Chapter 47: Shaking Lips and Tongues
Liang Fen had the intention of staying out of the matter and completely clearing it up, Li Rong was slightly angry when he saw this.
But he thought about it again, he had followed Liang Fen for many years, and he was still a kind person after all, so once he went wrong, Liang Fen would probably reach out to save him. But if Liang Fen is really trapped, then he will have no way to retreat, and he will only die. I couldn't help but feel a little nervous, but I still leaned over and said, "If it doesn't work, it won't involve Situ; If it is done, I hope that Situ will do what I promised. ”
I'm going to give Li Jie now, maybe there are other people, if the matter is done, you have to help Yucheng, you can't go up to the room to draw the ladder, you don't know.
Liang Fen nodded: "I am Su Xinqing, Qing can be self-dictatorated, if it is done, it is not allowed." ”
Of course, Liang Fen can't do nothing, and some levels of things must be put on his own hands. So early the next morning, he went to Shangshutai to act according to the plan, and saw that Suo had already arrived, and was in charge of the official document at the desk, and saw Liang Fen quickly got up and saluted, and yesterday was angry and left, as if it had never happened at all.
It's just that Liang Fen knows that Suo Juxiu is only respectful on the surface, but in fact, he doesn't take himself in his eyes at all. There is no way, in the troubled times, only strength, he does not have a single soldier, the family and even the clansmen add up to less than a hundred, even if Chang'an City is a weak soldier, it is impossible to fight with Suo, the other party can get by on the surface, even if it is very good.
The key is that Liang Fen thinks that he has to rely on himself for the affairs of the court and the coordination of civil affairs, but the problem is that there are only three or two kittens in the court now, and he is not satisfied at all, just like the third prince, he is the only one who can have many affairs in Chang'an? As for civil affairs...... It is difficult for the edict to leave Chang'an, and the ratio of soldiers and civilians in Chang'an City exceeds five to one, so what can be managed?
The reason why he pinned his hopes on Pei and Zu was also for this reason. Pei and Zu have the ability to fight and the will to recover, so once they are in power, they can at least make all the counties and states in Yongzhou obey the orders of the imperial court.
To tell the truth, now, Situ can only manage the etiquette of the court, the problem is that the country is so ruined, how can there be any opportunity and mood to display the ceremony? Therefore, before Pei should have sacrificed Chang'an, Liang Fen would be so attentive, and discussed with Xun Song and others for several days, and made a ceremony that should have been a grand sacrifice of prisoners, and the old man was really idle when he came out!
Pressing down on all the dissatisfaction in his heart for the time being, Liang Fen returned the salute to Suo, and then said: "Yesterday's discussion, since the general has a plan, Liang will do everything. ”
Suo frowned slightly: "What did you discuss yesterday?" ”
Liang Fenxin said that you belong to a goldfish, seven minutes of memory, so quickly forget? "The matter of taking away the general of the robe and riding the car of Ko Zhongke and regranting Pei Wenyue ......"
Suo smiled and said this, turned around, and took out a scroll of silk from the bookcase, "I have made Shangshu prepare an edict, which can be printed and printed immediately." ”
Liang Fen was secretly angry in his heart, but on the surface, he smiled lightly: "The general is loyal and diligent in state affairs, Liang admires, but ......" The words changed: "Last night, Xun Jingyou came to worship me, to Pei Wenyue's meaning, if you get the car and ride the general, dare to invite you to Beijing to thank you." Is he allowed to come? ”
Suo Wenyan was taken aback: "Although Liu Yao retreated, the second county was in the beginning, how could Pei Wenyue leave Feng Yi?" Don't let it be included in Chang'an! "I'm afraid that he will come back, so I would rather give him a high position, he is now as famous as the sky, if he returns to Beijing to try to seize power, how can it be good?
I wanted to hand the edict in my hand to Liang Fen, but then I retracted it again.
Liang Fen pointed at Suo's hand: "General, don't change the order overnight." If Pei Wenyue is not given a high position now, I am afraid that he will resentful the court; And if he is given the number of riding the general, how can he be prevented from entering Beijing to see His Majesty? "Liu Yao has already retreated, and the second county has been restored, Pei should insist that there is no problem in the north, and he wants to come back to thank the Son of Heaven, so it is reasonable, how can you obstruct it?
Immediately glancing at Suo's expression, Liang Fen said slowly: "I still have one more matter, I want to ask the general to give permission." ”
Suo Xin said that the preface is not finished, and I haven't decided whether to send out the edict yet, why are you making trouble with it? I couldn't help but ask, "What's the matter?" ”
"This time the thief, Zu Shizhi also sent the general to help, and he contributed a lot. Foolishness can summon Zu into Beijing to reward him for his work, what does the general think? ”
Suo frowned and glanced at Liang Fen obliquely: "What does Situ Gong mean by this?" "Are you afraid that Pei Gai's reputation is not high enough, his power is not big enough, and he will not be able to seize power when he returns to Chang'an, so do you want Zu Ti to come over and increase his momentum?
