Hearing this, Li Ming's expression did not change. He looked at Pei Wenxuan who was kneeling on the ground. He seemed to have already understood it, but he still said: "What does Pei Aiqing mean? ?"
"Your Majesty," Pei Wenxuan knelt on the ground, seeming to be sad and angry, "Since Your Majesty knows that Wei Chen rescued Princess Pingle yesterday, Your Majesty may know a thing or two about Wei Chen's predicament."
"Dilemma?" Li Ming found a stone next to him, brushed the dust, and sat down slowly, "You don't have to be afraid, you might as well speak directly."
"Yesterday, when Wei Chen was on the road back to the city, he saw a horse in the army galloping past, and a group of people were talking vaguely on the horse, saying words like hijacking the princess. Wei Chen felt uneasy, so he asked his servants to go back to the city to the Prince's Mansion to ask for help, and rushed out by himself. Go and see what these people do, just in case something happens."
"Yeah." Li Ming replied, these things are true, he had already been checked last night, he said indifferently, "Then what?"
"Wei Chen followed behind them, and when he saw these people, they were clearly servants in some people's homes, but they put on bandit clothes and pretended to be bandits. , share the worries for the princess."
"You are very smart." Li Ming laughed, "Those stone slabs are your handwriting?"
Hearing this, Pei Wenxuan knew that Li Ming had asked someone to investigate the events of that night. He was afraid that he had already checked all the clues.
Pei Wenxuan worked with Li Ming for a year, and was very familiar with Li Ming's character. He was suspicious and sensitive, and everything had to be verified in multiple ways. So Pei Wenxuan pondered his own words, and continued: "Exactly. At that time, Wei Chen was waiting on the road, and it didn't take long to see bandits chasing the princess. I didn't want the princess to be injured and comatose in the chaos, so I had to take the princess to flee in a panic. I lured the people away with horses and ambushed in the reed field, and then I heard a person chasing after him, scolding the subordinates for useless, even The princess can't stop him, how to win the princess' heart without seeing him this time."
Listening to Pei Wenxuan's words, Li Ming laughed softly: "These young people are very active." After speaking, Li Ming raised his eyes to look at Pei Wenxuan and said, "Is it Yang Quan?"
Pei Wenxuan pursed his lips and whispered, "Yes."
"Wei Chen was flustered in his heart, carrying the princess on his back and trying to choose the way. After I woke up, I discussed with the princess. I learned that the princess didn't know about it, so I didn't say much. This morning, the princess and I were rescued together, and the queen called Wei Chen to enter. Palace, and then the queen told Wei Chen…”
"What?" Li Ming asked in a low voice. Pei Wenxuan paused and seemed to hesitate. After a long time, he said, "The Empress asked Wei Chen to hide her relationship with the Princess! Even if asked by Your Majesty, he can't tell the truth. Let me just say that I met Young Master Yang last night, saved the princess together with Young Master Yang, was chased and killed, and then I got lost halfway, and it was the princess that Young Master Yang saved."
Listening to Pei Wenxuan's words, Li Ming couldn't help laughing: "Is this why you asked me for help?"
"Your Majesty," Pei Wenxuan took a deep breath and stood up straight, as if he had made a decision of life and death. He looked at Li Ming, put aside his life and death, and said directly, "Since the words have been said to such an extent, Wei Chen also said it bluntly. What Wei Chen saw last night, what the Queen said today, everything is very clear. The Queen has already decided to marry the Yang family. What happened yesterday was just for the princess to see, and she wanted the princess to be rescued by a hero. Mei only looked at Yang Quan with admiration. But this kind of thing was smashed by Wei Chen, with Yang Quan's narrow mind and Yang family's daring style, now that he has left the palace, why is Wei Chen still alive?"
Li Ming was silent, and after a long time, he said slowly: "Don't worry, the queen will not murder you for such trivial matters."
"Your Majesty really thinks," Pei Wenxuan stared at Li Ming, and deliberately slowed down, "Yang's marriage with the prince is a trivial matter?"
After Pei Wenxuan asked, Li Ming finally straightened his expression. He raised his eyes and stared at Pei Wenxuan. After a long time, he said slowly, "You know, it seems a lot?"
"Your Majesty," Pei Wenxuan reminded him calmly, "Three years ago, when Wei Chen's father was still alive, Wei Chen was the eldest son of the Pei family. He was the champion of the new division and a disciple of the Son of Heaven. A hundred-footed worm is dead but not stiff. Although my father has already Dead, but some things," Pei Wenxuan raised his eyes at Li Ming and hinted, "but it's still there."
