Emperor Yang of Sui felt that he was probably the most unlucky emperor in history, he had a hard life since he was a child, and he was born with his brother Yang Yong in the way, and finally brought down this waste brother to become the prince, but because he couldn't control a certain part of his lower body, he almost fell short at the last moment, and his bumpy fate made people sad - at least Emperor Yang of Sui himself felt sad.

After finally becoming the emperor, his life was even more bitter, and he worked hard to open the canal, create a scientific examination, build a new capital, conquer Annan to collect Taiwan, personally conquer Tuyuhun to open up the territory and open up the Silk Road, and conquer Goguryeo three times to eliminate the hidden dangers in the Northeast. But the common people under the rule don't understand the importance of these things, but they want to sing what "Song of the Death of the Dead Waves of Liaodong Wave" raises the flag to rebel, pulling their hind legs and pulling their elbows, and they don't understand their painstaking efforts for the country and the people at all.

These are not counted, the more miserable is still to come, Emperor Yang of Sui can't figure it out even if he breaks his head, he patrols the Great Wall to check the border defense, and he has always been a good friend of the Eastern Turkic Khan Shibi, or his cousin-in-law Shibi, how could he bring all his belongings to more than 200,000 Turkic iron horsemen to find trouble for himself, and openly threaten to take his life within the Turks, if it weren't for his cousin Princess Yicheng taking care of her mother's family and secretly sending someone to call the police in advance, she would have already thrown her life outside Yanmen Pass.

Even so, the scene at that time was also a thousand moments, more than 200,000 Turkic iron cavalry overwhelmingly poured in, the most dangerous time the Turkic bows and arrows have been shot in front of Emperor Yang of Sui, the Emperor Yang of Sui who led troops to fight a lot of battles when he was young was scared of his soul, once hugged his youngest son Yang Gao and cried bitterly, if it were not for the soldiers accompanying the guards to die in the palace, Emperor Yang of Sui may not have a chance to escape back to Yanmen City to defend behind closed doors.

But even if they fled into Yanmen City, it seems that it was only a suspended death sentence, more than 200,000 Turks surrounded Yanmen City, the defenders in the city were only 17,000 people, and the weapons to defend the city were scarce, so they could only demolish the houses and take wood and iron to build the city defense equipment; The grain and grass were only enough to support twenty days, so they had to concentrate the grain and grass for unified distribution, in order to save food, cut the rations of the people, and prepare to slaughter the war horses of the Royal Forest Army to satisfy their hunger; In order to boost morale, Emperor Yang of Sui had to go to the city to inspect the defending army in person, promise heavy rewards to boost morale, and had to accept the construction of his brother-in-law Xiao Yu against his will, and issued an order to pardon the Goguryeo king Gao Yuan's refusal to congratulate him, and no longer launch the fourth battle of Goguryeo.

In order to recruit the army from the south to help, Emperor Yang of Sui sent dead soldiers to break through the siege for help, and then tied the edict to the wood, put it in the Hutuo River and floated down the river, hoping that someone could find it, hand it over to the government to send the world, and gather the world's soldiers and horses to go north to King Qin.

The dead soldiers were sent out, and there were heavy casualties in the process of breaking through, whether anyone could successfully break through the siege is not known, the driftwood has also been released, whether it has been by the army and the people, and the people can't know, the Turkic siege is fierce, day after day, the soldiers defending the city have suffered heavy casualties, the defenders and food are getting less and less day by day, but the reinforcements still can't even see a shadow, Emperor Yang of Sui is also getting more and more afraid and sad day by day, I don't dare to imagine what kind of fate he will have after the Yanmen City is broken? Was he caught by the Turks in the desert to eat the wind and drink the sand, and suffered humiliation? Or was he hacked to death with a knife and dismembered by Ling Chi?

