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The Pei family is worthy of being the most powerful family in the Great Sui, and it is even more powerful in the north, and the Pei Mansion in Beiping City also covers an area of more than 40 acres, and the pavilions in the courtyard are exquisite and abnormal.

At this time, a brocade-clothed man hurriedly went to the inner room, and when he saw him, all his subordinates looked respectful, and a big young master was good.

The brocade-clothed man just nodded slightly, and then walked straight to a spacious study.

However, when he was about to enter the door, he bumped into another young man dressed in white.

"Pei Xingyuan, you can't walk long?" The brocade-clothed man glanced at the young man, and suddenly the fire rose up, and he scolded.

That young man is Pei Xingyuan, who has just won the top ten in the imperial examination, the fifteenth day of the first month, and will go to his post after the Lantern Festival.

After the ranking of the imperial examination was announced, he became the focus of discussion in the Pei family. And Pei Jin, the great elder of the Pei family, came to him in the hope that he would keep a low profile and not cause others to follow suit

Pei Xingyuan was scolded by him, and his face immediately turned red, and when he wanted to scold back, he thought that this was the Pei family's compound, and it was really unsightly for him and the Pei family's eldest young master to quarrel. So he held back his anger and said: "Pei Xingjie, it's just that I accidentally bumped into it, is it necessary for you to scold so facelessly?" ”

"Humph! It's nothing just to bump into it, but I didn't expect that our Pei family would come out with someone like you who put the family orders behind for the sake of personal fame! Pei Xingjie snorted coldly.

Pei Xingyuan was also angry in his heart, how to say that he was also the seven county orders of the imperial court, and he was about to take office. And although this Pei Xingjie is Pei Jinzhi, the great elder of the Pei family, he is a white body. But he insulted him like this, which made his face a little unbearable.

At this moment, a majestic voice came from the study: "Is it Xingjie?" Come on in! Don't be embarrassed to go far! ”

Pei Xingjie glanced at Pei Xingyuan hatefully, then turned around and walked into the door of the study.

Pei Xingyuan looked at Pei Xingjie's back, and there was resentment in his eyes.

He was about to leave, but suddenly he had an idea, and the cat bent down, walked to the windowsill of the study, and began to listen.

At this time, Pei Xingjie was shouting loudly in the study: "Dad, have you heard the rumors in the market?" It seems that this guy Yuming is going to be out of breath, and he wants to do something to my Pei family and a few other Shandong scholars! ”

After Pei Jin heard this, he said quietly: "Xingjie, you are also making a fuss." If Yuming really wants to attack me, he can do it at any time, and he doesn't have to spread the wind and rain all over the city. ”

"That's not necessarily, the child doesn't think it's groundless." Pei Xingjie said anxiously: "Dad, I'm afraid our previous plan has to be advanced before it can be done......

When Pei Jin heard him say this, his face suddenly changed, and when he opened the window and looked outside, he was relieved to see that there was no one.

He then rebuked, "Why are you talking about the 'plan' here? Didn't I tell you before that you can't talk about the plan when you're not in the secret room? ”

Pei Xingjie also realized that he had violated the rules by speaking, but he still argued strongly: "The child only mentioned the word 'plan', but the content was not mentioned at all, Dad, you are too worried!" ”

Pei Jin's expression softened a little at this time: "Be careful to sail the 10,000-year-old ship, you have to pay more attention to what you say in the future!" The night after tomorrow, Pei Renji will gather the core members of several of our families in the secret room to discuss the details of the plan again, and whether to advance or not, he will also make a decision at that time. Don't make trouble these days! ”

"I don't! I haven't even been to the Qinglou these days, and I haven't been jealous and fighting with others......" Pei Xingjie hurriedly defended.

"Then why did you scold Pei Xingyuan just now? You must know that although he participated in the imperial examination, he is also a disciple of the Pei family, and with someone like him, Yu Ming will not go all out to deal with us. You have such a stiff quarrel with him, don't you push him towards Yuming's side? Pei Jin was not angry and said arrogantly: "I finally appeased him, and your scolding like this made me lose all my efforts!" ”

"Humph! Anyway, their group of younger brothers who participated in the imperial examination are all unreliable people, who are not loyal to the family at all, and regard their personal gains and losses as more important than the interests of the family! Pei Xingjie snorted coldly and said: "After the matter is completed, I think my father and several family heads will clean up the family and clean up all these anti-bone boys......"

"Alright, alright! The purge will not take place until it is done, so don't talk about it now! It's been cold recently, you have to add a few more clothes to avoid catching a cold......" Pei Jin is quite concerned about himself.

Pei Xingyuan, who was hiding under the windowsill and listening, was shocked at this time, and seeing that there was nothing valuable to listen to, he hurriedly lowered his body and quietly left.

And after walking out of the Pei family's compound, he hesitated in his heart whether to report the matter to Yuming, after all, after taking this step, he would completely break with his family.

But after thinking of what Pei Xingjie said about cleaning up these younger brothers who participated in the imperial examination, he finally gritted his teeth and made up his mind.

