readx; Speaking of which, Cui Jian has fully understood Li Qingan's intentions, he is indeed to deal with the Pei family, he wants to suppress the arrogance of the Pei family, but he does not want to offend the Pei family, for fear of affecting the Pei family's support for him, so he has to rely on the Cui family, but the Cui family He feels uncontrollable, so Cui Ping was transferred to the subordinate squire, obviously to prepare for entering the political hall, Li Qingan wants Cui Ping to completely replace himself, not only in the court, but also in the family, so that the Cui family can completely become a weapon against the Pei family. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Cui Jian suddenly felt that he was very tired, Li Qing'an's imperial methods made him feel powerless, and he felt that he was really like a puppet, Li Qing'an tied a thread on him, he wanted to struggle, but he didn't have any strength.

"You say, what should I do?" Cui Lian sighed helplessly.

"I think the second brother needs to make a decision."

"What decision?"

Cui Yu pondered for a while, and then said slowly: "That is, whether my Cui family wants status, integrity, and status, the second brother may as well follow Li Qing'an's arrangement and transfer the power of the family to Cui Ping, and the power of the Cui family will definitely surpass the Pei family. ”

Cui Lian didn't speak for a long time, the stakes were very high, and he needed to think about it.

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Pei Zunqing has been an official for decades, and has never been as high-spirited as in these months, under his promotion and arrangement, the power of the Pei family is expanding day by day in the central court, Jingzhou Taishou Pei Ju is the right Cheng of Shangshu, Puzhou Taishou Pei Xu is the secretary of Guanglu Temple, and Pei Ji of Mingzhou is the Taichang Shaoqing, which makes the entire court in an uproar.

Pei Zunqing did not realize that he had put the Pei family in a dangerous situation, he was still ambitiously formulating a new expansion plan, he was going to arrange fourteen Pei family children who were studying in Taixue to be local officials this year, and in addition, according to the alliance agreement he reached with the Lu family, he wanted to promote Lu Xun, who was currently the country's prince of the country, to the rank of servant of the ministry, so as to prepare for him to enter the government hall to replace the elderly Lu Huan.

In the past few days, Pei Zunqing has been extremely excited, he has received Li Qing'an's secret order to bring down the Qizhou Taishou Cui Ning for the crime of fornicating with the Southern Tang Dynasty, Cui Ning can be called an important backbone of the Cui family, if he can be deposed, it will constitute a heavy blow to the Cui family, and greatly weaken the Pei family, the biggest competitor.

But his plan did not go well, and the order to conduct a triage of Cui Ning was met with resistance in Menxia Province, and without the results of the triage, the political hall could not directly remove Cui Ning, and his plan meant failure.

Today is the beginning of the day, it is the day of the imperial court to rest, Pei Zunqing is also resting at home, he is ready to initiate the impeachment of Cui Ning by the Yushitai tomorrow, no longer the triage of the third division, and the direct investigation by the supervision of the imperial history, if the evidence is conclusive, the political hall will start a special meeting, and Cui Ning can be directly dismissed, and no longer ordered by the Zhongshu Province, so that the door is bypassed.

Pei Zunqing changed into a wide Zen robe today, he didn't go out, he stayed in the study and planned tomorrow's struggle strategy, just as many people commented on Pei Zunqing, he is not good at handling various government affairs, but he is very keen on power struggles and family interests, which is in stark contrast to his nephew Pei Min.

Pei Zunqing sat at the table and pondered, he felt that the crime of colluding with the Southern Tang Dynasty was not weighty enough, according to Cui Ning's subordinate reporting materials, the Southern Tang Taifu Temple sent people to contact Cui Ning several times, although the evidence was conclusive, but the Taifu Temple did not seem to be convincing, the Taifu Temple was responsible for trade and money savings, and it was very likely that the Southern Tang Dynasty wanted to trade with Guanzhong Longyou, then Qizhou was the key, this was just a discussion between the two sides on trade, and it had little to do with the Southern Tang Dynasty, which was also the main reason why Menxia Province thought that the evidence was insufficient and rejected the trial of the third division.

Pei Zunqing himself also felt that he was not confident enough, if he was dealing with the Ministry of War, the meaning would be different, Pei Zunqing's brows were furrowed, I am afraid that it will not work to use this crime, and it must be changed to another crime to be more convincing.

At this time, a family report came from outside the door, "Master! ”

"What's the matter?"

"Second Master Min has arrived, and he asked to see the master."

'Pei Min? Pei Zunqing was slightly stunned, what did he come to do with himself?

"Ask him to wait in the guest room, and I'll be right there."

Although Pei Min was removed from the post of right minister, but the post of Doctor Jin Guanglu is still there, in addition, he is also the prince and young master, and he is still a high-ranking official in the imperial court, but he is far away from the circle of power, and all kinds of major events that have happened in the imperial court, he only waits and waits leisurely, but in the past few months, the strong expansion of the Pei family has made Pei Min no longer bearable, it is related to the rise and fall of the family, he must say something.

Pei Min waited in the living room for a while, only to hear the sound of footsteps outside, Pei Zunqing walked in, in terms of seniority, Pei Min is Pei Zunqing's nephew, but because both of them are in high positions, this generational relationship is not so important between them.

"Nephew, what gust of wind brought you here? Hehe! ”

Pei Zunqing was in good spirits, and walked in with a smile, Pei Min hurriedly got up and saluted: "I came to see the second uncle today." ”

"Hmmm! I've really not been in good health lately, I'm getting old, and the end is approaching. ”

Pei Zunqing sighed, waved his hand and said, "Virtuous nephew, sit down!" ”

The two sat down on the couch, the maid served them tea, and Pei Min smiled and said, "Political affairs are a headache!" ”

"Political affairs are fine, but the key is that personnel is a headache!"

