The territory of Bingzhou is vast, coupled with the fierce customs of the people, all parties have risen one after another, and many wealthy families have also defended themselves, stubbornly resisting the invasion of the army. Because of this, Shi Le did not dare to chase Liu Kun fiercely, and was forced to disperse the generals in order to consolidate the three counties of Leping, Shangdang, and Taiyuan that he had occupied.

When the news reached Pingyang, Liu Cang immediately sent Wang Teng, the general of the right chariot cavalry, to lead the army north, apparently in response to Shile, but in fact took the opportunity to seize the Xihe country.

As for Henan, Zu Ti was shocked when he received the report, and urgently ordered Shi Huanxuan in Puyang and Shi Xu Gong in Dongping to lead the army to cross the river to disturb Shile, but because of the hasty dispatch of troops, morale was not high, and the materials were insufficient, so Shile broke Wang Yang one by one.

However, Huan Xuan and Xu Gong retreated this time, and it cannot be said that it has no effect at all. Influenced by it, Nanhe ordered Zhao to call thousands of households in the three counties of Guangchuan, Pingyuan, and Bohai to defect to Shao Xu, and Xing Yan, a native of Hejian, also gathered hundreds of people and rose up. Shi Le hurriedly ordered the right Sima Cheng Yao to supervise the military of the seven counties of Jizhou and lead the army to seek peace.

Besides, Liu Kun, after the defeat of the army, he was forced to patrol between Yanmen and Xinxing, the grain and grass were exhausted, and the troops were scattered. He also hoped that the Xianbei Tuoba clan could send troops to help, at least send me tens of thousands of cattle and sheep to replenish the army's rations, but after several dispatches, he couldn't move a single pawn or a grain of rice......

Why is that? It turned out that Tuoba Pugen committed suicide for six repairs, and he didn't hold the throne for a long time, but he fell ill in the autumn of last year, and he died immediately. Pugen's son was still in his infancy and was elected as the leader, but the baby was summoned by his father within two months...... The throne thus fell into the hands of Tuoba Yulu, the grandson of Liwei, the nephew of Yilu, and the cousin of Pugen.

Tuoba Yulu has just succeeded to the throne, and the people in the tribe are uncertain, how can they have the leisure to pull Liu Kun again at this time?

Seeing that Tuoba had nothing to rely on in a short period of time, his nephew Cui Yue suggested: "Why don't you cross the river south and ride to your ancestors?" ”

Liu Kun smiled bitterly: "Zu Shizhi has written several times to ask me to be wary of the slaves, but I don't care, so that's it...... How can I still see him now? What's more, thousands of miles away, Hu and Xuan, how can we get to Henan? ”

Nephew Wen Qiao suggested: "It is better to cross the river in the west, just be cautious, you can avoid the Tiefu Department, I will plunder the herdsmen's cattle and sheep, and go south to Yongzhou—although the road is also very long, it may not be impossible to go." ”

Liu Kun still shook his head: "If you vote for Pei Wenyu, how is it different from voting for the ancestors?" Besides, now Shizhi is in Luoyang, repairing the palace and the city, and he wants to return to the capital with the Son of Heaven...... Hehe, 'one country and three princesses, who am suitable for me', this is not the blessing of the country. ”

He said that for the sake of today's plan, the only way to do this is to disperse the people, leaving only about 10,000 elites, guarding the danger, and painstakingly managing Yanmen and Xinxing, so as to wait for Zu Ti and Pei Gai's northern expedition in the future......

But when he thought that the autumn harvest was far away, Hu Jun coveted it, and the people's hearts became more and more panicked and scattered, and in the end, Liu Kun couldn't even hold on to 10,000 people, and there were less than 3,000 generals left under his command - the Book of Jin contained that Liu Kun was "good at caressing, but short of control", and there were many people who were willing to share wealth and wealth with him, and there were really not many people who were willing to follow him to endure hardships......

After tossing and turning like this for a few months, there was no improvement, and Duan Pipan of Xianbei in western Liaoning took the opportunity to extend an olive branch, saying that he would ask Da Sikong to lead the army to go, and the two families would fight against Hu in order to regain the glory of the Jin room. Liu Yueshi had no way out, so he was forced to agree, so he went north from Yanmen to Fanzhi, and then traveled east to Liaodong - when he met Duan Pipan, there were no more than a thousand, and the soldiers were all empty and ragged......

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Shortly after Liu Kun lost Jinyang, Pei Gai ushered in a large family of relatives of the same clan in Chang'an.

Pei Xu, Pei Xuan since last year after leaving Qinzhou, Beitou Liangzhou, now back to Chang'an, not only their brothers came, but also brought three brothers - Pei Zhen, Pei Pi and Pei Bin.

