"Master Pei, things in the world are like the change of seasons, when the grass grows and the warbler flies, there is the day when the flowers fall and the branches wither, which is also the common sense of the world. For example, this country of blue seas, which was full of prosperity a year ago, is now about to be overturned, and will become something in the pockets of others in the future. ”

Pei Ran thought to himself, others? Who is this other person referring to? Am I in the country? Imulan State? Or do you Ye Zhiqiu have other plans?

Ye Zhiqiu continued: "If the blue sea dominates the territory in the future, then whether it is the country's currency or the treasury, there must be one person to preside over the overall situation. Therefore, I am planning for Master Pei, and now is the time for Lord Pei to operate. ”

Pei Ran heard Ye Zhiqiu praise him, and he was a little proud, but at the moment of life and death, he was still sober-minded, he secretly thought that no matter which side it was, if he wanted to save his life, he must not easily take a stand, if he stood on the wrong team, it would be a catastrophe. What's more, Ye Zhiqiu just killed the prince tonight, and Emperor Wen may come back with an army of 100,000 at any time, how can he be with Ye Zhiqiu? Isn't that for him to be buried? I, Pei Ran, am not stupid, can I be fooled by a few high hats from you and can't find the north?

However, I didn't dare to open a bar with him in person, what should I do if he was not happy and let Chen Qi take a knife and cut me......

"This ...... Master Ye, how can I Pei Ran be as you said, it is really an exaggeration. What's more, Pei is also old, and after being busy all his life, he wants to return to his hometown to have a good time, this and this...... Lord Ye's ambition is admirable, but I, Pei Mou, really have more than enough heart and not enough strength......" Pei Ran said while carefully inspecting Ye Zhiqiu's face.

Ye Zhiqiu smiled and said, "Master Pei, I know what you're worried about. I didn't see a rabbit, so I wouldn't have let the eagle fly. It's not certain that this deer will die, how can I use it to embarrass Master Pei, isn't it? As he spoke, he looked up at the sky and asked Chen Qi beside him, "Lord Chen, what time is it?" ”

"It's already a child's time."

Ye Zhiqiu nodded: "In the dead of night, it's finally almost time." ”

Pei Ran was puzzled.

Wait? What is he waiting for?

I saw Ye Zhiqiu take out a neatly folded piece of paper from his sleeve, and the neat fly-headed small block on the paper made people feel relieved.

"Master Pei, take a look, what might you understand?"

Pei Ran looked at it blankly, and saw that the names of some ministers in the DPRK and the central government were written on the paper, some were rookies who had not been officials for a long time, and some were old ministers for many years, and there were many high-ranking and powerful people.

"Forgive Pei for being stupid, this seems to be a list, but I don't understand the meaning."

Ye Zhiqiu pointed to the mess all over the ground and said, "Master Pei, you just said that you didn't see anything tonight?" ”

"Yes...... I didn't see anything. Pei Ran's heart tightened.

"Then let me tell Master Pei what happened tonight." Ye Zhiqiu stood up and said loudly: "Gonggong Li in front of the Holy Emperor is an old minister of the Yin Mu Kingdom, and he has hatred for the destruction of the Yin Mu Kingdom back then, and he intends to rebel. He wanted to secretly murder the prince, but unexpectedly leaked the news and was discovered by the prince, but the prince preemptively attacked. After the prince sent troops to besiege Haidingzhuang, Gonggong Li knew that there was no hope, so he committed suicide by taking poison. ”

"Bitter Meat Trick?"

"Yes, Gonggong Li has already privately colluded with Cao Feihu, the commander of the Dragon Scale Army, and he asked Cao Feihu to pretend to obey the prince's orders to force himself to death, secretly trying to use his life to win the trust of the prince for Cao Feihu. As soon as Gonggong Li died, the prince was defenseless, so he came to my house as a guest today, but Cao Feihu had already seen the opportunity and secretly conspired with his son Cao Xiwen, and suddenly made trouble. At the critical moment, Master Pei and I, as well as Lord Chen and Lord Zheng of the Dragon Scale Army, worked together to kill the traitor Cao Feihu. However, unfortunately, his son Cao Xiwen held the crown princess hostage and still fled, and His Royal Highness the crown prince ...... Alas, unfortunately he was seriously injured in the assassination! ”

Ye Zhiqiu said with a gloomy expression, as if Li Chongyan's death had nothing to do with him, if it weren't for Li Chongyan's body still lying there, if it wasn't for Pei Ran's own eyes, just listening to his words, he really thought that the prince was just injured and didn't die.

Pei Ran was dumbfounded when he heard it, and his whole body couldn't move.

How bad does people's hearts have to be to be able to reverse black and white like Ye Zhiqiu and be so calm? Does his self-confidence just come from the fact that there is no proof of death?

The knife behind Li Chongyan, Pei Ran saw it clearly, both accurate and ruthless, without hesitation.

Pei Ran looked at the words on the list, and it was really hard to imagine that such a timeless and delicate handwriting would come from the hand of the knife!

"Master Pei?" Ye Zhiqiu saw that Pei Ran was distracted, and called him: "What I said just now, can Master Pei hear it?" ”

“…… Heard it. ”

Ye Zhiqiu smiled with satisfaction: "That's good." Then what will happen next, I will also tell Master Pei by the way. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is unfortunate, but behind this rebellion, there are many ministers involved in the DPRK and China. Freezing three feet is not a day's cold, Gonggong Li has lived in the deep palace for fifty years, and he has really colluded with many rebellious ministers and thieves, Cao Feihu is just one of them. So ......"

