Daxing is now Xi'an, the geographical location is located in the north of the Qinling Mountains, the climate belongs to the warm temperate semi-humid continental monsoon climate, the four seasons are distinct, after entering the ninth lunar month, the weather has begun to get cooler day by day, and then to the night of the execution of Yang Xuangan and Li Zixiong, the Daxing area suddenly blows northerly, the temperature drops sharply, the sky is gloomy and gray, and there is a vague scene of imminent snow.

It happened that the temperature dropped suddenly on the night when Yang Xuangan, who was the first to raise the banner of righteousness, was killed, and the people of the Great Sui, who had long been unbearable for Yang Guang's abuse of people's power, of course whispered, saying that this was the sky shedding tears for the Duke of Chu, who took the lead in resisting the tyrant, and for the officials and magnates who had to participate in the early pilgrimage to meet the great emperor Yang Guang to handle state affairs, this was undoubtedly the sky without eyes, which made matters worse. Because they had to get up from the warm bed after one o'clock in the morning. The wife and concubine struggled out of the arms, yawning, washing and eating, and then had to rush to gather outside the imperial city gate before the fifth watch, waiting for the imperial city to open, and enter the palace to go to court - it was extremely hard, coupled with the sudden drop in temperature and the severe cold, this kind of inhumane routine was even more inhumane torture.

What is very miserable is that although the poor little Zhengtai Chen Yingliang is not yet qualified to participate in the early dynasty, because he is doing the errand of the honor guard of the imperial city, he must also rush to report outside the Yanxi Gate before the end of the hour, and enter the imperial city and enter the East Palace to do those boring errands, which is also extremely hard. Fortunately, Chen Yingliang is still a virgin, and there is no entanglement of pink arms and jade legs, and when he gets up, he has one less fetter than other powerful officials.

Li Yuan, who is not a great dynasty and is not a Beijing official, can actually be lazy and not participate in the early dynasty, but because there are some things that must be done, Li Yuan also put on a white fox fur and rode to the outside of the imperial city, joined the team of the upper dynasty, and happened to meet Chen Yingliang's distant uncle Shangshu Zuo servant Pei Ju, after greeting each other, Pei Ju said with a casual smile: "Tang Guogong is really hardworking in state affairs, he has already released his official position, and he still came to the court on such a cold day, if it were me, I would have already found an excuse to be lazy." ”

"Please tell me the day I left Beijing to take office, so I also came." Li Yuan smiled and said: "Yang Xuan's matter of rebelling against the thief has been concluded, and it is time for the lower officials to go to Honghua to take office, come and ask for the date of leaving Beijing, and also ask the saint if he has any instructions to explain." ”

Pei Ju didn't doubt him, so he nodded and stopped asking, but Li Yuan refused to miss the opportunity to talk to Pei Ju, the big celebrity in front of Emperor Yang of Sui, and said with a smile: "Pei Xiang, take this opportunity to inquire about a business matter, I don't know if the person who is too shou of Honghua has been selected?" Xia Guan went to Honghua to take office, and he needed to work closely with him to defend the northern land of the capital of Daxingguo, I wonder if Pei Xiang and Su Xiang have already decided on the candidate for this official position? ”

"Not yet." Pei Ju replied casually: "I've been too busy these days, and I haven't had time to discuss this candidate with Su Xiang, but it's too soon, and there will be news in a day or two." ”

Li Yuan, who couldn't get along with his deputy in advance, was a little disappointed, but there was no way, so he could only nod and thank him, Pei Ju said a few more polite words to Li Yuan, and then said goodbye and left, walked to the top of the civil official queue, and lined up with hundreds of civil and military officials to wait for the opening of the imperial city. At the same time, during this period, Li Yuan's secret ally, Sili Doctor Feng Deyi, also passed by Li Yuan's side, but the two did not talk, Feng Deyi just nodded slightly to Li Yuan, indicating that the matter was done, Li Yuan's heart was settled, and he patiently waited for the opening of the imperial city with the idea of watching a good show.

