"What kind of person is Li Yuan, the son of the Tang Dynasty?" After listening to Wang Deren's stumbling retelling, Pei Lin couldn't help but have a wry smile on his face. [！！！！ ]

"The end, the end will be incompetent, please, please blame, punish!" Wang Deren tried to look at Pei Lian's face, trying to find some signs of anger or disappointment from his smile. However, he couldn't show any other hints at all except helplessness.

"Okay, you've worked hard all the way, go down and rest!" Pei Lin smiled and shook his head, then waved his hand and ordered Wang Deren to retreat.

"The end, the last general ......" Wang Deren glanced at Pei Lin astringently, and then walked backwards, "The last general obeys the order!" ”

Seeing his sincere and frightened look, Pei Lin couldn't help but smile bitterly again. After laughing enough, he sighed and said in a low voice: "You have done a good job, I will ask for credit for you in the recital to Your Majesty, and you don't have to worry about the rest." The old man will arrange it! ”

"Yes!" Wang Deren finally breathed a sigh of relief and wiped his sweat and walked away. The first thing after returning to Datang was to let yourself mess up. How can you mess up the days after that? But you can't blame yourself for not having the ability, Cheng Mingzhen's kid is a famous nine-headed Jiao, if you want to take advantage of him, can it be so easy?

Looking at his stumbling figure, Chen Liangcheng couldn't help but sneer slightly, "What's it, it's just mud that can't support the wall!" ”

"Shiro's words are wrong!" Pei Lian's thoughts were immediately interrupted by Chen Liangcheng, he shook his head, and shouted the other party's nickname to correct, "Muddy also has a use for mud." Since ancient times, those who have been generals must know how to use people's strengths and avoid people's shortcomings. If you blindly criticize and seek perfection, it will make your subordinates alienated! ”

"Uncle Shi's lesson is extremely good, the kid is reckless!" Chen Liangcheng was taught in a positive way, and bowed deeply to Pei Lian.

"No need to be so polite. You don't have much experience, so you don't know this. The old man is free during this time, so he can tell you slowly. Pei Lin raised his hand and motioned for Chen Liangcheng to sit upright. If you go and hear Cheng Mingzhen say that he still has tens of thousands of elite soldiers and thousands of acres of fertile land, how should you get along with him? ”

"The junior must expose his lies to his face!" Chen Liangcheng didn't think about it and answered directly. Recently, the relationship between him and Pei Lin has deepened by half a step. Out of love for the younger generation, Pei Lin often instructed Chen Liangcheng on some principles for being a general and an official, and promised one of his nieces to Chen Liangcheng as his wife. Out of respect for the elders,. Chen Liangcheng also did not hide his true thoughts.

"Look!" Pei Lin smiled and waved his hand, "This is where your shortcomings lie!" At the moment, our goal is to recruit Cheng Mingzhen, not to force him to someone else's side. It is human nature to show strength in order to seek higher treatment. Why bother to demolish him! Moreover, the stronger the strength he shows, the heavier the responsibility he will have to bear in the future. If it is used well, it is a sharp knife inserted in Dou Jiande's heart......"

"What Uncle Shi said is reasonable!" Chen Liangcheng couldn't help but high-five and admire. Compared with Pei Lian, an old Jianghu who has been floating in the sea for many years, he is as stupid as an idiot. No wonder Master Pei can become the first powerful minister of the Tang Dynasty, but he can only nest in a ravine and drink wind and dew.

"Let Wang Deren go. He can't see what tricks Cheng Mingzhen plays, it is equivalent to blocking a heavy punch with cotton, and it won't be us who will be depressed later! Pei Lin smiled and continued to explain.

"If the person surnamed Cheng knew that Uncle Shi had calculated what he had done, he would definitely regret it and couldn't sleep" Chen Liangcheng nodded, expressing his sincere admiration.

"Not really. Cheng Mingzhen has been able to crisscross Hebei for so many years, and he has his own advantages. Pei Lin shook his head lightly, refusing to accept Chen Liangcheng's compliment. This kid is interesting, very interesting, hehe......, Shiro, if you have a chance in the future, you have to ask him for more advice! ”

"Obey Uncle Shi's orders!" Chen Liangcheng didn't say yes, but deep down he was a little disapproving. It's just a robber leader who sits on the ground and shares the spoils, what other real skills can he have? That is, now Datang is eager to dominate the world, so he takes a look at these thieves. If it was the Taiping Era, the emperor would have sent a large army to step on Juluze directly.

Pei Lin could guess what Chen Liangcheng was thinking, but he didn't want to break it directly. Young people are proud and aggressive. It's not interesting if they're all as scheming as some people. Besides, a person's scheming is mostly based on his experience, no matter who it is, after experiencing many betrayals and betrayals, it must be slowly becoming more cunning.

