After a while, the guard came out, bowed and said, "Master Pei, Master Hu said that the military is busy, and I don't have time to see Master at the moment. If there is something really important, I will wait first, and see you when I'm done."
Pei You'an frowned slightly, thought for a moment, said trouble, and stood aside.
People in the gate came in and out, and occasionally turned to Pei You'an, who was standing by the side, and no one knew them.
The two guards secretly looked at this young handsome man from time to time. Even at this moment, it was still a little unbelievable that the famous official in the world would look like a scholar, and he would stand so close to him, waiting for Mr. Hu. 's summons. Although he was dressed in commoner clothes, he had such an air of grace, and he kissed him like this. It was the first time in his life that he had seen him. In his heart, he only felt incomparable admiration and was willing to listen to his dispatch. After waiting for about two sticks of incense, I saw that he seemed to be gradually showing some burnt color. Without waiting for him to speak, he took the initiative to go in and ask questions. This time, he came out, but his head was drooping, and he was unable to speak for a while.
What a smart person Pei You'an knew that this guard must have been scolded.
If it is an ordinary matter, it is okay to wait, but this matter is related to the safety of the city, and I have already guessed that even if Hu Liangcai is free, he may not be willing to see himself. Then he patted the guard's arm: "You are to blame. I have an urgent matter and I can't delay it. I will go see him myself. If you are to blame, the two of you will say that I forcibly broke in." Then he strode in. go.
Pei You'an knew the layout of the Dusi's mansion, and went straight to the council hall and pushed in the door. Inside, Hu Liangcai was lining up with his lieutenant generals, ginseng leaders, guerrillas, shogunate and other subordinates, when he heard the door behind him being pushed open, he turned his head and saw Pei Youan standing outside the door. Where did you enter? Didn’t this general just tell you to wait?”
Pei You'an greeted him: "I have disturbed Mr. Hu. Because of the emergency, I rushed in. I implore Mr. Hu to take the time to speak. I have something to tell you."
All the generals in the hall who participated in the guerrilla attack did not know Pei You'an's name. Except for the shogunate Yang, everyone else had seen him for the first time in their lives. They were all surprised to see him suddenly appearing like this, and they all looked over.
Hu Liangcai glanced and saw that everyone was surprised, and Pei You'an was so respectful to him. In front of everyone, he felt very useful, so he nodded: "What should be covered up? Here's what I'm talking about. I'm busy with work. !"
"Master Hu, Mr. Pei heard that Hu Hui colluded and planned to dispatch 100,000 horses to attack the sword gate and plot to enter the gate. Master Hu can look back on the past. Since ancient times, the Hu people have always invaded in large scale, and they have always been in the spring and summer, and there have been several wars. It's all the same. If the ground is freezing cold today, and the road is covered with ice and snow, and no grass grows, even if the personnel are fully prepared for battle and are not afraid of the cold, where will the road go? Where will the horses come from the food source? The fighting habits of the Hu people, wait with me The difference is that there is no storage in Xiangyang, and it is also light and heavy when going to war. It seeks to be quick, to support the war, and to loot along the way to support the army. Jianmen has a long way to go, and it is such a poor winter. Hu people dispatched a hundred thousand troops to enter Jianmen. Don't be gullible. According to Pei's inference, the Hu people should be tricking my army to go to Jianmen, and take advantage of the empty border to raid and loot.
Pei Youan glanced at everyone.
"But there is news, and it is necessary to guard against it. From Pei's humble opinion, the adults know that the guard of Zhao Yanyun is listening to news, guarding Jianmen, leaving troops here on the border, guarding Suye and Jinai fortresses, and strictly guarding against Hu. A sneak attack by a light cavalry. What do you think?"
When his voice fell, the hall was silent and silent, Hu Liangcai looked around for a week and saw that all his subordinates were looking at Pei You'an, he said: "Pei You'an, you said it just now, everything is just your inference, you dare to be so sure, and be arrogant to this general. Add interference? There will be a definite source of information, I can't go wrong! If I listen to you, leave the army here, and if the Hu people break the sword gate, who will bear the blame?"
Pei You'an took a step forward: "Master Hu's words are not bad, so please Master Hu to take care of Yanyun's generals, deploy troops and take precautions, just in case. But there are several cities on the border here, but they must be guarded!"
