Pei Gai once reviewed Pei Wei's past trips. When he was in Xuzhou, he was obscure and deliberately showed weakness, in order to paralyze the surrounding groups and not rush to send troops to eliminate his own emerging forces - of course, this is also a premise, Xu Fang is relatively remote, Cao Wei has no ambition, Shi Le is eager to take Hebei, and he can't stand him, otherwise the more you show weakness, the more people will come to fight?

Therefore, Pei Gaizhi's show of weakness was not mainly to show enemies, but to show "friends", and the only one who could threaten him at that time was the Jiankang regime in Jiangdong - if he could not gain a firm foothold in Xuzhou, Wang Dao or send someone else to replace him; If he develops too well in Xuzhou, Yu Liang will inevitably want to pick peaches......

After all, Pei should be young, and he is not like his father Pei Yi, "well-known since he was a child", resigned from the title at the age of fifteen, and served Yang Jun's henchman Liu Yu at the age of twenty-five, so he had to move to the service and establish the auxiliary government of the dynasty - several years earlier than Pei Gai insisted on coming to the position of the servant. It can be said that Pei Gai's previous reputation value was almost zero, and only the weight of his family background made people dare not despise him, and it was too easy for him to pretend to be trustworthy.

At the beginning of the Northern Expedition, this did play a certain role, Liu Cang set the main target for Zu Ti and the Yuzhou army, and for Pei Gai and the Xuzhou army, he thought that only Liu Xun could lead a few thousand people to block the east of Chenggao. If Liu Cang could correctly understand the combat effectiveness of the Xuzhou Army and Pei Cai's determination to go on the Northern Expedition, perhaps the battle in Henan would not be so ugly, and there would no longer be the siege of Yanshi.

However, things often have two ends, with mixed pros and cons, and then Pei Gai suffered a loss of cowardice - General Guanzhong only respected his family background, but despised his ability and strength, and basically attributed the victory of the Northern Expedition to Zu Ti and the Yuzhou army. If it was Zu Shizhi who led his troops into the customs, then Liang Fen would welcome him, and although Suo Qi was unwilling to hand over his authority, he could not help but admit that Zu Ti was his powerful competitor; However, Pei Gaizhi's entry into the customs, with his name and family background, was enough to establish a dynasty and auxiliary government, but he was forced to take the two counties north and rebuild his reputation.

If the name is too real - for example, Wang Jun - is like a behemoth like a donkey, even a tiger does not dare to pounce rashly; And if he is too famous-such as Pei Gai-what he wants to get, he has to rely on real knives and guns to fight out, often with half the effort, without biting his throat first, Suo Qi, a strong donkey, will never admit defeat. Pei Gai didn't care about taking advantage of the situation with strength, the problem was coveted by Hu Jun, how could he dare to go to this bone eye to merge with Suo Qihuo and mess up with himself?

Therefore, Pei Caicai said to Pei Wei, I want to rebuild the prestige of the two counties in the north, so that it will be convenient to unify the entire Guanlong region in the future.

However, human thinking always has its inertia, Pei should pretend to be cowardly for a long time, and when he saw Liu Yao's letter, he couldn't help but have the idea of showing weakness to the enemy. Just thinking about it, he couldn't help but laugh dumbly: I want to be left, I'm afraid this trick won't work for Liu Yao.

Only the strong can show weakness, if it is weak, then it should confuse the enemy to be strong. The current situation is not favorable to Pei Gai, he is forced to shrink the defensive line, stick to Da Licheng, if he still shows weakness, I am afraid that he will confuse himself before he can confuse the enemy-will gradually lose confidence in Pei Dudu's victory because of this?

