The origin of the story related to Pei Yue occurred in the first year of Yongning.

Starting from the beginning of the story, in the autumn of the 21st year of Emperor Zhongzong's reign, Pei Yuan, the first Duke of Dingguo, passed away. Before his death, he entrusted the Lingping couple in the capital to Gu Liang and ordered him to take care of them. For Gu Liang,

Pei Yuan saved the Gu family after the rebellion of the Xian family in the Duke of Chu, and rebuilt the relationship with them, so naturally he would not neglect it.

In the winter of the same year, Emperor Zhongzong Liu Rui died of illness. Before his death, he summoned the important ministers of the two palaces and the Marquis of Dingyuan, Pei Zhen, Marquis of Wei Ning, Wang Pingzhang and other dignitaries, and appointed his eldest son Liu Xuan as the crown prince, who succeeded him to the throne. The national mourning was 20

Seven days later, Liu Xuan ascended the throne as emperor, and the next year he was renamed Yongning.

In the early spring of the first year of Yongning, the Southern Zhou Dynasty invaded the country. Liu Xuan ordered Gu Liang to be the commander-in-chief of the southern camp of Zhennan to face the invading enemies of the Southern Zhou Dynasty.

At the beginning of summer, Liu Xuan suddenly fell seriously ill, and it was difficult to cure him with medicine and stone. He stayed in bed for half a year.

In the past six months, Liu Xuan's temperament changed drastically. He not only executed several imperial doctors from the imperial hospital, but also had the houses of seven noble families confiscated and exterminated on the charge of treason. At that time, people in Kyoto were panicked, and the high-profile households were in turmoil.

Self-danger. Under such a high-pressure and terrifying situation, Kyoto naturally has undercurrents.

On the tenth day of September, Ling Ping's wife gave birth to a son.

On the ninth night of October, in the name of suppressing thieves, Wang Pingzhang commanded two thousand soldiers to raid the Chen family mansion in Xicheng. The shouts of killing shook Kyoto, and the sky was filled with flames just like when the Wei Dynasty fell. The Lingping couple lived on the same street because they lived in the same street.

, unfortunately he was seriously injured and died. Before he died, he handed the infant baby to Pei Zhen, the Marquis of Dingyuan, who came in a hurry.

That night, a one-year-old baby girl was taken away from the Chen family mansion and placed in front of the Dingguo Mansion. She was discovered by the housekeeper Pei Yongnian and took her back to the mansion, where she became a peach blossom.

On October 20, Liu Xuan passed away. That night, important officials from the two palaces gathered in the palace. Wang Pingzhang initiated it, Mo Haoli agreed, Pei Zhen nodded, and the rest did not object. Liu Zheng, the second son of Zhongzong and Liu Xuan's younger brother, succeeded him.

The throne of emperor was changed to Yuan Renxuan the following year.

In the tenth year of Renxuan, Liu Zheng changed the Yuan Dynasty again to Kaiping.

Time passed quietly in Mr. Xi's calm narration.

"Sir, please forgive me for being disrespectful. After the late Emperor fell ill, what role did you play in the subsequent events?" Pei Yue asked with courage.

Mr. Xi didn't mind, and said warmly: "There is a file in Taishitai Pavilion, called the A-numbered volume of the first year of Yongning, which records many things that happened in that year. This file should have been destroyed early, but Silent Cloud

Last year, he discovered that there was a copy in the Tai Pavilion. From that time on, he paid special attention to you."

"In the first year of Yongning, he hasn't entered Taishitai Pavilion yet!" Pei Yue said horrified.

Mr. Xi nodded and said: "Yes, Zuo Lingchen, the former Taishitai Pavilion, was the late emperor's confidant. But the time he took over was too short and he was unable to fully control this huge yamen. Especially after the late emperor fell ill, his authority gradually increased

weaken

, what he could do was extremely limited. He could only record the story of the first year of Yongning in detail. After Jinshang ascended the throne, he ordered people to destroy the relevant files before Shen Moyun entered the Taige. But no one thought that that person would still keep

Got a copy.”

Pei Yue asked: "Have you seen that file, sir?"

