Although Xi Jian Xi Daohui has a prominent family background and is well-known in the history of the classics, he has long been famous, but his official character is not very high. He was originally a subordinate of Sima Lun, the king of Zhao, and later saw that Sima Lun had the intention of usurping, so he resigned from illness and escaped the catastrophe; When Emperor Hui was reinstated, Xi Jian was the Sikong Liu Zhao to join the military, and later transferred to the crown prince Zhongshe and Zhongshu Shilang. Among the various positions he has experienced, he is the highest in the middle school, but he is only a five-grade one, and he is not equal to Bian's county guard.

Pei should be different, he started as a fifth-grade, and then transferred to the free-riding attendant, which is the third rank, even if he is counted as the leader of the state assassin history with the lowest title in all his current titles, it is also the fourth rank, which is one head taller than Xi Daohui. Others may also have to look up to Xi Jian's family, Pei should not have to, then no matter the name and rank, they are higher than Xi Jian, and they adopted his wife and children, and they are truly recreated. It stands to reason that Xi Jian should take the initiative to visit Pei and his wife, and now Mrs. Pei wants to set up a banquet to invite her, this person is too favorable.

Mrs. Pei is a female streamer, what qualifications does she have to entertain Xi Jian? It's just because her husband went out and acted as the head of the family, and this favor had to be counted on Pei Gai's head.

It is to thank Xi Jianlian, Mrs. Xi also said: "My mother and son are in Huaiyin, and they have to be taken care of by Pei Yuanjun, and there is a banquet tonight, and Mrs. Pei has also posted an invitation to this kindness, and it is difficult for my wife to repay it, and my husband should be engraved in my heart, and I will forget it all the time." ”

So that night, the Xi couple led Xi Mai and Zhou Yi to Pei's mansion for a banquet. Xun Guanniang naturally sat on the chairman, the four members of the Xi family sat in the guest seat, and the Bian family was accompanied by four people, Bian and his wife, as well as their two sons who were not yet crowned: Bian and Bian Xu.

After a pleasant greeting first, Bian introduced his nephew and nephew to the master's family: "Although the second son is young, he is capable, if it wasn't for the second son in the past, I am afraid it will be difficult for me to get out of the tiger's mouth......"

On the same day, Yishan was defeated, Xi Jian was captured by An, Xi Mai and Zhou Yi escaped by luck, but these two boys did not chase the large army led by Mrs. Xi, but hid their tracks, far behind the Hu army, and crossed the Yellow River all the way north. Later, Shi Le attacked Santai Nanke, continued to go north, occupied Handan and Xiangguo, and the two boys ran to Liu Yan to cry and ask Liu Yan to save Xi Jian, so Shi Le sought to live in harmony with Liu Yan, and Liu Yan put forward the condition, saying that unless you send Xi Daohui to me first......

It can be said that Xi Jian's life was saved by Xi Mai and Zhou Yi, otherwise, with his resolute refusal to surrender to Hu, sooner or later he would have anointed Shi Le's butcher's knife.

Xun Guanniang and Bian all praised a few times, and then asked about Hebei. Xi Jian put Shi Le attacking Santai, Liu Yan was defeated, and fled to Shao Xu, and after making a statement, Xun Guanniang said: "The concubine has something unclear, I don't know if I should ask?" Xi Jian said Mrs. Pei, please ask, Xun Guanniang pretended to hesitate, and finally asked: "Wen'erfu once sent a letter to General Liu, saying that Shile is not credible, you should be careful of Xiangguo, I don't know why General Liu didn't listen?" ”

Xi Jian sighed lightly and explained: "Pei Gongdong is the first to take the lead, and I have also persuaded General Liu not to trust the slaves, but General Liu is also loyal and kind, thinking that since he has an oath, he will not break the contract." And when he heard that King Langya ordered Xu and Yan Ermu to go on a northern expedition, General Liu wanted to take Ji County in the south, thinking that it would echo, so he neglected the defense of the northern line......"