Thinking of this, he smiled slightly, and whispered to Chen Liangcheng, "You carefully ponder Wang Deren's report today, there are many interesting things in it. By the way, let's prepare, in a few days, the two of us will go to Juluze in person! ”

"Uncle Shi wants to go in person?" Chen Liangcheng's eyes widened. Even if he surrendered Wang Junkuo, he didn't see Pei Lin go out in person. That is the Shang scholar of the Tang Dynasty, which is equivalent to the prominent position of the prime minister. I actually want to personally say that a fallen grass king will descend? How could He De, surnamed Cheng, be able to get such a big face?

"Well, I'll go there myself, and you will follow. Didn't you fight with Cheng Mingzhen on the banks of the Shuishui River again, this time I will go and see in person the person who defeated General Chai! Pei Lin nodded lightly, and admired Cheng Mingzhen during his speech.

Chen Liangcheng didn't dare to object, hesitated for a moment, and asked in a low voice: "Do you want to, do you want to inform the chief manager of Boling, I mean General Li." Let him Chen Chongbing on the north bank of Juluze. It also saves the thief from knowing what to do! ”

"Isn't that forcing people to surrender? Twisted melons are not sweet. Besides, Juluze is a big puddle and is not familiar with the road, and the Boling elite is also useless! Pei Lin smiled and shook his head slightly. Let's go down and prepare, let's go out early the day after tomorrow! ”

"Yes!" Chen Liangcheng gave Pei Lian another salute and turned around to leave.

Looking at the upright figure of the young man, Pei Lin smiled and shook his head. Chen Liangcheng is too young, young like a blank sheet of paper that has just come out of the cage. I must give him more opportunities to practice, otherwise, the ever-changing officialdom will easily swallow him up. thought of what Cheng Mingzhen asked Wang Deren to stop. Pei Lin sighed again. What kind of person is Li Yuan, the son of the Tang Dynasty? How? In fact, Pei Lin didn't figure it out himself. Greedy for money, lustful, soft-eared, and short-sighted, Li Yuan seems to have a lot of fatal shortcomings. Compared with those legendary saints, Mrs. Li is a layman, a mediocre, and a fool who can't deal with flesh and blood.

Just a layman, nothing out of the ordinary. Pei Lin picked up a teacup and smiled lonely. It's helpless and powerless. During the time when he was busy recruiting Wang Junkuo, Cheng Mingzhen and others, the old fool Li Yuan didn't know which concubine's pillow wind he listened to, and he actually used Qin Wang Shimin to conquer Western Chu. And Qin Wang Shimin was indeed angry, learned the lesson of the defeat of the enemy last time, and fought steadily step by step, not only recovering all the lost ground, but also forcing the Xue family to send back the captured Tang Dynasty famous general Liu Hongji.

At a glance, a discerning person knew that the war in Longxi was coming to an end. After Xue Ju's death, Xichu has lost the backbone that can control the overall situation. Returning Liu Hongji this time is tantamount to begging for mercy from the Tang Dynasty. As long as the Qin Wang Shimin seizes the opportunity and coerces and lures, it must be that within the next month or two, the monarchs and ministers of the Western Chu State will return the whole country to the Tang Dynasty.

And after sweeping away Western Chu, Li Liang of Longyou will be unable to support it alone. Under the attack of the Tang Dynasty and the Xue family's army, they fell and fell overnight. Once Longyou is pacified, the threat behind Datang will be completely lifted. At that time, the Qin king Shimin will inevitably put forward a request to pass through Hedong and Hebei with the great victory. And if Li Yuan softens his ears a little more, all parts of Hedong will be included in the sphere of influence of King Qin. Since then, the strength of King Qin has been even stronger than before, and the late elder Chen Yanshou and his previous efforts have all been in vain.

With the temperament of King Qin, after his wings grow again, will he give up prying into the position of the crown prince? Pei Lin knew the answer clearly in his heart! It's just that I was forced by Mrs. Li some time ago, and I have to go against His Royal Highness King Qin! It's just that Mrs. Li is there, and the scar is healed, and she immediately forgets the pain.

However, Pei Lin knew that he didn't really blame Li Yuan. The closest relatives are not father and son, and Li Yuan is just one of the old fathers who are helpless to take their three biological sons. Being able to temporarily suppress the power of King Qin was already the limit he made in order to repay Chen Yanshou's deathbed advice. As Chen Yanshou's figure gradually faded away in his memory, Li Yuan regained his silence in the illusion of his father's kindness and filial piety, and his brother and brother.

