According to Wang Gong's self-introduction, he is also from a famous family, originally a branch of the Taiyuan Wang family, and his ancestors followed Wang Ling of the same clan to guard Huainan, and later Wang Ling and Linghu Yu tried to rebel, and were exterminated by Sima Yi, razing the three tribes, and their ancestors were also implicated, and they were not allowed to return to their hometowns, and were forced to settle down in the north of Jingzhou.

Therefore, he has been a minister of Wei and Jin for generations, and he did not intend to betray the imperial court, purely to protect himself, so he was forced to incite Du Zeng to rebel again, and plotted to defeat Tao Kan's crusading army. I planned to wait for Du Zeng's strength to become stronger, and the Jiankang regime could do nothing about him, maybe he would have the intention of recruiting peace, and Wang Gong could calmly return to Jin because of this. Who would have thought that Du Zeng would not listen to his words and be defeated by Zhou's visit, and there happened to be news from his fellow villagers that the fifth Yi was about to arrive in Jingzhou, so Wang Gong persuaded Du Zeng to jump north and attach himself to the fifth Yi.

The fifth Yi is also an official of the Jin Dynasty, if he returns to him, isn't it equivalent to returning to the Jin? He can also avoid those in the Jiankang regime who hate Du Zeng and even himself.

However, "the fifth prosperous and mediocre generation, it is difficult to gain a foothold in Jingzhou, and he refuses to return north to Chang'an, so the tribute is under his command, and the pearl is dark, and sooner or later the jade will be burned ......"

Wang Gong had been pondering how to find another reliable dependent force. He pinned his hopes on Zu Ti at the beginning, but Zu Shizhi only focused on the Central Plains, and had no intention of going south to Jingzhou to intervene, and neither Wang Gong himself nor Du Zeng had the opportunity to go north to contact Zu Ti. While he was wandering, Pei Gai came over with his troops......

"Although Du Zeng is brave, he is a rogue in the end, and he doesn't know the truth of 'knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, and not being defeated in a hundred battles', Gong is different from it, and he has already scattered his fine works all over Jingbei, and secretly reported to the envoy's army...... "Otherwise, if you want to go against Pei Cai, how can you not first explore the depth, strength and weakness of the truth?" Wang Gong said that I persuaded the fifth Yi, he had a high name, and he really didn't have to go out of Wancheng to meet the envoy, but only sent Xun Song there. Otherwise, whether it is the fifth Yi or Du Zeng, although they are stupid, they are not idiots after all, if they really see your 5,000 soldiers so neat, they will definitely retreat.

"The plan of the tribute is to separate the envoy from the fifth and make a conflict, and then you can dedicate Wancheng's hands to the envoy and think that it is the rank of advancement." I didn't really want to kidnap you, I just played this kind of trick to make you and Fifth Yi and Du Zeng do it, then I would have a chance to sell those two goods.

Pei Gai sneered: "Did you want to kidnap me first and then sell me?" ”

Thinking of the past, Wang Gong couldn't help but smile bitterly: "After all, the plan is in the people, and the success is in the sky, who knows that my strategy is only halfway, so that the king will let Xun Song go......" Wang Gong explained the past in detail, he had already arranged for people, and he would take Pei Gai away before the fifth Yi started - it was really not easy to save Pei Cai after he was robbed-who would have thought that he would be a step slower and be taken first: Pei should go to the toilet, and he will be nowhere to be seen......

"Actually, when the servants of the Xun clan indulged in the envoy, I was already aware of it, but I didn't dare to obstruct it......"

Wang Gong said Pei Yuanjun, you think about the events of the day carefully, I arranged this ambush during the banquet, why did you refuse to do it for a long time, and it will leave such a big loophole, so you can easily drill into it...... Oh, not to mention this ballast, so that you can easily escape? Because I originally planned to let you go privately, my subordinates didn't dare to stop you when they saw you running away, so they quickly reported back to me, and I couldn't let them stop you on the spot, right?

If that's the case, it's equivalent to arresting Pei Cai, so how can you put it? And this feud is completely deep......

