In the Royal Palace, in the Liangyi Hall.

Except for Pei Yue, Emperor Kaiping summoned all important officials of the state.

The two governors of the East Prefecture, Mo Haoli and Luo Ting, the West Prefecture's military commander Wang Pingzhang, the imperial censor Huang Rentai, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel Ning Huaian, the Minister of the Ministry of War Liu Daxia, the Governor of the Fifth Army Governor's Office Guo Kaishan, the commander of the Western Camp of the Beijing Army Qu Jiang, Li Bingzhong, the coach of the South Camp, and Emperor Kaiping had previously mentioned to Pei Yue that Xiuwu Hou Tan Fu was about to take over as the coach of the North Camp.

What surprised Pei Yue even more was that Silent Cloud was also there. As the chief official of Taishitai Pavilion, this big shot usually only appeared during extremely important court meetings.

The atmosphere in the palace was not dull, and the expressions of the important ministers were also very relaxed. Emperor Kaiping even specially gave seats to three veteran ministers, Mo Haoli, Wang Pingzhang and Huang Rentai.

Pei Yue calmly stepped forward and saluted: "Your Majesty, Pei Yue, is here to see you."

"Plain body."

Emperor Kaiping looked at the scroll in Pei Yue's hand and asked with interest: "What are you holding?"

Pei Yue replied calmly: "Your Majesty, this is some evidence I collected while I was in Lingzhou."

"What evidence?"

"Evidence that Xue Tao, the governor of Lingzhou, violated the laws of the imperial court."

"Oh?" Emperor Kaiping raised his eyebrows and asked with increasing interest, "Do you know why I called you here?"

Pei Yue shook his head and said, "I don't know."

Emperor Kaiping smiled meaningfully and said: "It's a coincidence that I and all the ministers are discussing the issue of Xue Tao. I thought that you have been in Lingzhou for more than half a year, so you should have a more realistic view, so I summoned you. I never thought You are actually prepared and prepared in such detail."

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the officials in the palace seemed a little complicated.

Although the war in the western border ended with a great victory for the country, the chaos in Lingzhou and the early losses of the Liang army cannot be ignored, especially the low combat effectiveness of the Guping army. As the governor of Lingzhou, Xue Tao also He is also a bachelor of the palace, and can be said to be the most senior official in the civil service group second only to the governor of Dongfu. He must bear an unshirkable responsibility for this.

It just so happened that Pei Yue thoughtfully gave the emperor a pillow just when he was feeling sleepy.

None of these important ministers are deep and ruthless characters in the city. It is difficult not to think deeply when encountering such a situation.

Pei Yue's eyes were calm and he replied calmly: "Your Majesty, are you talking about the eunuch who just delivered the order to the minister?"

The several regular servants and eunuchs standing in the hall seemed to have been struck by lightning. They were so frightened that they felt that this young man was really crazy. Didn't he know that such a sentence would cause heads to roll?

Emperor Kaiping obviously did not expect such an answer and couldn't help laughing.

Mo Haoli turned his head and said a little sternly: "Pei Yue, you must not be presumptuous in front of His Majesty."

Pei Yue smiled bitterly and said: "Master Mo, I don't dare to be presumptuous in front of His Majesty. It's just that I received this file and was about to enter the palace to see Your Majesty when the eunuch who delivered the order came. This is indeed a coincidence. This junior has to make it clear."

Mo Haoli said noncommittally: "If you have something to say, say it well and don't pretend to be threatening."

"yes."

Pei Yue bowed his hand.

Others looked at him with jealousy. Not only was this young powerful man treated as his own son by Gu Liang, but now even Mo Haoli, who had endured for four dynasties, took the initiative to help him cover up the crime of disrespecting the emperor. I really don't know where he got his luck. .

However, Pei Yue didn't think so, and at the same time he was a little wary.

He was deeply impressed by Mo Haoli. It originated from the conversation between the four-dynasty veteran and him after the court meeting in the fourth year of Kaiping when he overthrew Sun Dacheng and Qibao Pavilion. That was the first time he had a clear understanding of

Pei Yue recognized the cultivation and wealth of an important man, but in view of Mo Haoli's initiative to reveal his past friendship with Mr. Xi, Pei Yue had no intention of becoming hostile to him.

