After sending Jin Mantang away, Li Ze took the time to meet the long-awaited former Luoyang Changshi, Pei Ju.

"Pei Changshi, you've been waiting for a long time." As soon as they met, Li Ze confessed again and again, "It's really Jin Mantang who came from afar, and brought what we need most now, talking to him about the current situation in Jiangnan has made you wait for so long." ”

For Pei Ju, Li Ze showed enough respect. First, because Pei Ju is indeed a capable person, and secondly, the current Pei Ju is really pitiful.

Pei Ju can now be said to be ruined.

The Weizhou soldiers were defeated, King Fu died of self-immolation, Niu Furen was killed on the spot, Li Haibing was defeated and fled, and at that time, Pei Ju was still in Hanqi in Hedong. Next, Luoyang was broken by the Xuanwu army, the princess of Fu King Li Xin hanged herself, and the rest of the Fu Wang family was taken advantage of by the chaotic soldiers, which can be described as miserable, and Pei Ju's family was naturally not spared.

All of his family died in the battle. The death of a courtier in a national disaster was originally acceptable to a person like Pei Ju, but what happened to the female dependents in the family made him so angry that he almost lost his mind.

They all died miserably after being humiliated.

"It's too serious." Pei Ju, who was standing in front of Li Ze at this moment, was still clean and refreshing, except for being thinner, he could hardly see anything unusual about him, but Li Ze could detect the suppressed anger hidden in Pei Ju's pupils.

"At the moment, Wuwei is probably most lacking in food, Jin Gong opened up the sea trade route, and brought what Taifu needed most from Jiangnan, which is naturally the top priority. Pei is also happy for Taifu in his heart, with this maritime business, Wuwei is worry-free. ”

Li Ze smiled and nodded, invited Pei Ju to sit down, served tea, and then said: "Pei Changshi invited himself to be the assassin of Weizhou, with Pei Changshi's talent, he is qualified for this position, it is naturally more than enough, and even overkill, I originally wanted to invite Pei Changshi to enter the court and hold a position in one of the six ministries and six secretaries." ”

Pei Ju shook his head again and again: "I'm not going." If Taifu thinks that it is inappropriate for me to serve as the assassin of Weizhou, Pei will ask himself to guard a small soldier for Weizhou. ”

"Pei Changshi is serious." Li Ze looked at Pei Ju: "Pei Changshi wants to serve in Weizhou, I naturally understand it in my heart, but it is precisely because of this understanding that I am a little hesitant in my heart, does Pei Changshi know why?" ”

"Naturally, it's clear." Pei Ju nodded: "Taifu is afraid that I will be burned by hatred and do something irrational." ”

"What does Changshi think about this problem?" Li Ze asked rhetorically: "How can Changshi make me feel at ease?" ”

"Pei is not a person who doesn't know the severity." Pei Ju took a deep breath and said, "Since the spring ploughing, Wuwei has been fighting again and again, and the soldiers and people are tired and need to be repaired. And on top of the economy, Wuwei will never be able to start a war again, and next, Taifu must be worried about the stability and integration of Zhaoyi and Weibo. This is one of them, and the second is that His Majesty moved to Zhenzhou, Taifu wants to revitalize the dynasty, and the internal strife is bound to be a lot of trouble, and in the northwest direction, the major festivals and towns are wait-and-see, and it is difficult to decide, Taifu is also endeavour, and they are subdued one by one, and if you want to do these things with peace of mind, with Zhu Wen, it is bound to be a long time to stop fighting, and the two sides may even make some deals to achieve each other's goals. ”

Li Ze nodded, Pei Ju's analysis was indeed very comprehensive, and he told Li Ze what he was thinking in his heart one by one.

"So Taifu is afraid that I will make trouble in Weizhou." Pei Judao.

"Exactly." Li Ze said: "Long history may give me peace of mind? ”

"Taifu can rest assured. It is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge. Pei Ju gritted his teeth and said, "What's more, the revenge I am asking for is not just killing Zhu Wen." What I want is not only to kill him, but also to punish his nine clans, so that the cigarettes of his Zhu clan will be cut off, and there will be no possibility of turning over. So, Taifu, I can endure it, but I understand the truth that if you want to hurry, you can't reach it. I also know very well that the stronger Taifu is, the greater my hope of revenge. Therefore, Pei will willingly become a stone on the way forward for Taifu, a piece of rubble, as long as he can make Taifu stronger. ”

Listening to Pei Ju's gritted teeth, Li Ze really put his mind at ease.

"Since this is the case, then I will appoint Pei Changshi as the post of assassin in Weizhou, but this position is a little wronged Pei Changshi, and after Pei Changshi achieves his wish in Weizhou, Pei Changshi can choose a position at will."

"Thank you, Taifu!" Pei Ju stood up and slammed his fists to the ground.

This time, Li Ze sat upright and accepted Pei Ju's gift. Because from this moment on, Pei Ju became a member of his Wuwei Group.

"Pei Tingshi is in Weizhou, what are you going to do next?" Li Ze asked.

