"Your Majesty, Duke Wei is not so stupid."

Of course Pei Yue knew that this was an opportunity to give Wang Pingzhang some eye candy. He wanted to become a conscientious figure in the military, but Wang Pingzhang was a mountain standing in front of him.

But he also knew the emperor's bottom line. He weakened Wang Pingzhang just because Lu Min committed suicide. The power structure in the military was becoming unbalanced. The emperor must change this pattern. Removing Li Pingzhong was the first step, and reshuffling Beiying was the second step.

, Let Gu Liang serve as the right military fighter of Xifu is the third step. Such a combination of punches will allow the people below to see the direction of the wind, and avoid the negative consequences of concentrating military power in Wang Pingzhang's hands.

However, weakening Wang Pingzhang does not mean killing the opponent.

After all, the emperor had to rely on martial arts to lead the army. The fall of Wang Pingzhang meant that the power of Gu Liang and Pei Yue would lose control again. Of course, a mature emperor would not make such a mistake. This was why Emperor Kaiping never courted him from the beginning to the end.

The reason why the Western Camp of the Beijing Army attacked. What he wanted to do was to balance all parties rather than go on a killing spree. Wang Pingzhang's forbearance and concession during this period seemed to indicate that he had fully understood the emperor's thoughts.

As for the fact that Wang Pingzhang might feel aggrieved and resentful, this was not within the scope of Emperor Kaiping's consideration.

Emperor Kaiping was not surprised by Pei Yue's answer, and asked with interest: "If it's not Wang Pingzhang, then who is secretly helping the fourth child?"

Pei Yue thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "I don't know."

Among the military officers who currently hold military power inside and outside Kyoto, the commanders of the Forbidden Army and the Kyoto Garrison Division are the emperor's confidants. Pei Yue felt that with the supreme city government skills in front of him, he would definitely not hand over these two key yamen to the disloyal ones.

In human hands.Look at Jing again

After excluding the Western Camp, which Wang Pingzhang had cultivated for many years, the North Camp was under Pei Yue's own control. The commander of the South Camp was Luo Huanzhang, Marquis of Dingjun.

Have the ability to plan things.

Taken together, no powerful martial artist would help the fourth prince to commit treason. Could it be that he could raise a flag to rebel just by relying on the Xian family's manpower?

Emperor Kaiping's eyes were deep and he said slowly: "I am also a little curious, where does the fourth brother get his confidence? Since neither I nor you can guess it, let the fish jump out of the water on its own initiative."

Pei Yue heard the implication of the emperor's words and said slightly shocked: "Your Majesty wants to relax the control on Prince Yan's Mansion?"

Emperor Kaiping looked up at him and said with a smile: "I can't say relax. In fact, seriously speaking, the fourth child is indeed like me in many aspects. It can be seen from the trap he set up for his two idiot emperor brothers.

, has been planning for several years, how could such a person forget to put people around me?"

Pei Yue frowned. It was not unusual for the fourth prince to have spies in Taishitai Pavilion. After all, many important figures in the army had done similar things. However, the emperor's other team was extremely secretive. Even Silent Cloud did not know the details. The fourth prince

Are you really that capable?

Emperor Kaiping continued: "You can't be sure who is plotting evil. I also want to see how many fish are hidden in the water, so just wait patiently."

Pei Yue sighed softly: "I am just worried about your majesty's safety."

Emperor Kaiping smiled and said: "I am getting more and more verbose. Where did you have the courage to talk back to me in the imperial study room? I am not fishing this time as you think, but I just want to solve the hidden dangers in the court as soon as possible to avoid

It will affect the great cause of conquering Zhou Dynasty."

Pei Yue suddenly thought of the strong man wielding an iron rod on Yulong Street. He was suddenly shocked and said softly: "Your Majesty, maybe those people have other ideas."

Emperor Kaiping looked at him with a gentle expression and a bit of intimacy: "Come on."

…

Xingliang Mansion is located between Kyoto and Huazhou, and is the place of Longxing for the Liu family.

It's called a mansion, but it's actually just a city. The imperial mausoleum is located in the north of the city. It's huge, majestic and majestic.

There is a very famous place seven or eight miles west of Fucheng, which is Shanglin Prison where a large number of prisoners are held.

Several prisons in Kyoto have different purposes. The imperial prison in the palace is generally used to imprison royal family members or palace officials, the Taishitai Pavilion prison is mainly used for interrogation, and the Penal Department Prison is used to detain ordinary prisoners.

