Invincible son

Chapter 1308 1309 [Wait until autumn comes September [-]th]

On the eighth day of September, the weather was fine.

According to the almanac, thunder began to stop.

At the first moment of Sishi, the east gate of Kyoto opened, and a huge procession of offering sacrifices to the heaven meandered out.

The emperor's guard of honor was the first to go, and Liu Xian received the congratulations from all the people on the imperial chariot, and the court guards in light armor were on the left and right, and three thousand forbidden troops were lined up around.

At the back of the team were the court officials, Chinese military officials and their accompanying personal guards. This time, Liu Xian almost brought most of the important officials to Xingliang Mansion, such as the six ministers and the ministers, the chief officials of the various ministries, and all the military relatives in the capital. .

Luo Ting, who is in charge on the left, and Xiao Jin, who is in charge of the right, stay in the capital as usual, and are responsible for handling all government affairs after the emperor leaves Beijing.

On the city wall, two men in robes of princes stood side by side, looking at the team that was gradually heading north. The Hou Xiaojin of Xiangcheng on the left turned his head to look at Peicheng beside him, and said with a smile: "Don't worry now. gone?"

Of course Pei Cheng understood the meaning of this sentence, he rushed to Xiangguo Mansion that day in order to dissuade Xiao Jin from the battle between the palace and Prince Jin's Mansion.Now the nearly [-] troops of the garrison division did not use a single soldier, and all stayed in the city of Kyoto. The defense of the emperor was in charge of the court guards and the imperial army, and at the same time, there was a Beijing Army North Battalion in charge of guarding the periphery.

Thinking back to the ups and downs during this period of time, Pei Cheng couldn't help heaving a sigh of relief, and said respectfully: "Master Hou laughed."

Xiao Jin shook her head and said: "What are you and I talking about? To tell you the truth, the palace did send people to look for me, and some people in the court encouraged me in every possible way, because they knew that if they wanted to deal with King Jin, the garrison would be A force to be reckoned with."

A cold look appeared in Pei Cheng's eyes, and he said slowly: "Mr. Mo Wenzheng said back then that unwarranted charges are really a disgrace to the court. If Mr. Mo Wenzheng was still alive, how would people like Ning Huai'an dare to frame him?"

Xiao Jin was in a complicated mood, and secretly sighed that if Mo Haoli was still alive, Pei Yue would not have forced Ning Huaian to resign.

Pei Cheng obviously didn't want to continue discussing these dirty people's hearts and ghosts, so he said to Xiao Jin: "The imperial court can be as stable as before, thanks to Lord Hou's mediation."

In his opinion, there was already a dark cloud over the city in the capital. The empress dowager and the princes in the palace were able to calm down, it must be because Xiao Jin, who was in charge of the military aircraft, showed his opposition.

However, Xiao Jin was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, and then said thoughtfully: "Actually, this matter has nothing to do with me. After you left that day, the female historian of Jingren Palace brought the Queen Mother's oral order, saying that Your Majesty has confirmed that the Imperial Army Responsible for the defense of the holy car, and the defenders guard the capital wholeheartedly. From the beginning to the end, I did not—"

He stopped talking suddenly, frowning slightly.

Pei Cheng was slightly surprised, he didn't expect that the palace would take the initiative to make this decision, but he didn't know whether it was the Empress Dowager who changed her mind, or she couldn't resist the emperor's insistence.

Thinking about it carefully, the latter should be more likely.

Because his mood was surging for a while, Pei Cheng ignored the sudden change in Xiao Jin's expression. When he cleared up his thoughts, he saw Xiao Jin's slightly weird smile, and then he heard the right soldier ask meaningfully. Said: "I remember you said that day, as long as you are still the commander of the garrison division, you will act according to your principles. If the king of Jin raises the flag of rebellion and betrays the court after the ceremony of worshiping heaven tomorrow, can you really meet him ?”

Pei Cheng was taken aback for a moment, then subconsciously retorted: "How is this possible?"

Xiao Jin smiled, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't be nervous, it's just a joke."

"Master Hou, this joke is not funny at all."

After all, Pei Cheng couldn't help criticizing, and looked up at the team that was gradually disappearing from sight in the north, and suddenly felt a touch of worry for some reason.

The new wind blows head-on, and it gradually feels like autumn coolness.

