Lu Qi's mansion is also in Yongle Fang, less than a mile away from Zhang Huan's mansion, before Zhang Huan entered the city, he hurried back to the mansion by carriage, his wife caught a cold last night, so that he was uneasy all day, and did not have the heart to enter the court, when the carriage was about to enter the door, I saw hundreds of people rushing out of the workshop, and there were bursts of cheers in the distance, Lu Qi knew that this was Zhang Huan entering the city.

He shook his head with a wry smile and ordered the coachman to take care of it, and at this moment, one of his family members said outside the window: "Master, it seems that someone is calling you from behind." ”

Lu Qi pulled the curtain, and sure enough, he saw a carriage coming at a speed under the escort of a hundred people, he knew this carriage, and they went out of the city together to meet Zhang Huan in the morning, it was the carriage of Pei You, the servant of the ministry, he smiled, ordered the coachman to stop, and after a while, Pei You's carriage caught up, squeak! Stopped side by side with him, Lu Qi just opened the car door, Pei You jumped up in a hurry, and as soon as he saw him, he split his head and said, "Are you crazy today?" ”

Speaking of Pei You is still ten years younger than Lu Qi, but the two are the thickest in friendship, the two were originally world friends, and they both got up by the shade of the door, and at the beginning of the establishment of the official, they were sent to Fengtian together as the chief bookkeeper and county lieutenant, and later Lu Qi was transferred to Shaanxi County as the assassin history, Pei You followed him to do Shaanxi County Sima, and finally it was Pei You's introduction that made Lu Qi finally become the backbone of Pei's party, and decades of officialdom friendship made the two become irreversible friends.

This morning, Lu Qi stepped forward to mediate the matter of Pei Jun and Zhang Huan's reward, Pei You was taken aback, and was worried about Lu Qi's actions, he couldn't say that he had betrayed his eldest brother, but he had at least shown a little sign of changing ships, and Pei You rushed to Lu Qi in a panic to ask about the situation.

Perhaps feeling that his tone was a little heavy, Pei You wanted to ease the atmosphere, so he asked, "Did Brother Shuliang not understand Xiangguo's true intentions?" ”

"What do you think?"

Lu Qi smiled faintly. Asked Pei Youdao rhetorically, of course he knew Pei Jun's true thoughts, knew that he wanted to downplay Anxi's matter more than Cui Xiaofu, and he also knew very well what it meant for him to stand up and speak for Zhang Huan at this sensitive time. Maybe Pei Jun is furious about this matter now! But he did not regret it, he had been thinking about it for a long time, he was not yet sixty years old, he could do it for at least another ten years, and now he was in the cabinet. The career path is already very narrow, from this point of view, he is considered to be famous, there is no need to toss anymore, but his other identity is the head of the Lu family, he also has a few children's letters in the office, and now his wife has just conceived his flesh and blood in the belly, all of the above. He had to think about it. The family was born in turmoil, and after more than ten years of recuperation, Datang has gradually recovered. With Cui Qinggong's split of the Cui family, the family government is also coming to an end, more and more people are beginning to hope for the restoration of imperial orthodoxy, Lu Qi is no exception, if Zhang Huan does not appear, he may follow Pei Jun and be his loyal supporter, but with Zhang Huan's rise and growing strength. Gradually, his resolve began to waver. In particular, the two major events of the Battle of Anxi and the death of the first emperor made Lu Qi sensitively aware of it. It was only a matter of time before Zhang Huan ascended to the throne, and the trend was inevitable, so today he cautiously took a tentative step.

The old friend's interrogation was also expected by Lu Qidi, he saw that Pei You's face had changed several times, so he persuaded him seriously: "You are the second most important minister of the Pei family, when Xiangguo is obsessed and does not realize, you should remind him in time, sometimes taking a step back will open the sky, Zhang Huan is not Zhu, nor Cui Qinggong, if he wants to take the throne, it can be achieved three years ago, why wait until today?" That's all I say, and I cherish it to my brother. ”

After speaking, he closed his eyes and never said a word, Pei You already understood Lu Qi's thoughts, he couldn't say a word for a long time, for a long time, he sighed long, bowed his hand to Lu Qi, and got out of the car.

Lu Qi waited until his carriage was far away, before he slowly opened his eyes and waved his hand: "Go home!" ”

This winter is destined to be an eventful day, and at the same time that Zhang Huan returned to Chang'an, a small event also happened in Pei's Mansion, so let's shift our attention to Pei's Mansion first.

In the past few days, Pei Jun's house is not very peaceful, and the contradiction between the two children's books is becoming more and more acute, the reason is that Pei Mingyao bought a house book outside privately, and raised a woman, this woman was born as a dancing girl, and was favored by Pei Mingyao in a poetry gathering, and soon after a night of romance, Nüshu came to the door and told him that he was pregnant with his flesh and blood, Pei Mingyao did not dare to tell his father, thinking that after she gave birth to a child, he would drip blood and recognize his relatives, if it was indeed his own child, and then admit her as a concubine after telling his father.

So, Pei Mingyao raised the female book in the outer house, at first the news was very strict, but soon, this matter somehow was known by the long book Pei Mingkai, he immediately told his father, Pei Jun was furious, Pei Mingyao beat him hard, and ordered someone to take the female book back to the mansion and settle it in another courtyard, but the matter was not over, Pei Jun finally took off the hat book of Pei Mingyao's heir last month after thinking twice, and will reconsider the successor of the head of the family, and will not be limited to his own book.

