"Teacher, I heard that you are sick? I've come to see you!" In front of Pei Xingjian's bed, Liu Yi bowed down and bowed respectfully.

"Yi'an, please sit down, I want to talk to you about something!" Pei Xingjian sat up with the help of his wife.

I don't know if Pei Xingjian is tired of presiding over Liu Yi's marriage, or the recurrence of the disease left by years of war, or other reasons, anyway, after the Shangyuan Festival, he is sick, and he is still relatively sick, and he doesn't even have the time to deal with court affairs.

Liu Yi also came to visit Pei Xingjian's mansion for the first time, he suspected that Pei Xingjian might be resigning from the court under the pretext of illness, and wanted to personally confirm whether his teacher was indeed sick. If he is really sick, it is not a good thing, after all, Pei Xingjian is in his sixties, and he has been fighting for many years, and he has a lot of injuries on his body, and his overall physical condition has not been very good, Liu Yi is afraid that he will really not be able to afford to be sick.

"Teacher, how are you doing now?" Liu Yi looked concerned.

"The problems that fell during the battle, coupled with the wind and cold a few days ago, when I was old, my body was weak, and I fell ill!" Pei Xingjian was a little self-deprecating.

Liu Yi was convinced that Pei Xingjian was really sick, but fortunately, from the perspective of mental state, the condition was not too serious, so he asked again: "The doctor came to see, what do you say?" ”

"Don't get in the way, take some medicine, rest for a few more days and you'll be fine!" Pei Xingjian signaled Liu Yi not to worry.

From the look on Pei Xingjian's expression, Liu Yi also knew that some of his guesses were not wrong, Pei Xingjian was taking advantage of his illness, but he asked about the court, recuperated in the house with peace of mind, and settled down.

Liu Yi sat and chatted with Pei Xingjian for a few words, and after inquiring about Pei Xingjian's injuries, Pei Xingjian seemed to know that Liu Yi had something to discuss with him, and also asked his wife to go out.

After there were only two people left in the house, Pei Xingjian motioned for Liu Yi to sit close to him, and then he spoke: "Yi An, I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince once visited your mansion a few years ago?" ”

"Yes, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince brought a lot of gifts in the name of visiting Princess Taiping, and also discussed some things with the apprentice, I originally wanted to come over and talk to the teacher, but at the end of the year, I have to go back to the palace to guard, which is not very convenient, so it has been delayed!" Liu Yi originally didn't want to tell Pei Xingjian about this, for fear that he would worry about something, but now that Pei Xingjian asked, he still felt that it was good to talk to Pei Xingjian.

"Tell me what you said? Don't say what is inconvenient to say!" Pei Xingjian said with a smile.

Liu Yi shook his head and said to Pei Xingjian: "I just want to ask my teacher for advice on how to deal with it!" Liu Yi paused, and said some things that Li Xian had secretly discussed with him that day, of course, some things that couldn't be said to Pei Xingjian wouldn't be said.

"During the period when we were on the expedition, due to the poor health of His Majesty the Emperor, the crown prince was in charge of the country, and the prince's handling decisions on some matters were different from those of the queen of heaven, so the contradictions between the two that had just been calmed down for a while rose again... Fortunately... I don't know if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince listened to the advice of the apprentice, or if he realized himself, it is said that during this time, he took a policy of forbearance, and consulted the opinions of the Queen of Heaven before dealing with it, which temporarily eased the tense relationship between the two..."

"I also know this, you continue..."Pei Xingjian signaled.

"Yes, teacher," Liu Yi replied, and then talked about some specific things, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the apprentice have said a lot about the handling of court affairs...... And about the conquest...... And..."

Liu Yi recounted some of the things that Li Xian said when he came to visit that day, and then continued: "Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is in conflict with the Queen of Heaven for the time being, it is ...... According to the apprentice's thoughts, in some matters, the contradictions between His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Queen of Heaven are irreconcilable, such as in the implementation of some new policies of the imperial court, there are ...... In the appointment of the prime minister, on such a major matter, the prince has no ability to make a decision, and there is no way to change the decision made by the queen of heaven... But his opinion is very different from that of the queen of heaven! I'm worried that because of Your Majesty's health, there will be a storm in the Tang Dynasty..."

Pei Xingjian nodded in agreement, "As a teacher, I am also worried about this, and I also hope to stay out of the degree, but ah, it's not so easy," Pei Xingjian said, and then lowered his voice and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also came to visit me in the mansion the day before yesterday and said something..."

"Oh!?" Liu Yi was taken aback, he knew that Pei Xingjian was careful, and he had long understood that Wu Zetian was very wary of Li Xian, a son who was in the crown prince position and had a good surname, so he didn't have much intersection with Li Xian, and he was not cited by Li Xian as a confidant or anything like that.

Pei Xingjian looked at Liu Yi and said, "I guess you also know that the queen of heaven wants to add the prime minister, right?!"

Liu Yi suddenly understood, nodded and said, "I've heard of it, could it be that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came to visit his teacher, yes..."

Pei Xingjian nodded, "That's right, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to recommend me to be in the phase..."

"The teacher agreed?" Liu Yi asked cautiously.

