Of course, Pei Ju didn't want to show up on his own, but let his distant nephew Chen Yingliang come forward and instigate the second year of the middle age to go to Hu'er to persuade Emperor Yang of Sui not to tour the south again, and Chen Yingliang was not without a way to deal with it - he couldn't afford to provoke Chen Yingliang to hide, so he thought about delaying it for a few days, and waited for Pei Ju to forget about it, or when Emperor Yang of Sui confirmed the southern tour of Jiangdu, he would just make an excuse that he didn't have time to contact Laihu'er.

However, the plan did not change quickly, and the matter only passed for a day, and at noon a day later, when there was no morning court that day, Pei Ju, who was in charge of everything, suddenly took the initiative to send someone to the General Wuwei Mansion to spread the word, asking Chen Yingliang to immediately go to Shangshutai to meet him and discuss important matters. Chen Fuliang, who had a strong sixth sense, had a premonition that the situation was not good, but he didn't dare to refuse, so he could only hurriedly follow the messenger to Shangshutai to meet Pei Ju, and the result was not surprising, after waving away everyone in the signing room, Pei Ju asked with a slashed face in the first sentence: "How did you do to contact Laihu'er?" ”

"Back to my uncle, time is in a hurry, and the little nephew hasn't had time to contact Laizhuguo." Chen Fuliang replied with some weakness.

"Hurry up, within today, you must find out your attitude towards coming to Zhuguo!" Pei Ju rarely used a stern tone towards Chen Yingliang, and ordered categorically: "Tomorrow morning, go forward and tell me the reply from Zhuguo!" Make no mistake! ”

"Uncle, what's wrong?" Chen Yingliang felt that the situation was even worse, and hurriedly asked: "Could it be that His Majesty has already revealed his intention to tour the south?" ”

Pei Ju nodded, his expression was very serious, and he said in a low voice: "News in the palace, Your Majesty visited the West Garden today, and when he admired the flowers and plants in the garden, he suddenly felt a lot of emotion, saying that although the flowers in Luoyang are good, none of them can match his favorite Qionghua, and he looked at the southeast, saying that the Qionghua in Jiangdu must be in full bloom. From this, I can conclude that His Majesty already has the idea of patrolling the river capital three times. ”

"His Majesty likes Qionghua, which is well known to all officials." Chen Yingliang said with some doubts: "Even if this is the case, why does my uncle want my little nephew to find out the intention of coming to Zhuguo today?" ”

"Do you really not know, or do you pretend not to know?" Pei Ju glanced at Chen Yingliang angrily, and said in a low voice: "Among the hundred officials, am I the only one who secretly exchanges news with the attendants beside His Majesty?" If the words spoken by His Majesty during his visit to the garden can reach my ears, how can it not reach the ears of other officials? Uncle, I don't want His Majesty to tour the south again, but who dares to guarantee that other officials will not deliberately flatter and curry favor with His Majesty? And in order to make His Majesty happy, these sycophants will definitely persuade His Majesty to tour the south as soon as possible! I bet that tomorrow's morning court, there are likely to be officials who will come up to the table to persuade His Majesty to tour the Jiangdu again! ”

Hearing this, Chen Yingliang finally understood why Pei Ju was the boss of the above officials and he was just a small criminal police captain, and nodded his head busily to thank Pei Ju for his guidance, Pei Ju urged again: "Just understand, within today, you must find out the attitude of coming to Zhuguo, and you can also tell him what His Majesty said when he visited Xiyuan, as long as he dares to be this rising bird in Zhuguo, and slightly move His Majesty, I can secretly contact Baiguan and try to persuade His Majesty to give up the southern tour." ”

"Old slippery, I don't have the courage to persuade me, and you want to force me to incite Laihu'er, what if Laihu'er drags me into the water?" Chen Fu's conscience was bitter, and he didn't dare to say it, so he could only reply stubbornly: "Uncle, don't worry, the little nephew will do his best." ”

