Invincible son

Chapter 860 859 [The sky is like a dome]

Pei Yue got up to help Mr. Xi refill his tea, his thoughts were surging.

He has realized that the current Emperor Kaiping will not allow the birth of a powerful official, and his situation is completely different from that of Wang Pingzhang.

At the beginning, Emperor Zhongzong favored the first emperor, and Liu Zheng was just a prince. Without Wang Pingzhang's support, it was difficult for him to make up his mind to spy on the imperial power.After ascending the throne, he still needs to use Wang Pingzhang to check and balance the military power of the founding prince, so he will let the latter expand his power in the army step by step.

Regarding Pei Yue, regardless of the original temptation and use, after Emperor Kaiping gave up the idea of ​​killing all birds, he only trained him as a future assistant minister, and never thought of continuing to increase Pei Yue's authority in recent years. That will definitely create a situation where the tail is too big to lose.

not to mention……

For the time being, Pei Yue didn't know what happened to the emperor, so that he made such an urgent move suddenly.Even without this change, he would face constant pressure after returning to Beijing.

Of course, it is not Pei Yue's temperament to sit and wait for death. Even more than ten years of idleness and cold benching are unacceptable, although such situations abound in history books.

It's just that what he has to do is more difficult than the rebellion that Xian Chunqiu has been planning for a long time. Regardless of whether raising the flag and rebelling is a one-shot deal, no matter whether it succeeds or fails, it only needs to be deployed in one direction.

The first step he wants to achieve is to closely link the life and death of himself and Daliang, so that no matter who the emperor is or how he feels about him, he must consider whether his country is stable before attacking him.

This is just like how Emperor Taizong treated Pei Yuan and Emperor Kaiping treated Pei Zhen, except that the ancestors of the Pei family were constrained by imperial power and loyalty to the emperor from the beginning, but Pei Yuan could not save Gu Liang's father after a long life, and Pei Zhen was forced to use It is an indisputable fact that the strength of the Pei family is getting weaker and weaker by feigning death.

This is the natural opposition between imperial power and ministerial power, and as time goes by, the former will inevitably become stronger and stronger.

Pei Yue admired Pei Zhen very much, but he didn't want to be forced to live in seclusion in the mountains after he came to this world, and he would not be able to see his relatives again until he died.

He didn't want to be like the pioneer named Lin Qingyuan, who died for no reason, and his blood was wasted.

Maybe one day in the future, he will choose to leave the temple and indulge in the mountains and rivers when he is tired of those intrigues, but being active and being forced are two different things, so he wants to go further.

Through the inexhaustible and meticulous layout, create an invincible golden body for yourself that no one can shake.

It's just that in this world where the king wants his ministers to die and the ministers have to die, it's hard to achieve this.

After sitting down again, Pei Yue looked at the confident Mr. Xi, and said in a deep voice, "Southern?"

According to common sense, he should focus on the capital. After all, he now has a military position as the deputy commander of the northern camp, and the credit for the war in the southern border is enough for him to remove that adverb. The current coach Xiuwuhou Tan Fu is originally The person responsible for the transition.

Xiangyun and Qinyuan both made their fortunes in Kyoto, and the power he has developed in the court over the years has also achieved initial results. The most important thing is that Kyoto is the core of power. When the showdown comes, mastering Kyoto will determine the overall situation.

If it is the next best thing, the western border is a very good choice.

There are fundamental differences between the war in the west and the war in the south. The former had a greater impact on the people of Lingzhou, and Pei Yue won more popular support. In addition, most of the soldiers of the Zangfengwei were born in Lingzhou. This is an excellent foundation. .

Today's governor of Lingzhou, Tang You, is the first official in the history of Daliang to take over the military and political power.He is a heavyweight figure second only to Gu Liang among Pei Yue's allies, and there is no need to say much about the relationship between the two, just look at Tang Linfen who is now Pei Yue's confidant.

As for the five southern states...

Pei Yue's expression was slightly solemn.

Mr. Xi probably guessed what he was thinking, and asked with a smile: "Brother Yue, if I heard correctly, what you said earlier meant that you would not consider rebellion for the time being?"

Pei Yue replied: "Don't dare to lie to Mr., I don't think being an emperor is a comfortable job. Right now, what I'm asking for is nothing more than three words."

"No taboo..."

Mr. Xi repeated these three words, nodded his head and said: "Since you have such considerations, you must understand that it is an inevitable choice to settle in the southern border."

Pei Yue said calmly, "Please enlighten me, sir."

Mr. Xi said: "First of all, it is very difficult for you to keep a low profile nowadays. Even if you made some preparations at the beginning, for example, the briquette business of Xiangyun only occupies one place in the capital, and the shares of Qinyuan may be sold or given away, and Beiying specially gave it to the court. Retaining the military positions of two guards and horses, these measures can indeed dispel some people's fear of you. But once you extend your tentacles to all aspects of the capital, you will soon attract suspicious eyes."

Pei Yue pondered and said: "I know that the situation cannot be careless, so when I asked Qi Min to cultivate news channels, I didn't give him enough support and authority. The main thing is to avoid arousing suspicion."

Mr. Xi said approvingly: "It's a good thing that you are so cautious. The emperor's control over the capital is far stronger than you imagined. Otherwise, why would Mo Moyun be a loyal and lonely minister?"

Pei Yue was slightly startled, and said in a deep voice, "Master Shen..."

Mr. Xi said: "Brother Shen's eldest son, Shen Wende, passed away unexpectedly. Do you know about this?"

Pei Yue said in disbelief, "Isn't this an accident?"

Mr. Xi sighed: "Whether it was an accident or not, we have no evidence yet. It was the winter of the fourth year of Renxuan. Shen Wende clashed with a rich man outside and was beaten to death by mistake. Afterwards, the murderer was punished by Ming Zhengdian, and his family has never recovered from it. .Although I didn't know about it when it happened, according to what Brother Shen said later, he checked the whole thing repeatedly and found no doubts. It was just a very common drunken homicide."

Pei Yue shook his head and said: "The more perfect the case, the more suspicious it is. Besides, Mr. Shen had already completely controlled Taishitai Pavilion in the fourth year of Renxuan's reign. Which dude has the guts to bully his only son?"

Mr. Xi said: "Except for the murderer who was executed, other related people are still alive and well, including the relatives of the murderer. Not only Brother Shen has used the power of the Taige to check countless times, but even I have checked some of them. Looking at the details, there are still no clues related to the conspiracy. It is from this time that the emperor has more and more trust in Brother Shen, and everyone in the court and the public are afraid of this lonely minister."

Pei Yue said slowly: "In this way, even if Mr. Shen can use the power of Taige to secretly cultivate a group of cronies, there are still some people in Taige who are loyal to the emperor."

Mr. Xi said seriously: "Don't forget the existence of Luan Yiwei."

Pei Yue closed his eyes and meditated, and after a long time, he opened his mouth and said: "Sir, I want to say that even Mr. Shen can't completely cut off the emperor's eyes. With my current strength and the ability I have shown, every move I make will be under the emperor's gaze. In a place like Kyoto, where every step is frightening, a little step beyond the thunder pool will lead to disaster."

Mr. Xi nodded slightly.

Pei Yue smiled and said calmly: "I used to think that it was not difficult to rebel. Even the fourth prince's rough methods almost posed a threat. Afterwards, I realized that it was just the emperor's plan. The sky above the head seems to be high, but in fact It’s as thick as an Iron Curtain, and it’s not that easy to lift it off.”

Mr. Xi stared into his eyes and said calmly: "The way to break the situation is to find another way."

(End of this chapter)