"Thirty-five years ago, Xian Chunqiu and I were both generals in the army. I am four years older than him. We have been very close playmates since childhood. Dingguofu and Chuguofu are also close friends. There was a rumor at that time that Pei

Our family is the most wealthy family in the Daliang Army, which is actually not a boast. My grandfather is still in good health, and the gradual deaths of the other nine founding princes have further highlighted his influence in the army."

Pei Zhen spoke unhurriedly, but everyone in the hall could feel the desolation in his tone.

"The Duke of Chu's Xian's Mansion, Qi's Gong Yin's Mansion, Xiang's Gong's Xiao's Mansion, and Shan's Gongsun's Mansion. These four families were in the same spirit as the Pei family and were helping each other, especially the Xian family and the Sun family, which at that time controlled the southern and western territories respectively.

Daying is my grandfather's most trusted friend. To tell you the truth,

If the world were to be unified, the Liu family would definitely try their best to get rid of my grandfather. As long as he dies, the Tian family can truly and completely take back military power. But the Southern Zhou Dynasty and the Western Wu Dynasty are still there, and no matter how worried Emperor Taizong is, he dare not do it.

You can't attack my grandfather directly."

Mr. Xi continued: "If we take action, Daliang will definitely fall into civil strife."

Pei Yue nodded. Of course he understood the importance of Pei Yuan. He was a peerless general among a hundred thousand troops who could kill the enemy's commander. He led his troops to conquer more than half of the territory of Daliang.

Pei Zhen continued: "If you want to oust the Pei family from being the most powerful family in the army, you have to either attack my grandfather, support a new one, or weaken the Pei family through division and alienation."

Taizong tried the second method, but the situation in the military was already established at that time. Unless there was a war to destroy the country, no one could shake the Pei family's position."

Pei Yue vaguely understood the truth of the story thirty-five years ago, and asked tentatively: "The bitter meat plan?"

Pei Zhen was slightly surprised and turned to look at Mr. Xi, who shook his head and smiled: "I never mentioned those things back then to him."

Pei Zhen then looked at Pei Yue with admiration, the nominal concubine, and said with mixed emotions: "Thirty-five years ago, Zhongzong had only succeeded to the throne for two years. At that time, the Southern Zhou Dynasty was ambitious, and the people headed by the Pingjiang Fang family

A group of young and strong generals led their troops to invade the border several times, and the pressure from the border troops was too great. So he found my grandfather and wanted to carry out a cruel trick."

Mr. Xi took advantage of the situation and said: "At that time, the monarch and his ministers secretly discussed using some death row prisoners to replace the Xian family members, directly framed the Chu State Mansion with the crime of treason, beheaded all these death row prisoners as Xian family members, and then ransacked the Chu State Mansion. At the same time,

Notify Xian Chunqiu in advance and ask him to take hundreds of his disciples to cross the Tiancang River south and defect to the Southern Zhou Dynasty."

Pei Yue sneered and said: "The bitter meat plan is fake, but the murder case is real."

Ye Qi was a little confused when she heard it, but she realized it now. Even with her firm determination, she couldn't help but feel a chill when she figured out the reason.

Pei Zhen sighed: "You are right, there are no death row prisoners at all. There are more than 700 members of the Xian family in Chu State, and they all died under the swords and guns of the imperial army. Although my grandfather sent people to meet Xian in advance according to the agreement with Zhongzong,

Chunqiu had negotiated well, but the second half of the plan turned into a bloody massacre, and Xian Chunqiu's defection became a fact."

Pei Yue said angrily: "Why did Zhongzong do such a self-destructive thing?"

Pei Zhen said with a confused look on his face: "The king is the king, and the minister is the minister. You must always remember this. In fact, if my grandfather had not lived so long, perhaps these things would not have happened in the future. He has too much prestige and too many fans. The emperor

I don't dare to do anything to him, I can only use

Such despicable means dragged him into the trap. Afterwards, it was verified that Xian Chunqiu had indeed expressed his rebellious intentions, but there was no evidence for the discussions in the secret room. Zhongzong created the established fact and used the righteous name of the royal family to suppress his grandfather and let him

There is no way to turn the situation around.”

Pei Yue thought about it carefully, looked at the old man's vicissitudes of life, and said boldly: "Why not fight back?"

Pei Zhen and Mr. Xi looked at each other, with both relief and sadness in their eyes.

Mr. Xi said calmly: "Forbidden Army, Kyoto garrison, Taishitai Pavilion. The Duke and I have estimated more than once that the Liu family can mobilize at least 150,000 elite troops in Kyoto in three days."

Pei Zhen continued: "Sidao said that you like to read history, so you should understand that no dynasty can be replaced by rebellion by its military leaders in the early stage. The Liu family has always firmly controlled Kyoto, so if you want to rebel,

Without a righteous name, how many people in the army will follow you and take the risk of killing the nine tribes? There are checks and balances between the monarch and his ministers. Unless the dynasty has reached the end of the people's life and the emperor is very stupid, then there will be success.

possible."

Pei Yue remained silent. He was just angry for a moment and did not calm down to think.

The emperor did not want to take action directly against the Pei family because he did not want to cause turmoil and harm the country's strength. But if it really came to a war, how many people in the various prefectures in Daliang would be willing to follow the Pei family in rebellion?

After sorting out this problem, he continued to ask: "Since the pressure on the southern border army was extremely high at that time, why did Zhongzong dare to do such a thing that makes his relatives happy and his enemies happy? Isn't he afraid that Southern Zhou will really go north?"

Pei Zhen said slowly: "Xian Chunqiu brought hundreds of his disciples to Nantou, and the Southern Zhou court also needed time to discern his thoughts. How could he be allowed to take power immediately? The departure of a coach cannot fundamentally affect the two countries.

The situation on the border gives the emperor enough time to mobilize his troops to eliminate this impact."

Pei Yue shook his head, feeling that those high-ranking figures were too cold-blooded and cruel, so he couldn't help but sneered: "After the collapse of the Chu State, Emperor Zhongzong must have had a purge, right?"

Mr. Xi sighed softly: "Yes, he is young, energetic and thoughtful, how could he miss such an opportunity? The Chu State Mansion was removed from the list, and the Shan State Mansion was also deprived of military power, and was replaced by a newly promoted noble in the army."

The Sun family of Shanguo Mansion.

Sun Qi.

That young face appeared in Pei Yue's mind. At that time, he was still in the head office of Xiangyun Company in Kyoto, and he and several other powerful children invested in the briquette business.

Pei Yue suddenly understood why he was so keen on the way of merchants. It was probably because the Sun family had already seen through the true face of the royal family and did not want to be involved in the dirty blood and fire.

But are they really willing?

Not counting the expelled Xian family, the Sun family of Liguo Prefecture, the Yang family of Ningguo Prefecture, the Gu family of Guangping Houfu, and even the old man in front of me, don't they have any hatred for the Liu royal family?

But as Pei Zhen said, in a rising dynasty, the emperor held great righteousness and supreme authority, and could suppress all his ministers until they could not move.
Chapter completed!