There are so many honorable people in the capital that it is not easy to attract attention.

Not everyone can rise to the top like Pei Yue. Many people just rely on the legacy of their ancestors to inherit a title. Those who are quick-minded and good at maneuvering may be able to get ahead, but most of them will just disappear into the background in the end.

Xiningbo Cuihu did not belong to one of the two. Thanks to his dark face like the bottom of a pot, coupled with his slightly straightforward and foolish temperament, he left a very deep impression on the courtiers.

He is not a descendant of the founding princes. His father made outstanding military achievements in the Western Region and was granted the title of marquis. However, it was difficult for him to make any achievements. Later, by chance, he took Li Bingzhong's lap and found a job in the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army.

Because of Li Bingzhong's relationship, he and Pei Rong gradually got along well with each other, and the two families became quite close.

Of course, this was three years before Kaiping.

I don’t know if it’s because stupid people are lucky, or because they naturally know how to seek good fortune and avoid disaster. Although Cui Hu is not rich, he has always lived a stable life. When Li Bingzhong was kicked out to be the head coach of Nanying, he was not implicated.

Later, Li Bingzhong made a comeback, and Guo Kaishan half-heartedly led the Fifth Army Commander-in-Chief to surrender to the rebellious fourth prince. He also did not participate in it.

The city has been hit by waves, but this black-faced uncle remains as stable as a rock.

It's just that in such a high-level court meeting today, Cui Hu felt that he had no place to speak and entered a fugue state early. It wasn't until someone next to him couldn't stand it and reminded him in a low voice that he woke up from his dream.

"Your Majesty, I am guilty."

Just looking at the indifferent expression of Emperor Kaiping above, Cui Hu's dark face was immediately filled with guilt and panic. He knelt down to apologize before leaving work.

"Plain body."

Emperor Kaiping obviously didn't want to waste time on such a good guy, so he turned to look at Pei Yue and said: "Pei Yue, I have always been lenient with you because it is unusual for young people to jump and fly, and you have always been loyal.

So many times I can turn a blind eye. But today, as a martial artist, you have rashly intervened in the selection of officials, which has violated the iron law left by Emperor Gaozu..."

His tone gradually became stern: "...If you can't tell me that you are ugly, I don't think there is any need for you to continue to stand in the court. You can just go back to your Zhongshan Marquis Mansion. Don't you always beg for bones? Today I will

Your wish is granted!"

Every word is like a knife, hitting the ground with a sound.

The wrath of an ordinary man will cause blood to splash five steps away, but what about the wrath of an emperor?

Gu Liang suddenly raised his head, a solemn look on his face.

Luo Ting persuaded with slight worry: "Your Majesty, please calm down."

Emperor Kaiping still looked at Pei Yue and said indifferently: "Is Luo in power trying to teach me how to behave?"

When these words fell to the ground, they were like the swarm wind from the far north crossing thousands of miles of wasteland and pouring into the spacious and majestic Chengtian Hall. They hovered in everyone's heart and instantly caused a chill to wrap around their whole body.

Luo Ting had an upright temperament, and he often acted outright when admonishing him. Although Emperor Kaiping didn't like his straight back at that time, he also knew that this man was talented and loyal, so he never let him get out of power.

However, at this moment, he actually refused to give the government any dignity, which showed that this king was really angry.

The source is naturally Pei Yue, who stands proudly at the foot of the stairs.

He looked up at the emperor and said calmly: "Your Majesty, when I went to Hengduan Mountain to pursue the leader of the bandits, I seized some evidence of military service in the Gulian Army from her hands. Among them was the name of Pei Yun's father. Just now Pei Yun said

Zi said nothing

There is a saying about father's fault, and relatives hide each other. On the surface, what he said makes sense, but his father harmed the interests of Daliang and betrayed His Majesty's trust. Should he cover up those ugly things in front of the emperor?

sin?"

Panic flashed through Pei Yun's eyes.

