"I came here to tell the Pei family clearly that I am the daughter of the Pei family, but Ning'er is not. I hope that the Pei family will not look for Ning'er again in the future. I will teach my son well!"
Pei Minqiu's tone was very cold, with a hint of threat in it. At this time, in her heart, ten thousand Pei families were not worth her own son. She would never allow anyone to harm her son, not even her natal family.
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Pei Minqiu's cold tone made Pei Ju very unhappy. He was his grandfather. How could a granddaughter speak to her grandfather like this? However, Minqiu was the princess after all, so Pei Ju did not dare to fall out.
The smile on his face disappeared and he said calmly: "Min Qiu, if you have anything to say, you can talk to me. We are all a family, and there is nothing that cannot be discussed. At least I am your grandfather, and I should have the minimum respect for you."
Pei Minqiu also restrained the anger in his heart and sat down, "Okay! Then let's talk openly and honestly."
"That's right!"
When Pei Ju saw that she was willing to sit down and talk, he felt confident that he, a cunning and cunning man, could convince his granddaughter as long as he was given a chance.
At this time, a maid came into the hall and served two cups of tea. Pei Ju picked up the teacup and drank the tea slowly, trying to delay it as long as possible for Min Qiu to calm down.
"This matter...you have to understand the crisis the Pei family is facing. I have no choice."
Pei Ju spoke very slowly, with a low voice and a slightly hoarse tone. This was a conversational strategy. He spoke in a serious tone to calm the other party down.
Pei Minqiu finally calmed down. She was silent for a moment and said, "I don't know what crisis the Pei family is in. But my grandfather's purpose is to make Yuan Qing ascend the throne, isn't that right?"
Pei Ju did not deny it and nodded, "That's true!"
"This is actually not a bad thing. My grandfather has nothing to say no matter what he does. But I don't understand why my grandfather asked Ning'er to do such a thing. How do you want me to explain it to Yuan Qing?"
Pei Ju was startled and his expression changed slightly, "Does Yuan Qing know about this?"
"Whether Yuan Qing knows about this matter. I dare not say, but with his temper, if he knows this matter, what will he do to the Pei family? Has grandfather thought about the consequences? I don't understand, why must he be there?
Why does Ning'er have to do the jade seal hidden in the palace?"
Pei Ju sighed, "This was my grandfather's lack of consideration at the moment, and I regretted it afterwards. Minqiu, I apologize to you for this, and you will forgive my grandfather! I won't look for Ning'er next time."
Pei Ju's apology did not make Pei Minqiu weak. She knew her grandfather very well and knew how resourceful he was. How could he not think it through well? He was sure that he would hide the matter. Now that he is apologizing, there is no sincerity at all. In her heart
He couldn't help but sneer.
But Pei Minqiu is also the daughter of the Pei family after all. She only came here to ask for an explanation, not to fall out with her natal family. Moreover, she did not tell her grandfather clearly. Yuan Qing may already know about this matter. Since her grandfather has apologized, she does not need to
Keep pursuing it.
"In this case, I will tell my grandfather clearly that the three children of the Pei family who are studying with Ning'er in Hongwen Hall will all leave. There can no longer be anyone from the Pei family around Ning'er. In addition, within three years, Ning'er will not
I took a step into the Pei family and hoped that my grandfather would understand the seriousness of the problem."
Although Pei Minqiu didn't say it explicitly, Pei Ju still understood what she meant. Nine times out of ten, Yang Yuanqing knew about it, so Pei Minqiu began to make up for it with all his strength.
He began to feel nervous, and then he finally realized that he had done something stupid, and maybe the entire Pei family would be in trouble.
Pei Ju broke out in a cold sweat, but it was useless to blame himself at this time. He had to find a way to deal with it. He was thinking about countermeasures in his mind. After all, Pei Ju had been immersed in officialdom for decades. He knew how to deal with this kind of crisis.
As long as you can stop in time, you still have room to turn around.
"Okay! Everything will be done as you said. No matter what you do, the Pei family will fully cooperate with you."
Pei Minqiu was quite satisfied with her grandfather's statement, and she softened in her heart. She sighed and said, "I also hope that the Pei family will be well. After all, it is my natal family. I hope that the Pei family can fully support Yuan Qing and not push him back, let alone
Don't make any small moves behind you, Yuan Qing is a man who misses old friendships, I believe he won't treat the Pei family badly."
"Min Qiu, don't worry. Not only will the Pei family not hinder Yuan Qing, but they will not make you sad. The Pei family will be your strong backing. Although the method is inappropriate this time, the intention is good. We all hope that Yuan Qing
If you can ascend the throne as soon as possible, don't let any more accidents happen."
Now that the conversation has reached this point, there is no point in talking further. Pei Minqiu stood up and said, "That's it! I'm going back first. I still have a lot of things to deal with."
"go!"
Pei Minqiu said goodbye and left the hall. Pei Ju stood on the steps and watched her go away. He was really worried. He was indeed a little too careless about this matter and should not touch the important chess piece of the Crown Prince easily.
Pei Ju now knows very well that what the Pei family has to do now is to try their best to maintain the status of Pei Minqiu and Yang Ning. There can be no more mistakes, let alone the Shen family's sudden attack.
Pei Ju clasped his hands behind his back and fell into deep thought. What should he do?
