The first favorite of rebirth

The military tent was pulled open, and it was Lin He who came in again, holding a wine jug in his hand, and said, "Jueyun, General Xia is looking for you."

Jue Yun stood up vigilantly, fastened his belt, Pei Jiqing took the coat for him and put it on, frowned and said: "Tell General Xia, if I see the caravan in a few days, I will go back with them."

"General Xia is not willing to punish Jue Yun." Lin He smiled with his mouth crooked, and said, "Don't worry, General Xia didn't drive you away. I'm afraid he wanted to talk about other things. If you are worried, go and have a look."

Where did Pei Jiqing feel relieved? He put on his coat for Jue Yun, and followed him out of the military tent. Jue Yun was used to holding his hand or following behind him in the past, but now he was walking steadily in front of him. In front of him; Jue Yun is younger than Lin He, but taller, with leather military boots that fit close to his legs, showing a slender curve.

In the main tent, Xia Chengxi frowned and sat in front of the marching map, holding the wine cup absent-mindedly. Besides Lieutenant General Lian Shuo, beside him was a man in casual clothes. a scribe.

Pei Jiqing saluted Xia Chengxi, and called "Deputy General Lian" by the way, Jueyun tugged at his sleeve, and said softly: "That is the military adviser general Luo Ji."

Luo Ji stretched his sleeves, looked at Pei Jiqing and said, "Who is this?"

"This is the son of Rong Dashi's family." Xia Chengxi glanced at Pei Jiqing, and continued: "I thought I was worried about Jue Yun, so I followed him. I, the son of an old friend, has no relatives and no reason in the capital, and I entrusted him care."

"Scholar Rong? Rong Ting?" Luo Ji looked at Pei Jiqing's face, and his expression became unnatural. Pei Jiqing smiled awkwardly. He didn't expect that all the military advisers and generals in Jinzhou would know what Xiao Wansheng did. It's true that good things don't go out, and bad things spread thousands of miles.

"I'm called Pei Qi." Pei Jiqing explained: "The Rong family has fallen, and I'm struggling to survive, so I didn't dare to tarnish my name, so I changed it specially."

Luo Ji nodded, and thought of several meanings in his mind, Pei Jiqing couldn't laugh or cry, Jue Yun said seriously: "Uncle Pei has nothing to do with that Lord Hou."

Pei Jiqing looked at Jue Yun who was speaking for him with some doubts, wondering if the child had learned a lot of messy things from these warriors after spending three years in the border.

"I didn't think much about it." Luo Ji quickly explained, "Just hearing Mr. Pei's surname reminds me of Pei Jiqing. Suwen Rong Ting and Pei Jiqing have always been at odds. Died by accident, Rong Ting came from a noble family, honest and upright, Pei Jiqing came from a poor and humble family, so it is inevitable that he is sophisticated, unfortunately, neither of them can keep the Supreme Emperor."

"Rong Ting and Pei Jiqing are just civil servants, even if they have great plans, they are no match for Fu Congjin's iron cavalry." Pei Jiqing never liked to argue with others, but now he couldn't help but say a few more words.

"Fu Congjin supports his own self-respect, and the Supreme Emperor is too cowardly, unable to check and balance." Luo Ji frowned and said, "You mean to satirize General Xia's indecision? You sons of the capital, how do you know the real situation in Mobei? If we don’t get rid of it, how can we solve our internal problems? At least there is still a regent now, and if General Xia is King Qin, I’m afraid that the Liao people will take advantage of it, and the world will not have the surname Fu long ago.”

Xia Chengxi pulled Luo Ji, but did not stop him from speaking. Pei Jiqing pondered for a moment, and suddenly understood Luo Ji's meaning. It seemed that Luo Ji didn't know Jue Yun's identity, and Rong Luan was just a criminal. Luo Ji There is no obligation to explain to him. At this moment, he is just defending the Supreme Emperor, without mentioning Xia Chengxi's fault at all, but it attracts such a long speech from the Luo army... It seems that Luo Ji is not a person who is alone, maybe this person I still regret not being able to stop Fu Congjin.

