The next morning.

A carriage left the imperial envoy's office, and Fu Hongzhi personally led a hundred cavalry to escort it.

After experiencing assassinations and ambushes, even if Pei Yue himself did not want to mobilize troops, Deng Zai, Wei Rui and others would not relax the level of security. Especially this time Pei Yue used the heads of the Western Wu cavalry to build a palace outside Xingyang City.

, will definitely arouse the hatred of Western Wu spies, and maybe assassins will take risks.

Fu Hongzhi, who is good at training scouts, leads a hundred cavalry guards, making Xingyang City absolutely foolproof.

In the carriage that was driving smoothly, Pei Yue held a greeting card with his left hand and rubbed his eyebrows with his right hand.

Last night he honestly explained the incident in front of Ye Qi. This was naturally not because he was henpecked. It was just that the two of them had been honest with each other since they met in the northern suburbs of Kyoto. This was also the basis for their acquaintance. In the beginning

Ye Qi did not criticize this incident, but in the end he did not allow Pei Yue to go to Lin Shuyue's room.

The reason is that Pei Yue is still injured and is inconvenient for strenuous activities.

Pei Yue couldn't help but asked: "Ye Qi, what strenuous activity are you referring to?"

Then he was kicked out of the door by Ye Qi. Seeing that he was indeed injured, Ye Qi didn't exert any force, so he could still stand.

This is actually just a small episode in life. Pei Yue looked at the greeting card in his hand, and his thoughts involuntarily drifted to the blue-grey building in the southeast of Kyoto Palace.

The style of the greeting card is very simple, but there are four characters painted with silver hooks and iron on the back.

Taishitai Pavilion.

About half an hour later, Fu Hongzhi's voice sounded outside the carriage: "Sir, we're here."

Pei Yue got off the carriage and stood in front of the gate looking at this magnificent building.

The three words "Qianjin Tower" are engraved on the door plaque.

The old bustard had already been respectfully guarding the door. When he saw Pei Yue, he knelt down and saluted: "Greetings to the imperial envoy, Lord Pei!"

Pei Yue said calmly: "Get up. Where is he?"

The old bustard lowered his head and said, "Sir, Master Lin is waiting for you at Yashe."

"lead the way."

"yes."

Fu Hongzhi waved his hand, and Baiqi was divided into two groups. One half was under guard outside, and the other half entered the Qianjin Building in advance, and soon occupied all the important passages in the building. As the secret sentry leader of Taishitai Pavilion in Xingyang City, the old bustard had a lot of experience.

Bufan, after just a few glances, she felt awe-struck. These soldiers were no worse than the crows in Taishitai Pavilion, which really surprised her.

Pei Yue followed the madam directly to the elegant house in the back building, and Fu Hongzhi followed closely with ten people.

The madam stood outside the door and said: "Sir, please come in."

The door opened, and Pei Yue stepped in slowly. Fu Hongzhi motioned to the others to wait outside the door, and he followed in with his sword in hand.

The oiran Xiao Qingyin, who was famous for her singing voice in Lingzhou, was like a well-behaved maid, serving tea sets at the table. When she saw Pei Yue coming in, she couldn't help but take a quick look, and then continued to demonstrate her tea ceremony.

Pei Yue's eyes stayed on the face of the young man opposite.

His expression was as cold as ever, but this time he was not holding a sword.

"We have met before." Pei Yue said calmly.

"Outside the gate of Dingguo Mansion." The young man replied without a smile.

"What do you want from me?" Pei Yue actually didn't want to deal with this person because he believed in Mr. Xi's judgment. This young man couldn't use common sense to judge.

"Please take a seat."

The young man is Lin He, who is now the chief of the Taishitai Gekan Department, in charge of both the overt and covert sentinels of the various prefectures in Liang, and holds a high position of power.

After the two of them sat down, Xiao Qingyin handed the tea cup to them and said softly: "Master Pei, Mr. Lin, please have some tea."

Lin He didn't squint his eyes and said slowly: "You should go out first."

Xiao Qingyin replied meekly: "Yes."

She walked away quietly, closing the door behind her.

