Pei Cai collected information from all sides in Chang'an City, and when he learned that he was in Dafeng, Hebei, he couldn't help but be very worried, and hurriedly summoned Pei Wei to come to discuss-

"Since the slaves have enough food, they will do something this winter. Hearing that he has made peace with the Duan clan, he may not go north to attack Youzhou again, but if he goes south to Xufang, or passes Taihang west to attack and annex the state, what will he do? Sending Su Jun to lead 2,000 troops to aid Xuzhou is not enough? I have asked Zu Jun to greet Liu Yueshi and ask him to guard against the slaves, but I am afraid that Yueshi will not listen......"

Pei Ke vaguely remembered that in the original history, it should have been in this year, Liu Yao in the west invaded Chang'an City and captured Emperor Jin Shu, and Shi Le in the east covered the annexation of the state, Liu Kun was defeated and forced to surrender to Duan Piyan - he was immediately involved in the internal strife of the Duan clan and was killed by Duan Pipan.

The history books record this very briefly, Pei Gai originally thought that since history had changed, and Shi Le had taken Hebei two years late, then Liu Kun's fate might also be better...... Now I know that this year, Dafeng, Hebei, is very likely to attack and merge with the state according to the original trajectory. The locusts have just been caused in Bingzhou, and the disaster situation is better and limited than that of Pingyang......

If the annexation of the states is lost, and the Pingyang regime is relieved of its worries, then the pressure on itself, especially Zu Ti, will inevitably be doubled—the most important thing is that if Shile has both Ji and Ji, I am afraid that it will be able to gradually form a trend that will sweep through northern China as in the original history......

On the one hand, Pei Wei comforted Pei Gai and said: "Although Cao Wei is returning to Hu, he still has a heart disease with the slaves, so if the slaves want to go south in a big way, Cao will not be willing to take the lead for him, but will plot to tie him up." I expect that the slave will not make this decision - Xu Fang should have nothing to worry about this winter. Then he also frowned: "However, if he does not go south, he will go west, and it is unknown whether Liu Yueshi can resist him......

Then he asked: "Wen Youyou was in Xu Fang in the past, and the situation in Hebei was like a palm text, but now in Guanzhong, I think it is a long way, but I can't understand its treachery...... Why? First said "I think it is a long way", and then asked "what is the reason", indicating that Pei Wei does not think that the distance is the main reason why Pei should have difficulty grasping the situation in Hebei.

After getting along for a long time, Pei Wei gradually understood that his nephew does have courage, strategy, and some inexplicable insight, but he is by no means a natural sage who can learn and know without asking, let alone a demon who can pinch and calculate. Then you were often able to understand Shiler's actions in the first place—including the capture and killing of Wang Jun without having to do it in January—mainly due to the fact that you had contact with Shile, knew Shile better, and attached importance to intelligence work. And now you are worried that Shi Le will go to fight Xuzhou, and I haven't seen it clearly, is it because you care about it, or is there something wrong with intelligence?

When Pei Cai heard the question, he immediately withdrew from the crowd, and then lowered his voice and said to Pei Wei: "I can't hide it, I have a secret correspondence with Cheng Yao, the staff officer of the Qiannu, ......" told his uncle the general situation, and finally explained: "Cheng Yaoyong's ears, beside the Qiannu, I am only afraid of Zhang Bin, and I want to conspire with Cheng Yao, to resist him, and even find an opportunity to eradicate him." ”

Then he sighed and said that this matter is extremely confidential, and I really can't trust my uncle, so I won't tell you before-"I exchanged letters with Cheng, only me and the messenger knew about it, and every time I sent a letter, I changed people." Therefore, since I am far away, it is not easy to pass on the message, and the contact is gradually thinning, and it is no longer easy to get the internal situation of Hebei......"

Pei Wei nodded and said that this was the case, and then raised his eyebrows: "Wen Yue is the great enemy, and Zhang Bin is difficult to control, so this line cannot be broken slightly." After a pause, he said: "However, with the text about today's situation, the general ruling power of the country, busy and handsome, it is really not appropriate to specialize in this matter anymore." ”

Pei Gai hurriedly asked, "Is my uncle willing to share his nephew's worries?" ”

Pei Wei shook his head: "This kind of conspiracy and secret scheme is not what I am good at......

In fact, he may not be good at it, mainly because he doesn't want to meddle in this mess - Pei Gai had also asked Pei Wei to assist in intelligence work before, but Pei Wei declined. He knows very well in his heart that I am your uncle, and I am a humerus, as long as you don't fall, I will be rich and noble, and there is no need to take more things to seize power. Especially in intelligence work, not to mention the complexity of affairs, once it is done too successfully, it is easy to open up the suspicion of the master - everyone knows everything, and everyone knows the guy, if he has a different heart, how can he control it?

So, I can even help with some of the military power, only this intelligence work, I will never get involved.

Pei Gai saw that Pei Wei refused to agree, so he smiled bitterly and said, "Besides my uncle, who else can I trust?" ”

Pei Wei replied: "There are those who supervise the army, and there are also those who seek foreign enemies; Those who are imprisoned in the army only seek their loyalty, and those who seek foreign enemies seek their own schemes. If you want to count Zhang Bin with Cheng Yao, there are capable people next to Wen Yue, why not use it? ”

Pei Gai frowned and asked, "What my uncle said, is it not the king's tribute?" ”

He also discussed with Pei Wei before, since you refuse to take over the intelligence work, I think Wang Gong is quite suitable, otherwise let him come? However, Pei Wei categorically vetoed it. Pei Wei's reason is also very simple, he said that Wang Gongxi followed Tao Kan, and then followed Hu Zeng behind Tao Kan's back, and sold Hu Zeng, and came to follow you, is this kind of repeated person really credible? If you give him all the intelligence work, and he catches the handle of his colleagues, who knows who it will be used against?

