Chapter 851 850 [Calm Autumn]

After the court meeting, in the imperial study room.

Emperor Kaiping looked at the important ministers in front of him, his eyes swept over one by one, and finally stopped at Gu Liang, and asked gently: "I remember that the marriage between Gu Qing's daughter and Pei Yue is scheduled for the end of the year?"

Gu Liang lowered his head and responded: "Yes, Your Majesty."

Emperor Kaiping sighed with emotion: "You have made great contributions to the court, and that boy Pei Yue has done a good job in the past few years. This marriage must be grand and grand. Originally, I planned to let Pei Yue be in charge of the peace talks in the south, but then I thought about it.

It is the end of October, only a few dozen days before the end of the year. The peace talks between the two countries are of great importance and involve too many details and entanglements. It is normal for the talks to take a year and a half, so I have to let Han Gongduan make another hard trip."

At this moment, in addition to Gu Liang, there are also Duke Pingzhang of the Kingdom of Wei, Xiao Jin, the Marquis of Xiangcheng, Luo Ting, the right-hand governor, Huang Rentai, the imperial censor, Xu Shou, the chief governor of the Fifth Army Governor's Office, Ning Huaian, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and Ning Huai'an, the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

Lu Zhitao and the new Minister of War Liu Gongchuo.

Except for Mo Haoli, the left-wing leader who was still recovering from illness, and Han Gongduan and Pei Yue, who were participating in politics in Qinzhou, in front of them was the inner circle of the top power in Daliang.

Emperor Kaiping's words can be regarded as clarifying the reason for issuing the decree at the court meeting. He can maintain the mystery of the emperor in front of ordinary officials, but when necessary, he must let the important ministers in front of him know something in their minds to avoid meaningless remarks.

Guessing and internal friction.

After hearing the emperor's explanation, Gu Liang's face, which had always been solemn, softened, and other important ministers also showed "I see" expressions. They seemed to congratulate Gu Liang with envy. As for what they thought in their hearts, whether they believed what Emperor Kaiping had done.

The reasons for this decision are naturally unknown to outsiders.

After talking about this matter in one word, Emperor Kaiping continued: "When the war in the south comes to an end, I will ask Pei Yue to compile a detailed list of military merits. At that time, the Ministry of Revenue will send people to audit, and after confirming that it is correct, they will be awarded according to past practices.

Compensation and reward.”

Lu Zhitao, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, was troubled. It was not a small amount of money. The amount of money that needed to be disbursed must be an astronomical figure. The pressure on the national treasury was extremely heavy.

Seeing the hesitation on his face, Emperor Kaiping said calmly: "Lu Shangshu, you don't have to have a headache. First find a way to mobilize a sum of money to do this. After the peace talks begin, the compensation money from the Southern Dynasty will be sent over, and the court's money will be sent over."

The turnover will naturally return to normal."

Lu Zhitao sighed secretly. It seemed that he could only make the officials of the capital suffer for a whole winter. After all, His Majesty's words had blocked all avenues for him to complain. Therefore, he bowed and saluted: "I obey your order."

Emperor Kaiping added: "As for the military merit rewards at all levels, the Fifth Army Governor's Office will conduct the preliminary review, and the Xifu will be responsible for the review, and the departments of the Ministry of War will assist. When it comes to matters related to titles and titles, the two governments will first draft a statement and submit it to them.

I."

Wang Pingzhang, Luo Ting, Xu Shou and Liu Gongchuo accepted the order in unison.

Next came some detailed discussions, and after half an hour, the impromptu meeting finally came to an end.

After Gu Liang left the palace, he rushed back to Dongcheng with his soldiers, but did not return directly to Xingyefang. Instead, he appeared in a deserted wide and narrow alley. Not long after, a carriage came into the alley, and the guards and Gu Liang

The soldiers scattered in all directions.

Gu Liang rode his horse to the car and said calmly: "Your Majesty, this reason is a bit far-fetched."

The car curtain opened, revealing the resolute face of Luo Ting, the right-hand governor. He said with deep eyes: "It may not be true."

Gu Liang frowned slightly, raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Do you believe it?"

Luo Ting pondered for a moment, then suddenly sighed: "Brother Gu, your great achievements have shocked the Lord."

Pei Yue is too young and has made too many contributions. If he is allowed to continue to preside over the peace talks, it will definitely be another great achievement in opening up new territories and becoming famous throughout the country. By that time, it will be unjustifiable not to make him a Duke.

During the heyday of the dynasty, the prince who was under twenty years old had only two endings. One was to hand over all power and become a wealthy idler in Kyoto; the other was to end up with his body and body missing before the imperial power was replaced. Looking at Huanghuang

History shows that our ancestors could rarely escape these two possibilities.

