In the garden, there was still a group of singing and dancing, smiling and smiling, and no one noticed anything unusual. The guests drank and watched the singing and dancing, and after a while, they only saw a full moon rising in the east, and the palace ladies put out moon cakes, grapefruits, pomegranates, taro, walnuts, peanuts, watermelons and other fruits, and sent them to the tables of the princes and ministers and the ladies of the daughters. People look at the beautiful scenery of the bright moon in front of them, and then share the fruits for the moon, and they look happy.

Princess Ali asked curiously, "What kind of festival is today, and why do you have to hold a big feast to celebrate?" ”

Li Weiyang smiled and said: "The princess is from the grassland, and the customs of our Yuexi are not very clear, today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, the second largest traditional festival after the Spring Festival, because it is the second month of autumn, also known as Mid-autumn." During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the moon is very full, symbolizing reunion, so we always call it the Reunion Festival. ”

Princess Ali nodded her head and asked, "Which god are you worshipping?" ”

Li Weiyang looked at the full moon, and said calmly: "It is the moon god that is worshipped, most of the places are far away to worship the moon in the blue sky, and some families worship the moon god statue carved by wood, and more are moon paper with woodcuts, the princess once went to see the moon worship pavilion and the moon tower with the fourth brother half a month ago, that is, the ancient monuments of the moon worship in the past." There is also a moon altar thirty miles away from the capital, which is specially built for the royal moon sacrifice, you come from the grassland here, and you have seen it along the way. ”

After hearing this, Princess Ali couldn't help but realize: "It turns out that there are so many exquisiteness. ”

Li Weiyang smiled faintly, Princess Ali was like a curious baby, and she had to get to the bottom of everything.

At this moment, I suddenly heard someone at the gate of the garden say loudly: "Your Majesty, Yuan Lie has something important to do!" ”

Everyone was shocked, the song and dance stopped, the emperor raised his eyelids, glanced at Yuan Lie who came over in a hurry, and said with a smile on his face: "I was looking for you everywhere just now, but where did you run, and what do you have to report?" ”

Yuan Lie looked very solemn and said, "Back to Your Majesty, Weichen just went to arrest the traitors in the court!" ”

There was a trace of doubt on the emperor's face, but there was a trace of coldness in the depths of his eyes: "Traitor, where did the traitor come from?" ”

Yuan Lie said loudly: "The traitors Zhao Tuo, Zhao Xianghe, Pei Zhong and others formed a party in the DPRK and China without authorization, trying to intercept Zhongliang and plot to rebel against the country, so Weichen has taken the lead and arrested them all!" ”

Queen Pei's eyes were fixed, Pei Zhong was a very valued young man in the side branch of the Pei family, she transferred the other party to the forbidden army, and the other party lived up to expectations, climbing step by step to the current position. However, Yuan Lie said that he would take people if he took them, and he didn't care about his face at all. Her pupils were extremely bright, like a burning flame, and she said word by word: "I don't know how Pei Zhong offended King Xu, so that you didn't even report it, and arrested people directly?" ”

Yuan Lie smiled mildly and said coldly: "Back to Niangniang, today Guo Dao, the son of the Duke of Qi, wants to face the king with important evidence, but Pei Zhong and Zhao Xianghe actually colluded, intending to intercept Guo Dao at the gate of the palace and snatch the evidence on him. ”

The emperor's face changed slightly, and he said, "Oh? What kind of evidence is it? ”

Yuan Lie smiled as usual, and said loudly: "Please allow Director Guo to go to the palace." ”

The emperor waved his hand and said, "Quasi-play." ”

For a while, everyone at the table was talking and looking different. The prince's eyes were gloomy, and he secretly screamed in his heart. After a while, everyone saw Director Guo hurriedly walked to the front of the palace with a look on his face, knelt down respectfully and saluted: "See Your Majesty, long live your Majesty, long live, long live!" ”

The emperor glanced at him lightly, there was not the slightest abnormality in his eyes, and his tone was also very flat: "What evidence do you have in your hand?" ”

Director Guo said loudly: "Back to Your Majesty, it's an account book!" ”

When everyone heard this, their faces showed doubts, what kind of account book could make Zhao Xianghe and Pei Zhong join forces to intercept Guo Dao at the palace gate?

