Invincible son

Chapter 883 [Night Banquet]

Back then, in front of the rulers and ministers of the Southern Zhou Dynasty, Pei Yue copied Dongpo Layman's Ding turmoil. His original intention was to eliminate and beat Emperor Qingyuan's alienation strategy, but it was not a true portrayal of his feelings.

However, the world was turbulent, and he never expected that so many changes would happen later.

Tonight, Sheng Duanming asked the question with the sentence in that poem, obviously there was some deep meaning behind it.

Pei Yue roughly understood the contradiction in the old man's heart.On the one hand, as a literati who pays attention to tradition, he has been educated since he was a child that the emperor is the most important thing. Now he should stand on the side of Emperor Kaiping and kill all hidden dangers for the emperor.On the other hand, he traveled from north to south this year, watching Pei Yue rescue the victims and kiss Mao Shishi with his own eyes. He was greatly touched by the actions of this young dignitary.

In fact, for Pei Yue, isn't Sheng Duanming's image constantly changing?

After negotiating with Xu Ziping, he took the initiative to salute, the Sifang Pavilion took care of Pei Yue in every possible way, and Jiangling City organized civilian husbands to assist the city defense. Every bit of the past can prove that this old man is not a pedantic and hypocritical fake Taoism, but a real man A great Confucian of integrity.

After a long silence, Pei Yue said softly, "Why do you have to make things difficult, my lord?"

Sheng Duanming looked at him quietly.

Pei Yue said sincerely: "A few years ago, I was a bastard who was in a precarious situation and was in a difficult situation. Due to various chances and coincidences, I got where I am today. In such a difficult situation before, I could stand safely and securely. It will not be easy to break the spine."

Sheng Duanming suddenly smiled, and said calmly but firmly: "In times of crisis, I will never sit back and watch those people attack you wantonly."

Pei Yue showed surprise. He always thought that Sheng Duanming was here to test himself tonight. After all, this is what a loyal veteran should do, so even if the other party showed his emotions too much, he kept the Lingtai clear without showing any flaws.

Never thought it would be such a promise.

For people like Sheng Duanming, a promise can be regarded as the rule of life, and even life is not as important as a promise.

The most important thing is that Sheng Duanming is not an ordinary official, but a representative of the Qingliu from the ruling and opposition parties. His attitude can affect the views of a large part of the noble civil servants.Pei Yue now has great influence in martial arts, but he seems to be lackluster among the civil servants. Even though Luo Ting appreciates and values ​​him, he lacks enough help after all.

Pei Yue would not be so naive as to think that Sheng Duanming supported him in the rebellion, but as long as the old man asked for help at a critical moment, he would be able to save a lot of trouble in the vortex of the court struggle that followed.

Thinking of this, he said gratefully: "The boss loves you so much, the more I really don't know how to repay it."

Sheng Duanming shook his head and said, "Don't do that to Marquis Pei. This old man is just doing his little bit for the victims of the disaster in Qinzhou and the soldiers in Jiangling City. Besides, there are a few words that this old man has to say, which Auntie Pei just listened to."

He looked up at Pei Yue's calm face in the candlelight, and said without hesitation: "So a gentleman is trustworthy, and he also wants others to believe in himself. Loyalty is good, and he also wants others to love himself. It is easy to know what to think about, it is easy to know what to do, and it is easy to stick to it. If you succeed, you will get what you like, and you will not encounter what you hate.”

Pei Yue's heart was full of emotions. The meaning of the old man's words was not difficult. He had heard Mr. Xi say it before.

Sheng Duanming did not blindly admonish Pei Yue to be a loyal minister, but only told him to uphold the various virtues of a gentleman, and he will definitely get satisfactory rewards in the future.Apparently this old man also understands the difficulties that Pei Yue will face after returning to Beijing. He doesn't want Pei Yue to go astray or never recover from it, because the country needs such talented and pure-hearted talents.

So far, Pei Yue finally understood the purpose of his coming here tonight, and also understood the root of his promise.

After pondering for a moment, Pei Yue nodded and said, "I would like to be taught."

Sheng Duanming didn't question his inner thoughts, after drinking the last cup of spirits, he got up slowly and said, "I'm leaving, and Marquis Pei doesn't need to see you off."

Pei Yue sent him outside the door and ordered his soldiers to protect him back.

The north wind was fierce, and the old man's thin and slightly rickety body gradually disappeared into the night.

Standing inside the door with his hands behind his back, Pei Yue exhaled slowly.

Life in this world is, after all, a long journey. Even if those people and things on the way cannot stop his footsteps, they will leave a deep mark on his heart.

……

The ninth day of the twelfth lunar month.

At dusk, the south gate of the capital was opened, and five hundred forbidden troops under the command of commander Ning Ji put martial law outside the city.

