Chapter 22, the battle of mountain and flower appreciation
Lu He was ordered by Pei Wei to lead the "Wulin Middle Battalion" to leave Meiyang and go to attack Qi County, he traveled one hundred and twenty miles north along the mountain path from the eastern foot of Liangshan Mountain, and was afraid of an ambush on the way, so he was on guard, and only arrived at the city of Qi County after about three days. The outpost approached the city wall and peeked at the city, but saw that the city gate was closed and heavily guarded. After receiving the report, Lu He bowed slightly, and said in his heart that Zhu Hui had led a large army to save the county in the south, and since the people who stayed behind were cautious, he might not have expected that the army would be overwhelmed and the officers and troops would come to attack, but Guo Mo in the north was very likely to suddenly kill the general.
Xinping County was originally precipitated from Fufeng Country, and the scope was very small, only governing Qi County and Yi County. Yi is in the east, north is Anding, east is adjacent to Beidi, and the Beidi soldiers want to settle down, and it is likely to pass through the jurisdiction of Yi, so it is reasonable to take advantage of the situation to attack Yi and enter Qi County, although Lu He is very clear, Guo Mo did not receive this instruction and authorization.
So don't think that as soon as Zhu Hui leaves, Xinping County will be empty, even if it is only a temporary recruitment of Sixiang peasant soldiers, if the city is firmly held, Lu He has only a battalion of 2,000 people, and it will not be able to be captured overnight. But fortunately, Zhu Hui, who was already frightened, was in the army, and his wrists were tied, leading his peers, Lu He thought, I should set up camp first, and then escort Zhu Hui to the bottom of the city to persuade him to surrender......
But before the fortifications were completed, the gates of the city were suddenly opened. Monk Lu was surprised, but he saw a group of generals riding out on horseback, but they were all only wearing official uniforms, and they didn't look like this without armor, so they didn't come out to fight. hurriedly sent someone to inquire, and then I realized that they had come to surrender.
The person who took the lead in welcoming and surrendering was not him, but Liang Weiliang, a native of Xie County, Hedong, was also serious.
Originally, after Suo was captured, Liang Wei was naturally arrested and imprisoned because he was his relative. He even wrote a suicide note, I thought it was inevitable, who would have thought that a few days later would be allowed to atone for the sins with family property This is a rule inherited from the Zhou Dynasty, the Jin Dynasty also inherited, all large gentry, former officials, unless the crime is not forgiven, otherwise the wealth can be used to offset the imprisonment, Chengdan, Yuanliu and other punishments.
The Xin family was forced to hand over most of the movable property, and finally took back the husband, so he discussed with Liang Wei that Xie County could not be returned, either we should go to the Wu clan, or go to Yingchuan Yangzhai, where my mother's house is located, has been recovered by the ancestors, and will study for the rest of my life. However, Liang Wei had to get rid of the shackles, and his infatuation rose again, so he said, How can I just give up my career? Isn't that something that is sorry for the ancestors and ancestors, and harmful to future generations?
If you want the family to prosper, you must be an official, only by being an official can you accumulate wealth and popularity reasonably and legally, and the descendants can step on the career of the ancestors, and it is possible to start as an official, and this is the common idea of the scholars of the times. Those who read the books of sages and do not look forward to entering the world are not only rare, but among these hairy horns, more than seventy percent of them retreated to protect themselves because of the chaos of the world, and they were not born without the desire to be officials.
Therefore, Liang Wei went to meet and plead, and Liang Fen belonged to the same clan after all. But Liang Fen had just welcomed Pei Gai, and he didn't dare to focus on major matters, and he wanted to wait and see for a while, so he politely rejected Liang Zhengcheng's plea, implying that you have to go to the Pei family to have a chance.
Liang Wei didn't dare to ask Pei Gai to see Pei Gai in person, so he turned a corner and forced his wife to ask Xun Guanniang for advice, asking for a clear way. Xun Guanniang reminded Xin that only if Liang Wei managed to self-serve before the army, it would be possible to restart his career. So the couple planned for a long time, Liang Wei finally decided, I will go to Xinping Pei Gong this time, called the conquest of Lu Shuihu, in fact, I must want to unify the government of Yongxi, I have a good relationship with Zhu Shiwei, and considering that Xinping soldiers are the crown of the four counties of Yongxi, if I can successfully persuade Zhu Hui to return, can Pei Gong not thank me for my merits and be hired?
But who wanted to wait for Liang Wei to arrive in Qi County, but he was biased, Zhu Hui led his troops to rescue Fufeng as soon as possible, Liang Zhengzheng did not want to return in vain, and simply lobbied the left-behind generals to change their banners. You must know that the Liang brothers were also the heroes who supported Sima Ye to enter Chang'an City, and at that time the Guanxi Emperor Small Group, Jia Kai and Yan Ding belonged to the first echelon, Suo and Lu Yun were the second echelon, and the Liang brothers and Ko Chang were the third echelon, and they were still in front of the four of Zhu, Jiao and Yang. So Liang Wei relied on the prestige of Su Ri to successfully surrender Qi County, and after Lu He led the army to arrive, he hurriedly went out of the city to pay respects.
