Invincible son

Chapter 802 801 [The night is cool and the moon is blooming]

Xian Chunqiu's logic has formed an impeccable closed loop.

Helping Pei Yue is naturally wooing Pei Yue, but his real purpose is not to strengthen Nan Zhou's strength, but to add chips to persuade Pei Yue.From the perspective of the Southern Zhou Dynasty, Xian Chunqiu's intention was to create conflicts between Pei Yue and Emperor Kaiping, and to pull Pei Yue to the south step by step. The situation is bound to change.

But the answer Xian Chunqiu gave was nine truths and one falsehood, and the most important thing was this illusion.

What he really wants to achieve is to establish a strong alliance with Pei Yue, and the two plan to steal the imperial power.

This person first Liang and later Zhou, traversed the north and south of the river, dealt with the emperors of the two countries with ease, and at the same time was able to conceal his intentions almost perfectly. He was ranked ahead of his eldest grandson Pei Zhen.

Pei Yue's face remained calm, and he said calmly: "Master Hou, Fang Xiexiao is not Fang Yunhu, I'm afraid it will not be so easy for you to plot against him."

Xian Chunqiu said indifferently: "I don't need to bother you, the old man naturally has a way to deal with him."

Pei Yue's thoughts turned, if the other party could really bring down Fang Xie Xiao and Ping Jiang Fang's family, judging from the complicated and chaotic situation in Nanzhou, he did have some chance of success.

But there is no free lunch in this world, especially since Xian Chunqiu is such a ruthless and scheming character.

After a while, Pei Yue changed the subject and said, "I want to know one thing."

Xian Chunqiu nodded and said, "Excuse me."

Pei Yue stared into his eyes and said: "In the second year of Kaiping, Fang Rui led [-] elite soldiers to the north and sneaked into Hengduan Mountain to help Chen Xizhi train soldiers. Who is leading this matter?"

Xian Chunqiu was a little surprised, he thought this young man would ask about the past, or about the power struggle between Princess Qi Yang and Zhongzong Liu Rui at the end of the Taizong Dynasty, but he didn't expect that the other party deliberately provoked a seemingly trivial matter.

For Fang Xiexiao and Xian Chunqiu, this is indeed a trivial matter that is not worth mentioning.

But at the moment, we must try our best to win Pei Yue's cooperation, so Xian Chunqiu thought for a while and replied: "The girl from the Chen family found Fang Xiexiao, and after discussing with me, Fang Yuntian selected 600 people from Pingjiang's children. , I selected 200 people here. Starting from the first month of the first year of Kaiping in Beiliang, it took a full year and a half before sending these 800 people to Hengduan Mountain in batches."

Pei Yue nodded slightly, but his heart was already turbulent.

Xian Chunqiu did not doubt that he was there, and brought the topic back on track again: "With your current position in the Northern Liang army, and the absolute support of Gu Liang, and the Xiangyun can help you gradually control the wealth of the people, the situation is simpler than this old man. many."

Pei Yue suppressed the thought that frightened him, and said calmly: "Old Hou, let's not talk about whether I have such thoughts, even if I really want to change the day, things are not that simple. History books Zhaozhao, I have never seen anyone who can usurp power and seize the throne when there is no civil strife in the dynasty."

He put down the teacup and said very calmly: "Daliang is different from your Zhou Dynasty. Although there are some problems within the court, the people's hearts are stable and no one thinks about chaos. Forcing things will only lead to complete failure. You want me to take this road, I'm afraid that all the benefits will be taken by you, and I'm just a pawn to block the cavalry going south for you."

Xian Chunqiu had analyzed and researched Pei Yue for a long time, and knew that it would be difficult for him to persuade this young man in a short time, so he said gently: "The decision of whether to oppose or not is in your hands, but I don't think Kaiping kid I will allow you to continue to develop. Pei Yue, what I said today is from the heart of this old man, I hope you can consider it carefully and change your mind at any time."

Pei Yue did not choose to turn his face on the spot, because the conversation with Xian Chunqiu today solved many mysteries for him, and the other party might be useful.

Therefore, the two were very polite when they said goodbye, and Xian Chunqiu even had a rare smile when he left.

The dim glow of the sun shone in the courtyard, and occasionally the chirping of autumn cicadas sounded.

Sheng Duanming looked at Pei Yue with a serious expression, curiosity had already surfaced on his cheeks, but out of respect, he restrained himself from asking.

Pei Yue turned his head and saw the constipated look on the old scholar's face, he couldn't help laughing and said, "My lord, you don't think I've reached an ulterior deal with that Marquis of the North, do you?"

Sheng Duanming quickly shook his head and said: "How could this old man be so unwise? It's just—Hou Pei, this Xian Chunqiu has a cunning mind and a vicious temperament, but he just pretends to be indifferent to fame and fortune. Don't be fooled by his words."

Pei Yue asked with interest: "Your Majesty knows him well?"

Sheng Duanming was stunned, and then sighed: "I don't really understand it. When he defected to the Southern Zhou Dynasty, the old man was still studying in the Imperial Academy. All he knew was that he had concealed himself very well since he was a child. Even the Duke of the Dingguo Mansion The Lord was deceived by him. It was the second year of Jianping, and the city was full of turmoil. Many people were rumoring that some martial arts were about to rebel, and even colleagues in the Imperial Academy were talking about it. Not long after, Emperor Zhongzong sent the imperial army to search After entering the Chu State Mansion, they found some treasonable letters and evidence, and then Xian Chunqiu defected with his troops."

Thinking of the past, the old pedant still looked angry. He looked up at Pei Yue and said, "This person is definitely not a kind person!"

Pei Yue was in a complicated mood, and after thinking about it, he said sincerely: "Xian Chunqiu told me that the assassins on Taiping Street in the morning were sent by His Majesty to kill me."

Sheng Duanming had a look of astonishment on his face, and said angrily: "It's nonsense! Your Majesty's respect and favor for you have aroused the envy of many people, and even a young first-class prince can't find it in the history books. How dare this thief Such nonsense, the old man will write a letter to the Emperor of Southern Zhou to impeach him tomorrow!"

Pei Yue said with a smile: "My lord, don't get angry, I just think he farted."

After appeasing the old pedant to leave, Pei Yue returned to his study.

He sat in front of the window and fell into long-term contemplation. He never got up to do other things until the moon rose and the sun set, and the night melted away.

During this period, Taohua came twice, one time with boiled wound medicine, and the other time with a food box containing the meals carefully prepared by the cook.Seeing the young master's frowning, she didn't ask too much. Even though she was very worried about his injury, she just sat quietly beside him and refilled him with tea from time to time.

Pei Yue reviewed today's long conversation, thinking about many issues, and constantly deducing the gains and losses of each decision.

Today, he finally figured out his identity, but thinking about Xian Chunqiu's answer about the eight hundred disciples of Pingjiang, there is a question in his mind that has never been answered.

Who is Chen Xizhi?
(End of this chapter)