On the morning of the day after Gao Shilian was arrested and imprisoned, the great Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty finally finalized the plan on how to deal with Yang Xuangan and Li Zixiong, and accepted the advice of his favored minister Yu Wenshu - it was decided to escort Chen Yingliang's two biggest stepping stones out of the city three days later, gather civil and military officials above the ninth rank in Beijing, worship the sins of the two people in heaven and earth, and then let the big and small officials take turns to play according to their ranks, each of them cut a knife to Yang Xuangan and Li Zixiong, and work together to scrape the skin and bones of the two major anti-thieves, and Ling Chi will be executed! Then the corpses of Yang Xuangan and Li Zixiong were torn apart, turned into bones and ashes, and left their souls dead and nowhere to go!

After listening to the benevolent decision of Emperor Yang of Sui to personally finalize this, the great Sui civil and military ministers on the Jinluan Palace are of course long live the mountain call, Qi Zan Shengshang handled it properly, and the sky is mighty, which not only warns and deters all the rebels and thieves who have made mistakes in the whole world, but also has mercy and saved countless chaotic people who do not know the truth, which is really appropriate and appropriate, and then discussed the political and military affairs that should be discussed.

As the cousin of Emperor Yang of Sui, although he has been appointed to stay in Honghua, before he officially leaves Beijing to take office, Li Yuan still has to participate in the daily court meeting, after the dispersal of the court, Tang Guogong declined the invitation of several good officials to go out of the imperial city together, under the pretext that he still has something to do, and deliberately followed behind the two brothers Pei Ju and Pei Yun, the imperial historian, looking for an opportunity to talk alone with Pei Yun, Chen Yingliang's distant uncle.

It was also Li Yuan's luck, when he arrived at Zhaoyang Gate, an attendant suddenly caught up with the Pei family brothers who were walking side by side, and whispered to Pei Ju and didn't know what to say, Pei Ju immediately said goodbye to his brother Pei Yun, turned around and went back to the palace, and when he rubbed shoulders with Li Yuan, he politely saluted Li Yuan and said hello, Li Yuan was secretly happy in his heart, and returned the salute very respectfully, and then quickly caught up with Pei Yun, Pei Yun with a kind expression smiled and said: "Doctor Pei, I haven't been together for a long time, how about leaving the palace together?" ”

The prominent identity of Emperor Yang of Sui's cousin Tang Guogong is placed here, and Pei Yun, who smiles like a Maitreya Buddha all day long, will of course not refuse, he smiled and agreed, and took the initiative to ask if Li Yuan's situation was okay recently, Li Yuan walked side by side with Pei Yun and replied with a smile: "Doctor's blessing, it's been okay recently." By the way, there was something I forgot to thank the doctor. ”

"Thank you? What does Tang Guogong mean by this? Pei Yun asked a little confusedly.

"Doctors don't have to be modest, it's cruel to say." Li Yuan said with a guilty expression: "My unsuccessful son-in-law Chai Shao has acted recklessly, embarrassed, and the communiqué has a personal vendetta first, and recently he has the audacity to offend Dr. Pei, Dr. Pei looked at my thin face, not only did not bother with him, but also interceded for him in front of His Royal Highness the Acting King, spared the life of his father and son, today I take this opportunity, I must make amends to the doctor, and thank the doctor for his forgiveness." ”

"Hehe, Tang Guogong, you thank the wrong person." Pei Yun said with a smile: "What happened that day, it was Wei Liushou, Fan Liushou and Chen Yingliang's kid who interceded for Tang Guogong's beloved son-in-law in front of His Royal Highness the Acting King, and His Royal Highness the Acting King forgave their capital crimes with kindness. ”

"Gotta be thanked." Li Yuan smiled and said: "The doctor doesn't have to be modest, Xia Guan is not an ignorant person, Chen Yingliang is your distant nephew, if it wasn't for the secret order between you and Li Guogong that day, how could you intercede for him on behalf of Chen Yingliang's kid and my unscrupulous son-in-law?" ”

