East Palace, Chengen Hall.
Many people from the old Pei family were kneeling on the ground, more than a dozen of them.
In the row on the left, Pei Shuying and Yang Hao were sitting. On the right, Pei Xian, the Duke of Linfen County, and Pei Yun, the imperial censor, were sitting.
Yang Ming sat in the main seat and remained silent until now.
The atmosphere in the hall was solemn.
Yang Ming had long known the ins and outs of the whole matter from Su Lie who had returned. Although Yang Hao was unlucky and impetuous, the matter was still solved.
His original intention was not to let the Pei family know that he was involved in it. Yang Hao, a boy with poor work skills, forced him into an unfavorable situation, so that if he didn't sell him, he wouldn't be able to bring him back.
Of course Yang Ming would not blame Yang Hao. He would not scold Yang Hao in any public place, even if Yang Hao was wrong.
"Which one is Pei Shen?" Yang Ming was silent for a long time and finally spoke.
Pei Shen, who was kneeling on the ground, did not dare to raise his head and said quickly: "Your Majesty Pei Shen, please punish the prince."
"How dare I punish you?" Yang Ming sneered.
As soon as these words came out, Pei Yun and Pei Xian, who were sitting in their seats, were stunned at the same time and screamed, and everyone in the hall also trembled in their hearts.
Yang Hao snorted coldly and drank his tea with a sneer on his lips.
The Pei family members who were kneeling on the ground apologized one after another and begged Yang Ming to calm down.
Pei Shen kept kowtowing loudly.
"Don't dirty the floor in the solitary palace," Yang Ming said.
Pei Shen was completely panicked, with runny nose and tears. He looked at Pei Shuying with tears streaming down his face:
"I am so old and confused that I made a big mistake. Can the Crown Princess ask for a favor?"
"Presumptuous!" Linfen County Duke Pei Xian, who was sitting in his seat, was furious when he heard this:
"You are the one who caused this matter, how dare you involve the Crown Princess? Have you lived enough?"
After saying that, Pei Xian stood up and said, "I would like to ask that Pei Shen be dismissed from his post and driven back to his hometown."
This was what they had discussed below. Dismissal should be the lightest punishment. Pei Shen was also old and had no real power in the Secretariat. He might as well retire and forget about it. After all, he was just reading, so where could he not read?
Yang Ming chuckled, pointed at Yang Hao and said to Pei Shen, "Look up."
Pei Shen quickly raised his head and looked at Yang Hao as the prince pointed.
Yang Ming said solemnly: "He can sit here and drink tea leisurely here, but you can't."
As soon as they said this, Pei Xian and Pei Yun subconsciously looked at the empty table in front of them. They didn't have tea either.
So the two of them quickly stood up and knelt down in the hall.
Yang Ming sneered and said: "You are all people with status, many of them are my Sui Hu Gu. Because of Ayun, you are here in Gu and you are not outsiders, so Gu has no intention to embarrass you, but what you did is too much. It's too much, don't think that Pei Shen can take over all the connections. He is a secretary and has no one to back him up. How dare he look down on Gu's cousin, your Majesty's nephew?"
Linfen County Duke Pei Xian raised his head with trembling hands: "This mistake is all due to the lax family tradition of my Pei family. The prince is teaching me that I must restrain the children of the clan in the future."
His look of panic was all fake. He guessed that Yang Ming would not do anything to them. He would not look at the monk's face but the Buddha's face. You have to give Pei Shuying and Pei Ju face, right?
Even without the two of them, wouldn’t I, the Hedong Pei family, still have this little face? When building the kiln, we were unambiguous. We are your princelings.
Pei Yun guessed that Yang Ming was not only talking about Yang Hao's affairs, but also alluding to Su Lie's affairs, so he hurriedly said:
"Thousands of mistakes have been made. This time it is all my fault. Please calm down, Prince. I am willing to be punished."
Yang Ming chuckled and said: "I will not punish you, you worshiped the wrong Buddha."
After saying that, Yang Ming looked at Yang Hao: "The King of Liang has the final say on how to deal with them."
Yang Hao was stunned, what the hell are you doing to me? Do I dare to deal with it? If I deal with it, won't I immediately offend my siblings and Pei Ju?
He subconsciously glanced at Pei Shuying beside him, only to see Pei Shuying looking at her nose, nose and heart, indifferent.
So Yang Hao said: "That's all, let's follow what Duke Linfen just said and drive him back to his hometown."
After saying that, Yang Hao looked at Pei Shuying and said, "What do my brothers and sisters think?"
He was trying to show his goodwill to Pei Shuying, hoping to make Pei Shuying owe him a favor.
Pei Shuying turned around and said with a smile: "The punishment given by King Liang is too light. It is such a serious offense. If he is not severely punished, he may do it again in the future."
Yang Hao was stunned: "What do my brothers and sisters think?"
Pei Shuying pursed her lips and smiled, looked at her relatives in the palace, and said in a deep voice:
"Pei Shen was demoted to a commoner and expelled back to his place of origin. Anyone who caused trouble in the camp was expelled back to Hedong. Without the prince's order, he will not be allowed to leave Hedong in the future. Those who are disrespectful to the slaves will be killed with a stick in the worst case, and will be sent away in the light case."
After saying that, Pei Shuying stood up and said, "Your Majesty, please give me permission."
Now, everyone in the old Pei family was stunned. No one thought that the one who was cruel to them was one of their own.
Pei Yun was smart and said quickly: "I am willing to accept the crime."
People saw clearly and knew that Pei Shuying was trying to protect the family, otherwise the punishment would be too light. If His Majesty found out, they would not be able to pass the test.
