In the end, the body left by the dead ghost Chen Yingliang was a little worse, and he went out with a red face and a thick neck in Gao Shilian's house, and when he returned to Yiyangfang on the horse, he was blown by the cold wind of late autumn on the road, Chen Yingliang couldn't help but roll off the horse and vomited, vomiting so much that he turned his stomach upside down, and finally couldn't even ride a horse, or the family hired a car for Chen Yingliang, so he took Chen Yingliang back to Yiyangfang's house before the door was closed. As a result, after returning home, Chen Yingliang had to complain about Chen Laosan again, and Chen Laosan poured a bowl of sobering soup with his own hands.

In fact, the poor health is only one of the reasons why Chen Yingliang is drunk, the main reason why Chen Yingliang is very drunk is because Chen Yingliang decided to give up the pursuit of Yang Yuer, although he has long known that the identity difference between himself and Yang Yuer is huge, and he also knows very well that he is only unrequited love for Yang Yuer, and it is almost impossible to get what he wants, but after really deciding to give up, Chen Yingliang is still very disappointed, and he can't help but use wine to drown his sorrows - after all, Chen Yingliang has true feelings for Yang Yuer.

In the early morning of the next day, Chen Yingliang had a splitting headache, and his limbs were sore, and his face was as pale as paper, and he sweated all over his body when he moved slightly, and he was so uncomfortable that life was worse than death. But there was no way, because of the excessive number of leave some time ago, Chen Yingliang really couldn't pull his face to ask for leave again, and he didn't want to fall into the handle of dereliction of duty and hinder the local position he was seeking, so he forcibly endured his physical discomfort and went out of the house, and forced himself to come to work in the imperial city.

Fortunately, Chen Yingliang's boss Pei Xin is a person who likes the Pei family, and he is entrusted with Chen Yingliang's blessing to be promoted to the next level, and he takes care of Chen Yingliang somewhat, seeing Chen Yingliang's pale face at the post, and cold sweat on his forehead, he asked about Chen Yingliang's physical condition with concern, and after learning that Chen Yingliang was a little unwell, Pei Xin waved his hand and gave Chen Yingliang half a day of sick leave, so that Chen Yingliang could go home and rest immediately. Chen Yingliang, who was indeed very unwell, was overjoyed, quickly thanked Pei Xin for taking care of him, and hurriedly went out of the imperial city to go home and sleep.

From morning to afternoon, just feeling more comfortable, but his friend Fang Xuanling came to the door with a jar of wine, and brought a new friend to Chen Yingliang - a son of an official eunuch named Du Ruhui, saying that he got along very happily with Du Ruhui after getting acquainted by chance, and at the same time, Du Ruhui also admired Chen Yingliang who broke into the notoriety with his bare hands, so he brought Du Ruhui to Chen Yingliang's house and introduced him to Chen Yingliang.

In the current era, of course, Du Ruhui is not famous, and he has just resigned from the post of Captain Fuyang, it stands to reason that Chen Yingliang, who is a young man, can look down on Du Ruhui, but because of some well-known reasons, Chen Yingliang is of course overjoyed with Du Ruhui's arrival, not only to the twenty-eight-year-old Du Ruhui's little brother salute, but also regardless of his hangover and just woke up, ordered his family to prepare a good banquet, and forced him to drink and talk with the two future celebrities, and share friendship. At the same time, he naturally worked hard to make friends with Du Ruhui and lay a good foundation for the necessary moments in the future.

Thanks to his illustrious reputation and good image, Du Ruhui's first impression of Chen Yingliang, who he had just met, was also very good, and with the acquaintance with Chen Yingliang, when the topic of casual conversation inadvertently touched on the official position, Du Ruhui couldn't help but ask Chen Yingliang: "Brother Xian, about your official position, Brother Fool has always had a question, with Brother Xian, your literary talent and martial arts, as well as your relationship in the court, how could you be named the right deputy of the crown prince for such a semi-idle position?" Isn't this overkill, a pearl secretly invested? ”

"Don't hide it from the two brothers, this is what my two Uncle Pei meant." Chen Yingliang didn't hide it from Fang Xuanling and Du Ruxuan, and replied calmly: "They are worried that I will be suppressed by people when I entered the army too early, and I have just turned seventeen years old, so I am too young, and it is inconvenient for them to arrange any civil positions with real power for me, so they simply let me transition in the position of the right deputy of the prince, let me mix some qualifications first, and then transfer other official positions." ”

