Invincible son

Chapter 800 799 [The golden lock has been buried]

Of course Pei Yue did not forget the conversation in the Imperial Palace in Daliang two months ago.

Emperor Kaiping spoke earnestly, and asked him to come to the Southern Zhou Dynasty to get familiar with the customs and customs here, so that he can know everything well when he uses troops in the future.He even publicly stated to Pei Yue that after the capture of the Southern Zhou Dynasty, he was to be allowed to enter the Western Mansion as a right military officer, obviously to train him into a real leader of the country, and to lead the military power to assist the new monarch.

Pei Yue could feel the sincerity of the emperor at that time, and he was also aware of the changes in the other party's attitude towards him over the years.From the use at the beginning to the trust later, Emperor Kaiping obviously wanted to complete the good story of the harmony between the monarch and his ministers here in Pei Yue.

However... How much is the emperor's sincerity worth?
This is a very real problem, especially now that Pei Yue's status is getting higher and higher, and the power in his hands is getting bigger and bigger.He can even order the principals of the Taishitai Pavilion at will, not to mention that there are loyal subordinates such as Zangfengwei and Wudingwei in Kyoto, and the two ever-expanding cornucopias of Xiangyun and Qinyuan. With the support of big figures like Tang Youzhi, Luo Huanzhang and Luo Ting, Pei Yue's current influence is enough to make the emperor vigilant.

Because he is too young, Wang Pingzhang is 65 years old this year, and Gu Liang is 53 years old. The power they have now is not out of the ordinary compared to their age.But Pei Yuecai, if there are no accidents, he still has at least 40 years of official career.

According to his ability and connections, at most he will be able to reach the peak of being a minister by the time he is 30 years old.

A 30-year-old power minister?
Although Xian Chunqiu's question was very vague, the deep meaning in it was undoubtedly revealed.

As a stark contrast, he was 27 years old when he was the head coach of Yaoshan Daying. At that time, he had already become a thorn in Emperor Zhongzong's eyes, not to mention Pei Yue today.

The old man saw that Pei Yue's expression was slightly moved, so he continued to add fuel to the flames: "Gouzi once said back to the mansion that the people who protected you last night were extremely skilled. They must be the assassins from Taishitaige Duibu. These people must be fine. , they can be regarded as doing their best for you, and they were able to do their best in the two assassinations. It’s just that the old man can’t understand why the crows in Taige respect you so much, why didn’t they tell you the origins of those killers on Taiping Street?”

Thoughts were surging in Pei Yue's heart, and he replied calmly, "The journey is long and beyond reach."

Xian Chunqiu smiled slightly, shook his head and said: "Don't forget, the old man also dealt with people from Taige back then, and knew their abilities and skills well. Leaving aside other people, how many of those killers were Xiangyun Aren't your men nervous when the nursing home suddenly disappeared in the southern border? Don't they think of a way to inform you? Even if they don't have the ability, the southern army is in Guliang's territory, so it's okay to find Li Jin who is stationed in Puqi City. Finding someone to send a message to is not as difficult as you think."

Pei Yue was silent for a moment, looked up at Xian Chunqiu's inscrutable expression, and suddenly changed the subject: "Old Hou Ye, it seems that you really intend to rebel."

Xian Chunqiu asked calmly, "Why did you say that?"

Pei Yue said indifferently: "You want to win me over, and then use it to gain the trust of Emperor Qingyuan. You have prepared for this matter for decades, and even planted countless eyeliners in Daliang territory, and even found out my Xiangyun account Clearly, don't you just want to make me rebel?"

At this point in the conversation, the intentions of both sides became clearer.

Pei Yue didn't care that Xian Chunqiu had the intention of treason, and was even happy to see it succeed, because if there was civil turmoil in the Southern Zhou Dynasty, it would be easier to capture this territory.But Xian Chunqiu obviously didn't want to go forward alone, all his previous rhetoric was just to drag Pei Yue into trouble.