Seeing the sad face of his distant nephew, Pei Ju said again: "Virtuous nephew, don't say that your uncle didn't warn you, if Your Majesty really decides to tour south, you may be ninety percent on the list of accompanying cruises!" Don't forget, your majesty will take the Tongji Canal when you patrol the river in the south, thieves are rampant in the area of the Tongji Canal, and you have been responsible for ensuring the smooth flow of the Tongji Canal for a long time, and your Majesty will probably bring you with you for the safety of Luan's driving! At that time, the excuse that your wife is about to give birth makes sense in front of me, but if it makes sense in your majesty, my uncle will not dare to guarantee it! ”

Hearing Pei Ju's disguised threat, Chen Yingliang naturally frowned even more, but Pei Ju couldn't help but say, and with a wave of his hand, he ordered: "Go, I still have official business to do, you decide for yourself." ”

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Saying goodbye to Pei Ju with a sad face, and returning to the General Wuwei Mansion with a sad face, Chen Yingliang, who was helpless and in a dilemma, could only quickly find his own think tank Fang Xuanling, and gave a general introduction to Fang Xuanling, and then said: "Brother, I'm in big trouble now, Uncle Pei Ju's hint is already very clear, if I still want to stay out of the matter, he won't help me stay in the Eastern Capital, let alone help me find a position left in the Eastern Capital." But if I get involved in this matter, not only will the eastern capital stay behind, but there will be no hope, and maybe I will be dragged into the water by the Lai Zhu Kingdom, which will anger His Majesty, and I will be in a dilemma, I really can't help it. ”

This time, even the resourceful Fang Xuanling frowned a little, listening to Pei Ju's words, he was forced to stand in line, and then angered Emperor Yang of Sui, if he didn't listen to Pei Ju's words, he was likely to drive south, even if he barely stayed in Luoyang, the eastern capital, there was almost no hope for staying on this throne, it was indeed a dilemma, and there was no way out. So after hesitating for a long time, Fang Xuanling said slowly: "Brother Xian, Pei Zuoxiang's orders, you can't listen to them, you have already offended Guan Longmen, and you are in a high position at a young age, and you are extremely hated, if you lose the support of Pei Zuoxiang and the Wenxi Pei family behind him, the consequences will only be unimaginable." ”

"Of course I understand this truth, and it's not that I don't want to do things for Pei Zuoxiang." Chen Fuliang said with a depressed expression: "But the problem is, if I go to instigate him to come to Zhuguo to persuade His Majesty to tour the south, I will definitely ask why I don't want to be this wicked person?" Then they will definitely take me together to advise, and then my trouble will be even greater. ”

"yes." Fang Xuanling nodded and sighed, his brows furrowed even tighter, and said: "If Lai Zhuguo is some kind of sycophant, then it is not easy to do, if he doesn't come out, you don't come out, everyone just shoots and scatters." It's a pity that it's ......, it's a pity that it's ....... ”

"It's a pity that Lai Zhuguo happens to be not such a person." Chen Fuliang took over the conversation with a wry smile and said: "The famous daring to act, only a teenager dared to break into the wedding hall of the enemy's family, the master of the sword avenged his uncle, and the second expedition to Goguryeo dared to withdraw without obtaining the holy decree, and he would not be subject to the order of the foreign monarch. ”

"Coming to the Pillar Country is a hero who stands up to the sky." Fang Xuanling nodded and casually agreed: "Among the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, there are only a handful of courtiers who are truly loyal to the country, and Laizhu is one of them. I also know that he is not only good at running the army, but also ......, huh? ”

Speaking of this, Fang Xuanling suddenly sighed and said in surprise: "What did I just say?" ”

"Brother Qiao Song, why do you have the same problem as me? You can forget what you said in no time. Chen Fuliang smiled a little bitterly, and repeated casually: "You just said that in the country of Zhu, in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, there are not many courtiers who are truly loyal to the country, and he is the ...... of them, huh?" ”

As he spoke, Chen Fuliang also stopped suddenly, first with Fang Xuanling's big eyes, and then with a smile, he said in unison: "Could it be that the two of us thought of the same point?" ”

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After the agreement, the time was still relatively early, Chen Yingliang simply came directly to the adjacent Right Yiwei General's Mansion to meet Laihu'er, fortunately, Laihu'er happened to be working in the yamen at the moment, and his most powerful son Laicheng also personally greeted Chen Yingliang in front of the door, and very respectfully invited Chen Yingliang into Laihu'er's signing room. After meeting, Lai Hu'er also joked with Chen Yingliang, saying, "Chen Xiongqu, rare guest, what kind of wind blew you here?" Could it be that you are going to accept a partial house again, and invite the old man to your house for a banquet? ”

