Pei Tongchun came to visit at night, saying that he was sent by Situ Liangfen, and Pei should hear this, and then he suddenly realized.

After all, I will meet the Son of Heaven early tomorrow morning, although it is just a formality, Pei should dance and bow, and Sima Ye will give an edict to praise, which will not involve any too substantive issues, but how to commend it? Chang'an City has been isolated from the Central Plains for a long time, resulting in news blockage, many situations are not understood, and the authority of the imperial court is declining, Pei should lead the troops to King Qin, and it is impossible to perfunctory. Therefore, it is estimated that Suo and Liang Fen want to reach a compromise and agreement on certain issues before they meet the Son of Heaven before they meet each other. But it's inconvenient for them to come over in person, send someone else, and they are afraid of being discussed, so they think about it, so they simply send Pei through to come and go, after all, they are brothers of the same clan, although they meet in private, although they are not in line with etiquette, but it will not cause too much ridicule in public opinion.

If Pei Tong has no official position and is just white, it will be more convenient. And to erase Pei Tong's position as a seventh-grade petty official in a timely manner, and wait for tomorrow to answer with another official, it is naturally not difficult for Suo and Liang.

Pei Gai immediately nodded and said, "In this case, it is a gathering of relatives, so I should invite my uncle to come with me." ”

So he invited Pei Wei in, and the three uncles and nephews sat opposite each other. Pei Gai had already sent someone to inquire about Pei Tong's recent situation, and knew that he was now alone in Chang'an City, and his father Pei Cui and his brother Pei Xu and Pei they had already found an excuse to run away.

On the same day, Pei Tong sent an envoy to Huaiyin, and he once said to Pei Gai that the small court of Chang'an was not in danger, and he wanted to suggest to his father and brother as soon as he went back, so it was better to avoid going to a remote area, for example, to go to Liangzhou to attach to Zhang Rail. Now, according to Pei Tong, his eldest uncle Qinzhou assassin Shi Pei Bao because of his resistance to Sima Bao, so he contacted Zhang Rail for Sima Bao, and Pei Tong was still in Xuzhou at that time, and he had not been able to return to Chang'an, and his sons Pei Zhen, Pei Pi, and Pei Bin had all surrendered to Zhang Rail, and now they are serving under Zhang Mu. Later, Sima Bao cut off a corner and refused to come to help, Liang Fen recruited people to lobby, Pei Xu, Pei took the opportunity to ask for help, and ran away; Not long ago, Sima Bao cut off Longdao and sent people to Liangzhou to attack Zhang, and Pei Cui also took the initiative to take over this mission......

Pei Gaixin said that Pei Bao was killed by Zhang Liang, and the mastermind behind the scenes was Sima Bao, but it turned out that your uncles and nephews really don't hold grudges, in order to escape from the dangerous place of Chang'an, even the enemy is willing to cling to him, and his character is really great...... I didn't expect it. The same surname is Pei, why do I feel a little panicked?

The news that came at that time was very simple, and now that we met at night, Pei Gai casually asked about the details, and Pei Tong said something: "The eldest brother of the former family (Pei Xu) has a letter that Yun was ordered by the Son of Heaven to recruit troops from the king of Nanyang, and there are clouds on his left and right: 'The pit viper stings his hand, and the strong man breaks his wrist. Now that Hu Kou is prosperous, I should cut off the road to see the changes. 'Big brother Naiyun: 'Now the snake has stung its head, and its head can be broken?!' 'The king of Nanyang had no choice but to make Hu Song, the general of the town army, the governor of the forward, claiming to come to save Chang'an......"

Pei Gai pouted: "He finally cut off Longdao, and he didn't see Hu Song coming, the words of his brother can be written in history, but it is useless." ”

Pei Tong sighed slightly and said, "Hu Songshi has raised troops and entered Wushan, just cutting off the Longdao ......"