The so-called solitary joy is not as good as all the joy. He is in the south, Pei Yue is in the north, and it is easier for the two to join forces to succeed, because if Pei Yue does not move, even if Xian Chunqiu really succeeds in seizing power, he may not wait for the internal appeasement to be completed. Be taken advantage of by Daliang.

This is the overall situation that needs to be weighed from Xian Chunqiu's point of view.

However, at this moment, Xian Chunqiu suddenly had some anger in his eyes, and said with a gloomy face, "Don't tell me you shouldn't rebel?"

As soon as these words came out, Pei Yue's heart suddenly tightened.

Ever since he came to this world, he has been troubled by a question. Even when he opened his eyes from the broken bed in that cramped hut in Dingguo Mansion, he was full of doubts when he roughly understood his identity.

It is normal for a concubine to be unfavored, but it is extremely rare for a concubine to be unfavorable like Pei Rong and Li Shi.Pei Yue has read a lot of history books and miscellaneous notes in his previous life, and he has seen some examples of his aunt's unkindness, but he has never seen someone who treats his son like a bandit like Pei Rong.From that time on, he knew that there must be something wrong with his background, so he resolutely chose to leave the Dingguo Mansion, even if he was a helpless broke family, it would be better than living under the power of Pei Rong and Li Shi.

God knows when it will die.

Later, from the mouths of Gu Liang, Mr. Xi, Mo Moyun and even Pei Zhen, he gradually pieced together the story of the year into a fragmented picture scroll, but there is still a lack of extremely critical information.

For Pei Yue, the meaning of life experience and bloodline is not only to find out his own origin, but also the origin of other people's attitude towards him in this world, and how he should respond.

Thinking of this, Pei Yue's eyes drooped slightly, and he asked softly, "Why should I rebel?"

Xian Chunqiu said in a deep voice: "You told this old man before that the first thing Emperor Zhongzong did after he came to the throne was to deprive Princess Qiyang of her power."

Pei Yue unconsciously clenched his fists.

Xian Chunqiu said with a complicated expression: "That's right, you are the descendant of Princess Qi Yang."

Pei Yue shook his head and said, "But Princess Qi Yang's children are all dead."

That time at Shen Moyun's mansion, Shen Danmo had chatted with him about the story of Princess Qi Yang. After all, she was the woman she admired the most, and she was also the goal she was striving to become.Although Qi Yang and Emperor Zhongzong had very deep conflicts at the end of the Taizong Dynasty, and after Zhongzong ascended the throne, his methods were extremely cruel, and many things were buried in the mottled history, but Shen Danmo's identity determines that it is not difficult for her to know the whole story of those stories .

Xian Chunqiu said solemnly: "In the ninth year of Emperor Zhongzong's Jianping, Princess Qiyang's eldest son was imprisoned in the mansion, and died of depression two years later. In the tenth year of Jianping, her second son fell off a horse and died while hunting in the royal garden. In March of the 12th year of Jianping, she died without a medical condition in the princess' mansion."

Pei Yue frowned and said, "I know that Her Highness the Eldest Princess still has a daughter, but it is clearly recorded in the secret file of the Taishitai Pavilion. Not long after the Eldest Princess passed away, her daughter also passed away unfortunately."

Xian Chunqiu laughed suddenly, but the laughter was filled with endless sadness and anger.

He turned his head and looked out the window, his eyes once again fell on the moss in the corner that no one cared about, and he gritted his teeth and said: "If the king wants the minister to die, the minister has to die? Maybe many people think so, so Qi Yang died. The first son also died, and hundreds of people from the whole family of the Chu State Mansion all died. As for the little princess, who is your biological mother... Hehe, why do you think she survived?"

Pei Yue could tell that the angry look on the old man's face was not fake, but he didn't understand why the other party was so angry.

He was silent for a long time, and asked in an awkward tone: "Why?"

Xian Chunqiu shook his head, and said sarcastically, "Maybe that bastard Liu Rui discovered it, who knows?"

(End of this chapter)