Countless big ships on the left side of the river, like a forest, high sails like clouds, blowing wind and waves, making Pei Wei, Xun Song and other northerners all surprised, but Pei Gai's face did not change, and he was not surprised at all He had seen the 10,000-ton ship in the later generations, in contrast, even if the three building boats were spliced together, they were just small roles.

A Tang poem suddenly popped up in his heart: "Wang Junlou went down to Yizhou, and the king of Jinling was gloomy." Qianxun's iron lock sank to the bottom of the river, and a piece of rain descended out of the stone...... "Guys of Jiankang, this scene is also very unlucky in you." Then he turned his face sideways, lowered his voice, and said to Pei Wei with a smile: "Looking at this situation, the king of the East China Sea will lead tens of thousands of people to the north, and I can rest my shoulders." ”

In fact, Pei Cai didn't count how many people a building ship of this size could carry, but he had seen a sea ship about the same size as the one in front of him, and it was built by Xuzhou itself, and he knew that including sailors, could squeeze in four or five hundred people. To speculate on the building ship, I'm afraid it can carry thousands of people? So calculated, this time with Sima Pei, the king of the East China Sea, to cross north by boat, there must be more than 10,000, how can this be reasonable!

Pei's last letter clearly stated that Sima Pei crossed to the north this time, only responsible for supervising the war, and Jiangdong did not bring many soldiers and horses, and Jiangdong could not take out tens of thousands of combatable soldiers to throw them to the Central Plains to the top of the sky for two or three thousand, mainly to protect the safety of the commander, and would not really go to the battlefield. So it's necessary for you to come here with such a small number of people and take such a big, so many ships?

Pei Gai woke up the person in the dream with a word, Pei Wei reacted immediately, and couldn't help laughing: "Since the Wenyue has been settled, how dare Jiang Zuo?" "It is precisely because you brought 5,000 soldiers and horses to show off your might in Jiangbei, so the other party sent so many warships, and I also remembered the role of strengthening the momentum and scaring the enemy, I hope you don't underestimate Jiangdong. Pei Gai pouted: "If the warship can land on the shore, I may be afraid, I will go to the Central Plains, the waterway is not passable, I am afraid that he will come from!" ”

After waiting for a while, I saw that the ships docked one after another, and a column of soldiers and horses came down from the central building boat first, lined up left and right, and then it was Sima Li's turn. Pei Gai stepped forward to salute, and saw that the young King of the East China Sea was quite tall, although he was only sixteen years old, and he already had a short mustache on his lips; The young man is quite beautiful, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, a high nose bridge, and clear facial features. In addition, Sima Pei was followed by two officials, and after introduction, they were Shi Luye and Sima Daiyuan, the new governors of Zhengbeidu.

For these two, Pei Gai has naturally heard of them. Lu Ye Zi Shiguang, originally a southerner, is the nephew of Lu Xun, the prime minister of Eastern Wu, who once sacrificed wine for Sima Rui, participated in the battle against Hua Rank, and was promoted to a free cavalry attendant. This person has a high reputation, but he has not yet seen any outstanding talents, but he is just strict and square, or he can be compared with Bian Wangzhi.

Dai Yuan Dai Ruosi is a northerner, his native is in Guangling County, he is heroic by nature, fighting righteousness and squandering money, in other words, just like the "Tota Heavenly King" Chao Gai in the Water Margin, closing the door is a landowner, a good squire, and he can be a robber at any time when he opens the door. And Dai Yuan did be a robber, personally led the tribe to rob merchants between the river and Huai, and was later bumped into by the returning Lu Ji, and after some persuasion, he repented, and since then he has concentrated on studying, was raised as filial piety, and began to embark on a career in office.

Dai Yuan was originally Sima Rui's right Sima, and not long ago he was a former general, and he was ready to send him to reinforce Zhou to visit and conquer Du Tao, but before he could make the trip, Du Tao was defeated, so he was transferred to the East China Sea King Curtain to conquer the Northern Sima.

