Lingwu County, which has always been the place where Shuofang Jiedu is stationed, the earliest motive for the establishment of Shuofang Jiedu is to defend against the Turks, and later it was turned to defend against the Hui, the formal army is 64,700 people, plus some logistics chores, so that there are about 70,000 people in total.

Since Pei Jun sent 200,000 troops to seize the northern part of Guanlong, he restored the Shuofang Jiedu in the name of the imperial court, but the territory under its control far exceeded the Shuofang Jiedu itself, east to the Yellow River, south to Hue County (that is, Qingzhou), jurisdiction Ling, Yan, Yuan, Qing, Yan, Sui, Xia, Yin and other eight counties, the current Jiedu envoy Li Zhengji was originally An Lushan general, and then surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, was named the governor of Danzhou, this person is very good at slipping horses, won Pei Yi's weight, after Pei Yi was transferred back to Chang'an, he strongly recommended him to take over the post of Shuo Fang Jiedu envoy.

Pei Jun was initially holding a try-and-see attitude, but after a year or two, he found that this person was really good, not only able to lead troops, not harassing the people, but also loyal to the Pei family, Pei Jun officially appointed him as the Shuofang Jiedu envoy and the governor of Lingzhou, commanding 70,000 troops, but at the same time he appointed Pei Yi's son-in-law Sang Ping as the deputy envoy of the Jiedu, and actually exercised the duties of supervising the army.

After serving as the Shuofang Jiedu envoy for three years, he witnessed the success of Zhu, Li Na, Cui Qinggong, Li Huaixian, Li Xilie and others, Li Zhengji's heart finally began to be unstable, two months ago, he sent troops into the military forbidden area in a tentative way, and as a result, Pei Yi came to reward the army, and after Pei Yi used beauty, money, alcohol and other offensives, the matter was temporarily calmed down.

But Li Zhengji was not reconciled, on the one hand, he secretly sent people to Hui Hui to seek support, on the other hand, he actively recruited Hui Hui, Dang Xiang and other ethnic minorities as private troops, and in the army to eliminate dissidents, promote henchmen, his series of blatant moves, finally made Sang Ping, who accepted his bribes and silent, afraid, secretly sent someone to report to Pei Yi, but unexpectedly revealed the news, Li Zhengji first attacked, killed Sang Ping for the crime of stealing grain. This also means that he has officially embarked on the road of breaking with the Pei family.

Li Zhengji is about 50 years old, with a square face, a lion's nose, a burly body, and a voice that rings like a bronze bell, and has a typical military temperament. From the outside, he is an upright and fierce-tempered old military leader, but in fact, he is very scheming, especially good at figuring out the thoughts of his boss, and has been praised by countless people in the Pei family's army for nearly 20 years, but he has never exposed his true side.

Today is the 27th day of the lunar month, and the barracks are very lively, killing pigs and sheep, and displaying colorful flags. Everywhere is full of New Year's spirit, and several invited gentlemen are writing letters home for the soldiers.

In the handsome tent, Li Zhengji had a gloomy face, which was completely different from the lively and festive outside. He had just received a pigeon letter from Chang'an, and Chang'an was actually circulating the news that he Li Zhengji was going to rebel, which made him angry, not to mention that he actually just wanted to emulate Li Huaixian, taking allegiance to the imperial court as a table, and dividing Shuo Fang as a truth, and had no intention of rebellion, and even could only say that he wanted to get rid of the Pei family and form his own family, but now that he was said to be a rebel in the capital, even if he wrote to show his innocence, Pei Jun would no longer let him serve as a festival envoy.

"What should I do?" Li Zhengji paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back. Now the conditions are not yet ripe, and the news of returning to the other side has not yet come, once Pei Jun transfers the Hebei army to come. I am afraid that it will be difficult to parry, and there is Zhang Huan in the south, Li Zhengji snorted sullenly, it seems that it is too early to kill Sangping.

"General, I have a way to prevent Pei Jun's army from advancing westward." Deputy General Liu Wenxi, who had been silent, said suddenly.

Liu Wenxi is in his thirties and has been Li Zhengji's personal soldier since he was 16 years old. is his hardcore henchman. Cultivated by him, this person has a clear mind. I can make some useful suggestions at critical times.

