On the morning of August 12th, the north bank of the Giant Horse River, the Guard Army camp.

Pei Xuanji appeared again, this time he was very low-key, and only brought a few entourages to directly ask for Feng Deyi.

封德彝一夜未眠,忧心忡忡,焦急不安.昨天裴世矩渡河西去,并未在南岸做任何停留,这完全出乎封德彝的预料.裴世矩主动承担招抚重任,显然对白发贼的真实身份已经有所肯定,既然如此,裴世矩就应该在南岸做短暂停留,与白发贼见个面,交个底,对北疆未来局势的发展做个具体规划,以确保南北关系不会偏离预定的轨道.然而裴世矩马不停蹄就走了,这意味着什么?意味着裴宣机已经完成了招抚重任?或者,白发贼根本就不是那个人?抑或,白发贼挟兵自重,野心膨胀,裴世矩失去了对他的控制,双方反目成仇?

Pei Shiju's words have been said and cannot be taken back. Unless he successfully urges the white-haired thief, no matter which situation occurs, it will be very unfavorable to Pei Shiju. Feng Deyi is the initiator of Pei Shiju's deep crisis. If Pei Shiju cannot hold on, how can he let him go and he will take the custody before he dies.

When Feng Deyi was nervous, Pei Xuanji arrived. After a brief greeting, Pei Xuanji handed over a memorial.

奏章以裴世矩的名义写就,内容亦很简单,叛贼不能接受朝廷的招抚条件,但迫于生存危机,暂时也只能困守飞狐,如此便可保证短期内,最起码在明年春天到来之前,他们不会对北疆安全造成实质性威胁,这就给了朝廷妥善处置他们的充足时间.另外裴世矩严正告诫,为确保北疆镇戍安全,确保南北关系不会持续恶化,必须重兵包围这股叛贼,千万不能让他们突围北上,不能让他们越过长城杀进塞外,这一点至关重要.

After reading it, Feng Deyi was quite confused. What is the mystery here? What does the white-haired thief openly refuse to urge him? What does this mean? It means that the white-haired thief is not that person, or does Pei Shiju lose control of that person? Or is Pei Shiju making a question and has other plans?

Feng Deyi pondered silently.

Pei Xuanji did not speak, sealed the memorial in front of Feng Deyi, and handed it over to Feng Deyi, asking him to pass it to the palace quickly, and then bowed and said goodbye to cross the river in a hurry.

Feng Deyi repeatedly analyzed and deduced, and finally determined that the key to the matter should be in the last part of the memorial.

裴宣机不辞辛苦奔走于巨马河两岸,裴世矩却马不停蹄而走,招抚看上去“虎头蛇尾”,一无所获,实际上当裴宣机亲自把裴世矩陈奏圣主和中枢的奏章送给封德彝过目,并当着封德彝的面封好这份奏章,本身就是一个强烈的暗示,招抚成功了,白发贼就是那个人,只不过事情远比想像的复杂.白发贼愿意交出军队,并不代表叛军队伍里的所有豪帅都愿意交出军队,所以裴世矩如果拿圣主和中枢的条件招抚,根本行不通,为此裴世矩必须拿出能够打动所有叛贼的条件,而这个条件又符合圣主和中枢的利益,才能顺利完成招抚,那么这个条件是什么?

Feng Deyi didn't know, but he could be sure that this condition had risks and hidden dangers, but it was also very tempting. It was a "pit" dug by Pei Shiju. As for whom he finally "pit", Pei Shiju himself could not determine. After all, no one could see the future. So Pei Shiju went straight and left, leaving a bunch of risks for the parties to bear it themselves and each person was willing to live up to his will. Who is the person involved? A white-haired thief is considered one, and a King of Qi is considered one. Duan Da, the remaining subordinate of Zhuo County, is a foregone conclusion. If everyone wants to make a profit from it, they must become the winner who will laugh to the end, otherwise they will be "pit" and killed.

This is Pei Shiju's cleverness. Everyone wants to dig a "pit" for him, and he really fell into it. Everyone is very happy and stands aside to watch the fun. Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, the old hen turns into a duck, and the situation is reversed. He is the one who stands in the "pit" and watch the fun, but everyone falls into the "pit". This mysterious method of turning hands into clouds and turning hands into rain is really amazing.

When Feng Deyi was thinking about what this "pit" was, Duan Da hurried over and asked directly, "Do you have any gains from Wen Xigong?" Although Pei Shiju left without stopping after crossing the river, Pei Xuanji stayed. I thought he should have gained something on the south bank, otherwise he would not have crossed the river and visited Feng Deyi again today.

Feng Deyi had no intention of concealing it, and he roughly explained Pei Xuan’s purpose and content of the memorial on the desk.

Duan Da was very puzzled, thought for a moment, and asked, "Is this considered a failure to recruit or is there a slight gain?"

"Of course, it's a great victory." Feng Deyi smiled and smiled.

Duan Da was puzzled and bowed to ask for advice.

"Mr. Wen Xi said it very clearly in the memorial that the white-haired thief will trap the flying fox and will not pose a substantial threat to the security of the northern border until next spring." Feng Deyi said happily, "The most scarce thing for the Holy Lord and the Central Government is time. As long as the crisis in the northern border does not continue to deteriorate in the next few months, it will inevitably bring more room for maneuver to the Holy Lord and the Central Government."

Duan Da was increasingly puzzled. The Holy Lord had issued an edict to suppress the thieves, but the ridges in Feihu area were high, the terrain was dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. And winter came in two months. In this way, the white-haired thief would definitely trap Feihu and not take action until the spring of the next year. Therefore, this should not be Pei Shiju's "great gain", but there was no gain at all. However, Pei Shiju could not pretend to be profound and deceive the Holy Lord and the Central Committee, and Feng Deyi could not just talk nonsense. There must be a famous story here.