Mao Shizheng, in the sound of bells and drums, the gate of the imperial city slowly opened, the Imperial Forest Army wearing Mingguang armor stood on both sides, vacated the Vermilion Bird Gate facing the Vermilion Bird Street, the civil official and his party were headed by Pei Ju, and the military attache and his party were headed by Yuwenshu, and slowly entered together, entered Chaoyangmen through Chaoyangmen Street, entered the palace and went straight to the Jinluan Palace, lined up outside the palace, and then waited for the eunuch to pass on the emperor's order, summoned hundreds of officials to enter the palace to meet, and hundreds of officials entered the palace to stand, and Emperor Yang of Sui, who was still very diligent at present, also walked into the hall, sat down on the dragon chair, and accepted the ministers to bow and bow.

After the early dynasty was formalized, the first to speak was Chen Yingliang's distant uncle Pei Ju, who was very good at sycophancy, and reported a happy event to Emperor Yang of Sui to wash away the grievances of getting up early in the cold day, and the content was that the famous general Zhang Xutuo of the Great Sui Dynasty fought a beautiful battle in Shandong, and captured alive Guo Fangpre, the leader of the peasant rebel army who once captured Beihai County, and Emperor Yang of Sui was really overjoyed, and immediately ordered Guo Fang's pre-car to be split and rewarded Zhang Xutuo, and Baiguan Mountain called the saint to Hongfu Qitian, and the atmosphere of the early dynasty was also active.

The next political affairs were not so smooth, in addition to the drought and flood disasters reported in several counties, Shangshu's right servant shot Su Wei was also very uninteresting, saying that the thieves of Shandong anti-thief Du Fuwei and Fu Gongqi are getting bigger and bigger, and there is a tendency to spread to the south, and the two handsome guys of Hebei Zhang Jincheng and Gao Shida are also getting happier and happier, and have openly established an alliance with Dou Jiande, who has been repeatedly suppressed, and the momentum is even greater, and the local government has no choice but to take them.

Hearing Su Wei's report, Pei Ju and Pei Yun brothers were of course secretly happy in their hearts, secretly laughing at Su Wei's short eyes, but the arrogant Emperor Yang of Sui became more and more ugly the more he listened, and almost yelled and ordered the arrest and imprisonment of several unlucky magistrates who lost their cities and lands, and mobilized the army to suppress the rebellion. Seeing that the opportunity was just right, Li Yuan was not polite, and immediately gave a look to his secret ally Feng Deyi, Feng Deyi understood, and unceremoniously sent a secret signal to his deputy Si Bei Su Shichang, signaling Su Shichang to take the opportunity to do it.

In order to better supervise the hundred officials to rectify the dynasty, the new advisor and the division were set up outside the imperial history platform, and the imperial history was in charge of picketing the central hundred officials, and the confessor was in charge of the edict and sent the envoy, and the secretary was in charge of supervising the local officials of Gyeonggi and the counties, so as to avoid the dominance of the imperial history platform and lose the supervisory role. Later, although because of Pei Yun's rapid rise, Yushitai easily stepped on the two stations that had been in the same power, but the confessor and Si Litai did not give up the struggle, and still refused to completely obey Pei Yun, the Minister of Discipline Inspection.

By the way, Fang Xuanling's father Fang Yanqian is a person from Si Litai, and he usually does things that offend Yu Shitai, and he doesn't like it very much.

Getting back to the point, after receiving the secret order from his boss, Su Shichang, who was quite famous in the Great Sui Imperial Court, did not hesitate, cleared his throat and immediately strode out, took out a book from his sleeve, and said loudly: "The Holy Lord, the Weichen Division is subordinate to Su Shichang, and the impeachment of the incumbent officials was entrusted to bribe the courtiers in an attempt to exonerate the criminal officials suspected of treason against the same party. ”

