Pei Ju!
Yang Gao's heart trembled when he heard this name. However, his many years as an emperor have allowed Yang Gao to develop a style of not being alarmed and dealing with things calmly. Moreover, he also believed in Liu Bowen's character and recommended Pei Ju for his own benefit. consider.
"What is Liu Qing's reason for recommending Pei Ju?"
Seeing Yang Gao's calm expression, Liu Bowen breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and said with cupped hands: "Your Majesty, Wei Chen thinks that only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you be invincible in a hundred battles. Wei Chen and all the adults present were mostly from Shandong and Jiangnan, and have never had any contact with Hulu. With direct contact, many things can only be analyzed through some intelligence. As the saying goes, hearing a hundred times is better than seeing it. Mr. Pei Ju has been on many missions to the Turks and knows a lot about the Hu people. Maybe he will have something to deal with the Hu people. A brilliant idea!"
Yang Gao nodded slightly: "Pei Ju had already dealt with the Turks during the Kaihuang period. Especially after the death of Chang Sun Sheng, he was probably the only one in the entire Sui Dynasty who understood the Huru's habits best. What happened to Concubine Xue De back then was actually It had nothing to do with him. I was also carried away by anger at that time, and the punishment he received was indeed a bit harsh. This time, I personally visited him and asked him to come out, which was regarded as my apology to him! "
After hearing this, several courtiers raised their hands and praised: "Your Majesty is kind. It is really a blessing for me in the Sui Dynasty to have such a benevolent king like Your Majesty!"
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Although Pei Ju has been deposed from real power, his title is still there, and the Pei family is still one of the best in the world.
Pei Ju's mansion is located on Anye Street adjacent to the north city of Jiangdu City. It covers an area of more than 100 acres. It should be the largest residence in Jiangdu City besides the imperial palace. However, this is also related to the fact that the Pei family has many nephews. In order to show the Pei family's support for the Sui Dynasty, Pei Ju moved almost all his children to Jiangdu City.
After learning that the emperor was going to visit, even the cunning Pei Ju did not dare to neglect. He ordered his family to clean the courtyard and led a group of children to wait for the emperor's arrival at the gate of the house early.
When Yang Gao's knight appeared at the door of Pei Mansion, Pei Ju immediately went forward to greet him, knelt in front of Yang Gao's knight, kowtowed respectfully and said: "I didn't know that your majesty was here, and I missed the welcome from afar. I am guilty of this." He deserves to die, but I hope your Majesty will convict you and punish you!"
"Old fox, it's still the same as before!"
Yang Gao glanced at Pei Ju in front of him and laughed secretly in his heart. However, he didn't mean to expose Pei Ju in public. He quickly walked down the road, helped Pei Ju up with his own hands, and said with a kind smile: "Sir, you are too polite. I came uninvited. How can I blame you, Mr. Pei?"
Pei Ju was overjoyed when he saw that Yang Gao actually got off the Luanjia in person and helped him up. He could not help but narrow his eyes and said with a slight smile: "If I remember correctly, I was the first person to visit His Majesty after he ascended the throne. My minister, this honor makes me feel flattered!"
Yang Gao laughed: "Mr. Pei is joking. I have long heard that there is a chef in Mr. Pei's house who can cook good food, which is more delicious than the food made by my royal chef. As long as Mr. Pei doesn't mind me. I have made your Pei family poor, and I will come to your Pei family every day from now on!"
Pei Ju also burst out laughing after hearing this and said: "Your Majesty is here just to give face to my Majesty. How can I dare to dislike Your Majesty? That is disrespectful! At most, it is just cutting corners on His Majesty's food!"
"Well done to you Pei Ju!"
The monarch and his ministers chatted and laughed for a while, then walked into Pei's house together.
In the main hall, the monarch and his ministers sat in order. Except for Tianbao General Yu Wencheng who was guarding Yang Gao, the other children of the Pei Mansion and Yang Gao's bodyguards all retreated consciously after Yang Gao's order.
"Does the boss know what happened in Youzhou?"
Yang Gao took a careful sip of tea and got to the point.
Pei Ju nodded: "I have heard this matter mentioned by several members of the clan. To be honest, I was shocked when I found out about it. Your Majesty, please forgive me for saying such treasonous words. If Your Majesty cannot contain Temujin, there will be more With the development momentum of Wanyan Aguda, the Yongjia Rebellion more than 300 years ago is likely to happen again."
The Yongjia Rebellion refers to a turbulent event that occurred in the Western Jin Dynasty. The Western Jin Dynasty at that time experienced the Eight Kings Rebellion, coupled with successive years of natural disasters, the national power was greatly reduced, which gave the Hu people who moved inland an opportunity.
In the fifth year of Yongjia in the Western Jin Dynasty, Liu Cong, a noble of the Southern Huns who ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, sent generals Shi Le, Wang Mi, Liu Yao and others to lead an army to attack Jin. They annihilated 100,000 Jin troops in Pingcheng and killed Taiwei Wang Yan and other princes. Later, he joined forces with another Hu general Hu Yanyan to attack the capital Luoyang, captured Emperor Huai, and killed more than 30,000 people including Prince Sima Quan, clan members, officials, and soldiers. Even Yang Xianrong, Empress Hui at the time, was killed by the general. Liu Yaoqiang took her as his concubine.
Yang Gao nodded solemnly: "Now Li Yuan is proclaimed emperor in Guanzhong, Zhu Yuanzhang separatizes Hebei, Luo Yi and Wang Shichong are called Sui ministers, but they are actually the dominant party. The princes have been fighting for years. This is so different from the Rebellion of the Eight Kings in the late Western Jin Dynasty. Similar. However, Temujin and Wanyan Aguda are talented and rough, and their talents are definitely not comparable to those of Liu Cong, Shi Le, Wang Mi, and Liu Yao."
At this point, Yang Gao paused for a moment, stared at Pei Ju for a long time, and then said in a deep voice: "Mr. Pei, you have dealt with these barbarians during the reign of Emperor Kaihuang, and went to the grassland many times as an envoy. The various Turkic tribes can be said to be the people who know the Huru the best in our Sui Dynasty. I am here to ask you for advice on how to deal with Temujin and Wanyan Aguda?"
Pei Ju's lips curled up slightly, and he had guessed Yang Gao's purpose from the time he suddenly came to visit.
At the beginning, he planned to use this as a condition to exchange with Yang Gao and let himself return to the court. But soon, he gave up this idea. Yang Gao has always been strong in doing things. If he really raises the price, he may indeed be able to return to the court now, but he believes that in a year and a half, he will be even as good as he is now. I can't keep my position and power. On the contrary, if he helped Yang Gao unconditionally, it would be equivalent to making Yang Gao owe a favor. Based on Pei Ju's understanding of Yang Gao, he believed that Yang Gao would definitely repay him in the future, which was much better than asking for it himself. .
"During the Kaihuang period, the Turks were powerful. Changsun Sheng proposed to His Majesty Emperor Wen the policy of 'diplomating far away and attacking close by, staying away from the strong and harmonizing with the weak'. His Majesty Emperor Wen adopted Changsun Sheng's suggestion, and this is how we came to be. His several great victories forced the Eastern and Western Turks to surrender to us during the Sui Dynasty. The old minister believed that the nature of a country is easy to change but hard to change. Even today, Changsun Sheng’s strategy is still the only rule for dealing with the barbarians."
