Chapter 175: The Question of Loyalty
"Thank you to the general for saving my life, the general saved me twice, this kind of kindness concubine is broken to pieces, it is difficult to repay it." After these officials left, Dong Bai said to Pei Qing with a grateful face.
However, he saw Pei Qing sighing softly: "You obviously have a chance to escape, but why do you want to stay?" Don't you know how dangerous it can be for you to stay? Even although today's turmoil has passed, you will not be at peace in the future, unless you are sincerely the little girl next to the princess. ”
Dong Bai said with a wry smile when he heard this: "I can indeed go, but where do you let me go?" The world is so big, but there is no place for me at all, those sanctimonious officials saw me and their first reaction was greed, I could see the greed in their eyes, but after getting my identity, they all became afraid, afraid like snakes and scorpions, and avoided it, because I am Dong Zhuo's granddaughter, if there is anything to do with me, their political future will be completely over, so they changed their faces and wanted to kill me, which is also fortunate that you came, otherwise I would only die, As for the future, can I still have a future? It's nice to be able to live in the moment. ”
"Ahem, Xiaobai, things are not as you think, in fact, what I just meant is that you can have a chance to avoid similar turmoil in the future, but this method is a bit humiliating for you......"
"General, did you say that I should be the princess's maid? What's so humiliating about this? General, who am I, Dong Bai? It's just the daughter of a criminal minister, and being able to be a princess's maid is already the best ending. ”
Of course, Dong Bai knew that being someone else's maid meant that she would become a slave from now on, but this was indeed the best ending for her, plus she had established a relatively deep relationship with Liu Ning before, I believe that Liu Ning would definitely treat her well in the future.
"The princess is now on her way to Chang'an, I believe she will return to Chang'an soon, you can stay here with peace of mind first, I have arranged for someone to guard it, and almost everyone knows that you are the princess's person, and they will never dare to touch you."
Pei Qing confessed to Dong Bai, and then left silently.
Dong Bai opened her mouth and wanted to say that she could work with Pei Qing first to take care of Pei Qing's daily life, but she finally didn't say it.
Of course, Pei Qing didn't see Dong Bai's expression, in fact, people like Pei Qing are still more delicate when they control their subordinates, but when they face the feelings of girls, they become big pigs' trotters.
The following days were a very smooth transition, and the situation in Chang'an quickly stabilized, but after all, after a long period of war, the city seemed to be a little withered, and the problem of food shortage and population shortage plagued the city, which made this imperial capital look very unseemly.
So Pei Qing considered letting the little emperor move the capital, preferably to his territory, and among them, Xu County is the most ideal, because it is located at the core of Pei Qing's forces, there is no need to worry about security, and it can also firmly control the little emperor here Pei Qing and achieve his goal of coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes.
However, Pei Qing also knew that this matter should not be rushed, because the relocation is not a small problem, the palace of Xuxian County has not yet been built, and if you want to build, you must obtain the consent of the little emperor, otherwise, if you build a palace within your own rule, it is easy to give people a mouthful, and it is known as having a heart of disobedience.
In addition, now that Chang'an has just been subdued, if you leave directly with the Son of Heaven and hundreds of officials, it is estimated that the people and officials in Guanzhong will be disappointed because of this, so that the construction of Guanzhong will not be carried out in the future.
So Pei Qing could only wait quietly and wait until the opportunity was right before speaking.
"Although I am almost the most powerful prince in the world now, and I am in power, I can almost recommend talents to the court as I like, but I also have my difficulties, because now Dong Cheng has been appointed as the general of the Che Cai, Yang Feng has been appointed as the general of Wei, and Yang Ding is the former general, these three people are all important ministers of the Son of Heaven, but they are not so close to me, and the relationship with the Son of Heaven is closer, although I am the brother-in-law of the Son of Heaven, but it is difficult to prevent these three people from playing right and wrong in the middle, And since ancient times, there has always been such a thing as a meritorious and high-ranking master, although the little emperor is young, but after all, he is the emperor, and it is difficult to guarantee that he will not be suspicious of me. ”
"And there is also a section, I have called so many talents in the name of loyalty, so it is impossible to tell whether they are loyal to the court or to me, although there is no difference between the two now, but what about the future? Who can guarantee that there will be no disagreements? Who should I trust then? ”
Pei Qing is very distressed now, people's hearts are the most unpredictable, and loyalty is even more difficult to grasp, it would be good if loyalty could also be directly expressed in data like basic attributes, as long as the loyalty is high enough, he will be able to fully trust, and he will not have to be so painful as now.
"Fortunately, I believe that the disagreement between me and the imperial court will take a while before it may appear, after all, if today's son is still young and has no ability to pro-government, and I have just made a contribution to Sheji, and I am still the future brother-in-law of the Son of Heaven, who will he believe if he doesn't believe me at this time? However, I still have to marry the princess as soon as possible, so that he will be less wary of me, and even if possible, I can also entrust the princess to govern on my behalf, so that I will be even more selfless, but whether the princess will have a disagreement with me because of this, or even lead to a breakdown of the relationship, this is also a big problem, so in the final analysis, it is still a matter of loyalty. ”
Although Pei Qing didn't want this day to come, he had to take precautions, after all, his real foundation in this world was not deep, and once he encountered any accidents, he had to rely on himself to save himself.
However, Pei Qing believes that after she and Liu Ning get married, Liu Ning's loyalty to herself will definitely increase a lot, after all, her virtuous value is there.
Therefore, Pei Qing is very eager for Liu Ning to come sooner, so that he can consolidate the trust of the little emperor through his marriage to Liu Ning, so as to further manage the trust of Pei Qing, the princess and the emperor, so that when he persuades the little emperor to move the capital, the little emperor will not refuse.
"But before that, I must first find a way to recruit Zhang Ji's uncle and nephew, they are all guilty now, and it is easy to gain their loyalty to me, not to mention that I still have the Zou card in my hand, I don't believe that after this card is played, Zhang Ji's uncle and nephew will not accept it."
Thinking of this, Pei Qing decided to recruit Zhang Ji's uncle and nephew and Hu Che'er first, and strive for more talents for himself.
However, at this moment, I only heard that Dong Bai came to visit, saying that he was willing to recruit Zhang Ji's uncle and nephew for him.
Pei Qing was of course overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately ordered someone to welcome Dong Bai in.