Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 444: Pei Shiju's Choice

At some point, the lantern had already been extinguished, and there was only the slight sound of snowflakes falling in my ears. In my sight, except for the darker night, there was only the glimmer of light reflected by the snow.

Pei Shiju said softly: "Cui Xin and Princess Pingyang may know the inside story..."

Pei Shuying was startled, and said sadly: "I'm afraid my daughter will have no face to go out again."

After waiting for more than ten years, waiting for a wolf-hearted husband... It's just a joke.

"But it should not be leaked." Pei Shiju said slowly: "As for Li Shan, he obviously won't tell the truth, but..."

Pei Shuying was stunned for a moment before realizing, "Li Dewu?"

Princess Pingyang and Cui Xin are friends with Li Shan, so it is unlikely that they will reveal this kind of thing, and Li Shan has concealed it for so long, so obviously he will not reveal it... On the contrary, it is Li Dewu, who has been oppressed too hard during this period , mainly because Pei Shiju considered that Li Shan had been driven to death.

Li Dewu, who has a distorted personality, is the one who is most likely to expose the matter... Anyway, he has no shame anymore, and he doesn't expect to be an official career anymore.

"Yes, if the persecution is too much..." Pei Shiju nodded and said, "Since Li Shansheng is still doing meritorious service, let's slow down a little."

Pei Shuying gritted her teeth and thought for a while, then said a few words between her teeth, "But you can't enter the inner courtyard!"

"Speak to him for the father."

"After that day...Li Huairen..."

Pei Shiju fell into a long silence. For a young hero like Li Shan, his artifice and scheming are all temporary choices. With his current weight, even if he took out the brand of Hedong Pei's, he might not be able to suppress it.

If the inside information leaked out...if it was before, there might be people who were afraid of Wenxi Pei and alienated Li Shan, but now it is difficult to achieve the effect.

Pei Shiju could imagine that both His Majesty Li Yuan and Crown Prince Li Jiancheng would choose to make peace...in the hope that both sides would meet and smile to end their grievances.

At that time, everyone's feelings are raging, and I can't make a move even more.

What's more, there is Princess Pingyang... Pei Shiju narrowed his eyes, he did not expect that the relationship between Princess Pingyang and Li Shan was so deep, so blatantly threatened by his own children.

Then, there is only one possibility.

But this possibility... Pei Shiju hesitated for a long time, and said in a low voice, "Xuanzhen recruited the prince as his father."

Pei Shuying looked bewildered, and repeated in a low voice, "Sixth uncle recruited father for the prince?"

Although Pei Shiju served successively as the prince Zuo Shuzi and the prince Zhanshi, he did not actually perform his duties, and he himself was not regarded as a lineage of the Eastern Palace by the court.

But before Pei Ji got Pei Shiju's advice, Li Gaoqian sued Liu Shirang for secretly collaborating with the Turks, and it was quite effective to win over Li Shenfu.

Under such circumstances, Li Jiancheng opened his arms to Pei Shiju, and Pei Ji also hoped that this cousin could join the Donggong sect.

Seeing that his daughter was ignorant, Pei Shiju had no choice but to explain: "In the future, when the crown prince ascends the throne, even if the crown prince is close to Li Shan, even if there is Princess Pingyang...for the father and Xuanzhen, the offspring should be protected from harm."

Pei Shuying bit her lips with her teeth, leaving fine tooth marks, "Li Huairen and King Qin?"

"This son is not involved in the matter of seizing the heir." Pei Shiju explained without changing his face and heartbeat: "The crown prince and the king of Qin have always been gentle, but Li Huairen chose to let it go. This is a clear proof."

"Ma Yi recruited this man during the Shandong war. It seemed that he acted eccentrically, but he was actually very cautious."

"With Princess Pingyang at my side, no matter whether it is the crown prince or the king of Qin who takes the throne in the end, I'm afraid they will win over..."

Pei Shiju analyzed the situation to her daughter, but Pei Shuying faintly felt that what her father said didn't seem to be meant for herself.

