Chen Laosan didn't stop Chen Yingliang from going to Qiaojun to take office this time, it's not that Chen Laosan no longer cares about Chen Yingliang's safety, but Chen Laosan doesn't even know where Qiaojun is, he only knows that Shandong is currently in chaos, but he doesn't know that Qiaojun has gradually begun to be in chaos, Emperor Yang of Sui promised to put Chen Yingliang in Qiaojun in order to quell the chaos and suppress the bandits, so Chen Laosan accepted Chen Yingliang's request with confidence, and still stayed in Daxing to take care of Chen Yingliang's family business, waiting for Chen Yingliang's return.

Of the more than fifty servants, Chen Yingliang only picked ten more capable and strong family members to accompany him, including the future Tang Dynasty famous general Ma Sanbao, and Chen Yingliang's old neighbor Chen Sangou - that is, when the dead ghost Chen Yingliang hanged himself, he was going to beat the three dogs from the Chai family. Originally, his brother Ergouzi also wanted to follow his old neighbor Chen Yingliang to Qiaojun on an errand, but Chen Yingliang considered that Chen Laosan was too old and could not have reliable people around him, so he let Ergouzi stay in Daxing to take care of Chen Laosan, and only brought Chen Sangou, who was the same age as himself, to Qiaojun.

Now Chen Yingliang no longer needs to sell any engagement tokens as travel expenses, of course it is easy to prepare to travel, the most troublesome thing is to quit, first of all, you have to go to Wei Xuan and Pang Yu and other old acquaintances to resign, begging them to take care of their own family at all times, the result naturally attracted Wei Lao's stubborn nagging, requiring Chen Yingliang to be stable and mature, to be cautious and careful, not to be careless and not to take risks and greedy for merit, the nagging words almost grinded Chen Yingliang's ears out of the cocoon, and in the end, he had to thank Wei Lao for his stubborn guidance. Just being in Wei Lao's stubborn house is enough to waste a day.

Then, of course, it is to resign to good friends Fang Xuanling and Du Ruxuan, although these two masters are not as nagging as Wei Lao's stubbornness, but they are not fuel-efficient lamps, under the pretext of giving Chen Yingliang to practice, and poured Chen Yingliang wine for most of the day, and Chen Yingliang, who had a mediocre amount of alcohol, was drunk again, and the sky was dark. At the same time, during this period, Chen Yingliang also repeatedly asked Fang Du and the others to come to Qianjun to meet with him when they were free, but Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui agreed to this request, but only they can know what they think in their hearts.

The most troublesome thing is to go to Gao Shilian's house to resign, first of all, I have to give a large group of elders a junior ceremony, endure their nagging and admonishment that are more stubborn and terrifying than Wei Lao's, I can't escape or hide, and I have to keep nodding yes and being taught with an open mind. In addition, meeting his fiancée's eldest grandson Xiao Luoli is also a headache for Chen Yingliang, as a de facto contemporary Chen Shimei, in front of the gentle and virtuous little fiancée who is only high in her chest, even if she is thick-skinned, Chen Yingliang, who has just done something negative and almost eloped with another woman, feels extremely embarrassed and weak-hearted.

Fortunately, the eldest grandson Xiao Luoli has absolutely nothing to say in terms of personality, not only did she not complain about the lack of reunion with her fiancé, but she was very considerate and did not nag Chen Yingliang to fatigue bombardment, and when the two were alone for a short time, Xiao Xiaoli also handed over a sachet to Chen Yingliang with a red face, and said shyly: "I made it myself, and it contains the peace charm that my mother and I asked for for you." Then, Xiao Luoli also kissed Chen Yingliang lightly on the face very boldly, said I will wait for you, and then ran away with a flushed face, leaving the contemporary Chen Shimei Chen Yingliang in a guilty daze - he couldn't figure out why he had decided to abandon such a good fiancée?

The only thing that Lao Gao's family didn't make Chen Yingliang feel troublesome was the eldest grandson Wuji, who only asked about the departure date and agreed on the place to meet at that time, and then didn't pester Chen Yingliang, and shared a lot of pressure for Chen Yingliang - he was nagged by his grandmother, aunt and mother for a long time, and he dutifully shared the joys and sorrows with his future brother-in-law Chen Yingliang.

