Invincible son

After the court meeting, in the royal study.

Emperor Kaiping looked at these important ministers in front of him, his eyes swept over one by one, and finally stayed on Gu Liang, and asked gently: "I remember that the marriage between Gu Qing's daughter and Pei Yue is scheduled at the end of the year?"

Gu Liang bowed his head and replied: "Yes, Your Majesty."

Emperor Kaiping said with emotion: "Qing has made great contributions to the imperial court, and that boy Pei Yue has done well in recent years. This marriage must be grand and grand. Originally, I planned to let Pei Yue be in charge of the peace talks in the southern border, but after thinking about it, it is now It's the end of October, only a few dozen days before the end of the year. The peace talks between the two countries are of great importance, and involve too many details and entanglements. It is not unusual to talk for a year or so, so I have to let Han Gongduan have another hard time."

Besides Gu Liang, there are Duke Pingzhang of the State of Wei, Hou Xiaojin of Xiangcheng, Luo Ting, the governor of the right, Huang Rentai, the imperial historian, Xu Shou, the governor of the five armies, Ning Huai'an, the official minister, and Ning Huai'an, the minister of the household department. Lu Zhitao and Liu Gongchuo, the new minister of the Ministry of War.

Apart from Mo Haoli, who is still recuperating from his illness, and Han Gongduan and Pei Yue who are far away in Qinzhou, they are the core circle at the top of Daliang's power.

Emperor Kaiping's words can be regarded as clarifying the reason for the decree issued at the court meeting before. He can keep the emperor's mystery in front of those ordinary officials, but when necessary, he must let the important officials in front of him have a bottom of mind to avoid meaningless Guess and infighting.

After hearing the emperor's explanation, the face of Gu Liang, who had always been awe-inspiring, softened, and the other important ministers also showed "so that's the case" expressions.They congratulated Gu Liang seemingly enviously. As for what they thought in their hearts and whether they believed in the reason why Emperor Kaiping made this decision, outsiders naturally did not know.

After bringing this incident to a close, Emperor Kaiping continued: "The war in the southern border has come to an end, I will ask Pei Yue to sort out a detailed list of military achievements. At that time, the Ministry of Households will send people to audit, and after confirming that it is correct, it will be awarded according to the old practice Pensions and rewards."

Lu Zhitao, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, felt troubled, it was not a small amount, the amount of silver that needed to be allocated must be an astronomical figure, and the pressure on the national treasury was so heavy.

Seeing his hesitation, Emperor Kaiping said lightly: "Lu Shangshu, you don't have to have a headache, first find a way to mobilize a sum of money to do this. After the peace talks started, the compensation money from the Southern Dynasty was sent over. The turnover will naturally return to normal."

Lu Zhitao sighed secretly, it seems that the Beijing officials can only be wronged for a winter, after all, His Majesty has blocked all his ways to complain, so he bowed and said: "Your Majesty obeys the order."

Emperor Kaiping said again: "As for the rewards for military commanders at all levels, the first review will be conducted by the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and the Western Mansion will be responsible for the review, with the assistance of the various divisions of the Ministry of War. When it comes to matters related to the conferment of titles, the two mansions will first draw up a statement and hand it over to you." I."

Wang Pingzhang, Luo Ting, Xu Shou and Liu Gongchuo took orders in unison.

What followed was some detailed discussions. After half an hour, the impromptu court meeting finally came to an end.

After Gu Liang left the palace, he rushed back to Dongcheng with his own soldiers, but he didn't go back to Xingyefang directly, but appeared in a wide and narrow alley with few people.Not long after, a carriage came into the alley, and the guards and Gu Liang's soldiers scattered around.

Gu Liang rode his horse to the side of the car and said calmly: "Your Majesty's reason is a bit far-fetched."

The curtain of the car was lifted, revealing the resolute face of Luo Ting, who is in power on the right. He said with deep eyes: "It may not be true."

Gu Liang frowned slightly, raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Do you believe it?"

Luo Ting pondered for a moment, then suddenly sighed softly: "Brother Gu, you are the master of high merit."

Pei Yue is too young and has made too many contributions. If he continues to preside over the peace talks, it will definitely be another great achievement in opening up the territory and becoming famous all over the world.

During the heyday of the dynasty, the prince under the age of 20 had only two endings. One was to surrender all his power and become a wealthy idler in the capital, and the other was to be decapitated before the change of imperial power. Throughout the glorious history books , the ancestors rarely escaped from these two possibilities.

From this point of view, Emperor Kaiping seemed to be out of the idea of ​​protecting Pei Yue. If he wanted to cross the river and tear down the bridge, he could continue to make Pei Yue famous, and in the end he would only kill the young man.

