Gu Qing didn't expect Pei Zhounan to quietly sue him for his black state, and he was still very polite to Pei Zhounan on the surface.

It is difficult to have an inherently hostile relationship between two strangers, and many times it is a matter of necessity.

Of course, Pei Zhounan had heard of Gu Qing when he was in Chang'an, from his brother Pei Min, as well as Chang'an City's popular "Watching Li Twelve Niang's Sword Dance", as well as his interactions with Li Bai, Du Fu and others, etc., as a romantic literati in Chang'an, Pei Zhounan naturally knew Gu Qing very well.

To be honest, Pei Zhounan still admires Gu Qing's literary talent and free and easy personality.

It's just that appreciation is appreciation, Pei Zhounan's literati status is just a hobby, his own job is still an official, and if he is an official, he must listen to the words of the Son of Heaven, and he must do whatever the Son of Heaven asks him to do, including the black state of the people he admires.

The relationship between the Pei family in Hedong and the Li Tang Emperor family was too deep, and there was almost no need to think about it, Pei Zhounan knew which side he should be on.

After handing over the black form to Chang'an, Pei Zhounan communicated with Gu Qing as if nothing had happened, and they were still as polite to each other as usual.

In the afternoon, Pei Zhounan came to Gu Qing's handsome tent again.

This time, Pei Zhounan discovered another flaw, and he had to question Gu Qing face to face.

"I heard that the Hou Ye sent a cavalry team out of the camp, the number of which is about five thousand, and the leader is Shen Tian, the commander of Guoyi?" Pei Zhounan is straight to the point.

Gu Qing nodded: "Yes, Shen Tian was ordered by me to go out of the camp to suppress bandits and clear the trade routes in the Western Regions." ”

Pei Zhounan pulled the corners of his mouth, and the unsmiling person was stable, and there was no collapse at all.

"Master Hou, should you greet the lower officials first when the soldiers and horses are mobilized? The subordinate is in the Qiuzi camp, but he doesn't know the movement of our Anxi army, isn't it a laughing stock? ”

Gu Qing sighed, and said with a normal expression: "Shen Tian led his troops out of the camp before Pei Yushi came to Qiuzi, and after Pei Yushi came, there was no more movement of troops and horses in the Anxi Army. ”

Pei Zhounan's eyes flashed, and he said softly: "Hou Ye, before the lower officials came to Anxi, I heard that Hou Ye had sent the Anxi army to all directions in the Western Regions to suppress bandits, and the results were quite fruitful, and more than 3,000 bandits were suppressed, which greatly shocked the countries of the Western Regions, and even the prisoners of war were not left alive, and they were all slaughtered, Hou Ye's move was ...... I'm afraid it's not very appropriate, and the act of killing and surrendering has been regarded as bad luck since ancient times, and it is a taboo for the country. ”

Gu Qing smiled, looked at him deeply, and said: "The premise of 'killing and surrendering is unlucky' is that the other party is a soldier of the regular army of the enemy country, so he can't be killed, but what I ordered to kill was a group of bandits of the rabble, they killed people and goods on the trade routes of the Western Regions, robbed merchants, and didn't know how many killings they caused, so that the merchants of the Western Regions countries were afraid to move, killing these bandits was just to clear the trade routes and deter the remaining murderers, Pei Yushi wouldn't talk to me about a few bandits, right?" ”

Pei Zhounan hurriedly shook his head, and his smile became brighter: "That's not it, kill all the kills, how can the lower officials embarrass with the Hou Ye for a group of rabble, I am also for the good of the Hou Ye, the Hou Ye can be as decisive as possible in Anxi, but if the matter reaches Chang'an, the mouths of those courtiers in Chang'an City will not be forgiving, and the words they say are not good for the Hou Ye, and it will inevitably be unfavorable to the Hou Ye when it reaches His Majesty's ears." ”

Gu Qing said with a smile: "It's okay, it's a big deal that Your Majesty transferred me out of Anxi, and I am impatient to stay in the desolate and bitter cold place outside, I wish I could return to the prosperous Chang'an City as soon as possible, and drink and have fun every day, wouldn't it be beautiful." Pei Yushi just came to Anxi that day and announced that Gao Xianzhi would be transferred to Chang'an, you don't know how much I envied Gao Xianzhi at that time...... Hey, they are all festival envoys, and they don't have the same life, why is my life so bitter......"