Besides, Liu Yao is the master of the first generation in the end, although Ma Qian said to Zhang Mao that Liu Yao is "Cao Mengde and the like", which is pure nonsense, but Zhang Mao's clouds, "Yao Kefang Lu Bu, Guan Yu", are still relatively close to the facts. But this is all a later story, before Liu Yaodi set the pass and claimed the title of emperor, his arrogance may be far less than that of Lu and Guan, and he may not be fooled as soon as he pretends to be cowardly. And if Liu Yao underestimates himself, he will inevitably lead the main force to attack Dali after crossing to the west, and will not stay in Haoyang, which is obviously waiting for the follow-up grain to arrive......

Since people are already very cautious, what's the use of you pretending to be cowardly?

Thinking about this clearly, Pei Cai couldn't help but throw Liu Yao's letter casually and smiled.

Liang Xu had been observing Pei Gai's expression, and saw that the other party seemed to be surprised at first, then groaned, and finally showed a disapproving smile. Liang Xu thought that this must Pei should have been moved, but it was inconvenient to retreat immediately - originally, if he wanted to scare the Jin people away with a letter, the possibility was very low, otherwise why would King Yong send himself here?

Immediately coughed and began to lobby: "What King Yong said in his letter, although it is a fact, our army is vast and elite, and it is not something that Pei Gong can resist, but there is still an unfinished meaning, and Rong Xu will report to Pei Gong." ”

Pei Gai smiled slightly: "Let's hear it." ”

"Pei Gong," Liang Xu arched his hand and said sincerely, "King Yong led a large army to the west, and he didn't want to be an enemy of Pei Gong, and the conspirator was Chang'an. King Xiyong was ordered to guard Chang'an, but he made a mistake for a while, and retreated for the Jin people, thinking about recovery. And if Jia Yandu is still here, there is still something to say, now Suo Qi and Koji Yun, in the past, were just pawns under Jia Yandu's play, how can he be able to occupy a public position and take charge of the Jin government? When the Duke of Huiji County (Sima Chi) was in the middle of the pass, Sima Mo guarded the pass, and now Sima Mo is both in office, and should be succeeded by Sima Bao, how can Sima Ye get the position? Even in the Jin Dynasty, Chang'an is also a usurpation, so King Yong led his troops to crusade against it, Pei Gongshi does not have to benefit others, and the sharpness of our army. ”

Pei Cai looked at Liang Xu with a smile, and when the other party paused slightly, he asked: "Who is the 'Huiji County Prince' that you just said?" ”

When Liang Xu heard this, he was slightly stunned, and then replied: "The first emperor of Jin, after the Han Dynasty, I was named the prince of Huiji County for my son of heaven......

Pei Gai "snapped", slapped his hand on the table, and shouted: "Since you know that I am the first emperor of Jin, how dare you call him Hu Zhi's pseudo-lord?!" Let me ask you, are you a Hu person?! ”

Liang Xu couldn't help but shudder, forced his composure, and replied: "Xu used to be a Jin person, but now he has returned to the Han Dynasty. The Emperor and Han are not only Hu people, but Chinese people ......"

Pei Gai interrupted him: "The Han is the name of Hu'er, and if the people of China return to the Han, they will be the dogs of the Hu people!" You are a dog, only barking at the fox, how dare you learn to speak?! ”

Liang Xu was dumbfounded and said: "Pei Gong, a gentleman is to others, and he does not make a bad noise." The Emperor Han is also for China, the fortune of heaven is prosperous on behalf of the Jin, I go with the sky, Hu De called it a dog? And Pei Gong is not filial piety first, do you still have the face to scold me?! ”

Pei Gai sneered: "Where am I not filial? ”

"Zun Xianjun was originally killed by the Sima clan, and the revenge of killing his father was not shared with the sky, it was Wu Xu who returned to Wu and cut down Chu, and entered the corpse of King Ping - the teaching of the sages, Pei Gong shouldn't know nothing, right?"

