In the first battle in the north of Wancheng, more than 20% of the 8,000 Jingzhou soldiers were killed and wounded, and 70% surrendered to the ground and became prisoners, and the rest fled and disappeared - including the prince of Wang Gong.

Immediately, the north gate was opened, and Xun Song personally went out of the city to greet Pei Gai. Pei Cai rode into the city triumphantly, first instructed Liu Yetang to control the four gates, maintain order in the city, Zhen Sui cleaned up the battlefield, and counted the merits of this battle, and then followed Xun Song and returned to the county office.

When I arrived at the gate of the county office, I saw that the few subordinates who had been brought into the city before noon were unharmed, and they were all waiting in front of the door - naturally it was Xun Song's credit, a real surprise.

After Du Zeng and Wang Gong went out of the city to meet the Xuzhou army, although there were not many soldiers left in the city, sixty percent were the fifth Yi department, and forty percent were Xun Song's old department, and they were not afraid of Xun's backlash; The problem is that there is no intention, plus Xun Song has been stationed in Wancheng for nearly two years, most of the people in the city are attached to him, and the gentry and magnates also have secret news with him, plus the fifth Yi really lacks the talent to control the emperor, so he was launched a coup d'état by the Xun family and successfully captured the city.

Regarding Wang Gong's plot, he persuaded the fifth Yi to kidnap Pei Gai's plot, and when he entered the city, Xun Song had already made it very clear to Pei Gai. After entering the county office and sitting down in the lobby, Pei Cai asked, "Where is the fifth duke?" ”

Xun Song gave an order, and someone escorted the fifth Yi who was tied with ropes to the court. When the fifth Yi saw Pei Cai, he shouted: "Wen Yue, don't fall for the Xun family's divisive plan!" Pei Gai glanced at Xun Song, Xun Song couldn't help but smile bitterly, and then asked the fifth Yi calmly: "The plot that day, and then the ambush outside the banquet, Du Zeng and Wang Gong's subordinates participated, and now they are all captured by Pei Gong, do you want to find a confront with the fifth duke?" ”

The fifth Yi had nothing to say, so he had to beg: "It's all instigated by Wang Gong, and Yi really has no intention of murdering Wenyue, but he just borrowed some soldiers, horses, and grain." Please spare my life......" Pei Cai smiled, ordered the fifth Yi to be handed over to his own subordinates, temporarily detained, and then turned his head and asked Xun Song: "What does Xun Gong think, how will this person be disposed of?" ”

Xun Song replied: "The fifth duke was instigated by the villain, and he wanted to be unfavorable to Pei Gong, and it was a great crime to fight in the same room. However, after all, he is the governor of the four states of the Son of Heaven, so it is not appropriate to do harm, and let him return to Chang'an alone. ”

Pei Gai was noncommittal about this, but suddenly changed the topic: "Xun Gong, I don't know who is the woman who instructed Pei before the banquet and led me to escape from the cage?" ”

When Xun Song heard this, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned - you actually saw that it was a woman? didn't dare to hide it, so I had to answer honestly: "It's a little girl." ”

This is also expected, but-"Xun Gong Buyun only has one daughter, did he die last year?" ”

Xun Song sighed and replied: "In the past, the fifth Yishi came to attack, sent people to persuade me to submit, and said that he heard that I had a daughter and wanted to hire him as his wife...... However, the little girl is also out, how can I marry his fifth family? immediately refused on the pretext of dying young. After being forced to open the city and surrender, the fifth Yibei sent a woman into my inner palace to investigate, and in desperation, I had to order the little girl to change into men's clothes and pretend to be a servant, until today......"

Pei Gai asked a question: "I don't know my Pei family's door, may I be able to climb your family?" ”

Xun Song was stunned when he heard this, and then asked, "Does Gong Pei have a family?" ”

"The inner curtain is still empty," Pei Gai replied casually, and then he realized that something was wrong, and hurriedly changed the topic again, "Even so, it is not appropriate to let the son-in-law do such a dangerous thing, if the matter is not secret, what should I do if Du Zeng and others know about it?" ”

Xun Song sighed: "It's not a secret, this is the little girl's own opinion......"

According to Xun Song, when the king contributed to the plan to kidnap Pei Gai, Xun Song tried his best to oppose it, but it was not adopted by the fifth Yi. When he returned to his mansion, he sighed for a long time, feeling that his reputation would be damaged by fighting in the same room, and he was afraid that the Fifth Yi would be even more powerful after annexing Pei Gai's soldiers and horses, and it would be difficult for him to get ahead. When his daughter heard it, she came over to ask, and Xun Songnai told her what was going on.

