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When Cuihua fainted, General Zulang also wanted to faint. Some were sometimes unfortunate, and at least some pain could be avoided, but now he was extremely awake. When he saw Pei Mingcui turn his head, General Zulang only felt his lips dry and his throat was salty. He held his breath in his chest, as if he was about to jump out of his heart.

"General Zulang, do you know why Zhang Cuihua fainted?" Pei Mingcui asked coldly.

The Zulang general wanted to defend himself, so he opened his mouth a few times, his throat was pinched, and he couldn't reveal a word.

Pei Mingcui said slowly: "She fainted because she knew that every word she said was a lie. She fainted because she knew that from Chunli Palace to where Xiao Buyi lived, there would not be any footprints of Xiao Buyi. She fainted because she knew that she had committed the crime of deceiving the emperor and her life had come to an end. She only thought that she was a small proofreader. With the words of a fourth-rank lady, a sect general, and a sect master Shaoqing, she could convict the proofreader. How could the emperor not believe it? But she had plotted too much, and the design was still a bit lacking, and the details were not enough, and she ignored the details of the footprints. What about Zulang, you? Why didn't you faint? Don't say that you were dealing with this matter impartially, and you didn't know anything. If you really didn't know anything, and the proofreader had never been to Chunli Palace, what was the jewelry you found under your hands?"

The general Zulang looked pale, his lips moved twice, but he didn't faint. He suddenly knelt down and kowtowed in the direction of Yang Guang, and said tremblingly: "Master, the criminal minister was confused for a moment and took away Mrs. Zhang's money. Then he framed the proofreader and asked the prince to be magnanimous and spared the criminal's life."

Pei Mingcui sighed softly, but did not press on her step by step. Yang Guang said angrily: "Why did Zhang Cuihua give you money? Why did she frame the proofreader for?"

General Zulang glanced at Yu Wenji sideways, and saw him staring at him fiercely, and said tremblingly: "The criminal minister doesn't know, the criminal minister is obsessed with money for a moment, and he doesn't know anything else. I just ask the emperor to give a heavy responsibility."

Yang Guang's eyes had already aroused murderous intent, but he just stared at Zhang Cuihua who fainted on the ground, his lips tightly pursed. The ministers did not dare to say much, but were just silent.

Pei Mingcui pressed her step by step, scaring Zhang Cuihua fainted, forcing him to kneel down and kowtow to confess his guilt, but did not wake up Zhang Cuihua to ask her why she framed Xiao Buyi. She just turned her head and looked at Yu Wenji, and smiled and said, "Shaoqing, Zulang General Zhang Cuihua planned to frame Zhongliang, and now she has confessed her guilt. I wonder what you think?"

As soon as Pei Mingcui arrived at Xianhe Hall, he turned around. Yu Wenji finally came to his senses and said in a deep voice: "I didn't expect these two people to collude with the proofreader to frame the proofreader." After saying this, Yu Wenji pondered for a moment and turned to Yang Guang and said: "Master, Miss Pei is right. Zhang Cuihua should be killed according to the rules. If he doesn't kill the palace, it is not enough to show the majesty of the emperor. As for this ancestor, he admits his mistakes and repents. I think the emperor can consider being lighter."

After all, Yu Wenhe was not given in vain. After all, he took the effort to avoid the heavy lifting and transform the crisis. Now everyone knows that most of the three of them are colluding together. Before Pei Mingcui had no evidence, Yu Wenhe was eager to clear his relationship with the other two people. Zhang Cuihua fainted and killed the matter. However, Zuzuo had to be careful of his intimidation and bit him. When Yu Wenhe saw that Zulang was not in a hurry to bite him, he didn't want to force him too hard. He just wanted to have a chance in the future and kill him cleanly. Now he couldn't be anxious in Xianhe Palace.

The fierce flames in Zulang's eyes were restrained, and he lowered his head, just saying, "Please be kind to the Lord."

Pei Mingcui nodded and said, "Shaoqing handled it impartially, which is really admirable."

Yu Wenhe heard Pei Mingcui’s praise, but a chill in his heart, and he smiled and said, “Master, Hua He really knows nothing about this matter. Who knows how Zhang Cuihua…”

Pei Mingcui coughed, and Yu Wenghe suddenly stopped, his face full of fear, just because he had seen the murderous aura in Yang Guang's eyes. Only then did he understand why Pei Mingcui was shocked by Zhang Cuihua and did not wake her up. It was just because he asked again, which involved the privacy of the palace. If Zhang Cuihua said something else and the top of the head of the emperor was dyed green, then no one could let him know. Yu Wenghe knew that if that was the case, he would have to peel off his skin even if he didn't die. But this time, he calmed down and knew that although Pei Mingcui was decisive in his work, he still had a lot of concerns. This time he was taking care of the emperor's face. Since that was the case, he didn't have to rush to tell the difference and put himself in.

