Early in the morning, King Ye, who was wearing court clothes, came to find Yang Baihua and wanted to take him to Taicheng to face the saint.

"I want to recommend you to Your Majesty today, Master Chen instructed you to act like you are eager to find a high position, and take the initiative to lead the army for Daliang, he has his own way to achieve your goal." King Ye said to Yang Baihua.

"Everything is arranged by King Ye and Master Chen." Yang Baihua replied respectfully.

Taicheng is magnificent and majestic, and the palace is magnificent. After passing through the heavy palace walls, I came to the main hall of Taicheng - Taiji Hall.

"Wait here, and you will be called up to the temple later."

"There is His Royal Highness King Laoye."

Standing alone outside the hall, when Yang Baihua was starting to be a little bored, a loud voice came from inside, "Xuan!" Qiu Chi Yang Baihua is here! ”

Yang Baihua hurriedly came to the door of the palace, took off his shoes, walked into the hall quickly, and bowed his head, "Pseudo-minister Yang Baihua, see Your Majesty, long live!" Banzai! Hooray! ”

"No courtesy." A warm and peaceful voice came.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Yang Baihua raised his head and looked at the throne, only to see an old man with kind eyebrows sitting upright, wearing a white gauze hat, holding jade Ruyi in his hand, gray beard, and sharp eyes, elegant but majestic.

"This is Emperor Liang Xiao Yan, he really has the appearance of an emperor!" Yang Baihua meditated in his heart.

"I heard King Ye say that you are the son of Yang Dayan of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and you were forced by traitors to come to take refuge in me?" Emperor Liang asked unhurriedly.

"Yes!"

"Marquis Yongchang, this Yang Dayan is also a famous general of the Northern Dynasty, and he has also fought against you, and he is your defeated general. Now his son has come to take refuge in my beam, what do you think? ”

"Marquis Yongchang? That is the famous Wei Hu - Wei Rui! Yang Baihua thought in his heart, and at the same time scanned left and right with his eyes, wanting to see the demeanor of this famous general who shocked the north and south.

A tall and thin old man slowly stood up, he was old, his beard was white, but his posture was still upright, his eyes were bright and keen, and his voice was also thick and steady, "Your Majesty, for today's confrontation between the north and the south, it is the time to employ people." And Qiu Chi Yang, in the Northern Wei army is very prestigious, if he really comes to vote, His Majesty should treat him well, so that the northerners will be grateful for Your Majesty's benevolence and make people's hearts belong to my Liang. ”

"Of course it's a sincere vote!" King Ye stood up and knelt down beside Yang Baihua, "Xiao Wang is willing to guarantee with his life, Yang Baihua has no two hearts!" ”

Yang Baihua remembered King Ye's instructions and asked him to behave eagerly, so he bowed his head and said loudly, "Yang Baihua sincerely submits to the Great Liang, and the last general is willing to be His Majesty's pawn, lead the Northern Expedition, Dingding the Central Plains, and smear the liver and brain, and do not give up!" ”

"I want to lead the army this time, and I still call the Northern Expedition, isn't it a joke that I have no generals available?" A gloomy voice rang out.

Yang Baihua followed the prestige, and the person who spoke was a man with a thin face, who looked about the same age as himself, with a look of disdain on his face and endless cunning in his eyes.

"Hikowa, what do you think?" Emperor Liang turned to the man and asked.

"Your Majesty, although in recent years, I have felt that Your Majesty is mighty, and there are many northerners who have come to join him, but this person wants to lead the army as soon as he comes, and he is so anxious, I am afraid that he has other plans, so he has to guard against it!"

"Hmm......" Emperor Liang stroked his beard thoughtfully.

Chen Qingzhi stood up at this time, "Your Majesty, what the Marquis of Yongchang and the Zhongshu Sheren said is reasonable, in the humble opinion of Weichen, it is better to give him a mansion first to show His Majesty's kindness; Then leave it in Jiankang, temporarily leave no authority, for observation, and in time, if there is really no second heart, then choose the opportunity to appoint, so wouldn't it be the best of both worlds. ”

"What Ziyun said is very much in line with my heart!" Emperor Liang said happily, "This matter will be handed over to Ziyun to deal with." ”

After the dispersal of the dynasty, outside the Taiji Hall, Chen Qingzhi supported Wei Rui and walked slowly.