The prince's face sank like water and said: "Everyone enters the palace at a certain hour, Director Guo, why are you exceptional?" At this hour, it is natural for Pei Zhong to stop you. ”

Director Guo snorted coldly and said: "Your Highness, there are priorities, if Director Guo doesn't have a big matter, he will definitely not dare to interrupt His Majesty's feast!" But even though His Royal Highness King Xu lent me a gold medal given by His Majesty, Master Pei and Zhao Xianghe still resolutely refused to let me into the palace! Not only that, but as soon as they come up, they will snatch this account book from my arms! ”

When the prince heard this, he sneered and said, "King Xu, I don't know how you chased the rebel just now, and where did you come from to protect you!" No matter who you are, you must remove your armor when you enter the palace, can you still bring someone to ambush outside the palace gate? What do you mean? ”

Yuan Lie smiled and said, "I'm acting against the order, doesn't the prince know." ”

The prince looked puzzled and asked, "By His Majesty's will?" When did Your Majesty have a decree for you to arrest the traitor? ”

The emperor smiled faintly, and said in his heart that this kid had to carry it around by himself if something happened, and he was clearly sure that he would not stand idly by, so he waved his hand and said: "Forget it, it was I who gave him the will, and he can bring three hundred guards tonight and be on call at the palace gate at any time." He dispatched them with my permission, and the prince did not have to worry. ”

When the prince heard this, his face was extremely ugly, he had already seen what the emperor meant, and he was clearly deliberately protecting King Xu Yuanlie. He really couldn't figure out why, no matter what happened, his father did not hesitate to favor Yuan Lie! It's like he is his own son, but he never gets his good face! The prince gritted his teeth, closed his mouth tightly, and involuntarily clenched the wine glass in his hand.

Li Weiyang smiled slightly, Yuan Lie is a person who can cheat, this is true to himself, and the same is true to his father, he will only kick his nose and face, so that you are helpless. He was clearly sure that the emperor would not ask him about his crimes, so he would be so unscrupulous in the palace. That's fine, the bigger the trouble, the more the Zhao family has no way to end it.

Yuan Lie looked around with sharp eyes, and finally looked at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, don't you want to take a look at what kind of account book it is, so that the Zhao family has to snatch it?" ”

The emperor's gaze looked at Yuan Lie, and then fell on Guo Dao's body, and he had no choice but to order the eunuchs beside him: "Submit it." ”

Guo Dao respectfully put the account book that had been in his arms on the tray, and the eunuch held the tray all the way and presented it to the emperor under the watchful eye.

Empress Pei's eyebrows were slightly cold, but her expression was still so calm and unmoved, but the prince's face next to her was no longer so calm, and the knuckles holding the wine glass were faintly pale.

The emperor took the account book, and the prince's heart also moved, and at the same time, he also scolded Pei Bi in his heart, the other party clearly promised that this time it would be done very cleanly, and Director Guo would never return to Dadu safely, and that account book would never be known! But what the hell is going on, Director Guo came back safely, not to say, and now even the account book is brought back intact!

The cover of this account book is vermilion, and it is written "Yongli 22 years" in several neat italic characters, the emperor's slender fingers gently flicked on the cover, and finally opened a page, and then his eyes suddenly fixed on the red pen! Director Guo said loudly: "As Your Majesty can see, the total military salary allocated to Zhao Zong this year is two million taels of silver, but the actual military salary is only 500,000 taels, and the deficit has reached 1.5 million taels!" Director Guo's voice resounded throughout the garden, so that everyone could hear it clearly, no one in the garden had spoken, and a needle could be heard clearly when it fell on the ground.

The emperor looked at Guo Dao fixedly, and said, "This account book—where did you get it?" ”

Guo Dao said in a deep voice: "This account book was obtained from a military advisor named Chu Liang, he was originally the most trusted staff member of Zhao Zong's side, and this account book has always been stored by his side, but Zhao Zong is the most suspicious, he is worried that Chu Liang will reveal the secret, so he secretly sent someone to kill all the thirteen members of his family, and also killed Chu Liang to kill his mouth, Chu Liang had already expected such a day, pretending to hand over a copy and then commit suicide. Zhao Zong thought that there would be no more troubles, but who knew that Chu Liang secretly left this account book in the hands of his confidants. His henchman is the brother of the Chu family, Chu Suimo. Chu Suimo was just a military slave of the Zhao family, he had no position in the army, and he was not conspicuous, and few people knew about the relationship between him and Chu Liang, so he was able to keep this account book safely until Zhao Zong's death. Later, when he saw that my second brother had been framed, he immediately guessed that the matter must have something to do with this account book, and he quietly absconded out of the barracks with this account book. At that time, Zhao Xianghe was busy arresting my second brother, and he didn't pay attention to the escape of a small military slave, but when he learned that the escaped military slave had a close relationship with Chu Liang, it was too late. ”

"Later, they did send people to hunt him down, but Chu Suimo was cautious and cautious, and fled all the way to Hezhou by hiding among the refugees, and I found him in Hezhou to get this account book. Please Majesty xià Mingjian! ”

Li Weiyang lowered his head and looked at the wine glass in front of him, the wine emitted a faint fluorescence in the moonlight, in fact, Director Guo left half of what he said. In the letter, he said that the escaped military slave had been killed by Zhao Xianghe, and that the account book was only a few words, and the evidence was not very sufficient. Of course, the prince and Pei Bi didn't know about this matter, they really thought that Chu Suimo still managed to send out the account book, and it was in the hands of Director Guo.

