When Chen Yingliang woke up, it was already the morning of the next day, and he saw that there were a few people he didn't know who were guarding the marquis, and Chen Yingliang, who had done a lot of evil, was more or less taken aback, and hurriedly asked the identity of the people around him, and the waiter replied respectfully: "Deputy Envoy Chen, we are all the imperial physicians of the emperor's majesty, and it is His Majesty who personally ordered us to take care of you." ”

"Oh, I see." Chen Yingliang, who was also afraid of being assassinated, breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly asked, "Where is this?" What happened to Majesty? What about the military situation on the battlefield? "This is the temporary palace of His Majesty in Yanmen City, His Majesty's situation is very good, I don't know the details of the military situation villains outside the city, I only know that we are continuing to chase the Turks and there is the arrival of King Qin's army." The imperial doctor replied one by one, and then said: "Deputy Envoy Chen, Your Majesty personally came to visit you last night, and when I saw that you were too tired, I didn't wake you up, but only said that after you woke up, you can go to see you at any time." “

Although his whole body was still sore, in order not to be muttered and arrogant, Chen Yingliang still quickly got up to take a bath and wash, hurriedly ate some breakfast and changed into clean clothes, and then rushed to the temporary political hall to meet Emperor Yang of Sui under the guidance of the imperial doctor. The result is also a coincidence, when he arrived at the main hall, Emperor Yang of Sui happened to hold a court meeting with hundreds of civil and military officials, and the personnel arrived quite well, and went to the palace after being allowed, Chen Yingliang was also very well-behaved and hurriedly saluted respectfully, respectfully chanting the Son of Heaven for ten thousand years, and Emperor Yang of Sui smiled and said: "Chen Aiqing is flat, Aiqing is too hard, why don't you rest for a while?" How's your body doing now? ”

"The military situation is like fire, and Weichen does not dare to slack off." Chen Yingliang replied, and said: "Xie Xià cares, Wechen is already comfortable, Wechen heard that His Majesty Xià had personally visited Wechen, he was really frightened and flattered. ”

"You worked hard for me to live and die, and I should visit you personally." Emperor Yang of Sui's tone was quite cordial, and said: "You don't have to worry about military intelligence, I have asked Yin Aiqing, the master of the Yin world, to temporarily take your position and preside over military affairs, and Gu Yi Gu Aiqing has also arrived in Yanmen City with the rear army with food, the strength of our army has increased again, and the chances of winning the pursuit of the defeated Turkic army are safe, you just have to wait for the soldiers with me." ”

Chen Fuliang respectfully agreed, and then took the time to inspect the situation of the hundred officials, and saw that Pei Ju, Pei Yun, Pei Renji and others were smiling and nodding to themselves, Uncle Xiao Guo, Yu Shiji and others looked at him but their eyes were still full of resentment, and most of the remaining neutrals were cordial and had a good attitude towards themselves, but they didn't see the old Bole Fan Zigai, which made Chen Yingliang a little strange and worried-the old stubborn is not young after all.

At this time, Emperor Yang of Sui smiled again and said, "Chen Aiqing, I asked you yesterday, what kind of reward do you want, you were already tired and fainted before you could answer, and now that you have woken up, then you can tell me, what kind of reward do you want me to give you?" ”

Uncle Xiao Guo and the others glanced at Chen Yingliang's gaze with some expectations, wishing that Chen Yingliang's lion opened his mouth to provoke Emperor Yang of Sui to be dissatisfied, but unfortunately what disappointed Uncle Xiao Guo and others was that Chen Yingliang, who had been a man for two lives, was still extremely obedient, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the battle of Yanmen can be won, thanks to the Son of Heaven Hongfu, and also depends on the soldiers' lives, so they succeeded. ”

"Aiqing, don't be modest." Emperor Yang of Sui laughed and said, "Do you have any credit, I still don't know?" I ask you one last time, what reward do I want me to give you? This is the only chance you have once, and you won't regret missing it. ”

Chen Yingliang hesitated for a moment, and then he arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, I really don't dare to ask for the reward Weichen, Weichen is brave, I just want to ask Your Majesty to give the minister a grace and reward Weichen with two months of vacation." ”

"Two months off?" Emperor Yang of Sui was stunned and asked curiously: "Chen Aiqing, what do you want to do with a two-month vacation?" ”

"Weichen wants to go home and get married." Chen Yingliang said with some twist: "More than two years ago in Daxing, Wechen re-ordered a family affair and agreed with the woman to complete the marriage, but because of the busy military affairs, Wechen has not been able to fulfill his promise, taking this opportunity, Wechen implored His Majesty to give him two months of leave, so that Wechen can go home to complete the marriage. ”

