I'm afraid you'll be widowed

The sky hadn't completely brightened yet, but it was just fish belly white.

Pei Gong frowned immediately.

The funeral was held in Duke Liang's mansion, although Pei Gong didn't have to wear hemp and mourning, he still wore a thick dark blue straight gown to express his condolences.

In the past few days, he has managed everything in an orderly manner, so he has more than enough time to travel and does not have enough rest, his eyes are red with bloodshot eyes, and he seems to be quite haggard.

He was stunned when he heard Jiang Sanqiaoer's words.It seemed that he didn't even bother to change his clothes, so he had to go out without hesitation.

It was the old butler who stopped him and hastily urged him back to the house to change his clothes before he went out again.

This case is an errand of Jin Yiwei, and Dali Temple is assisting in handling it, and due to circumstances and reason, Cen Xi should not be left alone.

But when he arrived at Fusi Yamen in Beizhen, Pei Gong was told that the hundred households he took over had never seen anyone from Dali Temple.

In Dali Temple, there are even more people coming and going, but Zuo Sizheng, who is in charge of the impermanent street patrol case in Nancheng, cannot be found.

Pei Gong knew that today is different from the past, and Liang Guogong's mansion is in decline, so he is naturally unpopular.

After a while, through the flower windows of the Yamen of Dali Temple, he finally heard the discussion.

"I heard that the Pei family came to look for him again? Said something happened to Fang Ping?"

"Both are big troubles. Si Zheng naturally wants to avoid them. Haven't you heard?"

"In the morning, someone threw the copy in front of the yamen. 16 years ago, the dog thief who colluded with the enemy and sold the city, lured thieves into the mansion, and killed all the officials and people of Jianzhou government. Fang Lian, the prefect of Jianzhou, This is Fang Cenxi's biological father."

"How can evil bamboos produce good bamboo shoots? I said earlier that Fang's surname looks dishonest, but now he is really a remnant of a coward."

"No wonder, no wonder he has investigated so many major cases, but he is still a judge who is not welcomed by the temple. When he gets together with the people of Liang Guogong's mansion, it's like a flock of birds and a group of people."

"I heard that more than [-] people were killed and injured in Jianzhou Prefecture. Their corpses lay like a wall, and even the sea water was stained red with blood for more than half a month. The waves turned up were covered with blood. It was really appalling. Fang's family deserved what happened to them. They all deserved it. Retribution dictates."

"I never imagined that such a villain as Fang Cenxi would still be able to receive amnesty and become an official in the court. It's really unlucky for us to be on duty in Dali Temple with such a person."

"How can a person like him still be alive? The world is going downhill, and he deserves to die."

Pei Gong was stunned, completely disregarding those words that were hostile to Fang Cenxi.

He only heard those people say——

Fang Cenxi is the son of a traitor.

Pei Gong had heard about the Japanese Rebellion in Jianzhou, and it was his elder brother Pei Xuan who told him about it.

At that time, even Pei Xuan, who used to gallop on the battlefield with gold and iron horses, could not bear it.The scene that Pei Xuan told was like a purgatory on earth, it was so inhumane that it was unimaginable.

Jianzhou is located in the south, near the sea.

Most of the people here live by fishing and picking pearls, working at sunrise and resting at sunset.All I want is a thatched cottage, to avoid the wind, frost, snow and rain all year round, and a few taels of money, so that the diseases and diseases of the whole grains can be cured.

However, Fang Lian, the prefect, betrayed the city defense deployment, which attracted the Japanese pirates to easily bypass the Jianzhou garrison, and went straight to the city of Jianzhou, where they began their inhumane robbery and looting.

Jianzhou City is not guarded by the army, so it will be slaughtered by others, just like fish on the floor.

The common people were unarmed, and they had never had any grudges with the Japanese pirates. They were even more unable to resist when the Japanese invaded the city, but they could hardly escape to death from the Japanese swords.

The Japanese pirates who burned, killed, and looted were not human beings at all, they were beasts, animals.

And the more hateful ones are undoubtedly those traitors who communicate with foreign countries and lure wolves into their houses.

They eat the royal salary, but they don't want to share the worries for the king, and protect the people's well-being. They only think about their own interests, and they have caused the misery of life. They really deserve to die.

It's just that the retribution was not good at the end, Fang Lian disappeared, and more than a dozen members of Fang's family living in Jianzhou were all killed by Japanese pirates.

Pei Gong felt that his steps were stuck in place.

He suddenly remembered Fang Cenxi's reluctance to speak when he talked about the establishment of the state, he remembered that Fang Cenxi named the raccoon slave Bailanghua, and remembered that Fang Cenxi was gentle with others but always seemed to keep some distance from others.

The sun has already risen above Shuntian City, but the icy chill has not been dispelled at all.

Pei Gong understood everything at once.

But Pei Gong also hesitated.

I don't know if it was because it was too cold, Pei Gong felt his fingers were numb from the cold, and even his brain was numb from the cold.

What he thought back and forth was only those discussions.

Pei Gong knew that there had been "Japanese riots" many years ago, and Fang Cenxi had never concealed the fact that he was born in Jianzhou.

But even so, he couldn't imagine that the inhuman massacre had some inseparable connection with Fang Cenxi.

No wonder Fang Cenxi clearly punished the evil officials in Xianghai but did not receive any rewards. No wonder he was bullied like walking on thin ice in Dali Temple. These were never for no reason.

Pei Gong was blinded by the sun, and felt that his eyes were being shaken pale, so he subconsciously stretched out his hand to block it.

