Liu Wenjing doesn't understand, why is Abba so partial to Pei Lian? Is his talent inferior to Pei Lian? When the rebel army attacked Chang'an, he Liu Wenjing led the army to block Qu Tutong's tens of thousands of troops at Tongguan, so that the rebel army successfully conquered Chang'an. And what about Pei Lian? During the Battle of Hedong, more than 20,000 horses were eaten by Song Jingang in one bite, and one person fled to Jinju. In order to silence the ministers, Abba imprisoned him for only a few days and reinstated him as an official. In the face of Song Jingang's attack, Pei Lin was helpless, so he could only do something to clear the wilderness, drive the people to the castle, and burn the people's grain, firewood and grass. The common people just order food, firewood and grass, and you burn it down, how can they live? Isn't this forcing the common people to rebel? Lu Chongmao of Xia County took the opportunity to kill the county order and raised troops to rebel, and the situation at that time was almost impossible to clean up by Pei Lian.

At this moment, the ministers in the hall all looked at Abba with bated breath to see how he replied to Liu Wenjing, and the hall was as silent as a barren mountain and an ancient temple for a while. Abba was also silent, as if trying to figure out how to answer. Everyone knows that he has a deep friendship with Pei Lian, which is by no means comparable to ordinary people. Pei Lin was born in the west of the Pei family in Hedong, although the Pei family in Hedong is not as good as the Guanlong Li family, but it is also a prestigious family. During the Sui and Tang dynasties, it was still the mainstream values to value the family, and Abba and Pei Lin were both from famous families, so they naturally cherished each other. Abba once said to Pei Lian: "Most of the emperors of the previous generation started from the cold, and they could only succeed by fighting hard in the battle array. My Li family was originally an old clan in Longxi, and they married the imperial family for generations, and once they acted righteously, the four seas responded, and they seized the world in a short time. You are also from a famous family in the world, and you have lived in a noble and prominent position, which is not comparable to Xiao He, Cao Shen and other swordsmen and pen officials. You and I, after a thousand years, are worthy of our predecessors. ”

Pei Lin lost his father at a young age and was raised by his brother. He has beautiful eyebrows, handsome appearance, at the age of fourteen to fill the chief secretary of Puzhou, and later rose all the way, when he was the deputy supervisor of Jinyang Palace, he got acquainted with Abba, the two had similar interests, they hit it off at first sight, often drank and played chess together until late at night, and often discussed the general trend of the world together. Later, Pei Lin was entrusted by the second brother to arrange for two palace maids to sleep while Abba was drunk. Pei Lin took the opportunity to say to Abba: "Erlang is secretly recruiting troops and horses, and wants to do great things. I have secretly let the palace maids serve you, and if the matter leaks, the emperor will kill you. If there is chaos today, thieves are everywhere. If you keep the rules, you will inevitably die, and if you raise volunteers, you will be able to succeed, what do you think? ”

Perhaps, Abba also wanted to rebel in his heart, but he couldn't make up his mind for a while, and Pei Lian's approach gave him a step. After Abba raised the army, Pei Lin donated 500 palace maids, 90,000 buckets of rice, 50,000 pieces of silk, and 400,000 pieces of soldier armor in Jinyang Palace for military use. When Emperor Gong of Sui abdicated, Abba repeatedly shirked not being the emperor, and Pei Lin said to Abba: "If Your Majesty does not ascend the throne, the minister should resign." It was only after his repeated persuasion that Abba decided to ascend the throne. It can be said that at the critical times twice, Abba was looking for a step for himself, and both times Pei Lin gave him the step. Therefore, after Abba ascended the throne, he said to Pei Lian: "I became the emperor with your strong support!" Obviously, their friendship is not as simple as drinking and playing chess.

Regarding Liu Wenjing's words, Abba disagreed, and said: "In the past, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty slept with Yan Ziling, and Yan Ziling stretched his feet on Emperor Guangwu's stomach. Today's ministers are all respected old colleagues, lifelong relatives and friends, how can you forget the joy of the past? Aiqing don't have to doubt this matter! ”

When Abba had finished speaking, he announced that he had dispersed the court, stood up and left. Liu Wenjing wanted to participate in a book to embarrass Pei Lian, but unexpectedly, she touched her nose and was a little stupid. And Pei Lian, who was standing next to him, always had that smile on his face, which made Liu Wenjing look even more angry.

When the ministers saw that the emperor was gone, they all dispersed, and Li Zhiyun also left the Wude Palace. As soon as he walked down the steps, a small yellow gate caught up with him and said that the emperor was looking for him, so Li Zhiyun had no choice but to follow the small yellow gate towards the inner hall. As he walked, he thought, what is Abba looking for him? Is it a discussion on how to divide the spoils? It doesn't seem like there's a need to be in such a hurry, right?

Li Zhiyun walked into a palace room, and saw Abba sitting on a soft couch, and a man standing opposite, this person Li Zhiyun had never seen before. He looked to be thirty-seven or eighteen years old, of medium height, and he was also imposing, but his skin was a little dark.