After being entangled in Lao Gao's house for another day, on the first day of his departure, Chen Yingliang went to visit a special guest again - this time Yun Dingxing Yun Da Shaoqing, who did not go out with Emperor Yang of Sui, used the excuse of resigning and Yun Da Shaoqing to make amends, but Yun Da Shaoqing, who had successfully developed cotton thread, of course laughed, opened his mouth to forgive Chen Yingliang for the sin of almost dragging himself into the water, and in turn thanked Chen Yingliang for giving him the opportunity to be rewarded for meritorious service. Then Chen Yingliang revealed his true form, and asked Yun Da Shaoqing about the manufacturing method of some metal tubes under the pretext of having a special purpose, and Yun Da Shaoqing was also worthy of being one of the best mechanical geniuses in the world, and immediately came up with a method for Chen Yingliang to make pipes with iron and copper curls, and also generously wrote a letter of introduction to Chen Yingliang, asking Chen Yingliang to go to Luoyang, the eastern capital, to visit He Chou, another mechanical genius who was building dragon boats for Emperor Yang of Sui, to see if He Chou had a better way, Chen Yingliang was overjoyed, thanked Yun Da Shaoqing again and again before leaving.

On the fifth day of October in the ninth year of the Great Cause, Chen Yingliang, who had not been home for two months, left Daxing again and led a group of family members and his brother-in-law's eldest grandson Wuji to take office. Because he is no longer shy, Chen Yingliang also generously chartered a pretty good passenger boat this time, preparing to take the Guangtong Canal waterway into the Yellow River, and then go straight down to Luoyang from the Yellow River waterway, turn into the Yongji Canal to reach Qiaojun, and go all the way to the destination to take office.

Of course, the two families of the old Chen family and the old Gao family came to the dock to see Chen Yingliang off, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui also came with great morality, and Pang Yu, who had been saved by Chen Yingliang, also came. Anyway, after listening to these chatters, Chen Yingliang glanced at his little fiancée with guilt, and whispered to the eldest grandson Xiao Luoli, who had not spoken, to take care, and then boarded the boat and ordered the boat to set off.

The matter is not over, when the boatman was still in Zhang Fan, another special friend came to the dock on a horse, and shouted not to drive the boat from afar, this special friend is no one else, it is Li Jiancheng, whose father and brothers have a grudge against Chen Yingliang. is still the same sentence, Chen Yingliang has always had a good impression of Li Jiancheng, and because of some circumstances that require him to maintain a friendly relationship with Li Jiancheng, Chen Yingliang did not hesitate, and immediately asked the boatman to stop temporarily, jumped on the dock again, and greeted Li Jiancheng and saluted.

"Brother Ying Liang, Brother Fool just found out that you went to Qian County today." Li Jiancheng handed a package to Chen Yingliang, and said solemnly: "This is a little bit of Bo Yi from the foolish brother, talk about the road funds to help the virtuous brother, please be sure to accept it." ”

Chen Yingliang politely refused to accept it, but Li Jiancheng refused to give up, and said solemnly: "Brother Xian, please be sure to accept it, this is the private money of the foolish brother, and it has nothing to do with the father and the second brother." Brother Fool knows about you and them, but they are them, I am me, I have been treating you as a good friend since I met you for the first time, please believe Brother Fool's words, I really don't know about their affairs with you beforehand. ”

Chen Yingliang was silent for a while, and finally took the heavy package, and said with the same solemn expression: "Brother, then I'm welcome, you also believe the words of the little brother, the little brother has really never resented you, and the friendship between me and you has never been affected by anyone or anything." ”

"That's right." Li Jiancheng finally smiled, and said to Chen Yingliang: "Brother Xian, take care." ”

"Take care, brother." Chen Yingliang nodded, and said with rare sincerity: "Brother, please remember the heartfelt words of the younger brother, you are kind-hearted and honest, this is a good thing, but the heart of guarding against others is indispensable, the younger brother is your example, don't repeat the mistakes of the younger brother." ”

"The advice of the virtuous brother, the foolish brother will definitely take it to heart." Li Jiancheng nodded and replied solemnly -- but whether Li Jiancheng can really remember Chen Yingliang's heartfelt warning, and whether his future fate will still be as miserable as in history, only God knows.

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Tearfully said goodbye to relatives and friends, Chen Yingliang's boat set sail, it was winter, the north wind rose, the destination was located in the southeast direction of Chen Yingliang and his entourage smoothly, it didn't take much time to enter the Yellow River from the Guangtong Canal, and then by the rapid flow of the Yellow River, Chen Yingliang's speed was naturally faster, it took a total of more than four days, on the morning of the tenth day of the first month of October, he arrived at Mengjindu, north of Luoyang. Because there were still some things that had to be done in the eastern capital, Chen Yingliang ordered the boatman to dock again, rest for a day and leave the next day, and then led Ma Sanbao and Changsun Wuji directly to the dock, preparing to go to Luoyang City, more than 20 miles to the south.

