Pei Zhounan is not a bad person, if you have to put a label on him, two words can sum him up.

"Loyalty, duty".

Loyal people will inevitably be critical of others, and people who are responsible will inevitably be conservative and old-fashioned when they look at others, and Gu Qing is a person who speaks and acts in an unconventional manner, but Pei Zhounan came to Anxi with the mission of the Son of Heaven.

That's why Pei Zhounan and Gu Qing are like fire and water, almost out of control.

Bian Lingcheng has always seen the conflict between Pei Zhounan and Gu Qing in his eyes, and quickly decided to take sides.

Of course, you have to stand Pei Yushi, and behind him is the Son of Heaven.

Seeing that Gu Qing and Pei Zhounan were incompatible, Bian Lingcheng suddenly made a judgment. He felt that Pei Zhounan's purpose in coming to Anxi was to bring down Gu Qing, and in order to achieve this goal, he could do whatever it takes, including but not limited to framing, smearing, interfering and blocking, dividing power, and so on.

Obviously, Bian Lingcheng misjudged Pei Zhounan's intentions.

Pei Zhounan came to Anxi to restrain the power of the Jiedu envoys, not to bring down Gu Qing.

There is an essential difference between the two.

The purpose of restraint is to prevent the power of the festival from swelling and going out of line, and doing things that are not loyal to the Son of Heaven.

Knocking down is another meaning, pulling the knots down from the position regardless of the cost.

The former is about things, and the latter is about people.

Bian Lingcheng completely misunderstood Pei Zhounan's intentions, so the content of this letter made Pei Zhounan disagree.

"Pei, Pei Yushi is naturally a good person, a person who represents the Son of Heaven and the imperial court." Bian Lingcheng stammered.

Pei Zhounan said in a deep voice: "However, the Son of Heaven and the imperial court did not say that they wanted to bring Gu Qing down, if the Son of Heaven really had this intention, a holy decree could transfer Gu Qing back to Chang'an, why send me to intrigue with Gu Qing and increase the dispute between words and tongues." ”

Bian Lingcheng was stunned, of course he knew that the Son of Heaven and the imperial court did not mean to bring Gu Qing down, but he always thought that Pei Zhounan's various actions against Gu Qing were because they didn't like each other, and they had a bit of personal grudges.

Pei Zhounan said coldly: "Although I was ordered to come to Anxi to restrain Gu Qing's temperance and power, I have always been a fair and honest person, especially the recital written to the Son of Heaven, not a word can be false, let alone framed for no reason, otherwise it will be a bully, understand?" ”

Bian Lingcheng finally understood, his face was blue and red for a while, and finally he smiled and said: "The slave understands, Pei Yushi is high-spirited and bright, which is admirable." ”

Pei Zhounan pointed at Song Shu and said: "Gu Qing raised troops without authorization, almost causing heavy casualties among the soldiers of the two major military towns, such a lawless act, it must be reported to Your Majesty, but you must also explain the cause of the matter as it is, not for an unprovoked provocation, but for the sake of the war horse, Hexi Jiedu made Ge Shuhan detain the war horse first, Gu Qing was angry and raised troops, begging for the war horse to follow, when the two armies confronted each other, the commanders of the two sides restrained themselves and did not fight. ”

"I'm not high-spirited, I'm just telling the truth, even if the court sends someone down to check in the future, I can guarantee that every word I say is not false, so that I can be worthy of Your Majesty's imperial grace."

Bian Lingcheng hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, the slave is willing to make a joint report with Pei Yushi." ”

Pei Zhounan said: "No matter what the reason, Gu Qing was angry and raised troops, and almost clashed with the Hexi army, this is also a fact, Gu Qing's move is lawless and suspected of being a soldier, this matter must be investigated, these must also be written into the song, please Your Majesty Holy Judgment." ”

Bian Lingcheng said with a smile: "Gu Qing ignores the law and is bold, Your Majesty will not spare him." ”

Saying that, Bian Lingcheng paused, and sighed softly: "Pei Yushi must have seen it these days when he came to Anxi, the soldiers of the Anxi army are becoming more and more obedient to Gu Qing, and Gu Qing's prestige in the army is getting higher and higher. ”

Pei Zhounan snorted, wrinkled his eyebrows and said: "What the border supervisor army is worried about is also what the official is worried about. The border general can be in charge of the army, but the prestige should not be too high, the hidden danger is really deep, I will make a statement to Your Majesty another day, and persuade Your Majesty to transfer Gu Qing as appropriate, and in the future, the court will appoint the commander to serve on the border, and it is better to have a three-year term, and the time should not be too long, otherwise I may cause trouble. ”

There was a sudden gentle knock on the door, and Bian Lingcheng's entourage said outside: "Prison army, someone asks to see you." ”

Bian Lingcheng was stunned for a moment, and said impatiently: "Who wants to see me in the middle of the night?" ”

The entourage knew that Pei Zhounan was also inside, so he said vaguely: "The prison army should come out and take a look in person." ”

Bian Lingcheng probably understood what he meant, so he smiled apologetically at Pei Zhounan: "Pei Yushi, forgive me, the people below don't understand the rules, let alone have no eyesight, and the slave has no way to rule, so I'm really ashamed." ”

Pei Zhounan also heard the meaning of sending off the guests, so he nodded very gracefully: "It's not early, I should also go back to the house to rest and say goodbye." ”

Bian Lingcheng sent Pei Zhounan to the door, and the house where Pei Zhounan lived was not far from Bian Lingcheng's house, just diagonally opposite the west wing of the backyard.

