Chapter 379: You will be better off alive than dead

Pei Ju returned to his house from the palace, did not rush to see Wang Qinian, nor did he send someone to contact him, but did not see anyone again after entering the study. When he returned from the palace, he entered the study and fell into deep thought, and the lady sent a maid to urge him several times but he did not go to supper. In the end, the lady was helpless, so she sent someone to send him the food to the study.

The meal was still on the table, and Pei Ju was still frowning and sitting on the chair.

There was something he couldn't figure out, so there was a faint fear in his heart that he couldn't shake off. Yan Yun asked for 30,000 sets of weapons and armor and 200 Huanglong clippers when he opened his mouth, and Pei Ju knew that this was just a test of the bottom line of the imperial court. Even he didn't take it seriously, but the emperor took it seriously, and actually agreed, although it was given in three installments.

Pei Ju didn't understand for a while what the emperor's intentions were. If it's a simple recruit, then naturally you don't have to worry about anything. But is the emperor an idiot? Even if he is getting more and more confused and lazy, if the emperor is willing to use his brain, no one in the world can deceive him!

So Pei Ju was worried, is this the emperor testing himself?

If so, the emperor is suspicious of himself, and the crime of colluding with thieves is enough for him to recover, then he must find a way to deal with it. I also blamed myself for being too greedy, and was tempted by the benefits promised by Yanyunzhai, and in the past two years, because of the emperor's trust, I have indeed become a little careless. Until today, the emperor easily agreed to Yan Yun's request, and Pei Ju suddenly thought of this while being proud.

The emperor should have disagreed with Zhao'an Yanyun, Wen Yidao's death was there, the emperor had never been broad-minded, and it was not easy to let go of it.

The more Pei Ju thought about it, the more frightened he became, for fear that the emperor would see that he had taken the benefits of Yanyunzhai.

"Someone!"

Pei Ju greeted loudly.

Hua Shan, a retinue of his cronies, hurriedly came in from outside the door, bowed down and asked, "My lord, what do you have to say?" ”

Pei Ju said in a low voice: "Send a few capable people to secretly stare at Wang Qinian's Xianxiang Building." Be careful, you must not let him escape secretly. As long as he doesn't leave Jiangdu, he doesn't have to do anything, and if he shows signs of escaping, take it immediately. ”

"Yes."

Hua Shan responded.

Pei Ju thought for a while and said, "I will go to Xianxianglou to eat soup dumplings early tomorrow morning, you send someone to tell Wang Qinian, and you want the filling this morning...... Tell him that tomorrow morning, I want to see the people sent by Yanyunzhai. ”

Hua Shan nodded and agreed, and hurriedly went out to do something.

Pei Ju pondered for a long time, but decided to wait and see first. After all, the benefits promised by Yanyunzhai are too tempting, how can he not see clearly if Da Sui is not as good as a day. In case the day of overturning in the future, it is definitely a great thing that the Pei family has such a team of people as Yanyunzhai in their hands. As for whether the emperor is suspicious, he will enter the palace tomorrow to test it.

At the same time, in the palace, Yang Guang leaned on the recliner and closed his eyes to recuperate, but his slightly frowning brows showed that he was not at ease in his heart.

A eunuch who looked to be seventeen or eighteen years old bowed down and stood beside him with a respectful attitude. This person has a handsome face, especially those eyes with a hint of charm that only a woman has. A melon seed face, with fair skin and a little red, if you don't look carefully, you will really think that he is a woman. If you look closely, you can vaguely see the shadow of Wen Yao on his face. Looking at the eunuch clothes on his body, he didn't even have a grade, obviously he had only been in the palace for a long time. But he stood there quietly, but there was no fear on his face. If it is an ordinary young eunuch who has just entered the palace, how can he be so calm when he sees the emperor.

I don't know how long it took, Yang Guang slowly opened his eyes.

"The secret decree was sent out?"

He asked softly.

