Invincible son

Chapter 872 871 [Fengjiang officials]

For a long time, Pei Yue had a question in his mind.

As early as the Zhongzong Dynasty, Mr. Xi and Shen Moyun were Pei Zhen's right-hand men, and they played a great role in Pei Zhen's rise.During this process, Mr. Xi did not conceal his identity. No matter how much Mo Haoli, the veteran of the four dynasties, valued him, or the admiration for Mr. Xi by those brave generals when Pei Yue participated in the Chen Guanzhen military meeting, it is enough to prove that he once It has a very special status in the court.

Such an important and romantic figure, it is not impossible to have no connections at all.

It's just that Mr. Xi has already helped too much, and Pei Yue is embarrassed to go into details.

When Song Ximeng walked into the main hall, the doubts in his heart suddenly disappeared, and he stood up to greet him with a smile on his face.

Presumably, this scholar-like governor of Qinzhou is a close friend of Mr. Xi, just like the relationship between Gu Liang and Luo Ting. The two seem to be in high positions and gradually drift apart, but they have never forgotten their friendship in the past.

Before the severe drought in Qinzhou, the situation was difficult, and Han Gongduan, who participated in politics in the Eastern Mansion, was in control, but the local officials in Qinzhou did not give strong support.On the contrary, after the arrival of Pei Yue's army, Song Ximeng responded as usual on the surface, and the Governor's Mansion and even the Chengjing Mansion were obviously more dedicated to assisting Pei Yue to solve the seven local families in Chengjing smoothly.

"I've seen Marquis Pei." Song Ximeng was gentle and elegant, saluting like a ritual.

There is a huge difference in age between the two, but Pei Yue is a super-rank first-class prince, and there are only seven people in Daliang. Even though Song Ximeng is a first-rank official, he still has to meet the court first according to the rules of the country.This scene looked a bit awkward, but Song Ximeng always had a calm and modest smile on his face, without the slightest sign of being aggrieved or resentful.

"Sir Song, how dare the younger generation accept this gift in person." Pei Yue turned sideways to avoid it.

If he were any other high-ranking official, he would definitely not be so polite, but Song Ximeng obviously has a deep friendship with Mr. Xi, so he is naturally qualified to be regarded as his elder.

The smile on Song Ximeng's face deepened a little, and he looked behind Pei Yue and said, "Brother Sidao, you are a proud disciple. Looking at the subtlety of the victory in the southern border, don't say that Guochao was young No one in my generation can match it, even the old people of my generation can only play the zither and the sheng, and applaud the audience."

Mr. Xi chuckled and said, "It's all due to his hard work. In fact, I didn't contribute much."

Song Ximeng said with emotion: "A few years ago when you came out of the mountain again, you sent that secret letter, saying that you finally found a piece of uncut jade, and my brother was full of expectations. Now you know what a person with no blemishes in vertical and horizontal dimensions is."

Pei Yue sat at the bottom, quietly listening to the two talking about the past.Given his experience in two lifetimes and his current status, he naturally wouldn't get carried away because of these few words of praise, but he was a little surprised in his heart.

From what Song Ximeng said, Mr. Xi was very optimistic about himself when he went to Green Willow Village. Doesn't that mean that he agreed to Pei Taijun's entreaty not all because of Pei Zhen's kindness back then?

Mr. Xi didn't notice the change in Pei Yue's expression at this time, he looked at Song Ximeng with a slightly serious look and said, "Brother Jing Lian, this is too hasty."

Song Ximeng paused slightly, and said softly: "How can such a big event be achieved?"

Pei Yue finally sensed something was wrong, but when he thought about the conversation between the two just now, although the governor of Qinzhou praised himself like a flower, there seemed to be nothing unusual about it. Why would you be so cautious all of a sudden?

Seeing him showing a very rare dazed look, Mr. Xi and Song Ximeng looked at each other with a smile, and then only heard him say: "My disciple has never liked to quote scriptures, and your insinuations are miscalculated."

Song Ximeng's expression was calm, but his eyes on Pei Yue became more gentle.

An important official like him who has reached the top of the officialdom has seen many young heroes in his life, but there is no one like Pei Yue who can shake the military structure at a young age and a weak crown, so he admires it with a bit of disbelief.It wasn't until Pei Yue showed a slightly ignorant side at this moment that he felt that this was a lively and real young man, not the general who was engraved on the mural, so he naturally wanted to get close to him.

Mr. Xi didn't let it go, he turned his head to look at Pei Yue and explained: "The so-called flawless in vertical and horizontal dimensions is the wall of the city, and the ancient emperors took it as a seal."

It turned out to be the emperor's jade seal.

