Officially returned to Daxing City as the chief hero of the counterinsurgency war, Chen Yingliang was immediately drowned in the huge enthusiasm of Daxing officialdom, everyone understood that Chen Yingliang was about to soar, and everyone saw that Wei Xuan and Fan Zigai, the two important ministers of the imperial court, had blue eyes for Chen Yingliang, and the future was limitless, and everyone knew that Chen Yingliang, who looked like a dog, had just been divorced by the Chai family, and was currently in a period of emotional emptiness, and it was easy to tie Chen Yingliang to his own chariot, so it was difficult for Chen Yingliang to be lively.

Fortunately, Chen Yingliang's distant uncle Pei Hongce also came to Daxing, and pulled Chen Yingliang out of the ocean of flattery and co-optation in a timely manner, and also directly mentioned Chen Yingliang in front of Pei Yun, the supreme prosecutor general of the Great Sui, and asked Chen Yingliang to recognize his ancestors in public, and knock on Pei Yun, a distant uncle, Chen Yingliang comprehended with his conscience, and did not hesitate to give a junior gift to the famous Great Sui traitor Pei Yun, calling him uncle, with an extremely respectful and sincere attitude, Pei Yun was overjoyed, and personally picked up Chen Yingliang, also officially included Chen Yingliang in the Wenxi Pei family, which was in the waning period of martial arts talents, completely cutting off the idea of other gate valves to envelop Chen Yingliang.

Then it was even simpler, first entered the palace to accept the banquet and praise of the acting king Yang Yun, and then Chen Yingliang led the Baoguo army to enter the camp in the city, and continued to wait with the soldiers of the Baoguo army to wait for the return of Emperor Yang of Sui to review, during which he was stubbornly scolded by Wei Lao in private - complaining that Chen Yingliang should not conceal the crime of killing people and destroying the mouth of the Chai family, and failed Wei Lao's stubborn kindness to Chen Yingliang.

At the same time, Chen Yingliang also took the time to inquire about the reason why Fan Zigai and Pei Hongce and others came to Daxing in the west - Emperor Yang of Sui, who had a fickle personality and was extremely fond of traveling, temporarily changed his mind and decided to go directly west to Guanzhong via Hedong County, without passing through Luoyang.

On the second day, Fang Xuanling, a good friend, finally appeared in front of Chen Yingliang again, or followed his father Fang Yanqian to visit Chen Yingliang, Chen Yingliang did not dare to slack off, first invited Fang Yanqian and Fang Xuanling's father and son to sit in the barracks, and then immediately gave Fang Yanqian a junior salute, thanking Fang Yanqian for his support, Fang Yanqian, who was high and bright, naturally immediately picked up Chen Yingliang, and said with a smile: "Don't be a good nephew, don't say thank you, when it comes to thanks, in fact, it should be the old man who thanks the good nephew, this time, The old man is really stained with your great light. ”

What does my uncle mean by that? Why can't the little nephew understand? Chen Yingliang asked a little confused.

"Don't hide it from the virtuous nephew, the old man is supervising the army in Liaodong this time, because of his personality, he has offended some powerful ministers." Fang Yanqian explained with a smile: "There are too many people who have offended, of course the old man will be retaliated, someone slandered in front of His Majesty, saying that many old men are not, the emperor was angry, and issued a decree to demote the old man directly to the Jingyang County Order, and immediately expelled from the army." ”

Speaking of this, Fang Yanqian smiled even more happily, and said: "Who knew that when the old man was packing his luggage, Fan Liu's recital was sent to His Majesty, and it was clear that your nephew and nephew were miraculous on the battlefield, and it was also truthfully played that you were the person recommended by Xuan Ling to the old man, the emperor was overjoyed, and immediately summoned the old man, and by the way, he also found out that the old man was framed, and then the old man was not only reinstated, but also promoted to a level on the spot, and the person who framed the old man was directly demoted to the people by His Majesty. Virtuous nephew, you said it yourself, should the old man thank you? ”

"And such a butterfly effect?" Chen Yingliang was a little surprised, and said modestly: "Uncle has said it, this matter is entirely because my uncle is an honest official and has been blessed by the sky, so he can turn the danger into a disaster, and the little nephew dares to be greedy for heaven?" ”

"Virtuous nephew, don't say such kind words in front of the old man." Fang Yanqian, who has an upright personality, also dislikes Chen Yingliang's slipperyness, and said solemnly: "Not only does the old man want to thank you, but also Xuan Ling wants to thank you, thanks to your blessing, the emperor has issued an edict to use Xuan Ling again, and named Xuan Ling as the imperial servant in the palace, and he will serve in the capital of Daxingguo." This time, His Majesty the Emperor returned to Luan, and perhaps summoned Xuan Ling. ”

