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When Xiao Buyi woke up early in the morning, he was refreshed. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Seeing Yuan Qiaoxi crouching in the quilt like a kitten, with a sweet smile on the corner of her mouth, Xiao Buyi kissed her cheek lightly, and pushed the door out lightly.

The cold wind was blowing, Xiao Buyi didn't care, and went straight out of the mansion, and when the guards saw it, they all saluted, Xiao Buyi smiled slightly, and ordered everyone not to follow, and walked down the long street by themselves.

Raise your eyes and look at the past, full of snowflakes and jade trees, clean ice and branches. Xiao Buyi took a deep breath of cold air, and after a few weeks, his whole body was harmonious.

Such cold weather was nothing to him. Stepping on the soft snow, listening to the 'squeak' sound, looking at the eastern capital of Nuoda, Xiao Buyi's arrogance rose sharply, although the winter is cold, but the spring is obviously not far away.

The long street was cold, there were few pedestrians, Xiao Buyi walked casually, feeling this city that belonged to him, with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

Turning an alley, a person walked slowly in the distance, wrapped in a thin body. A cold wind blew, and the man didn't notice Xiao Buyi, but he was a little cold, wrapped around his light fur, and then coughed violently.

The man coughed so violently that in Xiao Buyi's eyes, there was even an earth-shattering meaning.

Xiao Buyi looked around and saw that the man was alone, hesitated for a moment, and walked over slowly. The man didn't pay attention, the cough stopped for a while, he still bent over, saw a pair of shoes appear in front of him, slowly raised his head, and said lightly: "Brother Xiao, I didn't expect to see you again soon." ”

The snow was a little red, and the man stepped on his toes, Pei Mingcui clenched her right hand, trying her best to stand straighter. She didn't expect to run into Xiao Buyi, she walked out, just to let Bing Xue cool her grief and anger.

Xiao Buyi turned his head to look at the snow scene, and said softly: "This winter...... It's a little cold. He waited for a while, and estimated that Pei Mingcui could calmly remove the bloodstains, and by the way, after hiding the bloody handkerchief, he turned his head.

He knows how to respect his friends, maybe in his heart, even if he Xiao Buyi is the high-ranking King of Xiliang, but in Pei Mingcui's eyes, he is poor and rich, he is Xiao Buyi. As he stood taller and taller, he found that there were fewer and fewer people around him who could keep up. He inadvertently noticed that even if Lu Laosan, Sun Shaofang and others had unconsciously changed their names, everyone began to be in awe of him, he didn't like it, but he couldn't stop it, so he didn't want to lose Pei Mingcui as a friend.

Pei Mingcui didn't put away her handkerchief, and also looked at the snowy sky in the distance, "This winter, it's really a little cold." ”

Xiao Buyi's eyes swept over, and he said softly: "In such a cold weather, if you are uncomfortable, it is actually best to stay at home." ”

Pei Mingcui said lightly: "Wherever I stay, for me, it's all the same cold." ”

Xiao Buyi sighed in his heart and stopped persuading. For any woman, he has a way, but for Pei Mingcui, he is helpless.

The cold wind rose again, and the snow on the trees was boiling, Xiao Buyi walked a few steps slowly, blocked the wind and said, "Miss Pei, my father has news again." ”

Pei Mingcui was a little surprised, "I don't know how Ling Zun is now?" ”

"He went to Baekje......" Xiao Buyi repeated the general outline of what Mayukiko said, but after this moment, his back and head were already covered with snow.

Pei Mingcui looked at Xiao Buyi in front of her, walked away slowly, and stopped when she reached a leeward place, frowning and said, "Brother Xiao, with all due respect, I think Ling Zun is very weird. ”

"It's not just you, I'm afraid everyone thinks so." Xiao Buyi said: "He has always had a good relationship with me, and I have never made him angry. But he left me suddenly, took Empress Xiao, and went to Baekje to destroy Liaodong. This kind of thing is ridiculous, why doesn't he discuss it with me? ”

"I don't think it's ridiculous, in fact, if he can really destroy Liaodong, it will be a good thing for Brother Xiao." Pei Mingcui said suddenly: "Brother Xiao has now included half of the territory of the Great Sui into the territory, but he still can't take it lightly. Because...... In addition to the forces you see, many of the internal intrigues will play a role in determining the surname. ”

