As the end of the year approaches, this should be a day that makes the people happy, but it is not the case for the people in Hedong. Because this year Song Jingang and the Turks went south and plundered most of the Hedong area. The common people suffered unreasonable disasters and had no chance to welcome the New Year.
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Although Wenxi was not tortured, the people in Wenxi also lived in fear, fearing that the city would be filled with Turkic dogs when they woke up.
Song Jingang had a clear goal, to break into Wenxi and capture the Pei clan members of Wenxi. Therefore, he marched in a hurry, finally arrived at Wenxi, and launched a fierce attack on Wenxi.
The county magistrate of Wenxi learned that Song Jingang was attacking the city, so he summoned the young men in the city to resist desperately, and held on tenaciously for a day and a night, until Xie Shufang finally arrived with his army.
Song Jingang felt chilled in his heart when he looked at the Tang army that was coming at speed.
"Kill!"
In the freezing cold, the Tang army launched an attack on the defeated generals. The battle lasted only half an hour, and Song Jingang continued to flee south with hundreds of people.
This time, Xie Shufang didn't give him a chance and directly led his army to pursue him, intent on taking Song Jingang's head.
Both sides escaped and chased each other, gradually approaching the Meiliang River.
When Li Zhiyun led his army to Wenxi, he met Li Junxian who had returned to report the news.
"Your Highness, General Xie has led his army to surround Song Jingang in Meiliangchuan and is waiting for His Highness to deal with it."
Miragawa?
Li Zhiyun was stunned. After going around half a circle, he still couldn't get rid of this place. But this time, there was no record of the "first decisive battle between the two gate gods".
He had already known that Qin Qiong defeated Yuchi Gong at Taiping Pass.
"Is Yuchigong also in Meiliangchuan?" Li Zhiyun asked.
Li Junxian nodded, "Yes."
"Tell Xie Shufang to continue the siege and send people to persuade him to surrender."
Du Ruhui smiled and asked: "Does Your Highness want to subdue Yuchi Gong?"
"This man was brave and it's a pity to die like this. If he knew the overall situation, I wouldn't mind giving him a chance to live."
With peak combat power second only to Qin Qiong, how could Li Zhiyun not be tempted once he conquered his loyal followers.
Li Junxian said: "Yu Chigong is indeed brave. My subordinates and General Luo besieged this man, but for a while they were unable to capture him."
After saying that, Li Junxian left as ordered.
At this time, under Wenxi City, the county magistrate was gathering people to collect the corpses. Li Zhiyun summoned the county magistrate to encourage him, and then led the guards directly to Pei Bai Village, where the Pei family of Wenxi was located.
Yes, most of the Wenxi Pei family members are not in Wenxi County at all, but in Peibai Village outside the city.
"Tell me, if Song Jingang knew in advance that all the children of the Pei family were in Pei Bai Village, would he have succeeded now?" Li Zhiyun asked with a smile while riding a horse.
It's funny to think about it. If the real purpose of Song Jingang's trip was the Wenxi Pei family, would he be so angry that he would vomit blood when he learned that the Wenxi Pei family members were not in Wenxi County, but in Peibai Village?
"It should be possible." Xue Shou said: "Pei Bai Village cannot defend against Song Jingang's fierce attack."
After saying that, the three of them laughed loudly.
Approaching Pei Bai Village, Pei Shiqing, the acting head of the Pei family, whom he had met once, personally greeted Li Zhiyun at the entrance of the village. He had already known the news about Song Jingang's attack on Wenxi, so he welcomed Li Zhiyun's arrival.
To be honest, Pei Shiqing had a problem with Li Yuan because Li Yuan once wanted to make the head of the family the Duke of Anyi County and deprive the head of the family of his status. Although he failed in the end, it still made him feel uncomfortable.
But this was only for Li Yuan. Pei Shiqing was still very polite to Li Zhiyun. Because Li Zhiyun had been kind to the Pei family three times. The first time he saved Pei Shuang, the second time he saved the family leader Pei Ju, and the third time he defeated Song Jingang.
Keep Wenxi safe.
This was enough for Pei Shiqing to treat Li Zhiyun seriously.
Li Zhiyun did not enter the village, but exchanged pleasantries with Pei Shiqing at the entrance of the village.
"Song Jingang is at the end of his rope and is currently trapped in Meiliangchuan by our army. You don't have to worry about him coming to hear the news again."
Pei Shiqing said with a smile: "In this way, we can live a good year in peace."
