After hesitating for a long time in front of the official office of Shangshutai, Pei Renji went in bravely and asked to see Zuo Pushe Pei Ju. It was Yu Yu's first time to take the initiative to come to Shangshutai to see the patriarch Pei Ju, but this was also Pei Renji's choice, because his precious daughter Pei Cuiyun had already lived in Chen Yingliang's house for three days, and there was no sign of returning home so far.
Pei Renji, who was conferred the title of Doctor Guanglu, is of the second rank, while Pei Ju, who is worshiped by Shangshu Zuo Pushe, is of the second rank. In terms of reputation, Pei Renji's official rank is higher than that of Pei Ju, but in fact, if Pei Renji wants to see Pei Ju, he has to Like other ordinary officials, they lined up to accept Pei Ju's summons in turn. The reporters' offices, book offices and servants at the Shangshutai were not very friendly. They didn't even bother to serve Pei Renji a cup of tea, and Pei Renji didn't dare to say anything. .
After waiting for more than an hour, after a fifth-rank official came out of the lobby, the voice of inviting Guanglu doctor Pei Renji finally sounded in front of the lobby. Pei Renji didn't dare to neglect, so he tidied up his clothes in a hurry, and hurried up to the lobby to meet Pei Ju. Regardless of the scribes sitting on the left and right, he cupped his fists and bowed to the ground, and said respectfully: "Little brother Pei Renji, I have met my clan brother."
"You are very polite, doctor." Pei Ju's expression was very calm, and he said in a neither cold nor hot tone: "In the courtroom, it is better for doctors to exchange titles, come here, quickly set up a seat for Doctor Pei, and put him in the top position. "
The guards in the hall agreed, but Pei Renji waved his hands again and again, not daring to say anything, and then said cautiously: "Brother, I wonder if I can take a step to speak? I take the liberty of my younger brother, I have some things I want to talk to my brother alone."
"Doctor, just speak up if you have something to say. Why talk about it alone?" Pei Ju seemed to be busy with business, so he rejected Pei Renji's request. He said helplessly, "Okay, follow me."
He personally led Pei Renji into the signing room. Pei Ju sat directly behind the book case very bluntly, picked up an official document and read it, Pei Renji closed the door with his own hands, and then Jishou knelt down in front of Pei Ju, not even saying a word One sound, let alone speak. Pei Ju continued to read the official documents, as if Pei Renji did not exist at all. After reading the official documents, he took a pen to make instructions on the official documents and signed them. Pei Ju put down his pen and said in surprise: "Doctor Guanglu, what are you doing? Your official rank is higher than mine, why do you give me such a big gift?"
"Brother, forgive me, brother forgive me, I know I was wrong." Pei Renji paused again and again, and said tremblingly: "Please also forgive my brother for the sake of being of the same clan and because you can't write two characters in one stroke. once."
Pei Ju smiled, and said with a smile: "You know that you can't write two characters of Pei in one stroke, and you still have the face to say this. When you hooked up with Yu Wenshu behind my back and first sued Li Hun for treason, you Why don't you know that you can't write two characters of Pei in one stroke?"
"Young brother is greedy for profit, and you deserve to die." Pei Renji said with a sad face, "I coveted the official position promised by Yu Wenshu and did something stupid. I was stupid. I did something wrong. Please forgive me."
"You are greedy for an official position, so you use your own brother's head as a stepping stone?!" Pei Ju finally burst into a rage, slammed the case hard, and shouted with a livid face: "Do you know that because the trial of Li Hun's case cannot be decided, even Pei Yunxian's younger brother will be judged?" Almost got involved! He was already blamed for his unfilial son Pei Shuang, if he gets involved in this kind of treason again, what will happen?" (The first presiding judge of Li Hun's case was Pei Yun, but because no Pei Yun failed to conclude the evidence of treason and was reprimanded by Emperor Sui Yang.)
"And Brother Hongce!" Pei Ju yelled angrily again: "Li Min, the son of Li Hun, is the deputy general and supervisor of Brother Hongce. In order to obtain evidence of Li Hun's rebellion, you and Yu Wenshu actually instigated Li Min His wife came forward to secretly report to His Majesty, exposing his husband and his father-in-law for rebellion, and almost implicated Hong Ce's younger brother! His grandfather and your grandfather are blood brothers, and it is thanks to you that you can do it! Only Hong Ce Such a good person believes your explanation to him and continues to treat you as a brother!"
