liang Jiegong knew that there was nothing to be done. A woman named Chen Qingchen."

"Before the first emperor came to the throne, he liked Chen Qingchen and wanted to marry her as his concubine, but this girl is not weak in the world, and she only wants to change the lives of the people of Liangli through business. If she marries into the palace, she must not She will continue to manage what the world sees as a lowly business, so she is determined not to do so. The late emperor loved her so much that he allowed her to stay in the Chen family. Chen Qingchen is indeed extraordinary. There is no rival in the world when it comes to doing business. The Chen family is in her hands It became the number one merchant in Daliang."

Mr. Xi's speech was not fast, Pei Yue could hear the complex emotions in the words, and couldn't help asking a little sadly: "So Wang Pingzhang is going to kill her?"

There was a hint of pain in the eyes of the middle-aged man, and he nodded slightly: "It is not so easy to move the Chen family. Because of the late emperor's acquiescence, the Chen family not only has a huge guard team, but their weapons are not weaker than the imperial army. Chen Qingchen's side There are also a large number of martial arts masters, there are warriors and wealth of the Chen family everywhere in Daliang, if she cannot be killed and she is allowed to escape from the capital, there will be chaos in Daliang."

Pei Yue thought of a possibility, and couldn't help trembling: "Sir, have you made a move?"

　Note: In the first year of Yongning, the first year of Yongning’s A-character Lu Hao volume appeared in Chapter 52.

　　
　
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