The days are like years, and another day passes in the fierce battle of attack and defense, and the day is already the twenty-sixth day of being surrounded, but the reinforcements still do not see the slightest shadow, but the grain and grass are close to running out, and at night, under the psychological torment, all kinds of grievances come to his heart in an instant, so that Emperor Yang of Sui can't help but cry bitterly in front of the hundreds of officials who accompany him, crying so that the sky is dark, the sun and the moon are dark, and crying: "Why haven't the reinforcements come yet?" Why haven't my reinforcements come yet? Is it because my edict was not delivered, or did my courtiers no longer recognize me as the emperor? Why hasn't there been news of reinforcements yet, why hasn't there been news of reinforcements yet? ”

In the face of Emperor Yang of Sui, who was crying bitterly, there was no way for the hundred officials to do anything except to comfort him softly, and Uncle Xiao Yu, the nemesis of Chen Yu, who had lost his conscience, was the best at talking, and comforted: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, and it is not the edict of King Qin that will definitely be able to be sent, even if there is a mistake, such a long time has passed, and the government army in the north of the Three Jin Dynasty should also find out the news." Your Majesty's relative, Tang Guogong Li Yuan, the ambassador of Hedong Shanxi consolation, also happened to be stationed in Taiyuan City, close to Yanmen Pass, after receiving the news, his team will definitely come to Yanmen Qinwang immediately, His Majesty can just wait for the good news. ”

"Uncle Xiao Guo is right." Su Wei, the right minister, also said: "Tang Guogong has always been loyal and brave, and the governance office is the closest to Yanmen City, after receiving the news, he will definitely mention his troops and horses to the north of King Qin, as long as his army arrives, even if it will not be able to break the siege for a while and a half, it can also force the Turks to divide their troops to resist, so that the pressure on His Majesty will be greatly reduced, and more reinforcements will be bought for His Majesty to arrive on the battlefield of Yanmen." ”

Xiao Yu and Su Wei opened this mouth, including Chen Yingliang's backers Pei Ju and Pei Yun also echoed one after another, and they all felt that Li Yuan would definitely be the first to arrive at King Qin on the Yanmen battlefield - because Li Yuan's distance was indeed the closest, it stands to reason that he must be the first to come to reinforcements. After saying it, Emperor Yang of Sui stopped crying, wiped his tears and sobbed: "I hope that Li Aiqing can put my safety first, and send troops north to help me and share the pressure for me." I don't expect him to be able to kill the Turks, as long as he can get there as soon as possible, and share the pressure on me and my defenders. ”

"Your Majesty, rest assured, Tang Guogong is loyal and courageous, the sun and the moon can be seen, and he will definitely be able to come quickly and be rescued by King Qin." Xiao Yu, Su Wei and many civil and military officials all said this, which finally made Emperor Yang of Sui stop sobbing.

The night is getting deeper, Emperor Yang of Sui returned to the only house in Yanmen City that has not been demolished to rest, and the civil and military forces have dispersed, each back to the place of residence to rest, Chen Yingliang's old Bole Fan Zigai also returned to his place of residence to sleep, but in the room with the roof removed, he couldn't fall asleep over and over, looking at the starry sky in a daze, he finally barely fell asleep, but he woke up immediately, and finally after about four watches, Fan Zigai, who was over seventy years old, simply put on his clothes and got up, and led two personal soldiers to climb the city wall to inspect the city defense.

The air was filled with the smell of corpses, the walls were full of wounds and wounds from arrows, countless soldiers and pillows were sleeping on the top of the walls, tired snoring came and went, wounded soldiers moaned weakly in the crowd, and the defending sentries patrolled the walls with torches, rarely making a sound, and the morale was clearly not enough to cheer up. Seeing this scene, in addition to feeling distressed, Fan Zigai couldn't help but think of a young junior who he had personally promoted, and couldn't help but sigh: "It would be nice if that little guy was there, with him, at least you can find a way to boost morale ......." ”

"Fan Shangshu, who are you talking about?" There was a voice behind him, and when Fan Zigai looked back, he saw that the general of the right Yiwei came to Hu'er and led a few personal soldiers, and he didn't know when he also came to the city wall to patrol the city, and he had already reached the near place behind him.

