Chapter 58 The reason behind it
“Haha?” Gu Ji glanced at Pei Xuanjing with a smile, “Isn’t that why you came here this time?”
With his sophistication , how could you not know the purpose of Pei Xuanjing's visit today.
Pei Xuanjing was not embarrassed after having his worries exposed. He smiled cheekily and said, "I hope Brother Gu can give me some advice."
Gu Ji had always wanted to give him some advice and did not go into the matter in detail. "Do you know who is behind the compilation of the 'Martial Arts'?"
Pei Xuanjing was confused, "Isn't he the emperor?"
"Haha, yes, but no!" Gu Ji took a sip of tea and said: "On the surface, this matter is His Majesty's idea, but in fact it is It was the Xungui family who were behind the push . It can be said that the two parties involved in this matter are not just the imperial court and the top forces, but also the struggle between the civil servants and the nobles."
"I would like to hear the details." Pei Xuanjing took the initiative to take it. He picked up the teapot next to him and gave Gu Ji some tea.
Gu Ji did not hide anything and told the reason.
After the founding of the Ming Dynasty by Emperor Taizu, all the heroes who followed him to conquer the world were canonized as nobles and hereditary. , used to check and balance the power of the court with civil servants.
Even though many people from the Xungui lineage were later eliminated in Taizu's later years, there were still many Xungui people left. This was the origin of the Xungui lineage.
Later Emperor Taizong raised troops to suppress Jingnan and canonized many nobles. In addition, Emperor Taizong's five expeditions to Mobei swept across the grassland. During this period, many people made great contributions and many people were canonized.
By the time of Emperor Xuanzong, the power of the Xungui family reached its peak, and the officials and officials in the court were almost breathless.
However, as the saying goes, prosperity and decline later, when the famous Yingzong succeeded to the throne, a defeat of Tumu Fort wiped out all the praise and praise of the noble lineage, and almost every family wore filial piety. Every household was ostracized, causing the lineage of nobles to become weak, and some nobles even died of heirs.
When talking about this Yingzong, a hint of sarcasm appeared on Gu Ji's face.
This man is really a bastard, and he doesn't feel sorry for him. He has completely lost some of the foundation accumulated by his ancestors.
Taking this opportunity, the civil servants not only stood up again, but even took the opportunity to infiltrate their power into the territory belonging to the honorable line and obtain many powers that originally belonged to the honorable line.
There was even some dark speculation in Gu Ji's mind, whether there would be some unspeakable big shots involved in the defeat of Tumubao, which would cause Xungui to decline from then on.
Of course, he did not mention any of these speculations about Pei Xuanjing. After all, he belonged to the line of civil servants and would not expose his shortcomings.
Since then, the civil servants and nobles have completely suppressed the nobles, and the situation between the civil servants and the nobles has reversed.
After being bullied for so many years, Xungui naturally refused to admit defeat and wanted to take back his own power.
But the current emperor is different from the previous emperors. This one loves martial arts and military affairs. He has the style of Taizong. He wants to imitate Emperor Taizong's deeds and lead his troops to conquer Mobei.
This gave the Xungui family hope to rise again, and this time the compilation of the 'Martial Arts' was a test and the first step in their plan.
"So, the compilation of the 'Martial Arts' is a big trouble." Pei Xuanjing said.
Gu Ji nodded, "Of course it is. With the power of the imperial court, how could there be a shortage of manpower to compile the 'Martial Arts'? If it was really that simple, there would be no people to be found anywhere."
With the power of the Ming Empire, not to mention other things, it only found many things that were enough to participate in the compilation of the "Martial Arts" from the tributes of the royal family and various vassal kings.
The reason why this matter became widely known was to deliberately alert others and test the reaction of the civil servants.
Pei Xuanjing frowned slightly. He felt that he still thought too simply.
Originally I thought this was the imperial court's test of the major forces in the world, but I didn't expect that this was an internal struggle within the imperial court, not only between nobles and civil servants, but also involving the struggle between the imperial power and civil servant groups.
To be honest, Pei Xuanjing already regrets participating in this matter. It is difficult for him, a third-level warrior, to make a big difference in this kind of struggle. If he can have the strength of a first-level warrior, he might be able to gain some. The right to speak. To put it bluntly, in the final outcome of this matter, the losing side will probably have to pay a huge price, and it would be considered a light thing not to kill a person with heads all over the place.
"But do you regret participating in this matter?" Gu Ji seemed to have seen through Pei Xuanjing's thoughts.
Pei Xuanjing smiled bitterly, "I do regret it, but it's a pity that I can't escape now."
He knew clearly that from the moment he entered Tiandu, he had already been involved. Can't get away.
"Yes, you can't escape now." Gu Ji nodded.
Now if Pei Xuanjing wants to withdraw, it will definitely attract a thunderous attack from the Xungui family, because they will never allow anyone to shake the morale of the army at this time.
"Then have you thought about what to do next?" Gu Ji asked.
Pei Xuanjing thought for a while and said, "Keep a low profile and be wise to protect yourself."
This is the best way he can think of at the moment.
He has already thought about it. He will wait for a while and just accumulate praise as soon as possible and conduct life simulation to improve his strength, so that he can have more self-protection ability in this matter.
Gu Ji nodded, "It's true. But can you ensure that you keep a low profile so that trouble won't come to your door?"
"Huh?"
Pei Xuanjing's hand holding the tea cup A lag.
Indeed, sometimes things do not depend on personal will.
I want to keep a low profile and avoid getting into trouble, but that doesn’t mean that trouble won’t come to me.
"Haha, Xuanjing. The first thing I want to teach you when you enter Tiandu City is that you can be gentle but not too low-key." Gu Ji's face straightened and he spoke solemnly to Pei Xuanjing.
You can be gentle, but you can’t be too low-key?
Pei Xuanjing was a little confused, "Brother Gu, please give me some advice."
If you don't understand, just ask. Pei Xuanjing has never felt that he knows everything or knows everything.
Especially in this heavenly capital, where there are hidden dragons and crouching tigers, all kinds of people will exist.
And when it comes to martial arts, Gu Ji is not as good as himself.
But in terms of his conduct, methods and strategies, he is completely different from these officials who have been in officialdom for decades.
Seeing Pei Xuanjing humbly asking for advice, Gu Ji nodded.
If the other party can't listen, he won't mention it again, because it doesn't make any sense.
Since Pei Xuanjing can listen, he will not hesitate to give pointers.
(End of this chapter)