"I hope the world can be peaceful as soon as possible."

If Pei Yue's words had reached Luo Ting's ears before tonight, he would probably have been evaluated as "so ambitious". But at this moment, the right ruler did not laugh at him. Instead, he asked Pei Yue to sit opposite him and personally defended Pei Yue.

Pour a cup of tea.

Pei Yue quickly stood up and took it with both hands.

Luo Ting smiled and said: "Sit down, don't be nervous, I'm not allowed to drink, otherwise I will definitely get drunk with you tonight. Let's have tea instead of wine. I'm paying tribute to you on behalf of the people in Daliang who are suffering from the cold."

"Thank you, sir!"

Pei Yue did not refuse or be self-effacing. He raised his tea cup and took a sip.

Luo Ting likes his performance very much, or to some extent, the two people's personalities are somewhat similar.

Last year, Pei Yue resolutely refused to acquit Pei Rong at the court, and decisively renounced himself from the Pei family. Although it was slightly deviated from the era of flaunting filial piety, it was supported by Pei Taijun's autographed letter and Pei Rong himself.

Those evil deeds were really stupid, but they didn't cause much trouble.

Of course, to most civil servants, Pei Yue was still an unapproachable and arrogant warrior. Only Luo Ting appreciated the true temperament behind this arrogance. Later, when Fang Xun and Sun Dacheng wanted to seize the honeycomb briquette business,

, Luo Ting stepped forward and even resigned as a price. Even if it was because of his own integrity, who dares to say that this has nothing to do with Pei Yue's performance?

At that time, there was a drizzle in Kyoto, and Silent Cloud wrote in his letter: "Follow the Tao but not the king, follow the righteousness but not the father. This is called the great conduct of a man."

Later, Pei Yue angrily reprimanded Pei Rong, and Luo Ting directly remonstrated with the emperor. The two identities in this sentence were accurately interpreted, and it can be said that they were already destined.

Luo Ting said warmly: "Peaking the world is naturally a lofty ambition, but it is extremely difficult to achieve this."

Pei Yue said sternly: "Next year I will ask your Majesty for permission to join the army and contribute my meager strength to Daliang."

Luo Ting asked: "Going to the south?"

"yes."

"Where Gu Liang is, it is indeed more suitable for you to display your talents."

"Do you think this is inappropriate, sir?"

Looking at Pei Yuecheng's pleading eyes, Luo Ting thought of the young man's past performance, as well as his sincerity and amazingness tonight, and couldn't help but said with some regret: "If possible, I hope you can work in the Sixth Department. After all, you

I'm just a viscount, and I can't even talk about breaking the rules. If I come forward to change things, neither His Majesty nor Jun Xinggong will object. Pei Yue, although you are still young, you are quite organized in your work, and you are more suitable to become a famous minister.

effort."

Given Luo Ting's status, it was very rare for him to say these words. At least for now, he did not regard Pei Yue as an ignorant junior, but as a talented person who could talk to him on an equal footing.

At this moment, Pei Yue hesitated, but after thinking for a moment, he said awkwardly: "Sir, joining the army is more suitable for me."

"Why?"

"Because I don't like reading those collections of classics and history, and I can't write those beautiful articles."

Luo Ting was startled for a moment, then smiled heartily and said: "That's fine, I won't embarrass you. You don't have to worry about the briquettes. When a suitable opportunity comes, I will make your wish come true."

Pei Yue finally showed a smile of joy from the bottom of his heart.

Luo Ting raised his hand and nodded at him: "You deliberately showed weakness and allowed those people to frame Xiangyun Company. In addition to the reasons you mentioned before, the most important point is to dig holes for the people of Qibao Pavilion, right? At such a young age,

I don’t know where these profound strategies come from.”

Pei Yue scratched his head and asked with some confusion: "Sir, what is the origin of Qibao Pavilion? I really don't understand. No matter how powerful it is, it is just a merchant. How can it hook up with so many important ministers in the DPRK? From now on

Judging from the signs, a high-ranking official like the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance is actually inferior to the master behind the Qibao Pavilion."

Luo Ting's face became serious and he said in a deep voice: "The current owner of Qibao Pavilion is named Xu Song, a young man with mediocre qualifications. After his sister married Liu Xian, this person became the actual controller of Qibao Pavilion."

The name Liu Xian sounded familiar. Pei Yue thought for a moment and then suddenly looked up and said in surprise: "The eldest prince Liu Xian?"