Since Hu Liangcai came, he has never had any major military achievements, and he felt quite unhappy in his heart. He is also a man of tactics. In the past two years, he has secretly sent a lot of spies to Hu Ting. This time, one of the trusted spies sent the news secretly. After Hu Liangcai received the news, he immediately sent another message. They sent personnel to investigate and reported that the Hu people had indeed assembled a large number of soldiers and horses, and the vanguard was heading towards Jianmen.
The location of Jianmen Pass is important. If it is broken, it will be a big crime, but if the Hu people can be repelled there, it is also a great achievement. He was dedicated to meritorious deeds, lest the guards in Yan and Yun would take the credit for the news, so he made preparations to march at full speed, and he was going to send troops tomorrow morning, how could he still hear it at this moment? He sneered: "You don't need to say it! Now that you are only a white body, you have to take care of your material yard. How can you be qualified to dictate the major events of the military aircraft? You ask for punishment!"
Pei You'an and Hu Liangcai looked at each other for a moment, seeing him with a sneer and arrogant expression, they cupped their hands, turned and walked away, on the way to the gate, there was a call from behind, turned their heads, and saw someone who had come to the stockyard before. The shogunate surnamed Yang chased after him in a hurry and stopped.
The Yang shogunate stepped forward, bowed deeply, and said in a low voice, "Lord Pei, the truth is true, the villain felt strange when he first heard the news. He once persuaded Lord Hu to think twice, but Lord Hu did not listen, and rebuked the villain for being timid. He was afraid of his feet, because he insisted that the source was reliable, so the villain did not dare to make a conclusion. He just listened to what Mr. Pei said, and the villain took it seriously. Although the villain is only a mediocre aide now, relying on his own body to make a living, he was also in the past. He was born and raised his son, and has the heart to serve the country. He has not died yet. This matter has a great impact on the safety of the army and the people in several cities. Despite the orders, the villain is willing to swear to serve!"
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The next day before the fifth watch, the sky was still dark, and above the military camp outside Suye City, the horn sounded, and the fire stick was bright. Defense, the rest of the troops, led by many lieutenants who joined the army, completed the formation of the army early, and only waited for the commander to arrive, and then sent it to Jianmen after sacrificing the flag.
The five drums arrived, but Hu Liangcai was nowhere to be seen. After waiting for a while, there was still no movement. Many soldiers and generals gradually showed their puzzled expressions.
When Hu Liangyou saw that his brother was out of date, he was afraid that the army's heart would be shaken. He was about to call people into the city to find out what happened, when he suddenly saw a team of hundreds of people rushing towards the city gate. When my brother arrived, I was overjoyed and rushed to order people to beat drums to greet them. When the group of horses came to the front, they saw a man approaching the horse, with one arm held high, and shouted loudly: "Here is the handsome festival! Please listen to the order, All the troops return to the barracks in order!"
This person is named Li Rui. He has been at the border for many years, from former officer to lieutenant general. He is agile and good at fighting, and has a lot of military heart. Since Hu Liangcai came here, because he is the old department of Wei Guogong, he has been repeatedly suppressed, and now he has been demoted to guerrilla. I wouldn't order him to go with him, but ordered him to stay here with 500 troops.
Hu Liangyou was shocked and stepped forward in anger: "Li Rui, you want to rebel? You dare to pass the command in vain! How is the handsome festival in your hands? Where is my brother? Where are the others?"
Li Rui took it down with a drink, and a dozen people rushed out behind him. They quickly captured Hu Liangyou, and with a click, put on the military flail. Hu Liangyou struggled hard and kept yelling.
This change happened suddenly. It wasn't until Hu Liangyou was locked up that the generals behind him came to their senses. They drew their swords and approached. One person, the horse galloped into the camp and stopped in the middle of the two sides.
The visitor was sitting high on the back of a majestic black horse with a rein on his back, his expression was condensed, his eyes swept over the row of generals in front of him who were clasping their arms, his eyes were as sharp as electricity, and he was dressed in commoner clothes. Rong, forced to come.
Someone recognized it and exclaimed, "Pei You'an!"
The rest of the people were stunned and stood still. However, there was a slight commotion among the troops standing nearby.
Pei You'an turned over and dismounted. Under the gazes of the crowd, he quickly walked to the point of command, followed the stairs filled with torches on both sides, climbed the steps, stood on the high platform, faced the army, looked around, and lifted his breath. He said loudly: "Hu Liangcai has been seized by the commander-in-chief, and a certain Pei You'an has temporarily taken his post. From the generals to the soldiers, all obey the orders, return to the camp on the spot, and wait for the next order!" Teleport far away, all over the corners.
