On the surface, Pei Qian came to see his son Pei Xiu secretly, but after all, he had also served as a minister of Wei State, and knew that it was impossible to hide this matter from King Feng Gui.

So before he came to see Pei Xiu, someone had already come to Chang'an to meet Feng Junhou one step ahead of him.

This person is Pei Xiu's second uncle Pei Jun.

Pei Jun is now just a councilman with 600 shi, which is not far different from Feng Langjun who was appointed as a casual official after offering eight ox plows and being received by the emperor.

In other words, Pei Jun is now almost at the same level as Feng Junhou who just started serving as an official.

Compared to Feng Junhou, who developed for more than ten years and became one of the Han bosses, Pei Jun's upgrade speed is a bit slow.

Therefore, when he came to Chang'an and met Feng Junhou, he had to salute respectfully:

"Pei Jun, Hedong, pays homage to the Lord."

When he received the news of Pei Jun's visit, Feng Junhou felt a little confused at first.

He really didn't expect that someone from the Pei family in Hedong would actually serve as an official in Shu.

This discovery once again refreshed Feng Junhou's understanding of the complex and intricate relationship network of the aristocratic family.

It's just that this Pei Jun is not in Feng Junhou's memory of celebrities from the Three Kingdoms.

Moreover, this person is now just an official under Guang Luxun.

For Feng Junhou's current status, Pei Jun is just a small official with no reputation.

In addition, he had just succeeded the Prime Minister and took charge of Guanzhong, and immediately launched the Shangdang Campaign. After the Shangdang Campaign, he began to patrol Bingzhou again, and he was so busy that he could not keep up with the others.

How can I have time to sort through the dazzling network of connections of the Hedong family?

So it's normal that I haven't heard of Pei Jun before.

According to Feng Junhou's many years of experience, most of the official positions that Pei Jun held were used to bribe celebrities in name only and had no power.

The most typical example is Xu Jing, who was called by Fazheng "a man who has gained false reputation but no real reputation in the world."

Their biggest role is to talk nonsense and occupy the moral high ground, either by bragging about their own side or by belittling the enemy's side.

Feng Junhou's so-called "glib words and charming words" and "cruel heart" are probably the definitions of this kind of person.

So he estimated that this person was most likely a shrunken version of Xu Jing or something like that.

Although he thought so in his heart, Feng Junhou's words and deeds were very polite:

"I don't think Pei Yilang is so generous. Please, please sit down."

After all, Liu Bei had imprisoned Xu Jing, and Feng Junhou was already an important official in the court, so naturally he could no longer joke about his reputation.

After the host and guest sat down, Feng Junhou asked:

"Pei Yilang came to Chang'an this time, but what is the important matter?"

Pei Jun replied:

"Back to Junhou, Jun's ancestral home is in Hedong. He has been away from home for decades for some reasons when he was young. Now that he heard that Hedong has been restored, he is extremely happy."

"Therefore, I asked for leave from the emperor to return to my hometown to visit my relatives. Now I am passing through Chang'an and came here to visit Feng Junhou. I hope that you will not blame someone for being presumptuous."

Feng Junhou waved his hand: "No, no!"

If you are not from the Pei family in Hedong, it would be presumptuous to visit you.

But since you said in your greeting card that you are from the Pei family in Hedong, it is not considered presumptuous.

"Pei Yilang has been away for so many years, and now he can finally be reunited with his family. It's really gratifying!"

"Thank you, Lord Jun." Pei Jun thanked you quickly, and then said, "Speaking of which, it is actually thanks to Lord Jun that I can go back to Hedong to reunite with my family."

Feng Junhou understood his intention and said modestly:

"Pei Yilang's words are serious. I am just following the emperor's orders to bring down thieves and revive the Han Dynasty."

At the same time, I thought to myself: I wonder how much the Pei family has suffered due to the civil unrest in Hedong?

However, the Hedong family was basically plowed, and the Pei family was probably bleeding heavily.

If Pei Yilang returns to Hedong and finds that his hometown has been raided, will he put the account on me?

Thinking of this, Feng Junhou secretly asked:

"I saw in the greeting card that Pei Yilang was from Wenxi County, Hedong Province. Over the years, has he been connected to his family? Are there any other relatives at home?"

