Author: Shangtang Doumiao

Chapter 1141 1142【Flowing across the sea】

The autumn rain is pattering and lingering.

The north wind blew the rain curtain swaying, like layers of mist spreading across the world, shrouding the continuous houses in various cities in Kyoto.

Thousands of raindrops fall from the gray sky, playing harmoniously on the roof ridges, branches, and bluestone ground, just like a musician stroking the strings of a piano, which is extremely clear and sweet.

Shen Danmo stood in the corridor, looking at Pei Yue who was wearing rain gear and a hat with his noble Danfeng eyes, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curve in a gentle way.

"It's really annoying that the rain never stops. I don't know how long it will continue to rain." Pei Yue sighed with a smile.

The maid stepped forward to help Pei Yue take off this outfit, and then thoughtfully handed over a dry handkerchief.

Pei Yue took it and wiped the raindrops falling on his face.

Shen Danmo wrinkled the tip of his nose and said: "After all, he is still the Duke of the country. Why does he look like a fisherman on the river? It's just a matter of letting someone hold a big umbrella."

Pei Yue joked: "That won't work. The parasol is only used by the government. If I use it like this, there will definitely be a group of imperial officials who will express impeachment tomorrow."

Shen Danmo smiled, then welcomed him into the hall, poured a cup of hot tea himself and handed it to him, saying softly: "Let's get rid of the moisture."

When the maids saw this, they quietly retreated.

Pei Yue responded and took the initiative to sit next to Shen Danmo. The two were very close. The clear and elegant fragrance lingered around them. He couldn't help but curiously asked: "What fragrance?"

Shen Danmo originally wanted to distance himself, but then he thought of the purpose of his coming to the house in Ruikangfang today, so he did not move again, but said with a half-smile: "I am not the daughter of the Guangping Marquis Mansion. How can any brother concoct some sachets and sachets for me?"

Pei Yue was at a loss for words, and it took him a long time to say meaningfully: "I heard my eldest sister talk about something. When I first left Dingguo Mansion, you and Gu Zhen went to visit her together one day. It seemed like they were having trouble. Not happy? According to the eldest sister, the scene at that time was extremely terrifying. The two heroines each used their own unique moves. It was really like flying sand and stones, the sky was dim, the earth was shaking, the gods and Buddhas retreated..."

Before he finished speaking, Shen Danmo couldn't help but laugh, then stretched out his hand and pinched his waist, and said angrily: "I will go to Sister Ning to complain some other time and let you arrange her behind her back."

Pei Yue stopped talking nonsense and smiled: "Although some exaggeration was used, it should not be made up. What I am very curious about is that that day was supposed to be the first time you and Gu Zhen met. How could you suddenly have a crush on each other? stand up?"

Shen Danmo said calmly: "Because I know she went to Luliu Village to find you."

Pei Yue couldn't hide his shock and said in disbelief: "Sister Mo'er, have you actually been jealous since then?"

"Pooh!"

Shen Danmo spat lightly, her cheeks reddening and said, "Nonsense again, I'm one year older than you, how can you call me that?"

Pei Yue nodded and said: "That makes sense, how about calling me madam?"

Shen Danmo shook his head and said, "That won't work either."

Pei Yue sighed: "We can't just call her Miss Shen like before, right?"

Shen Danmo's eyes flashed, and he smiled and said, "Call me sister."

Pei Yue grimaced, agreeing or not agreeing, but felt as if a little devil with horns appeared in front of him. Thinking back to Shen Danmo's gentle and considerate attitude when he was scheduled to be married a few months ago, he couldn't help but feel as if he was in another world. .

From a certain perspective, she and Ye Qi are really similar.

"Okay, let's stop making trouble." Shen Danmo stopped joking and asked seriously: "The court hasn't decided on two candidates for moderation?"