When Pei Zhounan walked out, he happened to see a red skirt floating outside the door, it was actually a fair woman, the woman had a hat on her head, and her face was covered with a veil.

Pei Zhounan immediately frowned, but he was extremely puzzled in his heart.

Bian Lingcheng is a eunuch, a person who lacks an important object of a man, so late at night there are female guests visiting, is it possible that eunuchs also have eunuch play?

Pei Zhounan doesn't understand this field at all, but after all, it is people's privacy, Pei Zhounan is more or less a gentleman, of course he won't listen to other people's private affairs, so he smiled and went back to his house.

…………

Walking into Bian Lingcheng's house, the entourage closed the door playfully.

Huangfu Sisi took off the veil of the hat, revealing a slightly bewitching and beautiful face, under the dim candlelight, her expression was not the same as before, standing in front of Bian Lingcheng tonight, she was a little more brave and decisive than before.

Bian Lingcheng looked at her curiously, and said with a gloomy smile: "Why did the Huangfu girl suddenly come here tonight?" Count the days, today is not the day for you to report Gu Qing's actions, right? ”

Huangfu Sisi seemed to have done a good job of psychological construction before he came, but when facing Bian Lingcheng, he finally shrank a little, his expression was uncertain, he hesitated for a long time, and suddenly straightened his chest, as if he had injected an infinite courage into his body, bravely looked directly into Bian Lingcheng's eyes, and his tone became firm.

"Border Supervisor, the concubine is here tonight to tell you that from now on, I will not listen to your words to deliberately approach Gu Qing, let alone report to you Gu Qing's words and deeds, I have had enough days like this, and I don't want to continue for a day."

Bian Lingcheng's eyes widened in surprise, and he stared at Huangfu Sisi carefully as if he didn't know her, looked at her from top to bottom, and then laughed weirdly.

"Haha, good, good! The Huangfu girl is quite bold tonight, and it seems that her wings are stiff, huh? Bian Lingcheng smiled brightly, but there was a glint in his eyes.

Huangfu Sisi was frightened by his eyes and took a step back, but after a short period of fear, he finally stabilized his mind and said firmly: "No matter what the border supervisor thinks, the concubine will not do anything unfavorable to Gu Qing again." ”

Bian Lingcheng sneered: "Don't forget, your surname is Huangfu, your father Huangfu Weiming was beheaded by His Majesty all over the house, you are a fish that slipped through the net, the officials who raided your house did not find your corpse, the government has always kept your sea fishing documents, you are still a criminal pursued by the imperial court, once your identity is exposed, you will die!" ”

Huangfu Sisi was not afraid: "Death is death, I have lived incognito like a mouse in the gutter all these years, and I have to be controlled by people like you, I have to do things against my will, I have enough, such a day is more difficult than death, the border prison army, you will expose me to the court, I am not afraid!" ”

Bian Lingcheng narrowed his eyes: "Miss Huangfu, I'm curious, why do you suddenly have the courage to resist me tonight?" Who gave you the courage? ”

Huangfu Sisi smiled sadly: "It's the courage to die." Border Supervisor, you don't know how painful it may not be if a person has been living in a hopeless day, but once there is a ray of light at the end of the day, and that ray of light cannot be captured in his hands, that is the most painful. Hope is more painful than despair. ”

Bian Lingcheng shook his head: "I don't understand what you're talking about, I just know that your wings are stiff and you dare to resist me, heh, it seems that you have really lived enough." ”

The tone was very calm, but after Bian Lingcheng finished speaking, he suddenly got up, rushed to Huangfu Sisi, opened the bow left and right and slapped her five times, Huangfu Sisi remained motionless, let him fan his face hard, a wisp of blood flowed down the corner of his mouth, and when Bian Lingcheng stopped, her cheeks were already swollen.

"What a! Do you really think you are still the daughter of the envoy of the Hexi Festival back then? You're a prisoner, a rat you don't see, you know? Dare to resist me, if you don't want to live, I won't let you die too happily! Bian Lingcheng gasped, and his thin voice was particularly unpleasant at this time.

Huangfu Sisi's expression was numb, he let the blood from the corner of his mouth flow, and said coldly: "Border Supervisor, even if you kill me today, I won't listen to you anymore, even if I die, I hope I die without guilt." ”

Huangfu Sisi's abnormal courage tonight surprised Bian Lingcheng.

If she is not afraid of death, what other way can restrain her?

But what is the reason for her changing temperament tonight?

Bian Lingcheng looked at her with puzzlement, remembering every word she said just now, and then Bian Lingcheng seemed to understand something, and smiled.

"Ha, I understand, are you for Gu Qing? Do you fall in love with Gu Qing? Haha, it's ridiculous, ridiculous! Ha ha! ”

Huangfu Si Muran's expression finally changed, and there was an extra light in his eyes, like a fleeting hope in despair.

"What about falling in love with Gu Qing? I don't think there's anything ridiculous. ”

Bian Lingcheng was still laughing, laughing uncontrollably, leaning forward and closing his laughter.

"It's ridiculous that you, Huangfu Sisi, are you dizzy? What is your identity and what is Gu Qing's identity? The dignified county marquis, the envoy of the festival who is in charge of the handsome seal of Anxi, the veritable feudal prince, can he take a fancy to you? Will he marry a convict and put it in the house? Haha, I'm laughing to death! ”