Jinyang Palace is the "other palace" built by Yang Guang in Bingzhou. Similar to the "other palaces", he also built many more throughout the country, and this is just one of them, which was specially used for temporary use during his travels. Li Yuan's name is the palace supervisor of Jinyang Palace, but in fact, he has no right to intervene, and the affairs in the palace are all supervised by Yang Guang's cronies, the deputy supervisor of the palace, and the servant Shi Pei Lian.

Pei Lianzi Xuanzhen, a native of Sangquan, Puzhou (now Linyi County, Shanxi). His father, Pei Yu, once served as the county warden of Yizhou, and both husband and wife died when Pei Lin was a child. Since then, Pei Lin has been raised by several brothers. Pei Lin has a great figure, clear eyebrows and clear eyes, can be called a talent, and the official title of Zuo Qinwei during the reign of Emperor Wen. After Yang Guang ascended the throne, he was even more comfortable and appreciated, and was crowned as the deputy supervisor of the palace guard of Jinyang Palace.

It is worth mentioning that in Jinyang Palace, although Pei Lin is in power, and no one in the palace dares to disrespect him a little, there is always a fly in the ointment - the palace guards available for his deployment are too limited. In the chaotic years, he deeply understood that there were not enough troops in his hands to drive, although he had Yang Guang's trust, he could temporarily be high in the palace and do whatever he wanted. It's a pity that, in the final analysis, he is nothing more than a lonely person, nothing out of the palace gate, but danger is everywhere.

Compared with Pei Lian, Li Yuan is very different, although he is monitored by Yang Guang's cronies all the time, because of his position, he holds the power of the army, which is undoubtedly more real and convincing than anything else. No matter how chaotic the world is, if people want to attack him, they have to weigh how much strength they have in their hands first! Because of this, from a long-term point of view, Pei Lin can absolutely only rely on him and stammer, rather than oppose him. If Li Yuan really wanted to rebel, he could only do his best to follow, and the only way to choose was to choose the only way.

After weighing the stakes repeatedly, as soon as Pei Lin arrived at Jinyang Palace, he did everything possible to find an opportunity to get close to Li Yuan, and turned around to please him. Over time, the friendship between the two gradually became closer. It's just that because of the age difference between each other, Pei Lin and Li Shimin (Pei Lin was fifty-four years old at the time, and Li Shimin was less than sixteen years old) have never had direct contact, but fortunately, he knows that he is Li Yuan's beloved son, since he has the heart to slap his father, he does not dare to slack off on this little hairy child, although the age gap between the two sides is so big.

At this time, Li Shimin suddenly came to visit, although the intention of the visit was not clear for the time being, Pei Lin could not ask for it, he even ignored the identity of the elders, personally welcomed out of the palace gate, after meeting, without waiting for Li Shimin to give a salute, he smiled all over his face, took his hand affectionately and said:

"It's rare that the second prince didn't despise the old bones of the lower official, as for those many vulgar courtesies, let's excuse each other."

"Uncle is an elder, how dare the little nephew be presumptuous!" Li Shimin was respectful and insisted on kneeling and bowing. Pei Lin hurriedly held him up, took his hand again, and invited him into the door with a smile.

The two walked into the lobby side by side, and Li Shimin made a gesture to make a big salute. Pei Lin still held him tightly and didn't let him kneel. The two sides were humble for a long time, and finally divided the guests and hosts into their seats.

"The second prince is easy not to enter the palace," the little eunuch offered tea, and Pei Lin opened his mouth to ask, "Today's arrival must have something to teach, right?" ”

Because of his desire for others, before Li Shimin entered, he was worried about whether Pei Lin was easy to approach, but now seeing that he is easy-going, all the worries in his heart disappeared, and he hurriedly got up again to salute, and said with a calm smile:

"The little nephew has nothing to do, his father's official affairs have no right to intervene, and he is tired of playing in the places that can be played in the state city, so he should always find something to pass the time! Because of the rumor that the uncle is a casino master, he took the liberty to come to the door to ask for advice, and I hope that the uncle must not shirk, reward the younger generation with a golden face, take the time to give a pointer, and let the little nephew open his eyes! ”

After Li Shimin finished speaking, he took out the three hundred taels of gold from his sleeve and put it on the desk very casually, his eyes were full of expectation, and he looked at Pei Lin fixedly.