Director Guo's eyes were deep, and he said word for word: "This matter involves the ministers of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China, and if it is not handled well, it will make the victory of the battlefield that has just improved come to naught, so this account book must be the first to be seen by His Majesty!" Thunder, rain and dew are all Jun's grace, with the care of His Majesty, the border will not fall into turmoil again, and the people in the war can be safe, and His Majesty will be clear! ”

His face was very calm, and he spoke very strongly, and everyone couldn't help but show a thoughtful look in their eyes. Everyone knows that among the five sons of the Guo family, Guo Da is steady, Guo Er is brave, Guo San is cunning, and Guo Si is generous, but this Guo Wu Gongzi is the only one who is romantic and chic, but he has never heard of any virtuous names. But now it seems that he is really a character. Not only can he speak, but even his kung fu is perfect, the first time he saw the emperor, he said such a standard of words, I really don't know what kind of incense the Guo family burned, and there is such an outstanding son.

The emperor didn't say anything for a long time, Qi Guogong stared at him tightly, thinking that this play was still a bit risky, if His Majesty insisted on refusing to deal with it, then Guo Daoke would have committed a capital crime. He was about to add a weight, but suddenly he heard a "pop", and the emperor slammed the account book to the ground!

Director Guo's heart jumped, and he couldn't help frowning, no one knew how nervous he was in his heart, only Li Weiyang. In fact, in the letter sent back by Director Guo, it had already been revealed to Li Weiyang that the witnesses he found had been assassinated by the other party, and the so-called account books were only one-third, and the remaining two-thirds had already been set on fire by the other party. He has no real evidence at all, today's game is just a desperate move, if the emperor does not recognize this account book, or he feels that the evidence is not sufficient and refuses to ask the Zhao family about their crimes, then this matter is tantamount to being busy in vain.

Director Guo couldn't help but grit his teeth, he didn't look in the direction of Li Weiyang, let alone look up, but Li Weiyang looked as usual, and Princess Ali next to him grabbed her sleeve tightly and said, "Jia'er, what should I do now?" ”

Li Weiyang didn't have a trace of change on his face, and said slowly: "The princess doesn't need to worry, the evidence may not be sufficient, just look at the holy will of His Majesty." ”

The emperor's personality, Li Weiyang can speculate a thing or two, as far as the current point of view, he is lacking a Xiang Zhao family...... No, it's an excuse to attack the Pei family! Isn't this just a pillow for sleepy! Li Weiyang had a clear smile on his face, and his index finger subconsciously stroked the water-inlaid jade glass wrench on his ring finger, and his movements were very gentle. And although Director Guo over there looked indifferent, he tried his best to hold back the uneasiness in his heart, only Li Weiyang noticed that Director Guo's body was trembling slightly.

The emperor looked at everyone with a gloomy face, but he didn't say a word, and the atmosphere was cold.

At this moment, a glimmer of light flashed in Yuan Lie's eyes, and he stepped forward and said loudly: "Your Majesty, now that there is physical evidence, and the actions of Zhao Xianghe and Pei Zhong just now also prove that they intend to seek this evidence, if this account book is not true, why are they so panicked and want to do it in front of the palace gate?" This just verifies what Guo Gongzi said, Guo Yan was framed because he found this account book, please make up your mind as soon as possible! ”

The emperor had already figured out the details of the matter at this time, and looking at Yuan Lie's actions this time, the goal was clearly to prove the guilt of the Zhao family. He smiled coldly and said: "It's good to be young, you have the momentum and no worries, you don't want to do anything, don't say anything, don't move, you dare to go to the palace!" Do you say, Qi Guogong? ”

Qi Guogong hurriedly stood up, bowed to His Majesty and said: "Please forgive your Majesty, the child is ignorant and angered His Majesty, and please be magnanimous, for the sake of his loyalty to the country, forgive him for his recklessness, if you really want to condemn the crime, please surrender to me, it is my godson who has no way to make him so bold and reckless!" ”

The crown prince sneered, if the emperor did not recognize this account book, and now Director Guo had no witnesses in hand, there would be no way to fall into the sin of the Zhao family in this matter.

Who knew that the next moment, the emperor suddenly laughed loudly, and said without concealing his pleasure in his voice: "Okay, sure enough, it is a tiger father without a dog!" As he spoke, his eyes narrowed, his expression was calm at first, but slowly, his eyes became extremely cold, he had lived in the deep palace for a long time, and he didn't like to go to court, but his grasp of power was firmer than anyone else! The secret is nothing more than a firm grip on every force! This account book is only one-third of the original, which means that it is not enough to prove Zhao Zong's crime of greedy for military salaries, and there is no witness, if he favors Zhao Zong, he can be regarded as ignorant and accuse Guo Dao of framing Zhongliang. It's just that the Pei family's hand is stretched too long, and it has exceeded the range he can tolerate, so it's better to cut off this extra vine as soon as possible!

