Chapter 480: Who Framed the Xiao Family
Wei Qing's tall figure stood in front of Tang Li.
Master Pei had to look at Wei Qing, and the smile on his face faded a little.
"I'm sorry for scaring you two just now. Would you like to have some tea?" said Master Pei.
Wei Qing glanced at Master Pei and replied very coldly, "Yeah."
"please."
Master Pei led the way.
Wei Qing took Tang Li's hand and followed him.
There were many rooms on the second floor. Master Pei pushed open one of them and walked in.
Wei Qing walked in holding Tang Li's hand.
The door of the room is closed.
This door has excellent sound insulation, keeping all the noise out.
Master Pei sat down, looked at Tang Li, and pointed to the seat next to him: "Sit."
Wei Qing sat down in that seat, then pulled Tang Li to sit next to him, his tall figure completely blocking her view.
Master Pei shook his head and chuckled.
Master Pei poured the tea himself and was about to hand it to Tang Li, but Wei Qing took it over.
"Brother, do you have any objections to me?" Master Pei asked with a smile.
Wei Qing glanced at him: "You only see it now?"
"I haven't offended you, have I? I just helped you two."
"If you hadn't taken action, Young Master Yang would have gone to see the King of Hell."
"Young Master Yang's father was the governor of Liangzhou. If he dies, you won't be able to leave Liangzhou alive."
"What about the Liangzhou Governor?"
What a big tone.
There was a look of indifference in Master Pei's eyes.
Master Pei looked at Tang Li.
"I just can't bear to see a beautiful woman get hurt."
"Believe it or not, if you look at it again, the eyeball will be gone?"
"Brother, you are really cruel." He blinked his eyes, looking quite charming. "How can you bear to lick my beautiful eyes?"
Wei Qing suddenly attacked Master Pei, and Master Pei stretched out his hand to block. Both of them did not leave their seats, and only fought with their hands.
The two men's attacks were extremely fierce, with gusts of wind from their palms.
After a few moves, Wei Qing gained the upper hand.
Master Pei realized the opponent's strength and took the initiative to admit defeat: "I won't watch it anymore."
Wei Qing then withdrew his hand.
Tang Li didn't say anything, just looked at the two of them.
Her husband brought her here and agreed to go upstairs for tea with Mr. Pei. He must have his own purpose.
She just had to wait.
Master Pei continued, "Are you two from Lanxi? Otherwise, I would definitely know that you two are so good-looking."
"We are from the capital."
"The capital?" Master Pei was surprised.
Wei Qing took out a jade pendant from his arms and handed it to Master Pei.
Master Pei looked at the jade pendant, took it, and his eyes remained calm.
After taking a look, he suddenly realized something, his eyes changed slightly, and he became more cautious when holding the jade pendant.
He carefully identified the jade pendant, then looked at Wei Qing, his graceful demeanor subsided and he said respectfully, "You..."
"I want to see General Pei." Wei Qing said directly.
Master Pei stood up and said, "Please wait a moment."
"This jade pendant..."
"Take this and show it to General Pei."
"yes."
He took the jade pendant and went out.
Tang Li looked at Wei Qing and said, "My dear, we came to Liangzhou this time to look for General Pei."
"Yes, General Pei is an old subordinate of my grandfather." Wei Qing said.
Back then, all the Xiao family members and the old members of the Xiao family died, and his uncle helped him survive the pursuit of the soldiers.
Later, his uncle told him that someone might still be alive.
And he personally experienced the Battle of Liangzhou.
It was this General Pei.
After several years of investigation, Wei Qing finally found the whereabouts of General Pei.
He originally thought that he would live in seclusion in the mountains, but he never imagined that he would open a casino in the most prosperous place in Liangzhou.
…
In a closed room.
A middle-aged man with half-gray hair was drinking.
In a trance, he seemed to be back in the military camp, where his brothers were sitting together and drinking.
"Tomorrow is the final battle, come and drink!"
"Brothers, fight hard! Beat those bastards of Da Qi so badly that they piss and poop and send them back to their capital, Xu!"
"Hahaha, we can go home after this fight. My wife just gave birth to a big fat son last month!"
"Okay, stop drinking. When we win and return to Beijing, I'll treat you all to a big drink!"
"General Xiao, you must keep your word. We have taken note of it. Hahahaha."
The scene changed.
The ground was littered with corpses, blood flowed like a river, and the scene was devastated.
The brothers who drank together were either dead or injured, and the ones who were still alive had faces full of dejection and despair.
How did we lose?
It's such a favorable situation.
The scene changes again.
The faces of the brothers who survived were filled with anger.
"The Xiao family army did not collaborate with the enemy and betray the country. Let's go back and explain it clearly!"
"Yes, which bastard wronged us? I was defeated, but I didn't betray my country!"
"Let's go back. We can't bear this stigma!"
He did not go back with everyone, but left secretly.
"Old Pei, why are you running away? Why don't you come back to Beijing with us?" A loud shout rang in my ears.
Pei Yin suddenly opened his eyes and sobered up a little.
"I didn't run away..." he whispered.
For decades, he had been dreaming that his brothers were pointing at him and calling him a "deserter," and that they were lying in a pool of blood...
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
Pei Yin stood up and opened the door.
"Godfather, are you having a nightmare again?" Master Pei looked at his pale face, frowning slightly with worry.
Pei Yin had a cold face and said nothing, his posture was majestic.
He was adopted by his adoptive father when he was young. Ever since he was old enough to understand, he found that his adoptive father was very worried and depressed.
