The sound of footsteps hurriedly sounded, and several people in the lobby were startled. A servant of the Xiao family stopped respectfully outside the door: "Sir, the Governor's Office sent someone to invite you to come and have a talk. The Governor said yes. If we have something to discuss, please go there quickly."
"Huh?" Xiao Mohe raised his eyebrows, while Li Xingchen and the other three also had different expressions on their faces.
And Li Xingchen breathed a sigh of relief, and Wu Mingche came to send someone to invite him. The reason was obviously self-evident. Unexpectedly, this time the Governor couldn't sit still. This seemed to be inconsistent with Wu Mingche's usual steady style. Does not match.
Li Xingchen and Xiao Shilian almost subconsciously turned their attention to Pei Zilie aside. Among the few people present, I am afraid that no one could compare to Pei Zilie in terms of their understanding of Wu Mingche. However, Pei Zilie seemed to be unsure, and he hesitated for a long time before thinking about it and said:
"Based on my understanding of the Grand Governor, the Grand Governor has always been known for his stability on the battlefield, and he is even more cautious when it comes to officialdom, so it is reasonable to invite General Wu Yi to discuss it at this time."
After a pause, Pei Zilie couldn't help but smile bitterly: "What's more, General Wu Yi also knows that the Governor has always wanted to disband his troops and return home, and is unwilling to go deeper into the 'Dragon Pool and Tiger's Den' in the capital, so it makes sense that he has no idea for a while. middle."
Xiao Shilian and Li Xingchen looked at each other. Although Pei Zilie said it implicitly, they both understood what he wanted to express. Wu Mingche did not really have no countermeasures. With his many years of experience as a minister and general, if this situation If he can't cope with it, let alone step by step to reach the position of governor today, I am afraid that Chen Baxian would not care about supporting him back then.
The reason why Wu Mingche was so anxious to invite Xiao Mohe was probably because this time Wu Mingche didn't want to take the lead.
"This old fox!" Xiao Shilian cursed in a low voice. In the Battle of Luliang, it was Wu Mingche who couldn't make up his mind in the end, and finally asked for Xiao Mohe's gun. This is the case again.
Although Xiao Shilian's words were not loud, Pei Zilie next to him still heard them. He subconsciously frowned and wanted to say something, but what Xiao Shilian said was correct. Pei Zilie didn't know how to refute for a while.
No matter how you say it, the Governor is getting old after all. As Wu Mingche himself said, at this age, you can no longer accept old age.
Li Xingchen gently tugged on Xiao Shilian's sleeve, saying that it was better not to say some things in front of Pei Zilie.
Xiao Mohe said in a deep voice at this time: "It's not too late. Since the Governor has invited me, I should come over. This matter is of great importance and cannot be decided by one person. You three should also follow."
Li Xinchen and the other three hurriedly handed over their hands, and when Xiao Mohe left, Li Xinchen walked up to Pei Zilie and whispered: "Brother Xiao just did it unintentionally. Brother Pei, please don't be surprised."
Pei Zilie raised his head and sighed softly, with a bitterness that could not be concealed in his smile: "What the Governor did these two times is not wrong according to Brother Xiao's description. Brother Xinchen was overly concerned."
Seeing Pei Zilie's sad look, Li Xingchen also fell into silence.
In history, Wu Mingche did not want to bear too much responsibility for withdrawing his troops in defeat, so he ignored Xiao Mohe and others' repeated requests and intended to send men to Jiankang Mansion to seek His Majesty Chen Xu's opinion. As a result, he missed the final opportunity to withdraw his troops, causing the army to retreat. Caught in siege.
I wonder how Wu Mingche regretted being treated as a "guest" in Chang'an.
Of course, Wu Mingche has not experienced the defeat of Luliang now, and is obviously still thinking of staying out of the matter. If it is not possible, he will let Xiao Mohe take the lead.
It’s just that... Li Xingchen raised his head and looked forward. Xiao Mohe stepped forward, but there was no panic as before. It seemed that Xiao Mohe had made up his mind. Li Xinchen chuckled: "The Governor wants to
How can it be so easy to let General Wu Yi take the lead?"
Pei Zilie, who was walking beside Li Xinchen, frowned: "This statement..."
Li Xingchen raised his hand and shook his head, so that Pei Zilie did not need to say anything more: "Brother Da Shi, for love, you should help the governor, for reasons, and for yourself, you should help General Wu Yi. How to make a decision is only up to you.
between."
Pei Zilie's face changed slightly and he just nodded slightly.
——————————————————
"Yuan Yin, you're here." Wu Mingche looked older than the previous few days. He coughed and said in a low voice. Even in the Mengchun Festival, he still had a small stove in his hand.
Although the style of this holding stove is very different from that of later generations, it is not much different in principle, and its function is naturally self-evident. It is obvious that Wu Mingche's illness has worsened. Seeing Wu Mingche like this, Pei Zilie hurriedly stepped forward
He took a step forward to help Wu Mingche, but then he remembered Wu Mingche's voice scolding him on the boat, and he stopped in his tracks.
Noticing Pei Zilie's movements, Wu Mingche smiled slightly, pointed at him and said, "Master, you finally have a long memory!"
"The Grand Governor..." Pei Zilie hurriedly wanted to explain.
"I said I didn't need your help, but you didn't listen every time. Now I finally know it, and it's too late for me to be happy!" Wu Mingche said with a chuckle, and his eyes turned to Xiao Mohe, "Yuan Yin, you know I
Why are you so anxious to come here this time?"
Xiao Mohe raised his hand and said, "I dare to ask the Governor, but is it because of His Majesty's edict?"
Wu Mingche squinted his eyes and looked up out of the window: "Yes, counting from the sixth year of Taijian (author's note: Wu Mingche entered the imperial court from Shouyang in 574 AD) to now, he has been fighting endlessly and has not entered Beijing for more than three years.
It’s been such a long time since we’ve been apart.”
"I dare to ask the Grand Governor, what is your Majesty doing now without approving the general's meritorious deeds before he rushes to announce my visit to the capital?" Xiao Mohe said in a deep voice.
Wu Mingche turned back and glanced at Xiao Mohe: "Yuan Yin, you know it well, so why bother asking me? This is exactly why I asked you to come."
Xiao Mohe frowned: "This general is stupid, please give me a clear explanation from the Commander-in-Chief!"
Unexpectedly, Xiao Mohe would answer like this. Wu Mingche coughed twice, pointed at Xiao Mohe and said with a smile: "Xiao Yuanyin, Xiao Yuanyin, I didn't expect...ahem...I didn't think of you.
You’ve become smarter! That’s it, that’s it. The few people here are all close confidants of you and me. It doesn’t matter if you say some things explicitly. This time when you return to Beijing, Your Majesty just wants to summon you and me to ask about the situation of the Battle of Luliang. But
this······"
Wu Mingche paused for a moment and said helplessly: "It's just His Majesty's wish."
Although Wu Mingche never made it clear from beginning to end, everyone present understood that this was just His Majesty's intention. Who knows what "generous gifts" Chen Shuling and the other princes who are eyeing the throne will prepare for them.