But Pei Ji still couldn't return to the court after all.

A few days later, Hou Jun, the governor of Lizhou, reported to Chang'an that Pei Ji was infected with wind and cold on the way back to Beijing. He was old and frail, especially since he had been injured while defending the city against Jingzhou.

I can't afford this illness, and I'm on my way to death.

When the emperor heard the news, he sighed several times in the palace.

"Pei Ji is posthumously awarded the title of Governor of Xiangzhou, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Duke of Hedong County!"

This martial arts veteran from Sangluo, Puzhou, where the famous Sanluo wine was produced, died at the age of sixty-six. The Emperor called him an old man and a good brother, but the current Emperor Zhenguan said that he was mediocre in intelligence, defeated every battle he fought, and was in politics.

, and has no political achievements.

his death,

Quite unexpected.

Many people actually did not believe that he died of a cold due to a cold on the way. There was a rumor in Chang'an that spread quickly, saying that Pei Ji was hanged to death by Hou Junji himself at the inn in Jingzhou, following the emperor's secret edict.
Chapter completed!