Datang: Dad, I really didn't want to rebel!

Chapter 127

Chapter 164

After Pei Xingjian heard Li Chengqian's words, his pupils shrank suddenly, his face was full of disbelief, "Your Highness, you...what did you say?"

Although Pei Xingjian is only an official of the eighth rank, his background is extremely extraordinary.

His great-grandfather and grandfather both served in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. His father Pei Renji was an official in the Sui Dynasty until Zuo Guanglu, and his brother Pei Xingyan was also a fierce general in the late Sui Dynasty!
In April of the 13th year of Daye, the world was in chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and soldiers were not recorded or rewarded for their meritorious service.

Pei Renji saw that the strong enemy was ahead and the troops were exhausted, so all the military supplies he got were rewarded to the soldiers.

Xiao Huaijing, the censor of the supervising army, objected to this, and the soldiers all resented Xiao Huaijing.

Xiao Huaijing repeatedly searched for Pei Renji's faults and impeached him.

During the Battle of Luokou Cangcheng, Pei Renji was late. When he heard that Liu Changgong and others were defeated, he was afraid of Li Mi and did not dare to advance, so he stationed troops in Baihua Valley and fortified the camp to defend himself, but he was afraid of being punished by the court.

Knowing Pei Renji's dilemma, Li Mi sent someone to persuade him to surrender and tempted him with huge profits.

Jia Runfu persuaded Pei Renji to surrender to Li Mi, and Pei Renji said, "What about Xiao Yushi?"

Jia Runfu said: "Mr. Xiao is like a chicken perched on a branch. If he doesn't know how to adapt, it's up to you."

Pei Renji adopted Jia Runfu's suggestion and sent him to ask Li Mi to surrender.

Li Mi was overjoyed and appointed Jia Runfu to join the army as the commander of the marshal's mansion, and also served as the direct secretary's office. He sent him back to report to Pei Renji, and brought Pei Renji a letter to express his comfort and accept his attachment.

Pei Renji returned to Hulao, and Xiao Huaijing secretly reported the incident. When Pei Renji knew about it, he killed Xiao Huaijing and led his troops to surrender to Li Mi in Hulao City.

Afterwards, Li Mi sealed Pei Renji as Lord of Shangzhu State and Hedong County, Pei Renji's son Pei Xingyan was brave and good at fighting, and Li Mi also named him Lord of Shangzhu State and Jiang County.

In the first year of Wude, Wang Shichong led all his troops to Yanshi to fight Li Mi due to the lack of food in Luoyang.

Li Mi asked the generals about their strategies, and Pei Renji replied: "Wang Shichong has brought all the elite troops. Luoyang must be empty. We can send troops to guard the important passages so that he cannot go east. We will select another [-] elite troops and march west along the Yellow River." , to approach Luoyang. If Wang Shichong retreats, we will stand still; if Wang Shichong advances again, we will approach Luoyang again."

"In this way, our side can have sufficient physical strength, while the enemy is exhausted. According to the art of war, when the opponent goes out to fight, I retreat, and when the other side retreats, I go out to fight. Multiple challenges make the enemy tired. Use this strategy to confuse the enemy."

Li Mi said: "Pei Gong, you only know one thing, but you don't know the other. Luoyang's army has three aspects that are difficult to resist. The first is the excellent equipment, the second is to fight for a decisive battle, and the third is to fight when the food is exhausted."

"Our side stands still to accumulate strength and seeks the enemy's weakness. The opponent seeks a battle but cannot find an opportunity, wants to go but has no way out, within ten days, Wang Shichong's head can be hung under my military flag."

Shan Xiongxin and other generals despised Wang Shichong and asked to fight, but Pei Renji tried hard to dissuade him but could not stop him.

Li Mi couldn't disobey the generals' request, so he fought a decisive battle with Wang Shichong. As a result, the Wagang Army was defeated, and Pei Renji and his son were captured by Wang Shichong.

After Pei Renji and his son were captured, Wang Shichong treated them very courteously because they were both brave generals, and married his elder brother's daughter to Pei Xingyan.

