"Why are you teaching here?"
Looking at the surprised Ji Lu, Li An was speechless, but still smiled: "Don't you know me yet? I haven't been gregarious since I was a child, and I don't like the excitement. When the school recruited students, no, I feel that I am quite suitable. , so he volunteered to take on the job."
He pointed at the academy and said, "Not only is it clean, but there are also so many hard-working students here."
"Now my wife and children are here, and I have already called this place my home. I am a homebody, and others say I am a housekeeper and have no future!"
As he spoke, he shook his head and smiled bitterly.
Ji Lu looked confused, but it quickly disappeared. He patted his shoulder and said: "Some people are officials, some are dividing families, but some people also need to guard the family. Otherwise, if the family is gone, no matter how successful we are, what will happen? There are not even people to share. nothing?"
"So, you don't have to belittle yourself. Among these students, you are the best in both knowledge and martial arts. If you didn't like to be in the spotlight, I'm afraid your achievements would not be lower than those of Ji Qing and others."
"Okay, I haven't been home for a long time. Once this person gets used to being busy, he won't be able to take any time off. When he stays at home, he will be busy. You can go about your business. I won't disturb you. Let's go. !」
Ji Lu slowly left with his hands behind his back. Li An didn't return to the academy until Ji Lu could no longer be seen.
Half a month later, everyone in the Pei family who had been sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai suddenly panicked.
"Are you telling me that the ship is not coming back? Are you sure you are not joking with me?"
Pei Yan, one of the people in charge of the Pei family, looked at his son Pei Yanxian who was kneeling on the ground in disbelief. What he said was really unbelievable.
"Yes, father, the fleet has disappeared. The people that Zheng was in contact with have also disappeared. Even Zheng's overseas managers have cut off contact with us."
Pei Yan first looked up at his father and said with a ferocious face: "Father, we were deceived. That little beast just wanted to take advantage of us. Now we help him put up a shelf and leave us alone. If we can't get the boat now, the court will How can we explain it over there?"
Pei Yan closed his eyes and remained silent, but his trembling hands revealed his restless heart.
Okay, I hunt geese all day long, but I didn’t expect to be pecked in the eye by a goose today. What a skill, it’s indeed a good skill!
"Check, try your best to find out where they are hiding. I can make or break them."
"It's father!"
Pei Yan stood up quickly and walked out quickly, leading his family members outside.
Seeing that his son Pei Yan had left, he seemed to have aged several years, and the energy he had to force Lawyer Pei in the ancestral hall had long since disappeared.
This matter is serious, and the ban issued by the court repeatedly is no joke.
Things that were thought to be foolproof have now gone so wrong, and as the person in charge this time, he cannot absolve himself of the blame! As for sending his son to look for him, it was just a delaying tactic. He just hoped to keep him far away. There was no doubt that he was in trouble this time, but he must not involve his son!
After waiting for a while, he stood up, straightened his clothes, and walked out the door.
Lawyer Pei has also thought about it in the past few days. He and the elders of the clan are too different. Instead of getting together and having a quarrel, he would take a step back. He would like to see what these guys who are playing with fire will do. end.
He laughed endlessly when he thought of those guys' ridiculous plans. Do you really think that the Pei family and other aristocratic families were still the same as before the Sui Dynasty?
Just look at the current situation of the aristocratic family to see how powerful the emperor's skills are now. Do you really think they are willing to develop overseas? If everything is going well in the Central Plains, who would want to go overseas and fight to the death?
They are all forced to make choices. If they don't go out, they will continue to be suppressed by the emperor. Rather than doing that, it is better to go out, at least the temptation of overseas territories is still great.
Everything was fine originally. As long as they developed step by step, as long as they established a foothold overseas and achieved self-sufficiency, then their Pei family would always be invincible!
But some guys were unwilling to lose their status in the Central Plains, and even colluded with some ambitious Zheng family members to support Li Jiancheng.
His son is self-sufficient overseas, preparing to use this to blackmail the court in the future.
Even if you retreat, at least you won't be implicated.
As Li Shimin's brother-in-law, he has some status. He has seen more of some things than others in the clan. Don't look at the fact that they are now very powerful overseas, and they can easily carve out large tracts of territory. But as long as the imperial court intercepts sea transportation with its navy, they will be beaten into prototypes immediately.
"Master, the third master is here!"
While he was deep in thought, the butler came to report!
"Who? You said it's Third Uncle?"
Lawyer Pei didn't react for a moment. What else was Pei Yan doing here? Now that all the power of the Pei family in Xijuan is in the hands of that third uncle, why are they looking for me? Humiliating?
