"Master, my subordinate has done something wrong."

The visitor stood in front of Pei Yue and fell to his knees on the ground, with a look of guilt and pain on his face.

Pei Yue looked at him coldly. Although this person did not exceed his expectations, when he saw this scene, the thorn in his heart still inevitably started to move.

"Geng Yi, how should I treat you?"

"The young master is as kind as a mountain to his subordinates."

"Then why did you betray me?"

"Young master...subordinate..."

"Raise your head, look at me and speak!"

After a few brief exchanges, Pei Yue's tone suddenly became cold and stern, and his eyes became very sharp.

Geng Yi is twenty-two years old this year. He is older than the twenty-year-old Deng Zai and the nineteen-year-old Wang Yong. His qualifications are not outstanding. He was originally selected because of his strong body and kind temperament. He became the first eight people to follow Pei Yue.

A personal soldier

1. Although he is not as independent as Deng Zai and others, he has been trusted by Pei Yue in recent years because he is practical and hard-working. Now he is assisting Wang Yong in managing the business, and he is not yet rich.

Compared to his status as a slave back then, he has become a phoenix.

It was not that Pei Yue had never doubted him, but compared to the shrewd Qi Jun and the taciturn Chen Danian, the big man who always had an honest smile on his face was less suspicious in his mind.

Geng Yi has followed Pei Yue for several years and knows his temperament quite well. He knows that his young master seems to be calm now, but in fact he is furious. Under such circumstances, he does feel timid and withdrawn, but when he thinks of these two

After being awakened from dreams countless times over the years, he made up his mind and said: "Master, I have never betrayed you."

"Oh?" Pei Yue responded noncommittally and asked, "Then what did you do wrong?"

Geng Yi lowered his head and replied: "About July or August of the year before last, when my subordinates were working in the company, they accidentally met a merchant from Qinzhou. The man was eloquent and engaged in serious business. We became familiar with him as soon as we went back and forth.

My subordinates know that they are not smart enough to do big things for the young master like Deng Zai and Wang Yong, so they want to do their part and win over more merchants for the company."

Pei Yue sneered and said, "Qinzhou?"

Geng Yi mustered up the courage to look up at Pei Yue and replied: "Yes, my subordinates checked his documents and found that he was indeed from Qinzhou. The man's name was Lu Fang, and he got to know many people in Qinzhou through him.

merchants in the state. Most of these people are engaged in maritime trade and have a lot of money in their hands.

The urgently needed goods in Da Liang did bring a lot of profits to the company at that time. Therefore, his subordinates gained some trust in Lu Fang, but at a banquet, Lu Fang poured a lot of wine into his subordinates, and then asked about the Hengduan Mountain trip

The thieves attacked Zhuangzi at night."

Pei Yue asked: "Then you told everything?"

Geng Yi quickly shook his head and said guiltily: "Although my subordinate was not very sober at the time, he did not dare to tell outsiders what happened in the village, but... he finally said that those thieves really deserved to die, and asked me if I would expose their bodies.

Wilderness, I said no, the young master would not do such a thing, and those thieves were buried near Zhuangzi."

Pei Yue's face was solemn, but he already had the outline of the whole thing in his heart.

The year before last was the fourth year of Kaiping. From the beginning of the year to the end of September, he had been concentrating on improving himself in Luliuzhuang, and basically left all external matters to these seven personal followers for communication and management. What Geng Yi said was generally true. Now Pei

What is even more uncertain is whether the Qinzhou merchant named Lu Fang is a craftsman of the Southern Zhou Dynasty or a subordinate of Chen Xizhi.

He continued to ask: "What happened next?"

Geng Yi's head drooped even more, and he said in a trembling voice: "Lu Fang disappeared after drinking that time. At that time, my subordinates thought it was a little strange, and they only thought that he had something urgent at home and returned to Qinzhou, so they didn't think about it further. Soon.

