It was also at the door of Pei Hongce's house that Chen Yingliang found out from the plaque on the door of Pei's mansion that Pei Hongce actually had the title of Duke of Li, and then before Chen Yingliang was glad that he had embraced the thigh of a powerful man with a title equal to Li Yuan, the whole person was already drowned in the great enthusiasm of the Duke of Li.

I have to admit it, don't look at Pei Hongce's obscurity in history - at least Chen Yingliang, who is quite familiar with the history of the Sui and Tang dynasties, has never heard of his name before, but in fact he is still a powerful and high-ranking official, for the sake of saving his life twice, the villa building that Chen Yingliang is looking forward to will be available on the same day, and the twenty or so dishes per meal are very much to supplement the nutrition that Chen Yingliang's current body has been lacking for a long time, and the beautiful maid is not the two that Chen Yingliang expects, but a full six.

In addition, Pei Hongce also called his only son Pei Xingfang out, and let Pei Xingfang and Chen Yingliang worship their sons as brothers, only fourteen-year-old Pei Xingfang is not as arrogant and rude as most of the sons and daughters of powerful families, but very politely thanked Chen Yingliang repeatedly for saving his father, and called Chen Yingliang a brother, and did his best to be courteous, which also made Chen Yingliang somewhat understand the reason why Wenxi Pei's family can survive for thousands of years - the family education of future generations is indeed good.

By the way, Pei Hongce's son Pei Xingfang is the thirty-seventh general of the Wenxi Pei family in history, and he also served as the assassin and governor of Youzhou, and he has directly fought head-on with the Khitan Turks for decades, and an outstanding general like Pei Xingfang, the Wenxi Pei family has a total of fifty-nine from ancient times to the present!

Saving Pei Hongce seems to be the beginning of Chen Yingliang's fate, all of them are developing as Chen Yingliang hopes, in order to repay Chen Yingliang's kindness, Pei Hongce even let Chen Yingliang choose his own position under his command, and also said that there is no problem with the official positions below the sixth grade, and it is a big deal that Pei Hongce came forward to ask Pei Gui, the first celebrity in front of his brother and Emperor Yang of Sui, to help. And Chen Yingliang was not ambitious, he just asked Pei Hongce for a position equivalent to a secretary's office, Pei Hongce laughed and agreed, and had a better impression of Chen Yingliang, who was not greedy.

Of course, Chen Yingliang doesn't want to do his official career, but Chen Yingliang knows very well that it is easy for him to ask Pei Hongce for a formal official position now, but it is difficult to go further, after all, Chen Yingliang's current age and qualifications are placed here, and it is even more difficult to climb up as soon as he enters the official career. Although being the secretary of Pei Hongce is not the official establishment of the Great Sui Imperial Court, he can obtain part of Pei Hongce's power and directly affect Pei Hongce's military and political decisions, and now that the rebels are about to march under the eastern capital, Pei Hongce, who once personally led the army to quell the rebellion, will inevitably re-assume his role in the counterinsurgency war, and indirectly win more opportunities for Chen Yingliang! In terms of how to speculate and drill the camp, Captain Chen has a good abacus!

The secretary is not so good, a meal of more than 20 dishes is not so delicious, the night passed, the next morning, Pei Hongce, who was guilty of meritorious service, went to the imperial city early to report, and discussed with Fan Zigai and other important ministers in the eastern capital to counterbalance the rebellion, Chen Yingliang stayed in the Li Guogong Mansion and waited for Pei Hongce to return, and then followed Pei Hongce to Henan Zanzhi Yamen to officially take office, but from morning to noon, Chen Yingliang did not wait for Pei Hongce's shadow.

Considering that Pei Hongce was almost beheaded by Fan Zigai out of the palace on the first day, for his own glory and wealth, Chen Yingliang found Pei Xingfang for a little discussion, and simply led two Pei Mansion subordinates out of the door, and went directly to the main gate of the Eastern Imperial City to greet Pei Hongce.

