The Pei family has been rooted in Hedong for hundreds of years, especially the middle family of Pei, who has never moved their family roots away from Hedong, is the largest in Hedong Province. Daizhou, as an important county in the northeast of the river, has naturally always been a place where the Pei clan spreads its branches and leaves. At the end of the Sui Dynasty and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, because Liu Wuzhou was entrenched in this place, the Pei clan once withdrew all the clansmen who could be withdrawn, but later gradually moved back.

In the hundred years of reproduction from the early Tang Dynasty to the present, there are no less than hundreds of Pei disciples in Daizhou, among which the virtuous and the unscrupulous are mixed, but there has always been nothing outstanding. Even from the Wude period to the present, there have been many prime ministers in the official residence of the Pei clan in the court, and even the Shangshu Shilang and the generals, but there has never been a branch of the Pei clan in Daizhou.

Not only that, just like Pei Yuanshan after being frustrated in his career, he went to Daizhou to preside over all the family properties and corresponding affairs of the Hedong Sect in Daizhou by going through the relationship in the Hedong Sect, and at the same time intervened in the affairs of the Daizhou Pei family in disguise, and became the real principal in secret, he himself and even his sons and nephews have such things as rampant lawlessness, because there is no one who can speak in the Hedong Sect, but the Daizhou Pei family dares to be angry but dare not speak. The reason is very simple, the seemingly leafy Daizhou Pei clan is just one of the many branches of the Pei clan in the middle family, which is extremely inconspicuous and unvalued.

For a full hundred years, there are only seventeen children of the Pei family in Daizhou, who are officials in other Hanmen clans, which may be enough to glorify their ancestors, but they are extremely unseemly in the Pei family. What's more, among these seventeen people, more than half of them have only served one or two terms as officials, and most of the time they are struggling to be candidates, while the others, most of them have only served four or five terms in their lives, among them, the highest rank is the two Liubu Lang officials, which is the same level as Wen Zhengyi, who was born in Daizhou. Because of this, when Du Shiyi suddenly visited the private residence of Pei Mingya, the elder of the Pei family in Daizhou, she immediately made the chickens and dogs jump up and down.

Although Pei Mingya was also among the many guests invited by Du Shiyi when he presided over the drinking ceremony, he has only served four terms as an official in his 20 years in the office. The year Ren Lushi joined the army, he was only forty-seven years old, and when he was still in the prime of life, he should have had a chance to go further, but because the competition was only a brother of the Pei family in Luzhou, who was also subordinate to the Pei family, he had been fighting for six years. Because of this, he rarely went out after Zhishi.

Of course, Pei Mingya had heard that Wen Zhengyi had accompanied Du Shiyi to Xicheng Pass, and then made trouble about the shortage of ordnance and grain in Xicheng Pass, and then Pei Yuanshan went to visit in person. After he was already disheartened, he didn't want to be in front of Du Shiyi again after he showed up at the drinking ceremony, but at this time, people came, and after he greeted him with a smile after only three years of Zhishi, he planned to invite people to the hall, and he and his children and grandchildren would talk for a while and the conversation would be over, but who would have thought that Du Shiyi would say a request that surprised him.

"I heard that Gong Pei has a greenhouse in his house, can you personally show me one or two?"

After being immersed in officialdom for many years, Pei Mingya immediately realized that Du Shiyi had something to say to him alone. Stunned, he was silent for a moment, and finally withdrew his children and grandchildren, and personally led the way. As soon as he stepped into the flower-filled greenhouse, he heard something in his ear that surprised him

"Pei Gong is quite famous in Daizhou Pei's family, can he intend to revitalize Daizhou Pei's family?"

"What do you mean by that?"

"Pei Gong was born in Daizhou, twenty-five years old Ming Jing and the first, three years later Shi Brown awarded Fenzhou Pingyao Lieutenant, the end of the term moved to Xiangzhou Anyang Cheng, and then because of the appreciation of the peak, into the dynasty to supervise the imperial history, as a result of colleagues squeezed out, out of the Jingzhou Metropolitan Governor's Mansion to participate in the military, originally four years after the expiration of the term, there is a chance to return to the dynasty to be promoted to the left to pick up the legacy, but was snatched away by the knife, so that it has been wasted for many years, and because of Ding's parents worried about the Shi, I am not mistaken, right?

Hearing Du Shiyi fluently report his resume, Pei Mingya's eyebrows couldn't help but tremble uncontrollably. After a long time, he said in a cold tone: "The envoy has inquired about the old man's resume clearly. It's a pity that it's old and old, and it's unbearable to use, I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you. ”

"Oh?" Du Shiyi only raised her eyebrows slightly, and then said with a smile, "I heard that Pei Gong once took a fancy to a Fan Yang Lu daughter for his eldest grandson, but he was hired by Pei Yuanshan as his son-in-law, and then he ordered Sun Daizhou to take the first place in the provincial examination, so that he fell to Sun Shan in the provincial examination last year. I didn't expect Pei Gong to be so broad-minded. Pei Yuanshan is insatiable and has made a big mistake, I have already sent a letter to the Pei Hedong Sect to ask him sternly, there should be a Hedong Sect to punish him when he arrives in Daizhou. It's a pity, since Pei Gong has no intention, even if I don't come today, I will leave. ”