Li Zhengji perked up and said hurriedly: "Tell me, what's the best way?" ”

"I suggest that we can take advantage of the Yellow River to cross the river and move westward to occupy the west of the river as the foundation, so that Pei Jun will not be able to say anything, and we will also have the Yellow River."

Before he finished speaking, Li Zhengji denied his idea, "I also know that although Hexi is good, Zhang Huan is not easy to mess with, he has an army of 300,000, and we are far from being opponents!" ”

He sighed heavily, as if regretting his late arrival, he let Zhang Huan occupy the Hexi treasure land first. Test text watermark 8.

However, most of Zhang Huan's troops in Hexi were gathered on the front line of Jiuquan and Dunhuang, and the number of Zhangye and Wuwei was not large, and Liu Wenxi was inducing him step by step, "The general should think of the factor of Tubo, if we enter Hexi, how can the Tubo people give up this golden opportunity, in this way, the Jiuquan and Dunhuang armies may not be able to return to support." ”

Li Zhengji didn't speak, he closed his eyes, his mind was deducing what might happen in the future, and finally he shook his head, "It's not proper!" Pei Jun has already put enough pressure on us to recruit strong enemies, but Li Na from Jingyuan can be used as a side dish to accompany the wine. ”

As soon as he said this, a personal soldier immediately reported at the door, "General, there are a few people outside who have come to visit, saying that they have received your letter. ”

Li Zheng had already stood up, he was overjoyed, this was the Hui people.

Five people came in, the first was a man about thirty years old, with a delicate appearance, a slender figure, and a noble and arrogant temperament, but his eyes were gloomy, and people had a chilling feeling, Li Zhengji saw that he was completely different from the short and stout Hui people, and he was slightly surprised in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face, he bowed his hand and said: "In Xia Shuo Fang Li Zhengji, may I ask your Excellency's surname, what is your official position?" ”

"I am the general of Hui Zuo, and I came to contact General Li on the order of the Khan, as for my name." The young man glanced at him, and when he saw that he was already in awe, he smiled faintly and said, "My name is Tuoba Qianli. ”

Thousands of miles? Li Zhengji read it twice, and he suddenly thought of the party king Tuoba Wanli, so he asked hesitantly: "Are you a party member?" ”

"It used to be, but it wasn't anymore." Tuoba Qianli obviously didn't want to mention the past too much, he gave his entourage a look, and the entourage immediately spread out a map on the table, Tuoba Qianli pointed at Shengzhou County with his index finger and asked arrogantly: "In your letter to the Khan, you said that you are willing to dedicate Yunzhong County and Shengzhou County to the Khan, is that so?" ”

"That's the case, but the premise is that Hui Hui will send troops to press to the front line of the eastern surrender city." Li Zhengji added his conditions without concessions.

"You want us to contain Pei Jun's Hebei army!" A single sentence debunked his attempts.

Li Zhengji sneered, as if he was laughing at his self-made cleverness, "If you want to take the two counties of Yunzhong and Shengzhou, you must also break through the Yinshan defense line." This is a matter of mutual benefit for both families, so why should I care what my purpose is? ”

"I see."

Tuoba Qianli nodded, he pondered for a moment and then said, "I might as well tell you the truth, it's not good for the Khan to come forward directly in this matter." After all, he signed a peace treaty with Datang, so he ordered me to cooperate with you in the name of the Northern Party and send troops to the east to surrender the city, hoping that in the end you can keep your promise and hand over the two counties to me. ”

"Wait!" Li Zhengji waved his hand to stop his words, he had never heard of any Northern Party Xiang people, and asked in disbelief: "You mean that in the name of the Northern Party Xiang people, then how many troops can you have?" ”

Tuoba Qianli laughed, and after a while, he stopped laughing and shook his head and said, "I brought 40,000 troops." But there were only 2,000 people in the Northern Dangxiang. ”

He suddenly stared into Li Zhengji's eyes, and said in a low voice, word by word: "Don't forget, I am the general of Hui Zuo."

Cui Xiaofu's Luan car slowly stopped on the steps of Pei's mansion, and hundreds of guards formed a human alley. Holding a huge shield in one hand and a silver knife in the other, the protective ground is impermeable, "The Queen Mother has arrived!" With the eunuch shouting, the silence of Pei Mansion was broken.

Cui Xiaofu walked out of the car with the support of more than a dozen palace maids and eunuchs, she looked at Pei's mansion, it came suddenly, many important ministers of the Pei family did not have time to come, only Pei Jun's two sons stood at the door to greet her.

