But it is said that Empress Wu's resentment towards Pei Xingjian was not actually a year or two ago. When Empress Wu planned to depose Wang Liwu, Pei Xingjian was the governor of Chang'an at that time, and he was deeply worried about this. He believed that the country's troubles would start from this, and he worked with Changsun Wuji, Chu Suiliang and others.
People conspired to prevent this, but Yuan Gongyu of Dali Temple, a close confidant of Empress Wu, reported it to Wu Wu's mother, Mrs. Yang. Empress Wu was furious after hearing the news and instigated Gaozong to demote him to the position of governor of Xizhou.
Later, Pei Xingjian made many contributions in Xizhou and was promoted to the governor of Anxi. Most of the countries in the Western Regions admired his virtues and joined the Tang Dynasty. Because of his great achievements, Emperor Gaozong ignored Empress Wu's dissuasion and forcibly summoned Pei Xingjian into the court.
He was appointed Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and together with Li Jingxuan, Ma Zai and others, he presided over the selection of officials for a long time. During this period, Pei Xingjian created the list of senior officials, Quan Zhu and other regulations. He also stipulated the promotion and demotion of state governors and county magistrates, and the system for measuring seniority. Because he was good at
When selecting talents, he was called Pei Li together with Li Jingxuan, or Pei Ma together with Ma Zai.
However, because of Empress Wu's jealousy, Pei Xingjian's position was not promoted for many years. It was not until the Western Xinjiang Mutiny that Emperor Gaozong wanted to replace Li Jingxuan's position with Pei Xingjian. So he ignored Empress Wu's objection and appointed Pei Xingjian to send troops to quell the Turkic rebellion.
Now that Pei Xingjian had lived up to Gaozong's expectations and indeed achieved a great victory, and such a rare victory, Gaozong was naturally very relieved and laughed endlessly.
Empress Wu was extremely angry, but she did not show it in front of Gaozong. However, after returning to the palace, the anger in her heart broke out immediately.
"Pei Yan came to see me." Empress Wu knew that Pei Yan was deeply trusted by Gaozong, and at the same time, Pei Yan was a confidant she secretly cultivated. In addition, although Pei Yan and Pei Xingjian were from the same family, they secretly had conflicts. Therefore, if she wanted to deal with Pei Xingjian,
Pei Yan is definitely the best candidate.
A moment later, Pei Yan arrived at Empress Wu's palace, and only heard Pei Yan greeting her with a respectful voice: "The humble minister Pei Yan has seen the Empress of Heaven, but I don't know why the Empress of Heaven summoned her?"
Empress Wu said calmly: "It's not for others, but for your family. Pei Aiqing, your family Pei Xingjian is very proud now, and has achieved a glorious achievement for the ages. Haha, I am afraid that from now on,
When people talk about the most prominent person of the Pei family in Hedong, the first thing they think of is Pei Xingjian, not you, Mr. Pei."
Empress Wu's words really hit Pei Yan's weakness. Pei Yan's expression changed and he said in a deep voice: "Pei Xingjian is just lucky. If General Cheng Wuting didn't confront the Turkic army, how could he get through?
Is there any opportunity to achieve this great achievement? It's just that the Turkic Ashina Fengzhi and others suddenly surrendered because they were afraid of Pei Xingjian's power. This may not be out of sincerity. His life must not be spared. He will be escorted to Xingjian until he can
After returning to the capital, please ask the Queen of Heaven to issue an order to kill him. If this happens, the country will be blessed and the world will be blessed."
Empress Wu naturally knew the elegant meaning after hearing the song. After listening to Pei Yan's words, she naturally understood the other party's intention. She immediately laughed and said: "Shilang Pei really hit the nail on the head and hit the point. Don't worry, I love you. I know what to do."
Done.”
After saying that, Empress Wu waved her hand and asked Pei Yan to retreat.
After a while, Empress Wu ordered Wei Tuan'er to invite Ming Chongyan.
After a while, Ming Chongyan came to the palace. Seeing Empress Wu looking tired, he quickly stepped forward to massage her, and then asked gently: "What are you worried about? Is it because Pei Xingjian took away Cheng Wuting's credit?"
Empress Wu gently stroked Ming Chongyan's head and said with a smile: "This little thing is not worth worrying about. One Pei Yan is enough to solve it. What worries me most now is that the war is over.
, Xian'er is about to resign, but the prince's matter has not been resolved yet. If we wait for Xian'er to come back and the two brothers hug each other again, wouldn't it be in vain that you and I have been planning for so long?
"
Ming Chongyan smiled lightly when he heard this and said: "Don't worry about this. You only need to issue an edict saying that although the Garqin Mausoleum has retreated, the main force is still there. To avoid another sneak attack, the King of Zhou needs to send troops to garrison."
For several months, the King of Zhou naturally could not shirk it. In fact, we have already done enough foreplay on the matter of the prince. The net has been opened, and we can close it with just one order. Haha, a few days ago I
Spreading rumors in the palace, saying that this son is not your biological son, but born to a Korean lady, the prince has doubts and fears in his heart. He is drinking and drinking in the palace to drown his sorrows, and he is no longer worthy of being a prince."
"Huh? Could it be that this guy is deliberately hiding something, so he pretends to be fooling around, but secretly made a plan?" After hearing this, Empress Wu still didn't believe it, and said to Ming Chongyan.
But Ming Chongyan laughed and said: "In the beginning, the prince did have the idea of taohui, but now he has been deeply involved in it and cannot extricate himself. In addition, I also heard that the prince actually has a habit of cutting off his sleeves.
To do something like that with a slave named Zhao Daosheng, alas, the prince himself does not have the appearance of an emperor, he is frivolous, and it is only expected that he will end up like this."
At the end of the sentence, Ming Chongyan let out a long sigh, but there was no trace of melancholy in this sigh, but rather a sense of schadenfreude.
When Empress Wu heard this, she immediately snorted, and then said: "I didn't expect that the prince would be so shallow. It's really disappointing, but you'd better get real evidence so that we can depose the prince for his lack of virtue."
, but the emperor is soft-hearted. Even so, I am afraid that you and I will not be able to fulfill our wish. Therefore, it is best for us to find out his crime of rebellion. In this case, even the emperor will not be able to save him."
Ming Chongyan pondered for a moment after hearing this, and then said: "This matter is not difficult to handle. I will immediately make arrangements. I believe that in a short time, the evidence of the prince's rebellion will be in hand. Don't worry.
, within two months, the prince will inevitably leave the East Palace sadly."
"Okay, so, I will entrust you with the matter of the Crown Prince. I have entrusted it to you so wholeheartedly. You must treat it as a big deal and don't shirk it. Otherwise, I, I, I really don't know
How should I deal with myself..." At this point, a hint of coquettishness appeared on Empress Wu's face.
"Haha, has there ever been a time when I didn't treat your affairs as a top priority?" Ming Chongyan received the signal from Empress Wu, and his heart suddenly rippled. His hands couldn't help but wander among the mountains, and even his breathing became heavy.
As a result, the whole palace became very ambiguous, and a war that only belonged to men and women was quietly staged... (To be continued.) This chapter has been completed!