Chapter 2: Rides

In fact, before Pei Gai crossed, on the original timeline, about a month later, Shi Hu did lead his troops to meet the Jin army, which can be regarded as Shi Jilong's first battle. According to historical records, at that time, Shi Le had decided to give up the plan of the Eastern Expedition and returned to the north, but he was afraid that the Jin army would pursue, so he sent Shi Hu to lead 2,000 horsemen along the Huai to the east to see the Jin army's movements. It happened that the grain ship in the south of the Yangtze River passed through the mouth of the giant spirit, Shi Hu was overjoyed when he saw it, so he led his troops to plunder, and as a result, the soldiers scrambled for rice and cloth, and accidentally stepped into the ambush circle of the Jin army, resulting in a great defeat, and more than 500 people drowned in the Huai Shui alone. Shi Hu fled for a hundred miles, which would merge Shi Le's main force, and the result also caused the whole army to be shocked, thinking that the Jin army was about to kill......

On this timeline, Director Wang received the battle report, and immediately wrote a letter to take care of Ji Zhan, asking him to defend closely and not to fight lightly - don't think that a small victory is great, our troops and horses have not yet been assembled, and the main force of Shile is still complete, so it should be fortified. So Shile left Gepi in peace, turned around and went back to the north. And in the original timeline, the situation is not too much, after Shi Le met Shi Hu, he immediately reorganized his soldiers and waited for them, and then the Jin people were afraid of an ambush, retreated to Shouchun, and did not dare to come out......

On this timeline, Ji Zhan also said in that letter that he asked Pei Gai about the situation in the Shile army, according to Pei Gai's judgment, the thief's grain and straw were about to run out, and because he was not used to the wet and cold winter climate in the south, he would return to the north in a few days, and suggested that the army should go up and bite him hard, as long as the enemy was tied up for a month or two, the thief army would be defeated; The worst of them also see the opportunity, and when the enemy returns north, he will chase and kill from behind, and he will definitely be able to win a big victory. But Ji Zhan said that Pei should be young and didn't know how to fight, so I don't think his judgment is accurate...... In his reply, Director Wang agreed with Ji Zhan's opinion, saying that as long as the army gathered, Shi Le saw that there was no gap to take advantage of, and sooner or later he would have to retreat and return north, and he did not have to attack easily; As for the pursuit...... It may not be reliable, but it is still based on garrison.

This time, Director Wang asked the military officials from Shouchun again, and the other party replied: "The thief army has fled north. Director Wang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then smiled: "I don't want to be taken by Pei Wenyue." ”

After asking about the battle situation on the front line, Director Wang turned his head and saluted Pei Cai. On that day, the staff officers in Sima Yue's army, the largest number were the Wang and Pei families, although Wang Dao left relatively early - was seconded to the Sima Rui shogunate - but he and Pei should have also met once or twice, and the old people reunited, and they couldn't help but sigh. Then he reminded Sima Rui again, saying "Your Majesty, please stop your tears, the wind is strong by the river, it's not too late to welcome the princess of the East China Sea back to Jianye City."

At this time, Pei's carriage was also transported down from the building boat, and it was no longer the one when he crossed the river that day, Ji Zhan changed to a luxurious van car, painted with gold and silver, extremely magnificent. But the horses were still the same as the original two, because there were really no more divine animals to be found in the Shouchun Jin armyβ€”even if the northerners were only used to pull carts. So Pei got into the car with Yun'er's support; Pei should be a little dazed, not knowing whether to follow behind, or ask Wang Dao to ride a horse - but looking around, it seems that there are no horses to ride, right? Sima Rui suddenly grabbed his arm: "Wen Yue, you can come and ride with Lone." ”

Pei Gai looked flattered and humbled himself, but Sima Rui refused to let go, and still dragged him into his own carriage. The two of them were quietly observing each other, Sima Rui didn't dare to sit down after seeing Pei should get into the car, but he stood up and knelt down, and said in his heart that this young man is very good, he is very humble, not self-conscious, and he knows the severity, maybe he can reuse it - of course, Wang Dao nodded first.

