Chapter 383: Contradictions are difficult to reconcile

At the northern foot of Jishan, the rear army of the Shenwu Army camped here, Pei Jing did not camp in Wanquan County as usual, but chose to continue eastward before dark, and finally arrived at the northern foot of Jishan before the sun set. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoAfter dark, the army could no longer advance, so he specially chose a mountainside as a garrison.

Just before dark, Pei Jing received a message from Lu Qi that the front army of the Shenwu Army had arrived at Baibi two hours earlier than planned, but there were rebels guarding Baibi City, and there were quite a few of them, so he planned to take the risk of attacking.

Pei Jing led the rear army to Jiangzhou this time, just to cooperate with the main force of Lu Qi's Shenwu army, so in order not to open too much distance from the front army, he broke the convention, not to rest in Wanquan, but to advance lightly.

Judging from the military report sent by Lu Qi, the order to march quickly was indeed correct, otherwise the distance between the rear army and the front army would have to be at least ten miles apart.

"Chen Changshi, the rebel enemy is on the side, and the rear army is sleeping in the wilderness, you must be mentally guarded, otherwise you may lose your footing and become hateful if you are not careful!"

Chen Qianli really joined Pei Jing before sunset today, originally Qin Jin didn't plan to let him go on the expedition, but 100,000 arrows had just been transported from Feng Yi, and the rear army of the Shenwu Army was in a hurry, and it was also in a hurry, and the armament was not as sufficient as the previous army. Therefore, Qin Jin decided to ask Chen Qianli to immediately escort 100,000 arrows to replenish the rear army led by Pei Jing.

"In Chen's opinion, eighty percent of the rebels' attention is on the front army, and the generals are cautious, and the other party may not dare to come!"

Chen Qianli used the word dare here, indeed, he just thought that the rebels would not dare.

Pei Jing smiled with some concern: "If there were no 100,000 arrows sent by Chen Changshi, Pei would really lack confidence, now as long as they dare to come, let them taste the taste of arrow rain!"

As the night grew darker, Pei Jing and Chen Qianli climbed one after the other on a ridge at the northern foot of Jishan Mountain, and looked condescendingly at the lights of the military camp on the mountainside. The shadows of the trees swayed not far away, and I don't know if it was caused by the evening breeze or the fact that the horses were photographed shuttling through it.

"There are our spies within a radius of ten miles, as long as the rebels make any moves, there is enough time for us to react!"

Pei Jing pointed to the void and introduced his arrangement to Chen Qianli one by one. Although Chen Qianli once stabbed him in the back, he was not selfish after all, so Pei Jing did not hate this person, but had some sympathy for this person. Looking at the Dragon Martial Army that was trained by one hand, most of them were dismissed, and all the seeds left behind were swallowed up by the Shenwu Army, and the taste of it is afraid that only the people of the present world know the taste.

Therefore, as long as Chen Qianli can recognize the overall situation and no longer make stupid mistakes, Pei Jing is happy to cooperate with such a principled person. It is precisely because of this that he was able to introduce his arrangement at the northern foot of Jishan to Chen Qianli without any guilt.

Chen Qianli's eyes flashed with a little light, which was the reflection of the lights of the military camp in the distance, but under the calm appearance, what was hidden was an excited heart that was irrepressible.

The rear army of the Shenwu Army is adapted from the last seed of the Long Wu Army, although it is mixed with half of the children of Feng Yijun's good family, but in the final analysis, it is in the same vein as the Long Wu Army that he brought out.

However, the truth is so unsatisfactory, he knows that the Long Wu Army has become a thing of the past, and he can no longer do the delusion of restoring the Long Wu Army from the overall situation. At this time, the Tang Dynasty could no longer withstand the internal fighting, especially after Ge Shuhan was suddenly killed, Shangyangguan won a great victory and retreated from the enemy, and the Tang Dynasty was recovering its strength on the surface, but in fact it was in deep crisis and full of dangers.

It's just that this kind of hidden worry is just a premonition for him, and he can't mention it to others.

A southwest wind suddenly rose, it was almost early autumn at this time, and the night was as cold as water that Chen Qianli couldn't help but shiver, and he finally turned to reality from the meeting.

"General Pei, Chen has a sentence to hold back in his chest, don't vomit and be unhappy!"

Pei Jing's openness and honesty made Chen Qianli quite emotional, so what he said gradually increased. And Pei Jing had the intention of turning the war with Chen Qianli into a jade silk and eliminating the previous estrangement, so that he could better cooperate, and now he is naturally full of joy when he sees that his kindness has been responded.

"Please Chen Changshi just say it, Pei Mou listens!"

"Chen dares to ask, where does General Pei think the worries of the Tang Dynasty are?"

This question stunned Pei Jing, all his efforts were on the Shenwu Army, and he had always obeyed Qin Jin's words, it can be said that wherever Qin Jin pointed, he would fight, but he rarely thought about the overall situation of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, he didn't know how to answer for a while.

Chen Qianli saw Pei Jing's speech, and he didn't ask, but said to himself:

"Chen is foolish, the worries of the Tang Dynasty are in the court, the war can be calmed down in the court, and the court is chaotic, then it is ......" His speed of speech slowed down, and after hesitating for a while, he aggravated his tone and said: "The future is uncertain!"

Pei Jing broke away from the embarrassment of not knowing how to answer, and laughed at himself.