Pei Yue was startled for a moment, and immediately realized the wit of the two of them just now. He secretly sighed that this Song Fangbo seemed to be indifferent, but in fact he pointed to the core of the problem as soon as he opened his mouth. He was extremely daring. Master Song, I never thought so far ahead."

He wasn't sure how much Mr. Xi had said to Song Ximeng, but judging from that sentence, at least Song Ximeng had seen his situation clearly and knew that he was going to let the Xiangyun ship take root in the southern states.

Mr. Xi said at the right time: "I have known Brother Jing Lian for decades, and I only trust him other than the Duke, so you don't have to worry about leaking the news."

Pei Yue nodded, put away his childlike appearance, and resumed his usual calm and introverted posture. He said indifferently: "The wind in Kyoto is high and the waves are rough, and there are countless people watching in the dark. I plan to keep a low profile for the next two years, and then shift my focus to The state capital below. Qinzhou has a well-developed north-south commerce and trade, ranking first among the five states in the southern border. Although the Xiangyun has made a good start, it will need the help of Master Song to expand and develop rapidly in the future."

"This is a trivial matter."

Song Ximeng said calmly: "Brother Sidao is in charge of the overall situation, and with the secret support of the governor's office, the Xiangyun will surely reach the height you expected, and then extend from Qinzhou to the surrounding places. However, I have some different views on this matter. .”

Pei Yue smiled and said, "Please enlighten me, my lord."

Song Ximeng said: "Your Majesty is not intolerant, but you are too young. Not long ago, five thousand riders broke through one hundred thousand troops. It is difficult for any emperor to take it calmly. Your current momentum is like When the fire is cooking oil, there must be someone in the city who makes waves, and if you want to lie dormant under the water for a short period of time, take a retreat as an advance, and develop your own strength secretly, roughly speaking, there is nothing wrong with it."

He smiled gently on his face, and continued: "A gentleman does not fight, and a group does not fight. It is rare for you to think of this. Very few people can do it at your age. However, considering the current government In the current situation, your previous plans were not enough, and you may even be in danger of losing ground."

Pei Yue's expression gradually turned serious.

Mr. Xi interrupted and said: "Brother Jing Lian is far better than me in terms of the response of the monarch and his ministers, and the struggle in the officialdom. Brother Yue should be open-minded and ask for advice."

"Brother Si Tao's ambition is not just here, and tonight is just sitting and talking about Taoism, and there is no need to stick to etiquette and dogma."

Song Ximeng retorted in a soft voice, and then went on to explain Pei Yue's doubts: "Using Xiangyun as a fulcrum to make your influence not limited to one city and one place is indeed a good move. However, even if you have Mr. However, it will not be a matter of time if you want to meet your expectations. If there are people in the court who attack you before you can use the power of various places to force the capital, how will you deal with it?"

Pei Yue pondered and said: "Avoid its sharpness, draw it slowly."

Song Ximeng asked: "Where is the step back? Hand over the military power or give up the title?"

Pei Yue frowned slightly. It's not that he hasn't considered this issue, but now that the world has not yet settled down, can the emperor really do that?Right now, it seems that he should only want to suppress himself, rather than bet all his eggs in one basket and kill them all.

Song Ximeng asked more directly: "If Your Majesty wants you to resign, will you accept it or oppose it? The so-called thunder, rain and dew are all the favor of the king. If he can give it to you, he will naturally take it back. When the time comes, will you accept this ending or take it with you?" Zangfengwei and Wudingwei rebelled?"

He paused, and said in a deep voice: "Gu Liang treats you like a nephew, Mo Moyun often helps you secretly, the eldest prince is grateful to you, because of Gu Liang, Luo Ting may speak for you at critical moments , As for Tang Youzhi, Guo Xing and others, they can also be regarded as your help. From this point of view, you are indeed an extremely rare young dignitary in the country. Even the prince must treat you seriously, let alone the officials in the court. Is your majesty the person who dealt with you?"

"Take a step back, Dingguo Duke Pei Zhen was stronger than you are now, your husband and Shen Moyun were loyal to him, and countless generals in the army only followed the lead of the Pei family, so what happened?"

Pei Yue was startled, and suddenly raised his head.

That's right, Pei Zhen was so powerful back then, facing the imperial power that has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the world for more than a thousand years, all he could do in the end was feign death to escape.

He didn't think that Song Ximeng was scaremongering. It was normal for the emperor to deal with the word power. There were too many similar examples in history books.

The atmosphere in the hall became extremely dignified.

At this moment, Mr. Xi's gentle voice broke the silence.

"Brother Jing Lian wants to tell you that it is better to be a party than a party than a party without a party."

(End of this chapter)