Invincible son

Chapter 663 662 [What seems to be in the world] ([-])

"16 years ago, when I first came to the throne, the situation in the DPRK and China was complicated, and there were many factions in the military. At that time, it could be said that I was walking on thin ice carefully, for fear of taking a wrong step."

Emperor Kaiping's words made Pei Yue feel complicated.

To this day, Pei Yue has already known about the past events in the first year of Yongning, leaving aside the grievances between Emperor Kaiping and the late Emperor, he has always had a heart for this Supreme Being.In order to completely solve the hidden dangers after the death of the late emperor, Wang Pingzhang ordered the two streets near the Chen family mansion to be completely destroyed by taking advantage of the ridiculous title of suppressing thieves. Innocent souls.

His biological parents died that night.

In the past few years since he stepped into the imperial court, Pei Yue was used to power struggles, and he knew that there was no warmth in such things, especially when it came to the change of imperial power, those involved would become cruel beasts.

But understanding is not the same as forgiveness.

Emperor Kaiping looked at Pei Yue who was silent, and said slowly: "I knew that I couldn't start killing people, so I handed over the Taishitai Pavilion to Mo Moyun, and promoted Lu Min and Gu Liang, gradually making people feel at ease. Over the past 16 years , I wear clothes and eat food for the night, let the virtuous and vigilant, spread my words and sympathize with the people, and make the national power of Daliang flourish, which is hard to match in the Western Wu and Southern Zhou Dynasties."

Pei Yue said softly: "For the people of Daliang, His Majesty is indeed a good emperor."

This sentence was quite bold, but Emperor Kaiping didn't care, he raised his hand to pour wine on the jade cup in front of him, and said calmly: "How the emperor is doing, after thousands of years, future generations will comment."

Pei Yue felt a bit dissatisfied, and he mustered up the courage to ask: "Your Majesty, is the first emperor a good emperor?"

The movements of Emperor Kaiping's hands stopped suddenly, he looked at Pei Yue with complicated eyes, and said after a long time: "He is a good man, but he is not a good emperor."

Pei Yue sighed softly.

Emperor Kaiping put down the jug and said calmly: "The reason why the first emperor made him the prince is because he has a kind and gentle personality. It can be seen from the fact that he secretly protected Gu Liang. The first emperor felt that my temperament was too different from his. Similarly, I was worried that after I succeeded to the throne, I would kill those honorable ministers who got carried away, so after many years of hesitation, I finally chose the second brother."

The first emperor Renzong Liu Xuan ranked second among the princes, and Emperor Kaiping ranked fourth, with a difference of two years between the two.

Emperor Kaiping looked at the clear wine in the jade cup in front of him, and continued: "But at that time, Daliang had reached a very dangerous situation. Several major factions in the army were hostile to each other, and these people have been intertwined after decades of development. The situation is extremely complicated. The first emperor thought that the second emperor brother could solve these problems with gentleness, but he never thought that he would only blindly make peace."

He didn't mention the real cause of the late emperor's death, and Pei Yue was not stupid enough to expose it in front of the emperor.

It's just that these words revealed the block hidden in Emperor Kaiping's heart.

Pei Yue said slowly: "Your Majesty, that moment is so similar to this moment."

Emperor Zhongzong chose Liu Xuan instead of Liu Zheng because he saw the shadow of his decisiveness in killing and attacking from Liu Zheng.For an emperor who was able to bring about the injustice of the Chu government in the second year of his enthronement, Emperor Zhongzong is certainly not a benevolent emperor, but he hopes that his successor will have a different style, at least he can't continue to kill, which will make the whole world suffer. Daliang fell into a collapsed situation.

Now Emperor Kaiping prefers the eldest prince instead of the fourth prince, on the surface it seems to be the same reason.

However, Emperor Kaiping shook his head and said, "You are wrong."

Pei Yue really wanted to know what the supreme being was thinking, and why he had to push his son to a dead end.

Emperor Kaiping said in a deep voice: "I have secretly cultivated Luan Yiwei since the second year of my enthronement, not because I have prejudice against Mo Moyun, but for his own good. There is only a dead end waiting for him. Only when there are checks and balances can he be stable for a long time."

Pei Yue felt that the emperor's words were also reminding himself.

He thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, I think the Fourth Prince should be able to guess Duan Jiu's identity."

Emperor Kaiping said nonchalantly: "He is a smart man, so he can guess it naturally, otherwise why would I ask Chen An to deliver an edict to your residence? It's just a message, anyone can do it."

Pei Yue smiled wryly and said, "I just feel that..."

He hesitated.

Emperor Kaiping said indifferently: "Do you think I have persecuted this fourth son too much? Pei Yue, have you ever thought about why he has come to this point from another angle? From the beginning to the end, I never gave him any hope. , and even took the initiative to help him build Xianyunzhuang, so that he can stay away from the vortex of court struggle and power, why is that?"

Pei Yue was slightly taken aback, and finally realized some details that he had overlooked.

Emperor Kaiping sneered and said, "He always said that he was a sharpening stone, but what I don't understand is, when did I use him to sharpen a knife? For more than ten years, I have never allowed them to enter the court to watch politics. If If you really want to raise Gu, you must allow them to cultivate their own power, and then fight for power in the court, so that you can cultivate a prince who is good at power."

He paused, stared at Pei Yue and asked, "Why didn't I do this?"

Pei Yue was speechless.

There was a deep light in Emperor Kaiping's slender eyes. He shook his head and said, "It's all his own fault for getting to where he is today. It's not that I didn't give him a chance, but he never knew how to cherish it. I told Duan Jiu, If necessary, you can give him another chance, as long as he can rein in the precipice, I will eventually allow him to live."

"Looking at it now, Duan Jiu probably won't be able to get out of Prince Yan's Mansion." Pei Yue sighed softly.

Emperor Kaiping said in a deep voice: "I have never persecuted him, this time I just want to see his true heart, whether it is just to prove his ability to me as he said."

Pei Yue breathed out lightly, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, I understand."

Emperor Kaiping nodded and said: "I told you this tonight, not to make you understand my difficulty, but just to tell you an extremely simple truth."

He stared into Pei Yue's eyes, and said word by word: "People live in this world, and we can't just talk about right and wrong."

long silence.

As if time stood still.

A full moon hangs alone in the sky.

There is silence in the world.

The court guards in the palace were guarding the courtyard, and there were eyeliner sentries all around. In addition to the three thousand guards protecting the palace and Wuding guards all over the city, it should have been a peaceful and quiet night.

Suddenly Pei Yue's panicked shout pierced the night, causing the guards inside and outside the courtyard to shudder.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Come on, send the imperial physician!"

The noisy and noisy sound shook the entire Xingliang City.

Wang Pingzhang, Han Gongduan, Tang Jian, and Liu et al. looked panic-stricken, rushed to the side hall of the small courtyard, and saw Emperor Kaiping leaning on the back of the chair, his face like gold paper, and his breath like gossamer.

He held a jade lamp in his hand.

Pei Yue stood beside him, shaking uncontrollably.

The imperial doctor's eyes were dull, and he dared not speak for a long time.

Wang Pingzhang was furious, slapped the imperial physician on the forehead, and roared, "What happened, Your Majesty?"

The imperial doctor kept fighting with his upper and lower teeth, and said in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, your Majesty may have been poisoned..."

The air in the side hall seemed to drop to freezing point suddenly, exuding a strange and terrifying atmosphere. Everyone looked at Pei Yue in unison, with shock and anger in their eyes.

Before that, there were only Emperor Kaiping and Emperor Pei Yue in this side hall.

(End of this chapter)