Pei Min's "don't seek merit, but seek no fault" said to the hearts of a group of people. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Lanzhou Jincheng because of the Silk Road, here are to and from the Chang'an Western Regions of the big businessmen, they are generous, the scale is huge, driving the economy of all walks of life in Jincheng, most of the incumbent officials are beautiful. As long as nothing goes wrong, they can be promoted quickly in Jincheng. "Don't seek merit, but seek no fault" is their motto.

Pei Min came from afar and asked them to open the door and enter the city. They discussed this little thing for a long time, just for fear of getting into trouble for themselves, so as not to end up with their tongues, after all, their position was too slanderous.

In the face of a group of muddy people, if Pei Min directly put on a stand at the beginning and let them obey with a tough attitude, it would only cause their collective resistance.

But Pei Min said it so tactfully, Changshi, Sima and the others were a little moved.

Pei Min continued: "I can't afford the charge of lying about the military situation, so I am here today for the sake of Datang and all the people in Jincheng to avoid the scourge of war." You need not doubt that what I say is false. However, if you are restrained and look ahead, causing the fall of Jincheng, or causing unnecessary and serious losses, don't blame me for not being merciful. "Blindly saying good things doesn't really make a difference. So the radish must be paired with a stick, the more he spoke, the colder his voice became, and at the end of his words, he suddenly smiled and said: "I will arrange for the supervision of the imperial history to be stationed in Jincheng......"

Lu Yu, Xie Jing, Yang Yun, Fan Chen, Yuan Xu, and Qi Rui became more and more awkward the more they listened, they thought that Pei Min's threat was just a swollen face to fill the fat man, but listening to his cheerful smile, several people felt cold on their backs: The supervising imperial history is stationed in Jincheng, let the supervising imperial history stare day and night, where is there a good life.

Lu Yu reacted the fastest, and immediately said: "Pei Zhongcheng is an important minister of my dynasty, how dare Lu doubt Zhongcheng's words." The Tibetan thief dared to plot against my Tang Dynasty, which is really hateful. ”

Seeing that Lu Yu was the first to speak, the remaining five couldn't help but curse secretly: "Cunning! In order not to keep the superintendent from staring at the imperial history day and night, they put away that little bit of caution, and shouted about the crimes of Tibet with righteous indignation.

Soldier Cao joined the army Yang Yun asked: "But I don't know how many soldiers and horses there are in Tibet, when will they arrive in Jincheng?" ”

Pei Min said in a deep voice: "Tubo has an army of 100,000, if the retreat of Weiyuan Army Horse Farm goes well, Jincheng will face the onslaught of their main force, according to my estimate, at least 50,000, and it is possible to think about 70,000 or 80,000." ”

Yang Yun was instantly dumbfounded, he was in charge of the military part, full of calculations, they only had five thousand soldiers in their hands, and in the face of more than ten times the enemy, how could they defend it?

Pei Min said cautiously: "Don't think I'm talking big, Tubo is here to seek wealth, and I let the Weiyuan Military Horse Farm retreat east before I come here." Tubo did not reap any benefits in Weiyuan, and it was inevitable to target this golden city. ”

For a moment, several people looked at Pei Min with a bit of resentment, only to know that it was him who caused this situation.

However, they also knew that there was no problem with Pei Min's choice, Jincheng was protected by a city wall, and the Weiyuan Military Horse Farm was a broken camp, and there were not many soldiers in it. What's more, Pei Min personally came to Jincheng to share the hardships with them, what else do they have to say?

Pei Min comforted: "Don't let the number of Tubo be frightened, my Tang Dynasty has at least 200,000 soldiers in Guanzhong, and there are soldiers and horses from the Central Plains that can be transferred west, why are you afraid of the 100,000 troops of Tubo?" They are just a surprise, as long as we can hold out for half a month, Tubo is under pressure from Chang'an, and we can ensure that Jincheng is safe. However, this half month is not easy to keep, and we must work together. I have brought more than 160 men, all of whom are excellent marksmen, who can play a miraculous role in defending the city, and can be sent by you......"

Xie Jing said politely: "Zhongcheng has the highest official rank among us, and he is the champion of civil and military affairs, so it should be Zhongcheng's command." "Guns shoot the birds, and they're notoriously reluctant to compete for the lead.

Pei Min was not polite, and said politely: "Fan joins the army, you immediately prepare a notice and prepare to appease the people." As soon as he got the news of the Tibetan army, he immediately released the list of documents, so as not to cause chaos in the city; Qi joined the army, prepared armor, especially the bows and crossbows to defend the city, and the rolling stones of the wood, and counted them one by one; Yuan joined the army, and early tomorrow morning, recruited servants, who were responsible for helping Qi join the army to transport defensive equipment such as rolling stones and sassal wood to the city wall. Yang joined the army, widely sent scouts, no, no, scouts I arranged for my people to go, you strengthen the four gates of the garrison, increase the night patrol soldiers by three times, and prevent the Tubo fast horse attack. In addition, the soldiers were counted, armor was issued, and preparations were made to meet the enemy. Lu Changshi and Xie Sima do the overall coordination, what do you think? ”

His arrangement is reasonable, and it effectively mobilizes Yang Yun, Fan Chen, Yuan Xu, and Qi Rui, the four officials who hold real power, without violating their bottom line.

Yang Yun, Fan Chen, Yuan Xu, and Qi Rui arranged to go overnight.

