No matter whether he passed the test in front of the emperor or not, Du Jing had his own things to do. He waited in Chang'an for half a year, and the opportunity to act finally came. The prince-in-law, the governor of Bianzhou, Wei Guogong, and lawyer Pei returned to Beijing.
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This guy is Pei Ji's eldest son, and his wife is Princess Linhai, the 16th daughter of Emperor Gaozu. The Duke's Palace and the Princess's Palace are connected, and the scale is no smaller than the palace of Li Tai, who was favored by the saint.

Du Jing took advantage of his position to conduct investigations for several days, and then took advantage of his rest day to sneak into the study of the Duke's Mansion at night.

Hiding on the dark beam, he carefully looked at the emperor's brother-in-law, the governor of a local emperor. Compared with twelve years ago, he had gained a lot of weight, and he also had stars and white hair on his head.

Lawyer Pei looked a little tired, his face was solemn, he flipped through the book in his hand twice, then put his head on his head and meditated in front of the case.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Du Jing was about to go down when he saw the housekeeper ushering in a man wearing a black cloak. This man was quite strange. He didn't take it off when he entered the house, just covering his head.

What's even more strange is that Lawyer Pei, a dignified fourth-grade governor and a high official in the border areas, actually became nervous.

"Why are you here? I told you, that matter is not easy to handle, let me think about it!"

But Black Cloak said that his master couldn't wait any longer, causing Lawyer Pei to suddenly become excited. He deliberately lowered his voice, but gritted his teeth and said, "If you push me too hard, you know what the consequences will be!"

The black cloak spread his hands, took out a letter and slapped it on the case, tightened his cloak, then turned and left.

Lawyer Pei in the room seemed to have been drained of all his strength. He sat on a chair and looked at the letter on the case with empty eyes.

It wasn't until Du Jing came down from the beam that he regained his energy, frowned and asked, "Who are you and what do you want to do?"

Du Jing smiled slightly, hugged his arms, tilted his head, looked at Lawyer Pei who was retreating, and smiled. It turned out that he was also afraid, yes, people are always afraid of the unknown.

In order to make him relax, Du Jing put the horizontal knife on the corner table, leaned against the pillar, and said calmly: "Master Pei, it's been eleven years since we last met, and you're fine!"

Eleven years ago?

Eleven years ago, it was the ninth year of Wude.

Lawyer Pei, who was a little nervous, stuttered and said: "You, who are you?"

There is no point in chatting like this, pretending to be confused! What happened in the ninth year of Wude? How can he, Mr. Pei, not know clearly?

Okay, since Mr. Pei is so forgetful, it doesn’t matter if he reveals more.

Du Jing looked very serious and said in a slow tone: "Wude Ninth Year, the fourth day of June, Qianqiu Palace!"

Boom! Lawyer Pei’s mind went blank at the moment, especially when he heard the words "Qianqiu Palace", his face switched back and forth between horror, confusion, and incredible expressions.

Looking at Du Jing's young face, going back eleven years, the identity of the person in front of me is ready to be revealed!

Lawyer Pei sat down, picked up the cup with trembling hands, and took two sips to calm down his emotions: "Do you believe me when I say it's none of my business?"

Haha... Du Jing laughed and held his stomach in laughter. Lawyer Pei was indeed the same as his father, the kind of villain who talks a lot but dares not to act.

The Qianqiu Hall and Princess Hall in Anren Gate are specially designed for the residence of underage princes, princesses and specific princes and granddaughters.

Therefore, Gatekeeper Anren has a heavy responsibility. If it were not for the special relationship between Emperor Gaozu and Pei Ji, this position would never have been held by Lawyer Pei.

It’s too late to put aside the relationship and shake off the baggage now!

Back in the sack, Du Jing heard clearly what his captors had said and left from Anren Gate. General Pei had already taken care of everything.

Du Jing just wants to know, who is it that allowed Lawyer Pei to open the door for convenience? Don't put this shit basin on the heads of Jiancheng and Yuanji.

At that moment, there was a lively fight at Xuanwu Gate, and both of them were focused on King Qin, the current saint, and could not notice him.

Even if you want to arrest someone for cheating, you should arrest Li Chengqian. What's more, Jiancheng is not as shameless as they say.

