Pei Gai came to the front of the ancestral military camp, suddenly heard the sound of drums, and then the gate opened, and two columns of soldiers came out with flags, scattered left and right, and knelt down on one knee with the beat of the drums, and said: "Welcome to the Great Sima and the Grand Du!" Before the words fell, I saw Zu Ti and the generals also walking out and greeted each other.

Seeing this, Pei Gai hurriedly pulled the saddle and dismounted, ran to the front in two or three steps, grabbed Zu Li's hands, and asked with a sincere expression: "I heard that Zujun was injured due to state affairs, but he should be recuperated, why did he come out of the camp in person?" ”

Zu Ti's expression was a little unnatural, and he replied in a low voice: "It's just a little injury, don't worry about it...... I should have entered the city to worship Da Sima, but the city refused to put it in, so I had to return to the camp and treat each other - since Da Sima came, how could I not go out of the camp to greet him? ”

Pei Cai heard him call his official position, and he couldn't help but "chuckle" in his heart, but he smiled on the surface: "Zujun, saying this, but he is divided ......"

Without waiting for Zu Ti to reply, he looked around at the generals opposite him and exclaimed loudly: "Sure enough, the tiger is a strong division, and the army is strictly organized, so it is no wonder that the thieves were defeated...... Even under the city of Luoyang, the Qing and others refused to take off their armor, which shows the heart of fighting for the country, and they must not forget it! ”

In this sentence, there is actually an implicit irony.

Pei Gai himself had just received the edict from Chan, and naturally wore a beam crown and official clothes, and the only thing that could be used as a weapon was the semi-decorative jade sword at his waist; However, the generals of the Chinese army below Zu Ti are still fully armored, with swords at their waists, and they seem to be ready to fight at any time. Pei Gai pretended to praise because of this, but in fact, the meaning of his words:

We have all arrived at the outskirts of the capital, and there is no enemy here, but I am only leading a hundred horsemen, is it necessary for you to be so close to the enemy? He did not remove his armor, but he beat the drum and waited for me.

Zu Ti smiled a little embarrassedly, and said perfunctorily: "Since I am in the army, I am in the army, and I am inconvenient to remove my armor - this is my fate, but it offends Da Sima ......" Hurriedly raised his hand and asked Pei to enter the camp to speak.

So he held hands and went to the big tent of the Chinese army, Zu Ti asked Pei Gai to sit down, but Pei Gai waved his hand and excused himself, and finally only took the guest seat sideways. After taking a seat, Pei Gai opened his mouth and asked, "What is the illness of Zujun?" ”

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Let's say that Zu Ti received the edict of the Son of Heaven, so he immediately retreated to the south of the river, and he didn't have time to urge Su Jun to come to see him, and led the troops along the river to the west and returned to Xingyang.

At this time, the cities around Xingyang, such as Li and Long, have been recovered, and in the entire Xingyang County, there is only a small Juan County, and thousands of soldiers are still resisting. As soon as Zu Ti entered Xingyang, he summoned all the generals to come to discuss, saying that the chaos in Luozhong and the murder of Pei Shenggong have all heard about it, right? What are your thoughts on this?

Zhang Ping, Fan Ya and the others are mostly old and coarse, and they have no political acumen, so they can't see the huge impact that this matter may have on the current situation, so they just said: "This trivial matter is handled by the elders of the DPRK and China, and we are waiting for martial artists, so it is inconvenient to put a beak." ”

Xu Liu said: "Pei Shenggong is not an ordinary general, he is the brother of the great Sima, and he is responsible for guarding Henan and defending the capital. If Qi Dong comes to ask for the guilt, it will be difficult for the elders of the court to escape the blame, and I am afraid that Yu Minggong will also be disadvantaged...... "After all, Pei Pi was transferred to Luoyang by your order, you can't leave it clean and not take any responsibility, right?"

