Invincible son

Chapter 523 522 [The Past of Qiyang]

Princess Qiyang, the second daughter of Emperor Taizong, born of Shang Guifei.

This proud girl of heaven was extremely intelligent when she was young, and when she grew up, she studied classics and history intensively, and the world praised her for her "extraordinary style, clear brilliance and far-reaching".

It is said that after Concubine Shang became pregnant that year, there were even rumors in the market that "when you give birth to a precious son, you must balance the country."

This rumor once caused an undercurrent to surge in the capital, and the crows in the Taishitai Pavilion were ordered to dispatch and arrested many Taoists who deceived the public with their rumors. However, the turmoil was completely subsided after the imperial concubine gave birth to a baby girl named Qi Yang.

Among the many children, Taizong loved Qi Yang the most. Even after Qi Yang got married, he still prepared a bedroom for her in the palace, and would often invite her to stay in the palace for a while.

In the 21st year of Taihe, at the age of 16, Qi Yang entered the East Mansion to observe the government, and was responsible for reading the rulings for Taizong, which was a treatment that her princes and brothers could not enjoy.

In the 24th year of Taihe, Qi Yang served as the envoy of the general government, in charge of the papers submitted by civil and military officials.

Since the 26th year of Taihe, during the five years before the death of Emperor Taizong, Qi Yang has been participating in politics in the Eastern Mansion, assisting the two rulers in handling the government affairs.This is not only a rare sight in Daliang, but also the first time in thousands of years in this continent that a woman has entered the power decision-making level of a dynasty as a courtier instead of a harem.

When Emperor Taizong died, she was only 26 years old, but she had been in politics for five years.

But no one could have imagined that her fate would be so rough and tortuous.

After Emperor Zhongzong succeeded to the throne, he first dismissed Qi Yang from his official position under the pretext that "the first emperor was only close to the second sister", and asked her to go to the imperial tomb of Xingliang Mansion to guard the mausoleum of Emperor Taizong, and then completely wiped out in just a few months. The traces of Qi Yang in the imperial court.After Qi Yang returned to the capital, everything changed, she could only live in her eldest princess's mansion and not care about the world.

If it's just that, it's fine, even if she can no longer interfere with the government, as her eldest princess, she can still be rich and happy for a lifetime.

In the ninth year of Jianping, the eldest son of Princess Qiyang was imprisoned by Zhongzong's decree. The reason is unknown, and he died of depression a few years later.

In July of the following year, her second son unfortunately fell from a horse and died while hunting in the royal garden with several noble children.Four months later, her husband fell ill and died.

In March of 12, Qi Yang died alone in that magnificent but desolate eldest princess mansion at the age of 38.

In addition to the two sons, Qi Yang still has a young daughter, but no one dared to mention her whereabouts in front of Zhongzong, and the important officials kept this secret.It was rumored that one day after the eldest princess Qi Yang passed away, the little princess fell ill and died, and since then, Qi Yang's line has been completely cut off.

This is the story that Pei Yue learned. He speculated that Qi Yang's later tragic experience might be related to the power struggle in the palace, but it could not be ruled out that her standing proudly above the court as a daughter caused strong repulsion and hostility among some people.When Taizong was alive, no one dared to question his will, so Qi Yang approached the peak of civil servants in only ten years, especially in the last few years, Qi Yang could even exercise part of the power on behalf of Taizong.Even Emperor Zhongzong, who was established as the prince, still couldn't compare with Qi Yang in terms of closeness to Taizong.

"What are you thinking about?" Seeing that he was silent for a long time, Shen Danmo couldn't help asking softly.

Pei Yue smiled and said: "I'm thinking about what kind of official you can be if you really enter the court as an official."

Naturally, Shen Danmo also thought about this question, so she couldn't help but said curiously at this moment: "Let's hear it."

Pei Yue thought for a while, and said slowly: "There is no possibility here in Taige. Before you went to Lingzhou to do business, I guess it was Master Shen's test for His Majesty, to see if you could handle some general affairs in Taige. But after returning to Beijing, Mr. Shen immediately dismissed you from the errand, presumably His Majesty has already expressed his attitude. In fact, since ancient times, the chief official of a special yamen like Taishitai Pavilion will never have the possibility of his son inheriting his father's career."

Shen Danmo asked: "What else?"

Pei Yue said frankly: "After thinking about it repeatedly, I still can't think of any possibility."

Shen Danmo didn't show disappointment or resentment, she raised the corner of her mouth slightly and said, "I thought you would lie to me that there was great hope."

Pei Yue smiled wryly, and said, "I also thought you would tell me about Princess Qi Yang's entry into the East Mansion."

Shen Danmo snorted softly and said: "I am so shallow in your eyes? What is the identity of Princess Qiyang, and how deep is the relationship between her and Emperor Taizong? How can I, the daughter of a minister, compare? If I don't even have this self-knowledge, I will What face is there to be an official. Pei Yue, I know that I am much worse than Ye Qi in your heart, but you can't underestimate me."

Could this be the same thing?
Pei Yue looked at Shen Danmo steadily, and suddenly found that her eyes were a little more nervous than usual.

He didn't pick up the topic, but changed the subject and asked, "Lin He is still in the capital?"

Shen Danmo breathed a sigh of relief, and then felt slightly angry, so his tone became a bit colder: "You have calculated him so badly, do you still want his life?"

Pei Yue asked curiously, "Where did you say that?"

Shen Danmo said angrily: "After returning to Beijing, I checked the details of the whole incident. Before the ambush that night, you fought against Chen Xizhi at Qishanchong. If Ye Qi hadn't arrived in time, you would have been killed by her. After you returned to Xingyang, you took advantage of Lin He's failure to inform you of the dangerous mistakes in advance, and made him feel guilty to cooperate with you, and took the initiative to undertake the responsibility of sneak attacking Chen Xizhi. But you didn't tell Lin He at all that Chen Xizhi's martial arts cultivation was only as good as Ye Seven and a half points, he is not an opponent at all."

Pei Yue smiled and looked at her silently.

Shen Danmo glared at him when he saw this, but it was a pity that it didn't have much lethality.

"Lin He broke his left hand with the sword, and Chen Xizhi slashed his tailbone. My father invited the best doctor in Beijing for him. He used all kinds of precious medicinal materials. He could barely stand up, but I can no longer use the sword like before." Shen Danmo said in a complicated tone.

Pei Yue sighed, "Master Shen is really kind to Lin He, even if he is his own son."

Hearing this sentence, Shen Danmo's expression darkened suddenly, and he said softly: "After my brother passed away, Dad was hit hard and took a long time to recover. Lin He has been with him for many years, so he is naturally different from others. In fact, this It's not the key point, it's mainly because Lin He's father died because of Daddy, so Daddy must feel a little guilty."

Pei Yue said expressionlessly: "Left-handed swordsman Lin Donghai."

Shen Danmo looked at him suspiciously, as if she didn't understand why the anger in his tone came from.

Logically speaking, shouldn't he hate Chen Xizhi deeply?
Pei Yue knew what she was thinking, and said slowly: "People like Chen Qingchen shouldn't die."

(End of this chapter)