Listening to Pei Wenxuan's words, Li Ming showed a somewhat playful look: "Then tell me, why is it not a trivial matter for the Yang family to marry the prince?"
"Yang's family has served as a powerful force at the border for many years. He has supported his own troops and fought many battles at the border. Every time a war begins, Yang's family asks for money, food, and troops, and then defends against the Rong Kingdom. Rong country. Your Majesty has repeatedly requested to send troops to destroy the Rong, but the Yang family has no reason to reject it. There are folk songs in the northwest, 'Xia has two emperors, North Yang and South Li', which shows the power of Yang's in the northwest."
"Speak." Li Ming's expression was flat, "Go on."
"The DPRK is both fearful and respectful towards the Yang family. The fear lies in the military power of the Yang family, and the respect lies in the frontier for many years. It depends on the Yang family's persistence. Therefore, His Majesty is angry with the Yang family, but he has never done anything radical. However, at the end of this winter, The new monarch of the Rong Kingdom succeeded, and the Rong Kingdom re-offended. , only after the temporary reinforcements confronted the Rong Kingdom. Why did the Yang clan who have been guarding the frontier for many years suddenly collapse to this point, has your Majesty ever thought about it?"
"you know?"
"Wei Chen thinks, Your Majesty also knows," Pei Wenxuan said calmly, "Yang's family has been bribing the Rong country with military pay for many years. The so-called war every year is just colluding with the Rong country to act. The strength is simply unbearable, but the Yang family has nurtured for many years, giving the Rong country a chance to breathe and become strong, and now the new king succeeds the throne, with a heart in the summer, and he is unwilling to accept money, so after a battle, he was defeated."
"You dare to say it very well." Li Ming shouted in a low voice, and Pei Wenxuan immediately kowtowed and said in a low voice, "This news has long been known on the border, and Your Majesty should have known it long ago. Dongliang has the intention to do something?"
Li Ming felt relieved when he heard Pei Wenxuan's flattery, he straightened up, and said coldly, "Go ahead, what does this have to do with the princess' marriage?"
"Your Majesty knew that Yang's defeat was defeated, but he suppressed the news and contacted the princess with Yang Quan. His Majesty's intentions, Wei Chen guessed, it was His Majesty's hope that the princess's marriage would not become a bargaining chip for His Royal Highness."
"In recent years, as the prince gets older, the power of the queen's mother family, the Shangguan family, has expanded rapidly in the court. The objects selected for the princess are all people with suitable identities but not involved in politics. Although Yang Quan has military power, he will face extinction. His Majesty should be collecting evidence now, and waiting for the Yang family to be wiped out. But?"
Li Ming did not say anything, and Quan acquiesced. Pei Wenxuan said seriously: "But if Your Majesty has such a plan, it would be a big mistake."
"Oh?"
Li Ming was a little bit indifferent: "What is Pei Aiqing's opinion?"
"Your Majesty, do you know the strength of the Rong country?"
"Very strong."
"That's why Your Majesty misunderstood," Pei Wenxuan explained, "The Rong country is a land of barbarians, and the blade of my dynasty can easily cut through their armor. As long as my soldiers are fully equipped, it is no problem to have one enemy against ten. Today's Rong country The reason for the great defeat of the Yang clan is that the Yang clan has supplied ordnance for many years, and the Rong country's attack this time is to counter-attack with my weapons, but the armor is not made by myself, there is always a time to run out, isn't it?"
In the last life, Yang Clan organized a counter-offensive after half a month, and then won a big victory. This is the reason.
Pei Wenxuan pondered, and slowly sorted out what he knew in his previous life.
Although he didn't say it clearly, Li Ming immediately reacted: "What do you mean, when the Rong country is exhausted and I attack again, I can easily defeat it?"
"Yes." Pei Wenxuan said calmly, "Although the Yang family has lost 50,000 direct descendants, they have deep roots in the northwest, and no one knows how many soldiers they have in private. Now His Majesty uses his own cronies to cooperate with the Yang family to grow up. When Pingguan faces the battle, Yang Quan goes back to Beijing to ask for the princess, if the Yang family succeeds in marrying the princess, what does your Majesty think, what will happen next?"
"how?"
"Next, the prince and the Yang family joined forces, and the Shangguan family sent a lot of money to the Yang family on the grounds of the princess's marriage. After His Majesty's cronies welcomed the strongest wave of the enemy's troops, the Yang family took the Shangguan family's money to recruit troops to buy horses. Once again counterattack, it will be a great victory. At that time, the Yang family will use the princess as an intermediary to gain a firm foothold in Huajing. When everyone sees that Yang Quan has married the princess, they misunderstand His Majesty's holy will and dare not do anything more to the Yang family. And so Turning defeat into victory, I am afraid that Yang's reputation will rise again, and it will not be easy for His Majesty to investigate the past."