"Thank you." Xiao Buyi said in a deep voice: "But today, they can't easily fulfill their wishes. ”

Pei Mingcui smiled, "I heard that General Li has pacified most of the territory in the south of the Yangtze River, and now only the surrounding areas of the Jiangdu are left. Therefore, if there is no accident, the most threatening to Brother Xiao is still Hebei and Guanlong. Guanlong relied on the power of the Turks, while the rear of Hebei was Liaodong...... Even if Ling Zun can't pacify Liaodong, if he uses Baekje's ambition to support Yuzhang, it will not be difficult to contain Liaodong. If Liaodong can't get out of the battle of the world, it will be extremely beneficial to your pace of progress. ”

Xiao Buyi was surprised: "You said that my father went to Baekje for me?" ”

Pei Mingcui said lightly: "Ling Zun will not go to Baekje for me, right?" "Pei Mingcui's excellence is that she can always find the key to all the cruxes in the shortest possible time. Her analysis is simple, but it is direct, Xiao Buyi is Xiao Dapeng's son, Xiao Dapeng is magnificent, and it should obviously be related to Xiao Buyi. When Pei Mingcui said this, she didn't know whether it should be funny or sad, because she and Xiao Buyi seemed to be completely different, but they were strikingly similar. They are all extremely wise people, but they all have a strange old man behind them.

Xiao Buyi heard what Mayukiko said last night, and the concept in his mind was still very vague. But after hearing Pei Mingcui's analysis, I was a little convinced of what I thought.

Xiao Dapeng is not only not a burden to him, but it seems that he can also help him!

This father has been a father all his life, but at the most critical time, he still thinks about his son.

It is really an extremely arrogant idea to contain Liaodong by himself. Xiao Buyi really couldn't imagine that Xiao Dapeng, who was full of money, still had such ability, how could he, as the owner of the village, have the ability to make Fuyu Zhang trust?

The two were silent for a long time, and Xiao Buyi said, "It looks like I need to send someone to Baekje to have a look." ”

Pei Mingcui said: "Although I am not familiar with Ling Zun, according to me, his every move has been prepared. The idea of using Baekje to contain Liaodong seems arrogant, but Ling Zun may not be able to do it. Brother Xiao, a lot of times, let it be. ”

She sighed faintly, Xiao Buyi stared at her eyes, "What about Miss Pei, why don't you go with the flow?" ”

"It's easy to say people, but it's hard to say yourself." Pei Mingcui laughed at herself: "The joy of my life lies in asking for troubles. What's the point if the fun is gone? ”

Xiao Buyi shook his head, standing quietly in the wind, his heart fluctuating. Although he still has a lot of things, he doesn't want to leave, he just wants to spend some more time with Pei Mingcui.

He cherishes this friend, and he also knows that Pei Mingcui cherishes this friendship even more.

Unexpectedly, Pei Mingcui suddenly said: "Brother Xiao, thank you and General Xu for your hospitality, I'm leaving." ”

"Where to go?" Xiao Buyi said in surprise. Seeing Pei Mingcui's silence, Xiao Buyi said apologetically: "Perhaps...... I shouldn't have asked. ”

"I want to go to Taiyuan." Pei Mingcui's voice was low.

Xiao Buyi was stunned, "What are you going to do in Taiyuan?" Liu Wuzhou and the Tang army are fighting in Taiyuan, the army is in chaos, you go there......" He suddenly thought of something, and his face was sad.

Pei Mingcui turned her head, "Brother Xiao...... You're mine...... Bosom friend. I'm also glad to have you as a confidant. Sometimes, when I can't bear it, when I see you, I will have the courage again, because I know that in this world, there are people like Brother Xiao who never calculate against me. As long as there is a person like Brother Xiao in the world, it already makes me feel ...... What I'm doing still makes some sense. ”

Xiao Buyi pursed his lips and frowned, but he didn't say a word, he had nothing to say.

"But you know, I've got to figure it out." Pei Mingcui said: "Otherwise, if I die, I won't be happy." I've been in the Eastern Capital for a long time, and I've thought about everything, and I want to ...... My answer is in Taiyuan. Don't say it's a chaos there, even if it's a mountain of swords and a sea of fire, I, Pei Mingcui, must jump. ”

The bridge of Xiao Buyi's nose was slightly sour, "You thought of it?" ”

"You...... Also thought of it? Pei Mingcui's face at that moment was whiter than snow.

