Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

"Guo Ye, it was Guo Ye who caused your death, father will definitely not let him go."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty favored the little thief Guo Ye, wasting our Xiao family's loyalty to the Great Tang Jiangshan Sheji!"

"There is also that bitch Concubine Yang, who actually uttered disrespectful words to my son. Hmph, I will let this bitch come down to accompany you when Dad's big event is completed. Hahaha..."

……

crazy!

Xiao Yu at this time is not only depressed and surly, but also like a lunatic who has fallen into a magic barrier.

tuk tuk tuk ~~

Suddenly there was a knock on the door outside the study, Xiao Yu's expression changed instantly when he heard the words, and he put the inscription in his hand back on the table, his whole expression completely restored to its original appearance.

Mourning the dead son's sudden interruption, Xiao Yu's eyes were still full of indignation, and he frowned and asked, "What's the matter? Didn't you say that the matter of the last seven days will be presided over by the second son and his wife?"

"Master! It's the Nine Reds of the slave family!"

A soft and charming voice sounded, and Xiao Yu's brows slowly relaxed. It turned out that it was Yang Jiuhong, his favorite concubine.

In an instant, the mood of the whole person was not so irritable, and he walked slowly to the door and pulled the latch, opened the door and asked: "Jiuhong, why are you here with me when you are not busy with the eldest son in the courtyard?" ?”

Yang Jiuhong lowered her head and responded obediently: "Report to the master, Mr. Pei Jipei, the Minister of Zongzheng Temple, came to the front yard, and said that he needed to visit the master for important matters."

Pei Ji?

As soon as Xiao Yu heard that Pei Ji came to look for her in person, she didn't dare to be sloppy, and said to Yang Jiuhong: "Please, Jiuhong, quickly invite Mrs. Pei into my study."

"Well, I'm going to the servant's house."

Yang Jiuhong agreed, turned around, swayed Yang Liu's waist, twisted her fat buttocks, and headed back towards the front yard tremblingly.

Chapter 663 Fear

Pei Jitiao, Minister of Zongzheng Temple, visited Xiao Mansion on the last seven days, so of course it couldn't be to pay homage to Xiao Shen, a junior.

After he was invited into Xiao Yu's study by the coquettish Yang Jiuhong, he asked Xiao Yu to retreat from everyone nearby without even drinking, saying that he had something confidential to discuss.

When Xiao Yu heard this, she didn't dare to be careless, and immediately drove Yang Jiuhong, a coquettish woman, out, and asked her to explain that no one in the mansion should come near the study.

Yang Jiuhong secretly cast aside Pei Ji, a bad old man, then turned and left the study resentfully.

Pei Ji watched Yang Jiuhong leave, and ran to the door in a hurry, poked his head out to look around, and checked whether there were other people outside the door.

After confirming that Yang Jiuhong had gone far away and that there was no one else outside the study, Pei Ji carefully closed the door of the study, then sat on a chair, facing Xiao Yu with a cold expression.

I only heard Pei Jishi say in shock: "Master Xiao, something is going to happen, something big is going to happen!"

It's a pity that Xiao Yu didn't seem to be moved, and sat down slowly with an unhurried attitude, thinking in his heart, even my most promising son died, and there are still big things that can shock me.

Immediately, he comforted Pei Ji instead, and said, "Master Pei, take it easy, although I haven't been to the morning court these days, among the many disciples I have, there are still a few who are worthy and can still be ranked in the court." Middle. According to the news they have passed on to me recently, it seems that nothing major has happened in the imperial court?"

Pei Ji shook his head and said: "The big thing is not in the court, but in the locality, in Jiannan Road in the middle of Shu."

Jiannan Road in Shuzhong?

As soon as Xiao Yu heard these five words, he immediately regained his spirits, and Guo Ye's hateful face suddenly appeared in his heart for some reason.Isn't the one surnamed Guo sent by His Majesty to Jiannan Road in Shuzhong?

Immediately, he became interested, raised his eyelids and asked, "Master Pei, what happened on Jiannan Road in the middle of Sichuan? Could it be that there is another war in the southwest?"

Pei Ji shook his head again, and said: "There is no war. Master Xiao, before I came to your house, the old man just had a family talk with a distant nephew of mine. Do you know that places such as Jiannan Road, Shuzhou, etc. What's the matter?"

Xiao Yu was very angry, knowing that I didn't even go out of the house recently, and it wasn't that something happened to the court, where would I know what happened in Shuzhou, Jiannan Road.

wait a minute~

Suddenly, Xiao Yu heard Shuzhou mentioned in Pei Ji's words, and seemed to think of something.

Then he hurriedly asked: "Shuzhou and other places? Isn't it the fief of His Royal Highness the King of Shu this time? He was appointed as the governor of Shuzhou by order. This Shuzhou is the place where the governor's mansion was founded. Could it be that he still has something to do with Li Ke, King of Shu?"

Pei Ji nodded, and replied: "That's right, it's the Shu state where the King of Shu established his domain. My distant nephew's family has quite a lot of property, and there are four or five business trips with a hundred people under him. His business trips are often in Shu prefecture, Zhenzhou, Bazhou, Songzhou and other places sell tea, silk, porcelain and other things. But a few days ago, his business travelers could no longer travel in these places, because the only waterway, the Minjiang River, was blocked and ships could not pass through. Alas , the loss was quite heavy.

