Du Shiyi dressed neatly and went out of the house before dawn to go to the Daming Palace. However, just when the north gate of Xuanyangfang was just opened, he was blocked by people outside. The person who came was a house slave from the Cui Mansion in Pingkangfang, and after stopping in front of the horse and saluting, he immediately stepped forward and whispered: "Mrs. and Wu Niangzi asked a certain person to come to report to Du Zhongshu, Pei Xiangguo passed away this morning." ”

Is Pei Guangting really dead?

Even if the Cui family and Pei Guangting's mansion are in the same place, the news must be well-informed, and stopping himself early in the morning at this moment will not send a fake news, but Du Shiyi is still a little unbelievable. In any case, among the prime ministers in these years, Pei Guangting can be regarded as in the prime of life, and this year is only six out of fifty, if he can always grasp the holy family, it will not be a problem to be the prime minister for ten or eight years. You must know that Xiao Song is ten years older than Pei Guangting, but he is still in good spirits and old age.

Although the news did not spread immediately in the morning of this day, by noon, the news of Pei Guangting's death was already known. When Du Shiyi went to see Xiao Song, he saw that this Chinese scholar Ling was full of lightheartedness, if it weren't for the fact that he had to at least make a face, he was afraid that he would immediately laugh at three moments. And in the afternoon, an even more bizarre news spread.

Pei Guangting was only reluctant to get to the provincial council of Menxia before, and all the official matters were handed over to Yan Linzhi, the head of the sect - in other words, the rumors refuted the list of more than 100 people, which was completely manipulated by Yan Linzhi

Yan Linzhi, who was the person concerned, turned out to be the last to learn the news. Seeing that those colleagues who had seen him with a smile on their faces in the past were all hiding from him at this time, and seeing that those officials who had never dared to put up a stand in the past were now looking at him with contempt, he didn't know how much he regretted it. Pei Guangting's idea is not unaware of him, nor has he not been persuaded, but he is a small subordinate in charge, Pei Guangting is his boss and his benefactor, how can he redeem the other party's determination? Now, Pei Guangting suddenly returned to the West, and the responsibility was all put on him at once, what would happen to him?

The three provinces and six temple supervisors were all in an uproar, Du Shiyi remembered that Pei Guangting forced Yu Wenrong to death before, so that Xiao Song was restrained, and he couldn't help but sigh that the retribution came really fast. However, just after Shen Shi, after rushing to make the last book at hand, he was about to slip away and go home to accompany his son, but who would have thought that he was called to him by Xiao Song.

Seeing Xiao Song gently pushing a roll of things in front of him, Du Shiyi couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Xiao Xiangguo, is this ......?"

"Prince Yu promoted the history of Yunzhou's assassination, and Guo Quan, who joined the army in Yunzhou, judged the history of the governor of Yunzhou, this is the matter of demoting the Yunzhou Governor's Mansion to the top of my game." Speaking of this, Xiao Song smiled and said, "I have already received information from the inner court, and I will serve as the secretary of the ministry tomorrow."

As a Zhongshu order, Pei Guangting let Pei Guangting take it over, and he can only have a military department secretary, in charge of the selection of military attachés, and now he has finally come out, Xiao Song naturally has the power in his hands, so he will carry out the order.

"The downgrading of Yunzhou from the Lower Capital Governor's Mansion to a state, I have personally made a compromise, and His Majesty finally approved it. Of course, considering the special location and status of Yunzhou, even if it is downgraded, it is still an upper state, not a lower state according to the population. ”

After taking office, Xiao Song, the top boss Zhongshu Ling, also used him as a pawn and Pei Guangting, but in general, he was also taken care of, and this time the affairs of Yunzhou could be finally completed, and Du Shiyi had to accept this feeling. Therefore, he hurriedly thanked him, and after Xiao Song smiled proudly, he pushed another roll of things in front of him.

"This is Pei Guangting's private appointment in the three provinces and six ministries over the years, you and Changkuan discussed, you must sweep all these people out of the house within a month, and not one of them will be left" Xiao Song showed his ruthless expression when dealing with the enemy on the battlefield, and after making a gesture of killing everything, he smiled hesitantly, "Pei Guangting first planned to fight with me, but when he was dying, he thought of shirking responsibility, how could there be such a good thing, I have suffered his loss for so long, can I get it back at once this time, Didn't I live up to this great opportunity that God gave me? ”

The so-called bureaucrats, the real righteous men and gentlemen are rare, not so much that Xiao Song will be retribution, but rather that it is to establish authority, so as to maintain the power of the court alone. Therefore, Du Shiyi's original sentence of persuasion just swirled in his mouth and swallowed it back. When he was gone, he couldn't help but muttered in his heart. He got unknown benefits from Pei Guangting and Xiao Song's death this time, and whether it was Pei Ning's transfer to Langzhong, or Wang Han's smooth promotion to Yunzhou Assassin Shi soon, or today's court meeting, Han Xiu asked Wei Li to serve the imperial history, his gains were not small. Isn't it time for him to find a chance to get out of the way?

If he continues to stay in the DPRK and fight with others, he is afraid that he will really have a good life early

Therefore, when he came to Pei Kuan's house in Feng'an Fang, he had unconsciously turned countless calculations in his heart. It was evening at the moment, but because Pei Kuan had just been transferred from the Imperial History to the military department, so he had not yet returned, Du Shiyi inquired at the door and learned that after Pei Ning had returned, he naturally went to see Pei Ning first. The two are not only friends but also brothers in the same school, so after they met, he did not greet each other, and straightforwardly gave the mission entrusted to him by Xiao Song today. The next moment, he saw that the expression of his third senior brother was as cold as ice for eternity.

