Seeing Pei Renji kneeling down to plead guilty without saying a word, Yang Gao couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth slightly. The eldest grandson Wuji just now would rather die than surrender, but now Pei Renji has even saved the link of persuading him to surrender, and the gap is so big that Yang Gao can't help but sigh secretly.

However, Yang Gao knew that Pei Renji was cunning and cunning, and he had no loyalty to Tang or Sui. At this time, surrender was just a life-saving move, and if the war of the Sui Dynasty was unfavorable in the future, he would not hesitate to defect to the Sui and join the enemy.

If Pei Renji was just a single person, then Yang Gao would not even see him today, and directly ordered the head to be shown to the public. Pei Renji is a treacherous and cunning person, and he has no loyalty to either the Sui Dynasty or the Tang Dynasty. But Pei Renji has a good life, he has an eldest son who is brave and good at fighting, and his martial arts are almost not under Xue Rengui and Gao Favor. What king doesn't love such a brave general?

If you want to subdue Pei Xingyan, the best way is to open a gap from Pei Renji. Therefore, Yang Gao did have plans to surrender Pei Renji, but considering Pei Renji's past, Yang Gao did not plan to let Pei Renji live so easily.

At that moment, Yang Gao snorted coldly, and slowly spoke: "Sinner, Pei Renji, it seems that you still have some self-knowledge, but the sins you have committed cannot be atonemented by just relying on your sinner!" ”

Pei Renji hurriedly replied: "Back to Your Majesty, the reason why the criminal rebelled to Wagang back then was entirely because of the personal vendetta and slander of the criminal minister by the prison army Xiao Huaijing, and the criminal had no choice but to take the risk. This matter can be proved by the former ministers of the old department, such as Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin and others. ”

"Then what happened when you led the army to attack Jingxiang in the past?"

Yang Gao stared sharply at Pei Renji, who was kneeling below, and said coldly: "I wanted to crusade against Xiao Mo at the behest of the first emperor, but you led an army of 80,000 to attack. If it weren't for Yang Yanzhao's master and apprentice Xin Wenli to turn the tide and resist the Wagang thief army in Anyang County, I don't know where I would be at this moment? ”

Pei Renji was shocked when he heard this, and his speech became incoherent: "Your Majesty, the guilty minister, the criminal minister, this... This.. ”

Also, when Li Mi's thief killed his benefactor Zhai Rang, Luo Shixin, Niu Jinda and many other old generals of the Sui army were ungrateful to Li Mi, and they left Wagangzhai to return to the Great Sui. You are the only one who still stays in Li Mina as your Shangzhu Kingdom. ”

Pei Renji broke out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly opened his mouth to defend: "Your Majesty, it's not that the criminal minister doesn't want to return to the Great Sui with him, it's really that Li Mi, the traitor, is staring at the criminal minister too tightly, and the criminal minister really can't find a chance to get out!" ”

"Really?"

Yang Gao sneered and said, "Then when I led the army to pacify the Central Plains and exterminate Wagang, why didn't you come to surrender but led the army to flee far away and run to Li Yuan, a thief?" Don't tell me that Li Mi was still staring at you at that time, right? ”

Pei Renji's face was as earth-colored, where did he dare to defend again, and knocked his head with a bang: "Your Majesty spares your life, Your Majesty spares your life, the criminal minister is just confused for a while, Your Majesty spares your life!" ”

Yang Gao didn't continue to speak, and secretly glanced at Chen Ping, who was standing beside him.

Chen Ping was very good at figuring out the holy will, and when he saw Yang Gao glaring at him, he couldn't understand that Baizi just wanted to beat Pei Renji, and he didn't really want to take Pei Renji's life. Immediately bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, although Pei Renji has followed Li Mi, Li Yuan and other rebels to resist the heavenly soldiers, he has served in the Great Sui for more than 20 years, and he has served Emperor Wen and Emperor Wu, even if he has no merit, he is a little hard." ”

When Pei Renji heard this, he seemed to have met a savior, and hurriedly echoed loudly: "Your Majesty, although the criminal minister cannot be said to have outstanding political achievements during his tenure, he is also conscientious and has never made mistakes. If it weren't for Xiao Huaijing's pushing too much, the criminal would not have embarked on the road of rebellion. The guilty minister spends the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, and he does not know that His Majesty is magnanimous, for fear that His Majesty will investigate the criminal minister for this matter, so he is wrong again and again. Your Majesty, the criminal minister is just confused for a while, please spare your life! ”

Liu Bowen secretly thought that Pei Renji's son Pei Xingyan bravely crowned the three armies, and according to Yang Gao's character, he must want to take it for his own use. In this way, he will not kill Pei Renji, so he also interceded for Pei Renji: "Your Majesty, Pei Renji is the nephew of Master Pei Ju after all, and please spare his life for the sake of Master Pei's thin face." ”

Seeing this, the other civil and military ministers also came out to intercede, and Yang Gao took advantage of the slope to get off the donkey and pardoned Pei Renji: "Okay, Pei Renji, for the sake of all Aiqing being interceding for you, and Pei Ju Pei Lao Aiqing's thin face, I will spare your life!" ”

Pei Renji kowtowed again and again and thanked him: "Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty!" ”

"I'm not done yet."

Yang Gao stopped and continued: "The capital crime can be avoided, and the living crime cannot be escaped. When you surrendered to Wagang, you not only gave Li Mi the tens of thousands of elites that General Zhang Xutuo had worked so hard to train, but also worsened the situation in the Central Plains, and almost let Li Mi's rebels capture Luoyang. If you don't punish it, then there will be peace and law in the court in the future, and you will be able to retire at home from now on! ”

Pei Renji also knew that with his own skills and those past crimes, it was a great luck to be able to save a life now, but he was still annoyed that he suddenly lost the high right in the past, and he bowed his hand a little dejectedly and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!" ”

Seeing this, Yang Gao said lightly: "You don't have to be so discouraged, I think you are now over fifty years old, even if you stay in the army, you won't be able to stay for a few years." However, your son Pei Xingyan is strong in martial arts, and several fierce generals under my command have praised him in front of me. If you can persuade him to surrender to me, with his ability, he may be able to surpass you in the future. ”

Pei Renji suddenly realized, and immediately kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the criminal minister will definitely persuade the dog to return to his majesty!" ”

Yang Gao nodded lightly, and Pei Renji retreated under the guidance of several guards.

With Pei Renji coming forward, although Pei Xingyan was stubborn, he didn't dare to be too presumptuous in front of his father, but he was persuaded by Pei Renji after a long time, and went to the main hall with Pei Renji to accuse Yang Gao and thank him.

Although Yang Gao found that Pei Xingyan's eyes were full of disbelief when he looked at him, Yang Gao didn't care, he knew that Pei Xingyan was upright, as long as he treated him with sincerity, he would definitely make this fierce general in the future. Immediately, Pei Xingyan was rewarded with a position and ordered him to stay under Xue Rengui's tent.

After dealing with Pei Renji's father and son, Yang Gao met with Guo Zhiyun, a Tang general who had been captured a long time ago.

Guo Zhiyun is a smart man with a long-term vision. He knew that after the Battle of Luoyang, there had been a huge gap between the strength of the Sui and Tang dynasties, and as long as Yang Gao did not make strategic mistakes, the Sui Dynasty would definitely be able to destroy the Tang Dynasty in the future. So when Yang Gao personally persuaded him to surrender, he also surrendered. (https:)

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