The Pei family in Hedong had a feeling of vacillation.
There is no way, they are the first ones to smell the flames of war.
The survival methods of these wealthy families are also the same. It is not easy to make bets on both sides. The Pei family in Hedong has a great business and has surpassed the Wang family in Jinyang to become the first family in Jin.
The bets they placed were not limited to both sides. Li Mi, Dou Jiande, Wang Shichong, and even Xiao Mian were all represented by children of the Pei family.
Therefore, no matter who becomes the winner, the Wenxi Pei family or the Wenxi Pei family, as Pei Shiqing himself said, the Pei family can be passed down for thousands of years and remain in the world because they never live in despair.
At the time of the decline of the Wang family in Jinyang, compared with the Pei family in Hedong, they were more than a step behind.
It's just that Pei's move this time does seem a bit helpless, because Li Ding'an's rise to power was too short-lived, but his momentum was extremely fierce.
No one thought that Li Yuanji could easily lose Jinyang, and no one thought that the Daizhou frontier fortress, sandwiched between the Turks and the Li Tang Dynasty, could attack the Turks from the north and Li Tang from the south.
Shengsheng created a world in less than two years, and the next year the war came to Pei's doorstep.
Things were in a hurry, so the bets were placed in a hurry, and the carving marks were heavier, so it was inevitable that the results would fall short.
The Pei family seldom did this kind of thing where the two armies were about to go to war, but the governor of one state sent his people to collaborate with the enemy.
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Just when Mr. Pei was thinking hard and was swaying from side to side, a group of ragged, unkempt guys emerged from the Taihang Mountains.
As soon as they came out of the narrow road in Taihang Mountain, a group of people gasped and looked ahead blankly for a long time before their eyes regained some light. Some people sat down on the ground and burst into tears, while some cheered hoarsely.
After a while, an old man with thinning hair and a haggard appearance was helped to the front.
The old man looked down at the ground, looked up at the sky, and then looked back at the majestic Taihang peaks. Finally, he burst into tears and burst into tears.
In more than a year, he has suffered a lifetime of hardships.
How Chou was he? Not to mention the Sui Dynasty and thousands of years ago, there were no engineering masters like him. The only one who could compare with him was Yu Wenkai at the same time.
The great craftsmen of ancient times were all behind them. It was not because of their exquisite skills that they could create patterns like wooden cows and flowing horses, but because no one of the ancient craftsmen had the opportunity to participate in the construction of such a project.
No one can match the two of them in coordinating the overall situation.
Now that Yu Wenkai has died in Luoyang, there is only one He Chou left in the world.
He was kidnapped from Jiangdu to Hebei, and under the pressure of Yu Wenhuaji, he served as Minister of the Ministry of Industry for a period of time.
When Yu Wenhuaji died, everyone dispersed, and most of them became prisoners of Dou Jiande. He Chou was lucky enough to break out of the rebel army, and fled into the Taihang Mountains in a panic.
This is a clear proof that Dou Jiande's strength is relatively weak. Many Sui officials who should have been his prisoners ran away after being caught, and He Chou was one of them.
Even more fortunately, if someone else ventures into the Taihang Mountains in the middle of winter, they may not be able to get out.
But He Chou and several of his students found water sources, commanded the guards to cut down trees and build houses by the water, and went hunting everywhere, and they actually spent the winter of Daye's fourteenth year safely.
When the weather warmed up a bit, a group of people finally found a narrow path and trudged all the way out of the Taihang Mountains.
At this time, their excitement is understandable. Daye's fourteen-year experience is simply like a nightmare to them.
Now, although the road ahead is unclear and I don’t know where I’m going, it can still be regarded as the rest of my life.
When the emperor died, they did not die. The army fought successively and many people died, but they were still alive. The city of Wei County was destroyed and so many people fell to swords and guns, but they survived.
There was heavy snowfall and severe cold in Taihang, but they survived the unbearable winter without losing a single person.
They are living miracles…
Old man He Chou was very tired. He wiped his tears for a long time and ordered everyone to set up camp on the spot. Even though he was a great craftsman in the world, he could not tolerate being too particular at this time.
Everyone was exhausted, so they could only gather together, light a few bonfires, take out the dried meat and eat it with difficulty.
The old man slept until dawn. After being woken up by someone, he felt that his body could no longer support himself, so he asked someone to cut down wood and build a cart to pull him forward.
No need to ask, this must be Shangdang County, and Lucheng should be not far ahead.
Some people want to stay in densely populated places, while others suggest going to big cities. At this time, most of them are no longer thinking about who to vote for. They just want to sleep peacefully and eat well.
Order a hot meal.
Of course, most of them are Kansai heroes, and Li Yuan is the best person for them to work for.
But old man He Chou was probably fed up with the pain of being involuntarily, and didn't want to be sent to Li Yuan like cargo, so he insisted on moving forward and not letting everyone show off.
He has a high prestige among a group of people. There is no way that a group of people can survive only because of the old man.
