"I came here to tell the Pei family clearly that I am the daughter of the Pei family, but Ning'er is not. I hope that the Pei family will not look for Ning'er again in the future. My son, I will teach him well!"

Pei Minqiu's tone was very cold, with a hint of threat. At this time, in her heart, ten thousand Pei families could not match their own sons. She would never allow anyone to hurt her son, and her parents' home would not do it.

Pei Minqiu's cold tone made Pei Ju feel very unhappy. He was his grandfather, so no granddaughter could speak to his grandfather like this. However, Minqiu was a princess after all, and Pei Ju didn't dare to turn against him.

The smile on his face disappeared and he said lightly: "Minqiu, if you have something to say, you can say it well, it's all a family, there is nothing that cannot be discussed. At least I am your grandfather, and at least you should have respect."

Pei Minqiu also restrained the anger in his heart and sat down, "Okay! Then let's talk openly."

"That's right!"

Seeing that she was willing to sit down and talk, Pei Ju felt confident that he, a cunning man, could convince his granddaughter as long as he was given a chance.

At this time, a maid walked into the hall and served two cups of tea. Pei Ju picked up the tea cup and drank the tea slowly, trying to delay time so that Minqiu could calm down first.

"For this matter... I have no choice but to understand the crisis facing the Pei family."

Pei Ju speaks very slowly, her voice is not high, and she is a little hoarse. This is a strategy for conversation. In a serious tone, you can calm the other party down.

Pei Minqiu finally calmed down. She was silent for a moment and said, "I don't know what crisis is in the Pei family. But my grandfather's purpose is to make Yuan Qing ascend the throne. Is that true?"

Pei Ju didn't deny it and nodded, "It's true!"

"This is actually not a bad thing. My grandfather didn't say anything, but I don't understand why my grandfather asked Ning'er to do such a thing. How do you tell me to explain to Yuanqing?"

Pei Ju was startled and her face changed slightly, "Does Yuan Qing know about this?"

"Does Yuan Qing know about this? I dare not say it, but with his temper, if he knew about this, what would he do to the Pei family? Have your grandfather thought about the consequences? I don't understand why you must hide the jade seal in the royal palace, and why do you have to do it?"

Pei Ju sighed, "This is my grandfather's inadequate consideration. I regret it afterwards. Minqiu, I apologize to you about this matter, so you forgive my grandfather! I will not look for Ning'er again next time."

Pei Ju's apology did not make Pei Minqiu surrender. She knew her grandfather very well and used her scheming. How could he not think carefully? He was just sure that he would hide the matter. Now that she apologized, she had no sincerity at all. She couldn't help but sneer in her heart.

However, Pei Minqiu is also the daughter of the Pei family after all. She came here just to make an explanation, not to turn against her parents' family, and she did not clearly tell her grandfather that Yuan Qing might have known about this. Since her grandfather has apologized, there is no need for her to pursue it.

"Since that's the case, I will tell my grandfather explicitly that all the three Pei children who were studying with Ning'er in Hongwenguan would leave, and that Ning'er could not have any Pei family members around him. In addition, within three years, Ning'er will not go to the Pei family. I hope that my grandfather will understand the seriousness of the problem."

Although Pei Minqiu didn't say it clearly, Pei Ju still understood what she meant. Yang Yuanqing knew about this, so Pei Minqiu began to make up for it with all his might.

He began to feel nervous, and finally realized that he had done something stupid, and the entire Pei family might be in trouble.

Pei Ju burst into cold sweats on his back, but it was useless to blame himself at this time. He had to find a way to deal with it. He was thinking about countermeasures quickly in his mind. After all, Pei Ju had been immersed in the officialdom for decades. He knew how to deal with this crisis. As long as he could stop in time, there was still room for reversal.

"Okay! Do everything as you say. No matter what you do, the Pei family will do their best to cooperate with you."

Pei Minqiu was quite satisfied with her grandfather's statement. She softened her heart and sighed, "I also hope that the Pei family can be good. After all, it is my parents' home. I hope that the Pei family can fully support Yuan Qing, and not pull him back, nor do they do any small moves behind her. Yuan Qing is a nostalgic person. I believe he will not treat the Pei family badly."

"Minqiu, don't worry, the Pei family will not only not pull Yuanqing's backing, but will not make you sad. The Pei family will become your strong backing. Although the method is inappropriate this time, the effort is good. We all hope that Yuanqing can ascend the throne as soon as possible and not have any more accidents."

Since this point has come to this point, it would be meaningless to say it further. Pei Minqiu stood up and said, "That's it! I'll go back first, I still have a lot to deal with."

"Go!"

Pei Minqiu said goodbye and left the hall. Pei Ju stood on the steps and watched her walk away. He was really anxious. He was indeed a little careless about this matter and should not easily touch the important piece of the prince.

Pei Ju now knows very well that what the Pei family has to do now is to do their best to protect Pei Minqiu and Yang Ning's status, and not make any mistakes, nor can the Shen family's alien army be launched.

Pei Ju held her hands behind her back and fell into deep thought. What should he do?