"Back to Your Majesty, two copies, the slave maid has sent the secret guards to expedite the delivery to the Eastern Capital Qu Tongtu and the Donglai Water Master to protect the children."

Yang Guang nodded, was silent for a while and asked, "Xiaozhou, how long have you been in the palace?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, six years, one month and twelve days, the slave maid entered the palace at the age of thirteen."

"Hmm...... When you entered the palace, I admired you very much and let you follow the knife, but who knew that he didn't like you in his life. That's why I asked you to set up a separate secret guard, and I didn't even hide a knife. Now that he is dead, I intend to give his place to you. But after all, you don't have the qualifications to cut it, so if you are allowed to lead the courtiers of Long Tingwei, they will still object. Make a few credits first, and then I will promote you. ”

"Slaves and maids only want to be able to do things for Your Majesty, as for the official position...... The slave didn't think about it. ”

"You're better than a knife, I'm glad I do."

"Before you start, Qu Tongtu and Laihu'er's army will not rush to Dongping County, are you afraid in your heart?"

Yang Guang asked.

The eunuch named Xiaozhou smiled slightly and said with a smile: "The slave maid is naturally afraid, but the slave maid is even more afraid that Your Majesty will be unhappy." ”

"Let's keep an eye on Pei Ju first to see if he is secretly colluding with the people in Yanyunzhai."

"The Slave Obeys"

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Hua Shan poked his head out of the back door of Pei's mansion and looked, seeing that there was no one in the alley, he walked out of the courtyard door with a sigh of relief, and after coming out, he was stunned for a moment, and scolded himself in his heart What to do so carefully, is to tell Wang Qinian to make shrimp and mushroom buns tomorrow morning, not to steal chickens and dogs. He smiled self-deprecatingly, and said in his heart that even he was suspicious of being influenced by adults.

Out of the back door, he walked slowly to the Xianxiang Building more than twenty meters away. Looking at that sign, Hua Shan didn't believe that the name of this Xianxiang Building could be thought of by Wang Qinian. Although it is not elegant, it is plain and straightforward, and looking at the brand will arouse people's appetite.

"Hey, why are you here, if you have something, you can send someone to give you an order, and you have to run by yourself."

The young man from Xianxianglou greeted Huashan into the store diligently.

"The one who is close to Zhu is red, and the one who is close to ink is black, your Wang shopkeeper is a flamboyant person, and he is full of sycophants with all of you. Subordinates, in Master Pei's place, you and I are both subordinates, but adults look at me more pleasing to the eye. ”

"Brother Hua, you can't say that, think about it, Master Pei is a person valued by the emperor, a unique figure in the court, you are valued by Lord Pei, a unique person in Pei's mansion."

"Haha"

Hua Shan laughed and asked the young man, "Where is your king's shopkeeper?" ”

"I'm up too early today, I'm supposed to be sleeping upstairs now."

"He's at ease...... I won't go up, you go and tell him, tomorrow morning the adults will eat shrimp and mushroom soup dumplings, lotus seed porridge will also boil another pot, today's heat is older, tomorrow don't stay so long. ”

He said it loudly, and then looked left and right to see that there were no outsiders, he lowered his voice and said: "Your Excellency will see your people from Wagangzhai early tomorrow morning, there is a deal in the palace, you must remember to tell Wang Qinian, don't make a mistake." ”

The young man hurriedly replied in a loud voice, "Okay! Tomorrow morning, it is still a soup bag of fresh mushrooms and shrimps, and a pot of lotus seed porridge! ”

Hua Shan smiled, turned his head and walked out of Xianxiang Building. As soon as he left, the young man hurriedly went up to the second floor and told Wang Qinian the news brought by Huashan. Where did Wang Qinian sleep, he was sitting on a chair drinking sullen wine at this time. The general sent him to Jiangdu this time, and the order was sent back from Saibei, and he wanted to plead with the general and had nowhere to go, so he had no choice but to take over the original Flying Tiger Five Division's manpower to open this Xianxiang Building.

