Chen Laosan didn't stop Chen Yingliang from taking up the post in Qiao County this time. It wasn't that Chen Laosan no longer cared about Chen Yingliang's safety, but that Chen Laosan didn't even know where Qiao County was. He only knew that Shandong area was in chaos. However, they didn't know that Qiao County had gradually started to be in chaos. Emperor Sui Yang agreed to send Chen Yingliang to Qiao County to suppress the chaos and bandits, so Chen Laosan accepted Chen Yingliang's request with confidence, and stayed in Daxing to look after Chen Yingliang. Butler industry, waiting for Chen Yingliang to return.
Among the fifty or so servants, Chen Yingliang only selected ten capable and stronger servants to go with him, including Ma Sanbao, the future famous general of the Tang Dynasty, and Chen Sangou, an old neighbor of Chen Yingliang. Beat the three dogs from the Chai family. Originally, his elder brother Er Gouzi also wanted to go to Qiao County with his old neighbor Chen Yingliang for an errand, but Chen Yingliang considered that Chen Laosan was too old to have reliable people around him, so he let Er Gouzi stay in Daxing to take care of Chen. The third child only took Chen Sangou, who was the same age as him, to Qiao County.
Now Chen Yingliang no longer needs to sell any engagement tokens as travel expenses. Of course it is easy to prepare for a trip. The most troublesome thing is to say goodbye. First of all, he has to say goodbye to old acquaintances such as Wei Xuan and Pang Yu, begging them to take care of him at all times, the result is natural It attracted a lot of stubborn nagging from Mr. Wei, asking Chen Yingliang to be steady, mature, cautious and cautious, not to be careless and not to take risks, and the nagging almost made Chen Yingliang's ears callused. In the end, he had to thank Mr. Wei for his stubbornness For the kindness of my advice, I wasted a whole day just at Old Wei's stubborn house.
Then, of course, bid farewell to good friends Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui. Although these two masters are not as stubborn as Wei Lao, they are not so fuel-efficient. , Chen Yingliang, who had a mediocre drinking capacity, was drunk again, and the sky was dark. At the same time, during this period, Chen Yingliang had to repeatedly ask Fang Du and Du to come to Qiao County to meet with him when they had time. As a result, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui agreed to this request, but only they could know what they thought. understood.
The most troublesome thing was to bid farewell to Gao Shilian's house. First of all, he had to give a junior salute to a large group of elders, endure their nagging and instructions that were more stubborn and more terrifying than Wei Lao, and he couldn't escape or escape. , be taught with an open mind. In addition, meeting his fiancée's eldest grandson, Xiao Luoli, was also a headache for Chen Yingliang. As the de facto contemporary Chen Shimei, in front of a gentle and virtuous little fiancée who was only as tall as her own chest, no matter how thick-skinned she was, she was hardworking. Chen Yingliang, who was too worried and almost eloped with other women, also felt extremely embarrassed and guilty.
Fortunately, the eldest grandson, Xiao Luoli, has absolutely nothing to say about her personality. Not only did she not complain that she and her fiancé spend too little time together, she was very considerate and didn't nudge and bombard Chen Yingliang from fatigue. When the two of them got together briefly, Little Luoli was still blushing and handed a sachet to Chen Yingliang, and said shyly, "I made it with my own hands, and it contained the peace amulet that my mother and I begged for you." Then, little Luoli was still very bold. Kissed Chen Yingliang lightly on the face, said "I'll wait for you", and then ran away blushing, leaving the contemporary Chen Shimei and Chen Yingliang in a daze with guilt - I don't even know why I decided to abandon such a good person fiancée
The only thing in the old Gao family that did not make Chen Yingliang feel troublesome was Changsun Wuji. He only asked about the departure date and agreed on the meeting place, and then he didn't bother Chen Yingliang, and even shared quite a lot of pressure for Chen Yingliang—by Grandma, aunt, and old lady nagged and nagged for a long time, and shared joys and sorrows with future brother-in-law Chen Yingliang very conscientiously.
Another day was entangled at Lao Gao's house, and on the first day of his departure, Chen Yingliang visited another special guest—Yun Ding Xing Yun Da Shaoqing, who did not accompany Emperor Sui Yang on his tour this time, and used the excuse of farewell and Yunda Shaoqing made an apology, but Yunda Shaoqing, who had successfully developed the cotton thread, of course laughed, opened his mouth and forgave Chen Yingliang for almost dragging himself into the water, and thanked Chen Yingliang for giving him the opportunity to be rewarded for his meritorious service. Then Chen Yingliang revealed his true colors, and asked Yun Da Shaoqing about the manufacturing method of some metal thin tubes under the pretext of having a special purpose. The method of making the tube by curling the skin was very generous and 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 supervising the construction of dragon boats for Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, to see if He Chou There is a better way, Chen Yingliang was overjoyed, thanked Yun Da Shaoqing repeatedly before leaving.
Everyone who should say goodbye has said goodbye, and everything that needs to be prepared has been prepared. On the fifth day of October in the ninth year of Daye, Chen Yingliang, who had not been home for two months, left Daxing again, leading a group of servants and uncles. Changsun Wuji went to Qiao County to take office. Because he is no longer shy, Chen Yingliang also generously chartered a pretty good passenger ship this time. He is going to enter the Yellow River through the Guangtong Canal, then go straight down the Yellow River to Luoyang, turn into the Yongji Canal and reach Qiaojun. Take office as an official at the destination.