In fact, Pei should just can't stand the carriage without a shock absorption system in these years, you say that if you sit on your buttocks, you can just rely on the buttocks to cushion it, and kneel on the car, aren't you afraid of breaking your legs? I'm still kneeling, so I can change my position at any time, and once I roll over, it's easier to jump off the ground......

Pei Gai observed Sima Rui, and saw that this King of Langya was also in his thirties, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, broad faces, sparse and neat beard, and a loyal appearance - far from the memory of Sima Yue, the king of the East China Sea who had a straight face all day long and was majestic, it didn't look like a family at all. Sima Rui has almost no power at all, and even his speech seems so gentle and gentle, no different from those small bureaucrats who have seen in his previous life who face the leaders all day long instead of the ordinary people.

Later generations generally did not have a high evaluation of the future Jin Yuan Emperor, saying that he "lost control of the strong ministers, and died by himself", "forgiveness is cherished, and there is little fortitude", in short, he is an honest man with no ability. Therefore, it is necessary to "the king and the horse, share the world", the Wang family contributes wisdom and strength, and he Sima contributes the name, that's all, if the king is lost, the horse will not stand at all.

In the early period of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the contradiction between the Jiangdong natives and the northern overseas Chinese was very acute, in fact, the Jin Yuan Emperor could take advantage of this and hold power in the middle as a coordinator and balancer, but he was unstable, but the southerners and northerners joined forces to oppose his policy - there was the Wang Dun Rebellion. It seems that the wisdom of the Sima family has really been used up in three generations since Sima Yi, and the ruthless and cunning people have also been killed in the "Eight Kings Rebellion", and all that is left is Sima Rui's useless goods......

But from another point of view, if Sima Ying and Sima Yue and others really cross to the south, maybe the southerners will not even be perfunctory, and they will be completely reversed - we can't afford to serve that kind of monarch!

Compared with Shi Lelai, Sima Rui is a pig; And it seems that compared with Zhang Binlai, a generation of famous ministers Wang Dao is just a mediocre person...... Was it right or wrong for me to come south? But the problem is that there is no way to go in the north, and there is a rope in the pass, so the idiot goes to him to be angry; Liu Kun and Wang Jun couldn't support it for long...... I have to at least send Pei Shi to Jiangdong to avoid worries.

Pei Gai couldn't help but let out a long sigh in secret.

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The five kings all lived in the old palace of Dongwu, and Sima Rui had already arranged for the next palace room to be cleaned and welcomed into the Pei family, but the Pei family still wanted to live according to his nephew Pei Cai. Sima Rui nodded and understood: Pei Gai has been protecting Pei's for nearly a whole year, living in Huying, I don't know how many dangers and ups and downs there are, so Pei's is still psychologically insecure and unwilling to leave Pei Gai, which is also human nature.

It's just that this matter is not in accordance with the law of etiquette. Therefore, after the five kings discussed, they decided to build the Donghai Wangfu and Pei Mansion near Qingxi on the east side of Jianye Outer City, so that their aunts and nephews could live next to each other - a large area of land in Dongcheng was occupied by the feudal lords and magnates, and there were countless new villas.

Before that, Pei's family still lived in the old palace of Dongwu first, and was taken care of by the relatives of the five kings, while Pei Gai temporarily lived in the palace of the king.

The relationship between the Pei and Wang families is extraordinary, they are originally a first-class family in Zhongzhou, and they are each other's in-laws - for example, Pei Yao, who was killed by Sima Bi, is Wang Yan's son-in-law; And Pei Gai's own wife is the daughter of Wang Rong - plus the two clans share Sima Yue, so it is logical for Pei to temporarily live in the Wang family.

- Of course, there are exceptions, Pei Ji's grandson, Pei Ying's eldest son, Pei Wu, who is Xuansu's Taishou, he is the party with Sima Ying, and Sima Yue and Wang Yan are friends and foes. However, that branch is thin, and it has a very unfamiliar relationship with Pei Shao, Pei Shi, Pei Yao, Pei Xian, etc. As for Pei Gai, although he is not after Pei Hui, he is the main branch of the Pei family, and didn't Pei Gai also follow Sima Yue out of Zhenxiang City at the beginning, and almost hung up in Ningping City in Kuxian County in the end? So he's naturally a good friend.

