Before that, Pei Valve and Yu Nu Valve had always belonged to two hostile and confrontational families. But now, the two major valves have been suppressed by Yang Guang, and they are the biggest victims in this round of purge of the Eastern Capital. Not only Yu Wenshu and Pei Yun, the two leading figures of the gate valves, were degraded, but also the clansmen of their respective gate valves and the subordinates who relied on them were also ruthlessly degraded.

And all this, in the eyes of Pei Yun and Yu Wenshu now, all the spearheads are pointed at Chen Kefu. It was precisely because of the rise of Chen Kefu that Yang Guangyou asked him to join forces with Li Yuan to replace Yuwen Valve and Pei Valve.

A deep sense of crisis lingered in their hearts. If he can't come up with a countermeasure, Chen Kefu can kill their son today, and maybe he will do it to them tomorrow.

Yu Wenshu and Pei Yun raised their heads and stared at each other, and after a long time, the two nodded. Yu Wenshu stretched out his hand, Pei Yun stretched out his hand without hesitation, the two clenched their fists, swung their hands fiercely, and slammed their fists together.

At this moment, the two big men of Yuwen Valve and Pei Valve gave up their previous suspicions, shook hands again, and formed a Cong Alliance for a common purpose.

The man in black reappeared, shot in Kyoto, assassinated the four princes of Kyoto, and seriously injured more than ten of them, killing five noble children, and even including Yuwen Zhihe, the son of Yuwen Shu, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and Pei Pin, the son of Pei Yun, the secretary of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, which shook Kyoto again.

Seeing that the New Year trough is coming, the envoys from all over the country have also entered Beijing, but there have been two major assassinations of the night people in Kyoto one after another. This not only shocked and panicked the people of Kyoto, but also made His Majesty the Emperor extremely angry, and a series of officials were demoted. Not only were the soldiers and horses near Kyoto purged again, but several counties near Kyoto, such as the Eastern Capital and Henan Prefecture, and the nearby Xingyang Prefecture, were purged, and countless officials were either rotated or directly dismissed.

His Majesty the Emperor issued an order to the major yamen in the capital to solve the case within a time limit, and not to arrest these black-clothed people. It's just that when Yu Wenshu and Pei Yun presented the three crossbow arrows to the emperor and asked to investigate Chen Kefu, the emperor did not give a note on it. However, there have been countless rumors inside and outside, pointing out that the assassination was committed by Chen Kefu. And it is rumored that the last assassination in black was committed by Pei Yun and Yuwenshu, and this time Chen Kefu also assassinated Pei and Yuwen's children with a man in black in order to take revenge.

And the emperor also revealed during a court meeting that the two cases should be investigated separately in order to find out the truth. This makes the two cases more confusing, but it also makes the previous rumors more widespread, inside and outside Kyoto, it seems that from the emperor to the ministers, to the ordinary people, they have identified these two assassinations as the mutual conflict between the Yuwen family, the Pei family, the Chen family, and the Li family.

In the midst of such ups and downs, the time finally came to October 20 of the 11th year of the Great Cause, and five more days were the deadline for all the envoys of the court to arrive in Beijing. Early in the morning, Chen Kefu had already rushed to the outside of the city with thirty Liaodong generals, as well as Fang Xuanling, eldest grandson Wuji and others. He was accompanied by Li Yuan and other Li family disciples such as the three brothers of the Li family, and in order to deal with the possible assassination, Chen Kefu also deliberately played to Yang Guang and transferred the hundred personal guards who stayed outside the camp into the city and stayed by his side to protect them.

As November approached, the weather in the eastern capital also became worse, with slanting winds and drizzles, and yīn was cold, damp and cold.

However, Chen Kefu had already led people to ten miles west of the city, he rode on a horse, holding a clairvoyant mirror and looking into the distance.

A few days ago, he had received a message from the Secret Service Brother who had stayed with his father, and his father, Chen Shen, would arrive in Luoyang, the eastern capital, today. Twenty-five years after a separation between father and son, Chen Kefu didn't know how Chen Shen would feel. Although he is no longer the same Chen Kefu, he has lived in this capacity for a long time, and he has a lot of feelings for this father.

At the time of the demise of Nan Chen, Chen Shen, as the crown prince, was only fifteen years old, and Chen Kefu, who was born at the time of the death of the country, is now twenty-six years old. It can be said that this is the age when a man is in his prime. He didn't know what Chen Shen, who had been on the border of Hexi for so many years, would be like now. Although the Secret Service had always had secret letters about his father sent to him, he couldn't piece together a complete Chen Shen from those few words.

