Invincible son

In early autumn, the sun is still fierce.

The carriage of Prince Jin's Mansion left Yongrenfang under the guard of more than a hundred cavalry, and headed straight for the palace.

In the stable carriage, Pei Yue sarcastically said: "They were given ten days before, and they couldn't even find out the identity of an assassin. Now, because it is related to whether I can do what they want, it only takes four days to make a breakthrough. , It really makes people have mixed feelings. Tell me, what is the palace busy with?"

Feng Yi replied: "Your Highness, the people sent by Master Jing Chujing said that someone took the initiative to report to Luan Yiwei the mastermind behind the Dingguo Mansion case. After receiving the order, he has already gone to the palace. It is not yet clear who made the report. The identity of the court. Now all the important officials of the court have entered the palace, and they are only waiting for the Highness."

Pei Yue was silent for a moment, and said with a smile: "I'm afraid this scene will tear the hearts of many people."

Feng Yi said cautiously: "Your Highness, is there any danger in the palace?"

Pei Yue shook his head calmly and said, "No."

Although Feng Yi was a little worried, he also understood his duty, so he didn't say much.

About a quarter of an hour later, the carriage stopped in front of Chengtianmen, Pei Yueshi got out of the carriage, and Hou Yu, the junior supervisor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who had been waiting here, rushed up to greet him.

"See His Royal Highness King Jin."

"Now that you are a person in power in the palace, why do you have to run errands yourself every time? You can just find a smart and sensible junior."

Hou Yu was slightly taken aback, looking at the faint smile on Pei Yue's face, he was in a trance for a while.At the beginning, he wanted to bring down Liu Bao and rule out dissidents, but Pei Yue mercilessly taught him a lesson. Since then, he has been extra careful in front of Pei Yue. Unexpectedly, he could see the other party's smile today, which made Hou Yu feel quite Feel flattered.

He said more and more humbly: "It's a servant's blessing to be able to serve His Highness."

Pei Yue said leisurely: "The words of Hou Shaojian made this king very frightened."

Hou Yu also realized that this sentence was a bit out of line, and covered it up with an embarrassed smile, then bowed slightly to lead the way.

Passing through the wide square in front of Chengtian Hall, through the corridor to the east side hall of Liangyi Hall, Pei Yue walked slowly to the front of the imperial court and saluted: "Chen Pei Yue, see Your Majesty."

Looking at the tall and straight King Jin in front of him, Liu Xian inevitably had mixed feelings in his heart.

The same is true for the rest of the important ministers, because Pei Yue has never entered the palace since the court meeting last month, as if he really didn't want to interfere in the court affairs.Everyone knew that he was happy with Lin'er, and the palace had rewarded countless treasures, and these ministers even came to congratulate him in person. It was a scene of joy and harmony.

It seems that Pei Yue is enjoying this kind of family happiness, but others are still not sure what he really thinks.

Liu Xian raised his hand and said, "Prince Jin doesn't need to be too polite. You are called into the palace today because the Dingguo Mansion's case has some clues. Since it is related to Aiqing's filial piety, it is natural to wait for your presence to make a decision."

Pei Yue said indifferently: "I would like to abide by the order."

After going through the established procedures, he stood in the first position on the right and turned his head to look at the situation in the hall.

It's no different from what Feng Yi said, there are all the senior officials of the third rank and above in the court and the commander of the army.

Liu Xian looked at Chen An with a dignified expression, coughed lightly and said, "Bring that man up."

Chen An leaned over and said, "I obey the order."

A moment later, a young man in his twenties followed behind Chen An and walked into the East Side Hall step by step.His face was pale and he was flustered, obviously he had never seen such a solemn scene, especially after seeing the emperor on the dragon chair, he plopped down on his knees without even thinking about it.

Liu Xian frowned slightly and said, "Who are you?"

The young man replied tremblingly: "Your Majesty, the villain's name is Hu Quan, and he is the son of Uncle Xiang Yang and Hu Cong."

All the princes in the court looked over one after another, and Hu Quan became more nervous, shaking uncontrollably.

Seeing this, Liu Xian slowed down and said, "Don't be afraid, I have a few words to ask you."

Hu Quan bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, the villain must know everything."

Liu Xian nodded and said: "Chen An reported to me that you took the initiative to report to Luan Yiwei. Do you know who ordered the assassins who attacked Dingguo Mansion at night? Is there such a thing?"

"Return to Your Majesty, yes... yes."

"Tell me what you know."

Hu Quan nodded sharply, and after swallowing a few mouthfuls of saliva, he said calmly: "Your Majesty Qizuo, the villain has been acquainted with Pei Yun, the second son of the Dingguo Mansion since childhood, and often drinks and talks. Since he was dismissed from office last year, the villain In order to help him get rid of the depression in his heart, he was invited to the banquet every now and then. Since last year, Pei Yun has reprimanded... His Royal Highness King Jin several times during the banquet, and said that the reason why he fell into such a situation was because the master of the Pei family was defeated. To use up the incense left by the ancestors."

His tone gradually became normal, but the ministers on both sides frowned.

Unfaithful and unfilial people like Pei Yun should be killed!

Hu Quan continued: "During a banquet about two months ago, Pei Yun told the villain after he was drunk that King Jin's meritorious deeds will not be tolerated by the world, but it is not easy to deal with him. Xiaoren Someone asked him what he wanted to do, and he said that the King of Jin was a son of the Pei family. If Master Pei died unexpectedly, the King of Jin must obey Ding You and keep his filial piety. He was drunk and talking nonsense, who knew... who knew that Master Pei actually encountered an assassin."

