The two girls looked at each other and smiled, Chai Yonghui said angrily: "What's the big deal if you don't do well enough to be punished, it's worth your fear!" Mu Guifei smiled: "I don't think this is a bad thing, at least this makes the officials conscientious and dare not be lazy or corrupt!" Chai Yongqi pointed to his nose and smiled bitterly: "You won't mean me." The two girls laughed, and Chai Yonghui said angrily: "You are called a suspicious dark ghost!" Then he showed a worried look and hurriedly asked, "Brother, you won't do anything illegal and undisciplined, right?" Chai Yonghui is also worried.

Chai Yongqi hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, no, absolutely nothing!" How dare I pervert the law for bribes! There are people from the Supervision Institute watching from the side, as well as Jinyiwei and Hua Xu secret agents who have come and gone without a trace, unless I am tired of being alive, I will only go to corrupt the law! ”

The two girls couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, Chai Yonghui asked with a smile: "Brother doesn't dare to be corrupt and pervert the law, or can't he be corrupt?" ”

Chai Yongqi smiled bitterly: "I don't dare to be corrupt and bend the law, nor can I be corrupt!" Then he said worriedly: "It's just, it's just ,......."

Seeing that he seemed to have something hidden, the two women couldn't help but become anxious, Chai Yonghui hurriedly said: "Can't you tell everything in one go, it's really a rush to die like this!" ”

Chai Yongqi swallowed his saliva and said: "Although I am not corrupt now, but, when I was an official of Zhao Song, I didn't take less money from others!" Recently, I heard that someone went to Beijing to denounce what happened to me, and I was really worried! ”

When the two girls heard this, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and Chai Yonghui said angrily: "The eldest brother has already said that everything in the previous dynasty is not to blame, so why should you scare yourself!" Mu Guifei also said: "Little sister is right, why did the eldest brother take the affairs of the previous dynasty in his heart and be so panicked?" ”

Chai Yongqi frowned and said: "You don't know, it's not a trivial matter, but, it's a big case of embezzlement of money and grain for the Yellow River disaster relief back then!" ”

It was the first time for the two sisters to hear about this, and they couldn't help but change color slightly, and Chai Yonghui said angrily: "Big brother, how can you do such a thing!" How pitiful it is that the people are helpless and helpless, and how can you bear to be greedy for money and food for them? Mu Guifei frowned tightly and did not speak.

Chai Yongqi said: "Actually, I didn't want to be greedy at that time!" But from the prime minister to the prefect, all of them are greedy, if I act alone, I will be regarded as an outlier, but I am afraid that the official position will be lost immediately! Helpless, brother, I have no choice but to protect myself and join the dirt! ”

The two daughters were annoyed, but they couldn't blame their brother, because what the brother said was also the truth, and under that situation, it was not easy to be a clean official. I'm afraid that the result of being a maverick will not only be insecure, but I am afraid that even the name will be in danger. Being forced to go along with the law is a choice that many officials have no choice but to do. In fact, officialdom has not been a clear path since ancient times, but everyone has flocked to it. Is it the position of an official that attracts people, or the interests of being an official that attract people? Actually, what's there to aspire to? Many people forget the most simple truth, that is, the benefits are proportional to the costs, don't just be obsessed with the charming benefits, and forget the costs behind it!

Mu Guifei frowned and said: "I have heard of the flood back then, the Yellow River burst its banks, thousands of miles of turbidity, and countless people were killed and injured and displaced!" It's just a matter of other things, such a big case, and someone came to the capital to complain, but I'm afraid that ......"

Chai Yongqi looked worried and frightened.

Chai Yonghui said strangely: "Such a big case, since someone came to the capital to improve, why haven't we heard of it so far?" ”

Chai Yongqi and Mu Guifei also thought of this question, and their faces were puzzled. Chai Yongqi begged his two younger sisters: "Two sisters, my brother can only rely on you this time, you must save your brother!" ”

Chai Yonghui said angrily: "If you weren't our own brother, I would have kicked you out immediately, I'm really angry!" Chai Yongqi was submissive, looking ashamed.

