Chapter 94: In-depth analysis of the court situation
The situation is very obvious now. Pei is unwilling to get close to the Eastern Palace and is afraid of Pei Ji. The saint tends to Pei Ji's proposal to "merge two Peis". Wenxi Pei is struggling in the court.
Pei Xuanji couldn't help asking, "Father, why did you reject the prince?"
The brazier was burning brightly, and the melting flames made Pei Ju's thoughts flutter.
"Do you think Pei should be loyal to the prince, right?"
"Father, now the Wang family in Taiyuan and Zheng family in Xingyang, they are all loyal to the East Palace. The Pei family is also part of the Shandong family and has always been advancing and retreating with them. I really don't understand why you reject the prince, father."
If Pei leaned against the Eastern Palace, this time the incident could have been completely avoided.
"You are too young and don't know anything." Pei Ju shook his head and said, "Although the title of the Prince of the East Palace has been decided early, it is still a matter of whether he can do anything in the future."
"What?" Pei Xuanji was stunned and asked in confusion: "What does father mean?"
Pei Ju explained: "The Eastern Palace team has all the Shandong families, but this world is not something that Shandong families can control. Li Tang is based in Guanlong. For example, Yuwen Tai of the past adopted Su Chuo's suggestion and accepted the Han families, but in essence
The soldiers of Wuchuan are still based on the soldiers. Now, the prince relies on the Shandong family and has violated the entire Guanlong family. Since Dugu left the court, Dou's family has held the Niu Er in Guanlong, and they are the foundation of Li Tang's foothold."
"But look at how many Guanlong children are there around the prince? On the contrary, Changsun Wuji, Yu Zhining, Dou Gui and others from the Qin Palace all came out of the Guanlong family. Think about it with your mind, the prince will rule the extreme once he is in power.
Will the Guanlong family agree? The former Sui Prince Yong and Jin Wang Guang are vivid in my mind. The Guanlong family will never allow a second Yang Guang to appear."
"Further, in my opinion, the situation of the prince and the King of Qin was not just the mistake of the prince. The six prime ministers of the Political Affairs Hall, Dou Wei, Dou Kang, and Chen Shuda, were inclined toward the King of Qin. The emperor knew that this was true, but he
Instead of stopping, he indulged himself. This shows that the emperor was also prepared for the Eastern Palace."
"Even, the prince and the Guanlong family cannot get together, I'm afraid the emperor is secretly interfering. Now the prince has received the help of the Wang family in Taiyuan and the Zheng family in Xingyang. If he gets the support of the Guanlong family again, think about it, the emperor
Can you sleep well?”
"The current emperor has only been in the 50th order of the Spring and Autumn Period, but the prince is young and strong, I'm afraid he will be afraid of it."
Pei Xuanji is relatively young, not as scheming as his father, nor his father's experience of being immersed in the officialdom for decades. Now that he hears this, he is shocked so much.
The complexity of all kinds makes Pei Xuanji feel that he is really too young.
Pei Ju continued: "The position of the prince seems to be stable now, but he is shaky. Without the support of the Guanlong family, only the Shandong family, he will never be able to control the overall situation. The King of Qin fought outside and made outstanding achievements. Over time, people's hearts will inevitably be moved.
It was because the King of Qin himself had no intention, and the soldiers under his command would not agree in the future. I don’t know what the prince thought and completely rejected the Guanlong people. But just from the current situation, the Eastern Palace may not be a hot stove."
In fact, Pei Ju saw it very clearly. Li Yuan used the Eastern Palace to win over Shandong families and the Qin Palace to appease the Guanlong family. On the one hand, he was to win over the world and consolidate his foundation. On the other hand, he also deliberately used the battle between the prince and the Qin King to lure Guanlong.
The aristocratic families fought with the Shandong aristocratic families. In this way, they could not only balance the court situation, but also suppress the prince, use the Qin King to suppress the prince and prevent the prince from seizing power in advance.
Thinking of this, Pei Ju couldn't help but laugh, and Li Yuan learned Yang Jian's superficiality.
As an old man who served three generations of emperors, Pei Ju can be called the four words "smart and conjecture".
The reason why he didn't move closer to the Eastern Palace was that he didn't want to enter so early because some things could not be controlled.
No one understands the rudeness of the Guanlong family better than him.
Yang Guang was arrogant for a lifetime, but in the end he died at the hands of the Guanlong family.
After a long time, Pei Xuanji asked: "Sir, what should Pei do?"
Originally, he thought that the prince had established it, and there should be no change, but after his father's analysis, Pei Xuanji's three views were shattered, and now his mind was in chaos.
"Don't worry, everything has just begun." Pei Ju calmed down.
He has never seen any storm, but he can still be calm in the face of such storm.
In comparison, the people in the East Palace were "excited" this time.
Because the saint's attitude towards Dou Wei is enough to show that he is dissatisfied with Dou!
And this is exactly what Li Jiancheng, Liu Wenjing and others want to see.
"Your Highness, as long as we continue to work hard, it will be impossible for Dou to get out next time." Liu Wenjing said confidently.
Since Li Yuan's defeat in Nanyang, the momentum of the Eastern Palace in the court has dropped sharply, while the Qin Palace has been booming and has a strong attitude of surpassing the Eastern Palace.
This time, the saint suddenly attacked Dou Wei, which was enough to show that Dou's family aroused the fear of the saint.
Li Jiancheng gently rubbed the wine cup and said, "Take it slow, do it with the flow, don't do it deliberately."
After experiencing the last incident, he has become much more cautious now.
"By the way, Pei Ju still didn't contact you?" Li Jiancheng looked at Wang Gui, Zheng Shanguo and the others.
The two shook their heads.
Wang Gui bowed and said, "Your Highness, I wish I could say bluntly that you shouldn't let Mr. Pei go to the Turks this time."
"What does Wang Sheren mean?" Liu Wenjing was a little dissatisfied.
If Pei Ju doesn't let him go, would he have to go on a mission to the Turks to die?
Even Zheng Shanguo did not speak because Zheng Yuanshu was his clan brother, so he naturally did not want Zheng Yuanshu to be sent to the Turks.
Wang Gui analyzed: "Pei served in three dynasties and was meticulous. He knew the relationship between the Turks and the Tang Dynasty today. His Highness recommended Pei to go to the Turks, but I am afraid that Pei would think that his Highness was malicious."
"Malicious?" Li Jiancheng said coldly: "I have repeatedly shown my kindness to win over me, but he turned a blind eye to me. What should I do if I want to do it? Do I visit the cottage three times?"
Wang Gui sighed: "Your Highness, the situation in the court is unpredictable. It is normal for Mr. Pei to hesitate. If Mr. Pei does this, Mr. Pei will definitely feel distracted."
Liu Wenjing disagreed, "The words of the king's son are inappropriate. Your Highness recommended him to serve as a mission to the Turks. This is a chance to make contributions. How can it be considered as having malice?"
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Wang Gui was about to refute, but Wei Ting interrupted him, "Your Highness, my subordinates thought that the most urgent task now is to repel Liu Wuzhou and deal with Dou's family. The rest can be temporarily slowed down."
Li Jiancheng nodded and said, "This time Dou Wei rejected his father, and he would not have such a good chance next time."
Speaking of this, a hint of coldness appeared in his eyes.
A few days later, Pei Ju entered the palace to discuss the Turkic envoy with Li Yuan.