"Come to Zhuguo, you will spare the juniors." Chen Fuliang took over the topic, and pretended to look pitiful, and said: "The younger generation has this tender arm and legs, and there is a door for a wife and a side room, and it is already unbearable. ”

Laihu'er laughed loudly, got up very politely and invited Chen Fuliang to sit down, and immediately asked about Chen Yingliang's intention, Chen Yingliang looked at the left and right mysteriously, wanted to speak and stopped, Laihu'er understood, and immediately waved his hand to let all the subordinates go out, leaving only his son to wait in the room, and then said: "There are no outsiders, if the virtuous nephew has something to say, just say it." ”

"Don't hide it from the seniors, the juniors are here today to ask for something." Chen Yingliang arched his hand and said: "This matter is very difficult to do, if the seniors of Zhuguo feel that it is not feasible, they can directly refuse, and the juniors will never mind, the juniors have not said these words." ”

"You haven't said yet, how do I know if I can do it?" Laihu'er's attitude towards Chen Yingliang was quite kind, and he said with a smile: "Let's talk, let's talk about it first." ”

"Senior, the little nephew heard the rumors, and His Majesty plans to tour the south again."

Chen Yingliang made his expression very solemn, lowered his voice and carefully introduced what happened to Emperor Yang of Sui when he visited Xiyuan today, and as a result, Lai Hu'er's expression quickly became very strict, and immediately after Chen Yingliang finished speaking, he asked, "Is the news reliable?" ”

"Absolutely." Chen Yingliang nodded, and said in a low voice: "The younger generation is still worried, maybe tomorrow in the morning, someone will come to the table to admonish, please Your Majesty Xià three tours of the Jiangdu." ”

Lai Hu'er's expression became even stricter, and he was silent for a long time, and then Lai Hu'er suddenly said: "The virtuous nephew told the old man the news, and said that he had a request for me, could it be that the virtuous nephew wanted to ask the old man to jointly advise your majesty and not to tour the south again?" If so, the old man can promise you. ”

"Father!" The person next to him was anxious when he heard it, and hurriedly said: "Father, you can't advise, Your Majesty's temper is ......." ”

"Needless to say, national affairs are important." Lai Hu'er waved his hand to stop his son's persuasion, Yan said: "If there is a big chaos today, thieves are swarming, and Your Majesty is staying in the Eastern Capital, the heart of the world to command the rebellion, how can you tour the south again and delay the state affairs?" Ying Liangxian nephew, you can rest assured, joint advice is OK, you open your mouth first and I will help you, as a minister, it is within our duty to be loyal and admonished, I will help you with this favor! ”

"That's not what I meant!" Chen Fuliang, who couldn't cry or laugh, almost didn't shout, and hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Senior, you misunderstood, the junior doesn't mean this, the junior doesn't want to ask you to jointly advise, nor does he want to ask you to help the junior." ”

"What do you want from me, nephew?" Laihu'er asked strangely.

"This ......." was stirred up by the extraneous branch just now, Chen Fuliang's words that had been brewed long ago became a little difficult to say, and his expression became very embarrassed, and he muttered: "Junior, junior, junior, junior, I want to ask my seniors to come forward to advise, and try my best to persuade His Majesty to give up his plan to tour the south." ”

"May I come forward?" Lai Hu'er took a moment, and then misunderstood Chen Yingliang's meaning, so he asked: "Yingliang, do you want the old man to start, and then you will help?" ”

"That's pretty much what it means." Chen Yingliang rarely blushed a little, and said: "The juniors are bold, and I want to ask the seniors to come forward to advise, and then act at the opportunity." ”

Lai Hu'er was so angry that he couldn't speak, and Lai Cheng's face turned a little blue, and he said angrily: "Chen Xiongqu, did I hear it wrong?" Do you want to persuade His Majesty to give up the southern tour, don't open your mouth to pick your head, and want to ask your father to take the lead, you hide behind your back and watch the wind and see the opportunity to act, cheap for you to monopolize, let my father bear all the risks, there are such good things in the world? ”

"Come on, General, please calm your anger and listen to what I have to say." Chen Fuliang sighed, and then said to Lai Hu'er: "Uncle Lai, little nephew is ashamed, I really want to ask you to come forward to advise your majesty from patrolling south, and let me hide behind and watch the scenery, but I also have my own difficulties in doing this." ”

"What's your problem?" Laihu'er asked with a sneer.