"Aiqing is not married yet?" Emperor Yang of Sui asked with some surprise: "Yesterday, didn't Wang Shichong and Wang Aiqing say that you and his daughter have already given birth to a child?" ”

"Weichen is guilty, please punish him heavily." Chen Yingliang hurriedly excused himself, and said with a little blush: "Weichen acted absurdly, he had already engaged a marriage contract, and he had a mistaken relationship with Wang Juncheng's beloved daughter, which caused Miss Wang to accidentally get pregnant. But because of his busy affairs, Weichen has not officially married Wang Juncheng's daughter so far. ”

"I didn't expect Aiqing to be brave and invincible on the battlefield, and she also won a lot in the love field." Emperor Yang of Sui laughed loudly, waved his hand and said, "Aiqing, let's be flat, who doesn't have a time when he is young and ridiculous?" Even Wang Aiqing, the father-in-law, doesn't care, what crime do I, an outsider, treat you? By the way, Aiqing, are you engaged to the daughter of that family? ”

"Weichen is engaged to the daughter of the late Sun Sheng, the general of the Right Xiaowei." Chen Yingliang replied truthfully.

A very simple answer made Emperor Yang of Sui's laughter stop abruptly, and also made Emperor Yang of Sui say in surprise, "Eldest Sun Sheng's daughter? Chen Aiqing, your wife, is the daughter of Changsun Sheng? ”

Chen Yingliang opened his mouth to admit that Emperor Yang of Sui's expression was even more strange, staring at Chen Yingliang and still a little speechless, looking at Chen Yingliang a little panicked, but fortunately, Emperor Yang of Sui quickly said: "Aiqing, it seems that this is really providential, Aiqing, do you know?" After I was surrounded by the Turks, I once said such a sentence - to make the eldest grandson Sheng here, and not let the Xiongnu come here! ”

Chen Yingliang was also stunned, and Pei Ju next to him took the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty, it seems that this is also the manifestation of the heroic soul of the eldest grandson, the eldest grandson died and could not come to escort him, but he sent his son-in-law to rescue him, the eldest grandson is loyal to His Majesty, and his son-in-law is also loyal to His Majesty. Why worry about the unrest of the world? ”

Emperor Yang of Sui nodded, and then said, "Chen Aiqing, I will give you three months of vacation to let you marry the daughter of the eldest grandson Sheng." ”

Chen Yingliang was overjoyed and hurriedly saluted to thank him, while Emperor Yang of Sui smiled and said: "Don't be in a hurry to thank you, my words are not finished yet, Chen Yingliang listens to the order." ”

"Wechen is here!" Chen Yingliang hurriedly took the head, knowing that the main drama was opening, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated a little, and he didn't know what kind of official position Emperor Yang of Sui would give him.

Sure enough, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty said: "Chen Aiqing has made meritorious contributions to saving the driver, and he also captured the thief chief for my life, a snow national shame, and high hard work, I now seal you as the general of the right Wuwei, the doctor of Yinqing Guanglu, the prince of Xuchang, and give another 3,000 horses, 3,000 stones of grain, 100 catties of gold and silver, 50 women's music, 100 slaves and maids, one mansion in the east and west, Xu Linjie is open, and there are 1,000 acres of fertile land!" ”

"General Wuwei of the Right Guard?!"

There was a big uproar in the whole dynasty, Dugu Sheng, one of the two generals of the right Wuwei, almost didn't stare out of his eyes, he never dreamed that the poor boy would ride on his neck back then, and Pei Renji, who had a deep relationship with the right Wuwei and had been coveting this position for a long time, was so jealous that his face turned a little red, Chen Yingliang also exclaimed, and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen never dared to receive the order, Weichen was only nineteen years old, and he didn't even have the qualifications to enter the government soldiers, so how could he be virtuous, and lead the fourth army of the government soldiers alone?" Wei Chen is brave and begs His Majesty to take back his will! ”

"Don't!" Emperor Yang of Sui categorically refused, and said: "The right military guard is stationed in Tun Luoyang, the eastern capital Luoyang is located in the heart of the world, I need a brave and loyal general to command the right military guard, Aiqing, you are the most suitable candidate, don't refuse, thank you." ”

