Pei Gonggui

Pei Jun was not at all surprised that Cai Yang would show up.

The Cai family wanted King Lirui to ascend the throne, and Cai Yang, who was eager to win over Taiping, wanted to get rid of Pei Yan and give Guo Ji the position, but unexpectedly killed his father's favorite candidate for the new emperor. This is really a trick of fortune .Now if Cai Yang didn't use Gongbuguo to throw Pei Jun a basin of dirty water, then he would be beaten into a fool by his father when he went back to the capital, and he wouldn't even have to say a word.

At this moment, it's just a moment of success, and it's just a moment of quick talk.

Thinking of this, Pei Jun still hugged Jiang Xuan and comforted him in a low voice, as if he had never heard Cai Yang's words, and Cai Yang greeted Jiang Yue in the hall, seeing that Pei Jun remained silent, the corners of his lips curled into a smile, After slowly sitting in the hall and flipping through the case records, he glanced at Pei Jun and said, "Your Excellency Pei is so haggard, you must be worried about my sister? Well, this case is indeed full of suspicions and serious ties. At the hearing yesterday, I was afraid that someone would wrong the concubine and hurt Mr. Pei's heart, so I often told the left and right not to worry, and more investigations are needed. Now it's all right, since Mr. Pei personally presented an important witness, I think it can be done The princess washes...huh?"

As he said that, his smile froze, as if he had seen something extraordinary in the case record, and he was surprised: "How could this Wu imperial physician say that the princess really intended to kill her husband? The nanny also confirmed it? This, this... ..."

He looked at Pei Jun and said with great concern: "Master Pei, is this certificate true? Isn't Doctor Wu the witness you called?"

Cai Yang was a bachelor at a very young age, and he was in the cabinet. He has a wide range of knowledge and a lot of students. However, this person has few books and few accomplishments in political affairs, but he has a very remarkable ability. That is to be able to use his knowledge of five carts to bring irony to every sentence he utters.

Hearing this, Pei Jun only switched sides and hugged Jiang Xuan, although he wanted to tear him apart, but there was still a smile on his face: "Mr. Is this testimony true or false?"

"Oh," Cai Yang applauded straightly, "Unexpectedly, at such a young age, Mr. Pei is so devoted to the law and does not show favoritism. Even my sister is in prison to give evidence impartially and not to threaten. This is really loyal and true. My lord is a master."

Cui Yu on the side couldn't listen anymore, and turned back to the case with a serious face: "Lord Cai, let me tell you, Imperial Physician Wu is here to report on the princess, but how do you know that he wasn't pushed by someone to frame the princess to help people eliminate the disaster? What's more, this nanny didn't say a word yesterday, but today she totally accepted what Imperial Physician Wu said... The lower official Ministry of Punishment thinks that the testimony in this case is really strange." As he spoke, he asked the hall in a sharp voice: "Imperial Physician Wu, if you really Knowing that the princess intended to kill people, why didn't she report to the officials in time? Could it be that King Rui's death is really related to you?"

"Injustice—injustice!" Physician Wu fell to his knees on the ground, "The lower officials have never assisted the princess in committing crimes, and the poison was not given by the lower officials. At that time, the lower officials were just afraid that the matter would spread to the outside world at will, and not only would they be accused by the princess of false accusations. , and also, it will also implicate Mr. Pei..."

"Oh?" Cai Yang took the words at the right time, and at this moment he pointed to a section of the record and raised his head to ask: "Mr. Wu, you just said that it was Mr. Pei who asked you to check the pulse of the princess? But it was for no reason, Pei Why did your lord grant you money to let you diagnose the princess' pulse alone?"

Doctor Wu's old eyes turned wildly and said: "Reporting to my lord, Mr. Pei said that the princess and Xiao Shizi may be in ill health. Out of this worry, I asked the next official to go and have a look..."

"So..." Cai Yang looked carefully, "Master Pei knew that the princess was injured early in the morning, so he asked Imperial Physician Wu to take care of her?"

On the side, Jiang Yue picked up the teacup, blew it with lowered eyes, and smiled as if it had nothing to do with him: "Look at what Mr. Cai said, it seems that Mr. Pei has some supernatural powers."

"What Prince Jin said is true." Pei Jun put the coaxed Jiang Xuan on the ground, took his little hand and smiled at Cai Yang, "If I had known earlier, I would have brought someone to Prince Rui's mansion to beg for my sister. After explaining the explanation, how can I still ask the imperial physician to see it? Kuang imperial physician replied later, and only told my sister that there is no problem and that the son is well, only that there are some winter symptoms and that you can take medicine... Tsk, I really can't figure it out. His gaze fell on Imperial Physician Wu, and he began to play with it: "Principal Wu, I have also given you gifts and favors before, how come your words have changed now?"

