Invincible son

Chapter 470 469 [Blood]

"35 years ago, Xian Chunqiu and I were both generals in the army. I was four years older than him, and we were very close playmates since childhood. Dingguo Mansion and Chu State Mansion were also close relatives. There was a rumor at that time that the Pei family was The number one wealthy family in Daliang's army is not a bragging fact. My grandfather is still in good health, but the other nine princes who founded the country died gradually, which can more and more reflect his influence in the army."

Pei Zhen spoke unhurriedly, but everyone in the hall could feel the bleakness in his tone.

"The Xian Mansion of the Duke of Chu, the Duke Yin's Mansion of the Qi State, the Xiao Mansion of the Xiang State, and the Gongsun Mansion of the Shan State, these four families are on the same side as the Pei family to help each other, especially the Xian family and the Sun family. Daying is my grandfather's most trusted friend. To tell you the truth, if the world is unified, the Liu family will definitely find ways to get rid of my grandfather. Only when he dies can the Tian family truly and completely take back the military power. However, Southern Zhou and Western Wu Shang Now, no matter how worried Emperor Taizong was in his heart, he dared not and could not directly attack my grandfather."

Mr. Xi continued: "If you do something, Daliang will definitely fall into civil strife."

Pei Yue nodded, of course he understood the importance of Pei Yuan, he was a peerless general among the [-] troops who could kill the enemy's commander, more than half of Daliang's territory was led by him.

Pei Zhen continued: "If you want to drive the Pei family down from the position of the No. [-] wealthy family in the army, you must either do something to my grandfather, or support a new mountain, or you can only weaken the Pei family through division and alienation. Taizong tried the second method, but at that time the military structure had already been established, and unless there was a war to destroy the country, no one would be able to shake the status of the Pei family."

Pei Yue vaguely understood the truth of the story 35 years ago, and tentatively asked, "A bitter trick?"

Pei Zhen was slightly surprised, and turned to look at Mr. Xi, who shook his head and said with a smile, "I never mentioned those things to him."

Only then did Pei Zhen look at Pei Yue with admiration, the nominal grandson, and said with mixed feelings: "35 years ago, Zhongzong had only been on the throne for two years. At that time, the Southern Zhou Dynasty was very ambitious. The general of the Zhuang faction led the army to invade the border several times, and the pressure on the frontier army was too great. So he found my grandfather and wanted to perform a cruel trick."

Mr. Xi took advantage of the situation and said: "At that time, the monarch and his ministers secretly discussed to replace the family members of the Xian family with some death row prisoners, and directly accused the Chu government of treason, beheaded all of these death row prisoners as the Xian family, and then copied the Chu government. At the same time Inform Xian Chunqiu in advance, and let him take several hundred disciples across the Tiancang River to the south and flee to Southern Zhou."

Pei Yue sneered and said, "The bitter plan is false, but the murder case is true."

Ye Qi was a little confused at first, but now she realized it. With her firm determination, she couldn't help but feel a chill after trying to understand the reason.

Pei Zhen sighed: "You are right. There are no death row prisoners at all. There are more than [-] members of the Xian family in the Chu State Mansion, all of whom died under the swords and guns of the Imperial Army. Chunqiu discussed it properly, but the second half of the plan turned into a bloody massacre, and Xian Chunqiu's defection became a reality."

Pei Yue said angrily: "Why did Zhongzong do such a self-destructive thing?"

Pei Zhen said with a blank face: "The king is the king, and the minister is the minister. You must always remember this. In fact, if the grandfather hadn't lived so long, perhaps these things would not have happened later. He has too much prestige and too many fans. The emperor He didn't dare to do anything to him, so he could only use such despicable means to drag him into the water. Afterwards, it was found that Xian Chunqiu had indeed expressed his objection, but the discussions in the secret room had no basis. His righteous name weighed on his grandfather, making it impossible for him to reverse the situation."

Pei Yue thought about it carefully, looked at the vicissitudes of the old man's face, and said very boldly: "Why not?"

Pei Zhen and Mr. Xi looked at each other, with relief and sadness in their eyes.

Mr. Xi said calmly: "Forbidden Army, Kyoto garrison, Taishitai Pavilion. The Duke and I have estimated more than once that the Liu family can mobilize at least 15 elite troops in Kyoto within three days."

Pei Zhen went on to say: "Si Dao said that you like to study history, then you should understand that any dynasty in the early stage cannot be replaced by the rebellion of the military leaders below. The Liu family has always firmly controlled the capital. Without a righteous name, how many people in the army will follow you to take the risk of punishing the nine clans? The relationship between the monarch and his ministers is a way of checks and balances, unless the dynasty has reached the end of the people's life, and the emperor is very stupid, then it will be successful possible."

Pei Yue remained silent, and he was only furious for a while, and he didn't calm down to think.

The reason why the emperor didn't want to directly attack the Pei family was because he didn't want to cause turmoil and harm the national strength, but if it really came to the time of military confrontation, how many people in the state capitals of Daliang would be willing to follow the Pei family to rebel?

After sorting out this question, he continued to ask: "Since the southern border army was under great pressure at that time, why did Zhongzong dare to do such a thing that makes relatives hurt enemies? He is not afraid that Southern Zhou will really go north?"

Pei Zhen said slowly: "Xian Chunqiu brought hundreds of children to Nantou, and the court of the Southern Zhou Dynasty also needed time to discern his thoughts. How could it be possible to let him take power immediately? The departure of a coach cannot fundamentally affect the two countries. The situation on the border, the emperor has enough time to mobilize the army to eliminate this influence."

Pei Yue shook his head, only felt that those high-ranking figures were too cold-blooded and cruel, so he couldn't help but sneered and said, "After the collapse of the Chu State Mansion, the Emperor Zhongzong will definitely be purged, right?"

Mr. Xi sighed softly: "That's right, he is young, energetic and thoughtful, how could he miss such an opportunity? The Chu State Mansion was removed, and the Shan State Mansion was also deprived of military power, and was replaced by the newly promoted nobles in the army."

The Sun Family of Shanguo Mansion.

Sun Qi.

That young face came to Pei Yue's mind. At that time, he was still in the head office of Jingdu Xiangyun Company, and he and several other rich and powerful children took a stake in the briquette business.

Pei Yue suddenly understood why he was so keen on the ways of merchants. Presumably, it was because the Sun family had already seen through the true colors of the royal family and was unwilling to be involved in those dirty blood and fire.

But are they really willing?
Leaving aside the delisted Xian family, the Sun family of Liguo Mansion, the Yang family of Ningguo Mansion, the Gu family of Guangping Houfu, and even the old man in front of them, don't they have any hatred for the Liu family?

It's just like what Pei Zhen said, in a dynasty that is on the rise, the emperor has a righteous name and supreme authority, and can crush all the officials to death, making them unable to move.

To change this situation, a perfect opportunity is needed.

(End of this chapter)