Invincible son

Hou Yu took the slightly wrinkled imperial edict from Pei Yun's hand, walked to the front of the imperial court with small steps, and handed it to the emperor trembling slightly.

Liu Xian glanced at it blankly, and found that the content on the edict was ordinary, nothing more than praising Pei Yun for his outstanding learning, and there were no other special words.However, there are many things in this world that don't need to be clear, especially the outline of the case has gradually become clear, and this letter can be said to be extremely fatal evidence.

If Pei Yun had to do such outrageous things, why would the empress dowager suddenly pay attention to an ambitious man who was dismissed from office by the late emperor?
Liu Xian didn't speak for a long time, but his fingers holding the corner of Yizhi had turned white with force.

In fact, in the eyes of many ministers, this matter cannot be discussed publicly at the court meeting at all. Even if it can be proved that it has nothing to do with Queen Mother Wu, it will be a heavy blow to her reputation.

But Pei Yue would definitely not sit back and watch this happen.

In the palpitating silence, Wu Cunren, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, suddenly came out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, can I take a look at this imperial decree?"

Liu Xian didn't understand what he meant, but he didn't veto it, and then he handed over Yizhi to Hou Yu.

Wu Cunren took it respectfully, and then looked at it very carefully. He read it very slowly, as if he was studying word by word.

All the ministers in the hall looked at him nervously, and there was hope in many people's eyes.

Wu Cunren was an imperial edict in the Kaiping Dynasty. He was responsible for drafting imperial edicts for a long time, and he can be called an expert in this field.Not only can he write a brilliant edict in a very short period of time, but he can also easily distinguish the authenticity of an edict.If he can conclude that this edict was forged by others, at least he can solve the current problem.

The atmosphere became more and more tense, but both Pei Yue and Pei Yun remained calm.

After a long time, Wu Cunren said solemnly: "Your Majesty Qizuo, this decree is true, but—"

There was a commotion around at first, and then it stopped abruptly. Some impatient ministers wished they could step forward and grab Wu Cunren's collar.

Liu Xian said: "But what?"

Wu Cunren frowned and said, "Judging from the texture of the black ox horn shaft and the brocade fabric, this is indeed a palace item, but the content of the edict is not in the standard style. The writer obviously did not understand the imperial regulations, and as far as I know, the two In the past month, Jingren Palace has never called Hanlin into the palace to draft an imperial edict. Therefore, this minister believes that Pei Yun's imperial edict should have nothing to do with the empress dowager."

Some people secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at Pei Yun with a strong sense of killing.

This person not only conspired to kill his father, but even forged a decree to frame the Queen Mother, he should be executed Ling Chi!

Pei Yun really wanted to come forward to argue. Although Wu Cunren was good at this, he also stayed in the Imperial Academy for two years. He knew very well that these procedures were not as strict as the world imagined, and not every imperial edict had to be treated by the Imperial Academy. The imperial edict was drafted.

But this time Pei Yue didn't give him a chance to speak, he looked at Wu Cunren and said, "Does Xueshi Wu imply that Pei Yun stole this imperial decree from the palace?"

Wu Cunren suffocated slightly, then shook his head and said, "I don't mean to be an official."

Pei Yue raised his eyebrows slightly.

Wu Cunren calmed down, turned to look at Pei Yun and asked: "Just now you said that the empress dowager sent someone to deliver this decree to you. Was there anyone else present besides you and that person?"

Pei Yun didn't know the conversation between Pei Yue and Hu Quan before he entered the palace, so he nodded immediately and said, "Hu Quan witnessed it with his own eyes."

Civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty seemed to be thinking of the whistleblower who provoked today's dispute at this time, and countless eyes shot at him.

Hu Quan argued without thinking: "Your Majesty, the villain hosted Pei Yun in the bamboo building that day. No one else was present at the banquet, and he had never seen such a decree. At that time, Pei Yun said to the villain that after nightfall there will be A big event happened. After the villain asked, he refused to go into details, only saying that he could finally get what he wanted."

The reason why he dared to speak nonsense with his eyes open was that Gein must not admit to this matter, otherwise Fan Yu would be involved, and Pei Yun's accusation against Queen Mother Wu would likely be confirmed.

Wu Cunren nodded slightly, and then said to Liu Xian: "Your Majesty Qizuo, the whole story of this matter has gradually become clear. Pei Yun has a grudge against his father and His Royal Highness King Jin, so he came up with such a vicious plan. But he also knows how to kill his father. It was Ling Chi's serious crime, so he secretly colluded with others, trying to provoke the conflict between the Tian family and the King of Jin through this forged edict, and dressed himself up as a loyal minister who was forced to act according to the empress dowager's edict. Looking at this person's past behavior, we can know his With a crazy temperament and a vicious mind, it is not surprising to tell such a big lie."

The hall was silent.

Liu Xian's frown that had been tightly furrowed gradually relaxed.

The most difficult part of this matter is the Yizhi. No matter what the final result will be, Pei Yue will definitely plant a thorn in his heart, and it may even lead to serious civil strife in Daliang.

A look of surprise flashed in Pei Yue's eyes, he realized that he still underestimated Wu Cunren.He was able to sort out the joints in such a short time, and cleverly removed the Empress Dowager Wu from this matter, and put all the charges on Pei Yun. Convinced, and more importantly, it will not affect the reputation of Queen Mother Wu.

No wonder this person became Mo Haoli's last disciple.

But since Pei Yue pushed the situation to this point, how could he give up halfway?

He faced Liu Xian, bowed slightly and said: "Your Majesty, I would like to invite two people into the palace, and then I will know who Pei Yun and Hu Quan are talking nonsense in the court."

