Invincible son

Chapter 334 333 [General trend]

What is potential?
Invisible and intangible, but real.

Back then at the Furong Banquet in Qiujiang Tower, Pei Yue, as a viscount, was not weak in front of Xue Tao, who had been ups and downs in the officialdom for decades, relying on the emperor's power.Although he has no official position in the court and only has the right to temporarily command the troops, because of the word "imperial envoy" on his head, Xue Tao can only use some small tricks against him that cannot be put on the table.

Now outside the city of Xingyang, tens of thousands of people gathered to watch, under the watchful eyes of more than a hundred officials, big and small, Pei Yue said to Xue Tao with a smile: "Master Xue, you will not object?"

Such a seemingly simple and gentle sentence made Xue Tao frown.

Compared with the Hibiscus Banquet, Pei Yue's power now not only comes from the emperor's might, but also from his various achievements during this period.The Nine Rings at the Furong Banquet, the slaughter of horse bandits outside Linqing City, the beheading of the generals in Jiming Village, and now personally leading the army to wipe out the [-] cavalrymen of Western Wu in one fell swoop, this is Pei Yue's momentum.

With the addition of imperial power, great achievements in hand, and the command of the emperor's personal army, although Pei Yue is only a viscount now, he has the confidence to negotiate conditions in front of Xue Tao.

But how could Xue Tao bow his head so easily in front of him after having been an official of the frontier for so many years?

He looked at Pei Yue calmly, and said calmly: "Your Majesty allows you to recruit troops in Lingzhou, you can do it yourself, but I advise you to be cautious in your words and deeds. Lingzhou is the Lingzhou of Daliang, and all the ministries of the state capital The chief officials are all paid by the imperial court, why do they want to prevent the talented people under the rule from joining the army to serve the country? Did Pei Qin sent this to say that all the officials in Lingzhou, big and small, have the heart of disobedience?"

The officials next to them looked nervous, they didn't understand that this should be a happy situation, why would they fight against each other as soon as they met?

Liu Renji roughly guessed the thoughts of these two righteous masters. From the very beginning, the two of them did not deal with each other. Pei Yue made Xue Tao lose a lot of face at the hibiscus banquet. Yue himself led troops to suppress the horse bandits.It is said that the young dignitary outside Linqing City died of more than [-] subordinates, but those were his cronies brought out from the capital, so Xue Tao must be blamed for this.It's just that he can dissuade Xue Tao in private, but on this occasion he has to stand firmly on the position of the governor, so he can only act in a hurry.

Pei Yue was not in a hurry, and said calmly: "Master Xue, I just want you to make it easier for the state governments to allow those young people who are willing to serve the country to go to Linqing County, and it is best to provide money. What you said is disobedience , I've never had such an idea, Mr. Xue might damage his identity by framing him in person, right?"

Xue Tao's face was slightly gloomy and he said, "What if I don't agree?"

Pei Yue smiled lightly and said: "Then I have no choice but to go up to Your Majesty and explain the whole story clearly."

Liu Renji, who was standing on the sidelines, only felt bitter on the tip of his tongue.

It's not that he has never seen a young powerful man from Kyoto, but he has never seen such a difficult person.

He has dealt with calm and introverted people like Wang Jiuxuan, flamboyant and domineering people like Lu Jiang, and even the sons of various princes who came to the Western Region for training, but no matter what their temperament is, these people are still young people in essence, and they always have weaknesses Searching.But Pei Yue was very experienced from the beginning to the end, and when he had made great achievements and should be arrogant, he was still so calm and cornered Xue Tao with just one sentence.

If Pei Yuechu had arrived in Lingzhou, Xue Tao would not have taken such a threat seriously. However, after the two completely different memorials were sent to the capital last time, which attracted Emperor Kaiping's secret decree to reprimand Xue Tao, the situation has changed. completely different.

This is Pei Yue's current situation.

Everything will come naturally, he doesn't have to play the role of a slutty dandy, and be stern in front of so many Lingzhou officials, he only needs a simple sentence to show his power.