Zhang Yu, the assassin of Liangzhou, adheres to the will of his father, and has always been obedient to the imperial court, coupled with the fact that people are of the same race, there is no suitable reason to stop him, not only promised to let him go, but even specially offered heavy Sichuan capital. It's just that Pei Xu's father Pei Cui refuses to do it, on the surface the reason is to repay Zhang Gong's kindness, but in fact, in private, he said this to his children and nephews:

"You and Wen Yue are brothers, and they are worthy of the wings, and they can also be known as kings and ministers, and then ...... I am Uncle Wenyue, Chang'an sees Wen Ji here, where is my place? ”

It is enough to have one elder who helps with the idea, if I go to Chang'an, I will definitely have a conflict with Pei Wei - besides, my family has always been in the west, and his brother went to the east when he was young, and he hasn't seen each other for decades, how can there be much family affection at all?

Pei Gai couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard that the five brothers had come to Xihuan all at once—not counting the family members and the Shu clan who were carrying. Let's not mention that the relationship between relatives is relatively trustworthy, that is, in terms of family heritage, the surname Pei will naturally be stronger than those children of second- and third-rate families. For example, in the previous generation, even if you don't mention your father Pei Yao, Pei Shao and Pei Yao are also handsome, and Pei Wei's talent is still in front of him.

What, you ask that there are straw bales Pei Bao, Pei Dun who died as a dead, and Pei Xian who lowered his beard? This...... It was their bad luck that they were caught up in the whirlpool of war, and there was no one like me to lead them. If Pei Xu and the others can be under my command, they will not be able to make the mistakes of those bastards, right?

Pei Gai immediately set up a banquet in the mansion to entertain his fellow clansmen - Pei Wei and Pei Tong naturally came over, but Pei Kai and Pei Zhan were out and could not attend the meeting. On the dining table in the hall, the uncles, nephews, and brothers enjoyed themselves, and the back hall was presided over by Xun Guanniang to entertain Zhu Pei's wife.

At the beginning, there was a surge of words, and Pei Gai waved his hand again and again: "I'm waiting for brothers, why do we have to do this?" Pei Zhen said: "Brothers here, only I am the elder, say a few words, don't be surprised by Wenyue." He picked up the wine cup in his hand: "Wen Yue was able to escape in the sea of blood in the corpse mountain, and he made a difficult trek from Xu Fang, and as for today, even if it is placed in the annals of history, it must be told in detail." Others praise or have the meaning of attachment, but our brothers are pure in their hearts. And the branches of my Pei clan are scattered and withered for a while, but I don't want to be able to reunite today, and my family may be even more glorious, how can I not make people cry with joy? As he spoke, the tears really fell down.

Pei Gaixin said that my fourth brother - Pei Zhen is the fourth among the brothers - is really a good actor, plus he is handsome, and he is really an idol star in the future. hurriedly comforted: "Brother, wipe away your tears, today's feast, even if you are very happy, you should not weep." ”

At this point, he turned the conversation away, asked everyone about the situation in Qinzhou and Liangzhou, and carefully inquired about the inside of Liangzhou by the way. After finishing Pei Wei, he asked: "Since the Qing and the others have returned to Chang'an, what are their aspirations and what do they want to do?" He was afraid that Pei should refuse to reuse his brother in order to avoid suspicion, so he wanted to set the tone first.

Everyone didn't know Pei Gai's temperament, and they didn't dare to open their mouths, besides, Pei Wei's branch arrived first, if you suspect that my brother came to grab power, how can it be good? Pei Xuan said that I could write well, and Pei Bin said that I was okay in literature, but no one patted his chest and said that I had the talent to go through the world and be a heavy responsibility.

For any specific function, we will not argue that the letter will be done well.

But a few people, especially Pei Xu and Pei Xuan, glanced at Pei Tong from time to time, with two intentions: First, this cousin has now entered Shangshutai, and I can't condescend to him, right? Second, why don't you help your brothers talk?

But Pei Tong just smiled when he stared at the two of them, pretending to be naïve, but he refused to speak.

Seeing this, Pei Xu didn't think he was angry-what kind of personality that kid has, I am more familiar than you Pei should be - so he smiled, picked up the wine cup and said: "In the past, Jia Sifan (Jia Mo) was in power, and all Jia were side by side in the court. Not as good as my Pei family, Cheng Gong (Pei Wei) does not invoke brothers, or guard foreign counties, or enter the East China Sea King Curtain, although in the face of great difficulties, there are many protections - I do not seek court officials today, but I hope to enter the curtain, good auxiliary text, and can ask Uncle Wen Ji for advice day and night, in order to broaden knowledge. ”

Pei Cai smiled with satisfaction, and secretly said that this Pei Xu may be a usable talent.

He had already heard that Pei Xu had plotted in Shangqi and brought down Zhang Chun and Yang Ci, not to mention how skillful those little tricks were. However, he was still thinking about how to use Pei Xu, so he didn't say anything to death, but said: "Even if you enter my scene, can't you also lead the court, like Uncle Wen Ji?" Brothers don't have to be too humble. ”

After the feast, Pei Gai arranged a place for each family, and the brothers said goodbye and left. That night, Pei Zhen summoned his two younger brothers over and secretly discussed: "I see the meaning of the covenant, or I will reuse Ziyu (Pei Xu)." Uncle Wen Ji voted first, followed by Xingzhi (Pei Tong), and my brother was already lagging behind. Besides, if we don't cheer up, there will be a place for the court, the curtain, and even the clan in the future? ”

Pei Pi said: "What Brother is worried about. In my brother's opinion, if you want to stand out, you must be in charge of the army! ”

Pei Zhen said that I thought the same way, so he looked at Pei Pi and said: "Wen Zhen (Pei Bin) is weak and difficult to change his martial arts, but my brother can put pen to paper and follow Rong - I should look for an opportunity to hint at Wen Yue." ”

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At the banquet that day, Pei Gai didn't know what he had eaten, and he had been pulling his stomach for three days in a row, so he took the opportunity to relax, asked for leave to lie at home, and carefully considered the usefulness of his brothers.