"Even if Pei Xiangguo is not tens of millions, not everyone is guilty. Doesn't Xiao Xiangguo know that Lu Dao should screen and screen well, choose the good ones for his own use, and then appease them well, so that people can return to their hearts? Just by excluding dissidents in this way, he is not afraid that others will think that his methods are cruel? ”

"I'm afraid Xiao Xiangguo's plan is more than that." With this voice, Pei Kuan entered the study from outside, obviously just arriving home. He turned his head and instructed his henchman outside the door to take good care, and waved his hand to signal Du Shiyi not to be polite, so he sat down cross-legged on the side of the two, but said in a low voice, "I heard that Xiao Xiangguo just summoned Dr. Taichang Sun Wan, saying that Pei Xiangguo used the method of following qualifications to persuade people who lost awards to make progress, so when deciding, it is necessary to make Pei Xiangguo lose face greatly." ”

Xiao Song would be so hateful, even if Du Shiyi had already seen it from Xiao Song's plan to kill Pei Guangting, who was introduced as a Beijing official, he still couldn't help but smack his tongue at this moment. And Pei Ning frowned even more and asked, "Brother is Xiao Xiangguo's confidant, so he doesn't plan to talk about such things?" Even though I have always felt that Pei Xiangguo is just a conservative person, but people die like lights going out, and this practice is too much

"Xiao Xiangguo is impatient, I have persuaded and persuaded me all these years, so I have endured it stubbornly, and now that Pei Xiangguo has gone, he finally has no henchmen, where can I still persuade him?" Pei Kuan smiled bitterly, and then looked at Du Shiyi and said, "What is the name, after all, it is a matter of Taichang Temple, but this other thing entrusted by Pei Xiangguo is really hot." Pei Xiangguo is quiet and silent, and he is not good at traveling, in all fairness, he does not choose his own private people, and Pei has not benefited too much, and there are many available people. If we don't ask about right and wrong, we will be unbearable, and we will be uneasy."

Hearing his brother's fair judgment, Pei Ning gradually calmed down. He pondered for a moment, and suddenly asked: "Since Xiao Xiangguo hates Pei Xiangguo so much, he refuses to let go of death, what about Li Linfu, the servant of the ministry?" You must know that Li Linfu is Pei Xiangguo's most confidant, since Xiao Xiangguo wants to be angry with others, how about he is ready to take Li Linfu? ”

This time, before Pei Kuan could speak, Du Shiyi shook his head and said, "Xiao Xiangguo won't do anything to Li Linfu." It must be known that firstly, he is a member of the clan, and he is already a high-ranking official at the level of the minister, and secondly, Li Linfu has a close relationship with Concubine Hui in the palace, if Xiao Xiangguo rashly acts, what kind of wind and grass will reach the ears of His Majesty, but it will make him passive. I have had some dealings with Li Linfu, and if I guess correctly, although Pei Xiangguo is dead, Li Linfu must have found a way back. To know that it is not the first time that he has been alone.

This is the past when Yu Wenrong lost his sacred heart twice before and after, and Li Linfu was unharmed

Pei Kuan nodded approvingly: "Li Linfu's shrewdness and ability are also famous in the court, whether he was the secretary of the country, or the middle of the imperial history, the servant of the criminal department, and the servant of the ministry, he has always been conscientious, and it is difficult to find faults." This time, the mistake of the officials was because Junli was more shrewd and peeked through the doorway of the officials, so that he was able to turn the situation back in the election. ”

"I was just a fluke. In the final analysis, the fox and the fake tiger will always be tried and tested. Speaking of this, Du Shiyi owed Pei Kuan and said, "Brother Pei, since Xiao Xiangguo pushed such a tricky matter to you and me this time, I don't know if I can ask for a favor?" I'll try to get in touch with these people one by one, and you give me five days first. As Brother Pei said, after all, it is about the future of people, how can you and I be at ease? ”

"Okay." Pei Kuan agreed almost without thinking about it.

Next, Du Shiyi resigned under the pretext of wanting to find Pei Ning's brotherhood and came to the courtyard where Pei Ning lived alone. Pei Kuan's mansion is not small, and he can hear the laughter of women from time to time along the way, so after stepping into this small courtyard, he wanted to make a joke, but when he saw Pei Ning's cold face, he choked. After the last, Pei Ning opened his mouth first.

"The officials seem to be complicated, but in fact, there are no more than 10,000 officials in the world, but there are already more than 50,000 foreign officials in the world.

"It's just a matter of thinking about it, and what to do is naturally up to Senior Brother." Du Shiyi smiled, and then said casually with an attitude as if eating and drinking, "The third senior brother is in the ministry, and I will have to rely on you to take care of me in the future." ”

"You want to go out again?" Pei Ning stared at Du Shiyi's eyes, and seeing that he was indeed serious, he couldn't help but ask in a deep voice, "But you are not afraid of being in a foreign country, even if you have made meritorious deeds outside, but you can't help but be slandered by someone in the court?" ”

"So of course I'm going to be prepared before I go." Including hugging all kinds of thick thighs. Du Shiyi said so in her heart, and then said with a smile, "In February, the princess of Tubo Jincheng wrote to ask her to erect a monument in Chiling for the border of Tang and Tubo, and His Majesty agreed, but it has not yet been decided who will preside over it, if I automatically ask for orders to go to Shanzhou, I think some people will be very happy." ”