When Su Shichang first stood up to accuse the black case, including super powerful ministers like Yu Wenshu, they were a little worried for a while - Yu Wenshu's two precious sons were planted in Su Shichang's hands, and it wasn't until Su Shichang took the initiative to say the black content that the civil and military officials who had no ghosts in their hearts quietly breathed a sigh of relief, and settled down to laugh at who should be unlucky today. And Emperor Yang of Sui was in a very unhappy mood, and when he heard Su Shichang's report that added fuel to the fire, of course he was furious, and shouted angrily: "Who is so bold? To exonerate that traitorous comrade? Let's take it personally! ”

"On the sage, Weichen verified that Chen Yingliang, the right deputy of the crown prince, betrayed the grace of the saint, and privately bribed the courtiers with ten pearls of the South China Sea and a pair of Han Dynasty dragon-mouthed jade fights, exonerating the detained official Xuanlilang Gao Shilian." Su Shichang gave a surprising answer with a stern expression.

The Manchu Dynasty was stunned, and almost everyone's eyes focused on the faces of Pei Ju and Pei Yun, Chen Yingliang's big backers, Pei Ju and Pei Yun brothers were even more caught off guard, and they also cried out together in their hearts, knowing that Chen Yingliang would definitely be unlucky this time - Su Shichang is not a mad dog that bites people indiscriminately, and directly verified the details of Chen Yingliang's bribery gifts, proving that Su Shichang must have held the evidence in his hands, and it is difficult for his brother to exonerate Chen Yingliang.

"What? Is it Chen Yingliang? Emperor Yang of Sui reacted in amazement, and said, "He just put down Yang Xuangan's rebellion for me, how could he do such a thing?" ”

"The Holy Forgiveness, Wechen didn't dare to believe it before, but the facts are there, and Wechen has to play it truthfully." Su Shichang replied loudly: "In addition, Weichen also heard that Chen Yingliang came forward for Gao Shilian's family, and obtained a prison visit document for Gao Shilian's family to assist Gao Shilian's family in prison. ”

It was Wei Lao's turn to stubbornly and quietly complain, secretly scolding Chen Yingliang for not acting secretly, and knowing that Emperor Yang of Sui would definitely not give up, he stubbornly came out and played: "Your Excellency, there is indeed this matter, it was the old minister who gave Chen Yingliang a document to allow Gao Shilian's family to visit him, but the old minister had already written in the official document that he ordered the prison officer to monitor Gao Shilian's relatives and relatives throughout the whole process, so as to prevent Gao Shilian and his family from colluding with him. But in addition, Chen Yingliang did not have any behavior to exonerate Gao Shilian, which the old minister can testify for Chen Yingliang, please ask His Majesty to investigate. ”

Seeing that Wei Lao's stubbornness was also implicated, there were suddenly more people gloating - Wei Lao's stubborn popularity was not very good. Emperor Yang of Sui was even more angry, and ordered the eunuch to present Su Shichang's recital in front of him, and after taking a closer look, he saw that the content of the recital was roughly the same as Su Shichang's dictation, and Emperor Yang of Sui was inevitably even more angry, and immediately shouted: "Spread the decree, arrest Chen Yingliang and put him in prison, and strictly interrogate him in Yushitai and Dali Temple, find out the facts of the case, and punish the crime strictly!" ”

Li Yuan smiled quietly, and countless civil and military officials who were jealous of Chen Yingliang's too much limelight also laughed quietly, while the two brothers, Pei Ju and Pei Yun, frowned, unable to make a decision for a while. But it's okay, Chen Yingliang still has a few reliable thighs in the court, and Wei Lao stubbornly immediately saluted and said: "Holy Lord, as far as the old minister knows, Chen Yingliang's assistance to Gao Shilian's family to visit the prison is only out of sympathy, and there is no substantive action to exonerate Gao Shilian. ”

Pei Yun still had something important to do and didn't dare to speak casually, so he had to quietly give Pei Ju a look for help, Pei Ju understood, and immediately came out and said: "Your Majesty, what Wei Liushou said is reasonable, and before there is conclusive evidence, he can't judge lightly, and send Chen Yingliang to prison immediately, and ask the Holy Lord to temporarily calm the anger of the thunder and be cautious." ”

