The first person to come back was the expressionless Pei Shiju. The old head of the family remained silent as always, which did not surprise the servants. But then a strange atmosphere became confusing, because Pei Shuying drove her horse back to the house in panic.
The horse stopped and jumped off. His eagerness surprised the porter.
But the strangest thing was the happy and excited expression on the face of the returning son-in-law, Captain Li Dewu of Chang'an County.
For Li Dewu, who has no hope for you now, what he wants to see most is how Pei Shiju will fail in Li Shan's hands... Although it has happened many times, Li Dewu never gets tired of it.
Instead of going to Tongzhou, he went to Longzhou. When Li Dewu heard the news, he immediately thought of his uncle who was still gold-plated in Longzhou.
Tsk tsk, my father-in-law was afraid that he would find trouble with Li Shan again, but now it’s fine, he went straight to Longzhou!
"Father-in-law." Li Dewu walked all the way into the main room. He didn't even pretend to salute, and said with a smile: "It's better to let Xuan Ji return to Beijing quickly, otherwise I won't be sending my black hair in vain..."
The so-called "white-haired people send black-haired people" did not exist in this era. After the victory at Cangtou River last year, when the Tang army returned to the army, Li Shan mentioned this sentence when he paid homage to the fallen soldiers in Guji Town... Later, Wei Zheng mentioned this in his memorial.
It was mentioned that it spread in Chang'an.
Pei Shuying stared at her husband fiercely. The couple has now completely broken up... What is sad is that people in Chang'an still mention this story of reunion from time to time.
"Bang bang." Pei Shiju gave a high-five, and not long after, two servants appeared outside the door.
The meaning is obvious, if you don't get out, they will throw you out... Li Dewu sneered a few times and turned around to leave. If he abandoned his wife and children in order to regain his family status and worked hard to climb up, now that is
Completely ruined.
If Pei Shiju wanted to do something to his son-in-law, he should have done it long ago, but he has not done anything yet... Li Dewu knew very well that Pei Shiju would not do anything to him, so he was very proud of the fact that he worked hard and gave birth to Pei Shuying.
Had a son.
As for his official career, Li Dewu had given up hope for a long time.
Now Li Shan and Pei Shiju are fighting, no matter who wins or loses, Li Dewu will not get any benefits anyway, but he will be able to survive safely... The father-son relationship between himself and Li Shan, at least Yu Wenshiji, Cui Xin
, Princess Pingyang knew that Li Shan would not dare to kill his father no matter what.
After the room was quiet for a moment, Pei Shuying, who looked gloomy, asked in a low voice: "Brother, does he know the inside story?"
Pei Shiju shook his head. His only son, Pei Xuanji, was mediocre in talent, not outstanding in both civil and military fields, and had a very unrestrained temperament. Therefore, Pei Shiju never allowed his son to become an official in troubled times. He did not allow his son to become an official until the Tang Dynasty was basically sure to dominate the world.
, now serves as a recorder in Longzhou and joins the military.
Pei Xuanji had a violent temper and lacked any means and scheming. How could he compare with Li Huairen, who had become famous all over the world in just a few years... Naturally, Pei Shiju did not dare to tell his only son the inside story.
This was one of the reasons why Pei Shiju refused to let Li Shan go. His son was far from Li Shan's opponent. Even though he was born in the Wenxi Pei family, and even though he might have Pei Ji's protection, after his death, Li Shan would definitely find an opportunity.
It is natural for my son to fall down and never get up again, and he will probably die.
"How about...let the eldest brother return to Beijing?"
"Even if you want to be transferred or return to the court, you will have to wait at least until March next year." Pei Shiju said calmly: "If I abandon my post and return to Beijing, I'm afraid Dalang will not agree."
In the Sui and Tang Dynasties, local officials generally had four years of rank. They were either transferred or promoted according to the assessment of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Temporary transfers required passing the Zhongshu Provincial Committee and probably Li Yuan's nod...for example, Li Shan was appointed.
Acting governor Shi returned to the court within less than a year, which was a special situation.
Moreover, Pei Xuanji, who was in his forties and had finally become an official, was willing to give up his job and return to Beijing for no reason.
Pei Shuying glanced at her father. In fact, there was a way that was feasible. After all, he was almost eighty years old. If the reason was that his father was ill...but as a child, he could not bring this up.
Pei Shiju said softly: "It doesn't matter. Even if he goes to Longzhou, he won't act rashly."
Pei Shiju was confident about this. Li Shan was thoughtful and cautious. How could he do anything to Pei Xuanji without deciding the outcome?
Pei Shuying hesitated for a moment and asked in a low voice: "Father mentioned last year... this time..."
After Li Shan led his army to defeat the Turks three times and entered Beijing last year, Pei Shiju told his daughter that it was no longer possible to deal with the prince with normal means. In the next period of time, Li Shan needed to be calm and cautious.
act.
Pei Shuying's words were obviously asking about the origin of this matter. Although she was hostile, she knew one thing very well. From the beginning to the end, her father and Li Dewu took the initiative every time, and the legendary figure just dealt with it passively. Although in the end
The result...
Li Shan has now been conferred the title of Prince of the County and served as Minister of Agriculture. How could such a good person suddenly go to Longzhou? Based on common sense, it is likely that his father did something to anger him.
Pei Shiju shook his head slightly, with a wry smile on his face.
In Liangyi Hall today, Pei Shiju couldn't control his hands trembling. How could he not understand that this was Li Shan's naked threat.
In fact, given the current situation, both Pei Shiju and Li Shan knew in their hearts that the victory or defeat between them was not only about themselves, but also largely depended on the victory or defeat of the crown prince, the king of Qin.
This is why even if Li Shan chose to go to Longzhou, Pei Shiju was angry but did not recall his son... The victory or defeat of both parties depended on the victory of the legitimate son.
Li Shan's actions today are actually telling Pei Shiju that if you dare to do anything wrong again, believe it or not, I will operate on your son, believe it or not, I will send you a white-haired man to a black-haired man!
This is not revenge, but a threat.
But Pei Shiju really felt aggrieved, what an unreasonable disaster!
Pei Shiju's official career has been ups and downs for decades, and he has experienced the Northern Qi, Northern Zhou, Sui, and Tang dynasties. During this period, he also served under Yu Wenji and Dou Jiande, but overall it was smooth.
After all, he was born in the Pei family of Wenxi, and his knowledge and scheming were all at once. In his early years, he won the trust of Gao Renying, King of Gaoping of the Northern Qi Dynasty. Later, he was appointed as the scribe by the powerful minister Yang Jian of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. He was highly regarded. Later, he became even more brilliant in the Sui Dynasty.
, he was selected as Cao Qigui, and he was regarded as a famous official in the world.
Even after Yang Guang was killed, Yu Wenhuaji still valued Pei Shiju. Even when Xia came later, Dou Jiande gave Pei Shiju the important position of prime minister and assistant.
Therefore, the word grievance has never been related to Pei Shiju.
But this time, I feel really wronged!
Pei Shiju can't wait to go directly to Li Shan and explain it clearly to me. Please tell me clearly. It was Wei Ting's fellow Jianyan who recommended you to the prince. The prince hesitated to ask Li Shenfu to change his position... I just mentioned that the governor of Yangzhou is currently vacant.
.
This time, it really wasn’t my plan!
But unfortunately, having done it so many times before, Pei Shiju knew that even if he really tried to explain it, people wouldn't believe it.