At this time, Pei Yan was one of the loyal and good ministers around Gaozong, so he was valued and served as a key figure in the imperial power.

Li Zhi went to the military department today, and not only a small number of people were paying attention, including several kings who had not yet moved to Luoyang, but they were also silently watching.

As the party left behind, such a big thing happened in Chang'an City, especially the beheading of the left servant, which would cause the operation of the entire Shangshu Province to be paralyzed for a while, and the three of them were here to ask for the guilt.

Especially at the critical moment when the three provinces and six ministries are about to move to Luoyang as a whole, such a major event has occurred, but it will delay many relocation problems.

Among them, Liu Qixian has already met with Li Zhi's secret, and he also belongs to the forces of the alliance, but he is currently in a latent state.

Even if he came angrily, but in the face of Li Zhi's identity, Pei Yan didn't dare to make too many mistakes, at least the number of etiquette came first.

Li Zhi didn't wait for him to reproach, he smiled and said amazingly: "Pei Xiang, don't be impatient, and listen to me slowly!" I went to the military department to ask for it just as an excuse, and Shang Fangjian was also responsible, which was specifically aimed at Li Li, because he was a spy in the prince's family! ”

Pei Yan was shocked, if this is the case, Li Zhi is famous for holding the Shang Fang Sword in his hand, even if the disagreement between the surname Li and the Wu clan has not yet risen to the level of open fighting, it is not a secret for a senior Tang minister like him.

Only the Wu family can have the strength to confront the surname Li, and he doesn't need to hear Li Houyan, he will also know it.

"Oh, and that kind of thing? Please also ask Mr. Li for guidance! Pei Yan's stomach of resentment immediately disappeared.

Li Zhi's Shang Fang Sword and the Imperial Emperor's title are aimed at lawless and rebellious people with the surname Li, if everything is true, they are performing their duties normally.

So Li Zhi explained Li Li's background, position transfer, the intricate relationship in the Songwang Mansion, and who used which parties to get Li Li's current position.

The process is also complicated, and it sounds a little unbelievable, after all, it is a third-generation figure in his twenties who is only in his twenties in the Songwang Mansion as the mastermind, of course, it will make an old minister like Pei Yan unable to believe it.

However, the few witnesses that Li Zhi then put forward made him almost afraid to come to the door for verification, because those people were Guan Lugong, King Song, King Jiancheng, and King Nanjiang.

Hearing Li Zhi's detailed description, Pei Yan fell into deep contemplation, but Guo Zhengyi was a little unbreathable, he was also a prime minister, there were forty-seven prime ministers during Gaozong's tenure, although it was far inferior to the seventy-eight people in the Wu Zhou period, but his courage and ability were still surpassed.

is different from the bereaved old ministers like Pei Yan, who is stubborn and difficult to control, Guo Zhengyi is relatively sleek but loyal, and belongs to the kind of eight-sided exquisiteness that is honest but deeper than the offering.

He was so nervous about Pei Yan's unclear decision, because he was afraid that this person, who was stubborn and difficult to accommodate, would provoke Li Zhi in front of him.

So Guo Zhengyi said strongly: "Since the facts are clear, Mr. Li is very difficult to ignore, we only need to report the details of the inside truthfully, but I need Mr. to inform Guan Lugong and the three kings, if necessary, I have to ask the four adults to give a few words!" ”

It can be seen here that he is good at maneuvering, not that they came to the door to verify it themselves, but said it casually and asked Li Zhi to relay it, which left him with enough room for maneuvering.

Liu Qixian, as a key chess piece secretly left by Gaozong, was secretly connected with Guan Lugong and the other four, but it was not easy to actively express his position at this time, so Guo Zhengyi's appearance happened to save his intervention.

Before Li Zhi could respond, Pei Yan laughed, but he faced Guo Zhengyi: "Guo Xiang relaxes, my old Pei knows the general trend, and he can distinguish right from wrong!" ”

After saying something, he faced Li Zhi: "Mr. Li, in fact, I have heard a little about Li Liqi before, but I can't go into details, and I don't dare to make decisions on my own, and this is not my job."