Pei Yue shook his head and said: "It's a bit difficult. At the beginning, Hucheng's camp control was established, and Xiangcheng Marquis Xiao Jin's qualifications and abilities were convincing. But now my idea is to have Hucheng's camp control to lead the Western Army, and the commander of the first battalion does not have enough weight. .The control of the Chengjing camp is even more so. He not only commands the five battalions of the Southern Army, but also has the power to supervise the five southern states. Naturally, he needs someone who can control him."

Shen Danmo frowned slightly and said: "What's so difficult about this? The Marquis of Xiangcheng was originally from the Western Army, and he also worked as a camp control in Hucheng for ten years. Now it's just right for him to be reinstated. No one in the court can find fault. As for success. The Beijing camp is in moderation. Who else has this qualification besides you? We cannot send the Marquis of Guangping out of the capital again. He is a military commander of the left, and he is past the age of knowing destiny. The court must be considerate. "

Pei Yue said leisurely: "The emperor did not deny my proposal at first, but after returning to the harem to see the Queen Mother Wu, he hesitated and left all the details of the petition, making it difficult for people to understand what he was thinking."

Shen Danmo muttered: "It seems that the palace is still worried about you."

The reason why Pei Yue is unwilling to make Xu Churong's secret public is because that line is too important. Once it is announced, it is difficult to guarantee that the monarchs and ministers of Southern Zhou will know about it. It will not only threaten the safety of the Xu family, but also cause the loss of a vital piece of information later. channel.

In the absence of conclusive evidence, it is understandable that Liu Xian and the court officials were worried. After all, if Pei Yue was allowed to legitimately control the southern border army, the power in his hands would appear extremely terrifying.

However, Pei Yue did not follow Shen Danmo's words. Instead, he changed the subject and said, "Someone is investigating Liu Bao."

Shen Danmo was startled.

She already knew all the details before and after Emperor Kaiping's assassination. At first, she was very puzzled that Liu Bao was still alive, because this eunuch seemed inconspicuous, but he was the key to Emperor Kaiping's move from the palace to the Nanxun Palace. No matter inside or outside the Nanxun Palace, How much gunpowder was buried? If Emperor Kaiping didn't come here, then everything would be a fantasy.

It is really incredible that such a key character like Liu Bao was still alive and well after the incident.

Pei Yue said slowly: "Liu Bao cannot die."

Shen Danmo said: "Why?"

Pei Yue replied: "I don't know what kind of agreement there is between my father-in-law and Liu Bao, but after the incident, Liu Bao was firmly under the control of the palace. Anyone who takes action will definitely be stolen. Even if he Now he is sent to the imperial mausoleum, and there are countless masters in the palace around him. It is not difficult to kill him, the key lies in how to do it without anyone noticing, and also to clear away the suspicion of the father-in-law afterwards. "

He paused and said with some difficulty: "But neither my father-in-law nor I actually want to kill Liu Bao, because we are all on the same boat. If Liu Bao leaks the news, the Liu family may be executed by the Ten Clan. He is an old man in the palace, and we don't need to remind him of this. Furthermore, if he dies for no reason afterwards, he will be left without three hundred taels of silver."

She looked at him calmly, feeling a little tangled in her heart.

It is difficult to have a foolproof plan for everything in the world, let alone a major event like regicide. It is impossible to be foolproof and without any hidden dangers.

Pei Yue sighed softly and continued: "Tai Ge is responsible for checking the periphery, and Luan Yiwei is responsible for checking the core area. It must be the work of Empress Dowager Wu."

Shen Danmo was not surprised that he knew the secrets inside Taige, but he actually had an informant in Luan Yiwei, which was surprising.

Pei Yue briefly recounted what happened to Wen Yu.

Shen Danmo nodded slightly and asked, "What are you going to do next?"

Pei Yue himself had nothing to do with the regicide case, because Silent Cloud had broken off from him before the incident, and he had stood firm in a series of changes.

But if Empress Dowager Wu finds out the secret behind Liu Bao's death, how can the Guangping Hou Mansion be preserved?

Pei Yue said calmly: "When necessary, I will let the Queen Mother understand why the late emperor did not check Liu Bao before his death."
Chapter completed!