But Pei Shen can't see the heat. You are the daughter of our family, how can you demote me to a commoner? My family has been an official for six generations, but now they have become common people here?
Then a hundred years from now, my descendants may not even be able to afford the sacrifices and incense money they burned to me.
"Princess, am I your clan uncle?" Pei Shen knelt down a few steps forward and cried.
Pei Shuying turned around coldly and scolded: "Who is King Liang or your Majesty's nephew? Did you ever think of this when you offended King Liang?"
Pei Shen was immediately speechless.
"Drag him out," Pei Xian ordered Pei Nanjin and Pei Xingyan behind him, and the latter two hurried forward and dragged the crying old man away.
Yang Ming said calmly: "Okay, okay, everyone, please sit down. You have been punished. There is no need to kneel anymore."
Pei Shuying stepped forward and helped the old Pei Xian up and sat aside.
Pei Xian was of high seniority in the family. In the early years of the founding of the Emperor, he briefly served as the Minister of Rites. Because Gao Jiong couldn't stand him, he only served for a few months before he was released. Descendants were very popular in the Tang Dynasty.
After everyone was seated, Yang Ming prepared his Qianniu and summoned Pei Yun's son Pei Shuang in, saying:
"You are the Senniu Preparation Officer appointed by You Gu, but it seems that your family doesn't think this is a good job."
Pei Shuang's mouth twitched and he subconsciously looked at his father, Pei Yun.
He, Lai Yu, Dugu Lingyun, and Wei Huaijing were the Qianniu Preparations responsible for guarding the prince, so they always followed Yang Ming and never left.
Although he also heard that there seemed to be some trouble between the clan and King Liang, he didn't know the specific situation.
Pei Yunxin called it quits. Just now, he just dealt with Yang Hao's matter. Now the prince wants to deal with Su Lie's matter. Isn't it clear that he is referring to his own son?
Pei Yun was about to speak, but Yang Ming raised his hand to stop him. He continued to look at Pei Shuang and said:
"I'm asking you, what do you think your grandpa is doing?"
Pei Shuang said: "Being able to serve the prince is a great honor for a humble position. Only a fool would think that being prepared for a thousand cattle is not a good job."
Yang Ming smiled: "After all, it is a guard position. There is no experience and no learning. I'm afraid I will delay you. Let me see, you can go home."
Pei Shuang was stunned for a moment.
Good guy, are you going to kill the chicken and show it to the monkey? How about surgery on my son? Pei Yun couldn't sit still anymore and quickly stood up and said:
"The prince clearly knows that Qianniu is ready to hold the sword and is the personal guard of His Majesty and the prince. It is an important position in the command of the left and right. No one in the world dares to despise it. It is an honor for the prince and his son to hold the sword of Qianniu for the prince. Please The prince takes back his life."
Qian Niu Bei Shen first came from the Northern Wei Dynasty. Because the sword hanging on their waist was named Qian Niu, and it was also the standing guard around the emperor and the prince, so it was called Qian Niu Bei Shen.
Starting from Yang Jian, in order to reflect the uniqueness of Qianniu Beishen, once the preparers reached a certain age, they would be released to serve as high-level local officials.
Because Senniu Preparation was held when he was young and left when he was old, he was also called Emperor Yuancong.
Yang Ming had no reaction to Pei Yun's words, while Pei Shuang was furious, knowing that someone in the family had implicated him.
Pei Renji knew in his heart that this was directed at him, so he stood up and said:
"I have a request, but I don't know whether to make it or not."
Yang Ming still remained silent.
Pei Renji swallowed subconsciously and continued: "I have a daughter who seems to have secretly fallen in love with the prince's bodyguard Su Lie during the spring outing. I asked the prince to be a matchmaker for the two young ladies."
Yang Ming smiled and said: "I, Su Lie, have a bad background and am not worthy of your daughter."
"No, no, no, it's up to the minister to climb up the ladder," Pei Renji could only bite his teeth and swallow it in his stomach.
Others also saw the heat and stepped forward one after another to ask Yang Ming to be a matchmaker.
Pei Shuang also realized the problem at this time. The feeling was that Pei Renji looked down on Su Lie, which made the prince angry? What does that have to do with King Liang? It sounds messy.
Yang Hao added fuel to the fire at this time: "If you had said this earlier, why would I have gone to the camp to rob people? Now I know I regret it?"
Pei Shuang, who was completely unaware, was shocked again. Damn it, you actually snatched someone away? No wonder there is a conflict between the two parties. You are so awesome. You dare to go to our house and rob someone?
Linfen County Duke Pei Xian said with a smile: "Prince Liang, you don't speak clearly. If Pei Shen knew that you were ordered by the prince, how could we dare to stop him?"
Yang Ming was embarrassed now. It was indeed a bit disgraceful to steal a bride.
Pei Shuang now fully understands that the King of Liang is not awesome, but the prince is. Let me just say, I have never heard of anyone who dares to snatch a woman from our house. Since he is the prince, it is okay.
So Pei Shuang said directly: "I think that Su Lie and the daughter of Duke Langya are a match made in heaven. This matter will definitely become a good story in the future."
The corner of Pei Renji's mouth twitched, a good story? Just watch my fucking jokes.
At this time, Yang Ming suddenly stood up and left quietly.
Everyone in the hall was left looking at each other, confused and confused.
What is this for? Agree or disagree, give me an accurate answer, so everyone looked at Pei Shuying again.
Pei Shuying sighed softly, got up and left.
"Hehe. Hehehe." Yang Hao no longer had to maintain his posture, crossed his shoulders and crossed his legs, hehehe said with a strange smile: "You will not survive if you do it yourself."
(End of chapter)