"Today's Yang Baihua, if he has his father's bravery, he can be regarded as an additional tiger general to my beam." Wei Rui muttered, "It's just that he has just arrived, and he is indeed too eager today, and even the old man can't guess whether he really surrenders." ”

"Don't hide it, sir, in fact, the student has already met Yang Baihua a few days ago......" Chen Qingzhi whispered the ins and outs of the matter to Wei Rui.

"I see, it seems that this Yang Baihua can't be used by my beam, it's a pity." Wei Rui sighed.

"However, the Yang clan is good at cavalry, and Mr. also said that the iron cavalry led by his father back then was the strongest in the world. Now he is willing to instruct students in the method of cavalry, and he can also learn more about the organization and tactics of the cavalry of the Northern Wei Dynasty, which is also a rare good thing. ”

"Cavalry is the historical advantage of the Northern Dynasty, but also our biggest disadvantage, if we can have a deeper understanding of the situation of the Northern Cavalry, and even can train an elite that can compete with it, the next battle between the North and the South, will definitely benefit a lot." However, you have to remember that the battle, the troops, the equipment, and even the strength of the troops, these are not the decisive factors, morale and the command side are the key, and the army that fights to the death can crush the rabble several times. ”

"Remember, students!"

"Speaking of which, you asked Yang Baihua to deliberately behave eagerly, it seems that the reaction of Zhu Yi, the scholar of the Middle School, is also what you expected?" Wei Rui asked with a smile.

"Zhu Yanhe is suspicious by nature, and he has always disliked those ministers of the Northern Dynasty, and even often despises humiliation, so as long as Yang Baihua shows the appearance of fighting, he will inevitably suppress and oppose it, and His Majesty has always favored the scholars in the letter, and he will definitely listen to his opinions, and the students are just pushing the boat down the river."

"You gave this Yang Baihua a great favor!" Wei Rui smiled and pointed at Chen Qingzhi, "And no one can be offended, your ability to be with the mud, the old man can't do it." ”

"By the way, when the dynasty was dispersed just now, King Ye said to the students that a banquet would be held in Huaiyue Tower, and the students would definitely invite Mr. to go with him."

"King Ye is also a shrewd man!" Wei Rui twisted his white beard lightly, "Originally, there has never been any intersection, but now I am taking advantage of Yang Baihua's matter to befriend you and me at the same time, King Ye knows this very well." ”

"So, is the gentleman going?"

"If you don't go, you won't live up to King Ye's good intentions. It is always a good thing to have many friends in the DPRK and China. ”

"The student will accompany Mr. back to his house to change his clothes, and then go with him."

Huaiyue Tower is located on the bank of the Qinhuai River. Four-storey pavilion, Danying carved tree, magnificent.

Chen Qingzhi and Wei Rui came together on the frame. As soon as I got out of the car, I saw that King Ye and Yang Baihua were already waiting at the gate.

The crowd came forward to salute. "Yongchang Hou and Chen Zhushu can be here, Yuanshu is deeply honored, deeply honored!" King Ye's joy was beyond words.

"King Ye is too polite, how can I wait for him, I let King Ye personally greet him at the door, which really makes the old man honestly afraid." Wei Rui politely replied.

"The Marquis of Yongchang is my pillar stone, I can't respect it too much, it should be so." King Ye leaned sideways, "Please inside!" ”

Entering the private room, everyone was seated as the guest of honor. All kinds of delicacies have already been placed on the table, and mellow wine has been poured into the wine cup; The musicians played elegant music, and the graceful dancers wore fluttering clothes, danced like neon clothes, and sang in unison.

King Ye picked up the wine cup, "Today's matter, thank you for your help, Xiao Wang respects the two of you." ”

"The old man just said it bluntly, not deliberately helping anyone. On the way, Ziyun has told me the reason, and the old man feels sorry for it. ”

"I'm really ashamed of Yongchanghou's good intentions, Yang is really shameless......"

