"Marshal, do you want the Zhenbei Army to move south at full speed?" On the carriage, Pei Yunan suggested.

"No." Pei Du shook his head categorically and said: "The movements of the Zhenbei Army must be kept secret, once it is detected by the Xiahou Valve in advance, our calculations will be in vain." Saying that, he frowned and said: "I heard that there has been a change in the top level of Taiping Dao, and that idiot Taiyi has been abolished by Sun Yuanlang, which is really not a good thing for us!" ”

"Sun Yuen Long has sent someone to the second uncle to say that the agreement between the two of us will not be affected and we can continue to cooperate." Pei Yu hurriedly reminded the valve master.

"What Ben Shuai is worried about is that in the future, Sun Yuanlang's house is not dead, and it will be much more difficult to recover Youyan in the future." Pei Du exhaled a breath of turbidity and said, "Forget it, I'll talk about the future later." At this stage, it's better to work with smart people than with fools. ”

As he spoke, he looked at the majestic Yingtianmen outside, sighed and said, "Tell Sun Yuanlang a word and let Taiping Dao make trouble in Youyan." ”

"Yes." Pei Yunan responded in a deep voice, this was part of the agreement between the two parties.

The 200,000 Zhenbei troops all left the garrison and went south on a large scale, which was absolutely impossible to hide from the eyes of the Xiahou valve. Therefore, it is necessary for Taiping Dao to cooperate with the uprising, creating the illusion that Youyan is full of beacons and the Zhenbei army is retreating. Then Pei Jiao took advantage of the chaos to assemble a large army and unexpectedly waved his army south.

Of course, Taiping Dao also took the opportunity to occupy Youyan, and the two sides took what they needed, and naturally cooperated happily.

"However, Xiahou Ba asked to launch on the first day of the seventh month, in such a short time, I'm afraid we won't be able to complete the transfer, right?" Pei Yu couldn't help but ask with some worry.

"Don't worry, nothing will happen on the first day of the seventh month." Pei Du said with a determined face: "Judging from the emperor's instigation, he will definitely not have the courage to appear on the summer exercise martial arts field." ”

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In the Hall of Changle.

"What?"

After listening to Pei Du's report, the Initial Emperor was shocked and muttered for a long time: "Is he finally unable to resist killing the monarch and standing on his own?" ”

"Weichen didn't dare to speculate, and he rushed to report to His Majesty as soon as he got his instructions." Pei Du stood straight in front of the initial emperor, with the posture of a loyal and brave general.

"Pei Qingjia, you are the commander of the Beijing camp, can you take advantage of Xia Cao to get rid of Xiahou Ba for the widow?" The initial emperor was anxious to ask the doctor.

"My brother has already made clear to Your Majesty the attitude of Pei Valve, and this valve vows to get rid of this national thief for Your Majesty!" Pei Du sang a high-pitched sentence first, and then sighed again: "But Xiahou Ba pretended to be sick at home, and he would definitely not show up that day, and he would have the intention to kill the thief, and he would have no chance." ”

"Moreover, although it is true that the last general is the commander of the Beijing camp, only the 100,000 Beijing troops in the western camp are at my disposal, and as for the 100,000 horses in the eastern battalion, they only listen to Xiahou's undefeated." Saying that, he said gloomily: "Although Xiahou Ba has always kept it secret, the location of Xia Cao must be in the East Camp. Moreover, the last general also heard that the Xiahou valve in Guanzhong had assembled and was marching towards Tongguan...... Those so-called troops were actually selected from the elite of the Anxi army, and 50,000 horses were enough to reach the 100,000 Beijing troops in the hands of the ministers. ”

The Jingying army defended Luodu and had not fought for more than ten years, so its combat effectiveness naturally could not be compared with the border army that fought on the frontier all year round.

"You mean, when the enemy is strong and I am weak, it is best not to act rashly?" The Initial Emperor looked at Pei Du with a flickering gaze.

