Su Jun staged a mutiny in April and entered the city of Jiankang, but because of the long distance, the news was not sent to Luoyang until May. Under the great joy of the ministers, most of them suggested that the Xuzhou soldiers should be sent south immediately, taking advantage of the chaos to take Jiangzuo.

However, Guo Mo said: "Su Jun is not more than 10,000 people, and he has no foundation and no prestige, so it is not difficult to break it, but I am afraid that Wang Dun will come down the river from Wuchang." If I send troops suddenly, it will be difficult to plan in a hurry, and there will be no more than 10,000 people who can cross, and if Wang Dun and Su Jun will resist me first, they will be poor. With the intention of the minister, do not guard against the situation of Jiankang, wait for Wang Dun to kill, and when he fights with Su Jun, he will send Yan and Yu's pawns to cover Wuchang, and do not transfer troops and horses to Jingxiang south, taking advantage of his weakness, he can ensure victory. ”

Pei Gai nodded and said, "Qing's plan is very agreeable. ”

Lu Yan was the governor of Xuzhou and the two counties of eastern Henan at that time, and the main force was stationed in Hefei, and the other 4,000 people were stationed in Guangling and Yuxian - because the main force of the Jin army was in Wuchang, and Jiankang was empty, so he was not worried that the other party would attack from the direction of Xuzhou. If you rush across the river to Jiankang at this time, Guo Mo said that "there are no more than 10,000 people who can cross", which is actually an overestimate, because of the restrictions on grain and grass, especially boats, only a few thousand people will be sent over in a short time. With the quality of the Chinese army, it was a siege war rather than a march between mountains, forests, ponds and marshes, and more than 10,000 Su Jun and Ma Xiong were defeated, even if it was difficult to win, it should not be a big defeat.

However, Su Jun was in turmoil, and Wang Dun could not watch it, so he would inevitably send a boat division down the river. Not to mention that once Wang and Su join forces to resist the northern army first, the situation will be critical - the troops who cross the south are likely to not return - if you meet the Wuchang boat division in person, how you cross the river is a problem.

It is better to let them fight with each other, and the Chinese army tried to take advantage of the fishermen, gather troops and horses, and launch an attack on Jiang and Jingzhou. It is best to capture Wuchang, go down with a knife, and cut the Yangtze River in half, so that I can share it with the enemy from now on; Taking a step back, even if Wang Dun stays and can hold Wuchang with strong troops, he will definitely not be able to reinforce Jingxiang - just Wang Xuan's waste, in the absence of help from outside, isn't it like playing to beat him?

Other bureaucrats clamored to take the opportunity to attack Jiankang because they felt that the opportunity was too good to be missed; Only when Guo Sidao has been in charge for a long time and has rich experience in strategic planning can he come up with a practical response plan.

However, the two important ministers of civil and military affairs, Pei Wei and Zu Ti, were all opposed to the hasty dispatch of troops.

Pei Wei said: "Your Majesty did not know that Sima Rui was a rebel, and suddenly raised a crusade against the division, one is that the Central Plains is undecided, and it is not suitable for the southern expedition, and the other is that he can't bear to be punished with his victorious relics, and hopes that he will repent." If you take advantage of its internal strife to attack its city, although the timing is good, but Su Jun's country's criminal minister, Nandu will soon do this delusional thing, once the heavenly soldiers follow, the Nanren may think that Su Jun is really a false surrender.

"Jiang came to report that Su Jun had entered Jiankang, that is, he plundered the army, invaded the scholars, was extremely violent, cruel and unreasonable, and the southerners all gritted their teeth and hated it, and wanted to eat their flesh and blood and sleep their fur. If you mistakenly think that it is the order of the imperial court, then the southerners will not surrender in the end, and when the king Shi asks, he will also refuse, and it will inevitably be slaughtered, and I am afraid that my majesty's mercy will be lost! ”

Su Jun has gone too far, if we take the opportunity to reach out, we will be misunderstood by the southern raccoon dog, and hate the northerners from now on, which is not good for the great cause of reunification, especially to subdue the hearts of the people in Jiangnan. But we can't ignore the general righteousness because of a small profit for a while, and it will affect the great cause of Jiangzuo in the end.