He Chou's youngest son fell and broke a leg in the mountains. Lying in the car, he persuaded his father to go to the Pei family in Hedong, because it was not an option to go on like this.
Nowadays, Shangdang is also desolate, and some people they encounter turn a blind eye to them and avoid them.
After asking around, I found out that the war in Jin was probably no worse than that in Hebei. Li Yuan was competing with Li Ding'an in the north. He mobilized troops from various places to try hard to strengthen the people, which made the Shangdang very unsettled.
Breeding banditry, it's not unusual at all for guys like them who look like refugees.
Who knows when he will meet the officers and soldiers and be dragged into being a civilian husband.
Moreover, there are old officials of the Sui Dynasty here in Shangdang, who are also preparing for war. As for whether they are defending the country or want to stab Li Yuan, only God knows.
A group of people who had suffered greatly became trembling with fear.
And they have been going up the Shuo River, heading northwest. It is estimated that it will not take long to reach the junction of Xihe County and Linfen County after leaving Shangdang. This is the battlefield where the two Lis are fighting.
When He Chou heard the name Pei from Hedong coming out of his son's mouth, he glared at his son fiercely. If his son hadn't broken a leg, the old man would probably have given him a few slaps in the face.
This resentment is not without reason, it all lies with Pei Ju. Among Yang Guang's ministers, there are really not many who have a good impression of Pei Ju.
Especially after the chaos in the world, everyone was talking privately, saying that Pei Ju had manipulated his authority and deceived the Supreme Being, which led to today's disaster. It was like killing the Turks' favored ministers, which was better than the Turks, and it was like the three conquests of Goguryeo, all of which were done at the same time.
Buttoned it on his head.
In He Chou's opinion, a slanderous person like Pei Ju was even more despicable than Yu Shiji.
The old man hummed a few times and loudly ordered everyone, "Let's go to Jinyang."
Everyone was shocked. Instead of going to Linfen County or Jiang County, or simply staying in Shangdang, why not go south instead of going north? To go to Li Po and Li Ding'an? What's the difference between that and Dou Jiande?
The old man said categorically, "I have an old relationship with the Wang family of Jinyang... Furthermore, Li Yuan originally belonged to the clan and occupied the throne secretly. I am a close minister of the late emperor, how can I serve him?"
Everyone was silent. Well, this statement is not convincing at all compared to those who escaped from death. Most of them just want to go back to Kansai as soon as possible to reunite with their families.
The old man finally couldn't bear the attention of everyone and took off his hypocritical mask.
"You don't want to think about it. The soldiers are so fierce and dangerous that they have to find a place to take shelter. The only city around here is Jinyang City. No matter who wins or loses, we are as safe as a mountain in Jinyang City..."
"Want to return to our homeland in Guanxi? The road is long, and who is willing to escort us all the way? Li Ding'an has won, and he will definitely sweep through the Jin Dynasty. Where can we stay to avoid falling into the flames of war?"
Okay, what the old man said makes sense, but it's also very far-fetched.
In fact, in the final analysis, it was because he did not want to take shelter from the Pei family in Hedong. Moreover, he was afraid of being taken away from him all the way. If he had known how difficult it was, he would have surrendered Dou Jiande in Wei County. Why did he have to eat so much?
The trouble?
Moreover, the most important reason is that he is a master of engineering. He has visited Jin all over the country, but only Jinyang City has caught his eye. He thinks that it is a place that is difficult to break through with manpower. It is the safest place and is also close to Shangdang.
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As for whether they would accept him or not, he didn't even bother to think about how he could be a useful person wherever he went.
Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty used him, and Yu Wenhua and the traitor also treated him as a distinguished guest. Dou Jiande was so eager to pursue him that he chased him into the Taihang Mountains. It was definitely not because he wanted his head, but because he wanted to use him.
of talent.
It was not that he was arrogant about his talent. If Li Yuan knew that he had come to join the party, he would definitely ask someone to send a large army to escort him to Chang'an, Xijing.
Yes, his skills are much more popular than those of counselors and brave generals.
If he went to Jinyang, wouldn't Li Ding'an walk down the steps to welcome him?
But to be honest, his decision to go to Jinyang was indeed the product of fear of the journey after a long journey. Kansai was too far and he was afraid of dying on the road.
The old man was obviously not as convincing as Pei Shiqing. That night, some of the people accompanying him ran away secretly.
Fortunately, no matter how thick this kind of thing is, everyone else is used to it. From Jiangdu to Hebei, there are not just one or two Guanxi Xiaoguo who escaped. Otherwise, how could Dou Jiande easily break through Wei County?
No one paid much attention to it, but the old man was afraid that the news would leak out, so he began to urge everyone to move forward.
The journey was not easy, because they were going from Tang Dynasty to surrender to the enemy, so naturally they could not go unimpeded.
When they, a group of "beggars", came out of Shangdang and met Li Po's subordinates, it was a few days later than Pei Xu.
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