Mr. Xi said: "That day you and I went to Dingguo Mansion to force Pei Rong to resign. After the incident, Gu Liang invited you to Guangping Marquis Mansion. I followed Shen Moyun to Shen Mansion. That was the file I saw at that time."

Memories emerged in his mind. Pei Yue recalled that day when he returned to Green Willow Villa, Mr. Xi was sitting in the main hall. Because he was uneasy and had to send Fang Rui on his way, he did not ask Mr. Xi in detail about what happened in Shen Mansion.

experience.

He asked nervously: "What is recorded in the file?"

Mr. Xi was silent, and while Pei Yue was waiting anxiously, he slowly said: "According to records, the late emperor only had an occasional cold at first, and it was not serious. However, after taking medicine in Tai Hospital, his condition suddenly worsened. Tai Hospital

The imperial doctors who were executed were indeed found to have used poison. What was a little strange was that these imperial doctors did not conspire, that is, they were coerced or instigated by different people. These poisons were very powerful, so the body of the late emperor

There is no cure at all.”

Pei Yue shook his head slightly. No one could survive in this era if several poisons were taken at the same time.

Mr. Xi continued: "The masterminds behind these imperial doctors are the nobles of the seven families. Zhongzong's biggest mistake was that he did not appoint a prince for a long time. He was only fifty-three years old when he died, which was not considered old.

The problem is that his health has never been very good. Both brothers Liu Xuan and Liu Zheng were very good at that time, which is why Zhongzong was hesitant."

Pei Yue said in a deep voice: "Are those seven nobles from Liu Zheng's family?"

Mr. Xi sighed softly: "That's right, but they were not connected in series. It was too much of a coincidence. Liu Zheng was only two years younger than the late emperor. He was also very capable and had a bold personality. He was quite popular among the generals in the army at that time.

"

"Is he bold and generous?" Pei Yue curled his lips and said.

Mr. Xi shook his head and said: "Before and after sitting on the Dragon Throne are two completely different things."

"What happened next?" Pei Yue asked again.

Mr. Xi slowly said: "The structure of the court at that time was probably like this. Mo Haoli in the East Mansion was in charge of the government. At that time, Luo Ting was just a candidate waiting to be tested. The other ruler was only Mo Haoli who followed the lead.

The two military planes in Xifu are actually just decorations, and the real military leaders are Duke Liangjie and Wang Pingzhang."

"After it was found out that the late emperor was poisoned, the houses of the seven noble families were raided by Duke Liangjie himself. At that time, he still held on to a glimmer of hope and wanted to find famous doctors all over the world to treat the late emperor, so he was very determined.

To suppress the power in Liu Zheng's hands

In the early autumn of the first year of Yongning, the late emperor's body was already seriously ill and Duke Liangjie knew that nothing could be done. At that time, the only person in the capital who still stood firmly by the late emperor's side was a man named Chen Qing.

A woman of dust.”

"Before the late emperor succeeded to the throne, he liked Chen Qingchen and wanted to marry her as his princess. However, this girl was not as good-hearted as any man in the world. She only wanted to change the lives of the people in Daliang through doing business. If she married into the prince's palace, she would definitely not be able to

Continue to manage

In the eyes of the world, merchants were regarded as despicable, so she resolutely refused. The late emperor loved her so much that he allowed her to continue to stay in the Chen family. Chen Qingchen was indeed extraordinary. When it came to doing business, there was no rival in the world. The Chen family jumped into her hands.

Become the number one merchant in Daliang."

Mr. Xi spoke slowly, and Pei Yue could hear the complex emotions in his words, and couldn't help but ask with some sadness: "So Wang Pingzhang is going to kill her?"

There was a hint of pain in the middle-aged man's eyes, and he nodded slightly: "It is not that easy to attack the Chen family. Because of the late emperor's tacit approval, the Chen family not only has a huge guard team, but their combat power and weapons are not weaker than the imperial army. Chen Qingchen is surrounded by

There are also a large number of martial arts masters, and the Chen family's warriors and wealth are everywhere in Daliang. If we can't kill her and let her escape from Kyoto, there will be chaos in Daliang."
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