"Minister Pei Mingkai see the Queen Mother!"

"Minister Pei Mingyao see the Queen Mother!"

The two of them went their separate ways, not looking at each other, something happened last night. The relationship between the two brothers fell to the freezing point, and the skin was completely torn, and Pei Mingyao was severely reprimanded by his father for half an hour. threatened to disqualify him as the heir to the head of the family, and used the Xiangguo Order, which had not been used for two years, to urgently open the door to receive Zhang Huanlai's mansion, all of which originated from a letter that Pei Mingyao inadvertently threw away, and from Pei Mingkai's informant.

"Empress Dowager Qiyu, my father is sick and can't go out to greet her. Please forgive the Queen Mother! It was the eldest son Pei Mingkai who spoke. A letter also seemed to subtly change his fate, and Pei Jun ordered him to welcome Cui Xiaofu's arrival for himself. The second brother, Pei Mingyao, followed behind, bowing his head deeply, unable to see the expression on his face.

Cui Xiaofu waved her hand and said with a smile: "The mourning family is here to visit Xiangguo's illness, if Xiangguo comes to greet him, won't it backfire?" ”

Under the leadership of the two, Cui Xiaofu walked into Pei Jun's quiet room, she was not affected by the strong smell of medicine in the slightest, and looked at her first minister with concern on her face and a smile.

The arrival of the Queen Mother made Pei Jun not feel the emperor's grace, on the contrary, he clearly saw a trace of pride in Cui Xiaofu's smile, of course he knew Cui Xiaofu's true intention to come today, he didn't learn about Shuo Fang Sangping until last night, and in anger, he immediately pursued it, and finally learned that Pei Yi and Pei Mingyao had concealed the matter from him, especially Pei Mingyao, who not only detained Shuo Fang's expedited express to Pei Yi without authorization, but also had the audacity to tear up Zhang Huan's warning letter to himself, If Pei Mingkai hadn't inadvertently picked it up, he might not have been able to get the real news until Li Zheng had rebelled.

Pei Mingyao is quite disappointed with him now, he can't see the serious consequences of Li Zheng's opposition to him, just because Zhang Huan and Pei Mingkai are friendly, he is wary and prejudiced against him, if Li Zheng has rebelled, not only his prestige will be completely destroyed, but the situation of the entire Tang Dynasty will become critical on all sides, how can Zhu and Cui Qinggong and others not take the opportunity to expand, once the world is in turmoil, then he can only follow in the footsteps of Cui Yuan and be forced to step down.

On the contrary, last night's son-in-law's sentence, if the skin does not exist, the hair will be attached? finally made him see Zhang Huan's sincerity in resolving the Li Zhengji incident, and also gave him confidence in the Shuofang crisis, no matter what, his son-in-law would not stand idly by.

He stabilized his mind and smiled apologetically to Cui Xiaofu: "The minister Pei Jun sees the queen mother, and the minister can't get out of bed to greet him." ”

The maid moved an embroidery pier, Cui Xiaofu sat down, and said with a slight smile: "Xiangguo is in a hurry, so that he fell ill before the New Year, and the mourning family was worried, so he came to visit Xiangguo today, in addition." The mourning family still has something they want to discuss with Xiangguo. ”

Pei Jun sighed secretly, it came so quickly.

"Queen Mother, please speak."

Cui Xiaofu looked at Pei Jun for a while, and then said slowly: "It is rumored in the capital that Li Zhengji is going to be in chaos, but the mourning family thinks that Li Zheng has been recommended by Pei Xiang. The soldiers under him are all the old Hebei Department of Xiangguo, how can it be chaotic, the mourning family is ready to severely punish the rumor-mongers for the crime of disturbing the morale of the army, I have come to discuss with Xiangguo, can Xiangguo agree to the idea of mourning? ”

After that, a hint of mockery flashed in her eyes, waiting for Pei Jun's reply, Pei Jun didn't speak for a long time, in fact, he had nothing to say, Cui Xiaofu was forcing him to make a statement. Whether he agrees or denies, he will fall into great passivity, and for Choi Xiaofu it is the opposite, and now with the ministers of the DPRK and China beginning to divide. The royalists began to gradually raise their heads, and more and more ministers hoped to return to the emperor, restore the structure of the local court before Qingzhi, and use the prestige of the emperor to maintain the stability of the Tang Dynasty.