He knew what his adoptive father's heart knot was...
Master Pei looked at the jade pendant in his hand, wondering if this was a turning point.
"Look at this." Master Pei handed the jade pendant to Pei Yin.
When Pei Yin saw the patterns on the jade pendant, his expression suddenly changed.
"The Xiao family... the Xiao family's things! Who gave them to you?"
"The owner of this jade pendant is in my guest room..."
Before Master Pei finished speaking, Pei Yin walked quickly towards the guest room, very anxiously.
He pushed the door open suddenly and looked at the two people sitting in the room, his eyes finally falling on Wei Qing.
If you just look at this person's appearance, he doesn't look like General Xiao.
However, Pei Yin was holding the Xiao family's jade pendant in his hand, and thinking that this person was related to the Xiao family, he felt that this person's eyes looked very much like General Xiao's.
Pei Yin's heart skipped a beat: "You..."
"Wei Qing, General Xiao's grandson." Wei Qing introduced himself.
Wei Qing had already thoroughly investigated General Pei and asked his uncle about his character, so he dared to come to see him and reveal his identity.
Pei Yin knelt down towards Wei Qing: "Pei Yin, I pay my respects to the young master."
"General Pei, please stand up." Wei Qing said.
Pei Yin stood up and stood beside Wei Qing with a respectful attitude and excitement in his eyes.
He didn't expect that there were still descendants of the Xiao family alive.
General Xiao's grandson is doing well. He has grown up to be a man of his own standing.
Pei Yin looked at Wei Qing and felt quite relieved.
"General Pei, sit down." Wei Qing said.
"I can just stand." Pei Yin said quickly.
"General Pei, you are the elder. If you stand, then I will stand with you." Wei Qing said as he was about to stand up.
Pei Yin sat down quickly.
"Young Master, how have you been these years?" Pei Yin asked.
"I'm in the capital, serving as the Minister of Justice," Wei Qing said. "General Pei, can you tell me about what happened back then?"
Back then, his uncle did not participate in the Battle of Liangzhou, but stayed in the capital, so everything he knew was based on investigations and was not as familiar as General Pei, an eyewitness.
"What happened back then..."
Pei Yin took a deep breath. It was too tragic. He still felt palpitations when he thought about it.
But he recalled it over and over again, just to make sure he remembered it and not forget it at all.
"Back then, the two armies clashed outside Liangzhou City. The Xiao army won a series of decisive victories, and Great Qi was already losing. Everyone thought it was the final battle, that they would surely drive the Qi army back to Xudu. However, during the battle, the Qi army was fully aware of our tactics and managed to break through several times. Meanwhile, the Qi army launched a surprise attack on Liangzhou City. The general stationed in Liangzhou died suddenly for unknown reasons. Liangzhou City was left without a master and was quickly captured. The Qi army slaughtered the entire city. The Xiao army, without a clear front or rear, suffered a crushing defeat."
Pei Yin's eyes were red and every word he said was heartbreaking.
"Just then, someone unexpectedly accused the Xiao family army of treason. The soldiers shed blood and tears, and all they got was the four words 'treason'! Hahahaha! Treason, how ridiculous! The surviving soldiers are dissatisfied and want to return to the capital to seek justice!"
Pei Yin said this, his voice suddenly weakened.
"I didn't go back." Pei Yin said, "They must think I ran away."
Pei Yin often dreams of his former good brothers, who all look at him with resentful eyes and ask him why he ran away.
Pei Yin looked at Wei Qing with a somewhat apprehensive expression: "Young Master, what do you think..."
"General Pei must have his own difficulties." Wei Qing said.
Xiao Sanlang talked about Pei Yin. When Xiao Sanlang was seriously injured, Pei Yin carried him across dozens of miles of desert and fed him with his blood.
Xiao Sanlang didn't believe that such a person ran away because he was afraid of death.
Pei Yin was very afraid that the young master would blame him like the brother in his dream, and hearing him say this, the burden in his heart was lifted a little.
"Because I don't believe I can get justice if I go back," Pei Yin said. "Why did the Qi army know our battle strategy so well? Why did the Liangzhou garrison commander die so suddenly? Everything is too coincidental, like a huge net stretched out, waiting for us to fall into it."
Wei Qing's face was tense.
General Pei was right, he had indeed walked into a trap.
When Xiao's army returned to the capital, they were immediately taken to the Tianlao. After trial, they were charged with treason and betrayal.
None survived.
The river was dyed with blood, it was extremely tragic.
"General Pei, your casino is located in the prosperous Lanxi. Casinos have always been a good place to gather intelligence..."
"Yes, this casino is used to collect intelligence. Over the years, I have been investigating what happened back then and who is framing the Xiao family army." Pei Yin said.
"Has General Pei found out?" Wei Qing asked.
Pei Yin said, "I've almost finished the investigation."
"Who is it?"
When Wei Qing said this, his hands unconsciously clenched into fists and his body tensed.
We will soon know who is responsible for this blood feud...
"The Wang family," Pei Yin said, "and the eldest princess, the Lu family."
The Wang family was within expectations, but the eldest princess and the Lu family...
There is no need to say much about the power of the eldest princess. The Lu family is also a family of scholars and officials. They hold two-thirds of the cabinet and their power can compete with Prime Minister Duan!
"If the opponent is such a behemoth, no wonder the Xiao family army was like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth and no one escaped." Pei Yin said with a wry smile.
Pei Yin felt a deep sense of powerlessness.
So what if it is found out?
Such a huge monster cannot be redressed or avenged.
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