Chen Yingliang pretended to resign again, Emperor Yang of Sui insisted on not allowing it, Chen Yingliang was helpless, so he respectfully thanked him, and swore to be loyal to Emperor Yang of Sui for life, and the civil and military forces of Sui Dynasty rushed to congratulate Chen Yingliang, Chen Yingliang, who really didn't expect to rise so high beforehand, was blank in his mind, and he was polite to everyone with a blank expression, and suddenly remembered a big event in his heart, and said secretly: "At the beginning, I had an agreement with Fang Xuanling, saying that I would one day open a government and build a government, and he would serve under me, and now, I look like I've already made a promise, huh? ”

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Confused as if in a dream, until the end of the court meeting, as the hundred officials dispersed out of the palace, Pei Ju and Pei Yun brothers took the initiative to invite Chen Yingliang to the residence to talk, Chen Fuliang came back to his senses a little, and hurriedly followed the Pei brothers to their residence without a roof, and gave the Pei brothers a junior salute, calling themselves little nephews, Pei Ju waved his hand and said: "Virtuous nephew, don't be so polite, get up, this will call you, our brother wants to talk to you about the future." ”

"The little nephew listens to the teachings." Chen Yingliang hurriedly replied.

"Virtuous nephew, it seems that you will have to restrain yourself for a while in the future." Pei Ju said very strictly: "Your Majesty has named you the general of the Right Wuwei, which greatly exceeds our expectations, and the reward is too heavy, which is not a good thing for you." ”

"Originally, I thought that your uncle and I wanted to put you in the position of Hedong's ambassador for pacification, and replace Li Yuan in charge of the Hedong counterinsurgency war." Pei Yun took over the conversation and said: "Last night, my brother has also made a statement to His Majesty, although His Majesty did not express his position at that time, but he did not refuse, my brother still felt that the matter had been done, but I didn't expect that His Majesty would canonize you as the general of the Right Guard, and we can't judge at present, whether the emperor had this plan on a whim." ”

"If Majesty has planned it in advance, then it is better, if Majesty has made a decision on a whim, then your trouble will be even greater." Pei Ju said in a deep voice: "Mu Xiu is in the forest, the wind will destroy it, your appearance in the past two years has been dazzling, attracting jealousy, this time I skipped the big gang of famous ministers and generals to become the general of the right military guard, which is equivalent to becoming the target of the public, Your Majesty's character is a little fickle, if he regrets this decision, then your fate will be unimaginable!" ”

"Especially since you and Longxi Li Valve have formed a mortal enmity!" Pei Yun said again: "You may not know about the virtuous nephew, because of the report of you and the Yin Shishi, Li Yuan has been arrested and imprisoned, Fan Zigai was appointed by the emperor as Taiyuan to stay behind, and the Taiyuan army will be purged, and it is a foregone conclusion that Li Yuan's vitality will be seriously injured." Yin Shishi is the emperor's personal confidant, Fan Zigade is highly respected, it is unlikely that Li Valve will concentrate his forces to retaliate against them, but it is a certainty to attack you, you have become the main target of Li Valve's revenge, and life will only be more sad. ”

The two old slippery heads of the Pei family, you say a word to me, Chen Yingliang's face has turned pale, and he can't help wailing: "The two uncles, the little nephew also knows that this time he has risen too fast, and he will definitely be hated by others, but there is no way, His Majesty insists on canonizing it like this, and the little nephew can't push it off even if he wants to." ”

"We don't mean to blame you, and we know you can't push it off." Pei Ju shook his head and said, "We are only asking you to say these things to you in the future, and not to be caught by others." And it's best for you to keep a low profile, for a period of time, don't lead the army to fight again, let alone make too big personnel adjustments to the right guard, you have to be low-key and low-key, and be a man with your tail between your legs. ”

Chen Yingliang nodded with a sad face, and said in his heart that others are happy to be promoted, but Lao Tzu is trembling every time, what is this called?

"But don't worry too much." Pei Yun patted Chen Yingliang on the shoulder and comforted: "With me and my brother in the court, ordinary people's guns and hidden arrows can't hurt you, as long as you don't make big mistakes and don't get caught, there is basically no big problem." Oh, by the way, I heard that Hongce once betrothed to Brother Renji's daughter for you, is there such a thing? ”

Chen Yingliang opened his mouth to admit it, and Pei Yun said again: "If it is possible, you still try to take our niece as a side house and become a relative of Brother Renji." Do you know? Brother Renji has actually been eyeing the position of the right Wuwei general for a long time, and now that you have taken the lead, he will not be happy in his heart. If he has any unhappiness with you, even if the elder brother is the head of the Pei family, it will be difficult to reconcile in the middle, and it is the safest thing to marry him. ”