"For the sake of a Youwuwei general, you can implicate two brothers of the same clan. Now that Laihuer has fallen, the second person in the Sixteenth Guards Mansion has been vacated. If Yu Wenshu allows you another Youyiwei For the position of general, do you still want to take more than a hundred heads of my family and use them as stepping stones for you to get promoted and get rich?!"
Pei Renji had already changed from kneeling on one knee to kneeling on the ground with two legs. He nodded repeatedly, dripping with cold sweat all over his body, and only begged Pei Ju's forgiveness in a low voice, but Pei Ju became more and more angry, and said angrily: "You still complain that we don't promote you. Say it yourself, Didn't we give you a chance? After Dong Chun was arrested, we didn't recommend you to serve as the left guard in Pengcheng, and gave you a chance to make meritorious service and get promoted?"
"It's you who are afraid of suffering and tiredness, afraid of picking up that mess, and even more afraid of repeating Dong Chun's mistakes. You refuse to go, but nephew Ying Liang took over that mess without saying a word, and you have worked so hard. , You have been promoted, and you still have the cheek to envy him! You said yourself, if you had performed a little bit in the Qingxu battlefield, would you still be like this now?!"
"Why are you still complaining behind your back? Even that flatterer Yun Dingxing can serve as the General of Zuo Tunwei, and the only real power of you, a famous general in the world, is General Hu Benlang!" Pei Ju slapped the case again and shouted: "Say it yourself, yours Is his performance as good as Yun Dingxing's?"
"What's wrong with that old shameless sycophant? Even if he was dispatched to the Shaofu, he still did his job well. His majesty was full of praise for the armored battles he supervised, and he gave Yu Wenshu a lot of face. Knowing that he doesn't understand military affairs, Chen Yingliang could travel thousands of miles to Qiao County to find his grandchildren. Chen Yingliang is not ashamed to ask his subordinates, and desperately learns how to use soldiers to fight and reuse the military talents Chen Yingliang gave him. , do every job steadfastly, and accumulate credit bit by bit to climb up! Such a person, not to mention Yu Wenshu will not hesitate to promote him, even if it is me, I will try my best to promote him!"
"Compared to that sycophant, you are a piece of mud that can't stand on the wall! You have the face to laugh at him who only flatters and flatters you! You have the face to complain behind your back that brother Pei Yunxian and I don't pull you, you yourself Don’t live up to it, how can we pull you to promote you?!”
Pei Renji simply pressed his forehead to the ground, and the sweat was begging Pei Ju to appease his anger, saying that he knew his mistake and was determined to repent, begging Pei Ju to give him a chance. And after Pei Ju vented, his anger dissipated to some extent, and then he shouted: "Tell me, what do you want me to do, I have a lot of things ahead, so just talk about it."
"My little brother wants to beg my elder brother to come forward and resolve the misunderstanding between my younger brother and Nephew Ying Liangxian." Pei Renji said tremblingly, "Or, please send a message to ask my nephew Ying Liangxian to send my daughter home. "
After finishing speaking, Pei Renji quickly added: "My little brother also knows that such a matter should not be troublesome, but my little brother really has nothing to do. Cuiyun ran away from home and lived in the house of Ying Liangxian's nephew. I don't know about this matter." Why did the news spread throughout the entire city of Dongdu, my younger brother went to Hongce, but he still refused to see me, my younger brother has no choice but to come and beg my elder brother to speak up, and I also come to beg my elder brother to forgive me for my previous foolish mistakes."
Pei Ju didn't get angry because of such a trivial matter, and asked again: "Why did your daughter run away from home and live in the house of Ying Liang's nephew?"
"She..." Pei Renji hesitated for a while, and then said bravely: "She is not sensible. She heard that Ying Liang's nephew was in trouble, and asked me to come forward to rescue her. My brother has been taught by my elder brother, so I refused..."
"Things have come to this point, you still plan to tell me the truth?" Pei Ju interrupted coldly.
Looking up timidly, seeing Pei Ju's face was cold and fierce, Pei Renji's voice started to tremble again, and asked, "Brother, you already know?"
"Xiandi Hongce told me that he didn't want to see you because he broke his heart for you." Pei Ju said expressionlessly, "I can tell you clearly that Brother Hongce knew about it from your daughter. What happened, Yingliang's nephew couldn't stop him, so he begged Hongce not to tell me about it, lest I also be sad and angry. Yingliang is a foreign surname, but when it comes to protecting our Wenxi Pei family, More than a hundred times stronger than you."