"Pei Yilang didn't know something. When Master Wang entered Hedong, the thieves oppressed the people too much, and the people of Hedong took advantage of the chaos and revolted."

Feng Junhou stated the facts without blushing or heartbeat:

"Many big families in Hedong have been affected. If the local sages had not asked for help from the army in time, I am afraid that Hedong would still be in chaos."

We have to test it first, otherwise, a close relative of Pei Yilang will die in the civil unrest.

It would be bad if you become the enemy of the other party without realizing it.

You are not afraid of having enemies all over the world, but you are afraid of not knowing who your enemies are.

Otherwise, you won’t even know you were tricked.

The ghost king Feng, who was accustomed to being evil, thought this in his heart, but he didn't know that Pei Jun had another purpose for his trip.

Originally, after the battle of Shangdang, the situation in Bingzhou and Hedong was basically settled, and Pei Jun could return to Hedong at that time.

The reason why I have been delaying for so long now is to wait for Feng to return to Chang'an.

But when Pei Jun heard what King Feng Gui said, his face couldn't help but twitch.

If I hadn't been in Shu for a long time and knew your methods well, I wouldn't have believed your lies, King Feng Gui.

In Shu and Liangzhou, I don’t know how many aristocratic families have disappeared.

Just when you, King Feng Gui, went to inspect Bingzhou, the armored cavalry troops crushed several wealthy families in Liangzhou!

Isn't the leader none other than Zhao Sanqian?

If you say you don’t know about this matter, who will believe it?

If I hadn't been afraid that my family would be ungrateful and fall into your trap, King Feng Gui, how could I have rushed to Chang'an eagerly?

"Thank you for your concern. This person is indeed from Wenxi Pei family. I just communicated with my family in Hedong two months ago. Everything is fine with my family members."

"Oh? Are everything okay? Then I'll let go...ahem, that's good! Haha, haha!"

Feng Junhou said, and ended up laughing.

Two months ago?

Does this mean that your family has not been affected by the civil unrest?

If you remember correctly, when General Guan entered Hedong, Wenxi County showed no resistance at all and directly opened the city gate and surrendered?

Precisely because Wenxi County was aware of current affairs, the Wenxi Pei family was indeed less affected than other families during the civil unrest in Hedong.

Feng Junhou wanted to take Pei Xiu under his wing, not only because of his talent.

Another point is that knowing that the damage to the Wenxi Pei family clan was relatively small, it might be easier to open the door to the Hedong family from them.

As for later, I heard that Pei Qian of the Pei family became the minister of Wei after the restoration of Hedong, but it was a hoax.

In King Feng Gui's plan, he really wanted to influence the Wenxi Pei family and make the Pei family express their attitude and join him.

At that time, you can also take a look at the wonderful expression of the Wei State who made Pei Qian the minister.

Just do something that disgusts the enemy, and even if it doesn't cause any harm to the enemy, you can still feel happy.

I don’t know if it’s because the two of them have the same thoughts.

Feng Junhou just thought of Pei Qian, and heard Pei Jun already take the initiative to mention:

"Actually, I dare not hide it from you. I took the liberty of visiting you this time. In addition to thanking you for allowing me to return to my hometown and reunite with my relatives, I was also entrusted by my brother to come to meet you."

"oh?"

When Feng Junhou heard this, he was startled and subconsciously picked up the tea cup to cover up.

At the same time, he quickly went through the people he knew in his mind, and it seemed that there was no old friend named Pei.

Except Pei Xiu.

But there is no need for Pei Xiu to go around in circles and ask someone to come see him, right?

"But I don't know who Pei Yilang's brother is?"

"My elder brother, who is famous for his literary skills, is the head of the Wenxi Pei family..."

Before he finished speaking, there was a "pop" sound, and all the tea in Feng Junhou's mouth spurted out.

Feng Junhou was extremely rude and shouted: "Pei Qian? Pei... Pei Wenxing is your brother?"

No wonder Feng Junhou didn't know about this.

In fact, Pei Jun had been away from Hedong for decades. In addition, after the Three Kingdoms became independent and it was difficult to get news, Pei Jun was mentally prepared that he would never be able to return to Hedong in this life.

Feng Junhou has only been an official for more than ten years, and Pei Jun is not a famous figure. How could he know these things.

Unless he is an old minister who served as an official when the late emperor entered Shu, he might still know some news.
To be continued...