The expression on the emperor's face was very complicated, with some approval and some anger that could not be concealed, and he said sharply: "What really fell on the army is only 500,000 taels, and the remaining 1.5 million taels-" As he said this, he shouted angrily: "It all flowed into his Zhao Zong's pocket!" A little commander, a minister of the Son of Heaven, how greedy, how arrogant, simply lawless! ”

All the ministers were startled, all got up, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty is angry." ”

Li Weiyang smiled slightly, lowered his head in time, and hid the mockery in his eyes. Sure enough, what she expected was good, the emperor lacked such an excuse to dispose of the Zhao family, although this game was very risky, but she still won the bet!

The emperor's chest rose and fell violently, his face was also unusually ugly, and he said angrily: "You dare to embezzle a huge amount of military salary, Zhao Zong, this old thing, died well!" ”

The emperor has always spoken very calmly and gracefully, and when everyone saw him say such vulgar words at this moment, they were obviously extremely angry, and no one dared to say anything, not even to raise their heads, even if all the ladies stood up from the table, knelt on the ground, and trembled. Among all the people, only Queen Pei was still sitting in place, noble and calm, with a smile on her face.

"This rat, poisonous insect, hooligan, moth of the country!" The Emperor cursed loudly, the muscles on his face trembling hideously, almost scolding. All the courtiers were silent and prostrate on the ground, their heads hanging to the ground, even the crown prince, they were silent, for fear of becoming a victim of the emperor's attack.

The emperor saw that everyone looked trembling, and said sharply: "Suppress all those beasts of the Zhao family!" ”

Yuan Lie waved his hand, and the guards immediately escorted Zhao Tuo, Zhao Xianghe, and Pei Zhong together.

Zhao Tuo had already arrived, and his court clothes were wrinkled together, as if he had been wronged, and he bowed to the ground and said: "Weichen see Your Majesty, your Majesty Xià help!" His Royal Highness King Xu broke into the court room without saying anything, and arrested Weichen to face the king, and Weichen was wronged! ”

The emperor snorted coldly and said, "Zhao Tuo, are you guilty?" ”

Zhao Tuo raised his head: "The ministers have been in three dynasties, and now they are serving His Majesty, I only know how to do things for the court loyally, and I don't know what sins there are." ”

"Zhao Tuo, what a clever person, you assisted your eldest brother Zhao Zongdi in treacherous plots, greedy for military salaries, and plotting against him, this is the crime of rebellion!"

Zhao Tuo was taken aback, and immediately kowtowed again: "The minister is now the Zhongshu Order, and he has always acted in accordance with His Majesty's instructions, and he has never overstepped!" Moreover, Zhao Zong is Wechen's eldest brother, and I am a close relative, and I do often come and go, but Wechen believes in the character of the eldest brother, he is framed, what is greedy for military salary, it is purely false! Your Majesty, Wei Chen really doesn't understand, why do you want to help the Guo family! Weichen called for the eldest brother, for himself, for the Zhao family! ”

The emperor smiled coldly and shouted, "Pull this old thief out!" Torture and interrogation, we must find out the mastermind behind the scenes! ”

Zhao Tuo's heart was panicked, he expected Empress Pei to speak, but he didn't wait for half a day, listening to the emperor's tone, knowing that he couldn't be good today, he immediately burst into tears, kowtowed there, and begged: "Your Majesty, please remember that the old minister has been loyal to the country for many years, spare the old minister's life, and the minister is willing to cut his post for the people and never return to Beijing!" ”

However, under the emperor's order, the forbidden army stepped forward to arrest him like a cat, Zhao Tuo was even more panicked at this time, he even disregarded his face, he stubbornly picked at the green bricks on the ground, and refused to let go even if his nails were broken, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, spare your life!" ”

A cold smile crossed Li Weiyang's face, but his eyes were staring straight at Empress Pei, now is a great opportunity, as long as Empress Pei opens her mouth to intercede, she can drag the Pei family into the water! Fast! Fast! Lord Zhao, you have to scream more miserable, so that Empress Pei has to speak, and I can do it further!

Empress Pei stared at this scene coldly, her eyelashes moved, and she seemed to be about to speak.

At the critical moment, the emperor suddenly covered his head, closed his eyes and looked up to the sky, panting, and sat on the throne at once.

It seems that the emperor really has a headache, Li Weiyang frowned tightly, what kind of disease is he, why is it so terrible when he gets angry.