Pei Gai pouted: "It is a soldier who sends his son to Qi, and if he betrays Wu, he will re-examine his eyes and hang on the Su Gate, thinking that he will betray the master for eternity!" And Wu and Chu, the enemy country also, Han Yu Jin, rebellion, and Enke generalize? ! He said in his heart that the people sent by Liu Yao are just like that, these arguments are not new, so why should I waste time here? I still have a lot of work to do. Immediately, he slapped the table case again and ordered: "I hate the Chinese the most in my life and are willing to be Hu Nu - push it out and behead!" ”

It is a big deal to receive the envoys of the enemy country, theoretically all the generals should be escorts, although it is not necessary to come, but it is impossible for a guy like Zhen Sui who pretends to be in charge of fighting all day long, and hands over all the affairs of the camp to his deputy, not to join in the fun - Zhen Sui immediately jumped up and shouted: "I'll use the knife!" With one step, he reached out and grabbed Liang Xu's neck, lifting him up like a chicken.

Liang Xu had no strength to resist, and immediately frightened his crotch wet, and hurriedly shouted: "The two countries are fighting, don't harm - Pei Gong can't kill me!" Seeing that Pei should not turn his head, he didn't react, so he had to call again: "Pei Gong, and read it for the sake of Sangzi, spare my life!" ”

Pei Gai laughed angrily: "If it weren't for the same countryman, I wouldn't have to kill you—among the surnames in Hedong, I don't want to have such a shameless person!" "Waving his hand, it means to quickly propose to kill it, and don't pollute my ears again.

Zhen Sui was about to pull Liang Xu out, and just as he stepped out of the door with one foot, he heard Pei Wei behind him speak: "Wait." Immediately, Pei Wei approached, attached to Pei Gai's ear, and whispered: "If you kill this fang, it will definitely show that I will not retreat, but I am afraid that Liu Yao will be angry and rush to attack......

What we are fighting for now is time, I wanted to delay for a few more days, the later the offensive and defensive battle begins, the more fully prepared we will be, why do you deliberately annoy Liu Yao in this eye?

Pei should think about it, Pei Wei's words are also reasonable-it's just that he doesn't want to pretend anymore, if he sends Liang Xu back like this, will the generals in the army suspect that I am timid and have the heart to retreat? So he ordered: "Don't kill it first, tie it up, and I will personally whip it, thinking that it will be from the Hu people!" ”

Pei Gai is plain and light, rarely bright, in fact, he is acting, he has been holding back an evil fire in his heart since the Northern Expedition. was first robbed of grain and grass by Lu Ye and Dai Yuan, and then heard that Chen Chuan had murdered Chen Wu and led his troops to surrender to Hu - he had not been able to catch - after entering the customs, Suo Qi was not respectful enough to him...... Pei Gai is not small, but it is not to the point where he can travel in a boat, how can he not be angry?

Just to take care of the overall situation, all kinds of evil fires have been held in his heart, in fact, he is also very depressed, just take this opportunity to move his muscles and bones, and whip this Liang Xu a few times, the right is to vent.

So in front of Yuanmen, in front of everyone, Pei Cai lifted the horse whip and gave Liang Xu who was tied by ropes more than a dozen whips, which made Liang Xu scream and cry a lot. I originally wanted to whip a full forty lashes, but seeing that this guy's physique is not very good, if he continues to smoke, even if he doesn't die, he will probably be dazed - Pei Gai threw the whip at this time, and then grabbed Liang Xu's scattered hair, approached the other party's face, and said word by word:

"I have a few words, you can return to Hu Ying, and tell Liu Yao——

"Although Liu Yao's department is numbered 100,000, it is like a rootless duckweed, drifting with the water, if it is not closed, although the world is big, he has no place to stand......"

The reason why the Western Jin Dynasty caused the "Rebellion of the Eight Kings" was because the vassal kings of all walks of life not only had actual fiefdoms, but also gave military power, political power, and even entered the court to assist the government. The Hu and Han clans were crowned county kings and county kings, but they only ate Lu and did not actually receive the feudal country; The foreign surname is the prince of Fengjun County, and there is no land under the actual jurisdiction of Taiban.