Liang Fen smiled slightly, and replied slowly: "Previously, Pei and Zu returned to Henan, cleaned the mountains and mausoleums, and made great contributions. And Pei Wenyue entered Chang'an and was awarded the prominent position, but Zu Shizhi had to be assassinated in Sizhou. Although Pei Wenyue Qinghua family is not comparable to the ancestral family, but today's funeral, when the righteous people are protecting the country and the martyrs are fighting bravely, they cannot be superior to each other based on their family background. I intend not to let the ancestors meet and confer official titles on them, but I am afraid that the two monarchs will have the same hatred and will be disrespectful, which will be unfavorable to the country! ”
Liang Fen's words were very artistic, he knew what selfishness Suo had, but it was inconvenient to point it out in person, so he pretended to be pure and planned for the country. "I'm afraid that the two gentlemen originally had the same hatred and were angry", in fact, it means that the two must have already had a disagreement, and they can no longer be regarded as a family because Pei should be promoted to the rank of Shizhong and Yitong for several months, but Zu Ti has not even been awarded the heavy number of generals, if he still has no ideas in his heart, he will wait for the future to be disrespectful, then Zu Shizhi's nerves are too dull, right?
After all, Suo has been in power for several years, and after a long time of infiltration into this kind of twisted and turnful political rhetoric among bureaucrats, he can naturally feel some doorways, and when he heard what Liang Fen said, he was first confused, and then after thinking about it carefully, he suddenly realized. It turns out that Liang Fen suggested that Zu Ti enter Beijing, not to increase Pei Gai's momentum, but on the contrary, to balance Pei Gai! In this way, I insisted on not giving General Zu Tijia a heavy name before, and took precautions, but in fact, my plan is also very far-reaching......
Since we can't stop Pei from returning to Chang'an, let Zu Ti go to the ring with him, and we can sit back and reap his benefits and secure his position. Also, if Pei should be on the throne, I have to stand aside, and Liang Fen may not be able to leave anything good, the big guys are all from Kansai, and they should help each other.
So he bowed his head slightly, and handed over the edict in his hand: "Liang Gong is also admired for seeking the country." ”
Liang Fen took the edict, secretly happy in his heart, just used the seal, ordered someone to send it out, and suddenly a secret report came from the north, saying: Koji Yun sent troops to aid Dali, but it was taken by Pei Gai! Suo was taken aback: "Pei Wenyue is so bold? Or did he already expect that he would give up on Koyoon completely, so he couldn't do it first? couldn't help but glance at Liang Fen, and said in his heart that you wouldn't have discussed it in advance...... No, you have to be vigilant!
Liang Fen was naturally shocked, but what he thought in his heart was: Pei should be ready to make a move on Lu Yun, and then it's up to me...... It's up to Li Zhongsi...... Will he be able to accomplish the mission I have delivered? A heart immediately rose to his throat.
Pulling it back, Lu Yun has no authority, and he uses villains such as Wu Pi and Wang Yin, so the entire military system under his command is like a giant with feet of clay, running extremely slowly. He ordered Chang and Wu Pi to raise 5,000 soldiers and horses that day, pretending to go to aid Dali, but it took seven days to prepare alone; Soon after the team left Wannian City, there was another mutiny because of the salary, resulting in only more than 200 miles between Wannian and Dali, and they walked for eight days......
This is also the reason why Chang doesn't know how to use troops at all, he asked Wu Pi on the way, saying that my army is so slow, how can I pretend to support Dali? When he saw Pei Gong, if he asked, how should he reply? Wu Pi pretended to smile calmly: "I have my own words to be right, don't worry, general." ”
As a result, when they arrived in Dali, not only was Pei Gai going north to recover Yang, Xiayang, Liangshan and other counties, and they were all about to return, but the letter that Lu Yun had planned to send a few days behind had already been put into the city. Pei Wei, who stayed behind, asked the Koji army to temporarily camp on the south bank of Beiluoshui, and the two generals came into the city to wait for Pei Gai.
Pei Wei set up a banquet to entertain the two, Wu Pi asked him about the situation in the city, as well as Pei Gai's thoughts, Pei Wei said that although the battle was won, it was just a fluke, and now the soldiers urgently need to recuperate and rectify, and when Pei Gong comes back, it is time to focus on the civil affairs of the two counties. ”
Wu Pi made up his mind about this, and decided that Pei should fight the war, and he had no strength or willingness to ask Master Lu Yunxing for his guilt. He said in his heart that this opportunity is just right, he can persuade Pei and Koji to get together and fight Suo together. He has always been a good wine, and he was drunk at the banquet that day, and went back to lie down peacefully, just waiting for Pei to come back so that he could not lose his tongue.
When Pei Gai returned, Pei Wei caught it and said that 5,000 people from the Koji army came to help. Pei Gai asked him, "What should I do?" Pei Wei smiled: "If you don't take it, you will be blamed." Pei Gai also smiled: "I have already planned on the way, and it just started from here." ”
After he entered the city, he ordered Lu He and Xiong Yizhi to lead their troops to surround the koji regiments in the suburbs, and all of them were disarmed with just one sentence: "Don't you hear that 'there is a bear in Xuzhou, and you dare not overtake it; There is a land in Xuzhou, and the army will be overthrown'? "Naturally, everyone is frightened, and they all bow down and beg for mercy. The news was tightly blocked, and Lichang and Wu Pi were still unaware of it in Dali City.
