Honghua stayed behind Yuan Hongsi to rebel and finally proved to be just a false alarm, Daxing did not receive any warning from the northern front, nor did he find any signs of rebellion of Yuan Hongsi, and at the same time, Wei Xuan also personally interrogated Li Zixiong and learned that the so-called rebellion of Yuan Hongsi was just a rumor deliberately released by Li Mi, in order to boost the morale of the rebel team, and by the way, it also diverted the attention of some Sui troops.

After repeatedly confirming this matter, and then getting the news that Chen Mou, the secretary of the Zanzhi Mansion in Henan, led the white-robed soldiers to capture Yang Xuangan, the Daxing Imperial Court, which was worried that the war had burned into the Guanzhong, cheered, and the once rumored Daxing City finally regained its tranquility, and the martial law in the whole city was lifted on the same day, and the Xicheng Liren City and the Dongcheng Metropolitan City, which were forced to be closed for many days, were also reopened, and the Hu merchants in the Western Regions who had been trapped outside the city for many days were able to freely enter and exit the city gate and reopen trade, and then it didn't take much time for the Daxing capital to completely restore the prosperity and liveliness of the past.

In late August, a very ordinary afternoon, the area of Yanpingmen, the western city of Daxing, which is developed in commerce and trade, is as noisy and lively as usual, people come and go, and the Luo team and horse team loaded with various goods come and go, almost no one notices that in the bustling crowd, three young people with horses are standing in front of the notice board, two of the three young people are slightly older, one left and one right, and a young man with a childish face is standing in the middle of the leadership, looking at the notice board blankly, The immature face that is not too ugly has a complicated expression, there seems to be some vicissitudes, and some feelings of melancholy.

"A reward of 1,000 for the capture of the thieves Yang Xuanting and Yang Jishan, and a reward of 800 for the capture of the thief Li Mi......, the painter who painted this portrait is too bad, right? This man is like that like Li Mi? It's like General Liu! Chen Ji room, is the person who painted this portrait a traitor? Painting Li Mi's dog thief like this is simply helping Li Mi escape for his life. ”

The young man standing to the right of the childish boy was angry, as if he had seen Li Mi, the head of the traitor who was being captured by the Great Sui Imperial Court, the childish boy smiled slightly, and said: "That is, it is a formality, Li Mi, that traitor will flee to Daxing if he is stupid, he is a Daxing person, and he has also been a thousand cattle in the Daxing Imperial City, there are many people who know him in Daxing City, if he wants to live, the best way is to flee to the east, to the east where there are many thieves, where there is his world." ”

"It's a pity that none of us have seen Li Mi before, otherwise, I cut him with a knife that day in Bishan, and my brother and I would have already held the knife at that time, if that traitor didn't cheat, I would kill him with a knife!"

"Okay, Zhao Cheng, don't blow it, I clearly remember the situation at that time, you followed behind your brother's ass, and your brother blocked your horse, and it was not your turn to do anything. But I have a chance, I was side by side with Qian Xiangmin at the time, no one stopped my horse in front of me, if you really want to do it, I have a much better chance than you. ”

"Fart, you're the standard-bearer, holding the military flag, so what's the chance to do it?"

"Are you stupid? At that time, we were dressed as traitor cavalry, and I was holding a military flag? ”

Hearing the dispute between the two companions, the childish young man just smiled slightly, and did not persuade and stop the quarrel of his companions, but just looked up at the towering Daxing Yanping Gate, and felt a lot of emotion in his heart, "Daxing, I'm back, more than two months ago, when I went out of the city from this Yanping Gate, I really never dreamed that I would come back so soon." ”

The childish boy who looks like a dog and pretends to be full of emotion, of course, is our Chen Yingliang Chen Xiaozhengtai, the two young people who followed him, one is Yu Le, the flag bearer of the ****, and the other is Zhao Cheng, the brother of Zhao Yu, one of the four captains of the National Army, because of his good skills and familiarity with Chen Yingliang, he was taken by Chen Yingliang to come to Daxing as a cow and a horse part-time thug, as for the other **** soldiers, they also followed Wei Xuanlao stubbornly on the way to escort Yang Xuangan west to Daxing, and it will take a few days to arrive.