That night, Director Wang set up a banquet to entertain Pei Gai, and invited several brothers from the Langya Wang family - Wang Xuan, Wang Di, Wang Shu, and Wang Bin - all of them, and his two minor sons Wang Yue and Wang Tian accompanied him in the last seat. Pei should be in the guest seat, and at a glance, except for the two teenagers, they are all "old" gentlemen with long beards and fluttering - even the youngest Wang Shu is in his thirties, which is a round different from my age......

Theoretically speaking, Wang Dao and the others are Wang Yan's brothers, and they are one generation higher than Wang Yan's son-in-law Pei Yao, so they should be two generations older than Pei Gai - the same is true from Wang Rong. QuestionPei is Sima Yue's princess, a generation older than Sima Rui...... If you are taller than the princess of the East China Sea, do you want to be the ancestor of King Langya? That's not a good fit, is it...... Besides, in the Sima Yue shogunate that day, Wang Dun, Wang Dao, Pei Yao, Pei Shao and others were all equals, so today's banquet said that friends, regardless of seniority, were called by each other.

Wang Dao first asked, the battle of Ningping City, we have never experienced it, and as a result, from the old lord (Sima Yue), brother (Wang Yan) to relatives and friends, hundreds of people died in the service...... What exactly is going on? Can you tell us about it?

Pei Gai shook his head lightly: "Miserable and pathetic, I can't bear to speak, and I can't bear to ......" What do you want me to say? How did your brother Wang Yan grovel and beg for mercy from the Hu people, saying that I pointed at his nose and scolded the "traitor"? Are you happy to hear it? Do you suspect that I deliberately ruined Wang Yan's reputation? Let's forget it first-"Let's wait until my mood calms down, and then write down the details." ”

When Director Wang heard him say this, he was embarrassed to ask again, so I will ask you about your experience of keeping Concubine Pei and temporarily living in Huying. Pei Gai nodded, holding the wine glass in his hand, and said eloquently-he didn't mention that everyone was afraid of death, so he was just hard-boned, and only said that Shi Le respected himself as Pei's son, so he didn't kill him, and repeatedly persuaded him to surrender; Originally, he didn't plan to surrender and was bent on death, but he suddenly found that Concubine Pei was captured, so he had no choice but to make an appointment with Hu Ying......

For the situation in Hu Ying, of course, it is also described selectively, in short, it is enough to put powder on his face, as long as he does not step on his Wang family, I believe that no matter how bullish it is, the other party will not raise any doubts. As he spoke, everyone present couldn't help but shed tears, Pei Caixin said You just started crying, my tears have already flowed, you have done this, but it has affected my mood to eat......

In Huying, naturally, there is no special offering, the stomach can be filled, and there is still a little meat from time to time, and vegetables and fruits are more difficult to find. When he arrived in Gebei, because the grain was declining, even Pei Gai's level could only eat a little coarse grain, and he finally came to Jiangdong, so he naturally had to treat his stomach well.

However, it is a pity that there is nothing good to eat in Jiangdong in these days...... It is the early spring, and everything has not yet sprouted, and there are only some pickled vegetables, pickled fish, and dried meat on the table, but fortunately, the rice is enough.

When Director Wang saw Pei Gai telling the past, he kept filling his mouth with rice, and couldn't help but ask, so he asked him: "Hu Ying is fishy, I think it's a lack of food, and the text is about to be reduced." But I don't know if you are still used to eating rice in the south? Although upland rice has been planted in the north for a long time, the northerners are generally still accustomed to eating millet and wheat, and rarely take rice as two meals a day.

Pei should say that it's okay, it's better than eating in Hu Yingzhong. Although he was also a northerner in his previous life, the transportation was developed at that time, and the transportation of materials was convenient, even the fragrant rice in Thailand was often eaten, and it was not unpalatable.

So Director Wang said: "Jiangdong is humble and wet, only planting rice and raising pigs, and corn and mutton are not easy to find." However, when the spring flowers bloom, there are many vegetables in the mountains and fish fat in the water, but they can be entertained. Pei Gai put down his chopsticks, sighed and said, "If you have your own, even if you are rough, it is also beautiful; If you eat it, even the ointment is tasteless! ”