Empress Pei glanced at the emperor, and a trace of coldness crossed her eyes, but she suddenly sat down and had no intention of speaking again. Empress Pei doesn't move, the prince doesn't move, the Pei family naturally doesn't dare to move, in fact, for the moody emperor, everyone is very afraid, for fear that the next unlucky person will be themselves.

At this time, Zhao Xianghe and Pei Zhong were scared enough, and Zhao Xianghe said loudly: "Your Majesty, Weichen's father and uncle are wronged, and Weichen doesn't know anything, don't listen to Director Guo's nonsense here and frame Zhongliang!" ”

Obviously, Zhao Xianghe still refuses to admit his guilt, although he regrets that he can't completely pull Empress Pei into the water, but now, there is no need to leave the Zhao family's life! Even if you interrogate, you can't ask anything! Yuan Lie smiled coldly and said, "Your Majesty, there is no need for heavy punishment in ancient times, it is impossible for a prisoner to tell the truth!" ”

The emperor's eyes were splitting with a headache, and his face became more and more annoyed, and he sneered: "Lift the iron cage up." ”

When everyone heard this, their faces changed. I saw that the eunuchs quickly brought up a swarthy cage, which was a man high, with only a small opening at the top that could accommodate the head, and several small wooden pegs erected on the edges. The emperor smiled coldly and said, "Look at this thing. ”

Everyone's faces changed dramatically, but the audience was silent, and no one dared to speak. Princess Ali asked Li Weiyang, "What is this?" ”

Li Weiyang frowned slightly, but shook his head and said, "I haven't seen it either." ”

Mrs. Guo's face turned slightly pale, and she said softly: "This iron cage is the first creation of His Majesty, and it is very terrifying. ”

Before she finished speaking, the emperor waved his hand, and there were already guards who put Zhao Xianghe in the cage and gradually pushed the wooden peg inward, and before long, he only heard Zhao Xianghe screaming fiercely, and the sound was so terrible that it seemed to penetrate the clouds, bringing a creepy trembling feeling. Immediately after that, a hole the size of a soup spoon was exposed above his head, and the guards brought an iron bucket, and actually poured a large spoonful of hot oil into the hole above Zhao Xianghe's head, and in an instant, wisps of green smoke began to rise above his head, and the hot oil sizzled inside, Zhao Xianghe struggled desperately with pain, and his body was pressed by death and unable to move. Tortured here, the emperor waved his hand, and the wooden peg approached three points, and everyone watched as a wisp of white brains burst out of Zhao Xianghe's brain, penetrated the cage, and sprayed out into the sky, and the person had become a corpse in a moment.

The emperor actually laughed, and he said to Empress Pei: "What does the queen think of this cage." ”

Empress Pei just smiled softly and said reservedly: "Once or twice, you can still use intimidation methods, if this goes on for a long time, its method will not work, and Your Majesty will have to change the method in the future." ”

The emperor's eyes were extremely angry, and he just hooked the corners of his mouth and said: "Don't worry, the queen, I have a lot of criminal laws, you don't have to worry about it." ”

The queen smiled faintly, but her face was peaceful.

In case the prisoner can't stay up, he must shake the tone during the interrogation and prevent them from falling asleep. If it is to deal with the remaining people who do not speak, the criminal department will use some extraordinary means of interrogation, iron clips, sticks, whips, candles, chili pepper water, etc., and the iron cage in front of them is the most terrible punishment at present. When everyone sees the scene of brains bursting out, they will smell the cage and change color, and many people will not even dare to look at it, and they will hurriedly confess. So, this cage works wonderfully.

When Princess Ali saw this scene, she had already covered her eyes, and her face was also very frightened, Li Weiyang turned her head to look at her, and comforted her softly: "The princess doesn't have to be afraid." ”

Princess Ali saw that Li Weiyang's expression remained unchanged without the slightest fear, and she couldn't help but speak: "Jia'er, you are too bold, in my opinion, you emperor, he is really a ......."

Before she finished her words, Li Weiyang shook his head at him, signaling her to be cautious, Princess Ali's face changed, and she quickly stopped. In her opinion, the temperamental emperor was simply a demon, and he had no mercy for those who did not like him.

The emperor sneered and said: "In this way, since the Zhao family is greedy for military salaries, then the son of the Guo family must be wronged, what do you think?" ”

In this situation, who dares to say half a word, so everyone is on the ground and shouting long live and praising the emperor's sage.

The emperor smiled slightly, stood up, and said very tiredly, "Okay, let's stop here today." With that, he turned his head and walked away.

All the civil and military generals in gorgeous costumes and treasures, as well as countless female dependents, were prostrate on the ground, not even daring to raise their heads, and the emperor's eyes were just full of fatigue and indifference.

