Pei Gonggui

The sun has passed the zenith, and the sporadic rain is floating again.Pei Jun gave all the money on his body to the jailers and officials along the way. Just as he collected his purse and stepped over the threshold of the Dali Temple's courtyard, he heard Mei Linyu's voice from outside:

"...Why don't you just ask where your home is, and you can't just talk about it?"

Pei Jun looked up and saw Mei Linyu and Cao Luan facing each other at the corner of the alley not far away.Mei Linyu was staring at the black-clothed guard behind Cao Luan, as if she was inquiring about its origin, but Cao Luan frowned solemnly, not without embarrassment, but did not interrupt Mei Linyu's questioning.

The man in black prevaricated: "Young Master Laomei, I am from Lingbei."

"Lingbei..." Mei Linyu put away the smile that everyone must have on her face when she heard it, "But your accent doesn't look like the big tongue of Lingbei people. Could it be that you came to the capital at a very young age? Then What did you do in your early years?"

This question after question made the guard alert.He frowned almost imperceptibly, and then said after a pause: "Mr. Cao took care of what I did in the early years..." He glanced at Cao Luan, and pointed out in his tone, "I'm afraid it's inconvenient to talk to outsiders. "

"Yo, then I have to listen to it." Mei Linyu smiled and frowned at Cao Luan, "Old Cao, your guard used to be a thief on the river. You can talk about it, but you can't talk about what he does. ?" As he spoke, he approached Cao Luan as usual, jokingly said, "Hey, tell me, I'm not an outsider!"

Cao Luan was already extremely annoyed by Pei Yan's matter, so she couldn't help but push him away, put away the file that had just arrived from the Dali Temple, and said to him in a low voice: "This has nothing to do with you."

But when Mei Linyu heard his words, she became angry: "It's okay?"

He opened his sleeves, and raised his voice: "Before he came, you sat in my building every three days, and took your sister-in-law Xuanxuan to my fourth sister's to cut clothes; after he came, you at my father's place." I don’t want to see you anymore, and let Wu Yong cut off the business with my third brother-in-law, and you don’t even want to see my third sister—not to mention how long it’s been since the three of us had a good get-together! After changing it, I went there twice, and saw that they all listened to you, the guard, you don’t look like a master at all!” As he spoke, he stepped forward and grabbed Cao Luan’s shoulder sleeve, and said bitterly: “Old Cao, Now I just want you to say a word, who is he? What did you tell him!"

"Young Master Mei is worrying too much." Before Cao Luan could say anything, the black-clothed guards behind him stood in front of him, pulled away Mei Linyu's wrist, frowned and stared at Mei Linyu and said, "I'm just acting on behalf of the Cao family. Unknown housekeeper, what Mr. Cao said to me is really irrelevant, let alone you and Mr. Pei—"

"Damn!" Mei Linyu spat at him violently, getting angry, she pulled out her hand and slapped him on the face, "What are you! You bastard and this young master are acting weird! Lord, I will beat you to death today. See if your master will protect you or not!"

"Mei Liu!—"

Cao Luan and Pei Jun yelled anxiously at the same time, but they didn't stop Mei Linyu's fist grabbing the guard's collar to greet him.Before Pei Jun stepped forward, he only heard a "Zheng", and it was the black-clothed guard who was irritated by Mei Linyu's pushing and scratching, and drew out the dagger at his waist to strike at Mei Linyu.

"Be careful!" Cao Luan quickly pushed Mei Linyu with sharp eyes and hands, causing Mei Linyu to avoid the sword and fall to the side of the road, but his upper arm was cut and he groaned.

"Come on!" Pei Jun shouted in the confusion.The officers and soldiers of the North City Army and Ma Si who were patrolling around Dali Temple and the yamen guards at the gate all heard him say: "This man's origin is unknown, and he brought a sharp weapon to seriously injure innocent people outside the government yamen, which shows that he has sinister intentions. Arrest him immediately and wait for him." Severe trial!"

"Yes!" Several officers and soldiers hurriedly drew their swords and stepped forward to surround the man in black.Mei Linyu dragged Cao Luan aside to cover his wound, but Cao Luan said anxiously after struggling: "No, no! Ziyu, my house is full of his people. If you hear that he is in danger, Cui Niang and Xuan Xuan is in danger!"

"That's right!" The man in black was first tortured and then surrounded by officers and soldiers. He knew that his identity had been exposed, so he didn't struggle at the moment. After hearing Cao Luan's words, he put his dagger back into its sheath and said with a cool smile: " If you arrest me, Cao Luan's wife and children will not be able to keep. Mr. Pei should think twice."

Pei Jun separated from the officers and soldiers surrounding the man in black, walked up to the man in black, took out a piece of white paper from his arms, and said with a stern expression, "Don't worry about it."

"Come here." Pei Jun shook the Chinese book in his hand, and announced in a deep voice, "Cao's family is a mansion, built beyond the rules, and invaded commercial land. Cao Luan himself is suspected of evading customs duties, being released on bail for a repeat offender, and has repeatedly bribed officials, Desecrate Gangji. This is the arrest document signed by Jingzhao. The soldiers and horses are ordered to help the government immediately confiscate his house and land, and all his family members and servants involved in the case will be sent to the Ministry of Justice for imprisonment, and Cao Luan himself will be imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. Pending."

Hearing the words, the man in black gathered his sword eyebrows fiercely.The officers and soldiers swarmed up and took him hostage. He glared at Pei Jun and said, "Don't think that putting their family in prison will save them! Do you know who I am loyal to? He won't let me die!"