"Let's go, let's go into town." After sighing, Chen Yingliang said to Zhao Cheng and Yu Le: "Come to my house first, remember my explanation on the road, after entering the city, you are not allowed to reveal my identity and your identity, I want to give a few people some surprises." Also, my family is very poor, don't laugh, you have to suffer some grievances. ”

Martial law has long been lifted, Chen Yingliang and his entourage naturally entered the city very smoothly, and then came all the way to Datongfang, where they had lived for a period of time, and when they walked to Qingshi Street, where their house was located, Chen Yingliang's heart suddenly became a little nervous, because Chen Yingliang had already been worried that he would offend the Chai family to death when he left Daxing under impulse, and the old Chai family could not find himself to take revenge, would he use Chen Laosan as a punching bag? This time he asked Wei Xuan to allow him to go back to Daxing first, Chen Yingliang not only wanted to show off, but more importantly, he was in a hurry to come back to visit Chen Laosan.

The scene on the street became more and more familiar, Chen Yingliang became more and more nervous, and gritted his teeth and said secretly: "The surname is Chai, if you are smarter, it is better to say, if you dare to do anything to the third uncle, if you don't play you to death, Lao Tzu will not be surnamed Chen, but your surname!" ”

Although he had made up his mind in his heart, when he actually returned to his door, Chen Yingliang was still stunned all of a sudden-the dilapidated courtyard left by the dead ghost Chen Yingliang has now become a ruin! The original crooked houses have been burned to ashes, the tattered courtyard walls have been completely torn down, and the former yard is full of rubbish and debris, thorns and weeds, and it is obvious that the houses have been burned down for a long time.

Seeing this scene, don't say that Chen Yingliang was stunned, Zhao Cheng and Yu Le were also stunned together, and only after a while did they ask Chen Yingliang: "Chen Ji room, is this your home?" Don't you still have someone in your house? How did you make the yard like this? ”

"Third uncle-!"

Zhao Cheng and Yu Le's words reminded Chen Yingliang, making Chen Yingliang scream heartbreakingly, and then rushed into his own courtyard like crazy, rushed to the pile of rubble, and dug up the ruins empty-handed, crying while digging, "Third uncle!" Where are you? Over there? You must not be here! Don't be here! ”

"Chen Ji Room." Zhao Cheng and Yu Le hurriedly came up to pull Chen Yingliang, but Chen Yingliang pushed them away and cried: "Get out of here!" I'm looking for Sanbo! I'm looking for my third uncle! ”

The first time they were scolded by Chen Yingliang, Zhao Cheng and Yu Le were a little at a loss, and they didn't know how to persuade them, so they had to push them aside and let Chen Yingliang cry and rummage through the ruins like crazy. Fortunately, not long after, an old man in ragged clothes came to the side of the ruins with a cane, and asked weakly, "Who are you looking for?" ”

"Third uncle?!" Hearing this familiar voice, Chen Yingliang turned his head violently, and was suddenly surprised and distressed to see that this ragged old man with a cane was none other than Chen Laosan, an old family member who depended on him for his life! Excited, Chen Yingliang immediately rushed out of the ruins, rushed to Chen Laosan's knees and knelt down, hugged Chen Laosan's thin legs, and opened his mouth to call, but as soon as his mouth opened, Chen Yingliang couldn't help crying loudly, and suddenly cried silently.

"Little brother, what are you doing here? I don't dare to be old, I don't dare to be. The old-eyed Chen Laosan didn't immediately recognize Chen Yingliang, who had become much darker and fatter, until Chen Yinghao finally shouted out a sentence of Sanbo, and Chen Laosan shouted in disbelief, "Childe? Ying Liang Gongzi? Are you Ying Liang's son? You're back? ”

"It's me, Sanbo, it's me, I'm back." Chen Yingliang hugged Chen Laosan and cried silently, because Chen Yingliang found that in just over two months, Chen Laosan, who depended on him for his life, was not only much older, but also so weak that he couldn't even stand on his feet, and he had to rely on a cane to walk.

"Childe! You're back! Chen Laosan, who was very excited, threw down his crutches and knelt down, and also hugged Chen Yingliang and cried loudly, "Son, the old slave still thinks you can't come back, and I think you can't come back!" Childe-! ”

hugged Chen Laosan and cried for a long time, Chen Yingliang then remembered to ask about what happened when he left, Chen Laosan tearfully told Chen Yingliang, saying that on the day Chen Yingliang left, Chai Shao first personally led people to make trouble, asked Chen Yingliang's whereabouts and was deceived by Chen Laosan to the direction of Sichuan, and then after seven or eight days, a group of family members came to the Chai family, and a fire burned Chen Yingliang's house to ashes, and also smashed the dilapidated courtyard. Chen Laosan is afraid that he has already died of hunger.