Pei Lin has been gambling all his life, he can be called a master, in recent years, he has guarded Jinyang Palace for four seasons, he can't find gambling friends, and his life is aggrieved enough, and now Li Shimin made a special trip to invite him to gamble, which can be said to be happy from the sky. It's just that when his heart changed his mind, he felt that this thing was too abrupt, or too strange - before this, although Pei Lin and Li Shimin had never interacted, they had never heard of each other's personality and daily preferences, and in the past they had only heard that he was smart by nature, liked to read, like to ride horses and shoot arrows, and made friends, he was a rare young talent, but he had never heard that he had a habit of gambling! Could it be that he also has a side that others are not familiar with? However, those are not the essence of the problem, it is his father Li Yuan's old ghost that is deadly!

Thinking of Li Yuan, Pei Lin had clearly felt a heavy pressure, and it was difficult for the left and the right. Categorically refuse, people have already come to the door, and it is difficult to refute the face! offended this little ancestor, and he didn't know how many bad things he would say about you in front of his father later! If things really come to that point, how will you get along with Li Yuan in the future? If you agree, there will also be a lot of unpredictable troubles - once Li Yuan finds out afterwards, and accuses you of instigating his son to study badly in person, the result may be even worse, and the person is just a teenager, no matter how you defend it, it will not be your fault! After hesitating, he had to hesitate and excuse himself:

"Xia Guan has not been in the casino for many years, and he has long been unfamiliar with this matter, besides, Lord Ling Zun ......"

"Uncle, don't worry," as the saying goes, a hundred sentences are listened to, as soon as Li Shimin heard Pei Lian's tone, he had already guessed what he was afraid of in his heart, so he said in a tone of nonchalance, "My father worries about so many shabby official duties all day long, how can he take care of his little nephew?" As long as no one around my uncle talks much, and he makes a special trip to complain, how will his old man know? ”

"Since that's the case, Xia Guan will accompany the second son to gamble a few games!" Pei Lin couldn't excuse himself, not to mention that the gambling addiction was really committed, so he was inevitably a little carried away, and immediately ordered the little eunuch to send the dice cups and saucers.

Gambling for the first time in his life, Li Shimin's gambling skills are needless to say, fortunately, the drunkard does not mean to drink, he gambles a few games indiscriminately, throws gold ingots on the gambling case for a while, and all the three hundred taels of gold fall into Pei Lian's pocket.

To Pei Lian's surprise, Li Shimin lost a lot of gold at a young age, and there was no frustration on his face. After the gamble, he was still the same as when he first came, talking and laughing, and he didn't say anything to ask for help, but just talked about some inconsequential topics, so he politely got up and said goodbye. Before leaving, he still seemed to be unsatisfied, and calmly agreed to come back tomorrow to learn from his uncle.

The next day, Li Shimin really came as promised, greeted Pei Lian, and the first thing he did was to ask for another gamble with him.

With the first time, Pei Lin was dragged into the water, and he could no longer refuse, just like an innocent girl who accidentally lost her body in front of a man for the first time, and the innocence of the past no longer existed, and she no longer had all the previous concerns, and casually asked people to give gambling equipment. The two of them set up a gamble. After another gamble, Li Shimin is still the same as yesterday, losing nothing.

Day 3 & 4...... Li Shimin's gambling money became more and more expensive, first gold, and then jade antiques...... For many days in a row, he always blindly lost and couldn't win, so that even fools could see that he came to the door so repeatedly and frequently to invite gamblers, what was for gambling? It's clear that you have something to ask for!

On this day, Li Shimin brought three night pearls, saluted Pei Lian, remained silent as usual, put things on the table very casually, and looked at Pei Lin fixedly.

Pei Lin has stayed in the palace for a long time, what kind of rare treasure has not been seen, the beads are jade and round, dazzling, slanting at a rough glance, it is known that the object is priceless, and it is by no means comparable to ordinary pearls and jade! His heart shook, and he felt that things were getting more and more wrong!

