Chapter 124,
But this is not up to them. Since they are unwilling to work, they can't escape death anyway.
So Pei Yan looked at Lin Zhao decisively, and Lin Zhao also understood and immediately took out his sword. After a few "swishes", all the yamen runners of the Dali Temple were wiped out.
Pei Yan, who realized it belatedly, said, "I didn't intend to kill you, but you're so cowardly and afraid of trouble. It's inevitable that this matter will be exposed in the future, so... thank you for your hard work."
He stepped over the bodies of several yamen runners without paying any attention to the bodies on the ground that were still holding their necks and trembling. They were obviously not dead yet. After hearing this, they said: ………….
That’s right, how could they forget that Pei Yan has never been a kind-hearted person.
But this decisive killing shocked Lin Zhao. He could not help but catch up with Pei Yan and ask, "Sir, what about our people?"
Pei Yan paused after hearing this, and the guards behind him also stopped and stood straight. Pei Yan did not see any fear in their eyes.
So he sighed and said, "After we've cleaned up, tell them to stay at the Imperial City Office. I'll explain this matter to the emperor. At worst, each of them will take a pill. It won't kill them."
The guard behind him: "Thank you, sir!"
Pei Yan left without looking back.
These guards all have elderly parents and young children to support, and some are the pillars of their families. Although they will receive compensation if they die in the line of duty, it is better to be alive than dead.
It was really wrong for them to witness this incident. Let the government decide the rest. This was the first time Pei Yan felt compassion.
So he immediately ordered people to seal off the place, and wrote a letter asking the Dali Temple to close the case as soon as possible, treating it as an ordinary case. He then withdrew the people and told them not to make a big deal out of it.
He went all the way into the palace and reported the matter to the emperor.
The official was not very old, probably only about thirty years old, but at this moment his face was full of worry.
After hearing this, he sighed, put down the memorial in his hand and lay back on the dragon throne.
There was a long silence.
Pei Yan just stood there without saying a word.
Zhao Mingde, Zhao Mingde is the emperor sitting on the dragon throne now, and at the beginning... there was an accident when he succeeded to the throne. If Pei Yan's father had not cleverly given him a trick, he might not have been able to succeed to the throne.
As to whether this position is of improper origin.
The most competitive princes at the time are all dead, so this position can only be his, Pei Yan thought.
But now it seems... this matter is not that simple.
First, the emperor's Divine Eagle Army tokens appeared frequently, and then such outrageous words were discovered on Changping Street.
Fortunately, the matter was not made worse, and there is still room for improvement.
"What do you think?" the official asked, "Do you also think that my position should go to someone else?"
Pei Yan was shocked and immediately knelt on the ground, not daring to say a word.
Regarding the succession to the throne back then... He was still young and didn't know much.
Emperor Ming immediately raised his hand to signal Pei Yan to get up, and asked the eunuch to come forward and help him up. Only then did Pei Yan dare to stand up.
Emperor Ming: "Don't be nervous. I know you are mine and will naturally speak on my side. I am not testing your loyalty, I just want to talk to you. What happened back then... I also have a hard time expressing my feelings."
He hung his head and looked extremely depressed.
It was the first time that Pei Yan saw Emperor Ming like this.
“Everyone says that being a royal family is the best, with endless wealth and splendor, and endless delicacies to eat. But who could have known that I grew up hungry?” Emperor Ming seemed to be in a very bad mood as he thought of his childhood.
The eunuch Jiang Fuhai said: "Oh, Your Majesty, please take care of your health!"
Pei Yan followed suit and said, "I was still young when the incident happened. Although I don't know the specific details, I once heard my father say: Whoever sits in that position in accordance with the will of heaven is the one chosen by the ancestors and the heavens. Follow the will of heaven and meet the needs of the people. Since you can sit in this position, then this position should be yours. The official should not doubt himself."
"Look, look, what is this Master Pei saying? This old servant also thinks this is true. Since the emperor can sit in this position, then this position should be yours. What's more, the imperial edict from that year had your name written on it. Why do you doubt yourself?"
Wang Fuhai, who grew up with the Guan family, naturally knew what happened. He had accompanied the Guan family all the way when the incident happened, so he could easily tell the key to the matter.
Pei Yan listened carefully.
Emperor Ming then continued, "It's true that my name is written on the imperial edict, but who among the officials in the court doesn't know that the late emperor's favorite was my second brother? He even made him regent when he went on military campaigns, and for a time, he was groomed to be the crown prince."
"He even personally invited the retired Master Wang to be his teacher."
"At that time, everyone in the court and even outside the court supported my second brother. He was very popular, until the late emperor suddenly fell ill and passed away while on a campaign. Although the Hu Kingdom had been incorporated into his vassal state, the court was in turmoil, and the Hu Kingdom even had the potential to make a comeback."
He calmly narrated the past events.
"I only remember that when all the cultural relics ministers in the court gathered together to discuss the appointment of a monarch, no one stood on my side. I even secretly thought that my second brother would be the future monarch. But who could have imagined that?"
"Who would have thought that after the letter was opened, my name would be written inside?"
"I still remember the sharp glares that the entire court of civil and military officials shot at me. Then, my second brother's dragon-slaying sword was placed across my neck, drawing blood."
Wang Fuhai: "That's right. I was so frightened that I knelt before the Second Prince, but the knife still cut your neck. Fortunately, Duke Pei was there. He immediately ordered his men to stop the attack and summoned all the ministers to verify the authenticity of the will before passing the throne to you."
Wang Fuhai’s guidance was very timely.
Emperor Ming looked up at Pei Yan and smiled, "I still remember you were nine years old at the time. You stood beside your father in armor, your almond-shaped eyes shrewd and shrewd. You saw through the eunuch who was trying to take the portrait. Without hesitation, you drew the sword from your father's waist and plunged it into the eunuch's chest, killing him instantly."
"I never thought you would be so brave at such a young age. It would be fine if you just killed someone, but you even dared to shout in front of all the ministers that there was something wrong with this young eunuch. You are not afraid of anyone and, like your father, you have chosen to stand by my side."
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