The tattered courtyard is not worth much, Chen Yingliang, who is about to be promoted and make a fortune, will naturally not pay attention, Chen Yingliang is still concerned about Chen Laosan's situation, and asked anxiously: "Third uncle, how are you?" The people of the Chai family, did they treat you well? ”

“…… No, there is no ....... Chen Laosan naturally refused to tell the truth, but cried: "Childe, as long as you come back, it's okay to come back, the old slave is fine, the old slave is fine, the old slave is fine." ”

"Third uncle, what happened to you in the Chai family?" Chen Yingliang was willing to believe it, crying and just asking, but Chen Laosan still didn't say anything.

"Brother Chen, the people of the Chai family have discounted the third uncle's leg!"

There was a vaguely familiar voice next to him, Chen Yingliang raised his teary eyes and looked, only then did he find that his surroundings were already surrounded by the neighbors of Qingshi Street, who had been going to beat the Chai family to get angry for Chen Yingliang, and the second dog squeezed forward, ignoring Chen Laosan's obstruction, and rushed to say: "Little Brother Chen, the beasts of the Chai family came twice, and beat your third uncle twice, and the second time he also discounted your third uncle's leg, if it weren't for Brother Fang coming forward to lead our neighbors to stop it, your third uncle would probably be killed on the spot, your third uncle has been lying on the hospital bed for more than two months, I was barely able to walk around until the other day! ”

Chen Yingliang stood up violently, his face suddenly turned extremely blue, and Zhao Cheng and Yu Le next to him immediately pulled out their horizontal knives and shouted together: "Chen Ji room, where is the Chai family?" We're going with you! ”

"Childe-!" Seeing that the situation was not good, Chen Laosan hurriedly hugged Chen Yingliang's legs, and cried hysterically: "Son, you can't go, you can't go!" The old slave is already old, even if it is worth dying, but you are still young, the Chai family is so powerful, you go to them to die in vain! If you have any three long and two short, how can the old slave explain to the master and the old man?! ”

"Brother Yingliang, your third uncle is right, you can't go!" In the crowd, another young woman with a big belly came in, but it was Fang Xuanling's wife, Lu Shi, who grabbed Chen Yingliang's sleeve and said: "Brother Yingliang, you must not go, Chai Shen is the prince of the fourth grade, he is a high lord, and he is married to the powerful ministers of the dynasty, if you go to them like this, you will only be sent to death in vain." ”

With Chen Yingliang's current status and status, of course going to the Chai family to ask for the crime will not just be sent to death in vain - borrowing a hundred dares from Chai Shen's father and son, he will not dare to do anything to Chen Yingliang at this time! But after being reminded by Fang Xuanling's wife Lu, Chen Yingliang remembered Wei Xuan's advice to him, and suddenly calmed down............

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After Tongguan, Chen Yingliang threw down the team and rushed to Daxing, when parting, Wei Xuan once took Chen Yingliang's hand, and said earnestly: "Little guy, the old man is not as good as you in the war, but in the officialdom, you are definitely not as good as the old man, you have to remember the old man's words, with your current status, it is more than enough to deter Chai Shen from not daring to poison him, but it is far from enough to deal with Chai Shen, after all, Chai Shen is the general of the forbidden army of Zhengsipin, half a foot has entered the ranks of the important ministers of the imperial court, and married the important ministers of the gate, You can't do anything but make him regret his divorce and make his face ugly for a while, and it will only make him hate you more and want to get rid of you more, which will do more harm than good to you. ”

"To fight a snake, you have to hit seven inches!" Wei Xuan told viciously: "In the officialdom, if you don't make a move, if you want to make a move, you must put the opponent to death, so that he will never have a chance to fight back and take revenge!" You have to learn to be patient, you have to learn to look for opportunities and wait for them, you have to learn to kill with one blow! You are in a hurry to go back to Daxing to visit relatives and friends, and give relatives and friends a surprise in a majestic manner, this is human nature, the old man will not stop you, but you little guy must give the old man a calm breath, what is the matter, wait for the old man to return to Daxing! ”

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Recalling Wei Xuan's advice, Chen Yingliang gritted his teeth, first waved his hand to let Zhao Cheng and Yu Le put the knife back into the sheath, and then picked up Chen Laosan, who was still crying bitterly, and comforted: "Third uncle, don't worry, I promise you, I won't go to the Chai family to settle accounts now, don't cry, let's find a place to live now, and we'll talk about other things later." ”