Li Yuan must put this credit on Pei Yun, although Pei Yun does not covet these empty words of thanks, but it is not easy to refuse-Pei Yun can't tell Li Yuan, saying that he is angry with Chai Shao for proposing to pursue the rebels' families, and deliberately does not have any scruples about Li Yuanyan not saving Chai Shao when he sees death, right? So Pei Yun could only smile and say: "Hehe, Tang Guogong is polite, you don't have to thank you." ”

"There, thank you must be thanked." Li Yuan hurriedly shook his head and said with a smile: "Doctor Pei, I wonder if you are free today?" Xia Guan wanted to prepare a little coarse tea and light rice at home, and asked the doctor not to be too meager, so he came to the house, and Xia Guan also thanked the doctor for his kindness in person. ”

"Hehe, Tang Guogong forgives the sin, it's not that the lower officials don't want to drink and have fun with you, it's that they really don't have time." Pei Yun arched his hand and smiled: "Tang Guogong doesn't know, because Yang Xuan feels that the matter of the traitor has to be dealt with, the Yushitai, Dali Temple and the Criminal Department have been busy in the past few days, and the lower officials still have a lot of official affairs to do, so I really can't accept the kindness of the Guogong, and if it is rude, please also ask Tang Guogong Haihan." ”

Li Yuan was disappointed, reluctantly retracted the invitation, and walked out of Zhaoyang Gate side by side with Pei Yun, who was indeed busy with official business, when Pei Yun, who was indeed busy with official business, proposed to leave and go to the Yamen office, Li Yuan suddenly said: "Doctor Pei, about the matter of Zhililang Gao Shilian, I don't know if my nephew told you?" ”

"Shi Lian has been with Xia Guan for many years, and the relationship is not bad, and Xia Guan also asked for a favor for him, and asked Dr. Pei to open up the net and treat Shi Lian lightly. Of course, if the doctor found out that Gao Shilian was really involved in the Husi political conspiracy case, then the official had not said this, and the lower officials would never dare to interfere with the doctor's case. ”

The kind smile on Pei Yun's face all day long froze for a rare time, and then asked in surprise: "Tang Guogong, what do you mean by this?" Why can't the lower officials understand? ”

Li Yuan's expression also froze for a moment, and then he looked left and right very carefully, and then lowered his voice and said: "Doctor Pei, didn't your virtuous nephew Chen Yingliang already promise Gao Shilian's family to run for Gao Shilian?" Why, I haven't asked you yet? ”

The smile on Pei Yun's fat face disappeared even more rarely, and then he quickly regained his smile and asked, "Hehe, how did Tang Guogong know about this?" ”

"Don't hide it from the doctor, it was Gao Shilian's nephew who said it to the lower officials." Li Yuan replied truthfully: "Xiao'er Shimin and Gao Shilian's nephew have been friends since childhood, and yesterday Gao Shilian had an accident, and his nephew not only begged for Ling's nephew, but of course also begged for Xiaguan. The lower officials also heard that even the reason for Gao Shilian's imprisonment was inquired by Ying Liangxian's nephew for the Gao family. ”

"Hehe, this little guy is really nosy, and the officials in the world must teach him a few words." Pei Yun smiled and arched his hand to Li Yuan and said: "Don't worry about Tang Guogong, since you have opened your mouth, then the lower officials will definitely investigate Gao Shilian's case carefully, and where you can give him leniency, you must give him leniency, and you will never let Tang Guogong be embarrassed in front of the younger generation." ”

"Thank you, thank you." Li Yuan thanked him very happily, and then took the initiative to say: "The doctor is busy with official business, so the next official will not waste the doctor's time, thank the doctor another day, and leave first." ”

Pei Yun smiled and said goodbye to Li Yuan, looking at Li Yuan's departing back, the kind smile on Pei Yun's face gradually disappeared, and he gritted his teeth in his heart, "Good boy, he has only been in the career for a few days, and he dares to show off everywhere, and he dares to meddle in the old man's affairs!" The mud can't hold up the wall! ”

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Of course, the poor little Zhengtai Chen Yingliang didn't know that he had inexplicably been on the blacklist of his distant uncle, when Li Yuan teased Pei Yun in person, the innocent little Zhengtai Chen Yingliang was honestly working in the East Palace to mix up his qualifications, and at the same time kept worrying about inadvertently involving Gao Shilian's affairs, help to offend his relatives and backers, if he didn't help, he couldn't bear it, he was in a dilemma, and kept secretly scolding why his conscience was not eaten up by dogs? Otherwise, as long as he emulates his colleagues and colleagues in the two lifetimes before and after, he can pretend with peace of mind that he has never entered Gao Shilian's house.

