Nangong Lie was also worried: "His Royal Highness King Rui's words are very reasonable. Your Majesty, the relationship between the sour white-faced scholar in Danqing Pavilion and Su Shi is so good, not only the last general, but many people in the court have seen him and Su Shi talking and laughing in the restaurant. If this kid suddenly jumps out and colludes with Su Shi at that time, it will inevitably cause His Majesty to be troubled! ”

Pei Zhao said lightly: "He won't." ”

"Your Majesty......" Nangong Lie wanted to refute, but seeing Pei Zhao waving his hand at him, he had to give up, Pei Zheng couldn't help laughing when he saw this: "The younger brother has not met with this decree, but looking at the appearance of General Nangong, it seems that he doesn't like this decree very much, didn't he offend you?" ”

Nangong Lie said: "He is a powerless literati, where does he have the ability to offend the last general, His Royal Highness King Rui laughed." ”

Pei Zheng looked a little annoyed when he saw him say this, and he was even more puzzled in his heart, but he didn't want to ask anything more, so he only said to Pei Zhao: "Brother Huang, now that Pei Yu has torn his face and rebelled, there must be no taboos along the way, and the younger brother thinks, shouldn't we arrange more officers and soldiers to guard the four counties under Tianjing City, so as not to kill the people in Pei Yu's madness?" ”

"You don't have to." Pei Zhao said: "He didn't dare." ”

Nangong Lie was stunned when he heard this, and was very puzzled, Pei Zheng smiled and said: "General Nangong must know a little bit, my younger brother has always been the most famous, this rebellion is in the name of 'faint king', he naturally wants to be that 'man of the way', plus he is very sure that he can succeed, how can he harm the people and leave a stigma on himself?" ”

Nangong Lie suddenly realized this, and laughed loudly: "He has a good intention, but it's a pity that he used it in the wrong place!" ”

"Pei Yu has good intentions, but the group of people under him may not have this thought." Pei Zhao sneered: "There are four counties under the jurisdiction of Jing Zhaoyi, and there are many people, so you let Lin Bu assign the soldiers in the Xuanjia Army to garrison them, so as not to cause trouble with Pei Yu's wine bags and rice bags." ”

Nangong Lie nodded yes, and the three of them discussed it carefully, at this time it was already the morning light, Pei Zheng stretched his waist, and said with a smile: "The hour is not early, presumably the imperial brother and General Nangong should also go to the court, it is really hard." It's still a good time for the younger brother, to be an idle prince who doesn't need to go to the court, and it's really beautiful to go back to the house to make up for a sleep at this time. ”

Nangong Lie said with a big grin: "The last general was born in the army, and when he went out with His Majesty in the past, he stayed in the cave for a few days and nights and was not in good spirits, but he didn't feel how hard it was. ”

Pei Zheng yawned again, and was about to say a few more words to Nangong Lie, because he heard Yuan Lu whispering outside: "Your Majesty, it's time to go to court." Ben Qi said: "This is unusual, isn't it all Tong Gonggong who is waiting by the side in Su Ri, why did he change someone today?" ”

Yuan Lu came in with hot tea, and when he heard Pei Zheng ask, he smiled and said: "Back to His Royal Highness King Rui, the master went out of the palace half an hour ago with His Majesty's will, and he is a servant today." ”

Pei Zheng nodded, didn't ask any more, hastily ate a cup of tea and retreated with Nangong Lie. Yuan Lu followed Pei Zhao back to Chaoyang Palace, Duan Niang hurriedly greeted him and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is back, it's not too early, the slaves and maids are waiting for Your Majesty to change clothes." ”

Pei Zhao waved his hand, walked into the dormitory and changed his court clothes lightly, and carefully opened the tent, seeing Su Ying sleeping unconsciously with his pillow in his arms, he couldn't help but smile slightly.

Duan Niang guarded in front of the palace gate, knowing that Pei Zhao was bound to ask Su Ying how she slept last night before going to the court, so she smiled and said: "After Your Majesty left last night, Niangniang slept well, only woke up halfway and ate half a cup of tea, seeing that His Majesty had not returned, he didn't say anything, but he wanted to tell the slave maid to send some supper to His Majesty, and he was afraid of disturbing His Majesty's discussion of things, so he had to give up." ”

Pei Zhao nodded, slowly used up a soup, and got up to go to the court.

Since the day when Pei Yu was stationed in Jiulong Mountain, some people in the court were panicked, and Pei Zhao did not deliberately conceal Pei Yu's rebellion, it was because he started the army last night, and someone had already received the news today, but the matter was too big for him to say easily, so he had to quietly glance at each other and look at Pei Zhao sitting on the throne with bated breath.

In the past few days, the air in the Xuanzheng Hall is like a gel, making it difficult to breathe, the ministers are afraid that Pei Yu will really rebel, but it is really unbearable to bear such an atmosphere, and they can't wait to tear this opening neatly, under the gaze of everyone or panicked or solemn, Nangong Lie saved Pei Zhao's eyes, slowly got up and walked to the bottom of the steps, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the last general Nangong Lie, want to impeach His Royal Highness King De, I hope Your Majesty will be honored!" ”

As soon as these words came out, just like throwing a boulder into the calm pond water, it set off an uproar in time, and those who knew a little bit of the inside story knew that it must refer to Pei Yu's rebellion; didn't know it, but when His Majesty had been forbearance for a long time, he was finally going to attack the emperor's favorite son. For a while, everyone was worried in their hearts, but fortunately, all the people present were important ministers of the court, and they had never been easy to show their joy and anger, and everyone was afraid of Pei Zhao, so no matter how panicked they were, they didn't dare to show half of it.