Seeing that Chen Yingliang finally stopped being impulsive, Chen Laosan was a little relieved, but he still cried non-stop, Chen Yingliang comforted him, and turned to Lu Shi and asked, "Sister-in-law, where is Brother Fang?" Why didn't you see him? ”

"I'm out of town in an emergency, and I won't be back until a few days." Lu Shi replied very vaguely, and said, "It would be good if you came back a few days earlier, your eldest brother hasn't left for a few days." ”

There were too many neighbors around, and Chen Yingliang also knew that Fang Xuanling's family needed to conceal the identity of the eunuch, so he didn't ask in public, but just personally carried Chen Laosan and led Zhao Cheng and Yu Le to Fang Xuanling's house to rest temporarily, and it was also when there were no outsiders, Chen Yingliang learned from Lu's mouth that Fang Xuanling had received a letter call from his father, so he hurriedly left Daxing City and rushed to Luoyang to meet his father Fang Yanqian. Then go directly to Luoyang through the Yellow River, so I happened not to meet Chen Yingliang who took the land route.

"Why is it so unfortunate?" Chen Yingliang regretted that he couldn't immediately show off in front of the future famous ministers, but he had no choice but to say to the Lu family: "Sister-in-law, since Brother Fang happens to be not at home, then we will say goodbye first, and I will take the third uncle with me, and I will repay your kindness to the third uncle another day." ”

Saying that, Chen Yingliang picked up Chen Laosan and was about to leave, but Lu Shi hurriedly grabbed Chen Yingliang and scolded in a loving tone: "Where are you going?" You're all gone, it's so late, where can you still go? Just live here, although your sister-in-law's house is not spacious, you can still live in a squeeze, leave it straight, go and clean up your room, let Uncle Ying Liang sleep with you tonight, and we will find a way tomorrow. ”

Now only five or six years old Fang Zhizhi agreed, turned around and was about to go back to the room to clean up, Chen Yingliang hurriedly called the housing Zhizhi, and said to the Lu family: "Sister-in-law, your kindness is appreciated by the little brother, but the little brother must go, there are so many people who see the little brother coming back today, it is hard to guarantee that there will be no rumors to spread out, if the Chai family hears the wind and comes to the door, the little brother staying here will only drag you down." ”

Lu Shi thought about it carefully and found that Chen Yingliang's words were very reasonable, because the matter between Chen Yingliang and the Chai family had already been full of turmoil in the city, and seeing Chen Yingliang coming back, it was difficult to guarantee that no one would take the initiative to ventilate the Chai family's reward and report the news, so Lu hesitated for a moment, and had to change his words and ask: "But it's getting dark, where can you still go?" ”

"Sister-in-law, don't worry, my little brother has a place to live, and it's still a safe place." Chen Yingliang smiled very easily - Wei Lao was stubborn and had already explained, if Chen Yingliang felt the need, he could live in his house at any time, and lived in Wei Xuan's house, not to mention that Chai Shen's family couldn't find it, even if he found it, he would not dare to enter the house of Wei Xuan, the emperor of Daxingtu, if he borrowed 10,000 guts from Chai Shen, he would not dare to enter the house of Wei Xuan, the emperor of Daxingtu!

Seeing that Chen Yingliang's tone was confident, and the hearty Lu family no longer stopped him, and let Chen Yingliang leave with Chen Laosan, and as long as Chen Laosan could be with Chen Yingliang, even if he was sleeping on the street like being in heaven, of course he didn't say anything, just carried Chen Yingliang with tears in his eyes, and drifted away with Chen Yingliang. Before going out, Chen Yingliang told the Lu family with some unease: "Sister-in-law, you also have to be careful, once the people of the Chai family hear the rumors, they may also find your door, and maybe it will affect your ......." ”

"It's okay, your sister-in-law is not afraid." Lu Shi said confidently: "Not to mention that your sister-in-law's family is also an official eunuch, even if it is not, if the Chai family dares to come to find trouble, your sister-in-law can scold them to death!" ”

"This is also true, sister-in-law, your ability to scold people, it is really difficult to find opponents in this world." Chen Yingliang really has this confidence in the Lu family - after all, China has been in China for 5,000 years, and Fang Xuanling's wife, the Lu family, is a fierce tigress that can be counted on her fingers, and the vinegar jar, a well-known allusion to later generations, was also created by Fang Xuanling's wife.