When Li Weiyang raised his head, he only heard a smile in the emperor's voice, like a wayward person looking forward to a malicious game, and then only his flying robe remained, like a pair of huge ominous wings, flashing away.

The ladies in the palace also retreated, and Queen Pei was the last to stand up, her face was always very calm, without the slightest anger. Li Weiyang really wanted to know what Queen Pei was thinking at this moment, but unfortunately she knew that no one could guess the other party's thoughts.

Everyone was silent, watching the emperor retreat in amazement, this person was equivalent to a nightmare in their eyes. Over the years, the emperor has not done nothing, he has simply done too much, and every time he moves, people will feel very neat and frightened. This word frightened, no matter how you look at it, how do you feel that it is not suitable to be placed on an emperor's body, his behavior is really too incommensurate with his identity. When the emperor, empress and concubines left, the pot exploded among the ministers, and someone immediately got up and congratulated Qi Guogong: "Congratulations to Grandpa Guo, your son is cleared of charges this time!" ”

Yes, since it is the father and son of the Zhao family who are guilty, then Guo Yan is naturally innocent, and now he only needs a pardon order to return to Dadu in a grand manner, and I am afraid that he will be reinstated.

When Qi Guogong heard this, there was not much surprise on his face, and he just said lightly: "I accept your good words." So saying, he turned and left. The person who came was bored, and turned his head and said: "Look at the grandfather of this country, it is really hidden, who knew that the fifth child of his family could still pull out his teeth!" Saying this, everyone snickered, but in this smile, there was more or less sour and fear.

The Guo family's actions this time, firstly, have the support of King Xu, and secondly, they have the support of His Majesty, so they can proceed so smoothly, of course, the Zhao family's being too gullible is also an aspect. If they hadn't found out that the Guo family had deliberately set up a trap to lure them into the bait, why would they have been caught red-handed, and how could they have been cleared of their charges, what a bunch of fools! While people are laughing, they can't help but secretly applaud the Guo family's strategy, the evidence is insufficient, it doesn't matter, dig a pit and let you jump in by yourself, wouldn't you get the stolen goods, I don't know who made this kind of ghost trick......

At this time, Li Weiyang also got up and walked out, but he heard a cold snort not far away, Li Weiyang didn't stop, and said with a slight smile: "What does Master Pei think?" ”

Pei Bi, who had been sitting in the crowd and watching the development of the situation, smiled faintly and said, "It's really a good strategy to lure the snake out of the hole." ”

Li Weiyang nodded, and said sideways: "Didn't Pei Gongzi expect it in advance?" ”

Pei Bi looked at Lang Yue and said with a long sigh: "Even if I have expected it, then the father and son of the Zhao family are stubborn and refuse to listen to my command." It's also their fate that happened to them, and I can't help it. When he said this, he didn't seem to have any regret on his face, but Li Weiyang knew that now Pei Bi must have hated himself in his heart, and the more calm and light he was, the more resentful he was in his heart.

Pei Bi set a trap to trick Zhao Zong into framing Guo Yan, and then killed Zhao Zong to frame Guo Yan, and then used Nalan Xue, a secret stake, intending to wipe out the entire Guo family! This out, very well arranged, interlocking, worthy of being a master of blind chess, with a hint of Empress Pei's shadow. Li Weiyang smiled slightly and said, "Master Pei, do you know that Miss Nalan has died?" ”

Pei Bi smiled coldly and said, "It's just a chess piece, why worry about it." ”

At this time, they had already stepped out of the garden, the moonlight was shining in the eyes, Li Weiyang smiled, and said with a comfortable expression: "The most difficult thing to calculate in this world is the human heart, even if it is a chess piece, once she has her own will, she will also break away from the chessboard, right?" ”

Pei Bi smiled coldly and said, "Yes, the plan that she was supposed to carry out was not just that secret letter. ”

Li Weiyang suddenly stopped at this moment, a thought suddenly popped up in his mind, and blurted out: "You originally wanted to use Nalan Xue to kill me, right?" ”

Pei Bi's eyes were extremely cold, but there was a hint of a playful smile on the corner of his mouth, and the corner of his lips twitched: "Yes, you guessed right, originally I wanted her to do this." ”

Li Weiyang can probably also get a glimpse of some of the other party's meaning, on the one hand, he outflanked the Guo family from the outside, and on the other hand, he infiltrated from the inside, so that the Guo family killed each other and cut off their arms. At the same time, he also had to let Nalan Xue provoke the relationship between himself and Chen Bingbing and the Guo family. In fact, Nalan Xue did a good job, and she successfully separated the Guo and Chen families. If it weren't for Li Weiyang having already gained a firm foothold in the Guo family, I am afraid that the rest of the Guo family would also have resentment towards her because of Li Weiyang's favoritism towards Nalan Xue, so that Li Weiyang could alienate the relationship between Li Weiyang and the Guo family, so that Li Weiyang would betray his relatives and leave the Guo family and have nothing to rely on. In the end, as long as Nalan Xue puts a little medicine in Li Weiyang's diet, will she still be alive? Li Weiyang is very cautious and cautious, yes, but Nalan Xue has excellent medical skills after all, she can do it to Li Weiyang if she is careful in clothes, tea, and even in some other trivial places!