"Really?" Chen Yingliang was overjoyed, and hurriedly bowed his hand to Fang Xuanling and said, "Brother Qiao Song, congratulations, you can finally return to your career." ”

"Isn't it the blessing of Brother Tuoxian?" Fang Xuanling asked with a smile, and said with a smile: "Brother Xian, you went to join the army this time, but it really surprised Brother Yu, I heard that Yang Xuangan raised troops to rebel before, and Brother Yu was extremely worried about your safety, who knew that this rebellion was basically put down by you." My father urgently summoned me to Luoyang to meet and told Brother Yu about the great achievements of Brother Xian, who was stupid at that time and had half a pillar of incense kung fu, and almost thought that he was just having the same name and surname, and he couldn't believe that Brother Xian could make such a big name. ”

"To be honest, the little brother himself can't believe it, and it still doesn't seem to be true." Chen Yingliang replied with a wry smile.

Fang Xuanling laughed loudly, patted Chen Yingliang's shoulder and said with a smile: "Okay, when the emperor returns to Daxing, our brothers will definitely be ministers in the same court, and when the time comes, you have to take good care of the foolish brother, because the official position that the emperor gave to the virtuous brother must be above the history of the foolish brother serving the emperor in the Zhengbapin Palace. ”

Chen Yingliang smirked, considering that he not only had a good relationship with Fang Xuanling, but also would definitely rely on Fang Xuanling in the officialdom in the future, Chen Yingliang thought for a while, and then said: "Brother, regardless of the level of the imperial history in the palace, as far as the younger brother knows, this official is not so easy to be, the responsibility is to picket the court will be out of time, obey the rules and regulations, have no real power, and it is easy to offend people, thankless, and too wronged by my brother's talent." If the elder brother doesn't mind, the younger brother wants to try to maneuver for you for your brother Pei Yun, Uncle Pei and Wei to stay in front of them, and see if you can change an official position for your brother, so that the elder brother can show his strength and display his talents. ”

Fang Xuanling is an ambitious person, of course, it is impossible to be satisfied with such a semi-idle position as serving Yushi in the palace, and it is inevitable that he will be greatly moved when he hears Chen Yingliang's words, because Fang Xuanling knows very well that if a super powerful minister like Pei Yun and Wei Xuan makes a move, he will not say that he will be transferred to a position where he can show his strength with real power, even if he wants to be promoted one or two levels, it will be easy. And with Wenxi Pei and Wei Lao's stubborn attitude towards Chen Yingliang, as long as Chen Yingliang speaks, it is almost impossible for Pei Yun and Wei Xuan not to give Chen Yingliang this face.

It's a pity that although Fang Xuanling is active, his father, Fang Yanqian, who is the most honest and upright in the world, was on the scene, and immediately declined: "The virtuous nephew is kind, the old man thanked Xuanling for him, but there is no need, Xuanling joined the office as the captain of Xicheng before, just because he disliked the official position and resigned on his own, so lacking in hard work and patience, how can he become a big thing?" Although the palace attendant Yushi is also lowly in power, if he is still not sure of his hard work and continues to be ambitious, even if he is in other positions, he will not be productive. Therefore, he can't receive your kindness. ”

Fang Xuanling smiled and apologized, and honestly accepted his father's scolding and teaching, but Chen Yingliang muttered in his heart, "Uncle Fang, if you say that others are too ambitious and lack the spirit of hard work, I will definitely agree." But your son, if he is so ambitious and unwilling to do things in a down-to-earth manner, I am the first to disbelieve it! If it weren't for you, how many people would know about you in the future? ”

After muttering, Chen Yingliang just wanted to distinguish a few words for Fang Xuanling, but Zhao Cheng suddenly came in from outside the door, and said to Chen Yingliang: "Chen Ji room, Li Jiancheng and Li Gongzi came to the door of our army camp to ask for a meeting, saying that they wanted to thank him in person, and they also wanted to invite you to his home for a banquet." ”

Chen Yingliang's impression of Li Jiancheng was still quite good, and he didn't hesitate when he heard the news, and immediately said to Fang Yanqian and Fang Xuanling: "Uncle, brother, I can talk to Gongzi Jiancheng, I can't see him when he comes, I'll go see him and send him away, I'll come back immediately, please sit down for a while." Don't go, I've asked the soldiers to prepare food and wine for me, and after a long absence, I must give a few glasses to my uncle and brother today. ”

"Very good, then the old man will be bothered." Fang Yanqian was not polite to Chen Yingliang, nodded and replied: "The virtuous nephew will go to receive the guests, and the old man will also take the opportunity to take a turn in the barracks and see with his own eyes the invincible army under the command of the virtuous nephew." ”

Chen Yingliang was overjoyed, and hurriedly arranged for Guo Feng and Chen Ci and other lackeys to lead the Fang family father and son to visit the camp of the national army, and he hurriedly left the camp and came to the camp to greet Li Jiancheng, and found that not only the gentle and polite Li Jiancheng came, but also Li Er, who would dominate the land of China in a few years, also came, and as soon as they met, they saluted Chen Yingliang together, and thanked Chen Yingliang for his great kindness with virtue for Li Xiuning. Asking this pair of future brothers who are unattainable to forgive him for his incognito mistake - Chen Yingliang really doesn't want to make enemies with Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin's brothers as a last resort, so this face must be said.