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Xingliang Mansion is more than forty miles away from Kyoto, and the holy car can arrive in the afternoon after starting in the morning. Then the emperor needs to meditate in the fasting palace in the city for one night, and then departs for the Circular Mound Altar near the imperial mausoleum to hold the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven the next day.

In the middle of the team, Pei Yue rode the steed that accompanied him to conquer the world, surrounded by more than 200 elite cavalry guards.

This kind of formation naturally attracted the eyes of all the military lords, but they couldn't find any faults. Instead, they wanted to praise His Royal Highness Jin Wang for sticking to his duty.According to the regulations of the country, the Duke of the country can recruit five hundred soldiers, and the prince can even support the elite of the three guards. The premise is that you have enough money, and the court will not allocate a penny.

Pei Yue rode his horse and walked slowly, Feng Yi was very close, and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, there is a secret report from the Taiwan Pavilion that there is nothing unusual about the Imperial Army and the garrison in the capital. The people placed in it by His Highness also said so, at least until His Highness By the time we left Beijing, none of the generals in these two armies had received any orders from the palace."

The sky here is high and the clouds are wide, the scenery is sparse and atmospheric, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.

Pei Yue smiled lightly, and said noncommittally: "The Empress Dowager and Wu Cunren are too confident."

Feng Yi glanced at the soldiers around him, then glanced at Jiang Wanli and Qian Bing who were hiding in the crowd, and couldn't help feeling a little relieved.He didn't know Pei Yue's overall plan, but he only knew that this time it seemed to be calm, but it was extremely dangerous, and the biggest danger was Pei Yue's safety.

Pei Yue seemed to see through his mind, and said calmly: "They won't do anything to me if they don't have a righteous name. Besides, as long as I'm by His Majesty's side, the soldiers under Wu Cunren's command will not dare to do anything."

In fact, this is the question that Feng Yi has been unable to understand. As long as His Royal Highness can keep calm, then he will be the backbone of the country of Daliang. How dare the Empress Dowager Wu do anything to him?What's more, judging from the movement of the imperial army and the garrison division, it seems that Empress Dowager Wu does not want to take the initiative to provoke riots. Could it be that she has given up the idea of ​​suppressing Pei Yue?
After a long time, he asked with a headache: "Your Highness, what exactly does Empress Dowager Wu want to do?"

Pei Yue let out a sigh of relief, and said calmly: "To this day, if she still insists on dealing with me, there is only one way to choose, and that is to strip off the golden light on my body first, and make me a A traitor who is despised by others. As long as the situation develops to this extent, the imperial army, the garrison division and the southern battalion of the Beijing army will be able to disarm me with a thunderous force, and then execute me openly. Although this will still cause some troubles, such as my It’s hard to guarantee that those under my command will rebel against the imperial court, but after losing my backbone, there are not many people who dare to bear the charge of usurping ministers and partisans.”

He paused, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him: "The most important thing is that the imperial court needs to learn from others, and everything is just forced to fight back, so that even if there will be riots after my death, it will still be there." within the acceptable range."

Feng Yi seemed to be listening to a scripture from heaven.

He knew that Pei Yue had secretly transferred the elite army from the south to the capital ahead of time, but he never considered forcing the army from the beginning to the end. How could the court achieve its goal unless...

Thinking of this, Feng Yi was shocked, and said eagerly: "Your Highness, is it possible that Empress Dowager Wu is planning to send someone to assassinate the king in your name when the emperor holds a ceremony?"

Pei Yue couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, and shook his head: "You have made some progress, although not much. The Empress Dowager Wu hates Lord Yuezhang deeply, and at the same time, she is always worried that I will endanger the imperial power, which is why she caused so many troubles. But the mother-child relationship between her and Your Majesty How can you do such a disobedient thing when you are deeply affectionate?"

Feng Yi smiled awkwardly. In fact, after he said that sentence, he realized that it was wrong. The Empress Dowager Wu only has the son of His Majesty. Pei Yue took the life of the emperor.

Seeing that Pei Yue didn't want to say more, he shut his mouth cleverly.

After a short break at noon, the team continued to move forward until the sunset, when Xingliang Fucheng finally appeared in everyone's sight.

The emperor's guard of honor entered the city first, and nothing unusual happened.

Pei Yue looked at the bright yellow wild chrysanthemums beside the road outside the city, and suddenly said with deep emotion: "Today is the eighth day of September?"

Feng Yi responded subconsciously: "Yes, Your Highness."

Pei Yue smiled, patted his horse and walked forward.

(End of this chapter)