Author: Shangtang Doumiao

Imperial Palace, side hall of Liangyi Hall.

Luo Ting walked in quickly under the guidance of the inner prisoner. The first thing he saw was the back of the burly Gu Liang, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

In addition to Gu Liang, there are also important ministers in the palace such as the commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army, Li Zi, the Marquis of Hejian, the commander-in-chief of the Xifu Youjunji and garrison division, Xiao Jin, the Marquis of Xiangcheng, Huang Rentai, the imperial censor, and the six ministers.

There were two people kneeling in front of the emperor, with their heads lowered and their eyebrows lowered, bearing the anger coming from the young emperor on the dragon throne.

Liu Xian glanced at Luo Ting, who looked calm, and immediately turned to the right commander of Taishitai Pavilion, Dou Jingchu, and the commander of Luan Yiwei, Chen An, who were directly ahead. He suddenly slapped the armrest and said angrily: "This is ridiculous! At the feet of the Emperor of Kyoto in Daliang

, such a thing actually happens around me, what are Taishitai Pavilion and Luan Yiwei doing?"

In just one hour, those words were sprinkled like snowflakes on the west and south cities of Kyoto, especially in the lively places where people gathered. They were really flying all over the sky and even caused a lot of panic. Although it was not difficult to prepare these words

, they only need to determine the content first and then copy it, but they can create such a big movement in such a short period of time, which must require a lot of manpower.

Daliang has never stopped infiltrating other countries since the founding of the country. At first, Pei Yue was able to obtain detailed information and military strength ratios of the monarchs and ministers of Western Wu from Shen Danmo. Later, when he went on an envoy to the Southern Zhou Dynasty, he received the full support of Duibu's spies.

It is enough to show that Taishitai Pavilion's efforts are effective. However, even Liu Xian, who was furious at this moment, also understood that Xiwu and Southern Zhou were not fools, and they would definitely have similar arrangements and plans.

It's just that the chaos this time was really big, and Taishitai Pavilion and Luan Yiwei were not exempt from the blame.

Jing Chu's heart was full of bitterness. He had just taken over Taige less than two months ago and had not yet finished cleaning up the interior. Especially when Shen Moyun was poisoned in the palace. Although everyone outside thought he died of a sudden illness,

But many people in Taige knew the details, and it was not easy for him to calm him down.

Under this circumstance, Taige's control over Kyoto has naturally declined.

Chen An also had troubles that he couldn't tell. Before the change of imperial power, Luan Yiwei's responsibilities were mainly to monitor the palace and important ministers. Although Emperor Kaiping had begun to transfer some of the powers belonging to Taishitai Pavilion to Luan Yiwei before his death.

, but this kind of thing obviously cannot be accomplished overnight, and the training of manpower alone will take a certain amount of time.

It's just that... the contents recorded on those papers were too sensational. His Majesty the Emperor's anger was understandable, and the two of them did not dare to defend themselves.

Jing Chu first said: "Your Majesty, please calm down. I am guilty and I am willing to be punished. When those words appeared in various places in Xicheng and Nancheng, Taige Kun Department immediately responded. Before I entered the palace, Taige had captured seventy-six scattered people.

The person who wrote the speech paper, with the cooperation of Kyoto Prefecture, recovered more than 700 speech paper. However, now that the news has spread, I am afraid that it cannot be completely covered up."

Liu Xianhan said in a cold voice: "I will give you five days to dig out all the people involved in this matter!"

Jing Chu bowed and said: "I obey your order!"

Liu Xian looked at Chen An again and said: "Luan Yiwei is responsible for assisting me, and let me find out how many people in this city are harboring evil intentions!"

Chen An's heart trembled, and he sensed the strong murderous aura in Xin Jun from these words.

He could understand why His Majesty the Emperor was so angry. Now Pei Yue's status in the army was different from before, and the monarch and his ministers got along very harmoniously. Now such a shocking secret suddenly broke out. Pei Yue was not a descendant of the Pei family, but a descendant of the Pei family.

How should the imperial court respond to the bloodline of Princess Qiyang?

Chen An bowed in response, but he couldn't help but feel deep worries in his heart.

This incident has just broken out, and no one can tell what kind of turmoil it will cause in the aftermath.

After Jing Chu and Chen An retreated to the side, the atmosphere in the hall fell into a solemn and solemn silence, with almost everyone muttering something silently in their hearts.

"It turns out that Pei Yue is not a descendant of Dingguo. It turns out that he is a descendant of Princess Qiyang..."

The silence continued to spread, as if the air in the hall was completely frozen.

When Luo Ting was in the mansion, he decisively criticized the contents on the paper as rumors, but at this moment he could only secretly smile bitterly.

All along, he felt that Pei Yue was shrouded in a faint layer of fog, making it difficult for people to see his true face.

But after this rumor appeared, the past anomalies became extremely reasonable.

