Invincible son

Chapter 626 Chapter 625 [The Ballad of Mountain Ghosts]

Late at night, Duke Wei's mansion.

When the time came to late March, the climate gradually warmed up, but the sudden rain at night brought a bit of coolness.

In the study, Wang Pingzhang held a cup of ginseng tea, took a sip after blowing on the cooling air, and sighed softly: "It was not obvious in the past two years, but tonight in the palace, I feel quite weak. It can be seen that I am really old."

Wang Jiuxuan said respectfully: "Grandfather is in the prime of his spring and Autumn period."

Wang Pingzhang smiled, shook his head slightly and said: "My grandparents don't need to lie. Birth, old age, sickness and death are the only principles in the world, and no one can escape from it. Even our wise and mighty Majesty is showing a bit of old age, not to mention your grandfather is approaching Rare?"

Wang Jiuxuan was shocked. The emperor is only in his forties this year. Could it be that there is something wrong with his body?
Reminiscing about the past, Wang Pingzhang said with nostalgia on his face: "Although His Majesty has been pressing me hard recently, I still recognize his strength. In terms of scheming and power tactics alone, he is far better than Emperor Xian and Emperor Zhongzong. Side by side with Emperor Taizong. Back then, His Majesty took the initiative to find me to seek the supreme position. At that time, Pei Yuan had just passed away, Pei Zhen was full of ambition, and the founding princes headed by the Pei family still firmly held the military power. There will never be a chance to be under one person."

Recalling the past like the wind, he chuckled and said, "Your Majesty and I are already close, and the cooperation in the future can be called gluey. In the past 16 years, I have personally watched Your Majesty complete the integration of various forces step by step, seize Every opportunity to complete the layout of the court and the army, I admire him very much in my heart. It seems that in His Majesty's heart, there is no one or anything in this world that can shake his belief."

He looked up at Wang Jiuxuan and asked, "Do you know His Majesty's long-cherished wish?"

Wang Jiuxuan replied: "Peace the world."

Wang Pingzhang said in an erratic tone: "It's a pity that those few princes are not successful."

Wang Jiuxuan then briefly recounted what he had seen and heard in front of the Prince Lu's mansion tonight, and said: "Your Majesty has not established a heir for a long time, so it is inevitable that people's hearts will be full of ghosts. According to what my grandfather said, the eldest prince is taking the blame for Princess Pingyang this time. I'm afraid There are still some strange things in it, but I don’t know which prince’s handwriting is it?”

Wang Pingzhang sneered and said: "I told you before that your Majesty has the world in mind and wants to unify the country and leave a name in history. Naturally, he will not easily establish a reserve. If he creates a prosperous world with his own hands, it will be destroyed by ineffective descendants in a blink of an eye. It will affect the evaluation of him by future generations. He has been sharpening his sword all these years, but he never thought that this would drive the princes into trapped beasts."

He paused, and said in a deep voice: "Which prince did this matter, it is still unclear. But I can be sure that this is the beginning rather than the end, and the next struggle will be more intense."

Wang Jiuxuan sighed: "It's just that I didn't expect His Majesty to agree to depose the eldest prince from the position of prince."

Wang Pingzhang recalled what he had seen and heard in the palace before, and the strange behavior that Emperor Kaiping left Pei Yue in the end, and said calmly: "It's just a retreat, but we want to help His Majesty find out the mastermind of this matter."

Wang Jiuxuan was stunned, looking at the smiling expression on his grandfather's face, he pondered: "No matter which prince did it, His Majesty will definitely knock him down. After all, this kind of thing has touched His Majesty's bottom line. Treat this When the prince falls into a trough, grandfather can lend a helping hand to him."

Wang Pingzhang was quite satisfied, and praised: "It is better to add flowers to the cake than to give charcoal in the snow. Besides, our Wang family does not have the conditions to replace it. After all, we must rely on the righteous name of the prince."

Wang Jiuxuan hesitated, "Grandfather, are you going to do it so soon?"

A haze flashed in Wang Pingzhang's eyes, and he said slowly: "I told you just now that Your Majesty is getting old."

Wang Jiuxuan didn't understand what he meant, and his face showed doubts.

Wang Pingzhang recalled the communication between Emperor Kaiping and Pei Yue, and his tone was extraordinarily complicated at this moment: "For 16 years, Your Majesty's heart has been as firm as a stone. Such an emperor seems ruthless, but in fact it is a good thing for his subjects. Because as long as you show your ability, you will be reused. But when His Majesty suddenly becomes a little more tender, it means that someone is becoming more and more important in his heart."

Wang Jiuxuan asked: "Pei Yue?"

Wang Pingzhang nodded lightly, with a hint of resentment: "I have known Your Majesty for more than twenty years, and I know him better than he himself. Before tonight, Your Majesty just wanted to use Pei Yue and Gu Liang, son-in-law, to check and balance me. But the contrast between the eldest prince and Pei Yue is too stark, the former has a pure filial heart but has no ability to change, while the latter seems to be reckless and impulsive but actually has a well-thought-out plan, which makes His Majesty's cold heart a little loose. The most important thing is that Pei Yue is a handsome talent picked up by His Majesty, and he is very young and has enough time for His Majesty to refine."

"In this way, Your Majesty may want to train Pei Yue in advance to be a minister of the new king's assistant prime minister?"

"Not possible, but inevitable."

"Grandfather, does Your Majesty want Pei Yue to enter the West Mansion?"

Wang Jiuxuan frowned. Now that Pei Yue is the deputy commander of the Beiying camp, he believes that it will not take long to become the real commander of the Beijing camp. If he goes up further, he will only enter the Xifu as the magistrate, preparing for his future military succession.Although according to Daliang's unwritten practice, it is such a way of promotion, but Pei Yue is too young, and at this speed, he might become a military aircraft before he is 30 years old.

Wang Pingzhang shook his head and said: "If Gu Liang and I do not retreat, Pei Yue will never become a military aircraft. Even if Gu Liang and I retreat, His Majesty will not promote Pei Yue as a military aircraft in the end."

Wang Jiuxuan got it right, nodded and said: "Your Majesty will leave room for the new king to be kind after all."

Wang Pingzhang pondered for a moment, then slowly said: "Jiuxuan, you must firmly grasp the imperial army under your command within half a year."

Wang Jiuxuan said solemnly: "Grandfather, don't worry, grandson will definitely not let you down. In fact, grandson was worried about his lack of ability, but after taking over the two thousand forbidden troops, he realized how much grandfather has secretly prepared these years."

Wang Pingzhang's face was calm, and he said indifferently: "Your Majesty will definitely take precautions, but he will never be able to guess my thoughts. According to the current situation, His Majesty will definitely let Gu Liang go south again to reorganize his armaments before the fall. Get ready for the attack on the Zhou Dynasty next year. You have a crucial part of the imperial army in your hands, and other arrangements are also being implemented in full swing. When the prince and His Majesty become sworn enemies, and Gu Liang leads the troops south, then we will be A chance for the Wang family to change the day!"

Wang Jiuxuan was excited when he heard it, but he was a little puzzled, and asked, "Grandfather, apart from being aggressive with His Majesty, is it also related to Pei Yue?"

Wang Pingzhang did not answer.

He remembered that bloody night in Kyoto 16 years ago.

A long sigh.

(End of this chapter)