Fang Feng couldn't help but be startled when he heard this, and then looked at Chen Hao doubtfully. Chen Hao saw that Fang Feng was very puzzled, so he told him the stakes one by one...

Pei Zhuan sent his eldest son Pei Zhao to the capital to invite Pei Shi. Chen Hao knew that he would be blocked by Pei Shi, but he still did not stop him. In fact, this was intentional. It should be noted that although the Pei family is powerful, the most important one among them is

The character is undoubtedly Pei Shi. This person is the Duke of Jin, and he is the Minister of Household Affairs and belongs to the Cui family. He is actually the mainstay of the Pei family.

The Pei family has deep roots in Dongdu for a long time. If something big happened in Dongdu, Pei Shi would not be unaware of it. By then, Pei Shi would be close to the emperor's feet, and he could use the Cui family's power to sue Li Chen and impeach Chen Hao for abusing his personal power. In this way,

Regardless of whether the impeachment is true or not, the effect of delaying the trial of the Pei family's case must have been achieved.

In this way, Chen Hao cannot effectively suppress the Pei family, and the decree that Chen Hao wants to implement will be greatly hindered. When the Cui party knows that Chen Hao intends to implement the land equalization system, they will definitely block it and destroy it. Because Chen Hao knows

, he has been blacklisted by Cui Dang because he rescued King Yong Li Miao. Li Miao is the biggest threat to the prince, and Cui Dang, who is loyal to the prince, will naturally not let Chen Hao go.

Therefore, Chen Hao felt that instead of keeping Pei Chi in the capital to influence him, it would be better to lead Pei Chi to Luoyang. Once Pei Chi comes to the place under his jurisdiction, everything will no longer be controlled by Pei Chi. This can be effective.

By suppressing the Pei family, the decree to be implemented can be kept secret.

Dongdu is not within the sphere of influence of the Cui Party, so apart from the Pei family as the Cui Party’s eyes and ears, there is no power that can be used. This should be attributed to the collapse of the Lu Party. When the Lu Party was prosperous, this was the Lu Party.

In the Party's sphere of influence, Lu Hui, a descendant of the Lu family, was left behind in the former Dongdu.

As long as Chen Hao leads Pei Shi to Luoyang, the Cui Party in the capital will not take countermeasures against him in the short term. But now what Chen Hao needs is time, so he pushed the Pei brothers to King Yong. There is King Yong Li Miao

If he comes forward, the two of them will not be able to leave Changle Palace for a while.

After listening to Chen Hao's analysis, Fang Feng realized that Chen Hao had already considered this step before and deeply admired Chen Hao's foresight. But at this moment, Chen Hao looked at Fang Feng with a guilty face: "I'm sorry.

Sixth brother, because you are a brother, your career in the future is destined to be full of ups and downs..."

But Fang Feng gave a free and easy smile: "Brother, you don't have to be like this. If Fang is the person who seeks good fortune and avoids misfortune, why would he worship his crazy brother as his disciple three times on Chang'an Avenue?"

Speaking of this, Chen Hao seemed to think of that scene back then, and then the two couldn't help but look at each other and smile...

In the side room of the Changle Palace of the Eastern Capital Palace, the two brothers Pei Zhuan and Pei Shi were discussing countermeasures. Although Pei Shi was Pei Zhuan's fourth brother, he had no scruples about his brother Pei Zhuan's reprimands. At first, he didn't know

Why did King Yong summon them? When they arrived at Changle Palace, Pei Shi realized that he had fallen into Chen Hao's trap.

When they entered Changle Palace, King Yong Li Min did not hear about the two of them, but asked them to rest in the side hall. Soldiers were stationed outside the room to protect them, and even the entourage brought by Pei Shi was imprisoned. Inside the room

Pei Shi kept pacing back and forth with a very melancholy look on his face, while Pei Zhuan sat beside him and felt a little uneasy.

"Fourth brother, what should we do?" Pei Zan's face was filled with worry, and now he was in a panic and had no idea.

Pei Shi stopped and said angrily: "Brother, you are so old and confused. Our Pei family is not said to be extremely wealthy, but it is still rich. Why should you...cough! Since the current emperor came to the throne, he has been particularly fond of salt and iron.

He values ​​​​them, so he also severely punishes those who break the law. Now, brother, you..." At the end of the sentence, Pei Shi couldn't say any more, and he waved his sleeves angrily and sat aside.

Pei Zhuan didn't take Pei Shi's blame to heart, but felt deeply regretful. Finally, he told Pei Shi why he had done this dangerous thing in the evening...

Six years ago, Pei Zhuan's youngest son, Pei Diao, had just passed away. Because he was coveting the beauty of Liu, the tofu shop in the west of the city, he accidentally beat Liu's husband Wu Tang to death. Later, Liu wanted to find Pei Diao.

He asked for his life, but was eventually strangled to death by Pei Diao.

The two consecutive murders naturally caused a sensation in the entire city of Luoyang. At that time, it was Lu Hui who was left behind in Dongdu. The Pei family was a power of the Cui Party, so Lu Hui naturally would not miss the opportunity to attack and was determined to bring the case to a clear trial.

Although Pei Diao was cynical by nature, Pei Zhuan was extremely doting on his younger son whom he got in his later years. Therefore, regarding the murder of the two corpses, he had to save Pei Diao no matter what.

However, the Cui and Lu parties are at odds with each other. Luoyang is the Lu party's sphere of influence, and the Pei family is rooted in Luoyang like a nail embedded in it. Therefore, Lu Hui has always regarded the Pei family in Luoyang as a thorn in his side, and he will not let it go.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

In a tit-for-tat confrontation between the two sides, the money-hungry Lu Hui put forward a compromise condition: Pei Tiao's life could be saved only if the Pei family sent a huge amount of money. However, although the Pei family was wealthy, it was not easy to collect a huge amount of money at once.

