Turbulent Times Chapter 1446: Terrible things

"Grandfather has finally agreed to let his grandson serve under Wang Junlin's command. Is grandfather no longer optimistic about Li Yuan?" The grandfather and grandson talked for a while, and Pei Yuanqing asked suddenly.

Pei Shiju shook his head and said with a smile, "It's not certain. Li Yuan has an innate advantage, and all the powerful families will support him. It's too huge, so we'll focus on Li Yuan, after all, our Wenxi ancestral home is in Hedong, which is why you went to work under Wang Junlin's command incognito."

Pei Yuanqing shook his head and said: "Grandson and Wang Junlin are friends, and I know him a little bit. He...he is different from everyone. Grandpa should know that Wang Junlin has a junior sister named Nie Xiaoyu, who is extremely beautiful." That woman, my grandson was still interested in her at the time, but unfortunately this woman... is so special, she didn't mean anything to my grandson. Last year, my grandson went to Fanyang County with his grandfather, and my grandson took the time to meet Nie Xiaoyu. The grandson suddenly discovered a very scary thing."

Pei Shiju saw Pei Yuanqing's solemnity when he spoke, and asked curiously, "Yuanqing discovered something terrible."

Pei Yuanqing recalled how he saw Nie Xiaoyu at that time, his face showed the shock and surprise at that time again, and said solemnly: "Grandfather, Nie Xiaoyu is exactly the same as when I saw her twelve years ago. The years seem to have left no trace on this woman."

"There is still such a thing." Pei Shiju was also taken aback when he heard it, "Could it be that there is really a technique or a panacea that can keep the face in the world?"

Pei Yuanqing thought about it for a while, then shook his head and said, "Grandson doesn't know if there is a technique to preserve the face, or if there is a panacea that can keep people's appearance, but Nie Xiaoyu feels too mysterious to grandson. Strong, not afraid of grandfather's jokes, grandson still dare not look at Nie Xiaoyu, sometimes grandson really feels that this woman is not a person, but something else."

Pei Shiju thought for a moment and nodded, "When you say that, I remember something. Before Dugu Changsu disappeared from Luoyang, he once said something in front of the emperor, saying that Wang Junlin had a snake island overseas. , Many terrifying weapon-making methods, including gunpowder packs and grenades, were first sent from Snake Island, and Nanie Xiaoyu seems to have been sitting on Snake Island."

Pei Shiju thought that he would never do business at a loss. Since he invested his capital, he would definitely gain something. Moreover, he thought that whether it was Li Yuan or Wang Junlin, he knew the abilities and power of both of them very well. At this time, I suddenly realized that I felt like Wang Junlin.

The understanding is far from enough. There seems to be an unfathomable black hole behind the other party, making it difficult for people to peek.

"Grandfather, I always feel that although Li Yuan has the support of all the powerful families, he probably won't be Wang Junlin's opponent in the end." Pei Yuanqing expressed his judgment very seriously.

Pei Shiju's face became serious, he frowned for a while, nodded silently, and said solemnly: "What Yuan Qing said is not wrong, it is indeed possible, Wang Junlin feels too deep and unfathomable .And Wang Junlin's strategy is very high, and it can be confirmed now that the Turks besieged Yanmen County City half a year ago, trapped the emperor in the city, and a series of things after that were all concocted by Wang Junlin."

Pei Yuanqing was taken aback, and lost his voice: "Grandpa said, Wang Junlin colluded with the Turks?"

Pei Shiju shook his head without hesitation, and said, "It's impossible. If he colluded with the Turks, he wouldn't have wiped out a full 300,000 Turkic army in the end, and even sent people to sea to severely damage the Turkic lair. We I just suspect that the Son of Heaven was used as a bait by him, and the Turkic people were also used by him, because everything was too coincidental!"

Pei Yuanqing nodded. Although he is a brave general, he does not have the far-reaching vision and sharp mind of his grandfather. Making it with one hand, he pondered for a moment, with a look of emotion on his face, thinking how he made such a powerful friend back then.