Lin He didn't seem to mind that Fu Hongzhi continued to stay in the house. He picked up the tea cup with his left hand and took a sip of tea. He said straight to the point: "You were surrounded in Qishan. It was me who informed the commander of the Longgong camp in time. I know.

Because of your relationship with the Gu family, Gu Mang will definitely save you."

Pei Yue said calmly: "This is your responsibility."

The implication is of course that I don't owe you anything.

Lin He's eyes narrowed slightly and he looked directly into Pei Yue's eyes.

Fu Hongzhi, who was standing behind Pei Yue, immediately became nervous. He had never thought that a person could exude such strong murderous intent, and it was just because Pei Yue told the truth.

Pei Yue seemed unaware and said calmly: "Don't look at me like this. I am a nobleman of Wu Xun. Killing enemies for the country is my natural mission, so I will personally lead the troops to hunt down the Xiwu cavalry. Since you are a Taiwanese

Pavilion Chief, it is your duty to collect intelligence for the military. Didn’t Lord Shen teach you this?"

Lin He slowly put away the murderous look in his eyes and said coldly: "You are a smart person. You should know that there are many ways to do things. Sometimes taking a step slower can change the outcome. So, you owe me a life."

Pei Yue frowned and said, "You should not be such a naive person."

Lin Hedao: "You don't have to admit it, I will find a way to get it back."

Pei Yue had a boring look on his face and said slowly: "You came here to tell me this, even if you didn't hesitate to expose Taige's secret post in Xingyang?"

If this is the case, he will definitely give this young man who is valued by Silent Cloud a very bad evaluation.

Lin He shook his head and said, "I can help you one more time."

Pei Yue looked at him calmly.

Lin He continued: "You built a capital temple outside Xingyang City and publicly killed the prisoners. Your plan was just to pull out the fish from the water. Whether it is Xiwu's spies or Chen Xizhi, if they just sit back and watch you do this

If you continue to do this, even if you can hold back your anger for a while, you will lose people's hearts. Therefore, you are making such a big show just to solve the internal troubles in Lingzhou once and for all before the real decisive battle comes."

Fu Hongzhi was shocked when he heard this. He didn't think so thoroughly even when he was following Pei Yue. He thought this was just Pei Yue's move to appease the people and the military.

Pei Yue did not deny it, but asked: "Even if it is as you said, I am fishing in Xingyang City, but I don't know where I need your help?"

Lin He glanced at Fu Hongzhi and said slowly: "First of all, your people don't have the strength to kill those two groups in one fell swoop. This is a melee in the city, not a military formation in the field. Don't count on Xue Tao, he will never do it again.

You make the wedding clothes. Secondly, Chen Xizhi is more tolerant than you and I thought. If she ignores the more than 200 captives at all, you will not be able to find her traces."

"You have?"

"I have."

Pei Yue suddenly shut up and said nothing.

Lin He looked at him doubtfully.

After a long time, Pei Yue showed a look of anger on his face and said in a deep voice: "Since you can find her, why didn't you do it before?"

Lin He frowned and said, "Are you questioning me?"

Pei Yue said coldly: "Is this how Silent Cloud teaches the younger generation to behave? Do you know how many men from big beams died in vain on the battlefield because of your incompetence? You should be glad that I am not Silent Cloud, otherwise I would have killed you first.

!”

Lin He was exuding evil spirits and whispered: "Give you a chance to take back these words."

Pei Yue raised his eyebrows: "I will say this even if Silent Cloud faces me today, how about that?"

"Are you really not afraid of death?"

"idiot."

Pei Yue uttered two words coldly, then stood up.

Fu Hongzhi showed no fear on his face, and his long sword was half unsheathed.

Lin He looked at Pei Yue's back, his eyes getting sharper.

Pei Yue didn't care, opened the door, and a slender figure appeared at the door.

Ye Qi held a spear and looked at Lin He calmly and indifferently.

Before leaving, Pei Yue said coldly: "I can cooperate with you this time, and Fu Hongzhi will negotiate the follow-up matters, which can be regarded as your compensation for the soldiers who died in the war. But remember, if you continue to do this for personal reasons, Mr. Fei, I will definitely go to Taishitai Pavilion to find your Master Shen and ask clearly how many people in this yamen still remember that they are officials in Daliang."
Chapter completed!