Seeing Gu Qing's posture of not being afraid of being hot, Pei Zhounan couldn't help but be a little disappointed, according to the script, he should be panicked, and he should have restrained his actions, why did he look like he wanted to go back to Chang'an quickly?

Pei Zhounan said again: "Master Hou, since there has already been a suppression of bandits before, why did you order Shen Tian to lead 5,000 troops out of the camp to suppress bandits this time?" Isn't this a bit redundant? ”

Gu Qing said curiously: "The bandits have not been suppressed, of course they must continue to suppress, so as to ensure the safety of the trade routes in the Western Regions, so that businessmen from all countries can rest assured that they will come and go, you don't think that the bandits will be over after one time, right?" In the future, the Anxi Army's suppression of bandits will form a normal state, one is to ensure safety, and the other is also to train soldiers, so that the soldiers can have more actual combat experience, Pei Yushi thinks it is inappropriate? ”

Pei Zhounan's smile gradually retracted, and he said seriously: "Master Hou, the lower officials think it's inappropriate." ”

Gu Qing smiled, but his eyes were extremely resolute: "I am the envoy of the festival, I think it is very appropriate." ”

"Hou Ye can't be conceited, although the words of the lower officials are contrary to the ear, but they are out of a good heart. The Anxi army often went out to camp to suppress bandits, one consumed grain and grass, the second added unnecessary casualties to the officers and soldiers of the Anxi army, and the third was that the countries of the Western Regions had declared themselves vassals to the Tang Dynasty, but the actions of the Anxi army to suppress bandits made the countries uneasy, and the countries were afraid of rebellion, and it was even more likely to force the tribes of the countries to unite and confront the Tang Dynasty. ”

Gu Qing sighed with a smile and said, "In the opinion of a scholar, it is even more misleading the country. Pei Yushi, we might as well talk about it. I know that you are here to contain me and restrict my power, so you are against everything I do, but you can't be unreasonable, and oppose purely for the sake of opposition, right? ”

The thin window paper was pierced, Pei Zhounan's expression also changed, he became gloomy and inexplicable, and said in a deep voice: "Since Hou Ye has spoken out, the lower officials don't have to avoid anything, Hou Ye has Anxi heavy troops in his hands, and he should be more cautious in what he says and does, otherwise it is easy to fall into the hands of others, and the border generals with heavy troops must act like walking on thin ice, how can they use swords and soldiers?" ”

Gu Qing looked at him amusedly: "You mean, I, the Jiedu Envoy, only need to sit in the Jiedu Envoy's Mansion to review the official documents with peace of mind, and the Anxi Army of the Tang Dynasty is better to stay in the camp and don't have to go anywhere, is that what you mean?" ”

Pei Zhounan said with a cold face: "It's better to stay in the camp in vain, the mission of the Anxi Army is to resist foreign aggression, if there is no strong enemy to invade the border, it is natural to stay in the camp, tens of thousands of wolf-like soldiers are released from the fence, who knows what will happen." ”

Gu Qing suddenly burst out laughing, laughed for a long time, gradually stopped, and said slowly: "I don't want to fight with you, so let's listen to your words and let Shen Tian lead his troops to withdraw to Qiuzi City, how about it?" ”

Pei Zhounan glanced at him suspiciously, pursed his lips and didn't squeak.