"Sure enough." Du Ruhui, who had long had this suspicion, nodded, expressed his understanding, and then said with envy: "The virtuous brother is really extraordinary, the mixed qualifications are directly from the five grades, the foolish brother is eleven or twelve years older than the virtuous brother, and he is also a bit of a backer in the imperial court, but after entering the office, he can only serve as a small county lieutenant with the size of a sesame mung bean (equivalent to the county public security chief), in contrast, the foolish brother is really embarrassed." ”

"Brother doesn't have to be like this." Chen Yingliang comforted: "The elder brother is just lucky, the younger brother believes that with the talent of the elder brother, he will definitely enter the phase one day, and the future will be far above the younger brother." -- The conscience of heaven and earth, Chen Yingliang's words really can't be more true.

Du Ruhui can be known as one of the sages of the ages, of course, he can have self-knowledge, in the absence of predictability, Chen Yingliang's heartfelt truth is of course mistaken for comforting words, shaking his head with a wry smile, his confidence in himself is far less than Chen Yingliang's confidence in himself is as sufficient and firm.

"Brother Ying Liangxian, don't blame the foolish brother for making bad luck, you have to hurry up on this matter." Another future eternal sage Fang Xuanling spoke, and Yan said: "As you and my brother said in casual conversation, today's saint is rare to be a Ming monarch, and his merits are by no means under the Qin Emperor and Han Wu, but today's saint is also a king of good deeds, from ancient times to the present, there is no emperor who likes to travel all over the world as much as he does." If you can't confirm your new position before the emperor's next tour, once the Holy Lord suddenly goes on patrol again, Pei Xiang and Pei Dafu will definitely accompany you, and if you still want to seek any ideal position at that time, it will not be as easy as it is now. ”

"Brother Qiao Song doesn't have to be so nervous." Du Ruhui was decisive, and he didn't have the same opinion as the resourceful Fang Xuanling, and said with a smile: "Brother Qiao Song forgot to stay behind?" Today, the saint has always been blue-eyed about the guard, and with his old man, even if Pei Xiang and Doctor Pei are not in Daxing, Brother Ying Liang still has to worry about not having an ideal position? I'm afraid that even if Brother Ying Liang wants to be promoted to another level at that time, it will be a matter of Wei staying behind. ”

"Brother Keming, Wei Liushou is very appreciative of Brother Ying Liang." Fang Xuanling reminded cautiously: "But Ying Liangxian's uncles are always Pei Xiang and Pei Dafu, who have been left behind by seventy and three guards, and they are only the elders of Ying Liangxian. Also, the power of Wei Liuwei is only limited to Guanzhong, and it is subject to many restrictions, no matter how much he promotes Ying Liangxian, he can't reach the height of Pei Xiang and Pei Dafu. ”

Du Ruhui nodded silently, agreeing with Fang Xuanling's opinion - Chen Yingliang does still have Wei Xuan and Fan Zigai, the old immortal thighs to hold, but these old immortal powers are only limited to one area, and the wind and candle may kick his legs on the same day, leaving poor little Zhengtai Chen Yingliang helpless in the world, so holding their thighs not only has limited room to rise, but also may be relying on the mountains and mountains, relying on the flow of water, far less stable and reliable than the thighs of the righteous Son of Heaven and Pei Yun.

"Thank you brother for your concern, and thank you brother for reminding me." Of course, Chen Yingliang also understood Fang Xuanling's extraneous voice, and he didn't hide it from his friends, so he said with a smile: "Don't hide it from my brother, in fact, my younger brother has been worried about this, so this time, I have taken the opportunity of offering cotton, I have already asked the two uncles to agree, and I will do my best to seek a foreign official position for me." If you're lucky, there may be news soon. ”

"Brother Xian is really far-sighted and far-sighted." Fang Xuanling smiled with relief, and asked curiously: "Brother Xian, what official position do you ask Pei Xiang and Doctor Pei to give you?" Gangnam? Sichuan? Or is it just in Gyeonggi, the two capitals? ”

"I didn't ask for these peace positions." Chen Yingliang shook his head and said calmly: "I beg the two uncles to put me in Qingxu, Qilu and other places where the thieves are the strictest, and assist the local officials to quell the bandits." ”

