Unparalleled Concubine

  Chapter 375 Iron Face Pei Saburo

   Frankly speaking, the Emperor Taikang was impatient.

   He didn't need to be so anxious, because he was still young, as long as he didn't make any mistakes, he could smoothly take over the authority of the court in two or three years and become a true supreme.

   But he...is out of position!

   Emperor Taikang ascended the throne, and there was no problem in terms of procedures. After all, all the civil and military officials of the late emperor saw it, and the prime minister Zhang Qu also confirmed it.

   But the program is the program, and the human heart is the human heart.

  The abolition of the crown prince was still the crown prince until the eve of the late emperor's death.

   Too coincidental.

   Up to now, half a year later, in the court and the opposition, from the capital to the local area, many people still feel that the current emperor Taikang is a "usurper", but no one dares to say it.

   In fact, the new emperor can indeed be regarded as a usurper, after all, he used a knife at the beginning.

   On this point, Emperor Taikang was also a little guilty. Although he sat on the dragon chair, he always felt uneasy.

   He desperately needed to get the Imperial Army into his hands.

   But at the time, most of the people under the Wei family were civil servants of low rank. There were only Ye Lin, Hou Jingde and Li Xin as the generals. Emperor Taikang had no suitable reason or suitable candidate to replace Pei Jin.

   Of course, if he was willing to hand over the Imperial Army to his husband Ye Sheng, Pei Jin would definitely hand over the Imperial Army obediently.

   The problem is that the new emperor would rather let Pei Jin continue to lead the forbidden army than let the Ye family get the forbidden army.

Li Xin frowned and thought about the cause and effect, and said, "Your Majesty, this matter... can't be too anxious, Pei Jin has no basis for rebellion, as long as your Majesty takes a firm seat in another year or two, you can easily take it. drop him."

   Having said this, Li Xin paused and then continued: "One thing Your Majesty should pay attention to is that before His Majesty has completely controlled the court situation, neither Eunuch Chen nor Zhang Xiang can move."

   These two people were the last witnesses of the late emperor's edict, and only the two of them saw with their own eyes that the late emperor put the widow in the box. It can be said that only the two of them could prove the legitimacy of Emperor Taikang's status.

   Therefore, Zhang Qu and Chen Ju could neither move nor die until the new emperor could not be assertive.

   This is the "legacy" left by the previous emperor to the Emperor Taikang, and it is also the shackles that the previous emperor left to the new emperor.

   This shackle is that Zhang Qu's status will remain unchanged in the new dynasty. If he cannot accept the prime minister recklessly, the power of the new emperor will be greatly restricted.

   Emperor Taikang filled Li Xin with tea again, and his face was calm.

   "The problem is, eldest brother, he's gone."

  The new emperor's face sinks like water: "If the eldest brother is still there, of course I have the patience to wait for the court to pass, but the eldest brother is still there, if I can't get the forbidden army as quickly as possible, the eldest brother will become my biggest hidden danger."

  While pouring tea for himself, he said with a gloomy face: "Don't forget Chang'an, when we started a rebellion last year, Pei Jin brought the imperial army and killed him to the palace."

   "If there is no imperial decree of the late emperor, he might have attacked me!"

In fact, the process of changing old and new powers does not necessarily have to be replaced. Take Pei Jin as an example. This General Pei is only in his early 40s this year, and he still has a long way to go in the court. As long as he is right If the new emperor surrenders, he can become the elder of the two dynasties, and he can even continue to lead the forbidden army in the new dynasty.

   However, Pei Jin is a die-hard loyalist of the late emperor.

   When the palace changed last year, Pei Jin was very dissatisfied with the result, and he also asked the previous emperor why he abolished the prince.

   More importantly, the abolished prince is gone.

   Now, even if this Pei Saburo knelt in front of the Emperor Taikang and surrendered, the Emperor would not believe him, and would worry that he would be wronged, and that he would surrender behind the abolition of the prince.