It has been more than half an hour since Jiang Sanqiaoer found Pei's house.

But Pei Gong suddenly thought of the widow, mother and daughter in Tianshui Lane, the boy Sheng Jianghan whose property was burned, the beggar in Xianghai, and Jiang Sanqiaoer who saved his life from the villagers.

When did the Fang Cenxi he knew do evil things?

That person was obviously just a meager scholar, but he always helped others as much as he could. He was also the one who was persecuted by the Jianzhou Japanese Invasion, but he never said that he was wronged.

Even the expression on Fang Cenxi's face was always smiling.

The cold wind blew away the few thin clouds in the sky, and disturbed Pei Gong's mood.

But when the chaos came to this point, Pei Gong's intention to save people became very clear at once, he immediately turned around and returned home, just led the horse and brought the knife.

Ten miles say less and less, say more but not more.

As long as he drives the horse fast enough, he will definitely find Fang Cenxi who fell into the hands of the villagers.

Right now Pei Gong doesn't care about other things, he only knows that finding someone first is the most important thing, whether the other words are grievances or blame, one must first find someone before speaking slowly.

"Jian Rang, where are you going?" Pei Xuan, the son of Lord Zhen Guo, dragged his lame legs towards Pei Gong.

Pei Gong spoke concisely, but did not stop: "Go to Heqiao Village."

Pei Xuan couldn't help frowning.

"Are you going out of Beijing? The butler said that just after dawn, a girl fell at the door looking for you and asked you to save her?"

Pei Gong looked back at his elder brother: "Brother, it's too cold outside, you shouldn't come out."

Pei Xuan frowned, ignored Pei Gong's persuasion, and only emphasized his tone: "If someone has an accident outside Beijing, Jin Yiwei and Dali Temple are responsible for it. Who are you going to save?"

Pei Gong chuckled lightly: "Brother thought, where did I come back from just now? No one in Dali Temple offered to save him, they only said that he was a remnant who deserved his death."

Pei Gong still wanted to go out, but Pei Xuan grabbed his arm.

"Jian Rang, the life experience of this judge was suddenly spread all over Dali Temple. This matter is strange. It may be a trap. Don't be stubborn."

Pei Gong was taken aback: "Do you know that he was a victim of the Jianzhou Rebellion?"

Pei Xuan didn't respond. He had been a general for many years, and now he had a solemn face, which inevitably carried an indescribable majesty of ordinary people.

"Our Liang Guogong's mansion is currently troubled. The grievances on your second brother's head have not been cleared. Liang Guogong's mansion has no humerus to rely on in the court. Don't you understand?"

"You are still in close contact with him at this time, have you ever thought about the gossip? Have you ever thought about how other people think of our Duke Liang's mansion?"

"You have no official position now, to save a person with such a sensitive identity, what is your position?"

Pei Gong lowered his brows.

What is your position?

Is it impossible to save people without a stand?

He just didn't want anything to happen to Fang Cenxi, he wanted to save people, he just wanted Fang Cenxi to be like his family, without any danger.

Even if this is a trap right now, he will definitely jump into it.

If he had to take a position, then he wanted to put a man in his heart, so what if he liked a man?

Pei Gong said categorically: "I am asking for leave at Jinyiwei, but I am not dismissed."

"Brother, you have just started to improve. I don't want to see you doing any better. Don't embarrass me, and don't embarrass yourself."

Pei Gong understands Pei Xuan's worry, knows Pei Xuan's worry, knows that Liang Guogong's mansion is facing a catastrophe, and even more can't wait to catch the person who murdered the second brother and Xuanfu Weiwailu army.

But he couldn't let Fang Cenxi leave him like the second brother indifferently because of all kinds of knowledge and understanding.

The horse snorted behind Pei Gong, and the knife in Pei Gong's hand unconsciously clenched.

"Even if it's you, big brother, you can't stop me today."

Pei Xuan grabbed the door frame and stood in front of Pei Gong, his anger crept into his eyes without concealment, and he slapped Pei Gong on the head angrily: "Asshole."

"You are willing to go home to preside over the funeral, and you are willing to understand my father and I's hard work. I also told your sister-in-law that you have become more and more calm."

"But now that your second brother's bones are still cold and the mourning hall is still there, you want to go your own way and start causing trouble again, don't you?"

"Take another step back. With you alone, who can you save? You are clearly a moth to a flame, and an egg to a rock!"

Pei Gong lowered his eyes, listened to Pei Xuan's reprimand respectfully and calmly, without the slightest trace of his previous rebelliousness.

But even so, the expression in his eyes remained the same, and he seemed unwilling to give in at all.

He didn't argue as hard as before, he just explained softly: "Cen Xi fell into the hands of those people in order to save people. Fang Lian sold the city and ran away, causing Cen Xi, a son of man, to be displaced and infamous for more than ten years , it wasn't his fault."

"It's not our fault that the Xuanfu's army was defeated by the rebellion, and the second brother was seriously injured and died."

The cold wind easily blew away the white mist from Pei Gong's lips, but it still couldn't blow away the stubbornness and persistence in Pei Gong's eyes.

"Why on earth did he have to lose his life? Is it because he knows right from wrong? Or is it because he has a good heart?"

"Now that our Pei family wants to protect their lives, can we just watch others die?"

He tightened the reins, and easily pulled Pei Xuan away from his face: "Brother, I listen to you the most, but neither you nor father taught me that way before."

"He believed in me, and this is the priceless treasure he gave me."

"I'm going to save him. If I can't turn a blind eye to a good person's death in vain, it's a disaster, then I have to make a disaster."

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