Pei Shiju shook his head again and said: "Although Wang Junlin is indeed powerful, and may have some secret methods that we don't know about, but you should not underestimate Li Yuan, his methods are no less than Wang Junlin, but he is better at disguising , let us all feel that he is honest and ordinary, including me, I also thought that he was easy to control at one time, but recently I found out, in fact, all of us are wrong, this person is absolutely hidden, he pretends to be low-key and ordinary to win The support of all aristocratic families."

"Why did grandfather come to such a result?" Pei Yuanqing never felt that Li Yuan was so powerful.

Pei Shiju said with emotion: "Wang Junlin dispatched tens of thousands of troops and took over three counties in Hebei and Gaoxuan County by the sea in more than two months. This speed is fast enough, but at least tens of thousands of troops were lost. Food, grass, military pay, ordnance and weapons are even more massive. But look at how Li Yuan controlled the counties in the east of the river. It was silent. In many cases, he didn't need to send troops, and he controlled them without dying. This kind of method is the real power."

After hearing this, Pei Yuanqing pondered for a while, his expression was a little shocked, he sighed softly, and said sincerely

: "It's still my grandfather's eyes, this Li Yuan is really powerful."

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Fanyang County, Qin'an Palace.

Shen Guoer sent Wang Junlin a new piece of information, and said solemnly: "My lord, there is news from Jiangnan that there is a huge power organization lurking in Jingxiang and Jiangnan, called the Nanhuahui. According to our preliminary investigations by our spies As a result, there are nearly 200,000 members of the South China Association, and the origin of the leader is extremely mysterious."

"South China Association..." Wang Junlin nodded and asked, "Who is the leader of the South China Association?"

Shen Guo'er immediately said: "From the current inquiries, the leader of the South China Association is Xiao Xian, the prefect of Baling County."

"Xiao Xian...what is the relationship with Empress Xiao?" Wang Junlin asked with a frown.

"My lord, this Xiao Xian is the nephew of Empress Xiao." Shen Guoer knew what Wang Junlin was concerned about.

Wang Junlin sneered and said: "The Xiao family wants to restore the Liang Dynasty! It's just wishful thinking."

Shen Guoer nodded and said: "What the lord said is very true, the Xiao family indeed planned this way, and according to the information from the branch office of our Military Intelligence Office in the south of the Yangtze River, the Nanhua Society is ready and may come at any time Rebellion."

Wang Junlin nodded, pondered for a moment, and asked, "Guo'er, from your point of view, Nanhua will succeed in rebelling in the south of the Yangtze River. How will it affect us?"

Shen Guo'er thought for a while, and said: "Guo'er thinks that the Nanhua Society seems to be mainly in the south of the Yangtze River, but their influence on us is not small. Because of the power of the Nanhua Society, once Xiao Xian raises the flag to rebel, it will definitely sweep The entire south, and different from the rebels, they will establish a court regime immediately. The emperor is now ready to go to the south, and the emperor has always regarded Jiangnan as his foundation. Once something happens in the south, the center of gravity of the entire court will shift to In the south of the Yangtze River, food, grass and the army will focus on countering the rebellion in the south of the Yangtze River, so as not to take care of the north, so that Li Mi of Wagang and Li Yuan of Taiyuan can develop their forces wantonly, which is of course our opportunity."

Wang Junlin nodded and said: "In this case, send an order to the various naval divisions to increase their training. If something happens in the south of the Yangtze River, we will use the naval divisions to directly kill Jiangdu. By the way, the imperial court named me the Governor of Hedong." The imperial decree from the general manager is coming soon. Tell Huang Shaoqiu to lead the navy to Luoyang. If the emperor asks him to **** him, he will **** him to Jiangdu. If the emperor wins him over, let him lead the navy to stay in Jiangdu. If you win over, find a place to camp in the Yangtze River, and don't leave."

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