Later, the thief's head and bones were stolen in the wild forest outside the village, and my subordinates realized how big a mistake they had made."

"Why didn't you tell me first?"

Facing Pei Yue's stern question, Geng Yi looked extremely painful. After a long time, he kowtowed to Pei Yue three times, with so much strength that there were blood marks on his forehead, and then he put his hands on the ground and said with difficulty: "I don't dare.

"

Pei Yue narrowed his eyes slightly and asked slowly: "After I left Beijing, did Lu Fang or his associates look for you again?"

Geng Yi answered honestly: "I have looked for him. At that time, my subordinates already knew that this person had problems, so they did not dare to agree to any of his requests. Lu Fang seemed to see his subordinates' fear, and kept promising him a lot of money, as long as he

Tell him the news about the young master, and he can get one thousand taels of silver notes every time. If the news is important, there is no upper limit on the amount of the silver notes."

"If I remember correctly, you can now get more than one hundred taels from the company a month. In comparison, just saying a few words is worth your hard work for a year. It can be seen that these people

It’s very generous.”

"Young Master, I made a mistake once, and I don't dare to make a mistake a second time. Although I am not smart, I still know what can and cannot be done. The Young Master has been away from Beijing for more than a year, and Lu Fang has come to see me seven times, every time

It was all coercion and inducement every time. If I didn't agree, I would tell the young master about the original incident, and my subordinates could only try their best to delay it."

"Then why did you suddenly confess today?"

"After the young master of the Gu family was kidnapped, Qi Min said that it might be the work of bandits from Qinzhou, and his subordinates thought of Lu Fang, and then..."

Geng Yi hesitated for a moment, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "I am worried that those people will be harmful to the young master. I just heard about the young master's arrangement, so I dare not hide the truth about the bone theft anymore."

Pei Yue asked: "Did Lu Fang tell you how to contact him?"

Geng Yi nodded and said, "I told you."

Pei Yue quietly looked at the groveling young man in front of him, and asked after a long time: "Do you know what will happen to you after you tell this?"

Geng Yi nodded and said with a sad smile: "Young Master, I have made a mistake in the next step and it is irreversible. I have been enduring torture in my heart for the past two years and I have long been unable to persist. If the young master is in danger because of my subordinate's cowardice,

Then I am afraid that my parents at home will not recognize my son. When I tell you this, I only ask the young master to die, but my relatives at home can be spared."

Pei Yue said calmly: "Get up."

Geng Yi suddenly raised his head, with an expression of disbelief on his face.

Pei Yue frowned slightly and said, "Don't be too happy too early. Do one thing for me. If you can do it, I can spare you the death penalty."

Geng Yi almost jumped up from the ground, cupped his hands and said: "Please give me your instructions, young master."

Pei Yue hesitated for a moment, but after thinking about it, he still said bluntly: "You can avoid the death penalty, but you cannot escape the living crime. After this matter is done, I will ask Wang Yong to find a storefront in a good location for you in the capital, and then buy a new one.

After entering the house three times, you take your family and move out from Green Willow Manor. From now on, I will remove your whole family from your status as slaves, and you can live your own lives from now on."

Geng Yi was stunned, and the fire that had just been ignited in his eyes was instantly extinguished, and the seven-foot-tall man's strong body began to tremble uncontrollably.

He said almost pleadingly: "Master, I don't want a reputation or a house. I just ask you to let me stay by your side, even if I am a groom!"

Pei Yue waved his hand, wiped away the evil look on his face, and said slowly: "You fell into the trap of others and said some things that you shouldn't have said. Although this kind of thing is not an unforgivable sin, I can't leave you here."

By your side, Geng Yi, live a good life in the future. If you encounter troubles that cannot be solved, you can go to Wang Yong for help. I will tell him, and this will complete the relationship between you and me as master and servant."

After a long time, Geng Yi knelt down again, kowtowed three times, and said sadly: "Yes, young master."
Chapter completed!