Pei Ju is already dying in Peijia Village, Wenxi County. He is in good health, but since he was captured by the Turks a few years ago and went to the northern grasslands, it was winter. His body was hit by severe cold and suffered great damage, and he gradually became unable to do so. Especially after this spring, he was unable to get sick. After two months of struggle, his life finally came to an end.

At this time, the children of the Pei family rushed back to Wenxi's old house from all over the world. Only Pei Renji and his son wanted to participate in the war, and Princess Pei Minqiu of Chu wanted to stay in Taiyuan and could not come. The other children of the Pei family rushed to see the head of the family for the last journey.

At noon that day, a team of 500 cavalry rushed from a distance, and rushed to the village entrance of Peijia Village before stopping. The general led by Yang Yuanqing turned over and dismounted and ordered his guards to rest and wait outside the village. He led more than a dozen personal soldiers to the village.

Peijia Village is a large village with about 300 households. Every household has a surname, Pei, and basically all are Pei clans. It is divided into more than a dozen branches, two of which are the most famous, one is Pei Ju and one house, the other is Pei Yun and one house, and several are also famous, such as one of Pei Renji and his son, and Pei Shiqing.

The most famous buildings in the entire Peijia Village are the ancestral hall and family school. The ancestral hall is a place to commemorate ancestors, and family school is a place to cultivate talents for future generations. All the children of the Pei family, whether male or female, have to go to home to study at the age of five. Women are twelve and men are 18 years old. It is the strict education that has cultivated generations of outstanding children.

Yang Yuanqing did not alarm the people in the village and led his horse to Pei Ju's mansion. At the door, he happened to meet Pei You walking out of the house. Her eyes were red, obviously she had just cried. When she looked up, she happened to see Yang Yuanqing, which scared her, "Your Highness, why are you here?"

"Am I late?" Yang Yuanqing asked worriedly. Although he did not see Gu Su and the Soul-Summit Banner along the way, he was still a little worried.

Pei You sighed, "The doctor said that I can't stand tonight."

Yang Yuanqing nodded silently. At this time, Pei Wenyi walked out. Pei Wenyi was Pei Minqiu's father, Yang Yuanqing's father-in-law. He saw Yang Yuanqing at a glance. He was shocked, "Yuanqing, when did you arrive?"

Yang Yuanqing stepped forward to salute his father-in-law, "I just arrived and heard that my grandfather was critically ill, so he came to visit him."

Pei Wenyi felt sad. He thought his daughter would come back, but now only Yang Yuanqing comes, so the daughter cannot come. Helplessly, he had to smile reluctantly and "Get into the house and sit."

Pei Wenyi and Pei You led Yang Yuanqing into the guest room and asked him to sit down and rest. Pei Wenyi went into the ward to tell his father that Yuanqing had arrived. Pei You gave him a cup of tea.

"Have your second grandfather returned?"

The second grandfather Yang Yuanqing mentioned was Pei Yun. Pei Yun was ordered to go to Lingnan to surrender and appease the counties in February. I wonder if he had rushed back. Pei You shook his head, "I heard that the second grandfather went to Lingnan, and it was difficult to get back."

Yang Yuanqing was silent. He probably could not get back. At this time, Pei Jin hurried into the room and bowed, "See Your Highness!"

Yang Yuanqing shook his head. "It's a family matter now. There is no relationship between His Highness and his ministers. Minqiu is responsible for stabilizing Taiyuan and cannot come. I will visit my grandfather on behalf of her and her children. Let's follow the power!"

"yes!"

Pei Jin didn't know what to call this noble brother-in-law. He hesitated for a moment and still called him according to the original name, "Grandfather asked His Highness to go over and speak."

"Let's go!"

Yang Yuanqing didn't make things difficult for him, so he stood up and followed him to the ward.

The light in the ward was soft and there was a strong smell of medicine. There were more than a dozen important figures of the Pei family sitting next to the bed. Seeing Pei Jin bringing Yang Yuanqing in, everyone stood up one after another. Yang Yuanqing waved his hand and signaled that everyone didn't have to be polite. When he walked to the couch, he saw Pei Ju lying on the couch, his face was burnt and thin, and Yang Yuanqing couldn't help feeling sad.

He sat in front of the couch and held Pei Ju's hand. Pei Ju was a little conscious. He turned his head slowly and saw Yang Yuanqing. A strange bright color flashed in his eyes. He had been holding on until now, largely because he was worried about the future and destiny of the Pei family. Yang Yuanqing was just the key to unlocking the future and destiny of the Pei family.

"You guys...go out!"

Pei Ju said two words with difficulty, and the children of the Pei family retreated one after another. Only Yang Yuanqing and Pei Ju were left in the room. Pei Ju grabbed Yang Yuanqing's hand and said hard: "Your Highness... I can't serve you anymore."

Yang Yuanqing felt a little sad, and patted his hand, not knowing what to say. Pei Ju smiled and sighed slightly, "Reshou for four years... It's so fast!"

Yang Yuanqing knew that he was referring to the situation when he first saw him. More than ten years have passed. Yang Yuanqing nodded silently, "I have always engraved my kindness to me in my heart."

At this time, an old tears suddenly surged in Pei Ju's eyes, and he said in a trembling voice: "The old minister has committed a death sentence, please... Your Highness forgives the Pei family, I will take everything, and I am willing to go to Avici Hell."

