Invincible son

Chapter 595 594 [The dust settles]

The moon is bright and clear, and the stars are everywhere.

Pei Yue and Tang Youzhi sat opposite each other in the tent of the Chinese army commander, and there was no one else in the tent.

"Many people want to see you, even brother Huanzhang can't wait, but I stopped them all. The few boys in Zang Fengwei are the exception. I think you should really want to see them."

Tang Youzhi smiled all over his face, with peaceful eyes.Although I haven't seen him for more than two months, Pei Yue has clearly felt that the Marquis of Jining is becoming more and more calm. Within a short period of time, the aura of a middle-aged man was greatly improved.

Pei Yue smiled, shook his head and said, "Actually, I only want to see Uncle Tang today."

"Oh? Why?" Tang Youzhi asked curiously.

Pei Yue took a sip of wine, recalled the turmoil at the court meeting, and asked slowly: "Wei Guogong would give up Li Bingzhong, which makes me puzzled."

He has a deep memory of Wang Pingzhang's methods, and several moves in a row can be regarded as surprises. Not only Pei Yue and Emperor Kaiping were surrounded by him, but even Li Bingzhong himself was completely surrounded.

In the debate about the candidate for the military and political chief officer in the Western Territory, Wang Pingzhang only got a place for the commander of the Guping Army Town in the end. The camp commander is Qi Yunhou Yinwei.

These three people have no problems regardless of their qualifications or abilities, and they are enough to guarantee the safety of the Western Territory.

In fact, if Ning Zhong and Lu Min hadn't been in the way of last year's Battle of the Western Territory, it would have been extremely difficult for Xi Wu to win the early stage.

Tang Youzhi put down the wine cup, and muttered, "Duke Wei doesn't want me to go back to the capital."

"I would rather give up Li Bingzhong than prevent Uncle Tang from returning to the capital. I realized later that this was Wang Pingzhang's real intention, but why did he do this? Uncle Tang, could it be that there is an old grudge between you and Duke Wei?" Pei Yue frowned. Wrinkled slightly, lost in thought.

According to Emperor Kaiping's original plan, after Tang Youzhi stepped down as the interim commander of the Western Army, he should return to Beijing to replace Li Bingzhong and take over the Southern Camp of the Beijing Army.

Among the three battalions of the Beijing Army, the West Camp is considered to be the place where Wang Pingzhang made his fortune. The current commander of the West Camp, Changxing Hou Qujiang, is his confidant single-handedly promoted.In the official system of the past dynasties, it is absolutely impossible to eradicate the existence of the mountain. Emperor Kaiping knew the truth, so he would not think that everyone is only loyal to himself, but will use various means to achieve the balance of all forces.As long as you are the only one who can change this situation, you can always maintain the supreme authority of the king.

After a certain period of transition, the North Camp will be handed over to Pei Yue, so that the North Camp and the West Camp can form mutual restraints, and will not fall into the hands of one person.Even though Wang Pingzhang was powerful in the army, Tang Youzhi, who was in charge of the southern battalion, had a closer relationship with Pei Yue. Coupled with the imperial army and the Kyoto garrison, it was enough to firmly control the security inside and outside the capital.

If the capital is not chaotic, Daliang will be stable. This is what Emperor Kaiping arranged for the military after Lu Min's death.

Faced with Pei Yue's doubts, Tang Youzhi shook his head and said, "I don't know Wei Guogong well, but I don't have any personal grievances either."

Pei Yue smiled wryly, "What is this old fox going to do?"

If Wang Pingzhang hadn't suddenly proposed to streamline the Western Army and restructure Lingzhou, and had persuaded Emperor Kaiping and Mo Haoli, Tang Youzhi would not have lost his position as the commander of the Southern Camp.The most critical part of this matter is that Wang Pingzhang gave up Li Bingzhong at the last moment and pushed Tang Youzhi to take over as governor of Lingzhou, making him the first official in Daliang who truly monopolized military and political power. Pei Yue couldn't even object.

Tang Youzhi shook the wine cup lightly, and said slowly, "Actually, there is no difference between me and Brother Huanzhang. It is the same whoever takes over as Nanying's coach. This is why His Majesty agreed with Wei Guogong's proposal."

Pei Yue was very impressed with Luo Huanzhang, the Marquis of the Ding Army. In the Guping Army City, he removed his armor in front of tens of thousands of soldiers and exposed his scars all over his body to question Lu Min.When Chaofenglou parted, Pei Yue benefited a lot from this seemingly straightforward and rough veteran's advice to him.There is another more important reason, Luo Huanzhang is definitely not as simple as it seems to be able to raise such an excellent son as Luo Kedi.