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui's faces changed together, and they also closed their mouths together, and after a while, Fang Xuanling said in a deep voice: "Brother Xian, you know that there are tigers in the mountains, and you prefer to go to the tiger mountains." The root cause of the rampant thieves in Qingxu Qilu, you know better than the foolish brother, and you still have to insist on cleaning up the thieves, this is not being reckless, you are gambling with your career and future. ”

"Brother Qiao Song, someone has to suppress the thieves." Chen Yingliang replied calmly: "If I don't suppress the thieves, and others don't suppress the thieves, won't this thief chaos only get bigger and bigger, and it will become more and more difficult to control?" ”

Fang Xuanling was dumbfounded, and wanted to point out that Chen Yingliang gambled too much, but he was limited by the feudal toxin brainwashing of loyalty and love for the people, as well as the long-term ear life of the old stubborn father, and he really couldn't find anything to accuse and stop Chen Yingliang's risky gambling. However, Du Ruhui suddenly slapped his face and applauded: "Brother Ying Liangxian really has the courage and responsibility, and he is also more self-motivated!" Yes, Qilu's thief rebellion is difficult to exterminate, but the more difficult things are, the more chances there are to achieve miraculous feats! I believe that with the strategic martial arts of the virtuous brother, when he arrives on the battlefield of Qingxu Qilu's counterinsurgency, he will definitely be able to achieve a record no less than that of General Zhang Xutuo, the pillar of the imperial court. ”

After all, he was only in contact with Du Ruhui, and Chen Yingliang really couldn't hear whether Du Ruhui was casually perfunctory or from the heart, so he could only report Du Ruhui with a hypocritical smile. After Du Ruhui praised Chen Yingliang's wise decision, he suddenly said: "But Brother Yingliang, Brother Fool thinks that you are still a little reckless, in fact, with your conditional background, you don't have to rush to the most rampant place to go to the county to serve as a bandit, you should be strategic, step by step, and then try to develop." ”

Of course, Chen Yingliang couldn't ignore the sage of the ages, but he hurriedly asked, "What does Brother Keming mean by this?" Please also ask my brother to understand. ”

"Because suppressing thieves in the local area to quell the chaos is different from Brother Xian's rebellion when you exterminate Yang Xuangan's rebels in Luoyang." Du Ruyan replied: "Don't blame the foolish brother for not speaking well, you can suppress Yang Xuangan's rebellion in accordance with the virtuous brother, and the greatest credit is the Eastern Capital Imperial Court headed by Fan Liushou and General Huangfu, it is they who have trained you to train soldiers, and they are also the ones who provide you with grain and grass that you can squander wantonly, weapons and armor that are never lacking, and military baggage, and they are also the ones who resist the hidden guns and arrows from behind for you, jealousy and framing, so that you can concentrate on quelling the rebellion without distraction." Without their help and support, no matter how amazing and brilliant you are, you will inevitably be bound and unable to perform. ”

Seeing Chen Yingliang nodding again and again, agreeing with his own views, Du Ruhui had no scruples, and continued: "Brother Xian, when you go to the local area to suppress the thieves and quell the chaos, the situation is completely different, the money and food must be prepared by yourself in the county, and the weapons and armor must also be purchased and built by yourself. Therefore, Brother Xian, if you go to the local area to quell the rebellion and suppress the thieves, although the scale of the war you face is definitely not as huge as Yang Xuangan's rebellion, in fact, the difficulty of the war will definitely be higher than the difficulty of the war to quell Yang Xuangan's rebellion! ”

Of course, Chen Yingliang, who has relied on financial appropriations for many years to handle cases and eat, understands that although Chen Yingliang has been mentally prepared for this, since Du Ruhui mentioned this matter, Chen Yingliang still said respectfully: "What the elder brother said is reasonable, and the younger brother also knows that the war against thieves is not so easy to fight. ”

Seeing that the famous Chen Yingliang respected his opinion so much, Du Ruhui was of course very happy, so he said: "Brother foolish, you have two step-by-step methods, the first is to serve under the command of General Zhang Xutuo, the pillar of the imperial court, and the second is to seek a position in a county where the situation of thieves and chaos is relatively light, first accumulate a certain strength, and then try to develop. ”

"To serve under Zhang Xutuo? Or is it a local official position where the situation of thieves and rebellion is relatively light? Chen Yingliang's eyes lit up a little.