However, these two sentences today seemed to Pei Yue to contain a kind of obscure hostility.

"Now that you have prepared the evidence, submit it to me for a look."

"I obey the decree."

Pei Yue handed the file to an internal supervisor who came down, and then stood calmly.

Emperor Kaiping opened the file and read it for a moment, then snorted coldly: "You bastard!"

He looked at the eunuch and said: "Send this file to the left and right officials and Duke Wei."

The atmosphere in the hall gradually became tense. After Mo Haoli and others quickly browsed through it, their faces became very solemn.

Emperor Kaiping said angrily: "I handed over Lingzhou to Xue Tao, and also made him a bachelor of the palace and gave him many honors. The purpose is to ask him to be a good backup for the army on the west side and build a solid line of defense for Daliang. This

The bastard actually regards Lingzhou as his own back garden. In the past two years, he has been selling officials and embezzling official rations. How brave he is!"

Mo Haoli stood up and said, "Your Majesty, calm down. It was the veteran who recommended Xue Tao as the governor of Lingzhou. The veteran is also responsible for this."

Emperor Kaiping gave him a thoughtful look and did not continue what he said, because the past incident involving the structural changes of the Dongfu was his own idea, and Mo Haoli just said it for him.

"This matter has nothing to do with you. This bastard Xue Tao is a self-destructive person. I made him a very human minister and gave him farmland and a mansion, but I didn't let him be a local emperor in Lingzhou! Silent Cloud, why didn't Taishitai Pavilion find any clues?

, I have tens of thousands of spies, are they all just for show?"

Emperor Kaiping turned his anger towards his confidants who stood silently aside.

Silent Cloud replied calmly: "Your Majesty, Xue Tao acts cunningly and secretly, and because of his special status and great power, Taige cannot report it rashly without conclusive evidence."

Emperor Kaiping seemed to be less angry and asked again: "Have you found it now?"

Silent Cloud nodded and said: "Taige cadre spy Li Yuheng, whose alias is Li Zhenshu, used this identity to get close to Xue Tao and pretended to be under his control. He has found detailed evidence of his crime. He just arrived in Kyoto yesterday and is sorting out the case files and then reporting to him.

Your Majesty reports."

Emperor Kaiping waved his hand and said: "Since Pei Yue has evidence here, just file your copy."

The exchanges between the monarch and his ministers were quick and short, and Pei Yue couldn't help but sneer in his heart. This emperor's nature is really hard to change, but he doesn't know who can be deceived by such a show?

It's just that he doesn't have time to think about the true intention of Emperor Kaiping's behavior, because Mo Haoli suddenly stared at him and asked: "Zhongshan Marquis, I want to know how you obtained these evidences?"

He paused and said in a deep voice: "Even Taige has to spend a lot of effort to collect evidence of Xue Tao's crimes. You have been in Lingzhou for less than a year and spent most of your time on the battlefield. How can you investigate Xue Tao?"

So clear?"

In Pei Yue's plan, he originally did not intend to reveal Zhao Xianhong at this time, because this was the first time he tried to intervene in the personnel changes of the top officials of the dynasty. The trump card must be revealed at the most critical moment to be enough to shock him.

human heart.

It's just that Mo Haoli is not an ordinary person. Although he seems to be very old, he can always see through the essence of things with his dim old eyes.

Pei Yue had learned this skill long ago.

Facing the gazes from all around him, Pei Yue was extremely calm at this moment and said calmly: "To be honest with Mr. Mo, when I first went to Lingzhou, Xue Tao hosted a banquet for me, and during the dinner he tried to snatch the briquettes in Lingzhou.

The right to franchise. From then on

I knew at that time that this man was ambitious and greedy, but there are always loyal and righteous people in Lingzhou. Therefore, I cooperated with Zhao Xianhong, the prefect of Xingyang. I was responsible for investigating the connection between Xue Tao and the military general, and he was responsible for investigating the illegal activities in Lingzhou.

thing."

Mo Haoli nodded slowly, his expression unchanged.
Chapter completed!