Gu Qing spread his hands and smiled: "Look, I can cooperate with you in everything, you can do whatever you say, just as you are the envoy of the Anxi Festival, I am just a pretend, how about it?" Pei Yushi, Shen Tian's department withdrew to Qiuzi, what is the meaning of respect? ”

Pei Zhounan sighed and said: "Hou Ye is serious, you are the envoy of the Anxi Festival, but the lower official is the imperial history, and he has a job, and some things have to be passed. ”

Gu Qing nodded: "Okay, according to what you said, I will immediately issue an order and let Shen Tian lead his troops back." ”

After a pause, Gu Qing said again: "Pei Yushi, you and I are both court officials, and we are both colleagues in Paoze, we have to be responsible for what we say, after Shen Tian's department withdraws, if anything happens, I will not bear the consequences, and I will not help you clean up the mess. ”

Pei Zhounan was also angered by Gu Qing's attitude at this moment, and suddenly sneered, and said, "If any consequences occur, the lower officials will take care of it." ”

Gu Qing gave a thumbs up and praised with a smile: "Happy!" Today, I know that Pei Yushi is indeed a man, one person does things and one person is the best, good! See you in Chang'an on a different day, and I will float with you. ”

After speaking, Gu Qing suddenly turned his head and shouted outside the handsome tent: "Someone! ”

Han Jie's figure appeared outside the tent, clenching his fists and hanging his head.

Gu Qing said coldly: "Send fast horses, go north, find Shen Tian's troops and horses, and pass on my military orders...... Well, no, pass on Pei Yushi's military order, ordering them to withdraw their troops and return to the camp immediately, and the matter of suppressing bandits will be suspended without delay. ”

There was a lot of information in one sentence, Han Jie was stunned for a moment, blinked, and then seemed to have an understanding, clenched his fists and said awe-inspiringly: "Obey the order of General Pei Yushi!" ”

After saying that, Han Jie turned around and left.

Pei Zhounan sat still, and said with an embarrassed expression: "Why should Master Hou be like this, how can the subordinate official be qualified to give any military order, and the subordinate official really can't afford to ......"

Gu Qing shook his head: "No, it's the military order you ordered, I didn't want to withdraw the army, it's you who want to withdraw, so this military order must be recorded on your head, Pei Yushi, one yard is one yard, there is no joke in the army, whoever gave the military order must be implemented clearly, otherwise it will be a mess in the future, and it will not be beautiful." ”

The words were unkind, Pei Zhounan suddenly felt angry in his heart, so he said with a cold expression: "Then, the subordinate official should be indisputable, yes, it should be regarded as a military order issued by the subordinate official." ”

Gu Qing smiled brightly: "Okay, remember your words." ”

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Ten days later, Shen Tian led 5,000 soldiers and horses to hurry back to the camp in Qiuzi City.

When Shen Tian returned to the camp, Gu Qingzheng and Pei Zhounan were talking and laughing in the handsome tent.

Although the relationship between the two is now a little stiff and even hostile, the politeness of the officialdom is still trying to maintain it, everyone is an old fritter who has been through the storm for a long time, it is impossible to die like a child if he has an opinion, and no matter how much he hates each other in his heart, he is still very close with a smile on the surface.

When Shen Tian entered the handsome tent to hand over the order, what he saw was a picture of the two of them being a friend of you and me, and they hated each other, Shen Tian couldn't help but be stunned, the picture was too beautiful to see more, the two intimacy in front of him only almost killed chickens, burned paper, inserted incense and blood for the alliance, where was there any sign of disagreement?

The picture of disobedience made Shen Tian's thinking confused, and it took a while to come back to his senses, and he hugged his fists and said: "Hou Ye, the last general was ordered to withdraw the army and return to the camp, and the soldiers and horses have all entered the camp and settled, so I hereby give orders to Hou Ye." ”

Gu Qing laughed, turned his head to Pei Zhounan and said, "Since it is a military order from Pei Yushi, General Shen will hand over the order to Pei Yushi, I am inconvenient to deal with this matter." ”

Pei Zhounan's originally bright expression couldn't help but stagnate, the intimate chatter of his colleagues just now was too into the play, and it was not until this moment that he realized that he and Gu Qing were destined enemies, and talking and laughing were all plays, how could he be so involved?

Shen Tian seemed to have been prepared, after all, the person who sent someone out to deliver the order was Han Jie, and how Han Jie conveyed Gu Qing's military order, then God knows.

"Yes, Pei Yushi, the last general was ordered to withdraw the army and return to the camp, and he specially handed over the order to Pei Yushi."