"Tang Ci was an extremely filial man. His parents died tragically in the Yi rebellion, so in order to avenge his parents, he ignored Master Pei's advice and joined the army. In the end, he died in battle as Master Pei expected. "
At this time, the voice sighed: "This is also the most helpless thing about Master Pei. Even if he can see through the fate of others, he still can't stop it, just like the prince."
"Prince?"
"In fact, when the prince implemented the New Deal, Master Pei found out that the prince, like him, found a secret in his dream and learned that Daqian was about to be destroyed, so he also wanted to change the fate of Daqian. But even if the prince wanted to change Daqian in the future, Qian, but in Master Pei's opinion, it is of no use at all, Daqian's fate cannot be changed, and it will even put Daqian into a more dangerous situation."
"So Master Pei reminded him twice, but the prince still went his own way, which led to today's disaster."
Su Shi asked: "Since Mr. Pei wanted to remind the prince, why didn't he reveal his identity to the prince? If they join hands, can't they fight against fate?"
"Different Taoists do not work together. The prince did this just to consolidate the country forever, but Master Pei was thinking about how to help the people survive the catastrophe. And the reason why Master Pei reminded the prince was because of the new policy implemented by the prince. See It seems to bring prosperity to Daqian, but in fact, ordinary people have become the targets of the wealthy families."
"When the prince was alive, his national policies could benefit the people. But after the prince's death, the new policies he implemented became monsters that sucked the flesh and blood of the people."
Su Shi was silent for a while, because he knew that Pei Xuan was telling the truth. Businessmen's pursuit of profit will last forever. It is not impossible for the prince to want to use business to revitalize Daqian to cope with the upcoming disaster in Daqian.
However, business itself is a monster. Without corresponding legal restrictions, its growth rate is so fast and its behavior is so barbaric that it has never been seen before.
Zhou Xuan released this monster that did not belong to this era, and the harm it caused was far beyond his imagination.
Su Shi said silently: "So Mr. Pei used Zi's spear and Zi's shield to harvest people's property by using Chenxiang Hall, Tianbao Pavilion and Hongsi Square?"
The deacon seemed not to understand what he said and couldn't help but ask: "Where are these places that the young master mentioned? Why do you accuse Master Pei of using them to harvest people's property?"
Hearing the deacon's words, Su Shi looked horrified and lost his voice: "Are Chenxiang Hall, Tianbao Pavilion and Hong Sifang not the work of Pei Xun?"
Although the deacon couldn't see Su Shi's expression, he heard the horrified voice and knew that what he mentioned was of great importance.
So he thought carefully before answering slowly: "Master Pei has never mentioned these entrances. What's wrong with them?"
Su Shi didn't answer him because his mind started to get confused again. He always thought that the incident at Chenxiang Hall was Pei Xuan's plan, but judging from the deacon's reaction, he seemed to be unaware of it.
Then who set up Chenxiangtang, Tianbao Pavilion and Hongsifang, and why did this person know this kind of scam?
"Pei Lao really never mentioned Chenxiang Hall?" Su Shi thought about it again and again, but still couldn't believe what the deacon said.
The voice said decisively: "Master Pei has never mentioned the so-called Chenxiang Hall."
Since he couldn't get the answer here, Su Shi could only hope for the secret guard's investigation. However, Zhou Jin did not inform the results today. Obviously, the secret guard had not yet found the person behind the scenes.
"Did you steal the handkerchief Hui Niang embroidered?"
"yes."
Su Shi said: "Now you should know where the prince's handwriting is hidden."
"good."
"Why does Mr. Pei want to get the prince's handwriting?" Su Shi thought for a while and said puzzledly: "I believe that even if he doesn't need to read it, he should know what is written on it."
"Master Pei didn't tell me clearly about this. He just said that the prince's handwriting might have the answer he wanted."
"what is the answer?"
There was another silence on the other side. I don't know if he couldn't answer or didn't want to answer.
"Is Hui Niang one of yours?"
"Yes. She was rescued by Master Pei, who treated her like a granddaughter and passed on her world-leading embroidery."
This was beyond Su Shi's expectation. He couldn't help but smile and said, "Mr. Pei can also embroider?"
There seemed to be a hint of laughter from the partition wall: "Hui Niang's embroidery skills are only 50% of Master Pei's."
"Since Mr. Pei treats Hui Niang as his granddaughter, why would Hui Niang betray him?"
The deacon couldn't help but sigh: "The word love makes people blind. She had a deep love for the prince, and the prince suddenly died suddenly. She thought Master Pei was related to it, so she felt resentful towards Master Pei."
"The facts prove that Huiniang's guess is not unreasonable. The prince did die in his hands."
The deacon did not refute him, but simply said in a deep voice: "Mr. Su, have you ever thought about a question?"
"what is the problem?"
"Why did the prince give his handwriting to Hui Niang?"
This is what Su Shi couldn't figure out. It stands to reason that there are many people closest to the prince, such as His Majesty, the Crown Princess, and Princess Pingle, but they don't know the existence of handwriting at all.
"Why?"
The deacon said slowly: "Master Pei guessed that the prince could only give the handbook to Huiniang at that time."
Su Shi couldn't understand what the deacon said again: "Why does Mr. Pei think so?"
The voice said simply: "I don't know."
Hearing this answer, Su Shi couldn't help but frown slightly, because he found that there seemed to be many things that Pei Xuan had not told the deacon.
In order to confirm his idea, Su Shi asked tentatively: "Mr. Pei said he left a book..."
At this point, he paused deliberately, wanting to know the other party's reaction.
"I know."
"Is that book in your hand?"
"yes."
"What does this book record?"
The deacon was silent for a long time and said slowly: "Master Pei was originally planning to give this book to you."
This answer did not surprise Su Shi. He just said calmly: "Are there any conditions?"
"The condition is that Mr. Su sincerely joins us and leads us to fulfill Master Pei's last wish."
"Leading you?"
"That's right." The deacon's tone was unimpressive, and you couldn't tell what his emotions were: "Actually, when the young master behaved strangely, Master Pei believed that only the young master could take on this important responsibility."
Su Shi pondered: "How can you determine that I am sincerely joining you?"
"We hope that Young Master can stand by as we press ahead with the plan."
"How long are you going to stand by and watch?"
"The day the emperor died."
Su Shi finally couldn't help but let out a long breath: "Are you ready to take action against His Majesty? And the purple smoke yesterday was the signal to take action?"
The deacon didn't seem to expect that Su Shi could guess their plan, and was completely silent for a moment.