   So no matter what, Pei Jin must be taken down.

   "Hou Jingde, the qualifications are not enough."

  The Emperor Taikang said solemnly: "Even if I have the heart to support him, he will not be able to reach Pei Jin's position. I have been looking for suitable candidates for the past six months, but I have never been able to find a suitable candidate."

   Emperor Taikang is already the emperor of Dajin. At this stall, as long as he finds a suitable, loyal enough, and qualified person to take over the imperial army, the imperial army will be handed over to the new emperor.

   But unfortunately, he didn't find it.

There are naturally    people, but he doesn't trust them very much.

   Li Xin whispered, "Has Your Majesty ever been in contact with Pei Jin's subordinates?"

   It is a very good choice to use the deputy to dismiss the chief official. After the deputy is removed, it is very likely that he will be loyal to the new emperor.

   Emperor Taikang shook his head: "Pei Jin has been operating the banned army for many years, but the people under him can't believe it, especially at this time..."

  If there is no existence of the abolished prince, the court will be stable up and down, and the emperor Taikang can replace Pei Jin with Pei Jin's deputy at will, and take the forbidden army for his own use.

   However, the abolished prince does not know where he is, and the emperor will worry about the loyalty of the imperial army.

   "Why don't you transfer Ye Shaobao back to the capital and let him take over the Imperial Army?"

  Ye Shaobao is Ye Ming, the eldest son of Ye Sheng.

   "The Ye family is even worse."

  The emperor narrowed his eyes and said bluntly: "How can there be a family with one surname that can control the two armies?"

   Having said this, the new emperor slowly shook his head and sighed: "Actually, in Pei Jin's position, Ye Lin can barely do it, if he is not surnamed Ye..."

  The conversation froze.

  Li Xin asked, "What does Your Majesty mean?"

   Emperor Taikang looked at Li Xin.

   "Does Chang'an know why Pei Jin was so loyal to the late emperor?"

  Li Xin was thoughtful.

   "Because he was born low?"

"good."

   Pei Saburo was born in the military. Later, he was taken by his father and took him with him. He began to take charge of the imperial army in his early thirties. Because of this, he became his father's die-hard loyal.

   Having said this, Emperor Taikang said with a bit of anger: "This fellow is still doubting whether I harmed the father!"

Uh…

   Objectively speaking, the process of Emperor Taikang's ascension to the throne is indeed very similar to that of killing his father to seize the throne.

   So there is nothing wrong with Pei Jin thinking so.

   After being silent for a while, Li Xin said with a wry smile, "Your Majesty doesn't mean to let this minister take charge of the Imperial Army, right?"

  The Emperor shook his head.

   "Changan, you alone are not enough. With Hou Jingde, you can barely make it."

   "With Hou Jingde it's not enough."

   Li Xin also shook his head and said, "Not to mention whether the two of us have the ability to control the forbidden army, even if there is, Zhang Xiang will not be able to get through."

   "The court and the opposition will all say that His Majesty is cronyism."

  The emperor laughed: "It's probably impossible to let you replace Pei Jin directly, but if Pei Jin is gone, then it's not a big problem."

  Li Xin blinked.

   "When His Majesty came to the throne, it was not appropriate to kill the generals without authorization, right?"

   "Who said I was going to kill him?"

Emperor Taikang said helplessly: "I just want to replace him, and then give him a title and let him retire, but Pei Jin has been cautious all his life, and he has never been wrong for decades, and I have no good reason to be right. He started, that's why he asked Changan to come to the staff."

   This general of the forbidden army still lives in Ningxifang next to Datongfang. This is the house of Ningxifang, which was awarded to him by the late emperor.

   The two sons of General Pei, one farms at home and the other serves as a soldier in the north.

   This guy is a man with an iron mask.

  In officialdom, it is easy to move a corrupt official, and you can find 10,000 reasons casually, but it is extremely difficult to move a clean official without the slightest mistake.

   (end of this chapter)