At dusk, the carriage of Yu Wenbi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, drove into Chongrenfang and stopped in front of Pei's mansion, Pei Ju had already received the report first, waiting at the door, Yuwen Bi stepped off the carriage, and smiled at Pei Ju: "I didn't make an appointment in advance, I disturbed Pei Envoy!"

Pei Ju is currently the Huangmen squire, and is also one of the important ministers of the imperial court, he is of medium stature, thin appearance, with three long beards, although he is nearly sixty years old, but his appearance looks very young, quite a bit of fairy wind and bones.

Pei Ju had also heard that He Ruobi, Dugu Luo, Yuan Shou and others were arrested, and at this time, Yu Wenbi, who usually did not come and go, came to visit, and he vaguely guessed that nine times out of ten it was related to Dugu Luo and others.

But on the face, Pei Ju was very warm and polite, he smiled and said: "Brother Gongfu, what are these words, how can you be called disturbing? Usually you can't be invited, it's easy to come to the door today, if you don't get drunk today, I won't let you go." ”

Both of them laughed, and after laughing, Pei Ju waved his hand, "Brother Gongfu, please!"

"Brother Pei Xian, please!"

The two walked into Pei's mansion affectionately, sat down in Pei Ju's outer study, the family served them a few side dishes, and heated a pot of wine, Pei Ju poured a glass of wine for Yu Wenbi and said with a smile: "Getting drunk is just a joke, but Brother Gongfu does want to have two drinks with me." ”

He poured another cup into his cup, raised his glass and smiled: "Brother Gongfu, I will give you a glass first." ”

"Brother Xian is polite, I'll do it first as respect. ”

Yu Wenbi drank it all, but he took the wine jug and filled it for Pei Ju, and the two drank a few glasses of wine. After a few more pleasantries, he gradually led the topic to what happened today.

"Brother Gongfu, I heard that He Fubo actually assassinated King Jin, this is a bit strange, what is the reason for this, does Brother Gongfu know?"

Yu Wenbi smiled bitterly and said, "Just yesterday at noon, there was a martial arts competition on the school field next to Pei's Mansion, does Brother Pei Xian know about this?"

Pei Ju nodded. "I heard it after I returned home, and I heard that it was a personal grudge between He Fubo and the grandson of Mrs. Yang, but He Fubo was disrespectful to the old and vindictive with the younger generation, which was a bit unorthodox. ”

"Hmph! He was killed by the grandson of Mrs. Yang because of his son. Single-minded on revenge, in fact, the assassination that happened in the suburbs today is a continuation of last night's incident. ”

Pei Ju frowned, "Brother Gongfu means that He Fubo actually wants to kill the grandson of Yang Taifu, since this is the case, then why drag King Jin in, I heard that King Jin was only on the scene at that time." Didn't He Fubo know that if King Jin was present and used force, it would become an assassination, and he didn't understand such a simple truth?"

It was He Fubo who was careless, he didn't expect that King Jin would send Yang Yuanba, and he also investigated in advance, but he didn't find out that it was King Jin sitting in the carriage. This is also the life of He Fubo. ”

Yuwenbi didn't dare to tell Pei Ju, this was a trap, if he said it, Pei Ju might not help him, Yuwenbi said again: "Actually, He Fubo is reckless, that's his own fault, we don't care." The key is that he actually involved General Dugu and Yuanshou, and now the Dugu brothers have been arrested, and the Yuan brothers have been arrested, which makes people panic, they are actually innocent. As colleagues, we should say a few words of justice for them, what does Pei Xiandi think?"

Speaking of which, Pei Ju fully understood Yuwenbi's intention, that is, he wanted to let himself intercede for Duguluo and them, but Pei Ju didn't know whether Yuwenbi came specifically to find him, or whether he was one of the intercessors of the crowd, making a joint letter or something, so he smiled and asked, "Then what do you need me to do?"

In fact, Zhang Jin means that it is best to find Yuwenshu to intercede about moving the capital, and Yuwenbi and Yuwenshu are of the same race, and the effect of intercession will be better, but Yuwenbi knows Yuwenshu very well, let Yuwenshu intercede, and the final result is likely to be extraordinary and cannot save Duguluo, Yuwenshu will fall into the well instead, he is such a person, he cannot be trusted.

Yuwenbi and Pei Ju have a good relationship, and the Pei brothers have been deeply favored by the saint recently, and they have a lot of weight to speak in front of the saint, so it is a good choice to let him be the middleman.

Yu Wenbi smiled and said: "In fact, when the court talked about moving the capital that day, it didn't mean that everyone was against moving the capital, but I just felt that it was too hasty, the saint was about to move the capital just after he ascended the throne, everyone was worried that the saint was on a whim, and they didn't realize the importance of moving the capital, if the saint could think about it thoroughly, I think everyone would sit down calmly and discuss, and I want to ask Pei Xiandi to convey this meaning to the saint for me." ”

Pei Ju's heart is like a mirror, the saint really has the means, a little trick to make the Guanlong nobles succumb, Pei Ju is a Hedong scholar, he has a neutral attitude towards moving the capital, but there is one point, after moving the capital, the power of the Guanlong nobles will definitely decline, then the influence of the northern nobles will increase, and the relocation of the capital will be beneficial to Pei Valve.

Since the Guanlong nobles succumbed, he was also willing to be this middleman.

"Okay, I can go to the Holy Shrine and talk about it, I don't know when Brother Gongfu wants me to go?"

"The situation is urgent, I hope Brother Pei Xiandi will go now. ”

In the imperial study, Yang Ying had just finished dinner, and as usual, he returned to the imperial study to review and approve the folds, and he had a large number of government affairs to deal with every day, which made him the emperor work quite hard.

