Invincible son

Chapter 656 655 [What seems to be in the world] ([-])
"Your Majesty, Duke Wei is not so stupid."

Of course Pei Yue knew that this was an opportunity to give Wang Pingzhang some eye medicine. If he wanted to become a big shot in the military, Wang Pingzhang was a mountain standing in front of him.

But he also knew the bottom line of the emperor, weakening Wang Pingzhang was only because Lu Min committed suicide, and the power structure in the army was becoming unbalanced, and the emperor had to change this situation.Removing Li Bingzhong is the first step, reshuffling the North Camp is the second step, and letting Gu Liang serve as the right military plane of the West Mansion is the third step. This combination of punches will let the people below see the direction of the wind and avoid the concentration of military power on Wang Pingzhang Bad fruit in hand.

However, weakening Wang Pingzhang does not mean killing him.

After all, the emperor relied on martial arts to lead the army. The fall of Wang Pingzhang meant that the power of Gu Liang and Pei Yue would lose control again. Of course, a mature emperor would not make such mistakes. The reason why the Beijing Army Xiying attacked.What he has to do is to balance all parties rather than to kill. Wang Pingzhang's forbearance and retreat during this period seems to show that he has fully understood the emperor's mind.

As for the fact that Wang Pingzhang may feel aggrieved and resentful, this is not within the scope of Emperor Kaiping's consideration.

Emperor Kaiping was not surprised by Pei Yue's answer, and asked with great interest: "If it wasn't Wang Pingzhang, who would be secretly helping the fourth child?"

Pei Yue pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I don't know."

Among the military powers in and out of the capital, both the imperial army and the commander of the capital's garrison are the emperor's confidantes. Pei Yue felt that with the hands of the supreme city man in front of him, he would definitely not hand over these two key yamen to the unfaithful. man's hand.Looking at the three major camps of the Beijing Army, after excluding the Western Camp that Wang Pingzhang had cultivated for many years, the Northern Camp was under Pei Yue's own control.The head coach of the Southern Camp is Dingjun Hou Luo Huanzhang, who is not only loyal and brave, but also has just taken over the Southern Camp, so he obviously does not have the ability to plan things.

From a comprehensive point of view, no one with real power and martial arts will help the fourth prince to commit great rebellion. Could it be that he can raise the flag of rebellion just by relying on the hands of the Xian family?

Emperor Kaiping's eyes were deep, and he said slowly: "I am also a little curious. Where did the fourth brother get his confidence? Since neither you nor I can guess, let the fish jump out of the water on its own initiative."

Pei Yue heard the meaning behind the emperor's words, and said in a little shock: "Your Majesty wants to loosen the control over Prince Yan's Mansion?"

Emperor Kaiping looked up at him, and said with a smile: "It's not a word of relaxation. In fact, seriously, the fourth brother is indeed very similar to me in many ways, as you can see from the situation he set up for his two stupid emperor brothers. How could such a person forget to put people by my side?"

Pei Yue frowned. It is not uncommon for the fourth prince to have eyeliner in the Taishitai Pavilion. After all, many important figures in the army have done similar things, but the emperor's other staff is extremely secretive. Even Mo Moyun doesn't know the details. Really have such great ability?
Emperor Kaiping continued: "You can't be sure who is planning to do something wrong. I also want to see how many fish are still hiding in the water, so just wait patiently."

Pei Yue sighed softly, "I'm just worried about His Majesty's safety."

Emperor Kaiping smiled and said: "You are getting more and more verbose. Where did you have the courage to talk back to me in the imperial study? This time I am not fishing as you think, but I just want to solve the hidden dangers in the court as soon as possible, so as not to It will affect the great cause of cutting Zhou."

Pei Yue suddenly thought of the strong man wielding an iron rod on Yulong Street, his heart was shocked, and he said softly: "Your Majesty, maybe those people have other ideas."

Emperor Kaiping looked at him with a gentle expression and a little bit of intimacy: "Speak."

……

Xingliang Mansion is located between Kyoto and Huazhou, and it is the land of Longxing for the Liu family.

It's called a mansion, but it's actually just a city. The imperial mausoleum is located in the north of the mansion, with a huge scale and majestic majesty.

There is a very famous place seven or eight miles west of Fucheng, which is Shanglin Prison where a large number of prisoners are held.

