Invincible son

Chapter 363 362 [Heavenly Secret]

What happened in the first year of Yongning has already changed the fate of countless people.

The Duke of Xianding, Pei Zhen, went to the western region to die as a foreigner, and the number one wealthy family in the Daliang army survived in name only. After several turbulent struggles, the army gradually formed a three-legged confrontation.Wang Pingzhang suddenly emerged, leaving behind all the competitors of the year, and became the veritable No. 1 in the military after Pei Zhen.

In the eyes of some insiders, Wang Pingzhang's decision in the first year of Yongning was full of courage, and few people dared to block their lives under the circumstances that a slight mistake would result in a bad reputation for thousands of years.It's just that Wang Pingzhang never regarded those things as honors, and he didn't even allow his relatives to mention them at home.Some younger members of the Wang family thought he was too cautious, and only his eldest grandson, Wang Jiuxuan, understood what his grandfather was thinking.

That is not glory, but a boulder that has weighed on Wang Pingzhang's heart for 15 years.

Perhaps the history books can be beautified, especially as long as Emperor Kaiping can realize his long-cherished wish of unifying the world, then most of his evaluations in the future will be wise and powerful, and his temple name and posthumous title will be perfect.However, through the auspicious feathers in the long river of history, future generations can still discover all kinds of weirdness in the first year of Yongning, and the role played by Wang Pingzhang in it is self-evident.

Sitting in the palace at this moment, Wang Pingzhang frowned deeply when he heard Emperor Kaiping's endless words.

Emperor Kaiping looked aside indifferently, and the eunuchs and court ladies quietly left the Nuan Pavilion.

He withdrew his eyes and looked at Wang Pingzhang's pensive eyebrows, and asked again, with more and more harsh words: "Is the person from back then dead?"

In the past two years, Wang Pingzhang has aged a little fast. In the third year of Kaiping, he still looks like a middle-aged man, and now his beard and hair are all gray.No one knew the reason, even Emperor Kaiping was a little confused about this loyal dog who was regarded as the most capable in the eyes of outsiders.

Facing Emperor Kaiping's slightly angry questioning, Wang Pingzhang said slowly: "Your Majesty, what happened back then has long been over, and the damned people are all dead. Even if there are one or two fish that slip through the net, they are powerless to stir up any storms."

Emperor Kaiping was noncommittal, and said in a deep voice, "What I want is a definite answer."

Wang Pingzhang shook his head and replied, "Some things don't have definite answers."

The attack on the Chen family's mansion in the fall of the first year of Yongnian was planned by him alone. In addition to his own soldiers that night, it also included the masters sent by the seventeen founding princes.But the Chen family back then was a giant, even if the forces he organized were already huge, it was impossible to kill them all.

Emperor Kaiping said: "I am not referring to the descendants of the Chen family. After the banditry in Hengduan Mountain, that descendant of the Chen family has been exposed, and now stirring up the situation in Lingzhou, my people have been watching her secretly."

Wang Pingzhang sighed softly: "Your Majesty has a long-term vision and asked Pei Yueshi to lead the Tibetan Front Guard just to deal with that woman named Chen Xizhi?"

Emperor Kaiping nodded slightly, and then said: "Pei Yue's ability is really good, what he did in Lingzhou is remarkable, and he didn't waste the opportunity I gave him."

Wang Pingzhang's face was calm, and he already knew in his heart that this emperor with a strong desire for control must have put his eyes and ears beside that kid Pei, otherwise he would not have promised a commander's position so easily.

He didn't care about Chen Xizhi, but any enemies who exposed their traces would not make him too worried, especially the appearance of this woman directly caused Emperor Kaiping to rely more and more on him.After all, even the emperor who kept his promises did not want too many people to know the sins he had done back then, so he had to discuss some things with Wang Pingzhang.

In any case, Chen Xizhi never imagined that the situation she worked so hard to plan in Hengduan Mountain not only did not create a rift between Emperor Kaiping and Wang Pingzhang, but instead made the connection between the two closer.