"Pei Jing thinks shallowly, but the affairs of the court have their own ministers to worry about, we are not in their positions and do not seek their own politics, if we think too much, it can only increase our troubles!"

Listening to Pei Jing's words, Chen Qianli suddenly laughed out loud, but there was infinite desolation in his laughter.

"In General Pei's words, he is really not in his position and does not seek his own politics, thinking too much can only be troubled by himself, Chen's mistake is not self-measured, which makes the situation so repeated, if he does not do the act of restraint at the beginning, will Qin Envoy Jun still assist the prince to ascend the throne and purge the opposition?"

Obviously, Chen Qianli was talking about the Chang'an mutiny. The Chang'an Mutiny has always been something that the Shenwu Army has not mentioned, and now that he suddenly heard Chen Qianli mention it, Pei Jing felt extremely surprised, but he had a different opinion.

"The crown prince ascends the throne, I'm afraid that the first one to be purged is Qin Envoy!"

Chen Qianli shook his head.

"If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a hero like today's son, Qin Envoy Jun will indeed be the first to be purged, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is kind-hearted and treats people sincerely, and it will not be like this. ”

Regarding the judgment of the crown prince, Chen Qianli and Pei Jing came to very different conclusions. The topic of the two people has been from the arrangement of the rear army of the Shenwu Army to the prince, and the things mentioned are more sensitive than the other.

However, in such a wilderness where no one is around, there is no such thing as a wall with ears, and Pei Jing doesn't feel anything wrong.

"Alas, now what is the point of saying that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is kind-hearted and treats people with sincerity? Since the Son of Heaven has returned to power, how can he tolerate the prince who participated in the mutiny? It can only be said that Pei has harmed the prince. ”

When it comes to mutiny, this is also Pei Jing's heart disease all along, if it weren't for his rash actions, maybe Qin Jin would not have been involved, and a series of events in the future might not have happened at all. But assumptions are assumptions after all, what happened is irreparable, but Qin Jin didn't blame him for a word, which made him even more self-reproachful.

Today, Chen Qianli took the initiative to mention the old things, which also aroused Pei Jing's heart.

Then, Chen Qianli's words surprised Pei Jing even more.

Chen thought that the Son of Heaven had no intention of deposing the prince. ”

Pei Jing was shocked and asked:

"Chen Changshi can get a glimpse of it?"

Although Pei Jing felt embarrassed and sympathetic to the prince's plight, if the prince was not deposed, the first unlucky person would be Qin Envoy.

After all, in the mutiny, the prince and the Shenwu army turned against each other under Chen Qianli's intervention, so that today's son got the opportunity to regain power, and the two sides have long been frightened into a knot that cannot be resolved.

Although the night was like ink, and the two sides couldn't see their faces clearly, Chen Qianli seemed to see Pei Jing's worries and said:

"In the long run, all the sons of the saints are mediocre people, only His Royal Highness the Prince is still considered a talent, if he chooses someone else to be the prince, I am afraid that after a hundred years of the Son of Heaven, there will be no peace in the Tang Dynasty. ”

Pei Jing secretly exclaimed, this Chen Qianli's vision of things is really different from others, others look at the interests and disadvantages related to themselves, but he only looks at the interests and disadvantages of the court.

It's a pity that Pei Jing can't do Chen Qianli's clear distinction between public and private, in his opinion, no matter who is the Son of Heaven, he doesn't want Qin Envoy Jun and Shenwu Jun to fall into a dangerous situation because of this.

In an instant, Pei Jing suddenly realized that the gap between him and Chen Qianli might never be bridged. Because he is selfish, favoring the Shenwu Army and Qin Envoy, if there is a contradiction between the above two and the Son of Heaven, he will not hesitate to choose the former, while Chen Qianli will definitely choose the latter without thinking.

This point is the key to the difficulty of reconciling Pei Jing and Chen Qianli. Pei Jing thought of Qin Qianjun again, no wonder he had heard Qin Yuanjun say with his own ears that he and Chen Qianli have been passers-by since then, and there is no possibility of restoring the old friendship.

In the dark, Pei Jing tried to see Chen Qianli's facial expression, but even in the light of the torches, it was still blurry.

Both sides fell silent, and for a moment there was only the rustle of leaves blown by the wind, the mixed chirping of insects and birds, and the faint howl of wild wolves. In the midst of the various forest noises, Pei Jing suddenly noticed a regular fluctuation, which became more and more obvious as he focused his attention.

Finally, Pei Jing blurted out:

"Not good, enemy attack!"

The regular fluctuation is the sound of the war horse galloping through the foothills.

At the same time, Chen Qianli also sensed the abnormality.

"The traitor really came, it's really a fat meat sent to the door, and if you don't eat it, you can't live with the thief. Saying that, he laughed at Pei Jing, "General Pei, the show has begun, 100,000 arrows can come in handy, it seems that Lu Qi's plan is about to fail."

The regular fluctuation is the sound of the war horse galloping through the foothills.

After exclaiming, Pei Jing also turned excited, he originally thought that this march could only follow Lu Qi to pick up some scraps, but he didn't expect to encounter a surprise attack by the rebels by mistake, which was really a blessing from heaven.

"Quickly pass the generals, the whole army is ready for battle, and the heavy crossbowmen are ready to ......"