"Not bad." Du Ruhui nodded vigorously and pointed out: "To serve under General Zhang Xutuo, the advantage is that you can directly command the elite team under General Zhang Xutuo to fight, which is conducive to the virtuous brother You immediately show your strength, and with the current prestige of the virtuous brother, under the account of General Zhang Xutuo, even if Zhang Xutuo is not reused, you will definitely be able to win the opportunity to command the army." ”

"Of course, there are flaws to this choice." Du Ruhui added: "Zhang Xutuo has a strong personality, a strong person is bound to be arbitrary, you are a newcomer, and you are not Zhang Xutuo's old department, it will be difficult to immediately affect his strategic choices when you first arrive under his account, you can only be completely under his command, unable to act according to your own strategic plan, and will be tied to a large extent." ”

Chen Yingliang nodded slowly, and then asked, "Brother, if I serve in a county where the thieves are less chaotic, what advantages and disadvantages do I have?" ”

"The virtuous brother went to serve in the county where the thieves were relatively light, and his advantages and defects were not outstanding." Du Ruhui replied: "Counties and counties where the thieves are relatively light will naturally pay taxes more normally, and the advantage is that the money and grain are relatively sufficient, and the difficulty of quelling the thieves is relatively small, and the disadvantage is that since the local officers and soldiers cannot quell the thieves, they will inevitably be deficient in terms of combat effectiveness. ”

"In addition, at that time, what is the character of your Shangguan, Brother Xian, will also affect your record in peace, if you meet a Shangguan who is weak and timid, then you will definitely rely on the Great Wall of the virtuous brother with outstanding achievements, and obey your words. But if you are a stubborn and jealous boss, your envoy will not be so easy to handle. ”

Chen Yingliang was silent for a moment, and then nodded and said, "Listening to my brother's words is better than reading for ten years." After listening to my brother's analysis, I am very willing to serve in a county where the thieves are relatively light, but I don't know if there is such a suitable position in the imperial court? Also, if there is such a suitable position, I don't know if the boss is weak and timid? ”

"Brother Xian, you are becoming more and more greedy and insufficient." Fang Xuanling, who had been listening to the side, finally spoke, and said with a smile: "I don't want to go to Zhang Xutuo's account to be accused, even if you want to be charged, you still hope that your boss will have money and food for you to quell the chaos and suppress the thieves, and you don't want to be restrained by him, do you still want to command your boss in turn?" If you are cheap, you must take advantage of it, and if you lose a little, you don't eat it, there is such a good thing in the world? ”

Du Ruhui echoed and laughed, Chen Yingliang also smirked, and said shamelessly: "If you don't have ideals in life, what's the difference between being a man and salted fish?" The younger brother knows that there is no such good thing in the world, but it is always okay to dream of such a good thing, right? ”

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui laughed together again, but after laughing, Fang Xuanling suddenly said with a mysterious expression: "But Brother Xian, maybe there really is such a good thing in the world." ”

"What does Brother Qiao Song mean by this?" Chen Yingliang was stunned.

"The position of the foolish brother is to serve the imperial history in the palace, although he has no authority and offends people at every turn, but he has the advantage of being able to observe the government every day." Fang Xuanling smiled and said: "It just so happened that today, the foolish brother heard a government affairs - Xu Minlian, the Taishou of Qiaojun, was impeached, and Fu Jiande was negligent in his duties, which caused the thieves Koutian Heishe and Tian Baishe to attack the Yongji Canal and snatch more than a dozen boats of grain transported from Jiangnan to the Eastern Capital. ”

"Commandery?" Chen Yingliang understood what Fang Xuanling meant, and hurriedly asked, "Brother Qiao Song, do you mean to say that I should seek the position of Zanzhi of Qianjun?" ”

"Not bad." Fang Xuanling nodded and said: "Brother Xian, you go to seek this official position, first of all, there is no problem in terms of grade, Qian County is a second-class county, and the second-class county Cheng (Zanzhi) is from the fifth grade, and you are now also from the fifth grade, and seeking this official position is just a flat tone, the difficulty is much smaller, and it is not easy for others to have something to say." ”