In April of the second year of Wude, Wang Shichong proclaimed himself emperor, appointed Pei Renji as Minister of Rites, and Pei Xingyan as Zuo Fu General.

However, it is not a good thing to be famous. After Pei Xingyan became a general, he was also called "the enemy of ten thousand people", and he had great prestige in the army.

In troubled times, if the generals under his command responded to every call, he would definitely be suspected by the king.

Wang Shichong was originally a narrow-minded person who didn't like other people's kindness, so he had opinions on the Pei family father and son both openly and secretly.

Knowing what Wang Shichong meant, Pei Renji was very disturbed. In May of the same year, Pei Renji conspired against dozens of people including his son Pei Xingyan, Shangshu Zuocheng Yuwen Rutong, Shangshi Zhichang Chen Qian, and secretary Cheng Cui Deben.

If it succeeds, the pattern of the world will change again, and the Pei family and his son will even be able to fight against Datang.

Unfortunately, during the rebellion, a traitor Zhang Tongren appeared among them.

Because of Zhang Tongren's high secrets in advance, the Pei family and his son failed to rebel and were finally killed.

The once-prominent Pei family fell into despair. Pei Xingjian had worked hard for so many years, and even relying on the shadow of his ancestors, he was only an eighth-rank Sicang to join the army.

Of course, Pei Xingjian couldn't accept the gap.

However, at this moment, there are so many fierce generals in the Tang Dynasty, and he has no chance at all if he wants to stand out.

There are too many talents in Chang'an, and there is no shortage of Pei Xingjian.

Not to mention anything else, just from his master Su Dingfang, Pei Xingjian knew that he was a hidden talent!
It’s not considered buried, the main reason is that there are too many people who can be used, just like this time Li Shimin’s imperial conquest, after racking his brains to filter out a large number of candidates, he found that there are still too many people who can be used...

It is really difficult for Su Dingfang to stand out in this Tang Dynasty where there are fierce generals like clouds and counselors like rain. Even if he once followed Li Jing to destroy the Eastern Turks, it is still only a "small contribution".

In this prosperous Tang Dynasty, which famous general has not participated in the battle of destroying the country?

It's just a mouthful, and there's really nothing special about it.

Pei Xingjian felt very unworthy of his master, but more importantly, he felt helpless.

Because he himself is in this situation at the moment.

Originally, I thought that I would not be able to get ahead in this life, until I died with regret.

But Pei Xingjian didn't expect that now the King of Qian suddenly said that he would take him to Qianzhou and reuse him!
But... Qianzhou is really too remote. In the past, only those who were dispatched would go there. I am used to the prosperity of Chang'an, so how can I adapt to the misery of a remote place?

After a long time, Pei Xingjian gritted his teeth and said: "His Royal Highness, thanks to the great love, but I will still have family members in Chang'an, so it is really inconvenient to travel far!"

Li Chengqian sighed in disappointment, "That's it, alas... To tell you the truth, there is still a lack of a third-rank deputy commander in King Qian's mansion, and this king plans to let you be him, since you don't want to, then forget it! "

"...The deputy commander-in-chief of the third rank..."

Pei Xingjian breathed heavily, "Your Highness, are you kidding me?"

"Hehe, do you think this king will make fun of this kind of thing? You can ask Xue Rengui, he was originally a commoner, but after this king invited him to Qian Wang's mansion, he directly appointed him as the commander-in-chief!"

Pei Xingjian didn't speak, and set his eyes on Xue Rengui.

Facing his questioning gaze, Xue Rengui nodded heavily without any hesitation.

Is it true?
Pei Xingjian was a little surprised that Xue Rengui was even younger than him, yet he was able to become the third rank commander.

To know the governor of Shangzhou, he is only from the third rank.

Although the gold content of this commander is not as high as that of the third-rank Shangzhou governor, it is definitely infinitely better than his current eighth-rank Sicang joining the army!
To go, or not to go?

For a while, Pei Xingjian began to hesitate.

(End of this chapter)