Miss Xun therefore said: "Pei's Gaomen is not comparable to the fifth family, if you help the fifth to attack Pei and help the abuse, Daddy's reputation will inevitably be damaged." And I heard that Pei Yuanjun is the nephew of the princess of the East China Sea, and he has to be ordered by Jiangdong to be able to guard Xuzhou, and although the fifth prince is ordered by the imperial court, he is like duckweed, and I am afraid it will be difficult to gain a foothold in Jingzhou. If Pei Envoy Jun is really kidnapped, Jiangxia and Jiangzhou will send envoys to ask for the guilt, and Yuzhou Ancestor Envoy Jun and Xiangzhou Zhou General will also send troops to attack, then Wancheng will never be peaceful! And the Fifth Duke has always relied on General Du, and General Du is just a thief, how can he resist the soldiers of the four states? Once the city is broken, I am afraid that the jade will be burned, and Daddy's life will not be guaranteed! ”

Xun Song sighed and said I also pondered it this way-"The prince was originally resourceful, but for some reason, he made this decision today, guiding the king to evil, and giving people a handle...... However, I repeatedly admonished, but the fifth prince refused to listen, so what can I do? ”

Miss Xun immediately suggested: "Why don't you hint at Pei Yuanjun during the banquet and let him go?" ”

Xun Song was taken aback when he heard this, and also said that this matter was too dangerous, and once it was leaked, it would be a disaster. Miss Xun said: "And when Pei Yuanjun comes, my daughter is willing to secretly follow Daddy and go to see him, if she is just a mediocre person, she doesn't need to be rescued." If you have a high temperament, a minister's demeanor, and a good relationship with Daddy, you must not make it difficult. When the time comes, the daughter has her own opinions, and it will not affect the family......"

Xun Song said that his daughter was arrogant and didn't like female workers, but she was good at arching horses, and she was used to being wild. And knowing that her daughter has a big idea, since she has such an idea, even if she doesn't agree, she can't stop her from sending a letter to Pei Cai, so she has to tell her a thousand times and tell her to be careful.

As a result, Pei was halfway through the meal today, and suddenly ran away from the table under the pretext of going to the toilet, and Xun Song knew that his daughter's plan was sold. Immediately Du Zeng and Wang Gong led the army out of the city, Xun Song was about to go back to the house to ask about the daughter's past, but Miss Xun took the initiative to appear in front of her father, and said: "Du and Wang The two thieves have already left the city, Daddy will not take this opportunity to hijack the fifth prince and recapture Wancheng, when will you wait?" Xun Song said that I am also thinking about this problem, but my strength is insufficient, and I am afraid that Pei should not be able to win Du Zeng and Wang Gong.

Miss Xun smiled slightly: "Daddy, sit quietly, the affairs of the city, and your own daughter presides." As for the battle outside the city, during the day, my daughter also went with my father to greet Pei Yuanjun, and saw that his equipment was well-equipped, and his soldiers and horses were majestic, how could he be compared to Du and Wang Liu's thieves? Then Pei Envoy Jun will undoubtedly win. When the time comes, if Du and Wang retreat back to the city, defend by the wall, Pei Zhijun waved his army to attack, even if he knew that Daddy was kind to him, he was afraid that the sword would have no eyes, and if he was not careful, the jade would be burned; It is better to control the city first, and then welcome Pei Zhijun into the city, then he will be deeply respected by my Xun family, and the family can be worry-free. ”

So at this time, Xun Song said to Pei Gai with a red face, in fact, welcoming you into the city is all the credit of my daughter, although I have the heart, but I am powerless, and it really didn't come in handy...... Shame, shame.

The more Pei Gai listened, the more surprised he became, and said in his heart that there is still such a wise and brave woman in the world? Could it be that there is a reason for the groundlessness, and it is not all nonsense? Then is your daughter's name Xun Guanniang?

Well, the girl's name seems inconvenient to ask, and as for her age...... Twisting the short beard and thinking about it, he asked Xun Song tentatively: "Thanks to Ling Ai's rescue, Pei will not be harmed by the villain, maybe please Ling Ai come out, Pei wants to thank him in person - I implore Xun Gong to give permission." ”

If it were placed more than a thousand years later, Pei Gai's request would be completely rude, and Xun Song would have slapped him in the face. But in these years, the defense of men and women is not so strict, and Xun Song is also very clear that Pei Gai said "thank you" in his mouth, in fact, he wanted to inquire, and related matters could not only listen to his own words, and the specific process of seizing the city, only the daughter who actually presided over the matter could be informed of him.

So after thinking about it for a while, he finally nodded and agreed, and said, "In this case, Pei Gong, please move to the inner room temporarily." "There are people coming and going in this hall, my daughter is not afraid to show you, but I don't want to let the people see the dignity casually, it is better to meet in your inner room - anyway, it is not your inner room, it is the inner room of the fifth Yi, it is just borrowed for the time being, and I am not afraid of tarnishing my daughter's reputation.