However, Gu Liang said expressionlessly: "Before the war broke out, Wang Pingzhang met with His Majesty several times to discuss the matter of seizing the important town on the south bank of the lower reaches of the Tiancang River. After the war broke out, he had two long talks with His Majesty, the contents of which were unknown .”

Luo Ting was shocked, but it was not because Gu Liang knew the secrets of the palace, but because of the murderous intent revealed in his words.

He thought for a while and said, "Duke Wei wants to deal with Pei Yue?"

Gu Liang sneered and said: "Is this something unusual? He has been suppressed by His Majesty for a few years, after all, he wants to settle this account on Brother Yue and me. Besides, before Brother Yue left Beijing , Abandoned his grandson Wang Shenqi in front of him in the bamboo building, I don't believe this old guy has no resentment in his heart."

Luo Ting said solemnly: "Even if he wants to do this, besides the one of high meritorious service, where else can he attack Pei Yue?"

Gu Liang said slowly: "Brother Yue is not invincible, and I'm not only worried about this. Although Wang Pingzhang is old, I will never underestimate his strength and skill. This person is good at planning The gray line is often a big trend when people notice it, so I conclude that His Majesty seems to be protecting Brother Yue this time, but in fact he must be bewitched by Wang Pingzhang."

Putting his hands together in front of his lower abdomen, Luo Ting murmured: "Actually, I also think that he has retreated too much in the past few years. Your Majesty keeps reducing his authority, but he never shows any intention of resisting."

"Perhaps in His Majesty's eyes, Wang Pingzhang is already old, and he just wants to keep the glory and wealth in front of him. But I don't think so. Wang Pingzhang is enough to be called a thief without dying. Don't forget that he has done it before. What is it?"

Gu Liang's tone was quite solemn, and his expression was also extremely cold.

Luo Ting was silent for a moment, then said slowly: "What do you need me to do?"

The two had known each other for dozens of years. At that time, he was just a poor scholar full of ambitions, while Gu Liang's condition was not much better. He was an ordinary general who had been deliberately suppressed by Emperor Zhongzong for a long time and was depressed.Having drank countless altars of wine and said countless bold words, the friendship between the two has never faded.Although the distance is openly opened now, it is still as good as it was back then.

Gu Liang said softly: "After Guo Kaishan was executed, Brother Yue suggested to His Majesty to transfer the power of the Five Armies Commander's Mansion to the East Mansion, and the chief governor should be a civil servant. Now it seems that this is a wonderful move."

Luo Ting was surprised: "Could it be that Pei Yue had anticipated the current situation at that time?"

Gu Liang smiled, shook his head and said, "It's not necessarily true. Xu Shou, who is currently in charge of the Five Armies Commander's Mansion, is considered a member of your East Mansion. We can use him to investigate some things or make some preparations."

Without hesitation, Luo Ting nodded and said, "Okay."

After a while, the two left the wide and narrow alley from the opposite direction, and the street was still calm.

No waves were seen.

……

The next day, an ordinary carriage drove smoothly on the streets of Kyoto.

Although the carriage did not have any unique emblems, even the rich and powerful did not dare to rush into it at will, because there were four young men in black clothes holding iron bars beside the carriage.

For people from Kyoto, their identities can be recognized with a little discernment.

These young people are all spies of Taishitai Pavilion, of course they are the part on the bright side, and most of the other spies lurking in the dark are called crows.

There were two girls in the carriage.

The one on the left is dressed as a maid, holding a thick stack of files in her arms.

She looked at her own lady who was carefully flipping through the files, her eyes were full of reverence.

Shen Danmo turned the pages of the book very quickly, making a rustling sound, and without raising her head, she said, "Volume C, No. [-], the first year of Yongning."

The maid hurriedly found out the corresponding file, then respectfully handed it to Shen Danmo, and at the same time took the one she had finished reading, and put it on the small table beside her.

After a while.

"The ninth year of Renxuan's Dingzishisi volume."

After about half a stick of incense time.

"Volume No. [-], Volume B, fifth year of Kaiping."

The carriage is very stable, almost no bumps can be felt, but from the furrowed brows of Shen Danmo, it can be seen that she is very restless at the moment.

After Mo Moyun left the capital, the affairs of the Taishitai Pavilion were apparently in charge of a few principals, but in fact they would always seek Shen Danmo's opinion as soon as possible.This is not only because of their awe of Mo Moyun, but also because of Shen Danmo's outstanding talent.

The carriage finally stopped, and a respectful voice came from outside.

"Miss, Qinyuan is here."