Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 366 Who is the oriole still unknown
As the Patriarch of Wenxi's Pei family, Pei Ju has a heavy burden on him. This is an honor and a responsibility.

He can't go the wrong way, otherwise the Pei family will be left behind by other families.

While he was thinking hard, a sound of footsteps came and stopped outside the door.

"Pei Huaijie, please see the Patriarch."

White Day?
Pei Shiqing was taken aback, then looked at Pei Ju, "You found it?"

Pei Ju shook his head and said loudly, "Come in."

"Yes." There was a sound from outside the door, followed by a middle-aged man who pushed the door in. Seeing that Pei Shiqing was there, he was slightly taken aback, "Your Excellency is here too?"

Pei Huaijie was adopted by Pei Shiqing since he was a child, and he is Pei Shiqing's son.

"Well, my father and the head of the family are discussing about going to Jiangzhou next year. What's the purpose of you coming here?" Pei Shiqing asked.

Pei Huaijie reported: "Patriarch, my lord, just now someone from Shence Mansion wants to hire me as a recorder to join the military."

Hearing this, Pei Ju and Pei Shiqing looked at each other.

Really want what to come.

Pei Shiqing asked in a deep voice, "Who will hire you?"

"Shi Du Ruhui, Chief of Shence Palace."

Now Du Ruhui's reputation has gradually spread. After all, he is highly valued by the King of Chu and worshiped as the head of the Shence Palace. In terms of rank, he is already a high-ranking official.

It was not easy for Du Ruhui to hire him personally.

"Did he say anything?" Pei Ju asked.

Pei Huaijie thought for a while and said, "Before he left, he said that the King of Chu would visit the Patriarch himself in two days."

Pei Ju glanced at Pei Shiqing, but said nothing.

The latter asked: "Do you want to go to Shence Mansion?"

Pei Huaijie shook his head, "I don't want to go, the current situation is chaotic. Although the King of Chu is valued by the sage, he is also taboo by the crown prince. If the child joins the Divine Strategy Mansion at this time, there is no guarantee that the crown prince will not be dissatisfied."

"Understood, since you don't want to go, then don't go, go down." Pei Ju said.

"Yes."

After Pei Huaijie left, Pei Shiqing said thoughtfully: "The King of Chu's move is to win you over."

"It's not for self-protection, it's for going further." Pei Ju added.

Pei Shiqing smiled and said, "As expected of Brother Qin Wang, it's really not easy."

Pei Ju said: "With King Chu's intelligence, I'm afraid he also understands his current situation. If you sail against the current, you will retreat if you don't advance."

"Then how do you plan to reply to King Chu in two days?"

"There are still two days. After two days, I will make a decision." Pei Ju took a light breath.

Some things just can't be avoided blindly.

Pei Shiqing hesitated: "Will the King of Chu be dissatisfied when Huai Jie refuses to enter the Shence Mansion?"

"No, in my opinion, the king of Chu is not that narrow-minded." Pei Ju said: "However, he must feel a little uncomfortable."

When Li Zhiyun learned that Pei Huaijie was unwilling to agree to play for him, he was actually not uncomfortable.

The reason is very simple, Pei Huaijie was not famous for his talent in history, if he was really talented, he wouldn't be famous in history with Wenxi Pei's name.

His goal is Wenxi Pei's family, and it's just a temptation to win over Pei Huaijie.Now that Pei Huaijie rejected him, he was at most a little depressed and a little bit lost.

"It seems that Pei Ju's side is not easy to deal with." Li Zhiyun said to Du Ruhui.

Du Ruhui thought: "Although Pei Huaijie refused, the Pei residence has already agreed to His Highness's visit, which shows that Pei Ju's attitude is not firm. Maybe things will turn around after His Highness leaves in two days."

"I hope." Li Zhiyun rubbed his face, and said bitterly: "Wen Yanbo's matter is Donggong's response. Is it a warning or a reminder?"

"It should be a warning." Du Ruhui said with a smile, "East Palace's warning to Wen Daya."

"The prince hasn't asked anyone to come here until now. It seems that he is dissatisfied with me."