The more worried he was, the more he saw the hell, and finally ended the boring and boring errand, Chen Yingliang hit the horse and returned to Yiyangfang, originally wanted to change his clothes and then go to Fang Xuanling for a drinking party, who knew that as soon as he arrived at the door of his house, the door came up and took the reins of the horse, and immediately said to Chen Yingliang: "Young master, a pair of young brothers and sisters came to visit you, saying that they were your friends, and the third uncle let them enter the door, and they have been waiting for you for most of the hour." ”

"Oops! It must be the eldest grandson Wuji and Guanyin! Chen Ying's conscience was bitter, but he couldn't turn around and leave, so he had to enter his own home, as expected, the eldest grandson Wuji really turned around in his hall with his hands behind his back, and the eldest grandson Xiao Luo Li Ze Si Wen sat aside, but his eyes were red, and he had obviously just cried. Seeing this scene, Chen Yingliang quietly smiled bitterly, and hurriedly clenched his fists and said: "Brother Wuji, little sister Guanyin, let you wait for a long time." ”

"Brother! Brother Chen? The eldest grandson Wuji and Xiao Luoli turned their heads at the same time, seeing that it was really Chen Yingliang's return, the brother and sister were immediately overjoyed, and hurriedly came to Chen Yingliang together to salute the first child, Chen Yingliang hurriedly hugged the eldest grandson Wuji, and said to the eldest grandson Xiao Luoli: "Guanyin, hurry up, don't be so polite, you are a girl, I am inconvenient to hold you, get up by yourself." ”

"Brother Chen." The eldest grandson, Xiao Luoli, opened her mouth and screamed, and then tears immediately welled up in her big eyes, choking and pleading: "Brother Chen, please, please save my uncle, our brothers and sisters can't live without him, grandma and aunt can't live without uncle, please." ”

"Guanyin, it's not that I don't want to help you, it's that I really can't help it." Chen Yingliang said with a sad face: "My official position is too small, and I don't have any authority, I am powerless and helpless about your uncle's affairs." ”

"Brother, you have a way, you can help us." The eldest grandson Wuji took Chen Yingliang's hand tightly and begged: "The younger brother has already inquired clearly, and said in front of the emperor that my uncle is good friends with Hu Sizheng, it is your uncle Master Pei, who is responsible for investigating my uncle, and the person who is responsible for investigating my uncle is also your uncle Master Pei, uncle's life and death are actually a sentence from Doctor Pei, brother, you are related to Wenxi Pei, as long as you come forward to intercede with Doctor Pei, you will definitely be able to save your uncle." ”

"How do you know?" Chen Yingliang was a little shocked.

"It's Uncle Li, Duke of Tang Guo." The eldest grandson Wuji choked up and said: "The younger brother and Tang Guogong's second son Li Shimin are friends, when the younger brother went to ask Tang Guogong to come forward to rescue his uncle last night, my uncle told me about the situation, and said that he could come forward to help with the situation, but he was not sure about Doctor Pei, let us beg you, as long as you can ask Doctor Pei to raise your noble hand, my uncle will be safe." Otherwise, if Dr. Pei insists on investigating, even Uncle Li will not be able to save his uncle. ”

"Damn, why did Li Yuan push this on me too? If only I dared to say this! Chen Yingliang wanted to cry without tears, but he didn't dare to tell the truth to his eldest grandson brothers and sisters - if he accidentally spread the words to discredit Pei Yun, a big backer, then he would be looking for death.

In a dilemma, Chen Yingliang could only continue to perfunctory, and said: "Brother Xian, little sister Guanyin, don't worry, let me think of a way, I promise you, I will do my best, but my uncle's way is not so easy to follow, I must first think about how to do it, otherwise, if it is not good, it will be self-defeating and counterproductive." ”

"Brother, you don't have to worry, Uncle Li has already figured out a way for you."