Wang Pingzhang skipped the topic about Pei Yue, and asked sincerely: "Your Majesty, I don't understand why this matter is brought up suddenly?"

Emperor Kaiping got up and took a memorial from the table next to him, put it in front of Wang Pingzhang and said, "Look."

This memorial belongs to the secret book, and judging from the neatness of the handwriting, it should be a copied version. The real secret book will obviously not be placed in front of him.Wang Pingzhang carefully looked at the content of the memorial, which described in detail Pei Yue's actions after entering Lingzhou and the local situation, as if it was written by Pei Yue himself, which also confirmed his inference just now.

After a while, Wang Pingzhang respectfully handed back the memorial and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, the old minister has finished reading it."

"What do you think?"

"There is someone behind Chen Xizhi."

Only then did Emperor Kaiping nod his head in satisfaction. If Wang Pingzhang couldn't even see this, then he was really old.

"Before the Hengduan Mountain banditry incident, the Xifu and Taige investigated for so long, and only found Pei Rong and a few insignificant middle-level officials. I felt that something was wrong. Although Hengduan Mountain is a hundred miles away from the capital, it is still within your reach. With such a huge situation under the nose, it can be accomplished only by relying on Uncle Ding Yuan who has no real power? I don't believe it."

"Your Majesty, Pei Rong may be a trick they deliberately threw out."

"Go on."

"Although Pei Rong has no real power, he is the eldest son of Pei Zhen and the head of the Dingguo Mansion. He has a lot of contacts in the army, and with the bonus of the Pei family's banner, no one is more suitable to be a cover than him. The veteran believes that, Chen Xizhi is able to grow in Lingzhou, and it is going so smoothly, there must be someone behind her to help her get through the joints."

"Who is this person?"

"Guliang, Marquis of Guangping, Lu Min, Marquis of Cheng'an, Yinwei, Marquis of Qiyun, Xiaojin, Marquis of Xiangcheng, Ningzhong, Marquis of Wuwei, and Tang Youzhi, Marquis of Jining, are only among these six."

Emperor Kaiping didn't ask the reason. In fact, he already had the object of suspicion in his heart. There are not many people who can do this. What's more, they have to hide from Taishi Taige and another secret force in his hands. The people in this group are definitely the top nobles who hold real power.Civil officials are not capable of doing it, not even Luo Ting, because they are not like Wu Xun who can justifiably cultivate pro-guard forces.

"Wei Guogong, I entrust this matter to you, and I must find out this scourge hidden in the dark."

"The old minister obeys the order."

Seeing Wang Pingzhang stand up respectfully and respond, the anger in Emperor Kaiping's heart dissipated a lot.The reason why he asked Wang Pingzhang to investigate this matter was firstly to see what this old dog was thinking, and secondly because this matter involved high-level military officials, and it was no secret that the military and Taishitai Pavilion had infiltrated each other. It is not as convenient as Xifu's own manpower, and the third is that he knows the ability of Wei Guogong better than anyone else.

Wang Pingzhang said again: "Your Majesty, I have a request."

"Say it."

"The old minister is very old, so I want my eldest grandson, Wang Jiuxuan, to go to the western region. I implore His Majesty to give him a secret decree. It will definitely come in handy at a critical moment."

"What secret decree?"

When Wang Pingzhang explained in detail, Emperor Kaiping pondered for a moment and then nodded in agreement.

"Xi Mansion let go to investigate the martial arts in the army, but you don't need to pay attention to one person, I will watch him personally."

"Your Majesty is referring to Pei Yue?"

Emperor Kaiping nodded slightly.

Wang Pingzhang responded, but felt a little strange in his heart. The emperor's attention to that kid Pei Yue was a little strange. Could it be that he was not worried about him getting out of control just because he was hiding his eyes and ears by Pei Yue's side?

I just don't know whether such simplicity in the emperor's heart is a blessing or a curse for the young man who is ready to fly and wants to soar into the sky.

Wang Pingzhang had no expression on his face, and his heart was turning a thousand times.

(End of this chapter)