Invincible son

Chapter 216 215 [Step by step]

In the early autumn of the third year of Kaiping, Fang Rui led a crowd to attack Luliu Village at night, which opened the prelude to the life-and-death grievances between Pei Yue and Chen Xizhi.

In the battle of the Hengduan Mountains, Chen Xizhi suffered heavy losses. First, eight hundred warriors were killed and injured, and then Pei Yue saw through her plan. In the end, the remaining ten loyal men were all captured, and they almost became lonely.Although she exchanged a piece of top-secret information for those subordinates, the two sides have already formed a death feud.Even after being forced to go west to escape to Lingzhou, Chen Xizhi still couldn't forget it, wishing he could chop Pei Yue into minced meat.

Of course, that information itself had bad intentions, and Chen Xizhi wanted to use Pei Yue's hand to continue to disturb Liang Chaotang.

In her mind, if Pei Yue handed over those people of all kinds from the imperial court and military who colluded with bandits, it would be a great achievement. Can a 14-year-old boy resist this temptation?The facts proved that she despised Pei Yue after all, not that Pei Yue was afraid of chaos in the court, but he just didn't want to be the public enemy of the courtiers.

In order to drag Pei Rong into the water, he gave Mo Moyun three names and the corresponding criminal evidence, and the rest of the list was kept secret.

Originally, Pei Yue never thought of using that list to do things, because except for the few people he handed over, the others were all petty officials of the fifth or sixth rank and below, and their crimes were not too serious. use.

One of them was Zheng Zhirong, the head of the warehouse department of the official household department.

The evidence Pei Yue has is enough to prove that Zheng Zhirong used his power to resell the grain and grass from the Ministry of Households, although he may not know that these grains and grass were transported into Hengduan Mountain through secret channels, after all, it was a substantive act of conspiracy.Pei Yue never intended to lift the lid from the beginning to the end, because Zheng Zhirong was not out to make profits for himself, but to fill in the shortfalls in several large warehouses in the household department.

Based on the experience of Pei Yue's two dynasties, he soon realized that this was a bottomless vortex. When he was still very weak, of course he would not risk his life to work for the emperor.

All he wanted was Zheng Zhirong to fight back at a critical moment.

It is at this time.

Emperor Kaiping's eyes moved from the trembling Zheng Zhirong to the pale-faced Sun Dacheng. Although he didn't say a word, the atmosphere in the hall gradually dropped to freezing point.As an emperor, he doesn't mind his subordinates fighting with each other, but he must act with moderation, and must not create problems out of thin air. Obviously, Sun Dacheng's actions have made him angry.

Pei Yue said in a timely manner: "Your Majesty, Sun Shangshu wanted to seize the minister's property last year, but how could he hide his majesty's tricks from such a villain? How could he not repent, because he was jealous of the honeycomb business, To openly use the power of the Minister of the Ministry of Finance to frame private companies, this is the private use of state equipment, and it is a state thief!"

Sun Dacheng immediately stepped forward, knelt down to Emperor Kaiping and pleaded guilty: "Your Majesty, I just want to take honeycomb briquettes and other things that are related to the national economy and people's livelihood into the hands of the court, not out of self-interest. I made a mistake, please punish me, Your Majesty!"

After Zheng Zhirong said that, he knew that he couldn't continue to quibble, otherwise he would definitely be severely punished according to Emperor Kaiping's temperament.

Emperor Kaiping's eyes were dark. The reason for his anger was not that Sun Dacheng bullied Pei Yue, but that this person, as the minister of the household department, could not even control his own subordinates. He made such a big joke at the court meeting, even with him The emperor lost face.

"Jun Xinggong, what should Sun Dacheng do?" Emperor Kaiping asked coldly.

Left ruler Mo Haoli raised his head slightly, and looked at the emperor with cloudy eyes. After the two eyes met, he understood what the man on the dragon chair was thinking, and said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, Sun Shangshu was confused for a moment, but he also It's not a big mistake, let's stay in the job for the time being, fine the salary, make him reflect on himself, and see the aftermath."

"Sure." Emperor Kaiping spat out two words from between his teeth, then glanced at Sun Dacheng like a knife, and said coldly: "Still not up yet? Do you want me to help you?"

Sun Dacheng hurriedly kowtowed his head to express his gratitude, and said loudly: "I am ashamed to have a lot of trust in Your Majesty, and I will definitely take this as a warning in the future and dare not do it again."

He turned around and walked back to his place, his eyes swept over Pei Yue, with a hint of contempt and resentment, as if he was laughing at Pei Yue's bamboo basket for nothing.

Pei Yue was unmoved, and felt funny in his heart, some people really don't want to hit the south wall and don't give up.

This scene did not arouse the surprise of the officials. After all, they have been officials in the same dynasty for many years, and they have known Sun Dacheng's temper for a long time.This person can't see the demeanor of a famous minister in his whole body, except that he manages the treasury very well, at least on the bright side, he can't make mistakes, so Emperor Kaiping indulged again and again.Otherwise, considering Luo Ting's resignation last year, how could Sun Dacheng remain unscathed afterwards?

Although the civil and military officials did not dare to whisper in the court meeting, most of them stared at one person out of the corner of their eyes.

It's not Pei Yue, but Luo Ting.

The matter of Sun Dacheng can be big or small, it all depends on how the emperor judges, the only person who has the confidence and courage to come forward to oppose it, it seems that Luo Jiyu is the only one in the whole court.

In fact, after implying that Mo Haoli should be punished lightly, Emperor Kaiping paid attention to Luo Ting's reaction. For this upright right ruler, he often had a headache.The emperor can't do whatever he wants, and can't completely rely on his preferences to determine the fate of the other party.For example, Emperor Kaiping didn't like the two completely different personalities of Sun Dacheng and Luo Ting, but both of them were able to handle things well, so he tolerated them appropriately.

Luo Ting finally opened his mouth, and he came out of the class to report: "Your Majesty, although what Sun Shangshu did has disgraced the court, but this year, I have witnessed the rapid spread of briquettes, and I feel that his words are not without some reason."

No one thought that after Luo Ting opened his mouth, he did not target Sun Dacheng, but instead pointed the finger at Pei Yue.

Wang Pingzhang, who was standing first on the right, looked thoughtful, and suddenly felt that this matter became more and more interesting.

Emperor Kaiping said in a deep voice: "I remember you said that if the imperial court seeks to seize private property, it will definitely betray the hearts of the people, and the country will not be a country."

Luo Ting said with a natural expression: "I did say that."

Emperor Kaiping sneered and said, "Why do you want to change the course again today?"

Luo Ting said frankly: "I made a mistake. I made a judgment based on a moment of anger. It was really hasty. Therefore, I would like to plead guilty to Your Majesty."

After hearing this, Emperor Kaiping suddenly felt a lot more comfortable in his heart. If Luo Ting could maintain such a mind, he would not have to force Mo Haoli to sit in the center with his old body, just to suppress this person's domineering character.

He waved his hand generously and said: "You are in power, so you have the responsibility of admonishing me. If it is right or wrong, I can't stay out of it. Let's not mention the previous things for now, let me ask you, why did you change your mind? "

Luo Ting turned his head and glanced at Pei Yue, and said calmly: "Your Majesty, I observed the development of Xiangyun Company this year, and the final conclusion I got is shocking."

"Say."

As Luo Ting's resonant voice echoed in the main hall, many courtiers gradually showed serious expressions on their faces.

All these eyes were focused on Pei Yue, as if they were extremely important.

(End of this chapter)