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Jingxing is also located in Taiyuan County. In the southeast of Taiyuan County, it is actually a strategic passage in the Taihang Mountains. It starts from Jingxing Pass in Taiyuan County in the west and ends at Tumen Pass in Hengshan County in the east. It is about hundreds of miles long. It is the most important strategy among the eight passes in Taihang County.
aisle.
At this time, 30,000 Turkic cavalry had been blocked in Jingxing by 40,000 Sui troops. The Sui troops deployed 20,000 troops in the east and west, with Li Jing fully responsible.
That afternoon, Yang Yuanqing arrived at Jingxing Pass under the escort of three thousand cavalry. He was still several miles away from Jingxing Pass, and Li Jing led dozens of generals to welcome him out.
"Li Jing, who holds a humble position, meets His Highness the King of Chu!" Li Jing knelt down on one knee in front of Yang Yuanqing's horse.
"See His Royal Highness the King of Chu!" Dozens of generals saluted together.
Yang Yuanqing got off his horse and smiled at the generals: "Thank you for your hard work, generals."
Li Jing stepped forward and said: "I would like to introduce the situation to His Highness first."
"No rush, let's talk as we walk!"
Yang Yuanqing waved to the generals, and dozens of generals surrounded him and walked towards Jingxing Pass. As he walked, Li Jing introduced: "It has been silent for more than a month. Starting five days ago, the Turkic army began to break through. They seemed to be dividing their forces.
Of the two groups, one group failed to break through at Tumen Pass, and the other group tried to rush out of Jingxing, but was pushed back by our dense crossbows."
"Have you not been contacted about surrender?" Yang Yuanqing asked again.
Speaking of surrender, Li Jing's eyes flashed with anger and said: "Half a month ago, I ordered a group of soldiers to escort Kai Cao Canjun to negotiate with them for surrender, but the Turks killed them all and threw their heads away.
come out."
"They are so arrogant!" Yang Yuanqing couldn't help but become angry.
"Your Highness, they knew that their sins were serious, so they refused to surrender. We had scouts go over the mountains and ridges to investigate their situation. They found that he killed horses for food. There were frozen corpses everywhere. It is estimated that less than half of the corpses of Turks who died of illness were left.
, they have been eager to break out these days, and I think they can no longer hold on."
Yang Yuanqing nodded, "Today is December 18th, and it is less than half a month before the New Year. I am here to tell you that the encirclement and suppression campaign must be ended before the New Year, and all the Turkic troops must be wiped out, so that the soldiers can celebrate the New Year easily.
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"I humbly obey my command!"
At this time, everyone entered Jingxing Pass, which is the starting point for entering Jingxing. Standing at the top of the city, they faced the majestic mountains. The magnificent Taihang Mountains spanned thousands of miles, lying like a white giant dragon on the Central Plains. In front of them,
A winding mountain road leads to the depths of Taihang Mountain.
Yang Yuanqing was already very familiar with this road. At this time, the mountain road was covered with white snow, but there were still dots of black under the white snow. Those were the Turkic soldiers who were shot during the breakout. They were covered in heavy snow last night.
's corpse.
The city gate was filled with Sui soldiers. Not only that, the Sui soldiers also built three fortifications under the city. Together with the city gate, they could accommodate 10,000 soldiers to block the Turkic army's breakout at the same time.
A beacon tower was built on a cliff three miles away. From the beacon tower, one could see the situation in Jingxing more than ten miles away, and could promptly notify the Sui army of their war preparations.
"Your Highness, please come into the house! The Turkic army usually breaks out only at night."
Yang Yuanqing nodded and followed Li Jing into the city tower. The city building was temporarily converted into a military affairs hall, which was the command center during fierce battles. There was a sand table in the hall. Several soldiers were marking the positions of the Turkic troops in front of the sand table. Li Jing accompanied him.
His Royal Highness the King of Chu walked in and they were so frightened that they quickly retreated.
Yang Yuanqing walked to the sand table. The sand table was quite large, three feet long and three feet wide, covering two large areas of land in Hedong and Hebei. Jingxing was painted red with cinnabar, which could be seen at a glance.
Li Jing picked up the wooden pole and pointed to the wide area with a red flag in Jingxing. "According to the intelligence of the scouts, this should be the place where the Turks are entrenched. It was originally called Hanjiacun. It was a medium-sized village with more than eighty households, and only seventy-eight."
One hunter escaped, and the rest were killed by the Turks. This place is about forty miles away from Jingxing Pass. I heard that they also built fortifications to defend against the Sui army's attack."
Yang Yuanqing pondered for a moment and then asked: "If we just trap them without fighting, how long will it take to trap them to death?" After the ice and snow melt, they can escape over the mountains and ridges, so they must be wiped out in winter."
As soon as Li Jing finished speaking, a soldier rushed out and said, "Report to the supervisor, three pillars of beacon smoke appeared on the beacon tower."
Li Jing was startled, why did the Turkic army attack during the day? He didn't have time to think too much and immediately ordered: "Send the order to the three armies to prepare for battle!"
Yang Yuanqing quickly walked out of the city tower, stood on the city wall and looked into the distance. No one could be seen for the time being. At this time, the piercing bells sounded on the top of the city, 'Dang! Dang! Dang!'
At the sound of the alarm, groups of Sui soldiers in full armor rushed out of the camp, preparing to fight.