Tibet

Li Dai hurried back to the political hall and happened to meet Pei Zunqing pacing in the yard.

Pei Zunqing lowered his head, looking very worried. These days, his identity as the grandfather of Princess Qi was exposed, causing an uproar in the government and the public. The prime minister on the left is the father of Prince Qi, but the prime minister on the right is the grandfather of Princess Qi. Someone is shouting, "The political affairs hall is going to ask for help." Become the King of Qi Party.

These criticisms have put tremendous pressure on Pei Zunqing, and he has been considering resigning in the past two days.

Pei Zunqing looked up and saw Li Dai standing not far away, so he smiled and said, "Have you had lunch, Jingwen?"

Li Dai nodded, "If Mr. Pei has time, I would like to chat with Mr. Pei!"

"Then go to my official room!"

Pei Zunqing and Li Dai came to the right minister's official room. They sat down and the tea boy Xiaonian came in and served tea.

Basically every high-ranking official has a tea boy. Although it is not ruled out that a few officials have the bad habit of having sex with boys, most officials do not have this hobby. Everyone likes to use tea boys to serve them. A very important reason is that young maids cannot be used in government offices. , but these officials don't like to be served by big men, so smart tea boys are chosen.

There is another potential reason, which is related to the seating. Officials usually kneel and sit on the couch, and their bodies are relatively low. If they are served by adult men, they will look very tall, giving the officials a strong sense of oppression. But with a short tea boy, this sense of oppression is gone.

Li Dai took a sip of tea and said slowly: "Today at noon, Dugu Ming and I will have dinner together."

Pei Zunqing smiled slightly and said, "He is an 'inquiry'. What news does he bring to Jingwen?"

Li Dai sighed, "I just realized that the daughter of Dugu Lie who married Pei Gong was actually the emperor's marriage seeker."

Pei Zunqing nodded, "That's right, I approached the Supreme Emperor at that time. He said it was inconvenient for him, so he appointed the Crown Prince to be the marriage seeker."

"Is it because Crown Princess Wei is Duke Pei's niece?"

Pei Zunqing burst into laughter, "As expected of a mere inquirer, he even knows this!"

"The Crown Princess also raised Suzaku for half a year!" Li Dai continued to ask.

"That's right, I arranged it. Old Mrs. Dugu didn't like my daughter Alian, and the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was very tense. Dugu Lie sent his pregnant wife to the palace and asked his eldest sister to take care of her. Not long after giving birth to Suzaku, Alian After he died of illness, old lady Dugu did not allow Zhuque to enter the house. At that time, I was negotiating with Dugu Lie about Zhuque's arrangements, so I asked the princess to take care of Zhuque. Dugu Lie went to beg Liefeng again, and Liefeng accepted Zhuque as his disciple and let me Since then, I lost my granddaughter, and the conflict between Dugulie and I has intensified, and we vowed not to have any contact with each other until we die."

Li Dai nodded, "I see, why would Dugu Lie go to Lie Feng?"

Pei Zunqing sneered and said: "Because Lie Feng is from the Dugu family. There is a deep connection here. Lie Feng is also my aunt. Dugu Lie's grandfather Dugu Zang was obsessed with martial arts. He has always sought the Pei family's Suzaku mentality. , but couldn't get what he asked for, and finally broke through from Lie Feng. Lie Feng took away the Suzaku Heart Technique and became the Hidden Wing Warrior of the Dugu family.

Later, Liefeng was sent to the palace by Duguzang to personally protect Linzi King Li Longji. Li Longji's mother was the daughter of the Dou family, so the Guanlong nobles always supported Li Longji. After Li Longji ascended the throne, Liefeng gained his later status.

Why did my daughter Alian name her daughter Zhuque? It was to express the grievances between the Dugu family and the Pei family that revolved around the Suzaku mentality for sixty years. "

Li Dai heard this with horror. It turned out that the Dugu family and the Pei family had such a deep grudge. He suddenly thought of something and said quickly: "Then Xinyue's marriage to A Ye, does it have anything to do with A Ye's practice of the Suzaku Heart Technique?"