He raised his head, looked at the street with a light rain in front of him, and then walked straight towards King Zhou's mansion.

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"Xingyuan, you did a great job! This news is very important to this king! After listening carefully to Pei Xingyuan's relay, Yuming was also very moved.

He never expected that Pei Renji would secretly go to Beiping from Luoyang to preside over this mutiny.

"This Pei Ju is really bold enough, he is not afraid that Pei Renji will leave, and he and Pei Yun alone can't suppress the army?" Yu Ming sneered while thinking.

Pei Xingyuan bowed to Yu Ming at this time and said: "His Royal Highness King Zhou, Xingyuan knows that what the Pei family has done is unforgivable, but he hopes to open up to the innocent people in the Pei family!" ”

He came to tell the whistle this time, which can already be said to have betrayed the family, and in this era when the family's blood is supreme, his behavior is despicable to the world. So Pei Xingyuan has always had a sense of guilt.

"Xingyuan, you can rest assured! This king has always only punished evil and punished accomplices, and will never engage in the punishment of the nine clans, even if it is Pei Jin, Pei Xingjie and others, this king will only punish themselves, and will not kill their wives and daughters. So, you can do things for Da Zhou with peace of mind! Maybe the head of the Pei family will fall on you in the future. Yu Ming said with a smile.

If the Pei family fails in this operation, those younger brothers will probably be killed, and even if they survive, most of them will spend the rest of their lives in prison. At this time, the head of the Pei family could only fall on the side brother. And a younger brother like Pei Xingyuan, who held an official position in the court and was appreciated by Yuming, is indeed very likely to become the new successor of the head of the family.

Pei Xingyuan was only stunned for a moment, then quickly figured out the joint, he was also surprised and delighted, and hurriedly thanked him again, and then said goodbye and left.

After Pei Xingyuan left, Yu Mingfang summoned Zhang Zhongjian, and the two masters, uncles and nephews discussed the latest situation for a long time before they separated.

On the first night, when the heads and elders of the Cui family, the Lu family, the Zheng family and other Shandong Shi clans left the Pei Mansion one after another, a masked man also quietly disappeared from the courtyard wall of the Pei family's compound. The housekeeper didn't even feel the wind around him.

And after passing through a few streets, the masked man finally entered the Zhou Wang's Mansion and arrived in the council hall of the palace. The lights are now brightly lit, and all the important people of Da Zhou are sitting in turn, as if they are discussing something important.

The masked man then ripped off his mask, revealing a bearded face. He suddenly became the senior brother of Li Jing and his wife, Yuming's uncle and guard captain Zhang Zhongjian. He is the only one who has such good skills to be able to sneak into Pei's Mansion unknowingly, and use the method of burying bamboo pipes to eavesdrop on the conversation in the underground secret room of Pei's Mansion.

Seeing that the bearded guest came back safely, Yuming and the others were also relieved.

"Uncle Shi, you are finally back, have you heard the content of their secret discussion?" Yu Ming hurriedly asked.

Zhang Zhongjian nodded, but his expression was very solemn.

"The situation is not good, I didn't expect Pei Ju to make such a careful arrangement, if it wasn't for Pei Xingyuan to come to tell the secret first, and then we managed to let the fine work who had already infiltrated Pei's mansion bury a bamboo pipe to eavesdrop on the underground secret room. I'm afraid it's really possible for Pei Ju's trick to succeed, and then our Da Zhou may have to change its name to Daqi! Zhang Zhongjian said worriedly.

When everyone heard this, their expressions became grim.

Zhang Zhongjian sighed, and then began to elaborate.

Everyone pricked up their ears and listened. But the more I listened, the more surprised I became, and the more I listened, the more angry I became.

It turned out that it was almost the New Year, and according to the custom of Liaodong, on Chinese New Year's Eve, Yuming would bring several princesses to Wanshou Mountain outside the city to hold a ceremony to commemorate the fallen soldiers.

And Pei Renji sent his son Pei Xingyan to lead the dead soldiers, blending in with the surnames along the way, and suddenly launched an attack when the convoy passed by, assassinating Yuming.

At the same time, the rebels hidden in the city will also take advantage of the chaos in the city after Yuming's death, and under the leadership of Pei Renji, attack important places such as the Zhou Palace, the Beiping Mansion, and the City Guard Military Guard.

Since there were no Zhou troops in the city, Pei Renji was prepared, and many officers in the city guard army were their spies who had been in ambush for a long time, so it was possible for them to smoothly control Beiping City.

"General Zhang, even if the Pei family controls Beiping City, will they be able to succeed? You must know that my master and my wife also led a large army to garrison Datong, and with their strength and command and combat ability, if they want to return to Beiping, I am afraid that Pei Renji will not be able to stop them. Moreover, Zheng Jun on the front line of Luoyang and Tiger Prison cannot be our opponent of Zhou Jun at all. If Pei Ju does this, he is not afraid of provoking General Li Jing and Zhou troops from all over the country to attack? Then will he not bring about his own destruction? When Du Ruhui heard this, he asked with some disbehes.

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