"Recommending Xu Jun to His Majesty as the messenger of the decree is indeed the opinion of Xu Xiang and me." Pei Ji picked up the teacup and said in a deep voice, he didn't have any intention of covering up and avoiding this, "Xu Jun is young and talented, upright, and naturally the best choice for the envoy, Your Majesty is also very satisfied with this choice, which can be seen from Your Majesty's holy decree." ”

Xu Shanxin didn't expect Pei Ji to admit it so readily, let alone Pei Ji decisively lifted His Majesty out. Chen Ji's holy decree did praise Xu Shanxin twice, but everyone knew that this was just a formality according to the convention, and no one took it seriously.

However, whether it is serious or not, this is a fact, Your Majesty did promulgate such a will, so Xu Shanxin wanted to express his dissatisfaction and had nowhere to vent, so he could only pinch his nose and admit it, and he couldn't blame His Majesty.

Pei Ji then said: "I can understand Xu Jun's worries, but there are not many young leaders in the entire court, and there are even fewer who are as stable as Xu Jun, so Xu Jun is the most suitable for this task." ”

After a pause, Pei Ji raised his head and stared at Xu Shanxin tightly: "This trip to Bashu is destined to be a lot of tribulations, but this is also the new appointment given to Xu Jun by His Majesty, and it is also the experience of Xu Jun, can Xu Jun understand the meaning of this burden?" ”

Xu Shanxin couldn't help sneering in his heart, if he was a little careless, he might not be able to come back, it was really a meaningful "burden", but he also knew that for Xu Ling and Pei Ji, he really couldn't find a suitable candidate.

After all, the position of the envoy is not a high position, so it is naturally impossible to send important ministers of the court, and it is almost impossible for those courtiers of the older generation to deal with Li Xinchen.

Therefore, the best way is to choose a young man to grind with Li Xinchen little by little, and be able to deal with Li Xinchen's inevitable difficulties at any time.

This seems like a dangerous move, but it is the only way to do it now. It's no wonder that Chen Ji has no objection to this.

Xu Shanxin was silent for a long time before he whispered: "Pei Jun, this time to Bashu, Your Majesty definitely doesn't just want me to make a decree, right?" Simply sending this will to Li Xinchen's hands should not be what His Majesty wants. ”

Pei Ji smiled slightly: "Xu Jun is smart, what Your Majesty wants is Li Xinchen's attitude." ”

Xu Shanxin bowed slightly, which was also expected. And Pei Ji said unhurriedly: "What does Li Xinchen think of the court now, and whether he can accept the court's overtures, these are all things that His Majesty wants to know, and presumably Li Xinchen doesn't want to show it clearly, so this task is the most arduous, Xu Jun understands?" ”

Xu Shanxin frowned and said: "It's easy to test Li Xinchen, after all, Your Majesty will marry His Royal Highness Lechang to Li Xinchen, and Li Xinchen will inevitably come to Jiankang Mansion to complete the marriage, so just looking at Li Xinchen's attitude towards this matter, I'm afraid you can know what he thinks." ”

Pei Ji couldn't help but chuckle: "Xu Jun thinks too simple about Li Xinchen. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Xu Shanxin asked in surprise.

Pei Ji said lightly: "As far as I know, Wu Mingche's retreat from Luliang, Xiao Maha's attack on Jingzhou, and the East Palace's counterattack on Yangzhou's assassination are all behind Li Xinchen, or in other words, Li Xinchen has played an irreplaceable role in it······ In other words, this person's grasp of the current situation and politics is even higher than you and me. ”

Xu Shanxin gasped, he had heard of these rumors, but he didn't expect them to be facts, so Li Xinchen was really much more difficult to deal with than he imagined.

In this troubled world, how did such a demon come out?

At this time, Pei Yun, who had been standing respectfully behind Pei Ji, said in a low voice: "Xu Jun actually doesn't have to worry too much, Li Xinchen is in Bashu, I'm afraid he is not as free as everyone imagined." ”

"Oh?" Xu Shanxin didn't notice Pei Yun all the time, and when Pei Yun said it at this time, he didn't react at once.

Pei Ji glanced back at his son, obviously he was arguing with Pei Yun about this issue before Xu Shanxin arrived, and the two should not have reached an agreement, but at this time, Pei Yun said it again, Pei Ji hesitated, and after all, he didn't stop him.

And Pei Yun said solemnly: "In the country of Bashu Tianfu, Li Xinchen has the help of Ba people, and there will definitely be no shortage of manpower, so that in the future, there will be more and more taxes on grain and grass, but there is one that Li Xinchen will definitely lack, that is, talents." After all, cultivating talents is not an overnight effort, and Li Xinchen's own subordinates are just a group of newcomers who have been promoted from the previous corner positions, and I am afraid that there are only a few people with rich experience, such as Gu Yewang. ”

"Talent?" Xu Shanxin frowned and said.

"And the lack of talent will inevitably make it difficult for Li Xinchen to fully implement some government decrees in a short period of time, and then make it difficult for Li Xinchen's control of Bashu to be in place in a short period of time," Pei Yun said thoughtfully, "So we have two choices." ”

Pei Ji wanted to say something at this time, but after hesitating for a moment, he finally held back.

And Xu Shanxin stood up and solemnly bowed his hand to Pei Yunyi: "Please also ask Pei Shaojun to give advice." ”

Pei Yun respectfully returned the salute and said in a deep voice: "One is to take advantage of Li Xinchen's weakness and negotiate with Li Xinchen, the imperial court can let Li Xinchen select officials to enter Shu by himself, of course, as a corresponding condition, there should be a small number of people among these talents who are designated and selected by the imperial court, so that it can naturally ensure that a nail is inserted into the complete Li Xinchen system of Bashu, at least it can make Li Xinchen very uncomfortable." ”

After a pause, Pei Ji added a little helplessly: "Of course, this is just a meal for Li Xinchen and then mixed some sand into it, Li Xinchen just needs to be careful to watch out for these people, it is actually a way to drink water to quench his thirst." ”

Xu Shanxin raised his eyebrows: "It's not a good thing to drink to quench your thirst." ”

"That's true," Pei Yun said with a smile, "But sometimes drinking to quench thirst can still last for a short time, if you don't drink it, you can't support it at all, what if you can find an antidote at this time?" ”

Xu Shanxin was silent for a moment, and Pei Ji knocked lightly on the table: "Bo Ji (Pei Yun's words), you must not be rude." ”

Pei Yun hurriedly retreated slightly, making a helpless look towards Xu Shanxin.

Xu Shanxin hurriedly stretched out his hand and waved: "What Gongzi said is quite reasonable, why didn't Pei Shangshu let Gongzi finish his words?" ”

Pei Ji snorted coldly: "It's just a conspiracy and trick, what is there to say." How could Li Xinchen be so easy to calculate? ”

And Xu Shanxin smiled bitterly: "Pei Gong, there is nothing to be done now, although the young man has excessive words, but it is not that words are undesirable." ”