After more than two months, Chen Yingliang, who returned to the eastern capital of Luoyang, and Chen Yingliang, who had caught the first pot of gold in his life in this area, was of course a little embarrassed, but his brother-in-law, Sun Wuji, seemed very excited, and also instigated Chen Yingliang to rush to the camp of the Baoguo Army immediately to give the **** soldiers a surprise. Chen Yingliang shook his head and said: "No, I don't know where the current camp of the National Army is, and second, so as not to make them sad again." This time when we entered Luoyang, we went to meet two people, one was Taifu Cheng He Chou, and the other was my distant uncle Li Guogong, and none of the others was alarmed. ”

"Brother, junior brother thinks it's best for you to go and meet Fan Liushou and General Huangfu by the way." The eldest grandson Wuji is the future traitor, and said very treacherously: "Visiting them, although it will be a waste of time, but brother, don't forget, Luoyang is the closest town of the Great Sui to Qian County, rich in money and food, and there is Yongji Canal and waterway to pass, convenient transportation, and they have a good relationship, at a critical moment, maybe it will come in handy." ”

"People are small and big, and they are really calculating." Chen Yingliang scolded with a smile, and then smiled and said: "But it also makes sense, Fan Liushou and General Huangfu are good to me, so it is reasonable to go and meet them." Sambo, tell the people who are guarding the boat, tell them to be patient, we may not be able to come back tomorrow. ”

Ma Sanbao agreed, and quickly conveyed Chen Yingliang's message to the people guarding the boat, and also said hello to the boatman, and then Chen Yingliang and his party also rode south, trotting all the way to Luoyang, but it didn't take much time to arrive at Luoyang North City, Chen Yingliang, who has a somewhat nostalgic personality, changed his mind temporarily, did not enter the city from the nearest Anxi Gate, and turned to the Upper East Gate with everyone, so he revisited the place and entered the city from the Upper East Gate, where he had fought many times.

When passing through the large school field outside Luoyang City on the north side of the upper east gate, Chen Yingliang and others were a little surprised to see that the banner of Jingzhong Serving the Country on the side of Fan Zigai's handwriting was fluttering on the school grounds, and at the same time, there was a Sui army team wearing white robes was practicing in the school field. Seeing this familiar scene, Chen Yingliang, who originally didn't plan to say goodbye sadly, changed his mind again, simply turned over and dismounted, and whispered to the eldest grandson Wuji and the others: "Go over and take a look, but don't make a noise, just look at them from a distance." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji, Ma Sanbao and others all laughed, and hurriedly dismounted together, and Chen Yingliang, who had changed the order of the day, walked close to the school field, and looked at the **** team training from a distance, and because the guards on the edge of the school were only ordinary Sui soldiers, Chen Yingliang deliberately lowered the hat on his head, and simply went to the side of the school gate to watch.

I don't know what the reason is, just near the gate of the school, the team of the Baoguo Army who was training in the school field suddenly had some commotion, Chen Yingliang also said that the **** soldiers saw him, and he was so frightened that he quickly hid behind Ma Sanbao, for fear of disturbing the training of his former comrades. As a result, Chen Yingliang soon found that he was self-inflicted, in the commotion, a brigade marshal wearing a brigade marshal's uniform, pulled a newspaper **** soldier to the school gate, the soldier struggled and refused, but the brigade commander simply raised the soldier with one hand above his head, strode to the school gate, threw the soldier directly out of the school field, and pointed at the soldier and yelled: "Go home!" If you dare to mess around again, I'll tell my dad about it, and see how dad cleans you up! ”

After drinking, the brigade commander strode back to the team, and there was some laughter in the **** team, but Guo Feng's familiar loud voice also sounded immediately, and the laughter of the **** team stopped abruptly, and then started serious training again. Seeing this scene, Chen Yingliang, who single-handedly formed this army, was inevitably very confused, because Chen Yingliang quietly saw behind Ma Sanbao that the commander of the army who was in his early twenties and had clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes had never seen it! Definitely not the old man who served the country before! This also made Chen Yingliang even more surprised, there are still more than 500 old people who report ****, how can they tolerate a newcomer serving as one of the commanders of the Eighth Brigade of the ****?

