Invincible son

Chapter 893 892 [Emperor's Means]

"Hey, have you heard? Your Majesty is going to marry Princess Pingyang to the Marquis of Zhongshan."

"There's such a thing? It's been rumored recently that Zhongshan Hou Gong is the Lord of the Earthquake. Doesn't it mean that the imperial court wants to dismiss him from the military?"

"That's right, this time the Marquis of Zhongshan has won such great military exploits in the southern border, and he hasn't been rewarded so far. In my opinion, this is a rumor."

"So you are still superficial. Your Majesty has not announced the reward for a long time. Isn't it just to protect the Marquis of Zhongshan? If the Marquis of Zhongshan returns to Beijing, His Majesty will add an official to him, that is the way to bring disaster. If he doesn't restrain himself now, who can suppress his momentum in the future?"

"There is some truth to it. According to what you say, the Marquis of Zhongshan will not be in any danger?"

"It's hard to say, it depends on whether this marriage can be done."

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"Your Majesty wants to give a marriage to Marquis Zhongshan? But in the first half of the year, Marquis Zhongshan got engaged to Marquis Guangping's prostitute?"

"Hey, what kind of trouble is this? Haven't you heard the saying of one regular wife and two equal wives? It's very common for a man to have three wives and four concubines, and His Majesty's gift of marriage doesn't affect the Marquis of Zhongshan's previous engagement."

"Marquis Zhongshan has a stubborn temperament, so he may not accept His Majesty's grace. It is said that Princess Pingyang has a bad temper."

"Who can say this clearly, if it were me, I would definitely agree."

"Have you ever seen Princess Pingyang? She really looks like a fairy?"

"So what if she looks mediocre? You really can't see the current situation of Marquis Zhongshan? Marrying this princess, even if she is placed at home as an ancestor, can preserve the glory and wealth of two generations!"

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"Your Majesty's treatment of Pei Yue is really extraordinary, and he can even think of such a way."

"A courtier like Pei Yue is hard to find. If he was not 38 years old this year, the emperor would have asked Wang Pingzhang to beg for bones and return to his hometown. But in my opinion, Pei Yue may not accept this arrangement. This person is extremely stubborn. , has always been based on the principle of emphasizing love and righteousness, if you really want to marry the arrogant Pingyang, how will the group of Yingying and Yanyan around him appease you?"

"Then His Highness means that we want to take the opportunity to make a move?"

"No, this matter has nothing to do with us. My two imperial brothers will definitely fight to the death."

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Before Pei Yue returned to Beijing, the trend of public opinion in the capital seemed to have concluded that he would not end well.But after he came back, when the details of the night banquet in the palace came out, everyone was taken aback, and then there was the scene of flattery outside Qinyuan.

In the next few days, another rumor appeared in the capital, and it spread at an extremely terrifying speed.

His Majesty may marry Princess Pingyang, born of Concubine Wu, to Pei Yue, Marquis of Zhongshan!

No one knew the source of the news, as if it came out of nowhere, but it quickly won the trust of millions of officials and people in the capital.The reason is very simple. If His Majesty really intends to cross the river and tear down the bridges to treat the hero badly, all he needs is a decree, and Pei Yue has to leave his job for the elderly. Does he dare to resist the decree?

Once this speculation spread, it was immediately recognized by the vast majority of people.

Some people even deduced from the results, arguing that after Emperor Kaiping's great victory in the southern border, he deliberately indifferent to Pei Yue was to protect the young dignitary.In fact, based on Pei Yue's reputation among the people in the past few years, many people have secretly complained about his experience. If Emperor Kaiping really suppressed Pei Yue because of suspicion, not to mention whether it would cause turmoil in the court. Some people in Duzhong will stand on Pei Yue's side.

More and more people joined the discussion, and the final results were similar.

His Majesty must be thinking about Pei Yue, so he asked Han Gongduan, who participated in politics in the Eastern Mansion, to take over the peace talks in the southern border, then let Pei Yue fall into a cold reception, and finally gave him the marriage of Princess Pingyang, so as to truly protect Pei Yue's safety.

In just a few days, even though there were no clear words in the palace, a strange consensus had been formed between the ruling and opposition parties.

It seems that as long as Pei Yue marries Princess Pingyang, Liang Chaotang will return to the stable state of harmony between the monarch and his ministers.

In the raging crowd, no one cared about Pei Yue's own thoughts.

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Zhongshan Hou Mansion, the main hall.

"Your Majesty has a decree that the Marquis of Zhongshan must participate in tomorrow's Shuowang Dynasty."

Everyone in the Ministry of Internal Affairs knew that Liu Bao was standing in the hall, his eyes fixed on him and his tone reserved.

Pei Yue narrowed his eyes slightly, and said calmly: "I obey the order."

Generally speaking, the commanders of the battalions of the Beijing Army do not need to participate in the Shuowang Dynasty Meeting and the Chang Dynasty, but it is another matter for the Zhengdan Dynasty.Liu Bao suddenly came with Emperor Kaiping's will, specifying that Pei Yue must enter the court tomorrow, which is particularly meaningful under the current background of rumors and rumors.

After delivering the decree, Liu Bao showed a respectful and flattering smile on his face, and said carefully: "Pei Hou triumphantly defeated the Southern Zhou's conspiracy in one fell swoop, not only His Majesty is happy, but even us slaves feel ashamed." There is light."

Pei Yue smiled and said, "I know you're too polite."

Before the words were finished, Deng Shi, the big housekeeper standing beside him, stepped forward, holding a meeting ticket for Taiping Bank in his hand.