Dating back to the third year of Kaiping, when Pei Yue first appeared in the court, he fell into the crisis of Pei Rong's "father suing his son". If he had not produced Pei Taijun's autographed letter at the critical moment, I am afraid that the Kaiping Emperor personally conferred the title of Viscount Zhongshan.

It will become a flash in the pan.

At that time, many people could not understand that even if Pei Rong was great and talented, he would not hate his son so much.

From Luo Ting's point of view, there is another thing that is puzzling, and that is why Gu Liang thinks so highly of Pei Yue.

He had known Gu Liang for decades and knew that his personality and temperament were definitely not the kind of person who liked to give out favors and cultivate cronies. Also when Pei Yue first came to the court, Gu Liang secretly told him that he would do his best in the future.

Take care of the concubine of Dingguo as much as possible.

Until those words appeared today, the questions in Luo Ting's heart were suddenly solved.

The eldest princess of Qiyang was kind to the Gu family. Back then, she regarded Gu Liang as her younger brother and often gave him some advice. Therefore, Gu Liang would do everything possible to help Pei Yue. This was his original idea, just to repay the kindness.

As for Pei Yue's performance getting better and better later, that has nothing to do with the cause and effect of this matter.

Dingguo Gong Pei Zhen must have preserved the remaining bloodline of the little princess who had a rough fate because of Princess Qiyang, and raised it under Pei Rong's name.

There are still some vague details here, and Luo Ting can't figure them out for the time being, but this is not important. Now he has roughly determined the authenticity of the contents on the words and papers, and judging from the expressions of the important ministers around him, it is obvious that they

I vaguely hold similar thoughts.

The key is how to deal with the impact of this secret being made public.

Whether Pei Yue is the grandson of Pei Zhen or a descendant of Qiyang, these are two completely different concepts.

Pei Zhen's outstanding achievements are true, but he is only a minister after all, and the difference between monarch and minister is like a natural chasm. However, because of Emperor Taizong's trust and preference, as well as her own extraordinary abilities, the eldest princess of Qiyang held the real power of the court in the late Taizong Dynasty, even surpassing those in the imperial court.

Emperor Zhongzong was established as crown prince only two years before Taizong's death.

In other words, Qi Yang is the darling daughter of heaven who is very likely to become the empress. To say the least, if she really wants to seize power, it is not impossible for her to get rid of her brother Emperor Zhongzong and then listen to politics behind the curtain.

If Pei Yue is really her descendant, the profound meaning worth pondering is very thought-provoking.

The more Luo Ting thought about it, the more difficult it became, and his expression was extremely solemn.

At this moment, Liu Xian turned to look at the eunuch Hou Yu, and broke the breathless silence in the hall with a deep voice: "Send it down."

Under the gaze of the ministers, Hou Yu took out a stack of paper from his sleeve, then walked down the imperial steps and gave one to each minister.

This is the talk that caused a commotion in Kyoto today.

Luo Ting frowned, wondering what the new king meant by this move.

After taking a piece of writing paper from Hou Yu's hand, he lowered his head and glanced at it hastily, and his expression changed slightly.

The words on the paper are plain and easy to understand, and there are no sedative words to embellish people's minds. They only tell the story of the past.

After the death of Princess Qiyang, she still had a young daughter alive, but perhaps because the days before he ascended the throne were too depressing, Emperor Zhongzong just wanted to erase all the traces left by the eldest sister who had brought him endless humiliation. In order to preserve the small county

Pei Yuan, the first generation Duke of Dingguo who was still alive at that time, was persuaded by Huang Rentai, who was a Hanlin scholar at the time, and with the cooperation of several ministers, the little princess finally escaped the butcher knife of Emperor Zhongzong.

In the 20th year of Jianping, two years before Zhongzong's death, the young princess married a scholar named Lingping.

At the end of the twenty-first year, the little princess became pregnant.

In the late summer and early autumn of the first year of Yongning, the little princess gave birth to a son. Unfortunately, he was later affected by the fire and died.

The infant baby was rescued by Pei Zhen and brought back to the mansion to be raised under the name of Pei Rong. He is now Pei Yue, Duke of Wei of Daliang.

Luo Ting sighed, the records on this are very detailed and can be matched with what happened later. Anyone who knows a little about the old news of the imperial court will probably believe the contents on the paper.

However--

Luo Ting took two steps forward and looked up at Liu Xian, with hints of admonishment and pleading in his eyes, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, the content on this paper seems to be traceable, but in fact it cannot withstand scrutiny at all. I think

, This is a rumor fabricated by spies of the enemy country, just to disturb the minds of the people of Daliang. Therefore, the imperial court should clear up the source and cannot tolerate such rumors to continue to spread."

Liu Xian remained silent.

Then another minister stood up and walked slowly to Luo Ting's side.

He was tall and elegant in temperament, and he was none other than Xiao Jin, the Marquis of Xiangcheng.
Chapter completed!