When Pei Gai heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little interested, so he immediately asked: "Since I know that the Xun clan sent someone to release me, why didn't I have the equipment, so that the Xun clan could collect Wancheng?" "You may be a bit inconsistent.

Wang Gong shook his head and said: "But I know that someone indulges the king, but I didn't expect it to be Xun Jingyou." ”

He said that I wanted to find someone to rely on, so that I could return to the arms of the Jin family, if Xun Song was a reliable master, I would have been in a relationship with him, and plotted to kill the fifth Yi and Du Zeng, but the problem is - "Xun Jingyou is loyal to the elder, but he really has no ability to decide." This is to put it mildly, in fact, he and Pei Gai both know that Xun Song's family history may be a good scholar or a normal bureaucrat, but he is by no means a talented person who can settle down in troubled times, especially if he is hesitant to do things, how could Wang Gong think of such a rammer to dare to sabotage his plan?

"Xixun Jingyoutun Wancheng for several years, the north can not be cut off from Heyin, and the south can not be connected to Jiankang; The fifth attack is neither able to defend nor willing to go, then it can only be known if it has nothing to do," Speaking of this, Wang Gong couldn't help but sigh softly, "It is a tribute that is not doubtful, and it is necessary to wait for it to recapture Wancheng, and then suddenly realize that there must be a wise person in the scene, not only can he plan for it, but also make it make a decision." It was Gong who was too proud, underestimated the people of the world, and even defeated ......"

He asked Pei Gai very sincerely: "I don't know who is planning for Xun Jingyou?" Can you get your own people? ”

Pei Caixin can say it, it has just been finalized...... He did not answer Wang Gong's question, but asked, "In that case, why don't you surrender to me in battle or after the battle, but wait for today?" ”

Wang Gong smiled and said: "Because I don't know the envoy, and the envoy doesn't know me, if I surrender immediately, I will be killed by the envoy." He turned around slightly and faced Tao Kan: "Ran Gong has been under the Tao Gong curtain for several years, and he knows Tao Gong well, and Tao Gong also knows me, so he went to take refuge and asked to be introduced to the envoy." ”

"Since you know that Tao Jun is not guilty of you, why don't you return to the curtain instead of coming to see me?"

Wang Gong replied: "Tao Jun is in the south of the Yangtze River, like a tiger in the deep mountains, a dragon swimming in the sea, and the future is unlimited; Now the left moved to the north of the river, the tiger fell to Pingyang, the dragon fell into the shallows, his body was honored and disgraced, only look at the envoy! "Even if Tao Kan is not completely tied to you, after all, now he is a subordinate, you are a chief, as long as he is in Jiangbei for a day, the future has to be decided by you, or by the strength of your power, so why should I follow him? Why don't I come to see you—

"And if the envoy refuses to forgive me, I will not be at peace under the curtain of Tao Jun."

Pei should be regarded as grabbing the loophole in Wang Gong's words, and immediately sneered: "If you want me to forgive you, you know that you are guilty, how can you say that I am guilty of you?" ”

Wang Gong shook his head and smiled: "These two things are also." The crime of tribute, in helping Du Zeng to rebel against Jin, is not talking about the fifth robbery envoy. "There is a public enmity between me and the Jin Dynasty, especially the Jiankang regime, but there is no selfish grudge between you and me, and the so-called "forgiveness" is just that I hope you will forgive me for the crime of rebellion.

"And Gong from Tao Gong and back Tao Gong, it is a helpless move, from the fifth to the fifth, because he is too stubborn...... "Wang Gong did not mention that he betrayed Du Zeng, because I was in the chaos of the army and my heart was in the court, and following Du Zeng was originally subservient and perfunctory - "The minister chooses his king, and if he is not the master, he will go, after all, he can be one, two, and not repeatedly, he is to go to Xuzhou first to investigate, and he wants to pay attention to it." "I've betrayed both lords, so dare I not be cautious? You don't want me to vote for you today and turn around and sell you again, do you? So I first came to Xuzhou to see the situation under your rule, so as to judge your talent and temperament, and see if you are worthy of my life.

