Regarding the court situation in Chang'an, Yuan Luqian was far away in Youzhou, so he naturally didn't know much about it, so he could only ask the reason. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Yan Gaoqing sighed: "I have such a character as Princess Taiping in the Tang Dynasty, and I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse. If it weren't for Princess Taiping, Empress Wu would not have returned to the Tang Dynasty so easily, if it weren't for Princess Taiping's resourcefulness and decisiveness to control the government, Empress Wei and Princess Anle would have stirred up chaos in the court, and if it weren't for her actions to assist the new emperor in killing Empress Wei in the past, clearing the Wei and Wu clan's henchmen would not have been so smooth. It's just that time has passed, Princess Taiping regards the new emperor as a thorn in the eye, a thorn in the flesh, before the crown prince succeeds to the throne, she even dared to take a chariot to intercept the way of the prime ministers at the Guangfan Gate of the Xuanzheng Palace, suggesting that they should abolish the current majesty and replace the crown prince, which frightened the prime ministers present and broke out in a cold sweat. ”

Yuan Luqian was angry and shocked, and shouted: "Princess Taiping is so arrogant? The new emperor has made great contributions to the world and is the prince of the country, as a matter of course. ”

Yan Gaoqing bowed his head and said: "It is also thanks to the emperor's brothers who love each other and have deep affection, and they have no idea of competing for the crown, otherwise the situation will be even more worrying." ”

Yuan Luqian said worriedly: "Since the emperor has ascended the throne and holds great power, why don't you support your cronies and use it to fight against Princess Taiping?" I believe that no matter how domineering Princess Taiping is, she can't stop the power of the emperor. ”

Pei Min responded: "Princess Taiping's scheming and scheming are no less than her mother Empress Wu. You and I can figure out the truth, and she may not understand it. From the strength of the Emperor Taishang's party, we can already see a little clue...... You think that since the emperor is willing to abdicate the throne to the emperor, it is impossible to worry about power anymore. But the power in his hands is the largest, and there must be cats. It should be Princess Taiping who did not let the Emperor Taishang give power to the emperor, and the real power is still in the hands of the Emperor, which restricts His Majesty's development. ”

Yan Gaoqing looked at Pei Min twice, and said: "Brother Pei is really an understanding person, in the face of the slaughter of the Li royal family by the Empress Wu, the Emperor Taishang has gone through great ups and downs, and he has long looked down on power, and with the help of the theory of celestial phenomena, he will pass the throne to His Majesty today." But Princess Taiping entered the palace overnight, and she didn't know what she said, although the Emperor Taishang did not change his mind, but he held the right to appoint officials above the third rank and the right to adjudicate major criminal cases in his hands. Although His Majesty is the emperor, he has no real power. On the other hand, Princess Taiping, with the help of the power of the emperor, the strength of the court overwhelmed the emperor. Nowadays, the court still respects the emperor, and the power of the emperor and the princess of Taiping is clearly distinguished, and a few are as neutral as the grass on the wall. Now both sides are secretly gathering strength and attracting talents. The imperial examination is a way to promote new talents and increase their prestige, how can the emperor and Princess Taiping not worry about it. Maybe they have already drawn up the champion, the list eye, and the flowers, just waiting for the spring of next year to begin. He paused and looked at Pei Min and said, "Brother Pei, don't be surprised, I'm not trying to discourage your ambitions, but the reality is so cruel." You want to be a top student in high school, and the chances of success are almost zero......"