"Besides that, Yang's family has soldiers, and in the hands of the prince, I'm afraid to add another strong general."
After Pei Wenxuan said this, Li Ming was silent. After a long time, he finally said: "That's what Pei Aiqing meant..."
"Don't give Yang any chance to breathe."
Pei Wenxuan said calmly: "Now, it's the best time to attack Yang."
"Then what about the border?" Li Ming frowned, "The Yang family is intertwined at the border. If they attack the Yang family at this moment, the Yang family will rebel at the border..."
"Leave this to the prince."
This made Li Ming stunned for a while. Pei Wenxuan looked at Li Ming and said seriously: "The border is a mess now. In Huajing, except for the Shangguan, Su, Pei and other big clans, there is no way to clean it up. Your Majesty might as well This matter is handed over to the prince. If the prince has any mistakes, he can use this as an excuse to appoint another prince. For the prince, the Shangguan family will definitely come out and stabilize the Yang family."
"What if the prince is done?"
"If the crown prince is done," Pei Wenxuan laughed, "If the crown prince can really calm down the Yang family and consume the main force, then His Majesty will replace the crown prince before the final battle, and arrange his cronies as the main general to fight against the Rong country and win the first merit. , isn't it right?"
Hearing these words, Li Ming was silent, he thought for a while, then Pei Wenxuan knelt on the ground, waiting for Li Ming.
After a long time, Li Ming turned his head and looked at Pei Wenxuan: "You are a smart person."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Then," Li Ming said calmly, "why don't you be loyal to the prince?"
"Because," Pei Wenxuan looked at Li Ming and said steadily, "Your Majesty is Your Majesty, but the Crown Prince may not be the Crown Prince."
Li Ming stared at Pei Wenxuan's eyes.
He seldom saw a twenty-year-old young man with such calmness and courage in his eyes, even when looking at him with a bit of sharpness.
Such sharpness may seem ferocious, but in the courtroom, it is easy to break.
This is a knife, but only, and only a knife.
If Pei Wenxuan was old and slick, yet so witty, Li Ming would still be a little bit afraid. But looking at Pei Wenxuan's ambitious eyes, Li Ming felt a little funny.
Just young people after all.
"I understand." Li Ming nodded, "You are right, but now in the courtroom," Li Ming sighed, seemingly regretful, "I am afraid there are not many people who dare to move the Yang family at this time. ."
"I would like to recommend someone to Your Majesty." Pei Wenxuan said respectfully, and Li Ming raised his eyebrows, "You say."
"Wei Chen Pei Wenxuan," Pei Wenxuan kowtowed, "I would like to share your worries for Your Majesty."
"Heh..." Li Ming chuckled, "You are very courageous. I don't know, Pei Aiqing, how are you going to share your worries?"
"Wait for Wei Chen to return to the mansion, please ask Your Majesty to send some secret guards to follow Wei Chen back to the house in secret. If the Yang family wants to act today, Wei Chen will use this as an excuse to request a thorough investigation, starting from the assassination of Wei Chen. The matter of hijacking the princess, and then investigating the matter of collaborating with the enemy on the border."
"What if you don't do it?"
"If you don't do it, tomorrow Weichen will take part in his kidnapping of the princess. At that time, if no one dares to investigate the case, Weichen will order the case."
"Okay." Li Ming nodded, he raised his head, looked at the sky, and said indifferently, "It's getting late, you can go back, don't let Young Master Yang wait too long."
Pei Wenxuan should be respectful, he stood up and walked out slowly with Li Ming.
Neither of them talked about Li Rong's marriage, but Pei Wenxuan knew that as long as Li Ming regarded him as his own, Li Rong's marriage should not be able to escape.
The two came back from the garden chatting, and Pei Wenxuan withdrew and left.
He was led out of the imperial study by the eunuch, and on the square in front of the palace gate, he saw Li Rong's sedan chair in the distance.
Li Rong seemed to have just come out of the East Palace, holding a sword in her hand and rubbing the gems on it.
Seeing Li Rong approaching, Pei Wenxuan, together with the eunuch, avoided early and stood on both sides respectfully.
Seeing Pei Wenxuan, Li Rong asked her to stop, sit on a high place, and said with a smile, "Master Pei, why are you still in the palace?"
