After seeing off Jin Mantang, Li Ze took time to meet the former Luoyang Chief Historian Pei Ju who had been waiting for a long time.

"Pei Changshi, you have been waiting for a long time." As soon as we met, Li Ze accused him repeatedly. "It was Jin Mantang who came from afar and brought what we need most now. Talking to him about the current situation in Jiangnan, you have been waiting for so long."

Li Ze showed enough respect for Pei Ju. Firstly, it was because Pei Ju is indeed a capable person, and secondly, Pei Ju is really pitiful now.

Pei Ju's family is now destroyed.

Weizhou was defeated, King Fu died of self-immolation, Niu Furen died on the spot, Li Hai's troops were defeated and fleeing far away, and Pei Ju was still in Han Qi in Hedong. Next, Luoyang was captured by Xuanwu Army, and the princess of King Fu Li Xin hanged himself to death. The remaining Fu Wang's family was taken advantage of by the riots, which was a terrible sight, and Pei Ju's family naturally could not be spared.

All his family members died in this battle. The ministers died in the national crisis, which was acceptable to people like Pei Ju, but the experience of the female family in the family made him so angry that he almost lost his mind.

They all died in tragic death after being humiliated.

"The Grand Tutor is so serious." Pei Ju, who was standing in front of Li Ze, was still clean and refreshed. Apart from being thinner, he could hardly see anything unusual about him, but Li Ze could sense the suppressed anger contained in Pei Ju's pupils.

"Wuwei is probably the most scarce thing at present is food. Jin openly opened the sea business road and brought what the Taifu needed most from Jiangnan, which is naturally the top priority. Pei is also happy for the Taifu. With this sea business road, Wuwei will be worry-free."

Li Ze nodded with a smile, invited Pei Ju to sit down, and served tea. Then he said, "Pei Changshi himself asked to be the governor of Weizhou. With Pei Changshi's talent, he was more than enough to be competent for this position, and even had a poor talent. I originally wanted to invite Pei Changshi to the court and hold a position among the six ministries and six ministers."

Pei Ju shook his head repeatedly: "I won't go. If the Grand Tutor thinks it is inappropriate for me to be the governor of Weizhou, Pei will ask to guard a small soldier for Weizhou."

"Pei Changshi is so serious." Li Ze looked at Pei Ju: "I naturally understand that Pei Changshi wants to serve in Weizhou, but it is precisely because of this understanding that it makes me hesitate. Does Pei Changshi know why?"

"Of course, it's clear." Pei Ju nodded: "The tutor is afraid that I will be burned by hatred and do something irrational."

"How does the Chief Secretary think about this issue?" Li Ze asked back: "How can the Chief Secretary help me feel relieved?"

"Pei is not a person who doesn't know the importance of the matter." Pei Ju took a deep breath and said, "Since the spring plowing, Wuwei has been fighting one after another, and the soldiers and people are exhausted and need to be repaired. In terms of economy, Wuwei is absolutely unable to start the war. Next, what the Taifu is worried about must be the stability and integration of Zhaoyi and Weibo. This is one of them. Secondly, if Your Majesty moves to Zhenzhou, the Taifu wants to revive the court, and internal troubles will inevitably be a lot of trouble. In the northwest direction, the major towns are waiting and watching, and it is difficult to decide. The Taifu also attaches equal importance to the kindness and power, and suppresses them one by one. If you want to do these things with Zhu Wen, it will inevitably take a long time to stop the war. Both sides may even make some transactions to achieve each other's goals."

Li Ze nodded. Pei Ju's analysis was indeed very comprehensive, and he explained everything Li Ze thoughts one by one.

"So the Grand Tutor is afraid that I will cause trouble in Weizhou." Pei Ju said.

"That's right." Li Ze said: "May the chief minister give me peace of mind?"

"Don't worry, the Grand Tutor. It's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge." Pei Ju gritted his teeth and said, "What I want is not only to kill Zhu Wen. What I ask for is not only to kill him, but also to kill his nine clans, so that the Zhu clan's cigarettes will be cut off and there is no possibility of turning over. Therefore, Taifu, I can tolerate it, but I understand the principle that haste will not be understood. I am also very clear that the stronger the Grand Tutor, the greater the hope of revenge. So Pei will willingly become a stone and a piece of rubble on the way forward of the Grand Tutor. As long as it can make the Grand Tutor stronger, it will be enough."

Listening to Pei Ju's gritting teeth, Li Ze truly felt relieved.

"Since that's the case, I will appoint Pei Changshi as the governor of Weizhou. However, this position is a bit aggrieved by Pei Changshi. After Pei Changshi fulfills his wish in Weizhou, the six ministries and nine ministers, Pei Changshi can choose a position at will."

"Thank you, Grand Tutor!" Pei Ju stood up, bowed to the ground with his fists.

This time, Li Ze couldn't sit upright and received the gift of Pei Ju. Because from this moment on, Pei Ju became a member of his Wuwei Group.