Ye Zhiqiu pointed to the list in front of Pei Ran.

"Tonight, in the dead of night. Lord Chen will lead the loyal Dragon Scale Army to wipe out all the rebel ministers in the imperial capital! These people on the list should still be dreaming at this time. But I guessed that at dawn, their heads should be hung on the city gates, just like Cao Feihu's, to announce to the people. ”

"What ......" Pei Ran was startled, sat down on the ground, pointed to the list and said, "This ...... It's all written on this paper? ”

"What? What does Master Pei mean is that after reading this list, there are still fish that have slipped through the net? ”

"No, no, no! I didn't mean that, I ...... I don't know anything. ”

Pei Ran finally understood, Ye Zhiqiu must have been planning this matter for a long time, who among the ministers of the DPRK and China would rather die than give in, who would be suspicious, who would pretend to be deaf and dumb, and who would refer to the deer as a horse, he had a clear calculation, so he listed the people who might be in the way one by one, and eradicated them together tonight!

Ye Zhiqiu looked at Pei Ran, who was sweating profusely, and nodded: "When Master Pei said this, it reminded me, and I also feel that there are some flaws in this list." In this way, Master Pei might as well add a few more names, as long as they are people who think they are traitors on weekdays, but it doesn't hurt to write them. Qingjun's side, it is the duty of loyal ministers like you and me, why don't you hesitate? ”

Pei Ran thought to himself, this is obviously to fight against the same party, and to pull me into the water, how can I respond?

"No, no, Master Ye, Pei only knows real money in his life, but he can't know people's hearts and traitors, and he will never dare to make false statements."

Ye Zhiqiu let out an "oh" in disappointment, approached Pei Ran and whispered: "I know that there are still a few people in the court who have some festivals with Lord Pei, and it doesn't hurt if Lord Pei wants to let them go generously today, but after this village, there will be no such shop tomorrow." ”

"Yes, yes, thank you Lord Ye for your kindness."

Seeing that he didn't dare, Ye Zhiqiu said, "Okay, then, I promise Master Pei that I can let Master Pei go, but Master Pei also has to do me a favor." ”

"What's the busy?"

"Lord Chen took the soldiers to get people, but there was a lot of noise and too much disturbance. I hope that Master Pei can accompany Master Chen to go to the houses and knock on the doors. Master Pei is a civil official, and if Lord Pei is ensnared in the name of having urgent matters to discuss, Lord Chen can also be much easier, right? ”

"This ......" Pei Ran suddenly became anxious, I don't want to offend people, but you forced me to show my face, doesn't this mean that you have to push me into the fire pit? Once Emperor Riwen comes back, knowing that he has cut down a bunch of people from house to house, can he spare himself?

"Don't worry, Master Pei, I just said it, and I won't embarrass Master Pei. You see, as soon as this prince dies, I and that Li Houcong have become a situation where either you die or I die. If this matter is won by me Ye in the future, I will be grateful to you for what you did tonight, and ensure that you are the two books of the household department of the vast and blue sea. If this matter is lost by me Ye, you can attribute all the charges to me, you must know that tonight's purging of the traitor henchmen has the reason for the assassination of the prince first, since there is a reason for the incident, it is justified, not to mention that it was Lord Chen who killed the murderer, you just knocked on the door, and Li Houcong can't blame you for it. ”

"You win?" Pei Ran became more and more anxious, and he scolded in his heart, do you think you can speak and understand the Tao and turn the world upside down with one mouth? Do I believe you're a ghost? What else do you say about the two books of the blue sea, how much ability do you have? What's more, if you drag me into the water like this, I'm afraid that before dawn I will be wiped out like those unjustly killed ministers! However, when I think about it, I dare not refute it.

Seeing that he obviously didn't believe it, Ye Zhiqiu smiled and said, "Could it be that Master Pei still thinks that I, Ye Mou, am just single-handed?" ”

"It's not ...... to go it alone" Pei Ran glanced at Chen Qi beside him, and thought, but even if the dragon scale army of more than 20,000 people listens to you, how much storm can you set off?

"Master Pei, why did the Imurans go south in winter, why did I do it at this time, have you thought about it?"

Pei Ran woke up suddenly, pointed at Ye Zhiqiu, and said nothing: "Imulan? Could it be you...... You and that Imulan ......"

"The matter has come to this point, and I will not hide it from Master Pei, I have been friends with the great witch god Wen Lan of Imulan for many years, and they trust each other, and he even entrusted their young lord of Imuran to me. It shows how deep my friendship with him is. Oh, the young lord of Imuran is my nephew Su Xiaochen, and Master Pei has seen it about once or twice. ”

"What? Mr. Su is ...... Lord of Imuran? ”

"Hehe, yes. Don't you think that his appearance and figure are a little different from ordinary people? Oh, I don't think it's strange, after all, children haven't grown up yet, and I'll see you in a few years, I'm afraid you can recognize the big difference at a glance. When he was sent to my house as a child, I pretended to be my nephew in order to hide his eyes. Ye Zhiqiu talked and laughed vigorously, as if he was just pulling a family routine.