Pei should listen to what he said reasonably, and couldn't help but groan. Immediately, Zu Ti also came out and said: "The minister also thinks that we should not take the opportunity to go south, but continue to consolidate the Central Plains and resume production for the future." Soon after the country settled in Hebei, the Murong clan was in Youzhou, and the Tuoba clan rebelled uncertainly, and the soldiers along the border could not rest. If more troops are dispatched, the overall situation may be shaken and the treasury will be emptied.

"In the past, Uncle Yang (Yanghu) asked Wu to be killed, and the tree function was raging on the border, so Jin Wu was not allowed - the same is true today. If the north is fixed and the Central Plains is stable, it will not be difficult for 100,000 people to cross the river; Jiangzuo's hearts are scattered, and after the changes of Su Jun, they will be even weaker, and it will be easy to receive. However, if you seek a small profit for a while, so that the pawns of the Central Plains will guard the seclusion in the north, and the south will be in the south, and the country will be tired in the transfer of thousands of miles.

"In the south, people can't cross the river and go north, but Xianbei can gallop south; The corpse dwells in the remnants, the withered guards, there is no need to cut down first, Rong Di has no faith, but it is advisable to decide first. And His Majesty previously planned to make Tao Gong settle Shu first, and then send troops to attack Jiankang three ways, just like the story of the Jin Dynasty and Wu in the past, you can get twice the result with half the effort. Now, because of a moment's anger, how can you do half the work for the sake of multiplication? Your Majesty thinks twice. ”

Politically, Pei Wei and Zu Li militarily said that they could not march south, Pei should be as good as a stream, and immediately agreed to his words. So he ordered Hua Heng, Zu Na and others to write to Wang Dun in their private capacities, affirming that Su Jun's rebellion had nothing to do with the imperial court, and stated that when his eastern crusade was in chaos, he would never stab him in the back - of course, believe it or not, it was in Wang Dun, if Wang Chuzhong received these letters, but he was suspicious and refused to attack Su Jun with his whole division, resulting in the delay of the war, then maybe it would be more beneficial to the Hua Dynasty.

However, three days later, there was an urgent report—this time the news was delivered by Wang Gong's spy in Jiangnan—that Sima Rui had fled, and Su Junnai had coerced Wu Xing Wang Jianzuo to be respected......

Since Wang Gong wants to install eyes and ears in Jiankang City, of course he will not let go of the most suitable hiding place in Wuxing Palace, even after Pei should be proclaimed emperor and the north and south are opposed, there is still quite important information secretly transmitted from the palace from time to time, and the person who presides over it in the palace is the housekeeper Pei Ren.

Pei Ren's real name is Wang Ling, and he was given to Pei by Wang Dao as a servant, but Pei Gai did not accompany him when he crossed to the north, leaving him to Pei's family. Later, Pei's personal maid Yun'er, who had shared hardships, was promised to Pei Ren's son as his wife, and he completely won his heart. So since Pei Shi misses his nephew Pei Gai day and night, Pei Ren is of course willing to help collect information and pass on news for Pei Gai.

Therefore, the content of this information is very detailed, saying that Su Jun entered the palace that day, how he persecuted Concubine Pei, and how the concubine would rather die than obey, Su Jun escorted Wang Bin and other captured soldiers and girls to the front of the mansion, and ordered the soldiers to torture and kill them one by one to intimidate the concubine. After all, the concubine was soft-hearted, and when she killed the fourth person - there was no Wang Bin in it, and a person with such a prominent status, Su Jun was really reluctant to slaughter it if she couldn't help it, and she was really reluctant to slaughter it.