Xun Guanniang smiled: "The concubine is a woman, and she doesn't know about national affairs, but she also heard her husband talk about it...... If General Liu does not ally with Shi Le, I am afraid that Gong Xi will not be able to return, but no matter what this matter is, Shi Le's own enemy country can also make peace with him? Is General Liu loyal and kind? If you don't want the animal Shile to be a dog, so that the north will attack the king Youzhou, but he is not a dog, but he is actually a vicious wolf, and he will be counterattacked......"

When Xi Jian heard this, his face couldn't help but show a slight embarrassment, so he had to say perfunctorily: "The thief is powerful and difficult to resist, so he has to temporarily envelop his ears, how can General Liu have any other intentions......

"It's a pity," Xun Guanniang sighed, "When Shi Le first arrived in Xiangguo, the soldiers and horses were tired, and the grain was insufficient. The second and third sons each had their own selfish intentions, so they made the enemy sit big! This son-in-law often sighs with his teeth, if I am the secretary of the Jin Dynasty and all the officials are of one mind, why is it in today's situation? ”

Xi Jian also wanted to help Liu Yan wash the floor, but it was Wang Jun's fault...... But Xun Guanniang put her husband's words out, and he always refutes them in person, and it is difficult to speak for a while. Bian next to him saw that the atmosphere was a little embarrassing, and hurriedly picked up the wine cup to play the round, and changed the topic: "Regardless of the past for the time being, what is the situation in Hebei today, I hope that Gong Xi will teach me." ”

Xi Jian sighed and said that the situation is not optimistic, "General Shao's department is 20,000 or 30,000, and General Liu's remaining 120,000 is enough to hold on to the time, but it is a pity that after the soldiers, the people are displaced, the fields are barren, and the grain harvested this autumn is tired, I am afraid that it will be sad to be midsummer next year...... "I am about to bring it up, I know that Xuzhou can't send troops now, and I can't save Shao and Liu, so can I borrow some food to deal with the emergency?"

But as soon as he paused slightly, Xun Guanniang immediately interjected: "There is no danger to defend when you are tired, if Shile raises a large army again, what should I do?" Why not advise the two generals Liu and Shao to cross the Yellow River in the south and settle in the land of Qing and Yan, then follow the river as the guard, and the plan can be perfect. ”

Xi Jianxin said that he couldn't imagine it, this Pei Menxun clan was young and knew a lot of things, and immediately replied: "Although Cao Wei promised to return to Jin, he still regards Qingzhou as his forbidden body, and I am afraid that I will not be allowed to go south." As for Yanzhou...... You must first ask the ancestral envoy. However, General Shao was originally sent by Wang Youzhou, and it is expected that he will not abandon the defensive land and leave the migration; General Liu also did not forget to recover the lost land, and if he crossed the river in the south, it would be purely on the defensive, not what he wanted. ”

Xun Guanniang smiled: "Today's son is cramped in a corner of Guanzhong, the lord is worried about the humiliation of the ministers, and those who are Jin people, shouldn't they send a lot of money to the king's army to aid Chang'an?" If you can break Hulu, restore the old capital, return the Son of Heaven, and settle the Central Plains, the thieves will not be counted, and Hebei will lose its land, and sooner or later it will be calmed unless General Liu takes Linzhang as his own property, which should not be owned by the imperial court. If you want to attack, why not cross the river to the west? The son-in-law and Zu Yuzhou are fighting in Henan, and if General Liu comes to the rescue, it will not be difficult to break the Hu. ”

Xi Jian groaned slightly, and then smiled bitterly: "The defeated soldiers, their qi is depressed, and the food is insufficient, I am afraid they can't use ......"

