Just over ten days ago, news came from Jiankang Mansion that Pei Zilie's father, Pei Yi, who had been a member of the Communist Party of China for half his life, was sent to the prefect of Xunyang County. (Author's note: or written as "Xunyang")
This Xunyang County is the largest county in Jiangzhou, also known as Jiujiang in later generations. It guards the throat of the river and connects Jingzhou and Jiangnan. Especially with Huainan falling into the hands of Nanchen, Xunyang County is no longer the front line of the war zone, so the economy has also declined.
It has begun to recover and develop, and it can be said that the prefect of Xunyang County has become a first-rate prime minister.
Pei Yi went from being a dispensable member of the army to serving as a regular servant to the governor of Xunyang County. Even if he was sent to the capital, he was actually promoted. And whether this was due to Pei Yi himself or to his own son.
Pei Zilie's light is unknown.
At least Pei Yi himself is very happy. After all, he spent half his life in the capital and experienced a lot of ups and downs, but in the end, he was not even as high-ranking as his son. It is impossible to say that he is not a little depressed.
A trip to Xunyang County certainly boosted the old man's fighting spirit.
Pei Yi didn't know, but Li Xunchen, Pei Zilie and others knew that Pei Yi was recommended by the officials of the East Palace under the leadership of Shen Jungao. Although Pei Yi was not from the East Palace, his son Pei Zilie was, and the East Palace is now
What is needed is an official whose identity is not so sensitive, but who can be influenced by his own people in the East Palace to control the channel of information transmission.
Obviously Pei Yi is a good choice.
Xunyang County guards the middle section of the river, and news from Jingzhou to Jiangnan will inevitably pass through Xunyang County. Therefore, the position of Xunyang County Governor is naturally very important.
Taking Pei Yi as the prefect of Xunyang County shows that even if the imperial court was not prepared for the East Palace, Zhou Que, Shen Jungao and others who were in charge of the East Palace were also on guard against the imperial court. If the position of the prefect of Xunyang County fell into the hands of the imperial court, it would undoubtedly open the door.
The gate to Jingzhou was locked, and the same was true in reverse. Pei Yi's stay in Xunyang County was equivalent to the East Palace putting a lock on its east gate.
No matter how long the lock lasts in an emergency, it's better than nothing.
Therefore, Pei Yi's release shows that there has been a gap between the imperial court and the East Palace. Whether it is because of Chen Xu's suspicion, or because Xiao Mohe, Zhou Que and others are worried about their superiority, it is already very difficult for both sides.
We can work together as we did before.
In fact, this kind of situation was not uncommon in the Southern Dynasties. No matter which era it was in, it can be clearly seen that the strength of the entire dynasty was divided into two. One half was in Jiangnan and was actually controlled by the monarch, while the other half was often in the hands of the monarch.
Jingzhou was controlled by the powerful officials in the court. During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Huanxuan and his son came down the river from Jingzhou and once held the power of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
Later, in order to prevent this situation from happening, the later Southern Qi and Nanliang also took various measures, such as dividing Changsha County to establish Xiangzhou to threaten Jingzhou's flanks, and for example, when they faced Nanliang, they directly used the prince to control Jingzhou.
Obviously, Chen Xu had this consideration when he asked Chen Shubao to go to Jingzhou. However, Chen Shubao had no ability to restrain Xiao Mohe, Zhou Que and others under his command. Instead, he allowed the civil and military officials of the East Palace to do a lot of things in Chen Shubao's name. In fact, he should have asked the imperial court for instructions.
Chen Xu could not find any reason to refute or criticize.
For example, Li Xinchen's invasion of Bashu was a typical example.
Both Xiao Mohe and Zhou Que were loyal ministers to Nanchen. In history, even if Xiao Mohe was cuckolded by Chen Shubao, he still led his troops to fight in the front. But they were loyal
Wu Er does not mean that Chen Xu will really trust them, so precautions should always be taken.
After all, from another perspective, the two of them were not loyal to Chen Xu, but to Chen Shubao. Jingzhou was the country they had sacrificed their lives and blood to conquer for Chen Shubao, and of course they were not willing to give it up easily.
As for Li Xingchen, he didn't need to know what Xiao Mohe and Zhou Que were thinking. As long as there was a rift between Dong Gong and Chen Xu, it was enough for him.
All Li Xingchen wanted was a rear that would not cause him trouble when he was fighting in Bashu.
As long as Jingzhou is actually controlled by the strength of the East Palace, then Bashu, where Li Xingchen is located, will truly be "the sky is high and the emperor is far away".
When he asked Pei Zilie this question, it was equivalent to indirectly answering Pei Zilie's previous question.
Pei Yi's release to Xunyang County shows that Li Xingchen does not have to worry about his own retreat for the time being, so why should he not take another step forward?
Reaching out and patting Pei Zilie on the shoulder, Li Xingchen said in a deep voice: "We can discuss where we will end up. The most important thing now is to capture Luzhou and Hezhou."
Pei Zilie nodded slightly: "So and so went first?"
"Be careful." Li Xingchen warned again.
Pei Zilie stopped talking nonsense with Li Xinchen and walked straight out the door. However, when he reached the threshold, he suddenly thought of something, stopped suddenly in his steps, and subconsciously looked back at Li Xinchen.
In fact, what he wanted to ask just now was not where Li Xinchen wanted to conquer, but how big his ambition was. If Li Xinchen only wanted Luzhou and Hezhou, then it meant that he wanted to separate one side and obey the orders.
Don't listen to propaganda.
But if Li Xinchen still wants the entire Shu County, then Pei Zilie has no doubt that Li Xinchen will not stop at Shu County in the future.
Pei Zilie already knew from Li Xingchen's rhetorical question that Li Xingchen understood what he wanted to ask, but at least for now, Li Xingchen did not give Pei Zilie a clear answer. Maybe it was because he had no idea in his own mind, or maybe it was because of something.
He just wanted to hide it deep in his heart.
Pei Zilie was not in a hurry. After all, both he and Li Xingchen were still very young, and the current battle situation was not clear enough for them to consider these issues with peace of mind.
Having been with Li Xinchen for so long, Pei Zilie knew that Li Xinchen's overall view was neither too big nor too small, just right. He liked to do the things in front of him step by step.
It is not a good thing when the overall situation is small. There is often no way to prevent problems in the bud. But when the overall situation is too big, it is not really beneficial. This is just a disguised form of YY, which cannot be based on the current leader.
, how can he be considered a good leader?
What is the difference between imagining victory without considering the actual situation, to put it bluntly, and the spiritual victory method? Every plan Li Xingchen made and every victory he achieved were based on a clear analysis of the enemy.
Li Xingchen held his chin and looked at the map, thoughtfully. But Pei Zilie just smiled and walked out the door without looking back.