At this time, Yang Ying was listening to the report of Zhang Heng, the secretary of the Criminal Department, Zhang Heng was responsible for trying the case of He Ruobi's assassination of King Jin, he was very effective, and everything was handled properly according to Yang Ying's intentions.

"Your Highness, Yuan Xuan also admitted that he was involved in the murder of King Jin. ”

"What about the Dugu clan, and Yuanshou, do they admit it?" Yang Ying asked again.

Dugu Luo and Dugu Quan refused to admit it, and Yuan Shou said that if His Majesty wanted him to admit it, he would admit it. ”

"Really? This man is quite sleek. ”

Yang Ying smiled, took their confessions and looked at them, Dugu Luo's confession was written in blood, 'not guilty!', and the red blood was particularly dazzling.

Dugu Quan's confession was written a lot, the cause and effect, written clearly, and finally wrote: "The minister agrees with He Fubo to kill Yang Yuanba, this behavior is inappropriate! But the assassination of the King of Jin has no such intention, I hope Your Majesty will see it." ’

Zhang Heng carefully observed his words, he saw that although Yang Ying's tone was casual, he still couldn't hide the dissatisfaction in his heart, Zhang Heng hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the ministers can guarantee that they can re-produce their confessions before dawn tomorrow, and they will definitely satisfy Your Majesty." ”

Yang Ying pondered for a moment, and at this moment, the eunuch reported at the door, "Your Majesty, Huangmen Pei Shilang said that there is something important to ask to see Your Majesty." ”

"Announce his audience!"

Yang Ying also needed to think about the affairs of Dugu Luo and the others again, so he said to Zhang Heng: "You wait outside for a while, I will think about it again, and I will announce you later." ”

"Obey!" Zhang Heng slowly retreated.

After a while, Pei Ju was led into the imperial study by the eunuch, and he stepped forward to give a deep salute, "Minister Pei Ju see Your Majesty." ”

"Pei Aiqing, is there anything urgent about coming to see me so late?"

"Your Majesty, regarding tomorrow's court meeting, the minister has a bill, and I want to submit it to the court meeting for discussion, please look at it first. ”

After speaking, Pei Ju respectfully handed a book of recitals to Yang Ying, Yang Ying took the recital and read it, his heart was slightly stunned, it turned out to be a proposal to move the capital, he glanced at Pei Ju, and seemed to understand something in his heart, this Pei Ju is very discerning! He actually seized the opportunity at this critical moment.

"Pei Aiqing, why did you come up with the idea of proposing to move the eastern capital?"

Pei Ju bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the last time Your Majesty proposed to move the capital in the court, the minister was not psychologically prepared for a while, and after the minister's repeated consideration, the minister very much agreed with His Majesty's thoughtful consideration of moving the capital, and the minister thought that moving the capital to Yecheng was the key to the prosperity of my Tianwu, and it must not be hindered by a few self-interested people." The minister will resolutely support His Majesty's move of the capital to Yecheng tomorrow. ”

"I understand Pei Aiqing's loyalty, but there are many opponents! Pei Aiqing alone is probably still a little difficult. ”

Yang Ying was hinting at Pei Ju, Pei Ju understood in his heart, and he smiled slightly: "The minister can persuade Niu Hong, the secretary of the ministry, Pei Yun, the imperial historian, Yu Shiji, and others to support the minister's plan, not the minister's own strength." ”

"Okay!" Yang Ying snapped up, "I'm looking forward to your performance tomorrow." ”

Pei Ju discussed with Yang Ying the specific details of tomorrow's court meeting, and then retreated, Yang Ying already had a plan in his heart to deal with Dugu Luo and others, and he immediately ordered: "Quickly announce Zhang Heng's visit!"

Pei Ju walked out of Daxing Palace and boarded the carriage, in which sat his brother Pei Yun, Pei Yun was the imperial historian at the time, and also Pei Ju's important minister in the court, and as soon as Pei Ju got on the car, he asked urgently: "How is the situation?"

Pei Ju didn't speak for a long time, and when the carriage started, he closed his eyes, his body swayed lightly with the wall of the carriage, and after a while, he said lightly: "The intention of the saint is obvious, he wants to support the Shi clan to deal with the Guanlong nobles, but he doesn't want the Shi clan to sit big, so I estimate that his suppression of the Guanlong nobles will not be too ruthless, and the status of our Pei family will be decided tomorrow morning." ”

That night, Yang Ying issued an edict announcing the decision to dispose of He Fubo, Dugu Luo and others, and He Fubo, the Duke of Song, conspired to assassinate the King of Jin, the evidence was conclusive, the crime was unforgivable, He Fubo was executed, deprived of all official positions and titles, and the whole family was exiled to Lingnan.

Yuan Guan, the former general of the Right Xiaowei, was an accomplice, and the family general participated in the assassination of the King of Jin, and the evidence was also conclusive, so he was executed, his title was taken, and his family could be pardoned.

Youzhou assassin Shi Dugu whole, also an accomplice, sent the family to participate in the assassination of the king of Jin, the evidence is conclusive, but the old merits of his family, give death, family pardon, allow his eldest son to inherit the title.

Although the Duke of Shu Guo, the general of Zuo Wuwei, Dugu Luo, and the Taifu Siqing Yuanshou did not participate in the planning of the assassination, but they did not report it, they were also guilty, and the crime could be slightly reduced, and they were dismissed from the post of General Dugu Luo, demoted to the common people, and removed from the posts of General Yuanshou and Taifu Siqing, and deposed as the commander of Hanyang County.

Yang Ying's will took effect that night, He Fubo and the other three were executed in Dali Temple that night, Dugu Luo and Yuanshou were released and returned to their homes the next night, and Yuanshou was ordered to leave Beijing within three days to take up his post.