Yang Yuanqing was shocked. It was a very serious matter to say "I wish to go to Avici Hell" to the dying person. He would never say such words until he was extremely afraid. When he saw another tears flowing from Pei Ju's eyes, he quickly picked him up and wiped them away.

Pei Ju grabbed Yang Yuanqing's hand and looked at him with pleading eyes, "Your Highness... forgive the Pei family."

Yang Yuanqing felt thrilled. He suddenly remembered the kindness of the Pei family to him over the past decade, especially the various protections in the power struggle of the previous dynasty. He also felt grateful to Pei Ju. He was about to die and his words were kind. He could not let Pei Ju leave with endless regrets.

Yang Yuanqing nodded, "No matter what my grandfather did, it has nothing to do with the Pei family. This is my promise to my grandfather, repaying my kindness."

Tears surged in Pei Ju's eyes again. He looked at the roof, and tears flowed all over his body, saying tremblingly: "I killed... so many people, it is my sin. I am willing to go to hell... to redeem all my sins."

His words made Yang Yuanqing's heart move with a slight understanding, but Yang Yuanqing was a man who ruled the world after all. Although he understood in his heart, he had made a promise.

"I said that no matter what my grandfather did, it has nothing to do with the Pei family. I will treat the Pei family fairly in the future. If the political achievements are outstanding, I can become a prime minister. If the political achievements are mediocre, even the relationship between the princess will not be used."

Pei Ju breathed a light sigh, his last knot was untied, and he felt that he could leave...

Yang Yuanqing slowly walked out of the room, sighed, and said to the dozen Pei children who were waiting outside, "You can go in!"

More than a dozen children walked into the room one after another. When the head of the family was dying, they could not leave. Only Pei Wenyi was outside with his son-in-law. Yang Yuanqing sat for a while and stood up and said, "Then I'm leaving, I'm going to rush to Yan'an County."

Pei Wenyi did not try to keep him and sighed, "Please tell Minqiu, don't forget to sacrifice to his grandfather."

Yang Yuanqing nodded, turned around and left Pei Mansion, and left Peijia Village.

In the ward, Pei Zi, a brother of Pei Ju, wrote down Pei Ju's last words: "Pei Shiqing will take over the next head of the family, and Pei Qingsong will take over the next head of the family."

That night, Pei Ju died of illness in Peijia Village and completed his extraordinary life path.

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Just as Pei Ju died, Emperor Li Yuan of the Tang Dynasty also worsened his condition due to the heavy blow of the fall of Hanzhong, and he fell into a deep coma. The Tang Dynasty and the country were in extreme uneasy panic inside and outside. Everyone in the court officials were in danger, and no one had the heart to deal with official duties anymore.

Many people start taking long vacations and no longer attend court. Even when they go to court, they will gather together in groups of three or three to discuss the progress of the situation and discuss their respective futures.

The fall of Hanzhong made Chang'an City panic, and the rice prices rose again, and the rice prices had reached 600 cents. Although the rice prices were high, there were still a long queue of rice buying in front of more than a dozen rice shops in Chang'an's Liren City. Almost everyone understood that the war was about to break out, and at this time, it was more important to have food in the family than anything else.

However, more people in Chang'an kept fleeing from Chang'an and hid at their relatives' homes in the countryside to take refuge. Some people who had originally escaped from war and came to Chang'an from Luoyang began to return to Luoyang again. There were endless streams of migrant people everywhere on the official road east of Chang'an.

At noon that day, the Bashu wine shop on the left side of the gate of Liren City was open as before, but there were very few drinkers. There were only more than twenty old guests sitting in the four-story restaurant, and they all gathered together to chat and discuss the situation.

There are 22 restaurants on both sides of Liren City, almost all of which have closed down. Only three restaurants are barely open for business. Not only the restaurants, but also the shops in Liren City, except for the shops related to ingredients, which are hot, the rest of the shops are deserted and deserted, and many shops simply closed.

At this time, a man hurried into the Bashu diner, but he was not like a drinker. He walked directly to the counter and gave the shopkeeper a wink. The shopkeeper understood and took him to the backyard. The two of them entered a bungalow. The shopkeeper asked, "What new information is there?"

The man took out a booklet from his arms and smiled proudly: "This is obtained from Liu Jing, the chief of Taifu Temple, and the existing stock of grain and grass in the entire Tang Dynasty is very useful."

This Bashu winery is naturally an intelligence point of the Sui army in Chang'an. At present, the Sui army has three intelligence points in Chang'an, which are mutually exclusive and do not contact each other. Even if one intelligence point is destroyed, it will not affect the normal operation of the other two intelligence points.

They continuously sent various information from Chang'an and even the Tang Dynasty to Taiyuan. The shopkeeper's surname was Cai, and he was a captain of the Inner Guard Army. He was in charge of the Bashu restaurant. He was surprised and happy. This information was so important. He picked up the booklet and flipped it out. He couldn't help but ask happily: "How did you get it?"

The man smiled and said, "Now everyone in the Tang Dynasty is in danger and is looking for a way out. Liu Jing is no exception. I met his nephew and made a bridge with his nephew. He was willing to offer this list, and he didn't want a penny."

The shopkeeper nodded understandingly. It was already this time. Whoever these officials were willing to ask for money was just looking for a way out, and Liu Jing was no exception.
Chapter completed!