Imperial Physician Wu's face was pale and speechless, he only looked at Cai Yang, but before Cai Yang could say a word, Jiang Yue put down the teacup in his hand, and said quite fairly: "It seems that Mr. Pei is not involved in the case." Shallow. Mr. Cai, why don't we also listen to Mr. Pei's testimony? Maybe this matter is more about Mr. Pei than about the concubine?"

Cai Yang felt that Jiang Yue said this because he wanted to incriminate Pei Jun, but when he thought that Pei Jun's trial would inevitably make the situation more complicated, he immediately said: "Master Pei is the younger brother of the concubine, if you are afraid of being implicated How can her testimony be credible if she wants to hide her sister's crimes? This court believes that Mr. Pei cannot be tried."

Jiang Yue didn't speak, just glanced secretly at Zhang San next to him, and Zhang San heard this, thought for a while, and then said: "Mr. A daughter is punished by her parents; a married woman is punished by her husband's family. Therefore, although the concubine's surname is Pei, she can marry the royal family, and her household registration will no longer belong to the Pei family. It should be the same as His Royal Highness, it belongs to the paternal line first. In this way, it can neither be counted as being associated with the princess, nor can it be counted as protecting the princess. However, if the testimony of Mr. Pei is suspected of being unreported or untrue, follow the ancient law to kiss him. Dear, to respect his dignity, we have to refer to the method of 'Yin Yin' and look elsewhere."

Jiang Yue nodded after listening, and said with a smile: "Also Mr. Cai also said that Mr. Pei presented evidence impartially and did not show favoritism. If he thought so, he would not hide his relatives. Since Mr. Cai is afraid that the princess will be wronged, let's listen to witnesses more and Why not?"

"But if Mr. Pei is actually involved in the case?" Cai Yang asked, "If Mr. Pei ordered Wu Taiyi to deliver medicine to the concubine, and asked the concubine to poison and kill King Rui in order to endanger the country—"

"Oh? Whose family is in danger?" Pei Jun looked at Cai Yang curiously, and raised his long eyebrows, "Is it true that Prince Feirui has the throne to inherit? Hey, this is strange, why doesn't our Ministry of Rites I know?"

In the corner of his eyes, Jiang Yue, the seat on the right, has already picked up his sleeves and suppressed a smile.

When Cai Yang heard the words, his eyes darkened, and he was about to speak, when Pei Jun called Jiang Yue and said, "My lord Jin, officials of the third rank and above must be approved by the emperor. If you suspect that the minister is behind the scenes So, together with Mr. Cai, please ask for an order to make a decision, and if the minister goes to trial, he will know everything and say everything."

"Since Mr. Pei has no objection, let's write it down." Jiang Yue took his words, passed Cai Yang leisurely and said: "The three divisions immediately jointly signed to the emperor to ask for an order. Before Mr. Pei is approved for trial, the case Let’s put it aside for now.” Thinking of it, he asked again: “The body of King Rui is still being examined?”

Cui Yu replied: "Back to the prince, it should be after noon."

"Then when the document arrives, I just want to see it for myself." Jiang Yue smiled at him, "I'm here to serve Cui Shangshu."

Cui Yu repeatedly agreed, but Cai Yang on the left was not so easy to give up: "Your Majesty Jin, there was no evidence in this case to accuse Princess Rui Pei of killing her husband, but now there is, and according to the law, it can no longer be similar to Clan disputes can no longer be applied to private law, but should be dealt with according to national law, so this cabinet thinks... this matter should also be reported to the emperor, and the emperor will decide whether to return to Beijing to be sentenced by the Ministry of punishment. What does the prince think?"

Jiang Yue stood up and glanced at Pei Jun who was holding Jiang Xuan because of his words. Seeing Pei Jun's eyelashes acquiesced, he said in a low voice: "Mr. Let's make a decision before going to court, if that's the case...then this interrogation can take a few more days."

Speaking of which, seeing Cai Yang still opened his mouth, Jiang Yue took the lead and said: "Even so, Princess Rui's taking medicine to avoid children is still under the clan's jurisdiction, and until her confession is obtained, she should be taken care of by the clan's staff. It's also convenient, so don't worry about it, Mr. Cai."

Cai Yang's plan was exposed by him, but he wasn't annoyed at all. Anyway, he had achieved his goal of keeping Pei Yan in the public court, so he didn't bother anymore. He just gave Pei Jun another mocking look. It was obvious that he was laughing at Pei Jun's troubles and beatings from all directions, and he was gloating at his misfortune to the fullest.