"Go, let him in, I want to see what he wants to do? Do you really think I'm that easy to bully?"
Thinking of this, he was filled with anger, what? Now that you have the power, do you think I'm an eyesore?
"It's Master!"
Lawyer Pei sat directly at the front seat and had no intention of welcoming him. As a descendant of an aristocratic family, if you do this, you are already preparing to break your skin.
No matter what happens in the Aristocratic Family, it will at least look okay on the surface. But he is not ready to do this now. Since the other party won't leave him any room, why should he be polite?
After a while, Pei Yan appeared in front of Lawyer Pei. What surprised Lawyer Pei was how could this third uncle be like this after not seeing him for the past few days? How old do you look?
At this time, he realized that things seemed to be a little different from what he thought, but the gesture had been made, how could there be any reason to give up halfway? He wanted to see what kind of medicine this old guy was selling in his gourd!
"I've met the master of the house!"
Pei Yan bowed respectfully under Lawyer Pei's surprised gaze.
Although the Pei family is from a wealthy family, they run the family with rituals and filial piety. If outsiders knew that their elders were paying tribute to them, would they still get poked in the bone?
"What do you want to do?"
Lawyer Pei quickly moved away, pointed at Pei Yan and said angrily.
Seeing his nephew's behavior, Pei Yan smiled bitterly. Taking out the thing from his arms, it was a seal, crystal clear, showing that it was carefully crafted from a piece of beautiful jade.
He stroked it gently a few times and then placed it respectfully on the table.
"I am incompetent. I have caused great trouble for my Pei family. I have no face to be the patriarch of this Pei family in Xijuan. I also asked my nephew to take on the big responsibility. I will do whatever I want!"
Lawyer Pei was dumbfounded. What was going on? Do you think that the position of patriarch is just playing house? Just give in, you say?
"Can you tell me clearly what's going on?"
He did not pick up Fang Seal again, but frowned and asked.
Pei Yan had long lost his original temper at this time, and then calmly told the whole story without hiding anything!
boom!
"Okay, I didn't expect you to do so many things behind my back? You are indeed my good third uncle. How did you force me to do it in the first place? Now that you see that things are not going to end, you think that I will be blamed for you? Bah, what a beautiful thought!"
After saying this, Lawyer Pei, who had already exhausted his patience, was about to turn around and leave.
"Third uncle, I kneel down for you!"
Plop!
Pei Yan knelt down and said loudly: "I, Pei Yan, would not regret dying, but for the sake of our family, please save Mr. Pei!"
After saying that, he buckled down, and his decisiveness made Lawyer Pei's heart tremble!
Seeing this, Lawyer Pei didn't even feel the pleasure of getting revenge. The expression on his face kept changing, and he felt helpless in his heart.
He didn't care about the life or death of this third uncle, but he couldn't care less about Mr. Pei. Both uncle Pei Ju and father Pei Ji have devoted everything to the family. Now that the clan is facing such a crisis, how could he let it go?
As a child of an aristocratic family, the concept of loyalty to the family has been instilled in him since he was born and became sensible. Sometimes when there is a conflict between national affairs and family interests, the family interests must come first.
From childhood to adulthood, they have enjoyed educational resources that are not inferior to those of the royal family, and they have a huge family to protect them.
. If you don't care about your family's difficulties at this time, what's the difference between you and an animal?
"Go away, go wherever you like, and don't let me see you again!"
"lawyer.........."
"Go away~"
Seeing what Pei Yan wanted to say, Lawyer Pei suddenly pointed at him and yelled. His eyes were red, as if they were congested.
"Get out! Get out of here right now!"
Pei Yan looked at his furious nephew and suddenly laughed, smiling happily.
He knew that his nephew, who hated him to the core, agreed to his request. This was not important, and nothing else mattered. That was enough!
Pei Yan walked away with staggering steps, looked at the sky, and stretched out his hand to grab something, but he didn't touch anything.
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In the Mansion of Duke Xi, Ji Lu, who had been staying in Zhuangzi for half a month, came back. Not only did he come back, he also brought his mother and wife with him.
He himself owns real estate in Chang'an, but he had been traveling around and had no time to spare. Now he was finally free, and during his time at home, he realized that he owed a lot to his mother and wife. I picked them up this time because I wanted to keep them company, and also take them to see the prosperity of Chang'an City!
When I came to the backyard, when I saw Ji Song lying on a recliner and reading a book, I didn't bother him. Instead, I stood aside and waited!
"Well done this time!"
Ji Song closed the book, looked at Ji Lu and smiled.
"No, no, no, Lu didn't find anything this time..."
