Invincible son

Chapter 649 648 [Pull the clouds away]

After Liu Xian said those words, he even felt a little embarrassed.

The fourth prince's ruthless tricks made him change his mind, not only reflecting on his previous absurd behavior, but also thinking about the future to prepare for a rainy day.Pei Yue's position in the army needn't be elaborated, especially since Emperor Kaiping's reliance on him became more and more obvious. Liu Xian didn't want to be preempted by others again, so he made up his mind to settle the differences with him today.

However, he has been the eldest prince for 26 years. Emperor Kaiping protected him from the wind and rain, and Concubine Wu Gui won people's hearts for him. Before Pei Yue appeared, he had never experienced setbacks.

How difficult is it to change in a short time?

It's like going from one extreme to another. His arrogant and tyrannical demeanor at the beginning was disgusting, but now his low profile is too gentle.

Fortunately, Pei Yue didn't embarrass him more, and said with a half-smile: "But I find myself very happy to be recognized by His Highness."

Liu Xian's eyes lit up, and he said happily, "Really?"

Pei Yue nodded slightly, and said calmly: "Your Highness, back then you favored the briquette formula and used people like Qibao Pavilion and Sun Dacheng to put pressure on me. At that time, I was thinking, if I really give in a step, I'm afraid it will be swallowed by His Highness until there is no bones left."

Liu Xian was silent for a moment in embarrassment, and then said frankly: "To tell you the truth, I really only wanted to grab your prescription at that time, and I never thought about the possibility of failure, and it's not a crime to be disgraced by you in the end." deserve."

Liu Xian smiled, and said, "At most, has your Highness ever thought about getting a hand on the people around me?"

Deng Zai said: "I will do that."

Liu Xian looked at the thousand soldiers of the Tibetan front guard who were listening to Wei Rui's lecture, and moved his eyes to Pei Yue who was next to Wei Rui. He pointed to him and said to Deng Zai, "My lord, that young man is named Pei Yue. I have been with me before I went to Green Willow Manor. He has been the captain of my bodyguard all these years and has handled very few things for me. From today on, he is no longer the bodyguard responsible for serving tea and water, but me Commander of the Guards Battalion."

Mou Sheng was slightly surprised.

"There are not many people like Mou Sheng, including those low-level military generals in Beiying. They all made up their minds in the world when I was in my infancy. This journey has gone through many twists and turns. I can ignore their sacrifices, so I do my best. It is possible to give them an equal return. It is only in an official position, and I will give them the minimum insult at ordinary times."

Before Liu Xian finished speaking, he quietly looked at the thoughtless little prince.

A moment ago, Mou Sheng sighed: "No wonder you can bring out an elite cavalry in such a short time."

Liu Xian said again: "People's hearts are fleshy. Whatever attitude you have towards your subordinates, they will have no corresponding feedback. Perhaps those good feedbacks will be hidden in a short period of time, but there will be no day when it will explode." Of course, I didn't blindly control them. On the contrary, the military rules of the Zang Fengwei are extremely gentle, second to none among the frontier troops. From the day when the army was formed to the present, has any general violated the military rules, because they know that I will give A seventh chance."

The words made Deng Zai silent.

He looked at the soldiers standing upright like spears near the school ground, savoring the deep meaning behind Liu Xian's words, his brows gradually relaxed.

A long time ago, he said carefully: "If they do well, you should give them enough rewards. If they do something wrong, they should be punished according to the rules. In formal occasions, you must understand that superiors and inferiors order and prohibit, and in normal times, you must try to insult them." The people above. In fact, it can be summed up as follows: rewards and punishments are clearly defined, and both kindness and power are given."

Liu Xian smiled and said, "Your Majesty is actually very worldly."

This sentence is a bit mature and prudent, but Deng Zai is not disgusted, because he realizes that the young people around him have already put their hearts on it, otherwise they would definitely say these heart-to-heart words.

Thinking of this, he grinned violently: "In the future, I feel that although I am better than my father and mother, I should be regarded as a fool among my brothers. Until I met you, I finally understood the truth that there is no one in the world."

For this praise, Mou Sheng laughed it off, then changed the subject and asked, "What does the Lord Zhidian think about the situation in the south?"