At the beginning in Wancheng, I had no choice, I didn't plan to follow the Fifth Yi and Du Zeng to go to the dark, and suddenly Pei Yuanjun came here, and the soldiers brought were quite majestic, so I had the heart of betraying the seller; But since the plan failed, and Xun Song inserted a leg in the middle, completely beating the results of my years of struggle back to the prototype, then I am not in a hurry, I have to observe and observe Pei Yuanjun again, and then I can make a final decision.

Pei Gai pouted: "Ran Ru is in Xuzhou, what do you see?" ”

Wang Gong glanced at Tao Kan, who was watching his nose and nose and heart next to him, and stopped interjecting with his head stuffy, and then said: "Gong is in Wancheng, you can see the strength of the envoy's army, if there is Han Xin, it will also ...... "Your army is strong, and the battle is also beautiful, there must be a famous general in the town-" Come to Xuzhou, see the people are blocked, the farming is abundant, and the merchants are divergent, if there is Xiao, he is there. Therefore, I did not take the liberty to come to see the envoy. ”

Although Tao Kan did not say anything, he did not wander into the world, and the conversation between Wang Gong and Pei Gai, he was full of words, but he just refused to express his opinion. Suddenly, hearing Wang Gong's words, Pei Gai glanced at it, and noticed that Tao Kan's figure trembled slightly-Pei Gaixin said that the prince gave you really dare to say it, you did it on purpose, right?

Wang Gong said that Pei should govern the army, if there is Han Xin, Limin, if there is Xiao He, this is very artistic, on the surface it is a compliment to Pei Gai both civil and military, and he is a virtuous envoy, but you go deeper and think: Han Xin is not necessarily Han Xin, Xiao He is not necessarily Xiao He, Han and Xiao are one or two? Is the endowment of the two attributed to Pei Gai, or is the two types of talents attributed to Pei Gai's family? There are Han Xin and Xiao He under him, who can Pei should compare to?!

Pei Gai couldn't help but smile coldly: "In this way, you are here today in the hope that I will forgive your sins and bring you under the curtain?" ”

Wang Gong nodded: "I don't dare to ask for it." ”

He didn't expect Pei Gai to suddenly turn his face and slap a few cases: "Shameless people, do you want to escape responsibility if you take advantage of your tongue?" Even if you don't want to hurt me, after all, you are an anti-minister and a traitor, and as a minister of the court, how can I be easily lenient! "Immediately ordered, drag Wang Gong out, temporarily detain, and wait until I inform the king of the East China Sea, so that he can be escorted to Jiankang and the law of the country!

Wang Gong couldn't help but be taken aback, and wanted to be forgiven, looking at Pei Gai's expression, he gritted his teeth, and finally held back. Immediately, he was escorted out by Pei Lin with someone, and Tao Kan waited until they were far away, and then he said to Pei Gai: "Although this person is unpredictable, he has a biased talent, and Tao has a loss after all...... Even if you don't want to use it, please don't harm his life. ”

Pei Gai smiled: "Tao Jun is really loyal and the elder is also ......"

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Wang Gong was tied with ropes and detained in a side hall for the time being. His face did not change, nor was he afraid, nor did he beg for mercy, but he just sat upright, as if he had something to do.

Sure enough, the time was not long, and I heard the sound of footsteps, and then the door of the house opened, and Pei Cai stepped in, stood in front of Wang Gong, and looked at him condescendingly, and said, "If you beg for mercy, I will let you go." ”

The corners ......of Wang Gong's mouth twitched slightly: "I know that Shicai is in the hall, what he says is formless, unscrupulous, is to make the king bind me, and the water will be boiling and poured to make it cool." By the way, I just want to kill your prestige, don't really treat myself as a fool, I still have to treat you seriously like Liu Bang and put aside the maid, or feast and drink with you all day long like Qi Wang Tian Guang, and have a good relationship......