Xia Chengxi and Concubine Ming were old acquaintances, and this military adviser made such a statement, Pei Jiqing had a bottom line in his heart, and felt that although it was hard work to send Jueyun here, it was indeed safer than the capital of Tiger Cave and Longtan.

"These are all things in the past, so it's useless to talk about them." Xia Chengxi pulled Pei Jiqing to sit down, and said, "Since you came here secretly, I won't welcome you. My camp has never let outsiders in. There are enough small fires for Jue Yun, don't let others see you, and say nothing."

"The general taught me a lesson." Pei Jiqing lowered his head, looked at Jue Yun and smiled, and Jue Yun couldn't help but smile. He originally wanted to tell Pei Jiqing to go back, but at this moment Xia Chengxi let him go, and he felt that But he became happy for no reason, and he couldn't bear to say the words to drive Pei Jiqing away.

Xia Cheng looked at Jue Yun, and said: "You have memorized all the things I showed you the day before yesterday, how to avoid throwing stones, how to avoid flowing arrows, and climate change in the desert?"

Jue Yun nodded and said, "I remember everything."

"Just remember, you can look at the map again today." Xia Chengxi said: "Tomorrow night, I will capture the Dading City of the Liao Kingdom. At that time, I will let you and General Zhao Deqin go together to burn the grain and grass in the north warehouse. Break in from the front."

Jue Yun nodded, carefully took the map from Xia Chengxi's hand, Pei Jiqing looked at him in surprise, and said, "General Xia, why did you suddenly decide to attack the city?"

"The Liao Kingdom has oppressed the Great Zhou for many years, and it is rare to have such a good opportunity." Although Xia Chengxi knew that Pei Jiqing had no experience in marching and fighting, he had recently won a battle and was willing to tell him about it. "Although Xiao Yixian seized the military power , I am not a general, retreating and retreating, I am now guarding Linyu Pass, I can advance or retreat, if I can win Dading City, at least the surrounding area can be kept safe for 50 years."

Pei Jiqing was a little puzzled, and said: "Although I don't know Xiao Yixian well, this person has the guts to take away the soldiers and horses of their second prince, and he can retreat and retreat without mutiny. It doesn't look like he is brave Unsuspecting person, is he deliberately showing weakness? The general should be careful."

Xia Chengxi didn't answer Pei Jiqing's question directly, but turned to look at Jue Yun, and said, "Je Yun, what do you think?"

"I think General Xia is right." Holding the map, Jue Yun said, "If the Liao Kingdom wants to use retreat as an advance to lure the enemy to go deeper, there is no need for us to directly approach the city. Now that we are ready to attack the city, their strength The prince doesn't know what he's doing yet, I don't think Xiao Yi is luring the enemy first, he must be really panicked."

Pei Jiqing looked at the way Jue Yun was talking, and suddenly felt a softening in his heart, as if he was being concentrated by something again and again, and his heart was filled with joy.

"Not bad." Xia Chengxi also patted the back of Jue Yun's head in satisfaction, and said: "The analysis is good, go back and rest, I can rest assured that you will follow Zhao Deqin."

Jue Yun nodded, took Pei Jiqing's hand casually, and dragged him out of the main tent, Lian Shuo went to pass on the military order, and left with them, Luo Ji was the only one left in the tent.He rubbed his forehead, and said softly: "I didn't expect that Master Rong has a big beard, but his son looks really good."

Xia Chengxi glanced at him, and said: "Although the scholars are timid, they are very noble. Don't say such things indiscriminately."

"Yo, you're teaching me a lesson." Luo Ji gossiped, "You asked the ever-victorious Zhao Deqin to bring Jue Yun with you, because you wanted him to make meritorious deeds. Even the young master didn't see you treating him like this. Well, what, is he really your own son?"

"Get lost!" Xia Chengxi glared at Luo Ji and sighed, "The root cause is different. I have taken Tang Wei with me for a long time, and I never saw him let me down once."

"That's not all your pets." Luo Ji said: "When Jue Yun just followed us, his legs were so swollen that he couldn't even take off his boots. Are you willing to let that precious nephew suffer like this?"