When the news reached the county, Pei Gai was overjoyed, and couldn't help but think of the words of a Japanese military general in the Warring States period that he had heard in later generations, and immediately laughed at everyone: "In the recent battle, there are like visiting the mountains to enjoy the flowers, throwing stones and ......making trouble."
In this way, the counties of Yongzhou were pacified, and there was only one Anding County left, and the opponents of Anding were not only Jiao Song, but also Peng Fubao, who had already been ordered by Guo Mo and Beigong Chun to forge ahead. Pei Gai immediately wrote a document, signed Liang Wei as the guard of Xinping County, and ordered Lu He to temporarily stay in Qi County to echo Guo Mo and others; Acting from his younger brother Pei Zhan as the first minister of the country, Zhu Shuang temporarily returned to Beijing, although he was appointed to the imperial court, the record of Shangshu, but the procedure still has to go, so it is only temporarily signed, anyway, as long as you go back, you can order the edict and promulgation, so why worry?
As for the main force, should it retreat to Chang'an City, or should it go west to attack Zhang Chun? Pegainai summoned the generals to discuss the matter.
Zhen Sui and other generals naturally hope to continue to fight, anyway, the previous battles were fought very smoothly, as the governor said, "It is like visiting the mountains to enjoy the flowers, throwing stones and making trouble" and asked for orders, wanting to go first. Pei Wei said: "The army went out this time to attack Lu Shuihu, and the camera collected the four counties, and there was no discussion of war with the king of Nanyang. If you don't take advantage of the victory, you will give up the opportunity, and make Qinzhou hesitate to hope for the Ming Duke; However, if you take advantage of the victory and go straight forward, I am afraid that the grain will be insufficient......"
The grain and grass materials in Chang'an City are already limited, although Zu Ti has lost some of them from Sizhou, and Liu Yao has a lot of baggage from the plunder, it is still a drop in the bucket and it is difficult to last. Therefore, Pei should expand the territory before the autumn harvest, so that if he does not send troops to Yongzhou, the grain of Chang'an can barely survive until winter, but next year the treasury will be equally empty, once Hu Kou's power recovers, and if he invades again, the situation will become very dangerous. Now that the army has been on the expedition for nearly a month, more than half of the grain has been consumed, and it is only possible to collect the troops and wait for the autumn payment, and it is really unable to launch a major campaign to attack Qinzhou.
Besides, the north is still fighting, let's eat all the food, do you let Guo Mo and Beigong Chun drink the northwest wind? If the North Road is defeated, whether it is Lu Shuihu or Jiao Song's power increases sharply, it is very likely that the fruits of the previous series of victories will come to naught.
Therefore, Pei Wei suggested that he should not take risks, so let Zhang Chun go for the time being, as for attacking Zhang Chun and not refraining, he would not consider this possibility at all.
Zhen Sui retorted: "Although it is claimed to collect Shiping today, Kuaicheng is in the hands of Zhang Chun, what is this called...... For virtue never ends? Zhang Chun must be driven out of Yongzhou before the troops can be collected. ”
Wei Hong was in favor of Pei Wei's proposal, he said: "The king of Nanyang is finally the king of the country, and the officials worship the country, if there is no edict, how can they attack each other?" It is necessary to play the Son of Heaven first and correct his crimes, so that the people of the world can be convinced, and it is really not advisable to rush to attack Kuaicheng......"
Sima Bao previously attacked and killed Qinzhou to assassinate the history, did not save Chang'an, and cut off Longdao, and now he sent troops into Yongzhou to attack Chang'an, which is really a monstrous crime, and it is difficult to write, but the problem is that the court has not officially issued an edict to crusade against him, although he was angry when he was in power, he never dared to ask the edict to declare his guilt If it is an ordinary official, it is just that, both for the vassal king and the country, he must show the banner of righteousness and righteousness, and must not be engaged in Meng Lang.
"Ming Gong is a hero in the world, and the dragon and tiger Pixiu under his command are not afraid of the king of Nanyang? He is a dry bone in the mound, and it is difficult to recover the flesh, so please ask for an edict first, and attack again in the next year, what is the injury? ”
The generals Gao Le, Xiong Yizhi and others also echoed the proposal to withdraw from the army, so Pei Cai pondered for a long time, and finally recognized what Pei Wei and Wei Hong said, so he left Xiong Yizhi to garrison Chen Cang, monitor Zhang Chun, and lead the army to triumph in Chang'an.
The army was mighty, entering Chang'an City from the West Gate, Pei Gai rode his horse in the queue, wearing gold armor, wearing a big red cloak, and a Qingluo umbrella cover, which was really majestic and vigorous. In accordance with his orders, the generals and soldiers in Chang'an City all obeyed their duties and did not have to come to greet them, but a small number of ordinary people all flocked out to watch the appearance of the army.