Pei Xingjian shook his head, "At this time, because of His Majesty the Emperor's health, there are storms in the court, how can I agree, not to mention that I am in poor health now, and I am not able to deal with the political affairs I bear!"

"Teacher, as far as the apprentice knows, the Queen of Heaven wants Wu Sansi to serve in the province of Menxia and serve as a servant..."

"Oh!? Where did you find out? Pei Xingjian showed a look of surprise, "Wu Sansi didn't have any merits in the past, he didn't have any military exploits when he went out this time, but the rewards he received were not low, there are already some people in the court who are dissatisfied, if he is appointed to guard the middle position, there will be more people in the court who oppose it, and I think His Majesty the Emperor will not necessarily agree... He's the nephew of the Queen of Heaven!"

"Teacher, not everyone in the phase is outstanding in the phase, and the way of civil and military affairs like the teacher is excellent, but he has never had the opportunity to serve as the prime minister..."Liu Yi sighed a little.

Pei Xingjian didn't respond to Liu Yi's emotion, but frowned and said: "As far as I know, Old Prime Minister Liu also has plans to resign, if two more phases are added, three new prime ministers will be set up at once, and it will definitely cause a lot of shock in the court..."

"The teacher has always been good at getting along with people, what do you think, who are the qualifications and abilities in the court today?" Liu Yi asked.

Pei Xingjian seemed to be very surprised by Liu Yi's question, stared at Liu Yi for a while, and then said: "If you talk about ability, Wei Xuantong, the servant of the Ministry of Officials, really has this ability, and there is also Wei Yuanzhong, a member of the Middle School, but these two people are a little less qualified, and there are also Huangmen Squire Guo Beiju, the Military Department Shangshu Cen Changqian, and the Inspector Zhongshu Squire Guo Zhengyi, these people are not bad... It's just that it's not very appreciated by the queen of heaven! Yi'an, why do you ask? ”

"I'm afraid that one day the queen of heaven will ask me a similar question!" Liu Yi didn't hide anything in front of Pei Xingjian.

"Oh?!" Pei Xingjian nodded for a while, with a little smile on his face, "If you weren't too young, the Queen of Heaven would definitely give you a higher position!"

Liu Yi was also stunned for a moment, and immediately said: "Teacher, the apprentice feels that Niangniang does not have absolute trust in me!"

Pei Xingjian shook his head, "You are not satisfied with the queen of heaven who trusts you so much?" Entrust you with the position of general of the Yulin Army, guard the Xuanwu Gate, and marry her most precious daughter to you as a wife, she does not trust you, how can you have this honor? Are you suspicious because you haven't been reused by the queen of heaven as a teacher? ”

Liu Yi shook his head, "No, there is no specific reason, just an instinctive feeling!"

"Instinctive feelings?" Pei Xingjian was stunned again, "How do you start here?" ”

Liu Yi scratched his head, "I don't know how to say it, but I feel this way!" As an agent of later generations, he originally had a supersensitive feeling to some things, and some clues could be analyzed, but he might not be able to tell them, and some things could not be said, even for people like Pei Xingjian, who trusted him very much.

"If you really feel this way, then you have to be careful in your actions in the future, don't let the queen of heaven be suspicious of you!"

"I understand!" Liu Yi nodded in agreement, hesitated slightly, and then asked, "Teacher, the apprentice still wants to ask you a question, if the emperor is unlucky...... Now, the crown prince is on the throne... But the power is still in the hands of the queen of heaven, and there is a conflict between the two, how will the teacher decide? ”

Hearing Liu Yi say this, Pei Xingjian's eyes were shining, and he stared straight at Liu Yi: "Why do you say that?" ”

Although he was glared at by Pei Xingjian, Liu Yi did not flinch in the slightest, and still said: "I feel that the emperor must not be much, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can survive the day of his accession to the throne, he will not be ... That's the best thing, but even if he takes the throne, it's not so easy to take power, and the queen of heaven will not agree, conflicts are inevitable, each of us can't stay out of the situation, and the teacher's influence in the court is not low, I think if the prince ascends the throne, he will definitely entrust you with the job, hasn't the teacher thought about this? ”

After Liu Yi finished speaking, he looked at Pei Xingjian without evading, with a calmness in his eyes that Pei Xingjian had never seen.

The look of surprise on Pei Xingjian's face became even stronger, he motioned for Liu Yi to come closer to his side, and then lowered his voice and said, "Yi'an, how can you say that?" The emperor is still safe now, but he is in poor health, such a thing has often happened in the past, and the emperor is safe...... If you say such a thing, if it is spread out, even if you are the concubine of Princess Taiping, and then you are favored by the queen of heaven, your surname will not be guaranteed!"

Liu Yi shook his head again, still very firmly: "Teacher, what I said will not be wrong, the emperor will not have too much time, and the battle between the court and China will be more intense... If the crown prince ascends the throne, his own strength is not strong, and he may be abolished by the queen of heaven!"

"Ah..." Pei Xingjian's face showed a look of horror, and his face was full of doubts, "Yi'an, what's wrong with you today?" To say these things... Do you know something that you don't know as a teacher, and are you doing something that you don't know as a teacher? ”

Liu Yi nodded, "Exactly...", he said that he told Pei Xingjian something that he had never told anyone before...

(To be continued)