"Actually, His Majesty already started the layout three years ago."

In the fragrant study room, Gu Liang's words were full of mixed emotions of admiration and disappointment.

Pei Yue raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "Three years ago?"

Gu Liang picked up the tea cup at hand, opened the lid and gently blew away the floating tea leaves. After taking a sip, he changed the topic and asked: "Brother Yue, how do you think your Majesty should be evaluated?"

There was no need for any testing between the two of them, so Pei Yue did not think deeply. After thinking for a while, he replied: "I think he is a very good emperor."

Gu Liang said slightly surprised: "I didn't expect you to think so highly of him."

"A good emperor does not mean a good person." Pei Yue first gave his conclusion, then adjusted his sitting posture slightly and said calmly: "Your Majesty is diligent and loves the people, takes corvee lightly and pays little attention to taxes. He attaches great importance to imperial examinations and farming, but he does not exclude merchants. On the contrary, he emphasizes

Collecting business taxes to replenish the national treasury. To be honest, I have rarely seen such a wise emperor."

He smiled and said with a hint of wistfulness: "As for the administration of officials, no matter what their character is, the officials in the court are at least not lacking in ability. Especially when the two governments are in charge, they can be regarded as famous ministers. Your Majesty has also given them enough trust.

."

Gu Liang looked at Pei Yue steadily and said leisurely: "It's good that you didn't get carried away by anger."

Pei Yue's heart moved and he asked softly: "Uncle, do you want to say that your Majesty is actually a very gentle person?"

Gu Liang said in a complicated tone: "If you don't discuss the things he did together with Wang Pingzhang back then, and just look at his every move after he ascended the throne, this evaluation is not too much. I know that His Majesty's suppression after the Battle of the Southern Border made you feel very sad.

It’s uncomfortable, but if you put yourself in your shoes, you are the emperor sitting on the dragon throne, and you have an invincible nobleman under you who is only nineteen years old, what would you think?"

Pei Yue was slightly startled.

Following the idea provided by Gu Liang, if I were the emperor who was nearly fifty years old, there would be such a young first-class prince in the court, the commander-in-chief of the Beijing camp, and he would have extremely broad connections in the military, and he would also have some advice.

The ability to turn into gold.

As long as there is a slight turbulence in the political situation, can't such people ride on the wind and rise?

Pei Yue never thought that he was a good person like Sheng Duanming. If he was really in that situation, I'm afraid he would kill him.

Gu Liang said calmly: "I am not speaking for His Majesty, I just want to explain that the methods he used against Wu Xun were relatively gentle. Whether it was against Wang Pingzhang or you, he was not as murderous as Emperor Zhongzong."

Pei Yue believed this deeply. Emperor Kaiping's father was the real ruthless man. He killed the Xian family of Chu State to a river of blood. Even Gu Liang's father Gu Hao did not survive.

Severely damaged the power of the founding prince.

Gu Liang continued: "Although His Majesty's methods are relatively mild, he will never stop adjusting the structure of the military. The complexity of our military forces in Daliang is actually a problem left over from the founding of the country. When Emperor Gaozu founded the country,

The territory of Daliang is not as vast as it is today, and foreign enemies are eyeing it, so the existence and growth of Wu Xun is inevitable."

Pei Yue nodded and said: "In fact, this is still the case until now. The threat of Western Wu has never disappeared, and the Southern Zhou Dynasty must be recovered. The status of Daliang generals is much higher than that of the former Wei Dynasty. In the past hundred years, the Tianjia and Xungui Group have always

In a state of interdependence and constant struggle.”

"That's it."

Gu Liang's eyes showed a hint of tiredness, and he sighed: "Leave aside the Gaozu Dynasty for now, from Taizong to Zhongzong, these two emperors continued to weaken the strength of the founding princes, but this weakening cannot be too complete, because the world has not yet been unified.

, it’s not time to release the horse to Nanshan. When I came to the throne, I finally found the opportunity to force Pei Zhen, the Duke of Ding, to retreat."

A flash of enlightenment arose in Pei Yue's heart, and he roughly understood the profound meaning of Gu Liang's first words.

Gu Liang smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty used Wang Pingzhang to gradually eliminate the influence of the founding prince in the army, and then used Lu Min and I to fight against Wang Pingzhang. In fact, he was almost successful. When Wang Pingzhang retires or dies of old age, the beam will stretch for nearly a hundred years.

The warlord issue will finally come to an end in his hands."

"What a far-reaching plan..." Pei Yue couldn't help but sigh.

Gu Liang said with a complex expression: "Neither Lu Min nor I have the foundation of Wang Pingzhang, and as I said just now, His Majesty started planning my future as early as three years ago."

Pei Yue frowned slightly and said, "Uncle, are you referring to Cheng Jing's camp temperance?"