"I didn't bring him because I was afraid that he would make a fuss and delay the military plane." Xia Chengxi was at a loss for words for a while, and said to himself: "It's true that the heavens will send a great mission to this people..."

Pei Jiqing just went to the edge of the water to take a bath. He hadn't had a good rest for several days. His body felt very comfortable soaked in the cold water. He reached out and rubbed his wet black hair to squeeze out the water.

Pei Jiqing looked up, looking at the vast pastures in the north of the Great Wall and the outline of the city in the distance. Pei Jiqing has never been to the Great Wall. At this moment, the sky is full of stars like broken diamonds sprinkled with velvet. The universe is boundless and far away. All stand still at this moment.

He stood there blankly for a long time before he put on his clothes and returned to the military tent. Jue Yun was lying sprawled on the bed, but still wearing his clothes and shoes. Pei Jiqing didn't bother him. He put on his coat and lay down in front of the table. Jue Yun suddenly stretched out his hand , gently tugged at the corner of his clothes, and said softly, "Aren't you going to sleep with me?"

"I thought you were asleep." Pei Jiqing sat beside him with a smile, and said, "Why don't you take off your clothes?"

"I'm afraid someone will steal the camp at night, so I can't take off my clothes." Jue Yun suddenly turned around and said, "I knew it earlier, I told you to go back just now."

Pei Jiqing asked, "What's wrong with me?"

"You came to see me, originally you were happy, but you looked worried and frightened." Jue Yun said sullenly with his back on his back: "I live a good life here, no one dares not to believe me, and you are always like this Worry about gains and losses."

"I don't believe you, I just feel that I'm old, and sometimes I don't know as much as you do." Pei Jiqing quickly explained, "I'm here, and General Xia didn't say anything, but you despise me."

"I just want to say that I'm fine." Jue Yun didn't expect Pei Jiqing to explain with a smile, turned around and said, "It's not that I dislike you, but I'm afraid that you are always worried about me. On the battlefield, he is a prince, how can he be like this?"

"He's a prince, but he's not a prince." Pei Jiqing sighed slightly, and said softly: "The regent is the son of Fugui, who was born as a slave and was not valued in the palace, and died very young. If the Prince Regent has no military exploits, he is nothing more than an empty-headed prince, he can do nothing..."

Pei Jiqing's voice became softer and softer, and she gradually recalled the past. Fu Congjin made great achievements in battle and returned to the capital with scars all over his body. That night was his celebration banquet. The official picked up the wine glass, and all the officials fell down like the wind blowing a wheat field, but what Fu Congjin saw were unfamiliar faces, even his father, the emperor, felt that he hadn't seen him for many years, as if he couldn't recognize them clearly.

At that time, Fu Congjin and Fu Congling were still brothers, and Pei Jiqing was just a guard in the prince's mansion. Fu Congjin drank like water at the palace banquet, but was drunk like mud in the three-person gathering in the prince's mansion. He held Fu Congling's hand Whispering softly, this joyful day, when all the people in the capital celebrate his military exploits, is actually the anniversary of his mother's death, but everyone has already forgotten it.

The jade face is less than the color of the jackdaw, but still brings the shadow of the Zhaoyang sun.

His mother was just a little maid, but what about him, in the eyes of the emperor, he was just a tool for marching and fighting, not a "son".

Jue Yun also fell into silent silence. He hugged Pei Jiqing's arm and said softly: "Does it mean that if you want to achieve great things, you must be like him, and even kill your brother?"

"No." Pei Jiqing pulled Jue Yun's shoulders, and said sternly: "You should resist when you are unfair, but it is not a reason for indiscriminate killing. If you are unkind, you will be abandoned by others in the end. It's just a matter of time. You have to remember , Conspiracy and conspiracy are just means, you must not indulge in it as a human being, the truth in the book is certainly awkward, but that is your kingly way."

Jue Yun had never seen Pei Jiqing look like this, nor had he heard him speak like this. He took Pei Jiqing's hand and nodded with a vague understanding.