According to the information he knew, when Chen Shen was the crown prince, he was smart and sensitive, and his demeanor was solemn, and he won the hearts of both inside and outside. At that time, the Chen Dynasty thought that as long as Chen Shen ascended the throne, Nan Chen would inevitably make a big difference. It's a pity that God didn't give him this opportunity, and judging from the information sent by the Secret Service Division, Chen first lived in Chang'an for many years after going deep into Sui, and then he was released as an official, and he was promoted to Qihan Taishou in the first place, and finally he was promoted to Qihan Taishou. Although it is only a four-grade Zhongjun Taishou, it has also had some word-of-mouth achievements in the local area over the years. However, the rest of the parties are very restrained, never in contact with the old Nan Chen, and even after the death of the crown princess in childbirth, he has not married again for so many years. He lives frugally, never makes friends except for office every day, and either reads or occasionally hunts. made Chen Kefu feel that Chen Shen was living like an ascetic. ,

There was a sound of horses' hooves, and Chen Lei rode his horse and galloped in, "Dashuai, the old lady has arrived!" ”

Chen Kefu rode his horse to meet him, dozens of horsemen and horses came from afar, and when Chen Kefu arrived closer, he found that among the horses, there were actually a few acquaintances he knew. However, at this time, Chen Kefu was not in the mood to say hello first, he swept his gaze over the team. Sweeping around, he finally locked his gaze on one of them.

It was a silver-haired man, his face was full of cangsang, and at a glance, it was impossible to tell his true age. He was tall and strong, similar to his own stature, and when he straddled a horse, his whole person was like a pool of autumn water, as if he could contain everything.

Those facial features look like another Chen Kefu. If Chen Kefu is radiant and full of sharpness, then the person in front of him exudes a calm texture. Especially those eyes, there were too many emotions in them, but when the two looked at each other, this handsome silver-haired man finally had fog in his eyes.

Qingsui slowly carried Chen Kefu forward, the two were silent for a long time, and finally the silver-haired man finally stretched out his hand and gently rubbed his face, and said in a somewhat choked voice, "You eldest son!" ”

"Father!" Chen Kefu said calmly, no matter when, this kind of blood-related family affection can always evoke the emotions in people's hearts.

A man with white hair on the side who was also full of white hair smiled, "Chen Yuanjun, you have a good son, a heroic son who stands up to the sky." Give birth to a son and give birth to Chen Pojun! ”

Chen Kefu turned over and dismounted, and bowed to Chen Shen. Chen Shen also jumped off the horse, pulled Chen Dongfu up, and sighed, "Have you ever blamed me?" Blame me for leaving you behind, but I have never contacted you for more than 20 years? ”

"I know what my father meant, and my father wants me to be an ordinary person and spend my life in peace." Chen Kefu knows Chen Shen's thoughts very well, which is a father's protection of his son. As a royal family of the dead country, life has too much helplessness and anxiety, and he doesn't want his son to live like him.

"It's gold that always shines, and it's heroes who always take advantage of the situation! If Chen Dashuai really stays in Zhuo to see Gan as a member, then my Great Sui will definitely lose a member of the country's dry city and a northeast country. Another man next to him, who was about his father's age, laughed.

Chen Kefu looked at this manly man, his eyes were full of wisdom, and he couldn't help but be full of good feelings.

said with a smile: "I didn't expect my father to go all the way with General Wang Yuanshi, General Wang is good."

Please forgive me for being shallow, I don't know who this brother is? ”

The Wang Yuanshi mentioned by Chen Kefu is none other than Wang Rengong, a forward general who has fought side by side on the battlefield in Liaodong. The son of Wang Rengong, a famous general, he is skilled in bowing and horses in 1 hour, and he is resolute and prudent. Wang Rengong can be literate and martial, not only serving as too many Taishou, but also with Zhou Luozhu, Zhou Fashang, Li Jing, Murong Sanzang, Xue Shixiong, Quan Wu, Tu Wanxu, Dong Chun, Zhao Cai and other famous generals.

He had fought countless battles with the Turks, but he was sure to win every battle, and like Yukuluo, he was a famous general at the border.

When he conquered Liao, he had made great achievements, but because he had served as a general under Yang Su's account, and his nephew was on the wrong side when Yang Xuangan rebelled. At the time of the final purge, Wang Rengong was spared from execution because of his great contribution to the Liao campaign, but he was also demoted to the border pass of Mayi as a taishou. At this time, Wang Rengong was fifty-seven years old, and in history, he finally died in the hands of Liu Wuzhou, a subordinate of his own subordinate Yingyanglang, which was also a great tragedy.

