Han Dao world

Chapter 259 No One Is Perfect
Because someone received him, Liu Xie drove for a while and arrived at Pei's Manor after sunset.

Pei Mao has already prepared the courtyard and camp.The ministers entered the manor, and the soldiers camped.

Marching in the hinterland of Hedong, there is no need to worry about enemy attacks. Pei Mao chose Mingtiaogang, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, as the camp. There are posts to rely on and water to use. Just a tent.

With the minister accompanying him, Liu Xie could only live in the manor.

If he lived in the military tent, no minister would dare to live in Pei's manor, and Pei Mao's work would be in vain.

Compared with the Wei's Manor that Liu Xie had seen, Pei's Manor was much smaller.

But Pei's family origin is not comparable to that of the outsider Wei's.

The Pei family has lived here for more than [-] years since the descendant of Pei's ancestor went to Jin and was placed in Peizhong by Duke Ping of Jin.

Liu Xie was also accompanied by Pei Mao and walked around. After hearing some stories from Pei Mao, he realized that Pei's ancestors can be traced back so far.

As for whether it is true or not, only Pei Mao himself knows.

Yang Xiu was very disapproving, and asked Pei Jun who was accompanying him: "Historical records, didn't Hou Zizhen return to Qin State later, why did Wenxi have descendants? Could it be a bastard?"

Pei Jun was in a hurry at that time, his eyes widened like a little rooster, and he wanted to quarrel with Yang Xiu.

Pei Mao stopped Pei Jun, and said unhurriedly: "Whether it's a son or a bastard, it's what ordinary people see when you stick to blood. The real sage is the first ancestor who opened a family and established a family, and the descendants of Yinze, not proud of blood. As far as the Hongnong Yang family is concerned, who cares whether Marquis Chiquan is a legitimate son or a concubine?"

Yang Xiu chatted awkwardly, and didn't answer Pei Mao's topic again.

This issue is not that it cannot be contested, but that it cannot be contested in front of the emperor.

In terms of concubine and concubines, the son of heaven is the concubine, and his biological mother, Wang Meiren, was never conferred the title of empress by the former emperor.

Liu Xie didn't want to discuss this topic either, so he asked about Pei Mao's father, Pei Ye.

Pei Mao became the head of the family in middle age, which shows that Pei Ye passed away very early.

Pei Mao said that his biological father, Pei Ye, died when he was the governor of Bingzhou and died in a Xianbei invasion.

Liu Xie hesitated for a moment and didn't ask again.

He recently read history books with Cai Yan. Although it was not coherent, he paid more attention to the major events in the last twenty or thirty years, especially the affairs of Bingzhou.

But he had never heard of Pei Ye's name.

It stands to reason that Pei Ye died in office as the governor of Bingzhou, and it was because of the invasion of the Xianbei people that there should be more or less an entry in the official records, and it is impossible that there are no traces at all.

Liu Xie decided to go back and ask Cai Yan to make further calculations.

In case Pei Mao wanted to fish in troubled waters, he accepted Pei Mao's statement without verification, and even left some imperial pens and the like, wouldn't he be a second fool who would be deceived by others.

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The scale of Pei's Manor was small, and Liu Xie ended it after a while.

Back at the residence, Pei Jun still disliked Yang Xiu like a fighting cock, as if he would not give up until he understood.After being scolded by Pei Mao, he was discouraged, and retreated to the side in boredom.

"I'm not strict with discipline, it's a capital offense, a capital offense." Pei Mao pleaded guilty in embarrassment.

Liu Xie laughed, but didn't take it seriously.

The Han Dynasty is a bit like the adolescent period of Chinese civilization, with some vigor and less slavishness.In the face of the emperor, the ministers often throw face and be tough face to face, let alone among colleagues.

Pei Jun is naive, and Yang Xiu is not much better.

When he was a guest at someone else's house, he would talk back and expose his faults, and anyone would want to beat him up.

"It's a pity that Wen Xing didn't come, otherwise we might be able to fight him."

Pei Mao laughed twice, and the matter was over.

He didn't care about Yang Xiu at all.As long as the emperor doesn't mind, he is willing to make Yang Xiu suffer.

Seeing that it was getting late, Pei Mao asked for instructions on tomorrow morning's arrangements, and then bowed out.

Liu Xie asked Pei Jun to follow Pei Mao to the inner house to meet his mother.

After becoming an official, he didn't go home for more than half a month.This may be the longest time he has been away from his mother since he was born.

Thanks a lot to Pei Mao, he took Pei Jun away.

Yang Xiu closed the door, snorted resentfully, and then bowed his hands to plead guilty to the emperor.

"I made a slip of the tongue, please punish me, Your Majesty."

Liu Xie leaned against the desk, picked up a volume of books, and glanced at Yang Xiu. "You have enough mouth."

"Yes, yes, His Majesty taught you the lesson." Yang Xiu raised his hand and patted his mouth lightly, the sound was not as loud as a kiss.

"In the rear general's camp, everyone responded to everyone, and he was full of majesty. Now that he is by my side, be careful everywhere. Are you wronged?"

"I'm not wronged." Yang Xiu said in response, "I know that your Majesty is doing it for my own good, but I really can't see the face of his father and son asking for credit everywhere, so I couldn't help but say something."

Liu Xie snorted noncommittally. "Regardless of whether Pei is the descendant or not, Shang Shuling's words are justified. It is gratifying to have a noble blood of the ancestors, but it should not be the capital of pride. The ancestors who established their families with merit are the real sages. Gantou, go one step further, just inheriting the virtues of the ancestors, even if they are not unfilial descendants, they are just mediocre."

"Your Majesty is right, so I feel that Marquis Chiquan is much better than the son of a son. I wish to follow the story of Marquis Chiquan, follow Emperor Gao, follow His Majesty, and make new achievements, so as to shine on the family."

Liu Xie glanced at Yang Xiu, seeing his serious face, he couldn't tell whether he was real or not.

"After a day's driving, you are also tired, go to rest early."

"Wei." Yang Xiu bowed and saluted, retreated, and closed the door behind him.

Liu Xie sat alone for a while, holding a book in his hand, but didn't read anything.

Thinking back on Pei Mao's performance in the past few days, he felt that Yang Xiu was right, that Pei Mao was indeed too active, even blatantly.

In particular, Pei Qian's decision to stay or stay was obviously not based on Pei Qian's own ideas, but at Pei Mao's request.

It may be that Pei Mao realized the importance of technology and wanted to hold Tieguan in his hands.

If this is the case, then Pei Mao has a unique vision.

Pei's rise in the Wei and Jin Dynasties is due to him.

The Pei family was able to rise from the end of the Han Dynasty until the Five Dynasties, and its prestige for hundreds of years may have benefited from this clear goal and positive attitude, not simply advocating virtue or family.

No one is perfect, utilitarian, proactive, eating is unsightly.

From this point of view, the Guanlong Group became the founder of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Perhaps it was the victory of this kind of positive utilitarianism, while the famous Jiangzuo clan who advocated clear talks ended up with only a cloud of the Six Dynasties.

Liu Xie thought about it alone for a long time, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it made sense. It is very likely that this is the truth.

He further thought that it would be great if Xun Yu could be so pragmatic.

If the importance of technology is not recognized and there is no progress in productivity, the kingly way is a castle in the air and a fortress on the sand.

The road is long and long, you have to search up and down.

Liu Xie silently blessed Xun Yu a few words, let go of his thoughts, and picked up the book again.

(End of this chapter)