Duan Da concentrated on his mind for a moment, and suddenly woke up.

The Guards surrounded the white-haired thieves on all sides and needed to consume a lot of manpower, material and financial resources, which inevitably led to a great weakening of the power of the northern border, which would inevitably further exacerbate the crisis of the northern border. The Great Wall Garrison warned that how could the enemy outside the border be spared the opportunity to take advantage of the fire and robbery and put the enemy in trouble? It happened that the smuggling from the north and south was cut off, and the trade between the north and the south was unsustainable. The enemy outside the border must have used the power of horse thieves and thieves to go south to attack the border, threatening Central China and the Northern Frontier to be attacked, and the dilemma of fighting on both sides. In this way, the relationship between the north and the south deteriorated rapidly, and the war between the north and the south was about to begin. The Holy Lord and the Central Government had to give up the eastern expedition and concentrate their efforts to guard the northern border. However, in this way, Central China gave the benefits of the Far East that were available to the Northern Territory to the Northern Territory. The entire situation of the northern border was more passive than before the eastern expedition. Once the Civil War broke out, the victory or defeat was unpredictable.

Therefore, there are two situations for white-haired thieves to trap Feihu. One is that white-haired thieves "passively" trap Feihu, which is very unfavorable to the future situation in northern Xinjiang. Another is that white-haired thieves "actively" trap Feihu. The white-haired thieves reached a tacit understanding with the Guardian army. The white-haired thieves voluntarily retreated to Feihu, while the Guardian army made every effort to garrison the Great Wall. This can stabilize the situation in northern Xinjiang and ensure that the relationship between the north and the south will not deteriorate further.

Feng Deyi said that Pei Shiju had "a great achievement" in recruiting pleasing, and this is why.

Duan Da suddenly realized and was also secretly ashamed. His wisdom and experience were slightly insufficient in politics and military terms, which was obviously the biggest obstacle for him to enter the central high-level.

Seeing Duan Da’s eyes showing a sudden look, Feng Deyi warned at the right time, "This is a temporary measure after all. After all, the white-haired thief will not be destroyed for a day, and the northern border will not be peaceful for a day, and it even directly endangers whether we can launch the third Eastern Expedition next spring. Therefore, the real key to this memorial is its last part."

The last part of this memorial is Pei Shiju's warning that no matter how white-haired thieves cannot be allowed to go out of the frontier, but if you want to solve the disaster of white-haired thieves once and for all, you must let him go out of the frontier.

This is a contradiction. Pei Shiju cannot see this. So what is his real intention?

When fighting in frontiers, the competition is not about the number of troops or the strength of combat, but whether food and grass can be continuously supplied. Although fighting through war is also a way, it is too limited. Under normal circumstances, especially those led by white-haired thieves, which have not undergone regular military training, have no experience in fighting in frontiers, and do not even have a decent horse army, do not have the basic conditions for fighting through war. Therefore, if white-haired thieves go out to fight, they will definitely be wiped out in the dilemma of no food and grass inside and no reinforcements outside.

It can be speculated that Pei Shiju's true intention of not allowing the white-haired thieves to go out to fight may be to protect this army. When he returns westward, when the Holy Lord and the Central Committee are about to launch a third eastern expedition, the situation in the entire northern border will change, and the conditions for recruitment will inevitably change accordingly. Once the recruitment is successful, and the 100,000 troops will be used by the court, the power of the northern border will surge unprecedentedly, and the chances of victory of Zhongtu in the Civil War will inevitably increase greatly.

However, everything has advantages and disadvantages. For the Holy Lord and the Reformers, the conservative forces headed by Xijing must be curbed and cracked down. The hidden danger of the King of Qi must be eliminated, and Pei Shiju must also be careful to prevent it. Therefore, if this rebel army cannot be used for itself, it must be wiped out, and it cannot be used for its opponents, and it cannot be allowed to develop so that it cannot be defeated and causes its own disaster.

Duan Da heard Feng Deyi’s warning words and understood it after a moment of thinking.

The struggles at the top of the central government are very fierce. Pei Shiju is at the forefront of the storm. There are many people who conspire to defeat him and try to replace him. In this harsh environment, Pei Shiju is as if he is walking on thin ice in the abyss. He is trembling and cautious every step he takes. However, the Civil War is getting closer and closer, and the responsibilities he bears are getting heavier and he has no way to retreat. In desperation, he can only show his edge and move forward. So he not only travels west personally to save the crisis in the Western Xinjiang, but also tries to control the situation in the Northern Xinjiang with the help of the two forces of the King of Qi and the white-haired thief.

Pei Shiju's approach undoubtedly touched the interests of most people in the central government. After all, Xijiang is the "private land" of Guanlong conservative forces headed by Xijing, and is the target of attack by the Saint Lord and the Reformers. The Northern Xinjiang is the "new battlefield" for the Saint Lord and the Reformers to make achievements, and the core interests of the Saint Lord and the Reformers. Now Pei Shiju wants to save the Western Xinjiang and control the Northern Xinjiang. Wouldn't it arouse public anger and become the target of public criticism?

Therefore, the fate of the white-haired thief is conceivable and destined. Pei Shiju knew that it was impossible to do it and was very pessimistic about the future of the white-haired thief, so he left without stopping, leaving only a memorial to talk about people and things.

Duan Da's mood suddenly improved, he smiled and said, "Duke Jing, in this way, a certain room for maneuver has increased greatly at this moment. With the 'help' of Wenxi, a certain person can take more initiative and gain more advantages."

Feng Deyi smiled and nodded, "If you want to turn your initiative and advantages into benefits, you must also ask the Holy Lord to obtain greater authorization."

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