The house was burning with earth dragons, which was warm and mellow, but it was filled with a strong smell of medicine. The slaves who came and went lowered their eyebrows and said nothing, which made this place quiet like a tomb.

Shangwan Marquis Pei Jin walked in slowly, and the people who were waiting for him saw him coming, and retreated silently.

This veteran minister of the Three Dynasties has gray temples, but he has an elegant bearing, which is the calm charm after years of precipitation. But when he walked to the window, he quietly looked at the middle-aged man on the bed with a sallow face, prominent cheekbones, and a thin man who was almost out of shape: "If there is anything else you want to say, let's talk about it now." ”

Pei Li stared at his father, his eyes were full of resentment, Pei Jin couldn't help but sigh when he saw this: "It seems that you still don't understand, if the foundation of the Pei family is laid down by me, I will not pass it on to you even if I give it to outsiders." But there is no way, this is left by the ancestors and ancestors, and it cannot be disposed of at will. However, in the inheritance system, there are extremely strict regulations, if you want to keep this inheritance, you must either choose a good enough heir, or choose a person who is dull in qualifications, but has self-knowledge. Even if you pick a loser who doesn't know how to learn, it's better than handing over the inheritance to you. The Pei family's money and connections have been squandered for decades, one generation is not good, three or four generations, with the family heritage, the chance of a comeback will not be small. But if you become the helmsman of the Pei family, I am afraid that the blood of the entire clan has been drained now. ”

Although these words were harsh, they were not bad at all.

Before, everyone thought that Princess Jiangdu would not dare to kill people - since Princess Jiangdu took power, although her position is tough, her methods are relatively soft, and she rarely leaves people alone, even if she openly can't get along with Princess Jiangdu and accuses her of interfering in politics, she has not dealt with it much, and she has no intention of announcing personal vendettas.

Ironically, the vast majority of people don't think that Princess Jiangdu is broad-minded, and they can take it for granted that Princess Jiangdu is a woman after all, and women always care more about reputation. As soon as this incident came out, Princess Jiangdu's methods were so powerful that everyone shuddered.

The Marquis of Yong'an Mansion is close to most of the noble circles, and there are many families and nobles standing behind Li Qian and others, everyone thinks that Princess Jiangdu will deal with one or two first-offenders at most, and the rest of the people are raised high and gently put down. Who would have thought that Jin Wuwei, Qianniuwei and Lijingmen would work together, and the people who were taken away would not come up with a layer of skin without taking off a layer of skin. Although it is not so wanton, it has no intention of indulgence at all - in the past two months, the executioner's knife in Chang'an West City has been rolled three times, and I don't know how many times the water has been washed on the street, and there is still a faint smell of blood. In the past, a good slave and maid who could be sold for a penny is now worthless for five hundred dollars, but no one dares to pick up such a bargain. I don't know how many big people have been exiled to Lingnan by their families, and I don't know if they can return to Chang'an in this life. For a time, the atmosphere in Chang'an was unexpectedly suppressed, and even if the head of the family broke his son's leg, he didn't dare to let them go out to cause trouble at this time, lest he bring trouble to the family.

Due to the rebellion of the king of Cangwu County, Princess Jiangdu almost pulled out half of Chang'an's nobles, and thirty percent would never be able to come out - they knew the current affairs too well, and when the rebels came in, the "guards were unfavorable", so that the enemy seized the city gate. Such a big mistake, dismissal and going home is already the best ending, and being relegated to remote areas abounds.

As for those Wenchen who are connected with the king of Cangwu County...... The courtiers who spoke for the king of Cangwu County, even if they were not questioned by Li Jingmen, were also frightened, lest they would be obsessed with their favor to the king of Cangwu County, and their careers would be completely cut off.

Pei Li stared at his father, wanting to say something, but he couldn't make a sound.

Pei Jin knew what he meant, and his expression was extremely calm: "Do you think that Princess Jiangdu's methods are too cruel and don't save face for others, these people will disobey her in their hearts, and one day in the future, she will be planted on this?" Then you sue me, if she lets these people go, will everyone obey her? ”

No, never, because men will never like to have a woman pressed on their head.

"I know what you're thinking, the King of Cangwu County is not your target, it's just a chess piece you put on the surface, and what you really made a big bet on is the Six Princes Politics of Lu Zhaoyuan." Seeing that Huo Ran's eyes widened when his eldest son Huo Ran widened, Pei Jin said lightly, "It doesn't matter to you whether the king of Cangwu County succeeds or not, because you didn't set up a clear banner to defect to him." Although Luo Meng was moved by someone you sent, and Liu Yuan was also hinted at by you, you didn't really contact the king of Cangwu County. But the prince's politics is different, you secretly pulled the strings as early as when you were still the crown prince, so that Lu Zhaoyuan's eldest brother worshiped under the great Confucian Song Yanmen, and sent people to Northern Xinjiang to secretly support her second brother. These two people have a humble identity, and there are no available people around them, so they naturally can't resist the deliberate approach of your subordinates. ”

When Pei Li heard that he had resigned and went into hiding, his father, regardless of the world, told him everything he had done, and his teeth couldn't help chattering as if he had seen it himself.