Wei Rui waved his hand, "General Yang doesn't need to blame himself, the old man understands." Speaking of which, Ling Zun and I are also old acquaintances, you are now in Nantou, how does Ling Zun deal with himself? ”

"My father has passed away."

"It's really impermanent," Wei Rui sighed in a low voice, "Ling Zun should be much younger than me, and I didn't expect to be gone." Back then, in Zhongli, the two of us gambled everything we had, and we faced off on the battlefield. Ling Zunqin led the iron cavalry under his command and attacked our car formation several times, so that the old man deeply felt the elite courage of the iron cavalry of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Although the old man won by luck in the end, whether it was Ling Zun or Zhongshan Wang Yuanying, the commander of the Northern Wei Dynasty, they were all admirable opponents......"

"My father also often said that the Marquis of Yongchang is a famous general in the world, and he is defeated in your hands, and he is convinced."

"That's a compliment." Wei Rui raised his head, "This person is old, so it is easy to miss the past, and I hope you will forgive me." ”

"Where does Yongchang Hou say, this is a hero who cherishes a hero. There are no outsiders today, come, let's pay homage to the heroic spirits of the north and south! King Ye picked up the wine cup and proposed.

After that, everyone pushed the cup and changed the lamp, and they talked happily. King Ye kept toasting diligently, and finally got drunk and went back to the house to rest with the support of the domestic servants. Yang Baihua was still sober, and after saying goodbye to Wei Rui and Chen Qingzhi, he also returned to the Vermilion Bird Inn. Chen Qingzhi accompanied Wei Rui to the frame and headed towards the Yongchang Marquis Mansion.

With the shaking of the frame, Chen Qingzhi rubbed his forehead with his wrist, "It's still a lot of sir, the students are already dizzy." ”

Wei Rui sat calmly in the car, although his face was also flushed, his thoughts were still clear, "Ziyun, Your Majesty handed over Yang Baihua's placement to you, what are you going to do?" ”

The student was going to find a house for him near his mansion, so that he could also ask him how to shoot cavalry. Until then, he was asked to continue to live in Suzaku Stack temporarily. ”

"At the banquet, I heard Yang Baihua talk about the current situation in the Northern Wei Dynasty, it seems that the situation is more chaotic than we know, and the old man is worried in his heart, I am afraid that in a few years, the north and the south will fight again......"

"The civil strife in the Northern Wei Dynasty, my Liang took the opportunity to go on the Northern Expedition, isn't this the opportunity that Mr. has been looking forward to?"

"I just don't know if my old bones can last until that day." Wei Rui looked worried, "My Liang has withered in recent years, and the old man is worried that when the time comes, will anyone be able to take on the heavy responsibility of leading the army." The dog Wei Fang, although he commands the troops outside all the year round, is more than brave, but the planning is insufficient; And you ......" a hint of hesitation flashed in Wei Rui's eyes, "Although the old man agrees with your talent and talent, after all, you have never been in battle......"

"Isn't there still General Pei Di and Pei Yuanming?"

"He is just younger than the old man, if he can coordinate the whole army at that time, the old man will be relieved."

"If there is really civil strife in the Northern Wei Dynasty and you don't have time to take care of yourself, there is no need to worry, my Liang will come out of the country and go straight to Luoyang, and I will be able to settle the world in one battle!"

"Don't underestimate the enemy! The northerners are heroic, even if General Pei Di is also from the Pei family in Hedong. If there are heroes who take advantage of the chaos to rise up, it will not be a blessing for me. ”

"Sir's concern is not unreasonable......"

"The disaster of the Northern Wei Dynasty is just around the corner, and my Daliang also has hidden worries!" Wei Rui sat up straight, his face solemn, "What I say below, you can only keep it in mind, and you must not communicate with outsiders!" ”

Wei Rui's words made Chen Qingzhi's drunkenness disappear suddenly, and he immediately sat upright, staring at the old man in front of him with blazing eyes.