Besides, listening to Pei Cai's words, it seems that he is very interested in my daughter, and he has not yet married a wife - or has a wife, but now he is in a state of widowhood - maybe the two families can become one in the future, so let you see in advance What's the big deal? Others don't.

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To be honest, Pei should be a little disappointed when he saw Xun's daughter again. At the beginning of a glimpse, an extremely handsome face was deeply engraved in his mind, but at this time, goodbye, Xun's daughter finally changed into women's clothes, and applied fat powder thinly, and then looked at the face, it was just a middle-aged posture.

It feels like people have their own temperament, and the dress is in line with the temperament, and naturally the original five-point appearance can be increased to seven points. As far as Xun's female temperament is concerned, I am afraid it is still more suitable to wear men's clothes, in Pei Cai's imagination, if it is put in the era before he crosses, this girl should have short hair, wear shirts and jeans, so that she can show her heroic and dignified spirit, if she has long hair and fluttering, changes her skirt, and pretends to be a schoolgirl, or OL, it will not be strange, and it will not be visible at all when thrown into the pile.

Xun Song led his daughter to the inner room to see Pei Gai, Pei Cai first saluted Xun Song, and then bowed deeply to Xun's daughter, and the father and daughter hurriedly returned the salute. Pei should invite them to sit next to them, and then asked the Xun woman bluntly: "Today, there are many daughter-in-laws who secretly spread the murder letter first, and pointed out the way of life later, Pei Mou is not harmed by the villain. ”

Xun Song took care of her daughter: "Pei Gong has a question, you can reply honestly, don't be rude." ”

Xun's daughter replied without thinking: "Pei Gong led the Pixiu people, the brave teacher, came to Wancheng, the fifth public mediocre generation, does not know obedience, but wants to be unfavorable to the public. The dragon in the sea, how can it be caught by the fisherman? I have also read history books, and I don't want to see heroes fall and villains get their will, so I set out to rescue Pei Gong. ”

"The son-in-law thinks I am a hero? What do you see? ”

Xun's daughter said: "I once secretly followed my father, went to the city to greet Pei Gong, saw that the prince was strictly organized, full of horses, in today's troubled times, with such a strong army, will be able to achieve great causes, isn't it a hero?" Later, the public talked with my father in the court, and he was very cautious and kind, and privately thought that he could protect my family's safety......"

Pei Gaixin said ashamed, I really don't look down on your father, just because the fifth Yi is arrogant, he refused to go to the city gate to greet me, and the donkey's lips were not right at the beginning of the conversation, I was not satisfied, so I had nothing to say to him.

"In this way, the son-in-law turned the meat upside down and signed the tip of the centripetal to remind Pei," Pei should ask again, "However, there are many people in the hall, and they must not be able to say it clearly, if Pei does not understand, then what?" ”

"If Pei Gong never understands, then the father's life can only be paid to heaven. And those who are negligent will find it difficult to stand in troubled times, and even if they get out today, they will suffer the next day—why save? ”

Xun Song was a little unkind when she heard her daughter speak, and was about to be reprimanded, but was stopped by Pei Gai waving his hand. Pei Caixin said that it was dangerous, in fact, I completely saw your appearance, so I became alert, if it was just an ordinary manservant, I wouldn't care what kind of eyes you make...... "Then the son-in-law is planning and then moving, so why not make arrangements by the wall as soon as possible, and ask Pei to drill the dog sinus?" ”

Xun's woman covered her mouth and smiled: "Actually, there is a wooden ladder hidden on the side, and I specially tried Pei Gong'er." If the public escapes from the dog sinus in order to save his life and loses the court's minister's body, then even if he can go out of the wall, there will be no horses outside the wall, and no one will guide the West Gate. ”

Xun Song couldn't hold back any longer, and scolded in a deep voice: "Don't talk nonsense, rush to Pei Gong!" The Xun woman hurriedly lowered her head and apologized.

Pei Gai said in his heart, this woman is very scheming-well, I like it! Fortunately, I have been exercising well in the recent past, and I was so naughty when I was a child in my previous life, that I used to climb trees and climb over walls, otherwise if I hesitated, I would have been forced to drill a dog hole, and I am afraid that I would not have escaped this catastrophe - and it would be even more humiliating than being taken down during a banquet!

"The courtier's body"? I don't really have this string in my head, and I just think about my own face - how can I drill a dog hole in front of a woman, a big man?

"The son-in-law is also honest."

The Xun girl glanced at Xun Song with a smile and replied, "My father often admonishes me to treat people with sincerity and not to speak falsely. ”

Pei Caixin said this, don't talk about me, even Xun Song himself won't believe it. After a pause, he finally made up his mind and said: "I don't want to be in the Xun family, there are still female sons, resourceful and courageous, not losing to men, and there is a great respect for the legacy of the ancestor Wen Ruogong!" He turned his head and asked Xun Song: "Should you be presumptuous, don't you dare to ask Ling Ai Fangling?" ”