There is a blue-grey building to the southwest outside Daliang Palace City, located at the end of Jinshui Street.

This is the Taishitai Pavilion that officials below the third rank talk about with disgrace.

Taige was founded in the period of Emperor Gaozu. The chief official was called Zuo Lingchen, and the corresponding official name of Zuoer was Youlingdou. These are two official titles that are not found in historical records. It is said that Emperor Gaozu randomly picked them up after he was drunk one day.

, no one still understands its meaning. The first Zuo Lingchen once served as the commander of Emperor Gaozu's personal soldiers. At that time, Taige's main responsibility was to spy on military intelligence.

After Emperor Taizong succeeded to the throne, the functions of Taige were further improved, and it gradually became a yamen for internal and external supervision. After decades of development and expansion, there are now nine departments in Taige, each with its own specific responsibilities.

It is difficult for outsiders to peek through the door, which makes this place even more mysterious and terrifying.

For most people, the prison in Taishitai Pavilion is a purgatory on earth. After entering, it is difficult to get out. If you just get a beating, your family members can go and burn incense to fulfill their wishes.

The end of Jinshui Street has always been quiet and empty. Except for Taige officials and the occasional prisoner, very few people would come to the door of this blue-gray building.

At three o'clock in the morning, a carriage bearing the emblem of Dingguofu appeared on Jinshui Street. Apart from the driver, there were only two long attendants.

The carriage stopped in the square in front of the gate, the captain placed a low stool, and a young man opened the curtain and came out.

After more than half a year, this young man has grown a lot taller. Although his body still looks thin, his temperament has become more delicate and refined.

He glanced at the long followers beside him and saw that they could not hide their fear of this blue-gray building. A trace of disgust flashed in his eyes, and he said calmly: "You guys wait here, I will go in by myself."

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Chang Sui breathed a sigh of relief, cupped his hands and said, "Yes, Second Young Master."

The young man was Pei Rong, the second son of Dingguo Mansion. Pei Yun was only a few months older than Pei Yun.

He walked up the stone steps on the left and arrived at the main entrance of Tai Pavilion at a leisurely pace.

Although the crow guarding the gate had long seen the emblem on the carriage, he still blocked Pei Yun's path meticulously and asked expressionlessly: "Who is here? What is the purpose?"

Pei Yun said in a neither humble nor arrogant tone: "Pei Yun of Dingguo Mansion wants to visit a suspect in Taige Prison. This is Master Shen's order."

Crow took the warrant, checked it carefully and said to Pei Yun: "Please come with me."

Among the nine departments of Taige, the one responsible for managing the prison and interrogating prisoners is called Li Bu. The chief is named Lin Jia, a middle-aged man in his forties.

Lin Jia met Pei Yun in the duty room, took a look at Shen Moyun's warrant, and said with a kind smile: "Mr. Pei, the criminal Li Zijun is very important. I can't let him leave the prison. I can only work hard for you."

I’m going to take a trip by myself.”

Pei Yun cupped his hands and said, "What the Lord said is absolutely true. How dare I disobey you?"

Lin Jia said approvingly: "You are gentle and elegant, with a very good temperament. You are worthy of being a son of Dingguo. I have many official duties, so I won't leave Mr. Pei to talk. Someone will take you inside to see the prisoner."

Pei Yun responded: "Thank you, sir."

As he followed a Taige official to the prison, Pei Yun felt a little puzzled. He thought that a person in charge of prisoners like Lin Jia would be the kind of ruthless person with a cold temperament that would make people shudder, but he didn't expect

He is such a kind and exquisite character. Although he has received many teachings from Silent Cloud and has interacted with Shen Danmo a lot, the father and daughter have never told him about the things in Taige, so he does not understand. Today is actually the first time.

Come to this mysterious Yamen.

The prison is located at the southeast corner of the Tai Pavilion and is heavily guarded with three steps and one post.

The environment in the prison did not exceed Pei Yun's imagination. It was dark and cold. There was an oil lamp on the wall every ten steps. Even so, the light was very dim.

Li Zijun was locked in a single cell.

His condition does not seem to be very bad, and his treatment is better than that of ordinary prisoners. The floor of the cell is covered with thick hay, which at least prevents moisture from entering the body.

Seeing someone coming, Li Zijun's slightly pale face was filled with excitement. He almost rolled and rushed to the door. After seeing the face of the person clearly, although he was a little disappointed, he still squeezed out a smile and said : "Brother Yun, you're here."

Pei Yun looked him up and down and found no obvious injuries. He felt a little pity in his heart and said with a smile: "Cousin, mother is worried about your safety, so she asked me to come and see you."

He turned around and bowed to the jailer, and said gently: "Sir, my mother wants me to tell my cousin a few words. Can you let me go in and stay for a while?"

When the jailer saw that he was so respectful and had Mo Shen Yun's order as proof, he nodded and said, "Master, please don't take too long."

Pei Yun smiled and said: "I understand, I would like to invite you to have a drink with me."

As he spoke, he took out a fifty-tael silver note and thrust it into the opponent's hand.

However, the jailer did not accept the request at all, and only said: "Young master has a warrant from our lord, so there is no problem with this request, and there is no need for anything else. We have rules."

Pei Yun was in awe and sighed: "My lord, it is me, Meng Lang, who is teaching me a lesson."

The jailer opened the cell door for him, locked the door after he entered, and then stepped back twenty steps, still staring at the two of them.

Li Zijun welcomed Pei Yun in and said awkwardly: "Brother Yun, actually you don't need to make a special trip to see me. I'm fine here and I'll be out in a few days."

Pei Yun looked solemn and said in a deep voice: "Cousin, I'm afraid things are not that simple."

Li Zijun said in shock: "What do you mean?"

Pei Yundao: "Pei Yue has returned to Luliu Manor, he is fine."

Li Zijun became more and more puzzled, frowning and asked: "Since he is fine, what's the problem? Are they going to lock me here for the rest of my life?"

He probably didn't believe it, and he laughed himself.

Pei Yun did not smile, but came closer and said: "Cousin, you sent a killer to ambush Pei Yue. The Holy Father is very unhappy about this. In addition, Pei Yue has an old grudge with you. Do you think he will let this opportunity pass?"

Li Zijun was not stupid at all, he shook his head and said: "Of course I didn't think about walking out intact, but at most I got a slap in the face. Can he still force Master Shen to kill me?"

Pei Yun analyzed calmly: "Could it be that my cousin still regards Pei Yue as a bastard in Dingguo Mansion that no one cares about? He has someone in the court now. For example, Hou Guliang of Guangping is his strong support. Even the Lord Shen you call him, He is also very fond of him. When you sent someone to follow him that day, didn’t you know that Mr. Shen specially invited him to come over as a guest?"

Li Zijun fell silent after talking.

Pei Yun said again: "You should know Pei Yue's character. He will retaliate and never retreat. My father is your uncle. Don't you really know why he asked for resignation? Now that you have the handle in Pei Yue's hands, you still want to treat him as useless. What happened? Cousin, you have always been a very smart person, why can't you figure out the joints and why are you still in the mood to lie down here? "

Li Zijun couldn't help but think of that kid Pei Yue who cut his palms and wanted to fight him to the death outside Green Willow Villa in July, refusing to give in even an inch like a mad dog.

Panic began to spread in his heart.

Pei Yun said softly: "Cousin, you don't want to sit back and wait for death, do you?"

Li Zijun shook his head violently and said: "Of course not! But I am in prison, what can I do?"
Chapter completed!