Invincible son

Chapter 905 904 [A ray of light in the fog]

"Actually, His Majesty has already started the layout three years ago."

In the fragrant study room, Gu Liang's words were full of complex emotions of admiration and disappointment.

Pei Yue slightly raised his eyebrows and said, "Three years ago?"

Gu Liang picked up the teacup at hand, lifted the lid and gently blew away the floating tea leaves. After taking a sip, he changed the subject and asked, "Brother Yue, how do you think His Majesty should be evaluated?"

There was no need for any temptation between the two, so Pei Yue didn't think too deeply, and after thinking for a while, he replied: "I think he is a very good emperor."

Gu Liang said slightly surprised: "I didn't expect you to have such a high opinion of him."

"A good emperor does not mean a good person." Pei Yue first gave his own conclusion, then adjusted his sitting posture a little, and said calmly: "Your Majesty is diligent in government and loves the people. Collect commercial taxes to fill the treasury. To be honest, I have rarely seen such a wise emperor."

He smiled, and said with a little bit of regret: "As for the administration of officials, no matter how well-behaved the officials and gentlemen in the court are, at least they are not lacking in ability. .”

Gu Liang stared fixedly at Pei Yue, and said leisurely, "It's good that you didn't get carried away by anger."

Pei Yue's heart moved, and he asked softly: "Uncle, you want to say that His Majesty is actually a very gentle person?"

Gu Liang said in a complicated tone: "If you don't discuss the things he did with Wang Pingzhang back then, and only look at his every move after he ascended the throne, this evaluation is not too much. I know that His Majesty's suppression after the end of the Battle of the Southern Border made you very sad. It’s uncomfortable, but if you put yourself in your shoes, you are the emperor sitting on the dragon chair, and you have an honorable man who is only 19 years old and can win all battles, what would you think?”

Pei Yue was slightly taken aback.

Thinking along the line of thought provided by Gu Liang, if he is the emperor who is nearly fifty years old, and there is such a young first-class prince and commander in chief of the Beijing camp in the court, and he has a very wide network in the army, and at the same time, he has a little stone. Ability to become gold.

As long as there is a slight turmoil in the court, can't such a person ride the wind and rise?

Pei Yue never thought that he was a good person like Sheng Duanming. If there was such a situation, I'm afraid he would kill him too.

Gu Liang said calmly: "I'm not speaking for His Majesty, but I just want to explain that his methods against Wu Xun are relatively gentle. Whether it's against Wang Pingzhang or you, he is not as murderous as Emperor Zhongzong."

Pei Yue deeply believed that the father of Emperor Kaiping was the real ruthless man, he killed the Xian family of the state of Chu until blood flowed, even Gu Liang's father, Gu Hao, did not survive. Severely damaged the power of the founding prince.

Gu Liang continued: "Although His Majesty's methods are relatively mild, he will never stop adjusting the structure of the military. The military forces in Daliang are intricate and complicated, which is actually a problem left over from the founding of the country. When Gao Zu founded the country, The territory of Daliang is not as vast as it is now, and foreign enemies are stalking, so the existence and growth of Wu Xun is inevitable."

Pei Yue nodded and said: "In fact, it has been the same until now. The threat of Western Wu has never disappeared, and the Southern Zhou Dynasty must be recovered. The status of the Liang generals is much higher than that of the former Wei. For nearly a hundred years, the Tianjia and the Xungui Group have been in a state of interdependence and constant struggle.”

"That's it."

Gu Liang's eyes were slightly tired, and he sighed: "Leaving aside the Gaozu dynasty, from Taizong to Zhongzong, these two emperors have continuously weakened the strength of the founding princes, but this weakening cannot be too thorough, because the world has not yet been unified. , it’s not yet time for Ma Fang Nanshan. When Jinshang ascended the throne, he finally found a chance to force Ding Guogong Pei Zhen to retire.”

A sense of enlightenment rose in Pei Yue's heart, and he roughly understood the deep meaning of Gu Liang's first words.

Gu Liang said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty used Wang Pingzhang to clean up the influence of the founding prince step by step in the army, and then used me and Lu Min to fight against Wang Pingzhang. In fact, he is almost successful. When Wang Pingzhang retires or dies of old age, the great beam will last for nearly a hundred years. The warlord issue is finally coming to an end in his hands."

"What a far-reaching calculation..." Pei Yue couldn't help sighing.

Gu Liang said with a complicated expression: "Neither Lu Min nor I have the foundation of Wang Pingzhang, and as I said just now, His Majesty started planning my future three years ago."

Pei Yue frowned slightly and said, "Uncle, you mean Cheng Jing's practice of restraint?"

Gu Liang nodded and said: "That's right, at that time he transferred me to the south. On the surface it was a promotion, but in fact he made me lose the Southern Camp of the Beijing Army that I had been running for a long time. Even if I took Li Jin away and left Wei Xiao behind, I could only Last but not least, I will help you. In less than two years, he transferred me to Xifu as a military officer, also a high promotion, but such frequent transfers made it impossible for me to cultivate capable confidantes."

