Chapter 58 The Reason Behind

"Hehe?" Gu Ji smiled at Pei Xuanjing, "You came here for this matter, didn't you?"

With his experience, how could he not know the purpose of Pei Xuanjing's visit today.

Pei Xuanjing was not embarrassed when his secret was exposed, and smiled thickly, "I hope Brother Gu can give me some advice."

Gu Ji originally wanted to give advice to the other party, and did not delve into the matter. He said, "Do you know who is behind the compilation of the "Military Classics" this time?"

Pei Xuanjing was puzzled, "Isn't it the emperor?"

"Hehe, yes and no!" Gu Ji took a sip of tea and said, "On the surface, this matter is the idea of ​​His Majesty, but in fact it is the nobles who are behind it. It can be said that the two sides of the struggle in this matter are not just the court and those top forces, but also the struggle between the civil officials and the nobles."

"I would like to hear more about it." Pei Xuanjing took the teapot next to him and added tea to Gu Ji.

Gu Ji did not hide it and told the reason.

After Emperor Taizu founded the Ming Dynasty, he conferred the title of nobles on the meritorious officials who followed him to conquer the world, and the title was inherited by the successors to check and balance the power of the court with the civil officials.

Even though Taizu had cleaned up many people from the noble line in his later years, there were still many nobles left, which was the origin of the noble line.

Later, Emperor Taizong launched an army to quell the rebellion and conferred many nobles. In addition, Emperor Taizong made five expeditions to Mobei and swept the grassland. During this period, many people made great contributions and many more were conferred.

By the time of Emperor Xuanzong, the power of the noble line reached its peak, and the civil officials were almost unable to breathe because of the pressure from the nobles in the court.

However, as the saying goes, prosperity will decline. Later, the famous Yingzong succeeded to the throne. A defeat at Tumubao wiped out the power accumulated by the noble line in one day. Almost every family was in mourning, and every household was in white, which made the noble line become a lack of successors, and some nobles even died out.

When talking about Yingzong, Gu Ji's face showed a bit of sarcasm.

This guy really sold his father's land without any regret, and ruined the foundation accumulated by his ancestors.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the civil officials not only stood up again, but also took the opportunity to infiltrate the territory of the nobles, and took many powers that originally belonged to the nobles.

There were even some dark speculations in Gu Ji's heart, whether there were some unspeakable big figures involved in the defeat of Tumubao, which led to the decline of the nobles.

Of course, he did not mention these speculations to Pei Xuanjing at all. After all, he belonged to the civil officials and would not expose his shortcomings.

Since then, the civil officials have completely suppressed the nobles, and the situation between the civil officials and the nobles has reversed.

After being oppressed for so many years, the nobles naturally refused to admit defeat and wanted to take back their own power.

It just so happens that the current emperor is different from the previous emperors. This one loves martial arts and military affairs, has the style of Emperor Taizong, and wants to emulate Emperor Taizong's deeds, lead troops to go on an expedition, and sweep across Mobei.

This gave the nobles hope of rising again, and this time the compilation of the "Wu Jing" was a test, and it was also the first step of their plan.

"So, the compilation of the "Wu Jing" is a big trouble." Pei Xuanjing said.

Gu Ji nodded, "Of course. With the power of the court, how could there be a lack of people to compile the "Wu Jing", if it was really that simple, where can we find people."

With the power of the Ming Empire, let alone other things, just find many people from the royal family and the vassal kings who are qualified to participate in the compilation of the "Wu Jing".

And the reason why this matter became widely known was to deliberately alarm the snake and test the reaction of the civil officials.

Pei Xuanjing frowned slightly, he felt that he was still thinking too simply.

Originally, I thought this was a test of the major forces in the martial arts world by the court, but I didn't expect that this was still a struggle within the court. It was not only between the nobles and the civil officials, but also involved the struggle between the imperial power and the civil official group.

To be honest, Pei Xuanjing now regrets participating in this matter. It is difficult for him, a third-grade warrior, to make great achievements in this kind of struggle. If he can have the strength of the first grade, he may be able to gain some voice.

To put it bluntly, the final result of this matter is that the losing party may have to pay a huge price. It would be considered light if not killing a person's head all over the ground.

"But do you regret participating in this matter?" Gu Ji seemed to see through Pei Xuanjing's thoughts.

Pei Xuanjing smiled bitterly, "I do regret it a little, but it's a pity that I can't get out now."

He knew that from the moment he entered Tiandu, he had been involved and could not get out.

"Yes, you can't get out now." Gu Ji nodded.

If Pei Xuanjing wants to withdraw now, it will definitely attract the thunder strike of the nobles, because they will never allow anyone to shake the morale of the army at this time.

"Have you thought about what to do next?" Gu Ji asked.

Pei Xuanjing thought for a while and said, "Keep a low profile and protect yourself."

This is the best solution he can think of at the moment.

He has already thought about it. He will stay alive for a while. As long as he accumulates Dao Yun as soon as possible and conducts life simulations to improve his strength, he will have more self-protection ability in this matter.

Gu Ji nodded, "That's right. But can you make sure that you keep a low profile so that trouble won't come to you?"

"Huh?"

Pei Xuanjing's hand holding the teacup stagnated.

Indeed, sometimes things are not subject to personal will.

I want to keep a low profile and not cause 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 became serious and he spoke to Pei Xuanjing solemnly.

You can be gentle, but not too low-key?

Pei Xuanjing was a little confused, "Please give me some advice, Brother Gu."

If you don't understand, ask. Pei Xuanjing never thought that he knew everything and could do everything.

Especially in Tiandu, there are all kinds of people.

And if it comes to martial arts, Gu Ji is not as good as himself.

But in terms of dealing with people, means and strategies, he is a world apart from these officials who have been ups and downs in the officialdom for decades.

Seeing Pei Xuanjing asking for advice humbly, Gu Ji nodded.

If the other party doesn't listen, he won't mention this matter again, because it would be meaningless.

Since Pei Xuanjing can listen, he will not hesitate to give him advice.