What is the situation of the Qingzhou Army, how many people are there, it is impossible for Wang Gong not to report to Pei Gai, Pei Gai deliberately did not know, and refused to give Su Jun the establishment of the third brigade - that there is a battalion of the establishment, and it dares to expand to six times, so if it is justifiable to have the establishment of the three brigades, how many soldiers will be raised? When the time comes, the blade is in hand, and the murderous intent rises, can it still be restrained?

Before Xie Feng left, Pei Gai specially summoned him to meet him, talked earnestly, and said According to Wang Zici's report, your old subordinate is now in this situation, quite self-motivated, what do you think?

Xie Feng hurriedly kowtowed and apologized, first severed himself from Su Jun, and said that although this person had been under my subordinates, they had been separated for a long time, and I didn't know what he was doing, but I didn't know at all-"When I go to Yanzhou and see Su, I will definitely reprimand him and order him to dismiss redundant and not violate the orders of the imperial court." ”

Pei Gai smiled and said: "If Su Jun can really fight, what about the three brigades?" However, according to Wang Gong's report, the Qingzhou army was uneven, its combat strength was dangerous, and it was useless to lose money and food in vain - the previous defeat in Yan County is a clear proof. If I do what he does, although Guanzhong is barren, it is not difficult for 200,000 people to cause it, but if there are many soldiers, they will consume a lot of food, and if there is not enough food, it will disturb the place, so that the dignified king will degenerate into a rogue! In the past, Cao Wei won half of Qingzhou, and also recruited 100,000 troops, but Su Jun's army could defeat it. Today, Su Jun has also grown to 30,000 people, but he may not be able to have the combat strength of the king's division and half a brigade.

However, if you reprimand Su Jun in person, it is easy to provoke his anger, and if you take risks, you want to get lucky, and you may have something unbearable to say if you are in Yanbei. Don't talk to Su Jun, if he has something to ask for, he can recommend it to Pei Xingzhi......"

So now Su Jun pleaded with Xie Feng in person, and Xie Feng directly kicked the ball to Pei Tong, saying, "Zigao, seeing that there is a noble person here, why don't you beg him, but come to me?" ”

Don't look at Pei Tong is the history of Yanzhou Thorn, he is one level lower than us (Zheng Sipin), the surname of the problem is Pei! He is the young son of Pei Cui, one of the two county dukes with the same surname, and he was also named the duke of Wuyuan County, and he is the younger brother of the Son of Heaven, so he will definitely be able to speak in front of the Son of Heaven. Instead of begging me, you should go and ask him for help, and maybe you can do what you want.

Su Jun snorted for a while, and then asked Xie Feng: "But I don't know what the Wuyuan County Duke is good about?" Xie Feng said with a smile: "The princess of Wuyuan County is young and romantic, and he has heard that there are nearly 100 concubines in his mansion, and there are nearly 100 ......."

So the next day, Su Jun selected two beautiful concubines, and specially ran to offer them to Pei Tong, saying: "These are all good women in Puyang, because their homes were broken by thieves, so they were sold by distant relatives. If it happens that the king comes, and the king is a noble man of the heavenly family, and he is suave, then they will return to the king as a concubine, which is better than being married to the old man - please make the king laugh. ”

Pei Tong looked the second daughter up and down, couldn't help but look happy, his eyes were greedy, and he hurriedly ordered someone to send him to the back bed, and then said to Su Jun with a smile: "The general is so affectionate, how can Pei be so virtuous, and accept such a generous gift?" If you ask for something, you can say it clearly. ”

Su Jun turned around and said his thoughts, and Pei Tong immediately patted the case and said: "Tao Shi is so unreasonable, as a privy envoy, he can't know the number of soldiers in the country, but he will stop the formation of a brigade of 30,000 people?" Is it impossible to dismiss redundancy? They are also all strong men, both in the army, and they all want to serve the country, if they are suddenly sent back to their hometowns, will it not chill the hearts of strong men?! ”

