The door of Pei's house was wide open, and Pei Maosheng, who was sick at home, pretended to greet him, and when he saw Liu Wei, he was stunned for a moment, and then cried with joy.

"Your Majesty is heroic, the luck of the Han Dynasty, the luck of the world."

Liu Wei hurriedly stroked Pei Mao: "Pei Qing, I haven't seen you for a few years, I didn't expect you to grow old like this, it's really unforgiving." ”

Pei Mao smiled with tears in his eyes: "It's not a pity for the minister, seeing that His Majesty has such a bearing, even if the minister is dead, he is satisfied." ”

"Pei Qing, the world is undecided, can you bear to abandon me?" Liu Wei persuaded him gently: "Pei Qing, I came today, first, I want to visit the patient, and second, I want to ask Pei Qing for advice, and I hope Pei Qing will not give up." ”

"Your Majesty has asked, do you dare to dedicate yourself wholeheartedly?" Pei Mao wiped his tears and turned around to invite: "Your Majesty, please come with your ministers." ”

Liu Wei followed Pei Mao into the door, raised his eyelids, glanced at Pei Qian, who was hiding behind the gatehouse, and smiled. The reason why he was able to get Pei Mao's recognition in a few words was because Pei Qian and him hit it off at first sight, talked happily with each other, and then gave him advice. Knowing his father Mo Ruozi, although Pei Mao doesn't like Pei Qian, Pei Qian understands Pei Mao's mind clearly. With Pei Qian, a "traitor", to guide him, it is not a matter of minutes to get Pei Mao.

When he arrived in the hall, after the cold noise, Liu Wei expressed his worries. Yuan Shao occupied Hebei, Shandong rebelled, and the Han Dynasty was in turmoil. Now, although every effort was made to block Yuan Shao to the east of Xingyang, the disparity in strength between the two sides was huge, and it was difficult for the imperial court to completely defeat Yuan Shao in a short period of time and restore unification, and for a long time, the confrontation between the two sides was inevitable.

In this case, the stability of the state is very important. Once the annexation of the state is lost, Yuan Shao can go south from the annexation. Surround Luoyang and then attack Guanzhong. Further squeezed the living space of the imperial court.

However, it is not easy to stabilize the state. First, there were a large number of Huns in the state. The royal court of the Huns has penetrated deep into the Meiji area, and the horse's hooves may penetrate into the east of the river at any time. Second, the population of the annexed state is not large, but the situation of land annexation is very strict, and it is difficult to stand on its own economically. Now it is necessary to arrange a part of the Yellow Turbans to be in the state, and conflicts may occur at any time.

Pei Mao listened to Liu Wei's worries, and nodded again and again in understanding: "What His Majesty said is very true, and Bingzhou has always been a battleground for soldiers, and there must be no loss." Qin annihilated the Six Kingdoms, and Gaozu attacked Chu. They all sent heavy troops into the annexed state, and they went straight to Jizhou. And if Shandong wants to go west, it will inevitably try to merge states, cross the river and enter the customs. Now that Shandong is in rebellion, it is a wise move for His Majesty to merge the state. If Yuan Shao sits on the secluded land and raises horses, colluding with Xianbei, Wuhuan, and Xiongnu, it is not the blessing of the world. ”

Pei Qing thought. When can you hold the annex state? ”

"If you want to guard and merge the state, you should guard the Yanmen. Yanmen has Beiyue, the left controls Daijun and Zhending, and the right controls Wuyuan and Shuofang. The south can cover Taiyuan. Yanmen An, northern Xinjiang can be determined. ”

"Then I entrusted this important task to Pei Qing, and appointed Pei Qing as the guard of Yanmen. Exercising the Xiongnu Zhonglang General, how? ”

Pei Mao bowed down to receive the order.

"Pei Qing is loyal to the country. I am very grateful. Pei Qing is an all-round talent in civil and military affairs, and presumably there are many talents among his children. I wonder if you can recommend a few to assist me? ”

Pei Mao hesitated a little: "Your Majesty, the courtier Pei Qian, is a little talented, but unfortunately he has a bad character, and he is only afraid of ......."