When Yu Wenhua and his smile thought that Pei Mingcui could not make a big fuss about this matter, he calmed down and said, "Ms. Pei is indeed extremely smart. As soon as he came back, he solved a problem for the emperor. It is really gratifying."

"Oh, is that?" Pei Mingcui smiled and said, "I also helped the emperor solve another problem."

Yu Wenji always felt that Pei Mingcui was not good, and said in a deep voice: "I don't know what other problems are?"

"First hand over Zhang Cuihua and Zulang to Dali Temple for detention." Yang Guang's face was gloomy and waved his hand. When he looked at Pei Mingcui, there was a warmth in his eyes, "Mingcui, what problem have you solved for me?"

Pei Mingcui glanced at Yu Wenhua and a glance, reached out and took out a note from her sleeve, raised her hands high above her head and said, "Prince, please look."

The eunuch took Pei Mingcui's note and presented it to the emperor. Others thought that this was a little reward. The emperor would be very happy when he saw it. Unexpectedly, Yang Guang's face changed slightly just after a glance. After looking at it, his face turned gloomy like a rainy rain, and his hands holding the note were trembling.

Yu Wenji always felt that things were related to him, and he felt that Pei Mingcui smiled very sinister, and he couldn't help but feel worried. Suddenly, Yang Guang slapped the table, threw the note on the ground, and said angrily: "Yu Wenji, what you did!"

Yu Wenhua and his heart were already hanging in his throat. When he heard Yang Guang shouting angrily, he had already knelt down with a 'gudong', and said in a trembling voice: "The emperor clearly observes that the minister is loyal to the emperor and patriotism, and what he does is his duty!"

"What is your duty?" Yang Guang's face was as heavy as water. "Very good. Since you are doing your duty, I'll ask you, why are there more than 20,000 unregistered horses in Longxi Ranch?"

Yu Wenhua and his sweat fell down. He almost said nothing, "Sage, Master, how could this happen? I don't know.

Yang Guang slapped the table again and said, "Yu Wenji, I'll ask you another question. Are you going to do it?"

Yu Wenyu looked up and found that Yang Guang's face turned pale. Pei Mingcui sneered. He knew that since she was investigating, she had probably been investigating clearly. At this time, he had no use except to deepen Yang Guang's anger. He was by Yang Guang for a long time. He was also familiar with Yang Guang's temper. It is precisely because of this that he knew the consequences of angering Yang Guang. Yang Guang was not afraid of you committing crimes, but he hated you for making mistakes and talking back to him. Yang Guang was not afraid of you losing face, but he hated you for not giving him face when he argued in the court!

Thinking of Yu Wen and sweating profusely, he said in a trembling voice: "The Lord is wise and wise. I was confused for a moment and forgot to log in to more than 20,000 horses in the Royal Ranch of Longxi. I am careless and neglected my duties. I also asked the Lord to be kind and forgive my sins."

"Are there only 20,000 horses not registered?" Yang Guang's face was as deep as water.

Yu Wenhuahe looked at the note on the ground, but he just wanted to see what was written on it.

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Of course, he did not only hide what he did without reporting on Yang Guang's actions. He was trying to seek personal gain. It can be said that he did too many things, but he didn't know how much Pei Mingcui had investigated.

"I am confused and can't remember anything for a moment." Yu Wenhua and humble said: "Master, can you let Huan and read the memorial?"

His request was extremely absurd, and Yang Guang actually nodded and said, "Look at it carefully and see what you have never done here?"

Xiao Buyi shook his head secretly, thinking that Pei Mingcui would not tell the wrong things about Yu Culture and his only hand over the memorial to Yang Guang. If Yang Guang was really smart, as long as he was forced to do something in a real way, Guan Bao would reveal everything. In this way, when he saw the memorial, the effect would be much worse. From this, Yang Guang's favor for Yu Culture and his is extraordinary, and he might not necessarily want Yu Culture and his death.

Yu Wenghe knelt down and crawled over, picked up the note on the ground, looked at it for a few seconds, but was not relieved, but was even more frightened. If he was scared to death just now, he would just breathe a sigh of relief than the dead.