Du Shiyi's words revealed too much information, so much so that Pei Mingya didn't even react when Du Shiyi turned to leave. It wasn't until one foot of the other party had already left the greenhouse that he suddenly woke up, and he hurriedly caught up with a rare step of his age, grabbed Du Shiyi's sleeve regardless of his manners, and asked sharply: "Can Du Yuanjun make his words clearer?" ”

"Understand? Pei Yuanshan's crime is obvious, and he can't be around for a few days, are you willing to replace him? Du Shiyi made this point clear to Pei Mingya in a philistine-like tone, and seeing that his face was uncertain, he did not continue to instigate or persuade, but waited for the other party's reaction for a long time

Pei Mingya finally didn't ask what he said seriously, and after struggling for a long time, he said astringently: "The Pei clan in Daizhou has never been outstanding, and the Hedong Sect values it here, that is, because there are many fields in Daizhou, so it has always been sent from the sect to preside. Now, even if Pei Yuanshan is guilty, according to the old practice, there is a chance that the sect will send someone to take over ......"

Without waiting for him to finish saying this, Du Shiyi smiled slightly: "It may have been the case in the past, but if I can't pass this level this time, the reputation of the Zhongjia Pei family will be ruined, where will the Hedong Sect still have the strength to care about the old examples?" I only asked Pei Gong, are you willing to be almost unnoticed in Daizhou Pei's family for hundreds of years? Are you willing to be in the Hedong Sect, an unscrupulous person can suppress you, dare not be angry? Do you have the heart to revitalize Daiju Pei's?"

He Zuihou returned to the question he had mentioned earlier. And this time, Pei Mingya's face and mood were more agitated than the previous time. He inhaled heavily, trying to keep himself calm, and asked, "Why is Jun willing to help me?" Or, why are you willing to let me boost Daizhou Pei's family? ”

"Now that I am in charge of Yanmen, I will never do nothing to pay tribute to the local people of Daizhou every year, and almost all the scholars who have been sent have returned, is it very bright on my face as a chief official? What's more, an unscrupulous son of the Pei clan is rampant in Daizhou, and the people who eat it are all people's fat and people's ointment, I can't tolerate driving away one Pei Gong is not a famous and virtuous person, but he is a humble gentleman recognized by the Pei clan in Daizhou, not to mention that as a native of Daizhou, he naturally knows how to benefit Daizhou better than those who come from Hedong Zongtang. There is a way to do things on behalf of the state, and to govern on behalf of people, this is my purpose"

On behalf of the state, on behalf of the people

These six words hit Pei Mingya's heart like a hammer, making him feel that his heart, which had already been disheartened, suddenly became hot again Although it is still impossible to say how long Du Shiyi's term can last, but this young acting governor Shi really said his heart, he even felt that his eyes were sour, his fists clenched and loosened, released and clenched, and it took a long time to spit out a sentence.

"If you can really do this, Pei's old body will dare to disobey?"

"Okay" Seeing that Pei Mingya had bowed deeply, Du Shiyi stepped forward and supported him with both hands, and then said with a smile, "I came today because Mrs. heard that there is a gorgeous and colorful national peony in Pei Gong's greenhouse, so I begged me to come to see Pei Gong and ask for a few flowers, so I can go back and put them in the lady's bedroom to raise water, does Pei Gong dare to cut his love?" ”

Pei Mingya understood that this was an excuse for Du Shiyi to be put in front of people in the future. Although he also loved the beautiful appearance of the peony when it was in full bloom, compared to Du Shiyi's promise, these things outside his body did not matter at all. Therefore, he agreed without thinking about it: "If the envoy asks for a few peonies, how can I be stingy?" Obey the king's command."

Du Shiyi asked for all the flowers on the blooming peony from Pei Mingya and sent them back to Mrs., and afterwards Pei Mingya had a lot of regrets and complaints about people, when the news spread, it was when Wang Rong was furious in the back hall and threw out all the four maids who were given to Du Shiyi by others, so people talked about it in private, but only said that Du Yuanjun was famous, but his wife Wang was arrogant, even if Pei Yuanshan was busy in private, but he didn't take this matter to heart. After all, Pei Mingya's career was frustrated like water, it was not a day or two, and no one thought that Du Shiyi's words could make a difference.

In the evening of that day, Du Shiyi was talking outside in Wang Rong's bedroom, and when her face was full of apologies, she only heard a knock on the door outside, and then a person broke in loudly.

"Is it Cangcao joining the army Fan Ruocheng, please go to inspect Chang Ping the day after tomorrow?"

Yue Wuniang almost didn't even care about the title, and asked directly. Seeing that Du Shiyi and Wang Rong looked at each other with some surprise, she said angrily: "Someone picked up Pei Yuanshan and asked him to be unfavorable to you, I only found three words about Chang Ping." You can make complete preparations yourself, you must know that there are many land snakes in this generation of state cities, but there are only a dozen people in your entourage."

Du Shiyi waved his hand to stop Wang Rong, then slowly stood up and asked, "Are you sure you heard Chang Ping?"

Seeing Yue Wuniang nodding affirmatively, Du Shiyi smiled and said, "This is really God helping me." Lady Yue, I will ask you for a small favor the day after tomorrow. ”