"Actually, I've had doubts for a long time......"

"But why don't you say it?" Pei Mingcui Huo Ran took a step forward, her eyes like fire. Seeing Xiao Buyi's helpless expression, Pei Mingcui was all angry, and coughed lightly: "Because you are Xiao Buyi, you won't say it." ”

Xiao Buyi suddenly said: "Miss Pei, I was originally a cloth cloth. ”

Pei Mingcui was slightly stunned, and didn't understand what Xiao Buyi meant for a while. Xiao Buyi smiled, his expression full of ridicule, "If I hadn't met you, I wouldn't have been where I am today." I was ...... He's a very happy person. In the past, I was carefree, had money to spend, made a living from horse racing, and took the pleasure of discovering good horses, even if I became a horse thief for some reason in the future and changed to business, I never thought that I would become a general...... King of Xiliang...... In charge of the Eastern Capital, he even wants to pacify the world and restore peace to the people......"

Pei Mingcui listened quietly, looking at the knife-like cheeks, with a familiar strangeness.

"I was originally a person who was at ease with what happened," Xiao Buyi said: "Pei Bei said that I, mother-in-law, Miss Pei, you also said that my heart is too soft, but I still come to the present step by step, I have seen too much ruthlessness." I know that many times, people are trying to survive, for profit, and for the top......"

"So there's an excuse for anything you do?" Pei Mingcui said coldly.

Xiao Buyi could only sigh, he couldn't help but admire Pei Mingcui, and he could always grasp the most important point from the opponent's unsatisfactory words. He still tried his last bit to persuade him, but found that it was still in vain.

Spreading his hands, Xiao Buyi said: "Maybe there is one more thing I can do now, that is, to send someone to send you to Taiyuan." ”

Pei Mingcui smiled, "Thank you." But no, I still have some abilities, and I won't die until I find the answer. ”

Xiao Buyi shuddered, and only said after a while: "That'...... I wish you a smooth journey. ”

"Thank you." Pei Mingcui smiled and said: "Xiao Buyi, in my life, if I say that I have done something that I don't regret, it is that I know you." ”

Xiao Buyi wanted to laugh, but felt that the muscles on his face were a little stiff, "When are you leaving?" ”

"Now." Pei Mingcui had already turned around and left, but she didn't take a few steps, she stopped again, and when she looked back, she saw Xiao Buyi still standing there, her eyes blazing.

"Perhaps...... I need you to do something for me. ”

"You say." Xiao Buyi did not hesitate.

Pei Mingcui said: "Tell General Xu and say that I thank him, he is a good person!" ”

After she said this, she turned around and left, without looking back, Xiao Buyi looked at her back and disappeared at the end of the long street, only then shook the snow on her body and walked in the opposite direction.

He was going to look for Wei Zheng, but after thinking about it, he still walked towards the Xu Mansion.

There are too many important things to deal with in the world, but the current matter is undoubtedly the most important thing for Xu Shiji, Pei Mingcui left, he felt that he should tell Xu Shiji first.

But when he arrived at the Xu Mansion, Xu Shiji was not there, Xiao Buyi shook his head helplessly, and instructed the soldiers to wait for Xu Shiji to turn around and let him go to Wei Zheng's mansion. When he got up early in the morning, he wanted to discuss the internal affairs of the Eastern Capital with Wei Zheng and Ma Erren. Although he is the king of Xiliang, he still likes this way of communication, and only this way, rather than the solemnity of the court, can make his subordinates unrestrained and do their best.

In the early days, it was a matter of discussing problems, and it was difficult to solve them. Because a random issue may involve too many relationships, Xiao Buyi doesn't want to be a tyrant, but he doesn't want to waste too much time on arguments.

When he saw Wei Zheng, he was about to go out. Seeing Xiao Buyi coming in person, he hurriedly knelt down and said, "Weichen ......"

"No need to be polite." Xiao Buyi picked him up and asked directly, "How is Bashu doing business?" ”

"Everything is as usual, Mr. Yuan has even mobilized the Jiangnan Chinese to go to Bashu to do business. According to Xiao Shangshu, up to now, the three sons of King Da Miao have a great impression of us. Although there is still a mustard, but after a period of time, I believe that the Shu people can sincerely stand on our side. ”

Xiao Buyi breathed a sigh of relief, Bashu is Xiao Buyi's heart, whether public or private, he has to ask in person, and there can be no mistakes. Ma Zhou just mentioned it at the beginning, but after Xiao Buyi returned to the Eastern Capital, he quickly put Ma Zhou's ideas into practice.