Scope of rights! ”

Perhaps feeling the hint of kindness and ridicule in Guo Zheng's eyes, Pei Yan stroked his beard again and laughed:

"Mr. Li, see it, Guo Xiang, who has always been good at drilling, despises me, and must scold me in his heart; This old guy also has a moment when it is easy to be accommodating! Yes, I know something about the realization, but it is about the bond between the surnames Li and Wu, and I don't dare to mix it up if I give me a head! ”

Immediately, his face turned pale and he said solemnly:

"But Mr. Li's Shang Fangjian has the right to directly intervene, and as a person with the surname Li but mixed with the forces of his surname, and intends to continue to borrow the power of the hypocrisy, he can undoubtedly be treated as a rebel! I will first summarize this matter in its entirety to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and if there is a party to question Mr. Li in the future, you will have some excuses! ”

Li Zhi did not respond to his kindness immediately, but asked rhetorically: "In this way, won't His Royal Highness the Crown Prince become a place for the Empress Wu to vent?" Pei Xiang also forgive me for saying bluntly, this matter is not so straightforward, it really can't be smoothed! ”

Pei Yan straightened up and said:

"Since it comes to this, my old Pei won't hide it. In fact, the Empress Wu will not pay attention to such a small person at all, Ge Congshan has a virtual authority, but the official rank is far inferior to Shang Shuling, with my many years of experience as an official, if it were not for the Empress Wu personally arranged, I would never think that there was such a person! Taking a step back, even if Empress Wu is to blame for this, it is impossible to find His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, because she wants to unite with the Crown Prince to deal with me! ”

Hearing this, it was Li Zhi's turn to be surprised, and at the same time, he was shocked by Pei Yan's courage to know his danger but still chose to stay.

Because he knew very well that after Li Xian ascended the throne, the Empress Dowager Wu Zetian monopolized the power of the court, and he did not have the slightest intention of returning to power.

So for Li Xian, there is Prime Minister Pei Yan as the minister designated by Gaozong before his death, and he does not take him as a new monarch in his eyes at all, so looking at the government and the opposition, there is really no one who is his own.

And Li Xian is not willing to be controlled by others, so Li Xian wants to exercise his supreme power as the Son of Heaven, and the top priority is to build a political team centered on him and cultivate his own political forces, so that he can take the power of the government into his own hands.

Therefore, on the same day after he canonized Wei's as Wei, he promoted Wei Xuanzhen, the father of Empress Wei, from the appointment of joining the army in Puzhou to the assassin of Yuzhou, and in this way, Wei Xuanzhen suddenly jumped from a petty official of the ninth rank to a assassin from the third grade.

However, just a few days after Wei Xuanzhen was promoted to assassin history, Li Xian was busy transferring Wei Xuanzhen to the court as a servant, which was the provincial governor of the sect, equivalent to the prime minister's important minister.

I have to say that Li Xian's personnel transfer was indeed too hasty, so it was strongly opposed by Pei Yan, the prime minister at the time.

Of course, Pei Yan's reasons for opposing it are very sufficient, and Li Xianzhen really can't debate him.

Therefore, in the process of arguing with Pei Yan, Li Xian said something very out of tune in a fit of anger: I am the emperor, why not give the whole world to Wei Xuanzhen, let alone a small servant?

This is the famous "I want to give up the country and Xuanzhen, can't I?" Why not serve the evil? "From.

As a result, Li Xian had an accident because of his out-of-tune words, although this was just Li Xian's momentary angry words.

But the speaker has no intention, and the listener has a heart, so after Pei Yan heard Li Xian's words, he immediately reported it to Wu Zetian.

In this way, Li Xian was in great trouble, and soon his mother used this as a reason to unite with Prime Minister Pei Yan, Yulin Army General Cheng Wuting and others, deposed Emperor Li Xian as the king of Luling, changed the prime minister Li Dan as the emperor, and exiled Li Xian to Fangzhou.