What relieved Chen Yingliang was that when he led the two Pei Mansion subordinates to the main gate of the Eastern Capital Imperial City, he just caught up with the hundred officials of the Eastern Capital coming out of the end gate, Pei Hongce was also among them, and his head was still on his neck, but his face was a little ugly, and his face was full of sadness and worried. Chen Yingliang didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly greeted Pei Hongce, saluted respectfully and said, "Little nephew Chen Yingliang, I have seen my uncle." ”

"Why is Ying Liangxian's nephew here?" Pei Hongce was stunned at first, and then forced a smile and said, "I almost forgot, my uncle is going to take you to Henan Zanzhi Mansion to take office today, I can't wait, right?" Let's go, my uncle will take you to the Sanji Mansion and introduce you to your colleagues. ”

"The little nephew is not here for his own business." Chen Yingliang explained: "The little nephew saw that his uncle had not returned for a long time and was worried about his uncle's situation, so he discussed it with the prince of Xingfang and came here to welcome you. ”

After that, Chen Yingliang also quickly and thoughtfully added: "Uncle, you have been standing in the court for most of the day, you must be tired and hungry, you should go back to the house to rest first, you can talk about the little nephew slowly." ”

"It's still a virtuous nephew and sensible." Pei Hongce praised it, and sighed: "It's nothing to be hungry and tired, the key is ......, alas." ”

"Why are you sighing so much?" Chen Yingliang was suspicious in his conscience, and after a little calculation, Chen Yingliang hurriedly lowered his voice and asked: "Uncle is so worried, could it be that Fan Liushou wants you to lead the army out of the city to meet Yang Xuangan's rebels?" ”

"How do you know?" Pei Hongce was taken aback.

"The little nephew guessed it." Chen Yingliang replied truthfully: "Uncle looked worried, and his face was full of sadness, and the little nephew dared to speculate, presumably Fan Liushou felt that his uncle was familiar with the enemy's situation, and wanted his uncle to lead the army to meet the rebels, and my uncle was worried that the defenders of the Eastern Capital had been neglecting the battlefield for a long time, their morale was low, and the army was depressed, which would not only make it difficult to defeat the rebels, but also delay national affairs, so he was so worried." ”

Pei Hongce's eyes widened, and he looked at Chen Yingliang for a long time, and then said, "Virtuous nephew, how did your brain grow?" Guess that Fan Liushou is going to send me to fight, how can you even guess the reason? ”

"The little nephew guessed blindly, just a fluke." Chen Yingliang said modestly, and asked curiously: "But uncle, the little nephew has a question that I have wanted to ask you for a long time, the right military guard of the twelve guards of the Great Sui is stationed in the eastern capital, and the generals in the army of the right military guard are like clouds, why does Fan Liushou have to send your uncle to lead the troops to quell the rebellion?" Where did all the generals of the Right Guards go? ”

"Although the virtuous nephew is smart, he doesn't know anything." Pei Hongce first looked at no one on the left and right, and then said in a low voice: "The elite veteran of the Right Wuwei was already lost by the emperor in Liaodong last year, and even the general of the Right Wuwei, Li Jing and Li Zhuguo, were unfortunately killed by thieves in Youzhou last year, and none of the remaining generals had actual combat experience, even the right Wuwei general Huangfu Wuyi, who is now in charge of the army, is that you saw that sick man yesterday, he is also a civilian official, he has never had experience in commanding troops and fighting, and he is not in good health for three days and two ends of illness, so Fan Liushou does not dare to send Huangfu Wuyi to fight, I can't believe those newly promoted right-hand generals. ”

"Uncle is out of luck." Pei Hongce added with a wry smile: "Wen Xi Pei's family is well-known for both civil and military affairs, with many famous generals, and my uncle is also the messenger of the general, commanding tens of thousands of soldiers and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and men all year round to build civil engineering, and he has more experience in commanding troops than anyone else, so Fan stayed behind to pick and choose left and right, and looked at it from a distance, so he said that he would let his uncle carry this heavy burden." ”

Of course, Pei Hongce didn't tell the truth, before Fan Zigai decided to send him to lead the army, another reason was that Pei Hongce felt that the opportunity was rare, and he felt that he was familiar with military books and was well versed in strategy, and he took the initiative to ask for help when he coveted military merits, but the cruel reality not only shattered Pei Hongce's dream of being a famous general, but also led Fan Zi to rely on him.