"Won't let you die?" Pei Jun smiled coldly, leaned close to him and gritted his teeth, "Then you really don't understand him."

The officers and soldiers of Beicheng Bingma Division quickly tied up the man in black with ropes, and after receiving Pei Jun's documents, they immediately went back to the division headquarters and dispatched troops to Cao's mansion.The remaining officers and soldiers took out the shackles from Dali Temple, locked Cao Luan, and were ordered to escort him to the Ministry of Punishment.

Mei Linyu didn't expect that Pei Jun had already made such a plan, and even more that he threw Cao Luan into prison in a moment of urgency, so he stood in front of Cao Luan and persuaded Pei Jun in a low voice: "Brother, old Cao There are evidences for these crimes, if, if you really went in—”

"Why did the palace suspect the Six Departments, why did the secret talks leak out, and why did Jiang Zhan know everything about my every move and every detail?" Pei Jun interrupted him, looked at Cao Luan, and asked calmly, "Old Cao, so It's been a few years, ups and downs, ups and downs, did I, Pei Jun, ever break my trust with you?"

"No, you have treated me with such kindness as a mountain." Cao Luan said with red eyes and trembling lips, "But Ziyu... I can give up my life and money for you, but my wife and daughter can't. I am not a good person, they can take My life, everything in my hands, but only my wife and daughter...they are innocent..."

The sad look in his eyes at this time is very similar to when he first met Pei Jun more than ten years ago.At that time, he was just a thug who mixed in the streets and alleys to help others. Because a kiln sister raised by a wealthy official fell in love with Pei Jun and went to Mei Linyu's building to pick trouble and extort money, he met the two.Pei Jun fought with him several times to no avail, so he took Xiao Lin to his residence to teach him a lesson, but it happened that Cao Luan's younger sister had no money to treat a serious illness, and she passed away.

At that time, Cao Luan also looked at Pei Jun with such eyes, let go of all self-esteem, and begged his enemy: "Help me, please help me bury my sister...I am not a good person, but my sister is... My sister is..."

Karma and retribution in the world are sometimes too cruel.Pei Jun's heart was filled with the past between Pei Yan and Cao Luan. Seeing Cao Luan being escorted away by the officers and soldiers at this moment, his heart seemed to be hoed with a shovel, and a bloody sore was gouged out.

Mei Linyu squatted beside him with a sad face, holding her head and staring at the direction of Cao Luan's figure leaving, choked up so that she couldn't say a word.Pei Jun pulled him up, sighed evilly and said, "Let's focus on the immediate matter first."

Mei Linyu wiped her eyes, nodded and said: "Tomorrow is the day when Prince Jin will make an incident. I haven't found all the people yet, so I have to find them now. Brother, no matter what method we use this time, we must rescue Sister Yan!" "

Pei Jun said in a deep voice, "I'm going to the palace right now to ask Cai Yan why he changed his mind. If he insists, I will find a way to make Cai Yang change his testimony."

Mei Linyu scoffed: "Cai Yang, that weasel won't help us!"

"With the case of the Tang family implicating him, if he can be given a chance to escape the death penalty, maybe he will consider it." Pei Jun raised his hand and patted his shoulder, and said, "Okay, you go. I will I will stay at Jinwang's mansion, and if there is anything, you can look for me there from the secret path."

The drizzle became more dense in the afternoon.Cycling from Dali Temple in Beicheng to the avenue outside Beigongmen, Pei Jun was wearing a silk shirt that had been darkened by the rain. He looked at the cloudy sky and sighed. Meet Cai Yan who happened to be out of the palace.

Cai Yanzheng was being supported by his disciples, and he had only seen Pei Jun for a few days, but the whiteness of his eyebrows increased by three points. Compared with the previous court meeting, his aging was particularly obvious.He walked staggeringly, and his back was slightly bowed. This appearance finally had two parts of the Cai family's catastrophe that was rumored in the market, but it seemed more like he was carrying something more.

He only saw Pei Jun when his disciple reminded him when Pei Jun was almost approaching.

Pei Jun endured extreme anger and stepped forward, took out his handwritten letter and said: "Cai Taishi wrote a letter to promise my sister Qingbai, a thousand gold swear, why do you regret it so quickly?"

Cai Yan's complexion was pale, his eyes were half closed, and he gritted his teeth: "Master Pei, the old man only said that it was handled impartially, and I don't remember any promises to Mr. Pei." After speaking, he slightly tightened his hand on the disciple's arm, and the disciple Helping Pei Jun pass by, he continued to walk outside the palace.

Pei Jun caught up behind him and said, "Grand Master Cai! You treat my sister like this, aren't you afraid of your son—"

"What are you afraid of?!" Cai Yan suddenly turned around, and Pei Jun's words turned his usual calm face into a huge wave at this time, his eyes were bloodshot, and even his lips were so angry. Trembling, "Pei Jun, if you want your sister... you must pay back my son's life first!"

After Cai Yan said this, he suddenly coughed.Pei Jun didn't know why, but the disciple beside him patted Cai Yan's back, gritted his teeth and said loudly to Pei Jun, "Young Master Cai was killed in resisting arrest in Fengzhou. We received a report this morning, and the Cai family was mourned! Haven't you heard?"

Pei Jun shook his head suddenly, and felt a cold chill behind his back: "What...Cai Yan is dead?"