Yuwen Taixi returned to Guanzhong, while Pei Guo stayed in Luoyang.

Qia Yuanxin committed suicide, and Yuanxiu, the son of heaven, added Pei Guo a practical position as a general of the Zhige, and the rest was the same. In this way, Pei Guonai has to accompany Yuan Xiu from time to time, and to put it nicely, he is convenient for intermediary contact; To put it mildly, Yuan Xiu's every move was all controlled by Pei Guo, and he kept reporting to Chang'an, but Yuan Xiu was unsuspicious.

Soon, Guanzhong sent the second batch of "tribute" in due course.

With money and food in hand, Yuan Xiu was overjoyed, and summoned his henchmen to give him an instruction. At that moment, he first declared to the outside world that the Son of Heaven had the intention to go south to conquer the Liang, and then he recruited troops and horses, gathered grain and horses, and made it in full swing--- from Luoshui in the south to Pishan in the north, and the military camp stretched for dozens of miles; On both sides of the river, in the north of the river bridge, all increased troops and strengthened.

In May, the imperial court suddenly reopened the investigation into the Yongning Temple Pagoda case. As soon as the Son of Heaven Yuan Xiu Chrysostom opened, he made a final decision--- ordered Sikong Gong, the governor of the northern capital of Gyeonggi Hu Sichun and the lieutenant of the imperial history Yuan Zhongjing to gather manpower, and the whole city was large, even if it was just a little clue, it must be investigated to the end!

Recently, the imperial party has made frequent moves, but King Gao in Jinyang is completely indifferent, and Gao Huan's party has already been nervous.

On May 19, Sun Teng, Sima Ziru and Liu Gui went out to patrol the river under the pretext of an excuse, and then there was no trace of them, and they never returned to Luo.

That night, Yang Yu and his family bought the city guard, opened the outer Guomen and absconded without a trace.

On May 20, Wen Zisheng resigned to his hometown on the grounds that he was ill. Yuan Xiu allowed it on the spot, and there was no retention.

On May 21, Yuan Zhongjing made a report in the palace, saying that the investigation was correct, and the mastermind of the Yongning Temple Tower case was actually Sun Teng. The Son of Heaven was furious and ordered the same party to be severely punished. So within three days, more than 70 families were found in Luoyang City, and the Thai half of the clan was punished; Dozens of officials in the court were also convicted, and more than half of them were beheaded. Everyone knows that the so-called "same party" is nothing more than Gao Huan's party.

All of a sudden, the high party in Luoyang City was wiped out, and Yuan Xiu claimed that his elbows were all removed, and he was unspeakably comfortable.

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On May 26, the Son of Heaven sent a special envoy to Jingzhou (now Dengzhou City, Henan Province) and gave a secret edict to Jingzhou Assassin Shi Xin Su, probably "knowing it with reason, moving it with affection", hoping that Xin Su would be loyal to the imperial court. Xin Su patted his chest and agreed, and when he turned around, he sent the secret edict to Jinyang to Gao Huan untouched.

On the same day, Xuzhou Assassin Shi Hu Lujin also received a secret edict brought by the envoy of the Son of Heaven. As a result, his son Hu Luguang drew a bow on the spot and nailed the envoy to death in the hall with one arrow. Hu Lujin laughed, and then threw the secret edict into the furnace and turned into a wisp of green smoke.

On May 28, the Son of Heaven Yuan Xiu issued an edict to replace Yanzhou Assassin Shi Peng Le and Yuzhou Assassin Shi Hou Jing. The envoy hugged the new assassin to take office, but when they arrived at the border of Yanzhou, they were blocked by Peng Le's soldiers and horses, and they could not enter the country, and finally had to return in a huff. As for the envoy who ran to Yuzhou, on the evening of the second day of the sixth lunar month, some people saw the banner of his waiting, but unexpectedly the next morning, the entire envoy suddenly disappeared, and no matter how they looked, they could not find even half a wisp, as if the world had evaporated. When someone asked Hou Jing, he spread his hands and looked innocent: "I haven't seen it." ”

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Kim Yong Cheng is now temporarily the home of the Luoyang Left Army. In the military office in the city, the chess table was set up in the small side hall, and Sun Zhi, the governor of the left army, took the lead in black, and the one sitting opposite to fight with him was Pei Guo, the general of the Zhige who was resting today.

Changsun Zhi's chess strength has always been above Pei Guo, and today I am afraid that he is a little absent-minded, and he can only play dozens of moves, and he is obviously invincible.

