People from the Yuwen Clan... Pei Ju muttered something silently in his heart.
He had naturally heard of Yu Wenxin's name. Yu Wenxin had a position among the important ministers under Li Ding'an's rule. The three counties of Daizhou were where Li Ding'an started his career. Being able to take charge of this place showed his trust.
As for the other things, Pei Ju doesn't know much about it. When Pei Ju was in his glory in the former Sui Dynasty, a young boy like Yu Wenxin didn't have much reputation.
Yu Wenxin actually started his career after Jinyang voted for Li Yuan. Li Yuan used it to assist Li Yuanji in guarding his old nest in Jinyang. He had a very unhappy relationship with Qi King Li Yuanji, and repeatedly wrote letters to impeach Li Yuanji.
He was really reused after he voted for Li Po, who used it to rebuild Yanmen. Later, he became the governor of the state in the Jin Dynasty. He did an impressive job in the north and his talent was almost impeccable.
Pei Ju then thought that the Tang army gathered in the south and even used Yu Wenxin to lead the army to attack Youzhou. This showed that Emperor Li was determined to win Hebei, and he probably also wanted to prevent the Turks from going south.
Fortunately, Dou Jiande did not lead his troops north. Otherwise, he would have had a big battle with the Tang army in Youzhou. In that case, everyone's lives would have been in danger.
Pei Ju pondered for a long time. He had to say that he liked this feeling very much, peeling off the cocoons and playing with people's hearts. This was what he was best at.
At this time, he asked again, "Which branch of the Yuwen clan does General Manager Yuwen come from?"
Bu Qun and Li Nian shook their heads together to show their ignorance. Needless to say, Bu Qun, Li Nian was born in the Sanyuan Li family, so he had some knowledge. "Most of the Yuwen clan has Emperor Wen Yuwentai as their ancestor. Do you think Manager Yuwen is like this?"
The Yuwen clan is undoubtedly one of the top clans in the world, but they are too loose, and their surname is Xianbei. Since the Northern Zhou Dynasty, it has been a common occurrence for them to be suppressed, which makes them even more unable to unite in one place.
Pei Ju looked at the two men in front of him and had a new understanding of their ignorance. What they were afraid of was not Yu Wenxin's family background, but his power and status.
Sure enough, Bu Qun added: "General Manager Yuwen's cousin Yuwen Huo is currently the General Manager of Kuizhou and General Youyiwei. This happened the year before last. I was rewarded last year and I don't know what title I was promoted to. I don't think he will be left behind."
He led his army into Shu and captured Yizhou, Kuizhou and other places, and he should have made many military achievements."
Pei Ju nodded. The two brothers were assisting each other, which was indeed a bit scary. However, he was still a little confused. It was common for soldiers to compete for merit. The great contribution to pacifying Hebei came first. The two leaders and Yuwen
The status of the brothers is almost the same, and now they are hesitant. Obviously there are other reasons.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but ask: "The two generals rushed to attack Wei City, maybe there are other reasons?"
Bu Qun laughed loudly and was really convinced, "It's hard not to admire Mr. Pei's thoughts. Although General Manager Yuwen has the trust of the Supreme Being, we have a large army and we can't take care of that much.
However, when we raised the army, we received an oral order from the Supreme Being, telling us not to compete with each other for credit. If we advanced with light troops, General Manager Yuwen led the troops out of the narrow channel of Taihang and saw that there was no credit left. In anger, he would definitely write a letter saying that we were wrong.
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The Supreme Being has said it first, we must let him have some control, don’t you think so?”
Li Nian looked at the group of people who were shaking their heads and tailing, and couldn't help but fall into introspection. The flatterer actually thought so deeply, but we were outclassed by him. In the future, I think we have to think more about it. We are also generals, and we can't always lead troops under others.
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Pei Ju was once again shocked by Emperor Li's influence on the generals before the army. How afraid is he of the emperor that he can even give up the credit of founding the country to others?
But then again, if they are so forward-looking and hesitant, if something goes wrong, wouldn't all their previous efforts be wasted? If you think about it this way, you should really worry about it.
Thinking in his mind, he immediately grasped Bu Qun's psychology. With a slight smile on his face, he said firmly: "Even so, it is actually not difficult to handle. Weicheng has already been conquered, and the various counties and counties in Hebei and Shandong can decide.
The general only needs to spread the message to all directions, and everyone will come to submit the news one after another, so why bother to lead the army there? Wouldn't it be a futile journey and make Director Yuwen unhappy?"
Bu Qun and Li Nian were all surprised. They all had the same thought in their minds, why didn't we think of such a simple method?
We just thought that when we arrived at the city and saw the power of the army, those people would surrender. But Emperor Dou has been captured by us. Do those people who sent the letter dare to kill the messenger? Most of them just surrendered.
The city...why send troops to attack it?
Alas, we were the ones who led the army to attack Li Yuan. Those people didn't shed tears without seeing the coffin. The Supreme Being has never written a letter or anything to anyone. We haven't learned this skill. It's excusable, it's excusable.
In this way, you can not only steal the credit, but also block Yu Wenxin's mouth. Look, it's not that we didn't leave some soup for you. He surrendered on his own. What can we do? I can only blame you for coming too late.
Night.
Bu Qun was overjoyed and clasped his fists and said: "Pei Gong's plan... Well, I really can't explain it. I would like to thank Pei Gong first. When Pei Gong goes west, we will definitely prepare everything for him and have a comfortable journey."
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Li Nian felt that something was wrong with what he said. After thinking about it, he couldn't help it anymore. He laughed so hard that he burst into tears.
The corners of Pei Ju's mouth twitched, and he said in his heart that if you can't speak, then don't speak, you are the only one who wants to go west. Humph, with your appearance, I will definitely live longer than you.
But he said, "The general is joking. Although I am old, I still want to live a few more days, so I won't bother you, general."
Bu Qun also thought about it, glared at Li Nian, coughed twice before saying awkwardly: "Don't be surprised, Mr. Pei. He looks like he will live a long life... We are just fighting men, what's the matter?
What do you mean, when we deliver the good news to Chang'an, we will definitely say a few good words to Mr. Pei.
When the Supreme Being hears this, he will definitely not forget Duke Pei’s contribution.”
This is true. Pei Ju smiled and nodded, but when he thought about the long journey west to Chang'an, he couldn't help but tremble in his legs. He thought it would be nice if he could really walk more comfortably.
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There are indeed people who feel uncomfortable walking.
The long motorcade slowly arrived at the southern suburbs of Chang'an. Thousands of people stretched out a long line. Both the carriages and horses, as well as the people, were covered in dust.
Du Fuwei sat on his horse and looked at Chang'an in the distance, thinking that he had finally arrived.
They started from Jiangling and went through Wuguan. They walked along the winding mountain road, passed Shangluo, bypassed Xiong'er Mountain, and entered the border of Guanxi along Danshui. They walked for more than half a month before reaching their destination.
Even though Du Fuwei was in good health, he complained endlessly when he left. He wished he could grow wings from his side and fly to Chang'an.
Chang'an and Luoyang have always been the places where he most wanted to settle. He has felt since he was a child that this is where the nobles should live. No matter how prosperous other places are, no matter how well the dignitaries live, they cannot be called a noble unless they live in Chang'an.