Invincible son

Chapter 899 898 [The Lord of the Duke]

After Pei Yun was taken down, there was a desolate silence in Chengtian Hall.

Cui Hu's words pierced into Pei Yun's gall like a sharp knife, completely stripping him of his scholarly air, leaving behind a disgusting body soaked in darkness.Pei Yue didn't need to add another word to the snake, regardless of whether Pei Yun could get off the hook in the end, his official career had already come to an end.

Pei Yue originally planned to resolve some past grievances after returning to Beijing this time, which naturally included Pei Yun, the hidden scourge.Compared with Pei Rong, who has long been a waste, and Pei Cheng, who is becoming more and more mature, Pei Yun will pose a very big threat once he rises.A noble civil servant like him is very good at disguising himself, and possesses the eloquence to deceive people's hearts. Over time, he will surely be able to weave a dazzling halo for himself.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Kaiping suddenly came up with the idea of ​​Pei's family. Fortunately, Pei Yue has already established his own power over the years, and Cui Hu's hole card is not the first, nor will he be the last.

But Pei Yue didn't think he had won.

He looked up at Emperor Kaiping with a deep expression, thinking that His Majesty must be very angry, even very disappointed.

Once a crack is created, it is very difficult to repair it.

The point is that it is impossible for Pei Yue to endure letting Pei Rong and his like ride on his head again, not to mention that Pei Yun plotted against him and Pei Ning one after another, not because the time has not come, but today it is just the old and new grudges.

Emperor Kaiping wanted to use the Pei family to complete the last stage of building momentum, so Pei Yue forcibly tore open a gap, stomping on Pei Yun forever, and at the same time made others notice the sins that Pei Rong had done. What qualifications determine the marriage of a first-class prince?

The first round of the battle between monarch and minister ended in Pei Yue's victory, but will the emperor accept this result?
The spirits in the hall could see the situation clearly, so no one stood up to intercede for Pei Yun, and no one took the opportunity to add insult to injury.Different from any other court struggles in the past, today was the play of the two brothers of the Pei family from the beginning to the end, at most including Xining Bo Cuihu who was pretending to be stupid.

Looking at the calm expression on Pei Yue's handsome face, Emperor Kaiping couldn't help showing a hint of sarcasm in his eyes, and said lightly: "Since you already knew that Pei Yun's behavior was bad, why didn't you tell me before?"

Pei Yue lowered his eyes, and replied frankly: "Your Majesty, I just suspect, and there is no conclusive evidence."

Emperor Kaiping sneered: "Cui Hu's words are not evidence?"

The strong and strong Xining Bo shrank his neck, as if the air in the hall was extremely cold.

Pei Yue still responded calmly: "Your Majesty, after I learned about this matter from Uncle Xining, I have been wanting to investigate clearly. After all, his testimony alone is not enough, but I have never had time to do it."

Emperor Kaiping narrowed his eyes and asked, "Is there no time to investigate, or are you planning to strike later?"

Pei Yue raised his eyes to meet the emperor's stern gaze, and said helplessly, "Your Majesty, I have gone to the south."

Suddenly the wind and snow dissipated.

The sneer at the corner of Emperor Kaiping's mouth gradually disappeared, and seeing the grievance in Pei Yue's eyes, he couldn't help thinking of many past events.

The fight in Hengduan Mountain, the iron and blood at the western border, the promise by the Taiye Pool, and the conversation in the imperial study room, he watched Pei Yue rise from the end of Qingping, from a childish boy to a handsome man who defeated the foreign enemies.

Once upon a time, he sat alone in a corner of the deep palace, flipping through the battle reports sent thousands of miles away, admiring Pei Yue's victories, and sighing in front of Concubine Wu countless times. Be the minister of the prime minister for the successor king.

Time flies, wind and rain several times.

At first, he just wanted to use Pei Yue to find out those who were related to the Chen family back then, and later he wanted to use the relationship between Pei Yue and Gu Liang to further adjust the military structure, until he completely solved the problem of military leaders left over from the founding of the country.Before he went to the Huanqiu Altar in Xingliang Mansion to pray for rain, he insisted on the attitude of crossing the river and demolishing the bridge.

Perhaps it was Pei Yue's every move in the fourth prince's treason case that deeply moved him.In fact, he did not adopt the method of feigning death offered by Pei Yue, but just asked the imperial doctor to do some tricks. If Pei Yue has a different mind, he can solve it together.

But Pei Yue's performance was impeccable, and Emperor Kaiping finally changed his mind.

It's just that water dripping through stone is not a day's work. Without Pei Yue's previous performance, how could this extremely hard-hearted emperor soften his heart?
After much deliberation, the root cause of the duo's progress to this point was that Pei Yue was so good that he gradually felt that this confidant was in danger of getting out of his control.

Emperor Kaiping took a breath imperceptibly.