"I didn't say anyone, I just sighed." Fan Zigai, who has a pragmatic personality, doesn't like to say that it is impossible to achieve, so he shook his head directly, and asked in a low voice to Hu'er: "How is it?" What were the casualties during the day? ”

"More than 500 soldiers were killed in battle, nearly 100 more than yesterday." Lai Hu'er replied in a low voice, and said: "There are more than 200 injured people than yesterday, the rations are gradually insufficient, the wounded soldiers are increasing, and the materials for defending the city are getting less and less. ”

Fan Zigai, who had fought in the defense of the Eastern Capital, had a somewhat gloomy face, and only said in a low voice after a while: "Don't say this to Your Majesty, he is already about to collapse, and when I hear such words again, I really don't know what the result will be." ”

Lai Hu'er nodded in understanding, and then said: "Of course I won't say it, when I had a court meeting in the evening, in front of His Majesty, I didn't dare to say a word." ”

"What?" Fan Zigai asked in a low voice.

"It is difficult for Tang Guogong to share the pressure on us in a short period of time." Lai Hu'er said in a low voice: "Before the Turks completely surrounded Yanmen City, the scouts under my command once took the trail on the other side of the Hutuo River to reach Laoxian County, and found out the enemy situation there, and the Turks divided about 50,000 troops to surround Laoxian County, so even if Tang Guogong came to help in time, he must first kill the 50,000 Turks in Laoxian County before he can continue to go north to Yanmen Pass, and the possibility of the Turks dividing troops to reinforce Laoxian County cannot be ruled out during this period. So far, our army has not found any Turkic division of troops to move westward, which is enough to show that Tang Guogong and other Qinwang troops have not threatened the Turkic army in Laoxian County, and the Turkic army does not need to go south for reinforcements, and we cannot get help from Tang Guogong in a short time. ”

Fan Zigai's face was even more gloomy, and it took a long time before he nodded and said: "You didn't say this right, you just know and I know about this matter, don't let the third person know, it will shake the morale of the army and demoralize." ”

Lai Hu'er nodded, sighed lightly, and just wanted to end the conversation with Fan Zigai, but his eyes suddenly lit up, because Lai Hu'er suddenly saw - the upper reaches of the Hutuo River, suddenly there were many torches flashing, and the fire was still very chaotic, obviously something happened, Lai Hu'er did not dare to slack off, and quickly reminded Fan Zigai to pay attention to that direction, Fan Zigai also knew that the situation was wrong, and hurriedly came to the southeast corner of Yanmen City with Laihu'er, and condescendingly observed the enemy's situation.

There was indeed an accident on the side of the Turkic army, many Turkic soldiers went down the river with torches, shouting and shouting and not knowing what they were saying, and at the same time there were Turkic soldiers who fired arrows into the river, seeing this, the old sparrow on the battlefield immediately guessed the approximate reason, and exclaimed: "There are people in the river, there are people in the river, and it is likely to be our people!" Quick, prepare torches and ropes, our men are coming from the river. ”

In Laihu'er's words, when the Sui soldiers prepared torches and ropes with all hands and feet, three wet men crawled out of the Hutuo River one after another, dodging the Turkic feather arrows in a crawling posture, and quickly crawled to the south gate of Yanmen City with the Hutuo River. ”

The light of the torch illuminated Fan Zigai's tall body and snow-white beard, which also made the people from the city recognize Fan Zigai at once, and the crying voice also sounded under the city, "Great! It's Fan who stays behind! It's Fan who stays behind! Fan stays behind, quickly release the rope, I am Qian Xiangmin, I am Qian Xiangmin, you have seen me! ”

"Qian Xiangmin?" Fan Zigai was stunned at first, and then roared in disbelief, "You flew here?" Didn't you go to work under Chen Yingliang's account? How did you come here? ”

"It was Deputy Envoy Chen who sent me! Deputy Envoy Chen's army of King Qin has arrived! Fan Liushou, you put the rope quickly, I'll talk to you when I go up! ”

Needless to say, the whole city is a sensation, and the entire Yanmen City is a sensation! When he finished reading Chen Yingliang's recital, which was wrapped in oiled paper and hidden in the box, Lai Hu'er was so excited that he looked up to the sky and roared, roaring God bless the Great Sui, Fan Zigai, who was over 70 years old, was also so excited that he cried loudly, holding the money to the people and crying loudly, howling and roaring, "The old man didn't see the wrong person!" The old man didn't read the wrong person! The young man Chen who was promoted by the old man was really the same as the old man, he was a person who would rather sacrifice his life and put His Majesty and state affairs first! ”