"Brother, little brother can swear to God, I didn't promise Xiao Huaijing!" Pei Renji's voice was choked with sobs, and he swore, "Xiao Huaijing is instigating my brother to make trouble for a good nephew, but I really didn't promise him, The younger brother was about to drive him away, but Cuiyun suddenly rushed in and scolded me, I couldn't save face, so I beat her with the strength of alcohol, my younger brother really didn't mean to frame Nephew Yingliang!"
"You've done too many good things, even your daughter won't believe it, right?" Pei Ju sneered and mocked, Pei Renji didn't dare to speak up, but continued to beg for mercy in a low voice, Pei Ju snorted a few more times, and then said: "Go see Hong Make a plan, I asked you to meet him, and he should give me face to see you. As for how to apologize after the meeting, it is your own business."
Few people in the court of the Sui Dynasty dared not give Pei Ju face. After hearing the words, Pei Renji heaved a sigh of relief, and quickly thanked him. When he offered to leave, Pei Ju suddenly felt moved and hurriedly shouted: "Wait a minute! What did you just say?" What are you talking about? Your daughter ran away from home and lived in the house of Ying Liang's nephew. This has already spread throughout the entire city of Dongdu?"
"Brother, it's true." Pei Renji quickly paused and said, "I don't know where the news leaked out. This matter has already spread in the Eastern Capital, and my younger brother has become a laughing stock in the Imperial City."
"Did someone in your family leak the news?" Pei Ju asked.
"Impossible, my younger brother is confident that his family education is fairly strict, and the family members dare not gossip about it." Pei Renji replied, "Perhaps nephew Yingliang accidentally leaked something, but younger brother never dares to blame him."
"Fart!" Pei Ju cursed an obscenity, and said angrily: "Nephew Ying Liang is guilty of the crime, how could he take the initiative to take the trouble on himself? Let outsiders find a way to punish him? It is clear that Xiao Huaijing did it! Can't even see it, idiot!"
"Xiao... what did Xiao Huaijing do?" Pei Renji's expression changed drastically.
"Of course he did it. The more dirty water on nephew Yingliang's body at this time, the better for him!" Pei Ju shouted angrily, "This will also put you in an embarrassing situation and lure you into Yingliang's hands, killing two birds with one stone." Do you understand?"
"Xiao-huai-quiet!" The veins on Pei Renji's forehead began to throb violently.
"Don't rush to see Brother Hongce, go see Xiao Huaijing first." Pei Ju quickly ordered: "Go and tell him, you came to beg me for forgiveness, and I drove you away. You drank your sorrows at his place, and then put the He's going to figure it out next time, and then tell me."
Pei Renji quickly agreed, but Pei Ju was still a little worried, and said, "Don't say I'm partial to nephew Yingliang, I'm not afraid to tell you clearly that nephew Yingliang is doing things for me, so unfortunately he was implicated by Lai Nuer. I have to prevent Xiao Huaijing and the people behind him from pouring dirty water on me. After this matter is done, I can consider forgiving you. If you are still stubborn, if you want to ask me to forgive you again, I just want to forgive you again. I can't find a reason to convince myself."
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With this confession and threat from the Patriarch, Pei Renji finally didn't dare to play tricks this time. After leaving Shangshutai, he immediately went to the practice workshop to meet Xiao Huaijing honestly. Uncle Xiao Guo received an extremely warm reception at his residence. Little Uncle Xiao Guo not only personally invited Pei Renji into the back hall for a banquet, but also arranged for several beautiful maids to drink with Pei Renji, who treated him with utmost courtesy and respect. Elders.
After all, he has been in the officialdom for decades. Although his political IQ is a bit low, Pei Renji still has a little bit of official acting skills. He always sighs and looks sad when he sits at the banquet. Xiao Guoshu will of course see stitches when he sees him. Kindly ask why Pei Renji is troubled? Pei Renji followed Pei Ju's instructions and said that he had just gone to Shangshutai to meet Pei Ju, but Pei Ju kicked him out of the door. Uncle Xiao Guo was ecstatic when he heard that, and said with a very surprised face: "How is it possible? Pei Zuoxiang How can you treat your brother Deben like this? You and him are brothers of the same clan?"
"It wasn't your fault?" Pei Renji sighed, and said, "My unfilial daughter, after falling out with me that day, lived in Chen Yingliang's house and told Chen Yingliang all the situation. When the matter got to the clan brother, the clan brother was furious. And Hong Ce also broke up with me."