Pei Jun didn't look at him anymore, but picked up Jiang Xuan and walked out of the tent, the cold wind cut his face like a steel knife.He raised his hand to cover Jiang Xuan's tear-stained face, and saw his nephew's black eyes shining through his hand, and the child's moaning inquiry came from his ear:

"Uncle, what about my concubine?"

Jiang Xuan was talking, and the tears in his eyes were about to roll down again. Seeing this, Pei Jun frowned and put his head on the side of his neck and said: "Little ancestor, don't cry, the cold wind has froze your eyes. How did you see your mother again?"

But Jiang Xuan couldn't hold back his tears at all. He hugged Pei Jun's neck like he was hugging the only piece of driftwood in the vast ocean. He was holding on to his front and dared not let go, and begged, "Uncle ——save mother and concubine, uncle—— woo...uncle... woo..."

His tears combined with sobs gradually wet Pei Jun's lapel and slid into Pei Jun's neck. The feeling was so hot and hot that Pei Jun felt burning pain and burns, just like what he had experienced on his body. The two lives were frozen, and at this moment, weeping and crying for this, every inch turned into water.

At this time, Cai Yang came out from the tent behind him, saw that he was coaxing Jiang Xuan, and sighed with his hands behind his back: "How innocent is a child? How can Mr. Pei have the heart to drag the child to excuse the princess? This is really called Those who hear it will be sad, and those who see it will weep."

"Lord Cai, please don't cry, let's save it." Pei Jun firmly held Jiang Xuan, only turned his head and glanced at Cai Yang with a sarcasm, then picked up Cai Yang's usual pain and stepped on it: "I'll see you when I return to Beijing." After Cai Taishi, you still have room to shed tears, I'm afraid it's not so bad."

As soon as his father Cai Yan was mentioned, Cai Yang's expression froze, but he still lowered his voice and approached Pei Jun, and said with a sneer: "Then can your sister cry miserably? How long can you, Pei Jun, be proud? How did you climb up to the second rank? Everyone knows in their hearts. Just because of the scoundrels and dog friends you have recruited in the imperial court in just a few years, do you really think you can do a lot of money? ——When your sister enters Dali Temple, I will Let's see if you, a dog who bites on scales, still have a hard mouth."

Hearing this, Jiang Xuan in Pei Jun's arms trembled slightly with anger, his hands tightened even more on Pei Jun's skirt, and a pair of deer-like eyes looked at Cai Yang angrily.Pei Jun raised his hand to protect his nephew's head and patted it, then looked into Cai Yang's eyes coldly, and only slightly hooked the corner of his lower lip: "Master Cai, don't worry, the world's feng shui turns, I don't know you don't have that How about a day in prison?"

"I, Pei Jun, will make a divination for you today—if the Cai family is in trouble in the future, you, Mr. Cai, will definitely be the first to die in that family."

"Haha, ridiculous." Cai Yang laughed loudly, shook his head and looked at Pei Jun and sighed: "Young people, don't talk too much, you live until then and then talk."

"Lord Cai, don't worry." Pei Jun took Jiang Xuan's little hand and stamped on his lips, winked at Cai Yang, raised his eyebrows and smiled: "This time I will live longer than anyone else."

Cai Yang's smile gradually narrowed because of this, and at this moment, Jiang Yue led Cui Yu and Zhang San out of the tent, and just finished discussing important matters.

Jiang Yue's handsome eyes wandered between Cai Yang and Pei Jun at the door for a moment, seeing that Pei Jun was still smiling, but Cai Yang had a cruel expression on his face, feeling the tension between the two, he smiled gracefully and said, "What are you two adults talking about?" What? Master Cai’s laughter can be heard inside.”

"Hey, Mr. Cai is about to leave." Pei Jun raised Jiang Xuan's small slap and waved at Cai Yang fiercely, then turned his head and smiled at Jiang Yue: "Your Highness, this is to send him off."

"So that's it." Jiang Yue nodded to Cai Yang when he heard the words, "Your Majesty Cai is on the jury. At noon, all the ministries will have a banquet with the emperor to discuss matters, and Lord Cai is still waiting to be accompanied by Honglu Temple. It is time to go. I won't leave you alone."

The words were plain, but Cai Yang also heard that it was an order to drive away guests, so he could only bow slightly to Jiang Yue, and said: "The prince of Jin has learned from you, and Rong Chen will retire." Then he raised his eyes and stared at Pei Jun vigilantly, then He turned and left without stopping.