Gu Liang nodded and said: "That's right. At that time, he transferred me to the south. On the surface, it was for a promotion, but in fact, he made me lose the Nanying of the Beijing Army that I had been running for a long time. Even if I took away Li Jin and left Wei Xiao, I could only

Finally, I will help you. In less than two years, he transferred me to Xifu as a military aircraft, with the same high promotion, but such frequent transfers made it impossible for me to cultivate capable confidants. "

Pei Yue was slightly shocked in his heart, and finally understood it completely, and sighed: "As long as the last military leader Wang Pingzhang falls, there will be no nobles in Daliang who can easily shake the monarchy."

"Yes, a century-old problem can be solved in one day."

Gu Liang's face was complicated, a bit unwilling, but at the same time he did not hide his admiration for Emperor Kaiping.

After analyzing the emperor's thoughts, he finally talked about the situation Pei Yue was facing now: "Now you should know why your Majesty wants to deal with you and how he will deal with you. In a short period of time, you can still sit peacefully in the north.

As the battalion commander, even if you refuse the marriage arrangement, he will not directly kill you. But as time goes by, he will at least remove your military power, and at most give you the title of Xiangzan Military Aircraft.

"

Pei Yue said calmly: "Uncle, I had already started to arrange some countermeasures before returning to Beijing."

Then he briefly recounted the discussions he had with Mr. Xi when they were in the southern border.

Gu Liang listened carefully and thought for a long time after Pei Yue finished speaking. A look of approval and relief gradually appeared on his face.

He raised his hand and tapped the table gently, and said in deep thought: "From shallow to deep, from point to surface, from small to big, it's hard for you to have such a majestic spirit. Given time, you will not only have the ability to protect yourself, but you can even change the entire world.

Daliang, in fact, I have been thinking about why Duke Dingguo did not dare to rebel in the past these years, and how you will break the situation in the future."

Pei Yue pointedly said: "Uncle, the root cause is that these are not troubled times, and the emperor has not done anything rebellious to make the people resentful. It is difficult for rebellion to gain the support of the gentry class."

Gu Liang nodded and said: "Yes, the most important problem is that the disciples are unknown. Even if your hidden front guard is invincible in the world, without a righteous name in hand, the powerful will not support you, the scholars will not compete to vote for you, and even the common people will not support you."

I will stand by your side. It is undoubtedly a foolish dream to rely solely on tens of thousands of elite soldiers to compete in the world."

Pei Yue suddenly chuckled and said: "If I can leave Kyoto and take charge of a party like Tang Youzhi, even if I can't take all the military and political power, as long as I have the Zangfeng Guards and the Xiangyun by my side, I can protect myself in three years at most.

No worries.”

Gu Liang couldn't help but raise his hand and nodded at him and said: "How can a man as smart as your Majesty let the tiger go back to the mountains? If you really find a piece of territory, it might be another Western Wu or Southern Zhou Dynasty."

Pei Yue sighed: "Although fighting against the sky is endless fun, the current situation is still too passive. The southern border needs time to expand. Every confrontation in the capital is on the edge of a cliff. If you are not careful, you will be shattered to pieces."

He paused and said solemnly: "The emperor naturally holds great righteousness, and I can only continue to play the role of a loyal minister and filial son. Although I have some means to save my life, but..."

There is a Green Willow Manor in the northern suburbs of Kyoto, and a group of craftsmen inside are making preliminary preparations. I believe that it won't be long before Pei Yue's murderous weapon made with native methods will come to this world.

This is Pei Yue's biggest secret and his most important trump card. Even Ye Qi still doesn't know the details. Before the situation worsens to that point, he can only hide it in his heart for the time being.

Going back to the issue that the two discussed just now, in this world that pays attention to blood and orthodoxy, so what if he can take out a homemade bomb and kill the emperor? Before such weapons reach a certain number and form combat power, it is difficult to root out the root causes.

solve his dilemma.

In short, the trouble he is facing now is not the emperor himself. Emperor Kaiping is just the embodiment of feudal imperial power and moral system.

Even without those weapons, with the power he has now, and with top masters like Mr. Xi, Ye Qi and Gu Liang, it is not impossible to plan a mutiny.

The key lies in the four words "justifiable".

Killing the emperor will not make him an emperor, he will only become a rebellious minister and traitor who can be punished by everyone in the hearts of the Liang subjects. This was the true intention of Mo Haoli's words in the palace before.

Gu Liang clenched his right hand on the table into a fist and said with a smile: "If you want to change this passive situation, you have to dive underwater and let others compete with the Tian family. To put it simply, force Wang Pingzhang to rebel!"

"

Pei Yue's eyes sparkled slightly.

Gu Liang continued: "Wang Pingzhang will definitely gamble at critical moments, just like the things he did back then. After he does something, you will come out to clean up the overall situation, and then you can legitimately take charge of power. With your intelligence, what follows will

Things will naturally fall into place.”

Pei Yue suddenly remembered what he knew half a year ago, and said slowly: "Uncle is saying..."

Gu Liang nodded and said solemnly: "Yes, although your surname is not Liu, you are a descendant of Princess Qiyang!"
Chapter completed!