It is said that Concubine Pei hugged Sima Chong and cried loudly at that time, saying: "Your father refused to obey Wanghua, and summoned Su Jun by replying to Zhuge Hui and others. Thou hast been forced to obey the thief now, and in the future, no matter whether the Chinese army comes, or the king comes, I am afraid that I will not be able to tolerate thee, and I will not be able to save thee, but I will die with thee!" ”

When Pei Gai saw this report, he couldn't help but be furious, and immediately didn't wear shoes, so he rushed straight to the front hall, to summon Zu Ti and Guo Mo to come, and immediately sent a large army to cross the river to crusade against Su Jun.

Empress Xun saw that the emperor was not dressed properly, and ran to the front hall wearing only socks, so she was so frightened that she hurriedly rushed up, grabbed her, and asked: "Your Majesty often sees his subordinates in military uniforms, and the servants think it is rude, and repeatedly advises, why do you refuse to even wear military uniforms today, so you want to summon your courtiers?" What can the Son of Heaven do about this big loss of body? ”

Pei Gai usually dresses very casually with the inner palace, how comfortable and how to come. It's just that unlike the so-called celebrities and gentlemen before, the celebrities wear wide robes and big sleeves in order to be the wind with the belt, indicating that they are chic, but Pei Gai is used to narrow-sleeved short clothes in order to facilitate activities, and even in the summer heat, he simply wears short-sleeved shirts and shorts - this is very common in later generations, and in this life it is no different from wearing only underwear.

The so-called "military uniform", although it is also narrow-sleeved pants, after all, the placket must be longer than the knee, and the trouser legs must also be tucked in boots or put in socks. However, he was wearing only a peasant's short coat at the moment, with the hem just above the crotch and the socks tucked into the trouser legs, which was very unseemly. Not to mention the emperor, even if the children of ordinary scholars dare to dress like this, they will be reprimanded and even beaten by the elders.

Pei Wei and others, especially Xiong Yuan, Chen Hao and other ministers, were dissatisfied with the emperor's frequent appearance in military uniforms and looked at the court. So Pei Wei, as a member of Pei's family, changed his message to the queen, imploring the queen to advise the Son of Heaven, and even turned a corner and wrote a letter to Xun Song in Guanzhong, asking him to help greet his daughter. As for how the emperor usually dresses in the palace, they can't see it, and they can't control it, but if Pei Cai's appearance falls into the eyes of the ministers today, it will definitely cause an uproar, how can Xun Guanniang not stop it?

Pei should be wearing a wide-sleeved robe, and it is estimated that Empress Xun's pull can tear his sleeves; However, he was wearing a narrow-sleeved shirt, which made Xun Hou pull his arm directly, and Pei Cai pulled it twice, not only could he not pull it open, but he felt that his shoulder was numb...... In desperation, he had to stop for the time being, handed the book in his hand to Xun Hou, and said: "I want to kill Su Jun, but I don't have time to change ......my clothes."

Empress Xun didn't dare to let go of both hands, so she could only ignore etiquette, take it with one hand, and with a quick glance, she understood-this dragon was touched by the scales!

What is the relationship between Concubine Pei and Pei Ying, no one knows better than Empress Xun, for the previous affairs in the camp, Pei should always like to mention it in front of his wife when he has something to do. To tell the truth, if the other party is not the same surname as her husband, Empress Xun will suspect that her husband actually likes that old woman, so she secretly takes a sip or two of dry vinegar......

No matter how much Su Jun makes trouble, even if he kills the Sima family to the ground, even if he strips Wang Dao and others all out of the streets, it is estimated that Pei should not care too much, but that guy actually hijacked Pei's family, and forced Pei's family to hug and cry with his stepgrandson, this Pei should not be able to bear it. Seeing this, Empress Xun no longer stopped Pei Gai, but ordered the palace people to quickly take the uniform and put it on for the Son of Heaven, and comforted him in his mouth: "The army has traveled thousands of miles, and there is no hurry at a moment, Your Majesty does not have to follow the sword of the king of Chu and the king." ”

But at the moment when Pei should change his clothes, Empress Xun thought about it carefully, and finally came back to her senses, and immediately persuaded her: "Su thief insulted my aunt, Your Majesty was in a hurry, and I actually thought about it." Your Majesty wants to send troops to the south, and not to mention that the grandfather and others will not be recruited the day before yesterday, even if you don't care about the country, you should also care about your aunt's safety. Now my aunt is in the hands of Su Jun, throwing a mouse taboo, how can Master Wang rush to the river? ”

When Pei Gai heard this, his movements immediately stiffened, and after thinking about it, he couldn't help but smile bitterly: "What the queen said is true, I was so angry for a while that I even lost my mind......"