So he interrupted Wang Gong's words and said, "The ancient man of tongue and tongue, in a few words, bowed to convenience, and served as if he were a guest—so do you ask for it?" It is necessary to know that the only two successful ones can be recorded in the annals of history, and the unsuccessful ones are eight or nine times out of ten, and they have already been put on the wok! ”

Wang Gong shook his head: "You can't generalize. What they do, they are right; What I do, I do. Speak with righteousness, and you will be rewarded; Talking about people with the Tao is only immortal. It is because although the envoy is bound to pay tribute, the tribute has no complaints, but he wants to pay tribute and beg for mercy to live, but it is too taboo. Who did not die? I am not afraid of death, but I am not able to use my intelligence. ”

Pei Caixin said that you understand very well, you know that you are walking the "road", this road is like a puffer fish, although the taste is very good, but at the same time the toxicity is also very high, the risk factor of poisoning is quite high, and ordinary people really dare not put down chopsticks...... Even if I'm not an ordinary person, I have to weigh how much, at least put you in the water to soak in the water first, and control the poisonous blood better......

He slowly bent his knees and squatted in front of Wang Gong, and the two looked at each other - "Ruyun wants to dedicate Wancheng to me before, if it really happens, I naturally can't accept it; And what is the dedication of coming to see me now? The only thing it is? ”

Wang Gong said with a smile: "Actually, Gong Fei is a person who can speak, in order to meet the envoy, he has been thinking and practicing for several days in advance...... The director of Gongzhi is actually in the same person? ”

"Can you meet me?"

Wang Gong shook his head: "Gong is not a Taoist priest, only to see the envoy, how can he be alike?" "When I say "Xiangren", I mean looking at people, not looking at the faces of the gods-" In the past, he was three years old under Tao Gong's curtain, and Tao Gong's mind was all within Wang's eyes. thought that on the battle array, it could break the Tao Gong Army; After the defeat and escape, Tao Gong can not be guilty. ”

Pei Cai listened to his words, and finally moved.

When the world's famous generals, there is no ancestor and Tao, and Zu Li is Pei Gai's ally, and it is unlikely that he will be transformed into a subordinate, and Tao Kan is originally in Jiangdong, and Pei Gai can't reach out to catch him at all. Who would have thought that history had changed, and Tao Shixing was inexplicably moved to Jiangbei and fell under Pei Gai's rule, so how could Pei should not covet it. He knows that he is more knowledgeable than his time, and when it comes to practical affairs, his ability may not be outstanding, and his experience is even more lacking - even if I fight all my life, can I grow into a famous general? Or is it like Liu Bei, and he will leave an evaluation of "old revolution"? And even a famous general is not alone to fight the world, if you have Tao Kan's help, you can at least put half of your heart in the military.

Especially Tao Shixing's life expectancy is still long, even if he is an enemy of Zu Li, it must be Tao Kan who has the last laugh - Zu Shizhi will be boiled to death by him.

However, Tao Kan is not only a southerner, but also prestigious, and it is not so easy to transform from a subordinate to a subordinate - even if Bian Yan is now, he can only be regarded as half of Pei Cai's subordinate - and since Tao Kan crossed the river, he has been wearing a dead face all day long, and he has no intention of condescending to belong; Recently, although I have started to move bricks, I have also been called into the curtain, and after all, there is still a long way to go before I accept my own pull.

How to recruit Tao Kan? Pei Gai was distressed, and Sanzhi jumped out of a Wang Gong and said, "Tao Gong's mind is all within Wang's eyes." "It's not good, as soon as Tao Kan pouts his ass, I know what shit he is going to shit!

The meaning of Wang Gong's words is very clear: if you ask me what I can dedicate, then I will dedicate Tao Shixing. As long as you accept me and follow my advice, you will definitely be able to gain the heart of Taokan!

Pei Caixin said that this person ...... What is the ...... But I couldn't say no. Originally, this product was defective, and I was still hesitating to buy it, but people said that as long as you buy this inferior product, you have a great chance of winning a genuine product worth more than 100 times! Then how many people do you say can not be tempted?

However, can Wang Gong really believe this? Pei Cai thought about it for a while, and finally ordered the servants to loosen the ties to Wang Gong, and then said: "Since you can speak, there is something to do today, and you must use your sharp mouth." There may be a danger to my life, but if I succeed, I will bring you under my command, and I will give you a prominent position and a great responsibility. ”

Wang Gong rubbed his wrist, which was a little numb, bowed down and said, "Please give instructions to ...... envoy."