Chapter 59: Hurry up

Despite Pei Ju as a helping hand, Yuwen Shu and Yuwen Mi were not sure to help King Jin seize the throne. After all, the other ten generals had five times the strength of their troops. They originally planned to let King Jin go to Beijing secretly. Taking advantage of the emperor's illness and unable to manage the ministers, they suddenly announced that the prince would rebel, kill the prince unexpectedly, and then support King Jin to proclaim himself emperor.

If the prince and the officials were not aware of it, this strategy would have a high probability of success. However, after the news of the emperor's serious illness was leaked, the Eastern Palace would definitely be more vigilant, and the officials would not easily believe the prince's rebellion. Moreover, once the prince discovered that the King of Jin had no orders to enter the palace, the consequences would be even more serious.

Hearing Yuwen Shu and Yuwen Mi's exclamation, Pei Ju said indifferently: "Duke Puyang, Duke Pingchang, don't worry, Your Highness, King Jin is wise and powerful, and his talent is far better than the crown prince. If not, how could Ju secretly support Your Highness King Jin? As long as Your Highness King Jin acts carefully and is not discovered by the crown prince's people when sneaking into the capital, the crown prince will have no choice but to know. Your Highness King Jin's power is far better than your imagination."

Yuwen Shu and Yuwen Mi were cheered up when they heard this. They always thought that they were the biggest reliance of King Jin. As for Guo Yan, Murong Mansion and others, neither of them took it seriously. Although Guo Yan had 5,000 troops, could he withstand the attack of the imperial guards? Although the Ghost Army of the Murong family was famous before, unfortunately this was the capital. The number of people could steal in this ghost army was limited, but now, from Pei Ju's tone, King Jin had other forces in the capital.

"Donald Wenxi, how many people in the capital still have their hearts to King Jin. I wonder if it can be revealed one or two, which will also make us feel a little clear." Yuwen Shu begged. The crown prince led the army to defeat the Turks at the age of thirteen, defeated the Yuchijiu Rebellion at the age of 15, and defeated the army of the Yuchijiu Rebellion at the age of 21, as the army commander of the army to destroy the Nanchen. Although he has not commanded the army for more than ten years, who would dare to underestimate the crown prince and just seek death? If it were not for the handle in the hands of the King of Jin, how would Yuwen Shu choose to conspire to overthrow the crown prince? These days, he has been unable to sleep every day, for fear that the prince would find out what he had planned.

"Yes, yes, Mr. Wen Xi, you can reveal a little." Yuwen Mi also hurriedly agreed. He was not afraid in his heart, hoping that Pei Ju could bring him more confidence.

"This..." Pei Ju looked embarrassed: "It's not that Ju doesn't want to tell the two, but this matter is still the secret of His Highness King Jin. Without His Highness King Jin's permission, if I leak it to the two, what should I do in the future?"

"Duke Wenxi, is it possible that His Highness King Jin doesn't trust us?" Yuwen Shu said unhappily, and his face turned gloomy.

Yuwen Mi smiled on her face: "Mr. Wen Xi, there are only three people here. If we don't tell you, how can Your Highness King Jin know? Besides, now is the critical moment. If Your Highness King Jin is here, I guess I won't hide it from us."

These two men were blushing and the other was white. Pei Ju laughed in his heart. The reason why he summoned the two of them to come was naturally to strengthen their confidence. The push and four were just to strengthen the effect. He stopped refusing after hearing this: "Where, the two generals are too worried. The King of Jin has no doubt about the two of them. Well, Ju will tell you if he is punished by the prince in the future. Come here."

Yuwen Shu and Yuwen Mi smiled on their faces, and they put their heads close to Pei Ju. Pei Ju opened his mouth and said a few words in a low voice. Yuwen Shu, the more excited Yuwen Mi heard the expression on his face, and finally they laughed: "Okay, okay, Your Highness, King of Jin is indeed far-sighted, so we have no worries."

The three of them talked for a moment. Yuwen Shu and Yuwen Mi left with satisfaction. This time, they succeeded to strengthen their confidence. However, Pei Ju did not have any joy on her face, but instead she was stunned and dazed.

With the relationship between the Pei family and the crown prince, Pei Ju really has no reason to support the King of Jin and not the crown prince. Pei Zheng was once the left son of the crown prince, Pei Su, the chief of the governor of Bei, and was born in the crown prince Xuanlong army. Many people in the Pei family have the mark of the crown prince, and it is Pei Ju, so his relationship with the crown prince has never been different.