Pei Min squinted and smiled: "I understand, but this almost zero does not mean zero." Besides, I am self-aware, and I don't have the ability to change the general trend so that Your Majesty and the princess will listen to me, but I understand the truth of going with the flow and taking advantage of the situation to fish in troubled waters. ”

Yan Gaoqing smiled knowingly: "It turns out that Brother Pei has already made up his mind. ”

"It's not enough to be confident!" Pei Min smiled lightly: "But I'm not a stunned young man who doesn't understand anything, and he plunges into the whirlpool recklessly." If you want to fish in troubled waters, you must at least be prepared to muddy the waters. ”

Yan Gaoqing smiled and said to Yuan Luqian: "Sleek and sophisticated, step by step is the code of officialdom...... Brother Yuan, if you are like Brother Pei, you have already planned to muddy Chang'an's strength against His Majesty and Princess Taiping, and if you don't have that preparation, it's better not to get involved too deeply. ”

Yuan Luqian sighed slightly, and said with a calm smile: "What Brother Xin and Brother Pei said is reasonable, I won't go to Chang'an to join in the fun." In terms of wit and intelligence, I am really not as good as Brother Pei, here I wish Brother Pei high school. ”

Pei Min smiled and thanked him.

Seeing that it was not early, Yuan Luqian proposed to chat while eating, and asked the old housekeeper if dinner was ready.

The old housekeeper responded: "Pei Gongzi bought a lot of ingredients, and the donkey meat is already stewed in the boiler." I don't know how to cook beef yet, young master, Yan Gongzi, Pei Gongzi, do you want to eat boiled, fried or broiled? ”

Even if Yan Gaoqing is in a family of eunuchs, it is rare to eat beef once, and the meat is mostly mutton. ”

Yuan Luqian was also surprised: "Brother Pei, this is?" ”

The old housekeeper replied: "The young master doesn't know, Pei Gongzi helped Xue Dadu Governor capture the traitors of the Xi clan and Khitan and got a reward. I specially bought a lot of wine and food, and I wanted to have a few drinks with the young master. ”

The matter of Pei Min helping Xue Ne capture Li Wuyi has spread all over Jicheng. However, Yuan Luqian went to Yanyun Academy to study early in the morning, and Yanyun Academy is a semi-closed system, and the news cannot be penetrated. Before the class officially ended, Yan Gaoqing came to the door, and the two returned to the Yuan Mansion together, so they hadn't heard of it yet.

Yuan Luqian and Yan Gaoqing glanced at each other, and Yuan Luqian said first: "Brother Pei, you have a deep enough hiding." Yan Gaoqing continued: "Then I'll follow the light." ”

"Since Brother Pei bought it, it's up to Brother Pei to decide!" Yuan Luqian shook his hand and handed over the choice to Pei Min.

Pei Min groaned slightly: "It's better to burn it, let's go to the backyard to make a fire, and while waiting for the moonrise, drinking wine is also a good thing." ”

In this era, the system of dividing food was emphasized, and as long as the meal was eaten in the hall, there would not be a large table where everyone would eat together. Only in the wilderness is not so particular, everyone eats and drinks together.

The food sharing system has some raw ingredients, Pei Min took this into account and chose to burn it, that is, barbecue.

"Very good, very good!" Yuan Luqian and Yan Gaoqing laughed in unison.

Yuan Luqian said: "It is said that a few days ago, Brother Pei seemed to be a little weird, it turned out that he was doing a big thing, we moved to the backyard and told us how to catch the traitor." ”

The three of them moved the food table to the backyard with great interest, pulled a mat from the couch, spread it on the flat ground in the backyard, and sat on the spot.

This time, they didn't pay attention to it, they didn't sit respectfully, they sat on the mat in their own comfortable posture.

Yan Gaoqing meditated cross-legged, Yuan Luqian crossed one leg and hung one leg, and Pei Min sat directly with his legs down.

In ancient times, they were very particular about etiquette, and their casual sitting posture now already means accepting each other, and no longer treating each other as outsiders.

They toasted each other, and Pei Min also casually told them about Li Wuyi. When they heard that the man of Yi Bo Yuntian turned out to be a meticulous work of another country, they were all embarrassed, and they also toasted Pei Min again and again, thanking him for removing the big trouble for the Tang Dynasty.

The donkey meat is still being stewed, and the beef is roasted over the fire. The first to come up was the fish!