The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

"Once, the Pei family, which was protected by the emperor, was powerful. Other people in the court would not say or do anything. Even if they were bullied or blackmailed, they could only hold their breath and not bother with the Pei family.

After all, they still needed someone like the Pei family in the court who was close to the emperor and could speak in front of the emperor."

"But now the Pei family is going to fall, and those who have been wronged and hurt by the Pei family are coming to collect their debts."

"In the eyes of the old family, the emperor has his own ministers, and the Pei family is no longer worth using, so they will no longer come forward to anger the emperor. The Pei family said. " It ’s not light or heavy, it’ s painful or itchy, but it ’s just gently rejected, so I wo n’t speak anymore. Pei Ji, you do n’t look at people at all. What kind of real friend. "Pei Ji said:" There is a relationship between each other, and there will be friends. Once there is no interest, who will recognize you? "In life, there should always be one or two friends." Li Fu thought and said, "At the beginning, the emperor regarded you as a friend, regardless of status or interests. What about you? Do you really regard the emperor as an old friend, or is it just because he is the emperor?"

Pei Ji raised his head and looked at the clear sky of Chang'an City.

I am afraid that I will never see this scenery again in the future.

"I met the emperor when I was young. At that time, he was just a small official. The Duke of Tang's Mansion had no power and was suppressed by the court. He lived in fear." Pei Ji smiled and said, "The friendship in youth is simple."

"Yes, the emperor has always thought so. Whether he was young, or after he became the emperor, or after he became the emperor, he has never changed. The one who changed is you, Pei Ji." Li Fu said, "You have failed the emperor's friendship with you."

Slander, misleading, using, deceiving

"Yes, I failed you, but even if I had to do it all over again, I would still do it. When you are in a position, you have too many things that you cannot control. King Jingyang, you are still young, and you have two emperors to protect you. You can live a carefree life. You are a member of the royal family. This identity is enough to protect you from worries for the rest of your life, but I am different, and the Pei family is different."

"You can be as quiet as a chrysanthemum, but we are different. In this Chang'an City, in the court, if you don't fight, you will have no way out." Pei Ji said.

The two people who originally disliked each other now sat down on the steps in front of the palace and chatted.

"King Jingyang, you will have children in the future. Your children will get married and start a family. By then, the Jingyang Palace will not be like you are now, with only one bachelor. As the master of the Jingyang Palace, you have to consider the future of your children and grandchildren and the prosperity of the family for the whole family.

By that time, will you still be like you are now, not caring about anything, not caring about money, not caring about power?

Maybe you will be like me, and you will also have to manage and fight."

"If you don't fight, what will happen to your children and grandchildren? If you don't fight, don't manage, and don't sacrifice for the family, the family will decline sooner or later. Then what's the point of everything you do now? It's better to stay in the manor of Jingyang County and do your job honestly. 's landlord. "

"Although Lawyer Pei married Princess Linhai, he only had the title of a son-in-law and a lieutenant general, and he did not hold any official position. "Pei Ji said: "He has started a family. I have many sons, but he is the one I value most. He is the eldest son of the Pei family and the heir of the Pei family. When he was very young, I personally brought him to my side to teach him.

However, things don't go as planned. Perhaps, it is also a punishment for me. He is not as talented as I thought. "

Pei Ji sighed. He already knew the outcome of the matter, and now he was powerless to change it. Before leaving, he really wanted to find someone to talk to, even if the person sitting next to him was Li Fu, the King of Jingyang, whom he once despised the most.

Only Li Fu could be with him.This is how they chatted.

Others were afraid to avoid it.

"King Jingyang, there is one thing, you guessed it right, but you also guessed it wrong." Pei Ji's eyes were empty and his tone was flat: "The IOUs written to me by those families before were delivered to me. The IOUs are in my hands, even if they are the handles in my hands."

"In this way, they will not help the Pei family when they see that they have fallen to this point." Li Fu frowned.

Even at this time, Pei Ji still held these things.

Pei Ji shook his head.

"I have already paid them back. I paid them back after the last rumor about the locust plague." Lawyer Pei said, "Let them speak in the court."

"Maybe it worked. The lawyer was only demoted to Jingzhou to serve as an official. This result is already very good compared to the crime of deceiving the emperor."

"It's just that the lawyer's child has not experienced any big storms. He has been too smooth since he was a child. At home, he is regarded as the future heir of the Pei family. I, the head of the Pei family, teach him carefully. Everyone in the Pei family spoils him, listens to him, and respects him."

"He has never experienced any hard times. How can he bear to go to Jingzhou all of a sudden? But I never thought that he would come up with such a bad plan. He didn't even discuss it with me. He used such a stupid move, which ruined himself and the Pei family." Pei Ji's eyes were filled with turbid tears.

"Even so, you are reluctant to give up Lawyer Pei." Li Fu asked curiously: "Just now when you were chatting with me, you kept saying that it was for the family. If you had abandoned Lawyer Pei earlier, the Pei family would not have ended up like this."

"You even said it yourself, your son has more than just Lawyer Pei. Isn't it good to cut off your arm to survive? Let Lawyer Pei take all the responsibility and save the Pei family."