"It doesn't matter, there are many young and handsome people around me, and it may be beneficial to let Ling Lang get along with them and be my companion."

Pei Mao didn't say anything more and agreed.

……

After sending Liu Wei away, Pei Mao returned to the back room, paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back. Pei Qian walked in, arched his hand, and stood aside. Pei Mao glanced at him and said in a deep voice: "Jing Ji thinks about moving, finally wants to do something?" ”

Pei Qian arched his hand and said: "The chaos in the world is a good opportunity for heroes and heroes to show their talents, how can my father be idle at home and sit and watch success or failure." ”

"I mean you." Pei Mao sat down, "Are you optimistic about the Son of Heaven?" ”

Pei Qian's eyebrows raised slightly: "Isn't my father also optimistic about him?" ”

Pei Mao sighed: "Yes, before going out, just because the Son of Heaven was here, I couldn't avoid it." Now, I'm optimistic about him. Unexpectedly, in less than half a year, he actually had such a change. I really don't know if it's because of the great man's immortality, the will of God. ”

"Providence is unpredictable, but people's hearts are measurable. The Xun family went and returned, presumably because Yuan Shao was difficult to hope for, and the Xun family had to reserve a way to retreat. Wei wants to take advantage of the situation to recover and rejuvenate the glory of the previous dynasty, why can't we Pei seize the opportunity and show our ambitions? ”

Pei Mao nodded slightly: "That's exactly what I think." Whether it is Wei's or my Pei's, even if the scriptures are good, it is difficult to be accepted by the Shandong people. Confucianism is grand, and Zixia has the highest success, but it has always been regarded as a heresy, but it has made Qilu a holy place of Confucianism, which is really chilling. The Son of Heaven borrowed Shanxi, maybe it is an opportunity for us to turn over, if we don't grasp it tightly, won't we regret it in the future? ”

"The father is unreasonable, and the son is beyond the reach."

"You are unwilling to calm down and figure out the avenue, but you are only interested in power and trickery." Pei Mao glared at Pei Qian: "The Tao is the foundation, the technique is the end, and the cart cannot be reversed." After coming to His Majesty's side, you should be cautious in your words and deeds, learn great wisdom, and don't show off your cleverness, do you hear? ”

"My son remembers it in his heart and doesn't dare to forget it."

Pei Mao said angrily: "Phew, when didn't you say that, you forgot when you went out." ”

Pei Qian rolled his eyes and was speechless.

……

Songgao Mountain.

Guan Yu carefully led the Jueying, the mountain road was rugged, the strange rocks were craggy, even a famous horse like Jueying did not dare to be careless, and if he accidentally sprained the horse's hooves, it would be completely wasted.

As a military general, and one of those people at the pinnacle, Guan Yu knows the importance of war horses. Thousands of gold are easy to get, a horse is hard to find, without this peerless horse sent by Cao Cao, it is impossible for him to defeat Zhang Xiu, let alone fight with Lu Bu. The master has made a move, and the difference is a millimeter, and the gap between the war horses is enough to fill the difference caused by the breakthrough. He failed to kill Zhang Xiu on the spot, because Zhang Xiu had an incomparable advantage in riding at that time. Now, after more than a month of running-in, his riding skills have improved by leaps and bounds, and the cooperation with Jueying has also reached the point of unity between men and horses.

Even Zhang Xiu has already understood his destiny and successfully broke through the realm. But how could a mere tiger be compared to Qingfeng.

Guan Yu pulled the brand-new green robe on his body, picked off a grass stalk hanging on the robe, squinted his phoenix eyes, and looked into the distance.

The rolling hills blocked his view.

Guan Yu sighed, they have been walking in the mountains for seven or eight days, when will they be able to get out of Songgao Mountain. The winter in the south was wet and cold, which made him not comfortable with the dry and cold of Youzhou. Of course, Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, the natives of Youzhou, are even more uncomfortable.