For example, for Liu Yao, Liu Yuan's adopted son, he was crowned the king of Shi'an - Shi'an County was in Guangzhou, and Liu Yao couldn't get by at all; Huyanyi sealed the county prince of Yanmen, which was originally under the jurisdiction of Liu Kun, the assassin of the state; Wang Mi was crowned the Duke of Donglai County, and Cao Wei had not yet been killed in Qingzhou at that time; Later, there was also the prince of Dingxiang County, Zhang, who was not the Dingxiang County of Xinxing County, but in the Tuoba Xianbei Territory, and Shile, the prince of Jijun, who had not yet been able to take Jijun at that time......

Therefore, the main forces of Hu and Han did not have a stable base area, and they moved and fought in the Central Plains like rogues, which was convenient for the Pingyang regime to jam their necks at any time. It was for this reason that Wang Mi sent Cao Wei to Dingqingzhou, and Shi Le planned to build a foundation between Jiang and Han, and later turned to Hebei - everyone wanted to build a base for themselves, at least leaving a way back.

Liu Yao's situation is the same, the grain of his 100,000 army has to rely on the Pingyang regime to supply and lose, unless he can capture Guanzhong, otherwise, as Pei Gai said, it is a grass without roots, once it encounters a setback or loses power, it will collapse quickly. In the original history, after Jin Zhun killed the lord and usurped the throne, only Liu Yao and Shi Le were able to raise troops to fight against the armies of the Hu and Han Dynasties, because Liu Yao had already won the Guanzhong at that time, and Shi Le occupied Hebei......

Therefore, Pei Caicai said to Liang Xu: "Liu Cangben and Liu Yao are not on good terms, and they are afraid of their military prosperity, so they reluctantly tolerate it." The former Liu Yao returned to Hedong and swore an oath with Liu Cang, but is Hu'er's oath really credible? In this way, Liu Yao is eager to take over the second county, and if I stay here for one more day, the more dangerous the situation will be!

"I'm in Dali, although it's only 350,000 troops, but there are 70,000 people from Henan Zushizhi behind me! If they converge, why fear Liu Yao? Thinking about it, Liu Yao must hope that Liu Cang can send troops to the south and tie up Zu Shizhi, but Liu Cang can't wait for Liu Yao to be defeated, how can he be willing to take the fire for him? ""Taking chestnuts from the fire" is not a Chinese idiom, but I believe Liang Xu and Liu Yao can understand it-

"Liu Yao is now stranded in Haoyang, Pingyang is afraid that he will return to the east, and he is still willing to supply grain and straw, once he goes south to compete with me, Liu Cang will cut off his grain route and return - it is because Liu Yao does not dare to come to fight, so you will take advantage of your tongue and want me to retreat. I am not a cowardly and unscrupulous person, how can I fall for your treacherous schemes?

"You can return to tell Liu Yao, if you dare to come, under the city of Dali, it is the place where his army is overthrown and where he is buried! The seal of Yongzhou is just the bait of Liu Cang's fishing and the trap of the trapped beast. How can he return to the east and occupy the east of the river, but he can compete with Liu Cang for a short time, and he doesn't know who will kill the deer! ”

Immediately, Pei Cai released Liang Xu and asked the Hu soldiers he brought to help the soldier on his horse and leave in embarrassment. Liang Xu was panicked like a lost dog and a fish that slipped through the net, and after returning to Hexian, he knelt in front of Liu Yao and cried loudly. Liu Yao first asked about the history of this trip, and when he heard that Pei should personally whip Liang Xu, he immediately said angrily: "How dare you do this?!" "Then he will order the drums to gather the generals, and the troops will be sent out. And when Liang Xu told Pei Gai what he said, Liu Yao couldn't help but tighten his eyebrows, as if he was lost.

In the end, he let out a long sigh: "If it is as Pei Wenyue said, I will only have dead ears!" ”