Liu Bao glanced at it out of the corner of his eye, and his heart was shocked. It was 500 taels of snowflake silver, and the bank paid the silver upon seeing the ticket.

A disabled person like him doesn't have much to ask for, but when he meets such a powerful master as Emperor Kaiping, he doesn't dare to seize power indiscriminately, leaving only greed for wealth.

Liu Bao is not a person with shallow eyesight. He walks beside the empress all the year round, and now he has saved a lot of money, but at this moment he is still shocked by Pei Yue's atmosphere. After all, it is extremely rare to see such a rich and powerful .He knew that taking advantage of short hands would make people soft-hearted, but if he didn't accept this ticket, he was worried that he would offend Pei Yue.

Furthermore, he was indeed a little tempted, so he pretended to decline and said: "Pei Hou, don't do this, this old slave dare not accept it."

Pei Yue smiled, took the meeting ticket and stuffed it directly into Liu Bao's hand, and said kindly: "It's cold today, this is just money for a warm-up drink, doesn't it mean that Liu knows that he doesn't want to be with me?" friend?"

Liu Bao's old face suddenly became wrinkled, he shook his head again and again and said, "Pei Hou is so flattering, this old slave couldn't wish for it, so this old slave will accept it?"

"It should be so." Pei Yue's tone was gentle, and then he asked with concern: "How is Your Majesty doing recently?"

Liu Bao sighed secretly that Wu Xun acted simply, if he were a civil servant, he would definitely not be so straightforward.He had just received 500 taels of silver, so naturally he would not act like he did in front of others, so he replied in a low voice: "Your Majesty had a few drinks with the Empress during lunch today, and I was very interested..."

Pei Yue glanced at him calmly, a little surprised in his heart, originally just asked casually, but Liu Bao's answer made him gain a lot.

Thinking of the information about this imperial celebrity in the information collected by Qi Min before, Pei Yue asked unintentionally: "I heard that Liu knows that his ancestral home is in Lingzhou?"

Liu Bao nodded and said: "The ancestor of this old slave is from Guangping Prefecture, Lingzhou."

Pei Yue smiled and said, "Guangping Mansion? No wonder I feel familiar when I see it. I didn't expect that there is such a relationship."

Guangping Mansion is located in the northern part of Lingzhou, very close to Xingyang City, the state government, and is one of the three Northwest prefectures.What Pei Yue said about the origin refers to the fact that some of the officers and men of Zangfengwei were born in Guangping Mansion, and Linqing County, where he trained his troops, was in the territory of Guangping Mansion.

Liu Bao sent a flattery at the right time: "The elders of Laonu's hometown often talk about Peihou Ende, and almost every household has Peihou's longevity tablet. If Peihou hadn't turned the tide back then, I am afraid that the entire Quang Binh Mansion would have been reduced to nothing. The ravages of Western Wu cavalry."

"It's just what we should do." Pei Yue took it easy, and then asked a little curiously: "Liu Duzhi didn't let all the relatives move to the capital?"

Liu Bao replied cautiously: "The house in this old slave's house is living in the capital, but the sect is still in Lingzhou. To tell you the truth, people like this old slave still hope to return to their roots in the future."

Pei Yue nodded to show his understanding, raised his hand and patted the other person's shoulder, and said with a smile: "I once told His Majesty that the center of gravity of Xiangyun will be transferred to Lingzhou. We all know that if you want to, you can send a letter to Guangping Mansion. Ask your clansmen to prepare some silver, and then they can take a share in the Xiangyun."

Liu Baoling was on the spot, and then became excited involuntarily.

As a confidant of Emperor Kaiping, he certainly knew the talent of the young dignitary in front of him in the way of merchants. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he could turn a stone into gold, and making money was an extremely simple matter.He was also in the Xingqing Palace that night, knowing that Pei Yue was not lying, and judging from his words, it seemed that he was going to give himself shares at a very low price.

But he dared to accept 500 votes for the two sessions, but he didn't dare to nod easily on this matter.

Looking at the hesitant expression on the face of the great eunuch, Pei Yue said calmly: "I know that I'm thinking too much, Xiangyun went to Lingzhou to do business, and I wanted to sell part of the shares at a profit, otherwise how could the local gentry agree? We all know that since you don't want to, this Marquis will naturally not force you."

Hearing that he changed his name, Liu Bao quickly apologized and said with a smile: "Pei Hou is so kind, this old slave dare not refuse."

Pei Yue nodded and said: "I know that His Majesty is someone who values ​​me. I just want to make a good relationship. In the future, I hope that You will speak a few words of kindness for me from Your Majesty."

What he said was so frank, Liu Bao gradually felt relieved, and there were many ways to cover up the money sent to the door, and the Liu family didn't need to intervene personally.

After sending this important eunuch away, Pei Yue suppressed his smile, turned around and walked into the warm flower hall behind the main hall.

All three women were present in the hall, but the atmosphere was a bit depressed, not as relaxed and harmonious as in the past, and there was not a single maid.

Pei Yue walked to Ye Qi and sat down, and asked with a smile, "What's the matter?"

Ye Qi smiled and didn't answer, Lin Shuyue lowered her head slightly, only Taohua looked at Pei Yue steadfastly, her face was full of bitterness, her mouth was pursed, and her eyes were filled with tears.

Pei Yue laughed and said, "Who bullied you?"

Tao Hua sniffed, and asked timidly, "Master, do you really want to marry that princess?"

The rumors in the capital are known to almost everyone, so how can the Hou Mansion be isolated from the outside.

Pei Yue looked over one by one, and said helplessly: "The emperor's order is hard to violate..."

"what!"

(End of this chapter)