"There is no evidence!" Zhang Xuan shook his head. He didn't want to implicate the Cui family in Qinghe.

Pei Ju understood Zhang Xuan’s difficulties in his heart. He stopped asking about this matter. He pondered for a while and said: “This time I came to Hu’er to imprisonment and did shock the government and the country. It was very unexpected, at least I didn’t expect it.”

"Shangshu Pei also thinks that the general's crime is not so serious?"

Pei Ju did not answer directly, but smiled and said, "A few years ago, attacking Tuyuhun, Xue Shixiong attacked Yiwu. At that time, the emperor issued an order to withdraw his troops, but he said that the general was unwilling to accept the orders of the foreign king and refused to withdraw his troops until he captured Yiwu City. Afterwards, the emperor did not blame him, but praised him for his loyalty and courage. Why did it come to this day, when it came to protect his childhood, but he became an attempt to support his troops and become independent? Did General Zhang think about the reason?"

Zhang Xuan understood Pei Ju's meaning, the change of time and the country's strength became weak, and Yang Guang's mentality also changed.

Zhang Xuan smiled bitterly and said, "I'm afraid the emperor already has a strong sense of crisis in his heart."

Pei Ju nodded, "It is because of what you said. In the mind of the Lord, whether the general is loyal is much more important than whether Goguryeo surrenders. Your contribution is truly unimportant to the Lord."

"What will happen in the end?"

"No one knows now. The Lord is still considering who to judge Lai Ku'er. He doesn't care about you yet, so wait with peace of mind! I don't think the Lord will do too much."

Zhang Xuan sighed, "I hope the emperor will not make the soldiers feel too heartbroken."

Pei Ju picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of the tea. He thought about it and said slowly: "Let's do this! I'll find an opportunity to mention you to the emperor in two days. I can't help too many people. For the friendship on the grassland, I will try my best to help you."

Zhang Xuan was overjoyed and quickly stood up to salute, "Thank you, Shangshu Pei, Zhang Xuan is very grateful."

Pei Ju smiled, "I always thought we were destined to be together. If you have any difficulties, just tell me, I will try my best to help you solve it."

"The Secretary of State helps him, and the humble position will be remembered in his heart."

Zhang Xuan said goodbye and left, Pei Ju fell into deep thought. At this time, his grandson Pei Xin came back and saluted and said, "Grandfather. He has left."

Pei Ju glanced at her grandson and asked with a smile: "What do you think of this person?"

Pei Xin thought for a while and said, "This person is calm and confident, and he has a general demeanor in every move. His grandson thinks he is quite unique."

Pei Ju stroked his beard and smiled: "You are very insightful, trustworthy. If you have time to date him more, it is best to have a deep relationship with him. This person may be very useful to our family in the future."

"That's why my grandfather decided to help him."

“That’s exactly that!”

Pei Xin quickly bowed and said, "The grandson understands what grandfather means."

"You go and find Xingjian for me."

Soon, Pei Xin took a burly young man into the study room. His name was Pei Xingjian, who was the best in the Pei martial arts hall. He was skilled in martial arts and thoughtful. He was known as the four powerful generals of the Pei family together with his brother Pei Xingyan and two other Pei children.

Pei Xingyan followed his father to join the army, while Pei Xingjian followed the head of the family, and was Pei Ju's capable general.

Pei Xingjian walked into the room and knelt on one knee. "Xingjian met the head of the family!"

Pei Ju winked at his grandson, and Pei Xin understood and slowly retreated.

Pei Ju then asked, "What happened when I asked you to investigate?"

"You have already confirmed that the head of the family has basically confirmed that the prophecy was indeed distributed by the Yuan family. It's just that they act secretly and it's difficult to grasp their handle."

Pei Ju stroked his beard and said to himself. "It turns out that there was an internal strife in Wuchuan Mansion."

Pei Ju walked a few steps behind his hands and said to Pei Xingjian again: "You continue to take people to keep an eye on every move of Wuchuan Mansion, especially Dou Qing to see who he interacts with, but be careful not to let Dou Qing find that I am paying attention to him."

