In the Shile army, there are two generals with the surname of the branch, in fact, they are both born in the Yuezhi clan, and the same refers to the clan name: one is the branch of the male, and the other is the branch of the sixth. Among them, Zhixiong's qualifications are relatively old, and he is one of Shile's first eight horsemen, while Zhiqu Liu is attached later, listed in the "Eighteen Cavalry", and Zhixiong is also old, so it is customary to call him "General of the Big Branch" in the army, and "General of the Small Branch" of Zhiqu Liu.

Previously, Zhi Xiong followed Shi Le to attack Luoyang in the north, and Zhi Quliu stayed in Xuchang, so he directly called him "General Zhi" Ke Ye; Now that Zhixiong is back, then we have to distinguish between the big and small branches.

Pei Xiong was not only Pei Gai's attendant, but also entrusted with the responsibility of guarding the door, so he ran to the front of the main room to report that Zhi Quliu was visiting. When Pei Gai heard this, he had to confess to Pei's family, then got up and walked out, put on his shoes, and stepped into the hospital. When he looked up, the door was wide open, and Zhi Quliu had already come in - after all, he was very familiar with it, and he didn't need to wait outside the door for the master's house to greet him.

Zhi Quliu came back this time, first, to ask Mr. Pei, why did you make such a big fire at the city gate just now? The Lord has called you over, but will he punish you? Second, I would like to ask Pei Gai, how did you guess that the lord would return to the south? Why?

The news of Shi Le's return to the south naturally came to Xuchang City a few days ago, and Zhi Quliu didn't care about it at that time, but Cheng Yao couldn't help but be surprised, saying that Pei Gai seemed to have this at the beginning, and I don't know if he said it casually, or really expected that the lord would not live in Luoyang for a long time. Zhi Quliu wanted to ask Pei Gai at that time, but because of the complicated affairs left behind and the triumph of the army, he was so busy that he couldn't touch the ground for several days, and even went to listen to the book every night and was forced to pause, so he never got the opportunity.

When he received Shi Le today, Zhi Quliu turned his face and asked Zhi Xiong, "Big brother, why did you come back?" Why not stay in Luoyang and let us go over to rendezvous? Zhixiong shook his head with a wry smile and said I don't know what Ming Gong thinks......

"I waited for the future, and was ordered to attack the northern city, still in the middle of a fierce battle, and suddenly heard that Wang Zhengdong (Wang Mi) and Huyan Qianjun (Huyan Yan) had entered Xuanyang Gate. About half a day later, King Shi'an (Liu Yao) also entered the city, and the north gate began to open. Originally, all the streets of Luoyang had been occupied by other armies, and we had gained very little, and the Ming Duke restrained all departments not to clash with other armies because of looting, and the generals were a little resentful in their hearts. Immediately the Duke of Ming entered the Jin Palace to meet the King of Shi'an, and returned the next day, only asking for 100,000 stones of grain and grass, and more than a dozen carts of property, and then ordered to withdraw from the city - Wang Zhengdong also had goods to offer. On the same day, the king of Shi'an ordered Luoyang to be burned, and the city was scorched earth, and it was no longer inhabitable......

Roughly like this, we don't understand why Shiler did this. Afterwards, he only said that this attack on Luoyang was the credit of Liu Yao and Wang Mi, and if he stayed near Luoyang for a long time, the meaning of fighting for merit would be too obvious, and I was afraid that it would cause unnecessary misunderstandings, so let's go back to Xuchang. Some people complained, and they were whipped by Shi Le, and the big guy didn't dare to speak......

So Zhi Quliu came to Pei Gai and first inquired about Pei Gai's anger, it was obvious that he had not understood, but he was somewhat relieved to hear that Shi Le did not blame Pei Gai; Then he relayed Zhixiong's words and asked Pei Gai: "Why does the lord refuse to stay in Luoyang, but want to return to Xuchang in the south?" Mr. Pei had expected it a long time ago, might he be able to solve my doubts? ”

Pei Gai smiled slightly, first shook his head, and said How did I guess, you don't have to ask, and then asked Zhi Qu Liudao: "The general thinks that who is the first to take the lead in capturing Luoyang this time?" Zhi Quliu said that of course it was not Wang Mi, it was Hu Yanyan, and they attacked the city first. Pei Gai asked again: "Destroying the capital of the enemy country and capturing the king of the enemy country is a great achievement, can you be crowned king?" Zhi Quliu nodded: "It should be." "Then what will Liu Yao think?"

Zhi Quliu scratched the back of his head: "King Shi'an is the commander of the three armies, the work of his subordinates, that is, his work, what do you think?" ”

"Hu Yanyan and Wang Mi are not Liu Yao's subordinates, and they are only under their control for the time being, so the reward is not Liu Yao, but the lord of the Han Dynasty," Pei Cai patiently explained to the big boss, "For example, Zhong Hui was ordered, and the governor of the three armies attacked Shu, and the first to enter the Shu capital, Shi Deng Ai, Zhong Hui not only did not like it, but designed to frame Deng Ai, why?" The two scholars have no subordination, and they are temporarily ordained, so Deng Ai's work cannot be counted on the head of the Zhonghui......"