Thunderous cheers were everywhere, and the cheers of the head of Yanmen City, which was still lifeless not long ago, rose one after another, one after another, getting bigger and bigger, and the defenders who were awakened learned that it was the news of reinforcements arrived, and they all joined the ranks of cheering, waking up the military and civilians of the whole city, and also waking up Emperor Yang of Sui, who was crying in a dream, and Queen Xiao who slept in a quilt with him. And when Emperor Yang of Sui knew the reason for the situation, he also opened his mouth like Fan Zigai and shouted, "Chen Aiqing's reinforcements have arrived?" He's in the Central Plains, the Central Plains! Did he fly? How can it come so quickly?! ”

Not to mention, although the sky was just dawning, Emperor Yang of Sui, who got up in his clothes, immediately summoned Qian Xiangmin, the sesame mung bean official of Zhengbapin, as well as the little bandit soldier He Er and the third brother of Qin, who was from the mountains. And when Emperor Yang of Sui quickly finished reading Fan Zigai's personal presentation of Chen Yingliang's teacher table, he was so excited that he cried loudly again, crying silently, and his mouth turned over and over just one word, "Chen Aiqing, Chen Aiqing, Chen Aiqing...... ”

At the same time, the civil and military officials of the Great Sui who accompanied him naturally asked where the reinforcements of Qian Peng had arrived and why they came so quickly, Qian Xiangmin replied truthfully, saying that when he broke up with Chen Yingliang, the army of Qian Peng Sui had already arrived in Qi County, and the time should have arrived at Xinkou, the gathering place of King Qin's army, and said that the army of Qian Peng Sui could arrive so fast because Chen Yingliang was leading the army to attack Wagangzhai at that time, and immediately crossed the Yellow River from Baima after receiving the edict of King Qin, marching hundreds of miles a day. That's why it arrived so quickly. At the same time, Qian Xiangmin had to say some things like Chen Yingliang crying loudly on the road, burning incense day and night, praying to God to bless Emperor Yang of Sui for safety.

Of course, Qian Xiangmin also had to boast of his loyalty, saying that it was the Turks blocking the way, and no one in the Sui army dared to come to Yanmen City to deliver a letter, but he took the initiative to ask for help, volunteered, and experienced countless dangers of nine deaths on the way, and almost died in the mouth of poisonous snakes and beasts dozens of times, which sent Chen Yingliang's aid to Emperor Yang of Sui.

Qian Xiangmin's shameless boasting still received a lot of rewards, seeing Qian Xiangmin's tattered clothes hung into strips by grass and thorns, and seeing Qian Xiangmin's shoes that had two big toes exposed, as well as the blood marks on Qian Xiangmin's face, Emperor Yang of Sui simply left his seat in person, personally picked up Qian Xiangmin, who was saluting, stroked the wounds on Qian Xiangmin's body, choked and said: "Qian Aiqing, hard work, you are the same as Chen Aiqing, you are all my ministers, and you are all loyal to me!" ”

Long live the mountain, all the civil and military officials cheered to Emperor Yang of Sui, and Lai Hu'er also said excitedly: "There is hope, there is hope to quickly force the Turks to divide the troops, the main elite under the command of Deputy Envoy Chen are here, plus the team under the command of Tang Guogong, and the Turkic army surrounding Laoxian has a battle, as long as they can join forces to defeat the Turkic division of Laoxian, the Turks on this side of Yanmen will not dare to attack the city with all their might!" ”

Hearing Laihu'er's words, Uncle Xiao Yu, the only one who didn't cheer loudly, remembered a big event, and hurriedly stepped forward to ask Qian Xiangmin: "Qian joined the army, where is Tang Guogong's Taiyuan team?" Have you already arrived in Lao County? ”

"Tang Guogong's team? He....... Qian Xiangmin was stunned at first, and when he just wanted to answer truthfully, he quickly closed his mouth - sesame mung bean official Qian Xiangmin didn't dare to offend a Guanlong gate valve in death like Chen Fuliang, who had lost his conscience.

