Xue Tao inherited the remnants of his father and ancestors, became the patriarch before he was thirty years old, guarding the family business, he was naturally not a timid and unscrupulous person, and he boasted that he could ride and shoot well, and he was quite eager to make a career in this troubled world. There are three reasons why he refused to go out of Shi Hu Han before:

First, the world is in turmoil, and the slaughter is suddenly rising, who can have the last laugh, at this time, it is unpredictable, before seeing the direction of the wind, he Ya is unwilling to bet easily. Because of the more than 1,000 people of the whole clan, plus nearly 10,000 vassals, slaves and maids, and tenants, all of whom depend on him for survival, if they fall into the trap, they are afraid of affecting the clansmen. If he was alone, maybe he would have fallen to Hu a long time ago, and even if he was defeated, life and death would only affect his own body - is the eldest husband still afraid of death?

Second, Tu Ge dignitaries occupy the Pingyang court, although they are also more popular with the Jin people, after all, his Xue family name is not obvious, and he has no chance to climb to a high position. Don't you look at the people surnamed Liu in the court, there are occasional other surnames, and they also slaughter each and the Huns, even if the six Yi have to rely on their in-laws, they can be crowned marquis and worship generals, but what about the Jin people? The Jin people who are listed as high-quality in Pingyang are just one Fan Long, right? But people are a generation of Confucianism, who can compare with the surname Xue?

By the way, there is also a Wang Zhang, who was a lieutenant - that is Wang Mi's brother, a warlord who divides one side, unless he takes half of Hedong and has tens of thousands of troops, how can he take Wang Zhang as an example?

Third, most of the Jin people in Hedong County are in a wait-and-see state, and there are almost no who dare to pull the flag to resist Hu Shi, but although most of them bow down to the ministers, there are few who make the head of the family or important figures in the clan out of Hu Han. So if he, Xue Tao, dared to take this first step easily, what would the other families think? If he is the target of the public, even if he has the support of Pingyang, he has no confidence to continue to gain a foothold in Hedong.

At that time, the head of a big clan with a psychology like Xue Tao was the norm, and it was not based on any Yixia argument, but it was just that Hu Han was a usurper, and he was afraid that the Jin army would make a comeback, so he refused to rush on the thief ship, and wanted to wait and see for a few more years. Therefore, in the original history, from Hu Han, Former Zhao to Later Zhao, there were not many people who really acted for the tiger, and some of them were probably from poor families - only in the poor families that were difficult to get out under the original system would they expect to change the environment and give a fight. After the fall of Zhao and Murong Xianbei and others entered the Central Plains, because they saw that the north had been a land of Rongyi for a long time, and the Eastern Jin Dynasty in the south did not want to cheer up, these big clans opened the door and officially cooperated with foreign clans.

But this time, Liu Cang directly threatened to exterminate the clan, and Xue Tao was frightened, so he had to lower his noble head. Although after thinking about it, just as the Jin army recovered Henan and Guanzhong and forced the river into battle, it was unlikely that Liu Cang would wield a butcher's knife in Hedong County - wasn't this self-chaotic and attracting the enemy to attack? Even if he wanted to annihilate his Xue clan, it would not be easy. But just when the knife was on his neck, how could Xue Tao calmly and carefully analyze the situation.

Especially Liu Cang's words "Poor gentleman's wife and young son will die without a place to be buried", which really scared Xue Tao. Her step-room was originally Pei's concubine, young and beautiful, more knowledgeable and courteous, and the couple was very affectionate; Love the house and Wu, for the "Xue Qiang" who has just been born, Xue Tao is also a treasure. The butcher knife may not be afraid of swinging at him, but when he thinks that his wife and children may be killed first, the poor little boy can't even call "Daddy", so he will die unmaturely, and Xue Tao's bones will be soft on the spot......