From this point of view, Emperor Kaiping seemed to be motivated by the idea of ​​protecting Pei Yue. If he wanted to cross the river and burn the bridge, he could continue to make Pei Yue famous, but in the end it would only kill the young man.

However, Gu Liang said expressionlessly: "Before the war broke out, Wang Pingzhang met with His Majesty several times to discuss the capture of important towns on the south bank of the lower reaches of the Tiancang River. After the war broke out, he had two long talks with His Majesty, the contents of which no one knows.

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Luo Ting was horrified, not because Gu Liang actually knew the secrets in the palace, but because of the murderous intention revealed in his words.

He thought for a moment and said, "Duke Wei wants to deal with Pei Yue?"

Gu Liang sneered and said: "Is this something strange? He has been suppressed a bit harshly by His Majesty in the past few years. After all, he wants to settle this account on me and Brother Yue. Furthermore, before Brother Yue left the capital,

, deposed his grandson Wang Shenqi in front of him in Zhulou, I don’t believe this old guy has no resentment in his heart.”

Luo Ting said solemnly: "Even if he wants to do this, apart from the fact that he has great power and shakes the master, where else can he attack Pei Yue?"

Gu Liang said slowly: "Brother Yue is not invincible, and I am not only worried about this. Although Wang Pingzhang is old, I will never underestimate his strength and skills. This person is good at making plans.

The gray line is often noticed by others, so the situation is already established, so I concluded that this time His Majesty seemed to be protecting Brother Yue, but in fact he must have been bewitched by Wang Pingzhang."

Luo Ting put his hands in front of his lower abdomen and muttered: "Actually, I also think that he has retreated too much in the past few years. Your Majesty keeps reducing his authority, but he has never shown any intention to resist."

"Perhaps in your Majesty's opinion, Wang Pingzhang is already old and just wants to keep the glory and wealth in front of him. But I don't think so. Wang Pingzhang can be called a thief if he is too old to die. Don't forget what he did back then.

What's the matter?"

Gu Liang's tone was quite solemn, and his expression was particularly cold and solemn.

Luo Ting was silent for a moment and said slowly: "What do you need me to do?"

The two have known each other for decades. At that time, he was just a poor scholar full of ambitions, while Gu Liang's situation was not much better. He was an ordinary general who had been deliberately suppressed by Emperor Zhongzong for a long time and was depressed. After drinking countless bottles of wine,

They have said countless lofty words, and their friendship has never faded away. Although they are obviously far apart now, they are still close friends as they were back then.

Gu Liang said softly: "After Guo Kaishan was executed, Brother Yue suggested to His Majesty that the authority of the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army be transferred to the East Government, and that the Governor be appointed as a civilian. Now it seems that this is a clever move."

Luo Ting asked in surprise: "Did Pei Yue anticipate the current situation at that time?"

Gu Liang smiled, shook his head and said, "That's not necessarily the case. Xu Shou, who is now in charge of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, is from your East Mansion. We can use him to investigate some things or make some preparations."

Luo Ting did not hesitate, nodded and said: "Okay."

After a while, the two people left the wide and narrow alley in opposite directions. The street was still calm.

No waves were seen.

…

The next day, an ordinary carriage drove smoothly through the streets of Kyoto.

Although this carriage did not have any unique emblems, even the nobles did not dare to rush into it at will, because there were four young men wearing black clothes and holding iron rods following the carriage.

For people in Kyoto, their identities can be recognized with a little bit of discernment.

These young people are all spies of Taishitai Pavilion. Of course, they are the ones who appear on the surface. Most of the other spies lurking in the dark are called crows.

There were two girls sitting in the carriage.

The one on the left is dressed as a maid and holds a thick stack of files in her arms.

She looked at her young lady who was carefully reading through the files, her eyes full of reverence.

Shen Danmo turned the pages of the book very quickly, making a rustling sound, and said without raising her head: "Volume No. 3 of the first year of Yongning."

The maid quickly found the corresponding file and handed it to Shen Danmo respectfully. At the same time, she took the copy she had read and placed it on the small table next to her.

After a while.

"Volume No. Ding 14th Year of the Ninth Year of Renxuan."

About half the time it takes to burn incense has passed.

"The fifth year of Kaiping's reign, Volume B, Shijiu number."

The carriage was very smooth, with almost no bumps felt, but it could be seen from Shen Danmo's furrowed brows that she was feeling very uneasy at the moment.

After Silent Cloud left the capital, the details of Taishitai Pavilion were ostensibly handled by several principals, but in fact they would always seek Shen Danmo's opinion as soon as possible. This was not only because of their respect for Silent Cloud, but also because of Shen Danmo's opinion. Dan Mo indeed has considerable talents.

The carriage finally stopped, and a respectful voice came from outside.

"Miss, Qinyuan has arrived."
Chapter completed!