Zhang Bin and Pei Gai happened to be talking about political affairs in the army, and suddenly Pei Gai changed his words and mentioned his aunt Pei, saying that Pei refused to eat well these days and always cried.

Zhang Bin frowned slightly, and asked if it was because the military ** was insufficient? Pei Gai pouted: "What are the offerings in the army?" "Then I said, my aunt was a princess, she was pampered, how could she endure life in the army? However, her husband is dead, the country has fallen, and she has almost become a slave, so she can barely rely on me as a nephew - "Now I hear that her husband and nephew are not far away, and I miss the past, so I am sad and resentful...... "I have been scolded by her several times inexplicably."

Zhang Bin asked: "The so-called husband and nephew are ......" Pei Gai stretched out his hand and pointed to the east: "That is, Diao Changshi wants to cut down, and we and others want to avoid it." ”

Zhang Bin understood that Pei should be referring to Sima Rui, the king of Langya in the Jin Dynasty, so he asked: "Is Aunt Ling very familiar with the king of Langya?" Pei Cai pursed his lips and replied with some disdain, "Familiar, of course, much more familiar than me."

When Pei was still a teenager, Pei had already married Sima Yue, the king of the East China Sea, as his stepfamily, and even before that, their cousins and nephews had only met once or twice at most during family gatherings, and although they were related, they had no feelings. And Sima Yue is the grandson of Sima Yi's fourth brother, Sima Kui, the Marquis of Dongwu City, and Sima Rui, the king of Langya, is the great-grandson of Sima Yi.

Theoretically speaking, Sima Rui's status in the family is relatively high, and the Langya led by him is also a big country, much more advanced and wealthy than the East China Sea Kingdom. But in the "Rebellion of the Eight Kings", he is just a rising junior, not only is he powerless to intervene in the battle, but it is also very difficult to protect himself - so he must find someone to by. So who to look for? Langya and the East China Sea were originally neighbors, so he naturally threw himself into the arms of Sima Yue, the king of the East China Sea.

There are many reasons why Sima Yue was able to have the last laugh in the "Rebellion of the Eight Kings", one of which is that he found enough influential Austrian aid in the court - Wang Yan and Wang Yifu. Don't look at Wang Yan's fake model and pretend to be clear up in front of Shi Le, saying that he has "little eunuch affection", in fact, he is very addicted to officials, he is first-class eloquent and second-rate in learning, but when it comes to fighting for power and profit in the officialdom, the ability to step on others to climb up is enough to compete with eloquence. Therefore, in the late stage of the "Rebellion of the Eight Kings", Wang Yan used his own and his family's prestige to basically control the Luoyang court, and Sima Yue joined forces with him, so that he was able to successfully defeat his biggest political enemies, CD King Sima Ying and Hejian King Sima Hao.

——Some people in later generations commented that in fact, the cooperation between Sima Yue and Wang Yan can be regarded as the abuse of "king and horse sharing the world" in the early years of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Therefore, since Sima Rui is attached to Sima Yue, he will naturally be close to the Wang family, and the Langya Wang family is originally a wealthy family in his country, so he can successfully summon Wang Yan's brother Wang Dun and others into the scene, and dare not treat them as ordinary guests, but are equivalent to teachers and friends.

At the beginning of Sima Yue's army, he expressed Sima Rui as General Pingdong (later changed to General Anton) and the military governor of Xuzhou, and stayed in the rear for him; Later, Sima Ying, the CD king who crusaded against Yecheng, also led the troops to join the army. Therefore, in the palace of the East China Sea, King Langya often goes, so he will naturally be familiar with Princess Pei.

And Pei Gai also said that the reason why Sima Rui left Xuzhou, crossed the river to the south, and guarded Jianye, according to Pei's words, the first person who suggested it was Wang Kuang of the Langya Wang clan (the father of the "book saint" Wang Xi), and then Wang Dao conveyed it to Sima Rui, and Sima Rui made a statement to Sima Yue through Pei's family before he was approved.

- I think that Pei recognized Pei Gai in the stable, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he said: "In the past, I persuaded Brother Ru to go to Jianye ...... with Wang Xuantong's descendants" The so-called "Wang Xuantong" refers to the former head of the Langya Wang family, the famous Wang Lan, Wang Dun and Wang Dao are Wang Lan's grandsons.

After telling these old things, Pei Gai finally concluded: "Then Langya Wang De my aunt has been there for a long time, and my aunt also thinks about it in her heart, and regrets not clinging to ...... that day."

Zhang Bin groaned for a while, twisted his beard and smiled slightly: "I know what Pei Lang means......"

Pei Cai stared into his eyes and shook his head slightly: "Zhang Jun may not know what I mean—can you tell me first?" ”

Zhang Bin said that you think that the Pei family lives in the army, and she herself is very unhappy, and for you, there is a regret of being coerced by others - if Shi Le really uses your aunt to blackmail you, "it is not the husband who did it", then there will inevitably be a knot between the monarch and the minister. Maybe that's why you're still reluctant to offer advice to Shile? I always feel that I am a captive, a hostage, not a subordinate.