This is Mrs. Li, the son of heaven of the Tang Dynasty. He doesn't have much imperial temperament, but he has all the shortcomings of ordinary people, and it is difficult to correct. But such an old woman Li can convince so many people, so that so many good ministers and brave generals will work for his Li family without regrets.

Half a month later, Datang's right servant shot Pei Lin and came to the north shore of Juluze. In order not to mislead the misunderstanding of the heroes in Zedi, he deliberately refused the escort of the Boling Army, and just took Chen Liangcheng and five other guards, and waited for the other party to come to interrogate by the lake.

Zedi's reaction was very fast, and it was not at all like Wang Deren's foreshadowing that he needed to wait for half a day. About a quarter of an hour later, a dozen small boats emerged from the reeds, each with five soldiers standing on them, either holding pennies with iron heads, or bending strong bows, in a semicircle.

"The old man is Pei Lian, the right servant of the Tang Dynasty, and he came to visit General Cheng Mingzhen!" Pei Lin separated the people who tried to protect him, and walked forward to introduce himself.

"Your Excellency, please get on board! In extraordinary times, I have to be more vigilant, and if I am lazy, please bear with me! A strong man who looked very young, but his eyebrows were full of vicissitudes of life, clenched his fists on the bow of the boat, and replied to Pei Lian.

"A few of them are my personal guards. This General Chen Liangcheng, who had a relationship with General Cheng earlier! Pei Lin stood still and introduced his entourage with a smile.

"In Xia Wang Qiang, he is a lieutenant in the giant deer!" The smile on the visitor's face is still the same, and the politeness shown between the movements is still the same. "The boats are small, and each boat can only seat a maximum of five people, and you have to count the people who support the penny. If you don't dislike it, you can bring two more guards to my ship. The other three brothers, sit on the second boat right next to you! ”

Such a humble and arrogant posture made Chen Liangcheng and others very unhappy, but they won some praise from Pei Lian. "Very good, the old man will have General Lao Wang!" Laughing and tucking the hem of his clothes, he walked in front of Wang Ermao with an arrow. Firmly clasped the deck with his feet, and shook the boat again and again.

"The boss is very skilled!" When the boat got off the boat, there was a full house of applause. Even the guards who were traveling with Pei Lin never thought that an old man who looked polite and polite could make such a clean and neat movement.

Hearing everyone's exclamation, Pei Lin smiled and rushed around, "Offering ugliness, offering ugliness." It's been a long time since I've done this, but today on a whim, let you see the joke! ”

"Where, where!" Wang Ermao hurriedly took Pei Lian's words and praised them with a smile. The majesty of the boss has not diminished back then, which really makes Wang admire. Wait, my lord, we can start the boat immediately! ”

After Chen Liangcheng and another guard got on the boat, he personally lifted the penny and propped the boat away from the riverbank.

Over the years, he has been practicing martial arts day by day, so his strength has become extremely strong. In just three or two strokes, the boat rushed out a few feet away, and neatly cut a large piece of reeds on both sides. Chen Liangcheng is a knowledgeable person, looked at Wang Ermao's arm, and knew that he was a brave general, smiled and took a few steps forward, and whispered: "Brother Wang and I seem to have met before, it looks very familiar!" ”

"I saw it last winter by the river. I came with a group of brothers to meet General Cheng, and you are on a horse and want to fight with me. Later, in order to protect the man surnamed Chai, he withdrew with the rebel army! Wang Ermao glanced at Chen Liangcheng and responded aggressively.

"Oh!" Chen Liangcheng frowned slightly, and then an expression of admiration appeared on his face, "You are General Wang, the good brother of General Julu Zecheng." The one who resisted Wen Sheng with 500 brothers and 5,000 iron horsemen! ”

"It was many years ago. The heroes don't mention the courage of the year!" Wang Ermao shook his head with a smile, and then concentrated on supporting the penny. Chen Liangcheng was finally convinced, picked up another penny with a smile, and said in a low voice: "I'll give Brother Wang a hand." With such a big ship, you can't hold it alone, the four of us will watch! ”

"No, no, interlaced like a mountain. The more you help, the slower the boat may go! Wang Ermao refused with a smile, but did not stop Chen Liangcheng from stretching the penny into the water. After only three or two clicks, the boat swirled on the reeds, shaking the boat to and fro. If it weren't for the fact that another Julu Ze's brother had already prepared, he reached out and helped Pei Lian. Today, the boss has to become a soup chicken.