"Although my national strength is growing, in recent years, extravagance has prevailed, greedy for pleasure, and comfortable status quo; His Majesty worships Buddha again, and has long lost the high-spirited and enterprising spirit of the past; And the biggest hidden danger, the old man thinks, is in Zhu Yi! ”

"The middle scholar?" Chen Qingzhi's eyes widened involuntarily.

The old man thinks he still has the wisdom to know people. Zhu Yi is in the important position of the scholar, but he blindly flatters His Majesty, so that His Majesty can't listen to the slightest bit of unspoken advice now; He relied on His Majesty's favor, greedy for money and bribes, and widely bequeathed, you look at his mansion in Dongpi, poor and extravagant, more magnificent than Wang Xie's mansion back then! Wei Rui became excited as he spoke, and he couldn't help but let out a violent cough.

Chen Qingzhi hurriedly leaned over to stroke Wei Rui's back, "Sir, don't be angry, take care of your body!" ”

"It doesn't matter." Wei Rui gasped for a while, and slowly calmed down, "Being in a high position, but only having his own selfish desires, and not being able to have a social conscience, the old man is worried that in the long run, my national fortune will be harmed by the hands of this villain......"

"Zhu Yanhe is from the same humble background as his students, and he does have the talent for governance, so it is not easy to have today's status. However, he is also deeply despised by his students. Chen Qingzhi sighed, "But after all, he has won the trust of His Majesty, and if a student wants to show his ambitions, he has to greet him with a smile......

"You're doing the right thing!" Wei Rui said in an affirmative tone, "The eldest husband should be able to bend and stretch, although you have followed Your Majesty since you were a child, but now Zhu Yi, it is easy for you to be estranged from Your Majesty." At this time, you must not turn your face against it, and when it comes to war with the Northern Wei Dynasty again, if you can really make military achievements, no! You have to make a military achievement! There is capital to compete with it. As long as you can check and balance it in the future and maintain the stability of my Liang Dynasty, even under the Yellow Spring, the old man will be blind. ”

"Mr.'s concern for the country really touched the students. Sir, rest assured, the students keep every word in mind! ”

"Besides, time is running out, and it shouldn't be too long for you to prepare. The soldiers you recruit in your hometown of Yixing must pay close attention to strict training. In addition, I will ask Wei Fang to try my best to provide you with some armor weapons, I just hope that you will not live up to the old man's expectations. ”

"Thank you, sir, students can't thank you enough!"

"One more point! Soldiers, murder weapons. You have not experienced war, but you must understand that soldiers are not pawns, they are fathers, brothers, husbands, sons, flesh and blood. They are the foundation of the Great Beam, you must cherish their lives, and you must plan before you act. Wei Rui's eyes were deep and sad, "Like you and me, from the moment we set out on the expedition, there are also people who look forward to them returning home alive day and night......"

After Chen Qingzhi sent Wei Rui back to the house, he kept thinking about the conversation between the two of them in his heart, and he didn't feel that his thoughts were churning. Seeing that it was not too late, he wandered around the city alone.

Jiankang City is prosperous, Chen Qingzhi is in the bustling streets, the sound of selling and shouting is mixed with bargaining and all kinds of gossip, the parents are short, and from time to time there will be a few curses and shouts, these strong and noisy market atmosphere surrounds him, but it does not make people feel noisy, but makes his thoughts slowly calm down.

may be the reason for coming from a poor family, over the years in Jiankang, Chen Qingzhi has always liked the atmosphere of market life. He took a few breaths of air, "This is what it tastes like to live and work in peace!" ”

After continuing to walk for a while, Chen Qingzhi saw that at the street intersection in front of him, many people were gathered in a circle, talking about each other.

"Did something happen?" Chen Qingzhi ran over quickly, breaking through the heavy walls and squeezing into the circle.

I saw that surrounded by several family members, a boy in brocade clothes was covering his cheek with one hand, pointing ahead with the other, and scolding in his mouth; Opposite them, a young man, a young monk, and a girl were glaring at the group.

"Hey, aren't you the offspring with Brother Yang?" Chen Qingzhi walked into the circle.