Chai Yonghui looked at Mu Guifei and asked, "Cousin, what should I do about this matter?" ”

Mu Guifei frowned and said, "This matter is really not easy to handle, I don't even know how to open my mouth to the third brother!" Looking at his brother and seeing him looking at him pitifully, he couldn't help but soften, sighed, and thought: "After all, Yang Peng said that the things of the previous dynasty are not to blame. No matter what I think, my brother won't have to worry about his life, and it's a big deal that his official position is not guaranteed. He glanced at Chai Yonghui and said, "Let's go and ask Yang Peng about this matter, and plead for my brother depending on the situation!" Chai Yonghui frowned and nodded.

"Mom and aunt shouldn't help uncle!" Rui'er's voice suddenly rang out.

Everyone was taken aback, and hurriedly looked at Rui'er, only to see that she didn't know when she had woken up, sitting on the couch, pouting, and looking very angry.

I only heard Rui'er say loudly: "Uncle has done something bad, he should be punished!" And my uncle, as an official and a relative of my father, should be punished severely! ”

The three adults were dumbfounded when they heard this little child speak like this.

Chai Yongqi smiled bitterly; "Good Rui'er, do you want your uncle to die?"

Rui'er said solemnly: "If my uncle commits a capital crime, he should die!" Everyone is responsible for what they do! ”

The three adults were speechless for a while, and they no longer dared to treat this six-year-old child as a child.

Chai Yonghui walked over and picked up Rui'er, and asked curiously, "Rui'er, who gave you these truths?" ”

Rui'er immediately tilted her head, and her innocent and lively temperament was revealed again, and said: "Dad often tells me, Brother Zhao You also told me something, and the teacher also said something. But I think Dad is the best! When she talked about her father, Rui'er's little face was full of adoration.

Chai Yongqi walked over and said pitifully: "Rui'er, wouldn't you be sad if your uncle was executed by your father?" ”

Rui'er frowned, looking sad, "But, who told you to do bad things?" Chai Yongqi was stunned on the spot, speechless at all.

Mu Guifei couldn't help but ask Rui'er, "Rui'er, can we save your uncle without breaking the law?" ”

Rui'er frowned and said, "It's not about the law now. My father and the cabinet have already said that the affairs of the previous dynasty are not to blame, so my uncle is legally innocent. But if my father knew about this matter, he would definitely be investigated, and in terms of my father's character, he might have seen his uncle's head! Chai Yongqi's face turned pale instantly, and he couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

Rui'er glanced at her uncle, her uncle was so pitiful in her little heart, and she would be so sad and sad if she wasn't there. As soon as he thought of this, he wanted to save his uncle, so he frowned tightly. After a while, he said, "I think that if my uncle can donate a lot of money to the people who were affected by the disaster, my father will forgive my uncle!" ”

When the three adults heard this, their eyes couldn't help but light up, and Chai Yongqi nodded again and again: "This method is good, this method is good!" ”

Chai Yonghui asked teasingly: "Brother is willing to take out all that money?" ”

Chai Yongqi sighed and said, "If you asked me this a few years ago, little sister, I would definitely say that I was reluctant." But now it's different, I think I finally found the ideal of my youth in Daming, and those money are no different from dung in my eyes! What I'm most worried about right now is that my dreams will die halfway because of this incident! In that case, you might as well kill me! ”

Rui'er hurriedly said: "Uncle, as long as you listen to me, Dad will definitely not blame you!" ”

Chai Yongqi smiled bitterly and nodded, "I hope so." ”

After Yang Peng left Chai Yonghui's dormitory, he first went to see Long'er, and then took Long'er to visit Yang Tong in prison. The prison where Yang Tong is held is a very special place in Bianliang Women's Prison, in the deepest part of the prison is a room of about 20 square meters. After all, this is the place where the former queen is imprisoned, and the room of about twenty square meters is divided into a sleeping place and a place to bathe and go to the toilet, cloth

With beds, wardrobes, dressers and other furniture, it is like a small and delicate bedroom, far from being comparable to ordinary prisons.

When Yang Tong saw his lover and child, he couldn't help but smile happily and hurriedly greeted him. Long Er shouted happily: "Mother! He threw himself into his mother's arms. Yang Tong hugged his child, his face was full of loving brilliance.