That's right, that's what he did.

Although the king of Cangwu County occupies the identity of the eldest son, he is obviously not liked by the emperor, and he is targeted by Princess Jiangdu. Pei Li just had the idea of giving it a try, and he didn't put too much real hope on the king of Cangwu County, he was not optimistic about anyone else, it was the prince Qin Zheng!

Qin Zheng is the emperor's first son after returning to Chang'an, a dragon and phoenix twin, and smart and enlightened. It is a well-known thing that the queen is unable to give birth, otherwise she would not have carried the young sons of the concubines to the middle palace to raise. But the biological children will still fight against each other because of interests, let alone between the adoptive mother and the adopted son? The adoptive mother and sister-in-law who are in power, the biological mother who is low and the little one, and the young prince who can only be a puppet, how can there be no conflict?

Empress Lu is in power, and he was included in the "Benji" by Taishi Gong, so what? After her death, not only was the Lu clan slaughtered, but even her grandson, Emperor Hui's own son, was slandered and said that she was "brought from outside the palace to confuse the royal blood" and was killed together. Pei Xi followed Princess Jiangdu to go perverse, what good fruit will there be in the future? He wants to enter the political affairs hall precisely to let the Pei family go further and get close to the prince by the way. If you can be the teacher of the prince's government, it is even better.

When Qin Zheng grew up, if he wanted to compete with Princess Jiangdu, he had to use his own family, and his own uncle was the best ally. If the two brothers of the Lu family are literate and martial, and they are all standing behind him Pei Li's people......

Pei Jin knew Pei Li's thoughts clearly, and couldn't help sneering: "You are like this, you are a little clever, you think that people in the whole world are not as good as you." It will take at least more than ten years for the prince to grow up, and in these ten years, the powerful Princess Jiangdu is enough to wipe out the Pei family hundreds of times. What's more, if Princess Jiangdu blindly seized power, in order to seize power, she appointed traitorous ministers to persecute Zhongliang, it would be fine. However, she is wise, modest, and firm. Except for the gender, the rest are quite similar to the first emperor, and they are like Mingjun. Even if more than ten years later, the prince has become a prince, and he may not be as good as the current princess of Jiangdu. If I were to choose, I would rather bow down to Princess Jiangdu than fall into the hands of a hairy boy in the hands of a hairy boy. ”

There was something even more disrespectful, which he did not say.

With the ability of Princess Jiangdu, she can not only stabilize the previous dynasty and control the harem. The prince's political power is lonely, and it will really anger Princess Jiangdu at that time, whether it is to change the emperor, or to kill him after he gives birth to the prince, it is very likely.

It is true that those who hold power are afraid of death, but if they do not care about what is behind them and do not care about the lives of their children and grandchildren, then there is nothing to fear. has been in power for decades, deposed a few emperors, even if you hate me so much, it's just a matter of my death, and this ending doesn't seem bad?

Everyone thinks that the reason why Princess Jiangdu is facing the king of Cangwu County is because the biological mothers of the two are on the same page, and once the king of Cangwu County ascends the throne, Princess Jiangdu's ending will not be good. But why do they think that Princess Jiangdu, who has held power, will really be able to return to power fifteen or sixteen years younger than herself, or her half-brother?

That's right, Lu Zhaoyuan's two brothers, the eldest brother has an official body, and the second brother is also doing well in northern Xinjiang. But this time, the army broke through Liaodong, and in the battle exploits, he was not even mentioned. Pei Jin also used a very deep hidden dark line, only to know that Lu Erlang was responsible for grain and grass this time, and he had a lot of intersections with Feng Huan, and he didn't really go to the front line to fight - because someone from above handed over the message, Lu Zhaoyuan was just two brothers, and he didn't want any of them to have an accident.

From a better point of view, this is based on the love of the prince, some people want to curry favor with Lu Zhaoyuan, so as not to hold power in the future, and the biological mother is unwilling to think of her brother's death in vain, and she will be held accountable after decades, but Pei Jin has a glimpse of Princess Jiangdu's ambition.

Obviously, even the prince who is now no threat, Princess Jiangdu has noticed it. She didn't want the prince to be full-fledged, and even the opportunity for the Lu family to establish contacts was cut off and she didn't give a penny.

Thinking of this, Pei Jin condescendingly glanced at his son who still didn't understand what was wrong, and said slowly: "Princess Jiangdu didn't invent the edict, first, she was worried about the Pei family, or the face of Xuzhi. ”

"It's not wrong to say that this is the main reason, but she has a second purpose."

"Her good intentions, she knows it clearly, and she is really angry. Therefore, she wants to treat the other in the way of the other. ”

As a father, he wants to put his own son to death for his own interests. That being the case, let your father personally send you on the road for the sake of your proudest family, so as not to be in vain for you to "look at each other".

"The inheritance of the Pei family in Luoyang, Pei Xi can be alone. Even if it is the eldest grandson, it is not impossible to sacrifice, of course, he will not accompany you so soon. Pei Jin glanced at his son for the last time, saw his hatred, and a wisp of puzzlement, and actually laughed, "If it is for the sake of the family, even if it is me, when it is time to die, I will not delay it for even a moment." ”