After a few words of disbelief, Uncle Xiao Guo took the opportunity to fan the flames and said, "Brother Deben, forgive me for speaking bluntly, brothers from the same clan, you seem to be far less important to you than Chen Yingliang? A nephew with a foreign surname who can't be beaten by seventeen or eight stalks, it's fine to lift him to the important position of General Youwuwei, but he broke up with you and kicked you out because of such a foreign surname, can this still be called a brother of the same clan? "
Pei Renji didn't answer, but just kept drinking and drinking. Uncle Xiao Xiao used his eyes to signal the maid to try his best to pour Pei Renji with wine. When Pei Renji gradually became exhausted, uncle Xiao Xiao said to Pei Renji in a mysterious way: "Mr. My brother, I don’t know if you would like to hear some news—as far as I know, a memorial to impeach Chen Yingliang was sent to His Majesty today, and Chen Yingliang was impeached twice during Yang Xuangan’s rebellion and when he went north to pacify the Fenshui rebellion. Raising rewards without authorization, buying soldiers, and having bad intentions."
Pei Renji stopped drinking and thought for a while before asking, "What's your majesty's reaction after seeing the memorial?"
"Of course he was furious." Uncle Xiao Xiao said with a smile: "In addition, yesterday someone came forward to impeach Lai Huer, impeaching him for not being effective in restraining the army after he invaded Pyongyang, allowing the soldiers to loot wantonly, causing the Goguryeo bandits to Taking the opportunity to counterattack, Future Hu'er was defeated and forced to abandon Pyongyang City, which was almost won. Although this matter has been mentioned before, but this time, after His Majesty saw it, Long Yan was also furious and ordered a strict investigation."
"That's all?" Pei Renji asked.
"That's all for the time being." Uncle Xiao Xiao said with a smile: "But brother Deben, don't worry, if someone initiates, someone will naturally join in. The longer the time, the more memorials will be made to impeach Chen Yingliang and Lai Huer."
"Okay! The more the better!" Pei Renji finally showed some fangs.
Hearing this, Xiao Xiaoguo laughed even more happily. While serving Pei Renji himself, he said in a low voice: "It's good, but I feel that these impeachments are still too light, and they may not be able to kill you." Chen Yingliang is a little thief who is dying. To capture a thief is to capture the king, and to beat a snake is to hit seven inches. If you want to completely overthrow Chen little thief and let him die without a place to bury him, you must seize his only vital point and pursue him fiercely. In this way Only then can His Majesty make up his mind to punish him and behead him for questioning."
"What's so bad about little thief Chen?" Pei Renji asked quickly.
"Young! Young is his only weakness!" Uncle Xiao Guo said viciously: "Please think about it, Chen Yingliang is only twenty years old this year, and he has already shown his extraordinary talents. Can rule the country, run north and south, and be undefeated in a hundred battles. Given time, who in the world can control him? Brother Deben may wish to think about it. If His Majesty understands this truth, he, the little thief Chen Yingliang, can still see it. Is the sun the next day?"
Pei Renji's face changed color, and he thought about it again, Pei Renji asked again: "Brother Xiao Xian, do you want Your Majesty to understand this truth?"
"Of course my younger brother will try to make His Majesty understand this truth." Uncle Xiao Xiao said with a smile: "But although this medicine is suitable for the disease, my younger brother still lacks a medicine primer. Without this medicine primer, the medicine may take effect very slowly. , but if you have this medicine guide, the medicine prescribed by the younger brother will be effective immediately."
"What medicine?" Pei Renji asked again.
Uncle Xiao Xiao smiled and remained silent until Pei Renji asked again and again, then uncle Xiao Xiao waved his hand to let the serving maid go down, then filled Pei Renji with wine, took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, and said with a smile: "De Brother Ben, this is Yaoyin, please take a look at it.”
After taking the paper and opening it for a closer look, Pei Renji's face turned pale immediately, because there were four poems written on the paper: "Heart is in the temple, body is in the house, fluttering and whining in the wind and rain; he dares to laugh if he looks forward to Ling Yunzhi." Cao Cao is not a husband! '
"Brother Deben, do you know how important this medicine is cited?" Uncle Xiao Xiao said with a smile: "Brother Deben, if you put a stamp on your majesty and report that this poem was written by the little thief Chen Yingliang, then your Wouldn't the great enmity be avenged immediately? After the little thief Chen Yingliang was killed, Lai Huer also completely fell down. Wouldn't the sixteen guards immediately vacate two positions? At that time, we will set up a new position for His Majesty to expose the rebels. Brother Deben of Unparalleled Merit, wouldn’t you be able to fulfill your long-cherished wish with this?”