Su Jun echoed casually, and then pleaded: "I also hope that the prince will play for me, dissect the situation to the Son of Heaven, and increase it to the third brigade." ”

Pei Tong thought about it for a while, and said: "This matter is not difficult, I can write ...... immediately" but then changed the conversation and said: "General Su, the general is in a place of suspicion, if he suddenly gets the responsibility of the third brigade, I am afraid it will be a blessing or a curse, does the general know?" ”

Su Jun was stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly surrendered his hand: "Please also ask Gongming to teach me." ”

Pei Tong said: "Previously, the ancestor played, and the impeachment of Qing did not stay in Yanbei, so he made the slave jump north, and asked the Son of Heaven to severely punish ......him" Speaking of this, he suddenly smiled "hehe" - "However, the difference between relatives and alienation, the Son of Heaven naturally knows in his heart, Qing is the old part of my family, where can the grandfather be?" It's just that the Qingzhou Army is compared to the Guanzhong Army, but it is inevitably separated by a layer.

"If Yiqing is the third brigade, what does the old general of Guanzhong think? I don't know about others, General Zhen will hate the general because of this. They are all close to the Son of Heaven, if they slander, how can the general know himself? ”

When Su Jun heard this, he couldn't help but be surprised, and hurriedly begged sincerely. Pei Tong said: "I have three strategies to teach the general today." Its best policy, to retreat as advance, but not to fight and no one to fight with it - the general can hand over the redundant soldiers to me, stay in Yanzhou, only select the elite as a brigade, and be ordered to defend Xu Fang in the east. In this way, slander will cease, and slander will not enter. I expect that Sima Rui will not be willing to follow China, so the general will cross the river to the south on a different day, and build the work of Du Chenghou (Du Pre) and Wang Wuhou (Wang Jun), which is not difficult. ”

Su Jun thought about it for a while, and asked, "What's the strategy?" ”

He didn't plan to listen to Pei Tong's words at all, because this so-called best strategy actually doesn't need to be taught-if I am willing to do this, I still run around to flatter, please help me come up with an idea?

Pei Tong said: "Among them, I can play for the general to ask for the third brigade, and the general must also play the book and play it with me." In the middle of the performance, the general analyzed the heart of loyalty, and asked the court to send the commander of the three brigades, and the general was the governor of Xuzhou. In addition, it is necessary to ...... the son"

Su Jun asked, "Do you have to be a son?" ”

Pei Tong smiled: "Doesn't the general seek wealth from generation to generation?" Isn't it a good thing that Ren Zi can serve as a guard and be close to the Son of Heaven? ”

In fact, there are two interpretations of the word "Renzi", one is hostage, that is, in order to win the trust of the other party, the close sons and nephews are sent as hostages; The second is the Han Dynasty's appointment system, that is, senior officials (more than 2,000 stones) who have served for a certain number of years can guarantee one of their children to serve as Lang officials.

The main election system of the Han Dynasty was the inspection system, the Wei and Jin dynasties were the five-grade Zhongzheng system, and the Tang and Song dynasties were reduced to the imperial examination system, but this is only the mainstream and not the whole, in fact, in thousands of years of feudal society, the Renzi system, or the shadow system, has always existed. That is to say, for high-ranking officials, the imperial court can give their children and grandchildren one or more places to be direct officials.

Especially since the Han Dynasty, all Renzi is not just put in a corner to be a small official, but as a Lang official, and his main responsibility is to guard the palace gate, drive from the car, and even prepare for the consultation of the Son of Heaven. These Lang official positions are close to the palace, and it is easier to get the attention and even appreciation of the Son of Heaven, which is the most convenient way to enter the center.

In the Han Dynasty, Langguan originally belonged to Lang Zhongling (later changed to Guangluxun), and then gradually became an important source of Shangshutai in the inner court, and the provinces such as Shangshu and Zhongshu became formal foreign court institutions, and the system of Renzi Chonglang gradually shrank. Now Pei Gaizhao built the Hua Dynasty, but he followed the precedent, allowing hundreds of officials and ministers to serve as a guard - just a change of name with Chong Lang.