"You're the one who is the master of Chen! I didn't expect to meet here. Several people also recognized Chen Qingzhi.

"What's going on?" Chen Qingzhi looked at the group of people opposite.

"We play on the streets, this evil young man listens to us not with a local accent, and we are bullied into being living." The young man said indignantly, "Seeing that the young lady was beautiful, she actually made teasing words, and tried to use her hands and feet, which annoyed the young lady, so I gave him a big slap in the face!" ”

"No one has ever dared to slap me in the face, you stinky and sour, you have to teach me a lesson today!" The boy shouted angrily.

The young man took a step forward and pointed at the family members, "Just these few miscellaneous pieces?" I wiped them all out by myself, and I didn't breathe, believe it or not? ”

"Stinky boy, you are so arrogant, give it to me!"

The housekeepers babbled and shouted and rushed up to the boy.

"Hey! You can't do it! Chen Qingyi was a little anxious when he saw it, and he was about to rush over to stop it.

The little monk grabbed Chen Qingzhi's wrist, "Master Chen, don't go over, be careful of being injured by mistake." ”

"But he ...... alone"

"Master Chen doesn't need to worry, it's fine."

As soon as the words fell, the family members were already lying on the ground, letting out a groan of pain.

The young man clapped his hands and glanced at the stunned son, "I'm merciful to my subordinates, none of them hurt their muscles and bones, get out of here if you know each other!" ”

The family struggled to get up, took the boy and brother, and crawled away.

"Little brother is so skilled!" Chen Qingzhi couldn't help but express his heartfelt admiration to the young man.

"It's not enough to deal with this kind of goods, and it's a prize." The boy grinned in response.

"By the way, we were just a one-sided relationship before, and we haven't officially introduced it yet." Chen Qingzhi bowed, "Under Chen Qingzhi, the word Ziyun." ”

"My name is Xu Jin, and I've seen Master Chen."

"Little monk Huize, I've seen the main book."

"The little woman is Yang Baihua's daughter - Yang Yanran, and she has seen Master Chen's book."

"You don't want to be called the main book, if you don't dislike it, call me Brother Chen." Chen Qingzhi said with a smile.

"I also feel embarrassed, okay, call Brother Chen." Xu Jin readily agreed.

"Jin, don't be rude!" Hui Ze and Yan Ran scolded Xu Jin in unison.

"Eh, you are not from the officialdom, your name is Brother Chen, and I also feel kind."

Hearing Chen Qingzhi say this, Hui Ze and Yanran didn't want to say more.

"Where are you going?" Chen Qingzhi asked.

"It's almost time to go back today." Yanran replied.

"Anyway, it's okay at this time, I'll accompany you back to the Vermilion Bird Inn."

The four of them walked together, chatting as they walked.

Chen Qingzhi asked, "It must not be easy for you to go south this way." ”

"Yes, if it weren't for Brother Yang, Hui Ze and I wouldn't know if we would have been able to get to Jiankang."

"Oh, haven't you always been together?"

"That's a long story, Hui Ze and I actually met on the way......"

Back at the Vermilion Bird Inn, Yang Baihua warmly greeted Chen Qingzhi.

"It's really Brother Lao Ziyun, and I want you to send them back in person."

"Where, I just happened to meet them, so I walked with them."

"At today's banquet, everyone drank a lot, Yongchang Hou is nothing, right?"

"Although the Marquis of Yongchang is old, he is notoriously massive, Brother Yang can rest assured, there is nothing to do."

"That's good, that's good."

"I also have to grieve Brother Yang, stay in the Vermilion Bird Lodge for a few more days, and I will arrange a suitable mansion for you as soon as possible."

"Brother Ziyun's great kindness, Yang is grateful!"

"Brother Yang doesn't have to be polite, when everything is settled, I will ask you how to use cavalry."

"Why wait for everything to be done, why don't we talk at night today, and explain in detail to Brother Ziyun the training, formation, and tactics of my Yang Clan's elite cavalry!"

"Very good, very good! There is Brother Lao Yang! ”