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"Not really! Xu believes that with King Zhou's personality and morality, there will not be many people who will betray him. And judging from the current situation, Da Zhou and Li Tang should be the most likely forces to gain the world. Our officials and generals, some people may have a good impression of Li Tang, after all, both sides can be said to be the regime established by the Guanlongmen valve. But there will never be many people who take refuge in Pei's ......" Xu Shiji picked up the teacup, took a sip, and pointed out the core of the problem: "But don't forget: the territory we control now is Hebei, Shandong, Hedong and the northern part of Henan. These places were the main areas of influence of the Shandong Shi clan during the Sui Dynasty. ”

A word woke up the person in the dream, and Xu Shiji's words made everyone present suddenly realize. In this way, if Pei Ju still has the ambition to dominate the world, it is possible to do something in Hebei. And now the Pei family, the Cui family, the Lu family, the Zheng family and other Shandong scholars in Beiping City have withdrawn their families in batches on the grounds of returning to their hometown for the New Year. It is strange to say that there is no Pei Ju behind him.

Yu Ming immediately stood up at this time, and asked Red Sleeves with a stern expression: "Sister Red Sleeves, can any of the troops in our Beiping City be recruited in Hebei, Shandong and other places?" ”

Red Sleeves sighed and said, "Of course there is!" And there are quite a few of them, at least more than sixty percent! ”

"Among them, are there any officers who have a close relationship with the Shandong Shi clan?" Yu Ming immediately asked again.

Red Sleeves said bitterly, "I've never done an investigation on this. And all along, the focus of Jinyiwei's investigation has been on several other princes, and there are very few investigations of our insiders. Even Luo Qi's sister's supervision department is unlikely to investigate whether others have a close relationship with the Shandong Shi clan. ”

Yu Ming also knew that the request he had just made was a bit difficult for a strong man. He pondered for a while, and said: "Sister Red Sleeves, now you must pay close attention to the suspicious people entering and leaving Beiping City, especially those who come from Luoyang, and those who go to the mansion of the Shandong Shi clan must be closely guarded. In addition, you give me a copy of the list of generals above the rank of lieutenant colonel, and I will take a closer look! ”

Red Sleeves also knew that the situation was urgent, so he nodded again and again. However, she asked a little unwillingly: "Husband, since it has been determined that there is a problem with the Pei family, why don't you just arrest all the Pei family disciples in Beiping City, and then torture them strictly, can't you know what conspiracy Pei Ju is engaged in?" ”

After Yu Ming heard this, he shook his head with a wry smile and said, "This won't work, it's too much to startle the snake." After all, the head of the Pei family is not Pei Jin, but Pei Ju. The main personnel of the Pei family are also distributed in their hometown of Shandong and Luoyang, the eastern capital, and there are not many people in Beiping...... Besides, not everyone in the Pei family listens to Pei Ju. Among the top ten in the palace examination this time, there was a side brother of the Pei family, and he also took the initiative to inform me of the abnormal situation of the Pei family and several other Shandong scholar families. If we are indiscriminate, we will arrest all the people of the Pei family. It will chill the hearts of some neutrals. Others who want to come to us will also have lingering fears......"

"Moreover, we don't know in front of us which other families are also participating in addition to the Pei family. Therefore, I want to cast a long line to catch a big fish, lure out all the hidden opposition forces, and then catch them all in one go, and never suffer again! Yu Ming said in a solemn tone at this time.

Only then did everyone understand that King Zhou had bigger plans. Red Sleeves also happily responded, and then arranged it. Xu Shiji, Hu Sizheng, Changsun Wuji and others also said goodbye and left, they knew that the mountain rain was coming, and they needed to prepare early.

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Yuming didn't know that at the same time as he was holding a meeting, a meeting was also being held in the Pei family's compound, ten miles away from King Zhou's mansion. Several representative families of the Shandong Shi clan in Beiping: the Pei family, the Cui family, the Lu family, the Zheng family, etc., all sent heavyweights such as family heads or elders. They negotiated a coup plan that would change the color of Beiping and the entire north.

"You must already know that the situation in the Eastern Capital has changed dramatically, and Pei Ju, the head of my Pei family, has regained control of Luoyang and taken over all of Wang Shichong's army. Wang Shichong and his henchmen have all been arrested. Now the old man has summoned everyone to discuss how to make my Shandong Shi clan rise again and restore its former glory. Pei Jin, the great elder of the Pei family, sat on the main seat and said loudly.

When Lu Zuo, the head of the Lu family, heard this, his eyes flashed and said: "Pei Jin, it was originally discussed by our major families, but we supported Sun Weidi, the former Northern Qi royal family, to rebuild Great Qi. You don't want to be emperors, do you? ”

"Hahaha! How is that possible? Pei Jin showed a look of surprise on his face, and then laughed and said: "My Pei family has always acted above board, how can I do that untrustworthy thing?" As early as when Yang Guang conquered Goryeo, Pei Ju, the head of the contempt family, saw that the Sui Dynasty was about to be in chaos, so he secretly invited the four major families of our Shandong Shi clan to support the descendants of Emperor Gao Wei of Northern Qi Jingzong as emperor. Originally, everything was ready, but unexpectedly, Wang Shichong preemptively launched a mutiny and put Pei Ju, the head of the contemptible family, under house arrest. Then he encountered Yuming leading the Liaodong Iron Cavalry southward, which could only temporarily cancel the action of reviving the Qi Room. It's not that my Pei family doesn't want to revive Daqi. ”