However, today, Pei Wei took the initiative to recommend Wang Gong, and his reason is: There are internal and external intelligence work, and internal intelligence must be handed over to credible people, but external intelligence can be entrusted to people with plans - whether it is trustworthy or not is not as important as the former.

In addition, Pei Wei also said: "Wang Gong is also a poisonous man, and he is used to taking trouble in chaos, so he can't plot Zhang Bin now, if he can make Hebei monarchs and ministers in chaos, it will also be of great benefit to me." ”

So Pei should think about it for a long time, so he summoned Wang Gong, explained the contact process and method between himself and Cheng Yao, and asked him: "Is it possible for Qing to kill Zhang Bin for me?" ”

Wang Gong didn't answer whether he could or couldn't, but just asked, "I don't know how Ming Gong wants to kill him?" ”

Pei should say that you are casual-" If Zhang Bin dies, the slave will have a broken arm, and there is nothing to worry about. And if Qing can make the slave kill Zhang Bin...... "He knew in his heart that it was simply a fantasy, and the possibility was too low-" The hearts of the people of Hebei will inevitably be very bad, and this merit is no less than the destruction of the army and the destruction of the country! ”

Wang Gong immediately arched his hand and said: "Ming Gong knows that people make good use of it, and Gong is very admirable." "The implication: I am familiar with this job, and there is no problem in handing it over to me!

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On the third day of Wang Gong's departure, Pei Gai went to Shangshu Province to work, and received Pei Kai's impeachment note. He showed it to Xun Song and Hua Heng first and asked for their opinions. Hua Heng didn't dare to express his position easily - after all, it was Pei Gai's brother, how could he directly denounce it? And Wei Zhan is related to Pei Cai, so it is difficult to say that Pei Kai is right to impeach...... You have made up your own mind about your own family's affairs, so why do you still come to ask me?

Xun Song's identity is different after all, and he said bluntly: "According to the law, the county guard and the minister of the country are indeed not allowed to cross the border. The matter of Shiping should be determined by Pei Jingshu, he can't be a thief, but he impeached the history of the neighboring country, which is really too much to blame......"

But after a pause, he suggested: "Wen Yue can ask Pei Wenji to see what he says." Hua Heng hurriedly agreed: "What Xun Gong said, what he thinks." ”

This is also the practice of the bureaucratic group, if someone is guilty, as long as he doesn't go too far, how to deal with it, it is better to listen to the opinions of his backstage boss first, so as not to hurt the harmony of the big guys.

So Pei Gai put the music in his sleeve, and after returning home from the next duty, he asked Pei Wei to come over and discuss with him. Pei Wei unfolded Pei Kai's recital, took a brief look at it, and then said with a smile: "Jing Shu has lived in the border for a long time, and he is not very familiar with the laws and regulations of the imperial court, but he has this ......recital" glanced at Pei Gai's expression, and said: "I will reprimand it as a book." ”

The implication is that it is wrong for Pei Kai to do this, but ...... There is no need to punish him, I will write a letter to warn him, they are all my own people, we will solve it internally, and we don't need to use national laws and regulations.

To tell the truth, Pei Gai is quite disgusted by the behavior of this bureaucratic to protect his shortcomings and calm people, but he is not a pure and selfless person, and in the game, it is inconvenient to act too rigidly, which leads to the betrayal of relatives and the separation of relatives - human affection, after all, he can still use it now. Therefore, although he agreed with what Pei Wei said, there was no smile on his face.

Of course, if you want to pretend to smile, it is not difficult for Pei Gai, but Pei Wei is his own person after all, and there is no need to be too fake in front of him.

Pei Wei saw Pei should have this kind of expression, thought about it, and added another sentence: "However, what Jing Shu said is not unreasonable. Now that the society is replaced, that is, Yongzhou is also coarse, and the old system and old rules are just easier to cope with the current situation. Pei Gai nodded, and immediately turned around and instructed Guo Pu, who was sitting down: "Lao Qing wrote a large composition, and the law of suppressing thieves not crossing the border will be abolished for the time being." ”

As Pei Wei said, it is time to work together and unite with the outside world, and we can no longer sweep the snow in front of our own doors, regardless of the frost on the tiles of others. In peacetime, the policy was introduced to prevent the county governor from infringing on the interests of other counties in the name of crossing the border to suppress thieves, and causing unclear lawsuits; Nowadays, the so-called "thieves" are not small-scale criminals, you can sit back and watch the success or failure for the time being, and wait for the commissioner of the imperial court to eliminate them, how can you and me be divided again?

Pei Gai took the opportunity to say: "The old law is mostly from the Han Dynasty, since the Han Dynasty, for more than 100 years, only Cao Wei has added a little addition, and I have not changed anything." However, as the saying goes, 'things change when time changes, and it is appropriate to change the law', dealing with today's situation should really have some gains and losses. Pay attention to Pei Wei: "I also ask my uncle to review the old law for me in detail, and choose those who have doubts, and you and I will discuss them." ”

Pei Wei nodded and agreed-I can take this job, no problem.

Immediately, Pei Gai asked again: "I planned to send troops to attack Kuaicheng after the autumn harvest, and even entered Shangqi, but there was not enough food, so I had to give up." However, Zhang Chun is in Kuaicheng, invading my realm day and night, and he can't sit idly by, otherwise how can the people live in peace, and how can the power of the court exist? What should I do? Please also ask my uncle to teach me. ”