Pei Zunqing shook his head, "The Dugu family should not have this idea. Dugu Lie married my daughter just to resolve the grievances between the Dugu family and the Pei family. But Lie Feng had this intention, and it was obvious that without Lie Feng's step-by-step guidance, with Zhuque With her identity, she would not like a poor boy from Yonghefang, she should marry the Li royal family, of course, it is the same thing now."

Li Dai suddenly realized that he had gone off topic, and quickly brought the topic back, "Mr. Pei, what I mean is that Princess Qi is your granddaughter. Will the emperor be angry?"

Pei Zunqing sighed, "He knows very well, so he won't be angry. This is just something Queen Zhang made up."

"In that case, why did Mr. Pei resign?"

"People's words are terrible!"

"I am still the father of Prince Qi! Who are you, the grandfather of Princess Qi?"

Li Dai shook his head, "Isn't this the reason for Mr. Pei?"

Pei Zunqing walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, looked at the foreign minister in the lobby and sighed: "The emperor is fatuous, the eunuchs are monopolizing power, and the Tang Dynasty is in decline. I am so disheartened!"

"But...but does Mr. Pei know that if Mr. Pei goes down, it is very likely that Li Fuguo will come up?"

"What?"

Pei Zunqing suddenly turned around and said in surprise: "How could it be Li Fuguo?"

"How is it impossible?"

Li Dai said excitedly: "Now it is suddenly revealed that Duke Pei is the grandfather of Princess Qi, which has caused a lot of discussion in the government and the public. Who is behind it? It's not who the eunuch is. Now that the emperor is ill, the fight for the prince is gradually coming to the surface. At this critical moment, the eunuch is The party targeted Mr. Pei in an attempt to force him to abdicate, which is clearly to create conditions for the eunuch party to control the political hall."

"But we won't let Li Fuguo be the right prime minister!"

Li Dai sighed, "Today Dugu Ming told me that the emperor once promised to make Li Fuguo the prime minister, but the prince stopped him at the last moment. I suspect that the edict appointing Li Fuguo as the prime minister is still there."

Pei Zunqing's expression became serious. He wanted to resign because he felt that he was unable to reverse the decline of the Tang Dynasty and wanted to be virtuous. But if Li Fuguo wanted to seize his position, that would be another matter.

Pei Zunqing clasped his fists and said, "Thank you Jingwen for reminding me. I know it in my heart. I will never let Li Fugu succeed!"

In the evening, Li Dai returned to the mansion. He went directly to the inner study. After a while, his wife Pei Sanniang came in with a bowl of ginseng tea.

When he saw his husband pacing back and forth in the workshop with his hands behind his back, he smiled and asked, "My husband seems to have something on his mind?"

Li Dai glanced at his wife, "Is there something you are hiding from me?"

"Where do you start talking about this?"

Pei Sanniang was a little unhappy and said, "I had an upset stomach and didn't have dinner last night. I didn't tell my husband."

Li Dai waved his hand, "It's not about this, it's about Ye'er's marriage. What's going on with his concubine Yang?"

"Why did your husband suddenly think of asking this question?"

Seeing that his wife was a little unhappy, Li Dai had to tell her the whole story, "Today Duguming mentioned to me that Taiwei will be seventeen years old next year. He wants to arrange the marriage, and then I told my concubine Yang The family gave up one place and gave up the second concubine to Taiwei. Dugu Ming looked very strange and said that I didn't know, but he refused to tell me and asked me to ask you, so I was confused."

Speaking of this, Li Dai was also a little dissatisfied and said: "Madam, what on earth does even Dugu Ming know about, and I, the father, don't know about it?"

Pei Sanniang also knew that keeping some things hidden for too long would hurt her husband. She hesitated for a while and said, "It's not that I don't want to tell you, and Ye'er doesn't allow me to tell you because this matter is of great importance. Once I say it, it will make the world boil. Are you sure you want to know?"

Li Dai hesitated and said: "Madam, you must believe me, my mouth is very, very reliable!"

"How can you hide this from the person you sleep with?" Pei Sanniang sneered.

Li Dai thought for a moment and said, "If it's about Ye'er's fate, I won't tell anyone!"

"Okay! I'll tell you."

Pei Sanniang closed the door, pulled her husband into the inner room, and whispered in his ear: "That Yang is none other than the imperial concubine who disappeared in the past!"

"ah!"

Li Dai was stunned for a moment.