Li Yuan was silent for a long time, and at this time, a eunuch reported at the door, "Your Majesty, Pei Xiangguo asks to see you!" ”

Li Jiancheng was taken aback, Pei Lian's appearance at this time must have been for Sheng Yanshi's affairs, he must not let Pei Lin succeed, and said anxiously: "Father! ”

Li Yuan waved his hand, his face sank, and he said a little displeased: "You are the prince of the Tang Dynasty, can't you hold your breath for this matter?" Don't believe in me like that? I know very well in my heart that you don't have to think about this matter anymore, step down! ”

Li Jiancheng had no choice but to take out a note, "This is a note written by his son, my father has time to take a look, and it is related to Pei Xiangguo." ”

Li Yuan nodded, "Put it on the case, go ahead!" ”

The song was written by Liu Wenjing, and the impeachment of Pei Lin was not reported in Hedong, which led to the tragic death of Li Shuliang and the annihilation of the whole army, but Li Jiancheng felt that it was inappropriate for Liu Wenjing to come forward to impeach him, and the imperial library was a little uneasy, so he simply copied it himself and handed it to his father.

Li Jiancheng put the song on the case and retreated, and Li Yuan immediately ordered: "Xuan Pei Xiangguo is here!" ”

He picked it up and flipped through two pages, but was immediately captivated......

Pei Lianxing rushed over, walked to the door of the imperial study but met Li Jiancheng, he was stunned, the smile on his face wanted to be taken away but could not be taken back, "It turned out to be His Royal Highness the Prince!" ”

Li Jiancheng glanced at him coldly, snorted heavily, and walked away quickly, Pei Lin looked back at Jiancheng and walked away, and shook his head secretly, if he didn't knock him down, he would die at his hands.

Pei Lin walked into the imperial study. Seeing that Li Yuan was engrossed in watching a note, he didn't dare to disturb, standing aside and silent, Li Yuan closed the song, glanced at Pei Lian, and asked lightly: "When Pei Xiangguo went to find Wenxi Pei last time, he met Yang Yuanqing. Is it? ”

Pei Lian's mind 'Boom! All of a sudden, what he was most afraid of finally happened, and last time Li Shuliang was completely annihilated. He escaped with the explanation he gave Li Yuan that he happened to be in Wenxi Pei's Mansion and escaped this catastrophe. But he concealed the incident of meeting Yang Yuanqing in Pei's Mansion, this matter has been a long time, he thought it was nothing, but he didn't expect it to happen at this juncture.

Pei Lin was terrified in his heart, but he couldn't find an explanation, his legs were weak, he knelt down, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, the minister is guilty of bullying the king!" ”

"So, did you really meet Yang Yuanqing?"

Pei Lin quickly weighed the pros and cons at this moment. The saint will not be untargeted, he must have some evidence, and he can no longer conceal seeing Yang Yuanqing, but he can't admit that he caused Li Shuliang's defeat, and he must avoid the truth and make it false.

"Your Majesty. The minister did not meet Yang Yuanqing, but was blocked by Yang Yuanqing in the Pei family, and it was all thanks to the protection of the Pei family that the minister escaped death. ”

Li Yuan looked at him and asked unhurriedly, "Where was Li Shuliang's army at that time?" ”

Li Shuliang's death was the biggest pain in Li Yuan's heart. So far, the wound in his heart has not healed, and the song built by the prince has torn this wound in his heart again.

Pei Lin had actually thought about countermeasures a long time ago, but he didn't use them, and he didn't hurry and said: "Your Majesty, the minister set off from Jishan County to Wenxi County, at that time, the army of the king of Changping County was still in Jishan County, and after the minister met Yang Yuanqing, he immediately sent his men to send a letter to the king of Changping County, but I went to Jishan County, but I didn't expect that the army had left Jishan County, and as a result, I missed it, and did not notify the Tang army, and the minister has been blaming himself for this matter." ”

Li Yuan's face softened slightly, and Pei Lin still went to deliver the letter, which showed that he didn't know about it and didn't report it, but he met Yang Yuanqing and actually hid himself, which made Li Yuan really dissatisfied in his heart.

"You met Yang Yuanqing, why didn't you hide it?"

Pei Lin bit his lip and said in a low voice: "The minister is afraid that the saint will know that Yang Yuanqing went to Wenxi, and he will be angry with the Pei family, after all, the minister is also surnamed Pei, and in this matter, the minister has selfish intentions." ”

"Is it that simple?" Li Yuan asked coldly again

"The minister is also afraid of being criticized by the ministers, so the minister did not mention this matter to anyone, and he did not deliberately hide it from His Majesty."

Li Yuan looked up at the roof, his eyes flickered, and after a long time, he sighed, "I don't want to delve into this matter, but your crime of bullying the king is unforgivable, find a reason for yourself!" Remove you from the post of secretary of the ministry and transfer you from the phase for half a year. ”

Pei Lin secretly hated in his heart, and even removed him from the post of the most important minister, he knew that this must be the impeachment of the prince, and he did not go directly to the hands of the saint without going through the imperial platform, he could only be the prince, hate to hate, but he had no choice but to whisper: "The minister is willing to inspect Bashu for His Majesty." ”

Li Yuan nodded, this excuse is good, "Okay! Tomorrow morning, you will apply yourself. “

"Obey the order!"

Pei Lin was very frustrated, he was in a hurry to impeach Sheng Yanshi, but he lost his position as the secretary of the ministry, and the saint was tolerant and did not pursue it, but the knife was more ruthless than anyone else, and now he only hopes that this Wenxi incident will not leave any more root causes.