Pei Mingyao, who lost the position of the heir to the head of the family, naturally hated his eldest brother to the core, and the two lived under the same roof, even if they didn't dare to turn their faces in front of their father, but the secret fight in private did not stop for a while.

Pei Mingyao has a staff member, called Zhou Mi, who was originally an assistant teacher of the State Book Supervisor, met Pei Mingyao who was still in charge of the matter at that time in a chance meeting, and Zhou Mi had a heart, after several exchanges, Pei Mingyao saw that he was cautious and strategic, so he asked him for advice from time to time, and Zhou Mi also told him that since Xiangguo did not immediately determine the new heir to the head of the family, it means that Pei Junshang was indecisive, and he Pei Mingyao was very likely to return to the throne, Pei Mingyao thought so, and everything was done according to the careful teaching, and it took a long time, Pei Jun was also deeply pleased with his repentance, and as a result, Zhou Mi became Pei Mingyao's most trusted chief military advisor.

Early in the morning, Pei Mingyao learned the news of Zhang Huan's return to Beijing from his father's guards, so he rushed to the National Bookstore to find Zhou Mi, he always believed that Zhang Huan was Pei Mingkai's supporter, and his arrival would inevitably cause Pei Mingkai to peep into the position of the successor of the head of the family.

After listening to Pei Mingyao's story, he couldn't help laughing, and waved his hand again and again: "So that you don't have to worry about this, I think Zhang Huan's arrival will be unfavorable to Pei Mingkai." ”

"Why?" Pei Mingyao asked in a deep voice, of course he also knew that his father and Zhang Huan had a deep contradiction, but he was worried that Zhang Huan would covertly meddle in the Pei family's affairs, and it was not impossible to push Pei Mingkai to the throne with his strength, and his father might not be able to detect it, he knew this very well, he hoped that Zhou Mi could give him a comprehensive plan.

Zhou Mi saw Pei Mingyao's unhappy face, knowing that his laughter made him a little annoyed, he hurriedly suppressed his laughter, and said solemnly: "I always thought that Xiangguo was thoughtful in considering the inheritance of the head of the family, and he was not considered by Xiangguo as Pei Mingkai's eldest book, which means that the reason why he can't be the head of the family is very sufficient, otherwise if he goes down, Xiangguo will consider him, but so far there is no conclusion, and even said that it is not necessarily his own children's book, from which it can be inferred, Xiangguo would not consider Pei Mingkai as the successor of the head of the family at all, but I suggest that Bubble broaden his vision a little and consider the other heirs in the family. ”

Pei Mingyao nodded thoughtfully, he admitted that Zhou Mi was right, he was a little blinded by Pei Mingkai's hatred, but Zhou Mi's words were very lively, considering the other books of the family, but there were four of his father's brothers, and his grandfather's brothers, and there were at least fifty or sixty Pei family heirs of his generation, so how could he pay attention?

Zhou Mi seemed to know Pei Mingyao's thoughts, he smiled and said: "In fact, family affairs are like state affairs, and the final superior still has to look at his own strength, so that instead of thinking about other concubines, it is better to strengthen his own strength, with strength as a guarantee, how can Xiangguo not consider the stability of the family when making the final decision?" Do you understand what I mean?"

"Strength?"

Pei Mingyao slowly fell into contemplation with his hands behind his back, he was by no means a stupid person, but he had recently lost his position as the successor of the head of the family and was in a state of confusion, and he was blinded by hatred, so he couldn't see the situation clearly for a while, and as soon as he was reminded by Zhou Mi, he began to sober up a little.

In his understanding, the strength is the official position in the imperial court, he has now moved from a position in the matter to the corresponding household department of the Zhongshusheren, is the fifth rank of the official rank, in his generation of Pei family scholars, he is the highest position, even Pei Mingkai is the sixth grade of the Taishushe, and it is also an idle position, far from being comparable with him.

Other heirs, such as the third brother Pei Mingqian was transferred to Hedong a few months ago to make a county order, except for the second uncle Pei You's long book Pei Minghai served as the chief of Ye County, all the people are difficult to compare with themselves, Pei Mingyao's brows suddenly frowned, he suddenly remembered the fifth brother Pei Mingyuan, he has been serving in Longyou, almost everyone will forget him, and his position is Sima under the Jiedu Mansion, Zhang Huan's private official, but he is the second civil official of Longyou, and his strength is far more than himself.

But this thought was just a flash, Pei Mingyuan was Zhang Huan's confidant, how could his father let him be the heir to the head of the family, thinking about it, Pei Minghai was the biggest threat to himself.

"Do you understand what I'm talking about?" Zhou carefully looked into his eyes.

Pei Mingyao nodded slowly, "I have been an official for many years, and no matter my qualifications or abilities, I can't easily surpass other Pei family disciples. ”

"No!" Zhou Mi waved his hand again and again, "The strength I'm talking about is not just the size of the official position. ”

"And what are you talking about?"

"It's military power!" Zhou Mi stared at him word by word and said, "The control of your Pei family's army is the real strength." ”

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