Chapter 48, anagrams
Gou Chun didn't care if Pei was really planning to commit suicide, and planned to bypass him and directly rob Pei, the princess of the East China Sea. Pei Gai was helpless, although the long sword was still across his neck, he was forced to soften his posture, and asked Gou Chun in a deep voice: "General Gou, can I go out of the city safely?" ”
Gou Chun nodded: "Let's relax......" was about to say that everything has been arranged, how can we escape out of the city, but Pei Gai directly interrupted him: "General Gou Zheng doesn't have to worry about me and waiting, let's go out of the city quickly, I'm afraid that if it's too late, it will be difficult to get out of the shackles." Pointing to Zhang Bin beside him: "Zhang Jun must have set up a net of heaven and earth, and he wants to catch all the nets!" ”
When Gou Chun heard this, he couldn't help but be taken aback, and hurriedly glanced at Zhang Bin. According to the original plan, they wanted to take advantage of the fact that the defenders received false information from Qu Bin, so as to focus on the government office and the south gate, quickly kidnap Concubine Pei and Pei Gai, and escape from the north gate - the door has naturally been arranged to respond. But I didn't expect to bump into Zhang Bin at Pei's house...... What should I do with Zhang Bin? There was no plan, under the premise that his brother didn't give orders, Gou Chun didn't dare to act on his own, so he had to put it aside first, and wait until he robbed Pei's aunt and nephew.
However, Pei Gai actually said that you all fell for Zhang Bin's plan - "If Zhang Jun hadn't told me, how would I have known that the general set a trap to kill Qu Bin?" And Zhang Jun is not only willing to give up Qubin, but also the general himself? "Don't say you can't run, even Gou Xi and Wang Zan are afraid that they will already fall into the mud, and it will be difficult to get out.
So give you one last chance, hurry up, not only to save yourself, but also to inform Gou Xi and Wang Zan so that you can plan countermeasures - do you still have time to hijack us?
Gou Chun's face was pale, and he wanted to carefully taste the meaning of Pei Gai's words, but he didn't dare to think about it for too long, so he couldn't help but sweep his two eyes towards Zhang Bin's face......
Pei Gai has been paying attention to the other party's expression, and when he saw this, he said that it was not good - if I am pure, the best way to break the situation now is to kidnap Zhang Bin! If Zhang Bin is in hand, he can bargain with Shile, and the trend of victory and defeat will be completely reversed!
Mr. Zhang, you said that you are not staying in the government office, why do you want to come to my house?
Presumably, Zhang Bin also suddenly realized this, worried that Gou Chun and the others would not be in a hurry to escape from the city after killing Qu Bin, but would come to kidnap Pei Gai's aunt and nephew - that would be a good appeal in the future - so he suddenly changed color while playing chess: I shouldn't have come here...... Unfortunately, he woke up too late!
Pei Gai's mind turned quickly, and suddenly he took a brisk step, and jumped straight to the side, with a ring in his left hand, he buckled Zhang Bin's neck from behind, and at the same time, the sword in his right hand slid from his shoulder, and moved to Zhang Bin's shoulder, and gently pasted the blade on his skin: "All stand back, otherwise I will take Zhang Mengsun's life!" ”
Zhang Bin was caught off guard, and was actually succeeded by Pei Gai's move, and couldn't help but be surprised, and said in a trembling voice: "Why is Pei Lang so ......" What does Pei Caixin mean by this tone? It turns out that Zhang Bin, you are also afraid of death...... He looked at Gou Chun, and saw that the other party's eyes were also full of confusion - I was deliberately kidnapping Zhang Bin, but ...... What's the use of you kidnapping him?
Pei Gai sneered, and said very quickly but quite clearly: "If you don't retreat, Zhang Mengsun will die, then your brothers and Shi Le don't share the sky, can they still plot against Wang Mi's remnants?" You retreat in a hurry, you are still lucky, people's hearts are insufficient, why be greedy?! "As long as you can escape, the more you want to get, the greater the risk you need to take!"
Gou Chun was really at a loss. He understands that Pei should kidnap Zhang Bin, which is not good for himself, but it is bad for himself - he really killed Zhang Bin, not to mention whether he will not share the sky with Shi Le in the future, and he will kill you to death, so in front of his eyebrows, the plan to kidnap Zhang Bin to blackmail Shi Le will be completely bankrupt. He looked at Pei Gai's eyes, and saw that the young man's eyes were round, and he actually projected a terrifying fanatical light—Gou Chun seemed to have only seen such a look on the faces of some "beggars" who were not afraid of death......
Wang Zhengchang also said that Pei Wenyue is very bold and is not afraid of death, this kid may really be able to do it!
At this moment, I suddenly heard someone shouting outside the door: "The government office is on fire!" Gou Chun turned his head slightly, and sure enough, the smoke rose far into the sky - what does this mean? It shows that Qu Bin's mastermind behind the scenes already knows that the conspiracy has been revealed, and he will want to change his passive to active and launch a search in the city!
