"Hole the east side of the river? Brother Chu Dao is so bold." Li Xun couldn't help but laugh.
"Don't believe it?" Yang Su picked up the tea cup and took a sip, "Bet?"
"I believe it, I won't bet." Li Xun answered decisively.
They were both from Guanlong, so he and Yang Su were no strangers to each other. The confrontation between regional factions that was gradually forming in the imperial court made him naturally stand with Yang Su. He was regarded as one of his own, and he could speak easily.
You can also make some jokes.
What's more, as a general in the southern expedition, his military rank was higher than that of Yang Su.
If Yang Su hadn't been the governor of Hedong, a civilian official with the same rank as the General of the Four Expeditions, there would have been nothing wrong with Li Xun even if he had asked Yang Su to pay him a courtesy.
"This is so boring." Yang Su sighed.
"That's because you are interesting, but am I unlucky?" Li Xun snorted, "Let's get back to the subject, what did Brother Chu Dao say to Pei Shiqing that made this person so frightened?"
Yang Su smiled and said, "What do you think?"
"Where are you guessing at with all your fancy tricks?" Li Xun said directly.
"General Zhengnan said that, but that person is not happy to say it."
"Forget it if you don't tell me." Li Xun waved his hand, pretending to go find Wei Yuancheng and others.
Yang Su shook his head: "Forget it, I'll tell you then."
"Someone doesn't listen."
"Is it over yet?"
"Okay, tell me." Li Xun turned around and came back.
Yang Su didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This guy changed his face very quickly, but his posture seemed to be that he was begging him to listen: "Take a trip to southern Xinjiang, General Zhengnan is cunning."
"You said you didn't want to tell me?"
"Actually, it's very simple. I told him directly that the big man can live without Pei, and the Pei family cannot live without Han." Yang Su said with a smile, "Whatever the big man wants, Pei will give him what he likes. They actually have no choice.
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"Ruthless enough." Li Xun nodded.
Yang Su will not disappoint anyone. This sentence is very simple, but it is enough to turn the thousands of words that Pei Shiqing has prepared in his heart into dust, because this is the cruel but unchangeable reality that Wenxi Pei is facing now.
, in the face of reality, any clever words and tricks are just floating clouds that will disappear soon.
Yang Su said directly: "Wearing the Pei family is just the beginning. After hearing the Pei family, no aristocratic family in Hedong can even think of running away."
"Is this too cruel?" Li Xun couldn't help but ask. As a military general, this was not something he should worry about, but thinking that the Hedong family might go bankrupt under Yang Su's squeeze, it still made him a little bit unbearable.
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Yang Su said in a deep voice: "It is the policy of the imperial court to ban the aristocratic families. Since the Jiangnan aristocratic families have been banned, Hedong will naturally not be able to escape. The Hedong aristocratic family has no right or qualification to enjoy special treatment. Now I will give them
This opportunity allows them to take the initiative to take out all the things that should be handed over. This at least allows them to leave a little room for maneuver. Otherwise, when the army comes to collect them, all that is waiting for them is
It's a dead end."
Li Xun was startled for a moment, but this statement was not bad. Although the Wenxi Pei family was severely blackmailed, at least it would not bring the entire family to the edge of destruction all at once. Even the Wenxi Pei family even
If they don't hand over these things, the Han army will step forward to collect them. Their fate will not be better than that of the Jiangnan aristocratic families who have become ordinary people.
Where to go.
Wenxi Pei should actually be clear about the pros and cons, otherwise Pei Shiqing would not have the courage to walk out of this door today.
"Isn't Brother Chu Dao afraid that Mr. Pei will bite us when he hears this?" Li Xun asked again.
Now that the Northern Zhou Dynasty has not really fallen, the Wenxi Pei family can still follow the Northern Zhou Dynasty to fight against the Han Dynasty if they want. Together with the other Hedong aristocratic families who have realized their fate, they are a force that cannot be underestimated.
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Yang Su laughed. Li Xun's question seemed a bit naive to him, but it is estimated that many people here had similar doubts: "As soon as accurate news came from Yecheng, Pei Ju has resigned, and it is reported that Pei's family is happy
He withdrew from the center of the Zhou Dynasty, obviously taking the initiative to draw a clear line with Yu Wenxian. At this time, if he ran back anxiously to fight side by side with Yu Wenxian, they could be embarrassed, but what about Yu Wenxian? As a person
How could it be so easy for a monarch to accept a repetitive person? Yu Wenxian must no longer dare to believe what Pei Ju has done."
Li Xun nodded slightly. Of course Yu Wenxian would not have the courage to place his hopes on Pei Ju's loyalty to the Northern Zhou Dynasty, because everyone knew that Pei Ju's loyalty was basically non-existent.
And Yang Su immediately said: "Secondly, now that Bai Pao and Yu Linqi have arrived at Wenxi secretly, the life and death of Wenxi Pei's family is only a matter of His Majesty's nod. Does Wenxi Pei's have the guts to gamble? Life and money.
, which is more important and which is less important is self-evident."
Li Xun, Wei Yuancheng and others looked at each other.
Putting a knife to someone's neck, of course it's up to you what you say.
Is this the main reason why Wenxi Pei had no choice?
Yang Su coughed lightly, don't look so weird in your eyes.
Li Xun smiled and walked straight to the map: "Has there been any news from the scouts?"
Huang Wan, Wei Yuancheng and others all stood up and discussed in low voices beside Li Xun.
For a ruthless person like Yang Su, it is better to keep a distance from him.
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"Does Prefect Wang know the meaning of what he has done?"
In a private room of a restaurant in Puzhou City, Pei Shiqing stared closely at the guy in front of him.
Wang Long hosted a banquet for him, and on behalf of the Taiyuan Wang family, Pei Shiqing was very grateful, but he still wanted to ask Wang Long if he knew what he was doing now.
Wang Long poured himself a glass of wine, swung the glass with interest, and watched the liquid in the glass sloshing: "Naturally."
"Then why does Wang Taishou still do this?!" Pei Shiqing snorted coldly.
Wang Long laughed: "This is not easy. If you take out more, the Taiyuan Wang family will naturally take out less."
Pei Shiqing suddenly stood up holding the table and glared angrily: "Does Governor Wang know that this is tantamount to betraying the entire Hedong?! Aren't you afraid of revenge from various families?"
Wang Long, who was born in the Wang family in Taiyuan, certainly knew the ins and outs of various families in Hedong, so he told almost all the details of the Hedong family, so that Yang Su would have almost no pressure when extorting money, and detailed what each family did.
When things are over, each family may have to surrender. At the same time, Wang Long should also have revealed the details of the wealth of each family, so that Yang Su can grasp how much extortion can be done without touching the bottom line of each family.
And you can get the most benefits.
For example, this time for Pei Shiqing, although Yang Su's conditions made Wenxi Pei very uncomfortable, she had to agree.