There was silence in front of the barracks, not to mention ordinary soldiers, who were the henchmen of Hu Liangcai's brothers. At this moment, they were shocked by Pei You'an's aura.
Although Hu Liangyou was shackled, he refused to admit defeat. He struggled to break free of the two soldiers who were holding him down, and shouted sharply, "Pei You'an, you are no longer an official, and you have become so powerful! How can you act for me? My brother is in command of the army? You are not afraid of the court to hold you accountable for delaying the military aircraft? I am a dignified fourth-rank Longwei lieutenant in the imperial court. Why am I guilty? You openly insulted me in front of the battle today, wearing my shackles, and in the future, you want to get rid of me My neck shackles, it won't be so easy!"
When his voice fell, a group of cronies, about several hundred people, also shouted loudly with him. Hu Liangyou shook the shackles around his neck and made a clattering sound.
Pei You'an came down from the high platform, walked in front of Hu Liangyou, and smiled: "Lieutenant General Hu, if Pei Mou wants to get rid of your shackles, what's the problem?" Before the smile on his lips stopped, he turned his head and shouted: "Come here! Cut off his head, except for the shackles!"
Hu Liangyou first heard Pei You'an say that he would remove the shackles for himself. But he was forcibly pressed to the ground, and before he could react, a cold light shot down his head, his neck was cold, his head was separated from his neck, the shackles fell to the ground, and bloodstains several feet high were splashed, which instantly dyed the ground in front of him red. snow.
Li Rui grabbed the head and said loudly: "Hu Liangyou has violated military discipline for a long time, and today he is disobeying orders and disobeying orders. He will rectify the law on the spot and set an example!"
The close friends of the Hu brothers saw Pei Youan chatting and laughing, and they actually chopped off Hu Liangyou's head in a blink of an eye. When he was in place, he was quickly disarmed by Li Rui's people and captured without hesitation. The remaining generals and soldiers were always dissatisfied with Hu Liangyou's use of his elder brother's position to make a fortune. Looking up at the prestige of the father and son of the Pei family, how could he still refuse to accept it, he knelt down towards Pei You'an and shouted, "I'll wait for Master Pei to follow the lead, and swear to serve to the death!" The rest of the soldiers followed suit and shouted loudly.
Pei You'an temporarily kept the commander's seal, ordered Li Rui and others to return to the city together, ordered the sergeant to temporarily return to the camp, and sent people to quickly summon the commanders of Yanyun and Yun, and brought people back to the city by himself to discuss matters in the capital's government office. Genius has just dawned.
Pei You'an was busy until the second half of the night, and many things were finally initially arranged, and the generals took their orders.
In the stockyard, although Yang Yun has been left, but after all, even tonight, I haven't seen Jiafu for a day or two. Pei You'an is worried about her, and she is afraid that she will worry about herself, so she will explain the matter here. After a while, disregarding everyone's retention, Yu Sigeng left Suye City, riding on the reflection of the snow, galloping all the way, the cold wind hit the face, smashing the snow and ice on the wild paths, and finally at dawn, he rushed back. stockyard.
In Suye City, the sun and the moon have changed. In this wasteland, he has lived here for a year, but it is still as quiet as before, with a faint dawn, and the surroundings are quiet.
Pei You'an looked at the white and snow-covered roof of the low house in front of him, and felt extremely warm in his heart. He gradually ran to the gate, but saw a man with a bag in his arm, standing in the snow, he should have rushed Ye Lu, not long after arriving, seemed to want to slam the door, but also seemed hesitant, looked around, suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves behind him, turned his head, recognized Pei You'an, with a happy face, pulled his feet and ran quickly, not wanting to slip , fell to the ground, and regardless of the pain, he continued to climb up, ran to the road, Puntong knelt in the middle of the road, and kowtowed: "Master Pei, slave Cui Yinshui, come here to serve master and madam. In the future, slaves will belong to adults and madams. People, at your command!"
Pei You'an looked indifferent, as if he hadn't seen him, the speed of the horses did not decrease at all, and came towards Cui Yinshui, who was kneeling in the middle of the road. When he was kicked by the horse, the horse jumped over his head unexpectedly and went straight to the gate before stopping.
Lao Ding heard Pei You'an's door call and hurriedly opened the door. Cui Yinshui calmed down and got up from the ground in a hurry, chasing after him: "Master Pei—"
"Go back, I don't need your service here."
Pei You'an sat on the back of the horse, without turning his head, after saying a word, he ordered Lao Ding to close the door and let the horse enter.