Pei should wave his hand, which means: Forget it, I don't want to hear more about these bad things, "Today, Liang Situ sent his virtuous brother here, what is the matter?" ”

Pei Tong arched his hand and said: "Tomorrow, Brother will go to the Son of Heaven, but he will pay a few courtesies, and then Duke Liang should invite the Son of Heaven to set up a banquet to entertain Brother, but Chang'an is short of food, and there are no treasures during the banquet, so please don't blame Brother Brother." ”

Pei Wei smiled, and there was no need to mention these nonsense, "Presumably, between the banquets, Liang and Suo Ergong should have a request for a text, so you might as well talk about it." ”

Pei Tong replied: "The second public plan should make Brother and Zu Shizhi guard Hongnong and Henan, gather and disperse, and cultivate acres of land for Chang'an's ......needs."

Pei Wei nodded: "This serious plan can be agreed, but ......" said and looked at Pei Gai. So Pei Cai began to put forward the conditions according to the discussion: "Since the town of Sizhou, I should have a name, what will the second duke give me?" ”

"What is my brother's request?"

"With Zu Shizhi as the history of Sizhou Thorn, Li Shihui as Henan Yin, and appointed Zu Shizhi as the envoy to hold the festival, and the military of the three states of Si, Yan and Henan."

Pei Tongyi frowned: "Then what is the position of Brother Brother?" "You won't be so selfless and just seek fame for your ancestors, right? gave up the entire Sizhou to Zu Ti, so where do you go? Or are you going to leave it alone and go back to Xuzhou to farm?

Pei Cai twisted his beard and smiled: "Brother Xian, in Huaiyin in the past, what Qing said to me, have you forgotten it?" If you want to prosper your family, and then shake the world, Xu Fang is not as far away as Guanzhong! ”

When Pei Tong heard this, he couldn't help but tremble, and then turned his head to look at Pei Wei, and saw that Pei Wei was also smiling incomprehensibly; He turned back to look at Pei Gai again, and smiled a little embarrassedly: "In the past, my uncle and brother laughed...... However, does the elder brother have no desire to stay in Chang'an for a long time and participate in the government? ”

Pei Gai smiled: "I have this intention, but I don't know if Liang and Suo Er are fair?" Then he said word by word: "Because I heard that the counties and countries in Guanzhong did not come to the rescue, they did their own thing, so that the general of Koji was unable to support it alone, and he was defeated repeatedly. Qing Ke sent a message to the second duke, if you want to guard Chang'an, you must first merge the counties and dare to ask for the history of Yongzhou. ”

"But how is Xuzhou handled?"

"Xu Fang is my foundation, how can I abandon it? However, I have persuaded Cao Wei to surrender, and he can be awarded the history of Qingzhou and the governor, and I don't ask for Qingzhou, but if the military in the general Guanzhong is not like this, let alone resist the Hu soldiers, that is, the king of Nanyang must not be unguarded! ”

"In this way, Brother wants to lead Yong and Xu Erzhou ......" Pei Tong frowned and asked, "However, there is no such precedent for thousands of miles......

"I'll set a precedent!" Pei Cai raised his eyebrows, "If not, dare to ask for a plus!" ”

"What's the number, please?"

"Wang Pengzu is secluded in Youzhou, only thinking about separation, the thieves occupy Hebei, but they can't be royal, but they and Tuoba Xianbei jointly attack Liaoxi, how can there be a restoration of Sheji, the king of Qin to save the car? Such a villain, what do you expect him to do?! ”

Pei Tong shuddered again, and said in his heart that your appetite is too big...... Wang Jun sees that he is a big Sima, don't you want to be a big Sima?

I saw Pei Cai looking at himself, as if he was smiling: "If the great Sima can't be obtained, even the general can't be either." ”

The highest rank and file, of course, are the two retro names Prime Minister and Prime Minister, which are not economic positions, but are only temporarily appointed. So under these two kings, who is currently the most respectable? It's very funny, it turned out to be thousands of miles away, and it almost didn't have much impact on the situation in the Central Plains, especially Wang Jun and Wang Pengzu of Chang'an.