After being silent for a long time, Pei Jun finally said slowly: "Since the Queen Mother trusts Pei so much, how can Pei not act prudently." Rumors are rife in the market, and they should not be all regarded as rumors, but should be based on facts. I had ordered Pei Yi to go out of the city overnight to Shuofang to investigate the situation the night before yesterday, and asked the Queen Mother to let me stay for a few days. ”

"Well, the mourning family will wait for news from Xiangguo." After that, Cui Xiaofu stood up and said with a smile: "I hope Xiangguo will recover sooner, and the New Year's Dynasty still needs Xiangguo to work!" ”

"The Queen Mother is slow."

Pei Jun suddenly stopped Cui Xiaofu, he took a book from his side, handed it to Cui Xiaofu and said, "This is some revised draft of the door shade law. Please let the Queen Mother take a look at it in advance! ”

Cui Xiaofu's Luan drove slowly on Suzaku Street. Both sides of the street were full of people who gave way, and there were cavalry in front of Luan to clear the way. There are guards in the back to finish, the swords and halberds on both sides are like forests, like dark clouds, in the car, Cui Xiaofu looked at Pei Jun's fold to her with great interest, the joy in her eyes was revealed, the fold was drafted by the officials, the content is very simple, it is to limit the number of children of the family to enter the court as officials, and give up the quota to the imperial examination jinshi and the first, the reason why Cui Xiaofu is excited is not the fold itself, but that Pei Jun will give her the fold in advance, this is by no means accidental, under the current chaos and pressure in the court, Pei Jun's move has a great directional significance, which means that he will give back some of his power to himself, and he finally gave in.

Cui Xiaofu was so happy that she almost laughed out loud, six years, six years of powerless career began to take a turn, she was going to get the sweetest thing in the world, she looked up at the sky through the car window, the sky was so blue, the sun was so bright, she hurriedly picked up the bronze mirror, carefully looked at her face, her eyebrows were like Yuandai, her face was ruddy and delicate, was the mirror the queen mother of the world? At this moment, Cui Xiaofu suddenly felt that she was twenty years younger

Luan drove a corner, and there was Daming Palace in front of her, Cui Xiaofu had gradually calmed down from the excitement, she felt that she had a lot of things to do, but she had a lot of clues, but she didn't know where to start, suddenly, she saw a slender guard from the crack in the curtain, it was her personal guard Yang Qingyi, he looked left and right, triumphant, showing his difference everywhere, Cui Xiaofu's face immediately gloomy, a murderous intent flashed in his apricot eyes, this person's existence really hindered his reputation.

She immediately turned around and said a few words to Feng Endao, the great eunuch behind her, Feng Endao stared at Yang Qingyi fiercely, nodded slowly, and went down quietly.

At this time, someone outside the car window reported, "Queen Mother, King Luo has an urgent matter to see!" ”

King Luo is the emperor's biological father Li Li, since Cui Xiaofu officially stated that he did not accept Zhang Huan's return to the royal family, Li Li has become a staunch supporter of Cui Xiaofu, he has a very high status in the Li royal family, and his clear attitude has also driven a large number of Li clans to support Cui Xiaofu, similarly, Cui Xiaofu also attaches great importance to the relationship with Li Li, hearing that he has urgent matters to see, Cui Xiaofu immediately ordered, "Stop driving!" ”

Luan drove in front of the gate of Daming Palace, and after a while, Li Li was brought over, and there was a person not far behind him, more than forty years old, dressed as a scribe, and he stood in the group of guards with his hands, which looked quite elegant.

"What does the prince want to see the mourning family?" Cui Xiaofu leaned against the window and asked with a smile.

Li Li didn't answer directly, but looked at both sides, signaling to retreat left and right first, Cui Xiaofu smiled, "Lord Wang, don't worry, these are the henchmen of the mourning family, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

"Queen Mother, Cui Qinggong sent someone to find Wechen, hoping that Wechen would introduce someone to the Queen Mother, saying that there was something important to discuss."

Cui Xiaofu glanced at the scribe from a distance and asked, "Is it him?" ”

"Yes! His name is Ma Simi, and he is Cui Qinggong's chief staff. ”

"The mourning family knows." Cui Xiaofu nodded, and instructed left and right: "Give him white clothes, and ask questions in the Lin De Palace." ”