When Xiao Buyi saw that he was venting but not breathing, he wanted to pinch him the breath. Unexpectedly, he woke up again after a while, even more tenacious than Immortal Xiaoqiang.

"Sage, written by Pei Mingcui," Yu Wenhua said with a breath: "I am a good minister, I am a good minister..."

Yang Guang said coldly: "She said you handed over to the market privately, but is it true?"

Yu Wenji rolled his eyes and cried, "The Lord is clear."

"Looking at it?" Yang Guang was furious, "I have repeatedly told you that you should not leave the market with the Turks privately. Yu Wenji, you are so brave, you actually despise my laws! Have you lived too well recently?"

Yu Wenhe knelt down and walked forward two steps, just cried and said, "The Lord is kind, the Lord is kind, and the Lord is confused and confused for a moment. Please see if you have no contribution and hard work, you can spare Hua and a dog's life. Master, the Lord," Yu Wenhe suddenly remembered something and said anxiously: "All this is done by Liang Zixuan. I didn't think much about it for a while. I was used by him!"

When Xiao Buyi saw Yu Wenhua and robbed the land with his head, and wagged his tail and begged for mercy, he felt indescribable pleasure in his heart, but he still didn't understand. Is it more serious to hand over the market privately than to conceal the horse?

Pei Mingcui explained to him in a flash, "The emperor, Yu Wenhua and his use of power for personal gain, privately concealed their horses and did not report them, colluded with the Turks, and handed over to the market privately, which was extremely evil. I also asked the emperor to punish him severely."

Although Yang Guang was furious, he began to ponder after hearing Pei Mingcui's suggestion. Xiao Buyi was puzzled, but he saw that Yang Guang had already looked towards him and hesitated and said, "Secretary, what do you think?"

Xiao Buyi did not expect that he was looking at him, but he called the Secretary-General, as if he was a little dazed. When Yu Shinan heard his question, he could only go forward and said, "My subordinates think that the emperor has his own conclusions, but the subordinates think that Miss Pei's words are well-founded and reasonable."

"Chasing Scholar, what do you think?" Yang Guang came to his senses and knew that he had found the wrong person. He originally wanted to ask Xiao Buyi, otherwise he would not have looked at him.

Xiao Buyi glanced at Pei Mingcui sideways, and saw that the corner of her mouth seemed to be smiling, and she couldn't tell her feelings. Although she knew that Yu Wenji could not die at this time, would he be Yang Guang who resurrected the soul with a corpse? But after all, he still wanted to try it. He always wanted to step on Yu Wenji until he was doomed. Unfortunately, he was powerless. How could he let go after the opportunity this time?

"I have reported to the emperor that the opinions of the ministers are not worthy of the truth. I think I am a great country in Sui Dynasty. Only by being in a great way can the law be convinced. I believe that the Dali Temple of the Ministry of Justice has a conclusion on handling such matters. Only by speaking, the proofreader can he convince the public by acting in accordance with the law, and not let the law be ignored by the people!"

He had a law to follow, but he knew that Yu Wen and this crime would not be lighter. Pei Mingcui was extremely smart and came from all over the world to participate in Yu Wen and Yi Books. Besides, seeing Yu Wen and his grandson were so scared, it would be lighter if he had to handle it according to the law.

Yang Guang frowned slightly and finally looked at Pei Mingcui, "Mingcui, how about the law?"

"Do you should be punished according to the law." Pei Mingcui said without hesitation: "There is a precedent for privately hiding horses without reporting. When the Grand Commander Qu Tutong went to Longxi to inspect the ranch, he found that privately hiding. The late emperor was furious and wanted to behead all 1,500 officials in the supervision of the pastor! Later, although they were pardoned for their death crimes, they were not allowed to live. The privately hiding horses was enough for Yu Wen and the demotion of their posts to the people. The crime of privately hiding the market was a death sentence, and there was no room for negotiation. Yu Wen and he was about to die. Since Liang Zixuan was involved, he would also ask the saint to arrest him. This matter cannot be sentenced lightly, otherwise if the world knew about it, I was afraid that the Great Sui Dynasty would not be implemented. It would be difficult to convince the public!"

Yu Wenhe leaned on the ground, unable to defend himself, and just murmured: "Please be kind to the Lord, please be kind to the Lord..."

Yang Guang frowned and waved his hand, "Send Yu Wenhua and the Dali Temple for treatment, Mingcui. You have been to Dongdu thousands of miles away. I think you are tired, go back to rest."

