Gao Yang's family beat the prince's close attendants, and this matter quickly spread throughout Chang'an, and naturally also reached the ears of Li Jin, the king of Shu.

In the dimly lit room, Pei Xiu was talking to Li Jin about the latest news, "It is said that the prince is furious and has collected evidence of Gaoyang's corruption and handed it to Dali Temple, threatening to punish him." ”

Li Jin frowned, "Supervising Imperial Shi Gaoyang? Gao Yang has always been rigorous, how could he provoke the prince? ”

"But what if the prince took the initiative to provoke Gao Yushi?"

Pei Xiu raised his eyebrows lightly, and said softly, "The minister heard an interesting rumor that this Yuanshou actually took the initiative to pretend to be a farmer and went to the gate of Gaofu to beg for a beating. ”

When he said this, Li Jin became more and more puzzled, "This is not like the prince's style of acting, could it be that it is also the idea of that strategist?" ”

Pei Xiu said, "Your Highness, no matter why they want to target Gao Yang, this is your Royal Highness's opportunity to win over Gao Yushi." ”

"After all, in this world, what is more than sending charcoal in the snow, which can make a person grateful to Dade?"

Li Jin pondered with his hands and hesitated, "Gao Yang is a person who oppresses the people and has a great reputation, if this king saves him, he will inevitably lose the favor of the people, which will do more harm than good to this king." ”

"Besides, this time it is Wang Yi of Dali Temple who is in charge of the trial, he has always been interested in the prince, and this king is also worried about what tricks will fall......"

Pei Xiu said, "Your Highness, Gao Yang was born in the Gao clan in Henan, and the ancestor of the Gao clan was an important minister who followed Taizu to fight the world back then, and his prestige and power in the local area must not be underestimated. ”

In addition, the minister also learned that Gao Yang lost his father when he was young and was raised by his eldest brother, and the two brothers had a very deep relationship. And his eldest brother is the founder of the country and now the head of the Gao family. ”

Pei Xiuyan was sincere, "Your Highness, if you can save Gao Yang this time, you will not only get his personal power, but also the support of the entire Gao clan behind him." ”

said something that made Li Jin's heart shake a little.

Just when he was hesitating, he heard a knock on the door from a domestic servant.

Li Jin beckoned to the deepest part of the room, and the stone man, who was originally hidden in the darkness and unnoticed, suddenly moved, silently walked into the faint light, and the door was immediately opened with a "squeak".

The servant outside the door hurriedly handed over a letter and whispered a few words.

Pei Xiu stood aside silently, observing carefully.

He had heard that Li Jin had several peerless masters around him before, but he hadn't really seen it until today.

Pei Xiu looked at the "person" standing by the door and listening to the servant's speech, and couldn't help but feel a panic in his heart.

He really didn't expect that the identity of these so-called "peerless masters" was actually a monk.

What he didn't expect was that they had been in the house all along.

Pei Xiu had also learned some martial arts to defend himself, and it was because of this that he was even more surprised.

What a powerful force it must be to be able to completely absorb the breath of the whole body in the room, and remain silent and silent the whole time, without anyone noticing.

He was suddenly glad that he was not Li Jin's enemy.

The second prince died early, no matter whether Li Yong was deposed or killed, the third prince Li Jin will be the next orthodox prince.

And now, it is not impossible for Li Jin to usurp the throne by killing Li Yong. Although there are thousands of Praetorian Guards in the East Palace, I am afraid that they cannot resist the assassination of such a few "masters".

Pei Xiu really couldn't think of anything else in this world that could prevent Li Jin from becoming the crown prince.

After thinking about it for a while, the monk had closed the door again, walked to Li Jin with the letter, handed it over, and said in an extremely hoarse voice, "Gao Yushi sent someone to send it." ”

The sound was not at all like a human being, but more like the harsh hoarseness caused by someone holding a sharp stone and rubbing it repeatedly on the ground.

Pei Xiu felt a tingling of his scalp.

Fortunately, the monk only said this sentence, and then quietly stood back in the darkness, as if he hadn't seen Pei Xiu the whole time.

Li Jinzheng opened the letter and looked at it.

Originally, his face was calm, and even a little happy, but as time passed, the expression on Li Jin's face gradually began to become solemn, and then there was great anger.

He unconsciously clenched the edge of the letter, until the corners of the letter were crumpled together before he knew it.

Anger rose in silence, Li Jin's hands trembled slightly, his knuckles turned white, and he obviously endured it so that he didn't tear the letter up immediately.

Pei Xiu was shocked, and hesitated to ask about the content of the letter.

"How can it be!"

Li Jin let out an angry shout, and without even turning the second page, he directly tore the letter to shreds.

"Gao Yang, this king wants him to die! He wants to die immediately! ”

Pei Xiu was shocked and didn't dare to speak, but his head turned first.

Gao Yang has now offended the crown prince, and he has fallen into an isolated and helpless situation in the court. At this time, when I sent a letter to the Shu King's Mansion, I could only ask for help, and there was absolutely no reason to offend the King of Shu again.

But why, when the prince read the letter, he would be so angry?

Pei Xiu is a smart person, thinking of this, he has almost guessed the reason, so he mustered up the courage to ask, "Your Highness, but what kind of rebellious words did Gao Yushi write that made you so angry?" ”

Li Jin was so angry that his voice trembled, "He, he actually wrote a letter to threaten this king!" ”

Pei Xiu's guess was confirmed, and he suddenly felt a little proud in his heart, his face was impassive, and he raised his arm and bowed, "Minister, congratulations to Your Highness." ”

This sentence suddenly became the oil that poured the fire, and Li Jin's anger was suddenly burned even more vigorously, and he immediately pointed at him and shouted, "Congratulations? Are you blind or deaf? Now only a small seven-grade imperial history dares to threaten this king, you say, how happy is this king?! ”

Pei Xiu hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times in a row, before explaining, "Your Highness, why did Gao Yushi write this letter to you?" ”

Li Jin said coldly, "He wants to use the handle of the king in his hand as a threat, and beg the king to save him." ”

Pei Xiu hurriedly said, "Exactly! ”

"Your Highness, think about it again, if Gao Yang didn't offend the crown prince, or if Gao Yang used the handle he had to take refuge in other princes, what would be your situation?"

Li Jin did not speak.

Pei Xiu knew that he had listened, and hurriedly continued, "That's why the minister came to congratulate you." Gao Yang can obviously harm you this time, but he in turn uses this to ask you for help, this is actually the will of heaven in the dark, that is, God is blessing you! ”

After hearing Pei Xiu's words, Li Jin's anger really subsided, and his reason recovered slightly, he took a few deep breaths, slowed down his tone and asked, "Then in your opinion, what should this king do now?" ”

Pei Xiu raised his head, his eyes burning, "The minister thinks that His Royal Highness should accept Gao Yang's feelings, save his life, and start to track down the specific source of his information." ”

Li Jin lost his hand and flatly refused, "Gao Yang can use this method to threaten this king once, and he can use this method to threaten this king a second time, how can this king allow him?" Isn't it a matter of raising tigers! ”

"It's the opposite."

Pei Xiu said, "If Your Highness saves Gao Yushi this time, he will actually hold his handle at the same time and completely tie him to your side." And Gao Yushi will definitely be loyal to you with peace of mind from now on. ”

Pei Xiu continued to persuade, "Your Highness, sometimes handing over your own handle to others is also a way to gain trust. ”

Li Jin didn't want to listen to it, snorted coldly, and simply said, "Don't mention this matter again!" Gao Yang, you must die! ”