"What's wrong with you?" Uncle Xiao asked very strangely, "Tang Guogong's team is there, why don't you answer?" ”

Qian Xiangmin still didn't dare to answer, and glanced at Emperor Yang of Sui who was in front of him timidly, but as a result, Emperor Yang of Sui naturally understood that the situation was wrong, and hurriedly said: "It doesn't hurt for Qian Aiqing to be outspoken, if you have anything to say, just tell the truth, don't be obscure." ”

"Majesty xià......, majesty, please forgive your sins." Qian Xiangmin trembled and said: "You must be angry when you hear it, when Weichen went north and passed through Taiyuan, Tang Guogong's team was still outside Taiyuan City, and there was no ...... to send troops. ”

"What? He's still in Taiyuan?! Emperor Yang of Sui was struck by lightning, and he couldn't believe this answer. Fan Zigai and Lai Hu'er and other civil and military officials also opened their mouths, saying that they didn't expect that Chen Yingliang, who was far away in the Central Plains, had already arrived, and Li Yuan, who was close at hand, had not yet sent troops!

"You talk nonsense!" Uncle Xiao Guo was furious, grabbed Qian Xiangmin, and yelled: "Tang Guogong is loyal to His Majesty, how can he still be in Taiyuan?" Did Chen Yingliang teach you these words and use them to slander and frame Tang Guogong?! ”

"This lord, you have wronged the official!" Qian Xiangmin, who was as timid as a mouse, hurriedly bowed his head, and said with a sad face: "When the humble post passed through Taiyuan City six days ago, Tang Guogong's team was really still in Taiyuan, if you don't believe it, you can check the date later, if you dare to have half a lie, I am willing to receive Ling Chi's punishment!" ”

Seeing Qian Xiangmin's cowardice, Uncle Xiao Guo was dumbfounded on the spot, and complained bitterly in his heart, while the other civil and military officials were silent, and they didn't even dare to take a breath of air, all waiting for Emperor Yang of Sui to be furious. Sure enough, after gritting his teeth for a long time, Emperor Yang of Sui really said word by word with a blushing face: "Li Aiqing, loyal minister, loyal minister!" ”

Uncle Xiao Guo was even more bitter in his heart, so he had to quickly change the topic, turned to Qian Xiangmin and asked: "Qian joined the army, there is something very strange, just now you said that you went north first, because the original team of you is going to rest in Qi County for a day, how important is the important matter of King Qin, why do you still need to rest?" ”

"Our army is so tired, from Wagang to Qi County, we march more than 100 miles every day, and we haven't rested a day." Qian Xiangmin didn't hear Uncle Xiao Guo's deliberate egg picking, but replied truthfully: "In addition, we have to replenish grain and grass in Qi County, so Deputy Envoy Chen decided to let the army rest for a day, and took out gold and cash to buy grain and grass supplies from merchants in Qi County at three times the price, so as not to get Taiyuan unable to supply grain and grass, and delay King Qin's major event." ”

"You talk nonsense!" Uncle Xiao Guo's soul suddenly scattered, and he quickly kicked Qian Xiangmin's chest, and shouted: "Bold thief, dare to slander Tang Guogong for not distributing military rations, if you dare to slander Tang Guogong again, this official will kill you now!" ”

Qian shouted injustice to the people, saying that even if he had a hundred guts, he would not dare to slander Tang Guogong, but Emperor Yang of Sui stopped in front of Qian Xiangmin, protected Qian Xiangmin with his body, and said coldly to Uncle Xiao Guo: "Want to kill my hero? Yes, kill me first. ”

Uncle Xiao Guo fell to his knees, trembling like sweat and rain, and said: "Your Majesty spares his life, Weichen is angry, but he said that he can't supply grain and grass in Taiyuan, so he ...... and is more impulsive." ”

"Your Majesty, Chen Yingliang should not be worried that Tang Guogong will deliberately delay the delivery of military rations." Yu Wenshu stood up to play a round and said: "Taiyuan is the only grain and grass supply place on the Yanmen battlefield, and the soldiers and horses from all walks of life are going north, and the Taiyuan granary must be too busy to get around, and Deputy Envoy Chen is worried that the military food will not be supplied in time, and he will purchase the military food on his own, which is also a piece of loyalty to Your Majesty. ”