For an emperor who wants to leave his name in history, emotion is the most extravagant and also the most useless pursuit.

The past is like the wind blowing away.

Forget it, he will always be rich and honored for the rest of his life in the future.

His eyes became indifferent again, without any biased emotion on his face, he said to Pei Yue who was standing alone in front of the imperial court: "I understand, you can step back."

Pei Yue sighed softly in his heart, the emperor didn't get to the bottom of it, he seemed to be partial to himself as before, I'm afraid he was more determined to give the marriage in his heart, but he couldn't continue to mess around at this time, so he had to bow and salute: "I obey the order."

North Korea will continue.

The basic framework of Zhan Shifu has been set up, and there is still a lack of a few important officials with sufficient weight. However, Ning Huai'an, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, has died down, and Emperor Kaiping has no plans to continue to adjust. .

The atmosphere in the hall finally became a little more lively, and the courtiers seemed to wake up from a deep sleep.

I saw Wei Guogong Wang Pingzhang coming out of the squad and said: "Qizou Your Majesty, regarding the matter of rewarding the generals in the southern border war, I have drafted a list, please Your Majesty to review."

Emperor Kaiping slightly nodded and said, "Come here."

Although Wang Pingzhang was old, his voice was still full of spirit. As he spoke out the details of the rewards, many ministers couldn't help showing pride and pride on their faces.

Cai Qian, the chief general of Jiangling and third-class Baoding Bo, was conferred the title of first-class Baoding Bo by virtue of his meritorious service.

Guo Xing, the commander of Zhennan Daying and the second-class Marquis of Gongcheng, gave food to [-] households and was awarded the second rank of Dragon and Tiger General.

The commander of the Changping Daying Camp and the third-class Puding Marquis Chen Huan led his army to capture Hanyang City. He was conferred the title of the second-class Puding Marquis, gave food to [-] households, and was awarded the second-rank General Dragon and Tiger.

Lan Yu, the commander of Yaoshan Daying and a first-class Marquis Marquis, bestowed food on [-] households and gave him the first-rank general Jianwei.

Li Jin, the commanding envoy of Yanshan Guards and the son of Yanshan, was conferred the title of third-class Yanshanbo for his meritorious service, and was conferred the title of fourth-rank general Guangwei.

Gu Jie, the commander of Jingjiang Guard, was promoted to the general of Hanyang City by virtue of his meritorious deeds from General Huaiyuan of the third rank.

There are also some gold and silver rewards, as well as the appointment of more than ten partial generals, large and small.

No courtier questioned these rewards, because this year's great victory in the southern border is really inspiring, especially under the premise that the Western Army defeated Wu's iron cavalry last year, and now the Southern Zhou Dynasty assembled more than [-] troops and returned in a big defeat, which is enough It shows that Daliang's national strength has the ability to calm the world.

After a while, Wang Pingzhang stopped, and then stood calmly, waiting for Emperor Kaiping's permission.

Suddenly there was a commotion among the ministers.

They looked around and found strange emotions in the eyes of the people next to them.

After the southern border war ended, more and more details were reported back to the capital. Even the traffickers and pawns knew the reason for the victory in this battle, but Wang Pingzhang never mentioned that name from the beginning to the end.

People such as Cai Qian, Guo Xing, and Chen Huan really made contributions in this battle, and they are worthy of the reward proposed by the West Mansion, but if there is no strategy and leadership of that young man, what would happen to the more than [-] Zhou troops outside Jiangling City? Maybe flee in embarrassment?

but……

Thinking that Pei Yue was the first-class Marquis of Zhongshan before he went south, many ministers couldn't help but feel toothache. At this moment, they could finally understand the embarrassment of Emperor Kaiping.

The great victory in the southern border must be rewarded, otherwise the hearts of the soldiers will be chilled, but if there is a large amount of rewards, Pei Yue cannot be bypassed. The question is how to reward?
At this moment, Emperor Kaiping asked leisurely, "Did the Zuo Junji miss someone?"

Wang Pingzhang calmly replied: "Your Majesty, regarding Zhongshan Hou Peiyue's award, it is inconvenient for ministers and Gu Junji to comment, but please ask your Majesty to judge."

Emperor Kaiping was noncommittal, and raised his tone a little and said: "Pei Yue understood the conspiracy of the Southern Dynasty in advance, and personally led [-] cavalry to defeat the Zhou army outside Jiangling City. Naturally, I will not treat the ministers who have made meritorious deeds. How to award the rewards, you can express your opinions. The speaker is innocent."

Amidst the silence, a minister of Qing Dynasty came out of the ranks of civil servants.

Everyone looked around one after another, only to see that the man was Xue Ji, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry.

"Qizou Your Majesty, I believe that Marquis Zhongshan has made outstanding contributions and can be regarded as an example of martial arts, so he should be granted the title of Duke!"

(End of this chapter)