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Jingxing is also located in Taiyuan County. It is southeast of Taiyuan County. It is actually a strategic channel for Taihang Mountains. It starts from Jingxing Pass in Taiyuan County in the west and ends at Tumen Pass in Hengshan County in the east. It is about hundreds of miles long and is the most important strategic channel among the eight Taihang Passes.

At this time, 30,000 Turkic cavalry had been blocked by 40,000 Sui troops in Jingxing. The Sui army deployed 20,000 troops in the east and west, and Li Jing was fully responsible.

That afternoon, Yang Yuanqing came to Jingxing Pass under the escort of three thousand cavalry. He was a few miles away from Jingxing Pass, and Li Jing led dozens of generals to greet him.

"I am humble in office, please see Your Highness, the King of Chu!" Li Jing knelt on one knee in front of Yang Yuanqing's horse.

"See Your Highness, King of Chu!" Dozens of generals saluted together.

Yang Yuanqing turned over and dismounted, smiled at the generals and said, "Thank you all for your hard work."

Li Jing stepped forward and said, "I will introduce the situation to Your Highness first."

"No hurry, just talk while you go!"

Yang Yuanqing waved to the generals, and dozens of generals surrounded him and walked towards Jingxing Pass. While walking, Li Jing introduced: "I have been silent for more than a month. From five days ago, the Turkic army began to break through. They seemed to be divided into two groups, one of which failed to break through at Tumen Pass, and the other group wanted to rush out of Jingxing, but were crushed back by our dense crossbows."

"Have you ever contacted the surrender?" Yang Yuanqing asked again.

Speaking of surrender, a trace of anger flashed in Li Jing's eyes and said, "Half a month ago, I ordered a team of soldiers to escort Kai Cao to join the army to negotiate the surrender with them, but the Turks killed them all and threw their heads out."

"They are so arrogant!" Yang Yuanqing couldn't help but become angry.

"Your Highness, they knew that they were guilty, so they refused to surrender. We had scouts crossing mountains and ridges to investigate their situation. They found that he killed horses and froze to death everywhere, and died of illness, and there were less than half of the corpses of Turkic people who died of illness. These days they were eager to break through, and Beizhi thought they could no longer hold on."

Yang Yuanqing nodded, "Today is December 18th, less than half a month before the New Year. I came to tell everyone that we must end the encirclement and suppression war before the New Year and eliminate all the Turkic troops so that the soldiers can celebrate the New Year easily."

"As for the order!"

At this time, everyone entered Jingxing Pass, which was the starting point for entering Jingxing. Standing at the top of the city, facing the towering mountains. The magnificent Taihang Mountain spanned thousands of miles, like a white dragon lying on the land of the Central Plains. In front of them, a winding mountain path leads to the depths of Taihang Mountain.

Yang Yuanqing was already very familiar with this road. At this time, the mountain road was covered with snow, but there were still spots of black spots under the snow. That was the Turkic soldiers who were shot to death during the breakout. Their bodies were covered with moderate snow last night.

The city gate was full of Sui soldiers. Not only that, the Sui soldiers also built three fortifications under the city, which together with the city gate could accommodate 10,000 soldiers and block the Turkic army's breakthrough.

A beacon tower was built on a cliff three miles away. From the beacon tower, you can see the situation in Jingxing more than ten miles away, and you can promptly notify the Sui army to prepare for combat.

"Your Highness, please come into the house! The Turkic army usually breaks through at night."

Yang Yuanqing nodded and followed Li Jing into the city tower. The city tower was temporarily changed into a military hall, which was the command center during the fierce battle. There was a sand table in the hall, and several military officers marked the location of the Turkic army in front of the sand table. Seeing Li Jing accompanying His Highness the King of Chu in, they were so scared that they quickly retreated.

Yang Yuanqing walked to the sand table. The sand table was quite large, three meters long and wide, including two large areas of land in Hedong and Hebei. Jingxing was painted with cinnabar in red, which could be seen at a glance.

Li Jing picked up the wooden pole and pointed to the wide area where a red flag was planted in Jingxing. "According to the scout's information, this place should be the place where the Turks occupied. It turned out to be Hanjia Village, which was a medium-sized village with more than 80 families, with only seven or eight hunters escaping. The rest were killed by the Turks. It was about forty miles away from Jingxing Pass. I heard that they had also built fortifications to defend against the attack of the Sui army."

Yang Yuanqing pondered for a moment and asked again: "If you just sleepy and don't fight, how much time will it take to sleep them to death?"

"According to their war horses, it will take about three months, but now it is because of heavy snow that blocks the mountains and it is difficult for them to escape. However, after the ice and snow melt in spring, they can cross mountains and ridges to escape, so they must be wiped out in winter."

As soon as Li Jing finished speaking, a soldier rushed out, "Report to the chief executive, three pillars of beacon smoke appeared on the beacon tower."

Li Jing was stunned. Why did the Turkic army attack during the day? He didn't even think too much and immediately shouted: "Send the orders to the three armies and prepare for battle!"

Yang Yuanqing quickly walked out of the city tower, stood on the city wall and looked into the distance, and could not see any figures appear for the time being. At this time, a harsh alarm bell rang out on the top of the city, "Dang! Dang! Dang!"

Amid the alarm, teams of Sui soldiers in full armor ran out of the tent and prepared to fight.

......(To be continued...)

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