"The little nephew can't afford the thunderous wrath of His Majesty." Chen Yingliang said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty's temper, uncle, you know better than your little nephew, even Su Youxiang can be directly demoted to the people when you start a fire, and the little nephew is young and shallow, if you rashly admonish and provoke Your Majesty, the end will definitely be worse than Su Youxiang." ”

"You can't afford it, so the old man can?" Lai Hu'er sneered even more.

"Senior, you can afford it." Chen Yingliang said solemnly: "Your Majesty has personally conquered Goguryeo three times, and even Yuwen Zhuguo must listen to orders in front of Your Majesty, but your predecessor has ruled the water master three times and is self-contained, which is enough to prove that Your Majesty's trust and favor for you are still above Yuwen Zhuguo, so even if your predecessor fails to admonish you, Your Majesty will not adopt it at most, and there will be no heavy punishment for you." ”

"The little nephew is different." Chen Yingliang smiled bitterly: "The foundation of the little nephew is too shallow, if the admonition fails, it will annoy His Majesty, don't say that he has lost his official position and resigned, it is possible to kill his head and rob his family." ”

"Of course, the little nephew is not afraid of dying, the little nephew just wants to stay useful and do more things for His Majesty, for the court, and for the Great Sui world." Chen Yingliang added: "The little nephew knows that with His Majesty's irritable and stubborn temper, even if your uncle comes forward to advise, His Majesty will not necessarily obey and adopt it. If that time really comes, the little nephew must continue to stay in the eastern capital, the heart of the world, to defend the eastern capital for His Majesty, and to quell the rebellion of the Quartet for the imperial court, but if the little nephew is mistaken because of his persuasion of His Majesty, he will have no chance to do these things for His Majesty and the imperial court. ”

Although it was a shameless quibble, Chen Fuliang's words still moved Lai Hu'er a little, and made Lai Hu'er fall into deep thought, but the more he listened to it, the more angry he became, and he said angrily: "Chen Xiongqu, you want to stay useful and quell the rebellion of the Quartet for the imperial court?" Then why didn't I let my father leave a useful body to quell the rebellion of the Quartet for the court and His Majesty? ”

"Come to the whole brother, because every time Your Majesty goes out on patrol, he takes Uncle Lai with him." Chen Yingliang replied softly: "Uncle Lai is from Jiangdu again, and His Majesty is going out to patrol Jiangdu again, and Uncle Lai is almost destined to follow His Majesty to the south." I am different, I have the opportunity to stay in the Eastern Capital. ”

Speaking of this, Chen Yingliang paused, and then said softly: "Uncle, brother, let me say one more cheeky and arrogant words, at present, there are not many people in the eastern capital of Luoyang, who can assist His Majesty the King of Yue to ensure the safety of the eastern capital Luoyang, and I am one of them." You don't want to let a small rebellion that can be destroyed directly threaten the security of the Eastern Capital, like last time, right? ”

Lai Cheng finally closed his mouth, and he also agreed with Chen Yingliang's arrogant words in his heart, now there are not many people in the Eastern Capital City who can help Yang Tong defend the Eastern Capital without accidents, and Chen Yingliang is indeed one of them. But after agreeing with him, after a little calculation, he still turned to Laihu'er and persuaded him: "Father, you can't take risks, although you have been deeply favored, but Your Majesty's temper is still too short-tempered, and you can't listen to the advice of the ear at all, even if you advise, you have to take a big risk." ”

Chen Yingliang came to persuade Laihu'er to be this up-and-coming bird, originally to give Pei Ju an explanation, and it would be more convenient for Laihu'er not to agree to Chen Yingliang, so Chen Yingliang immediately gave up his hand and said: "Uncle, the little nephew knows that this matter is very risky, and it doesn't matter if you don't agree, you just treat the little nephew as if he never said these words." The little nephew just wanted to say that if His Majesty decided to tour the south, then he would also ask his uncle to speak in His Majesty and let the little nephew assist His Royal Highness King Yue ....... ”

"Needless to say." Laihu'er, who had been thinking silently, suddenly spoke, interrupting Chen Yingliang's words of wanting to stay in the Eastern Capital, and then Laihu'er said again: "I promise you to come forward to persuade Your Majesty to stop touring south." ”

"Promised?" Chen Fuliang, who didn't want to come to Hu'er to agree at all, was suddenly dumbfounded.