"The first thing, of course, is to recover." Pei Ju said: "Weizhou has fought repeatedly, the Zhaoyi Army, the Wei Bo Army, the Xuanwu Army, plus our Wuwei Army, have been fighting on this land for more than half a year, and it is more dilapidated than Luzhou. The loss of people is too serious to describe, so the next thing to do is to slowly restore the economy of Weizhou, and after I am ready to take office, I will first concentrate the people scattered in the four towns and eight miles to the left and west of Weizhou City, resettle, concentrate the limited manpower and material resources, and do our best to restore the prosperity around Weizhou City. ”

"Second, I will do my best to attract outsiders to settle down in my Weizhou, Zhu Wen wants to pacify Heluo as soon as possible, Guannei, the means must be brutal and cruel, and Wuwei's policy has a great attraction for ordinary people, and I have a little influence in the Heluo section, I will do my best to do everything possible to attract the people there to flee to our side, one more of us, they will have one less, we have more strength, they will have less strength."

Li Ze nodded repeatedly.

"This is the old way of seeking a country."

"Third, on the basis of doing these things, of course, we must prepare for future wars." Pei Ju said: "Train the army, store grain and grass, build roads, build castles, and build Weizhou step by step into a bridgehead for Wuwei to attack Heluo Pass." ”

"What I have been thinking about for a long time has been very comprehensive." Li Ze said with satisfaction: "The history of the Luzhou Thorn is Yao Jing, this person used to be the county magistrate of Wuyi County, and he is familiar with my Wuwei policy, but Pei Thorn Shi has doubts, so you might as well discuss it with him." ”

"I will definitely ask Yao Tingshi for advice."

"No need to ask." Li Zedao: "Yao Jing is very familiar with the Wuwei policy, but for a place as big as Luzhou, or a place that will be incompetent and inappropriate, Pei Tingshi is different, I have also explained to him, the two of you, assist each other, support each other, Weizhou, Luzhou, to build a whole, will have strong combat effectiveness and strong vitality." ”

"My subordinates will definitely do what the master tells me." Pei Judao.

"General Shi Zhuang will lead 20,000 troops to be stationed in Luzhou, and one of them will definitely be based in Weizhou. In the military, Shi Zhuang is the mainstay, and Pei Jianshi has to support Shi Zhuang a lot above the military. ”

"Don't worry, Taifu, I know the rules of Wuwei, the local administrator cannot interfere with the army, but can only do a good job in the logistics of the army." Pei Ju said with a smile: "My subordinates won't break the rules, not to mention, General Shi won't let me break the rules." ”

Li Ze said with a smile: "Although Pei Tingshi can't interfere in military affairs, he can do some other things. You have a deep foundation in Heluo, aren't your relationships still in Heluo? Pei Changshi might as well organize these people, and we can stop fighting with Zhu Wen, but if he and Zhu Wen have frequent riots and uprisings, it is none of our business. ”

Pei Ju's eyes lit up: "What does Taifu mean that I can support these people vigorously above the military and the money?" ”

Li Ze smiled: "It's okay to send some people over for guidance." If Pei Changshi doesn't have many or not enough people like this, he can go back and discuss with Tian Bo. ”

"Will the command of these people be given to me?" Pei Ju's eyes lit up.

"The manpower organized by Pei Tingshi will definitely be under the command of Pei Tingshi in the future." Li Ze said with a smile. "At that time, even if Pei Tingshi wants to change to a martial arts, it is completely possible."

"Thank you Taifu for giving me this right." Pei Ju nodded fiercely: "I will let the wolf smoke billowing in the Heluo area, and I will not be at peace for a moment." ”

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Under the rule of Wu Wei, other assassins will definitely not have this right, because on top of this fact, Pei Ju has been granted the right to act cheaply, and it can even be said that he has been given military power in disguise.

"Pei Tingshi arrived in Luzhou yesterday, Xue Ping and they had a banquet, I heard that Pei Tingshi was also invited, why didn't Pei Tingshi go?" Li Ze seemed to ask casually.

Pei Ju laughed hesitantly: "Everyone knows what they want to do, but it's a pity that Pei Ju is not optimistic about them at all, I want to avenge the family, in addition to relying on Taifu, is it difficult to rely on them?" What they can't do is just a thing in Taifu's hands after all. Taifu, although I said this a little ugly, this is also my sincere words. Please forgive your sins! ”

"It's not rough!" Li Ze didn't care. "If we want to defeat Zhu Wen, if we want to return to Chang'an, and further, if we want to revive the Tang Dynasty, then there can only be one voice. Now I don't see anyone better suited to make this voice heard, so they can hold together, they can have different opinions, but I won't tolerate them doing something else out of the ordinary. ”

"Li Hai didn't go either." Pei Judao.

"Li Hai didn't go because Pei Tingshi greeted him?" Li Ze asked with a smile.

"Li Hai went to ask me, I did warn him, this person is a pure military man, but the disadvantage is that he has soft ears and is easy to be impulsive, I was about to ask the Taifu to send him to me." Pei Ju said: "Lest he stay by these people all the time and mistake himself when the time comes." ”

"Li Hai I still value it a lot, I already have other ideas about his appointment, don't worry, you want to protect him, and I don't want such a brave general to make a mistake."

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