Jin to Dazai, Taifu, Taibao as the upper duke, except for the founding of the country, basically vacant, the next is Taiwei, Situ, Sikong these three princes are currently the Xun group, Situ is Liang Fen, Sikong is Liu Kun. In addition, there are two military positions, the Great Sima and the Great General, which are above the three divisions unless specifically stated.

At the time of the founding of the Jin Dynasty, Sima Fu was the Dazai, Zheng Chong was the Taifu, Wang Xiang was the Taibao, Sima Wang was the Taiwei, He Zeng was Situ, Xun was the Sikong, Shi Bao was the Great Sima, Chen Qian was the general, and the Eight Dukes were juxtaposed.

The previous general of the Western Jin Dynasty was Sima Yan, the king of Wu, that is, the father of Sima Ye, who was killed when Luoyang fell, and was not replaced. Da Sima is naturally Wang Jun, when Luoyang fell in June, May was edicted Wang Jun as Da Sima, it was purely Emperor Jin Huai's red eyes, desperate to seal the official and make a wish, but unfortunately the egg was not used.

Pei Gai meant, Wang Jun's big Sima is an empty number, useless to the country's social society, I have long seen it unpleasant, it is better to take this position away and give it to me. If the court feels that it can't wipe off its face, and still wants to restrain Wang Jun, it doesn't matter, isn't the position of a general vacant? I'm acceptable to that too.

Pei Tong smiled bitterly: "Brother doesn't have to joke. ”

At present, Suo is just a hussar general, if you become a big Sima or a general, you will jump directly on his head or even Liang Fen, if you are thousands of miles away like Wang Jun, it will be fine, but you still want to stay in Chang'an, then the court will listen to you in the future, or listen to Suo and Liang? How could they be willing?!

Pei Wei smiled: "Okay, Qing can pass the words of the covenant to Liang and Suo Ergong, take the law from the top, and get it, and the second prince will have to repay me." ”

Pei Tong swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and said in his heart Okay, you lions open your mouth, whether to bargain, how to bargain, anyway, I can't be the master, I will bring the words to it. immediately changed the topic and clarified the true intention of coming this time: "Liang Situ ordered me to send a message to my brother, if Suo Gong has the intention of conquering, please discourage it." ”

Pei Gai frowned slightly, and then asked: "I heard that the king of Nanyang cut off the Longdao, making it difficult to supply and transport the grain in Guanxi, so Suo Gong wanted to crusade against it. Ran Qingming told me, how long can Chang'an store grain? ”

Pei Tong replied: "Liang Situ asked me to say to my brother that the grain and grass in the city can still support one year old...... However, as far as the younger brother knows, the counties in Guanzhong have long been cut off from the supply of grain, and only the grain of Qin and Liang can be obtained before, but now the Longdao is broken, I am afraid that it is a fine plan, but it is only a half-year suffering. ”

Pei Gai showed a look of encouragement You see, at a critical time, he has to be his own brother, so he refuses to help outsiders lie to me, yes, I have high hopes for Qing. Then he said: "Qing Ke can tell Liang Situ, even if there is a year-old grain, the counties in Guanzhong are uncertain, how can they go west?" If Suo Gongguo has such intentions, I will do my best to dissuade him. ”

Then asked by the way: "Qing was ordered to come today, I don't know what the position of Liang Gong Xu Qing is?" ”

"Brother Xu Zhishu serves the imperial history."

Pei Gai smiled: "How to get enough?" Immediately looked at Pei Wei, Pei Wei took out a piece of paper from his arms, handed it to Pei Cai, Pei Tong squinted at it, and saw that it was densely packed, all of which were official positions and names, and it was estimated that they were meritorious generals of the Xu and Henan armies, and they planned to come to the court to ask for rewards. Pei should immediately pick up the pen, write Pei Xingzhi's name at the end, and then think about it, and add the words "to the middle of the matter or the book in the book" in front of it.