Pei should have hung them first, and under the pretext of being busy at the beginning of his return, he sorted out the documents of the moving department and Yan by himself, and refused to summon them for five consecutive days. Wu Pi was still a little worried at first, but then Pei Wei sent someone to bring good wine, and he indulged in the wine country all day long, ignoring everything. Lu Chang was so anxious that he couldn't come up with any good ideas at all, so Wu Pi comforted him: "I want to keep our army and help him to keep Hu, why bother?" Come on, please drink. ”
Five days later, Beigong Chun and Guo Mo recovered Beidi County and returned, and after Pei Gai inquired in detail about the war, he sent Yin Qiao to Chang'an, ordering Beigong Chun and Wang Gong to follow secretly, and so on. When everything was arranged, then Shengya summoned Koji and Wu.
The two signed up and entered, and when they came to the hall, they saw Pei Gai sitting on the top with a look of dismay. The two of them were a little flustered, and hurriedly bowed to each other, and Pei Cai asked, "Why did Qing and the others come from?" ”
Lu Chang replied tremblingly: "Specially, specially on the order of the Governor of the Great Capital, came to reinforce Dali ......" Wu Pi added: "I came at the invitation of Pei Gong." ”
Pei Gai sneered: "Liu Yao has already been broken by me, Dali is solid, why bother with reinforcements?" Didn't he receive my report of success? ”
Ko Chang glanced at Wu Pi, which means: I'm stupid, let's talk about it. Wu Pi immediately arched his hand upwards: "Pei Gong Rongyu, when we led the troops to leave for ten thousand years, we really haven't received Pei Gongjie's report, and halfway through, I have heard about it." It is a text to report to the Metropolitan Governor, and the Metropolitan Governor Yun has been out of the division, and he must not return before he arrives, just as virtue does not end, so he came to Dali before and met Pei Gong. ”
You see, we did come to help, and there was a reason for the delay on the way, that is, to send someone back to Koji Yun first, ask if we want to turn back the same way, and then continue on the road after receiving Koji Yun's new instructions.
Wu Pi has been planning these words for a long time, thinking that he will not leak, who would think that Pei should sneer again: "I destroyed Liu Yao by myself, and came to you and others, half a month, that is, I exchanged documents with Koji Gong halfway, and it should not be so late!" Could it be that between you and the Duke of Koji, there have been four or five times of asking for orders and replying? ! Without waiting for Wu Pi to explain again, he immediately turned his head and asked You Yao: "What is the crime of delaying the military march or even missing the deadline?" ”
The wanderer replied expressionlessly: "If you miss the deadline, you should be killed." ”
Pei Cai immediately slapped the table: "Push it out, cut it off!" ”
The two of them were shocked when they heard this, and Ko Chang's legs immediately weakened, and he couldn't help but fall to the ground; Wu Pi pulled his neck and shouted: "We are subordinates of the Duke of Koji, and Duke Pei must not practice military law without permission!" I still have a word, and I would like to ask Pei Gong to ......"
Pei Cai interrupted him and said honestly and unceremoniously: "I have temperance in my hand, how can you be like a human being, who can't practice military law?!" ”
You can be executed in accordance with military law without having to report to the court, but it is not possible to kill anyone, and it must be below a certain level. However, Wu Piguan is only a seven-grade official, just a staff member of Ko Yun; Although Koji Chang used to be the Taishou of the Northland, he lost his land and fled, and he went to rely on Koji Yun, and now he can also be treated as a white body. Therefore, Pei should say, what grade are you, why can't I kill them?
Without saying anything, he pushed the two of them out. Lu Chang was so frightened that he complained to Wu Pi and said, "Where is Qing's so-called three-inch tongue? Wu Pi said with tears: "If he doesn't make me puff out my lips and shake my tongue, how can I say it?" He shouted at the top of his voice to spare his life, but no one paid any attention to him.
But in the end, he just beheaded Wu Pi. Pei Wei said to Pei Gai: "Wu Pi, Wang Yin, scoundrels and murderers, greedy for bribes and power, there are many people in Guanzhong who hate this generation, and it doesn't hurt to kill them." However, Koji Chang is finally the same clan as the general of Koji, and it is still useful to stay there, so please forgive his life temporarily. So after watching the scene of Wu Pi's head falling to the ground, he lifted Ko Chang, whose pants were already wet, back and temporarily detained.
Immediately, Pei Gai wrote to Lu Yun, saying that Lu Chang and Wu Pi came to the aid of Dali on the orders of Your Excellency, but the army was slow to march, and the deadline came, and I was the heart of the army, so I arrested Lu Chang in accordance with the military law and beheaded Wu Pi. Koji is fair. "Connected with Wu Pi's head, send it to ten thousand years together.