Feng Pet questioned: "The general transferred Pei to guard Luo, which is in line with the system, who would have expected that he would be killed in Luozhong?" Can this matter involve the general? ”

Xu Liu shook his head and said: "Da Sima has a strong army, Weijia Hainei, but when he is angry, he ambushes millions of corpses, bleeding and drifting. In case of anger, how can the Ming Gong restrain him? As he spoke, he glanced at Zu Ti and hinted at him - this matter is difficult for everyone, I have to talk to you in private.

So Zu Ti withdrew from the generals and had a secret conversation with Xu Liu, Zu Ji, Zu Ji, and Changshi Zhang Chang. Only then did Xu Liu pour out his worries: "Da Sima Quan poured out for a while, and he regained his strong army, and he was afraid that the rumors in Luozhong in the previous year were groundless, not for no reason." The father-in-law was afraid that he would take the opportunity to send troops to the east and hinder me, so that the father-in-law could not build the great achievement of defeat. Fortunately, the thief had retreated, but at this time, Pei Shenggong was killed in the capital, so it was reasonable, and Da Sima had to come.

"If Da Sima comes alone, then he will be gone......" Speaking of this, Xu Liu couldn't help but smile slightly bitterly, "However, I am afraid that most of them will lead troops to return to Luo, blaming Shang Shu, and even forcing the Son of Heaven - it is reported that Pei Shenggong died at the hands of eunuchs." When the time comes, if you occupy Luoyang and regain the righteousness, and the thieves are not worried, they may plot to anger your father-in-law and take the opportunity to annex our army! Pei Shenggong was transferred to Luo by his father-in-law, but he was killed, isn't it the best excuse? ! ”

Zu Jian was shocked when he heard this: "Brother Ji Zu'an said this? Does that mean...... It is said that the great Sima wants to ...... Want to ......"

Zhang Chang interjected and explained: "Since ancient times, who does not want to be the son of heaven? The former king Peng Zu was in Youzhou, and his department was only 100,000, that is, he was usurped; Liu Yueshi is in the state, which is also like a separation, and now the big Sima? Under the jurisdiction of Xingtai, there is one of the three parts of the world, and the fierce generals are like clouds, and the ministers are like rain, all of which hope that Da Sima will go further. If the world is decided, it will inevitably withdraw from the parallel platform, then Luoyang Zhongchao, how can there be so many positions for the Kansai people?

"That's why the great Sima is here, even if he does not usurp, he should also purge the court, denigrate the Xun family, and even the Shiyan Gong, and use his Guanxi private alone. When it returns to Luoyang, strangles into Gao and goes eastward, the world's anointed land, half of it, its momentum will be more powerful, and in time, it will also rise to usurp - I am not slandering Da Sima, but I am forced by the situation, and I have to listen. Childe tried to think, where is the heart of Shishu today, in Da Sima Hu? In Sima's Hu? ”

Relying on the fact that he was an important minister who came to join the army at the beginning of the army, and he held a small meeting in private, Zhang Chang had no scruples and said it very clearly. Zu Ti was about to scold him, who wanted Zu Lian to shout first: "Sima's prestige has already been trampled into the mud!" It's better for Uncle to be the Son of Heaven, and no matter how bad Sima is to be the Son of Heaven, it's better than respecting that ignorant child! ”

Zu Ti immediately took a few shots: "Shut up!" How dare you slander the Son of Heaven?! ”

Xu Liu arched his hand and persuaded: "Speaking in private, Chu Chong is just quick to speak for a while, why should the father-in-law blame?" The situation is critical, if the father-in-law is unwilling to listen to our good words and persuasions, we will naturally keep silent; If you are willing to listen to me, even if you are not virtuous and smart today, but Sima's prestige has fallen early, how can you stay in the community for a long time? And if you change places with Da Sima, what will the Zhangren do? ”

Zu Ti couldn't help but press a few cases with his hands, and was silent.