Of course, that's not the point.The point is that there are rumors everywhere in Shuzhou and other places, saying that the Minjiang River is occupied by a gang of bandits, but the prefectures Zhechong Duwei's Mansion has not yet sent troops to encircle and suppress the bandits.And the reason why the soldiers of Zhechong Duwei's mansion in various prefectures could not join forces to suppress the bandits was because Liang Shidao, the governor of Shuzhou, committed crimes and restrained His Royal Highness Shu Wang everywhere, and even gathered Zhechong Duwei from all the prefectures to form a party for private interests and fight together The king of Shu wanted to empty him, the governor of Shuzhou.As a result, His Royal Highness the King of Shu could not control the military affairs of the nine places, and the military orders could not be carried out smoothly.That's why there are [-] bandits from the Cao Gang who harmed the Minjiang River, but because they couldn't join forces to suppress the bandits, they rushed to the Duwei's Mansion from all over the country, which made the people in Shuzhou and other places boil with resentment.Mr. Xiao, as far as I know, Liang Shidao, the governor of Shuzhou, seems to be your protégé, right? "

"There is such a thing???"

Xiao Yu was also shocked by Xiao Yu's news, subconsciously nodded and replied: "Shu Prefecture Governor Liang Shidao is my protégé, he came to Chang'an last year, and I introduced Mr. Pei for him."

Pei Ji nodded with a little recollection, stroked his beard and said, "Just tell me, I have some impression of this man."

While Pei Ji was speaking, Xiao Yu's heart was already churning, because he clearly remembered that he had written a letter to Liang Shidao before.The content of the letter is to let him guard against every move of Shu King Li Ke in Shuzhou, and to prevent the leak of the Grand Canyon under the Manglong Mountain in Shuzhou.

But he only asked Liang Shidao to guard against Li Ke, and didn't let him blatantly contend against him everywhere.

This bastard, what stupid things has he done?

Suddenly, he patted his forehead and shouted: "By the way, I remember that Liang Shidao sent someone to send me an urgent letter a few days ago, but I didn't open it because I was in the pain of losing my son." Read the letter. Oh... I'll look for it."

As he spoke, he rummaged through the desk for a while.

Soon, the urgent letter sent by Liang Shidao was found, and it was mixed with a pile of letters and official documents.

Xiao Yu hastily opened the letter and began to read it carefully. Upon seeing it, her face suddenly changed dramatically.

He couldn't help shaking his hands, and the letter fluttered to the ground.

Seeing this, Pei Ji felt strange, and asked, "Master Xiao, did he say something in the letter?"

Xiao Yu hurriedly leaned over to pick up the letter, and said to Pei Ji with an extremely ugly face: "Master Pei, something might really happen!"

"Look, look." Pei Ji pointed at Xiao Yu sadly, and sighed, "I just said that there must be something weird about this matter. As far as I know, Jiannan Road in Central Shu has always been peaceful. In recent years, the emperor has implemented the old-fashioned policy of light corvee and taxation and recuperation. There are few disasters and famines in Jiannan Road. Millions of people in Jiannan Road live and work in peace and contentment. How come Will there be a gang of [-] people for no reason to fight against the imperial government? It must be the governor of Shuzhou, Liang Shidao, who governs Shuzhou incompetently, causing the people to live in poverty, and causing public resentment everywhere.

What a daring person, as the governor of one place, he dared to form cliques with the captains of other places secretly, this person really doesn't know how to write dead words!This Liang Shidao is your protégé, no doubt he is a member of our Wude old ministers.Now Shuzhou and other places are in chaos, and there are grievances and grievances everywhere. As long as someone stabs the court, Liang Shidao can't escape the crime.At that time, you and my former officials of Wude will definitely be implicated. Do you think the officials of Tiance Mansion, such as Changsun Wuji and Gao Shilian, will miss this great opportunity to attack us?To add insult to injury, I must be impatient! "

Xiao Yu listened to Pei Ji's self-made analysis, couldn't help but shook his head and smiled wryly, and sighed: "Oh...wrong, Mr. Pei, you are wrong, Xiao is also wrong, everyone is wrong!"

Pei Ji's eyebrows twitched, his cloudy old eyes widened, and he asked puzzledly: "Huh? Could it be that the old man made a mistake and wronged him?"

Xiao Yu shook his head first, then nodded, and hurriedly said: "Master Pei, you didn't wrong him. If this matter really got into the court, Liang Shidao, an idiot, must be blamed. But, this matter There are other secrets behind it, if Liang Shidao is really involved, maybe, I'm afraid, you and I wait for a group of old martial arts ministers to be more than just being implicated. It's not too late to ransack the family!!!"

"What? How could this be?"

Although Pei Ji is old and dazzled, his brain is not confused. He immediately thought of something more serious, and suddenly got up and asked: "Master Xiao, is there anything between you and Liang Shidao that I don't know? Shi Dao's role as the governor of Shuzhou is just a cover, what else is he doing in secret? How come the old man never heard you mention it?"

Xiao Yu also stood up slowly, squinting his eyes and asked in a cold tone: "Master Pei, Liang Shidao is indeed secretly doing something earth-shattering in Shu Province, the reason why he never told you is that Because the Supreme Emperor doesn’t allow me to speak out about this matter.”

Pei Ji swayed in shock, pointed at Xiao Yu, and asked with trembling lips: "This matter also involves the old man of the Supreme Emperor? Master Xiao, I have often entered the palace to accompany the Supreme Emperor, why have I never heard him mention it?"