Zhi Qu Liuyi slapped his thigh and said I understand-the story of the two soldiers fighting for merit, you told me about it-so Liu Yao and Wang Mi must fight for merit, but-"What does it have to do with the lord's return to the south?" ”

Pei Gai smiled and said Why don't you understand-"If the lord attaches to Liu Yao, he will definitely offend Wang Mi; If Wang Mi is attached, he will inevitably offend Liu Yao; If you also ask for a share of the credit, you will inevitably offend both of them at the same time. Rather than this, it is better to retire for the time being, in order to show that it has no intention of breaking Luo's work. ”

Zhi Quliu wrinkled his brows and said indignantly: "It's complicated...... The human heart is so filthy! Whose credit should have been fought with a knife and a shot, where is the fight that can be won? It's good if the lord doesn't fight...... It's just that this time I went north, I spent countless grains and grass, and I also lost the number of people, but I got nothing, which is really depressing! ”

Pei should say that he can't say that he has gained nothing, as soon as I listen to what you said, didn't he ask Liu Yao for some food and grass materials? Didn't Wang Mi also take the initiative to send some money? Second, in this way, the Han lord must trust Shi Le more - "Lao Tzu has a saying: 'If the husband does not fight, then the world cannot fight with him.'" ’”

Zhi Quliu said who is Lao Tzu? It's not Mr. Pei, you call yourself...... Pei Cai was a little crying and laughing, and was about to explain, when he suddenly heard someone calling outside the door: "Is Pei Lang here?" Kong Chang came to worship. ”

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Shi Le triumphed, and there was no warning signal nearby for the time being, so Kong Chang also left Yingyin in a hurry and ran to Xuchang to greet him. This time, he not only came to visit Pei Gai in person, but also brought the Kong Rong. Zhi Quliu's face was very unsightly at first, suspecting that Kong Chang had come to Xingshi to ask about the crime, but seeing Pei Gai's expression, he was not afraid, and he didn't know how to be affected by it, and his heart quickly settled down.

With Kong Chang's status in Huying, Pei should have gone out to greet him in person, but in the end, he only said the word "please" - Lao Tzu has always pretended to be arrogant, so let's be arrogant to the end. The Kong brothers immediately strode into the hospital, Kong Chang smiled when they met, and bowed his hand from afar: "Pei Lang, Ning Ping farewell, it's been a few months in a hurry." The corner of his eyes swept Zhi Quliu: "The little branch general is also here." ”

Pei Gai's impression of Kong Chang is quite bad, although Kong Chang didn't offend himself much - when he plotted to stab Shi Le, Kong Chang almost smashed his head directly with a fist, but after all, Shi Le stopped it in time, didn't he hit it yet; It's not like Xuan An, who once dragged himself behind the horse's ass with a rope - but Kong Chang once said to Shi Le that he would kill the soldiers and princes of Jin! When Wang Yan saw Shile's history book, Pei Gai was very impressed in his previous life, so he couldn't remember the name of Jiao'an, but Kong Chang's name had already been known.

But that tragic incident, after all, Shi Le is the final decision-maker, the real executioner, and now he is temporarily in Hu Ying, even Shi Le has to smile at each other, can he still pull his face down and scold Kong Chang? And Kong Chang's attitude seemed to be quite enthusiastic, "Stretch out your hand and don't hit the smiling person", Pei Gai had no choice but to keep a straight face, return the salute casually, and said: "General Kong." ”

Kong Chang called Kong Cheng over again and asked him to apologize to Pei Gai, saying: "I sent my brother to ask for grain before, I didn't want him to offend Pei Lang rudely, and asked Pei Lang to forgive him a lot. Reluctantly, Kong Rong rubbed his neck slightly, bowed again, and then flashed to the side. Pei Gai had no choice but to grin and pretend to smile: "It's just an occasional verbal conflict, it's not a big deal, General Kong doesn't need to care." ”

Why is Kong Chang so polite to Pei? Because Shi Le wanted to recruit Pei Gai, he had told him many times, and he knew that if this person did not enter the Hu camp, it would be fine, and once he was attached, he would have to be reused. So later, Kong Chang returned empty-handed from Xuchang and relayed Pei Gai's words to him, and Kong Chang knew: I can't make this small fortune! Not only can I not send it, but if Pei should say bad things about me in front of Shi Le in the future, although I am kind to Shi Le, he will not do anything to me, I am afraid that Kong Rong's future will be worrying. That's why he took the initiative to come to the door and pulled Kong Cheng to apologize to Pei Cai.

Kong Chang is a treacherous person, very good at moving between various forces, he has always been the only one who calculates others, and tries his best to make others not guard against him. If it weren't for this, his military achievements were far inferior to those of generals such as Jiao'an, Zhixiong, and Taobao, so how could he be shy and on a par with the generals, and be deeply valued by Shi Le?

