Hedong Pei is a famous northern scholar clan, with a long history, the surname Pei can be traced back to the ancestor of the Qin State, Feizi's sixth grandson Mausoleum was sealed in today's southwest of Shanxi in the place of Jieyi, so go to "Yi" for "clothes", the upper and lower clothes, and create their own Pei surname.

Later, the Pei clan people went through many migrations, and finally lived in Hedong, Xiliang, Yanjing and other places, but the source was in Wenxi County, Hedong (in the southwest of present-day Shanxi, when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty went out to patrol, here received the news that the generals Yang Fu and Lu Bode had conquered the Nanyue Kingdom, and they were overjoyed, so they changed the name of this place to Wenxi County).

The current Wenxi Pei family has become a super wealthy family in the land of the Three Jin Dynasty, although it is not five surnames and seven wangs, but it is also juxtaposed with big families such as Hongnong Yang and Bohai Gao, and has become a first-class family in the north.

The descendants of the Pei family have been scattered for a thousand years, and Pei Yun, the general of the Southern Dynasty Zhige who originally issued an agreement with the king, was also Wenxi County, and his ancestors moved to Jiangnan when Wu Mingche was in turmoil, but his father was captured by the Northern Zhou Dynasty when he accompanied Wu Mingche during the Northern Expedition, and the Southern Chen Jun was faint and mediocre, so he secretly agreed with his father and Yang Jian that he would be willing to be the internal response.

Wang Huaqiang thought of this, and said disdainfully: "Hmph, the surname Pei is not credible, that Pei Yun and us were about to respond to each other, but the people didn't come, so that we were almost wiped out by the river." Gao Changshi, if you report your exploits this time, you must not let this kid get an official. ”

Gao Xi nodded and smiled slightly: "I know about this, at that time, Yang Xiang and Pei Yun both said that they would meet our army, but only Yang Xiang went to Xinting Base to meet Wang Shiji, but Pei Yun stayed in Jiankang City and did not move. I will definitely report this matter to the emperor. However, Pei Shiju is not Pei Yun, Wang joins the army, you don't have to hate Pei Shiju for no reason because the two have the same surname. ”

Wang Huaqiang suddenly realized that he could not show any dissatisfaction with Wang Shiji in front of Gao Xi, Gao Xi was the prime minister, and outsiders seemed to be honest and honest, but this kind of political figure was the most important to gain and lose, and would definitely not act only on feelings and morality.

When Yang Jian usurped the throne, Gao Xi, who was an important minister of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, firmly stood on Yang Jian's side, and Gao Xi, who he saw with his own eyes, forced his son to disclose Yang Guang's secret order in public, and openly announced that Zhang Lihua was killed by Yang Guang, just to ruin Yang Guang's reputation and make the Jiangnan people hate him, so as to raise Yang Yong's status by attacking Yang Guang.

It's just that he is now wooing himself like this, looking at and appreciating himself, and he wants to go to the Turks to engage in espionage activities, to put it bluntly, it is also a kind of use. His official position is low, and he has a strong desire to seek official titles, which is the most suitable for this kind of shady work.

Changsun Sheng has made such a great contribution to the country, and his current official position is only a five-rank car general, Pei Shiju has been with him for many years, and he is just a lieutenant soldier joining the army, and it is not reliable to expect him to make himself a big official.

But Wang Shiji, as a major general, made a great contribution to the destruction of Chen this time, after all, he was the first army to set foot on the land of Jiangnan, and I heard Han Baohu say that Wang Shiji and He Ruobi were both recommended by Gao Xi personally, if Gao Xi knew his hatred with Wang Shiji, it would be absolutely impossible to stand on his side out of morality, and he would only help Wang Shiji, who was useful to him, to destroy himself.

Wang Huaqiang thought of his father's explanation of his affairs before leaving, don't choose a side too early among the important ministers, because now the prince is unknown, if the big tree falls in the future, he will be stoned to death, and now Gao Xi and Yang Yong behind him have openly turned their faces with Yang Guang, and he must not get too close to Gao Xi at this time.

A chill suddenly rose in Wang Huaqiang's heart, and the smiling face that Gao Xi looked at himself suddenly became terrifying.

Gao Xi looked at Wang Huaqiang pondering, thinking that he was still thinking about whether to send an envoy to the Turks, and smiled: "Wang joins the army, you don't have to rush to agree to this matter, you can go back and think about it, and reply to the old man after you come back, anyway, after this time after destroying Chen, you must first return to the court to discuss meritorious deeds, and I will report your achievements in crossing the river.