The prestige of the Sima family has fallen early, and in this regard, Zu Shizhi is naturally clear. I think that when it was still in the Taikang period, Emperor Sima Yan of the Jin Dynasty had not yet been driven, and the government and the opposition were still full of flowers on the surface, and Zu Ti could make an appointment with Liu Kun: "If the four seas are boiling, and the heroes rise together, I and my feet should avoid the ears of the Central Plains." It can be seen that anyone with a discerning eye can see that in fact, the foundation of the Sima family is not stable. Later, Emperor Hui ascended the throne, the Jia clan took power, and even the rebellion of the Eight Kings, and Liu Yuan rose, so Zu Li's ambition will naturally be blazing.

When the Northern Expedition Fuluo and Sima Ye were welcomed, Zu Shizhi was quite respectful on the surface, but in fact, he often thought in his heart: "This half of the country is all supported by me and Pei Wenyue, if there is no two of us, the Sima clan will be finished sooner or later!" ”

Xu Liu also asked, "If you get along with the big Sima Yidi, what will the father-in-law do", in fact, there is no need to change places, but if the ancestors are younger, maybe they will be usurped first in Luoyang! One is that he has heartfelt respect for Pei Cai, and the other is that after he gets old, he will inevitably be ambitious, so he has never had a different heart. But he naturally foresaw where Yu Pei might go.

It's just that the face can't go up and down - in the past, I was a minister in the same hall, and I was just a head shorter than you, but now you want to be the son of heaven, I want to be a minister in the north, and I am always depressed in my heart. Besides, our friendship is not deep, right? If you want to be the Son of Heaven, then come and discuss with me first, and make conditions, which may not be as you wish. Now taking advantage of the opportunity of me on the front line, you want to directly swing into Luo and drive me out of the court, this is not very benevolent, right?

Originally, the transfer of Pei Pi into Luo was to release goodwill to Pei Gai, hoping that after I destroyed the karma, we would sit down and have a good talk. But I've just been defeated here, and I can't go straight to the thieves' nest, so you're going to take Luoyang...... Why bother? Pei Pi died at this time, giving you an excuse that you had to move, this matter is actually very suspicious!

I couldn't help but feel angry and powerless, so I asked Xu Liu: "If you want to, what should I do now?" ”

Xu Liu immediately proposed: "The father-in-law immediately led the teacher to return to Luo!" ”

Then he analyzed in detail: "If you have received the edict of the Son of Heaven, you must not return. The second is to return the troops to Luo, which can make the great Sima have scruples and dare not usurp things. When the time comes, the father-in-law can play the Son of Heaven, please increase Sima Jue, Lu, and even enter Jiuxi Yunyun, in order to show his favor to the Great Sima, and re-invite the division to the north, then the Great Sima has to allow. If you can destroy the karma, the work of the master can be antagonistic to the great Sima, and it is still unknown who will kill the deer at that time......"

Zu Jian said: "It's not appropriate. If Daddy leads his division to Luoyang immediately, and Da Sima also comes, the two armies may clash in Luoyang City, which is really not my wish. "After all, I once fought the enemy side by side, and there was some comradeship, and there were not many people in the ancestral army who were willing to tear their faces with the Kansai army.

Xu Liu said: "If Da Sima is heavy, there will be no conflict; If you don't pay attention to people, even if you retreat, it will be difficult to protect the security, and the matter of the wall will inevitably ...... after all."

I was discussing it, and suddenly I received an urgent report from Wang Yu, saying that the front of the Kwantan Army had entered Luo, and controlled the city gates everywhere, and did not let me enter the city to get food. Xu Liu and others therefore urgently persuaded Zu Ti, saying: "If Da Sima returns to Luo first, please ask the court to decree, summon the in-laws into the capital to detain him, and restore the dissolution of our army, then the matter is really impossible to do - please make a decision quickly!" ”

Therefore, Zu Ti gathered the elite people, left Xingyang, and marched to Luozhong in a hurry. In order to promote his own momentum, he also ordered flags to be planted all along the road, as if thousands of troops were following behind......

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