Several prisons in Kyoto are used for different purposes. The imperial prison in the palace is generally used to detain royal family members or palace people, the prison in Taishitai Pavilion is mainly used for interrogation, and the prison of the Ministry of Justice is used to detain ordinary prisoners.

Shanglin Prison has a special status. Prisoners who have committed capital crimes but cannot be executed will be locked up here. Therefore, most of the prisoners here have noble status before entering, and it is extremely difficult to get out after entering.

For so many years, very few prisoners have been able to get out of Shanglin Prison, and in the past two years, only Pei Rong was the only one.

The rules here are strict and heavily guarded, and most people will be imprisoned until the day they die.

There are many ways to die, such as starvation, thirst, freezing, illness, fighting to death, and even being beaten to death by the cell boss.

If you want to live safely in Shanglin Prison, you must have a strong enough relationship at home, or find a way to feed the prison bosses with money.

B No. 17 is a single cell, where a prisoner who is over [-] years old is locked up.

There is a palm-sized skylight on the roof, a ray of sunlight shines directly down, and dust floats around the beam of light.

Footsteps sounded from far to near, a man whose face was hidden in the shadows entered the cell, the cell leader walking beside him seemed a little nervous, and left quickly after opening the cell door.

"Xue Fangbo, I have some good news for you." The man came to the prisoner and sat on the ground with a calm expression.

This person is about thirty years old, with an ordinary face and peaceful eyes.

The prisoner was Xue Tao, the once prominent governor of Lingzhou. Although Emperor Kaiping was very angry because of the Lingzhou rebellion, he did not make up his mind to kill him, so putting him in Shanglin Prison was a compromise.

Xue Tao looked at the man coldly, and said with a soft snort: "I have already told you that there are some things you cannot do. The old man is approaching sixty years old, so it doesn't matter if he dies, but he can't bring the whole family to be buried with His Highness. Please also Please inform Your Highness that this old man will never participate in this matter."

The man was not surprised, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Fang Bo, just listen to me carefully. Your Highness has never thought of raising the flag to rebel. After all, it is a stupid idea that is absolutely impossible to succeed. The reason why His Highness values ​​Fang Bo is because Because after His Majesty passed away, the court needs veterans like Fang Bo to stabilize the situation."

"Not to rebel?"

Xue Tao looked at him suspiciously, and said, "What exactly do you want to do?"

The man suddenly changed the subject and said: "Uncle Fang may not know that when you were escorted back to the capital by the crows from Taishitai Pavilion, the Xue family tried every means to rescue Uncle Fang, and even begged before His Highness. It's just that the secret you sent back to your hometown is of no use. , Pei Yue easily resolved the frame of that young man on Xianyun Ping. His Highness couldn't bear to see Fang Bo's people in grief, so he decided to help them."

Xue Tao suddenly felt a wave of fear welling up in his heart.

The man said softly: "Didn't Fang Bo always want to know His Highness's plan? I will tell you today that His Highness is going to send someone to assassinate when His Majesty sacrifices to heaven. Such a feat must be done by martial arts masters. It just so happens that your Xue family faction Among the clansmen who came to Kyoto, there are two top masters."

He paused, and said inscrutablely: "Now they have disguised their identities and hid in the Circular Mound Altar."

Although he has been away from the center for many years, Xue Tao is no stranger to the rituals of the imperial court, and of course he knows that the Circular Mound Altar is a place to worship the heavens and pray for rain.

He raised his trembling right hand, pointed at the man and said angrily: "You are trying to make Xue's family forever!"

The man pushed his hand away, smiled and said: "When His Majesty dies, His Highness will launch a campaign in the capital, and no one will be able to react. At that time, I hope Xue Fangbo will take the initiative to stand up and fight for His Highness, otherwise The Xue family will be nailed to the pillar of shame for regicide and treason, and will never be reborn forever."

After he finished speaking, he got up and patted Xue Tao on the shoulder, then left calmly.

Since Xue Tao stepped into the officialdom, he has experienced countless winds and rains in the past decades, but he has never been so helpless as he is today.

He was terrified for a while, and hope was ignited for a while, as if a blunt knife cut repeatedly in his heart.

What if, that His Highness really did this?
A scene suddenly appeared in Xue Tao's mind, he stood at the head of all officials, surpassing Luo Ting, and became the real one person under ten thousand people.

He couldn't help swallowing his saliva, and a hot and crazy light gradually ignited in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)