"Old man Fan is really good at catching ducks on the shelves, and he is not afraid that my uncle will be wiped out again." Chen Yingliang muttered in his conscience, and after a little calculation, Chen Yingliang asked again: "Uncle, then when will Fan Liushou let you send troops to fight?" ”

"When to send troops, it has not yet been decided." Pei Hongce continued to smile bitterly and said: "Thanks to the blessing of the virtuous nephew, Fan Liushou also understands the truth of knowing oneself and knowing oneself, so I want to find out the enemy situation and prepare first, but I must go out of the city to fight, Fan Liushou spoke, we must not let the thief army touch the city wall of the eastern capital, and we must defeat the thief army in the field!" Guozi Priest Wine Yang Wang ti guarded the city for help, Fan Liushou directly ordered to cut people, Yang Wang broke his head, and Fan Liushou spared him with mercy. ”

"Fan Zigai, this old man is really not just ordinary stubborn." Chen Ying pondered in his conscience, and said secretly: "Although I don't know much about the situation of the defenders in the Eastern Capital, but judging from the annihilation of Pei Hongce's entire army, it must be more auspicious to meet Yang Xuangan in the field, and Pei Hongce suffered another big defeat yesterday, this will definitely be Yan Zhan Ng's shaking of the army's morale and morale, at this time, the smartest way should be to rely on the Eastern Capital City Defense Fortifications to compete with Yang Xuangan, consume Yang Xuangan's sharp energy, and also play the morale of the Eastern Capital Army, and then plot a counterattack?" ”

At this time, Pei Hongce had already opened his mouth to urge Chen Yingliang to follow him to Henan Zanzhi Yamen to take office, Chen Yingliang nodded and agreed, but after putting Pei Hongce on the mount with his own hands, Chen Yingliang changed his mind and said to Pei Hongce: "Uncle, if you don't want to fight a field battle with Yang Xuangan's rebels, then the little nephew may have a way to make Fan Liushou change his mind, give up the unrealistic field plan, and stick to the city to wait for help." ”

"What is the clever plan of the virtuous nephew to make a stubborn person like Fan Liushou change his mind?" Pei Hongce asked in surprise.

"The little nephew hasn't completely figured it out yet." Chen Yingliang replied: "The little nephew now needs a map, as well as the route of the emperor's personal expedition to Goguryeo, if my uncle can still provide the little nephew with a map of the deployment of the Great Sui forces in the Guanzhong area, then the little nephew may have a way to make Fan Liushou change his mind, no longer force his uncle to lead the army to fight in the field, choose to defend the city, and wait for reinforcements." ”

"I can give you all of these, but how sure are you?" Pei Hongce asked with great joy.

"In front of my uncle, my little nephew didn't dare to speak wildly." Chen Yingliang replied respectfully: "The little nephew thinks that maybe there is a sixty or seventy percent certainty, and the little nephew can guarantee that even if Fan stays behind and refuses to change his mind, the uncle will not be in any danger." ”

"Well, Uncle will listen to your plan first." Pei Hongce nodded, and then ordered: "Let's go, let's go back to the house first, the matter of your appointment in the Zanzhi Mansion will be talked about another day, anyway, even if you don't go on an errand, your uncle can support you for a lifetime." ”

Chen Yingliang nodded with a smile, muttering in his heart, "There is no way, I can only find a way to make Fan Zigai's old stubborn change the tactics of defending the city, otherwise, Pei Hongce will be forced out of the city to fight by the old stubborn, and Lao Tzu will also be unlucky!" Fortunately, an old stubborn like Fan Zigai, his head is full of loyalty, patriotism and love for the people, as long as he makes a fuss in these aspects, it will not be difficult to make this old thing change his mind! ”