Xun Guanniang said: "If the defeated army can't win, its spirit will never be lifted, why not go to the west and Xu and Yu's soldiers, and go to fight a few victories first?" As for the grain, I Xu Fang's grain and straw are exclusively for the Northern Expedition, and if General Liu is also willing to send troops to Henan, he should supply one or two. ”

Xi Jianxin said, I don't want to borrow grain, your conditions are very clear, unless you participate in the Northern Expedition of Xu and Henan, you will be willing to give us food...... But now that Liu Yan's soldiers and horses are broken, if he goes to Henan, he will be annexed by Pei Gai or Zu Li, even if he doesn't care, Liu Shiren will definitely not do it! had to say perfunctorily: "As Jian said, General Shao has the responsibility of defending the territory and refuses to cross south, and General Liu is tired of it, and he can't abandon General Shao and don't go." ”

Xun Guanniang asked with a smile: "Regardless of General Liu, what are the plans of Duke Xi?" ”

Xi Jian "chuckled" in his heart, and couldn't help but turn his head and glance at Bian. He understood that Mrs. Pei had the intention of soliciting, but he didn't believe that a woman in a boudoir could have such insight, and although Pei Gai had also revealed similar intentions in the letters, after all, he was in Henan, and he didn't know that he might not be able to give his wife a trick This is all Bian's meaning, but considering that he is not good enough, it is inconvenient to speak, so let Mrs. Pei say?

Bian naturally followed Xun Guanniang through a voice, so when he saw Xi Jian set his eyes on him, he took the opportunity to ask: "I don't know if Gong Xi came to Xu this time, except for the provincial relatives, does he have any other intentions?" ”

Xi Jianxin said that I didn't come to save my relatives, but to pick up people, as for other intentions, of course there is, I want to borrow food, but you just blocked my words back by a few words, right? I had to reply: "I want to go south under false pretenses, enter the king of Langya, and ask soldiers to rescue you." ”

Xun Guanniang pouted: "Although the king of Langya supervises both Chinese and foreign military, but under the order of the Northern Expedition, you are not willing to obey your orders, even so, how can you rescue the remnants of You, and He?" In addition, the soldiers of Xuzhou are all in Henan, and there is no way to go north, if the troops from Jiangdong pass through Xuzhou and go north...... If there are soldiers in Jiangdong, they can go up the river and go out to Luo, thousands of miles west than my Xuzhou, and I don't know how close it is. Ran Xu and Yu Ermu fought in Henan, but Jiangdong Africa did not have a single soldier to go north, and did not feed rice! Then this time Gong Xi went south to Jiankang, I'm afraid he will return empty-handed......"

Speaking of this, she suddenly paused, as if she remembered something, pretended to be young and didn't cover her mouth, and asked directly: "Could it be that Xi Gongshi wants to escape Hu Zhen and take refuge in Jiangdong?" ”

When Xi Jian heard this, he couldn't help but feel a wave of anger rising from his chest, and said without thinking: "Madame is too underestimated by Xi. If Xi is willing to abandon the Central Plains and flee to the south of the Yangtze River, he can leave during the Yongjia period, why bother to search and rescue the homeless, protect the mountains, and even be captured by the thieves? ! ”

Mrs. Xi secretly stretched out her hand and stabbed her husband, that means, don't be angry, the Pei family is kind to us, even if they are not polite and have any misunderstandings about you, you should also defend them with a pleasant face, don't tear your face.

Xun Guanniang didn't care, just smiled, and picked up the wine cup: "The woman is ignorant, but with the heart of a villain, she is the belly of the prince of Xi, and hereby toast to make amends for the crime of Gong Xi, don't blame." Waiting until Xi Jian's expression was slightly soothed, and she also took a sip of wine, she continued to ask: "In this way, Xi Gongshi is the same as his son-in-law, grandfather, and Bian Gong, and they all have the ambition to recover, and they refuse to avoid the chaos and go far away, and sit and watch the Central Plains overturn and the Shejiling Tomb replaced?" ”

Xi Jian stretched out his hand and pointed to the air: "Xi Mou's ambition can be learned every day!" ”

"In this case, why doesn't Gong Xi stay in Huaiyin and help his son-in-law to settle the society?" Xun Guanniang slightly let Bian slightly, "Today's Northern Expedition grain straw is mostly supplied by my Xu Fang, and it is not easy to win grain for thousands of miles, as Xi Gong saw, the snow above Huai is even more difficult." Although Bian Gong has Xiao and Zhang Zhicai, he is not three heads and six arms, Mrs. Bian said to me, her husband sleeps for two hours a day, and he can't sleep well, his clothes belt is gradually widening, and people are haggard. If Gong Xi helps him, Gong Bian will not be overworked, and his son-in-law can rest assured on the front line. ”