"It's a piece of crap down there, it's down there!" Chen Liangcheng put down the penny very ashamedly, muttering that he didn't know what to say. Wang Ermao patted him on the shoulder with a smile and said in a low voice: "You don't roll in this water every day, and it's inevitable that you won't be able to support the boat." Everyone has their own strengths, and if I go to train cavalry, I may not be as well trained as you! ”

"Indeed, the ruler is short, and the inch is long." Pei Lin forcibly suppressed the tumbling feeling in his stomach and said with a smile. He hadn't been on a boat for a long time, and he was dizzy with the waves. But the more at this time, the more he couldn't let Julu Ze Qunhao look down on him. This group of people are all unruly, but once they can take it back for their own use, they are definitely a group of good helpers. What's even more enviable is that this group of people is very young and has a lot of room for growth. Let's take the Wang Ermao in front of him as an example, rumors say that this person is a simple-minded and fierce bandit, in fact, this person not only turns his mind quickly, but also behaves very measured.

"Hehe, hehe, Master Pei and General Wang have won the award." Chen Liangcheng smiled wryly, not daring to accept the praise of the other two. Playing water kung fu, I really can't play Wang Ermao. But when it was pulled on horseback, he was also given for nothing compared to Wang Ermao. He can remember the scene of the battle of the water that day, and he can remember it all clearly in his heart. Wang Ermao rushed on his horse, murderous, and entered a no-man's land in the Tang army. At least three or four good players in the army were chopped under the horse by him, Chen Liangcheng thought that although his martial arts were not weak, he was more than a chip and a half short in terms of momentum and man-horse cooperation.

Pei Lin didn't understand the key, and smiled to himself to cheer Chen Liangcheng up. "Honesty doesn't have to be presumptuous! Your ability, the old man knows it in his heart. According to the old man's opinion, looking at the whole of Hebei, there are probably very few people who have martial arts knowledge from the right of General Wang! ”

"The old-timers have won the prize. Wang's skills were all taught by General Cheng. Compared with him, Wang is really hard to see the back of the neck! Wang Ermao put his hand on the penny and arched towards Pei Lian, smiling and humbling.

"General Wang is too modest. Hugh said that it was Hebei, looking at the world, how many people can have the ability to be the supremacy of your general? Pei Lin understood the other party's mind very well, and praised it with a smile.

Seeing that the other party was so kind to pray and praise, Wang Ermao and the others felt very comfortable. The strength of his hand involuntarily increased, and in the blink of an eye, he came out of the reeds.

At this time, it is already the beginning of autumn, the sky is high and the clouds are light, the wide water surface is sparkling, and there are white gulls rising and falling from time to time. Seeing the boat rushing towards it, the flock of birds immediately flapped their wings and flew into the sky, circled several times, and then fell far away. Farther away, there were several pot-bellied fishing boats casting nets, and the fishermen were alarmed by the sound of waterfowl flying, and straightened up to greet Wang Ermao and others. "Wangtou, what are you busy with?"

"Pick up someone. Don't be lazy, you kid. Hurry up and get a few big fish up, and today you have a distinguished guest! Wang Ermao opened his throat and responded aggressively, not putting on the shelf of Julu Zeer's master.

"Well, got it. I'll send it to you right away. Send it directly to Houzhai, or send it to the Juyi Hall! The fisherman agreed, and reached into the cabin to check it. After a few breaths, he carried a big fish more than three feet long and offered a treasure to Wang Ermao with a smile.

"Send it to the Justice Hall, one is not enough. Give it to the cook Lao Zheng and let him count the money for you by the catty! Wang Ermao looked at it and ordered with a smile.

"Got it, then you might have to wait a little longer. I'll take a look at whether others hit the big one today! The fisherman agreed, and turned to communicate with his companions in song. In an instant, the melodious fishing song resounded all over the water.

Such a tranquil scenery made Pei Lian's heart suddenly feel dusty. If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't let go of the prosperity of the red world, he really wanted to find such a peaceful place to seek the joy of picking chrysanthemums. In the blink of an eye, the boat skimmed hundreds of steps on the water, and made a gentle turn in front of the small island in the middle of the lake, sliding very comfortably towards another slightly larger island.

On the opposite island, there are already a large number of heroes waiting. didn't stage a full martial arts like the last time he entertained Wang Deren, but they all wore casual clothes and stood in front of the dock with a smile. Pei Lin didn't notice how Wang Ermao and the others transmitted the news back to Zedi, thinking that there was another unknown method.

"That white and thin general is Cheng Mingzhen!" Chen Liangcheng walked behind Pei Lin and reminded in a low voice. "He is very skilled, he walked with General Chai for more than a dozen days that day, and he didn't tell whether he won or lost!"

Without his introduction, Pei Lin also found the target he came to persuade from the crowd. Cheng Mingzhen stood between a group of heroes and looked bookish. Such a well-mannered scholar should take a path of scientific research to gain fame. I don't know the details, who would have thought that he would be a green forest tycoon who once disturbed dozens of officials in Hebei Province who couldn't sleep in peace?!