Invincible son

Chapter 954 953 [The Year of the Twilight]

Duke of Wei.

In the study outside, there is a faint fragrance.

The incense burning in the cauldron has the effect of calming the nerves and calming the mind. It has always been favored by the martial arts in the army, as if it can cover up the blood in the body.When he was on the battlefield back then, Wang Pingzhang would never have cared about these details. However, at some point, he ordered someone to replace his usual quick incense with Jiangxiang.

There is also a guest in the middle of his life in the study. He watched Wang Pingzhang's unhurried movements of playing with the tea set, and said with a smile: "If those civil servants see this scene, they will probably ridicule the Duke for being arty. How do these people know?" You are the real celebrity."

Wang Pingzhang looked indifferent, and said leisurely: "Why does Juyuan act like a child, does it mean that the old man can't bear that little blow?"

The guest's name is Qujiang, with the style name Juyuan, and he is named Marquis of Changxing, and the official residence is the commander of the West Camp of the Beijing Army.

He has a deep relationship with the old man opposite him. When Wang Pingzhang was invincible in the southern border, Qu Jiang was the leader of his soldiers.

After Wang Pingzhang rose step by step, Qujiang's status also rose, and finally sat on the throne of the Beijing camp coach as a child of a poor family.

Qu Jiang was well aware of the recent changes in the capital, especially after learning that Wang Jiuxuan had been demoted to a commoner, he came to visit him today and spoke a lot of compliments, hoping to relieve the old man's depression.

At this moment, seeing that the other party looked as usual, and seemed not to be affected at all, Qu Jiang said sincerely: "Although the final general is stupid, he also knows that the Duke has a beautiful heart, so naturally he won't worry about trivial matters. It's just that Jiuxuan is young after all, I'm worried He'll be thinking wildly."

After the recent turmoil ended, no one knew what kind of deal Wang Pingzhang had made with Emperor Kaiping, only that Wang Jiuxuan was imprisoned in the mansion.From Pei Yue's point of view, this kind of punishment is obviously not enough to push Wang Pingzhang to a desperate situation.But for a hard-core confidant like Qu Jiang, His Majesty's decision was too cold-blooded and heartless.

In any case, Wang Pingzhang made great contributions to Daliang's birth and death, and Wang Jiuxuan was his most valued eldest grandson. He was very likely to become the future helm of Wei Guogong's mansion, and he was by no means a pawn that Li Bingzhong could abandon at any time.

More importantly, there is no conclusive evidence that Wang Jiuxuan participated in those two incidents. As long as His Majesty is willing to defend a little bit, he will definitely not fall into such a situation.But that Supreme followed Pei Yue's wishes and completely destroyed Wang Jiuxuan's reputation and future.

What's up with this?
Looking at the indignant expression of this confidant, Wang Pingzhang had a look of relief on his face, and then he said calmly: "You watched Jiuxuan grow up, don't you know his character?"

Qu Jiang laughed and said, "I think too much."

But Wang Pingzhang shook his head and said: "You can think this way, the old man is very upset. After Jiuxuan was dismissed, this Duke's mansion suddenly became deserted. Those people outside are waiting for the old man to completely fall."

Qu Jiang snorted softly, and said with an unfriendly expression: "Those people are just whimsical. Lord, what step does Your Majesty want to achieve?"

These words were a bit blunt and did not fit his status as the head coach of the Beijing camp, but he knew in his heart that there was no need to beat around the bush in front of this old man.

Wang Pingzhang's eyes were dark, his gray eyebrows were raised slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "In the fourth year of Kaiping, the old man once begged for bones to return home, do you still remember?"

"The fourth year of Kaiping..." Qu Jiang pondered for a moment, then suddenly said: "I remembered that at that time, it was a censor who impeached the Duke of the country for the reason of bandits in Hengduan Mountain, and even wanted to involve the old events of the first year of Yongning. Your Majesty hated him deeply, and not long after that Yushi died of illness in the prison of Taishitai Pavilion."

A sharp look appeared in Wang Pingzhang's eyes, and he said slowly: "The old man's attitude was firm that time, and he just wanted to stay away from the wrong place in the capital, but His Majesty refused the old man's invitation even more forcefully. From that moment on, the old man knew that His Majesty would not let it go .”