Of course, the Li brothers knew the reason why Chen Yingliang concealed his name before, and naturally they didn't care about such trivial matters, and in addition to being modest, they also took the opportunity to invite Chen Yingliang to their own banquet. Chen Yingliang replied apologetically: "Brother Jiancheng, Brother Shimin, it's really unfortunate, it just so happened that Uncle Fang Yanqian and Brother Fang Xuanling came to visit me in the camp today, Uncle Fang and Brother Fang Xuanling came to visit me together, Uncle Fang and Xuanling have a great kindness to me, you know this, so the younger brother can't agree today anyway, he can only thank his brother for his kindness, and go to his brother's house to apologize another day." ”

Li Jiancheng and Li Er were immediately disappointed, but they had also learned about the relationship between Chen Yingliang and the Fang family from the Chai family, and knew that as long as Chen Yingliang was a little human, he would never leave the Fang family's father and son to drink and eat meat in other places alone, so they did not insist on being strong. ”

"Definitely, definitely." Chen Yingliang hurriedly nodded and said sincerely: "If the elder brother speaks, the younger brother will also come to visit." I heard that Uncle Li of Tang Guogong will return to Daxing with the holy driver in a few days, and even if there is no invitation from his elder brother at that time, the younger brother will definitely visit the door, kowtow to his uncle, and make a salute to the younger generation. ”

Chen Yingliang's words were actually very sincere, but Li Jiancheng thought that Chen Yingliang was just casually perfunctory, so he also smiled casually: "If this can be the case, it would be great, don't hide it from the virtuous brother, my father has actually mentioned the virtuous brother in the letter, and I greatly appreciate the virtuous brother. ”

"Tang Guogong mentioned the younger brother in the letter?" Chen Yingliang was pleasantly surprised and blurted out, "Really? ”

"Of course it's true." Li Jiancheng was a little surprised by Chen Yingliang's reaction, because Li Jiancheng found that Chen Yingliang's surprised expression didn't seem to be deliberately pretended.

"Okay, it seems that if I want to hug Li Yuan's thigh again, there shouldn't be much of a problem." Chen Yingliang was secretly happy in his heart, but Chen Yingliang was very confused in his heart at the same time, and said secretly: "Since there is still hope for Li Yuan, then should I go to defect?" ”

Hugging Li Yuan's thighs, as long as he works a little hard in the future, the glory and wealth of this life will be a certainty, which is of course extremely tempting for Chen Yingliang. But now Chen Yingliang doesn't seem to have to hug Li Yuan's thighs anymore, and in the future, he will follow the old Li family to rebel and rebel, and he can also ensure prosperity and wealth in this life, and at the same time, Wei Xuan, Fan Zigai and Pei Hongce and a large group of Great Sui magnates, the current attitude towards Chen Yingliang is far better than that of the Li family, and hugging the thigh of Emperor Yang of Sui will definitely be able to live a good life, where to go, Chen Yingliang really has no choice for a while.

With this confused contradiction, Chen Yingliang first sent away the Li family brothers with a polite attitude, and then returned to Fang Yanqian and Fang Xuanling, and took the initiative to accompany a no, asking the Fang family father and son to forgive him for the crime of poor care, Fang Yanqian of course would not mind such a trivial matter, but just said casually: "Virtuous nephew, listen to Xuanling, when you were bullied by Chai Shen's father and son, you had the idea of defecting to Tang Guogong, is this really the case?" ”

The witness was next to him, of course Chen Yingliang didn't dare to lie, and replied truthfully: "Uncle Yu, this is indeed the case, at that time, the little nephew didn't know that Tang Guogong was the father-in-law of Chai Gongzi, but he heard that Tang Guogong recruited heroes and heroes from all over the world, so he gave birth to the heart of defection, and later after the elder brother told the little nephew the details, the little nephew immediately broke off this idea. ”

"Recruit heroes and heroes from all over the world? Tang Guogong's name of love is really known to the world. Fang Yanqian snorted coldly with some displeasure, and said to Chen Yingliang earnestly: "Virtuous nephew, don't blame the old man for nagging, the old man is also for your good, you are a young man, and you are about to be knighted, and it is only a matter of time before you surpass the old man, but after all, you are too young, and it is inevitable that you will suddenly make a mistake that day, and it is even more difficult to predict whether you will be able to turn back at that time." As a person who has come over, the old man wants to give you a piece of advice, I hope you can remember it. ”

"Please give advice to my uncle, and my little nephew will listen to you." Chen Yingliang replied respectfully.