Yang Peng put the basket of a food box on the dining table, opened the food box, took out a few side dishes and a small pot of wine and put them on the table. smiled and said to Yang Tong: "I made a few side dishes today, let's eat together." ”

Yang Tong nodded happily and led his son to the dining table and sat down.

Yang Peng sandwiched a piece of frankincense fried meat for Yang Tong, and said with a smile: "Eat it while it's hot." Yang Tong picked up the fried meat and put it in his mouth, chewed it, and couldn't help tears coming out of his eyes.

Yang Peng hurriedly took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears, smiled and comforted: "Don't be sad, it's been two years, and you can leave here in another two years!" ”

Yang Tong shook his head and said with infinite self-reproach: "I'm so stupid!" I even doubt my husband's feelings for me! As a result, so many stupid things were done! ”

Yang Peng smiled: "Things are over. Besides, who hasn't done something ridiculous in their life! Don't think about it anymore! Yang Tong nodded lightly, and then looked at Yang Peng with infinite tenderness. Yang Peng looked at Yang Tong's beautiful face and smiled: "You look like this when I first met you back then!" Kind-hearted, chivalrous and tender! Back then, when I saw you, I couldn't help it! ”

Yang Tong Jiaoyan blushed slightly, she was very happy in her heart, but she was also very shy, she glanced at Long'er who was blinking her curious eyes, and whispered to her lover: "Long'er is here!" Yang Peng smiled. Although Yang Tong is in prison, he is infinitely concerned about this precious son and asks very carefully, especially about Long'er's homework.

Yang Peng glanced at Long'er and said to Yang Tong: "Yang Tong, in fact, I don't blame you for what you did back then, you are all for Long'er!" ”

Yang Tong shook his head with a wry smile and said, "The concubine only felt that she was a ghost at that time!" ”

Yang Peng said: "Mothers want to give everything to their children, which is understandable! Yang Tong sobbed: "The husband doesn't blame the concubine, the concubine, the concubine really doesn't know what to say!" Yang Peng smiled: "Don't say anything, our family will get together today, and I'll go back in the evening!" Yang Tong nodded happily.

In the past two years, as long as Yang Peng is in Bianliang, he will bring Long'er and Ping'er to see Yang Tong every once in a while. Although Yang Tong is in prison, he feels much happier than when he was a queen.

It was not until late at night that Yang Peng returned to the palace. Yang Peng took Long'er to Mu Guifei's bedroom, and when he saw that Mu Guifei and Chai Yonghui were there, he couldn't help but smile slightly. The two girls greeted them. Yang Peng said to Long Er: "Go and rest by yourself." Long Er replied and said to Yang Peng and Chai Yonghui sisters: "Erchen retires." Then he turned and went to his room. Fei Fu came over and followed the dragon, taking him by the hand and walking towards his room. Long Er said this to Fei Fu with some excitement.

Mu Guifei glanced at Long'er's back and smiled: "Long'er is very happy!" ”

Yang Peng smiled and nodded, glanced at the two of her sisters, and said with a wicked smile: "You two are here, don't you want to have a double phoenix playing dragon?" ”

The two girls blushed, and Chai Yonghui said angrily: "You're dreaming! We're not going to do that, that kind of shameless thing! ”

Yang Peng smiled: "How did this become a bad thing?" If it's a bad thing, you're still happy to be like that when the two of us do it! Chai Yonghui was embarrassed and said in shame: "I was forced to do so!" Yang Peng rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Why did it become a last resort?" If you have to do it, wouldn't I be strong with you! ”

Seeing that the two of them were talking more and more, Mu Guifei hurriedly interrupted: "Don't gossip, let's get down to business!" Chai Yonghui remembered the matter at this time, and his mood couldn't help but become heavy, and the look of shame on his delicate face was instantly replaced by a worried look.

Yang Peng glanced at the two daughters and said with a smile: "I don't talk to my husband in the middle of the night, but I want to talk to my husband about business!" Say, what's the matter? ”

The two women glanced at each other, and they both looked unspeakable.