"Governor Pei is in Weizhou, what are you going to do next?" Li Ze asked.

"The first thing is of course to restore it." Pei Ju said: "Weizhou has been fighting one after another. Zhaoyi army, Wei Bo army, Xuanwu army, and our Wuwei army have fought on this land for more than half a year. It is more ruinous than Luzhou. The population loss is so serious that it is difficult to describe, so what we need to do next is to slowly restore the economy of Weizhou. After I take office, I will first concentrate the people scattered in four towns and eight miles to the vicinity of Weizhou City, resettle, concentrate limited manpower and material resources, and do my best to restore the prosperity around Weizhou City."

"Secondly, I will do my best to attract outsiders to settle down in Weizhou. Zhu Wen wants to calm Heluo as soon as possible. In the pass, the means must be cruel and cruel. Wuwei's policies are very attractive to ordinary people. And I have a little influence in Heluo. I will do my best to try my best to attract the people there to escape to us. If we have one more, they will be less. If we have one more, they will be less. If we have one more, they will be less."

Li Ze nodded repeatedly.

"This is the way to plan the country in a successful way."

"Third, on the basis of doing these things, of course, we must prepare for future wars." Pei Ju said: "Practice the army, store grain and grass, build roads, build castles, and build Weizhou step by step into a bridgehead for Wuwei to attack Heluo Guanzhong."

"What the Chief Secretary thinks and thinks is already very comprehensive." Li Ze said with satisfaction: "The governor of Luzhou is Yao Jing. This person used to be the magistrate of Wuyi County and was familiar with my Wuwei policy. However, if you have any doubts, you might as well discuss it with him."

"I will definitely ask Governor Yao for advice."

"No need to ask for advice." Li Ze said: "Yao Jing is very familiar with the Wuwei policy, but there may be some unscrupulous and inappropriate places like Luzhou. You are different from the governor Pei. I have also told him that you two will assist and support each other. Weizhou and Luzhou must be built into a whole to have strong combat power and strong vitality."

"I will definitely do my job according to the Grand Tutor's instructions," Pei Ju said.

"General Shi Zhuang led 20,000 troops to station in Luzhou, and one of them would definitely use Weizhou as the base. In terms of military affairs, Shi Zhuang is the main one, and governor Pei should support Shi Zhuang more in terms of military affairs."

"Don't worry, Taifu, I know the rules of Wuwei. Local chief executives cannot interfere in the army, they can only provide good logistics support for the army." Pei Ju smiled and said, "The rules will not be broken by the subordinates, let alone General Shi will not let me break the rules."

Li Ze smiled and said, "Although Governor Pei cannot interfere in military affairs, he can do other things. You have a deep foundation in Heluo. Are you still in Heluo now? Pei Changshi might as well organize these people. We can cease war with Zhu Wen, but if there are frequent riots and constant uprisings under his rule, it is not our business."

Pei Ju's eyes lit up: "The Taifu means that I can strongly support these people on top of military supplies and money?"

Li Ze smiled and said, "Even if you send some people to guide you, it's OK. If Pei Changshi doesn't have many or not enough people, he can discuss it with Tian Bo afterwards."

"Will these people be given the command power to me?" Pei Ju's eyes lit up.

"The staff organized by the governor Pei will definitely be under your command in the future." Li Ze said with a smile. "Even if governor Pei wants to be transferred to a military position, it will be completely OK."

"Thank you for giving me this right." Pei Ju nodded fiercely: "I will let the smoke in Heluo area roll in for a moment and there will be no peace."

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Under Wuwei's rule, other governors certainly would not have this right, because in this fact, Pei Ju had already been granted the right to act cheaply, and it could even be said that he had given military power in disguise.

"Governor Pei arrived in Luzhou yesterday. Xue Ping and the others were having a banquet. I heard that they also invited Governor Pei. Why didn't Governor Pei go?" Li Ze asked inadvertently.

Pei Ju laughed, "Everyone knows what they want to do, but unfortunately Pei Ju doesn't like them at all. If I want to avenge my family, can I rely on them besides relying on the Taifu? What they can't do is just a thing in the hands of the Taifu. Although my words are a bit ugly, this is also my true words. Please forgive me for your sins!"

"The words are rough and not rough!" Li Ze didn't care at all. "We want to defeat Zhu Wen and return to Chang'an. To go further, if we want to revive the Tang Dynasty, we can only have one voice. Now I can't see anyone who can make this voice more suitable than me, so they can join in groups and have different opinions, but I will not tolerate them doing other extraordinary things."

"Li Hai didn't go either." Pei Ju said.

"Li Hai did not go because governor Pei greeted him?" Li Ze asked with a smile.

"Li Hai went to ask me, and I did warn him that this person was a pure military man, but his shortcomings were also that he was soft-hearted and prone to impulsiveness. I was about to ask the Grand Tutor to send him to me where he was." Pei Ju said: "Stop he would stay with these people and miss him when the time comes."
Chapter completed!