Pei Zunqing took a sip of tea and asked again: "You have been in the phase for a long time, what do you think of Cui Ning?" ”

Now Pei Zunqing's mind is thinking about how to bring down Cui Ning, since Li Qingan has agreed, he has to seize the opportunity, otherwise, after the matter is over, if he wants to hit the Cui family, I am afraid it will be even more difficult, Pei Min has always been the right minister, he should know more about Cui Ning, maybe he can find a little clue from him.

Pei Min came to him today, in fact, it was for this matter, he didn't know how to speak, but Pei Zunqing himself mentioned this matter, Pei Min said with a straight face: "This person is extremely capable, has an outstanding official reputation, and is honest and honest, and is deeply loved by the people, and can be described as a talent of the country." ”

Pei Min's praise of Cui Ning made Pei Zunqing unhappy, his face sank, and after a while, he said coldly: "I think the virtuous nephew is exaggerating!" As far as I know, this person secretly colluded with the Southern Tang Dynasty and betrayed the interests of the imperial court, can this kind of person still be Xiangguo? ”

Pei Min smiled slightly: "Second Uncle is talking about his connection with the Southern Tang Taifu Temple!" I know about this matter, there was a resolution in the political affairs at the beginning, allowing the states and counties to trade with the Southern Tang Dynasty, the second uncle might as well find the record of the political affairs hall in June last year, I remember that it was passed at that time, second uncle, this is actually not a crime, and I am afraid that it will make people dissatisfied with this condemnation of him. ”

Pei Zunqing was stunned, he didn't know that such a resolution was passed in the Political Affairs Hall in June last year, if this was the case, wouldn't this matter be wasted?

"This ..... Cui Ning's crime, I'm afraid it's not that simple! ”

Pei Min saw that Pei Zunqing was stubborn and must deal with Cui Ning's crime, and he couldn't help but feel a little dissatisfied in his heart, so he said: "Second uncle, please forgive me for being blunt, the government and the opposition have talked a lot about the Pei family recently, saying that the Pei family is powerful, Li Tang is divided, and the Pei family has accounted for the second, second uncle, this is a sign of danger!" ”

"Dangerous?"

Pei Zunqing sneered and said, "Do you also believe these slanderous words?" It's nothing more than jealousy of the Pei family's power, my Pei family has a lot of talents, and it naturally seems to be strong, what does this have to do with the world? Now Li Qing'an needs the support of the Pei family, the greater the power of the Pei family, the more beneficial it is to him, even he is acquiescing to the expansion of the Pei family's power, what do we have to worry about, if we don't seize this kind of opportunity, it will be difficult to gain momentum in the future, virtuous nephew, I think you are too careful, you have been in vain for so many years, and you are not as good as me for two months, the Pei family is very disappointed in you! ”

"If you climb high, you will fall heavy, is there still less lesson? The eldest grandson family, the Wang family, the Wei family, why didn't the second uncle take the lessons of the cleansing of these families to heart? Today, Li Qing'an needs the Pei family well, but once he ascends the throne as the emperor, I dare to say that the first thing he wants to clean up is the Pei family, second uncle, people must have near-term worries if they have no long-term concerns! ”

Pei Min's bitter words were extremely harsh in Pei Zunqing's ears, he changed color, stood up and said coldly: "I see that you are idle and panicked, and you want to go out of the mountain to take power, right?" Making all kinds of excuses, it's nothing more than saying that I'm not as good as you, hum! It's a pity that there is nothing to do with you now, so keep your mouth shut! ”

After speaking, Pei Zunqing brushed his sleeves away, Pei Min looked at the angry back, he couldn't help sighing, this person had gone mad.

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When the Pei family's uncle and nephew turned their faces, it was when Pei Wan'er entered the Li family. Since Li Qing'an and the Pei family reached a marriage agreement last year, Pei Wan'er has been waiting to marry in the boudoir, but her marriage is not smooth, and the relationship between Li Qing'an and the Pei family has fluctuated several times, making it difficult for her to marry, but this time, although the Pei family has strongly expanded its power in the DPRK and China, Li Qing'an still accepted Pei Wan'er in accordance with the marriage contract.

Strictly speaking, Pei Wan'er belongs to Li Qing'an's concubine, the ceremony of marrying a concubine in the Tang Dynasty is very simple, there is no Ming media to marry, and men can't be the master, the real master is the eldest woman, can she marry, when to marry into the door, basically the eldest woman is in charge, the ceremony is also very simple, a soft sedan chair quietly enters the house from the side door, and the newcomer toasts a cup of tea to the eldest woman, if the eldest woman takes it, then the marriage is completed.

Although Pei Wan'er is the concubine of the Pei family, marrying Li Qing'an cannot be compared with an ordinary concubine, and according to the agreement of the two families in advance, Pei Wan'er will receive the title of Liangdi, but at the insistence of Dugu Mingyue, the Li family still failed to meet the Pei family's requirements for a happy event.

Mingyue's reason is very simple, Li Qing'an's other wives and concubines are all entering calmly, if they are done separately for Pei Wan'er, this will cause dissatisfaction among other wives and concubines, and will make Pei Wan'er unhappy in the future, and Pei Wan'er herself is not too public, of course, what is more important is Li Qing'an's silence, this silence is a kind of silent pressure, so that the Pei family finally succumbed, Pei Wan'er has been married for nearly a year, if she doesn't enter the door again, this marriage may be yellow.

At night, a small sedan chair, escorted by more than a dozen Pei family entourage, entered the side and door of King Zhao's mansion.

(To be continued)