Pei should defeat Liu Yao under Dali City, this news needs a period of fermentation, so he is not in a hurry to take action, but seems to have a good time to completely recover Feng Yi and Beidi Second County, rebuild Liangshan County, and build forts along the mountain to prevent Liu Yao from jumping south again. The fastest update was not until after returning to Dali, and while planning to set up a tun in Si and Yanzhou, he secretly sent Wang Gong and others back to Chang'an.

The first good news had already been issued, which was on the night of the breakthrough of Dali, and the Pei faction Qu Tao Delubu came out, crossing Shangluoshui from Dali West, and to Chongquan and Lotus Spoon, and then from Lotus Spoon to Chang'an through Wannian, Gaolu and Bacheng. Therefore, the first person to get the news was Lu Yun, who had been stationed in the army for thousands of years, and he couldn't help but be surprised when he heard the news.

During this period of time, Ko Chung Ke has been sending people to search for materials in Sixiang to consolidate the defense of 10,000 years. In his opinion, sooner or later, Pei should give up Dali and return to the south, either by Liu Yao, or he took the initiative to retreat, if he got Pei Cai's help, he could be safe for 10,000 years, but when Pei should go north, he refused to meet him, and his attitude was not very good, so what is the need for Pei to help him defend for 10,000 years? It is likely that Pei Gai led his troops to bypass Wannian and return directly to Chang'an or go west to Huayin, in order to meet Zu Li, then Liu Yao will be victorious and will definitely come to attack Wannian.

Wannian is the northernmost county seat of Jingzhao, if you fall into Wannian, you can cross the Weishui, a horse Pingchuan straight to Chang'an. Therefore, whether it is public or private, it is impossible for Koji Yun to abandon the public for 10,000 years, and if it is lost in 10,000 years, the northern barrier of Chang'an will be completely gone, and it will be in danger; Yu privately, he has already lost Feng Yi and Beidi counties in a row, if he loses it for another 10,000 years, will he still be able to hold his head up in front of Suo?

Suo Juxiu directly asked the Son of Heaven to seize the military power of Lu Yun, and even put him in prison, which is very possible!

Although he sent people north to investigate many times, they all said that Dali was very well defended and there seemed to be no danger of breaking the city, but Lu Yun did not believe it. Because he has not fought Liu Yao once or twice, he knows the courage of Hu Shu, if he does not have the same strength, unless Jia Yandu is resurrected, it is impossible to make Liu Yao take half a step back.

However, Pei Gai's previous letter also has a certain amount of truth, Liu Cang and Liu Yao are not on good terms, so they will inevitably plot to cut off Liu Yao's supply of grain and grass, so Liu Yao may not attack Dali before he is ready.

It has only been a few days since he arrived at Dali City, and he must have to spend time stabilizing the rear grain road, and then build siege equipment, and then try to use his strength in an instant to break the city in one fell swoop. It is said that Pei Gai also rebuilt the city defense of Dali, with moats, sheep and horse walls and even suspension bridges, even if Liu Yao's ability is used to besiege several times the troops, I am afraid that it will not be overnight. According to previous experience, under this kind of balance of forces, unless the guards are the first to escape, for example, the original Feng Yi is too guarded by Liang Su or really can't fight, how can he hold it for a month or two.

Therefore, the current battle situation under Dali City is really nothing to reassure people, and sooner or later it will be the fate of the fall. After Da Li, it will be Wan Nian's turn, his own military strength is similar to Pei Wenyu, and Wan Nian City is not as stable as Da Li, so how to resist Liu Yao's onslaught? Lu Yun pondered and meditated, and it was rare to have a long-term strategy, so he had to consolidate the defense of 10,000 years first, and then he would see the move.

Maybe if they are really forced to a situation of 10,000 years of danger, Suo and even all the guards in Guanzhong will repent and send troops to help? At least Liangzhou Zhang can still look forward to it...... Hate Suo Juxiu, he insisted on two thousand "Liangzhou horses", and there was nothing to do, but why did he refuse to send them to my command?

But soon, Lubu reported the victory, saying that Pei should break Liu Yao under Dali City, and he won his base in one day, beheading 2,000 and capturing 20,000, and Liu Yao led the remnants to go to the sun in embarrassment. Lu Yun was shocked at that time, and hurriedly summoned the Xuzhou envoy who reported the victory into the city, and carefully inquired about the process of breaking the enemy in person.

The person Pei Gai sent to report the victory was the tribe Taode, and since Pei Wei returned from Pingzhou, he said that this person may be of great use. Why? Because Todd has an honest face, although his speech is not fluent, he is very clear and easy to be trusted. Although I later knew that it was all taught by Pei Gai in advance, as a semi-literate person, it is very rare to be able to recite such a large article without making mistakes on the big picture. Wasn't Lu Zhi's father and even Pei Wenji himself influenced by Tao De and "confused" by his words, so they came all the way to Xuzhou?