And now the opportunity is good, this place is not too far from Shouchun, and I know that the Jin army in Jiangnan has gathered in Shouchun, so you plan to make a statement to Shi Le through me, release your aunt, and send someone to send her to Shouchun——

"I guess that's what Pei Lang means, I don't know if it's so?"

Pei Cai nodded first, and then shook his head: "Zhang Jun only got one, not the other." ”

Zhang Bin said, oh, do you have any other intentions? Let me hear it. Pei Caiqi smiled incomprehensibly: "If one of them can't be achieved, the other is like a castle in the air, so there is no need to say much." Zhang Bin said in his heart, you have a new word...... What kind of "castle in the sky", I don't know which book I read it from - "If Pei Lang can say two things, I will do my best to promote one of them." ”

Pei should lean his body back slightly, acting steady, and said that he was not in a hurry, I still have some things that have not been arranged properly, even if you convince Shi Le now to send my aunt to Shouchun, I will not agree-" Zhang Jun is in a hurry, there are three or five days, and the time will be ripe. ”

Zhang Bin boasts of unparalleled wisdom, but no matter how he ponders, he can't understand what Pei Gai means by "second...... Could it be that he wants to send his aunt away first, so that he can run away conveniently? Shaking his head, he quickly banished the thought from his mind. One should no longer doubt Pei Gai's loyalty, not only colleagues, but also confidants, always looking at people with old eyes is very ungentlemanly; Second, if he really plans to do so, this "second" will not tell me at any time, and he will say that he will wait for three or five days, and then talk about it when the time is ripe.

The more I don't understand this, the more curious I become, take care of Pei Gai at the moment, and say that I can understand your "one" idea, and I can also help promote it; I hope that when you are ready, tell me quickly, and I will help you talk to Shile, and then listen to what your "second" is.

Pei Gai seemed quite proud: "I thought that my own heart and soul were all in Zhang Jun's calculations, and I didn't want to have Zhang Jun guess it, hahahaha~~" deliberately put a high hat on Zhang Bin - "The so-called fool has a thousand thoughts, and there must be one." Zhang Bin waved his hand again and again, saying Pei Lang, you are a wise man, why should you humble yourself as a "fool"? Pei should say okay, then I will call myself a "madman"—"the words of a madman, the sage chooses—but I will wait until the time is ripe." ”

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When Zhang Bin came to visit Pei Gai, Pei Gai was copying books at his desk. In the past few months, the troops under Shi Le's command have plundered the counties of southern Henan, and in response to Pei Gai's request, after discovering the books, they no longer used them as chopping wood to burn, and brought them all back to him, thus accumulating dozens of more books. Now, in his hands, in addition to the fragments that are really scattered and difficult to put together, he has a total of 287 volumes of books and classics of all kinds.

Since the last time I put it in Monteong...... After the fire burned some of the slips, Pei Gai asked for a large number of plates, and took the initiative to copy and copy them to prevent them from being lost again. Each volume is long and short, all and some are disabled, and these nearly 300 volumes of articles, with a total number of at least six or seven hundred thousand words, are enough for him to copy for several months - he is not just copying books and nothing else, plus sorting, annotating, and by the way, recording his reading experience, it is remarkable to be able to copy 10,000 words a day.

——This kind of speed, even if it is put in the online literature world in the previous life, it is not slow.

According to Peggai – not the idea – it would be better to have three copies of a book, so that the safety factor could be guaranteed to a certain extent. Originally, a set of copies would have been four rides, but if it had been tripled, it would have been twelve...... This headache was directly pushed to Zhang Bin. Since I am the president of culture and education, this little convenience must be given, right? I don't have a single person under my command, and I don't even owe the scribe to it, so can't I guarantee the plate and the car? I don't care, even if there are no horses in the army, no cars in the baggage, you have to meet my needs first!

Therefore, before Zhang Bin left, he habitually asked Pei Cai about the progress of copying the book, Pei Cai said that it was still early, this first copy was far from complete, but unfortunately no one was willing to help - what, you said to let Jian Zhifan assist in copying? Forget it, I don't have confidence in his knowledge at all......

"Between Yan and Henan, culture and education were the most developed, and I thought I would be able to find more books...... It's a pity that after repeated battles, there is no one in ten. But I don't know what about Hebei? ”

Zhang Bin arched his hand and said goodbye with a smile on his face - Pei should still think about Hebei, as long as we work together, are we afraid that we won't be able to defeat that Diao Ying?