Pei Renji didn't say a word, but slowly folded the piece of paper into his sleeve, then picked up the wine glass in front of him, raised it over his head and drank it down, then put the wine glass down heavily, Pei Renji gritted his teeth and said, "Thank you for your guidance, brother, Brother Yu has been taught."
On that day, Pei Renji came back drunk at Uncle Xiao Xiao's house, and after personally sending Pei Renji out of the gate, Uncle Xiao Xiao quickly returned to his backyard and found the second son of a certain relative who was studying in the backyard. , with a smile on his face, he told the good news that Pei Renji had been tempted to the second son of his relative. The second son of the relative was overjoyed when he heard that, and said, "Okay! As long as Pei Renji can make up his mind, the matter will surely succeed!"
"Nephew, don't worry, Pei Renji will definitely make up his mind." Uncle Xiao Xiao said with a smile: "Tomorrow, I will let people spread the news among the people, saying that Pei Renji's daughter has married Chen Yingliang and has become Chen Yingliang's concubine willingly." If the eight generations of ancestors have been ashamed, Pei Renji will definitely make up his mind."
"Why do you always make a fuss about the next three routes?" The second son of the relative smiled, but did not object, and sighed: "I heard that the Dragon Boat Water Palace has been sent to the Eastern Capital, so I came to inquire about the news of His Majesty's southern tour. If father finds out about such a good opportunity, he will definitely drink three buckets of fine wine."
"It's still nephew's tricks, good poems." Little Uncle Xiao Xiao said with a smile: "If there is no clever tricks and good poems from my nephew, with His Majesty's moody character, maybe one day that little thief and clown will have a chance to jump on the bridge. "
"My nephew doesn't want to do this either, but I have to." The second son of the relative shook his head, sighed for no reason, and said to himself: "It's a pity, I originally wanted to have an upright duel with you on the battlefield, but it seems that I have no chance. .”
Sighing, the second son of the relative stretched out his hand again, and said, "Uncle, where is that poem? Burn it now, without leaving any trace."
"That poem?" Uncle Xiao Guo was taken aback, and then said: "Let Pei Renji take it away."
"Let Pei Renji take it away?" The second son of the relative turned pale, jumped up and shouted: "Are you crazy or stupid? How can you let Pei Renji take the original away?! That poem was dictated by me." You write, and it is your handwriting! If Pei Renji is sent by the Pei family to retaliate, or if he suddenly repents and sends the original copy of the poem to His Majesty, and compares it with your handwriting, you will be beheaded immediately The fate of copying the house!"
At the same time when his face was pale, Little Xiao Guojiu hurriedly rushed out to chase Pei Renji, and rode a fast horse all the way to Fujiaofang where Pei Renji lived. However, the servants of Pei Renji's family said: "Master has not come back yet."
"Haven't come back yet?" Uncle Xiao Guo almost collapsed on the ground, thinking that it was getting late, how could Pei Renji, who was already drunk, still not come home? Thinking of the possibility mentioned by the second son of his relative, Uncle Xiao Guo also collapsed on the ground on the spot, his legs trembled, and he almost lost control of his urine on the spot again.
Sitting on the ground trembling like a wobble for an unknown amount of time, Pei Renji, who was still drunk on his face, suddenly rode back to the front of his house. Xiao Guoshu, who was already desperate, was overjoyed, and rushed to meet him, nodding and bowing to Pei Renji, expressing himself Worried that Pei Renji would not be able to go home after getting drunk, he came to visit his good brother Pei Renji, and asked him why he came back only now? Pei Renji said drunkenly, "Thank you for your kindness, brother. I'm fine. I stopped by Qinghuafang to meet my elder brother Pei Zuoxiang, so I'm coming back now."
"You went to see Pei Zuoxiang?" Uncle Xiao Guo turned pale again, and asked tremblingly, "Did you see him?"
"See you." Pei Renji hiccupped and said, "My brother also asked me to bring you a sentence, thank you for the wonderful poem you wrote in your own handwriting. If you want to take that poem back, you can discuss it. Contact me tomorrow." It is enough for people to plead for nephew Yingliangxian and let nephew Yingliang be exonerated, otherwise, the poem will naturally appear where it should appear."
With a bang, Little Uncle Xiao Guo sat paralyzed on the ground again. He could no longer control the incontinence of urination, and his ass was suddenly wet. Pei Renji pinched his nose, strode into his own door, and then closed the door with his own hands. , The sound of closing the door was quite loud.