Pei Xuanji served tea to his father and sat on his knees obediently, ready to listen to his father's teachings.
"The wind you are talking about refers to the prince and the king of Chu?"
Pei Ju glanced at his son appreciatively, took a sip of tea, and said, "Not bad."
Pei Xuanji pondered and asked: "Yes, does it mean that the King of Chu will fight with the prince?"
"Yes." Pei Ju said: "The saint canonizes the king of Chu as a general, and it is obviously to let the king of Chu replace the king of Qin and check and balance the prince. In the future, the prince will assist the government, the king of Chu will control the army, and the saint will be in the middle to balance the two. Only then can we firmly control the two.
Controlling authority. Originally, this should be a matter between the King of Qin and the Crown Prince, but King Qin died inexplicably, and now it is the turn of the King of Chu."
Pei Xuanji thought for a while and said: "Ah Ye, the King of Qin is ambitious. I know this, but the King of Chu has always been independent of the world. How can he quarrel with the prince?"
Pei Ju said: "Silly boy, the King of Chu was not noticed by people before and had little power in his hands. Even if he had ambitions, he would be powerless. But now that he has the support of a saint, who can guarantee that the King of Chu will not become ambitious.
Not everyone can give up the throne of the emperor calmly. What's more, even if the King of Chu is unwilling to fight, the sage will force the King of Chu to fight with the prince.
Furthermore, the fact that the King of Chu can persist in Chang'an to this day shows that this son is extraordinary. When Wang Mang was humble and did not usurp the throne, the King of Chu was by no means as honest as he seemed on the surface."
"But the King of Chu is just a concubine, and the saint will not make him the prince." Pei Xuanji said.
"Haha." Pei Ju said, "You have forgotten that the King of Chu has military power in his hands."
"Aye means that the King of Chu may rebel in the future?" Pei Xuanji asked in shock.
Pei Ju said: "It doesn't have to be the King of Chu, but the King of Qi is also possible. The King of Qin has always been rigorous in marching and fighting, and he pays attention to making plans before taking action, but this time he was cut off by the Turks. At that time, the King of Qi and Liu Wenjing were both in Shanxi.
Yang, if there is nothing wrong with this, I won’t believe it.
The King of Qi has always been cruel and extremely ambitious. It seems that he supports the prince, but he is greedy for power. Who knows, it may be the King of Qi who rebels in the future."
"Hiss." Pei Xuanji took a breath, "I thought that after the death of King Qin, the crown prince's status was completely stable, but now after listening to Aye's analysis, I feel that it is full of confusion."
Pei Ju sighed: "The sons of the saint are not ordinary people. Needless to say, the prince and the king of Qin are outstanding people. Although the king of Qi is cruel, he also has merits. As for the king of Chu, he seems to be indifferent to the world, but
Since the sage ascended the throne, the King of Chu has never suffered a loss.
More importantly, this son's ability in marching and fighting is no less than that of the King of Qin. This time the prince is prohibited from participating in government affairs, and the King of Chu's performance in the court exceeds my expectations. He does not look like a child with a yellow mouth. His words and deeds are irresistible.
They are not ordinary people."
Pei Xuanji asked: "In this case, Aye, where will my Pei family go?"
Pei Ju said: "The East Palace now has the advantage and feels that everything is settled. We go to the prince now, but it is just the icing on the cake. We cannot compete with the Wang family, the Lu family, and the Zheng family. In this case, it is better to wait and see what happens."
"But what if Donggong wins over Aye?"
"Haha, refuse." Pei Ju took a sip of tea.
Pei Xuanji couldn't help but ask: "Aye, don't you think highly of the prince?"
Bang.
Putting down the tea cup, Pei Ju said calmly: "It's not that I don't like the prince, but I can't see through the king of Chu. In the past, when the king of Qin was alive, the king of Chu was not eye-catching enough, so that we all ignored him, but since the king of Chu canonized him as a god
After becoming General Ce, I suddenly discovered that the King of Chu was by no means as simple as he appeared.
In the Shence Mansion, there are many heroes, including children of aristocratic families. Although he does not have the support of the Guanlong family or the Shandong family, his power cannot be underestimated. Yang Gongren has a very good relationship with the King of Chu, and the two of them have a good relationship with each other because of
The Princess of Chu is a relative. Once the King of Chu rises up, Yang Gongren will definitely support her. In addition, the concubine of the King of Chu is the former Princess Huaiyang of the Sui Dynasty. In this way, the Yang family of Hongnong, an old official of the Sui Dynasty, will definitely help.