Without waiting for Empress Xun to ask him what "reason" was, he paused and said: "However, my aunt is caught in the thief, as if the old love is rediscovered, but unfortunately thousands of miles away, I can no longer save alone, but it is inconvenient to send troops...... How can this be good?! "Then I continued to wear military uniforms, I can't say it, I have to quickly summon Pei Wei and Zu Li to discuss countermeasures.

Empress Xun suggested: "Instead of summoning servants, cardinal envoys, etc., it is better to summon the prince to give ......."

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Prince Wang Gong's position at this time was to be the Pivotal Candidate for Change Shilang Zhong - his name comes from the "Taigong Art of War", cloud: "The Lord serves the traitor and waits for the change, opens and closes the favor, looks at the enemy's intentions, and thinks that he is a spy" - for this reason, he was transferred to a military position and received the rank of lieutenant colonel.

Yishilang is from the fifth grade, and the lieutenant colonel is the fifth grade, but anyway, originally in Guanzhong Xingtai, he and Pei Xu, and the two of them are engaged in Zhonglang, but now Pei Ziyu is the right servant of the Zhongshu, and he enters the hall to worship the prime minister, but Wang Zici is far behind. This is that although Pei Shu is still in charge of intelligence work, his main position is not only to hold "secrets", but also to participate in "government decrees", and he is an important national decision-making body; Wang Gong only has the function of intelligence gathering and analysis, but has no decision-making power.

Moreover, Pei Xu is not only an important minister of the clan, but also has administrative experience, and Wang Gong's background and qualifications cannot be compared with him. Of course, the most important thing is that the prince is not very popular, and it is possible that except for Tao Kan and some old feelings-in fact, there are not many, because Wang Gong betrayed him once-, and no one in the Manchu Dynasty really likes this person and is willing to get close to him.

It is generally believed that the important ministers of the imperial court, especially the prime minister, are the first to be virtuous, and the second is to learn. Although Pei Xu has also been engaged in intelligence work for a long time, he himself has always stood in the open field, especially in Chang'an for a long time, and is very close to his colleagues; Wang Gong has always been hiding in the shadows, and he has been out of the town for a long time, and there are really not many people who are familiar with him. Besides, who is called the prince who can have "virtue"?

Therefore, everyone judged that although the Son of Heaven believed in the king's tribute, this person would only achieve the fourth grade at the highest, and he would have no chance with the ministry and even the prime minister all his life - promoted to the third grade, unless he retired or simply "martyred", otherwise the group discussion was raging, and it must be said that the Son of Heaven used to enter the villain, and he had to carry the coffin to death.

Fortunately, Wang Gong doesn't seem to be dissatisfied with his current situation, but he is just down-to-earth in his own work, cautious in his words and deeds, and never overstepping his authority by half a step - Tao Kan is quite pleased with this, and once said: "The times have changed, if the prince is still as high-flying and domineering as in the past, even if the Son of Heaven is benevolent, I am afraid that he will not die well." ”

Now Wang Gong is not only responsible for intelligence collection and analysis in the East, but also the scope of his and Pei Xu's work has expanded to the whole country and even the whole world, but one side pays attention to the military situation and the enemy's situation, and the other side pays attention to the situation of the officials and the people. Pei Gai sometimes looks at these two people, and he can't help but think of Dai Yunong and the Chen brothers - this is like the military and the central government.

Let's say that Pei Gai, as Empress Xun said, summoned Wang Gong in the side hall after wearing a military uniform, and after the meeting, he didn't talk nonsense, and asked bluntly: "Qing may save my aunt for me out of Jiankang?" ”