But at this point, it was due to fate. I thought that Pei Ju was a versatile and talented man, and he worked hard to travel around the grassland several times, but because he was Changsun Sheng's deputy, he was unable to get promotion. With his intelligence, he naturally saw that the emperor's suspicion of the Changsun family of the previous dynasty. Otherwise, the contribution of Changsun Sheng to divide the Turks into East and West Divisions would be natural to be named a Duke, but the final result was just a general of chariots and cavalry. Changsun Sheng was like this, so the people around Changsun Sheng naturally had no good future.

Fortunately, he secretly changed his sect and asked for help from King Jin. He finally got away from the unlucky guy Changsun Sheng, and immediately showed his skills and participated in the battle of Ping Chen. Then he managed Lingnan and pacified the Turkic tribes in the north, and finally became the Left Chief of the Shangshu.

But if you gain something, you must pay. The price is to secretly serve the King of Jin. If it is revealed, his foundation in the court will be unstable and he will immediately fall from the position of Zuo Cheng of Shangshu.

"Your Highness, King Jin, I hope I have read you wrong." Pei Ju sighed softly. Now he has no way out and can only go on. If King Jin succeeds, he may become the Secretary of Shangshu Zuo Pushe. If he fails, he will have to pay his life to the King of Jin. With the relationship between the Pei family and the prince, he will be affected at most, but he will not have any worries about extermination.

On the road hundreds of miles away from the capital, a team of dozens of people were riding wildly. The sound of horse hooves like thunder made the people who were rushing to turn their heads and watch. But just as they saw the figure clearly, the knights ran past them. The splashed dust suddenly slammed on the person, causing countless curses. However, the knights on the horse didn't care at all, and had already left when others jumped and cursed.

In front of the official road, an old couple in their fifties are running a tea shed far away from the county town. Whether it is a passing servant, messenger or caravan, they will rest when they are exposed, drink a few sips of tea to moisten their throats, or eat a few snacks to fill their stomachs, and even have food to use. Therefore, the tea shed business has always been good, much better than digging food in the fields.

Speaking of which, this kind of tea shed has only been around for more than ten years. In almost a few years, tea sheds have been spread all over the country. Any official road with more crowded people does not rely on villages in front or shops in the back will have a tea shed, which is also very convenient for passing merchants.

This teahouse is a larger one, with seven or eight tables inside, which can accommodate twenty or thirty people at the same time. It is not the peak time for guests. At this time, there are only three guests who stop at the teahouse, two of whom are together, and another guest occupy a table alone. The table is filled with tea and melon seeds and other snacks. The couple in charge of the teahouse seemed leisurely and comfortable, sitting on the side and chatting with several guests without saying a word.

The sound of horse hooves sounded, and the couple immediately stood up from the stool, stood outside the tea shed and looked forward, without any worries about eating dust later.

Seeing that the team of knights were about to approach the tea shed, the two hurriedly greeted him: "Call, take a break, and wait a break."

However, facing the couple's greeting, the team of knights ignored it and drove directly outside the tea shed. A part of the dust splashed from the horse's hooves floated straight into the tea bowls of the three guests who were drinking tea. The three of them were so anxious that they cursed and quickly covered the tea bowls with their sleeves. As for the snacks on the table, they could only let the dust fall.

Just as the couple returned disappointed, the knight in front of them slowed down and left behind the team and returned to the tea bar. He arrived outside the tea shed and jumped off the horse and asked, "What are you eating here?"

"Keguan, our store has excellent tea, meat buns, steamed buns, large pieces of beef, and some home-cooked side dishes. I wonder what Keguan wants to order?"

"I'll have a hundred meat buns and twenty kilograms of beef, and I don't want the rest."

Hearing that the other party wanted so much, the old couple suddenly became embarrassed. The old man replied: "Customer, there are less than ten kilograms of cooked beef in the shop and only about thirty buns. The guest may as well sit down and drink some tea. After a while, the old man must prepare it for the guest."

"No need, cut the cooked beef into small pieces first, put all the buns and steamed buns in a bag for us. Hurry up, we will leave immediately." After that, the knight threw a cloth bag for the old couple.

"Yes, yes, it'll be fine soon." After taking the cloth bag, the old couple immediately divided the work and cooperated. The old man took out the cooked beef from the pot and started cutting it with a knife. The old woman put the buns and steamed buns into the cloth bag. After the tea time, the buns and steamed buns were already packed, and the old man's beef was cut and put into another pocket.

"The guest official has thirty-four buns, each one is worth one cent, fifty steamed buns, one penny, two pennies, ten pounds of beef, ten cents per catty, a total of one hundred and sixty pennies, and the guest official will give 160 pennies."

With a "bang," a silver coin was thrown on the table, and then the sound of the knight came: "No need to look for it." As soon as the sound fell, the two of them turned over and chased the knight who was walking slowly in front.
Chapter completed!