I heard Wang Kaifu say, your brother crossed the river this time, is to make a great contribution, worship the official knighthood, maybe this result can not make you completely satisfied, but please understand, the court has the law of the court, what you do will give you the corresponding reward, this time if you follow General Han into the palace to capture the king, you should be able to be the official to the same court, it's a pity.

After the destruction of Chen, the emperor will put swords and guns into the treasury and dismantle the army on a large scale, and your current lieutenant soldier joining the army is only a temporary military position, and he will definitely not have it after returning to the court, and your original military position as the governor of the capital under his account will also be canceled with the holy order of disarmament and disarmament.

So if you really want to get a knighthood, or to achieve an official position above the same level, you can only accept my mention and go to the Turks with Pei Shiju, if you have the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, then I also have a good reason to promote you.

Wang joins the army, I know that your family has a lot of money, and you may not necessarily need to take the road of being an official, tell you this, just put your way of being an official for you clearly, which path to choose, you will think about it carefully after you go back, and then reply to the old man. ”

Wang Huaqiang secretly said in his heart, this Gao Xi is really treacherous, first find out that his efforts this time can only be exchanged for an eight-grade sesame official, and if he wants to continue to climb up, he can only accept his mention and continue to be a messenger in the north.

Wang Huaqiang suddenly realized that this trip to the north was in great danger, he was smuggled in the cold night this time, and he could only get an eight-rank official when he was born and died, and he could be an official with a trip to the Turks.

He reacted suddenly, thought about it carefully, and a cold sweat broke out on his back: a new wolf-like khan came to the Turks, and he slaughtered his own brother as soon as he made a move, plus Apo Khan is finished, and it is not yet known whether he is a friend or an enemy of the Great Sui, and the princess Dayi of the Northern Zhou Dynasty who has a hatred for destroying the country and killing her father with the Great Sui has done his Kedun, maybe she will slaughter the sacrificial flag in the past.

The envoy to the Turks is different from the destruction of Nanchen this time, he is caught in an army of thousands of troops, even if there are six hundred strong men around him when he crosses the river, he is not too afraid, and although he is a half-history blind before he crosses, he also knows that the Sui Dynasty destroyed Nanchen, so he will be relieved to boldly join the army, but whether the Sui Dynasty and the Turks went to war, what is the result, he is really black-eyed, he only knows that later until the Tang Dynasty, the Turks are a huge northern threat.

But Gao Xi's words are actually retreating as advancing, what he really means is to make a statement now, if he really believes his words and doesn't make a statement on the spot, then he will definitely not see himself again after returning to Daxing.

A hesitant subordinate is impossible to complete the tasks assigned by his superiors to the letter, the Turks are a state of tigers and wolves, if the envoys sent to the envoys are greedy for life and afraid of death, it will not only damage the national dignity, but also let the Turks judge the internal emptiness of the Great Sui, and they may directly kill the envoys and send troops, this reason could not be more obvious.

Wang Huaqiang gritted his teeth, wealth and danger are sought, his personality is the more dangerous and exciting, in his previous life, he still dared to kill the enemy under the police's net, that feeling of fighting wits and courage is the deepest memory of his two lives, not to mention that this time the eldest brother was killed in a pit, and he had a mortal enmity with Wang Shiji, although Han Baohu had a private deal with himself, but he would have to retreat bravely after returning to the court, and it is difficult to say whether he can control Wang Shiji at that time.

Iron striking also needs its own hardness, relying on others can only protect itself for a while at most, but not for a lifetime, and if you want to take revenge on Wang Shiji, you must also need to master the power yourself. This risk is worth taking, and it must be taken!

Wang Huaqiang clenched his fists, raised his head, his eyes were shining with green, his expression was resolute, and he said loudly: "Gao Changshi, needless to say, I'll go." ”

A trace of joy flashed in Gao Xi's eyes, he smiled, got up, walked in front of Wang Huaqiang, and patted him on the shoulder with satisfaction: "Wang joins the army, the man should carry a three-foot sword and take ten thousand households, this time the risk of going to the Turks, I don't say that you also know, you are a warrior, dare to cross the Yangtze River at night, you will definitely not let me down in the Turkic Khan's tooth tent full of knives and guns." After returning to the court, I will give you an official position, and you can go home and prepare well. ”

Wang Huaqiang nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Gao Changshi, the last general has only one request, in case the last general can't come back from the Turks, the old father and third brother of the family still hope that the imperial court can take care of them." ”

Gao Xi's expression became stern, and he said word by word: "There is no problem. ”