"As the saying goes, nothing is lost. The second son has given many valuable gifts to the lower officials day after day, and there must be important things to entrust! Without waiting for Li Shimin to propose another gamble, Pei Lin had already spoken first, "I don't know if the second son has anything difficult to do that needs to be served by the lower officials, although to put it bluntly, the lower officials should never give up and do their best!" ”

"Uncle Mingjian," the other party took the initiative to make his words clear, of course, it couldn't be better! Li Shimin looked frank and expressed his true intentions directly, "The little nephew has been in the house for many days to disturb, and he really has something to ask for, and I hope that my uncle will do it vigorously!" ”

Subsequently, Li Shimin did not beat around the bush, how he persuaded his father to raise troops to stand on his own feet for a period of time, how he was repeatedly rejected and even scolded, from beginning to end, he told in detail, begging Pei Lin to help persuade him, after the matter is completed, he will not forget his great achievement.

As Yang Guang's confidant, Pei Lian usually interacted with Li Yuan, originally because the Sui family was becoming more and more uncertain, and he knew that Yang Guang was not far from the day of complete collapse, so he had the heart to curry favor with Li Yuan and regard him as a backer for the rest of his life. For this reason, when he was drinking and chatting with Li Yuan in the past, he also mentioned it many times tentatively, implicitly advising Li Yuan to grasp the current good opportunity and decisively raise troops, so as not to make it difficult for the rebels from all walks of life to take the lead in the future and then want to get ahead and dominate the world. It is a pity that every time he talks about this kind of topic, Li Yuan always euphemistically diverts the topic on the grounds that he is a royal relative and can't bear to betray. Since he couldn't say that Li Yuan could be moved, although Li Shimin had thought of it with him, in the face of the other party's request, he still felt helpless, and had to sigh and say:

"What the second son entrusted, in fact, is also the consistent wish of the lower officials! The lower officials have also tried to persuade Ling Zun many times, but unfortunately Ling Zun is loyal to the emperor and insists on refusing to obey! ”

"Fortunately, Uncle Tian and the little nephew are of the same heart, and this matter is done!" Li Shimin was overjoyed when he received Pei Lian's confession, and immediately unreservedly revealed Liu Wenjing's strategy and discernment, and asked Pei Lian to help him with all his might.

Li Shimin's words were amazing, Pei Lin couldn't help but be shocked when he heard it, and marveled that this second son Li was so young, and his scheming was so deep, it was really a temple demon! This kind of trick is a shame that he dares to think and do! Based on this alone, the little guy will not be an idle person in the future, and he must not be despised in the future. It's just that this matter is not trivial, once it is put into practice, there is no turning back in the future, so it is reasonable to think twice! However, he thought about it repeatedly, looking at the overall situation today, the Sui Dynasty has no way to keep it, the Li family father and son occupy such a rare piece of feng shui treasure, and their subordinates are full of talents. As the saying goes, if you can't let the child trap the wolf, the opportunity is fleeting, if you don't rush to him at this time, will you not be left out in the future? When the time comes, even if you try your best to tie things up, the role you fill will definitely be insignificant! For the sake of great prospects in the future, this risk is undoubtedly worth taking! Thinking of this, he couldn't help but turn his head and nodded solemnly and said:

"It's rare for the second son to be so heart-to-heart, and he trusts his subordinates so much, so he does everything according to his will! However, this matter is very important, the lower official is risking the lives of the whole family or even a clan, and the future major events will be successful, and I hope that the second son will not forget the brave loyalty of the lower official today! ”

"God testifies that the little nephew is by no means a villain, and from today on, he should share the wealth and hardship with his uncle!" Seeing that Pei Lin took over the matter, Li Shimin was overjoyed, and raised his arms on the spot and swore on the spot. After swearing, he talked a few more words, and before leaving, he did not forget to give his hand again and again, imploring Pei Lin to seize the opportunity, so as not to have many dreams at night and accidents in vain.

"A gentleman's word, a quick horse, although the second son can rest assured, Pei will do his best to do what he should do, and he must be seamless and impeccable!" Pei Lin hurriedly returned the salute, sent Li Shimin out all the way, and solemnly cherished goodbye again and again, before turning back quickly, rearranging his clothes, and walking to the harem.

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