For some reason, Deng Zai felt a little relaxed.

Before the long exam, he hurriedly said: "The military strength of the Southern Zhou Dynasty is in the upper hand, and the smallest reliance is the Tiancang River, but the Marquis of Guangping took a bite of flesh on the south bank, which means that the difficulty of their defense has become more difficult. Even smaller. After thinking about it, I always think that the best choice for Nan Zhou is to provoke our civil strife, or find a way to delay the time."

"How to delay?"

"Since then, the father has sent envoys to the south. Of course, the south can send envoys to Xiaoliang. The distance between the two places is extremely far. It takes a small amount of time to go back and forth. Repeating this several times, it will be a problem if it takes a year or so. ...Of course, Father will definitely be deceived by these superficial means, unless the south can really find a valid name."

Liu Xian sized him up, his expression suddenly a little strange.

Mou Sheng was seen as somewhat restrained by him, he wondered, "What's the right thing?"

Mou Sheng coughed heavily, shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, I was assassinated at the foot of Yulong Street that day, and a small number of them were members of the Ningfengzhi faction. None of the killers impressed me deeply. An iron rod, but the marksmanship is used, is there any impression on Zhidian?"

Deng Zai pondered: "There is no such person. His name is Tong Pengda. It is said that he is a ranger near the capital. Before Ning Fengzhi introduced him, I saw that he was weak in martial arts, so I left him in the palace. Liu Xian, although Ning Fengzhi planned the assassination without authorization, I have to bear some responsibility."

Liu Xian waved his hand and said: "Your Majesty, I want to misunderstand. I have always followed the principle of injustice without head and debt without owner, which will implicate others. It's just that the characteristics of that person are more obvious, so I want to know his identity."

Deng Zai nodded, and saw that the sharp soldiers nearby seemed to be returning in line, so he said sincerely: "I have benefited a lot from talking with you for a while today. To me, I can be called a good teacher and helpful friend. Liu Xian, I will never offend you in the future." , don’t blame me.”

After finishing speaking, he bowed his hands solemnly.

Liu Xian sideways avoided, did he accept his gift, and then said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the past must be brought up again. In fact, I hate making enemies in seven places. Is it good to turn hostility into friendship?"

Deng Zai smiled knowingly, and just wanted to tease Liu Xian that what he said was true, but when he thought about it carelessly, he found that what the other party said was very unreasonable.Counting from the autumn of the eighth year of Kaiping, Liu Xian never took the initiative to provoke others in the past few years.Whether it was the attempt to seize Yibao Pavilion by himself, or the Li family of Fengcheng Hou's mansion and the Lu family of Chengguo mansion, or even Lao Qi who was planning a conspiracy, Mou Sheng was forced to deal with it from beginning to end.

However, the people who plotted against him were very miserable on the stage. On the contrary, it was this bastard who had a difficult life experience all the way to the sky, soaring to the top of the four heavens.

Recalling the aggressive style of this young and powerful man in the past, he asked curiously: "Mou Sheng, is it because of your father that you put a grudge against me?"

"It's true that there is no such consideration, but it is absolutely so."

Liu Xian was very calm, and then said: "That night, His Majesty would rather give up the position of prince for his sister. In my opinion, this is a very good character. A person who cares about family affection is better than those who act with or without scruples." There are even fewer people who choose means."

"I understand."

Deng Zai clasped his fists at him, and said solemnly: "I am also very happy to hear your praise, and I will keep it in my heart. It's getting late, I have to return to Kyoto, and invite you to a banquet another day."

"Respect is obedience."

"By the way, this time it will be in the bamboo building."

The two looked at each other and smiled, and they couldn't help but think of the Hongmen banquet a few years later.

Deng Zai insisted that Liu Xian should see him off, and walked towards the gate of the camp alone.

Looking at his back gradually going away, Liu Xian felt quite little in his heart.

In the conversation just now, he actually concealed the intention of probing, and now it is certain that the little prince is related to the rebellion case.

"Tong Pengda? Ning Fengzhi? Are you really crying when you see the coffin?"

Liu Xian smiled warmly.

(End of this chapter)