"Your Majesty called you just now," Pei Wenxuan said respectfully, "I chatted with His Majesty for a while before leaving."
"Is that so," Li Rong glanced at the person next to him and smiled, "You saved me last night, did the royal father give you a reward?"
"This is what should be done, and should not be rewarded."
"That's why I didn't give it." Li Rong sighed, "My father is really stingy."
As she said that, she looked at the sword in her hand, held it horizontally and handed it over, rather reluctantly said: "Forget it, this is my thank you gift for you."
Pei Wenxuan was stunned for a while, and Li Rong raised her eyebrows and said, "Why, do you dare not to give me a reward from this palace?"
"Princess, how dare Wei Chen not accept it?" Pei Wenxuan reacted and took the sword with both hands. Seeing Pei Wenxuan bowing her head, Li Rong couldn't help pursing her lips, approached Pei Wenxuan, and whispered, "Master Pei, you look so handsome."
When Pei Wenxuan heard this, she knew that Li Rong felt proud when she saw herself salute her. He put away the sword and smiled lightly: "The princess looks so innocent and cute."
Li Rong heard that Pei Wenxuan was scolding her for pretending.
What she is most afraid of when people say her is her innocence.
She didn't smile, looked at Pei Wenxuan and said, "Ben Gong is still busy going to see the emperor, Mr. Pei walk slowly, walk slowly on the road, but don't accidentally have an accident."
- I will never see you in this life.
She conveyed the rest of the words with her eyes, and Pei Wenxuan showed disdain with her eyes, but still said on the face: "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness, please take it easy."
"Goodbye." Li Rong smiled, then approached Pei Wenxuan, put her ear in his ear, and whispered, "Thank you for sending you a few people."
After she finished speaking, Li Rong stood up straight, clenched her jaw gracefully, and then let the sedan chair start again, heading towards the imperial study.
Pei Wenxuan watched her leave, and was sent out of Miyagi by the eunuch. As soon as he left Miyagi, he saw Tong Ye driving a carriage waiting for him at the door. He looked around and knew that someone was following him. He ignored it and pretended not to know anything. Akira set off.
He didn't know if Yang Quan would come, but it didn't matter, he was ready.
The carriage turned all the way into the alley, and at this moment, the sound of fighting suddenly came from the crowd, and a person suddenly rushed into Pei Wenxuan's carriage and said directly: "On the order of the princess, I came here to protect the son."
After he finished speaking, he curled up like a bat and curled up on the top of the carriage.
Pei Wenxuan was not surprised. When Li Rong said that he was sending others, he knew that Li Rong was not just here to see him. He nodded to the man, then closed his eyes, and even though the outside shouted to kill Zhentian, he seemed to be in meditation like an old monk, standing still.
After a long time, someone else slammed into the carriage, the curtain of the carriage was suddenly lifted, and then Yang Quan rushed into the carriage with a knife and blood.
Pei Wenxuan held the sword and opened his eyes, that is, at that moment, the sharp blade suddenly penetrated Yang Quan's body from the rear, and the long knife in Yang Quan's hand was not close to Pei Wenxuan.
Blood splashed out, and Pei Wenxuan calmly looked at Yang Quan who fell in horror.
"How dare you..." Yang Quan trembled, "How dare you... kill me?"
Pei Wenxuan's expression remained unmoved, and he said very calmly, "fornicating with the enemy, embracing soldiers, embezzling money and perverting the law, kidnapping the princess, assassinating the court officials, and ignoring the laws and regulations."
"You Yang's dare to do this, I will kill you," Pei Wenxuan said with aggravated tone, "Why don't you dare?"
Word by word, Yang Quan lost his breath.
The man who started saluted Pei Wenxuan respectfully, and said very quickly: "Princess said, let you remember to go back and kowtow three times at her portrait to thank her for saving her life."
After speaking, the man jumped out of the carriage and disappeared.
Pei Wenxuan didn't even have time to scold back, and the person disappeared. He was silent for a moment, and then he heard Tong Ye hurried back to the carriage outside. When he saw Yang Quan on the ground, he was startled and said hurriedly, "Young Master, are you alright?"
Pei Wenxuan didn't answer and looked at Yang Quan on the ground. After he pondered for a while, he said calmly, "Go back to the palace."
"Returning to the palace?" Tong Ye said in surprise, "Returning to the palace?"
After killing the son of the Yang family, shouldn't he run away
"Yes, go back to the palace." Pei Wenxuan said calmly and solemnly, "He scared me, I have to sue."
Childcare: "… "
Son, you really don't look frightened, do you