The Wu Xun family members in Daliang have never been a close unit.

Forty years before Zhongzong succeeded to the throne, the founding princes firmly controlled the power in the military. Dingguogong Pei Yuan and Chengguo Gongquan were two big mountains. Emperor Taizong controlled them by checking and balancing their strength.

Control Bureau. After the death of Emperor Taizong and the first ten years after Zhongzong succeeded to the throne, Pei Yuan took sole control of the military. However, his strength was greatly weakened due to the rebellion of the Xian family in the Chu State.

From that time on, the young and strong faction represented by Wang Pingzhang and Lu Min began to grow and gradually became the new martial arts class.

There is bound to be a collision between the old and new dignitaries, and this was also the main theme in the court during the ten years after Zhongzong's reign. After Pei Yuan and Zhongzong passed away one after another, Pei Zhen, the representative of the founding of the country, and Wang Pingzhang, the representative of the emerging dignitaries, fought against each other.

When Pei Zhen passed away in the Western Territory, Wang Pingzhang, who had the power of following the dragon, became the number one person in the military.

Since then, no one in the army has dared to openly challenge Wang Pingzhang's authority. Even Lu Min can only resort to circumstantial tactics.

No one would have thought that Pei Yue, who was just a viscount, would dare to denounce in public the only official duke of the country.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Pei Yue. The expressions of the civil servants were very shocked, but some Wu Xun, led by Guo Kaishan and Li Pingzhong, had anger on their faces. It was obvious that they were all Wang Pingzhang's supporters.

Emperor Kaiping, who was sitting on the dragon throne, watched this scene with great interest. He was very satisfied with Pei Yue's performance. After Lu Min committed suicide, the methods originally used to check and balance Wang Pingzhang were not enough. This was why he sent people a year ago.

The reason for going to the southern border to summon Guliang back.

What he didn't expect was that Pei Yue could overwhelm Wang Pingzhang in terms of momentum, so the balance in his heart kept tilting.

This knife was indeed very sharp, and Emperor Kaiping was not worried at all that it would escape his control.

At this moment, the most embarrassed person in the hall is none other than Wang Pingzhang.

The Duke of Wei, who had been in officialdom for forty years, had cold eyes and said in a deep voice: "Just after you killed Ning Zhong, Mr. Shen of Taishitaige appeared in Guping Military City with an imperial edict. Even if your Tibetan Front Guards cannot enter the camp,

It only takes a while for His Majesty to seize the military power of Lu Min and Ning Zhong."

Wang Pingzhang gradually calmed down, turned around and stared at Pei Yue and said: "You used Taige's spies to open the city gate, killed Ning Zhong in a domineering manner, pushed Lu Min to a desperate situation, and almost led to a civil war in the army. All this was just because of

you

Impulsiveness and ignorance. You said that Lu Min and Ning Zhong killed tens of thousands of troops, so what you did at the Guping camp that day was different from them? His Majesty did not directly arrest you and imprison you for your meritorious service.

, does not mean that you are not guilty in this matter!"

Pei Yueyi looked at Wang Pingzhang fearlessly and said word by word: "Not to mention Wuwei Hou Ningzhong who was standing on the wall of Guping Camp that day, even if it is you Wei Guogong, I will still kill him!"

The officials were in an uproar.

The expressions of some Wu Xun changed greatly, and someone immediately stood up and wanted to angrily scold this young Viscount who did not know how to live or die.

"Pei Yue!"

Emperor Kaiping's voice rang out at the right time, shocking the warriors who were on the verge of going berserk.

However, the emperor's next words only made them feel surprised and angry.

"How can you be so rude to Duke Wei and not apologize?" Emperor Kaiping said calmly, with no strange emotions visible on his face.

The emperor's behavior was so obvious. Who among the scheming ministers in the court could not see it? On the one hand, they lamented that Wei Guogong's face had finally been trampled on. On the other hand, they were shocked by the emperor's regard for Pei Yue. Otherwise, they were shocked.

, if any young official had made such a straightforward threat to Wang Pingzhang, not to mention beheading him and asking for punishment, he would at least be dismissed from his post.

Pei Yue turned around and saluted Emperor Kaiping, and said stubbornly: "Your Majesty, I don't want to teach you a lesson. Although I made some meager contributions in the Battle of the Western Border, I am not so arrogant and arrogant. I just remembered that at the border

After what I have experienced over a period of time, I feel a sense of resentment in my heart when I think of those comrades who did not have to die in battle."

He spoke very candidly, but Emperor Kaiping liked his ministers to be so candid.

The emperor glanced at the ugly-looking Wang Pingzhang, suppressed the joy and laughter in his chest, and said lightly: "You are the only one who still wants to teach Wei Guogong a lesson? He has worked hard for Daliang for decades, and his merits are ten times better than yours. He is really young, frivolous and ignorant of etiquette.

.Forget it, I know that you had a rough youth, and Gu Liang didn’t know how to teach you to behave properly, so I won’t punish you for roaring in court.”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Pei Yue responded respectfully.

Emperor Kaiping continued: "Since you are standing here, tell me your grievances in the Battle of the Western Territory in full. Don't play around with your temper anymore. You are now a military hero of the country, and you are not a lazy child. Do you understand?"

"I obey the decree."

A look of gratitude appeared on Pei Yue's face, his eyes were not squinting, and his voice was loud.

"In mid-July last year, Zhang Qingbai of the Western Wu Dynasty sent his troops to attack the military stronghold on the southern front. Wuwei Hou Ningzhong did not send a single soldier, but sat back and watched the enemy capture four military strongholds including Daokou one after another. The soldiers in the military stronghold risked their lives for Daliang.

As the commander-in-chief of the Guping Camp, Ning Zhong huddled in the rear with an army of 50,000 people, letting the soldiers

These soldiers died tragically in the hands of the enemy. I only had 2,000 cavalry in my hands at that time. I desperately defeated the Wu army that besieged Jiming Village and killed Guo Rong, the leader of ten thousand men. Then I went to Ning Zhong and asked him to send troops to support Jiming Village because

That is the core of the entire southern front military camp system, and it must not fall into the hands of the Wu army."

Having said this, Pei Yue turned around and looked at Wang Pingzhang, gritted his teeth and said: "Wei Guogong, do you know how Ning Zhong was willing to send troops? He told me that if I was willing to give him the credit for relieving Jiming Village, he would

Send troops immediately."

Luo Ting, the right-hand governor, said slowly: "But that's not what the memorial you sent back to Kyoto said."

Pei Yue laughed self-deprecatingly: "Although Ning Zhong is shameless, he is not a fool. If he hadn't seen the memorial I wrote with his name written on it, how could he be willing to send troops? All the princes in the court are here today.

I really want to ask you, as the coach of Guping Camp, he actually asked me to use my military exploits to protect his own defense area. Should such a person die?"

The whole hall was silent, no one answered.

Wang Pingzhang's face was as sinking as water.

Pei Yue didn't expect anyone to answer his question. He said in a deep voice: "Of course, I am not the arrogant fool in the eyes of Wei Guogong. If this was the case, I would not directly kill him at the risk of ruining my future.

Instead, I will wait until the war is over and return to Kyoto to report all the truth to His Majesty in detail."

Until this moment, Wang Pingzhang finally regretted it.

It's not that he regrets suppressing Pei Yue, but that he realizes that he shouldn't stand up.
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