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At this moment, Xu Shiji said slowly: "Xu thinks that the person who attacked Wang Shichong may not be a few princes, but the ministers and generals of the original Sui Dynasty. After all, Wang Shichong usurped the throne of the last emperor of the Sui Dynasty, which led to the complete destruction of the Great Sui and dissatisfaction with many former Sui officials and generals in the Eastern Capital. And these people have lived in the eastern capital for a long time, and their influence in the city is not small, and they are deeply rooted. Once Wang Shichong takes advantage of the negligence of precautions, it is launched, and this old and young may not be able to stop it. ”

This temporary meeting was the first internal discussion meeting that Xu Shiji participated in after returning to Shun Yuming. As soon as he opened, he convinced Hu Sizheng and the eldest grandson Wuji with his sharp analysis. Let them be impressed by this chief military division of the Wagang Army.

The eldest grandson Wuji said with a look of approval on his face: "I didn't expect Lord Xu to know Wang Shichong's situation like this, it seems that he must have put a lot of effort into it before!" ”

Xu Shiji smiled bitterly and said: "This is because Mi Gong has always wanted to attack Luoyang before, so he sent many people to sneak into Luoyang City to spy on the news. And Xu happened to be the one who specialized in sorting out information for the secret duke. Therefore, you should be familiar with Wang Shichong and the situation in Luoyang City...... Now it's just working. Let the two adults laugh! ”

Hu Sizheng said with a bright face at this time: "Lord Xu, what you just said reminded me. Hu thought of someone...... No, it should be a family, and they are most likely the actual controllers of Luoyang now! ”

"Oh? Who does Lord Hu think it is? Even Red Sleeves was a little curious.

"The leader of the Shandong Shi clan, the Pei family! If the behind-the-scenes manipulators of this matter are Pei Ju, Pei Yun, Pei Renji and others, then they do have the strength and ability to bring down Wang Shichong! Hu Sizheng said solemnly word by word.

"Pei family? But Pei Ju, Pei Yun and Pei Renji weren't they under house arrest by Wang Shichong earlier? Eldest Sun Wuji asked with a puzzled expression: "If it weren't for Wang Shichong's fear that killing them would cause a strong backlash from the Pei clan and cause internal instability in himself, I'm afraid Pei Ju and the others would have become corpses long ago." ”

In the last few years of the Sui Dynasty, the Pei family's power developed very rapidly, and one family produced two prime ministers, protégés, henchmen, and allies everywhere, and its strength in the eastern capital was particularly strong. Wang Shishi also had a pretty good relationship with Pei Ju when he was in office, and many of his subordinates and allies were also friendly with Pei. Therefore, after Wang Shichong took control of the Eastern Capital, he did not dare to deal with the Pei family, otherwise his internal chaos would start first.

"With the foundation of the Pei family in the Eastern Capital, it is not difficult to grasp the situation in Luoyang if you want to make a comeback." Hu Sizheng has served as a squire in the military department for a long time and has a very good understanding of the situation in the DPRK and China. "Wang Shichong had been staying in Jiangdu, and it was only two years since he was transferred to the Eastern Capital to serve as the secretary of the military department, and he had not had time to establish his own team, and many of his subordinates were members of the Pei Party. The reason why he was able to control the situation in Luoyang later was because after Yang Guang went to Jiangdu, he mastered the forbidden army and the city guards......"

"Si Zheng, in layman's terms, is the power coming out of the barrel of a gun, right?" Yu Ming smiled slightly. He knew that everyone present would probably think it was a spear, and they would never think that he was talking about a musket.

Hu Sizheng showed a look of surprise on his face, nodded and said: "The metaphor of King Zhou is really appropriate, in today's troubled times, Wang Shichong knows that only when he has mastered the military power can he have the opportunity to grasp the power of the court. Therefore, when Yang Guangnan was touring the Jiangdu, he took advantage of his position as the secretary of the military department to replace the forbidden army and the city guards in the eastern capital, from senior generals to grassroots officers, with his own people. Effectively controlled both forces. Although Pei Ju and Pei Yun have an absolute advantage in the DPRK and China, in a head-on conflict, how can those officials who can only take advantage of their tongues be able to defeat the unreasonable big soldiers? So later, when Mrs. Red Sleeves informed Wang Shichong that she had seized power in Luoyang, made Yang Tong a puppet emperor, and named herself King Zheng, it was not surprising that Hu Mou......"

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, and then continued to analyze: "However, Pei Ju's influence in the court is too huge, and the Pei family's power is not limited to Luoyang, and Wang Shichong is also uncertain about whether he can seize the world. After all, he started his army late, and his territory and troops were far inferior to those of the other princes. There is no deep hatred between him and the Pei family. Therefore, he only put Pei Ju and Pei Yun and others under house arrest, and wanted to leave one for himself, in case he was defeated, and the Pei family still had room for maneuver. ”

Although Hu didn't know what Pei Ju was thinking at this time, he expected that he would decide to hold back and wait for the opportunity to make a comeback. Li Mi and Wang Shichong have been fighting continuously since August last year, and Wang Shichong has been defeated in successive battles, and finally even lost the Tiger Prison Pass. Most of the elite troops loyal to him suffered serious losses, and his prestige in the army was greatly reduced, and many officers were not optimistic about him. In this case, Pei Ju may use his influence and past prestige to persuade some troops to surrender to him, and then launch a mutiny! ”

And Wang Shichong, because his attention was all on Li Mi at this time, underestimated the mutiny within Luoyang. In addition, his prestige was greatly lost, and in this case, Pei Ju had the help of Pei Renji, a general who had a high prestige in the original Sui army, and there was a great chance that the mutiny would succeed. Hu Sizheng said eloquently at this time.

