After thinking about it, Xue Shao felt that Li was seriously ill, but his mind was still clear.

Indeed, no one can be more suitable than Pei Xingjian to solve the crisis in the Western Regions this time.

First of all, Pei Xingjian is very familiar with the Western Regions. He once served as the protector of Anxi, operated in the Western Regions for many years, knew everything there well, and enjoyed great prestige and prestige among the Hu tribe. Five years ago, the ten tribes of the Western Turks also rebelled, and at that time, it was Pei Xingjian, who was "passing through" from here, who solved this serious crisis almost bloodlessly.

In people's impressions, none of the things in the Western Regions are unequal to Pei Xingjian!

Secondly, now that the imperial court is moving to Luoyang in a big way, it needs a large number of troops to escort it, and there is no ready-made army to send out an expedition for a while. Even if the treasury can be used to temporarily recruit troops to participate in the war, the imperial court currently has no generals to send.

Although Xue Shao was full of confidence and ambition to take command to fight this battle, in the eyes of the two saints and the prime ministers, it was okay for Xue Shao to fight a dozen white tie yu. But if he wants to go on an expedition of thousands of miles to sweep the Western Regions, he is still a little young and immature.

In the face of such a military event, it is impossible for the two saints and the prime ministers to be consistent with Xue Shao's ideas. In their minds, the general who is most sure to fight this battle is Cheng Wuting. However, he had to lead the Yulin Guard to protect the middle palace, and it was impossible to free up his hands to go on an expedition. Up to Cheng Wuting and below, there was no one who was qualified to command such a large-scale battle.

Under such circumstances, Li Zhi's proposal of Pei Xingjian as a candidate was indeed unexpected by many people. But when everyone thinks about it, they all think it makes sense. Even Pei Yan can't say half a reason for opposing it - unless he, the prime minister with a pen, is willing to take command of the battle.

Xue Shao is happy now!

――If Pei Gong comes back to take command of the expedition, I, as his student, will certainly have a good reason to go with him!

"It is true that Pei Wenxi is suitable to take command of the expedition to solve this militaristic crisis." Wu Zetian spoke, and she said, "But Pei Wenxi has been sick for several months, and I don't know what his current physical condition is." Why don't you send someone to visit the patient first and then make a decision? ”

"What the queen of heaven said is extremely true." Li Zhi said, raised his hand and pointed at Xue Shao, "You go to Wenxi County to visit your teacher's illness, and you must report it truthfully!" ”

"Weichen takes the order!" Xue Shao promised, secretly excited in his heart!

When he left the palace at the end of the meeting, Xue Shao almost cheered. Being able to leave the cage of Chang'an with the army expedition, Xue Shao was certainly happy. But the happiest thing is - Pei Gong's comeback!

Just thinking about it, Xue Shao was already a little enthusiastic!

But when he returned home, Xue Shao saw Princess Taiping walking there with his hands on his waist, and Xue Shao's heart swelled with a trace of unbearability.

Am I going to leave her when she needs me the most when she is pregnant?

After thinking about it, Xue Shao decided not to tell her for the time being. At least, I also went to visit Pei Gong's condition first.

The next day, Xue Shao only took one of the moon slaves with him, and the two rode straight to Wenxi County on fast horses.

The last time I came, Xue Shao ate a closed-door soup. This time he learned his lesson, he was just wearing very ordinary cloth clothes and casual clothes, and stored the luxurious sweat and blood BMW in the county town, and then rented a donkey cart with the moon slave and staggered to the mountain village where Pei Xingjian lived.

Xue Shao made a surprise attack and killed the courtyard of the mountain village in Pei Xingjian's hometown, and the courtyard was really defenseless, and the courtyard doors were open. Xue Shao didn't care about any courtesy, so he broke in directly.

There were no servants and maids in the mountain village courtyard of Pei Xingjian's hometown, and Xue Shao smiled as soon as he walked in, because he saw the demon child taking Pei Xingjian's two children there...... Play with mud!