As Pei Gai said, if you don't leave at this time, I'm afraid it will be difficult to leave again...... Gou Chun couldn't help but think of what his brother said before leaving, and was forced to be helpless, so he had to grit his teeth secretly, curse, and then shouted to everyone: "Retreat!" He didn't look at Zhang Bin and Pei Gai anymore, and then fled out of the door in a panic.
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Pei Gai's posture has not changed, and he has always placed the long sword diagonally across Zhang Bin's neck, as if he would cut it down at any time. When the miscellaneous footsteps seemed to be all gone, and they could no longer be heard, the original silent and solemn atmosphere in the courtyard was broken by Zhang Bin: "Pei Lang, but also- please remove the sword." ”
Pei Gai still raised his eyebrows and angrily, and ordered first: "Pei Xiong, stay at the door." Then he let go of the hand that was holding Zhang Bin's neck, and slowly lowered the long sword - but he didn't return it to Zhang Bin first, and still held it in his hand.
Then he turned his head to Pei Shi, who was pale, holding on to the door frame, and seemed to be paralyzed at any time, and gave a deep sigh: "Aunt is frightened, please go in first, and when you send Mr. Zhang away, your nephew will go to ask your aunt for guilt." ”
After Pei Shi returned to the room a little dejected, Zhang Bin breathed a sigh of relief, took his sword from Pei Gai's hand, and put it back into the sheath - he felt that the hilt of the sword was wet, probably all of it was cold sweat in the palm of the other party's hand, and he couldn't help but ask with a wry smile: "Pei Lang, if they refuse to stop, will Qing really take my life?" ”
Pei Gai replied honestly: "I will return the sword to Zhang Jun, and Zhang Jun will decide for himself." "But I think it's really when the sword is in your hands, and this self-determination does not refer to decision, but to execution...... You yourself will not be coerced by Gou Chun!
Zhang Bin suddenly straightened his face, and then took a deep look at Pei Gai: "Pei Lang saved my life today, if there is a chance, Bin will repay him with death!" Pei Cai hurriedly turned to the side to show that he didn't dare to be worshipped: "Why is Zhang Jun like this? Immediately, I heard Pei Xiong shouting outside the door: "General Xuan is leading the troops." ”
"Zhang Jun," Pei Gai asked in a low voice, "Is it possible for Gou Chun and the others to leave the city?" ”
Zhang Bin shook his head: "As Pei Lang said, there is nowhere to escape. ”
"I'm afraid that the trapped beasts are still fighting, and we must prevent them from taking risks - Zhang Jun should go back quickly."
"Okay, I will also ask General Gan to leave more soldiers and horses to protect Pei Lang."
Seeing that Xuan An entered the door with a panicked face, Zhang Bin and Pei Gai both waved at him from a distance, and then Zhang Bin was about to leave, but Pei Gai pulled his sleeves from behind - "Zhang Jun, why don't you persuade the lord to kill Brother Gou Xi earlier, then there will be no trouble today?" "Since you or Xu Guang have already seen their treacherous schemes, why didn't you start earlier, and you still have to play so many tricks - you see, you almost got away with it and folded yourself in, right?
Zhang Bin shook his head and said: "The reverse is not revealed, can the Ming public security kill the general?" "You don't have evidence, what's the use of relying only on Qu Bin's testimony? What is Gou Xi's identity, and what is his Qu Bin's identity? If Qu Bin can easily bring down Gou Xi, will anyone dare to listen to it under Shi Le's hands in the future?
"In this case, it is necessary to capture the pure ...... alive"
Zhang Bin shook his head lightly: "I know what Pei Lang is puzzled about......
Since Qu Bin is dead, if Gou Chun also hangs up, and there is no proof of death, do you think we won't dare to report to Shi Leyu? Or even if the complaint is filed, there is still a lack of solid evidence, and Shi Le will not do anything to Gou Xi and Wang Zan? And since Gou and the king's generation have done this plan, there will inevitably be some changes in Jiwu, so will Shile be very dangerous? Pei Lang, you're thinking too much, in fact, we have already arranged everything.
Immediately, Zhang Bin leaned over to Pei Gai's ear and said softly. When Pei Gai heard this, he couldn't help but dilate his pupils, and suddenly felt a chill rise up his spine......
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After sending Zhang Bin and Xuan An away, Pei Gai returned to the dormitory like a puppet, and then leaned on a few cases and collapsed, feeling that all the strength in his body had been exhausted.
Of course, it didn't take much effort to draw the sword, return the sword, and kidnap Zhang Bin, but all kinds of thrills in the process stretched his nerves like a full bowstring, and when the arrow was fired, the string loosened itself—not only the nerves, but also the muscles and bones, all of which were completely relaxed.