"Wechen retired."

Li Yuan saw that Pei Lin was a little disheartened, and couldn't help laughing in his heart, in fact, he was not angry about Pei Lian's bullying, and refused to say that it was human nature to meet Yang Yuanqing, he could understand, the key was that Pei Lin was the left servant of the Shangshu and the secretary of the Ministry of Shangshu at the same time, he occupied too many seats, Li Yuan had always wanted to find an opportunity to remove his position, and today happened to be the opportunity.

Li Yuan smiled slightly: "Isn't it a matter for Pei Xiangguo to see me?" Why don't you retire without saying anything? ”

Pei Lin sighed, "Actually, it's just a trivial matter, two days ago, His Majesty asked at the court meeting who the envoy sent by the Northern Sui to the Western Liang Dynasty was, and the minister had already inquired about it." ”

Li Yuan can't remember it very well, it seems that there is such a thing, he asked casually at that time, it was not a big deal, but Pei Lin had the heart to inquire for himself, which was not bad.

"I can't remember this incident, so you tell me, who is the messenger?"

"Back to Your Majesty, the envoy is Xie Sili, the squire of the Northern Sui Army."

"Hmmm! It seems that he is also the person who sent the envoy to Western Qin, and he has also served as Yang Xuangan's staff before, this person seems to be very trusted by Yang Yuanqing, what is his origin? ”

Pei Xiao was waiting for Li Yuan's question, he bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, this person is Yang Yuanqing's confidant, a disciple of the Danyang Xie family, and Xie Yingdeng, the general of Yang Yuanqing's army, is his clansman. ”

Li Yuan frowned, "Then what is the relationship between him and Uncle Xie Fang?" ”

Pei Lian's purpose is to lure Uncle Xie Fang out, but he can't say it directly, it will make Li Yuan suspect Li Shimin, he must turn a few corners and let Li Yuan ask himself, this is a reminder in officialdom, too straightforward reminder, not only will expose his intentions, but also embarrass the superior, he must be skillfully guided, and the superior suddenly realized, he seems to be still confused, this is a clever means.

Pei Lin would never say the answer, as long as he asked Li Yuan to connect Xie Sili with Uncle Xie Fang, then his goal would be achieved, and he was embarrassed for a while: "Back to Your Majesty, this ..... The minister does not understand, if His Majesty needs it, the minister can go to investigate. ”

"Forget it, I'm just asking casually, you can retire!"

Li Yuan's casual questioning excluded Uncle Xie Fang from the Pujin Pass General, and he decided to appoint He Chang, the Guangtong Cang Guard, to replace Sheng Yanshi's Pujin Pass Guard.

The next day, the early dynasty issued a decree, appointing Pei Lin as the pacification envoy of the thirteen counties of Bashu, sending envoys to the counties of Bashu, removing him from the post of secretary of the ministry, appointing Chen Shuda as the secretary of the ministry, and at the same time transferring Sheng Yanshi as the general of Xianyang, leading two thousand troops to garrison Xianyang, and appointing He Chang, the general of Guangtong Cang, to replace Sheng Yanshi's post of Pujin guard......

The New Year is finally coming, and the two major markets of Chang'an Liren City and Metropolitan City have entered the hottest time of the year, but this year's business seems to be even hotter, and the sales of goods have increased by 30% compared to usual.

In front of a donkey shop in the cattle and horse shop, more than a dozen merchants from Hedong were bargaining with the shopkeeper.

"Nope! No! No! You can't buy so much, I have only one hundred and twenty mules and donkeys, and if you buy them all, I won't be able to do business anymore. ”

"We'll buy a hundred, and we'll keep twenty for you."

"For the sake of you being old guests, I will add ten more hangs to each head, otherwise I can't agree."

"Ten hangs, a word is a certainty, we make a deal!" ……

In a tea shop, the shopkeeper led several merchants into the back warehouse, where hundreds of loads of tea were piled up.

"These teas are all new teas this year, if you want them all, I can get half of the cheaper."

"Shopkeeper Luo, you're kidding! In two months, the new tea will be on the market again, you also call it new tea, it is cheaper, and we will buy it all. ”

"One percent at most!"

"One and a half, or I'll go to someone else's house."

"Oh well! It's half of it. ”

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Livestock, tea, timber, cloth, silk, medicinal herbs, except for grain, oil, salt and meat, almost all the rest of the trade encountered such procurement, a group of merchants from Hedong bought a large number of goods, they also paid a lot of commercial taxes, the merchants made a lot of money, the government also collected a lot of taxes, the guys of each shop received a big red envelope at the end of the year, almost everyone was happy.

No one realized what the consequences would be, and teams of mules and donkeys loaded with goods were heading north or east, all aiming at one place, Hedong County.

Soon there were sporadic Hedong caravans one after another, they did not appear together, but in batches, not only to Chang'an, Guanzhong and every city in the Guannei have left their footprints, the business of the Tang Dynasty began to prosper, a large amount of money circulated in the market, the price of rice rose a little bit, until three months later, the price of rice tripled, from Doumi Baiwen to Doumi 300wen, whether Guanzhong or Bashu, all kinds of materials began to appear in shortage, but not shortage is money, the market is full of big business money, People couldn't buy anything with money, and the prices of Datang began to skyrocket, and it was only at this time that the merchants realized that the things they sold to the merchants of Hedong were too cheap, but the merchants of Hedong never appeared again.