Chapter 281 Banquet
The head of the Pei family did not believe Pei Jingming.
joke.
What the noble families were planning was to exterminate their entire clan.
As a prince who is favored by the emperor and has a bright future, there is no reason for him to get involved in this.
"Your Highness is joking." The head of the Pei family said perfunctorily.
Pei Jingming knew he didn't believe it, so he said, "The aristocratic families are unwilling to live in a small area, and the royal family is unwilling to let the throne pass to a girl whose biological father is unknown. The two sides just need to clash and think about...rebellion."
The head of the Pei family almost knelt down.
How can the word "rebellion" be spoken so casually?
"Master, I am not here to kill you. I am here to join you."
Pei Jingming took out an imperial edict from his bosom and said, "Master, please read this."
On the bright yellow silk was an imperial decree summoning the King of Yunnan to the capital, stamped with the emperor's seal.
It’s just the seal of the deposed emperor.
The pupils of the head of the Pei family suddenly shrank. How could Prince Rui have such a thing?
"As long as this imperial edict reaches the King of Yunnan, our chances of victory will be much greater."
"How did the imperial edict fall into your hands?" The head of the Pei family said with dry mouth.
Pei Jingming put away the imperial edict and said, "When Your Majesty forced the deposed emperor to abdicate, he kept a trick up his sleeve. He wrote this edict in the name of the deposed emperor and gave it to me for safekeeping. If you fail, summon the King of Yunnan to the capital and hand over this great country to someone else."
He changed his self-proclaimed name to bring the two closer together.
"After Your Majesty ascended the throne, this imperial edict was naturally abolished. I submitted a fake imperial edict. Your Majesty trusted me and didn't know it was a fake."
Patriarch Pei was incredulous, "You actually..."
What a long-term plan!
He actually admired the person in front of him.
"The reputation of rebellion is unpleasant. Even if we win, we will still be criticized," Pei Jingming played with the imperial edict. "It is better to defend the king and restore order."
The Pei family head's eyes lit up, but he still didn't let down his guard. "If the King of Yunnan is unwilling to conspire with us, wouldn't that mean he has leaked the plan in advance?"
The King of Yunnan was a local emperor.
The military pay allocated by the court every year was enough for him to live a comfortable life.
"The Pei family has finally fallen on hard times," Pei Jingming mocked. "Don't you even know why the Crown Prince went to Yunnan?"
Patriarch Pei was stunned for a moment, and turned his face slightly to hide his embarrassment.
If the aristocratic family did not miss the old days, why would they take such a risk?
"Why do you want to help us?" Patriarch Pei couldn't see through it.
No matter how you look at it, Pei Jingming won't get any benefits.
"I'd love to."
Pei Jingming leaned back, very casual.
"Impossible." The head of the Pei family blurted out.
How can a person have nothing to ask for?
After a long while, Pei Jingming finally said, "My family died because of Your Majesty. She felt guilty towards me and kept me by her side, but she adopted me to someone else and even erased my last name."
The head of the Pei family looked at him deeply, as if he was considering the truth of his words.
"If you don't believe me, I will burn the imperial edict and return to the capital tomorrow."
Pei Jingming stood up impatiently and threw the imperial edict in his hand into the brazier.
“No, no, no…”
The head of the Pei family was so frightened that his heart almost jumped out of his chest. He snatched the imperial edict and held it in his arms.
"I will send letters to all the noble families, and we will discuss the matter at the Pei family in three days."
The head of the Pei family thought that it was difficult for him to tell the truth from the false by himself, so he would call more people.
Three days later, the aristocratic families gathered at Pei Mansion.
A vegetarian banquet was set up in front of the mourning hall, and white candles were burning brightly.
Pei Jingming deliberately wore a plain dress without any patterns today.
"Is everyone here?"
Patriarch Pei stood beside him and said, "Everyone is here."
This matter involved a wide range of people, so he specially called the core people from each family to come and drag everyone into the water before they could get ashore together.
"Very good."
A smile appeared on Pei Jingming's handsome face, "Let's start the banquet."
As soon as he finished speaking, the gate of the courtyard suddenly closed.
Dozens of black shadows fell from the eaves.
The massacre began.
"ah--"
The first to fall was the head of the Cui family.
"You...what are you doing!" The head of the Pei family couldn't believe it.
His response was a series of screams.
Pei Jingming stood quietly in front of the mourning hall, with white banners fluttering behind him, admiring the massacre.
Blood splattered on his face, but he didn't bother to wipe it off.
"You...you're crazy!"
The head of the Pei family was completely annihilated and his eyes turned black.
"Have you ever opened the coffin to take a look at your cousin?"
Amidst the screams, Pei Jingming's voice was like a spring breeze.
The head of the Pei family almost fainted.
He didn't look.
He didn't care about Pei Qi's life or death at all.
"It seems that there is no more."
Pei Jingming suddenly grabbed him and threw him in front of the coffin, then pushed open the heavy coffin lid with one palm.
Empty.
The head of the Pei family almost vomited blood.
"How could this happen?" His voice changed.
"He died a long time ago."
Pei Jingming said, "This coffin is prepared for you."
Before the head of the Pei family could say anything, Pei Jingming pulled out a knife from the coffin and cut his throat.
The head of the Pei family felt a chill in his throat. He covered his neck in vain, but blood gushed out from between his fingers.
He stared at Pei Jingming with his eyes wide open until his death.
Pei Jingming let go of his hand and let the body slide into the coffin.
When he turned around, the mourning hall was dead silent.
The man in black knelt in a pool of blood, his blade still dripping with blood.
"Master, there are no survivors."
"Are you using the swordsmanship of the Northern Yan people?"
"yes."
The master asked them to practice Beiyan's swordsmanship half a year ago, and even went to Beiyan to kill many people for training, just for today.
Pei Jingming nodded with satisfaction.
He walked to the altar, took three incense sticks, lit them over the candle flame, and respectfully inserted them into the incense burner.
In the curling green smoke, he whispered, "Everyone, have a safe journey."
The urgent memorial from eight hundred miles away was sent directly to the Golden Luan Palace.
"The Bingzhou Governor urgently reports that the Northern Yan people took advantage of the Pei family's funeral to massacre the aristocratic family and abduct Prince Rui. His whereabouts remain unknown."
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It will be finished in a few days.
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