Pei Mingcui frowned slightly, but said, "Mingcui thanked the emperor for his care."

Yang Guang stopped talking and had already turned around and left the stage. The ministers looked at each other, but they did not expect that the palace trial would be like this. When they arrived at Xianhe Palace, they only thought that Xiao Buyi would die.

In the end, this kid was still lively, but it was Yu Wen who was carried down! When the immortal Xiaoqiang and Ma Wen muttered, in the eyes of others, this proofreader was also an immortal Xiaoqiang?

Pei Mingcui was no longer enthusiastic and unscrupulous about Xiao Buyi when he was in Mayi. He just said before leaving, "Brother Xiao, I will contact you in a few days."

She said that Brother Xiao’s voice was very soft, but it fell into Xiao Buyi’s heart, but it was a warm benefit. He lived without restraint. Although he was a ranch, he also came for Pei Mingcui’s knowledge and helper. Otherwise, why should he endure the rolling eyes of others in a low voice and Yu Wenji’s frame-up? In the eyes of Li Zhixiong, Lu Anyou, and even too many people, it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for him to be respected by Pei’s lords. He was naturally inseparable from Pei’s lords, but in Xiao Buyi’s eyes, no proofreader or secretary is worthy of anything.

, So what can I do if I am the Minister of the Inner History? In the end, it will not be a glory for a few years? For the sake of the glory for the past few years, I am worried all day long by Yang Guang. In the eyes of modern people in Xiao Buyi, it is really unworthy. However, Pei Mingcui's words made Xiao Buyi feel that it is worth it. At least Pei Mingcui thinks he is a friend, and he also thinks that Pei Mingcui is a friend. The word "friend" can give a complete explanation for everything they do. Even if it is harder, it feels comfortable and happy.

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The Pei family's mansion can be regarded as the most luxurious mansion Xiao Buyi has ever seen.

In fact, although he is a modern man, his horizons have gradually broadened his mind a thousand years ago. He started from scratch in the original copycat to his hard work, took great risks to rob, and then went to do business at unknowable dangers. Living in this troubled times always has inexplicable dangers, and if you want to succeed, you have to pay more than ordinary people.

At first, he was bargaining with Lai San for Ji Danqian, but later he became richer and could even send Yuchi Jingde to a rich territory and go out to the frontier. No matter what others think, in the eyes of the brothers in the village, the young leader will live up to the expectations of the village, and now he has achieved some success. Everything is thanks to his mind, his life and death, his courage and meticulousness, and of course, it is impossible to deny that there are the conditions and opportunities provided by Pei Val.

Everyone has opportunities, including Li Zhixiong and Lu Anyou, Lishanfei and Yu Wenhua, and only he may have caught him. Xiao Buyi, who knew that the grassland was open all the way, so Xiao Buyi was steady and cautious. After the pasture developed for a few years, it would definitely be a hot commodity in the eyes of all the people in the world. Xiao Buyi did not rebel, nor rebel, nor fought or robbed, but he wanted the rebel king of all the world to come to him for horses, and he had this confidence.

After meeting several major businesses, he was very prosperous. Even if he felt that he was not a big money, he was not extremely poor after all. But he only realized after he arrived in Dongdu. Although he was not extremely poor, in terms of wealth, for the officials and officials in Kyoto, his foundation was just a drop in the bucket.

Not to mention the Dongcheng Guest House or the Imperial City, it is just this huge house in the Dongdu. That is a dream that too many people have been unable to reach in their entire lives.

Dongdu is a unit of fang, with a total of 100 fangs. Each fang has a population of more or less. There are fewer people, but there are also thousands of people. There are many people, such as the city and the fangs next to the three cities. According to Xiao Buyi's calculations, at least more than 10,000 people can be found. The prosperity of Dongdu is now visible. Only one person can occupy the land of a fang with a mansion. After the establishment of the Dongdu, only Yang Su was treated like this. However, he was later affected by Yang Xuangan. Now he has established Defang as a public quota, which is mostly occupied by three provinces and six ministries, and the offices of the nine temples and five supervisors. Only Yang Su occupied the land of a fang. Not many people occupied half of the fang. Pei Ju was one of these not many.

The Pei family lived in Jindefang, close to the base of the northern city wall, far away from the hustle and bustle of rivers and canals and markets, which was quite quiet. When Xiao Buyi arrived, the soldiers guarding outside the yard did not ask when they saw Xiao Buyi. Then they let him enter Jindefang because Pei Mingcui had already given instructions.