Pei Hongce promised to let Chen Yingliang try it, of course, it was to try his luck with the attitude of being a dead horse and a live horse doctor, if he felt that it was unreliable, he would never adopt it, but considering Chen Yingliang's ability to fool the dead yesterday and say that the dead are alive, Pei Hongce still had some expectations for this newly recognized nephew, so after returning home, Pei Hongce simply let Chen Yingliang enter his study, let Chen Yingliang consult the map and official documents at will, and answered several questions occasionally raised by Chen Yingliang, and said endlessly.

Maybe it's because Chen Yingliang is destined to let Pei Hongce, after reading the map document for a long time, Chen Yingliang has been pondering and calculating, and he didn't say a word for a long time, on the contrary, Fan Zigai sent someone to scold, accusing Pei Hongce of dereliction of duty not going to the Yamen to run errands, and Pei Hongce, who was disappointed in Chen Yingliang, did not hesitate, and immediately went to the Yamen to run an errand, leaving Chen Yingliang to continue to toss in his study at will.

The rebels have arrived on the outskirts of the eastern capital, and there is a panic in the city of the eastern capital, which is under full martial law, and Pei Hongce, who is an important minister of the eastern capital, of course, has endless errands and unreasonable things, and he did not return home until it was dark, but when Pei Hongce returned home exhausted, he saw at first glance that his eldest nephew Chen Yingliang had already guarded the door to greet him, and without any hope, Pei Hongce asked casually: "Virtuous nephew, have you come up with a way?" ”

Chen Yingliang smiled and replied: "Uncle, please rest assured, the little nephew didn't dare to be lazy, and the solution has already been figured out." ”

"What's the solution?" Pei Hongce asked quickly, and forgot the fatigue and fatigue of the day in an instant.

"Tactical deficiencies, make up for them with strategy." Chen Yingliang replied with a smile.

………………

Almost at the same time, in the camp of Yang Xuangan's rebel army near Yanshi, the rebel commander Yang Xuangan's sleeping tent was heavily guarded, and the old soldiers left by Yang Su, the old Duke of Chu, guarded the sleeping tent so much that not even a fly could fly in.

In a solemn manner, the tent curtain was lifted, and a Yang Xuangan's confidant came out of the tent, strode to the door of the nearest sleeping tent next to him, and said cautiously in front of the tent door: "Li Junshi, Yang Gong has an invitation and wants to discuss with you the important matter of capturing the Eastern Capital." ”

"Got it, please wait a while, I'll come later."

There was a loud promise from inside the tent, and Yang Xuangan's confidants and soldiers saluted through the tent curtain and agreed, and then left. And in this sleeping tent adjacent to Yang Xuangan's bed, a middle-aged man in his early thirties sat cross-legged on the ground, holding a map of Da Sui in his hand, shaking his head with a wry smile, and sighing secretly in his heart, "Yang Xuangan, Yang Xuangan, you really can't support the wall in the mud, the three strategic plans I offer you are upper, middle and lower, you prefer the lower ones to the upper ones, I really don't know what you have in your head!" ”

After shaking his head and smiling bitterly, the middle-aged man threw the map on the ground, got up and walked out of the tent, strode to the front of Yang Xuangan's tent next to him, bowed in front of the tent door, and said loudly: "Qi Yang Gong, your subordinate Li Mi asks to see." ”

"The military advisor doesn't have to be polite, please come in quickly." Yang Xuan's cordial voice came from inside the tent.

"Xie Yanggong." Li Mi agreed, and sighed in his heart: "For the sake of his respect for me, do your best, the strategy is insufficient, I will use tactics to make up for him!" ”

Note: Fan Zigai killed Pei Hongce and killed Yang Wang, Yang Wang kowtowed to make amends to the bleeding on his forehead, all of which are historical facts. By the way, Yang's great-granddaughter is also quite famous in history - it seems that she is called Yang Yuhuan Shenma.