Therefore, when Tao De arrived in the hall, he reported the victory to Lu Yun in detail, and Lu Yun was also a person who knew the soldiers, and asked some details one by one at the moment, and Tao De could answer reluctantly and clearly. Lu Yun immediately believed a little, and after Tao De left, he summoned his cronies Lu Chang, Wu Pi, Wang Yin and others to come to discuss.

Lu Yun said: "The spies I sent to Dali have not yet returned, but when I heard Tao's words, it seems that they are not false...... So what should we do? Lu Chang didn't have any brains, so he immediately bowed down to congratulate him, and said: "Liu Yao has retreated, Dali is worry-free, and the ten thousand years are as stable as Mount Tai...... and then pleaded: "In this case, the grain looted the day before yesterday can be returned to the people a little, so as not to make the people's hearts unstable, if there are bandits, it is not easy to kill." ”

Wu Pi said: "I'm afraid that Pei Gong's victory will not be conducive to Ming Gong." wanted to go north in the past and invite Ming Gong to meet, but Ming Gong refused to see him; Later, he asked for help, and if Ming Gong didn't send a single soldier, how could he have no complaints in his heart? Ming Gong should not indulge his envoys, when the secret is detained, do not let the good news in Chang'an! ”

Koyoon asked him, "What does this mean?" ”

"If General Suo hears that Pei Gong is victorious, he will blame Ming Gong, or he will make Pei Gong take charge of the Guanzhong Army, so that Ming Gong will not be unguarded!"

Lu Chang shook his head: "No, Pei Gonglu reported the victory, how can you hide it?" If you do this unconscionable thing, you will be suspicious of the ministers of the court, and if you will give the Ming Gong, how will you deal with it? ”

Wang Yin also said: "Dali envoy, you can't detain it, but what Brother Wu said is not unreasonable. Ming Gong sent the army north quickly, pretending to be reinforcements, and thanked Pei Gong, the cloud grain was insufficient, the army was slow, and he failed to meet Hu Kou in time, not unintentionally rescued. Then sent a letter to Pei Gong, Shen with the meaning of cold lips and teeth, only the two princes are harmonious, in order to control Hu Kou outside, and the internal system Suo, Liang. When I heard that Pei Gong was in Chang'an, he had a lot of trouble with Suo and Liang Ergong, or he could take advantage of the situation. ”

Wu Pi shook his head and said that if he wanted to separate their relationship, he should have done it a long time ago, and now he is plotting, will it be too late? Wang Yin replied: "It's not too late to make amends." If you delay it any longer, you will really have no power to return to the sky. ”

When Lu Yun heard this, he was a little settled in his heart, and immediately ordered 5,000 soldiers and horses, handed them to Lu Chang, and asked him to pretend to go north to reinforce Da Li, and go to meet Pei Cai first. Then I will write another earnest letter here, and send it to Pei Gai a day or two later, hoping that he can see the situation clearly and not be asked to take advantage of it.

Wu Pi pleaded: "I am willing to follow General Koji and go to Pei Gong, with this three-inch tongue, it is necessary to say that Pei Gong and Ming Gong are compatible, so as to jointly resist Chang'an." ”

After 10,000 years of leaving, Todd continued to go south, and along the way he met cities and villages, he would recite the words on the flag loudly, and the soldiers and civilians were all excited. When they entered Chang'an City and reported to Suo and Liang Fen, they were both surprised. Suo still refused to believe it and wanted to send someone to Dali to investigate, but then Pei Gai's second messenger also arrived.

This second group of messengers came to offer prisoners. Pei Gai said in the prelude that there were many Hu soldiers killed, and it was not easy to transport corpses for hundreds of miles, even if it was only the head, so he sent a letter to the heads of several Hu generals, and selected 300 veterans and sergeants from the captured Hu soldiers to present Chang'an as prisoners.

Arresting the nearly 20,000 Hu soldiers, Pei Gai still wants to select and recruit them, at least settle them in Feng Yi and Beidi for cultivation and grazing, but what he sent this time is what he doesn't want.

Yin An, Zhao Shen, Qiu Zhongbo and others are still fine, as for Hu Yanyu, he is a general under Liu Yao, and the soldiers in Chang'an City have been fighting against Liu Yao for many years, so naturally some people know his face. Suo sent many people to identify the head, and finally got confirmation that the head was not fake, at least Hu Yanyu was indeed killed by Xuzhou soldiers.

Only then did he believe the good news, and Suo Juxiu couldn't help but exclaim: "Could it be that the Xuzhou army is so capable of fighting that it can defeat Liu Yao with a outnumbered enemy?!" Luo Yao next to him pouted and said: "Liu Yao has not seen his ability, and Hu Kou may not be difficult to defeat, but the commander is effective, and it is not difficult to break it." Suo Wenyan couldn't help but turn his head and glared at Luo Yao coldly, Luo Yao realized that he said the wrong thing You mean, it is General Suo's poor command, it is better for Pei Gai to hurriedly bow down and apologize, and retreat in a huff.

Suo Twist Su muttered: "Zu Shizhi also sent troops to help Pei Wenyue, and it is reported that there are 8,000 ...... Or is it a lie, there are tens of thousands of people...... "But it doesn't make sense reasonably, it is impossible for Zu Ti to basically empty Henan and Hongnong, and the whole division will go to help Feng Yi, right?" If this is the case, then Liu Cang will definitely send troops to the south.

