Pei Ju came back a little late today, and it was already dark when he returned to the house, he got out of the carriage, and his grandson Pei Xin quickly greeted him and helped his grandfather, "Grandfather, there are guests in the house!" ”

Pei Ju smiled slightly: "Is it Zhang Xuan?" ”

Pei Xin was stunned, "How does grandfather know?" ”

"Zhang Xutuo is here today, I know he should be here too, how long has he been here?"

"It's been a while, and his grandson has had dinner with him, and he is waiting in his grandfather's study. ◎，”

Pei Ju nodded approvingly, his grandson arranged it very decently, and arranged Zhang Xuan in his outer study, showing that he attached importance to him.

"Alright! I'll go meet him first. ”

Pei Ju walked into the mansion and walked directly to the outer study, he knew why Zhang Xuan came to him, and he also had something to talk to Zhang Xuan.

Zhang Xuan had already eaten dinner in Pei's mansion, and was sitting in the outer study drinking tea at this time, he changed into a civilian attire, wearing a gauze hat, a blue fine linen robe, a leather belt around his waist, and black leather boots.

Zhang Xuan was patiently waiting for Pei Ju to come back, and he also used this time to sort out his thoughts, not only the attitude of the imperial court towards them, but also the future trends of the imperial court.

It is still the eleventh year of the great cause, the Sui Dynasty is still orthodox, in addition to the bandits that have risen up, the forces of all parties are still in the gestation stage, and the signs have not yet come out.

When he was pondering, Zhang Xuan felt something, and when he looked back, he saw that Pei Ju was already standing behind him with a smile, and he was still wearing an official uniform, which showed that he didn't even have time to change his clothes to see him, Zhang Xuan was moved in his heart, and hurriedly got up and saluted, "See Lord Shangshu for his humble position!" ”

Pei Ju walked into the room and asked with a smile: "General Zhang is back with Zhang Xutuo!" ”

"Yes! Has Pei Gong seen our handsome? ”

"I didn't see him, I only heard about it, but he came back at a bad time. conAd1(); ”

"Why?" Jaung Hyun asked puzzled.

"It's a long story, please take a seat!"

Bae Ju asked Jang Hyun to sit down. A maid served them tea again, and at this time, Bae Xin also walked in and sat on the other side, and Zhang Xuan had a good impression of him. Suave, sensible, and very shrewd and capable.

Zhang Xuan also knew that Pei Ju could not receive him all the time, and many times, Pei Xin would be a bridge between him and Pei Ju. Of course, Pei Ju is also trying his best to cultivate his grandchildren.

Pei Ju took a sip of tea and said with a slow smile: "I know that General Zhang's biggest doubt is why the imperial court didn't give you a reward, why only Zhang Xutuo?" ”

Zhang Xuan nodded silently, this is actually not only his confusion, but also the confusion of all the generals, although everyone never mentioned this matter all the way over, but it just didn't want to put pressure on the marshal, it didn't mean that everyone didn't care about this matter.

Pei Ju sighed, "Actually, this is the true side of the saint. Do you understand? This is the meaning of the Holy One. ”

"I don't understand it!" Zhang Xuan was really puzzled, he thought that it was the Ministry of War or Yuwen Shu who embarrassed him, but he didn't expect it to be Yang Guang's meaning.

"It's really hard to understand!"

Pei Ju smiled bitterly and said: "The reward for you, the Ministry of War has already been raised, basically everyone is promoted to a level, you are promoted to the general of the Tiger Ben Lang, and Yuan Qing can also be promoted to the general of the Wu Yong Lang, but it is in the hands of the saint and refuses to approve it."

Although the Holy One did not explain the reason, everyone knew in their hearts that this was the same old mistake of the Holy One. stingy with official positions, he just wants to let the horses run fast, but he doesn't want to give the horses grazing, when he first conquered the Western Regions. Everyone worked hard, but in the end, no one was rewarded. ”

Zhang Xuan shook his head and said, "Isn't this explanation a bit too far-fetched?" ”

"So I know it's hard for you to understand, but that's the way it is, to put it nicely, it's unpredictable, and to put it bluntly, it's to do it with your heart, and it's a good time. conAd2(); Fengguan reward, not stingy, not long ago Yuwenshu cried in front of him, as a result, his two sons were promoted to officials, Yuwenzhi and no merit, and he actually also named the Tiger Ben Lang General, but when he was in a bad mood, even if he supported the merit, he would not buy it, as a subordinate, it is a bit too much to say that the king is like this, but this is a fact, this is the honesty I have to you. ”

Zhang Xuan groaned and said, "Pei Gong means that the Holy Lord is in a bad mood for us?" ”

