Yuanshou paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, feeling confused. Yang Yuanqing's counterattack speed and counterattack methods were unexpected, and he suddenly disrupted his plan. Moreover, his son was seriously injured, which made his hatred bloody. Qi

"The second master is here!"

With the butler shouted loudly, Yuanshou's younger brother Wusu hurried into the yard. Wusu was the young minister of Dali Temple and had something to do with Jingzhao Prefecture. He was entrusted by Yuanshou to go to Jingzhao Prefecture to find out the news. Yuanshou was excited and hurriedly welcomed him.

"What do you say about Jingzhao Mansion?"

"They refused to let anyone go, saying that someone had died and wanted to investigate."

Yuanshou was furious and said, "Isn't it just a beggar dead? Do you want my son to pay for his life to the beggar?"

He rushed out angrily, "I'll go find Cui Bosu!"

Wu Su hurriedly stopped him, "Brother, things are not that simple. It's not because of a beggar, but because of Min'er who killed the witness."

Yuanshou stopped, and a chill rose from the soles of his feet. This was the fatal matter. He gradually calmed down and began to learn Yang Yuanqing's style. He started from something that seemed to have nothing to do with me, dragged him into the vortex with one hand.

He remembered Zhang Jin's words, 'Yang Yuanqing is good at using some emergencies' or grasping the opponent's weaknesses, and then winning through some conspiracies...

Although he understood Zhang Jin's words, he did not expect that it would come so quickly and resolutely. And who did the prophecy? He now began to suspect that it was Yang Yuanqing who did it himself, so he made up a condom and let his son get in.

Yuanshou thought of his son, and he was shocked again. His son's legs were broken. How could he still stay in prison?

Yuanshou felt anxious again and hurried out. Duansu followed him and asked, "Brother, what should I do with the meeting tonight?"

Yuanshou was in a state of confusion, his plan was completely disrupted. What can he say at a meeting tonight?

He slowed down again, otherwise he would postpone the meeting? As soon as this idea came, he immediately rejected it himself. If it was postponed, it would seriously damage morale. And it was a birthday party. The invitation was sent. He had to sigh and said, "The evening meeting was held normally. If someone asked, it would be said that this was Yang Yuanqing's plan and let everyone not believe it."

After saying that, he hurried to the Jingzhao Government Office. In any case, he would save his son first to treat his injuries.

As soon as he walked to the door, he saw a carriage parked in front of the steps and Zhang Jin was coming out of the carriage.

"Brother Pu Tai!"

Yuanshou welcomed him, "I'm about to go to Jingzhao Prefecture."

Zhang Jin glanced at him and nodded slightly, "Then let's go together!"

He wanted to go back to the carriage again, and Yuanshou also got the carriage. The carriage started and quickly headed towards Fengdu City.

In the carriage, Zhang Jin spoke first, "Brother Yuan, tell me the truth, was Yang Yuanqing's prophecy done by you?"

Yuanshou shook his head, "I won't hide it from you now. It's really not what I did. I don't know who did it. I wonder if it was Yang Yuanqing who made it up and set up a trap?"

Zhang Jin pondered for a moment and denied Yuanshou's speculation, "It could not be him. This prophecy is very dangerous. What if the sage believes it? He wouldn't dig his own grave? He can only say that he used this prophecy to put it on our heads. This is also his usual style. It is unexpected and unprepared to attack him. This is our carelessness.

Yuanshou sighed, "It's true that I was careless. I should tell Min'er clearly that the prophecy has nothing to do with me, so that he would not kill the beggar. He was kind to save his father, but he was caught in Yang Yuanqing's trick."

Zhang Jin was thinking about another thing. He was thinking about Cui Bosu. It was obvious that Cui Bosu was cooperating with Yang Yuanqing at noon today, with the fastest speed and most decisive means, and magnifying the small matters. It is said that Cui Bosu and Yang Yuanqing have a good personal relationship, which makes Zhang Jin a little confused. Is Cui Bosu helping Yang Yuanqing with his personal relationship or is it that the Shandong gentry has already taken it?

Thinking of this, Zhang Jin said slowly: "Cui Bosu's Jingzhao Yin is very important. He can say that the white is black, make small things magnify, and make big things small. With his help, Yang Yuanqing will be more wings. We must first get rid of Cui Bosu."

"Brother Pu Tai, come first! The most urgent thing is to handle the matter in front of you properly." Yuanshou's tone was slightly dissatisfied.

Zhang Jin laughed. He could understand Yuanshou's concern for his son in his heart, so he comforted him and said, "It's not the worst time yet. We can't be led by him. To be honest, I went to meet the saint just now. I wanted to tell the saint that the prophecy has nothing to do with you. Min'er killed the witness because of a misunderstanding."

"What do you think of the saint?" Yuanshou asked nervously.

Zhang Jin shook his head and said, "The Holy One will not see me, but the interesting thing is that when I met Yang Yuanqing, the Holy One will not see him either. Brother Yuan, did you guess what's wrong here?"

Yuanshou thought about it and said, "Brother Pu Tai means, don't you want to ask about this?"

Zhang Jin smiled bitterly, "To be precise, he doesn't want to express his opinion and let the two factions continue to fight!"

