"Master Peng, did you say that Empress Fang still has a chance?"

"Queen Fang probably has no chance, but Lord Xia has a chance, because Guo Xun is not a concubine, haha...", at this time, Xu Jie's attitude was clear, and Peng Yue was not willing to play dumb riddles anymore, "Although Lord Xia is jealous of the emperor, this is not irreparable, I believe that in time, Lord Xia will definitely be able to return to the dynasty!" Peng Yue finished speaking, and nodded to Xu Jie. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Xu Jie's words similar to Peng Yue's promise naturally smiled, "My lord, in fact, whether it is a harem struggle or a court struggle, in the final analysis, it still depends on the emperor's trust and support, and Lord Xia may not have lost all the emperor's trust and favor for him. ”

"Yes, you're right, this is also our turning point...", Peng Yue smiled, but his eyes were a little complicated, "In fact, the reason why many people fall out of favor is because when they are favored, they don't think that they will fall out of favor one day, or rather, they don't want to think that they will fall out of favor one day, and the emperor's infinite favor and favor made them get a wrong message: the emperor can't do without himself... But who the emperor can't live without, whose status is not so important, anyone can leave the emperor..."

"What Master Peng said is extreme..."Xu Jie sighed heartily, "Thinking about that queen, how did she think of ending up in today's scene when she entered the middle palace that day." And that Wang Ning Concubine was so favored, she didn't expect the emperor to find a concubine who was far more beautiful than herself so quickly, right? ”

"It seems that Zisheng is very interested in the affairs of the harem..."Peng Yue quipped on the side, "but Zisheng's words can't help but remind me of the scene in the court." On the same day, Zhang Xuan was quickly promoted with his courtesy and deliberations, and he was highly favored. But when he was domineering, the emperor couldn't tolerate him. This is because the emperor no longer favors him. The second is that the emperor has found someone who can replace him - Lord Xia. And Lord Xia gradually lost himself in the emperor's favor and despised the green leaf crown. Leaving the court without permission, how can he not provoke the emperor's anger? In addition, in the eyes of the emperor, Yan Song is diligent and capable, so it is natural for Yan Song to replace Lord Xia. ”

"Master Peng laughed..."Xu Jie looked at Peng Yue embarrassedly, "The so-called grace is uncertain, and the power of heaven is unpredictable, I guess this means it, I just sighed for a while..."

"Yes, you're right. The affairs of this harem are indeed quite similar to those of the court. The harem is favored, mostly by virtue of talent and temperament, but they don't know that this appearance will decline over time, and the harem will never lack talents better than their own concubines, so the favor of the harem will rarely last for a long time, and they will always be replaced by later people. If you want to gain a long-term foothold in the harem, you can only rely on introverted, you can only rely on wisdom, and you can only rely on temperament. Like Yingzong and Queen Qian. Xianzong and Wan Guifei, after all, are in the minority, and what they rely on is the real relationship with the emperor, which is something that can be met but not sought. And the emperor is not inseparable from them. It's just that they know how to be restrained, have wisdom, and grasp the advance and retreat. So it can last for a long time. But few of the concubines in the harem can understand this, so they will inevitably escape the fate of falling out of favor. I'm afraid the same is true for the ministers of the DPRK and China, right? ”

"yes. The same is true of the affairs of the DPRK and China..."Xu Jie said thoughtfully, "The ministers of the DPRK and China are favored. First, he has strong ability and is appreciated by the emperor. But when the emperor finds someone who is strong enough to even replace you, your position is in danger. At this time, if you are domineering and are jealous of the emperor, I am afraid that the emperor's favor for you will come to an end. The second is to figure out the emperor's intentions, and be able to... Always pleases the emperor, but most of the people who can do this... The reputation is not good... But it's always a long-term solution. ”

"yes, a long-term solution... What if you can't go down in history? Peng Yue sighed for a while, and seemed to think of Yan Song in the current court, "But Lord Xia was defeated, and it can't be said that he is completely irresponsible... At the beginning of Lord Xia's favor, he was also cautious, so although he was deposed the first two times, he was able to reinstate quickly. It's not that he admits his mistakes and has a sincere attitude, so that the emperor will not have a long-term dislike for him. But then he did more and more excessively, and some things were even just swearing his authority, so how could he be invincible? ”

Xu Jie heard Peng Yue say this, and it was not easy to answer, after all, he had always served Xia Yan as a teacher, so it was not easy to care about his strengths and weaknesses, but he knew that what Peng Yue said was right, Xia Yan did lose himself in power, and he thought that the emperor could not do without him, so he could act recklessly. As everyone knows, he is not the only one who can write green words, and he is not the only one who can handle government affairs and solve major national affairs. Moreover, the others will not be angry with the Holy Will, and will also cater to the Emperor.