Qu Jiang frowned and said, "Could it be that Your Majesty has a heart knot about what happened back then? As long as the Duke is still alive, no matter whether he is in a high position or not, he will never let it go."

Wang Pingzhang shook his head and said: "That's not the case. The late emperor was poisoned, this matter is the old man conspiring with the seven families to replace the dead ghosts. Although His Majesty knew about it, he didn't intervene in it. From the courtier's point of view, the old man is just talking nonsense. As for the case of the extermination of the Chen family, more military relatives and nobles were involved. His Majesty knows that the old man dare not tell the truth, because it will make the Wang family a public enemy, and maybe the ancestral grave will be confiscated. Plane off."

Qu Jiang asked solemnly: "Then it doesn't make sense. Since His Majesty is not worried that the Duke of the State will reveal the secrets of the past, why not allow the Duke of the State to retire and return to his hometown?"

Wang Pingzhang helped him add tea, and Qu Jiang hurriedly got up to take it respectfully, and then he heard the old man say in a cold voice: "Our Majesty is a great man, and he only wants to create a prosperous dynasty that is stronger than the former Wei Dynasty. Now the vitality of the Western Wu Dynasty is greatly injured. The chaos in the Southern Zhou Dynasty has become clear, and this is the opportunity for Daliang to calm down the world and unify the world. As long as he organizes his armaments step by step, he will surely realize his long-cherished wish in his lifetime."

He paused for a while, then sighed softly: "Since the external enemies are insignificant, His Majesty's eyes will naturally turn to the inside, so he started to solve Daliang's persistent illness for nearly a hundred years before the outbreak of the Southern Border War."

Qu Jiang unknowingly sat up straight, and said seriously, "Your Majesty wants to attack Xungui?"

Wang Pingzhang sneered and said, "That's right or wrong. To be precise, His Majesty doesn't want to see mountains like this old man still exist in the army."

Unlike the internal corruption of the former Wei Dynasty, Daliang has always had a strong foreign enemy for nearly a hundred years, so the court has always maintained an upward vitality, and so has the army.But this will create an unavoidable problem. The military's status is too high, and it will inevitably form a power group. The founding prince headed by Pei Yuan back then is now Wang Pingzhang's connections built over decades.

Qu Jiang said worriedly: "So Your Majesty wants to..."

Wang Pingzhang cut off his words, and said indifferently: "Your Majesty not only wants the old man to resign, but also seize the title, and use this as an opportunity to completely wipe out the power of resistance in the army. When the world is unified, he can calmly adjust the nobles. position, and established a court structure with civil servants as the main and military generals as the assistants."

Qu Jiang only felt a chill in his heart, although this is indeed an eternal way, after all, the historical facts of the former Wei Dynasty and even the previous few dynasties being seized by warriors are vivid, but for the nobles of Daliang, this is unavoidable. Too cruel and aggrieved.

Everyone put their heads on the belts of their trousers and worked hard. Who wouldn't want to seal their wives and sons to glorify their families and enjoy the glory and wealth for the rest of their lives?
Wang Pingzhang said coldly: "If your majesty just wants to take back the power, the old man will not resist too much, and he has done the same in the past few years. But he can't bully others too much. From assisting him to become the great treasure back then, to helping him suppress the founding father Hou's power, even if you ignore the old man's lifelong contribution to the Liang army, and only talk about the old man's support and help to himself, has he forgotten all about it?"

Qu Jiang nodded and said, "The emperor is ruthless."

Wang Pingzhang took a sip of the teacup, and said with a long sigh of relief: "This old man is sixty-five years old, and he can live for 15 years at most. It's time to take care of his life. I didn't want to have any more troubles, but His Majesty is so aggressive. For the sake of future generations and the lintel of the Wang family, this old man has no choice but to do a few more things."

On the surface, these words of dissecting the mind were for Qu Jiang to listen to, but in fact it was more like convincing himself.

Qu Jiang pondered and said: "No matter what the Duke wants to do, I will do my best to support you. It's just that your majesty is very familiar with what happened back then, so he must take strict precautions. If we want to reproduce the old incident in Yongning, I'm afraid we will not be able to do it. "

Wang Pingzhang had a confident and calm look in his eyes, and said with a smile: "Killing the king is difficult, and there will be endless troubles, but the world will only remember the leader, what does it have to do with us?"

Qu Jiang's eyes suddenly lit up.

(End of this chapter)