On the surface, Pei Qian came to see his son Pei Xiu secretly, but after all, he had also served as a minister of Wei State, and knew that it was impossible to hide this matter from King Feng Gui.
So before he came to see Pei Xiu, someone had already come to Chang'an to meet Feng Junhou one step ahead of him.
This person is Pei Xiu's second uncle Pei Jun.
Pei Jun is now just a councilman with 600 shi, which is not far different from Feng Langjun who was appointed as a casual official after offering eight ox plows and being received by the emperor.
In other words, Pei Jun is now almost at the same level as Feng Junhou who just started serving as an official.
Compared to Feng Junhou, who developed for more than ten years and became one of the Han bosses, Pei Jun's upgrade speed is a bit slow.
Therefore, when he came to Chang'an and met Feng Junhou, he had to salute respectfully:
"Pei Jun, Hedong, pays homage to the Lord."
When he received the news of Pei Jun's visit, Feng Junhou felt a little confused at first.
He really didn't expect that someone from the Pei family in Hedong would actually serve as an official in Shu.
This discovery once again refreshed Feng Junhou's understanding of the complex and intricate relationship network of the aristocratic family.
It's just that this Pei Jun is not in Feng Junhou's memory of celebrities from the Three Kingdoms.
Moreover, this person is now just an official under Guang Luxun.
For Feng Junhou's current status, Pei Jun is just a small official with no reputation.
In addition, he had just succeeded the Prime Minister and took charge of Guanzhong, and immediately launched the Shangdang Campaign. After the Shangdang Campaign, he began to patrol Bingzhou again, and he was so busy that he could not keep up with the others.
How can I have time to sort through the dazzling network of connections of the Hedong family?
So it's normal that I haven't heard of Pei Jun before.
According to Feng Junhou's many years of experience, most of the official positions that Pei Jun held were used to bribe celebrities in name only and had no power.
The most typical example is Xu Jing, who was called by Fazheng "a man who has gained false reputation but no real reputation in the world."
Their biggest role is to talk nonsense and occupy the moral high ground, either by bragging about their own side or by belittling the enemy's side.
Feng Junhou's so-called "glib words and charming words" and "cruel heart" are probably the definitions of this kind of person.
So he estimated that this person was most likely a shrunken version of Xu Jing or something like that.
Although he thought so in his heart, Feng Junhou's words and deeds were very polite:
"I don't think Pei Yilang is so generous. Please, please sit down."
After all, Liu Bei had imprisoned Xu Jing, and Feng Junhou was already an important official in the court, so naturally he could no longer joke about his reputation.
After the host and guest sat down, Feng Junhou asked:
"Pei Yilang came to Chang'an this time, but what is the important matter?"
Pei Jun replied:
"Back to Junhou, Jun's ancestral home is in Hedong. He has been away from home for decades for some reasons when he was young. Now that he heard that Hedong has been restored, he is extremely happy."
"Therefore, I asked for leave from the emperor to return to my hometown to visit my relatives. Now I am passing through Chang'an and came here to visit Feng Junhou. I hope that you will not blame someone for being presumptuous."
Feng Junhou waved his hand: "No, no!"
If you are not from the Pei family in Hedong, it would be presumptuous to visit you.
But since you said in your greeting card that you are from the Pei family in Hedong, it is not considered presumptuous.
"Pei Yilang has been away for so many years, and now he can finally be reunited with his family. It's really gratifying!"
"Thank you, Lord Jun." Pei Jun thanked you quickly, and then said, "Speaking of which, it is actually thanks to Lord Jun that I can go back to Hedong to reunite with my family."
Feng Junhou understood his intention and said modestly:
"Pei Yilang's words are serious. I am just following the emperor's orders to bring down thieves and revive the Han Dynasty."
At the same time, I thought to myself: I wonder how much the Pei family has suffered due to the civil unrest in Hedong?
However, the Hedong family was basically plowed, and the Pei family was probably bleeding heavily.
If Pei Yilang returns to Hedong and finds that his hometown has been raided, will he put the account on me?
Thinking of this, Feng Junhou secretly asked:
"I saw in the greeting card that Pei Yilang was from Wenxi County, Hedong Province. Over the years, has he been connected to his family? Are there any other relatives at home?"
"Pei Yilang didn't know something. When Master Wang entered Hedong, the thieves oppressed the people too much, and the people of Hedong took advantage of the chaos and revolted."
Feng Junhou stated the facts without blushing or heartbeat:
"Many big families in Hedong have been affected. If the local sages had not asked for help from the army in time, I am afraid that Hedong would still be in chaos."
We have to test it first, otherwise, a close relative of Pei Yilang will die in the civil unrest.
It would be bad if you become the enemy of the other party without realizing it.
You are not afraid of having enemies all over the world, but you are afraid of not knowing who your enemies are.
