Pei Gai has been pondering the way for his temporary residence in Huying, of course, the premise must be understood, why did Shi Le deliberately recruit himself?

According to the historical records, after the battle of Ningping City, Shi Le asked Kong Chang how to treat Wang Yan and others, and Kong Chang said: "They are all princes of Jin, and they will not be used by me in the end." So Shi Le made up his mind and killed all the Jin officials.

In fact, there is obviously a link missing between Kong Chang's words and Shi Le's decision, in other words, the former is one of the reasons for the latter, but it is not a sufficient condition. It was not naturally hostile to the Jin officials—the surname Sima said otherwise—that he later took the initiative to recruit or accept more surrender of the Jin officials; And I'm not afraid that the other party will not use it for himself - Wang Yan and below, one by one, they are all like that, do you still have the courage to refuse to recruit? Even Wang Yan himself has made it clear that he is willing to surrender.

The key is that Wang Yan's attitude is too disgusting, I believe that even if he is not as iron-clad as Pei Gai, as long as his attitude is neither humble nor arrogant, Shi Le is willing to pick it up and make a pair of golden horse bones. Moreover, Wang Yan also persuaded Shi Le to become emperor...... You can say this in private, you can't say it in public, after all, Shi Le didn't have the strength to be independent at that time - he hoped to avoid himself, but he ended up being killed.

Therefore, after accepting Zhang Bin and forming a "gentleman's battalion", Shi Le deeply felt that the Chinese scholars were very easy to use, and he himself did have the intention of recruiting promoted officials. But you take it back in front of him one by two, and stuff hundreds or thousands at once, more than it is not expensive, but he doesn't want it very much - it's like a pearl, it looks really bright, it's really a treasure, if you pull a big basket directly, people will definitely ponder, in fact, it's all fakes......

The reason why Shile values Pei Gai is precisely because Pei Wenyue stands out from the crowd and behaves very differently from others - and this is the only one. If all the Tai Banjin officials are good men with iron bones, at least Pei should not show it, and Shi Le will also think that this is the norm - not afraid of death and unwilling to surrender, this little characteristic alone is not worthy of his courtesy corporal.

After figuring this out, Pei Gai has been reminding himself, don't think that Shi Le really likes the shining point on you, don't think that he just eats hard and not soft, otherwise he will be killed.

Thinking that Liu Bei got Zhuge Liang back then, the two of them were "in love with each other", which caused the old subordinates Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to be unaccustomed to it, but Liu Bei said: "There is Kong Ming in the lonely, and there is water in the fish - I hope you don't say anything again." For the sake of Zhuge Liang, he did not hesitate to refute the pass and Zhang's face. But what about Shile getting Pegai? As soon as Zhang Bin, Xu Guang and others said that Pei Wenyue was young and knowledgeable, and he was a newcomer, and he could not ascend to the sky as the deputy governor of the "gentleman's camp" in one step, Shi Le immediately withdrew his order. It can be seen from this that although Pei Gai entered the Hu camp, he had not yet passed the probationary period, which did not make Shi Le treat him like Zhang Bin, or at least treat him as Zhang Bin's Yapi.

Then, you have to put yourself in the right place. Pei should have considered that if he still didn't give Shi Le a good face like he did before the three things—even if he was loyal and straightforward—or behaved too uselessly, it was estimated that he would not be able to pass the probationary period, and Shi Le would just leave him behind. But this does not mean that he can resign and leave Hu Ying, but he will be trampled on by the masses, and then forced to take the blame, and finally be in a different place......

It's not okay to be too low-key, it's not okay to be too high-profile, because "Mu Xiu is in the forest, and the wind will urge it", Xu Guang, Cheng Yao and others will all fall on their heads, even if they get Shile's credit again, they have achieved considerable freedom of movement, and they can't stand so many pairs of eyes staring at where, you want to run away, where is it so easy!

So he first showed no interest in the fame and position, and did not take the initiative to compete with Xu Guang and Cheng Yao, and secondly, in several conversations with Zhang Bin, he said amazing words from time to time, believing that Zhang Bin would definitely relay it to Shi Le when he turned his face - at least it showed that he was still useful. As long as I pass the probationary period steadily, and you treat me as an ordinary employee with certain potential, then I will be able to find an opportunity, not to subvert the company, but to get out of the whole body.

He knew that he was walking a tightrope at a high altitude, and one wrong step might break his bones, but as he walked, he somehow gradually fell in love with this dangerous sport, so he couldn't help but turn two heels and play with flowers. For example, he often revealed to Zhang Bin the contradictions between the generals of the Shile clique - of course, to a certain extent, Zhang Bin mentioned the words first - and tried to tear the rift wide, because only if the enemy was chaotic enough, he would have a chance to make trouble out of the chaos.