Under the surprise, Chen Yingliang naturally had to take a closer look at the soldier who was thrown out of the school field, but the soldier who fell to the ground had just gotten up from the ground in a wolf, and happened to see Chen Yingliang looking at him closely, and felt embarrassed, the soldier immediately became furious and shouted: "What do you see? What's there to see? ”

"Women?" Chen Yingliang was completely dumbfounded, because although the **** soldier in front of him was dressed in a military uniform and deliberately wore some clothes on his face, it was difficult to hide her moving posture, and at the same time, his voice was crisp and sharp, obviously a woman's voice. Shocked, Chen Ying's conscience was inevitably depressed, "Huangfu Wuyi, Dugusheng, you will really lose, what happened to the army that I finally trained to serve the country, what did you make it like?" ”

Thinking about his thoughts, Chen Yingliang's pair of thief eyes naturally never had the girl in the costume, and the girl in the dress was even more angry, and scolded: "Look again? Look at gouging your eyes again! ”

"It's spicy enough." Chen Yingliang smiled bitterly, and quickly twisted his head, the girl in military uniform snorted heavily, and then slapped the dust off her body, and then turned her head to look at the team of the national army in the school field, her naturally ruddy little mouth moved slightly, and she didn't know what she was saying.

Peeking at the appearance of the girl in military uniform, coupled with curiosity about the current situation of the national army, Chen Yingliang couldn't help but open his mouth and asked the girl in military uniform: "This general, what happened?" What did you do wrong and how did you get kicked out of school? The younger brother saw it outside the school grounds, General, you are heroic and majestic, nothing went wrong? ”

Feeling that Chen Yingliang's words were beautiful and was on her own appetite, the girl in military uniform immediately became interested and replied: "Of course I didn't make a mistake, it was my age that made a mistake, I was not yet seventeen years old, and I was not old enough to join the government army, so they didn't allow me to join the team and kicked me out." ”

"But they have no eyes, and sooner or later they will regret it." The girl in uniform added hatefully: "Look at it, I must have them regret it in the future, especially the kid who threw me out of the school field, bullied me all day long, and when I saw Chen Yingliang, little Chen Qingzhi, I asked Chen boy to kill him!" ”

"What?" Chen Yingliang was a little dumbfounded, and the eldest grandson Wuji and Ma Sanbao and others next to him were also stunned. Surprised, Chen Yingliang hurriedly asked the girl in military uniform: "General, do you know Chen Yingliang of Little Chen Qingzhi?" ”

"Of course I do." The girl in military uniform said with a grin: "I still have a very close relationship with him, and soon he will have to listen to me for everything, and if he dares to listen to me, he will beat him!" ”

Chen Yingliang was even more dumbfounded, and the eldest grandson Wuji's eyes when he looked at his future brother-in-law were also full of vigilance-because the eldest grandson Wuji had already seen that the girl in military uniform was a daughter, and her age was still very close to Chen Yingliang, and it looked like the legendary relationship. There is also Ma Sanbao, who has the same treacherous personality, looking at Chen Yingliang and smiling evilly, and saying in his heart that my new young master is amazing, and there is a beautiful friend in Daxing, and there is an equally good one in Luoyang, cow!

At this time, the brigade commander of the National Service Army, whom Chen Yingliang didn't know before, suddenly rushed to the door of the school again, pointed at the girl in military uniform and roared angrily: "You still don't leave, do you?" Get the hell out of here! By the way, find a bronze mirror and see for yourself, what do you look like now? What does a big girl look like when she dresses like this? If this continues, Brother Ying Liang will not talk about marrying you, I'm afraid I will kick you away as soon as we meet! ”

"He dares!" The girl in uniform didn't mind revealing her identity, and retorted confidently: "The order of my parents, the words of the matchmaker, my relationship with him has been decided, and he has even given the dowry!" If he dares to regret not marrying me, I will slash him! ”

The brigade commander was furious, rushed out of the school field and came to beat the girl in uniform, the girl in uniform was also very clever, and immediately ran away, and the same fast movements, chased and ran away in the blink of an eye, leaving another party Chen Yingliang to stammer in the same place, dizzy, so stupid that he couldn't be stupid anymore, and he couldn't think of how he could run out of a fiancée after breaking his head? Or a very spicy fiancée?

The eldest grandson Wuji grabbed Chen Yingliang's collar and looked at his future brother-in-law viciously, Chen Yingliang couldn't cry or laugh, and moaned: "Brother Xian, wronged, I am more wronged than Dou E, I don't even know who they are, how can I have that relationship with them?" ”

"Then why did they say that? That girl, keep saying as if she has a marriage contract with you? What else did you say that you even gave a dowry? The eldest grandson Wuji asked viciously.

"You ask me? Who goes, I ask? Chen Yingliang asked with a wry smile.