The guards of the Hua Dynasty were divided into two parts, one of which was Pei Gai's old Japanese tribe, which was later renamed the guard battalion, which was led by Wen Lang, and was mainly responsible for guarding the palace gate, escorting the car, and accompanying the entrance; The other part is mainly composed of ministers and sons, in addition to the responsibility of guarding the halberd, they also participate in some administrative work inside and outside the court, which is led by Pei Zhen.

All in all, this appointment system has three functions: first, taking hostages; Second, to favor his subordinates, so that his children have a natural ladder of advancement; Third, it is convenient for the emperor to directly get close to and cultivate those second generations of officials, which can be used as a close team in the future.

So Pei Tongcai said: "Isn't it a good thing that Ren Zi can serve as a guard and be close to the Son of Heaven?" Then he gave an example: "When Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty, Princess Guantao begged to let her son be a lang, but Emperor Ming did not allow it, so he gave tens of millions of money." Everyone admires it, how can the general be unwilling? "It's not like any cat or dog can stuff people around the emperor, now that you are listed as a third-class official, your qualifications are enough, plus my help, then Ren Zi will be able to serve as a guard, what else are you not happy about?

Su Jun pondered for a while, and then asked, "What is the next step?" ”

Pei Tong was displeased and said, "What's the benefit of making a decision?" However, the general insisted on the three brigades, and did not let his son, did not accept the generals of the dynasty, and was in a place of suspicion, but asked for more blessings. ”

Pei Tong's so-called upper, middle and lower three strategies, in fact, there is no essential difference, nothing more: obedient, awkward and then obedient, secretly casually awkward, but you still have to be obedient...... That's it.

Su Jun was taught and retreated, and then secretly called his cronies to discuss, saying that depending on this situation, we must go to Xuzhou, as for the addition of the first brigade to the third brigade, it is estimated that we can only learn from Pei Tong's teaching, please ask the imperial court not to order the brigade commander, and let him be a son.

But he also made a discount, his own family was unwilling to hand over the responsibility of the brigade commander, and the third brigade of the president was called the governor - there was a soldier and horse in his hands, and his heart was always more steady.

In Su Jun's mind, the possibility of wanting my brother and eldest son to be those two brigade commanders is very low, and most of the imperial court will not allow it, and it is useless for me to hit that iron wall. As for ordering his subordinates...... was originally an equal, and singled out two to go further, which is easy to cause discord within the group, so forget it. However, as long as the commanders of each battalion are all old generals of our department, what is the use of two brigade commanders parachuted in by the imperial court? It won't take a minute to be overhead.

Except for Xu Wei, who was close to him, he was dissatisfied with this - Su Yi and Han Huang and others were annoyed that they couldn't be the brigade commanders, and Su Shuo was unwilling to be hostages. Han Huang said on the spot: "The imperial court clearly does not trust the general, why don't the general occupy Yanbei and not leave, hijack Xie Feng again, and annex his subordinates, but can take advantage of the battle of Huazhao to annex Yan, Qing, and Xu three prefectures, and fight with Pei and Zu to become three ......"

Xu Wei was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly scolded: "Why did General Han say such disloyal and rebellious?!" ”

Su Jun also scolded him: "Don't be delusional, although the group of small people slander me, so that the Son of Heaven despises me, I will be a minister after all, how can I carry it?" General Xie is my old master, and he must not do unrighteous things! After a pause, he said: "That is, Jinqing waited to see General Xie's department, but could he swallow it?" ”

If you have a mental calculation and no intention, and set a trap to take down Xie Feng, it shouldn't be difficult to think about. But even so, I am not sure to annex its troops, once the conflict starts, you will also see its military situation, in terms of equipment, morale, and training, which point is not stronger than our Qingzhou army? Are you sure you will win? When the time comes, Luoyang will send troops to kill, and it will only be more than half a month, so that the ancestors will give up the thieves to attack in the south, and you still want to occupy the entire Yanzhou? Isn't this a dream!