Pei Ju nodded, "That's why I said that Zhang Xutuo came back at the wrong time, the saint is a little worried that Zhang Xutuo will support the army and stand on his own, I'm afraid that this time Zhang Xutuo enters Beijing, he won't be able to return to Qi County." ”

This sentence surprised Zhang Xuan, "Could it be that Dashuai's return to Beijing this time was an entrapment?" ”

"It's hard to talk about arresting, but it's really a temptation, and Zhang Xutuo has to return to Beijing in the way of sealing high-ranking officials, such as sealing him as a general, which must swear allegiance in front of the saint, and then for example, Jiazhuguo and Licheng County Gong, which also need to go back to Beijing to go through the formalities, as long as he returns to Beijing, he must be an official in the capital, if he is honest and stable, there is nothing to do, if there is a dissent to escape back, then I am afraid that there is a fear for his life."

Zhang Xuan couldn't say a word, Pei Ju's words made him really a little difficult to accept, no wonder the senior officials of the Ministry of War refused to see Zhang Xutuo, they were afraid of being implicated, it is estimated that Yujuluo still doesn't know the mystery here, so he will let Zhang Xutuo live in his mansion.

However, when Zhang Xuan thought of seeing Zhang Xutuo before departure, Zhang Xutuo's mood was very heavy, and it was estimated that he himself had already felt a little bit, so he was a little depressed along the way, and this was the reason.

After a while, Zhang Xuan asked in a deep voice, "Then who replaces Zhang Xutuo?" ”

"Deputy, of course!"

"Bae In-ki?"

Zhang Xuan suddenly understood, I am afraid that Pei Renji is the real prison army, secretly monitoring Zhang Xutuo, and it can be seen from this that Yang Guang has long wanted to change Zhang Xutuo, so he installed Pei Renji in Qi County, Zhang Xuan looked at Pei Ju sharply, Pei Renji is Pei Ju's nephew, and what role does Pei Ju play in it. conAd3();

Pei Ju sighed softly, "I'm sorry, but I'm not targeting you, you should understand that Renji went to Qi County earlier than you." ”

"So what should I do?" Zhang Xuan asked in a deep voice.

"I will find a way to persuade the Holy Lord to approve your reward, and you should continue to stay in Qingzhou and maintain the status quo."

"I just don't quite understand, since Pei Gong already has Pei Renji, what's the point of soliciting lowly positions, is it because of His Royal Highness King Yan?" Having said this, Zhang Xuan was no longer subtle, and asked directly.

"Renji's stay in Qi County is just a transition, I hope he can return to Hedong, and you stay in Qi County."

Speaking of this, Pei Ju's eyes also became sharp, and he stared at Zhang Xuan with blazing eyes, "But there is one thing I must remind you of, the current His Royal Highness King Yan is no longer the former His Royal Highness King Yan, if you still think that he can cover you, you can do whatever you want, then I tell you, you will die without a place to be buried, you should understand what I am talking about!" ”

"I know!"

Pei Ju may feel that he said too harshly, and softly comforted Zhang Xuan: "You don't have to worry too much, you are still a middle-level general now, and it is not your turn to liquidate the imperial court, as long as you are careful, everything must be reported to the imperial court, and the upper echelons will do a good job, and you will be safe." ”

Zhang Xuan nodded silently, he took out a list from his arms, handed it to Pei Ju and said: "This is the list of officials of the three counties of Beihai, Donglai and Gaomi, I implore Pei Gong to arrange it as much as possible!" ”

Pei Ju looked at the list, and said in a deep voice: "The Taishou can follow this arrangement, but the Taishou of Donglai County and Gaomi County have to think about it, it's not for me to decide, so let's do it!" Let me think about it and try to find a foolproof solution. ”

"Then please Pei Gong!"

Zhang Xuan stood up and saluted, "If Pei Gong is fine, he will resign from his humble post and disturb Pei Gong." ”

Pei Ju smiled: "It's okay to bother, but I'm really a little tired, Xin'er, you send General Zhang out for your grandfather, and in addition, if General Zhang has any difficulties, you have to solve them for him." ”

"Sun Er understands, General Zhang, please!"

Zhang Xuan saluted Pei Ju, turned around and followed Pei Xin out of the study, at this time, Pei Ju smiled again: "It is very likely that the Holy Lord will reward you again when he is interested, so don't be frustrated, wait patiently!" ”

"Thank you Pei Gong, I will leave first!"

Pei Ju watched Zhang Xuan's back walk away, looked at the list in his hand again, and secretly thought in his heart, "This Zhang Xuan is not too ambitious!" He must be further tied to the Pei family, and the best way is to marry. (To be continued.) )

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