Pei Gai seemed to be full of confidence in front of everyone, and everything was under control, but in fact, he was just trying to delay time by seeing the moves. He first threatened himself with self-deprecation, wanting to force Gou Chun to retreat, who thought that Gou Chun would give up on himself and want to go straight to Concubine Pei; In order to divert the other party's attention, Pei Caicai took Zhang Bin out as a shield, who wanted Gou Chun to have the idea of kidnapping Zhang Bin again...... Fortunately, he reacted relatively quickly, if he really held Zhang Mengsun hostage, our aunt and nephew would definitely fall into the hands of the Gou brothers.
And he didn't take the initiative to follow, he was forced to get on the thief ship, and his future prospects would probably be worse than in Huying, and he broke out in a cold sweat when he thought about it.
Yun'er called several times outside the door, saying that the princess was invited, but Pei Gai reluctantly responded, saying that I would go to see him after I straightened my clothes. But after he stood up again and tidied up his appearance, he didn't leave immediately, but thought about it, first cut off a scrap from a certain piece of writing paper with a knife, hurriedly wrote a few words, and squeezed them tightly in his palm.
Then he came to the main room to see Pei, and saw that Pei's face was still pale—maybe it was too much powder—and as soon as they met, he eagerly asked Pei Gai, what was going on today? Pei Gai replied: "The details are not very clear. A few days ago, Wang Zan came to his aunt, and his nephew wrote a letter to refuse, thinking that someone was still unwilling, so he sent his brother to rob my aunt and nephew, and wanted to call on Pei's and even Sima's in the future. I was going to be perfunctory and let it retreat, but ...... My aunt is precious and should not show her face easily...... "You should have been hiding in the house all the time, if you hadn't shown up, maybe I wouldn't have been so passive at that time."
Pei Shi said that I don't show my face? You're going to kill yourself—"Why is Wenyo like this?" Why not give in? "You are even willing to live in Hu Ying temporarily, so it's better to follow Gou Chun for the time being, will the situation be worse?
Pei Gai shook his head: "No." Zhang Mengsun has already laid a snare, and it is expected that they will be unable to fly, and if they are robbed, their lives will be worried! "And not only is it as simple as dying, it is likely that he will die worthless, and he will burn the jade with Gou Chun in the chaotic battle.
Even so, you shouldn't scare people with suicide, Pei said. She leaned a little closer, and there seemed to be tears in her eyes, as if she had fallen but not fallen: "Wen Yue's life came out of the sea of blood in the mountain of corpses, and was released by me from the stable, how can it be wasted?" Now Brother Ru's life and death are unknown, and Tai is half killed, then Julu is only one person's ear, how can it not be good at cherishing? ! ”
Pei's said "Julu Yimen", which refers to the hereditary Duke of Julu County, Hedong Wenxi Pei's descendant. This title was originally received by Pei Gai's grandfather Pei Xiu at the time of the founding of the Western Jin Dynasty, and was ranked first; Pei Xiu's eldest son, Pei Jun, attacked the knighthood first, but he died early, so he passed the title to his brother Pei Jun; Pei Jun only has one son, Pei Jing, because he is a concubine and has no virtue, so he should not be named the Marquis of Gaoyang Pavilion - Pei Jun originally planned to let his nephew take the title, or transfer the title of Marquis of Wuchang that he had obtained because of his merits to him, but Emperor Jin Hui did not agree. In other words, even if Pei Song and Pei Gai are all hanged, and one person from another branch comes to attack the knight, it is unlikely that this title will fall back to Pei Jing's head.
Therefore, Pei Shi said that "Julu is the only one who is a person", and he didn't treat Pei Jing, who didn't know where he was nesting, as a person......
Looking at Pei's concerned expression, Pei Gai seemed to be deeply moved, hurriedly leaned forward, kowtowed, and choked up: "It's all nephew's unfilial piety, which makes my aunt worried...... My aunt and relaxed, the sword is in the hands of her nephew, even if it is self-defeating, it is safer than holding it in the hands of others...... Aunt and forgive my nephew for this experience, if there is a next time I neglect my life, it is not too late to punish him heavily! He was originally sitting relatively close to Pei's, so his right hand naturally touched Pei's left hand......
The aunt and nephew cried and laughed, and comforted each other, and it took a long time for Pei to wipe away his tears and say goodbye. Pei Shi pretended to lean against the window, checked the sky, and quietly unfolded his clenched left hand. In the palm of his hand, there was only a crumpled piece of paper with a few words written on it that were almost as big as a fly.
According to the custom of the years, read vertically from right to left, the first word is "virgin"; The "virgin" is divided into two columns, the right is "non-today", and the left is "bird falling"; The next column flush with the "virgin" is "lip match" at the top and "unequal" at the bottom.
What does this mean?
Since Pei Gai pretended to apologize on the ground and deliberately handed this note to himself, there must be a hidden meaning in these words. What's the implication? Two-word words, three-word words, which are unlikely to indicate allusions, or excerpts from the words of some sages, are most likely - anagrams!
Thinking of this, Pei's eyes couldn't help but light up. But then her expression darkened again—what was Wen Yue's true intention in acting like this, delivering the news like this?