From now on, you don’t need to know where Pei’s house is, just because there is only one mansion in this direction!

Not long after Xiao Buyi walked, a servant came over early and took Xiao Buyi to the inside, walked through the pavilion and the garden, and passed the rockery and waterfall.

As cold as today, the waterfall is no longer there. The water flowing out is frozen, and only the crystal-like ice sculptures are in the sky. The sun shines, which is quite spectacular. As soon as you enter the Defang, you will smell the faint fragrance. Xiao Buyi searches around and sees the snow-cold plums lying not far away, blooming alone, emitting a faint fragrance.

Remembering that I know it is not snow. When I said a few words for the faint fragrance, Xiao Buyi suddenly thought that when describing women, people often use flowers to compare them. If Meng Chenxue is a gloomy orchid in the valley and a peerless beauty, then Pei Mingcui is undoubtedly a cold plum in the cold winter, with a lonely and light fragrance. She lets the world's wind condense, but she is still unyielding and persistent. What about Beipei? Xiao Buyi thought again that this is a rose with thorns, which is difficult to pick.

As he was thinking about it, the servant had already brought Xiao Buyi to a courtyard. The layout here was similar to that of the Pei house in Mayi, and it was more elegant than the rich. At first glance, the century-old tree had flower edges and the winter sun was warm into the main hall. From a distance, there were tables and chairs in the lobby, and the simple part showed luxury and solemnity. Pei Mingcui was talking to someone. When he saw Xiao Buyi walking in, he had already stood up and walked over to meet him quickly. He looked at Xiao Buyi with pleasure and said, "Brother Xiao is here, and the brilliance is shining."

Xiao Buyi looked around and said, "If it were all here, I would probably only describe the place where I live as a doghouse."

Pei Mingcui smiled and turned her head and said, "Shinan, do you think Brother Xiao is the kind that is very interesting?"

The person sitting in the lobby was Yu Shinan, which somewhat surprised Xiao Buyi, because according to his understanding, Yu Shiji and Pei'an have always been disagreeable, which is understandable because they are both competing for favor with the earthly concubines and conflicting interests, but it seems that Pei Mingcui and Yu Shinan have a good relationship.

Yu Shinan also stood up and bowed: "Xiao Buyi is a relatively rigid person and is not a romantic person."

"Do you tell me that you are a romantic?" Pei Mingcui laughed and said, "If you talk about romantic things, you cannot say that one is better than one among the men I know, you can only say that one is more woody than the other."

Three people teased

When the maid brought the tea, Pei Mingcui pressed a button on the table to look like a crane-shaped sculpture, and opened her mouth and sprayed out the tea. Pei Mingcui took it with a cup and handed it to Xiao Buyi.

Seeing Xiao Buyi looking at the design in surprise, Pei Mingcui said, "Brother Xiao, I know you are not particular about the details, so I didn't ask a maid to serve you."

Xiao Buyi took the tea and glanced at the sculpture again, then said, "Serving is irrelevant. I just didn't expect that Miss Pei was very smart and designed such a clever water supply."

From Xiao Buyi's perspective, this water supply system is similar to the hydraulic kettle in his era. If it was something very ordinary after a thousand years, he did not expect it to exist a thousand years ago.

"I can't do it," Pei Mingcui waved his hand repeatedly, "This thing is the subordinate of Liao Xuan, the chief craftsman of the supervisor. When the Dongdu was established, the emperor appointed Yuwen Kai as the master craftsman and summoned tens of thousands of craftsmen across the country to come to Dongdu, which was mainly dispatched by the Ministry of Works and used as the supervisor. Many people were very smart. This was made by them. However, others said that this water supply thing was not served by anyone and was not luxurious. They abandoned it. But I felt it was convenient and self-sufficient and enjoyable, so I left one set. I think even if I have all Dongdu, I might have this thing!"

Yu Shinan smiled and said, "Miss Pei accepts new things very quickly. No wonder the emperor likes them." Seeing Xiao Buyi's thoughtful look, Yu Shinan asked, "Brother Xiao, don't you think so?"

Xiao Buyi came to his senses and nodded repeatedly, "Some things are ingeniously conceived, but some people need to appreciate them. For example, if this water supply thing is not appreciated by Miss Pei, I am afraid that others will think it is useless. Although the craftsman is clever, no one appreciates it, it is also sad."
To be continued...