For example, Gou Xi, Pei Gai didn't have a good impression of this guy, because this person was known as "Uncle Tu", and he was very killed, so he was really not under those generals and Hu Shuai, plus when they first met, Gou Xi had a thorn in his words, Pei Gai naturally faced each other coldly. Later, I found out that this unintentional move was the right move, because it was obvious that Zhang Bin and Gou Xi were at odds - as for the real disagreement with the concept, or because of the "accumulated salary", then Pei should not care - so he said: "'The wind does not end, the rain does not end'......" Gou Xi's days will not last, Zhang Mengsun, don't worry.

What happened to Gou Xi in the end, to be honest, Pei should not remember clearly, but he knew that in the end Zhang Bin I, he would always be favored in front of Shi Le, so when the two fought, Zhang Bin must have had the last laugh, so do you still need to ask?

Among the bureaucrats, he was most afraid of Zhang Bin, and when he first saw him, he felt that this person's eyes were like electricity, as if he wanted to rip out his internal organs. Therefore, it is very unwise to be hostile to Zhang Bin, it is better to try to go in the same direction with him, perhaps based on the principle of "black under the lamp", Zhang Mengsun can ignore some of his peculiar behaviors, so as to gradually let down his vigilance.

When he heard that Shi Le had really handed over the cultural and educational work to him, Pei Gai couldn't help but secretly ecstasy: "You have finally fallen into my favor!" "Because this first means that you have passed the probationary period and become a regular employee; secondly, it shows that Zhang Bin probably said good things about himself in front of Shi Le - because he wanted to engage in culture and education, he mentioned it to him; Third, being in charge of such a Qingshui Yamen can also reduce the hostility from Gou Xi, Xu Guang and others to a certain extent, or at least let them take their vigilant eyes off themselves.

Of course, there is a fourth ...... He has been holding back this trick, holding it very hard, and he wants to confide in others, but unfortunately, even if he can't say it to Pei's family, and if it comes in twists and turns, Pei's may not be able to understand it......

It is said that in the few days when Pei Gai first entered Mengcheng, the generals under Shi Le came to worship one after another. Of course, everyone's intentions are different, some just listened to the incitement of Zhi Quliu, saying that Pei Lang is talented and must be reused; Some are just ordinary with one more acquaintance and one more path; Some of the intentions are welcome; Some of them come to probe the real and the false. Pei Cai's attitude towards different people is also different, basically keeping a certain distance from military generals, especially Hu generals, and not saying much; For the scribes, the words are determined according to their taste, and the attitude is somewhat arrogant, but it is not so much that people are directly ashamed. Only when Zhi Quliu brought those directly to the door, he was a little pretended.

But when the person in charge of culture and education is appointed, there are not many people who are willing to come to the door, and Pei Gai just got what he wanted, staying at home and sorting out the classics. The people who still run to his door every day, one is Zhi Qu Liu, and later Zhi Qu Liu also brought Zhi Xiong over, and listened to Pei Lang talk about the ancient times; the second is Jian Dao, with his identity, naturally everyone has to stutter, and he doesn't dare to slack off; the third is Wang Zan, who comes to talk to Pei Gai about poetry from time to time, or help sort out the classics; Although Cheng Yao did not come himself, he often sent people to send letters of greetings to ensure continuous contact; The last one is Zhang Bin.

Shi Le often convened the generals to discuss matters, and Pei Cai naturally couldn't go there, just like the banquet that day, the seats were under Xu Guang and Cheng Yao. But he rarely spoke, and when Shi Le asked directly, he often just said: "What Zhang Jun said, Si is right, and I hope that the lord will think about it and obey it." "I have to wait for a private conversation with Zhang Bin after the meeting before he elaborates on why I support you, it's really not a casual remark without a brain, I do have my own considerations. As a result, Zhang Bin increasingly attracted Pei Gai as a close friend, and sometimes even thought that it would be more appropriate not to let Pei Gai be Shi Le's right and left hand with him, but let him be his staff directly......

Therefore, Zhang Bin no longer asked for an official position for Pei in front of Shi Le, he felt that the current situation was very good for the time being.

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Pei Gai did not expect badly—or perhaps history has not deviated from its original trajectory—Wang Mi not only did not really obey Shile, but also intended to do so.

According to historical records, first of all, Liu Jun, the former lieutenant of Sili, said that since you and Liu Yao had a falling out, you have to have a good relationship with Shi Le, and at the same time defend Qingzhou as a base in order to protect yourself. Therefore, when Wang Mi was still in Luoyang, he deliberately sent a lot of looted goods to Shi Le. However, when Shi Le annexed Gou Xi's department, his power instantly expanded, but Wang Mi was dissatisfied again, and Liu Jun suggested that it was better to humbly invite Shi Le to jointly conquer Qingzhou, and then it would be good to fight back and forth with Cao Wei and annex Shi Le's department.

Wang Mi listened, so on the one hand, he wrote a letter to Shi Le, proposing the intention of going east together, and on the other hand, he sent Liu Jun to bring a letter to Cao Wei. Who would have thought that Shi Le listened to Zhang Bin's advice and had been guarding against Wang Mi, often sending detectives to roam and probe between the two forces, so he successfully embellished Liu Jun and finally captured him near Dong'e.

