Yuan Shou paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, his heart was numb, Yang Yuanqing's counterattack and counterattack methods were unexpected, and his plan was disrupted at once, and his son was seriously injured, making his heart dripping with hatred

"The second master is here"

With the housekeeper's shout, Yuanshou's younger brother Wujian hurriedly walked into the courtyard, Wujian is the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and Jingzhao Mansion has a little relationship, he was entrusted by Yuanshou to go to Jingzhao Mansion to inquire about the news, Yuanshou was in good spirits, and hurriedly greeted him

"What does Jingzhao Mansion say?"

"They refused to release them, saying that they had killed people and wanted to investigate"

Yuan Shou was suddenly furious, "Isn't there just a beggar dead?" Do you want my son to pay for the beggar's life?"

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

Wu Yan hurriedly stopped him, "Big brother, things are not so simple, it's not because of the beggar, but Min'er killed the witness"

Yuanshou stopped, a chill rose from the soles of his feet, this is the fatal thing, he gradually calmed down, he began to understand Yang Yuanqing's style, starting from a seemingly irrelevant matter, and dragged him into the whirlpool with one hand

He remembered Zhang Jin's words, 'Yang Yuanqing is very good at taking advantage of some unexpected events' or seizing the weakness of his opponent, and then winning through some conspiracy......

Although he understood Zhang Jin's words, he didn't expect it to come so quickly, so vigorously, and who did that proverb, he now began to suspect that Yang Yuanqing did it himself, made up a trap, and let his son get into it

Yuan Shou thought of his son, he was shocked again, his son's legs were broken, how could he still stay in prison?

Yuan Shou's heart became anxious again, and he hurriedly walked out, so as to avoid chasing after him and asked, "Big brother, what about tonight's meeting?" ”

Yuan Shou's mind was in turmoil, his plans were completely disrupted, what could he say in the meeting tonight?

He slowed down again, or else postponed the meeting? This idea was immediately vetoed by himself as soon as it was postponed, if it was postponed, it would be a serious blow to morale, and it was a birthday banquet, and the invitation had been sent out, so he had to sigh and say: "The meeting in the evening is held normally, if someone comes to ask, just say that this is Yang Yuanqing's plan, so that everyone should not believe it"

After saying that, he hurried to the Jingzhao Mansion, no matter what, he also had to protect his son out to treat his injuries first

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 Putai"

Yuan Shou greeted him, "I'm about to go to Jingzhao Mansion"

Zhang Jin glanced at him, then nodded slightly, "Then let's go together."

He was about to go back to the carriage again, Yuan Shou also got into the carriage, the carriage started, and he quickly headed in the direction of Fengdu

In the carriage, it was Zhang Jin who spoke first, "Brother Yuan, tell me the truth, is Yang Yuanqing's prophecy what you did?" ”

Yuan Shou shook his head, "So far, I won't hide it from you, it's really not what I did, I don't know who did it, I doubt it could be that Yang Yuanqing made it up and set a trap?" ”

Zhang Jin pondered for a moment and denied Yuanshou's speculation, "It can't be him, this kind of proverb is very dangerous, what if the saint believes it?" Isn't he digging his own grave, it can only be said that he used this proverb to plant it on our heads, which is also his usual style, and it is our own carelessness to surprise and attack it unprepared

Yuanshou sighed, "It's really my carelessness, I should have clearly told Min'er that the proverb has nothing to do with me, so that he wouldn't kill the beggar, he was kind enough to save his father, but he fell for Yang Yuanqing's tricks"

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 degree, the most vigorous and resolute means, and magnified the trivial things, it is said that this Cui Bosu and Yang Yuanqing have a good personal relationship, which makes Zhang Jin a little puzzled, whether Cui Bosu is helping Yang Yuanqing with a personal relationship, or whether the Shandong Shi clan has already died

Thinking of this, Zhang Jin said slowly: "Cui Bosu's Jing Zhaoyin is very crucial, he can turn white into black, can magnify small things, can turn big things into small things, Yang Yuanqing has his assistance, like a tiger with wings, we must first get rid of Cui Bosu"

"Brother Putai, the first step by step is to deal with the matter in front of you properly" Yuan Shou had a slight trace of dissatisfaction in his tone

Zhang Jin laughed, he could understand the worry of Yuan Shou about his son, so he comforted him and said: "Things haven't reached the worst moment yet, we can't be led by his nose, it's not a secret, I just went to face the saint, I want to tell the saint that the proverb has nothing to do with you, Min'er only killed someone because of a misunderstanding"

"What does the Holy One say?" Yuanshou asked a little nervously

Zhang Jin shook his head and said: "The saint refuses to see me, but the interesting thing is that I met Yang Yuanqing, and the saint also refused to see him, Brother Yuan, do you guess the strangeness here?" ”

Yuan Shou thought for a while, and then said, "Brother Putai means that the Holy Lord doesn't want to ask about this matter?" ”

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

The brawl that occurred in the restaurant at noon was finally known by Emperor Yang Guang, and it was a piece of Jingzhao Yin Cui Bosu, and in just one hour, Cui Bosu sorted out the matter clearly, the confessions of the palace guards, the testimony of the singers, his buddies and the diners, the cause and effect, and wrote thousands of words

