Before the legendary Gongsun Xian, who did not die, returned to Penglai County, He Guanglie, who was still recuperating at home, suddenly received an appointment and was promoted to the commander of Dengzhou Guard.

This appointment also shocked many people.

Previously, everyone speculated that even if He Guanglie was to be promoted, he should be promoted to the commander of the third grade, after all, he also had a deputy commander Li Pengfei with higher qualifications than him. However, when the imperial court commended He Guanglie, the people in the army were all convinced, it turned out that the enemy's main general Lou Feng was injured by He Guanglie, and He Guanglie was the biggest hero of Daji's retreat so quickly. In a place like the army, in addition to fighting for seniority, but also for strength, not to mention He Guanglie's hearty temperament, he is already quite popular in the army.

In this way, the return of Gongsun Xian made the atmosphere in the army delicate.

According to common sense, after the death of the old general Gongsun Dengzhouwei, the post of commander of Dengzhou Wei should be succeeded by Gongsun Xian, especially Gongsun Xian's contribution in the last battle is not small, but now that the appointment of He Guanglie has come down, the emperor's holy decree can actually be changed if it is changed?

When the ragged Gongsun Xian came in from the city gate of Penglai County in a broken ox cart, he ushered in the cheers of many people, and the hero who had just mourned came back to life, which was a great joy for the people to celebrate.

However, the five princes who lived in the hotel in Penglai County were not in a good mood when they learned that Gongsun Xian had entered the city.

In the study room of the hotel, the fifth prince's face was as black as the bottom of a pot: "Gongsun Xian is really alive!"

Yan Hui knelt on the ground and said ashamedly: "It's the minister's ineffective work, please punish His Highness!"

Although the fifth prince is also a little angry with Yan Hui. But the people he can rely on in Shandong now are really limited, so he can only hold back his anger and wave his hand: "Get up, you have never crossed paths with Gongsun Xian, and it is understandable to be mistaken." ”

After speaking, the fifth prince looked at Xue Xingyi again: "Now that Gongsun Xian has returned, can the previous plan against the Gongsun family continue?"

Xue Xingyi said: "No." You personally wrote an inscription to General Gongsun as a messenger sent by His Majesty, and His Majesty also gave it a reply, and it has become a foregone conclusion that General Gongsun sacrificed his life for the country. ”

The fifth prince wanted to say something, but Xue Xingyi said lightly: "Your Highness, you have no jokes!"

The five princes were blocked for a while. Thinking that he didn't follow Xue Xingyi's advice and insisted on writing the inscription, he was very remorseful: "Is there any other way?"

Xue Xingyi was silent for a moment. Said: "Gongsun Xian's return is a foregone conclusion, the Gongsun family has a very high prestige in the army, and for today's plan, we can only cultivate other forces in the army to compete with it and reduce the influence of the Gongsun family in the army." ”

Hearing this, the fifth prince's face finally looked better: "Fortunately, my father's appointment to He Guanglie has been issued." Gongsun Xian came back a step late after all. He Guanglie is the same age as Gongsun Xian. The ability is comparable. This time he has made a great contribution, and he should be able to suppress the bullets of the Gongsun family, which has lost the old general Gongsun. ”

Xue Xingyi lowered his eyes and said: "Your Highness, in terms of seniority, He Guanglie is not as good as Li Pengfei. Li Pengfei has served as the deputy commander for many years, and he and the Gongsun family are not as peaceful as they seem. He Guanglie...... may not be easier to control than the Li family. ”

However, the five princes are very insistent on this matter. He shook his head and said: "The Li family has taken root in Shandong for many years, how can I let him become the second Gongsun family? The foundation of the He family is far away in the capital, what kind of storm can he set off alone? I am free to decide this matter, so you don't need to say it again." ”

Xue Xingyi has never been a person who desperately admonishes, so he stopped speaking when he heard it.

And Gongsun Xian and He Guanglie really did not disappoint the five princes.

When Gongsun Xian came back, his leg was not yet complete, and he recuperated at home for a while, and when he was able to go to the ground, He Guanglie's injuries were also complete.

So, He Guanglie was blocked by Gongsun Xian on the way to the army to officially take over, and the two fought outside the barracks because of a disagreement, and finally Gongsun Xian was broken on the bridge of his nose, and his leg was injured even more, and He Guanglie broke a rib. The subordinates who followed them also got into a mess, and if Deputy Commander Li hadn't gotten the news and brought people to stop him, maybe there would have been deaths.

As for the reason for the fight between the two, it was also rumored later.

It turned out that Gongsun Xian was dissatisfied with He Guanglie and robbed him of the position of commander, and he was not satisfied that he took advantage of his serious injury and did not come back. He Guanglie emphasized that it was indeed himself who seriously injured the enemy commander Lou Feng at the beginning, Gongsun Xian did not contribute at that time, but just led people to follow behind to pick up leaks, and his promotion to the position of commander was well deserved!

The two sides insisted on their own words, so naturally they started to move their hands after arguing! Although Li Pengfei stopped the two people who were killing you to death, Gongsun Xian let go of cruel words and wanted to finish talking to He Guanglie! He Guanglie was not a soft person, and immediately responded to the provocation with a swear word!