Pei Yue's tone became more sincere, and he said slowly: "Your Majesty, I once handed over the evidence of the crime committed by Pei Yun's father to Mr. Shen of Taishitai Pavilion. I do have selfish motives, not to retaliate against the government for mistreating me, but I don’t want your majesty to be deceived, but I never thought of putting him to death, nor did I publicize the matter publicly. Pei Yun didn’t know what was going on, and instead secretly plotted against me.”

Emperor Kaiping frowned and said, "How did he plot against you?"

Pei Yue said: "Your Majesty, can you remember that after I came back from Hengduan Mountain, Li Bingzhong's eldest grandson Li Zijun colluded with the swordsman of Xiwu and ambushed me by the road, intending to kill me?"

Emperor Kaiping glanced at Silent Cloud, who was very low-key, and said calmly: "What does this matter have to do with Pei Yun?"

Pei Yue suppressed his anger and said: "After Li Zijun was defeated, he was imprisoned in Taishitai Pavilion. Pei Yun relied on his close friendship with Master Shen to enter Taishitai Pavilion in the name of visiting, and conspired with Li Zijun to frame him on the charge of unfilial piety. minister."

Pei Yun's heart became more and more panicked, and he said with a slight trembling: "You are such a mouthful!"

"Really?" Pei Yue sneered, and then said to Emperor Kaiping: "Your Majesty, I have great faith in the abilities of the chiefs of Taishitai Pavilion. If it were not for the great help of the chiefs of Dui Department in the southern border, I would never be able to reverse the situation. Therefore, I will not be able to reverse the situation. I am very sure that Taige Libu will have records of that day, and we only need to pull out the files to know what Pei Yun said to Li Zijun."

Emperor Kaiping remained silent.

After watching quietly for a long time, Gu Liang finally asked: "Master Shen, I wonder if I can find the files of that day?"

Silent Cloud didn't answer, and looked up at the emperor on the dragon throne.

Emperor Kaiping nodded slightly.

Silent Cloud pondered for a moment and said slowly: "It is true that this matter was filed by Lin Jia, the head of the Li Department, in Volume 32 of the Li Department in the third year of Kaiping. Your Majesty, the details of this matter are slightly different from what the Marquis of Zhongshan said. At that time, Pei Yun's statement was to help Li Zijun reduce his guilt. This was really not a big deal, so he did not submit it to the emperor. I was not thoughtful enough, so I beg your Majesty to convict you."

Emperor Kaiping shook his head slightly and said: "This is a trivial matter. Pei Yue, even if Pei Yun and Li Zi are both colluding, how does this relate to the crime of patricide you mentioned before?"

Pei Yue said extremely calmly: "I just want to show that Pei Yun has evil intentions and can plot against his mother's relatives. How can others be exceptions? Li Zi is the same, and Pei Rong is the same. They are all used by him to frame me. It’s just a tool. Of course, there are some differences with the latter, because he not only wants to deal with the minister, but even his biological father!"

Pei Yunhan said in a cold voice: "After all, the Marquis of Zhongshan is just trying to make excuses. I went to find Li Zijun, but I couldn't bear that he made a mistake on a mission and was doomed. As for the theory of murdering Jia Yan, it is even more nonsense. When the Marquis of Zhongshan was still in Dingguo Mansion, You and Jia Yan are strangers to each other, and you have no sense of filial piety. After leaving the palace, he relied on the support of Marquis Guangping to force Jia Yan to resign. If the Marquis of Zhongshan hadn't been so aggressive, how could Jia Yan openly impeach you? ?!"

Pei Yue turned around and looked at him coldly, and said with murderous intent: "Do you think you can confuse right and wrong with just a sharp mouth? Pei Yun, everyone knows the situation at that time. I went into the mountain to suppress the bandits and luckily survived, and got you Evidence that the father colluded with the thief. If you hadn’t secretly instigated and instigated him, would he have sued the father against the son without even the slightest chance of winning?"

