Chapter Forty-Eight: Why Don't You Make a Promise?
Jiang Bo's retreat can be regarded as complete, not only did he take back the people who were chasing the Gongsun sisters, but he even left Jicheng on the grounds of going out to do business. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
As for Jiang Bo's evacuation, Pei Min had already expected it: the poison fell into the hands of the Gongsun sisters, but it was just a bottle of poison, and the five evils that the sisters used to harm others or poison rats had nothing to do with him. But in the hands of Xue Ne, it was very different. If Xue Ne was made aware of what they were planning, it was uncertain whether Princess Taiping would fall because of this, but he would definitely pay a terrible price, harming himself and his family.
Jiang Bo didn't have a choice, and Pei Min didn't give him a choice.
Just in case, Pei Min did not directly ask the Gongsun sisters to move out of the Li Mansion immediately, but sent them meals and let them stay for a few more days, so as not to cheat.
Two days later, Pei Min paid attention to Jiang Bo's movements, everything was calm, and the other party had indeed retreated completely, so he was relieved.
That night, Pei Min sneaked into the Li Mansion and told Gongsun You and Gongsun Xi the news.
Gongsun Youyou is still good, she has a quiet nature, she reads books in the Li Mansion, practices swordsmanship, studies the sword dance, and is trapped in the Li Mansion, which not only does not have any impact on her, but makes her mood to a higher level, and there is a lot of progress in all aspects. The active Gongsun Xi couldn't bear the loneliness for a long time, in just a few days, in addition to practicing swords, she only practiced swords, and she couldn't make a sound, just like spending days like years, and she was uncomfortable. If it weren't for her own trouble, and her sister Gongsun You, who was watching from the sidelines, she wouldn't have been able to bear it. Knowing that the matter was over, he could leave the house tonight, and he almost cried out with joy.
Fortunately, Gongsun You knew his sister's temperament, so he grabbed her first, so as not to alarm the guards outside.
That's it, Gongsun Xi still had gold stars in his eyes, and couldn't wait to say: "When do we go out, I don't want to stay here for a moment." ā
Pei Min responded: "If you don't dislike it, you will go back to Yuan's Mansion with me tonight, and you will be in my house for the time being." "Although Li Wuyi is missing in this South Street, it is still a place where dragons and snakes are mixed, and Gongsun You and Gongsun Xi's martial arts are good in broad daylight, and there is a possibility of discovering the Li Mansion, and maybe it will be treated as a traitor of the Xi clan and Khitan.
They can only go out at night, the curfew has been implemented at night, the inn has long been closed, and there are Fangding soldiers patrolling the streets, and Yuan's mansion is the only place to go.
Gongsun You obviously understood this, and said, "It's troublesome for Pei Gongzi again." ā
Pei Min smiled: "It's okay if you don't mind, I can squeeze with Brother Yuan and Brother Yan, there is no trouble, just one night." Tomorrow morning, I will send you out of the city. Despite the end of the matter, it is not advisable to stay here for a long time, lest it become a complication. ā
Gongsun You took out a small cyan porcelain bottle from the waist bag and said: "This is the bottle of poison, Gongsun You is a woman, and I don't know how to deal with it, so I will leave it to Gongzi for judgment." ā
Pei Min stretched out his hand to take it, the porcelain bottle was very finely made, he opened the stopper and smelled it, sure enough, there was a sweet and fragrant taste, I don't know what the reaction would be when I took a sip? Such a thought flashed in his mind, and he secretly laughed at his thoughts to find death, re-plugged it, put it in his arms, and thought for a while: "Let him go like this, Princess Taiping's power is terrifying, and even surpasses the emperor." If I take this poison to complain, this person will be so soft-spoken that I don't even need to think about it, and I will definitely be the first to die. It is still possible to hand it over to the Grand Governor. But he treated me very well, and I didn't want to push him into the fire. He added in his heart, "The Grand Duke, after all, is only the Grand Duke!" ā
Xue Ne is the door tiger, as a side marshal who guards one side, he is fully qualified, but if he really wants to compare with his father Xue Rengui and the previous generation of Pei Xingjian and Liu Renliang, it is too much inferior.
Regardless of ability or prestige in the government and the opposition, Xue Ne and those people are not on the same level at all.
It can be said that as long as Xue Rengui, Pei Xingjian, and Liu Renliang, who were famous generals and ministers drawn out by Li Zhi, are reincarnated, and Wu Zetian is given ten dares, she will not dare to be the emperor. There is such an incident in history, Li Zhi died, Wu Zetian intended to take power and meddle in national affairs, Liu Renliang was the prime minister at that time, he directly said in front of Wu Zetian that the example of the defeat of Empress Lu was chaotic, and the wording was sharp, almost equivalent to pointing at Wu Zetian's nose and scolding her for being Empress Lu of the Han Dynasty, if it continues, it will not end well.
With Wu Zetian's temperament, if others say this about her, the nine clans will be wiped out, but Liu Renliang's prestige in the government and the opposition is unparalleled, even Wu Zetian had to lick his face and explain to him in person that the emperor could not open his mouth to issue a decree during the funeral, and she temporarily handled political affairs on behalf of the emperor. and repeatedly assured Liu Renliang that she would take this as a warning and would not repeat in the footsteps of the Lu family.
It was also because of the illness of Liu Renliang, the only old minister who could control the scene, that Wu Zecai dared to let go of his means and bully her son to seize power.
If Xue Ne had the prestige of Liu Renliang or his father, Pei Min would not mind giving Xue Ne a fortune, and he would stabilize the situation. But he doesn't have that prestige, and stabbing things out of the way will make the government and the opposition even more turbulent. Xue Neben is not good at political battles, and if he is involved, he may not be able to retire. Tell him what happened, and the possibility of harming him will be the majority.
Pei Min thought about it and decided to keep this matter in his heart, and not to force himself to be in the limelight and pretend to be a big-tailed wolf, so as not to harm others and himself. However, he didn't plan to throw the poison away, and keeping it might be useful at a critical time.
Gongsun Xi saw that they didn't plan to move yet, so he urged again and again.
Pei Min responded; led the two sisters Gongsun You and Gongsun Xi quietly out of the Li Mansion and lived in the Yuan Mansion, he did not tell Yuan Luqian and Yan Gaoqing about it, it was not that he did not trust the two, but there was no need, early the next morning, they would leave, why implicate irrelevant people.
That night, Pei Min found an excuse to ask Yan Gaoqing about government affairs, and they chatted for half a night, couldn't stop, and naturally slept together.
Gongsun You and Gongsun Xi lay side by side on the bed, thinking that they would leave tomorrow, and they had no intention of sleeping for a while.
"When I return to my hometown, I don't know how to face Uncle Wang?" Gongsun Xi and Wang Wan can't get along, because the latter is bitter and small-hearted, but thinking that his neighbor for more than ten years died like this, he also has a lot of emotion in his heart.
Gongsun You also sighed slightly: "Let's be honest, I believe that Uncle Wang is in the spirit of heaven and will not blame us, we have done our best...... This trip has experienced the sinister hearts of the people, but also felt the pride and righteousness, which is not worth the trip. Sister Xi, you said that Pei Gongzi helped us so much, how should we repay it? ā
Gongsun Xi smiled strangely and said, "Why don't you make a promise?" ā
"What nonsense!"
The danger was lifted, and the sisters began to frolic on the bed.