Cui Yu was still rushing to see King Rui's autopsy, and after chatting with Pei Jun, he left in a hurry. The people from Dali Temple came out and also retired with Jiang Yue one by one. In the end, only Jiang Yue and Pei Jun were left. A Zhang San.

Zhang San looked at Pei Jun who was holding the child, and then at his master Jiang Yue. He was about to say goodbye when Jiang Yue suddenly called him:

"See you, I didn't have time to ask you before, how is your wedding preparation going?"

Pei Jun listened to the words and looked around, only to see Zhang San respectfully said to Jiang Yue: "Thank you, my lord, for your inquiry. The wedding is being prepared at home, and I think it will be in March. When the students return to Beijing, they will hand over the invitation to the palace. I will still see you when the time comes." Yiyu went to the banquet."

"What about me?" Pei Jun deliberately teased the stone man, and took a step closer to him, "Zhang Zhongcheng, I gave you candy when you were young, so I won't share a glass of this wedding wine with me?"

Zhang San took a step back because of his actions, and looked at him restrainedly, "I have to ask my father for instructions."

"Tsk, stingy." Pei Jun hugged Jiang Xuan and retreated, twitching the corners of his lips, "It's the same as your father, it's all wrong and not old."

Zhang San immediately looked directly at Pei Jun, who knew that just as he was about to argue, Jiang Yue stood in front of Pei Jun helplessly, and only shook his head to signal him to go first, but then he couldn't get angry again, so he had to give Pei Jin two Please say goodbye.

Jiang Yue watched his figure go away, then glanced at Pei Jun, and said in a deep voice: "Cai Yang poured the dirty water on you, why are you angry at Zhang San?"

"Seeing their law-abiding and self-respecting appearance makes me angry." Pei Jun said lightly, looked at Jiang Yue, and started talking: "Thank you for playing that scene with me just now, Cai Yang must think you are right now If you want to take advantage of me and play tricks on them, you should sue his father when you return to Beijing, and then you will be as restless as me."

What he said made Cai Yang look like a poor child who ran home crying for milk. Jiang Yue laughed lightly, and raised his hand to touch Jiang Xuan's face in his arms, "It's just a matter of effort. If you want to save Xuan'er's mother and concubine Come out and see Cai’s family in the future, we’re afraid we’ll have to act like this.” Then he asked: “The testimony of Imperial Physician Wu is broken now, Cai Yang’s proposal to leave your sister to be sentenced by the Ministry of Punishment, the emperor will approve it, What are your plans after that?"

"As long as Pei Yan doesn't make a confession, and the criminal department doesn't have the suspect's confession, it can't be easily convicted. If there are some mistakes in the document, it can be delayed for a while by rejecting the revision," Pei Jun thought, "It's best to delay it until the Queen Mother before the winter solstice. Big birthday, when the pardon of Heshou will be approved by the Ministry of Rites, I can mix up Pei Yan's case and ask my subordinates to let her go. Even if the court turns around and investigates her, I won't be afraid, I will just let Feng Jiru do it. "

"I'm afraid that Cai Yan won't let you wait." Jiang Yue sighed, "If Cai Yang is called noisy, his father is Lei Ming. We all have to be careful when we return to Beijing."

Hearing him say "we" so naturally, Pei Jun smiled inexplicably, hugged Jiang Xuan tightly, squinted at him and asked, "Hey, Prince Jin, I have to thank you for returning to Beijing, do you have anything you want?" ?”

"You want to thank me again?" Jiang Yue smiled helplessly, and looked at Pei Jun, "The assassination is still vivid in my mind, who knows what will happen to me if you thank me again this time?" As he spoke, he looked at Pei Junhuai He glanced at the child in the middle, and felt that the child had listened too much both publically and privately, so he apologized in his eyes, and then sighed: "You have to thank me, just treat Xuan'er well."

But Pei Jun didn't look back at him because of this, but said: "Jiang Yue, he is my nephew, so I naturally treat him well, but right now I'm asking: what do you want?"

Jiang Yue's eyes moved slightly, and he looked up to see Pei Jun's serious expression, and he heard Pei Jun add another sentence: "You can do whatever you want, Jiang Yue, tell me."

"...Me?" Jiang Yue lowered his eyes in his searching gaze, paused for a while, and then said softly: "I can't think of it for a while, I'll talk to you when I think about it."

Pei Jun tilted his head, squinted his eyes and smiled and asked, "Then when will you make up your mind?"

But Jiang Yue didn't answer anymore, he just lowered his head and raised his hand to tuck the collar of Jiang Xuan's jacket, said goodbye after saying goodbye, then walked out of the fence outside the big tent and went to the main camp area.