Xi Jianxin said that you finally met with the poor dagger, and said it, and hurriedly excused himself: "I thank Pei Gong and Xi Jun for their love......" Don't mention Xun Guanniang, because "Mrs. Love" How awkward it sounds" Ran Xi was blessed by General Liu's life, and he couldn't bear to carry it. ”

Xun Guanniang said: "General Liu's rescue of Duke Xi, private kindness, please Duke Xi to stay with Xu to help, official affairs, how can it be generalized?" Now General Liu is curled up and tired of the times, even if he is assisted by the Duke of Xi, it is only a few cities temporarily; If you are a husband, there is a book before, the army destroyed the puppet emperor's grandson Liu, Dingxingyang, broken Chenggao, has entered Henan, and will join forces with the Yuzhou army to attack the puppet country Liu Cang. If Liu Cang is broken and the main force of the Hu army is lost, it will be able to retire to Hedong and Hanoi, but it will also be inferior to Henan and Hongnong, and the south of the Yellow River can be restored to the territory of our Jin. Then it is not difficult to move westward to save the Son of Heaven and return to his hometown. When the world was overturned and the society was rebuilt, did Gong Xi be alone in the shackles of his personal kindness, trapped in a corner of Hebei, or went back and forth to Jiankang without benefit, and refused to lend a hand to help? ”

Xi Jian instinctively felt that this woman's words were very sharp, not like she was endorsing! He had no choice but to change the topic: "The Northern Expedition, the Battle of Henan, what is the current situation?" Seeing that the news is blocked, I really don't know that I still hope that Bian Jun will teach me. ”

Xun Guanniang felt that her swift fist actually hit the silk cotton, and she let the other party unload her strength lightly. But this can't be imagined, since people ask about the war, you can't help but answer, let alone stop Bian from explaining. Finally, after Bian introduced the relevant situation to Xi Jian, Xun Guanniang planned to pull the conversation back, but Xi Jian poured a sip of wine and said loudly: "Zhuang, Pei Gong and Zugong's Northern Expedition, Xi Mou hates not to be among the two princes and participate in the ...... in person."

Xun Guanniang listened to the meaning of his words, and just felt that there was a door, who would have thought that Xi Jian would suddenly sit down, and the wine cup overturned, spilling a piece of dripping on his clothes. Mrs. Xi hurriedly supported him, then turned her head to apologize to Xun Guanniang and said, "My husband is drunk and can't drink anymore...... I think it's far away and tired. In order not to lose the ceremony, please allow me to retire for the time being, and wait until tomorrow to thank you for the banquet. ”

The four members of the Xi family fled from the table like this, Xun Guanniang was so angry that she wanted to kick a few sons I will reason with you, you actually played tricks with me Just considering that the Bian family and his wife are still there, so he forced himself to press the anger in his chest. She asked Bian, "Can't you drink Xi Gongguo?" ”

Bian smiled bitterly: "'Yanzhou Fangbo', and the cloud can't drink, who believes it?" ”

At the end of the Western Jin Dynasty, there were eight Yanzhou celebrities, because Ren Da was addicted to alcohol, so they were called "eight uncles" by the state people, namely: Chen Liuruan Fang for Hongbo, Gaoping Xijian for Fang Bo, Taishan Hu Wufu for Dabo, Jiyin Bian Ju for the judge, Chen Liucai Mo for Langbo, Chen Liuruan Fu for the birth of the uncle, Gaoping Liu Sui for the uncle, Xintai Yangman for the uncle.

So having said that, how can the dignified "Yanzhou Fangbo" Xi Daohui not be good at drinking?

Xun Guanniang became even more angry when she heard this, so she waited for the Bian couple to take the opportunity to leave, she smashed something to relieve her anger. But after waiting for a while, I didn't listen to Bian's movement, so I turned my face to take a look, and saw Bian Wangzhi with his head down, his hand twisting his beard, and he was muttering there.

"What do you think about Gong Bian?"