Lu Zuo heard Pei Jin's explanation, Fang's expression softened slightly: "In this way, Lu is suspicious. But at present, the best time for us to raise troops has been missed, and most of Hebei, Shandong, Hedong and even most of Henan have fallen into the hands of Yuming. And he also officially played the banner of the Northern Zhou. Although this man is young, he is capable of fighting well and is ambitious. Could it be that Elder Pei was still planning to rebel on his territory? ”

"Definitely! Definitely! Pei Jin shook his head again and again and said: "If we raise troops now, let's not say that there are a few people who are willing to do it with us, even if we can gather 10,000 people to fight against the Liaodong Iron Cavalry, it will be an egg to hit a stone." For the current situation, the master of the contempt family had already expected it, and he had a careful plan. It can allow our Shandong scholars to take over all the achievements and soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty without bloodshed, and then sweep the world, and finally support the Northern Qi royal family to ascend to the throne, so that the Great Qi can dominate the world. ”

"Oh? It is of course best to be able to accept the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses of the Great Zhou Dynasty and Hebei, Shandong, Liaodong, Hedong and other places without blood. It's just that Lu really can't imagine why Pei Ju has so much confidence and can achieve this goal. Luzo was also incredulous.

"Hehe, since the master of the contemptible family dares to boast about Haikou like this, there must be a way to achieve it. But if it is really once the Great Qi is restored, then the post of prime minister of the DPRK and China ......" Pei Jin's eyes glanced at Cui Ting, the head of the Cui family, Zheng Pu, the head of the Zheng family, and Lu Zuo, the head of the Lu family.

People naturally understand that the Pei family also has the political pattern of the future Qi Dynasty in mind. After they glanced at each other, Lu Zuofang said frankly: "If your Pei family can really do this, then the position of prime minister of the future Great Qi will naturally belong to the Pei family, and our family is embarrassed to fight again!" ”

Pei Jin smiled, showed a sly smile and said, "Not only that, but in the future, a new Emperor Qi will be elected, and I hope you can all support Gao Jian." ”

"What? Gao Jian? When Lu Zuo and the others heard this, they also screamed. Because they all know that since the Northern Qi Dynasty was destroyed by the Northern Zhou Dynasty, some of its royal family members were killed, and some of them were exiled, and their Shandong Shi clan was originally the backbone of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and its royal family members would naturally come to take refuge before. All major families have taken in some members of the royal family, and some have even married into marriages. Among these people, Gao Jian is the future Emperor Qi promoted by the Pei family. His wife is Pei's, and in terms of generation, she is Pei Jin's niece and son-in-law.

If Gao Jian is allowed to become the emperor, then the Pei family's momentum will only be even stronger than in the Sui Dynasty. This made the Lu family, the Cui family and the Zheng family, who were also members of the Shandong Shi clan, also a little uneasy.

After a while, Cui Tingfang said: "Pei Jin, we have all known each other for many years, so there is no need to say those nonsense and clichés. In the past few decades, our Shandong Shi clan and Guanlongmen have fought a lot. If you can really guarantee that you can take over all the people and foundations of Yuming, supplemented by the territory and troops in the Central Plains controlled by Pei Ju, I believe that our Shandong Shi clan will be able to become the most powerful princes. and let there be people and bread. It shouldn't be difficult to sweep the world...... However, what everyone is worried about is that they promised your Pei family, but in the end, the bamboo basket was empty. After all, Yuming is not so easy to deal with. ”

Pei Jin smiled slightly at this time: "You don't have to worry, let me introduce you to the two!" ”

After saying that, he beckoned, only to see two more men walking into the secret room.

These two people are old and young, the old one is close to the sixtieth year, and the head is full of white hair, but the spirit is still very good. The young one is only in his twenties, handsome in appearance, both of them look like a soldier, and their appearance is also similar to Pei Jin.

"Ahh Bae Renji and Pei Xing are fathers?! ”

"I'm not mistaken! Shouldn't they be in Luoyang now? ”

"When did you sneak into Beiping? It seems that the Pei family is really powerful! ”

The heads of several major families couldn't help but start talking, and their faces were full of consternation.

At this time, Pei Renji held the hilt of the sword in his hand and said sharply to Cui Ting, Lu Zuo and Zheng Pu: "The words of the head of the family and my Pei family elder Pei Jin, the general, have already heard it clearly. Ben also understands everyone's doubts. On the surface, it seems that my Pei family has taken a lot of advantage, but it also has the most effort. If other families can overthrow Yuming and take over all his soldiers and territory, my Pei family is also willing to look forward to him! ”

His words immediately blocked everyone's master. After a while, Zheng Pufang snorted coldly and said, "Pei Renji, you want us to give up such a big benefit and don't tell us the plan, how dare we believe it?" Who knows if you're drawing flatbread on paper? You must know that this is a matter of losing our heads, and if we fail, we will be beheaded all over the house. ”

After Pei Renji heard this, Fang Haha smiled and said, "Master Zheng, you can listen to me and tell me about the plan formulated by Pei Ju, the head of the contemptible family!" If I say it, you still think it's impossible. Then let's discuss another strategy! After all, no matter what, everyone is working hard for the revival of Daqi......"

After that, he talked eloquently and told Pei Ju about the subversive plan formulated by Pei Ju......

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