Pei Ju is also one of the very few people who can say that Emperor Yang of Sui can move, after listening to Pei Ju's advice, Emperor Yang of Sui, who had a good impression of Chen Yingliang, also calmed down, changed his tone and shouted: "Pass the decree, pass Chen Yingliang to the palace immediately, I want to question him face to face, whether there is really such a thing!" ”

The eunuch hurriedly left the palace and rushed to the East Palace next to him, but Li Yuan, who didn't see Pei Yun giving Pei Ju a look, quietly smiled more happily, and said secretly: "Pei Hongda, if you like to take care of the protégés of the party, take care of it, and after a while, Chen Yingliang will go up to the palace to see how he answers, and see how you shelter him." ”

"Oh no, how could ten pearls and a pair of jade buckets come out?" Pei Yun complained again and again, "Ying Liang, don't you really can't support the wall with mud, right?" If this matter is true, isn't the old man's hard work in vain today's arrangement? ”

"Ten pearls of the South China Sea? A pair of Han Dynasty dragon-beaked jade buckets? Yu Wenshu, who was the first military attaché, was silent on his face, but he was wondering in his heart, "Strange? Why does the old man seem to have seen these things somewhere? ”

During the waiting period, Chen Yingliang, who was wearing the armor of the forbidden army, was quickly summoned to the Jinluan Palace, and stood in the cold wind for a while, Chen Yingliang had already been frozen to the point that his face was a little blue, and he was a little nervous when he entered the Jinluan Hall for the first time, so when he hurriedly entered the palace, Chen Yingliang almost fell to the ground, but fortunately, he quickly recovered his balance, and only a little wolf bowed to Emperor Yang of Sui, and said loudly: "Weichen Chen Yingliang, knock on the saint, the Son of Heaven for ten thousand years." ”

"Chen Yingliang, there is an official who impeached you, saying that in order to exonerate the criminal Gao Shilian, you bribed the courtiers with jewelry, but is there such a thing?" Emperor Yang of Sui asked sharply.

"What?!" Chen Yingliang's little face, which was a little blue from the cold, suddenly turned white, and he almost turned his head to look at Pei Yun, and exclaimed in his heart, "How is it possible?" How could the official know about this? I haven't started exonerating Gao Shilian yet, how do they know? ”

Seeing Chen Yingliang's pale face, Li Yuan and many officials present suddenly gloated even more, while Pei Ju and Pei Yun were a little desperate, knowing that this matter must be true, Emperor Yang of Sui was even more furious, and shouted: "Why don't you answer?" Is there such a thing? ”

"Wronged!" Chen Yingliang finally came back to his senses and screamed: "Wronged! Holy Lord, Wechen has been wronged, Wechen has never done it! ”

"Do you dare to shout injustice?" Emperor Yang of Sui threw Su Shichang's recital at Chen Yingliang and said angrily: "Look at it yourself, the evidence is conclusive, you still dare to deny it?!" ”

The wolf stepped forward on his knees, and Chen Yingliang, who had nothing to repay for his kindness, picked up the chapter and took a closer look, and suddenly his face became even paler—because the ten pearls and a pair of jade buckets were ironclad evidence of crime! But after the shock, Chen Yingliang found a flaw like grasping a life-saving straw, and hurriedly said loudly: "Shengshang Mingcha, Weichen gave ten pearls and a pair of jade buckets to the officials of the current dynasty, but it was just a gift between colleagues, and Weichen never said a word in front of him to exonerate Gao Shilian. ”

"Very good, just admit the bribe." Emperor Yang of Sui nodded with a sinister smile, and asked with a hideous expression, "So you gave these jewels to that colleague?" ”

"Oops! What to do? Is it honest? The incident came too suddenly, and Chen Yingliang's mind was in a mess for a while, and he couldn't decide whether to confess to the bribe. And almost all the officials present focused their eyes on Pei Yun's face, which was the most suspicious, Pei Yun tried to keep calm, without any expression on his face, but in his heart he had already scolded his unfilial nephew for a bloody head.

"Why not? Who is it! Emperor Yang of Sui asked again, and his expression became even more hideous.