The eldest grandson Wuji hurriedly let go of Chen Yingliang, ran to the side of the hall, picked up a beautiful gift box from the table, held it in front of Chen Yingliang and opened it, revealing ten pearls the size of pigeon eggs, as well as a pair of exquisite mutton fat jade buckets, and said quickly: "Brother, this is given to me by Uncle Li, let me bring it to you, please dedicate it to Dr. Pei, Uncle Li knows that you have just entered the career and used money everywhere, and your hands must not be rich. ”

"And." The eldest grandson Wuji pointed to another gift box on the table, choked up and said, "Brother, that's our brother and sister thanking you, if it's less, don't dislike ......." ”

"Brother Wuji, it's not a matter of money or not." Chen Yingliang was sweating profusely, and excused himself: "You bring the gift back, I'll find another way, in short, I'll do my best." ”

Seeing that Chen Yingliang refused to nod his head at this point, the eldest grandson Wuji was so anxious that he knelt down to Chen Yingliang, holding the gift box and crying silently, "Brother, the younger brother knows, you and the younger brother have just met, and the most taboo is to talk deeply, but the younger brother is really desperate, I can only ask you to help with this, if you agree, the younger brother will be a cow and a horse for you, and he will definitely repay your great kindness." Uncle, he's my reborn father! ”

"Brother Chen, please." The eldest grandson, Xiao Luoli, simply hugged Chen Yingliang's leg and cried so much that the pear blossoms rained, "Brother Chen, you are a good person, the Cheshire family has already treated you like that, you have saved them with virtue, my uncle has no grudge against you, you have to save him!" You saved him, and I will give you a slave and a slave for the rest of my life to repay your kindness. ”

It's good that the eldest grandson Xiao Luoli didn't mention the affairs of the Chai family, but when he mentioned the affairs of the old Chai family, Chen Yingliang was even more speechless - Chen Yingliang couldn't tell the eldest grandson Xiao Luoli truthfully, saying that he saved the Chai family in order to gain a reputation for magnanimity, and at the same time avoid making enemies with the old Li family as soon as he entered the official career, right? I can't sue Xiao Xiaoli that I didn't save Gao Shilian because I didn't dare to offend the backers behind the scenes, and I wanted to watch Pei Yun die Gao Shilian, right?

"Brother! I beg you! The eldest grandson Wuji directly touched his forehead to the ground.

"Big brother!" The eldest grandson, Xiao Luoli, also shouted in her crisp and tender childish voice, raised her delicate tears, and looked at Chen Yingliang with tears in her eyes, her weak and lovely moving appearance was more than a hundred times better than Chen Yingliang's former fiancée.

The damn residual conscience is torturing the poor little Zhengtai Chen Yingliang again, on the one hand, the eldest grandson brother and sister who is extremely pitiful, and on the other hand, the backer uncle who he dare not offend, the entanglement and embarrassment in Chen Yingliang's conscience can no longer be described with pen and ink. After hesitating for a long time, the conscience that had not been eaten up by the dog finally prevailed, forcing Chen Yingliang to say slowly: "I ......, promise you, I promise to go to Uncle Pei Yun to intercede for you, and ask him to raise his noble hand to your uncle." ”

"Really?!" The eldest grandson Wuji asked with great joy.

Chen Yingliang nodded, cleared his throat, and said solemnly: "Really, I promise you, no matter what I think, I will definitely help you rescue Uncle Gao, don't worry, since I agreed, I will definitely help to the end!" ”

The eldest grandson brothers and sisters cried loudly together, desperately thanking Chen Yingliang, Chen Yingliang didn't bother to care about what men and women gave or not, first picked up the eldest grandson Wuji, and then picked up the eldest grandson Xiao Luoli, and took Xiao Luoli's tender little hand Yan Sù said: "Guanyin, Wuji virtuous brother, I left the gift for my uncle, to use it for the activities of the tall people, the gift you gave me, you brought it back to me,...... Don't say anything, you must bring it back, if something so big happens to your family, you must use money everywhere, and I can't make it worse for you. You really want to thank me, and thank you until I get your uncle out. ”