Everyone is in deep thought at the moment, the possibility of Hu Sizheng's theory does exist, and it is estimated that the real truth is not far from the ** he just analyzed. If Luoyang falls into the hands of the Pei family, I am afraid that the situation in the world will have some subtle changes.

The eldest grandson Wuji said disapprovingly at this time: "Lord Hu, if Pei Ju had raised his army very early, he might still have the possibility of fighting for the world, but now even if he takes over the power of the original Wang Shichong, it is only limited to the projectile land around Luoyang." He had little room for manoeuvre, and he had no troops to recruit and no food-producing areas to recruit in large numbers. Even if the protégés of the Pei family are widely spread all over the world and have rich talent resources, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. ”

"Brother Wuji, I think Pei Ju is also an old treacherous person, and he will definitely see the problems we can all see. And he must be meditating on how to get out of the predicament in front of him. Yu Ming said at this time: "This king thinks that he can empathize with him. If you are Pei Ju, how should you deal with the dilemma of being surrounded by the four major forces of me, Li Yuan, Du Fuwei, and Xiao Miao? ”

After hearing this, Eldest Sun Wuji's eyes flickered, he thought for a moment, and Fang Shen said: "That depends on how ambitious Pei Ju is." If he wants to be the emperor, then he can only use lightning speed, take advantage of the current time when several major forces are annexing the surrounding small forces, quickly obtain a starting territory, and leave Luoyang, the land of four wars. At the same time, they will join forces to fight the strong, and survive in the sandwich of several major forces. After the strength slowly recovers, we will think about it in the long run. ”

Xu Shiji said with an approving look on his face: "Lord Eldest Sun and Xu think about the same. Xu also believes that Pei Ju will try to obtain a piece of territory that gives him room to maneuver. There is a saying in Go: golden horn and silver edge grass belly. This can also be said in the midst of the controversy of the world. Luoyang is located in the middle of the world, the farthest influence, but because of this, it has become a place of four wars, starting from the Central Plains, will face the attack of the enemy from all sides, there is no time to buffer development. Although the Wagang Army, where I was originally located, had a large number of troops and was the first to raise troops, it was known as the most powerful rebel force. But it was also quickly defeated. ”

Xu thought that with Pei Ju's wisdom, he would not fail to see this. Therefore, the territory he wants to obtain should be in the four corners of the world. That is, Guanlong, Bashu, Hebei, Jiangnan and other places. But now these four corners are controlled by our Da Zhou, Du Fuwei, and Li Yuan. If he wants to take it, he can only take it from others. Xu Shiji said.

At this time, Red Sleeves was a little puzzled: "Lord Xu, you said that Pei Ju will grab territory from our major forces?" Is this possible? According to the information in the hands of the red sleeves, Wang Shichong's total strength is less than 150,000, and many of them are new recruits and old and weak soldiers who have just been conscripted. Even if Pei Ju completely controlled Wang Shichong's original troops, he would not be able to start a war with any of the surrounding forces. ”

Xu Shiji was not angry when he heard this, he stroked the long beard under his chin, and then smiled slightly: "Mrs. Red Sleeves is really thoughtful and smart, no wonder King Zhou will let you master the intelligence department......"

After he complimented the red sleeves without a trace, Fang said solemnly: "Although Xu thinks that Pei Ju will launch a thunderous blow and quickly hit one of the four major forces. But it shouldn't be a frontal war, because with the little remaining troops that Wang Shichong has, even if he attacks the weakest Xiao Miao, it will probably be difficult to win. If Pei Ju wants to turn over, it is possible to adopt the method of magpie's nest and dove occupation to launch a mutiny and subvert one of the four major forces. In this way, he can obtain a large piece of territory at a small cost, laying the foundation for world domination. ”

After everyone heard this, they all looked at each other, they really couldn't believe that Pei Ju could have such a crazy idea.

Eldest Sun Wuji couldn't help but say: "If Pei Ju wants to launch a mutiny on the territory of other forces, he must first have a certain number of supporters among the other party's army and officials, otherwise how can others listen to him?" Moreover, the armies of the four major forces have all grown up with the bloody battles of their lords, and the loyalty of these people is probably not something that Pei Ju can say, right? ”

Xu Shiji sighed at this time and said, "The words of the eldest grandson are indeed true for Li Yuan, Xiao Mo and Du Fuwei. I'm Pei Ju, and I won't fight this idea. Everyone knows that Li Yuan's supporters are Guan Longmen, and behind Xiao Mo and Du Fuwei are the Jiangnan Shi clan. And the influence of the Pei clan in their territory is very weak, and Pei Ju is also a very shrewd person, so naturally he will not attack this prince...... But we're ...... in the big week."

"What about us? Could it be that Lord Xu, do you want to say that our officials and generals, will there be people who secretly take refuge in Pei Ju? Eldest Sun Wuji asked slightly angrily.

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