He Wuji and Fang Shizhong glanced at each other, knowing that this was the time for him to speak, so he stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the minister also has a letter of impeachment against His Royal Highness King De today, but I thought of it with General Nangong. However, General Nangong is General Longwu, and the impeachment must involve the safety of my Daxiao, so it is better for General Nangong to play first, and the minister will tell you in detail later. ”

Pei Zhao looked around expressionlessly, only to see Su Shi standing at the top of Wenchen calmly, but smiled coldly: "The affairs of the imperial court are all major events, so I will listen to He Qing's excerpts first." ”

He Wuji comprehended, took a deep breath and said aloud: "Your Majesty, the minister impeached His Royal Highness King Pei Yu today, and there are eight crimes. As the king of Youzhou, he does not observe the suffering of the people, but only indulges in pleasure, causing the people of Youzhou to suffer from the people's livelihood, which is one. ”

"Pro-villain, Yuanxian. conniving at his staff Xie Zhijing to oppress the people and rob the people's women, this is the second thing. ”

“......”

Even though Baiguan had already known a little about He Wuji's straightforward nature, he was still shocked by his boldness at this time. Some introverted and deep-minded old ministers have some considerations after a little thought, He Wuji is His Majesty's most favored minister, since he dares to impeach King De so unabashedly, it shows that His Majesty has long been unable to see this prince, and wants to get rid of him quickly. What's more, when he linked this matter with the news he heard, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

One is His Majesty, who was heavily armed when he was a prince, and was diligent in the logistics of ascending the throne, and could not find a trace of fault in the court and politics, and the other was His Royal Highness King De, who was most favored by the first emperor and known as the "virtuous king", if these two fight......

He Wuji had already noticed the gaze of the ministers, but he still finished speaking without changing his face, and the eight major crimes impeached were all marked with ironclad evidence, which was really irrefutable, Su Shi seemed to have been prepared for such a state of affairs for a long time, and stroked his gray beard very calmly, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty has ruled very strictly since he ascended the throne, and the guilty will never be spared, and those who have been wronged must be cleared." According to the minister, Your Majesty might as well immediately enter the court to confront Lord He face-to-face, no matter who is at fault at that time, it will be handled impartially, what does Your Majesty think? ”

Pei Zhao said quietly: "Su Xiang is very thoughtful. ”

Su Shi smiled slightly, and was about to continue, but Nangong Lie glared at him fiercely, and said angrily: "Su Xiang thinks that the soldiers and horses of King De's rebellion are not fast enough, do you want to ask Your Majesty to personally announce them in?!" ”

His voice was like a bell, and the word "rebellion" pierced into the chest of the ministers like a sharp sword, and Wu Zhijing said in a trembling voice: "Is what General Nangong said true?" ”

"Even if the last general doesn't know how to write and ink, he won't joke about such a thing!" Nangong Lie said loudly: "Your Majesty, what will be impeached today is that King Pei Yu raised troops in Jiulong Mountain, all the way to Tianjing City, under the banner of 'faint monarch has no way, replace him', to do that rebellious thing, the minister is willing to lead troops to quell the rebellion, ask Your Majesty's permission!" ”

"There's no hurry." Pei Zhao looked at Su Shi with a smile: "What does Su Xiang think?" ”

Su Shi still said unhurriedly: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King De has always been generous and gentle. Lao Chen remembered that in the 28th year of the Ming'an famine in Dingzhou, His Royal Highness King De invited himself to go to the disaster relief, and even took out a year's worth of food to buy food for the victims, and his enthusiasm and loyalty were obvious, this time, he ......"

"Since Su Xiang mentioned the matter of Dingzhou, the minister will say more."

He Wuji unceremoniously interrupted Su Shi's words: "Your Majesty, in the fifth of the eight crimes stated by Fang Caichen, the corruption incident involved the disaster relief in Dingzhou that year, His Royal Highness King De filled his own pockets in the name of disaster relief, and exchanged less than 20 buckets of rice for a year's Yulu, but the officials below were grateful to King De for his kindness, and they offered jewelry and jade. ”

Pei Zhao didn't show any expression on his face, and only glanced at Fang Shizhong: "What does Fang Qing think?" ”

"Your Majesty, today General Nangong and Master He have impeached Pei Yu successively, and the crimes mentioned are all major crimes, and the evidence is conclusive, which is really beyond doubt. The minister has the courage to implore His Majesty to send troops to quell the rebellion, take down the rebel minister Pei Yu, and make the court clear and clear! ”

Sun Li also said loudly: "The old minister seconded the proposal, please Your Majesty arrest the traitor as soon as possible!" ”

First of all, Nangong Lie, He Wuji, Fang Shizhong, Lin Bu and other favored ministers stepped forward to admonish, and then Sun Li and Wu Zhijing, who had some prestige among the old ministers, and these people didn't even shout "His Royal Highness King De", and kept claiming that Pei Yu was a "rebel traitor", and after Pei Zhao's baptism, most of them were replaced by young officials who dared to say and do, and pushed through the old and new, at this time, they all stood up and echoed them, and the remaining old ministers looked at each other, and said slowly:

"Pei Yu's move is really a big rebellion, please send troops to quell the rebellion and arrest the rebels as soon as possible!"