Invincible son

Chapter 678 Chapter 677

After a moment of silence, Emperor Kaiping said to Luo Ting: "During this period of time, you have to work harder, so you should stay overnight in the former court, so as to prevent people from floating between China and foreign countries."

Luo Ting sighed in his heart, His Majesty is indeed a person with great perseverance, even if he is so weak right now, he can still grasp the most important joints.Letting Pei Yue investigate the case is based on trust on the one hand, and on the other hand, because he, as a new dignitary, has no deep connection with various forces in the capital, so that he can conduct a drastic investigation and thoroughly eliminate the unstable factors in the court.

This is of course an offending job, but it also symbolizes great authority and the trust of the emperor, which can be regarded as a reward for Pei Yue's efforts to turn the tide this time.

As for the stay of important ministers, it is obviously because the emperor is currently at his weakest point, and any disturbance may cause turmoil in the capital. Therefore, the important ministers of the two governments and Huang Rentai and other ministers were allowed to stay overnight in the former court. Mishap occurs.

To put it bluntly, after experiencing King Yan's treason, it was difficult for the emperor to fully trust the nobles in the palace and the several adult princes, so he had to make some preparations.

The First Prince and the Second Prince did not respond to this, obviously not aware of Emperor Kaiping's deep meaning, but the eyes of Empress Chen and Concubine Wu Gui who were standing behind the dragon bed showed sadness.

After Luo Ting accepted, he said again: "Your Majesty, please rest in peace and rest, and the ministers will surely live up to their trust."

Emperor Kaiping blinked twice.

Seeing that the emperor was in poor spirits, Luo Ting bowed to Huang Rentai and others to resign.

Emperor Kaiping suddenly said, "Pei Yue stay here."

Everyone was not surprised. Pei Yue obviously contributed a lot to defeating Liu Zan's coup this time. Coupled with his loyalty and ability shown in the past, he would definitely win the emperor's absolute trust.

After Luo Ting and others left, Emperor Kaiping said to the others: "You all go out."

Empress Chen frowned slightly, and said worriedly: "Your Majesty—"

Emperor Kaiping interrupted her, but his attitude was not blunt, and he said lightly: "Go out, I want to talk to Pei Yue about something serious."

Empress Chen, Concubine Wu Gui and the two princes could only salute and retreat.

With no one around at the moment, Pei Yue stepped forward and asked with concern: "Your Majesty, is there a problem with the exercises?"

Emperor Kaiping sat up slowly, leaned on the pillow, and shook his head slightly.

Before going to Xingliang Mansion, the two monarchs and ministers had already made up their strategy. Pei Yue asked Ye Qi to teach him the method of feigning death, and then told Emperor Kaiping in his own name, thus creating the illusion that the emperor was in danger.

In fact, at first their thoughts were not entirely aimed at Liu Zan, because they were not sure what the so-called rebellion was, so Emperor Kaiping planned to pretend to be poisoned, and then there were Pei Yue outside and Silent Cloud and Gu Liang inside, quietly waiting for the conspiracy. Appearance of the Rebel.

The presence of Pei Yue and others can at least ensure that the situation will not get out of control in an instant, and Emperor Kaiping can wake up early if necessary.

It's just that they didn't expect that there would be an assassin on the Huanqiu altar, and they didn't expect that Liu Zan would be in collusion with Duan Wang Liu Xiang.

Thinking of this, Pei Yue couldn't help but wryly smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you can't take such risks in the future."

Emperor Kaiping wondered: "You have taken countless risks in the war in the western region, but now you come to persuade me instead?"

Pei Yue said seriously: "Your Majesty, I am a general. On the battlefield, the enemy is strong and we are weak, so I have to take risks. But you are different. You are the emperor of Daliang, and you have many ways to solve the problem. This time, on the one hand, His Majesty did it in advance. A lot of preparations, but on the other hand, King Yan is indecisive and only wants to accomplish things with the least cost, otherwise I would never dare to escort the holy driver into the city."

Emperor Kaiping was silent when he heard the words.