.

In order to save Pei Tiao, Pei Zhuan spent all his money to finally satisfy Lu Hui's appetite. This is also the reason why Liushou Mansion is extremely luxurious. Lu Hui must have spent a lot of money in Liushou Mansion for comfort.

After the incident was revealed, the Pei family was on the verge of collapse, and due to the loss of crops and losses in the shops, it was even worse to make ends meet. In the end, Pei Diao met the salt lord in private and made a huge profit for the first time.

At first, when Pei Zhuan learned about this, he was extremely opposed to this kind of thing that was against the king's law. However, after Pei Tiao's persuasion, and because the Pei family really needed a lot of capital investment at that time, Pei Zan had no choice but to do it.

I agreed to the matter. In the end, I got out of hand, and today's result has been...

After hearing this, Pei Shi couldn't help but sigh. He never thought that there was such a tortuous reason. At this moment, he felt quite sympathetic to Pei Zhuan, his brother. He knew that even if he had been informed of the matter back then, there would be nothing he could do to help him.

There was no choice. Six years ago, he was just the Minister of Household Affairs. He had no right to speak among the Cui Party...

"Fourth brother, what should we do now that Chen Hao insists on being his brother?" Pei Zan asked anxiously.

Pei Shi shook his head helplessly at this, and then pondered for a moment before saying: "Chen Hao is really unpredictable to me. Now that my two brothers are trapped here, it is in vain to do anything. As expected, Bu Bu

Calculation, he must be worried that Yudi will spread the news of Luoyang to the capital..."

"Then there's nothing we can do and let him settle the case for my brother?" Pei Zhuan asked anxiously and in confusion.

Pei Shi shook his head and said: "No, what will Chen Hao do to you, eldest brother? Otherwise, the case will not be retried the next day..."

At this moment, Pei Zhuan also gradually calmed down. After listening to Pei Shi's analysis, he immediately understood Chen Hao's intention, which was to give them time to discuss. Then Pei Zhuan slapped his thigh and said angrily: "It turns out that this person is...

For the sake of my Pei family’s thousand acres of farmland…”

"Even if we know his intentions at this moment, we have no choice but to obediently give him thousands of acres of fertile land..." Pei Shi said and shook his head helplessly, truly admiring Chen Haojian's deviant move.

Pei Zhuan, on the other hand, snorted angrily and unwillingly: "Is it possible that our Pei family will be easily manipulated by him?"

He understood his brother's mood very well, so he asked: "In your opinion, brother, will Chen Hao be at the mercy of us? Now that he has evidence of your crime, this matter can be big or small. If it is investigated, it will not only affect my brother."

You cannot escape your responsibility, even Zhao'er, Wen'er and Wu'er cannot escape your responsibility..."

"But this matter has nothing to do with them..." Pei Zhuan couldn't help but panicked when he heard that this matter was very involved.

"Who is the witness? Although my Pei family belongs to the Cui Party, we have received a lot of protection over the years. However, now that the Holy One intends to suppress the Cui Party, the evidence in Chen Hao's hands can make a big fuss, and it may be out of control. According to these

Brother Nian, you are smuggling salt, I'm afraid..."

"This..." Pei Zhuan was shocked by what Pei Shi said. Only then did he realize the seriousness of the matter.

At this time, Pei Zhuan stood up and patted the table, sighing alone: ​​"If my foolish brother has not arrived in Luoyang, he can also take the lead in the capital. As long as the case is suspended, there will be room for maneuver. But at this moment, you and I are both trapped.

Here, besides, Chen Hao is also an inspector of the royal family, so he is already dead and there is nothing he can do to save himself..."

Pei Shi also sincerely admired Chen Hao for handling the matter appropriately. If Chen Hao had solved the case before he arrived in Luoyang, he could have suppressed the matter in the capital. After all, now he

He is the backbone of Cui's party, and Cui's party will not ignore it. At that time, there will be room for maneuver in the case.

If Chen Hao had not had any case implicating the Pei family before he left Beijing, he would not have traveled day and night to Luoyang. He would not have been trapped in Luoyang afterwards, with no news being conveyed. With the reputation of King Yong,

He was detained here, and this method can be described as extremely clever. Even if he and Pei Shi were to investigate him in the future, Chen Hao would not be able to do anything to him. Because after all, it was King Yong who invited him, and he did not use force to force him...

Now not only could he not inform Mr. Ge of Chen Hao's actions in Luoyang, but he was also unable to do anything about the Pei family's business. Thinking of this, Pei Chi couldn't help but wonder, is he really old? He could have fallen in love with Chen Haodao so easily.

Three days later, Chen Hao came to visit the Pei brothers and asked them about the results of their considerations. Faced with the pressure that he had no power to fight back, Pei Zhuan could only choose to compromise. However, Pei Zhuan demanded that Pei Tiao be released as a condition for negotiation.

But Chen Hao flatly rejected it. If he were to release a traitor like Pei Diao, how could he be able to gain a foothold in the Eastern Capital in the future? Chen Hao's final bottom line was to eliminate Pei Zhuan's two grandsons, Pei Wen and Pei.

Wu's guilt.

Seeing Chen Hao's tough attitude, Pei Zhuan reluctantly accepted this sad result. Afterwards, he transferred the land deed of a thousand acres of fertile land to Chen Hao, and the matter finally came to an end...

Some people may think that if Pei Zhuan had not saved Pei Diao six years ago, he would not have spent all his wealth, nor would he have smuggled private salt, and in the end he would not have lost thousands of acres of fertile land. The saddest thing is that after six years of turnover, there is still no way to save it.

Pei Diao's life...
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