"That's natural. Not only is Wenxi, I will definitely capture Song Jingang within this year, and the people in Hedong will have a good year."
At this time, Du Ruhui suddenly coughed lightly and reminded in a low voice: "Your Highness, Xiangguo Pei has asked you to deal with Song Jingang as soon as possible without any delay."
Hearing this, Li Zhiyun frowned and said dissatisfied: "Previously, he complained a lot when the king wanted to come to hear the news, but now Song Jingang is already a bird in a cage and a fish in a net, so there is no need to delay this moment and a half."
Pei Shiqing narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he had discovered something, but he did not say anything, but said: "Since Your Highness has business, I will not delay Your Highness. However, I request Your Highness to leave some people to protect Wen Xi."
, otherwise the people will feel uneasy after hearing the news."
"This is natural. I intend to let Ke Ming stay. It will be better if he comforts Wen Xi."
"Thank you, Your Highness, for showing mercy to the people of Wenxi." Pei Shiqing cupped his hands.
Li Zhiyun nodded, winked at Li Zhen and said, "Go and tell Prime Minister Pei that I will go to Meiliangchuan soon."
"Yes." Li Zhen clasped her fists.
Immediately afterwards, Li Zhiyun chatted with Pei Shiqing for a few words, and then left with Xue Shou.
Du Ruhui stayed in Wenxi, and Pei Shiqing assisted him in pacifying the local people.
After a busy day, Pei Shiqing forced Du Ruhui to drink.
After three rounds of drinking, Du Ruhui was already a little tipsy. He pointed at Pei Shiqing and scolded him: "Now, if the king knows that I drank while on official duty, he will definitely punish me."
Pei Shiqing laughed and said: "His Royal Highness the King of Chu is a generous man, so he shouldn't be like this."
Speaking of this, Du Ruhui burped and said with emotion: "You are right, His Highness is really the most generous person I have ever met. The king of Xiangyi County lost the battle with Pei Xiangguo, but he still treated him with courtesy.
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Speaking of this, Pei Shiqing asked tentatively: "Why doesn't Prime Minister Pei come with His Highness to capture Song Jingang personally?"
"Pei Xiangguo came early, but he went directly to Meiliangchuan. Unfortunately, you don't know. When His Highness knew that Wen Xi was in trouble, he prepared to lead his army to rescue. However, Pei Xiangguo complained that His Highness was delaying the fight...
..." At this point, Du Ruhui was suddenly startled and immediately stopped talking.
"No more, no more, I'm drunk."
Waving his hands repeatedly, Du Ruhui stood up and left. Pei Shiqing quickly asked someone to help Du Ruhui go down to rest.
Pei Shiqing gently put down the wine cup, his expression not very good. Although Du Ruhui and Li Zhiyun's words were ambiguous, he still found some clues.
The rescue was overjoyed, but there were many obstacles in the way for Pei Ji.
What does he want to do?
Thinking of this, Pei Shiqing thought of the letter from the head of the family a few days ago, and then thought of the merger of the two planned by the Sangquan Pei family.
"What a thief!" Pei Shiqing gritted his teeth and became angry.
They didn't do anything, yet Pei Ji was so aggressive. It was really abominable!
Thinking of this, Pei Shiqing could no longer sit still, and hurriedly went to the study room to prepare a letter to send to Chang'an, telling the family leader Pei Ju everything about what happened here.
As darkness fell, Li Zhen circled around, not looking for Pei Xiangguo, but caught up with Li Zhiyun's large army.
"Tell me, is there any point in doing this?" Li Zhiyun asked Xue Shou beside him while riding a horse.
Xue Shou said: "Your Highness, some things should not be done too hastily. Only by taking your time can you get results."
"I'm afraid it's not that simple. The East Palace is the furnace, and Prince Chu's Mansion is just the cold stove. I'm afraid that Mr. Pei will look down on it." Li Zhiyun pursed his lips silently.
Xue Shou smiled slightly and said comfortingly: "Your Highness, don't worry. After inquiries from my subordinates, I learned that the East Palace has not yet attracted the Pei family."
"Oh? Why is this?" Li Zhiyun was puzzled. Logically speaking, Pei's power should have been captured by the prince long ago.
What's more, the East Palace is full of Shandong nobles.
Xue Shou analyzed: "There are only two possibilities. One is that Pei does not agree, and the other is that the prince has not succeeded in winning over."
There is no saying that the prince will not win over the Pei family. Because the Pei family's influence in Hedong is here, unless the prince is mentally retarded, he will never let it go.