Otherwise, you won’t even know you were tricked.
The ghost king Feng, who was accustomed to being evil, thought this in his heart, but he didn't know that Pei Jun had another purpose for his trip.
Originally, after the battle of Shangdang, the situation in Bingzhou and Hedong was basically settled, and Pei Jun could return to Hedong at that time.
The reason why I have been delaying for so long now is to wait for Feng to return to Chang'an.
But when Pei Jun heard what King Feng Gui said, his face couldn't help but twitch.
If I hadn't been in Shu for a long time and knew your methods well, I wouldn't have believed your lies, King Feng Gui.
In Shu and Liangzhou, I don’t know how many aristocratic families have disappeared.
Just when you, King Feng Gui, went to inspect Bingzhou, the armored cavalry troops crushed several wealthy families in Liangzhou!
Isn't the leader none other than Zhao Sanqian?
If you say you don’t know about this matter, who will believe it?
If I hadn't been afraid that my family would be ungrateful and fall into your trap, King Feng Gui, how could I have rushed to Chang'an eagerly?
"Thank you for your concern. This person is indeed from Wenxi Pei family. I just communicated with my family in Hedong two months ago. Everything is fine with my family members."
"Oh? Are everything okay? Then I'll let go...ahem, that's good! Haha, haha!"
Feng Junhou said, and ended up laughing.
Two months ago?
Does this mean that your family has not been affected by the civil unrest?
If you remember correctly, when General Guan entered Hedong, Wenxi County showed no resistance at all and directly opened the city gate and surrendered?
Precisely because Wenxi County was aware of current affairs, the Wenxi Pei family was indeed less affected than other families during the civil unrest in Hedong.
Feng Junhou wanted to take Pei Xiu under his wing, not only because of his talent.
Another point is that knowing that the damage to the Wenxi Pei family clan was relatively small, it might be easier to open the door to the Hedong family from them.
As for later, I heard that Pei Qian of the Pei family became the minister of Wei after the restoration of Hedong, but it was a hoax.
In King Feng Gui's plan, he really wanted to influence the Wenxi Pei family and make the Pei family express their attitude and join him.
At that time, you can also take a look at the wonderful expression of the Wei State who made Pei Qian the minister.
Just do something that disgusts the enemy, and even if it doesn't cause any harm to the enemy, you can still feel happy.
I don’t know if it’s because the two of them have the same thoughts.
Feng Junhou just thought of Pei Qian, and heard Pei Jun already take the initiative to mention:
"Actually, I dare not hide it from you. I took the liberty of visiting you this time. In addition to thanking you for allowing me to return to my hometown and reunite with my relatives, I was also entrusted by my brother to come to meet you."
"oh?"
When Feng Junhou heard this, he was startled and subconsciously picked up the tea cup to cover up.
At the same time, he quickly went through the people he knew in his mind, and it seemed that there was no old friend named Pei.
Except Pei Xiu.
But there is no need for Pei Xiu to go around in circles and ask someone to come see him, right?
"But I don't know who Pei Yilang's brother is?"
"My elder brother, who is famous for his literary skills, is the head of the Wenxi Pei family..."
Before he finished speaking, there was a "pop" sound, and all the tea in Feng Junhou's mouth spurted out.
Feng Junhou was extremely rude and shouted: "Pei Qian? Pei... Pei Wenxing is your brother?"
No wonder Feng Junhou didn't know about this.
In fact, Pei Jun had been away from Hedong for decades. In addition, after the Three Kingdoms became independent and it was difficult to get news, Pei Jun was mentally prepared that he would never be able to return to Hedong in this life.
Feng Junhou has only been an official for more than ten years, and Pei Jun is not a famous figure. How could he know these things.
Unless he is an old minister who served as an official when the late emperor entered Shu, he might still know some news.
Pei Jun was a little confused and didn't understand why his brother caused such a big reaction.
Even if my brother used to be the minister of the Wei thieves, but in a big family... this wouldn't be a problem, right?
I was thinking this in my heart, but I had to answer: "Back to the lord, that's right."
"Dear? Brother?"
"That's right."
I don't know if it was an auditory hallucination, but Pei Jun seemed to hear someone coughing slightly behind the screen.
Feng Junhou coughed, put down the tea cup, and looked at Pei Jun seriously:
"I remember, isn't Pei Wenxing the Minister of Wei? How could he send someone to deliver a letter to Pei Yilang two months ago?"
Pei Jun quickly explained:
"I don't dare to hide it from the king. In fact, my brother has long wanted to abandon the thieves and turn to justice, so he took advantage of the chaos in the Wei State and tried to escape."
"It was just because of the fighting in Shangdang that we couldn't cross the border. It wasn't until a few months ago that the fighting in Shangdang subsided that we found the opportunity to return to Hedong."