Only people of his generation knew that economic warfare was sometimes more effective than war.

Bashu is poor because of autism. He wants to use the economy to open the road of Bashu, so that they can realize the goodness of the imperial court, so that they can have long-term peace and stability.

With money, who would think of rebellion? Xiao Buyi is this simple theory, so when the eastern capital was restored, he vigorously developed the economy. Nowadays, the trade exchanges between the Eastern Capital, Jingxiang, and Bashu have been extremely frequent, and Yang Guang used the discounted trade to seduce the countries of the Western Regions to do business and satisfy his vanity. Xiao Buyi used normal trade to consolidate his position.

Seeing that Wei Zheng wanted to speak and stopped, Xiao Buyi said strangely: "Mr. Wei, is there anything else?" ”

Although the brothers in the past had more or less official positions, Xiao Buyi still used the original title for these righteous heroes, the friends of life and death. This is not neglect, but rather respect.

Wei Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, "I just heard a very bad news, and I can't be sure, so I want to go to King Xiliang." Lu Chu and Xu Shiji have rushed to your mansion, and I just received a message from General Xu, saying that I should go. King Xiliang, haven't you received the news? ”

Xiao Buyi shook his head, "I've been walking around this morning, what is the news?" His heart was slightly cold, Wei Zheng was originally calm and calm, he felt that the news was bad, which showed the seriousness of the situation.

Wei Zheng said solemnly: "Shibi Khan is dead!" ”

Xiao Buyi stood stiff for a long time and muttered, "This ...... Really bad news! But...... He is in the prime of life, how can he die? ”

Wei Zheng shook his head and said, "I don't know, King Xiliang, it's better to go back to your mansion." ”

Xiao Buyi couldn't cry or laugh, life always inadvertently walked back, he looked for Xu Shiji, but he didn't expect Xu Shiji to go to him early. The news of Shibi Khan's death brought another shadow to Xiao Bu's unclear sky.

No one understands the important surname of Shibi Khan better than Xiao Buyi, and at present, the grassland is turbulent, but Shibi Khan is forced to swear an oath and cannot blatantly send troops to help. The degree of centralization of the grassland is not high, although Shibi Khan is the supreme commander, but he also has the little Khan, Tong Jin and other leaders under him, these people are quiet, but they are secretly controlling the turmoil in the Central Plains, losing the constraints of Shibi Khan, these people are undoubtedly like wild horses, causing unimaginable disasters.

Suddenly thinking of a key question, Xiao Buyi asked urgently: "Is there a khan in the grassland now?" ”

Wei Zheng shook his head, "I don't know. ”

After the two of them talked, they had already walked out of the Wei Mansion quickly, got on the fast horse, and galloped towards the Xiliang Mansion.

At this time, the sky was bright, there were more and more pedestrians on the street, and the people who knew the king of Xiliang saw the king of Xiliang galloping wildly, his eyebrows locked, they were all worried in their hearts, and secretly thought that there was a big move again, and they only hated that they couldn't make any effort.

When Xiao Buyi returned to the mansion, Lu Chu and Xu Shiji were already waiting in the hall, their faces solemn. Everything was supposed to go according to plan, but as soon as the Khan died, the original deployment and balance were broken.

The Turkic soldiers were strong in iron cavalry, and if they openly helped each other to join one side, the situation was not optimistic. The Turks are very cunning and mercenary, only by vassalizing them, the Turks will help, Xiao Buyi will definitely not follow Li Yuan's method, so no matter what, there must be another enemy at the moment, and it is an extremely strong opponent.

"Who is the Khan of the steppe now?" Xiao Buyi went straight to the point, signaling that he already knew about the death of Shibi Khan.

"Now there are two khans." Xu Shiji frowned.