"No!" Pei Du said loudly: "What the last general means is that we should strike first while the troops of the Xiahou Lord have not yet left the customs, capture the thief first, capture the king first, and capture Xiahou Fang!" ”

Saying that, he knelt down on one knee and said: "If Your Majesty is determined to give it a go, Pei Valve is willing to be a pioneer, and His Majesty will not be implicated in broken bones!" ”

"This ......" The Initial Emperor couldn't help but move, but no matter how Meng Lang was, it was impossible for him to make a decision on the spot. He hurriedly helped Pei Du up with both hands, and said with moist eyes: "The Qing family is loyal and widowed, but the matter is big, and let me think about it for one night and make a decision tomorrow." ”

"Yes!" Pei Du didn't expect the initial emperor to make a decision on the spot, so he picked up the beautiful words and said: "Then I will go back, and I will secretly order the soldiers to wait for the emperor, and as soon as Your Majesty has an order, he will immediately destroy the national thieves for Daxuan!" ”

"Good, good, very good." Emperor Chu nodded with satisfaction and personally sent Pei Du to the door of the palace.

Lu Yun was on duty outside the hall, and as soon as Pei Du left, the Initial Emperor beckoned him to come in and speak.

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In the Hall of Changle.

The Initial Emperor briefly told Lu Yun about Fang Cai, and then asked in distress: "You say, how should the widow reply to him?" If you don't agree, it will inevitably chill the hearts of loyal ministers. But can you rashly agree to this kind of thing? ”

"Of course, you can't rush to agree." I only heard Lu Yun say lightly: "Didn't Your Majesty decide a long time ago that this time you won't fake the hands of others?" ”

"Oh, but the widow forgot." The initial emperor suddenly remembered that when Lu Yun deduced the situation for him before, he had made a categorical analysis and said that in the future, the destruction of national thieves must be dominated by His Majesty, and if it is the hand of someone else, regardless of success or failure, it will be greatly disadvantageous to the emperor.

"If Pei Valve loses, Xiahou Ba will definitely wash Ziwei Palace in blood to vent the hatred in his heart, and he will never rely on Pei Du's words to implicate His Majesty." I only heard Lu Yun analyze again: "If Pei Valve wins, the most optimistic situation is that they will become another Xiahou Valve, but it is also very likely that they will attack Ziwei Palace in one go and finish their work in one battle." ”

"Hmm......" The Initial Emperor nodded approvingly: "The same loss, it is enough for the widow to eat once." We really can't repeat the mistakes of the past. Saying that, he let out a long sigh and said, "I knew that this was the case, and the widow listened to you that day and attacked the old horseman!" ”

"Your Majesty's past should not be mentioned again." I only heard Lu Yun say in a deep voice: "The top priority is to pass the current level and buy time for us." ”

"How can I get past this?" The first emperor laughed self-deprecatingly: "You also saw it in the early court today, sixty or seventy percent of the officials were absent for no reason, and threatened to resign collectively if they did not dismiss Mei Yi. This is the old man demonstrating to the widow, and he will not give up easily this time. ”

"Is it possible to ask Zhang Zhenren to mediate?" Lu Yun suggested softly.

"Oh?" The Initial Emperor's eyes lit up and said, "It's really a method." ”

Saying that, he sighed again and said: "But the widow has no friendship with Zhang Zhenren, I'm afraid that he won't favor the widow." ”

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the Heavenly Master Dao is the Great Xuan State Religion, and Your Majesty is the Great Xuan." Lu Yun persuaded him: "In the face of major rights and wrongs, I believe that Zhang Zhenren will be able to figure it out." ”

"Alas, that's the only way......" The Initial Emperor glanced at Du Hui and said: "Old Du, you go to the Heavenly Master's Mansion and ask Zhao Zhenren to enter the palace tomorrow for a while, and let him pass a message to the widow." ”

"Yes." Du Hui replied softly.