Seeing that the two sides were frozen there, Liu Renji knew that he had to come forward to smooth things over, so he sighed secretly, stepped forward and smiled and said, "Master Pei is serious, Uncle Fang is just joking. You recruited troops in Lingzhou to deal with the situation." People from Western Wu invaded the country, this is the heart of protecting the country and the people, how could Fang Bo make things difficult for you?"

Pei Yue nodded and said: "Don't tell me what your lord said is serious. Master Xue, this junior has a straightforward temperament, and his words offend me a lot. I hope your lord will not be offended."

Xue Tao knew that this was the last step handed by the other party. If there was a real fallout, even though Pei Yue could not take advantage of him, it would shake his prestige in Lingzhou.In today's special situation, Pei Yue used his position appropriately, from being an ordinary Viscount to standing on an equal footing with him, after all, he himself was too careless.

Thinking of this, Xue Tao nodded slightly and said: "Pei Qincha is a man of temperament, what's wrong with him?"

Pei Yue smiled and said, "Thank you Master Xue for your kindness."

Since then, the atmosphere has relaxed. The officials beside him, such as Liu Renji and Xingyang prefect Zhao Xianhong, came forward to congratulate them. They are all old officials who have worked in the officialdom for many years. Now it is natural that the tongue is full of lotus flowers, and Pei Yue and Xue Tao are praised as the backbone of the country.Naturally, these people's flattering skills are not comparable to that of Qi Wei, the magistrate of Dao County. Pei Yue was vigilant to suppress the complacency and smugness in his heart.

After a while of courteous greetings, Pei Yue said to Xue Tao: "Master Xue, I heard that the spies of Western Wu have been hiding in Lingzhou all year round. Xingyang is the state government, and there must be the most spies here. I want to build the Beijing Temple here to deter I don’t know if the adults will allow those youngsters?”

The so-called Jingguan is a high mound built with heads and sealed with soil.

Xue Tao said slowly: "Yes."

Pei Yue turned sideways and said, "Please."

Xue Tao was slightly surprised, what kind of thoughts this son was hiding before and after.However, after thinking about it, he felt that this was all merit and no fault. It might be that the young dignitary wanted to ease the relationship with him. After all, he still needed the cooperation of the governor's office for many things in the future, so he readily agreed.

After the soldiers of Zangfengwei received the order, they put the heads of the cavalrymen of Western Wu, which were loaded in donkey carts and sealed up in quicklime, on the side of the road.

The murderous spirit soared into the sky.

Although the dignitaries and ordinary people in Xingyang City have been living in this fortified city, they have also heard of the tragic situation of the people in the surrounding prefectures and counties after they were looted by the Western Wu cavalry.Seeing such an astonishing scene at this moment, countless old people were excited, and they all pushed forward to see this Jingguan with their own eyes.

Standing in front of the high mound made of thousands of heads, Xue Tao felt a sudden chill in his heart, and couldn't help looking at Pei Yue beside him.

Pei Yue didn't seem to notice his gaze, but looked at Jingguan quietly.

The Zangfeng Guards stood on both sides, hearing the excited cries of the surrounding people, they couldn't help puffing out their chests.

Somewhere at the base of the city wall, Wang Liyang clenched his hands into fists with a gloomy expression on his face.

The strong man next to him looked at him nervously, worried that he would not be able to bear this kind of stimulation and attack on the spot.Although he is a well-known martial arts genius in Western Wu, as long as he dares to reveal his identity in this situation, he may be eaten alive by tens of thousands of angry Liang people, and there is no need for those personal soldiers to do it.

After a while, Wang Liyang turned his head and left.

Several followers hurriedly followed, and one of them asked cautiously, "My lord, what shall we do next?"

Wang Liyang said in a low voice: "Notify everyone, prepare to do something!"

The man was startled, and immediately nodded with complicated eyes: "Yes!"

(End of this chapter)