The demon was playing so hard that he barely noticed Xue Shao and the moon slave. Xue Shao made a silent gesture to the moon slave to signal her not to call the demon, and the two crept through the front yard and directly entered the main hall of the second courtyard like spies.

The courtyard is overgrown with weeds and messy, and it doesn't look like the residence of a third-grade master. Xue Shao and Yue Nu glanced at the main hall, and it was empty. Just as he was about to go inside, he bumped into a woman.

The woman saw Xue Shao and Yue Nu widening her eyes on the spot and didn't speak for a long time, and then finally squeezed out two words, "Xue, Xue ......"

"Xue Shao meets Madame." Xue Shao stepped forward and arched his hand. This woman is Pei Xingjian's wife, Kudi.

"OMG!" Kudi patted his chest and took a big breath before he came back to his senses, "Xue Gongzi, why are you here?" ”

Xue Shao smiled slightly, "I'm here to visit the teacher." He's an old man, is he's okay? ”

Kudi shook his head with an embarrassed look on his face, and sighed.

"What's wrong?" Xue Shao's heart suddenly twisted.

"Anyway, you're all in, and you can't allow the old man to close the door." Kudi smiled, "Come with me!" ”

"Thank you, ma'am!" Xue Shao gave Yuenu a look and motioned for her to accompany the demon.

The moon slave went happily, and Xue Shao followed the Kudi clan into the inner hall, the master's residence.

There was still some distance from Pei Xingjian's bedroom, and Xue Shao heard a violent cough coming from the room. Xue Shao suddenly remembered that during the Northern Expedition, Pei Xingjian had an old problem of coughing. When he was a little cold or stayed up all night, he coughed very badly.

Now it seems that his cough is even worse!

"Ma'am, are there any guests?"

As soon as Xue Shao and Kudi walked to the door of the room, Pei Xingjian said in the back room.

"Husband, it's Xue Gongzi who is here." Kudi said truthfully.

Xue Shao stood outside the door and bowed to the inside, "Student, meet the teacher!" ”

The Kudi clan retreated silently, Pei Xingjian was silent in the back room for a long time, and Xue Shao kept standing still.

"Got a mess, huh?" Pei Xingjian finally came up with a sentence.

"Yes." Xue Shao sighed, thinking to himself, Pei Gong will always be like this.

"You just stand by the window and talk to the old man." Pei Xingjian coughed and said, "The old man's disease is afraid that it will be contagious." ”

"Pei Gong, if you want to infect the students, you will already be infected." Xue Shao said, "It's better to let the students come in and take a look at your old man's house, right?" ”

"Hey......" Pei Xingjian sighed and coughed for a while, "Then you can come in!" ”

Xue Shao cautiously pushed the door in, the light in the room was a little dim, and Pei Xingjian's bed was placed in a more ventilated position by the window.

When Xue Shao saw Pei Xingjian for the first time, his heart sank.

The military god of the Tang Dynasty is already terminally ill, his skin and bones are furry and bones, and his face is bloodless and lifeless!

Xue Shao stood at the door for a long time without moving, unable to say a word, but tears almost welled up.

It's not because I pity Pei Xingjian, but because I hate why I didn't come to visit Pei Xingjian earlier?

"I said you don't want to come in and see, you want to." Pei Xingjian was laughing, "Regret it, right?" ”

Xue Shao's tears were very uncompromising, and they flowed out in an uproar. He hurriedly stepped outside the house and wiped his eyes.

"It's not promising, it's not promising, how can I, Pei Xingjian, teach a student like you?" Pei Xingjian was still laughing, laughing and laughing at Xue Shao at the same time.

Xue Shao never said a word, wiped his eyes fiercely outside the door for a while, and tried to take a deep breath to calm his feelings, and then re-entered the room.