As a result, he was forced to accept the seal of General Qiu Jin and Hou of Fenyin County, and promised to write a book for Liu Cang and summoned Pei Shuo and others to come. But before that, he first told Liu Cang, saying that I went to Fenyin with His Royal Highness, and before I had time to inform my family, the clan must be anxious, and if there is a conflict with the official army because of this, then I will die and cannot redeem it. Liu Cang was also very reasonable, and asked him to write a letter home first to report his safety - of course, the content of the letter, he had to read it a priori.

In the troubled times, people's hearts are cunning, Xue Tao actually played tricks in the letters, but Liu Cang couldn't see it. He deliberately dotted two dots of ink on the corners of the letter, one to indicate that it was indeed his own handwriting, and he was not forced to write the book, and the other was to inform his family not to act rashly.

In his letter, he said, I am very good, but the crown prince himself came to invite me, I was flattered, and I was so excited that I followed without telling my family, and I must have been very worried about the clansmen. Now that I have been awarded the title of General Jin of the Imperial Court and the Marquis of Fenyin County, I want to stay in Fenyin to assist the crown prince, and the affairs of the family will be temporarily handed over to my brother Xue Ning to take care of.

When everyone saw the letter, they were shocked and frightened, but after checking it repeatedly, it was indeed Xue Tao's handwriting, and there was a secret mark on the letter, which could not be forged. After all, the patriarch's life is safe, so as long as we strictly guard the village courtyard and Wubao, I believe that we will not be subjected to the butcher's knife of the Hu people, right?

Only Xue Ning had a little more heart, and resolutely did not allow Pei's mother and son to return to the village, but asked them to remain in Xue Qiangbi.

He ran and whispered to Pei:

"The record in the brother's book only shows that his life is temporarily worry-free, and it is not forced by others to write this book. However, Brother Ah just went to Chang'an a few months ago in person to meet Pei Da Sima, who originally had the intention of attaching to Jin, why did he suddenly receive the title of Hu Ren? It must be forced by the situation and have to do it......

"According to what Brother said in the book, before coming to Zhuang, it was the crown prince of Hu Han who robbed him! So why did Liu Cang come to Hedong? The foolish brother thought about it, and he wanted to wade from Fenyin to disturb Guanzhong, because he was afraid that we would spread the news to Guanzhong, so he kidnapped Brother and forced him to accept the knighthood. Now that the elder brother is in their hands, he has no choice but to accept his name, if he really descends to Hu Han, he will evil Pei Da Sima, if he stops the false surrender, the Hu people are cunning, how do you know that they will not reveal their deeds? In order to be safe, it is better for my sister-in-law and nephew to still stay on this wall. But the foolish brother is here, and he must protect his sister-in-law, mother and son! ”

In fact, Xue Ning secretly had other plans, he said in his heart that his brother would be stained with dust, Pei Dasima originally promised him a high-ranking official, but with this stain, will there be a chance to soar in the future? The Xue family may also be affected by it. Why don't I secretly send someone to Hexi to deliver a letter and plan for the family, this is the plan of the "three holes of the cunning rabbit", and I plan for myself, and I don't know if I may have the opportunity to replace the patriarch of my brother in the future......

However, Liu Cang is in Fenyin, and according to common sense, it must be tightly guarded, and it is quite difficult to cross the Yellow River from here. So Xue Ning immediately summoned a confidant warrior and ordered him to go south quickly, cross the river near Pusaka, and go straight to Dali.

Horses galloped, and they ran more than 100 miles in one day and one night, and finally arrived at the Pusaka Ferry. However, there was a garrison of the Hu army next to the crossing, and it was not like Fenyindu, there were countless internal responses, and it had been stabbed into a sieve by the Xue family. The Xue family wandered around the ferry all day, unable to find a boat to cross privately. In desperation, he had to take advantage of the night to sneak close to the riverbank, intending to cross the river.