"In fact, some ministers have tried other ways to protect themselves. For example, Zhang Xuan...", Peng Yue picked up an object on the table and played with it, but didn't pay attention to Xu Jie's expression, "I guess he didn't just want to deal with Xia Yan when he formed a party that day, but also had the idea of taking the opportunity to strengthen his power and fight against the emperor... To tell the truth, Zhang Xuan is commendable in terms of ability and official character, he adheres to principles and dares to speak out, so he wants to confront the emperor's authority, so he set the goal of forming a party to achieve both glory and humiliation. But he didn't know that the reason why everyone was attached to him was only because he was favored by the emperor. If the emperor abandons him, who will be attached to him? So from the day he formed a party, he was doomed to defeat. ”

"Zhang Zhang, this villain, is really beyond his strength." Xu Jie obviously still has a grudge against the old days, "You must know that my dynasty is not like the Han and Tang Dynasties, and I have always been a monarch and a minister, father and son, how can I tolerate that martial rebellion?" I think that although the Han and Tang Dynasties were strong, there would be a matter of abolition of the emperor by the ministers. But our dynasty has a strict system, and such a thing will never happen! ”

Peng Yue naturally heard the anger in Xu Jie's eyes, so he didn't want to dwell on this matter. But he also felt a deep sadness, in the Ming Dynasty, the imperial power **** had developed to its peak, but in Xu Jie's eyes, this was actually a kind of progress, but I'm afraid most people think so, right?

"Zisheng is not angry about this, thinking about Huo Guang's deeds and Yiyin, and in the end he will not escape the fate of being punished by the clan, are you right?" , Peng Yue remembered that Xu Jie and Zhang Xuan had a deep old grudge, so he took advantage of the incident to divert the topic.

Xu Jie naturally heard the meaning of Peng Yue's words, so he stopped mentioning Zhang Zhang's matter, in fact, after thinking about it, he had a lot of epiphany during the hard years when he was punished by Zhang Xuan to Yanping Mansion, but Rao is like this, he will not have any gratitude to Zhang Zhang, after all, he relegated himself to the place and wasted his good youth for nearly ten years.

"In fact, the ministers of the court, who doesn't want to know the emperor's thoughts, so as to cater to the saint and get favor. But there are only a few people who can really figure out the emperor's thoughts. And there are so many of them... There is a bottom line, there is morality, and they will not pander to the Holy God indefinitely, even if they know that they will be favored in that way..."

Peng Yue's words were obviously self-deprecating. In fact, he also knew how to please Zhu Houxi, but he really couldn't be like Yan Song. Zhu Houxi is not his ideal Mingjun, so many of his decisions and thoughts make Peng Yue disagree and difficult to accept. Peng Yue couldn't deceive his conscience in order to win Zhu Houxi's favor. Because so many years have passed, Peng Yue still remembers when he first came to this world, Yang Yiqing's teaching to himself that ideals should not be lost and conscience should not be lost. But in this era, in this era of imperial power, Peng Yue has no choice, because most things are decided by him Zhu Houyu alone, because Zhu Houyu is not only the emperor, he is also smart enough and strong enough.

"Master Peng's insistence on principles and beliefs really makes me admire...", Xu Jie saw Peng Yue so emotional, and he couldn't say anything, so he had to deal with a few words on the side.

"You don't have to learn from me, in today's court, I am a shortcoming, I have to overcome it, hehe...", Peng Yue shook his head and smiled bitterly, "In fact, in the sea of eunuchs, even if you defeat countless enemies, you can't escape the fate of being defeated in the end." In the struggle for power, there will never be an eternal victor, and all the glory and wealth, grace and disgrace will eventually turn to dust and return to a laughing stock..."

"All the glory and wealth, grace and disgrace will eventually turn into dust and return to a laughing stock...", Xu Jie couldn't help but look moved when he heard Peng Yue say this, and he was a little confused for a while... (To be continued.) )