Pei Yue's words are very reasonable. If Emperor Kaiping was in Liu Zan's position, he would kill Gu Liang at any cost after taking control of the capital for the first time, and then force Pei Yue to hand over the holy driver, otherwise he would directly command the capital to attack. Pei Yue would never be given a chance to use means.Even after Pei Yue entered the city, Emperor Kaiping would immediately order this person to be killed.

After all, Luo Ting was only a civil servant, and he could convince Liu Zan by walking up the city wall with a few colleagues, which only showed that the latter was not that material at all.

After a long time, Emperor Kaiping sighed softly: "This time, I didn't set up this game just for Liu Zan."

Pei Yue murmured: "Your Majesty thinks that the Wei Guogui will be on Liu Zan's side?"

Emperor Kaiping nodded slightly.

Pei Yue thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, I feel that Wei Guogong will not do this, because King Yan has no possibility of success. Moreover, he is already an extremely human minister, and it is impossible for the Tian Family to give him a hereditary inheritance." Will he continue to toss about the treatment of Wangdai? Although His Majesty has cut his authority, he has not moved his military position, not even the West Camp, Wei Guogong should not take the initiative to take the road of rebellion."

Emperor Kaiping said: "Do you think others are as loyal as you?"

This made Pei Yue a little embarrassed, and said honestly: "Thank you for your compliment."

Emperor Kaiping smiled, and then said in a complicated tone: "I have known Wang Pingzhang for nearly 30 years, and we have worked together for 16 years. I know what kind of person he is. Forget it, let's leave him alone for now. The Kyoto defenders are all vacant, do you have any suggestions?"

Pei Yue shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, it's not up to me to discuss this kind of matter."

Emperor Kaiping looked up at him, and said calmly: "Do you want to temporarily act as the defender of the capital?"

Pei Yue was startled, then shook his head like a rattle, and said calmly: "This position is too important, and I can't do it."

Emperor Kaiping sighed softly in his heart. Once upon a time, his expectation of Pei Yue was just to let this young man take care of the northern camp, so as to become a magic sword to attack Zhou in the south.After the great cause of defeating Zhou is completed, if Pei Yue himself does not know how to retreat bravely, then he can use him to appease the jealousy of other courtiers, and also save himself from the serious troubles of the next emperor in a hundred years.

After all, there is a word in this world called the master of high meritorious service, and Pei Yue is still so young.

It's just that after experiencing many things in the past six months, Emperor Kaiping's mind gradually changed, and his previous thoughts began to waver.

Changing Pei Yue from the Northern Camp to the Kyoto Defense Division naturally prevents him from going south to continue to take credit. On the surface, it seems to be suppressing him, but in fact it is protecting him.

After Pei Yue declined, Emperor Kaiping didn't continue to ask, and changed the subject: "What do you think about the performance of the imperial army this time?"

Pei Yue looked at the emperor in surprise, he had always thought that the silence of the imperial army was an instruction from Emperor Kaiping, but now it seems that is not the case?

Emperor Kaiping said in a deep voice: "There are still many strange things in this matter. Why did the people in the south inform you in advance? How many remnants of the Xian family are there in the capital? Zhang Wu betrayed me and went to Liu Zan only because Liu Zan could give him a The position of Duke? In addition, you must find out how many people are secretly colluding with Liu Zan."

Pei Yue cupped his hands and said, "I obey the order."

"As for the Forbidden Army, you don't have to worry about it for now, I have my own arrangements."

"Yes."

"Go back, those people in your mansion must be worried."

Pei Yue was a little surprised. Looking at the gentle expression on the emperor's face, he felt mixed feelings for a while.

After returning to Beijing this time, he saw with his own eyes that the emperor had become more human, he was no longer the ruthless king who treated the world as pawns, especially his attitude towards him, which seemed a bit like an elder.

However, it is hard for Pei Yue to forget that he scolded "dufu" in front of Shen Moyun on the top of the town of Guping Army.

The fragrance in the hall curls up.

Pei Yue glanced at Emperor Kaiping's tired face, bowed silently and left.

(End of this chapter)