In a sense, Kong Chang's thoughts are somewhat similar to Cheng Yao's. He had seen with his own eyes how Pei Gai was powerful and unyielding—Shi Le also valued Pei Gai for this—and later listened to Kong Rang's description of Pei Gai's angry reprimand of him, and he felt that this young man was really tough. It has always been soft to be able to overcome rigidity, and to deal with strong enough guys, you must not touch hard, even if you want to calculate, you have to calculate secretly, and you have to behave absolutely harmless to humans and animals on the surface, so that you have a chance of winning.

Of course, for now, whether or not to calculate Pei Gai has to be studied carefully......

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On the evening of the same day, Shile held a feast to celebrate the fall of Luoyang. Because there were many participants, the banquet was held in the open air, Shi Le sat with his big tent door behind his back, and there were two columns of food tables in front of him, left and right - the right was the top in the army, so this also shows that the people he trusted the most were actually those Hu and Han generals.

The first of the generals was Jiao'an, the second Kong Chang, and then Zhixiong, Taobao, Guo Ao, Lu Ming, and so on...... Zhiqu Liu ranked ninth, and as for Kong Jiang and his ilk, they were not qualified to sit at all. The first scribe was Diao Ying, the second Zhang Bin, and then Xu Guang and Cheng Yao...... Pei should be placed under Cheng Yao. It is estimated that if he is inserted in front of Xu Guang, there will inevitably be disputes, so before taking a seat, Zhang Bin also deliberately took care of and comforted Pei Gai, saying that you have no job now, so the ranking is slightly lower, this is for the sake of harmony between colleagues, you must understand Ming Gong's difficulties, don't be annoyed.

The corners of Pei Gai's mouth twitched, as if he was angry, but he forced himself to hold it, and then after three rounds of drinking, he excused himself to be tired, confessed and returned to his home. He really didn't want to perfunctory those Hu people - before the six banquets, the big guys were holding themselves, and they were embarrassed to leave early, but now it's different, not to mention the cold eyes of Tao Leopard, Guo Ao and others, just messing with that face, he can't stand it, or leave the table early.

When it comes to the status of Hu Ying's Chinese officials, Diao Yin is still above Zhang Bin, one is because he came earlier, and the other is that he allows Wen Yunwu, who can not only settle accounts, draft proclamations, but also ride inferior horses and hold strong bows, so before Zhang Bin surrendered, he was regarded as Shile's first staff officer, even after Zhang Bin got credit, he still failed to kick him down. Diao Ying's current position is the right long history, Zhang Bin is the left long history, and the upper right is respected - but this right long history is just an empty staff officer, not like Zhang Bin is still supervising a "gentleman's camp".

Therefore, Diao Ying was instinctively hostile to the Central Plains scholars in the "Gentleman's Camp", and even to all Chinese scholars, thinking that they were all Zhang Bin's party and potential opponents who threatened his position, so naturally he would not give Pei a good look. However, according to Pei Gai's observation, Xu Guang, Cheng Yao and others also seemed to be looking at a dead person when they looked at Diao Ying......

Therefore, when Pei Gai fled the table, Cheng Yao hurriedly chased him out and pretended to stay, Pei Gai replied honestly and unceremoniously: "Hu Er is vulgar, Diao Changshi is also very rude, I am not used to sitting with such people!" He believed that this must be what Cheng Yao was willing to hear. Sure enough, Cheng Ziyuan slapped his hands and smiled, feeling deeply "related to me", and then revealed Diao's old bottom on the spot: "He is just a country official, starting from the Gongshi Domain, and after the Gongshi Domain was killed by Gou Xi, he fled to the lord's ear." Thinking is the old knowledge, only then can you be tolerant, but in fact, the belly is full of grass, and there is no strength-how can we live under this generation for a long time? ”

Pei Gai smiled secretly in his heart, it is really officialdom, each has its own plan, Shile's Hu camp seems to be prosperous, but in fact, it is not monolithic. The two groups under the subordinates of that guy will inevitably be disrespectful. In the military general group, the "Eighteen Cavalry" is one party, and the second party is attached, and it can also be divided into "Qianjiang Party", "Xiongnu Party", "Other Miscellaneous Hu Party" and "Han General Party", each of which does not like the other. As for the scribes, they are relatively simple, and they can be roughly divided into the "Junzi Camp Party" headed by Zhang Bin and the "Non-Gentleman Camp Party" headed by Diao Ying, and then there are Zhang Dang, Xu Dang and Cheng Dang in the "Junzi Battalion......

The old man said it well - "There is no faction in the party, and there are all kinds of strange things".

Cheng Yao, do you look down on Diao Ying? Isn't it like I'm pretending to look down on you? But you are not from a very noble background, so what qualifications do you have to despise the "country officials" who started their careers?

Well, can I take advantage of the contradictions between their different groups and try to achieve my own goals? Even if I want to leave, I should first stir up Hu Ying and increase the contradictions between the various centralized powers, so I can call it my heart......