But he was about to undress and take off his shoes, when he suddenly heard a whistle, and the fire rose all around, and the sound of arrows breaking through the wind was faintly heard. The man was so frightened that he hurriedly plunged into the water, and then there was a sharp pain in his shoulder, and he was shot by a feather arrow.

The two groups of Hu soldiers came from the north and south, and held torches to shine indiscriminately into the river, and both said: "That guy has been caught by arrows and can't swim, so quickly take the hook and catch it, and see whose family is so bold." Shangguan has an order, and he will be rewarded for getting the spies, and if he reports it, he will destroy his three clans! ”

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Xue Tao was forced to write a book for Liu Cang, and summoned Pei Shuo and others to come and "join the great cause". At the same time, the Hu and Han armies, which had already been in the area of Hushui, also entered Fenyin one after another, ready to cross the river at any time.

A few days later, according to the requirements in Xue Tao's letter, Shihao of the Jin Dynasty in Hedong prepared grain, materials, and even hundreds of thousands of Zhuang Ding, and transported them to Fenyin. But except for Pei Shuo, the other patriarchs did not come to Liu Cang in person, but found all kinds of excuses and ordered their sons and nephews to be representatives.

In fact, when I heard that Pei Shuo refused to let Pei Shuo come at the beginning, everyone said: "Liu Cang summoned the public, there will be no good intentions, and Xue Tao may also ......be imprisoned for him" Pei Shuo waved his hand and said: "Others are just that, since Liu Cang is there in person, so that Xue Tao is invited to make a book, how can I not go in person?" If Liu Cang is evil, the disaster of destroying the door is in front of you; If you don't follow Xue Tao's words, I'm afraid that the Pei and Xue families will also be in trouble. If there is danger here, I deserve it; If I am forced to attach Hu here, it will stop at my body, and I will have a good future, so I can't be stigmatized. ”

When Pei Shuo arrived in the area south of Fenyin, what he saw was not only dozens of tents, but also Liu Cang's golden-domed tent as the center, densely packed, with several miles of camps, showing banners and murderous atmosphere. Pei Shuo reported to the door and entered, Liu Cang was overjoyed, personally sat down and took his hand, and said: "With the help of Pei Gong on this trip, it will be a breakthrough!" ”

Pei Shuo's identity is different from Xue Tao, one is that Pei's world is a high-ranking family, which is not comparable to Xue's, and secondly, Pei Shuo himself was also a county guard in the Jin Dynasty, unlike Xue Tao, who was still white before. Therefore, Liu Cang believes that if it can be said that Pei Shuo will be a member of the ranks, and the bones of a thousand gold and horses, then all surnames in Hedong will continue to pay for it.

Immediately stuffed the prepared book to Pei Shuo, appointed him as a servant, and sealed Wenxi County Marquis. Pei Shuo resigned to old age and resolutely refused to accept it, Liu Canghao said evilly, although his tone was much gentler than when he treated Xue Tao, but in the end he was still angry, and he shouted: "You refuse to accept my name, do you have the heart to commit treason and flee to Jin?" You must know that I kill an old horseman, like slaughtering a chicken and a dog! ”

Pei Shuo's face remained unchanged, but he just arched his hand and said: "Old decay and cheap body, how dare you have His Royal Highness Lao, and the old decay can die by himself." As he spoke, he bowed down and slammed into the sharp blade of the halberd held by the guard next to him.

Liu Cang hurriedly drank the order to stop him, and then asked: "You don't hesitate to die, aren't you afraid that I will step on Ruzhuang, cut down Pei Bai, and kill all the clans, regardless of the old, weak, women and children?!" ”

Pei Shuo was firmly held down by Hu Bing and couldn't move, so he had to shake his head and replied expressionlessly: "The old decay is not the head of the Pei family, and he is temporarily in his place, just to protect the clansmen, and he has no prestige." If there is a person in the clan who is willing to become a leader, the old decay will not hinder him; If you don't want it, you won't force it. Children and grandchildren have their own lives of children and grandchildren, life and death, blessings and misfortunes, only they recruit themselves, old decay can protect them for a while, can they still protect them for a lifetime? And my Pei clan has a lot of branches, scattered in all directions, even Sima Lun can't kill them all back then, His Royal Highness wants to have my surname, I'm afraid it's not easy. ”

Liu Cang had no choice but to order Pei Shuo to be temporarily detained.

