The night was already deep, and Pei Shiju sat on his knees on the futon in the house for a long time, with only a solitary lamp beside him. He did not pay attention to his daughter who was so heartbroken that she fainted, nor did he pay attention to his two grandsons who were keeping vigil in the mourning hall. Sitting here silently, thinking silently.
It is understandable that even a figure as famous as Pei Shiju fell into a state of confusion for a long time after encountering this kind of incident.
Those images kept flashing through his mind. The loss of his father at a young age was not a deep impression on Pei Shiju. At that time, he was only one year old and was raised by his uncle Pei Rangzhi. However, when Pei Shiju was eight years old, Pei Rangzhi offended Beiqi. The clan king Gao Yue of Qinghe was sentenced to death, and Pei Shiju truly felt the pain of losing his father.
For this reason, Pei Shiju has always been at odds with the Changsun family and the Gao family, who were attached to the Qin palace... Gao Shilian was the grandson of Gao Yue, the king of Qinghe.
Everything seemed to be going well after that. When he was young, he became famous for his talent and was highly regarded by Yang Jian, the general manager of Dingzhou. However, not long after, Pei Shiju suffered another setback and his mother died of illness.
The beating candlelight became smaller and smaller, and the light was no longer enough to illuminate the surroundings. Pei Shiju sighed. He had experienced four dynasties in his life and was considered successful, but his family affairs often made him feel exhausted.
His wife died of illness and his daughter had an unfortunate marriage, so he was the only son to live a stable life... Unexpectedly, he died in Longzhou only two or three years after he started working as an official, leaving his white-haired man to send a black-haired man.
Putting aside the past, Pei Shiju stood up with difficulty, moved his knees, walked by the window, looked at the dimly lit room outside by the moon, and thought about his trip to Huating over and over in his mind.
Pei Shiju carefully questioned Chang Da, Yang Ze, and Zhang Wenguan, and even personally asked several military leaders who participated in the Battle of Huating, and basically understood what happened.
The key issue is that Li Shan broke out from the North City Gate, while his son and nephew fled from the South City Gate for safety. Pei Shiju asked many people and found out that there were Li Shan's personal guards outside the South City Gate at that time, but Just as his son was leaving the city, the hundreds of cavalry suddenly headed west. This was the direct reason why Pei Xuanji and Pei Longqian were killed by Liang Jun.
Pei Shiju even asked clearly. The leader of the team at that time was Zhang Zhongjian... There was no way, he was too ugly, which left a deep impression on many people.
Whether it was an accident or deliberate, it is difficult to say, but it is certain that Zhang Zhongjian was one of Li Shan's personal guards, and his departure to the west must have been instructed by Li Shan.
And whether Li Shan instructed Zhang Zhongjian to go west was before or after meeting Pei Xuanji and Pei Longqian... This is the key, and it is also difficult to say.
Pei Shiju clearly remembered that he had interrogated Chang Da, Yang Ze, and Zhang Wenxi for a long time, but Zhang Wenguan was quite dissatisfied. He had been following Li Shan, and he directly said that the King of Handan had snatched Pei Xuanji from the rebel army. , Pei Longqian, as a result, these two people did not follow His Highness to break out of the encirclement, but made their own decisions and suffered their own consequences. Can Pei Gong still blame each other for this?
Pei Shiju never believed this. After all, Li Shan rescued Zhang Wenguan from desperate situations twice... Even if the latter didn't know the inside story, he might have covered it up for Li Shan.
The pain of losing a child is unforgettable, how could Pei Shiju dare to believe it?
As Li Shan had guessed before, after hearing the bad news in the palace that day, Pei Shiju immediately had the idea of revealing Li Shan's life experience, and even directly pointed out the idea of Li Shan joining the army of the King of Qin.
But Pei Shiju quickly rejected himself. The reason was very simple. Li Shanli's contribution in the Tiantai Mountain battle was too great. Such a rescue effort could not be shaken by just a few words, not to mention that he had no evidence.
The most important thing is that in the whole matter, Wenxi Pei and Li Dewu were completely unreasonable. If these things were exposed, Li Yuan might alienate Li Shan, and even be wary of Li Shan because he might join the army of the King of Qin. , it is also possible that Su Dingfang will be transferred to no longer be in charge of the palace, but in this case, even if the prince ascends the throne in the future, it will be difficult for him to do anything to Li Shan.
It is a fact that Li Dewu abandoned his wife and children. It is also a fact that Li Dewu and Pei Shiju sent Li Shan into desperate situations several times. However, there is no evidence that Pei Xuanji and Pei Longqian died in Huating...
Even if Li Jiancheng ascends the throne as emperor, Pei Shiju will not be able to achieve his goal.
What purpose?
Of course, kill them all!
However, Pei Shiju also knew in his heart that although the young man was not very old, he had deep thoughts. At such a young age, he was able to play both sides of several forces in the court and could not fault anyone. No one is inferior to me.
It is impossible for him not to know that the key to victory or defeat for both parties is to seize the legitimate son, so he takes action at this time... If he was also in Huating that day, this would make sense. If he was already ill in bed, it would be possible for him to be angry to death, but like Such a casual move can easily make things get out of hand.
The night had passed, the oil lamp had long been extinguished, and the white fish belly could be faintly seen on the horizon. Pei Shiju, who looked calm, asked his servants to prepare the car and went straight to the East Palace.
Pei Shiju made his own judgment. The whole thing may have been accidental, but Li Shan also had some manipulations. If he could push things along, would that young man be soft-hearted?
Li Jiancheng and the staff of the East Palace were still in Renshou Palace. Pei Shiju greeted several East Palace officials who were left behind, then summoned a palace official and asked a few questions in a low voice.
The palace man served Li Jiancheng personally all year round. Although he had no formal position in the East Palace, his status was not low. At this moment, his legs were weak and he was trembling.
Originally, Pei Shiju had already made some guesses through some clues, but now he was finally sure... In other words, it was the death of his only son that made him make up his mind.
If you, Li Shan, can push the boat along with the current, everything will come true in the future, and I can push the boat along with the flow. If bandits attack Sun Moon Lake, it will be a matter of course.
It certainly wouldn't work at this moment. Pei Shiju knew that although Chang Jian took the wrong approach, he was actually a cautious person... Indeed, after the battle at Tiantai Mountain, before Li Shan mentioned to Li Yuan that Pei Xuanji died in the battle, he had already Zhu Ba and Qu Silang were ordered to return to Sun Moon Lake with thirty personal guards.
After several years of operation, the current Sun Moon Lake can be called a small fortress. It is divided by a river on the south side, a dense forest with no roads on the west side, a tall Dongshan Mountain on the north side, and the road on the west side is guarded by young people all year round. Hundreds of soldiers could not defeat Zhuangzi.
Pei Shiju waved the palace man to leave. He had already sentenced him to death in his heart, and silently said to himself... Li Huairen, I will not reveal everything.
Only when everything is under water and the prince ascends the throne can he have the possibility to profit from the chaos.
What is profit?
If you let me experience the pain of losing a child, then I will destroy your family!
(End of chapter)