The corners of Li Weiyang's mouth lifted a trace of chuckle and said: "It seems that I also underestimated Master Pei, this out, the cloth is seamless." ”

Pei Bi smiled coldly and said, "Haven't you seen through no matter how seamless your plan is?" Today's scenery in the world is all occupied by the Guo family! A clear light flashed from the corner of his eye, and Li Weiyang heard the mockery.

Li Weiyang's eyes were cold: "You have calculated my mind so accurately, and the person you chose is just right!" It's just that with such a trick, it is impossible to use it a second time, I really want to know how the Pei family is going to bring down the Guo family! ”

Pei Bi smiled slightly and said confidently: "Then please wait and see Miss Guo." ”

Li Weiyang didn't care, only raised his clear gaze and looked at the other party calmly, Pei Bi hated her the most for this kind of look, a little sharp spark flashed in his eyes, and then he turned his head and said coldly: "Farewell!" As he spoke, he walked briskly out of the garden.

Under the moonlight, Yuan Lie walked up to Li Weiyang's side lightly, and said with a slight smile: "Is this thing done beautifully today?" ”

Li Weiyang glanced at him, and a smile flashed in his eyes: "It's really risky, even I pinched a cold sweat for you, if Your Majesty refused to stand by your side just now, what would you do?" ”

Yuan Lie seemed to be smiling, and said with a calm expression: "Since I dare to do this, of course I am completely sure, even if he refuses to admit it, I have a way to force him to admit it!" ”

Li Weiyang looked confident at him, and couldn't help but sigh lightly: "I think Your Majesty is going to be angry with you!" ”

Yuan Lie smiled: "It's just a matter of being angry, no one can stand his violent temperament!" ”

This pair of father and son, who really doesn't like anyone, but they care about each other so much, Li Weiyang really doesn't know how to describe the weird and strange relationship between the two of them, think about it carefully, they are probably the strangest pair of father and son in the world.

Back at Guo's house, Li Weiyang sent Yuan Lie away, and then stood outside the door with a smile and did not enter the door, Zhao Yue waited beside him, and waited until Guo Dao entered the door, Li Weiyang stepped forward and smiled: "Fifth brother has worked hard all the way." ”

Director Guo only lightly tilted his head and said with a smile: "With the cover of King Xu, my journey has been quite smooth." ”

Li Weiyang didn't say much, in fact, she already knew that Director Guo had encountered countless assassinations along the way, and finally found the military slave and got the account book, but he still lost the witness and two-thirds of the evidence, but only one-third of the account book was rescued by him from the fire, if he was a little careless, Guo Dao would not be able to return to Dadu, his desperate efforts were enough to make people moved.

Before he finished speaking, Director Guo seemed to be preoccupied: "I have heard about Miss Nalan." ”

As soon as he spoke, Li Weiyang restrained his smile: "Did the fourth brother say it?" ”

Director Guo showed a sincere look and said: "I thought she was a little strange when I first looked at Nalan Xue's expression, but I couldn't tell what was strange, I think Jia'er you also thought so in your heart, according to a smart person like you, you would not be confused by her." ”

Li Weiyang was told the central matter, and a trace of regret passed through his heart, but he said the truth: "I was not confused by her, but because I had sympathy and closeness to her, so that such feelings eventually blinded my heart, so that I had no way to doubt her, or even if I doubted, I would continue to persuade myself to believe that she had a hard time." ”

Director Guo nodded very understandingly, and said, "You are also well-intentioned. The atmosphere between the two of them is very harmonious, and Director Guo's eyes always have a shining light.

Li Weiyang smiled slightly, and had already walked in side by side with the two of him, Director Guo's face was fair, his facial features were beautiful, and his bright eyes fell on Li Weiyang, only looking at her intently, Li Weiyang's heart moved, and his eyes were still calm and calm. Director Guo felt warm in his heart, and said softly: "I have heard about you and King Xu, and the fifth brother still owes you a blessing." ”

Li Weiyang was stunned, but it could be seen that Director Guo had a smile on her face, so she put her mind at ease and said, "I'm just afraid that my parents won't be able to agree to our marriage." ”

Director Guo shook his head and said: "The resistance is not on the parents, as long as you are good, they categorically have no disagreement, but they are afraid that Concubine Hui and King Jing in the palace will ......."

