Invincible son

Chapter 871 870 [Mr. Xi's hole card]

After Pei Yue set off from Puqi City, he followed the official road all the way north, passed through Dingzhou and entered Qinzhou, and arrived in Chengjing on November [-].

About one-third of the way back to Beijing has been completed.

For a team of thousands of people, this speed is obviously very fast, mainly because Pei Yue ordered not to enter the city except for the necessary supplies, so as to save a lot of tedious communication.

The process of the frontier war spread like the wind, and Pei Yue's ingenuity and the bravery of Zang Fengwei had already become the talk of the people in the southern border.Although the person presiding over the peace talks has become Han Gongduan, only people with a certain status and status can see through the hidden mystery behind it. Ordinary officials still regard Pei Yue as a hot celebrity around the emperor.

Everywhere they went, this complex team would receive an extremely warm welcome. Even if they had never entered the city, they could not stop the courteous reception and praise from the officials and people from all over the place.

Pei Yue didn't want to delay the trip, but this move brought him a better reputation, and the world only thought that he didn't want to make a fortune and harass the people.If it were those greedy people, they would wish to stay in each town for a few days, and they would be able to earn a lot of money just from the gift bills offered by the officials and gentry.

Seeing that Pei Yue was so glorious, more and more people joined the ranks of praising him from the bottom of their hearts. Among them, there were many talented people in the literary world, especially the children of the Fu family in Jiangbei who worked hard.

"Fu Hongzhi has learned to make his own decisions now."

Pei Yue sighed helplessly, but there was no anger in his eyes.He knew that his confidants in the capital were worried about the change of the wind direction, and they tried every means to increase their bargaining chips. An excellent reputation was often a sharp weapon against power.

The Jiangbei Fu family, as a farming and studying family with the same reputation as the Luling Han family, has always been reluctant to get involved in complicated situations easily.Without the plea from Fu Hongzhi, the eldest grandson of the house, they certainly would not have made such a decision.Thinking back to the time when Fu Daoyun, a great Confucian in the world, acted for him in the face of doubts from a crowd of literati in the idle cloud commentary organized by the fourth prince, Pei Yue felt a lot of emotion in his heart.

It takes a long time to see people's hearts, but this is the case.

When the team entered Qinzhou, the warm welcome they received became more and more sincere, and more and more people appeared beside the official road, silently saluting and thanking Pei Yue.

Perhaps for the imperial court, it was only the duty of the courtiers for Pei Yue to let the Xiangyun go south to relieve the disaster, but these simple people would not think so.This year, there was a severe drought throughout Qinzhou, and people died of starvation at one point. If Pei Yue hadn't transported enough grain, he would have defeated the grain merchants secretly controlled by the local aristocrats in one fell swoop, so that the people could not only buy grain, but also not have to face the soaring grain price. Price, I don’t know how many people can’t wait for the arrival of this winter.

When walking through the territory of Dingzhou, the soldiers of the Zangfeng Guards were smiling all day long, and now they can see ordinary people who have worked so hard to stand by the roadside to express their gratitude every day, and they gradually put away their wild smiles. Feeling moved and proud.

Sheng Duanming, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, couldn't help sighing: "The Son of Heaven is sage, the country has virtuous ministers, and the country is safe."

Pei Yue just smiled lightly at this.

After all, this old man is better than those pedantic Taoism, not only because his attitude towards Pei Yue is getting better and better, but also because of his excellent character that he often shows, such as his persistence in negotiations with Nan Zhou, and his perseverance in the Sifang Pavilion. Bloody, loyalty in Jiangling City.

Although the words "Tianzi Shengming" sound a bit harsh, Pei Yue also knows that he cannot be demanding, after all, no one is perfect, especially in this world where loyalty to the emperor is the norm.

After arriving in Chengjing, Pei Yue changed his previous insistence and ordered Zang Fengwei to camp outside the city, and then entered the city with the princess guard of honor and the mission team.

This surprised the big and small officials in Chengjing, and then they fell into completely different emotions.Well-connected officials and dignitaries of course know what's going on in the capital, and they know that it may not be a good thing if they get too close to Pei Yue at the moment, and some people just want to cling to Pei Yue's promising thigh.

No matter what they thought, at least they did not dare to slack off in etiquette, so countless greeting cards flew like snowflakes to the other courtyard where Pei Yue stayed.

It's just that Pei Yue didn't accept anyone's banquet, even the kind invitations from the governor of Qinzhou and the prefect of Chengjing were declined by him.

After sunset, it was an ordinary house in the east city of Chengjing.

There was a table of simple banquets in the hall, Pei Yue came in and saluted respectfully: "Mr.

Mr. Xi pointed to the opposite side and smiled, "Sit first."

Pei Yue glanced at the middle-aged man thoughtfully, realizing that there should be someone else in this gathering tonight.

Mr. Xi praised his sharpness, and he opened the chatterbox calmly and said: "Xiangyun has laid a very solid foundation in the past six months. I have learned about it in detail through Wang Yong these days. Your previous arrangements are very appropriate. Next, I will The situation we are facing can be described as getting twice the result with half the effort.”

Pei Yue suppressed the doubts in his heart, and said calmly: "Sir, you are very good. I just think that Xiangyun lacks potential in Kyoto, and many places are restricted. It is better to find a wider space in the south."

Mr. Xi nodded slightly, and then changed the subject: "It's almost the end of the month, your wedding is coming soon, isn't it?"

Pei Yue was startled for a moment, and then smiled wryly: "The original date is the [-]th of next month, but now it looks a little rushed."

Mr. Xi said: "The battle in the south has delayed a lot of time."

Pei Yue thought for a while and said: "I have discussed with them, and it is a major event in life after all to postpone the date until the beginning of next spring. The most important thing is that I don't want to wrong them. I have already sent someone to the capital to deliver a letter. I think Uncle Gu will not be opposed to."

Mr. Xi showed a friendly smile, did not tease the word "they", but said meaningfully: "So some people have realized how ridiculous the emperor's excuse is."

According to the story from the capital, the reason why Emperor Kaiping let Han Gongduan replace Pei Yue was that Pei Yue was going to get married at the end of the year, and he didn't want to delay the marriage of this minister.However, Pei Yue has no parents above him, and even today, others will not naively think that Mrs. Pei Rong and Li can still be his high school. In addition, Gu Liang has always regarded Pei Yue as his own son, and he does not even object to Pei Yue marrying the two at the same time. Bridesmaid, what is the so-called wedding date?
Pei Yue doesn't care about the emperor's actions now, no matter whether he really thinks about himself, or regards this reason as a prelude to suppression.

The chess pieces have been dropped, and the layout has begun. What Pei Yue has to do is to move forward bravely and fulfill that arduous and magnificent ideal.

Therefore, he did not extend the topic, stared at Mr. Xi's kind face, and asked curiously: "Sir, who are we waiting for?"

Mr. Xi looked behind him.

Pei Yue subconsciously turned his head away.

I saw a middle-aged man with a noble and bookish air walking slowly, and said with a smile: "It seems that I am late."

Pei Yue showed surprise.

The person who came stepped into the light, revealing that clear face, it was Song Ximeng, governor of Qinzhou!

(End of this chapter)