"Stop pretending, do you really think I don't know why my father abandoned his important position in three provinces and six ministries and let you be a young general in Anrenmen when he was in power?"

Didn't he think that after the East Palace and the Prince of Qin's palace fought over the outcome, he would let his eldest son take the lives of all the princes and princesses and sacrifice them to the winner, blackmailing the great ancestor and contributing to the new dynasty!

"I'm right, right? As the governor of Bianzhou, isn't that what you got for your eleven-year term?"

Yes, Du Jing pierced the essence of things. Yang Guang was pretty good to Pei Ji back then, but in order to obtain greater benefits, he still betrayed his father and encouraged Li Yuan to raise an army and seize the Yang family's world.

In the eyes of such an old fox, the way of a monarch and his ministers, the etiquette, integrity, and conscience are all bullshit. Whoever can create greater benefits for him and the Pei family will be followed by them. This is the aristocratic family.

Alas, the dejected Lawyer Pei muttered: "Do you think I've had a good life these years?"

When he was young, Lawyer Pei thought that reaching middle age meant achieving something, establishing a career, being prosperous, and having everything he could think of. In his official career and life, he continued to stumble, and it was only when he struggled in middle age that he understood the word "alive."

meaning.

What others see is that he married a princess and how high an official he became; but they don’t know that his life is a panic, with chicken feathers all over the place, and confusion everywhere he looks.

It is routine practice for a married princess not to serve her parents-in-law, and for a prince-in-law to kneel down when he returns home. Colleagues in the court alienate him because his father is not of imperial lineage.

Seeing Lawyer Pei's unlucky look, Du Jing murmured: "An Neng can bend his eyebrows and bend his waist to serve the powerful, which makes me unhappy!"

These words reached Lawyer Pei's heart, and he nodded in agreement: "Just because you are gone, Queen Wende scolded our couple for ten years. One month before she died, she even scolded Linhai."

"I know that everything is in vain now. Although I can't say his name, I can tell you that there is someone much smarter than you and me."

If you don’t plan for the eternity, you can’t plan for the moment; if you don’t plan for the overall situation, you can’t plan for a region. Before the Xuanwu Gate Incident, some people were already thinking about how to maximize the benefits after the saint ascended the throne.

Du Jing's mother was born in the Du family in Jingzhao. She was Du Ruhui's cousin and a serious grandson. Who was Du Ruhui? He was the first of the eighteen bachelors in the Qin Dynasty, and he had always been highly relied on.

"With an uncle like this, are you more of a threat than Yangdi's grandson?"

"Understood, the saint has won, and Du Ruhui's career is unstoppable, but taking advantage of the chaos to cut off his nephew in advance seems to be the most appropriate method!"

Lawyer Pei’s words are the end of what he said, and he truly speaks the truth from his heart.

Yes, Du Ruhui is indeed an insurmountable mountain.

In July of the ninth year of Wude, he added the crown prince Zuo Shuzi; in October, he worshiped Du Ruhui as Minister of the Ministry of War, granted Cai Guogong the title, and granted 1,300 households a real estate.

In the second year of Zhenguan, Du Ruhui took the post of school inspector and concurrently served as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and was still in charge of the troops and horses of the East Palace.

In the third year of Zhenguan, he replaced Changsun Wuji as Shangshu Youpushe. He still controlled the selection of the army and officials, and assisted in government affairs together with Fang Xuanling.

When he was alive, no one would doubt that he could become the Yang Su of this dynasty. Give him ten years, maybe he can transcend the distinction between concubine and concubine, change the world, and send his nephew to the East Palace in a legitimate manner.

Spreading his hands, Lawyer Pei said with a faint smile: "The reincarnation of heaven brings unyielding retribution! I will pay back what I owe, so do it!" After saying this, he closed his eyes, raised his neck, and waited for death to come.
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But after waiting for a long time, no action was taken. Lawyer Pei opened his eyes, and Du Jing turned around and opened the door to leave.

Lawyer Pei called him and said with a guilty look on his face: "I, I was forced back then, and he took advantage of me! I, I didn't mean to do it."

Du Jing just replied: "Pei Shijun, your conscience cannot allow you to drink alcohol casually."
Chapter completed!