Luo Ting nodded.

Emperor Kaiping now has six princes, among whom the empress is the daughter of the second and sixth princes. When the Ministry of Punishment was hearing the case of Li Zijun, Pei Yue had a brief confrontation with the sixth prince Liu Zhi. The eldest prince Liu Xian was born by Concubine Wu, although

He is not the Queen's legitimate son, but because Emperor Kaiping has not yet established a heir apparent, his situation has always been very delicate.

Rumor has it that Emperor Kaiping was very fond of his eldest son, Liu Xian, and was very fond of Concubine Wu, so he has not decided who will be crowned prince. Naturally, Pei Yue has heard these rumors, but judging from his observations of Emperor Kaiping

, this statement should not be true. How could an emperor whose ambition is to unify the world favor his concubine and want to break the ancestral rules of succession for the eldest son?

However, after knowing the identity of the master behind Qibao Pavilion and pondering the name of the eldest prince, Pei Yue was no longer sure. After all, the emperor has always been the most complicated person from ancient times to the present.

Luo Ting's eyes were deep and authentic: "Don't worry about the affairs of Qibao Pavilion. This pool is very deep, and even I will not easily step into it. As for Xu Song, he has no talent and no virtue. He is always relying on the authority of the Tian family to make mischief. It is not necessary to teach him a lesson.

What the heck."

Pei Yue took a deep breath and said, "Thank you, sir, for your advice."

Luo Ting glanced at the deep night outside the window and said with a smile: "As long as you take the promotion of briquettes seriously, consider every link properly, and do a practical thing for our people in Daliang, so that they can get out of the cold as soon as possible.

This is an act of immeasurable merit. As for the storm in Duzhong and the court, I will block it for you and I will not hurt you at all."

His tone was very calm, but Pei Yue could hear the weight of these words.

Pei Yue stood up and saluted: "I will definitely live up to your expectations."

Luo Ting raised his hand and pressed it softly, and said gently: "Since you are determined to join the army, I will not stop you, but I know that you are very capable in general affairs. If there is a strategy that benefits the country and the people in the future, you can no longer hide your clumsiness.

You must tell me in time."

Pei Yue nodded and said, "I've written it down."

Luo Ting said with a smile: "Go back. As long as you follow the right path and don't go against your own heart and conscience, I won't let the wind and rain of the imperial struggle come to you."

"Yes, sir, please take a rest early."

Pei Yue bowed again, then picked up his baggage and walked out of the study.

Luo Ting thought quietly, recalling tonight's long conversation in his mind, a smile gradually appeared on his face, then he put away the map and the things sent by Pei Yue, and picked up a copy of the official document from the desk.

When I look at the folded book carefully, I still feel that it is full of energy.

When Pei Yue returned to Guangping Marquis Mansion and it was almost time, the house was so quiet that the servants on guard did not notice anyone sneaking in secretly.

Arriving outside his room, he was about to push the door open when he suddenly stopped, looking surprised.

"Brother Pei?" A soft and tired voice sounded in the room.

Pei Yue breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this voice. He opened the door and saw Gu Zhen sitting in the outside room, with a sleepy-looking maid sitting next to her.

"Sister Gu, what are you doing?" Pei Yue stood outside the door, not daring to step inside.

Gu Zhen stood up and came to him, glanced at the cold moonlight outside, and said softly: "I was worried that you would feel uncomfortable after being drunk, so I brought the maid to have a look. I saw that you were not in the room, and I was afraid that the servants in the house would find out.

When you go out, stay here."

Pei Yue saw that she was not surprised by his behavior of sneaking out, and he was immediately confused.

A trace of concern flashed in Gu Zhen's eyes, and she lowered her head slightly and said, "I know you have encountered some troubles recently, and your father and fourth brother are not in Beijing, so you must be thinking of ways to solve it. Brother Pei, I can't help you with things outside.

I'm busy, but I hope you won't be too upset, there is always a solution."

Pei Yue was startled for a moment, and then said: "Sister Gu, actually I am not..."

Obviously, after Gu Zhen discovered that he was missing, she guessed that he came to Guangping Marquis Mansion today to celebrate his birthday just to hide his traces and do some things at night that were not convenient for others to know.

Gu Zhen raised her head, smiled softly, and said gently: "It's nothing, I'm very happy that you can come to celebrate my birthday today. It's late at night, Brother Pei rested early, and gathered enough energy to have the strength to fight those people.

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Chapter completed!