"Come and sit down and talk to the old man." Pei Xingjian said to Xue Shao in the tone of issuing military orders.

"Yes."

Xue Shao walked over and sat down in front of his hospital bed.

"The old man heard that you played Bai Tieyu once, and you played quite well." Pei Xingjian said, "But you were too aggressive in using troops at that time, and you must have been biased in your heart." ”

"Yes, the student knows what is wrong." Xue Shao bowed his head and admitted his mistake.

"In your heart, you may not really know that you are wrong." Pei Xingjian said, "The most important thing for a person who leads a soldier is to be as stable as Mount Tai without distractions and take war as his own responsibility." Once you are disturbed by the outside world, you will lose nine times out of ten. Or an occasional win, just a fluke! ”

"Yes, students are taught!" Xue Shao still bowed his head and admitted his mistake.

"Whether you win or lose, the most important thing for a general to do is to summarize what he did wrong in the course of the war." Pei Xingjian said, "Needless to say, defeat must have been made to make a big mistake." In fact, winning battles is a general's worst enemy. Because victory will cover up a lot of mistakes, and victory will make people complacent. Victory can also be easily lost and arrogant. There are actually very few famous generals who really die on the battlefield; More famous generals are dying because of victory! ”

"Students, be taught!" Xue Shao bowed his head and bowed.

"Alright. That's all ......" Pei Xingjian took a long breath, closed his eyes and rested for a long time, and muttered, "What do you want to say?" ”

Xue Shao couldn't afford it, "The student is ashamed that he hasn't come to visit the teacher." ”

"You're right not to come. If you come, you are foolish. Otherwise, the old man wouldn't have closed the door to see you last time. Pei Xingjian closed his eyes and said, "This time, you must have been appointed by the imperial court." Tell me, what do you mean? ”

"The ten surnames of the Western Regions are Turkic, and they are reversed." Xue Shao said.

Pei Xingjian was still silent for a long time with his eyes closed, and said, "What about Cheng Wuting? ”

"There was a great drought in Guanzhong, and the imperial court moved the capital. General Evil Lai wants to lead the Imperial Forest Army to protect the Middle Palace. Xue Shao replied.

"What about Li Jinxing?"

"Not long ago, on the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, I fell ill and died."

Pei Xingjian opened his eyes in astonishment, "Death?" ”

Xue Shao nodded silently.

"Hey......" Pei Xingjian sighed longly, extremely melancholy, and closed his eyes again.

After a long time, Pei Xingjian muttered: "Then Wang Fangyi, he didn't die after all, right?" ”

"Bai Tieyu rebelled and swept through the three states. Wang Fangyi, as the governor of Xiazhou, needed to deal with the aftermath after the rebellion was put down. In addition, there were also many Turkic remnants under the rule of Xiazhou, who were easily seduced by the Western Turkic rebellion. Xiazhou also took care of the important task of suppressing the northern grassland desert. If Wang Fangyi is transferred to the Western Regions to quell the rebellion, it is tantamount to tearing down the east wall and making up the west wall. Xue Shao said.

"Is this your personal opinion?" Pei Xingjian asked.

Xue Shao nodded, "The students were invited to participate in the Imperial Military Conference, and there was a discussion at the meeting about using Wang Fangyi to quell the rebellion. The students made such a point at the time. ”

"Then, did you recommend the old man to take charge?" Pei Xingjian asked.

"Students don't." Xue Shao replied truthfully, "The student wanted to fight on his own, but the student also knew that he was too young and had shallow qualifications to dare to speak. So the student glanced at His Majesty...... Unexpectedly, as soon as His Majesty opened Chrysostom, he mentioned your old man. And let the students come here to visit Pei Gong's condition. ”

Pei Xingjian smiled.

When Xue Shao saw it, he smiled very relieved and relieved.

"Please reply to Your Majesty. Let's just say that the old minister is willing, and he will go on the expedition! ”