Pei Tong couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly surrendered his hand: "Thank you, brother!" "These two positions are ranked fifth, and he is equivalent to jumping two levels in a row, so can you not be happy?

Pei Tong returned to Liang Fen and first presented the document requesting the official with both hands. Liang Fen unfolded it and took a look, only to see that the first column was: "Sizhou Assassin History, Envoy Jie, Governor of the Three Prefectures of Si, Yan, and Henan, Zu Shizhi ......" couldn't help nodding: "Zu, Pei and I think the same...... "They did not plan to retreat on the orders of Jiankang, nor did they plan to enter the customs in full, but were willing to guard Henan and other places as a barrier to Chang'an, which secretly coincided with me."

Look at the list one by one, and finally it is "to the middle or the book waiter, Pei Xingzhi". Liang Fen couldn't help but turn his head and smiled: "Brother Zun is very fond of Qingye." "It's also the practice of these years, how can there be a reason not to take care of your own relatives?" I have answered you. ”

On the whole paper, before and after, there was no Pei Gai's name, Liang Fen couldn't help frowning, but asked Pei Tong: "What official does Brother Zun want?" Pei Tong snorted: "My brother's request is very high, and it is inconvenient to speak...... Liang Fen smiled: "Do you want to be the third public?" Unfortunately, there are no more vacancies. "With Pei Gai's background and the great achievements he has made recently, and the small court of Chang'an is in a hurry to ask him to save him, it is not impossible to negotiate with the third duke, it's just that who do you want to wipe down yourself?

"Brother's meaning, although Wang Youzhou's name is respected, he is actually just a reserver, and he is really incompetent......"

Liang Fen's eyelids jumped: "Want to get a big Sima?!" How to speak of the honorable brother, you can be prepared. ”

Pei Tong could be regarded as giving the other party a little psychological preparation first, and then he was willing to explain the story of talking with Pei Gai and Pei Wei to Liang Fen. After Liang Fen heard this, he pondered for a long time, and then he stuffed the piece of paper into his sleeve and said, "I know it, and I should discuss it with General Suo." ”

He drove to Suo overnight, and when he told Pei Gai what he requested, Suo couldn't help but be furious, and said sharply: "This is to blackmail the imperial court!" He is a great Sima or a general, so where will I and Liang Gong be?! ”

Liang Fen raised his hand and pressed it down slightly, meaning that you are a little restless, and then said: "Pei Wenyue is the heir of Gaomen, young and vigorous, and he has broken the thief in Henan, thinking that he has made great contributions to the country, but he wants to take the position of a high lord, which is also the common feeling of people. Let's not talk about the big Sima and the general, and if you want to shepherd Yongzhou, it can be seen that you can't just ask for high to be low......"

Then he lowered his voice: "And in Fen's opinion, Pei's words may have a deep meaning......

"What's the point?"

"I heard that Pei Wen was in Xu Fang for about four years, gathered people to reclaim, opened mountains and minted money, and obtained a lot of money, that is, the military of Yuzhou, and also relied on it, so he had no intention of flooding Guanzhong for a long time, and abandoned Xuzhou. Therefore, if I flatly refuse, I can take the opportunity to return......"

Suo stared: "What if you want to return?" I'm so childish! ”

"Suo Gong, now only Pei Wenyue led the division to help, the Yuzhou army is still in Henan, if he returns, and the ancestor does not come, what will he do? And Wen Pei and Zu have a very close personal relationship, if he lobbied Zu Li to return, then Hu Jun will come again, I am afraid that Chang'an will fall into danger again! ”

Suo spread his hands: "Can't you be coerced by him?" ”

Liang Fen smiled and shook his head: "Du Du Yong and Xu are not what they really want, and the positions of the great Sima and the great general are not what they dare to hope for, and they are only among the two, why not allow it?" ”