"It's not surprising." Du Ruhui said: "The crown prince thinks that the King of Qin is dead, and he thinks that no one dares to compete with him for the throne. Of course he is arrogant. In addition, the sage punished him and banned him from participating in the government. Naturally, he dare not continue. Difficulty."

Li Zhiyun said in a deep voice: "But from now on, he will be on guard against me."

"Isn't this a good thing?" Du Ruhui said: "He is staring at His Highness, but King Qi is staring at him. It is still unknown who is the oriole."

"In this way, the king of Qi has unknowingly used this king." Li Zhiyun laughed.

"Haha." Du Ruhui couldn't help but smile.

Qin Mansion.

After returning from the expedition, the imperial court had a rare leisure time, and the generals of the various governments finally had time to recuperate at home.

Wagang's old friends gathered at Qin Qiong's mansion to drink.

Because Qin Qiong was valued by the king of Chu, he made many military exploits and gained a reputation far and wide, and now he has become a leader among the generals who returned to Wagang.

In the courtyard, several burly men were sitting on stone benches, some of them were wearing cloaks, some were naked, and they were playing wine and gambling money, which was very lively.

There is only one person, a little lonely, and he is Xu Shiji.

Xu Shiji had been with Li Shimin for a while, and his development was not bad.Later, when Li Shimin went to the Turks, Xu Shiji was sent by the court to follow Li Xiaogong, king of Zhao County, to suppress the Tieshan Liaoren rebellion, so he did not die.

But once Li Shimin died, Xu Shiji felt that he might have to waste some time.

"Mao Gong." Qin Qiong walked to his side.

"Uncle Bao."

Qin Qiong sat down beside him and said, "Why, don't you drink with Yizhen and the others?"

Xu Shiji glanced back, only to see Cheng Yaojin and Niu Jinda dancing in place after drinking.

"Drinking hurts your body."

Qin Qiong couldn't help laughing, "You, why don't you drink because of this, I think you are worried about your future."

"Oh, Shubao, do you think I'm a bit unlucky?" He couldn't help sighing.

He failed to follow Li Mi, and King Qin died before entering Tiance Mansion.Seeing the development of several Wagang old brothers getting better and better, Xu Shiji couldn't help sighing.

"You are not unlucky, you are cautious." Qin Qiong said softly: "When King Qin was here, you were worried about the dispute between the crown prince and King Qin, so you didn't want to get involved. Otherwise, with your talent, you would have already been in the court."

Xu Shiji said: "Don't talk about me, just think about you. Now that King Chu is appointed General of Shence, he is almost the second king of Qin. You have to be careful with the crown prince."

Qin Qiong shook her head and said, "I'm only responsible for leading troops for Your Highness, and I won't ask too many questions about other matters."

Xu Shiji smiled and said nothing.

"What's your next step?" Qin Qiong asked.

Xu Shiji thought about it, and asked, "Shubao, what are you doing?"

"You and I returned to Datang from Wagang. It was a life-and-death relationship. I will not hide some things from you. The King of Chu has asked about you many times, but he didn't tell us that he wanted to recruit you. But I can see Come out, the King of Chu wants you very much." Qin Qiong said.

Xu Shiji was slightly silent, and asked: "I don't have a good reputation, why does the King of Chu value me?"

"I don't know either." Qin Qiong said: "Although His Highness the King of Chu didn't explain, those who are valued by His Highness are all talented people. In the Shence Mansion, there are very few people who are famous from the beginning. Then It's Yizhen and I, and we were just minor generals back then."

Xu Shiji smiled and said, "So, the King of Chu still has eyes for discovering talents."

"It's true." Qin Qiong said solemnly: "Du Changshi, Xue Sima and others are so talented that I am amazed. When marching and fighting, I never worry about logistics and supplies."

"The one who can impress Shubao must be really talented."

Qin Qiong asked: "What do you think? Don't be stressed, after all, the King of Chu hasn't really decided yet."

Hearing this, Xu Shiji fell silent for a while.

(End of this chapter)