Liang Fen said that there is no need to think about these things first, since he has been convinced, he should hurry up to play the Son of Heaven and hold a prisoner sacrifice ceremony, so as to stabilize the hearts of the Son of Heaven, the hundred officials, and even the soldiers and people of Chang'an. Suo said expressionlessly: "This matter naturally depends on Situ. "I don't know much about etiquette, and I'm impatient to take care of it, so you can do it.

After Liang Fen discussed with Xun Song and other courtiers, he specially held a grand ceremony to sacrifice prisoners, and hundreds of officials were sent to the eastern suburbs of the Son of Heaven to see the Xuzhou soldiers escort 300 captives over, and the forbidden army took over, and they were killed in front of the Son of Heaven to sacrifice the flag. Immediately, the Son of Heaven performed a ceremony to the temple, although there was no temple, and thanked the ancestors for their protection.

The ceremony was very grand, but unfortunately there were few spectators and it was not lively enough. This is because there are not many civilians inside and outside Chang'an City, and even those who were not killed have escaped. After Liang Fen heard about this, he couldn't help but slander: "Just like a naughty boy in the countryside, how can he be an important minister of the country if he is so narrow?!" "Turned his head and asked Xun Song privately, saying that I asked you to greet your son-in-law before, did you write to the past? Have you made my thoughts clear to Pei Wenyu?

Xun Song replied: "How dare you disobey Situ's order? I want to come to the son-in-law to know Situ's caring heart. ”

In the next half a month, the news of Pei Gai's big break with Liu Yao gradually spread, and the ministers of all counties and states were shocked and hurriedly sent envoys to Dali to congratulate. They have always been like this, once Koji and Suo Xiaosheng win, they will inevitably show a loyal face, and whenever the official army is frustrated, they will not send a soldier calmly, as if Liu Yao's purpose is only Chang'an, and he will definitely not move their industry.

At the beginning of May of this year, Pei Gai's third group of envoys entered Chang'an City to report the news of Feng Yi and the early peace of the two counties of Beidi. This time, the identity of the envoy was slightly higher, but Pei Gai was engaged in Zhonglang Yinqiao, after meeting the Son of Heaven and presenting the music, he also looked for an opportunity to inquire about the ministers, saying that the news of Dali's relief had already been sent, and even the prisoner sacrifice ceremony was said to have been held, why didn't the imperial court issue an edict to reward Pei Gong?

Liang Fen replied helplessly: "Pei Gong asked for the restoration of the second county, but he wanted to wait for the second county to be fully restored before he could be commended. "In fact, Suo has been obstructing it, using this reason to prevaricate the Son of Heaven and the hundred officials. But Suo was by his side, and it was inconvenient for Liang Fen to sell him directly, so he had to say that this was the general perception of the imperial court.

However, now that the two counties have been restored, this kind of reason can no longer be counted, Liang Fennai asked Yin Qiao: "What does Pei Gong want?" Yin Qiao replied without humility or arrogance: "Pei Gong wants to expel Hu Kou and reestablish the society, but he has nothing to desire. However, when the country is in turmoil, it is especially necessary to reward and punish and set people's hearts, since Jia Jiuquan (Jiuquan County Gong Jia Kai) martyrdom, Guanzhong Wang Shi has been repeatedly defeated, and there has never been a victory under Pei Gong Da Licheng, if the court does not praise, how to encourage loyal ministers and righteous people, serve the king of Qin? ”

Liang Fen glanced at Suo, Suo deliberately turned his head away from him, Liang Fen was helpless, so he had to perfunctory Yin Qiao and said: "The court will finally make a decision, and Qing can wait for a few days." ”

In fact, Suo and Liang have discussed how to reward Pei Gai Dali for his victory, and some times they are still in Shangshutai, and other important ministers and even Shangshu have all participated. Suo means, Pei Gai's official position is already very high, and there is no way to be promoted, unless he goes to the imperial court, the only one who can be rewarded is Juelu. When Pei was here, he was named the Duke of Julu County, with 3,000 households, and it has not changed since, so now Pei should have increased to 4,000 households, which should be very generous.

Liang Fen said no. He knew that Suo was wishful thinking, according to the regulations, the food of the founding county prince ranged from 1,000 households to 10,000 households, even if it was 4,000, there was still a long way to go from the apex. Liang Fen said: "Now Hebei has fallen into the hands of the slaves, and the deer has been lost to the land, how can we increase Pei Wenyue's food?" And since the death of Cheng Gong (Pei), the country is in turmoil, and the lords are awarded from time to time. ”

The so-called "food yi" is not a feudal country, Pei should not be able to actually manage the affairs of Julu County, and the official family must collect the corresponding taxes and then award them to him. But since his brother Pei Song inherited this title, the imperial court has hardly given the Pei family a grain of rice, so if you increase Lu, he proposed to pay off the arrears in a lump sum, what should we do? What words to prevaricate?