Chapter 43: I Will Stay
"Yuan Qinggong is really Zhizhu in his hands, and he has already thought of a countermeasure, but Yuan Qinggong has clearly said just now that Liu Biao is suspicious and indecisive, and he is definitely not a king and a tyrant, in this case, how can you be sure that he will definitely compete with Yuan Shu for Nanyang?" Pei Qian still didn't understand why Pei Qing was so sure that Liu Biao would definitely fight Yuan Shu, because this did not conform to what Pei Qing said about Liu Biao's character.
In fact, with Pei Qian's own intelligence, if he really thinks about it, he will definitely be able to come up with the same answer in the end, but he is too lazy to use his brain now, and he directly gets the answer from Pei Qing, of course, there is actually another idea, that is, to test Pei Qing to see if what he said is logical, and with his wisdom, he doesn't need to use his brain at all to judge whether what the other party says is logical.
Pei Qing smiled faintly and said: "This is actually not difficult, because Nanyang is part of Jingzhou, and it is also the largest county in Jingzhou, and it is also the north gate of Xiangyang, although Liu Biao does not have the talent of the king, but he also has the ability to defend himself, Yuan Shu occupies his largest county in Jingzhou, not only disobeyed his order as a herdsman in Jingzhou, but also sent Sun Jian to attack him, which seriously affected his safety, it was simply a thorn in the flesh in the eye, making him sleepless at night, so Liu Biao will definitely find a way to capture Nanyang." ”
"Yuan Qinggong is really wise, and he can think of this, but since Liu Biao and Yuan Shu turned against each other because of the capture of Nanyang, if Yuan Qinggong and you capture Nanyang, will Liu Biao and Yuan Shu form an alliance against you?"
"That's a good question", Pei Qing laughed, and then said: "Actually, there is no need to worry, as long as I show respect and obedience to Liu Biao on the surface, he will not pursue this matter too much, because compared to Yuan Shu, he naturally wants me to occupy Nanyang, so that he can help him guard the north gate of Jingzhou, this is Liu Biao's character, he has no ambitions, he is just bent on stability, and he just wants to protect his vested interests, but he doesn't know that in such a troubled world, not making progress means perishing." ”
After Pei Qian heard this, he immediately said with a happy heart: "Yuan Qinggong is far-sighted and far-sighted, I might as well be it, in fact, to tell the truth, I see that Dong Zhuo is becoming more and more arrogant, and he has different ambitions, he is fierce and cruel, and everyone is in danger of being a hundred officials and ministers, and now the children in Guanzhong are singing nursery rhymes, Qianli Cao, He Qingqing, ten days of Bu, no life, it shows that Dong Zhuotian is angry and resentful, I am afraid that it will really be like what Yuan Qinggong predicted, Dong Zhuo will inevitably die sooner or later, and once the soldiers under his command make trouble, there will be no peace in Guanzhong, So after discussing with my father, I decided to go to Xiangyang to avoid disaster, but when I saw Yuan Qinggong say this today, I felt that Xiangyang may not be safe, so I thought about it carefully, it is better to stay under the account of Yuanqing Gong, on the one hand, I can avoid disasters, and on the other hand, I can often ask for advice by Gong's side and increase my knowledge. ”
"Huh? This,That's really good.,Don't dare to ask for advice.,But Qing will definitely do his best to keep you safe! Pei Qing jumped up with joy when he heard this, you must know that although there are many talents around him now, and it seems that he also has the support of the family, but in fact, the few people around him, such as the Chen Jun Xie family and the Chen Jun Yin family, are very famous in later generations, and now they are just inconspicuous small families, and the talents under his hands, such as Yin Kaishan and Xie Lingyun's father and son, are only distant branches of the small family, and now there is no family that can be said to support him at all, but Pei Qian is different, this is the real son of the family, And he is also a son-in-law.
You must know that although the current Pei family in Hedong has not yet developed into a big family, but the influence in Hedong is not small, Pei Qian's father Pei Mao is the Shang Shuling of the dynasty, and his grandfather Pei Ye was the general of Duliao, and the history of the state assassination, this can also be regarded as an official family, such an influential family lineage to join his forces, which will definitely bring him a lot of fame and make his power further grow.
And what makes Pei Qing even more pleased is that this also means that Pei Qian recognizes his identity as "Hedong Pei", although he does belong to the bloodline of Hedong Pei in the future, it does not mean that he can be recognized by others in this era, and now Pei Qian took the initiative to stay, although he did not clearly express his loyalty, which was enough for him to be pleasantly surprised.
"But the most important thing at the moment is that the king should find a place for himself, after all, it is not a day's work to seize Nanyang, and it is not suitable for the king to be the king of the mountain in the mountains."
After getting Pei Qing's consent, Hou Pei Qian's title for Pei Qing has changed, and he directly called Pei Qing "Envoy", which was the honorific title of the governor of the state and county at that time, and also represented Pei Qian's official recognition of Pei Qing's identity as "Nanyang Taishou".
However, at this time, Pei Qing was in no mood to think about the meaning of Pei Qian's title change, because he was also worried about the question that Pei Qian threw out, as a county official appointed by the imperial court, if he was in the mountains and became the king of the mountain, it would indeed damage his image, but he couldn't directly seize the county like a thief, right?
At this time, I saw Pei Qian smile and said: "Qian has a strategy, which can help you tide over the crisis temporarily, if the operation is good, it is possible for you to get another county." ”
"Oh? I don't know what the trick is? Pei Qing's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he hurriedly asked.
"This falls on your subordinate Tang De, this person is Tang Ji's cousin, and he still has a certain reputation in the local area, because the former Yingchuan Taishou Li Min was killed by Dong Zhuo's general Xu Rong this year, Yingchuan has not yet guarded the county, and the envoy has defeated the bandits before and rescued the gentry of the Changshe, as long as Tang De can unite with the local gentry to meet the envoy, then this Yingchuan County is not in control?"
"Yingchuan, ah......" Pei Qing couldn't help but boil after hearing this, as a person from later generations, he deeply knew what kind of impact Yingchuan this small county had on future history? It can be said that in the entire Three Kingdoms era, no matter which one of the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu, there are Yingchuan scholars, such as the top resourceful people of the Cao Wei Group, Xi Zhicai, Xun Yu, Xun You, the top internal affairs talents Chen Qun, Zhong Xuan, as well as Guo Tu, Xin Ping, Xin Bi and others of the Yuan Shao Group, plus Sima Hui, Xu Shu and other celebrities, as well as some other influential people, such as Du Xi, Zhao Yan, Zao Yi and others, what a powerful scholar group should be?
According to Pei Qing's estimate, many of these talents have not been outstanding, and if they are won over, their strength and reputation will definitely improve again.
So Pei Qing almost didn't hesitate, and said excitedly: "Since this is the case, then let's do this, first attack Yingchuan as our foothold, which can also reduce Yuan Shu's vigilance, which is conducive to our capture of Nanyang!" ”