"It is indeed the opinion of Prime Minister Xu and me to recommend Mr. Xu to your Majesty as the messenger." Pei Ji picked up the teacup and said in a deep voice. He had no intention of hiding or avoiding this, "Jun Xu is young and talented.
Integrity is naturally the best choice for the envoy, and His Majesty is also very satisfied with this choice, which can be seen from His Majesty's imperial edict."
Xu Shanxin did not expect Pei Ji to admit it so readily, nor did he expect that Pei Ji would decisively carry His Majesty out. Chen Xu's imperial edict did praise Xu Shanxin twice, but everyone knew that this was just in accordance with the
It was just a formality, and no one took it seriously.
However, regardless of whether he takes it seriously or not, it is a fact. Your Majesty has indeed issued such a decree. Therefore, Xu Shanxin has nowhere to vent his dissatisfaction. He can only hold his nose and admit it. He cannot blame His Majesty.
Pei Ji then said: "I can understand Xu Jun's worry, but there are not many young leaders in the entire court, and there are even fewer who are as stable as Xu Jun, so Xu Jun is the most suitable for the task of announcing the decree.
of."
After a pause, Pei Ji raised his head and stared at Xu Shanxin: "Going to Bashu is destined to be a lot of hardships, but this is also a new mission given to Xu Jun by His Majesty, and it is also a training for Xu Jun. Can Xu Jun understand the meaning of this heavy responsibility?
?”
Xu Shanxin couldn't help but sneered in his heart. If he was not careful, he might not be able to come back. It was really a meaningful "heavy burden", but he also knew that for Xu Ling and Pei Ji, they really couldn't find them.
The right candidate.
After all, the position of envoy is not a high position, so it is naturally impossible to send important ministers there, and it is almost impossible for the older generation of ministers to deal with Li Xinchen. With Li Xinchen's cunning and cunning, their fate may not be worse than Cang Chen's.
How could Wei Xiaokuan and Yuchi be so different in the valley?
Therefore, the best way is to choose a young person to grind against Li Xinchen bit by bit, and to be able to deal with the difficulties Li Xinchen will inevitably face at any time.
This seems like a dangerous move, but it is the only way now. No wonder Chen Xu has no objection to this.
Xu Shanxin was silent for a long time, and then whispered: "Mr. Pei, when you go to Bashu, Your Majesty must not only want me to announce the decree, right? Simply sending this decree into the hands of Li Xingchen is probably not what Your Majesty wants."
Pei Ji smiled slightly: "Xu Jun is smart. What your Majesty wants is Li Xingchen's attitude."
Xu Shanxin nodded slightly, which was expected. Pei Ji said calmly: "How does Li Xingchen view the imperial court now, and whether he can accept the imperial court's overtures? These are all things your Majesty wants to know.
Yes, and Li Xingchen must not have wanted to show it clearly, so this task is the most difficult one, Xu Jun understands?"
Xu Shanxin frowned and said: "It's easy to test Li Xinchen. After all, His Majesty has betrothed His Royal Highness Lechang to Li Xinchen, and Li Xinchen must come to Jiankang Mansion to get married. So just by looking at Li Xinchen's attitude towards this matter, I'm afraid you can tell what's in his mind.
What you want."
Pei Ji couldn't help but chuckle: "Xu Jun thinks of Li Xingchen too simply."
"How do you say this?" Xu Shanxin asked in surprise.
Pei Ji said lightly: "As far as I know, Wu Mingche's retreat from Luliang, Xiao Mohe's attack on Jingzhou, and the East Palace's counterattack against the Yangzhou governor, all had Li Xinchen behind them, or in other words, Li Xinchen played an indispensable role in them.
The substitute role... In other words, this person has a better grasp of the current situation and government than you and me."
Xu Shanxin took a breath. He had heard of these rumors, but he didn't expect them to be true. In this case, Li Xingchen was really much more difficult to deal with than he thought.
How could such a monster appear in this troubled world?
At this time, Pei Yun, who had been standing respectfully behind Pei Ji, whispered: "Xu Jun actually doesn't need to worry too much. Li Xingchen is in Bashu, and I'm afraid he is not as carefree as everyone imagined."
"Oh?" Xu Shanxin had never noticed Pei Yun. When Pei Yun said this, he didn't react at all.
Pei Ji glanced back at his son. It was obvious that he and Pei Yun had been arguing about this issue before Xu Shanxin arrived, and the two of them probably did not reach an agreement. However, when Pei Yun said it again, Pei Ji hesitated.
After all, there was no stopping him.
Pei Yun solemnly said: "Bashu is a land of abundance, and Li Xingchen has the help of the Ba people. There will definitely be no shortage of manpower. In this way, the grain and grass taxes will increase in the future. But there is one thing that Li Xingchen will definitely lack, and that is talent. After all,
Cultivating talents does not happen overnight, and Li Xingchen's own staff are just a group of newcomers who have been promoted from their previous marginal positions. The only ones with rich experience are probably Gu Yewang and a few others."
"Talent?" Xu Shanxin said with a frown.
"The lack of talents will inevitably make it difficult for Li Xinchen to fully implement some of his decrees in a short period of time, which will make it difficult for Li Xinchen to control Bashu in a short time," Pei Yun said after considering, "So in this way we have
Two options.”
Pei Ji wanted to say something at this time, but he hesitated for a moment and finally held back.
And Xu Shanxin suddenly stood up and solemnly raised his hands to Pei Yunyi: "Please, Mr. Pei, please give me some advice."
Pei Yun respectfully returned the gift and said in a deep voice: "One is to take advantage of Li Xinchen's weakness to negotiate with Li Xinchen. The court can let Li Xinchen select officials to join Shu. Of course, as a corresponding condition, a small number of these talents should be
He was designated and selected by the imperial court, so that he could naturally insert a nail into the complete system of Li Xinchen in Bashu, and at least make Li Xinchen uncomfortable."
After a pause, Pei Ji added helplessly: "Of course this is just giving Li Xinchen a delicious meal and mixing some sand in it. Li Xinchen only needs to be careful to beware of these people. In fact, it is a way to quench his thirst by drinking poison."
Xu Shanxin raised his eyebrows: "It is not a good thing to drink poison to quench thirst."
"That's true," Pei Yun said with a smile, "but sometimes drinking poison to quench thirst can help you survive for a short period of time. If you don't drink, you won't be able to survive at all. What if the antidote can be found at this time?
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Xu Shanxin fell silent immediately, and Pei Ji lightly knocked on the table: "Bo Leng (Pei Yun's surname), don't be rude."
Pei Yun hurriedly backed away slightly, making a helpless expression towards Xu Shanxin.
Xu Shanxin hurriedly stretched out his hand and waved: "What the young master said is quite reasonable. Why doesn't Mr. Pei ask the young master to finish what he said?"
Pei Ji snorted coldly: "It's just a conspiracy, what's there to say? How could Li Xingchen be so easily plotted?"
And Xu Shanxin smiled bitterly: "Mr. Pei, there is nothing we can do now. Although the young master's words are excessive, not everything he says is undesirable."