"Two?" Xiao Buyi was surprised: "How can there be two khans?" ”

"These two khans are the younger brothers of Shibi Khan." Xu Shiji said: "One is called Dubi, the self-proclaimed Jieli Khan. The other is Ashina. You have had a friendship with the king of Xiliang, and under the support of Kedun, you are called Chuluo Khan. ”

"How did Shibi Khan die?" Xiao Buyi asked in surprise. It's only a few years before the Battle of Yanmen, and the last time I went to the grassland, Shibi Khan still looked extremely healthy, how could he say that he would die?

Lu Chu shook his head and said, "I heard...... He died of illness. However, Jieli Khan insisted that it was the Khan who was killed by Kedun, and he had been planning for a long time, and he had the support of many tribes of Tiele, plus he had captured the Turkic tent, and now he was very powerful. Chuluo Khan and Kedun guarded the area of the servant bones and Bayegu, relatively speaking, the power was much worse, and Kedun married Chuluo Khan. ”

Xiao Buyi sat down slowly, waved his hand and said, "Wait, you let me think about it." ”

Everyone looked at Xiao Buyi, hoping that he could make another trick. Although everyone is not bad, if you want to say that they are familiar with the grassland, of course, they are not as good as Xiao Buyi.

Xiao Buyi closed his eyes and frowned, as if he was thinking about something extremely crucial. Everyone didn't dare to disturb, but their hearts were full of bitterness.

"By the way, you said that Jieli Khan is called Dubi?" Xiao Buyi's eyes lifted and he opened his eyes.

"That's right." Everyone nodded.

Xiao Buyi took a breath and said after a while: "As far as I know, before Xue Ju died, he had seen Du Bi. As soon as he left, Xue Ju was poisoned and died that night, and the Xue family army was also in a state of collapse. ”

Everyone took a breath, and Wei Zheng asked first, "King Xiliang, do you mean that all this is a trickster?" Did he plot against his brother Shibi Khan, and then robbed the Turkic tooth tent? ”

Xiao Buyi smiled bitterly, "You can speculate like this, but it's not entirely right." ”

Wei Zheng was surprised: "What's wrong?" ”

Xu Shiji said in horror: "King Xiliang, you mean...... All this, Li Yuan is making trouble again? Did Li Yuan and Dubi join forces to cause these incidents? Li Yuan can thus consolidate Guanzhong, and Dubi can also win the position of Khan? ”

"I can't think of anyone but him." Xiao Buyi frowned and said: "You must know that although the deaths of Xue Ju and Shibi Khan are all related to Dubi, we are the ones who have been hit the hardest!" We were supposed to defeat Li Mi first, and we made an alliance with Shibi Khan to not invade each other. As soon as Xue Ju died, Li Tang had already regained his hand, and as soon as Shibi Khan died, the Turks could send troops to help him unscrupulously, he ...... Really calculating! ”

Xiao Buyi clenched his fists, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"King Xiliang, Li Yuan is scheming, it is not surprising that he has come up with this strategy." Lu Chu said: "Since something has happened, the way to deal with it is to think about it." ”

Xiao Buyi said hesitantly: "Okay, he makes a move, and I'll take it." I want him to know that he can't call the shots in the Central Plains, and the same is true for the grasslands. He was so calculating, sooner or later the congregation would rebel and leave! ”

Everyone thought that Xiao Buyi was talking about Li Yuan, only Xiao Buyi himself knew that he was definitely not talking about Li Yuan.

There has always been a force secretly pushing and hindering his progress, but now, he has been exhausted, and the opponent is gradually revealing the hideous face behind the scenes, perhaps...... The opponent behind the scenes also knows that it is time for him to meet and fight Xiao Buyi!

Xiao Buyi calmed down and ordered: "We will definitely not grovel to Dubi, the most important thing at the moment is to use Ashina and Kedun to contain the Turkic troops south, I think Ashina must also hope that we and others will help." Lord Lu, I also want you to find a minister who is familiar with Turkic affairs to secretly send an envoy to Kedun to seek the possibility of joining forces. ”

Lu Chu responded, Xiao Buyi suddenly remembered something, "By the way, Miss Pei is going to Taiyuan, I don't know if I'm leaving." If she doesn't know about the Turks, I'm afraid there will be some accidents, Shiji, you go and inform her. ”

Xu Shiji's face changed slightly, he turned around and rushed out of the palace, Xiao Buyi looked at Xu Shiji's back, and muttered: "The sky is not old, the love is inexorable, the heart is like a double wire net, there are thousands of knots, but it's a pity...... Hateful! ”

(To be continued)