"Never forget the words loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness." Fang Yanqian said solemnly: "Virtuous nephew, you are the first to make the counterinsurgency war this time, there is no doubt about it. But the old man heard that you did not do any less wanton things in the counterinsurgency war, such as roaring at the court, talking about military aircraft, and overstepping your authority and promising rewards. But why did he endure you again and again, in addition to your outstanding achievements, the main reason is because you are loyal to the emperor and the Great Sui, which is what Fan Huazong's appetite is, so he has repeatedly endured you and cared for you. ”

"Because Fan Huazong knows that although you are acting recklessly, the starting point is to quell the rebellion for His Majesty the Emperor, and for the eternal stability of the Great Sui River and Mountain, your position is firm, and Fan Zigai indulges your wanton behavior! Otherwise, if your position is vacillating and you have selfish thoughts, no matter how outstanding your military exploits are and how glorious your achievements are, Fan Zigai will never tolerate your repeated nonsense! ”

"There are guards left behind." Fang Yanqian paused for a moment, and added: "Yesterday's situation, the old man can see that Wei Liushou is determined to kill Chai Shen's family to vent his anger, and use the Chai family as a punching bag to vent his anger accumulated from this successive fiascos." You stopped Wei Liushou and forced Wei Liushou to swallow his resentment back into his stomach, and afterwards Wei Liushou still regarded you as his own and loved you in every way, what is this for? It's not because you respect and honor Wei Liushou as your grandfather, and stand on the position of filial piety to him to prevent him from killing people to vent his anger, and then you lead the horse and hold the stirrups for your third uncle to repay his kindness for raising him, Wei Liushou is angry and still treats you as his own. ”

"Virtuous nephew, there is no one who does not like people who are loyal, filial, benevolent and righteous, Wei Liushou and Fan Liushou are like this, and even more so Emperor Xià." Fang Yanqian summed up earnestly: "Therefore, as long as you remember the four words of loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, and always take these four words as the motto and code of conduct, then even if you are occasionally careless and make mistakes in the future, you can easily turn back and return to the right path, and there will be a chance to make a comeback, because in this world, no one does not want people who are both virtuous and virtuous, and no one does not like subordinates with both virtue and integrity!" ”

Although Fang Yanqian's words were pedantic, they were completely brainwashing Chen Yingliang with the toxins of etiquette and religion in feudal society, but for Chen Yingliang, who is currently in the midst of confusion and contradiction, it was like an empowerment and a guiding light, so that Chen Yingliang, who was shaken again and wanted to hug Li Yuan's thigh, completely woke up, and said in his heart: "Yes, why should I rush to hug Li Yuan's thigh?" Instead of taking the risk of burning his cold stove now, it is better to hug Emperor Sui Yang's thigh now, first play the sign of loyalty and filial piety, and no matter whether Emperor Sui Yang is dead or alive in the future, I can be invincible! ”

"The signboard of loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness has been launched, Emperor Yang of Sui lives, I have glory and wealth, and I have a beautiful wife and concubine! Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty died, I played the beautiful sign of loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, I can pull a team to dominate the world by myself, and I can hug the thigh of the winner when I retreat, and continue to enjoy my glory and wealth, my wife and concubine! In that case, why am I in a hurry to burn Li Yuan's cold stove?! ”

Thinking of this, the hesitation and contradiction in Chen Ying's conscience were suddenly swept away, and he immediately knelt down on one knee to Fang Yanqian, and said: "Uncle taught, the little nephew will never forget it!" The little nephew knew that his uncle was a famous calligrapher in the world, and he dared to give these four words to the little nephew, so that the little nephew would hang in the hall and remember it for the rest of his life! ”

If Fang Yanqian, the calligrapher who pioneered the European style, knew Chen Yingliang's true thoughts, then don't say that it was a word, it would definitely kick Chen Yingliang out of seventeen or eighteen zhang away! It's a pity that the sincere and excited look on Chen Yingliang's face deceived the old and dizzy Fang Yanqian, and made Fang Yanqian smile and say: "The virtuous nephew can be so modest and teachable, the old man is very pleased, waving the inscription, a trivial matter, the virtuous nephew will prepare paper and pen." ”

"Uncle Xie!"

Chen Yingliang was overjoyed, and saluted Fang Yanqian again, and then ran to prepare paper and pen, as if Fang Yanqian's words could be brought back to the 21st century when cultural relics were sold for money, and he was also cheering in his heart, "Don't hesitate, concentrate on patting Emperor Yang of Sui's sycophants, and first play the golden sign of loyalty and filial piety, and you can be invincible in the future!" ”