The matter is very clear, Yang Yuanqing found the beggar leader who spread the proverbs, and testified that he was homeless, but Wumin killed people on the spot, so the two sides fought, and Wumin was broken by Yang Yuanqing

Although Yang Guangchao was busy, he still carefully read this recital, and skimmed the testimony and confession, and finally couldn't help but shake his head, Yang Yuanqing obviously understood the essence of it, and thundered the next day, and suddenly grasped the initiative, and Wujia was still entangled in whether the Guanlong nobles were united or not, and as a result, they fell into great passivity

Regardless of whether the proverb was passed on by Yuan Shou or not, he couldn't tell it clearly, unless he could find the real person behind the scenes, it would be difficult for him to justify himself, if it wasn't for him, why did his son die

Yuanshou's performance made Yang Guang a little disappointed, Dale had just opened, and Yuanshou was hit head-on by Yang Yuanqing, it depends on how they deal with it, Yang Guang's eyes are full of interest

At dusk, more than a dozen attendants escorted Cui Bosu's carriage slowly stopped in front of Pei's mansion, Cui Bosu is about forty years old this year, born in the Qinghe Cui family, Pei Ju's wife Mrs. Cui is his aunt

Compared with the peak of the Guanlong aristocracy in the Sui Dynasty, the power of the Shandong scholars in the central court was relatively weak, for several reasons, on the one hand, the Sui Dynasty despised Confucianism and abolished the Jiupin Zhongzheng on which the Shandong scholars relied for their survival, which made the Shandong scholars generally dissatisfied, and most of them focused on education rather than politics

On the other hand, in the Heyin Incident that occurred decades ago, Er Zhurong slaughtered the Shandong scholars in the Northern Wei Dynasty, causing all the famous families of the Shandong scholars to suffer heavy losses, and they have not been able to recover for decades

But the most critical reason is that the Sui Dynasty is a continuation of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, established by Yuwentai's Guanlong forces, and the Shandong Shi clan mainly serves in Gao Huan's Northern Qi, Yang Jian is not in the right position, he needs the support of the Guanlong nobles, so more than ninety percent of the officials in the central court are from the Guanlong forces, especially the army is almost controlled by the Guanlong forces

Emperor Yang Jian's distrust and the exclusion of the Guanlong nobles almost made the Shandong scholars have no place to stand in the imperial court, and they can only be widely divided into official mansions through the continuation of Jiupin Zhongzheng

Although Yang Guang vigorously supported the Shandong Shi clan to fight against the Guanlong aristocracy after he ascended the throne, and did not hesitate to let the prime minister of the cabinet appear two Wenxi Pei clans, but after all, Yang Guang had only been on the throne for a few years, and the power of the Shandong Shi clan in the court was still very weak, such as the Taiyuan Wang clan, the Fanyang Lu clan, and the Boling Cui clan, basically none of them served as senior officials in the imperial court

Cui Bosu's rise was also an accident, if it weren't for the King of Qi incident, he would still be just Jingzhao Shaoyin, it was the slap that King Qi gave him that changed the trajectory of his life

Cui Bosu also has a brother Cui Junsu, who is also an official in the court, serving as a courtier, and has sent an envoy to the Western Turks at the beginning of the year

Cui Bosu stepped out of the carriage, he glanced at several suspicious people around the corner in the distance from a distance, Pei Ju just came out, Pei Ju was his uncle, originally his backstage in the court, and now he is his ally

"Little Nephew Ghost Uncle"

Cui Bosu gave a deep salute, and Pei Ju smiled and said, "I knew you would come today, and I was waiting for you."

"Uncle, look at Xibian"

Cui Bosu looked at the suspicious people again, Pei Ju glanced at a few people, and said with a sneer: "It's been five or six days, and they have been monitoring my mansion, it is estimated that they are homeless people, don't pay attention to them"

Pei Ju invited Cui Bosu to the vacant room, and the maid served them tea, Pei Ju asked a little impatiently: "What's going on at noon, tell me about it"

Pei Ju also heard about the incident at noon, he didn't know it in advance, and this incident made him more stunned and concerned

Cui Bosu said apologetically: "I should have reported to my uncle first, but the time was relatively tight, and Yuan Qing only found me half an hour before the incident."

Cui Bosu told what happened at noon in detail, Pei Ju squinted his eyes and listened carefully, constantly scrutinizing the possible loopholes here, of course he knew that this matter was Yang Yuanqing's initiative, making full use of the weaknesses of human nature and Cui Bosu's authority, and making a surprise soldier make Wumin fall into the trap, bold and cautious, remarkable, but after all, time is in a hurry, Pei Ju cares about the possible loopholes in this matter, if there are loopholes, he needs to fill them in time

"Who is the beggar leader who was killed? Is it a real rumor-monger? ”

Pei Ju's carefulness still made him find the clue, Yang Yuanqing only came back at noon yesterday, how could he find the communicator so quickly?

Cui Bosu smiled bitterly, "This is also the most unbelievable part, I asked Yang Yuanqing repeatedly afterwards, and he finally admitted that this person was a beggar he randomly found on the street for ten yuan."

Pei Ju's eyes widened suddenly