"But I already have a wife." Chen Yingliang said with an even more sad face: "My uncle is in a high position, how can he tolerate his daughter as a concubine?" ”

"That's your problem, figure it out for yourself." Pei Ju smiled and said: "By the way, I would like to remind you, but your Uncle Renji complained in front of us, saying that his daughter was harmed by you, and insisted on marrying no one except you, which gave him a headache until now." ”

Chen Yingliang nodded even more sadly, and said in his heart: "It's a big trouble, that little pepper originally grew well, and it was barely worthy of me, but that temper was too spicy to bear." ”

After feeling sorry for himself, Chen Yingliang learned about what happened after he fell into a coma through the introduction of Pei Ju and Pei Yun, and only then did he know the amazing identity of the Yin Shi Shi, as well as Li Yuan's accusation of the Yin Shi Shi Shi but humiliating himself, and then Chen Fuliang remembered a big question again, and hurriedly asked: "Uncle, the little nephew dares to ask, is it possible for Ambassador Li to die this time?" ”

"It's hard to say, the key is to see the emperor's attitude." Supreme Prosecutor General Pei Yun frowned and said: "Li Yuan's matter, it's big and big, it's not big or big, if it's someone else, I can kill him with my fingers." But Li Yuan is different, he is not only a relative of the emperor, but also the head of the Li Valve family of the Guanlongba family, and the impact on his life is too great, without the nod of His Majesty, I don't dare to make my own decisions. ”

"Virtuous nephew, don't get involved in this matter." Pei Ju opened his mouth and said: "Li Yuan is imprisoned because of you, if you fall into the well for him again, in addition to forming a deeper enmity with Li Valve, you may also provoke fire and cause unprovoked trouble." ”

Chen Fuliang hesitated for a moment, and then said cautiously: "Two uncles, you have misunderstood, the little nephew doesn't want to fall into the well for Tang Guogong, the little nephew wants to inquire about whether Tang Guogong is likely to die because of this, if Tang Guogong is impossible to die, the little nephew still wants to protect him." ”

"Protect him? Do you want to repay your grievances with virtue again? Pei Ju asked with a smile.

"To be precise, it's to be a favor." Chen Yingliang replied: "The little nephew thinks so, if His Majesty is determined to take Tang Guogong's life, then the little nephew will definitely not mix with it, and it is boring to ask for himself." But if the emperor doesn't want to kill Tang Guogong, or can't kill Tang Guogong, then the little nephew can take the opportunity to be a favor, come forward to beg the emperor to forgive Tang Guogong, give the emperor a step, and also take the opportunity to ease the contradiction with Li Valve. ”

"The little nephew is not really afraid of Li Valve when he does this." Chen Yingliang hurriedly added: "The little nephew is for the sake of Wenxi Pei's family, and the little nephew is a side branch of Wenxi Pei's family, which is known all over the court, if the little nephew insists on making enemies with Li Valve, then under the melon field and Li Xia, Li Valve and others will inevitably suspect that it is your uncle who is secretly supporting and conniving, which will be somewhat unfavorable to Wenxi Pei's family." But if the little nephew eases the relationship with Li Feng a little, then even if Ambassador Li continues to hate the little nephew, he will not be angry with Wen Xi Pei. ”

Chen Fuliang's words moved Pei Ju and Pei Yun, although the two old slippery heads were not afraid of Li Valve, they were also unwilling to form a mortal enmity with a Guanlong Gate Valve, which would affect the interests of the family. So after thinking about it for a while, Pei Ju nodded and said approvingly: "I didn't expect that my nephew could think about the overall situation so much at such a young age." Yes, if the emperor is unwilling to ask for Tang Guogong's life, you should be a favor, which is also a good thing for yourself, at least it can reduce some of the pressure you are under. ”

After the praise, Pei Ju then ordered: "Then let's do it, Tang Guogong's matter, we will pay attention to Your Majesty's attitude for you, and we will sue you if there is news, but before that, you can't just make a move, and stand on the wrong side in this matter, and the consequences will be unimaginable." ”

"Thank you, uncle." Chen Yingliang hurriedly thanked him, and he was also relieved, knowing that if Emperor Yang of Sui was unwilling to kill Li Yuan, he could at least be worthy of his kind friend Li Jiancheng.

"Thank you, thank you?" Pei Ju smiled and said: "Speaking of thanks, it should be that your uncle wants you to thank you, if it weren't for your anger, once the emperor was forced to negotiate peace with the Turks, your uncle's head would definitely not be saved." Uncle doesn't say much, as long as I am still a scholar and a person trusted by His Majesty, your head can be safely placed on your neck. ”