The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

Therefore, in the end, they all have to take risks, keep these things well, and then find a place in the house where no one can find them, hide them, and don't show them to others. When they are needed, they will have their own use.

These can be used, but they cannot be without.

After reading these letters, Li Shimin smiled.

Did the Pei family not have time to use them, or...

He couldn't help but think of the time when Pei Ji asked others to write him an IOU.

Pei Ji, this old guy, is really interesting.

In order for his son not to go to Jingzhou, he has returned the IOU.

Originally, the relocation of the capital of the Tang Dynasty was invalid, and those IOUs should be returned to each family. If the matter was not done, the IOUs could be ignored even if they were in the hands of the Pei family.

But Pei Ji relied on the support of the emperor at the beginning, and really bullied those families who were anxious to withdraw from Chang'an City.

What the Pei family did at the beginning made them feel like a thorn in their throats and resentful.

The Pei family was in trouble, and they also let out a little anger.

But they probably didn't expect that Lawyer Pei would do such a thing later.

Now, when Li Shimin saw these letters, he knew exactly which aristocratic families stood with the Pei family.

Those who followed Pei Ji and were loyal to Prince Xi were the ones who opposed the new policies of the new dynasty in the court during the Zhenguan New Dynasty.

Now, there is even evidence.

The rumor of locust plague in the early spring was that the Pei family secretly did such a thing, and they also contributed to it.

With these letters, there is evidence.

"Your Majesty, the wealth in the Pei family's house is still waiting for disposal." Li Wu bowed and said, "These are the records after the previous search and seizure. In addition, these two are the account books found in the underground secret room. Li Shiqi is taking people to count the wealth in the underground secret room. The account books will be sent to the palace later."

"Well, after the inventory is completed, all of them will be added to the national treasury." Li Shimin said.

"Yes." Li Wu responded.

The wealth seized by the court should be added to the national treasury. Now that the treasury is abundant, Li Shimin will not think about it and will just follow the rules.

Anyway, even if it is put into the national treasury, it will be spent on what the court needs.

Li Wu continued to go to Pei's house to keep an eye on the things there, and Li Shimin called the eunuch.

"Go to the Queen's Palace and send a message, saying that I ate today's dinner in Liangyi Hall myself, so that the Queen doesn't have to wait for me anymore." Li Shimin said.

The eunuch left in response.

Li Shimin was alone in the side hall. He returned to the couch, placed all the letters in his hand on the table, and then opened them one by one.

As he read these letters, the expression on Li Shimin's face changed from exciting to calm, and then to a hint of murderous intent.

He thought that these people would oppose the new dynasty and new policies. After all, some decisions of the court harmed their interests.

But he didn't expect that these people would secretly make so many things behind the scenes, making small moves constantly and making various preparations.

If the Pei family had not been confiscated this time, he would not even know about these hidden small moves.

Even if there is a Hundred Cavalry Division, it will take a long time for the Hundred Cavalry Division to train people and place spies. No one knows what kind of trouble they can make during this period of time.

Even the matter of the salt and iron business rights that he and Changsun Wuji talked about in the Liangyi Hall a few days ago was also known to them, and they were all thinking about how to make trouble.

Changsun Wuji has taken the lead in expressing his intention to return Changsun's mines and salt and iron business to the court.

And this matter was discussed in the court the day before yesterday.

The content of the letter shows that they had been thinking about countermeasures a few days ago.

At that time, it was the first time for him to discuss this matter with several ministers in Liangyi Hall.

As soon as the news leaked, these people were planning.

The Pei family was also among them.

Li Shimin put down the letter and hesitated whether to meet Pei Ji again before Pei Ji left.

After thinking about it, he gave up the idea.

Li Shimin spread out the paper and began to write.

All the people written on the paper were those who participated in the plan to oppose the return of salt and iron business to the court.

As this matter progresses, we must be on guard against these people.

With this piece of paper, Li Shimin walked into the inner room and pasted it on the screen behind him.

There were also a lot of notes on the screen, some of which were memorials from court officials, and some of which were people and events he had recorded.

Two days later, outside Chang'an City, Pei Ji followed the officials on the road. It was summer, and the sun was scorching. The strong sunlight made people sweat profusely. When they looked around, they could hardly open their eyes.

WeatherIt was a sunny day, with willows swaying on both sides of the official road.

Pei Ji walked outside the city. Although he was not wearing heavy shackles, he felt very heavy, and his footsteps were heavier than his fate.

"Mr. Pei, let's set off quickly. If we are delayed on the road, we will not be able to reach our place of residence at night." The official said.

His tone and attitude were quite ordinary.

Pei Ji lost his official position, but the court did not deprive him of his title. Therefore, the official who escorted him on the road was quite polite to him.

Pei Ji looked around, his eyes changed from expectation to loss, and finally to numbness.

"Let's go."

After leaving Chang'an, no one came to see him off.

Pei Ji laughed at himself in his heart. He had lived his whole life and ended up like this. Thinking about it, he was also laughing and crying.

Just as he was about to go up the Ba Bridge, a young man dressed as a servant stopped the official. The servant took out a sign from his bosom and secretly showed it to the official.

After seeing the sign, the official hurriedly bowed.

"My master wants to see Pei Gong. Pei Gong, please come this way."

Pei Ji was puzzled.

Who would come to see him at this time?

There was a pavilion on the bank of the Ba Bridge, and at this time, bamboo curtains had been hung between the pillars of the pavilion. It was vaguely seen that someone was sitting in the pavilion drinking tea, but the bamboo curtains blocked the appearance of the person.

There were several guards around the pavilion, all of whom had serious expressions and watched the people coming and going around.

Pei Ji came to the pavilion and was stopped by the guards.

"Pei Gong's luggage, I can help Pei Gong take care of it temporarily."

Pei Ji smiled and generously handed his package to the guard.

Then the guard made a gesture of invitation to Pei Ji.

Pei Ji stepped onto the steps and reached out to lift the bamboo curtain.

When he saw the people sitting in the pavilion drinking tea, his face was full of surprise.

"Your Majesty, I am your humble servant." Pei Ji bowed his hands and saluted.

He was not panicked, but just surprised for a moment, and then he returned to normal.

However, he never expected that the person waiting for him here would be Li Shimin.