"Father!" Lai Cheng also screamed.

"Needless to say." Lai Hu'er waved his hand to shut up his son, his expression was still unusually solemn, and he said calmly: "Even if there is no persuasion from Ying Liangxian's nephew, if Your Majesty decides to tour south, I will try my best to advise." You and I, father and son, as ministers, are not fulfilling the responsibilities of the ministers when the Lord is worried about the country, how can they be worthy of the grace of the sea and the great Sui Jiangshan Sheji? I have made up my mind, and the child does not need to be persuaded again. ”

Lai, who had always been obedient, shut up obediently, and Lai Hu'er turned to Chen Yingliang and said: "Yingliang, although you didn't say it, I can still guess that you are not representing you alone today, and you don't have the ability and courage to set up eyes and ears in the palace - go back and tell Sù Pei Zuoxiang, I will be the first bird, and I will take the risk, but I only need to move His Majesty a little, and ask them to lend a hand and help me persuade His Majesty to give up the southern tour." ”

"Trouble, it seems that Hu'er's appearance seems to have made up his mind, what if he really took Pei Ju and said that Emperor Yang of Sui was moved?" Chen Fuliang was a little bitter in his heart, but thinking of Emperor Yang of Sui's bear temper, Chen Fuliang felt that this might not be big, and at the same time, Chen Yingliang was a little worried about the safety of Lai'er, so he quickly reminded: "Uncle, then you have to be very careful, if Your Majesty is really angry, you have to give up when you should give up." ”

"Of course I understand." Lai Hu'er smiled bitterly, and said casually: "If you really provoke Your Majesty, when Your Majesty condemns me, I still hope that my nephew will intercede." "Got it." Laihu'er, who had been thinking silently, suddenly spoke, interrupting Chen Yingliang's words of wanting to stay in the Eastern Capital, and then Laihu'er said again: "I promise you to come forward to persuade Your Majesty to stop touring south." ”

"Promised?" Chen Fuliang, who didn't want to come to Hu'er to agree at all, was suddenly dumbfounded.

"Father!" Lai Cheng also screamed.

"Needless to say." Lai Hu'er waved his hand to shut up his son, his expression was still unusually solemn, and he said calmly: "Even if there is no persuasion from Ying Liangxian's nephew, if Your Majesty decides to tour south, I will try my best to advise." You and I, father and son, as ministers, are not fulfilling the responsibilities of the ministers when the Lord is worried about the country, how can they be worthy of the grace of the sea and the great Sui Jiangshan Sheji? I have made up my mind, and the child does not need to be persuaded again. ”

Lai, who had always been obedient, shut up obediently, and Lai Hu'er turned to Chen Yingliang and said: "Yingliang, although you didn't say it, I can still guess that you are not representing you alone today, and you don't have the ability and courage to set up eyes and ears in the palace - go back and tell Sù Pei Zuoxiang, I will be the first bird, and I will take the risk, but I only need to move His Majesty a little, and ask them to lend a hand and help me persuade His Majesty to give up the southern tour." ”

"Trouble, it seems that Hu'er's appearance seems to have made up his mind, what if he really took Pei Ju and said that Emperor Yang of Sui was moved?" Chen Fuliang was a little bitter in his heart, but thinking of Emperor Yang of Sui's bear temper, Chen Fuliang felt that this might not be big, and at the same time, Chen Yingliang was a little worried about the safety of Lai'er, so he quickly reminded: "Uncle, then you have to be very careful, if Your Majesty is really angry, you have to give up when you should give up." ”

"Of course I understand." Lai Hu'er smiled bitterly, and said casually: "If you really provoke Your Majesty, when Your Majesty condemns me, I still hope that my nephew will intercede." ”