Yuan Luqian was far away in Youzhou, so he naturally didn't know much about the court in Chang'an, so he could only ask why.

Yan Gaoqing sighed: "I have Princess Taiping like a person in the Tang Dynasty, and I don't know whether it is a blessing or a disaster. If it weren't for Princess Taiping, Empress Wu would not have returned the power to the Tang Dynasty so easily. If Princess Taiping had not been resourceful and good at controlling the government, Empress Wei and Princess Anle would have been disrupted by the court. If she had not assisted the new emperor in the past to kill Empress Wei, the Wu clan members would not have been so smooth. However, time had passed, Princess Taiping regarded the new emperor as a thorn in his eyes and a thorn in his flesh. Before the prince succeeded to the throne, she even took a bold carriage to intercept the prime ministers at the Guangfan Gate of Xuanzheng Hall, implying that they should abolish His Majesty and change to the crown prince. The prime ministers present were shocked and sweated coldly."

Yuan Luqian was angry and shocked, shouting: "Princess Taiping is so arrogant? The new emperor has made great contributions to the world and is the crown prince of the country, which is natural."

Yan Gaoqing nodded: "It's thanks to the emperor's brothers who love each other and have a deep affection and no desire to compete for the crown prince, otherwise the situation would be even more worrying."

Yuan Luqian said worriedly: "Since the emperor has ascended the throne and holds great power, why don't he support his confidants and use it to fight against Princess Taiping? I believe that Princess Taiping cannot stop the emperor's power even if she is domineering."

Pei Min responded: "Princess Taiping's scheming and power are no less than that of her mother, Empress Wu. You and I want to know the truth, but she may not understand it. From the strongest party of the Supreme Emperor, you can see some clues. If you think that since the Supreme Emperor is willing to abdicate to the emperor, you will never be able to think about power anymore. But he has the greatest power in his hands, and there must be something wrong with it. It should be that Princess Taiping did not allow the Supreme Emperor to delegate power to the emperor. The real power is still in the hands of the Supreme Emperor, limiting His Majesty's exhibition."

Yan Gaoqing looked at Pei Min for a long time and said, "Brother Pei is really a wise man. Faced with the murder of Empress Wu on the Li family, the Supreme Emperor has experienced great ups and downs. He has long been indifferent to power. With the help of the celestial phenomena, he passed the throne to His Majesty today. But Princess Taiping entered the palace overnight, and I don't know what she said. Although the Supreme Emperor did not change his mind, he held the right to appoint officials above the third rank and the right to judge major criminal cases. Although Your Majesty is the emperor, he has no real power. On the contrary, Princess Taiping, with the help of the Supreme Emperor, the strength of the court has surpassed the emperor. The court is still the same.

With the Supreme Emperor as the supreme emperor, the power of the emperor and Princess Taiping is clearly distinguished, and a few are neutral like fences. Now both sides are secretly gathering their strength to win over talents. The imperial examination is a way to promote new talents to increase their power. The emperor, Princess Taiping can't not worry about it. Maybe they have already planned the top scorer, the second scorer, Tanhua, and just wait for the spring exam to start next year." He paused and looked at Pei Min and said, "Brother Pei, don't be surprised. I am not dispelling your ambitions, but the reality is so cruel. If you want the top scorer in high school, the chance of success is almost zero."

Pei Min narrowed his eyes and smiled, "I understand, but this is almost zero, but it does not mean zero. Besides, I have the ability to change the general trend and let Your Majesty listen to me, but I understand the principle of going with the flow and taking advantage of the situation and taking advantage of the situation."

Yan Gaoqing smiled knowingly and said, "It turns out that Brother Pei is already confident."

"It's not considered confident!" Pei Min smiled lightly, "But I'm not a naughty young man who doesn't know anything. He recklessly plunged into the whirlpool. If you want to fish in the waters, you must at least be prepared to mess up the waters."

Yan Gaoqing smiled and said to Yuan Luqian: "Sleek and sophisticated, and every step is the code of engaging in the officialdom. If you are like Brother Pei, you have already been going to mess with Chang'an against Your Majesty. Princess Taiping's two strengths, and you will not stop you if you are not prepared. If you are not prepared, you should not get into it too deeply."

Yuan Luqian pondered for a moment and said calmly: "Brother Xin, Brother Pei is right, so I won't join in the fun in Chang'an. In terms of cleverness and intelligence and adaptability, I am really not as good as Brother Pei. I wish Brother Pei high school here."

Pei Min smiled and thanked her.

Seeing that it was getting late, Yuan Luqian suggested eating and chatting, and asked the old butler if the dinner was ready.

The old housekeeper replied: "Mr. Pei bought a lot of ingredients, and the donkey meat has been stewed in the boiler. I don't know how to cook the beef yet. Master, Mr. Yan, Mr. Pei, do you want to eat what you cook, but it's fried or roasted?"

Even though Yan Gaoqing was in a family of officials, he rarely ate beef. Most of the meat was mutton. When he heard that there was beef, he immediately smiled and said, "It's really time to come, I've been convinced."

Yuan Luqian was also surprised and said, "Brother Pei?"

The old housekeeper replied: "Young Master doesn't know anything. Mr. Pei helped Governor Xue capture the Xi tribe and the Khitan traitor, and received a reward. He specially bought a lot of wine and food and wanted to have a few drinks with the young master."

The story of Pei Min helping Xue Na to capture Li Wuyi has spread throughout Jicheng. However, Yuan Luqian had already studied at Yanyun Academy. Yanyun Academy was a semi-closed system and could not be heard from. Before the get out of class was officially terminated, Yan Gaoqing came to the door, and the two returned to Yuan's mansion together, so they had never heard of this.

Yuan Luqian and Yan Gaoqing looked at each other. Yuan Luqian said first: "Brother Pei, you hide deeply enough." Yan Gaoqing continued: "Then I will benefit from it."

"Since Brother Pei bought it, let's decide!" Yuan Luqian threw it with great force and handed over the choice to Pei Min.

Pei Min pondered for a moment and said, "It's better to just roast it. Let's go to the backyard to make a fire, wait for the moon to rise and drink while drinking, which is also a good thing."

In this era, the food sharing system is emphasized. As long as you eat in the hall, there will be no big table and everyone will gather around to eat. Only in the wild are not so particular, and everyone will gather around to eat and drink.

The food sharing system is a bit raw. Pei Min takes this into consideration and chooses roasted food, that is, barbecue.

"Very good!" Yuan Luqian and Yan Gaoqing laughed in unison.

Yuan Luqian said: "That's to say that a few days ago, Brother Pei seemed a little strange. He went to do a big thing. We moved to the backyard and told us how we caught the traitor."

The three of them moved the meal to the backyard with interest, pulled a mat from the couch, spread it on the flat ground in the backyard, and sat on the spot.

This time they no longer care about it, and they are not sitting respectfully, sitting on the mat in a comfortable position.

Yan Gaoqing meditated cross-legged, Yuan Luqian meditated cross-legged, and Pei Min even sat down directly with his legs down.

In ancient times, they paid great attention to etiquette and law. Now their casual sitting posture means accepting each other and no longer treating each other as outsiders.

They toasted each other, and Pei Min also casually told them about Li Wuyi. They heard that the man who was righteous and righteous was actually a meticulous work by other countries, and they were all sighing. They toasted Pei Min repeatedly and thanked him for removing the great troubles for the Tang Dynasty.
Chapter completed!