Shi Le read the letter, was furious, and immediately beheaded Liu Jun. Because of this matter, he no longer mentioned taking Qingzhou in the east, and he became increasingly estranged from Gou Xi, who had made this statement-Gou Daojiang finally failed to survive the probationary period. Originally, they planned to simply go south to crusade against Wang Mi, but Diao Ying and Zhang Bin both said that the army had not yet completed its training, and it was really not appropriate to launch a large-scale expedition at this moment. Schler asked what to do? Wang Mi invited me to go to Qingzhou with me, if I didn't agree, it would be better to take the initiative to turn my face; If I say yes, I can't stay still.

Zhang Bin casually found a reason for Shi Le, and sent Taobao to receive the grain storage in Cangyuan, but he inexplicably got into battle with Chen Wu of Pengguan, so he replied to Wang Mi, saying that I can't get out of my body now, you wait for a while, and wait for me to destroy Chen Wu.

When Pei Gai heard about this, he hurried to find Shile.

This is the first time he has taken the initiative to ask to see since he returned to Shun, and Shi Le couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard the news, and hurriedly said the word "please". Originally, before going to Luoyang, Shi Le was very happy when he heard the word "lord", so he once held Pei Gai's hand and said that when I come back, we will have a good chat. However, having said that, in fact, he did not summon Pei Gai alone once, and he did not get the convenience of a single matter; At the same time, the promise of the deputy governor of the "Junzi Battalion" was in vain, and Shi Le also felt very embarrassed......

- "Right Sima" doesn't count, it's not a face-to-face promise, and it is necessary to make sure that it can't be given, so let Zhang Bin report it, the real intention is to deepen the suspicion between Pei Gai and Gou Xi - they were both Jin ministers, if they are in the same voice and form a gang, it will be more difficult to control.

Of course, there is another reason, that is, Pei Gai refuses to ask for a prominent position, but plans to engage in some useless cultural and educational career, which makes Shi Le quite unhappy. If it weren't for Zhang Bin often mentioning in his ear, saying something so-and-so, Pei Lang and I have the same opinion, he just is not in his position, he doesn't want to do anything, and he refuses to tell you clearly, after the initial heat of Shi Le, I am afraid that Pei should be put into another book.

But this time Pei should take the initiative to ask to see, and Shi Le still greeted him with a smile. After meeting Pei Cai, he asked first: "I heard that General Tao and Pengguan Chen Wu are attacking each other, is there such a thing?" Shile nodded and said yes. Pei Gai bowed his hand and begged: "Please allow me to go to the army and help General Tao." ”

Shi Le's brows furrowed slightly, and he said in his heart If I sent Zhixiong and Zhiqu Liu, and I heard that you have a good relationship with them, then you should do it, or send Gan'an, and you want to repay him for sending back his aunt's favor, then there is also a story, why would you want to help Taobao? He didn't ask directly, but smiled: "Pei Lang once agreed with me not to fight with the Jin people, why did he break his promise today?" ”

Pei Gai said that I didn't break my promise-"Chen Wu is not a Jin minister, but a grass Koer." Then he explained honestly: "Brother Wen went to Pengguan and persuaded Chen Wu to help defend Luoyang, but I don't know what the result will be." When the lord returned from Luozhong, I consulted all the generals, but I didn't know the whereabouts of my brother, but I was afraid that he was still in Pengguan, so I wanted to visit Er. ”

Shi Le said that this is the case - "What is Brother Ling's name, and what position does Zeng Shijin hold?" ”

"My brother's name is Song, the word is Daowen, and his father is the Duke of Julu County, and the official is the Huangmen Squire of Zhongshu."

Shi Le thought for a moment: "I have never seen such a person in Luozhong. "However, although Pei Song's title is respected, his position is very ordinary, similar to an official grabbing a lot in Luoyang City, and all of them were slaughtered by Liu Yao, it is very likely that this guy has already been separated, and even burned to ashes...... Of course, he couldn't say this to Pei Cai, but just asked: "If you have Brother Ling, may Pei Lang say that he is submissive to me?" ”

Pei should say that I can't guarantee this-" However, if my aunt tells me, I may be able to make my brother defect and vote. ”

A cloud of doubt suddenly rose in Shi Le's heart, so he shook his head: "I don't know if Brother Ling is in Pengguan, if you want to get the news, send an envoy to Keye, Pei Lang doesn't have to go in person, so that the aunt and daughter can't get close to the battle formation." ”

Pei Cai peeked at Shi Le's expression, and said in his heart, "In this case, I should ask for a letter to be repaired, and send someone to General Tao to find out the whereabouts of my brother." If it is indeed in Pengguan, you can persuade your brother to surrender, and the inside should be combined with the outside, or you can defeat Chen Wu. ”

Shile nodded and said okay, you can write to me. Before the words fell, I suddenly heard a report outside the door: "General Tao has sent a letter asking for help." When Shi Le heard this, he seemed to be taken aback: "Chen Wu Xiaozhu, how can you make the peach leopard ask for help?!" "Hurry up, hand me the letter...... By the way, I don't know how to read, so Pei Lang, you can help read it.