In the Southern Zhou Dynasty, the guard of honor of Princess Qinghe entered the city first, and the people from the palace were responsible for escorting her to a mansion in the west of the imperial city for a rest.So far, Pei Yue's mission as an envoy has been completed, and he only needs to enter the palace tomorrow to meet the saint to return to his mission.

The cavalry of Zangfengwei and Beiwei Battalion returned to Beiying garrison under the leadership of Tang Linfen after being inspected by the officials of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion.

Pei Yue looked at the spacious and sturdy carriage beside the road, and felt warm in his heart.

Although he came and went in a hurry, he finally accompanied Ye Qi and Gu Zhen to see the north and south scenery, barely spending a honeymoon in advance.

Just as he was about to walk towards the carriage, an acquaintance suddenly appeared in front of him. Pei Yue looked at the old man's humble face, and couldn't help frowning slightly: "Liu knows, what advice do you have?"

The person who came was none other than Liu Bao, a trusted eunuch of Emperor Kaiping, who was well known in the palace and the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Liu Bao smiled and said, "Congratulations to Marquis Pei on his triumphant return."

Pei Yue said calmly, "Thank you."

Liu Bao said again: "Your Majesty ordered the Marquis of Zhongshan to enter the palace immediately without delay."

In fact, when he appeared, Pei Yue had already guessed the result, and at the same time he became more and more puzzled.

His return this time was not as good as in the past. He not only escorted Princess Qinghe, but also returned to Beijing as a hero of the great victory. It stands to reason that the imperial court should send important officials out of the city to welcome her.But apart from the [-] imperial guards who supported the scene and some officials in charge of the handover procedures, the outside of the south gate was deserted, like a whistling new wind, leaving only a sense of desolation and chill.

This seems to be in line with the recent trend in the capital. Emperor Kaiping made it clear that he wanted to downplay the impact of Pei Yue's great achievements this time. If he really greeted him with great fanfare, wouldn't he be telling the people in Kyoto that Marquis Zhongshan had made outstanding contributions in life and death for Daliang?
Pei Yue was still calm on the face, and even had a relaxed smile when he said goodbye to those officials from the Ministry of Rites who accompanied him all the way, but no one knew the crookedness and anger in his heart.

He is not a saint, even if he is still flesh and blood in the two lives, he will be ecstatic and dejected.

At least before meeting Mr. Xi, he never thought of spying on the imperial power, otherwise he would not have led the Zang Fengwei to fight on the south bank of the Tiancang River.

As time passed quietly, Liu Bao's expression became more and more embarrassing. In fact, if he put himself in the situation, he could understand Pei Yue's mood at the moment.

Beheading tens of thousands, defeating the Zhou army, and capturing the city of Hanyang, what an amazing feat. Normally, the important ministers of the two governments had to go out of the city to greet each other instead of the emperor. Why is it so deserted like it is now?
Pei Yue didn't understand Emperor Kaiping's thoughts, since you chose to suppress him, why did you let me enter the palace in such a hurry?

He glanced at the gradually darkening sky, and said slowly: "I will see you tomorrow morning."

Liu Bao was stunned for a moment, he had never heard of a courtier giving such an answer, this was a disobedience and disobedience!
However, Pei Yue didn't explain any more, and walked towards the carriage.

"Pei Hou... this... this..."

Liu Bao hurriedly chased after him, his face full of panic, he didn't know what would happen to Pei Yue's resistance to the decree, but he was sure that he would be in big trouble.Thinking of Emperor Kaiping's majestic face, Liu Bao felt his legs go weak, and he desperately stopped in front of Pei Yue.

"Brother Yue."

A neutral and peaceful voice interrupted Liu Bao's chatter.

Pei Yue turned his head and saw the middle-aged man riding a horse, his eyes became hot.

Even though there is silence outside the city today, after all, there are people who will not cower in the city.

Gu Liang glanced at the carriage next to him and Pei Yue's soldiers, and then said in a deep and mellow tone: "Go to the palace, I will take them back."

Ye Qirou's voice also came from the carriage: "Pei Yue, go ahead, we will wait for you in the mansion."

Pei Yue and Gu Liang looked at each other for a moment, and finally nodded. Liu Baoru who was next to him had a big smile on his old face.

After about a stick of incense, Pei Yue walked into the palace under the guidance of Liu Bao, but the destination was not the Imperial Study Room where Emperor Kaiping usually summoned his courtiers or the East Nuan Pavilion of Liangyi Hall, but the Xingqing Hall where the emperor lived in daily life.

In the side hall where the candles were brightly lit like daytime, a round table was filled with a faint fragrance.

After Pei Yue came in, his pupils shrank slightly before saluting.

In addition to the Supreme Liang, there was also a graceful and luxurious Concubine Wu Gui at the table.

It turned out to be like a family banquet.

"What are you still doing? Sit down and eat."

Emperor Kaiping's gentle voice came over.

(End of this chapter)