For today's plan, we can only temporarily retreat, Yanbei can't afford not to pay, and Xuzhou doesn't dare not go, so we have to wait for it to stabilize again and then make plans...... However, the generals resented the court because of this, and they could take advantage of it in the future......

So the next day, Su Jun immediately made a performance, dissected his loyalty, and asked the imperial court to increase his troops into the third brigade, and ordered the commander of the second brigade to be sent to Luoyang together with Pei Tong's performance. But he did not let his eldest son Su Shuo go to Renzi, but changed his second son, Su Xiao, who was only eleven years old.

As for Pei Tong's secret recital to present Pei Gai, Su Jun didn't know. He stayed in Puyang for another five days, and after the handover, he returned to Pugu in the east, collected the remaining soldiers and horses, and went south to Xufang. There were more than 30,000 people in the department, and he refused to leave a single soldier for Pei Tong, but the county was ordered to only supply a brigade of food, so the Soviet army was forced to loot on the way, which caused deep resentment among the people.

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The Hua Dynasty was established and all parties were informed—only Xiangguo did not report it, because Zhao was a great enemy, and there was no possibility of negotiation and compromise at all—and naturally there were envoys who went south through Hanzhong and arrived in Chengdu to ask to see the lord Li Xiong.

The envoy's trip had two purposes, one was to inform the Jinhua Chan Dynasty, and the other was to advise Li Xiong to go to the emperor and use Huashuo.

Li Xiong was called the king of Chengdu in the first year of Emperor Yong'an of Jin Hui sixteen years ago, and named Yuan as Jianxing; Two years later, in the first year of Guangxi, Fu practiced the position of the Son of Heaven under the instigation of Fan Changsheng, and the country name was "Dacheng", and the Yuan Yanping was changed. His people have been in Shu for a long time, and it is very unrealistic to want them to surrender immediately; Worship Huashuo in this way, but it is still a corner, and it is not convenient to extinguish it in the future; Therefore, the first step is to sarcastically go to Li Xiong's emperor - there are no two days in the sky, there are no two monarchs in the country, if you still have the name of the Son of Heaven, it is impossible to maintain even temporary peace.

Thinking that the Three Kingdoms were established back then, the reason why Zhuge Liang pinched his nose and admitted Sun Quan's arrogance was because there was a great enemy Cao Wei in the north. Now that the Hua Dynasty is strong, and there is no need for Shu to send troops to help Ping Zhao, how can it be possible to tolerate Li Xiong succeeding to the title of emperor?

Only if you go to the emperor first, and abolish the Yuheng year name (Yan Ping changed to Yuan Yuheng five years later, now Yuheng ten years), and use the first year of Jingde in the Hua Dynasty, and clarify the distinction between master and slave, we will have the opportunity to sit down and talk about the next step, whether it is war or peace, whether it is surrender or fetters, and what kind of status will you be given.

Li Xiong had previously sent Li Ban and Ren Hui to lead the troops south, to attack the Yue Taishou Li Zhao who had surrendered and rebelled, and the news came not long ago that Li Zhao was defeated and fled, and Han Jia Taishou Wang Zainai surrendered to Yueshan and Hanjia two counties, so far Yizhou was completely pacified, and also opened the way to enter Ningzhou. However, Ningzhou is remote, the terrain is complex, and the roads are dangerous and narrow, so Ren Huinai suggested not to enter lightly, first withdraw the troops for rectification, and then seek to forge ahead in the future.

Moreover, winter is coming, and in the slack season, maybe Hanzhong will send troops to attack Zhouyu, and it is really not appropriate to make the main force drown on the southern front for a long time.

Li Xiong allowed him to play, but before Li Ban and Ren Hui could come back, the Chinese envoy arrived in Chengdu. Li Xiong summoned the important ministers to discuss, and his uncle, Taifu Li Xiang, and his brother, Taibao Li Shi, all suggested obeying his fate, going to the emperor's name, and using Zhengshuo - the left and right are just a false name, why hold on to it?

(Battlefield Literature)