"No, I'm talking about you bringing your family here!"
Ji Lu, who originally wanted to explain, was suddenly stunned, a little baffled!
Seeing his appearance, Ji Song raised his forehead and smiled bitterly: "You, you, you are usually quite smart, why are you so stupid this time? You don't really think I sent you to check on Li An, do you?"
"Then you are..."
These Ji Lugenghu were painted. Wasn't it you who asked me to check Li An at that time? Why is it not the case now?
Ji Song had no choice but to point at him and said: "Yes, I did ask you to investigate Li An, but it was just by the way. How can a person who has lived in Ji's Zhuangzi for a long time hide anything from me? s eyes?"
"The reason I asked you to go back this time is because your mother, my aunt, wrote a letter saying that you were away from home all day, and your wife looked out the door countless times every day, just hoping to see you come home to have a meal with her. Meals cooked by my own hands.”
"You've really screwed me up now. When my mother found out about this, she called me over and scolded me for a long time. I told you that we couldn't reunite as a couple, but I didn't have to refute. This time I want you to go back and treat me well." I just want to spend time with my family, but it’s not bad, and I feel enlightened this time?”
Hearing Ji Song's teasing, Ji Lu blushed, and Ji Song was so amused!
"Okay, that's it for now. The lost ship has been found!"
"What?"
When Ji Lu heard this, his expression changed, and he said with murderous intent: "Who is it?"
"Pei Yan of the Pei family, and some of the unwilling guys from the Zheng family!"
them? Ji Lu suddenly understood.
"Now what?"
Ji Song smiled, broke off a flower, and threw it away.
"What should we do? Since we don't want to live a good life, how about we help them?"
"Go, inform the navy fleet and tell them that I heard that there are many pirates on the sea. How dare you rob passing ships in the waters of the Tang Dynasty? You are so bold. Tell them to find their lair and destroy it!"
Ji Lu was overjoyed when she heard this, clasped her fists in a salute and ran out.
Just when Ji Song was preparing to crack down on "pirates" at sea, Li Shimin in the palace also got the news!
"You mean Pei Yan is dead? Is that possible?"
Li Shimin looked at Commander Baiqisi below with a surprised look on his face.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I would like to find out more about this matter. Pei Yan was leaving the Prince Consort's Mansion.
Then he went home. It was not until three days later that the news of his death came out. The spies arranged by the minister had already found out! "
"Pei Yan is indeed dead!"
"Well, I understand, go down!"
"promise!"
Pei Yan is dead? Li Shimin sneered. Do you really think that Pei Yan can escape if he dies? I have laid out such a big game, how can I be so advantageous to you?
"Your Majesty, Duke Xi has received news that there are many pirates at sea who are robbing merchant ships along the way. In order to protect the safety of maritime trade, your Majesty has asked your Majesty to order the naval fleet to patrol the sea and severely crack down on "pirates". "
Hearing this, Li Shimin was "surprised" and quickly asked: "Is this true?"
The corner of Chen Shou's mouth twitched, thinking to himself, don't you know this better than me? But he would not dare to say this even to death.
"If I tell you, Your Majesty, this is indeed the case. Not only are you robbing maritime merchants, but you are also occupying land overseas and becoming king. It is simply lawless. If you don't strike hard, it will not be enough to show the majesty of the Tang Dynasty!"
Chen Shou had a serious look on his face, and after he finished speaking, he gritted his teeth. Somehow, he thought he and the "pirates" had a sworn hatred!
"Well, maritime trade has become an important source of tax revenue for the Tang Dynasty. It should not be underestimated. The order was sent to Liu Rengui, commander of the South China Sea Navy Fleet, to lead the navy officers to go to sea to "suppress bandits." We must restore peace to the South China Sea! "
Chen Shou quickly said: "I obey your order!"
Looking at Chen Shou's leaving figure, Li Shimin smiled and stopped paying attention to this matter!
How could he not know the strength of the Nanhai Navy Fleet? The warships that have been going to sea in recent years are proof that it is easy to deal with a small "pirate"?
So, on the morning of the second day, Li Shimin directly announced the matter without any intention of discussing it! The navy has always been under Ji Song's control. What's the difference between this and being under him?
In addition, there is no need for much supplies at sea. With the imperial decree, we can go to sea immediately. This is a force directly under his control, and there is no need to argue with other people to mobilize it.
This time it is to catch everyone off guard, to be quick, accurate and ruthless, that is the purpose of this attack. Just to scare some monsters and monsters, don’t think that there’s nothing you can do when you get to the sea?
Just enough to wake some people up.............