"Exactly, exactly." Qian Xiangmin also nodded hurriedly and said: "Deputy Envoy Chen didn't say that he was worried that Ambassador Li deliberately did not send military rations, but he was worried that he would not be able to get supplies immediately, and at the same time, the army was too tired and needed to rest, so he took a short day of rest in Qi County, during which he bought food at a high price to supply the army, and did not waste any time." ”

Hearing Qian Xiangmin and Yuwen say this, the expression on Emperor Yang of Sui's face eased slightly, nodded, and said: "Qian Aiqing, calm down, when I see Chen Aiqing in the future, tell him that the money he spent for me will be reimbursed by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, no matter how much he uses, I will reimburse him twice." ”

Qian thanked the people, and then stood up, and Emperor Yang of Sui also returned to his dragon chair, and said with a smile: "Very good, since even Chen Aiqing, who is far away in the Central Plains, has come with the army of King Qin, I believe that there should be some army of King Qin south of Laoxian County, as long as they join forces, they will definitely be able to kill the Turks and rescue the soldiers and civilians of Yanmen and I from fire and water." ”

The civil and military officials echoed one after another, and Uncle Xiao Guo, who was still kneeling on the ground, also hurriedly said: "What Your Majesty said is extremely true, Tang Guogong will definitely be able to lead the army of King Zhulu Qin to kill the Turks and save His Majesty from fire and water." ”

It's good that Uncle Xiao didn't say this, but after saying this, he immediately reminded the old sparrow on the battlefield to come to protect a major event, and then came to protect the child immediately, and said: "Your Majesty, the soldiers and horses of the King of Qinwang have gone north, and even the deputy envoy Chen of the Central Plains has galloped thousands of miles away, which is indeed a great thing, but the soldiers and horses from all walks of life belong to various places, do not belong to each other, and the orders are not uniform, but they are like scattered sand, it is difficult to work together and fight side by side. Command the whole army, so that orders and prohibitions can be carried out, and the troops will be unanimous. ”

How important the army is to a ruler, I won't explain it here, in short, after hearing Laihu'er's words, Emperor Yang of Sui immediately nodded his head and said: "It makes sense, it is necessary to appoint a commander of King Qin to command the whole army, you Aiqing, who do you think I should appoint as the commander?" ”

Almost all the civil and military officials present were dumbfounded, and they all said to themselves, Emperor, are you joking? We don't even know who led the army to King Qin, how can we recommend it? What if you have recommended a commander who can fight well and has outstanding prestige, and you have appointed him, but that person has not led the army to King Qin?

There are a few people who are not dumbfounded, Uncle Xiao Guo is one of them, hearing Emperor Yang of Sui's words, Uncle Xiao immediately said loudly: "Your Majesty, Weichen recommended Tang Guogong Li Yuan to serve in this position, Tang Guogong is not only a relative ......of the emperor, but also has outstanding prestige, and he is even more loyal to you, Your Majesty." ”

"Shut up!" The paperweight on the dragon case flew over, hitting Uncle Xiao Guo's mouth, interrupting Uncle Xiao's words, and also knocking out the corners of Uncle Xiao's mouth with blood, and then immediately after, Emperor Yang of Sui's thunderous roar also sounded after the dragon case, "Don't mention his name in front of me!" Even Chen Aiqing, who is far away in the Central Plains, is here, and he is still standing still in Taiyuan City, do you still have the face to say that he is loyal in front of me? He is loyal, why hasn't he brought troops to King Qin?! ”

Poor Uncle Xiao Guo completely shut up and didn't dare to say anything, and Fan Zigai, who had snow-white hair, walked out of the train, paused heavily to Emperor Yang of Sui, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the old minister Fan Zigai, I am willing to guarantee Chen Yingliang with the life of the whole family to serve as the commander of King Qin, and I hope that Your Majesty will be gracious!" ”

There was an uproar in the audience, and Emperor Yang of Sui was also taken aback, and exclaimed: "Fan Aiqing, you recommended Chen Yingliang to be the coach of King Qin, how old is he?" You don't know? ”

"Weichen knows that he is only nineteen years old, and it is indeed too unbelievable to appoint him as the commander of the whole army." Fan Zigai said in a deep voice: "But there are three points, but it makes the old minister feel that this boss is none other than him." ”

"What about the three points?" Emperor Yang of Sui asked.