"Second brother, why is it so cold here." Zhang Fei led the black horse to follow, and complained loudly: "It's so cold that Lao Zhang's nose is weird, and the snake spear is as cold as a snake." ”

"Tell me like you've ever touched a snake." Guan Yu laughed disdainfully.

"I ......," Zhang Fei said. He was as bold as a fight, but he was afraid of snakes. With a snake spear, it is not so much a worship as a fear. He himself was afraid of snakes, and instinctively thought that others were afraid of snakes as well. For this matter, he was ridiculed by Guan Yu a lot. "Second brother, you are lucky to understand Qingfeng's life, otherwise, you are not as good as me."

"I'm not as good as you?" Guan Yu sneered: "Since the day we met, have you ever beaten me?" ”

"I was young at the time, and I didn't grow up." Zhang Fei retorted: "Is it glorious to bully children? ”

"Then you're not a kid now, do you want to fight again?"

Zhang Fei shook his head again and again: "Although I am not a child now, but you have realized your fate, I haven't realized yet, of course I can't beat you." When I come to my senses, we'll fight again. ”

Guan Yu sneered, looked at the snake-like mountain road in the distance, and sighed. Zhang Fei was happy. He liked the feeling of being surrounded by mountains, which reminded him of his hometown in Zhuo County.

In the Chinese army, Liu Bei and Cao Cao rode side by side.

"Brother Meng De, how long do you have to go to Songgao Mountain?"

"Three days to go." Cao Cao glanced at the towering mountain peaks beside him: "Xuande, do you know why the Son of Heaven often sacrifices to Songgao Mountain?" ”

Liu Bei smiled, he knew that Cao Cao was going to talk about the ancient again. Although he didn't know how much Cao Cao said it was true, he believed that there must be some of it that Cao Cao wanted to sue him.

"Please also ask Brother Meng De for advice."

"Because Songgao Mountain is the ancestral peak of the Liu family." Cao Cao said with a smile: "Liu Lei is from the Royal Dragon Clan, for the Xia Emperor Kong Jia Dragon, the dragon died, into the dragon meat in Kong Jia, Kong Jia felt that the dragon meat was delicious, and asked him to enter again, but Liu Lei had no dragon, and absconded to Songgao Mountain in fear of crime. Later, the children multiplied for the Liu family. There are two reasons why Liu's family can have the world: one is that Liu's has the art of dragons, and the other is that Liu Lei built a room and lived in the Huagai Peak of Songgao Mountain. ”

Cao Cao pointed to a mountain peak on the guide side: "Behind that mountain is Huagai Peak, where the Son of Heaven sacrifices to the mountain." ”

"Really?" Liu Bei casually glanced at the mountain peaks in the distance, and said lightly: "Brother Meng De has been?" ”

"I went there when the Son of Heaven prayed for rain." Cao Cao smiled: "I heard that Sun Jian also went quietly recently. ”

Liu Bei suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. In addition to Cao Cao's headquarters of more than 5,000 people, only Zhang Miao supported Cao Cao's more than 3,000 people, and Liu Bei's men and horses were even less, less than 1,000 people, and the total strength was less than 10,000 people. For this reason, Cao Cao decided to invite Sun Jian, who was stranded in Yingchuan, to help him - Sun Jian still had three or four thousand men, and if he could join forces, the chances of success would be much greater.

However, if Sun Jian secretly climbed Huagai Peak to worship the mountain, then it would be difficult to guess his thoughts. Cao Cao's intention in reminding him was probably to let him stay vigilant after meeting Sun Jian, and not to trust him too much, lest Sun Jian turn back and be caught off guard. Of course, this could also be that Cao Cao deliberately stabbed him in the heart, in case he and Sun Jian got too close, which would be detrimental to Cao Cao.

With Cao Cao's suspicious personality, both of these scenarios are possible, or even both...... (To be continued......)

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