Pei Yue's heart was slightly shocked, and he finally understood completely, and sighed: "As long as the last army leader, Wang Pingzhang, falls, there will be no nobles in Daliang who can easily shake the monarchy."

"Yes, a century-old problem will be resolved once."

Gu Liang's expression was complicated, showing a bit of resignation, but at the same time, he did not hide his admiration for Emperor Kaiping.

After analyzing the emperor's thoughts, he finally talked about the situation Pei Yue was facing now: "Now you should know why His Majesty is dealing with you and how he is going to deal with you. In a short time, you can still sit comfortably in the north In the position of battalion commander, even if you refuse the marriage arrangement, he will not directly kill you. But as time goes by, he will at least remove your military authority, and at most give you a title of sponsoring the military aircraft. "

Pei Yue said calmly: "Uncle, before returning to Beijing, I have already started to arrange some countermeasures."

Then he briefly talked about the discussion with Mr. Xi when he was in the southern border.

Gu Liang listened carefully, and pondered for a long time after Pei Yue finished speaking, a look of approval and relief gradually appeared on his face.

He raised his hand and tapped the table lightly, muttering: "From the shallow to the deep, from the point to the surface, from the small to the big, it's hard for you to have such a majestic spirit. In time, you will not only have the ability to protect yourself, but even change the whole world. Daliang. In fact, I have been thinking about it all these years, why Duke Ding did not dare to rebel, and how you will break the situation in the future."

Pei Yue said sharply: "Uncle, the root cause is that today is not a troubled time, and the emperor did not go against the grain to make the people angry. It is difficult for a rebellion to win the support of the gentry class."

Gu Liang nodded and said, "Yes, the most important problem is that your teacher is unknown. Even if your Tibetan Front Guard is invincible in the world and you don't have a righteous name in your hands, the powerful and powerful will not support you, scholars will not compete to vote, and even the common people will not vote." I will stand by your side. If you want to compete in the world with tens of thousands of elite soldiers, it is undoubtedly a dream."

Pei Yue suddenly chuckled and said: "If I can leave the capital and take charge of the government like Tang Youzhi, even if I can't take over the military and political power, as long as I have Zangfengwei and Xiangyun by my side, I can protect myself in at most three years No worries."

Gu Liang couldn't help but raised his hand and nodded at him, saying: "Your Majesty is such a smart person, how could he let the tiger go back to the mountain. If you really let you find a territory, it might be another Western Wu or Southern Zhou."

Pei Yue sighed: "Although it is a lot of fun to fight against the sky, the current situation is still too passive. The southern border needs time to expand, and every confrontation in Duzhong will step on the edge of the cliff, and if you are not careful, you will be smashed to pieces."

He paused, and said solemnly: "The emperor naturally occupies righteousness, and I can only continue to play the role of a loyal minister and filial son. Although I have some means to save my life, but..."

There is a green willow village in the northern suburbs of Kyoto, where a group of craftsmen are making preliminary preparations. I believe that it will not be long before the killer weapons made by Pei Yue with local methods will come to this world.

This is Pei Yue's biggest secret and his most important trump card. So far, even Ye Qi doesn't know the details. Before the situation deteriorates to that point, he can only temporarily hide it in his heart.

Going back to the question discussed by the two just now, in this world that pays attention to blood and morality, even if he can take out a homemade bomb and kill the emperor, so what?Before this kind of killer reaches a certain number and forms combat power, it is difficult to solve his predicament from the root.

In short, the trouble he is facing now is not the emperor himself. Emperor Kaiping is just the concrete embodiment of the feudal imperial power and moral system.

Even without those killer weapons, with the power he possesses now, and top masters like Mr. Xi, Ye Qi and Gu Liang, it is not impossible to plan a mutiny.

The key lies in the four characters of righteousness and obedience.

Killing the emperor would not make him an emperor, but only a rebellious official and traitor that everyone could punish in the hearts of the subjects of Liang. This was the true intention of Mo Haoli's words in the palace before.

Gu Liang clenched his right hand on the table into a fist, and said with a smile, "If you want to change this passive situation, you have to dive underwater and let others fight the Tian family. To put it simply, force Wang Pingzhang!" "

There was a glimmer of light in Pei Yue's eyes.

Gu Liang continued: "Wang Pingzhang will definitely gamble at critical moments, just like those things he did back then. After he makes troubles, you will come out to clean up the overall situation, and then you can take power in a legitimate way. With your intelligence, the future Things just fall into place.”

Pei Yue suddenly remembered what he knew half a year ago, and said slowly: "Uncle means..."

Gu Liang nodded and said solemnly: "That's right, although your surname is not Liu, you are a descendant of Princess Qi Yang!"

(End of this chapter)