"Shuzi dare!"

Sheng Duanming, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, couldn't listen any longer, and said angrily, "Your Majesty, please send the court guards to arrest Pei Yun immediately, absolutely don't let such a man without king or father be let go!"

The crowd in the hall was turbulent, and the censor of Jiaoyi repeatedly reprimanded him before suppressing the commotion.

Liu Xian ignored the trembling Hu Quan, first glanced at the calm Pei Yue, and then asked Chen An: "The isolated evidence is not credible, did Luan Yiwei find out the relevant clues?"

Chen An bowed and replied: "Your Majesty Qizuo, I have sent someone to find out that Hu Quan and Pei Yun did indeed often have banquets in the bamboo building, as many as nineteen times in the past six months. Testify. In addition, according to Luan Yiwei's questioning of the servants and maids of Dingguo Mansion, it can be confirmed that the assassin disguised himself as Pei Yun's personal servant and entered Dingguo Mansion on the evening of the day of the incident. In the name of Yun, send away Pei Rong's entourage."

Everything is clear.

Hu Quan's identification and Chen An's investigation have shown that the assassination of Dingguo Mansion was Pei Yun's means of retaliating against Pei Yue and Pei Rong, and he has many similar criminal records.

Liu Xian looked at Pei Yue, and asked unhurriedly: "What does King Jin think?"

Pei Yue stared ahead, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, since the evidence is convincing, please ask the court guards to bring Pei Yun and explain clearly in person, and then the court will deal with it according to the law."

Liu Xian heaved a sigh of relief, and said to Hou Yu, "Take Pei Yun into the palace immediately."

Hou Yu left in a hurry, and the hall fell into silence.

Hu Quan seemed to be forgotten by the emperor on the dragon chair. As time went by, he felt more and more pain in his knees, but he dared not speak up. When he was in pain, a cold voice suddenly came from his ear: "Young Master Hu. "

He looked up, only to see that extremely honorable King Jin turned his head to look at him, meeting the other's deep gaze, he felt flustered in his heart, and replied fearfully: "The villain is here."

Pei Yue said indifferently: "I want to know, when Pei Yun said these words to you, and when you usually have a banquet, is there a third person present?"

Hu Quan subconsciously wanted to see Chen An, but he woke up halfway, stopped his movements forcibly, and said, "Go back to Your Highness, there is no one else present."

Pei Yue nodded slightly and didn't ask any more questions.

Time went by bit by bit, and when Hu Quan was about to collapse, Liu Xian seemed to think of this person, waved his hand and said, "Pingshen."

Hu Quan quickly thanked En and stood up.

At this moment, Pei Yun, who was dressed as a scholar, walked into the East Side Hall.

There was a complex look deep in his eyes.

Once upon a time, he was a rising star in the court. Han Gongduan admired him very much, and Qingliu civil servants no longer harbored hostility towards him. It took him two full years to integrate into the group of civil servants.At that time, he was full of ambitions, and he wanted to become a famous official in the history of the world. In order to achieve his wish, he was even willing to personally destroy the glory of the Pei family in the army.

However, he failed in the end and was completely kicked out of this court.

Originally thought that he would not be able to enter the palace again in this lifetime, but unexpectedly there was another chance.

At this moment, Pei Yun's heart was full of twists and turns, he didn't care about the two court guards beside him, and he didn't bother to pay attention to the angry eyes of those important court officials. He walked to Hu Quan's side calmly, and then paid respects meticulously.

Liu Xian looked at him silently.

Chen An briefly stated Hu Quan's allegations and the clues found by Luan Yiwei, and finally asked in a deep voice, "Pei Yun, are you convicted?"

Pei Yun turned his head and glanced at Hu Quan, there was a bit of pity in his eyes, which soon turned into mockery.

He cleared his throat, and said loudly: "Your Majesty Qizuo, Cao Min is indeed related to this matter."

The whole hall was in an uproar.

"brute!"

"Should kill!"

"Put it!"

The angry voices of the ministers rushed to the face, and Hu Quan, who was standing aside, could no longer bear the overwhelming power, and took two steps to the side trembling.However, no one paid attention to him at this moment, and almost everyone spewed out resentful words towards Pei Yun.

From ancient times to the present, patricide has been a crime against humanity, not to mention that Pei Yun still has such a calm demeanor at this moment?
In the eyes of many people, this person is already crazy.

Liu Xian waited for the sound to subside, and frowned, "Do you know what you're talking about?"

Pei Yun raised his eyes to meet the emperor's stern gaze, and said frankly: "The grassroots know. But please make it clear to Your Majesty that although the grassroots participated in this case, they are by no means the mastermind behind this case. Someone else planned all this. "

Gao Qiu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, scolded angrily, "How dare you speak eloquently in front of Shengjia?"

Pei Yun replied: "The grassroots dare not lie."

Liu Xian said coldly: "You tell me the name of the person behind the scenes."

Pei Yun let out a sigh of relief slowly, looked at Pei Yue's back in front of him unintentionally, and then, under the watchful eyes of all the ministers, said word by word: "The mastermind behind the plan to assassinate the government is Empress Dowager of Jingren Palace!"

The hall was dead silent.

A relieved smile flashed in Pei Yun's eyes.

As if finally freed from this world.