Wang Rengong smiled, "Mayi is an important border town, and you can't leave early." So I left late, and I happened to meet Chen Zhijun entering Beijing, so I came together on the same road. Let me introduce you to Po Jun, this is Sanyuan Li Jing Li Pharmacist. His ancestor was Yongkang Gong, who was the assassin of Yinzhou, his father was the Taishou of Zhao County, and his uncle was the late general Han Baohu. The pharmacist used to be the Gongcao of Chang'an County, and then successively served as the chief of the palace and the outer nose of the driving department, and now he is my Mayi County. Although the pharmacist is not high in power now, he has great talents. Niu Hong, the secretary of the Ministry of Ancestors, praised him for having "Wang Zuozhicai", and Yang Su, the Duke of Chu, also stroked Chuáng and said to him, "Qing should sit here in the end", but it is a pity, but now he can only succumb to Mayi as a county. ”

When he heard that the person in front of him was actually Li Jing, a famous marshal in the early Tang Dynasty who was known as a late bloomer and finally became a famous handsome man after the age of sixty, Chen Kefu couldn't help but be surprised. I remember that many history books have said that Li Jing did not fight many big battles or tough battles in his life, and he did not command a large army to fight. ,

So he was a military strategist, not a military commander. Some people even say that Li Jing's art of war is powerful, but his political vision is not good. When Li Yuan rebelled, he wanted to go to Jiangdu to denounce Li Yuan, but Li Yuan was caught and beheaded, and he had to be forced to join Li Yuan's gang because of Li Shimin's persuasion. When he fought Jiangnan, he was almost beheaded by Li Yuan because of the delay, but Chai Shao protected him.

As a result, Li Shimin mutinied in Xuanwumen, and when he asked him for help, he had to remain neutral. As a result, after Li Shimin became the emperor, after he defeated the Turks, he was almost killed by Li Shimin for treason.

But in any case, in Chen Kefu's view, Li Jing's talent cannot be erased. He may not be a fierce general, but he is definitely a famous general and a handsome man who can unify the army alone. The reason why he didn't fight any decent battles at the end of the Sui Dynasty, but only fought Jiangnan, was because he was not the most trusted among Li Tang, and the reason was that he was on the wrong side at the beginning.

"It turned out to be Senior Brother Yao, who admired his name for a long time, and he couldn't wait to see it, but he didn't expect to see it today, which is really happy. Brother Yuan Shi and Senior Brother Yao, my father entered Beijing today, and he has prepared a reception banquet in the house. "A veteran like Wang Rengong, Chen Kefu is not sure and has no way to poach it.

But a peerless talent like Li Jing, Chen Kefu didn't want to miss it. Now Li Jing's official position is very low, but he is only a fifth-grade official. And it is a place like Mayi, where there are four wars at the border, it is located in a remote place and life is hard.

If Chen Kefu can let Li Jing lead the troops, I believe that this future marshal who is obsessed with the art of war will definitely be a little moved. There are soldiers and horses in Liaodong, and there are many generals now, but there are very few handsome people who can really stand alone. There is a way that thousands of troops are easy to obtain, and one general can ask for it. And he, Chen Kefu, now has more than 100,000 elite soldiers and hundreds of generals, but there are really few handsome talents.

While talking, Li Yuan also arrived with the rest of the people, Li Yuan is now staying in Taiyuan, and he is not far from Ma Yi. The two are even older acquaintances, and they say a few words to each other when they meet. Li Yuan and Chen Shen saw each other, and said with a smile, "I am looking forward to it day and night, and finally the in-laws are here, the marriage of Pojun and Sanniang is waiting for you, the elder, there are many things in the wedding, and you have to consult the opinions of the in-laws." When I was in Liaodong, I decided to get married without your consent, which was really abrupt. ”

Chen Shen smiled, "Duke Tang is too modest, and the army can marry Duke Tang's son-in-law, which is a blessing that he has cultivated in several lifetimes." How can my incompetent father have the slightest objection, I have already heard that Tang Gong's family education is very good, and in the future, Sanniang will take care of the family affairs of the broken army, and I am much more relieved. Now that I have arrived in Beijing, I will immediately guide people to arrange six gifts and give one of the most generous gifts. ”

Everyone was in a hurry, and they also got on their horses and returned to the city, and Chen Kefu straddled the horse and walked with his father. Everyone also knows that the two fathers and sons have not seen each other for more than 20 years, and they are consciously far away, unwilling to disturb the words between the father and son who have been reunited for a long time.

Chen Shen turned his head to look at Chen Kefu for a long time, sighed and said, "Do you really want to take this road?" You must know that you have everything now, if this is the case, it will not be wrong to be rich and prosperous for a lifetime. Once selected, it cannot be changed. ”

Chen Kefu nodded, "Father, this path is my choice, and I have already walked for a long time, and it is impossible to turn back." I hope Father you can support me, I need your help! ”

After being silent for a long time, Chen Shen sighed, "Fate, this is all fate." Well, since you have chosen this path, I will not say anything more. It's been more than 20 years, but I didn't expect that some of the arrangements of that year would still be opened one day. ”！。