Chapter 871 870 [Mr. Xi’s trump card]

After Pei Yue set off from Puqi City, he went north along the official road, passed through Dingzhou and entered Qinzhou, arriving in Chengjing on November 20th.

About one-third of the way back to Beijing has been completed.

For a team of thousands of people, this speed is obviously very fast, mainly because in addition to necessary supplies, Pei Yue ordered not to enter the city when encountering it, eliminating a lot of tedious communication.

The progress of the border war spread like the wind, and Pei Yue's uncanny calculations and the bravery of the Tibetan front guards have long been the talk of the town. Although the person who presided over the peace talks became Han Gongduan, only people with a certain status and identity can see through it.

Due to the hidden mystery, ordinary officials still regarded Pei Yue as a hot celebrity around the emperor.

Everywhere they go, this complex team will receive an extremely warm welcome. Even if they have never entered the city, they cannot stop the courtesy and praise from the officials and people everywhere.

Pei Yue did not want to delay his trip, but this move brought him a better reputation. The world only thought that he did not want to make a fortune and disturb the people. If it were those greedy people, they would like to stay in each town for a few days, just for the sake of it.

Those officials and gentry can earn a lot of money from the gifts they give.

Seeing that Pei Yue was so brilliant, more and more people joined in praising him from the bottom of their hearts, including some literary figures, especially the children of the Fu family in Jiangbei.

"Fu Hongzhi has now learned to make his own decisions."

Pei Yue sighed helplessly, but there was no anger in his eyes. He knew that his confidants in Kyoto were worried about the change of wind direction, and tried every means to increase their bargaining chips. An excellent reputation is often a weapon against powerful forces.

As a farming and studying family as famous as the Han family in Luling, the Fu family in Jiangbei has always been reluctant to get involved in complicated situations easily. Without the pleading of Fu Hongzhi, the eldest grandson of the eldest family, they would definitely not have made such a decision. Thinking back to the time when they

In the Xianyun Commentary run by the fourth prince, in the face of doubts from many literati, the great scholar Fu Daoyun acted for him, and Pei Yue was filled with emotions.

As time goes by, it turns out that people's hearts are just like this.

When the team entered Qinzhou, the warm welcome they received became more and more sincere, and more and more people appeared on the side of the official road, silently saluting Pei Yue and thanking him.

Perhaps for the imperial court, Pei Yue's sending the Xiangyun to the south to provide disaster relief was just the duty of a minister, but these simple people would not think so. This year there was a severe drought throughout Qinzhou, and people once starved to death. If it hadn't been for Pei Yue's transportation

Enough food was available to defeat the grain merchants secretly controlled by local clans in one fell swoop, allowing the people to not only buy food, but also not have to face skyrocketing food prices. I don’t know how many people couldn’t wait for the arrival of this winter.

When traveling through Dingzhou, the soldiers of the Zangfeng Guard were smiling all day long. Now every day, they can see the ordinary people who came here just to stand by the roadside to express their gratitude. They gradually put away their wild smiles, and there was so much in their eyes.

Feeling some touching and proud emotions.

Sheng Duanming, the Minister of Rites, could not help but sigh: "The emperor is wise, the country has virtuous ministers, and the country is safe."

Pei Yue just smiled faintly at this.

After all, this old man will be better than those pedantic Taoists. Not only is his attitude towards Pei Yue getting better and better, but also because of the excellent character he has shown many times, such as his persistence when negotiating with Southern Zhou Dynasty.

Bloody, loyalty in Jiangling City.

Although the words "Emperor Shengming" sound a little harsh, Pei Yue also knew that he could not be harsh. After all, no one is perfect, especially in this world where loyalty to the emperor is the norm.

After arriving in Chengjing, Pei Yue changed his previous insistence and ordered the Zangfeng Guards to camp outside the city, and then entered the city with the princess's guard of honor and the delegation's motorcade.

This surprised the big and small officials in Chengjing, and then they fell into completely different emotions. Officials and dignitaries with connections certainly knew what was going on in Kyoto, and they knew that it might not be a good thing to get too close to Pei Yue at the moment.

, and some people just want to cling to Pei Yue, who has an unlimited future.

No matter what they thought, at least they did not dare to slack off in etiquette, so countless greeting cards flew like snowflakes to the other courtyard where Pei Yue was staying.

However, Pei Yue did not agree to anyone's banquet. Even the warm invitations from the governor of Qinzhou and the Yin of Chengjing Prefecture were declined by him.

After sunset, it was an ordinary house in the east city of Chengjing.

There was a simple banquet table in the hall. After Pei Yue came in, he saluted respectfully and said, "Good morning, sir."

Mr. Xi pointed to the opposite side and said with a smile: "Sit down first."

Pei Yue glanced at the middle-aged man thoughtfully and realized that there should be someone else at the gathering tonight.

Mr. Xi was very impressed by his acumen and calmly opened the conversation and said: "The Xiangyun has laid a very solid foundation in the past six months. I have learned about it in detail through Wang Yong in the past few days. Your previous arrangements were very appropriate. Next, I will

The situation we are facing can be described as getting twice the result with half the effort.”

Pei Yue suppressed the doubts in his heart and said calmly: "Sir, I just feel that Xiangyun lacks potential in Kyoto and is restricted in many places. It is better to find a wider space in the south."

Mr. Xi nodded slightly, and then changed the topic: "It's almost the end of the month, is your wedding date coming soon?"

Pei Yue was slightly startled, then smiled bitterly and said: "The original date was the 20th of next month, but now it seems a bit hasty."

Mr. Xi said: "The war in the south has delayed a lot of time."

Pei Yue thought for a while and said: "I have discussed with them and postponed the date to next spring. After all, it is a major life event. The most important thing is that I don't want to wrong them. I have sent people to Kyoto to deliver the letter before. I don't think Uncle Gu will come."

be opposed to."

Mr. Xi showed a friendly smile and did not make fun of the word "them". He just said meaningfully: "So some people have realized how ridiculous the emperor's excuse is."

According to reports from Kyoto, the reason why Emperor Kaiping asked Han Gongduan to replace Pei Yue was that Pei Yue wanted to get married at the end of the year and did not want to delay the marriage of this minister. However, Pei Yue did not have any parents, and to this day

No one in Japan would be naive enough to think that Pei Rong and Li could still be his high court. In addition, Gu Liang had always treated Pei Yue as his own son and did not even object to Pei Yue marrying two brides at the same time. What does the so-called wedding date mean?

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Pei Yue now doesn't care about the emperor's actions, whether he sincerely considers himself or regards this reason as a prelude to suppression.

The chess pieces have fallen and the layout has begun. All Pei Yue has to do is to move forward and realize the arduous and magnificent ideal.

Therefore, he did not extend the topic, stared at Mr. Xi's kind face, and asked curiously: "Sir, who are we waiting for?"

Mr. Xi looked behind him.

Pei Yue turned his head subconsciously.

I saw a middle-aged man with an aristocratic and scholarly air walking slowly towards him and said with a smile: "It seems I'm late."

Pei Yue looked surprised.

The visitor stepped into the light and revealed his clear face. It was Song Ximeng, the governor of Qinzhou!
Chapter completed!