Pei Guo laughed, raised his eyebrows and said: "The eldest grandson called Pei Guo to come today, although it is for this hand to talk about Yaxing, but you might as well talk about it." ”

"Filial piety knows me too." Changsun Zhi suddenly pushed away the chessboard, waved his hand, and retreated from the person. I heard him say: "The matter of seeking Jinyang in the north, for example, is like an arrow on the string, and it has to be sent... But in his heart, he was really a little frightened. ”

Pei Guo smiled again: "Although the left army of the eldest grandson is the smallest in number, Pei Guo knows that if you talk about the elite of soldiers and horses, the left army is really the crown of the three armies." In this case, why is the eldest grandson afraid? ”

At present, more than 100,000 troops have been assembled in the place under the division, in addition to the twelve battalions of guards such as Kaiyu Lin Huben, they are subordinate to the left army of Changsun Zhi, the northern army of Hu Sichun, and the right army of Yuan Bao Torch. Among them, the Northern Army is the most powerful, with a vast number of 50,000 or 60,000 people; Then there is the right army of the ingots torch, although it is said to be the latest to become an army, but it has the support of the Son of Heaven Yuan Xiu, and the money and grain in Guanzhong that have been transported to Luoyang recently have all been invested, so in just three or two months, more than 30,000 people have been obtained.

As for the left army of Changsun Zhi, it is only more than 10,000 so far--- the reason for this is that at the beginning of the army, according to the meaning of the Son of Heaven Yuan Xiu, the left army should have transferred a number of men and horses from the northern army as the base. Changsun Zhi didn't think it was wrong, smiled and agreed, and then as soon as he turned around, he personally ran to the camp to pick people, and sieved them one by one, and got three thousand strong soldiers. The second is that when Changsun Zhi recruited troops, he explicitly ordered that only people from Henan Prefectures or Guanzhong should be recruited, and he called the military secretaries to sit in the hall to distinguish character and ensure that those who joined the army must be people who abide by discipline and discipline, so that the total number of the left army will naturally not be easy to go up.

After Pei Guo finished speaking, the eldest grandson Zhi rolled his eyes, and his vocal cords were stunned: "Okay, you Pei Xiaokuan, I treat you as your best friend, and I have nothing to talk about, but you are humming here and prevaricating to me!" ”

As soon as these words came out, Pei Guo accepted it with a smile, but arched his hand, and said: "It's Pei Guo's fault." I also asked the eldest grandson to speak freely, if there is an answer to Pei Guo, Pei Guo will tell the truth, and there will be no perfunctory. ”

"That's right!" Changsun Zhi nodded heavily, and then he came closer, and his voice was very low: "What is his plan for Yuwen Daxingtai?" Didn't he know in his heart that this hasty northern bargain had very little chance of winning? ”

"How don't you know?" Pei Guo sneered again and again: "In the end, the Son of Heaven will definitely act like this, how can the black otter be persuaded to move?" ”

"Hey... The eldest grandson shook his head and said: "When His Majesty was the king of Pingyang before, he was also virtuous and humble, and he was as good as a stream. ”

The eldest grandson said that he had all said this, Pei Guo naturally had no scruples, and said at the moment: "Fang Jinzi really doesn't know the situation, and he is stubborn and self-serving. Pei Guo is here to talk about it, this time in the north, it will be a failure! ”

Hiss! Eldest Sun Zhi gasped and said in a trembling voice: "If this is the case, why did Daxingtai agree to send troops with His Majesty?" ”

"I can't guess how the black otter will behave, but there is one thing, Pei Guo can boast about Haikou here... Pei Guo smiled mysteriously: "The black otter will never watch Guanzhong suffer because of this, and tens of millions of people will suffer because of it. ”

The eldest grandson was thoughtful, and his eyes were uncertain. After a moment, his forward body suddenly leaned back, leaning lazily on the desk, and his whole body became relaxed. As soon as he opened his mouth, he said: "Then the old and decayed left army... Can Xiaokuan have a plan to teach me? ”

Sure enough, smart people can understand it at a glance, and there is no need to say much.

"Four words." Pei Guo smiled and said, "Self-preservation is the best." ”

The eldest grandson said "um", nodding his head, as if he was muttering to himself: "Dawei Sheji always wants the incense to survive... In this matter, the old decay is duty-bound. ”

The chess game was over, and Pei Guo got up to say goodbye. After walking a few steps, I heard the eldest Sun Zhi behind him say: "By the way, Xiaokuan, Daxingtai... Daxingtai is obsessed with the princess of the plains? ”

Pei Guo suddenly turned around and laughed, "What? The eldest grandson is also good to inquire about such a romantic affair? ”

"If it's really just a flirtatious affair, then it would be fine." The eldest grandson muttered: "I'm afraid that there is a hidden secret in it... Isn't it the way to cause trouble when it comes to royal beauty? ”

"Oh?" Pei Guo frowned: "Isn't it that the eldest grandson has heard some rumors?" ”

"There's no evidence, it's just speculation."

"Can the eldest grandson be more detailed?"

"It's hard to say, it's inconvenient to say...

"You mean you!"

"That's it..."