Yang Peng smiled: "You can't say it, then I'll say it first." Are you bothered by my brother-in-law? The two girls looked at Yang Peng in surprise, and Chai Yonghui couldn't help but exclaim, "How do you know?" ”

Yang Peng smiled, walked to a chair and sat down, glanced at the two girls with surprised faces, and continued: "Your husband, I not only know that you are here for my brother-in-law, but also because you are for the fact that he embezzled disaster relief funds in the Zhao and Song Dynasty courts. The two girls were extremely surprised, that look was like treating their man as a fairy, Chai Yonghui couldn't help but exclaim: "Big brother, you are really an unpredictable prophet!" ”

Mu Guifei thought of the original and asked, "Did the eldest brother receive the complaint?" ”

Yang Peng glanced at Mu Guifei with appreciative eyes and said, "Not long ago, someone from Shandong came to Bianliang to accuse my brother-in-law to the cabinet. The thing described is the greedy ink matter of the Zhao and Song dynasties. ”

When the two girls heard this, they couldn't help but get nervous, and Chai Yonghui asked, "Big brother, how did you decide?" ”

Yang Peng glanced at the two girls with nervous faces, and asked with a smile, "How do you want me to decide?" ”

The two girls glanced at each other, and Mu Guifei said: "My brother did something like that, causing many Shandong people to be displaced, and it should be dealt with according to law!" However, after all, he is our brother, and he is connected by blood, we, how can we watch him die in the Dharma field! Chai Yonghui couldn't help but nodded.

Yang Peng said: "So you are waiting for me here tonight, not to linger with me in love, and to intercede with me for twenty years." ”

The two women didn't speak, but the look was clearly acquiescing.

Yang Peng smiled: "Why are you so nervous! In fact, the cabinet has already made a conclusion on the affairs of the previous dynasty, except for Pang Taishi, Wang Qinruo and others, the rest will not be investigated. This includes my brother-in-law. ”

When the two girls heard this, the big stone that weighed on their hearts was committed. Chai Yonghui said in disbelief: "Big brother really doesn't pursue it? However, my brother's crime is very serious! Even Rui'er said that the eldest brother would not let go of the elder brother after he found out! ”

Yang Peng smiled: "Rui'er knows me very well!" It's just that the environment that my brother-in-law was in at the time, if it was not the same as the pollution, it would inevitably harm itself, the environment was like this, and the wrong things he did were understandable, not to mention that the main thing he was greedy for disaster relief funds at that time was Pang Taishi, my brother-in-law was at most an accomplice, and now he is no longer Zhao Song, so why should Zhao Song's old things be bitten! If those bad things in the Zhao and Song dynasties must be chased every step of the way, I don't know how many people will suffer! In fact, in the end, they are not the culprits at all! Always remembering the old things is hindering social stability! It doesn't matter what he has done in the past, only what he does now and in the future is what matters! ”

When the two girls heard their lover's words, the worries in their hearts were completely relaxed.

Yang Peng smiled and asked the two daughters: "Has my brother-in-law not left Bianliang yet?" ”

The two girls nodded, and Mu Guifei said, "Brother is waiting for His Majesty's punishment!" Yang Peng said with a smile: "There is no need to punish, his achievements in the past two years can be regarded as having made up for it!" You can tell him, don't worry about this matter, since the cabinet and I have decided not to blame the old affairs of the Zhao and Song dynasties, we will never deal with him because of the affairs of the previous dynasty. The two women smiled and nodded. Chai Yonghui let out a long breath and said with a smile: "I thought this matter would be out of control, but I didn't expect it to be solved so easily!" ”

Yang Peng smiled evilly: "This matter is not over yet!" ”

The two women were amazed.

Yang Peng walked between the two women, hugged the slender waist of one of them with his left and right hands, lowered his head and kissed each of them on their pink faces, and said with a smile: "My husband has helped you with such a favor, isn't there any reward?" The two women were stunned for a moment, and then Xia Fei's cheeks were burning.

Yang Peng saw that the two girls were charming and charming, and he couldn't help but move his index fingers, and said excitedly: "Whatever you say today, you have to play the dragon and the phoenix!" As he spoke, he dragged the two girls upstairs. The two girls were very shy, but neither of them objected.

