When Pei Yue came outside the camp, he took a special look at the sky.

At the end of spring and the beginning of summer, the days are getting longer and longer, but it is already the afternoon, and there is only about an hour before dark. When the eldest prince comes to the northern suburbs at this time, people will inevitably be confused. After all, he is a

The prince couldn't spend the night in the wilderness, so he wouldn't just come here to say a few words to Pei Yue?

Not long ago, Emperor Kaiping allowed three adult princes to enter the court to observe the government. Of course, this not only allowed them to observe the process of civil servants handling the government, but also allowed them to closely observe the training methods of the Liang army. The eldest prince came to the northern suburbs to watch Pei Yue's military training.

, there is no problem with this matter, but the time he chose is a bit awkward, and it smells of indecision and hesitation.

A hundred steps away from the camp gate, a graceful and luxurious carriage stopped by the road, with dozens of palace guards guarding it.

Seeing Pei Yue coming this way, a middle-aged man stepped forward and saluted: "Little man Qu Zhen, please give my regards to Lord Pei."

Pei Yue looked at this person calmly. He heard that he was a confidant sent by Concubine Wu. In terms of appearance, his demeanor was indeed stronger than that of the previous Li Jinyan. It was just because the eldest prince was deprived of his title of prince, and his palace chief Shi Yi

Naturally, he could not keep his position. According to the court regulations, the general who ruled the country did not have the power to open a government.

Of course, Emperor Kaiping did not expel Liu Xian from Prince Lu's palace, but also allowed him to enter the court to observe the government. The emperor's thoughts were almost obvious.

Pei Yue said calmly: "It turns out that it was Qu Changshi who I admired in person for a long time."

Qu Zhen couldn't hide her shock and became increasingly curious about what kind of person the young powerful man in front of her was.

He knew very well the cause of death of his predecessor Li Jinyan, and he had also seen Pei Yue's coldness and determination when facing the eldest prince that night. He never thought that he would be able to see such a gentle attitude from him, and for a moment he seemed very frightened.

At this time, the carriage door suddenly opened, and the eldest prince Liu Xian walked out.

Pei Yue bowed his hands and said, "I have met His Highness."

Hearing this familiar yet unfamiliar title, Liu Xian was startled, an unnatural smile appeared on his face, and he tried his best to calmly say: "Pei Yue, I'm sorry to bother you."

Although under Wu Guifei's dealings, Emperor Kaiping sent out signals to deter those with ulterior motives, Liu Xian was still uneasy in his heart. The fourth child now had no hope at all. In fact, he had no hope before the assassination. However, the second child and

Lao Liu is still eyeing him, and he seems to have many supporters among civil servants.

Liu Xian is not the legitimate son of the Queen, so he is naturally at a disadvantage legally. It is all thanks to Concubine Wu that she has helped him secretly develop contacts over the years, and at the same time he has the favor of Emperor Kaiping, so he is evenly matched with the second prince who holds the rightful title. Now that he has lost his position as prince,

Even though everything seemed to be normal on the surface, he still couldn't settle down in his heart. He remembered what Concubine Wu had told him before, so he went to the northern suburbs of Kyoto in person to test Pei Yue's attitude towards him.

Along the way, he recalled his interactions with Pei Yue. It was indeed very unpleasant at first, especially the Qibao Pavilion case that made the princess commit suicide in shame and hatred. Then he sent people to Lingzhou to assassinate Pei Yue. It can be said that the two sides formed a rift.

However, after Pei Yue returned to Beijing, he did not provoke conflicts again, and even asked Qu Zhen to give Pei Yue a car full of generous gifts when he took a concubine.

As for the assassination case that shocked the court, Pei Yue led his troops to the Lu Palace that night, making him lose face. However, in the end, the other party took a step back and did not expose his idea of ​​​​taking the blame for Pingyang in front of Emperor Kaiping. Liu Xian knew in his heart that this was

A favor.

For various reasons, Liu Xian was thinking of various ways to face Pei Yue on the carriage. However, standing in front of this young man, looking at the gentle but obviously distant smile on his face, he didn't know what to do after the greetings.

How to speak.

Qu Zhen was secretly worried, so she smiled and said: "Pei Hou, actually His Highness left the city early. Hearing that Pei Hou was going to practice military formation in Beiying today, Your Highness did not want to delay Pei Hou's business, so he took me to wait in Beiying.

We walked around the suburbs and went to Shouyang Mountain to have a look."

It is indeed more appropriate for him to say these words.

Although Liu Xian had been mentally prepared for a long time, it was a bit abrupt for him to suddenly become a polite corporal.

Pei Yue was slightly startled and looked at Liu Xian in surprise.

If the eldest prince can inherit the great treasure in the future, what happened today will probably become an anecdote in the history books just like the story of Xiliu Camp in the previous life.

He suppressed his thoughts and said with a smile: "Your Highness has good intentions, but if word gets out, some people may say that Pei Yue is arrogant and does not know the etiquette of respect and inferiority."

Although these words were not respectful enough, they were closer than before. Liu Xian felt relieved and joked: "You will really be criticized if you are respectful and obedient to me."

It seems that the smart and astute imperial concubine has taught you a lot recently.

Pei Yue sighed in his heart, then turned sideways and said: "Your Highness, please."

"Okay." Liu Xian nodded slightly.

The two of them walked into the gate of the North Camp side by side. Qu Zhen and the palace guards followed as usual. However, they heard Liu Xian say: "Just wait outside. You are not allowed to enter the important area of ​​the military camp without permission."

Without any hesitation, Qu Zhen bowed and said, "Yes."

The corner of Pei Yue's lips curled up slightly. If the eldest prince had such a big heart and emotional intelligence a few years ago, I'm afraid there would be far more courtiers supporting him than now.

After entering the camp, Liu Xian carefully observed the layout of the camp and the appearance of the soldiers. They seemed very quiet along the way.

From time to time, shouts could be heard from the school grounds to the west. When Pei Yue saw his curiosity, he took him to the school grounds.

The selection ceremony for the first batch of 1,000 warriors in the Beiwei Camp has ended. Although the Zangfeng Guards officers who were not selected were a little unwilling, they were more motivated. They left the school grounds under the leadership of their respective generals and happened to bump into

Pei Yue and Liu Xian walked towards them.

These soldiers did not know the eldest prince, but they did not disrupt their formation because of Pei Yue's appearance. They still walked meticulously and firmly, and paid attention to the two men when they passed by.

Liu Xian was quite shocked when he saw this scene.

It was the first time in so many years that he had witnessed the neat appearance of the Tibetan Front Guards, the strict military discipline and the fierceness of the soldiers. He even secretly felt that this cavalry across the western border was more powerful than the Forbidden Army.

After the long team passed by, Liu Xian said sincerely: "To be honest, I had some misunderstandings about you before. Even though you made great contributions in the Western Region, I still thought that you relied on luck and the protection of your elders. Until now when I saw Zang Feng.

Guardsmen, I realized how wrong I was."

He turned to look at Pei Yue and said sincerely: "You can create such an elite cavalry from scratch and be invincible in the complicated situation in the Western Region. It shows that my father can see farther and more accurately than the rest of us."

.He discovered your handsome talent a few years ago, it’s ridiculous that I still want to seize your property.”

Pei Yue looked at him steadily, and after a moment he said with a mixture of laughter and tears: "Your Highness, you make me very uncomfortable with this."
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