"First, loyalty, Chen Yingliang's loyalty to His Majesty, His Majesty has already seen it with his own eyes, and the old minister will not be verbose." Fan Zi Gaiyan said: "Second, good at fighting, since Chen Yingliang went to the Eastern Capital two years ago to join the army, he has commanded dozens of battles of all sizes, without a single defeat, and every time he wins more with less, and defeats the strong with the weak, this point, even the famous generals in the DPRK and China are rarely able to do it." ”

"Third, tolerance." Fan Zigai arched his hand again and said: "Your Majesty, Chen Yingliang's past you know, the former Julu County Gongchai Shen's family almost forced him to death, framed him in every way, bullied him in every way, but Chen Yingliang still repaid his grievances with virtue and saved the lives of Chai Shen's father and son under the knife. This kind of mind-to-mind measurement is the fundamental basis for King Qin's army to work together, and the old minister believes that after Chen Yingliang takes up this position, he will be able to serve the public fairly, never show favoritism, and will not miss the big event of King Qin's rescue for personal grievances! ”

Being able to act is a lot of benefits, after listening to Fan Zigai's reasons for recommending and thinking of Chen Yingliang's usual hypocrisy, Emperor Yang of Sui inevitably nodded, but Uncle Xiao Guo was in a hurry, and hurriedly reminded: "Your Majesty, Chen Yingliang is only nineteen years old, how can a nineteen-year-old and a half-old child take on such a heavy responsibility?" ”

Chen Yingliang's most important thing is indeed the issue of age, even in front of Emperor Yang of Sui, so after listening to Uncle Xiao Guo's words, Emperor Yang of Sui inevitably hesitated again, but at this moment, Pei Ju, who had been very restrained before, also suddenly came out of the queue and kowtowed to Emperor Yang of Sui and said: "Weichen Pei Ju is also willing to use more than 100 lives of his family to guarantee Chen Yingliang as the commander of King Qin, Weichen believes that after His Majesty appoints Chen Yingliang to this position, Chen Yingliang will definitely be able to lead the soldiers and horses to rescue King Qinwang and relieve the siege of Yanmen!" ”

The usually extremely stable clan brother actually took the head of the whole family to vouch for a distant nephew who couldn't beat the nineteen poles, and Pei Yun, another important minister of the Pei family, inevitably took a flurry, and then the old slippery head Pei Yun immediately woke up and understood the true intention of the clan brother - this siege of Yanmen, the Eastern Turks, who have always been friendly with the Great Sui, suddenly turned their faces and made a move, and the origin was actually traced back to Pei Ju, it was Pei Ju who designed to trap Shi Bi's think tank and number one Aichen Shi Shu Hu Xi, which led Shi Bi to refuse to see Emperor Yang of Sui again. Then there was the Siege of Yanmen. Since the root is here, once someone else is allowed to serve as the coach of King Qin, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no situation of negotiation and peace, and once the time comes, Pei Ju, who booby-trapped the number one important minister of the Turks, will definitely be the number one scapegoat, and only by letting Chen Yingliang, who hugs the thigh of the Pei family, be the coach of King Qin, will there be absolutely no such situation!

Thinking about this, for the benefit of the family, Pei Yun did not hesitate at all, and immediately went out to kowtow, just expressed his willingness to use the life of the whole family to guarantee Chen Yingliang to be the commander of King Qin, before he had time to explain the reason for the recommendation, he never thought that there was a person suddenly standing up in the civil official train, but it was Yang Zhiji, the king of Cai, who was very close to Emperor Yang of Sui, and also said to Emperor Yang of Sui: "Brother Huang, brother also recommended Chen Yingliang as the commander of King Qin's army. ”

Yang Zhiji, who rarely said a word in ten days and half a month, suddenly opened his mouth, and stood on Chen Yingliang's side with a clear banner, as a result, not only the civil and military officials of the Great Sui who were present were taken aback, but Emperor Yang of Sui himself was also taken aback, and asked in surprise: "Brother Xian, do you also think that Chen Aiqing, who is only nineteen years old, is suitable to be the commander of the Qin Wang Army?" ”

"Brother Huanghuang, Chen Yingliang's nineteen-year-old age is his weakness in the eyes of others." Yang Zhiji's words were astonishing, and he said in a deep voice: "But in the eyes of his younger brother, the age of nineteen is his biggest advantage as the coach of King Qin!" ”

"What do you mean by this?" Emperor Yang of Sui was even more surprised.