Indeed, Pei Shiju had fear in his heart, and he was explaining it to himself.

Soon, Pei Shuying heard the loopholes in it, and suddenly asked: "Since this is the case, if father can join the Tiance Mansion, no matter who is the crown prince or the king of Qin, he can protect his family... Isn't this the way to have the best of both worlds?"

Pei Shiju shut his mouth and remained silent for a long time. He supported the pillar beside him, his beard and hair trembling slightly, "I have just said it as my father, Li Huairen seems to be a man of benevolence and righteousness, but in fact he will retaliate against his grievances, and his methods are cruel..."

Pei Shuying was about to chase after him, so Pei Shiju raised his right hand and walked down the steps slowly. After walking more than ten steps, two servants stood beside him with lanterns and oil-paper umbrellas.

Watching her father drift away, Pei Shuying turned around and entered the room absent-mindedly, and saw her one-year-old son crawling around on the carpet.

How much I loved at the beginning, but now I hate him so much. Standing beside her son, Pei Shuying said, "Such a character is rare in the world."

"Champion Hou Huo Qubing can bring out a powerful Huo Guang, but such an encounter is difficult to reproduce."

After all, he was already 76 years old, and Pei Shiju couldn't bear the biting chill, but what made him even more unbearable was today's battle report and the letters he received.

Just at dusk, a letter came from Hedong, saying that the caravan of Zhao's family in Dai County returned from customs. Li Shan, the magistrate of Dai County, beheaded five heads on the grounds that the caravan carried iron weapons out of customs.

Pei Shiju can be sure that he has not left any traces, even if the other party is suspicious, he will never get any evidence, or even find any clues to trace.

But Li Shan raised the butcher's knife without hesitation, and dared to kill people only based on suspicion in his heart, and he was charged with the crime of carrying iron weapons out of customs.

Pei Shiju was wrapped in a heavy quilt and leaned on the couch, with deep eyes, such a heart, so decisive, and so ruthless... If such a person gains power, Pei Shuying doesn't care, Li Dewu is a waste, but his only son, Pei Xuanji, can resist ability?
Maybe the entire Xijuanfang will lose power because of this.

There are three kinds of unfilial piety, having no offspring is the greatest, and the inheritance of blood is the most important thing for the ancients. This is also the key to the inheritance of the ancient clan. Pei Shiju has only one son, and Pei Xuanji has three sons, the oldest is only 12 years old.

Will Li Shan kill them all?

It's hard to say, hard to say... Pei Shiju didn't dare to take such a risk.

So, there is only one option left.

If you want to cut off this bureaucrat, you must follow the general trend.

What is the trend?

Under the circumstances that the world has been set, seizing the heir is the general trend.

If you can assist the prince to ascend the throne, even if you have Princess Pingyang as your support, even if Li Jiancheng can't bear it, the joint efforts of Pei Ji and Pei Shiju will surely wipe out Li Shan.

This is what Pei Shiju told himself. He stared at the dancing candle for a long time, hesitating in his heart, and there were many reasons why he chose the East Palace instead of Tiance Mansion.

For example, if he were to invest in Tiance Mansion, no matter whether it was the crown prince or King Qin, it would be difficult for Pei Shiju to eradicate the grass... After all, there is Princess Pingyang.

For example, the veterans of the former dynasty were either loyal to His Majesty or attached to the East Palace, but in Tiance Mansion, there were all newcomers, and it was difficult for Pei Shiju to integrate.

And... Although there is no evidence or clues, Pei Shiju has a faint sense that Li Shan will probably choose King Qin in the end.

Because he is concurrently the crown prince Zhan Shi, because Li Dewu has long been involved in the East Palace, because Pei Ji is attached to the East Palace, but also because of Li Shan's temperament... He is very suitable for King Qin's appetite.

In other words, these two people have a lot in common, experience, character, determination, means, and emotional connection with their parents.

(End of this chapter)