Thinking of this, Pei Yue couldn't help sighing: "That's the problem, since Tang Shu and Ding Junhou are the same no matter who takes over the Southern Camp of the Beijing Army, why did Wang Pingzhang go around such a big circle and do everything possible to prevent Tang Shu from returning to Beijing? In my opinion, his best choice is to push Li Bingzhong to the position of governor of Lingzhou, so as not to hurt his fundamentals."

Why does giving up Li Bingzhong hurt the root?

Because Li Bingzhong is a die-hard supporter of Wang Pingzhang, and he has been the only follower these years. Such people are unwilling to keep them. Who will be willing to help Wang Pingzhang in the future?

Tang Youzhi pondered for a moment, then slowly said: "Could it be that retreat is the strategy of advancement?"

Pei Yue naturally thought about this possibility, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty's suppression of him is obvious. He hastily transferred Uncle Gu to Beijing to take over the Youjunji, transferred me and Zang Fengwei to the North Camp, and let Tang Shuyi take over the South Camp. After Lu Min's death, Wang Pingzhang was further suppressed, so as not to form a trend that could never be lost. But based on my observation of Wang Pingzhang, this Wei Guogong is old and strong, and he doesn't seem to have a temperament of blindly giving in and retreating."

Speaking of this moment, Tang Youzhi's expression became more serious.

It's just that, as Pei Yue said, Wang Pingzhang has covered this matter with many layers of fog, and the two of them are not roundworms in his stomach. It is impossible to judge his real thoughts from the analysis of the existing clues.

Seeing that the atmosphere was slightly silent, Pei Yue changed the subject and said, "How long will Uncle Tang stay in the capital?"

Tang Youzhi sighed, "According to Your Majesty's wishes, it will only take half a month at most."

Pei Yue asked in surprise, "In such a hurry?"

Tang Youzhi nodded and said: "After the celebration is over, I will deal with the handover of the army brought back as soon as possible, and then I will take my family to Lingzhou."

Pei Yue hesitated to speak.

Seeing this, Tang Youzhi comforted and said, "Don't worry too much. You have the support of the Marquis of Guangping in the capital and my help outside. The future will surely be smooth. That kid from Linfen is not experienced enough, and he still seems edgy in his dealings. How much time do you have?" Make a point."

Pei Yue nodded in response and toasted each other.

The spirits entered their throats, and the conversation between the two deepened until late at night.

……

Kaiping six years, the third day of March.

Tang Youzhi, Marquis of Jining and Pei Yue, Marquis of Zhongshan rode side by side, and led an army of [-] to triumphantly. They received a grand welcome twenty miles outside the west gate of Kyoto. Mo Haoli, who was in power on the left, and Wang Pingzhang, Duke of Wei, went out to welcome Emperor Kaiping on behalf of him.

At ten miles away, the people of Kyoto lined the road to greet each other, and the cheers went up to the sky.

Then, the army went to the North Camp of the Beijing Army to rest temporarily and wait for resettlement. Tang Youzhi and Pei Yue led [-] selected elite soldiers into the capital, escorted the prisoners and captured soldiers to the Taimiao, and Emperor Kaiping personally presided over the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven.

In the end, these 5000 people walked around the capital and came to the square in front of the imperial city for the award ceremony.

The young Pei Yue has once again become the focus of everyone's attention. He can be said to be proud of his horseshoe disease and the most romantic in the world.

Tang Youzhi was officially conferred the title of first-class marquis of Jining, and changed to the governor of Lingzhou. He not only took charge of the governor's office and managed the 57 counties of Lingzhou's nine prefectures, but also took charge of the Xiang army, which was restructured from the elite Western Army. The governor of military and political power.

Luo Huanzhang was awarded the second-class Marquis of Dingjun and promoted to the commander-in-chief of the South Camp of the Beijing Army.

Xiao Jin was granted the title of first-class Marquis of Xiangcheng, and continued to be in charge of the Hucheng camp. Wu Tieqi's first line of defense.

Hou Suwu of Nan'an took over as the commander of the Longbow Camp in the Western Territory, and Yin Wei, Marquis of Qi Yun, was appointed as the commander of the Jinshui Camp.

Pei Yue was directly promoted from Zhongshanzi to the second-class Marquis of Zhongshan, and was promoted to the deputy commander of the Beiying of the Beijing Army, assisting Tan Fu, the Marquis of Xiuwu, in managing the military affairs of the Beiying.

A series of rewards and appointments made people dazzled, and the eyes of the ruling and opposition parties were all on Tang Youzhi and Pei Yue.

In an unnoticed corner, Wang Jiuxuan, the eldest grandson of Duke Pingzhang of the State of Wei, resigned from his post as the General of the Palace Guard, and was transferred to the Forbidden Army, where he was appointed as the commander of the Forbidden Army and the Zuo Army.

(End of this chapter)