Sima Piyi, what does he know? This coming to Jiangbei is just an excuse to serve as a banner and snatch the fruits of victory, Pei should know that he will really have to deal with in the future, and even intrigue and fight, it will be this Wen Yiwu, Lu and Dai. He didn't know how many catties and taels Lu Ye had, as for Dai Yuan, according to the aftermath, he might be a person who was ambitious and talented, and was not worthy of his name

According to the Book of Jin, later Wang Dun plotted to rebel, and Dai Yuan led the army to resist, but he was defeated and lost, so he had to go to Stone City with the ministers and hundreds of officials to meet Wang Dun. When Wang Dun met him, he asked him: "Do you have any strength to fight the day before yesterday?" Dai Yuan replied, "How dare you have more than enough, but you don't have enough strength." Wang Dun asked again: "What does the world think of my actions?" Dai Yuan said vaguely: "Those who see the form are said to be rebellious, and those who are sincere are said to be loyal." "The face of the shameless bureaucracy is exposed.

After meeting Lu and Dai, there was another van car on the boat, which was naturally taken by Pei, the princess of the East China Sea. Pei Cai, the maid who followed the car, recognized that it was the Yun'er Pei who had suffered in Huying, who had suffered together, and Pei originally pointed out Yun'er to Pei Cai as a concubine, but unfortunately the goddess had a heart, and King Xiang had no intention, so not long ago, she just married Yun'er to the son of the housekeeper Pei Ren. Pei Shi didn't get out of the car, but just ordered Yun'er to summon Pei Gai and Pei Wei to go over to talk to their relatives to meet, which is reasonable, and others are not qualified to meet the princess in person, so they can only make a gesture towards the van.

In fact, Pei Shi had never seen Pei Wei before, and only knew that he had such a brother, so he casually exchanged a few words of greeting through the door, and Pei Wei retired. Then when it came to Pei Gai, Pei Gai was a little apprehensive in his heart, and sure enough, the carriage opened, revealing that familiar and delicate face, but it was clear that the willow eyebrows were upside down, the apricot eyes were round, and Pei's face was full of anger.

Pei Gai bowed and said, "My aunt is above, and my nephew is here to make amends." ”

Pei Shi snorted: "You have always been bold and reckless, and you don't put me in your eyes, do you even know your guilt?!" ”

Pei Cai hurriedly said: "It's always my nephew who is unreasonable, but I really don't dare to quarrel with my aunt......"

As soon as the word "disgraceful" came out, Pei Shi remembered Hu Ying's past, and couldn't help but sigh angrily, and his anger was a little dark. Then he looked at Pei Gai and said slowly: "Wen Yue, I haven't seen you for many days, and I have reduced my ......."

What she said was probably just a mental effect, Pei Gai himself didn't feel that he was thin. Although he has been farming in Xuzhou in the past few years, he has been busy with affairs, and he inevitably often stays up late, but he is not used to going to bed early and getting up early, so as not to hinder his physical health and mental health. Besides, although the pressure is great, is it still greater than being in the Hu camp? At that time, it was normal to say that a few catties of meat were lost, but now in Huaiyin, after all, you eat well, dress well, and exercise every day, how can you lose the scale? If you don't gain weight, thank God.