When he was ousted from the throne, Li Xian was very unconvinced, so he shouted: "What am I guilty of? ”

Wu Zetian replied: "You say everything."

Isn't it a sin to give the world to someone else? ”

Li Xian naturally had bitter words about this, but he didn't expect that his joking words would become the fuse that triggered his abolition of the throne.

Of course, the most fundamental reason is obviously because Li Xian vainly tried to break the political power structure centered on Wu Zetian left by his father, so his throne was abolished by Wu Zetian.

And with Li Xian's lesson in front of him, Li Xian's fourth brother, Li Dan, the prime minister who had just been proclaimed emperor, had no choice but to honestly be a puppet emperor for his mother.

The reason why this history is so repeated is to explain the significance of Pei Yan's existence at this time, as well as the subtle relationship between him and Wuhou, and Li Xian.

What Pei Yan told Li Zhi was the fundamental reason why he reported this matter to the crown prince Li Xian first.

Because once Li Xian and Empress Wu unite, his original dangerous situation is equivalent to a more blade on the neck, maybe the two of them can sneeze and let him lose his life.

After a little more in-depth explanation, the reason why Li Zhi thinks that Gaozong is wise is that he can understand the profundity of this one person just from this one person.

Of course, he would not think that Pei Yan would be able to really stop Empress Wu from usurping the throne, but this was only Gaozong's first move, or rather, Pei Yan was just the first spoiler he pushed out, and the point was to be extra vigilant against Li Xian's use of Empress Wei and her family.

Because he was in Luoyang before, Li Zhiwei exerted influence on Gaozong, using it as a metaphor for Empress Wei's future turmoil in the inner court, and did not hesitate to expose his special perception ability.

You must know that Li Zhi's move can be seen as taking a great risk, once Gaozong is a little narrow-minded, he will resolutely strangle his subordinates with such ability, of course, whether Gaozong can do it is another matter.

Therefore, in Li Zhi's opinion, Pei Yan was not unaware of the endless risks of his position, but he still obeyed orders and bravely took on this responsibility, so it brought Li Zhi's heart shock.

Then his favorability towards Pei Yan improved a lot, even if this person did not tell the truth, but subtly shifted to the point that Empress Wu would not pay attention to.

In fact, these words are also true, but his real intention is to use this incident to enhance some dissatisfaction with the Empress Wu in the prince's heart, so as to defend against the possible union of mother and son as soon as possible.

Knowing Pei Yan's true intentions, Li Zhi could only deal with his words: "I don't think it's strange that Empress Wu wants to unite the prince with you, but this is a core political matter, and I can't dare to get involved too much!" ”

Pei Yan was happy and did not expose Li Zhi's cover-up, and he had no doubts about Li Zhi's loyalty to the surname Li.

Not only him, but now many people in the court believe that Li Zhi belongs to the kind of unprincipled and loyal people, which is also deliberately created by Li Zhi and Gaozong.

Among these people was Empress Wu, because she knew that no matter Li Zhi's personal cultivation ability or business ability, he could completely leave the royal family and stay away from the government affairs center, such as going to the southernmost part to concentrate on developing his business, which was far more comfortable than now.

In the eyes of Empress Wu, it was the Shang Fang sword that imprisoned Li Zhi on the ignorant loyalty, including the later Yipin Zhongyi King, or the trap set up for him by Gaozong.

The word Yuzhong is not only a derogatory term in later generations, but also has a negative meaning in the Tang Dynasty, but it is a precious wealth for those in power.

It's not that Empress Wu doesn't want to strangle him in the cradle, and the suburbs of Luoyang City are already doing it, but they don't succeed.

Guo Zheng couldn't see the subtlety in the conversation between Li Zhi and Pei Yan, but he was also excited that a consensus could be formed between the two, so he put his mind at ease.

His official principle of being left and right is another trick that Gaozong used to hide Liu Qixian. (https:)

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