Chapter 43 I Will Stay
"Mr. Yuan Qing is indeed Zhizhu in control, and he has already figured out a solution to the problem. However, Mr. Yuan Qing has clearly said just now that Liu Biao is suspicious and undecisive, and is definitely not a talent for kings and dominance. If that is the case, how can you be sure that he will fight with Yuan Shu for Nanyang?" Pei Qian still didn't understand why Pei Qing was so sure that Liu Biao would fight with Yuan Shu to the death, because this did not conform to what Pei Qing said about Liu Biao's character.
In fact, with Pei Qian's own talent, if he really thinks hard, he will definitely get the same answer in the end. However, he is too lazy to use his brain now and directly gets the answer from Pei Qing. Of course, there is actually another idea, that is, to take the test to see if what he said is logical. With his wisdom, he doesn't need to use his brain to judge whether what the other party said is logical.
Pei Qing smiled faintly and said, "This is actually not difficult, because Nanyang is part of Jingzhou, and it is also the largest county in Jingzhou, and it is also the northern gate of Xiangyang. Although Liu Biao does not have the talent of kings and domineering, he also has the ability to defend himself. Yuan Shu occupied his largest county in Jingzhou. Not only did he disobey the orders of him, the governor of Jingzhou, but he also sent Sun Jian to attack him. This seriously affected his safety. It was like a thorn in his eyes, making him unable to sleep at night, so Liu Biao would definitely find a way to seize Nanyang."
"Mr. Yuan Qing is indeed extremely wise and can think of these things. But since Liu Biao and Yuan Shu turned against each other because of seizing Nanyang, if Yuan Qing Gong, you seize Nanyang, will Liu Biao join forces with Yuan Shu to target you?"
"This question is good," Pei Qing laughed, and then said, "Actually, there is no need to worry about this. As long as I express respect and obedience to Liu Biao on the surface, he will not pursue this matter too much, because compared to Yuan Shu, he naturally hopes that I will occupy Nanyang, so that he can help him protect the northern gate of Jingzhou. This is Liu Biao's character, he has no ambitions, but he only wants to ensure stability, and only wants to protect his vested interests, but he has no idea that in such a chaotic world, not making progress means destruction."
After hearing this, Pei Qian immediately said with conscientious words: "Duke Yuan Qing is far-sighted and far-sighted. I am better than me. To be honest, I see that Dong Zhuo is becoming more arrogant and has a different ambition, and is cruel and cruel. All officials and ministers are in danger. Moreover, now the children in Guanzhong sing nursery rhymes, thousands of miles of grass, He Qingqing, ten days of divination, which shows that Dong Zhuo is angry and resentful. I am afraid that Dong Zhuo will really be as predicted by Yuan Qing Gong. Dong Zhuo will not be able to escape and die sooner or later. Once his soldiers under his command make trouble, there will be no peace in Guanzhong. So after discussing with my father, I decided to go to Xiangyang to avoid disaster. However, when I see Duke Yuan Qing, I feel that Xiangyang is not necessarily safe. So I think about it carefully. It is better to stay under the Duke Yuan Qing Gong's account. On the one hand, it can avoid disasters, and on the other hand, it can often ask questions around the Duke and increase his experiences."
"Ah? This is really great. I dare not take it for you. However, Qing will definitely try his best to ensure your safety!" Pei Qing jumped up happily when he heard this. You must know that although there are many talents around him now and there are also support from aristocratic families, in fact, the few people around him, such as the Xie family of Chen County and the Yin family of Chen County were very famous in later generations, they are now just inconspicuous small families. Moreover, his talents such as Yin Kaishan and Xie Lingyun and his son were just remote branches in the small family. There is no reasonable aristocratic family to support him at all, but Pei Qian is different. This is a real young master of aristocratic family, and he is also a direct descendant.
You should know that although the Pei family in Hedong has not yet developed into a big family, its influence in Hedong is quite large. Pei Qian's father Pei Mao was the Minister of the current dynasty, and his grandfather Pei Ye was once the General of Du Liao and the Governor of Bingzhou. This is also considered a family of officials. Such an influential family's direct descendant joins his power, which will definitely bring him a considerable reputation and further strengthen his power.
What made Pei Qing even more happy was that this also meant that Pei Qian recognized his identity as the "Hedong Pei Family". Although he did belong to the Hedong Pei Family's blood in the future, it did not mean that he could be recognized by others in this era. Now Pei Qian takes the initiative to stay, although he has not clearly expressed his loyalty, which is enough to surprise him.
"But the most important thing at the moment is that the envoy wants to find a place for himself. After all, it will not be a one-day contribution to seizing Nanyang. As the prefect of a county, it is somewhat unsuitable for the envoy to be a mountain king in the mountains."
After obtaining Pei Qing's consent, Hou Pei Qian's name for Pei Qing had changed, and he directly called Pei Qing "Envoyant". This was a respectful title for the prefectural and county chiefs at that time, and it also represented Pei Qian's formal recognition of Pei Qing's identity as "Nanyang Prefect".
However, Pei Qing was not in the mood to think about the meaning of the change of the name Pei Qian, because he was also worried about the issue raised by Pei Qian. As the prefect of a county formally appointed by the court, if he stayed in the mountains and became the mountain king, it would indeed damage his image, but he could not directly seize the county like a bandit, right?
At this time, Pei Qian smiled and said, "Qian has a plan to help the envoy overcome the crisis for the time being. If the operation is done well, the envoy may get another county."
"Oh? I wonder what the trick was?" Pei Qing's eyes lit up after hearing this and he asked quickly.
"This is the subject of your subordinate Tang De. This person is Tang Ji's cousin and still has a certain reputation in the local area. Since the former Yingchuan prefect Li Min was killed by Dong Zhuo's general Xu Rongpeng this year, Yingchuan has no county magistrate yet, and the envoy has had the kindness of defeating the bandits and rescuing the gentry of the Changshe. As long as Tang De can join forces with the local gentry to welcome the envoy, then isn't Yingchuan County still in control?"
"Yingchuan..." Pei Qing couldn't help but feel excited after hearing this. As a person who came from later generations, he deeply knew what impact the small county of Yingchuan had on future history. It can be said that in the entire Three Kingdoms era, no matter which of the Wei, Shu and Wu, there were scholars from Yingchuan, such as Xi Zhicai, the top wise man in the Cao Wei Group, Xun Yu, Xun You, the top internal affairs talent Chen Qun, Zhong Yao, and Guo Tu, Xin Ping, Xin Pi and others of Yuan Shao Group, plus famous scholars such as Sima Hui and Xu Shu, as well as other people with greater influence, such as Du Xi, Zhao Yan, Zao Zhi and others. What a powerful group of scholars?
According to Pei Qing's estimate, many of these talents have not been promoted to the government. If they are won over, their strength and fame will definitely improve again.
Chapter completed!