Abba saw him and beckoned, "Zhiyun, come over and meet Mr. Li." Li Zhiyun walked over, and before he could salute, the other party bowed his hand to him first: "Xiaguan Li Mi has seen His Royal Highness the King of Chu. ”

Li Mi? Which Li Mi? Li Zhiyun looked at the other party suspiciously, and said while returning the salute: "Aren't you the leader of the Wagang Army?" The man smiled and nodded, "It's Xiaguan." ”

Wow! It turned out to be the leading brother of the Wagang Army! Li Zhiyun is an eye-opener today! He hesitated for a moment, and said carefully: "Isn't Mr. Li in Luoyang?" How did you get to Chang'an? Li Mi listened, sighed, and said: "Xiaguan underestimated the enemy, was defeated by Wang Shichong, and lost the place of the hammer, so he entered the customs and defected to the Tang Dynasty. ”

Oh, I see. When Abba saw that they had finished their salutes, he said to Li Zhiyun: "Xue Ju of Longxi attacked Fufeng and captured Huangyuan, and I have appointed your second brother as the marshal to lead the army to attack Xue Ju. Early tomorrow morning, you and Mr. Li will accompany your eldest brother to see off your second brother. When Li Zhiyun heard this, he hurriedly said: "Erchen obeys orders!" ”

Early the next morning, Li Zhiyun took Zhang Zheng, Cai Hu and several other guards, rode out of the city, and came to the Ten Mile Long Pavilion. After arriving at the place, Li Zhiyun found that Li Mi had arrived first, and there were two people standing next to him, one was in his twenties, not tall, but he was thick and sturdy, and he looked like a famous general. The other was a scribe, white and fat.

Li Zhiyun turned over and dismounted, walked over to greet Li Mi, and then looked at the military general and said, "Who is this?" Li Mi introduced: "This is Wang Bodang. "Wang Bodang? Li Zhiyun knows that he is also one of the heroes of Wagangzhai. Li Mi introduced the scribe again: "This is Wei Zheng." ”

Wei Zheng? Wow, the first minister of the Tang Dynasty! At this moment, Li Zhiyun had to be impressed by Li Mi, this guy is really good! There are many talents under him, in addition to Qin Qiong, Cheng Yanjin and others, even Wei Zheng is also his subordinate, it's really not simple!

Wang Dangbo and Wei Zheng saluted Li Zhiyun, and after Li Zhiyun returned the salute, he smiled and said to Wei Zheng: "Mr. Wei, this king wants to talk to you a few words, please move your toes and take a step to speak." He made a gesture of please. Wei Zheng nodded and walked to the side with him.

Li Zhiyun looked at the other party and said, "Mr. Wei, this king didn't know before, it turns out that you are also a member of the Wagang Army." Wei Zheng smiled and said, "The prince doesn't know anything, he has been poor since he was a child, and he has no career to become a Taoist. However, he likes to read, and all the sons of the hundred schools of thought have dabbled in it, especially proficient in vertical and horizontal theory. In the last years of the great cause, the world was in turmoil, and Chengyuan Treasure of Wuyang County raised troops to respond to Li Mi and summoned him to serve as secretary in his army. Every time the Yuan Treasure was presented to Li Mi, Li Mi was greatly appreciated after reading it. When Li Mi learned that these recitals were written in Xia's writing, he sent someone to summon Zai Xia to his side. Later, Li Mi lost the attack and came to Guanzhong with him. ”

I see, Li Zhiyun said again: "Is Mr. Wei still used to living in Chang'an?" Wei Zheng nodded and said, "It's okay." However, tomorrow will leave Chang'an and go to Liyang. ”

"Oh? What is Mr. Wei doing in Liyang? ”

"Li Mi's original general, Xu Shiyun, now occupies Liyang, and he still has tens of thousands of elite soldiers under him. A few days ago, he played to Lingzun and was willing to go to Liyang to persuade Xu Shiyun to return to the Tang Dynasty. Ling Zun has already agreed, and appointed him as the secretary, so he will leave tomorrow. ”

Xu Shiyun? Li Zhiyun hasn't heard of it, could it be the prototype of Xu Maogong? Isn't Xu Maogong a military advisor? How did you become a general? But it's no wonder that fiction and real history aren't exactly the same after all. Thinking of this, Li Zhiyun said again: "Mr. Wei, is there still a person named Shan Xiongxin in the Wagang Army?" ”

"That's right, Shan Xiongxin is brave and agile, good at riding horses and using spears, and has a reputation as the first in all armies, and is known as a 'flying general' in the army. However, he refused to submit to the Tang Dynasty and had already surrendered to Wang Shichong. ”

Li Zhiyun knows this situation. In his previous life, he watched the TV series "Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties", in which he said that Shan Xiongxin was unwilling to return to the Tang Dynasty until death because Li Yuan killed his whole family, and he didn't know if this matter was true or false.

After Li Zhiyun finished chatting with Wei Zheng, he walked over and chatted with Li Mi and Wang Bodang.

Those who came to see off the second brother today, in addition to Li Zhiyun and Li Mi and others, there are also some ministers of the DPRK and China. At this time, a luxury carriage drove over and stopped on the side of the road, and Pei Lin got out of the carriage. After Pei Lin saw Li Zhiyun, he came over to greet him. After Li Zhiyun returned the salute, Li Mi, who was standing beside him, arched his hand, and just wanted to greet Pei Lone, but Pei Lone walked away as if he hadn't seen it, his head was held high like a rooster, which made Li Mi look embarrassed. It can be seen that these nobles of the Tang Dynasty look down on Li Mi at all.

After a while, the eldest brother also arrived, and more and more people saw him off. After all the people who saw him off arrived, the second brother was late. In fact, the army had already started an hour ago, and Li Zhiyun and the others were only seeing off the second brother and some of his generals, Qin Qiong and Cheng Yanjin were among them. When the two saw the former lord Li Mi, they naturally refused to be rude, so they stepped forward and saluted with fists.

After the people who saw them off exchanged pleasantries with the people who were sent off, the eldest brother presented Zhuangxing wine to the second brother and other generals on behalf of Abba. After the second brother and his generals finished drinking, they stepped on the war horse, rode away, and the people who saw them off also went home.