Shanglin Prison has a special status. Prisoners who have committed capital crimes but are inconvenient to be executed will be imprisoned here. Therefore, most of the prisoners here have high status before entering, and it is extremely difficult to get out after entering.

Over the years, very few prisoners have been able to get out of Shanglin Prison, and in the past two years, only Pei Rong has been the only one.

The rules here are strict and the guards are tight, and most people will be imprisoned until the day they die.

There are many ways to die, including starvation, thirst, freezing, illness, fighting, or even being beaten to death by the prison boss.

If you want to live peacefully in Shanglin Prison, you must have strong enough connections at home, or you must find a way to feed the prison bosses with money.

Number B, No. 17, is a single cell, housing a prisoner who is over fifty years old.

There is a palm-sized skylight on the roof, a ray of sunlight shines directly down, and dust floats around the light beam.

The sound of footsteps came from far away, and a man whose face was hidden in the shadows walked into the cell. The cell leader walking next to him seemed a little nervous, and he quickly left after opening the cell door.

"Uncle Xue Fang, I have good news to tell you." The man came to the prisoner and sat on the ground with an indifferent expression.

This person is about thirty years old, with an ordinary face and calm eyes.

The prisoner was Xue Tao, the once famous governor of Lingzhou. Although Emperor Kaiping was very angry because of the Lingzhou rebellion, he did not make up his mind to kill him, so he was imprisoned in Shanglin Prison as a compromise.

Xue Tao looked at the man coldly, snorted and said: "I have already told you that there are some things you cannot do. I am nearly sixty years old, so it doesn't matter if I die, but I cannot bring the whole family to be buried with His Highness. Please do so.

Please tell Your Highness that I will never get involved in this matter."

The man was not surprised and said with a smile: "Uncle Fang, don't worry, please listen to me in detail. His Highness has never thought of raising a flag to rebel. After all, it is a stupid idea that is absolutely impossible to succeed. The reason why Your Highness values ​​Uncle Fang is

Because after His Majesty's death, the DPRK needs veterans like Uncle Fang to stabilize the situation."

"Not rebelling?"

Xue Tao looked at him doubtfully and said, "What exactly do you want to do?"

The man suddenly changed the topic and said: "Uncle Fang may not know that when you were escorted back to the capital by the crows from Taishitai Pavilion, the Xue family tried every means to rescue Uncle Fang, and even begged in front of His Highness. But the secret of your return to your hometown was of no use.

, Pei Yue easily resolved the young man's frame-up on Xianyun Ping. His Highness couldn't bear to see Uncle Fang's people grieving, so he decided to help them."

Xue Tao suddenly felt a wave of fear welling up in his heart.

The man said softly: "Uncle Fang has always wanted to know His Highness's plan? I will tell you today that His Highness is planning to send someone to assassinate His Majesty when he is offering sacrifices to heaven. Such a feat must be accomplished by martial arts masters. It just so happens that your Xue family sect

Among the tribesmen who came to Kyoto are two top masters."

He paused and said inscrutably: "Now they have disguised their identities and are hiding in the Circle Qiu Altar."

Although he has been away from the center for many years, Xue Tao is no stranger to the ritual process in the court, and of course he knows that the Circular Qiu Altar is the place where sacrifices are made to the sky to pray for rain.

He raised his trembling right hand, pointed at the man and said angrily: "You are trying to destroy the Xue family!"

The man pushed his hand away, smiled and said: "When His Majesty dies, His Majesty will launch a campaign in Kyoto, and no one will be able to react. By then, I hope that Uncle Xue Fang can take the initiative to stand up and fight to the death for His Majesty, otherwise

The Xue family will be nailed to the pillar of shame of regicide and rebellion, and will never be reborn."

After he finished speaking, he stood up and patted Xue Tao on the shoulder, then left calmly.

Xue Tao has experienced many ups and downs in the decades since he entered officialdom, but he has never been as confused and helpless as he is today.

He was frightened for a while, then hopeful again, as if a dull knife was cutting repeatedly in his heart.

What if, that highness really does this?

A scene suddenly appeared in Xue Tao's mind, where he stood at the head of hundreds of officials, towering over Luo Ting, becoming truly one person inferior to ten thousand people.

He couldn't help but swallow his saliva, and a fiery and crazy light gradually ignited in his eyes.
Chapter completed!