Gongsun Xian and He Guanglie's Liangzi ended in this way.

Since then, the struggle between Gongsun Xian and He Guanglie has really not stopped. He Guanglie became the commander, but Gongsun Xian was still a four-grade man, but Gongsun Xian never sold He Guanglie's account, and He Guanglie did not forget to occasionally give Gongsun Xian small shoes to wear, and the two were on the same page.

The people above don't get along, and the people below naturally don't get along, He Guanglie's people and Gongsun Xian's subordinates belong to two camps, and no one obeys anyone, and there are many things that secretly compete with each other on weekdays.

However, seeing them like this, the emperor was relieved, and he was not as stubborn as he was at the beginning.

When Gongsun Xian and He Guanglie were fighting lively, the five princes quietly took over another big camp, Jimo Camp.

The Jimo camp is different from the two camps of Dengzhou and Wendeng, he was controlled by the emperor's people ten years earlier, so the takeover of the Jimo camp by the five princes did not set off too much turmoil in addition to making people sigh that the emperor attached great importance to the five princes.

On this day, He Guangzong, who had been in Shandong for several months, finally submitted his resignation to He Guanglie, and news came from the capital that his new order had come down, and he would immediately rush back to Beijing to prepare for his post.

He Guanglie was grateful to He Guangzong: "I have been recuperating again in the past few months, and the outside affairs are thanks to the second brother!" During the days when He Guanglie was recuperating, because Wei was a woman after all, it was inconvenient to come forward for many things, so He Guangzong helped deal with the outside affairs.

He Guangzong patted him on the shoulder: "It's all my own brothers, why do you say such a thing?"

He Guanglie smiled and asked, "By the way, second brother, where are you going to be transferred after receiving the news?"

He Guangzong thought for a while and said, "I heard that I will be sent to Jiangnan this time. ”

He Guanglie couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this, and then instructed: "Our He family has roots in the north, and there is no foundation in the south of the Yangtze River, second brother, you should be cautious." ”

He Guangzong nodded and said with a smile: "Don't worry! By the way, there is one more thing." ”

"What's the matter?" He Guanglie asked.

He Guangzong said: "Your second nephew is 16 years old, and I plan to settle the family affairs for him before going to Jiangnan this time." ”

He Guanglie laughed: "Yo! Brother Xian'er has also reached the age when it is time to marry a daughter-in-law? The last time I saw him, he was not much older than my little tiger!"

He Guangzong shook his head and said: "It's just a marriage, Brother Jing hasn't married yet, how can Brother Xian'er be ahead of the curve?"

He Guanglie waved his hand: "That's also soon! Brother Jing'er's family affairs have been decided by my mother early in the morning, and my daughter-in-law will be able to welcome her into the door in another year and a half." By the way, second brother, I don't know which girl you plan to tell Brother Xian'er?"

He Guangzong said: "It's Mrs. Chen's niece and granddaughter, Miss Pan. ”

He Guanglie didn't react for a while: "Huh? Which Mrs. Chen are you talking about?"

He Guangzong said: "The wife of Chen Zilong, the general soldier of Shandong. The Chen family used to have some relationship with our He family, and this time Mrs. Chen came to Shandong to accompany us. ”

He Guanglie understood: "I have little contact with Lord Chen, but when you talk about the Pan family, I know that Pan Jingfeng, the boss of the Pan family, is now in Wendeng Camp, and I have dealt with him before. Is this second girl Pan Jingfeng's daughter or niece?"

He Guangzong said: "It is the eldest daughter of Lord Pan. ”

He Guanglie patted He Guangzong's shoulder heartily: "In that case, then I'll let Wei help you investigate, this kind of thing is easier for women to do!"

After He Guangzong left, He Guanglie took advantage of the meal to tell Wei about the matter, and asked her to help inquire, he took a sip of wine, waved his big hand and said: "This woman, appearance is secondary, the most important thing is to be reasonable, to be gentle and submissive, to take the husband as the sky, to abide by women's morals, to be ......."

Wei interrupted warmly: "Xianggong, the food is going to be cold." ”

He Guanglie glanced at Wei's, coughed and continued: "Be like you, Madame!"

Wei smiled slightly, and gave He Guanglie a pair of chopsticks to accompany the drink.

He Linwan asked, "Father, has the second uncle been close to the Chen family these days?"

He Guanglie took a bite of the dish and thought for a while: "No." I know what you're worried about, so I've paid special attention to it, although your second uncle has been socializing a lot for a while, it's all normal social interactions, and he hasn't deliberately approached anyone. On the Chen family's side, he only went to visit Lord Chen once out of the friendship between the two families. There was no close contact with the Pan family. ”

He Linwan thought for a while: "This is strange......"

He Guanglie paused his chopsticks: "What's strange?"

He Linwan said: "You think, since it has reached the point of talking about marriage, it means that the two families have at least some exchanges and understandings. With the second uncle's prudence and the importance he attaches to the second brother, how can he hastily settle on this family business?"

He Guanglie frowned: "You mean, your second uncle secretly contacted the Chen family and the Pan family, but just hid it from us?"

He Linwan hurriedly said: "Father, I'm just guessing according to common sense. ”

He Guanglie fell silent, as if thoughtful.

(To be continued.) )