At two o'clock the next day, Lu Yu and Xie Jing received news from Taozhou that the Tubo army had invaded.

An hour after they got the news, Pei Min also received a report from the scout: the three thousand vanguard cavalry of Tubo had approached Jincheng, and they were only twenty miles away from Jincheng.

For a while, Jincheng's Changshi, Sima, and Zhubing Cao all threw grateful glances at Pei Min, if it weren't for his early warning, and persuaded them with both soft and hard methods, giving them more than half a day to prepare.

When I come to prepare again, the daylilies are cold. They could never have imagined that Tubo would be so arrogant that they would directly march in three directions.

Pei Min had the intention to rub the sharp energy of Tubo, and Tubo rushed to the nine winds of the West River, the distance was about three hundred and eighty miles, and now it was summer again, and the daytime march would consume too much physical strength. To recuperate the army and meet the tired journey, logically speaking, you can fight. But after he saw Yang Yun beating the drum and gathering the generals, the speed at which the soldiers gathered and prepared refreshed his three views.

Looking at the Tang soldiers with average morale and no vitality, Pei Min gave up the idea of going out of the city.

He didn't blame Tang Bing for being like this, soldiers are also people, not saints, if you want them to work hard, you must have interests worthy of their lives. At present, land annexation is serious, the government military system is extremely corrupt, and the new military system has not yet been formally issued. The soldiers can't see the future in their eyes, how can they make them scream and sell their lives like in the Zhenguan period?

Just missed a good opportunity to break the enemy, Pei Min couldn't help but feel a little depressed in his heart, and made up his mind in his heart that if he was in charge of the army in the future, he must train an elite army that has always been similar to the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, Xuanjia Cavalry, and Beiwei Army.

Pei Min sighed to himself, and suddenly he thought of something in his heart, slapped his thigh, and found Lu Yu and said, "How many merchants from the Western Regions are there in the city today?" It's not the kind of small-scale, it's going to be large-scale, it's going to have a certain guard. ”

Lu Yu looked at Pei Min in surprise, and only after a while did he say in surprise: "Yes, why didn't I expect that the guards of those merchants in the Western Regions are all mercenaries of different races, and they make a living from fighting. When it is critical, you can requisition and listen to it. I don't know the exact number, but if you put it together, there are seven or eight hundred, but they may not be of use to us? ”

"Quick! There's still a little time! Take me to them quickly, there are some things that you will never be able to do if you don't do them. If there is a glimmer of hope, you should try it! Pei Min's eyes were firm and powerful, and as he spoke, he said to Yang Yun again: "Yang joins the army, you pick a thousand soldiers who are good at riding, and you want the most elite one that can fight." ”

Yang Yun's ability to use troops is average, although he has mastered the military affairs of Jincheng, but his task has always been to maintain law and order and arrest bandits, and he is responsible for the stability of Jincheng in Lanzhou. As for how to defend the city and how to arrange the city defense, it cannot be said that he knows nothing, but he completely copies the knowledge in the book, and does not know how to learn and apply it. Pei Min had Xue Ne instructed him on the method of defending the city, and compared with the dead knowledge in the book, the experience taught by Xue Ne was more vivid and flexible.

According to the characteristics of Jincheng, Pei Min's plan for the arrangement of soldiers is comprehensive, which is much better than Yang Yun's arrangement. Yang Yun also further realized that he was indeed inferior to Pei Min in military affairs, and did not have any doubts about his words, and obeyed orders.

Lu Yu took Pei Min to Sihailou, the largest inn in Jincheng.

Sihailou is a restaurant built during the Zhenguan period, and the shopkeeper took a fancy to the business opportunities of the Silk Road, and built Sihailou on the grounds of "welcoming guests from all over the world". Since its opening, except for the years when Tubo occupied the Western Regions and cut off the Silk Road, business has been booming until now, making money every day.

Now Sihailou is full of people, because the city gate is closed, entry and exit are prohibited, and all the merchants who travel to and from Chang'an in the Western Regions are trapped in the restaurant.

They had nothing to do but get together to drink and chat, as if they were having a banquet.

Lu Yu led Pei Min into the Sihai Tower, and whispered to Pei Min: "Now there are three Hu merchant forces in the Sihai Mansion that meet the requirements you said, namely the merchant Aviye of the Great Food Country, the merchant Savoy of the Fula Country, and the Tianzhu merchant Iridou, all of whom have a certain scale. According to the analysis of the entry tax they paid when they entered the city, the strongest was the Great Food Merchant Avier, followed by the Savoy merchant of the Flak Kingdom, and the third was the Tianzhu merchant Ilidou. ”

"Yo, Lu Changshi, why did you come to the shop?" Lu Yu's status is the number one person in Jincheng, and the shopkeeper came to greet him in person, looking at Pei Min curiously, I don't know why he walked in front of Lu Yu.

Lu Yu introduced: "This is Pei Min in the imperial history. ”

The shopkeeper said movingly: "It turned out to be Pei Zhongcheng, who was descended from the civil and martial arts qu star, disrespectful and disrespectful. ”

Pei Min asked the shopkeeper to prepare an elegant and quiet place for him.

Without hesitation, the shopkeeper gave up his private backyard.

"You go and invite Avier, Savoy, and Iricdou together, remember to be polite, but don't lose the demeanor of my Tang master."