"Other than that, this official position fully meets your expectations." Fang Xuanling smiled and added: "I know that Xu Minlian, the Taishou of Qian County, is the seventh son of Xu Zhifan, a famous doctor in the previous dynasty, and Tuo Zuyin became an official, and his personality is said to be relatively gentle, this time he impeached his subordinates completely because the robbery of Cao Liang was too big, and he wanted to hide it from him, and at the same time, he was stationed in Qian County, and Fu Jiande was stationed in Yongcheng County, and Cao Liang was robbed in Yongcheng County, which has nothing to do with him, and it cannot be said that he deliberately excluded his colleagues, so as long as you don't poke out such a big basket like Fu Jiande, Friendly cooperation with him should not be a problem. ”

"Also, the money and food situation in Qian County is also good." Fang Xuanling added: "The Yongji Canal connecting the Central Plains and the south of the Yangtze River passes through the northeast of Qian County, and even if the local people encounter any catastrophe and famine, they can rely on the river to eat the river and rely on the Yongji Canal to survive, so the thieves are smaller, and the money and food are more abundant than other second-class counties, and it is entirely possible to support the counterinsurgency war of the virtuous brothers." ”

"Brother Qiao Song, what a good idea." Du Ruhui's eyes lit up first, and he said happily: "Brother Qiao Song, you just said that the Holy Lord asked Xu Minlian to make meritorious service and do his best to eradicate the black and white thieves in the territory of Qian County, since this is the case, then with the name of Ying Liangxian's brother in the counterinsurgency war, if he goes to Qian County to serve as Xu Minlian's deputy, Xu Minlian must regard Ying Liangxian as a savior, and obey Ying Liangxian's counterinsurgency strategy, and make every effort to meet Ying Liangxian's various requirements, this alone is far better than taking other counties to serve. ”

"And that's not all." Fang Xuanling looked left and right, lowered his voice and said: "There are no other outsiders here, and the foolish brother will be outspoken, if you can serve in Qian County, it is far easier than other counties to make credit and choose cheap, because there is Zhang Xutuo, a famous general of the Great Sui, in the north of Qian County, and Wang Shichong of Jiangdu in the south, these two people are ruthless characters on the battlefield of quelling chaos, and they often beat the thieves in the territory everywhere, and they are facing a large number of thieves in the front. ”

Being fooled by Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui joining forces like this, Chen Yingliang quickly smiled, raised his glass and said: "Thank you two brothers for your advice, the younger brother has decided, I will go to meet the two uncles tomorrow, and strive to get the position of Zanzhi of Qianjun!" Two brothers, please, this glass of wine is a little brother, and I thank the two brothers for their guidance. ”

Of course, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui would not be polite with Chen Yingliang, raised their glasses to drink with Chen Yingliang, put down the wine glass and laughed together, and after laughing, Chen Yingliang took the opportunity to say to Du Ruhui: "Brother Keming, since you are now unofficial and light, if the younger brother can really get the position of Zanzhi of Qianjun, then I wonder if you are willing to go to Qianjun with your younger brother?" ”

"Why did Brother Xian remember to invite me to Qianjun?" Du Ruhui asked with some surprise.

Chen Yingliang naturally couldn't tell Du Ruhui the real reason, but said with a smile: "Of course, I want to invite my brother to enjoy the scenery of the Central Plains, and I also give my younger brother all kinds of guidance at all times. Of course, the cost of the elder brother's trip was all borne by the younger brother, and if the younger brother could make some gains on the counterinsurgency battlefield, he would definitely have a share of the elder brother's credit. ”

Of course, Du Ruhui understands that Chen Yingliang wants to recruit him as a staff member, but unfortunately, Chen Yingliang's current official position is still a little lower, although Du Ruhui does not have an official position at present, but he is also the eldest grandson of Du Guo, the former secretary of the Ministry of Industry. The parents are too old to travel far, so the kindness of the virtuous brother can only be understood by the foolish brother, and he cannot obey his fate. ”

"Yes, I forgot all this, little brother takes the liberty of asking my brother for forgiveness." Chen Yingliang was disappointed with his politeness, and sighed in his heart: "In the end, the officials are still a little smaller, and historical bulls like Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui are really not qualified to have them now." ”

If you want to know what will happen next, please see the next chapter "Harvest of Mulberry Elm", where Captain Xiao Zhengtai Chen's first bull fork thug appears.