Then he turned his head and said to Xue Tao, who was full of shame: "I am very happy, and the army is about to march westward, so it is inconvenient to attack." Dong Ting is close to ......"

Xue Tao was shocked, and hurriedly bowed his head and said: "I, Xue, am not guilty - that old puppet disobeys His Royal Highness, it must not be the fault of the grass people......"

Liu Cang said with a smile: "Qing has now been knighted by the imperial court, how can he still call himself a 'grass people'?" I have no other intentions, the army has gathered, tomorrow will cross the river, since General Xue lives here, must be quite familiar with the hydrology of the river, but want to use the general as a guide to help our army cross. ”

Xue Tao pushed back and said, "Your Highness misunderstands the grass...... The last general, although the last general lives here, he only knows how to protect the township, and he really doesn't know hydrology. ”

Liu Cang said: "But who among the nobles often crosses the river and goes to Guanzhong? You can summon him and walk with the general. ”

Xue Tao defended: "Guanzhong is an enemy country, how can anyone in the last general clan dare to offend the ban and cross the river?" Your Highness ......"

Liu Cang suddenly snorted, and said dumbfoundedly: "Hugh has to quibble, I don't believe you and the Guanzhong Jin people, and you have never been reluctant!" Ru Xue's family is just a legacy of the old Shu, moved to Hedong, and is not the surname of the eunuch, if you don't have the same name as the Jin people, how can Pei have the name of the Ru family in the "Surname Chronicle"? ! ”

Xue Tao was shocked when he heard this, he really couldn't say anything, so he could only kowtow again and again, begging for mercy.

Liu Cang raised his left hand, pressed it on Xue Tao's shoulder, and his tone softened slightly, saying: "General Xue, your family was originally from Emperor Zhaolie, and was a pure minister of the Han Dynasty. ”

Xue Tao said continuously: "The last general will not dare to ......"

Liu Cang said: "Or the general has a grudge against me, before it was all the songs with the Jin people, whether it is or not, the past is over, I am not guilty." The general should continue the virtue of the ancestors, still assist the emperor and Han, achieve meritorious deeds, and wait for the lonely to sweep the Jin captives, and have his own high position to reward the general. Today, please ask the general to take the lead for me, guide my army to cross the big river, break the Jin base, and chase the Jin Kou. If you can reach Hexi smoothly, the general will make the first contribution to this campaign! If not......"

Immediately sneered: "Presumably, the general is shameless and still sees Yu Lonely, right?" Don't worry, the general's widow is orphaned, I will take it to Pingyang and take care of it. He also deliberately added the word "caressing".

Xue Tao was helpless - since the most critical bone had been soft, it would not be easy to harden it - so he had to accept Liu Can's order to open the ferry of the Jin people in Hexi for him to guard the fort.

So Liu Cang summoned the generals and said loudly: "Tomorrow the fourth watch will make rice, the fifth watch will gather, and we will cross the river on weekdays." General Xue took the lead by boat, waiting to take the Jin base, and ten thousand boats fought for the crossing, straight to Xiayang! If Xia Yang goes down, he enterprises in Haoyang, tramples on the land of Jin, destroys its barriers, and captivates its peasants, even if he can't settle Guanzhong in one fell swoop, he must also make Pei Cai poor to deal with. If I can stabilize my army in Hexi, it will not take me three years to destroy the Jin...... Guanzhong military situation! ”

(The end of Volume VII "Ten Thousand Horses and Wild Horses")

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