"It's ......, it's Yun Dingxing Yun Shaoqing." Chen Yingliang finally told the truth in a slur manner.

"Yun Dingxing?!" At this moment, it was finally Li Yuan's turn to be dumbfounded, and he was confused, "How can it be Yun Dingxing?" Chen Yingliang, this kid, how could he give those gifts to Yun Dingxing?! ”

"Yun Dingxing?!"

Emperor Yang of Sui, the Pei family brothers and other people present were also slightly stunned, and Chen Yingliang hurriedly added: "Holy Lord, Weichen gave these gifts to Yun Shaoqing, but Weichen's move is really just a mutual gift between colleagues, and it does not violate the law of the country." In addition, Weichen can also swear to the sky, never said a word and a half to beg Yun Shaoqing to exonerate Gao Shilian, if the saint does not believe, he can spread Yun Shaoqing to come to confront him, if Weichen has half a lie, he is willing to lead the crime of deceiving the king! ”

Emperor Yang of Sui was suspicious, and he was on the fire, so he immediately shouted: "Chuan Yun Dingxing goes to the palace!" ”

The development of the situation was completely beyond the scope of Li Yuan's control, and in a moment, Yun Dingxing, who was also on duty in the imperial city, was also announced to the Jinluan Hall full of puzzlement, and after learning the reason why Emperor Yang of Sui summoned him, Yun Dingxing was immediately frightened, and while scolding Chen Yingliang's ancestors for the eighteenth generation, he also hurriedly shouted injustice: "Shengshang Mingcha, Chen Yingliang gave Weichen such a gift, but this is just a mutual gift between colleagues, Chen Yingliang did not ask Weichen to exonerate the offender Gao Shilian." ”

"No?" Emperor Yang of Sui was willing to believe it, and said angrily: "When things come to this point, do you dare to deny it?" If you don't recruit it truthfully, you will be guilty of the same crime as Chen Yingliang and Gao Shilian! ”

"Holy Lord, Weichen has been wronged!" Yun Dingxing almost didn't cry, kowtowed desperately and said: "The Holy Lord Ming checked, Weichen received a gift from Chen Yingliang, but Weichen really didn't agree to exonerate the criminal Gao Shilian, and Chen Yingliang didn't ask Weichen like this. Please check it out on the Holy Side, please check it on the Holy One. ”

Yun Da Shaoqing's cry and begging for mercy consumed Emperor Yang of Sui's last patience, and when he couldn't distinguish the truth from the false, Emperor Yang of Sui simply came to cut through the mess with a quick knife, and shouted: "Come on, take down these two thieves together, hand them over to the three law divisions for strict interrogation, and reconsider the crime!" ”

"Damn it, it scared the hell out of me." The worried Li Yuan quietly put his mind at ease, glad that this matter did not make too much trouble on the spot, it was too big to be cleaned up—however, Tang Guogong underestimated some of Yun Da Shaoqing's ability to make trouble......

"General Yuwen, Yuwen Zhuguo, you know this matter, you know best, you have to speak for your subordinates!"

When the guards in the palace stepped forward to take people, Yun Da Shaoqing suddenly cried hysterically, "Yuwen Zhuguo, general, you know this matter, you know that the lower official was wronged, you have to say a fair word for the lower official!" General Zhu Guo, I beg you——! ”

The shocked eyes of the ministers and hundreds of officials all shifted to Yuwenshu, the chief of the military attache train, and even Emperor Yang of Sui stared at his number one favorite minister Yuwenshu with a shocked expression - because everyone knows that General Yuwenshu is the number one backer of Yunda Shaoqing, as the father-in-law of the abolished prince, Yunda Shaoqing can quickly make a comeback and be reborn, and it is Yuwenshu's door.

Hearing Yun Da Shaoqing's cry, General Yuwenshu's expression suddenly became extremely embarrassed, and seeing Yuwenshu's embarrassed expression, Li Yuan was even more dumbfounded, and said in his heart: "Won't it?" Can this matter really be related to Yuwenshu? ”