Therefore, in the face of Pei's pity sigh, Pei Gai immediately said: "My nephew's old will will not change, and if he wants to clear the Hu atmosphere, settle down in the middle of summer, and avenge his aunt's captivity, how dare he not work all night?" Recently, riding a horse and bending the bow every day, the meat may be reduced, but it is also strong, so don't worry about my aunt. ”

Pei Shi casually asked a few more words about Pei Gai's daily life, after all, it was by the river, and there were so many people waiting for them next to him, it was inconvenient to say too much, so he turned to the topic: "What kind of fairy appearance does the Xun family girl have, so that the contract must be broken and hired again?" Pei Gai replied: "Xun's daughter is just a middle-aged woman, compared to her aunt, there is a world of difference. However, he has both talent and virtue, and he is really a good match, so the nephew was anxious for a while, and agreed with his father about marrying. Failing to report to my aunt in advance is really unfilial, but ...... In this troubled world, if you want to regain the light of the society and revive the family, you must get a virtuous internal help, and the nephew is really unwilling to give up, and I hope that my aunt will understand. ”

Pei Shi said with a calm face: "The day before yesterday in Wancheng to save Qing, the Qing letter also made it clear, Engu should be reported, and if you marry her, you don't have to ......" Without waiting for Pei to refute, he said: "And call her to come and ride with me, let me see what kind of woman she is, and she can confuse Qingxin." ”

Pei Gai couldn't help but smile slightly bitterly, so he had to bow down and retreat, ran to discuss with Xun Song, and let Xun's daughter get into Pei's van, and then the group left the river bank and set off for Tangyi County. Pei Gai had already arranged a residence inside and outside the county, and afterwards he came to report that the servants and subordinates who had crossed the river with the king of the East China Sea were about 100 people, and the total number of soldiers he led was only 1,300. Pei Gai nodded: "Sure enough, it's not what I expected." ”

There are really tens of thousands of soldiers and horses coming over, even if they can't help, the ability to pull back is enough, and now there are just a few people, as long as they are careful, what is there to fear?

Sima Pei, the king of the East China Sea, had just crossed the river, and the journey was tiring, so he had to rest well for one night, and only tomorrow could he hold a meeting to discuss the Northern Expedition, and the general inefficiency of people at that time estimated that just packing their luggage, the servants could be busy until midnight. When he entered Tangyi City, Pei Ren, the housekeeper who followed Pei's family, approached Pei Gai and reported in a low voice: "That person is also coming, how does the lord want to arrange it?" Pei Cai thought for a while: "Let's order him to wait first, and then choose an opportunity to summon him in a few days." ”

The guests of the banquet that night were just fake stories. When the banquet was dispersed, Pei summoned Pei to go and meet in the inner room, and the aunt and nephew had time to talk at length and express their feelings after saying goodbye to each other. Speaking of this expedition, Pei asked: "Wenyue, do you think that this Northern Expedition may recover the township?" ”

Pei Gai shook his head lightly and said: "I really don't hide it from my aunt, my nephew and Zu Yuzhou joined forces, if you say that you will restore the old capital of Henan, it is really not difficult; It is not easy to enter Guanzhong and rescue the Son of Heaven. As for Xiangzi ......, "that is to say, Wenxi County in Hedong" The Hu thief army is still strong, and it may be difficult to break through, so it can only wait for the pacification of Heluo and Guanlong, and then slowly figure it out. ”

Hedong is on the north bank of the Yellow River, and further north of Hedong County is Pingyang County, where the heart of the Hu and Han regimes is located. Pei Gaixin said that even if Zu Ti and I pull out all the soldiers and horses that can be collected, plus Chen Wu of Pengguan and Xun Group of Heyin, can we reach 100,000 if we die? As for Hu Han, Liu Yao's department alone is no less than 100,000...... Even if the combat effectiveness is high, if the enemy is defending along the river, he will not be able to cross it without the same strength.

Pei Shi couldn't help but sigh softly, and then took care of Pei Gai: "I entrust Qiu'er to Wenyue, and I must ensure the safety of the King of the East China Sea." ”

Pei Gai said, aunt, please relax your heart, "The king is the governor of the northern capital, and he will not be in danger, but he can be safe." ”

"Wen Yue himself, you must also be careful."

After talking about the Northern Expedition for a while, Pei Gai finally led the topic to his own marriage and asked Pei: "My aunt is just here with Xun's daughter, I don't know what to do with her daughter?" ”