"Brother Huanghuang, the reason is very simple." Yang Zhiji said in a calm tone: "The imperial brother issued an edict to the king, the soldiers and horses of the world will inevitably go north, and the number of troops is at least more than 100,000, but the imperial brother is trapped in Yanmen City by the Turks, and he can't control and restrain so many troops. ”

"Because Deputy Envoy Chen Yingliang Chen is only nineteen years old, he has no family ties, and he has no ability to lead the army to do other things, so he can only take King Qin's army to rescue him with all his strength and welcome back the imperial brother! That's the only path he can take! ”

Hearing Yang Zhiji's words, the faces of the hundreds of civil and military officials present changed color, including Pei Ju, Pei Yun, Yu Shiji and Yu Wenshu and other famous treacherous villains, all of whom gasped, and all admired Yang Zhiji, a low-key royal prince, for his shrewdness, steady and quasi-poisonous, and pointed out sharply that with Chen Yingliang's age, family background and qualifications, the 100,000 and 200,000 Qinwang army was handed over to Chen Yingliang to command, even if Chen Yingliang had any second thoughts, there would definitely not be many people with him, and only obedient King Qinwang could command the army, Because Chen Yingliang's military power is based on the imperial power, Chen Yingliang took the lead in disobeying the imperial power, and the military power in his hands was also invalid.

And if so many troops are handed over to others, let him control so many Great Sui troops and hold so much power, it is difficult to guarantee that no one will expect Emperor Yang of Sui to be killed by the Turks, and then rely on his family advantages, prestige, qualifications and scheming methods to control the army of King Qin, and use these 100,000 or 200,000 army of King Qin to do some things that the masses like to see, such as rebellion, rebellion or being emperor! For example, after the former Zhou dignitaries, the Guanlong giant lord and the current imperial relative, Li Yuan, the Duke of Tang Guo, has every hope and ability to do this.

Hearing the words of his cousin, Emperor Yang of Sui, who was definitely not a confused emperor, immediately changed his face, and subconsciously pursed his lips, and quietly gritted his teeth and thought about it............

"The wolf smoke rises, and the rivers and mountains look north

The dragon curled the horse, and the sword qi was like frost

The heart is like the Yellow River

Who can resist for thousands of years

How many siblings and loyal souls are buried in the long knife of hatred

What a pity to die to repay the family and the country......"

At the critical moment, the vaguely familiar sound of the military song gradually entered the ears of Emperor Yang of Sui and the hundred officials of the Great Sui, and the sound became louder and louder, as if there were countless soldiers and civilians singing this military song in unison, Emperor Yang of Sui listened to Daqi, and hurriedly ordered Aichen Yuwenshu to go out to check the reason, and Yuwenshu, who had a more neutral attitude towards Chen Yingliang, quickly brought back the answer, and played to Emperor Yang of Sui: "Your Majesty, it is our defenders who are singing this military song in unison, they heard that Deputy Envoy Chen came to help, and they asked each other about Deputy Envoy Chen's situation, Some of them knew that Deputy Envoy Chen had also heard this military song, so they taught each other to sing this military song, and as a result, more and more people sang this military song, and now the defenders of the whole city are singing it. ”

After talking about the reason, Yu Wenshu added: "Your Majesty, this military song seems to be very effective in boosting morale, and the morale of our army has obviously improved, and it is said that we will be able to hold out until King Qin's reinforcements lift the siege." ”

After listening to Yuwenshu's report, Emperor Yang of Sui did not speak, and listened carefully to the content of this military song, and after a long time, Emperor Yang of Sui suddenly said: "Everyone, Aiqing, let's all be even, Pei Ju Pei Aiqing, prepare an edict for me." ”