However, the general agreed to him, and after this mission was over, he was allowed to say goodbye to his old age, build a large mansion in Juyeze, and marry a few concubines to live a quiet life. It's best to have another son, and then this life can be regarded as a complete merit. Thinking of this, he felt a lot happier in his heart, and at this time the young man went upstairs.

After listening to the young man, Wang Qinian nodded and said, "You go now, be careful on the road, don't be careless, be careful of being targeted." ”

"Don't worry. You don't know what I do? ”

The young man smiled and turned to leave.

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Hua Shan was going to go back to Pei's Mansion immediately, but after going out, he suddenly remembered that he hadn't been to Zuiyue Tower to see Hui Hong for a long time, and remembered the bewitching methods of that little sassy hoof on the bed, and a heat bubbled up in his lower abdomen. After thinking about it, it was still early anyway, Hua Shan simply turned his head and walked in the direction of Zuiyue Tower.

Zuiyue Tower is a section away from Pei's Mansion, and it takes at least half an hour to walk on the street. If you take the path and enter through the back door of the Zuiyue Building, you can get there in ten minutes.

Turning into a deeper alley, Huashan's footsteps involuntarily sped up a little. He didn't walk a few steps into the alley, and suddenly someone from behind him climbed over the wall, covered Hua Shan's face with a sack, and hit him a few times, and after feeling that Hua Shan had fainted, the man picked up Hua Shan and threw it into the wall. Inside the low wall, there were four or five men in bright red brocade clothes, who lifted Huashan up and left without saying a word.

The clothes on these people were bright and eye-catching, with bright red brocade clothes, a koi carp embroidered on their chests, a black belt, and a white sheath straight knife hanging from each person's waist.

Wang Qinian's little guy is called Lu Xiu'er, the woman's name is a clever young man, and he is also a secret spy of the Flying Tiger Fifth Division. In Xianxianglou, he is one of Wang Qinian's most trusted people, and it is very likely that he will be transferred to the army after this mission. He carried a basket of vegetables and whistled in the direction of the market.

The people sent by Yanyunzhai lived in the grain store on the street of the vegetable market, which was also one of the strongholds of the five departments of the Flying Tiger. It's just that compared with Xian Xiang Lou, Xian Xiang Lou is in the bright place, Pei Ju and others know it, but this Shen Ji grain store is in the dark. Lu Xiu'er hummed a little song into the vegetable market, and carefully selected a few fresh vegetables, and when he was about to go to the grain store, he suddenly paused, turned his head and walked back.

In front of and behind him, there were people staring.

When Lu Xiu'er turned around, she saw someone pretending to buy meat, but her eyes kept staring at her side. He chuckled in his heart, and then decisively gave up his plan to go to the grain store, and turned around and went back in the direction of Xianxianglou. He tried his best to walk in the bright part of the street, and did not choose to walk in the dark alleys. Seeing that it was only one street away from the Xianxianglou, suddenly a carriage rushed over, knocked Lu Xiuer over, jumped down from the carriage and two big men jumped down from the carriage, helped Lu Xiuer up and apologized repeatedly, Lu Xiuer saw that there were still people staring around, and said that he was going to leave if he was fine, but the two big men did not follow, and had to take him to see Lang Zhong.

Lu Xiu'er also wanted to get rid of those stalkers, so she simply got into the carriage.

Lifting the curtain of the carriage, Lu Xiu'er's body stiffened.

In the carriage, sat a handsome man dressed in a bright red brocade robe with a koi fish embroidered on his chest, this man was about twenty years old, and his eyes were as bright as the stars in the sky. The man stretched out his hand from the red cloak, pulled Lu Xiu'er and said softly, "Why are you so careless?" ”

"Accidentally what?"

Lu Xiu'er asked rhetorically.

The man smiled, a little shy but very serious, and said, "If you accidentally fall into my hands, you will be worse than dead." ”