After Zhang Bin left, Pei Gai no longer picked up the pen, but sat there and was stunned for a long time. Then he found an opportunity and invited Pei Shi to the tent again, avoiding people's eyes and ears, and immediately talked for a while. The content of the conversation was very simple—and he didn't dare to go into a long speech—he just said to Pei: "There is a near opportunity, so that my aunt can return to Jiangdong first." ”

Pei Shi frowned: "Wen Yue deliberately got into trouble with me, just for this matter?" However, I should go to Jiangdong with Wen Yue, and never go first! ”

Pei Cai smiled, and said in his heart that this woman is also smart. immediately comforted: "I should live and die with my aunt." However, if you can't go with you, and your aunt hesitates, not only will it be difficult to escape, but you may also be afraid of your life...... I also asked my aunt to make everything to the nephew's arrangement for the time being. ”

Pei Shi looked at him and stared at him for a long time, and finally bowed slightly: "In this case, everything depends on Wen Yue." But you must be cautious, and you would rather not get out of the tiger's den for the time being, and you should not take your life lightly......"

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Early the next morning, Shi Hu really came over with a roll on his back, and set up his tent next to Pei Gai's bed. Pei Cai changed his attitude yesterday and comforted this young man, but Shi Hu felt a little embarrassed.

He does like to hit the living with a slingshot - it is recorded in the history books of later generations - and this was the case when he was still in Jinyang, and he has been scolded by Liu Kun many times, and even directly whipped twice in two cases. This time, I followed Zhang Ru south, and I rarely saw strangers along the way - it is always inappropriate to make acquaintances - so I went to Ge Pi, sneaked away from Wang's side, and saw Pei Gai at a glance. The co-author Pei Gai is also unlucky, his face is very white, but the scarf on his head is black, which is very distinct, in Shi Hu's opinion, this is a good target......

He looked at Pei Cai alone, and dressed as a scholar from the Central Plains, this road goods in Jinyang did not give himself a bad face, and he was angry when he looked at it, so he didn't think about it, and he directly pulled out the slingshot and came with a shot. But fortunately, this bear child is young after all, and he is not the tyrant who killed people and was invincible, although there were a lot of stone bullets in his pocket, it was a half-dry mud pill specially used to hit Pei Cai, otherwise Pei should have a broken head and a life.

Who would have thought that because of this, this scholar was quite heavy by his uncle Shile, and he almost dragged himself out and cut down for this slingshot! Shi Hu was frightened at this time, and was forced to worship Pei as a teacher, and came over with a cover to listen to his supervision. Originally, I thought that Pei Gai would scold him as soon as he met, and maybe he would punish himself for kneeling or something, but he didn't expect Pei Gai's attitude to be quite kind, and Shi Hu's heart was not monolithic, so he gradually felt guilty - I knew that Mr. You are not bad, and unlike the ticket in Jinyang, I won't beat you, and I will find someone else to beat you......

After everything was settled, Pei Gai summoned Shi Hu into the account and asked him, "Can you read and write?" Shi Hu said that he had also studied some in his hometown, but later he was detained in Jinyang, and Wang wanted to find a teacher to teach him, but Liu Kun smiled and said, "Why should Hu people be literate? "So—my name can be written, but the other words are hard to say; Flags and signs are recognizable, but articles are basically unreadable......

Pei should say okay, since that's the case, I won't let you read or give you articles for the time being...... Let's start by talking about what you like in your daily life

Shi Hu replied: "There is nothing to do but ride a horse and shoot ears." ”

Pei Gai asked again: "Are you interested in the battle formation?" ”

Shi Hu said that since I came to my uncle's army, I must want to lead the troops to fight. Then he glanced at Pei Gai: "Mr. is from the Central Plains, he seems to be weak, he can't ride inferior horses, dance swords and spears, can he teach me about the battle formation?" ”

Pei Gai smiled: "Riding inferior horses, dancing swords and spears, but ten or a hundred people are enemies, I can make you ten thousand enemies." ”

When Shi Hu heard this, his spirit couldn't help but perk, and he asked how to become a "ten thousand enemies"? Pei Gai replied solemnly: "Knowing the general trend, knowing the advance and retreat, anticipating the enemy's opportunity first, having a good plan in the belly, small can fight big, and few can break the public, it is the so-called 'ten thousand enemies'." "Come, I'll tell you the story of the ancient war.

When Pei Gai talked about the book, even the battle-hardened generals such as Zhixiong and Zhiqu Liu were drunk and obsessed, not to mention Shi Hu, a country bear child with limited knowledge? Sure enough, in a few words, it completely attracted the attention of this kid. Pei Gai began by saying that Cao Cao led his troops south, trying to annex Jing and Yang in one fell swoop, but Zhou Yu set fire to Chibi, burned him to the point that he lost his armor and fled in embarrassment.

He combined history books and romances, and spoke in great detail - of course, it was too nonsensical, for example, what "Seven Star Altar Zhuge Sacrifice Wind" must not be mentioned - it took most of the day to finish. Then he asked Shi Hu: "Why do you think Cao Cao was defeated?" ”