"After my brother returned to Hedong, he immediately sent someone to deliver a message to someone, asking him to express his intention to submit to the Han Dynasty."
The Minister of Wei ordered Pei Qian to flee Wei and seek refuge with the Han?
As soon as Feng Junhou heard the news, with the character he had cultivated over the years, he still couldn't help but exclaim:
"Is this true?"
"How dare you deceive the prince?" Pei Jun said, took out a letter from his sleeve, stood up and presented it, "This is a letter from my brother to the prince, please read it."
Feng Junhou took it and did not open it on the spot, but put it on the case.
Then he looked at Pei Jun:
"If your brother wants to abandon thieves and return to justice, that would be the best thing. But why didn't he come in person instead of asking Pei Yilang to come?"
"Back to the king, my brother has a son. Although he is a commoner, he is extremely intelligent and has little reputation. He is called the leader of Hedong."
"With such a good talent and beautiful jade, it is natural that my brother regards him as a treasure and trains him as his successor."
"It was just last year that this son disappeared during the civil unrest in Hedong. Therefore, after my brother returned to Hedong, he was first eager to find his beloved son, and secondly, he took this opportunity to reorganize the Pei family."
"That's why I didn't come to see you immediately. I just asked someone to deliver a letter to you first and also asked you to send me a letter."
Although the words were somewhat unclear, Feng Junhou understood them clearly.
"The battle between concubines and concubines?"
"See you soon, Lord."
In this way, Pei Qianqian did have two skills to become the minister of Wei.
The Kingdom of Wei lost Hedong, and Pei Qian, as the head of the family, became an official in the Kingdom of Wei.
It is definitely impossible to say that other members of the Pei family have no thoughts about the clan house.
The battles within aristocratic families are sometimes no easier than the battles between ourselves and the enemy.
In addition, Pei Qian actually trained a concubine as his successor, which seems to be courageous.
But this matter is a hidden explosive barrel for the Pei family.
If Pei Qian could always control the overall situation of the Pei family, that would be fine.
The key is that he was an official in Wei State, but Hedong fell into the hands of the Han Dynasty.
But the little-famous bastard is still missing...
For some thoughtful people in the Pei family, what is this if not a God-sent opportunity?
The strong man Pei Qian broke his wrist and ran back from Wei. He did not come to see him immediately, but first reunified the opinions within the Pei family.
If we can find our beloved son at the same time, I am afraid we can take this opportunity to resolve the dispute between the Pei family and his concubine.
The means are truly remarkable!
But why does this title of "Hedong Leader" seem a bit familiar?
"Pei Yilang, I wonder what the name of Duke Pei's beloved son is?"
"Pei Xiu, Pei Xiuyan."
"Cough cough cough..."
Feng Junhou coughed again.
"So what Pei Yilang means is that your brother went to find his beloved son?"
"Exactly."
Feng Junhou suddenly burst into laughter:
"Pei Yilang, if you have the opportunity, please tell your brother that Mr. Feng has been well-known to Mr. Pei for a long time. If you can get to know Mr. Pei, it will be a blessing for Mr. Feng!"
Just because Pei Qian broke the rules and publicly supported the bastard, it was worth meeting him.
To dismantle aristocratic families, large-scale favor orders are a powerful weapon!
PS: I think the reason why Pei fled back to Hedong has been clearly written, right?
The reason Wei Guo asked him to come to power was originally for Hedong, and he wanted the Pei family to be the second Xiping Guo family, so will he do it or not?
Unless he is really optimistic about Wei's future and can counterattack Hedong, then what awaits the Pei family in Hedong is a bloodbath.
There was the Guo family in Xiping before, and there was civil unrest in Hedong later. Any normal person would believe that the Han Dynasty would not be lenient.
But if he doesn't do it, his position will be exposed. In that case, anyone with any intelligence in Wei Guo will know that he is not worthy of trust.
We will definitely be wary of him then, how can we still let him continue to be the minister?
For the sake of the Hedong Pei family, it would be nice to let him live as a casual official.
Observing the high-level decisions of the Wei State and responding to the Han State at any time, it is impossible to think about it.
On a personal level:
The Han State regained Hedong. As the head of the family, he served as an official in the Wei State, which meant that he lost the support from the Hedong family.
In this case, it is basically equivalent to voluntarily giving up the position of the head of the family.
Under the premise that there was no communication with the Han State, not even with the family.
It is too idealistic to have the dignified head of the Pei family take the initiative to incarnate and lurk in the Wei Kingdom.
Not to mention the kind of detailed work that doesn't have much hope or even makes much sense.
On the contrary, if he comes to defect to the Han State as the Minister of Wei and as the head of the Pei family in Hedong.
Then the treatment he can receive is completely different.
So what choice will he make? Does it still need to be considered?