"Xingjian understands!" Pei Xingjian bowed and hurriedly went down.

Pei Ju walked to the window with his hands behind his back and looked at the top of the Wuchuan Tower vaguely visible in the distance. He sneered: "Old man Dou, I want to take a look. How do you play this game of chess?"

At the same time when Pei Ju met Zhang Xuan, in Yuwen Shu's mansion, not far from Pei's mansion, Yuwen Shu, who had just returned to the mansion, was listening to the report of his second son Yuwen Zhiji.

"Qi Bian, Li Shanheng has successfully provoked chaos in Xinei Camp. He promised me that there will be chaos in the military camp tonight."

Yuwen Shu paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, thinking for a long time. He stopped and looked at Xu Yin, the strategist standing beside him, "Does this strategy be completely defeated?"

Xu Yin stroked his beard and smiled, "I can guarantee to the general that even if he couldn't kill Lai Hu'er in the end, he would be completely dismissed from office."

"The result I want is not just to get rid of it, but to protect the other person." Yuwen Shu said coldly.

"I understand the profound meaning of the general. If this strategy can be implemented smoothly, I can ensure that the Sui army is completely disheartened by today's Zi, which will seriously weaken the emperor's prestige in the army. I am a strategy of killing two birds with one stone."

Yuwen Shu nodded, and he didn't want to say something, but Xu Yin could think of it for him, which made him very satisfied with Xu Yin.

Xu Yin added: "This strategy is to set fire in the end. The key is to clear the general in time. We must not find that this fire was released by the general."

Speaking of this, Xu Yin's eyes turned to Yuwen Zhiji.

Yuwen Zhiji was startled and said anxiously: "Li Shanheng can't move!"

He was anxious and said to his father in a panic: "The child agreed to him and promoted him to general. This is also his father's promise. His father cannot speak without trust!"

"What did you say!"

Yuwen Shu suddenly turned around and stared at him fiercely, "Who are you talking about without trust?"

Yuwen Zhiji was so scared that he quickly lowered his head and did not dare to let out a moment of excitement. Xu Yin next to him advised: "Although Li Shanheng and the second young master have a good relationship, he really can't keep it. Once he is not aware of his words, he will harm the general. This matter must be kept absolutely confidential and he must be eliminated."

Yuwen Shu snorted and said to Yuwen Zhiji: "I don't care what kind of friendship you and Li Shanheng have. I must deal with him later. Did you hear that!"

"Boy obeys the order!" Yuwen Zhiji agreed helplessly.

Zhang Xuan rushed out of the city gate with the sound of drums rumbling about closing the city gate and returned directly to the Xineiying station.

But as soon as he walked into the camp, he met Yuchi Gong and ran towards him nervously, "General, it's not good. Something happened to the military camp."

"What happened?" Zhang Xuan asked with a frown.

"The generals of each battalion ran to the Miyagi to petition, and the Xinei camp was already open."

Zhang Xuan was shocked, "What about our military camp? Have you gone?"

"I and Liu Zheng stopped everyone. I said that the general was not here, so everyone was not allowed to act rashly. Someone was dissatisfied and was knocked over by me."

"well done!"

Zhang Xuan praised Yuchi Gong and walked quickly towards his big tent. Yuchi Gong hurriedly followed and whispered: "I heard that more than a thousand people have gone to petition. The general must make a decision immediately, otherwise this matter will affect us."

"I know. I'll ask clearly before talking about the situation."

Zhang Xuan also knew that something must have happened, otherwise it would not have started suddenly. When he approached the big tent, he saw Liu Ling standing at the tent. Liu Ling stepped forward and was about to speak, but Zhang Xuan waved his hand, "Get in and talk!"

He lifted the curtain and walked into the tent, and Liu Ling followed in. He said nervously: "Just this evening, a news came that General Lai has been convicted of treason and is ready to be executed. All the troops participating in the Goguryeo battle this time will be disbanded, and the military merit rewards promised by the emperor have also been cancelled."

"It's because of this news?" Zhang Xuan was a little puzzled. The generals were not so impulsive!

"This news angered everyone. Everyone ran to the palace to petition. We were going to the military camp, but we were stopped by Yuchi and I."

