"Third brother is really good at it!"
In the Ganlu Hall, although Pei Ji had a wry smile on his face, he sincerely praised him.
Falling into a desperate situation and fighting to the death can only be said to be courageous.
However, in such a desperate situation, he was still able to devise clever strategies to put His Majesty under house arrest and lure the King of Qin back to the capital. It was indeed a good means and fully demonstrated Pei Shiju's skill.
Pei Shiju's expression was indifferent, "Seventh brother has been attached to the East Palace for ten years. Do you have other plans?"
It was very simple to persuade Yang Gongren to surrender. Pei Shiju only showed his face and the other party softened. No matter what the other party's reason was, with his temperament, it was impossible for him to cheat and fall to the King of Qin at the critical moment. Chen Shuda and Xiao Yu might do such a thing.
Pei Shiju despised him. He and Yang Gongren's father, Yang Xiong, were colleagues at the time. Yang Xiong was graceful, elegant, and well-mannered. He could be called a famous minister, but he was outspoken and outspoken. Unexpectedly, his son was so miserable.
However, Pei Shiju did not expect that his cousin Pei Ji, who had been attached to Donggong for ten years, was a little hesitant.
After a pause, Pei Shiju added the most crucial sentence, "Why was Liu Wenjing beheaded that day?"
Pei Ji's expression changed drastically. Liu Wenjing was beheaded when he was accused. Although it was His Majesty's decision, everyone knew that it was his own handiwork. Even His Majesty knew it well.
At that time, Liu Wenjing was stationed in Changchun Palace with Qin King Li Shimin, and he seemed to be dependent on him. Pei Ji had already chosen the prince. There was already a gap between the two sides, which became increasingly serious. In the end, Pei Ji fell into slander, which led to Liu Wenjing's death... To put it bluntly, Liu Wenjing was the prince and the king of Qin took the throne. victim.
If King Qin takes over the East Palace and ascends the throne as emperor, you can think about what will happen to Pei Ji.
"Third brother, my younger brother ranks second among the heroes of Taiyuan Yuanmou. If he doesn't rebel, he will be spared death as a rule." Pei Ji's voice trembled when he said this.
"Liu Wenjing is ranked third, so he will avoid death. Shouldn't he be beheaded?" Pei Shiju chuckled: "What's more, does Liu Wenjing really have the intention to rebel?"
Pei Ji's face turned gloomy. Was Liu Wenjing really planning to rebel...could he, the chief inquisitor back then, not know?
If you are said to be treason, then you are treason. At worst, I will throw some weapons and armor into your house. Is this enough evidence?
Looking at Pei Shiju's back as he walked out slowly, Pei Ji knew that he had no other choice. No matter how generous King Qin was, he would never forgive him.
This is indeed the case in history. Li Shimin ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor after the Xuanwu Gate Incident, but after all, he came to power through a mutiny and treated his veterans quite leniently.
Pei Ji's settlement was first increased to 1,500 households. In the second year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin went to the southern suburbs to offer sacrifices and allowed Pei Ji to ride in the royal chariot with him to show his trust.
But in the third year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin had stabilized the government, survived droughts and locust plagues, moved from the East Palace to Taiji Palace, kicked Li Yuan away, and then immediately kicked Pei Ji back to his hometown, with many words It means to reprimand... But with old feelings, I can't do the best and return to sweep the grave. How can I resign?
I miss my old friendship, I didn’t chop off your head, I just told you to get out, what else are you dissatisfied with?
However, when Pei Ji returned to his hometown, he was quickly accused of treason... Li Shimin was furious and accused Pei Ji, "The devil said you have talent, but you hid it!"
Pei Ji was probably speechless. Some people said that I am in ninety-five years. I came to Chang'an to tell you this emperor?
Are you afraid that your head is too strong on your neck?
In the end, Pei Ji was punished on similar charges as Liu Wenjing, but Li Yuan was not dead at the time. Pei Ji was exiled to Jingzhou, which is probably Sichuan now.