Pei Zhen, Pei Shu and others naturally came to visit one after another. Pei Cai saw that Pei Xuan came alone, and he didn't even bring the two brothers, knowing that he had something to say to himself, but he preemptively said: "I have been dizzy and noisy recently, my vision is unclear, and my voice is not clear, so I am really worried and ......."

Pei Shu was startled when he heard this, and said in his heart, aren't you sick to your stomach, why are you still dizzy and tinnitus? This doesn't sound like a minor illness, you're not even thirty years old, but don't fall down at this time - what will we do if you fall?

Hurriedly asked, "Can you seek medical treatment?" What is the cause of the disease? ”

Pei Gai stared at the other party's face and said word by word: "The doctor is a cloud, he is high for me, the high place is naturally dim, and the lower place can be observed." ”

Pei Xuan frowned, and said in his heart, what does this mean? What is wrong with climbing high and sitting low without getting sick? Look at Pei Gai, although he is sitting on the couch, he is only a foot above the ground...... After a little groaning, the meaning is already clear.

So he asked: "What the text says, but do you want someone who can distinguish sounds and shapes, and serve as the eyes and ears?" ”

Pei Gai twisted his beard and smiled: "Hearing the string song and knowing the elegant meaning, the name of the brother is also." It is worthy of being a wise man who can plot to get rid of Zhang Chun and Yang Ci! Then he looked at Pei Xu: "Brother, are you willing to be my eyes and ears?" ”

Pei Xu hesitated, and the reason was naturally the same as Pei Wei's refusal to take on intelligence work. However, he came here alone today just to have a deep conversation with Pei Cai, to understand the ambition of this clan brother, and at the same time to strive to get an important position behind the scenes - if it is important, what is better than engaging in intelligence?

So he gave it up, and changed his title: "Since Ming Gong has a life, dare to disobey?" But I have to ask carefully, can I not be entrusted with internal and external affairs? ”

Pei should spread out the palm of his right hand, put his five fingers together, like a knife and saw, and slashed towards the void in the air: "To the west of Chenggao, let it be." ”

As for the foreign intelligence work east of Chenggao Pass, he had already entrusted Wang Gong with it, and now Wang Zici is staying in Dongguan County, facing north and south away, with two eyes in front of him staring at Shile and Cao Wei on the other, and long eyes behind him, aiming at Jiankang.

Pei Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, and said in his heart that he would not entrust all internal and external affairs to one person, which showed that Pei Wenyue was still more cautious, and - I would not fall too deep. He pretended to smile bitterly and said: "West of Chenggao, not only Pingyang, but also related to Central and Henan...... Those who have always been the eyes and ears of the king are often envied, does Ming Gong want to put me on fire? ”

Pei Gai smiled and said: "Only those who are insidious and domineering are jealous. Who is the eyes and ears of Xi Qin? Lieutenants also, officials to the top; Who is the eyes and ears of Han Yong? Chen Cheng is also a famous bamboo silk. "He has two meanings in this remark, one is that if you engage in intelligence work, especially internal surveillance, you may not be hated by others, just to see if you are tyrannical and fabricating harm; The second point is that the lieutenant is engaged in intelligence work for Qin Wangzheng, and he is the "captain" but the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, Chen Ping is engaged in intelligence work for Liu Bang, and he finally became the prime minister - as long as you work hard, the future is limitless.

However, Pei Gai immediately said: "Regardless of foreign affairs, if all the internal supervisors and generals only have the right to report and have no responsibility to arrest, they are no different from the imperial history......

Internal supervision is not necessarily spies, and spies are terrible because they are prone to unjust imprisonment and are hated by others because they investigate, report, arrest, and even try each other.

Pei Xu said: "There are priorities, and in troubled times, if you are in a hurry, it is not appropriate to have the right to arrest without life, otherwise what is the difference with the imperial history of the DPRK and China?" "You say that my job is no different from the imperial history, but if I want to say that the difference is big, if it weren't for the troubled times, you wouldn't have set up such a position in the shogunate; But in troubled times, if many things are clarified before being done, it will inevitably delay the opportunity!

Pei Gai nodded: "Qingyan is yes." After thinking for a moment, "But don't die without a fate." "I can delegate the power of arrest, but I can't give you the power of trial, otherwise it will really become a secret agency. Thinking that Cao Wei engaged in spy politics back then, he was not only scolded at the time, but also stinking through the ages.

Pei Xu immediately gave up his hand: "I am willing to worry about Minggong." ”

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