……

The next morning, Yang Peng was looking through the official documents in the imperial study. Yan Ji came in from outside, hugged her fists and said, "Husband! ”

Yang Peng looked at the official document and asked, "Did that person confess?" ”

"Nope. When the man saw that we had not tortured him, he kept reasoning. Husband, if you deal with this kind of guy who doesn't see the coffin and doesn't shed tears, you should be punished! ”

Yang Peng smiled, put down the official document, and saw Yan Ji's willow eyebrows upside down and was very angry, and said with a smile: "Our law has long been used internally. Don't say that he didn't commit anything, and even if he did, we can't torture him. ”

Yan Ji frowned and said, "But in this way, he has no fear, and it is almost impossible for us to learn anything from his mouth!" ”

Yang Peng stood up, walked to the window, looked at the light rain outside the window, and said, "Since you can't get useful information from him, let him go." Yan Ji was surprised, and then understood, and happily hugged her fists and said: "The concubine understands, the concubine will do it!" With that, he was leaving.

Yang Peng hurriedly turned around and shouted, "Slow down, slow down!" ”

Yan Ji stopped and asked; "What else does the husband command?"

Yang Peng asked, "How is the situation in the west?" ”

Only then did Yan Ji remember the matter in the west, and said, "The concubine almost forgot." I just received a report from the west last night. The Byzantine Empire had once again defeated the Orthodox coalition in a recent major war, and had already invaded the borders of Rus'. "Rus', that is, what is now Russia, at that time, Rus', also called Kievan Rus', as the name suggests, had its capital in Kiev, not later Moscow.

Yang Peng pondered: "We have already invaded the territory of Rus', and it seems that the collapse of the Orthodox state is only a matter of time." He looked at Yan Ji and asked, "What about the Shinra side?" ”

"The HRE hasn't made any big moves lately, and the army is still confronting the combined forces of England and France under the city of Paris."

Two years ago, HRE launched a great war to unify the West, the army was like a bamboo, swallowing many surrounding countries in two years, and the northern army was approaching Paris, if it were not for England sending a large number of reinforcements in time, Paris would have been breached a year earlier. When Paris was in danger, the English army arrived in time to cooperate with the French army to counterattack the HRE army, and the two sides fought several battles, winning and losing each other, and then the battle fell into a stalemate until now. To the south, the forces of the Holy Roman Empire had approached the city of Rome, and the Holy See was forced to negotiate peace with the HRE due to the strong military might of the HRE, and the results of the peace talks have not yet come out.

There was footsteps at the door. Yang Peng retracted his thoughts and looked towards the door, only to see Jiang Li rushing in, clenching his fists and saying, "Your Majesty, all the cabinet ministers have already arrived in the main hall, just waiting for Your Majesty to arrive." ”

Yang Peng nodded and walked out of the imperial study. Yan Ji and Jiang Li hurriedly followed.

When I came to the main hall, I saw that all the ministers of the cabinet had already arrived. When the cabinet ministers saw His Majesty coming, they all stood up and saluted together: "Meet Your Majesty!" ”

Yang Peng walked to the top and sat down, smiled and said to everyone: "No need to be polite, sit down." Everyone said together: "Thank you, Your Majesty! Then he sat down.

Yang Peng glanced at everyone and asked, "Is there something going on today?" ”

Han Bing clenched his fists and said, "Big brother, the cabinet has been discussing an issue for the past two days. We, Daming, have been resting for two years, and it's time to restart the army! ”

Yang Peng asked, "You all think like this?" ”

Tang Shidian immediately said: "Wechen doesn't think like this, Wechen doesn't agree!" ”

Han Bing glanced at Tang Shidian and said with a smile: "Lord Tang still said that although the country is very warlike, it will die or something, it is really an ancient thing!" This point, the eldest brother has already made it very clear, and the government and the opposition have already formed a consensus! I don't know why Lord Xu still insists on his opinion? ”

Tang Shidian frowned and said, "Of course, what Your Majesty said is reasonable, but since there is no longer a threat, why do you need to take the initiative to find the enemy?" ”

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.