By the way, in that year, Liu Wenjing was rehabilitated.
Obviously, Li Shimin has never forgotten how Liu Wenjing died and who killed him... If Pei Ji hadn't died before Li Yuan, he would probably have been recalled to Chang'an by Li Shimin to be held accountable and beheaded.
Therefore, Pei Ji really had no other choice.
Pei Ji and Yang Gongren left Taiji Palace first and returned to Shangshu Province and Zhongshu Province respectively.
After a while, Pei Shiju, the provincial minister under the sect, also walked out of the Chengtian Gate. Although two of them were attached to the East Palace, in general, there was one prime minister and assistant in each of the three provinces who left the palace, which did not attract attention.
When Pei Shiju entered the province, he leisurely and elegantly greeted Xue Yuanchao, the servant of Huangmen, and asked if there were any battle reports from Hedong, Lingzhou, and Longzhou... Xue Yuanchao didn't notice anything strange at all.
After sitting for a while, Pei Shiju stared blankly at the scenery outside the window, thinking about when King Qin would enter Chang'an... Although everything was ready, it was hard to say whether anything would go wrong.
Of course, the most important thing is the death rate Li Huairen who may have escaped from the palace.
If Li Shan had been killed last night, Pei Shiju would have forcibly sent his daughter Pei Shuying away immediately... Who knows who will win in the end, the Prince of Qin?
If King Qin wins in the end, how could the concubine Zhu, whose son was killed, let Pei Shuying go?
But Li Shan escaped, escaped... This forced Pei Shiju to try his best to plan for the prince and defeat the King of Qin as much as possible.
Has nothing happened on Longyou Road yet?
Pei Shiju was a little impatient. Even if the Turks did not go south, Luo Yi, the king of Yan County, should have started taking action. Li Mengchang, the general manager of Longzhou, had not yet received a battle report.
The biggest reason why Pei Shiju returned to the province was that he could not let Xue Yuanchao get the battle report of Longyou Road.
But after hesitating for a long time, Pei Shiju slowly stood up, walked out of Menxiasheng, walked slowly north, and approached the Beiya Imperial Guard Office.
"Mr. Pei." Wang Junkuo's expression flickered, "Inside the palace?"
"Everything goes well." Pei Shiju remained calm. The news of Li Huairen's escape has still been blocked. "Where is Duke Huo?"
"Individual supervision in the backyard."
"I'll go take a look, maybe I can persuade him to surrender." Pei Shiju whispered: "Be prepared. If the King of Qin enters the imperial city and there are signs of escaping, take action immediately. If the King of Qin enters the imperial officer's office, you and your bodyguards will welcome him and kill him. "
"Yes." Wang Junkuo swallowed.
A quarter of an hour later, Chai Shao, who was locked in the room alone but not tied up, turned around and saw Pei Shiju at the door. His face changed slightly. After a moment of silence, he asked, "Where is your Majesty?"
"Inside the Shujing Hall." Pei Shiju slowly walked in, "The Duke of Jiang, the Duke of Fu, and the Duke of Song are all in the Ganlu Hall."
At this moment, Chai Shao's expression changed drastically. He originally thought that the prince was trying to kill everyone, and it was probably Pei Shiju who instigated it because he was dealing with Li Shan. But now it seems that Pei Shiju had a comprehensive plan, and the prime ministers and ministers came to the palace to meet and discuss matters normally. As a result, the three people who were friendly or close to the King of Qin were all detained.
After staying for a moment, Chai Shao looked deeply at Pei Shiju, "Does the King of Qin want to return to the capital?"
"Your Majesty sent Duke Yanshi of Yidu County out of the capital the day before yesterday and secretly summoned the King of Qin to return to the capital." Pei Shiju said frankly and without any concealment, "We should arrive in Chang'an today."
Chai Shao let out a long sigh, "Pei Gong is really a good tactic, a good tactic!"