The fight that happened in the restaurant at noon was finally known to Emperor Yang Guang. It was a memorial by Jingzhao Yin Cui Bosu. In just one hour, Cui Bosu sorted out the incident clearly. The confession of the palace guards, the testimony of the singer, the clerk and the diners, and the causes and consequences were written thousands of words.

The matter was very clear. Yang Yuanqing found the beggar leader who spreads the prophecy and accused him of being homeless, but Wumin killed someone on the spot to silence him. The two sides fought, and Wumin was broken by Yang Yuanqing.

Although Yang Guang was busy with the court, he carefully read the memorial, then looked at the testimony and confession briefly. Finally, he couldn't help but shake his head. The soldiers were very fast. Yang Yuanqing obviously realized his traits. On the next day, he attacked thunder and suddenly took the initiative. Homeless was still struggling about whether the Guanlong nobles were united, and ended up in a great passiveness.

Whether the prophecy was passed down by Yuanshou or not, he couldn't explain it clearly. Unless he could find the real person behind the scenes, it would be difficult for him to justify himself. If it weren't for what he did, why would his son silence him?

Yuanshou's performance disappointed Yang Guang. As Dale had just started, Yuanshou was blown by Yang Yuanqing. It depends on how they deal with it. Yang Guang's eyes were full of interest.

At dusk, more than a dozen followers guarding Cui Bosu slowly stopped in front of the Pei Mansion. Cui Bosu is about 40 years old this year and is from the Cui family in Qinghe. Pei Ju's wife, Mrs. Cui, is his clan's aunt.

Compared with the prosperity of the Guanlong nobles in the Sui Dynasty, the Shandong gentry's power in the central court was relatively weak. There are several reasons. On the one hand, the Sui Dynasty despised Confucianism and abolished the nine-rank Zhongzheng, which the Shandong gentry relied on for survival, which made Shandong gentry generally dissatisfied with, and most of them focused on education and were unwilling to enter politics.

Another step was that the Heyin Incident happened decades ago. Erzhu Rong massacred all the Shandong gentry in the Northern Wei court, causing all the famous families of Shandong gentry to suffer severe damage and failed to recover their vitality for decades.

But the most critical reason is that the Sui Dynasty was a continuation of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and was established by Yuwen Tai's Guanlong forces. The Shandong gentry mainly served in Gao Huan's Northern Qi. Yang Jian was in a wrong position and needed the support of the Guanlong nobles. Therefore, 90% of the officials in the central court came from the Guanlong forces, especially the army was almost controlled by the Guanlong forces.

The distrust of Emperor Yang Jian and the exclusion of the Guanlong nobles almost made the Shandong gentry have no place in the court, and they could only be widely divided into government officials through the continuation of the ninth rank Zhongzheng.

Although Yang Guang strongly supported Shandong gentry to fight against Guanlong nobles after ascending the throne, and did not hesitate to let the two Wenxi Pei clans appear in the cabinet prime minister, Yang Guang ascended the throne for only a few years, and the Shandong gentry's power in the court was still very weak, such as the Wang clan of Taiyuan, Lu clan of Fanyang, and Cui clan of Boling, basically did not serve as high-ranking officials of the court.

Cui Bosu's rise was also a coincidence. If it weren't for the incident of King Qi, he would have been the youngest Yin of Jingzhao. It was the King of Qi who slapped him in the face that changed his life trajectory.

Cui Bosu also had a brother, Cui Junsu, who also served as an official in the court and served as a ministerial servant. He was envoyed to the Western Turks at the beginning of the year.

Cui Bosu walked out of the carriage, and he looked at several suspicious people around the corner from afar. Pei Ju happened to meet him. Pei Ju was his uncle, who was originally his backstage in the court, but now he is his alliance.

"My nephew, the ghost uncle!"

Cui Bosu gave a deep salute, Pei Ju laughed and said, "I knew you would come today, and I'm waiting for you!"

"Uncle, look at Xibian!"

Cui Bosu looked at the suspicious people again. Pei Ju glanced at the people and sneered: "It has been five or six days, and I have been monitoring my mansion. I guess it is a homeless person, so don't pay attention to them."

Pei Ju invited Cui Bosu to the room, and the maid gave them tea. Pei Ju asked impatiently: "What happened at noon? Tell me about it."

Pei Ju also heard about the afternoon incident, but he didn't know about it in advance. This incident surprised him and paid more attention to it.

Cui Bosu apologized: "I should have reported to my uncle first, but time is tight. Yuan Qing found me half an hour before the incident."

Cui Bosu explained what happened at noon in detail. Pei Ju narrowed his eyes and listened carefully, constantly pondering about the possible loopholes. Of course, he knew that this was Yang Yuanqing's initiative, making full use of the weaknesses of human nature and Cui Bosu's power, and sent surprise troops to make Wumin fall into the trap. He was bold and cautious, and remarkable. But after all, time was in a hurry, Pei Ju was more concerned about the possible loopholes in this matter. If there were loopholes, he needed to make up for it in time.

"Who is the head of the beggar who was killed? Is it the real spreader of the rumor?"

Pei Ju's care still made him discover clues. Yang Yuanqing came back only at noon yesterday. How could he find the spreader so quickly?

Cui Bosu smiled bitterly, "This is also the most incredible thing. I asked Yang Yuanqing repeatedly afterwards. He finally admitted that this person was a beggar he had found from the street for ten yuan."

Pei Ju's eyes suddenly widened.
Chapter completed!