The situation was developing too fast, which made Zhang Xuan confused. If Lai Hu'er was going to be executed, Pei Ju would definitely tell him, but Pei Ju clearly told him that he had not even decided who to examine Lai Hu'er, so how could he be executed?

Zhang Xuan immediately realized that this must be someone who released the news of the holiday, which caused chaos in Xineiying. It is still impossible to determine what purpose it is, but the consequences are quite serious.

At this moment, someone outside the tent said to his personal soldiers: "Please report to the general, we want to see him."

Zhang Xuan stood up and walked out of the tent. He saw more than 20 brigade commanders, school captains and other generals gathered at the entrance of the tent. Zhang Xuan shouted angrily: "What do you want to do?"

All the generals bowed their heads, and no one dared to say anything. After a while, a captain whispered: "Everyone has fought for their own destiny. If we don't go, it will seem too unrighteous."

"You guys know nothing!"

Zhang Xuan cursed: "Who said that the general of the country is going to be executed, who said that we are going to be disbanded? What is your purpose in going to the palace? It is a rebellion! It is a military revelation! Not only will the general of the country be killed, we will be disbanded. Do you know how serious the consequences will be!"

Shen Guang whispered: "Actually, we don't want to take risks, but what's going on now? Everyone is panic. Can the general give us a letter of confidence?"

Zhang Xuan looked at the worried eyes and said loudly to everyone: "I went to inquire about the news in the afternoon. The news I got was that whoever was responsible for the trial of the general was not decided, so how could he be executed? It was obvious that someone was fanning the flames and trying to trap us in a place of unfaithfulness and unrighteousness. Therefore, without my order, no one was allowed to take a step forward in the camp. Those who dared to leave the camp without authorization would be executed according to military law!"

Zhang Xuan's words undoubtedly poured a pot of cold water on everyone's hearts. Everyone gradually calmed down. Many people lowered their heads in shame. Zhang Xuan ordered again: "Go and comfort their soldiers, have a good rest tonight. If you have anything to say, I will disband you tomorrow!"

The generals bowed and returned to the camp one after another. Zhang Xuan was also worried that if the matter was really big and the court would fight, the entire army would be implicated, and he would not be spared if the nest was destroyed. He had to find a way to prevent the situation from expanding in time. Zhang Xuan led a few personal soldiers and rode his horse towards the direction of the palace.

Xineiying is located in the Forbidden Garden of the Imperial Palace, only a few miles away from the Imperial Palace. A long high wall separates the Imperial Palace from the Forbidden Garden.

Inside the high wall is a city, and to the east is the palace where Emperor Yang Guang and his concubines live. Outside the high wall is an endless forest and grassland, as well as tens of thousands of garrisons.

The towering and majestic Changhe gate was closed tightly. On the gate tower were hundreds of imperial guards, with bows and arrows, and nervously staring at the city gate.

The city gate was shining with torches as daylight. More than a thousand middle and low-level generals gathered at the gate with torches in their hands. Several generals led by the leader shouted loudly: "We want to see the emperor, and we need an explanation!"

There was silence on the top of the city, and no one answered them. Zhao Xingshu, the general on duty at the Huya Lang, had already run into the palace to report, and no one could make the decision here.

More than a thousand people in the city had been waiting for most of the hour, and no one paid attention to them. They became more and more impatient. The leader shouted Li Shanheng: "If we don't answer us, we will set fire!"

Several side generals next to him were so scared that they stopped him and said, "General Li, we are petitioning, not causing trouble, don't be reckless!"

But the sound of Li Shanheng shouting caused chaos among the crowds gathered under the palace gate, and everyone shouted: "Let the emperor come out! Otherwise we will set fire."

At this time, there was a commotion at the palace gate, and someone shouted, "Minister of War Yu is here!"

The soldiers on the city dodged to both sides, and saw the Minister of War Yu Shiji walking to the palace gate with a sweat on his head. It happened to be his turn tonight, but he heard that a mutiny had occurred in the Xinei Camp, which scared him so much that he rushed to come here.
Chapter completed!