Standing out in the crowd, there were several scholars, most of whom had just returned to their ancestral hometown of Guanzhong from exile from all sides, and they all wanted to take a look at this General Pei in advance, look at his demeanor, and anticipate his person, so as to weigh the pros and cons and consider whether there was a necessity and possibility of effectiveness. Among them, there is only one person, who is over forty years old, dressed in a single scarf, with a cold face, although he is dressed like a sergeant, he is actually an incumbent official, Zhengnai
Prime Minister Sima Rui, the middle of the scene, Liu Kui, and Liu Dalian are also.
Liu Kui was ordered to send an envoy, and he had just arrived in Chang'an a few days ago, but when he heard that Pei Gai was leading the troops out, he did not rush to pay homage to the princes, but temporarily stayed at the home of friends and friends, waiting for Pei to return. When he heard of the triumph of the army today, he went out and stood on the corner of the street and watched from afar.
It's just that Liu Kui didn't come to see it alone, there was a person next to him, dressed similarly to him, but his appearance looked much younger, especially Long Zhun and thick, with a white face and fine hair, and excellent demeanor, far from being comparable to Liu Dalian with a dead face. But this person is obviously lower than Liu Kui, deliberately half a body behind Liu Kui, and has always bowed his hands respectfully.
Liu Kui looked at Pei Gai for a while, then turned his head and asked the person next to him: "Jing Chun, how do you think of Pei Gong?" ”
The man frowned slightly, and replied: "I see that Pei Gong has a natural color between his eyebrows, and there is a strange look in his eyes...... Visiting the mountains and enjoying the flowers and returning to ......"
Liu Kui said with a smile: "This is called the conquest of Lu Shuihu, in fact, it is to take Shiping and Fufeng and return to the two countries......" Xinping County has also been taken, but it has not yet spread to Chang'an City" According to Yun, there is no vicious battle, Yang Guotu and Zhu Youzhe are all surrendered, and it is naturally no different from visiting the mountains and enjoying the flowers. Then Zhengse asked: "What I am asking about Qing is not a matter of ten months, but a long-term thing." Then he asked again: "What do you think of Pei Gong?" ”
The person being questioned raised his head again, put his hand on the canopy, and looked at it from a distance for a moment, and then shook his head: "It's also an ordinary person." Pei Gong Qinghua is a noble, and it is not surprising that he is surrounded by colorful clouds, and he has luck between heaven and earth. If I see mortals like this, I will be able to predict the state politics, and I will be the prime minister, since I am Pei Gong, I should be ......like this" He said while watching, but before he finished speaking, he suddenly let out a "huh".
Liu Kui hurriedly asked: "But do you see any difference?" ”
At this time, Pei Caidu had already ridden past his side, and when he got ahead of them, he could only see a back. After the man said "Huh", he couldn't help but twist his beard and groan, and then he took a deep look at Liu Kui: "What I see today is just as ...... as Han Xin saw by Kuaiche."
When Liu Kui heard this, he couldn't help but widen his eyes and was shocked, and hurriedly asked, "Sure enough?" ”
"The will of heaven is slim, people can't know, and if you see one end, you will not be able to reach the rest," the man said in a roundabout way, "As I used to do, I know that Li Shu will be annihilated by aliens, and Sang Ziqi has become a dragon famine, so I crossed to the south and avoided it, but it was just a matter of a few years old, and in today's situation, Hu Xiang will not be able to last long, and there is no reason for the long-term desolation in Hedong, and I see Pei Gong is like this today, I don't know if it will be different in the future?" "The implication is that I am sure to be right, but how long a person's life is, how tortuous the changes of the world are, and what the future will be, I can't say whether to believe it or not, you can judge for yourself.
Liu Kui was displeased and said: "Qing has secret skills, sees things like a god, Jiangnan Shishu knows Xian, it is the old King Langya who made Qing come to Chang'an with me, just to see how Pei Gong is like a person." Jinqing's words flickered, don't you want to say it clearly? ”
The man immediately asked, "Does Si Zhi know the dragon?" ”
"I know it, but I haven't seen it."
The man smiled, "How many people have ever seen a dragon?" But everyone knows that the dragon is born because of the clouds, and the scattered chapters are combined, and those who can see its head cannot see its tail, and those who can copy its scales cannot copy its claws. People and the ruler of a country, like a dragon, one of the angry will be a thousand armies, one of the surprise will be the world overturned, one of the joy of the Shishu is safe, one of the mourning is the sky can be rain, the situation is because of its struggle and change, how can it be measured? In the past, the so-called seeing things like a god, but seeing one person and his relatives and friends, and the power was overturned, it was no more than a state and a county. Now Pei Gong's cronies are in the position and the power is overturned, not only Chang'an, or Yongzhou, but also from Xu Fang in the east, to the sea, and into the Guanzhong in the west, and plotting against Qin and Liang, threatening Ji and Hebei, that is, south of the river, is also disturbed by it.
"And I'm just a rough observer, and I haven't done it, so I don't dare to say anything."
Liu Kui said That's good, you hurry up and go back with me, let's go back first, and then it's not too late to go to Pei Gong. Pulled the man's sleeve, turned around and left......
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