"You must think that His Majesty and the other guilds in the court have been deceived!"

Pei Yue took another step forward, and Pei Yun stepped back involuntarily.

He said angrily: "In these years, I have sacrificed my life for the sake of Daliang, and I have never had the time to settle old scores with you. Today, I will show your majesty what kind of evil nature you, a noble civil servant, have!"

He turned to look at Cui Hu, his eyes gleaming, and said sternly: "Uncle Xining, you were the one who helped Pei Rong hand over the impeachment memorial. Please tell your majesty and all the gentlemen what Pei Rong said to you!"

Cui Hu had never experienced such a scene that attracted so much attention. He was so frightened that he shivered.

After a long while, he hesitated and said: "Actually... I actually persuaded Brother Pei at the time. After all, he and the Marquis of Zhongshan are in a father-son relationship. It would be bad for everyone if this kind of thing got serious. But Brother Pei said that it was the second son in the mansion...

...The second young master advised him to strike first to gain advantage..."

As soon as the words were spoken, the whole palace was filled with dead silence.

The second young master is Pei Yun.

Pei Yun's thin body swayed, and his elegant face was already white.

All the important officials in the palace frowned.

Although Cui Hu didn't speak clearly, some words didn't need to be too straightforward.

At that time, Pei Rong impeached Pei Yue for five major crimes, which was not only refuted by Pei Yue point by point, but also had Pei Taijun's personal letter as evidence. If not, Emperor Kaiping would not have imprisoned him in Shanglin Prison.

But today, Pei Yue cleared away the fog at that time, and the nature of the matter has fundamentally changed.

If what Cui Hu said is true, then Pei Yun instigated his biological father to frame his brother. Regardless of whether he had hidden the idea of ​​killing Pei Rong by hunting rabbits, at least he did not hide his brothers and friends from each other.

This point of respect, to a greater extent, makes you jealous of the virtuous and harbor evil thoughts.

Coupled with the fact that he instigated Li Zijun, this is enough to prove that this person's character is corrupt.

How can such a person become a subordinate of the prince?

The noble civil servants who had admired Pei Yun very much just now had no concealment of their disdain in their eyes.

Not to mention some of the important ministers who were originally on Pei Yue's side.

Cui Hu, whose face looked like the bottom of a pot in the distance, curled up his neck, lowered his head, and quietly curled his lips.

He actually didn't want to do it so brilliantly, but Pei Yue reminded him when the fourth prince rebelled, and his son Cui Meng was now a general in the Zangfeng Guard, and he happened to have a few shares in Qinyuan, although he didn't

It's not eye-catching, but you can receive a sum of money every month.

If this were not the case, when Qinyuan opened that day, how could he act like a fool who had never seen the world and act like a clown to help build momentum for Qinyuan.

In this case, he can only be Pei Yue's man.

On the dragon throne, Emperor Kaiping looked gloomy. However, no matter what he thought, Pei Yun's reputation was completely ruined.

Looking at the shaky young minister, he said indifferently: "Take him down and find out."

Pei Yun did not argue from beginning to end. This was not because he suddenly lost his wits, but because Pei Yue had blocked all his ways of survival.

In this world, the most important thing is to have a clear name. Especially for a person like him who is determined to rule the East Palace, he cannot tolerate the slightest stain on his body.

Even if Pei Rong can stand on his side and deny Cui Hu's remarks, even if Pei Yue can't provide any evidence other than that, the most indispensable thing in the world is smart people. The events at that time can be strung together in a straight line.

Point to himself.

Once something gets on it, it can never be cleaned.

In this case, what's the point of struggling in vain? It's just a complete loss of face.

As the winner of this open and covert battle that lasted for several years, Pei Yue had calmed down and stood with a calm expression, without any trace of pride.

He didn't look at Pei Yun who was being held down by the imperial guards behind him.

Outside the hall, the sun is beginning to shine.
Chapter completed!