"Big ......, big brother." Hearing Chen Yingliang's words of concern, the eldest grandson Xiao Luoli, who had been worried all day, couldn't help herself, so she simply threw herself into Chen Yingliang's arms with a gust of fragrant wind, hugged Chen Yingliang and cried silently, "Big brother, thank you, thank you......." ”

"You're welcome, this is what I'm supposed to do." patting Xiao Luoli's soft hair, and gently wiping away Xiao Xiaoli's tears, Chen Yingliang muttered in his heart, "Who told me to encounter this?" Who told my conscience to be eaten up by dogs? Damn, it's easy to be a wicked person. ”

Finally persuaded the eldest grandson brothers and sisters who were crying to death, Chen Yingliang hurriedly asked about the Gao family's visit to the prison, and wanted to know the latest progress of the case, but who knew that the eldest grandson Wuji told Chen Yingliang that when he went to visit the prison with his uncle Xian Yu, he was sternly rejected by the warden, and the reason given was that the case of Gao Shilian was serious, and in order to prevent accidents such as collusion and destruction of evidence, family members were not allowed to visit until the trial was concluded. The wardens only promised to hand over the food and clothing they had sent to Gao Shilian - as to whether or not they were delivered to Gao Shilian, only God knows. It is precisely because of this that the anxious eldest grandson brothers and sisters hurriedly found Chen Yingliang's new home and begged Chen Yingliang in person.

"Don't worry, as long as people are okay, there is still hope for life." Chen Yingliang comforted the eldest grandson brother and sister for a few words, and then instructed: "Go back and tell your grandmother and aunt, just say that I will find a way to visit Lord Gao, and I will do my best to get you a common document, so that you can go to the prison to visit Lord Gao." As for the rescue of Master Gao, don't worry, Uncle Pei Yun is busy with official business, and it is not so easy for me to meet him, you have to give me a little time to move around, you can rest assured, what I promised you, it will definitely be done. ”

Finally got Chen Yingliang's affirmative reply, the eldest grandson brother and sister finally let go of some hearts, listened to Chen Yingliang's persuasion to go home to report the news, so that the elderly grandmother and aunt and others rest assured, before leaving, the eldest grandson brother and sister were forced by Chen Yingliang to take away their own family and put together a gift to thank Chen Yingliang, just leave the gift of the Li family to Chen Yingliang in front of Pei Yun. As a result, after returning home and telling the news to his family, so that Gao's mother and Xian Yushi and others could rest assured for the time being, the eldest grandson brothers and sisters, who were young but quite assertive, hurried to the nearby Zhengfang and told Chen Yingliang's reply to his friend Li Er, begging Li Yuan and his son to rest assured that Gao Shilian would be able to take care of Gao Shilian's activities and rescue Gao Shilian from prison.

Hearing the relays of the eldest grandson's brother and sister, Li Er of course understood that Chen Yingliang had fallen into his own trap, and under the secret joy, Li Er told again: "Wuji, you have to contact Deputy Chen diligently these days to find out about his activities for your uncle, and come to tell me as soon as there is news, so that I can ask my father to come forward to save Master Gao." Otherwise, if Deputy Chen hadn't said that Dr. Pei would have raised his noble hand to open the net, my father would have come forward to speak for your uncle first, and Dr. Pei might have misunderstood, and the matter would have been even more difficult. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji agreed, and the eldest grandson Xiao Luoli also took the initiative to say: "Brother Erlang, don't worry, from today onwards, my brother and I will go to Brother Chen's house every day to listen to the news, and if there is a situation, I will come to tell you immediately." ”

"You don't have to go." Li Er smiled and said: "You are a girl, it is better to show your face less, you stay at home to take care of your grandmother and aunt, and let your brother go to Vice President Chen." ”

"It's okay, Brother Chen is very good, treat me like a sister." The eldest grandson, Xiao Luoli, blushed a little and said: "Today he is still ......, and he wipes my tears with his own hands, and he hurts me like a brother." ”

The speaker was unintentional, the listener was intentional, heard the words of the eldest grandson Xiao Luoli, and saw the blush on the eldest grandson Xiao Luoli's delicate face, a trace of sourness inevitably immediately came to Li Er's heart, making Li Er smile very reluctantly: "That's whatever you want, but you are a girl after all, in front of Vice President Chen, don't be too casual." ”