It’s not simple.”
Pei Xuanji asked: "Aye is ready to support the King of Chu?"
Pei Ju was silent for a while and said, "Don't worry, let's take a look."
Do you support the King of Chu?
He had really thought about this. Going to the East Palace was the icing on the cake, but going to the Shence Mansion was a timely help.
Once the King of Chu succeeds, the Wenxi Pei family will return to the top.
But the problem is that there are currently not many aristocratic families supporting King Chu, which makes him a little hesitant.
Mr. Pei was hesitant, and the attitudes of the Guanlong family were also polarized.
Dou Mansion.
Because Dou Wei's health was getting worse and worse, several heads of the Guanlong family gathered in Dou Mansion in the name of visiting to discuss the next step for the Guanlong family.
King Qin is dead, and they have to think about themselves.
There are really not many families in the Guanlong family that have any importance in the Tang Dynasty. After hundreds of years of rise and fall, several families have fallen into decline.
Their main composition is the descendants of the twelve generals of the Eight Pillar Kingdom of the Western Wei Dynasty.
For example, the few remaining Yuwen clan members of Yuwentai's lineage are not well-known in the court. Yuwen Kai's son Yuwen Rutong is now a member of the King of Chu and is highly regarded. As for Yuwen Shiji, he is the son of Yuwen Shu.
, Yuwenshu's original surname was Poyantou, and he had nothing to do with the Yuwen family. It could only be said that he was related to the Guanlong family.
What's more, Yu Wenshu was once a lackey of Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty and was kicked out by the Guanlong family long ago.
Another example is the Yuan Xin lineage, which is now rare in the Tang court. For example, Yuan Renji and Yuan Renhui did not come to Dou Mansion this time. Because the Yuan family experienced the late Sui Dynasty, many important members of the tribe were either dead or injured.
The whole family is in a weak state.
The head of the Yu family, Duke Yu Shiqian of the State of Yan, came over.
Another example is the Zhao family, Hou Mo and Chen family, which have declined and their reputations are not obvious.
Another example is that the descendant of Li Bi from the Bazhu Kingdom was Li Mi. He has died, and the entire family has been reduced to the second and third tier families of the Guanlong Group.
The subsequent twelve generals, such as the Doulu family, the Wang family, the Han family, the Liang family, the Helan family, etc., basically belonged to the third- and fourth-tier Guanlong families.
If we want to make a rough classification of the current Guanlong family, then the first ones are undoubtedly the Dou family, the Dugu family, and the Yu family.
The next best are the Jingzhao Wei family, the Zhao family, the Li family, and the Changsun family.
The next first-class family is Shuangkaifu, the descendant family of the twenty-four great generals.
Although the Guanlong Group has lost a large part of its strength through decades of political struggles, mutinies, rebellions, wars, and torture, they are undoubtedly terrifying when united.
Currently, those who can make decisions for the Guanlong family are mainly the Dou family, the Dugu family, and the Yu family. As for other families, either there are not many people in the court, or their own children are mediocre.
In the inner room, Dou Kang, Dugu Sheng, and Yu Shiqian were having a heated debate about the future of the Guanlong family. In the outer room, dozens of heads of the Guanlong family gathered together and discussed quietly.
Once, they supported Li Shimin under the leadership of the Dou family and the Dugu family, thinking that the Guanlong family would return to its peak in the future.
But they never expected that Li Shimin died, and now they are confused and at a loss.
Li Yuan's attitude towards them was very clear, suppressing them!
Therefore, they no longer place hope on Li Yuan. What's more, Li Yuan is already over fifty years old, how many years can he live?
Only the future emperor of the Tang Dynasty was the target of their bets.
But the problem is that after the death of King Qin, no one can fight against the prince anymore. It seems that they can only rely on the prince.
However, when they supported King Qin before, they often fought with the prince.
At the moment, these Guanlong family heads all look confused.
On the one hand, they were worried that supporting Li Jiancheng would be of no use, and on the other hand, they were worried that if they did not support Li Jiancheng, they would be punished when Li Jiancheng ascended the throne in the future.