Director Guo said this, but Li Weiyang said disapprovingly: "There is no need to mention this matter for the time being, when the time is right, I will naturally report it to my parents, and when the time comes, if I really want to get married, no one can stop me!" ”

Director Guo nodded, Li Weiyang's temperament is very clear to him, King Jing has never been in her eyes, so why be afraid?

Under the cover of the black hair, the cold luster of white jade on Li Weiyang's face was vaguely revealed, and Director Guo's eyes were gently brushed with pity. Li Weiyang had a hosta inserted in his hair, holding a bright pendant, and under the bright lights, a transparent and cold light swayed, unconsciously cutting off his gaze.

After a moment of silence, Director Guo suddenly said: "Now I'm only worried about the second brother and his ......."

Li Weiyang thought for a while, and said calmly as a bystander: "Although the second brother has cleared his grievances now, how to let him appear in front of everyone at the most appropriate time is the most important thing, after all, before His Majesty's pardon arrives, he is still a criminal minister." ”

Director Guo's heart was already very happy, and he laughed loudly: "No matter what, today's matter is finally a big victory, we should celebrate it!" Let's go, go see your parents now, and tell them the good news! ”

"Do you still need to report it, everyone can already see it clearly at the banquet just now." Li Weiyang knew that he was deliberately trying to create a relaxed atmosphere, so he smiled slightly: "Now they are happy, and they want to report a qiē to their grandmother, let's go quickly." ”

On the second day, the emperor's pardon came down, and at the same time, Guo Yan and Qi Guogong entered the palace together to plead guilty to the emperor, and explained that the reason for fleeing that day was to be chased and killed. Since Guo Yan is no longer a Qin criminal, the Guo family's accusation of harboring him no longer exists. In particular, Guo Yan stated the truth on the battlefield to His Majesty, which made His Majesty even more angry, and even dismissed all the officials of the Zhao family for investigation, and all those involved in the corruption of military salaries were beheaded, and the rest were exiled for 3,000 miles.

In this way, the emperor not only reinstated Guo Yanguan, but also praised him and gave him a lot of money to comfort him. But after coming back, Li Weiyang didn't see much joy when she saw Guo Yan's expression, and she couldn't help but have a slight epiphany in her heart.

On the second day of the emperor's decree, when Guo Yan was about to return to the border, Guo's family suddenly discovered that the second son was missing. Mrs. Guo took a closer look in Guo Yan's room, but saw that Guo Yan didn't even take a piece of clothing with her, and couldn't help but say lonely: "Where did this stupid boy go?"

Li Weiyang sighed and said, "If you want to know where the second brother went, it's not difficult. ”

The Guo family all raised their heads and looked at Li Weiyang for a while, revealing a look of surprise. Li Weiyang shook his head with a gentle smile and sighed: "Go and see if Miss Nalan's ashes are still there, if not, then the second brother will take Miss Nalan away." ”

Mrs. Guo thought about it, and instantly understood her son's intentions, and her face also floated a layer of uncertain shadows. A pair of beautiful people who originally loved each other so much, but they were forced to separate, Guo Yan was ashamed of Nalan Xue after all, so this time when he had cleared his name and would no longer involve the family, he hung up the seal and left. accompanied Nalan Xue's ashes, traveled the world, and never disappeared again.

In the past, he once turned his back on Nalan Xue for the Guo family, and now he left the Guo family forever for Nalan Xue, Mrs. Guo sighed, and then realized that maybe this time his son wants to be his true self and no longer obsessed with the shackles of the family, which may not be a kind of happiness for him, even so, Mrs. Guo unconsciously burst into tears.

When he was Guo Yan, he could only choose the family. But when he is no longer Guo Yan, he will definitely choose Nalan Xue. Li Weiyang sighed, stepped forward, gently hugged Mrs. Guo's body, and said softly: "Mother doesn't have to worry, you still have us, aren't you, fifth brother?" ”

At this time, Director Guo was wearing a white robe, leaning against the door in a chic manner, the corners of his mouth were raised, showing an elegant arc, and he smiled slightly: "Mother, you still have us." ”

Li Weiyang looked at Mrs. Guo gently, but countless thoughts flashed in his heart. It's a pity that Empress Pei is too cunning this time and refuses to open her mouth to say anything for the Zhao family, otherwise Pei Zhong will definitely not be the only one who is unlucky! But--the Zhao family is just an appetizer, it's time to take the Pei family's knife! If you dare to use Nalan Xue to calculate her, you must be prepared to pay a hundredfold price!

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Edit: Look at you, you're so ruthless, you ignore all the children who reward and give flowers, and don't praise them by name, they don't love you anymore

Xiao Qin: Sue me for not being true, you lied to me!

Edit: Don't be unreasonable and ruin the three views! ~

Xiao Qin: ...... Well, I'm just lazy, >_