Liu Xian hesitated, "Who?"

Pei Yue said unhurriedly: "Zheng Xu, the shopkeeper of the bamboo building, Fang Ziqi."

Liu Xian was stunned.

Looking into Pei Yue's clear gaze, he knew that he had no reason to refuse, so he could only nod his head and said, "Quick."

Wu Cunren was a little puzzled at first, but after seeing Hu Quan's pale face and out-of-focus eyes, he immediately realized something was wrong. However, at this time, the inner eunuch had already left the palace, and he could not forcibly stop it, let alone blatantly deny it. Pei Yue's request is very reasonable.

No one noticed that Pei Yun, who was already looking down at the ground, had a strange look in his eyes.

After a long time, the two shopkeepers of the bamboo building, led by the inner eunuch, entered the east side hall panting.

After he finished saluting, after obtaining Liu Xian's permission, Pei Yue glanced over the faces of the two people, then walked slowly to Hu Quan, looked directly into this person's eyes, and said indifferently: "Hu Quan, this Wang asked you one last time, in the private room on the third floor of the bamboo building on the day of the incident, only you and Pei Yun were present, and there was no one else at the banquet, and you have never seen such an edict, have you?"

Hu Quan tremblingly said: "His... Your Highness..."

A sharp look appeared in Pei Yue's eyes, and he said sharply, "Really?!"

How could Hu Quan bear this momentum, and he collapsed to the ground in an instant.

The two shopkeepers of the bamboo building looked at this scene puzzled.

Pei Yue turned around and said, "Zheng Xu."

The shopkeeper quickly replied: "Caomin is here."

Pei Yue pointed to Hu Quan and asked, "Do you recognize this person?"

Zheng Xu took a look, and then said honestly: "Yes, this is the son of Uncle Xiangyang's mansion. He often has banquets with the second son Pei of Dingguo mansion in the bamboo building."

Pei Yue said coldly: "Just the two of them?"

Zheng Xu shook his head and said: "There is another person, who is said to be Mr. Hu's personal servant. Mr. Hu doesn't like others to serve him, so every time he and Mr. Pei came to the bamboo building in the past six months, that servant was in charge of serving him. , never left during the banquet, and people from the bamboo building were not allowed to enter. But what Caomin didn't quite understand was that after Mr. Pei left several times first, Mr. Hu was very respectful and humble to the young servant, as if the other party was the master himself. It is the servant."

After these words were finished, Hu Quan was like a puddle of mud.

Wu Cunren smiled wryly in his heart.

The ministers in the hall were silent.

They are all smart people with decades of ups and downs in their careers. How can they not understand the weirdness here?
Pei Yue looked down at Hu Quan condescendingly, and said word by word: "What is the name of that boy? What is his identity? If you dare to deceive the emperor again, Uncle Xiangyang's mansion will cease to exist!"

Hu Quan's head was covered with sweat, and he looked towards Chen An in the distance as if asking for help, but what he saw was only a figure from his back. In the end, he could only say: "His name is Fan Yu, it's... it's..."

Pei Yue said coldly: "Who is it?"

Hu Quan's psychological defense had collapsed, and he said in a tearful voice, "He is from Jingren Palace."

Immediately, he rolled his eyes and passed out.

Pei Yue stopped interrogating, turned around and walked slowly in the direction of the emperor.

Pei Yun suddenly raised his head, staring at the back of the bastard who was once looked down upon, he remembered a past event at this moment.

That was when Jinshang and the second prince, King Qi, were competing for the heir. Pei Yue used Qinyuan to suppress Zhulou, secretly found out the secret activities between Zhulou and the Ministry of Industry, and then dug a big one for King Qi at the court meeting. The pit, completely cut off King Qi's desire to be a heir.Afterwards, Emperor Kaiping did not be too harsh on Qiwang, but gave him a stable future.

It's just that not many people remember that under the hint of Emperor Kaiping, Pei Yue pulled out two smart and capable shopkeepers from Qinyuan to enter the bamboo building to help King Qi take care of this cornucopia.Later, the business of Zhulou was booming, and Prince Qi's mansion had a stable income, and the two shopkeepers became indispensable figures in Zhulou.

They are Zheng Xu and Fang Ziqi standing in the hall at the moment.

Pei Yun sighed secretly, it was ridiculous that Fan Yu thought he was acting in secret, but in fact the secret meeting of the three of them was always under Pei Yue's grasp.

No wonder Pei Ning would return home by such a coincidence that day, even if she didn't take the initiative, Pei Yue would have let her go back.

No wonder Luan Yiwei and other yamen could not find out the identity of the assassin, but Pei Yue never urged him and let the court drag it on.

Pei Yun suddenly realized that if he hadn't stood by Pei Yue this time, and hadn't told Pei Yue frankly that day, he might end up like Hu Quan and Fan Yu.

He shook his head, a bitter yet relieved smile appeared on his face.

The hall was extremely quiet, and the officials looked at Pei Yue who walked to the front of the imperial court with complicated emotions.

The two monarchs and ministers looked at each other.

Pei Yue remained silent, bowed to the emperor, then got up and said: "Your Majesty, I am exhausted, please return to the residence to recuperate."

Both Liu Xian and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty knew that this time the prince's heart had been truly hurt.Leaving aside how to deal with this matter for now, the most urgent task may be to first dispel Pei Yue's expressed disappointment.

The emperor seemed to want to say something, but in the end he could only say two words: "Zunzuo."

Pei Yue turned around and walked towards the outside of the hall, passing through the ranks of civil and military officials that supported the Huanghuang Dynasty, all the way without looking sideways.

He walked out of the dim palace, and the sun shone on him.

Although the back looks a little lonely, the pace is extremely firm.