Of course, both the old Chen family and the old Gao family came to the pier to see Chen Yingliang off. Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui also came here in a very loyal way, and Pang Yu, who was saved by Chen Yingliang, also came. Of course, they joined forces. He nagged Chen Yinghao all the way, but the specific content was too wasteful of ink and not nutritious, so he didn't mention it. Anyway, after finally listening to all these nagging, Chen Yingliang glanced at his little fiancée again with guilt, said in a low voice to take care of the eldest grandson Xiao Luoli who had been silent all this time, then boarded the boat and ordered the boat to sail let's go.
The matter was not over yet. When the boatman was still sailing, another special friend came to the pier on horseback and shouted not to sail the boat. This special friend was none other than his father and brothers. Li Jiancheng with feud. Again, Chen Yingliang had always had a good impression of Li Jiancheng, and because of some circumstances, he needed to maintain a friendly relationship with Li Jiancheng, so Chen Yingliang didn't hesitate, and immediately asked the boatman to stop temporarily, jumped onto the pier again, and greeted him. Li Jiancheng saluted.
"Brother Yingliang, Brother Yu just found out that you are going to Qiao County today." Li Jiancheng handed a package in front of Chen Yingliang, and said solemnly: "This is a little piece of money from Brother Yu. Let me talk about the travel expenses of Brother Yu. Please help me." Brother must accept it."
Chen Yingliang refused to accept the politeness, but Li Jiancheng refused to give up, and said solemnly: "My dear brother, please accept it. This is Brother Yu's private money, and it has nothing to do with my father or my second brother. Brother Yu knows about you and them. But they are them, I am me, since the first time I met you, I have always treated you as a good friend, please believe Brother Yu's words, I really didn't know about their relationship 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 will not be polite, please believe my brother, I have never hated you, The friendship between me and you has never been affected by anyone or anything."
"That's right." Li Jiancheng finally showed a smile, and said to Chen Yingliang, "Brother, please take care."
"Brother, take care too." Chen Yingliang nodded, and said in a rare and sincere manner: "Brother, please remember a word from the bottom of my heart, you are kind-hearted and honest, which is a good thing, but you must be cautious, and you are my brother." Be a role model, and don’t make the same mistakes as my younger brother.”
"Brother Yu's advice, Brother Yu will definitely keep it in mind." Li Jiancheng nodded and replied solemnly—but whether Li Jiancheng can really remember Chen Yingliang's warning from the bottom of his heart, and whether his future fate will still be as miserable as it was in history, only God knows.
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Saying goodbye to relatives and friends with tears, Chen Yingliang set sail on his boat. It was winter and the north wind was strong. The destination was in the southeast. Due to the rapid flow of the Yellow River, Chen Yingliang's speed was naturally faster. It only took a little over four days to arrive at Mengjindu in the north of Luoyang on the morning of the tenth day of October. Because there were still some things to do in Dongdu, Chen Yingliang ordered the boatman to go to the pier and rest for a day before leaving the next day. Then he led Ma Sanbao and Changsun Wuji directly to the pier, preparing to go to the south more than twenty miles away. Luoyang City to do business.
After more than two months, Chen Yingliang returned to the eastern capital of Luoyang. Chen Yingliang, who had made his first pot of gold in this area, was of course a little bit sighing, but his brother-in-law and eldest grandson Wuji seemed very excited, and urged Chen Yingliang to rush to the camp of the National Army immediately. It was a surprise for the soldiers of the national army. However, Chen Yingliang shook his head and said, "I won't go. One is that I don't know where the current camp of the Bao Guojun is, and the other is that I don't want to make them sad again. This time when we enter Luoyang, we will visit two people, one is Taifu Cheng. He Chou, the second is my distant uncle, Li Guogong, and none of the others should be disturbed."
"Brother, I think you'd better stop by to meet Fan Liushou and General Huangfu." Changsun Wuji, who is the future traitor, said very treacherously: "Going to visit them may waste some time, but brother don't Forgot, Luoyang is the closest important city in the Sui Dynasty to Qiaojun, with abundant food and money, and the Yongji Canal is accessible, so the transportation is convenient, and we have a good relationship with them, and it may come in handy at critical moments."
"You are a little devil, you really know how to calculate." Chen Yingliang scolded with a smile, and then said with a smile: "But it makes sense, Fan Liushou and General Huangfu have treated me well, and I have to meet them. Three treasures, tell me Those who guard the boat, tell them to wait patiently, we may not come back tomorrow."
Ma Sanbao agreed, and quickly conveyed Chen Yingliang's message to the servants of the boat, and greeted the boatman. After that, Chen Yingliang and his party rode southward and trotted all the way to Luoyang, but it didn't take long for them to arrive in Luoyang. After the North City, Chen Yingliang, who had a somewhat nostalgic personality, changed his mind temporarily. Instead of entering the city from the nearest Anxi Gate, he led the crowd to the Upper East Gate. into town.
Such a detour gave birth to a new incident. When they passed the large school field outside Luoyang City to the north of the upper east gate, Chen Yingliang and the others were a little surprised to see that the banner of loyalty and dedication to the country written by Fan Zigai was floating on the school field. At the same time, there is also a Sui army team in white robes practicing in the school grounds. Seeing this familiar scene, Chen Yingliang, who originally didn't intend to say goodbye sadly, changed his mind, simply got off his horse, and whispered to Changsun Wuji and others: "Go over and have a look, but don't make a fuss, just look at them from a distance. gone."
Changsun Wuji, Ma Sanbao and others all laughed, and hurriedly got off their horses together. Following Chen Yingliang, who had changed his order from day to night, he approached the school grounds on foot, and watched the training of the national army from a distance. However, because only ordinary Sui soldiers were guarding the edge of the school grounds, Chen Yingliang turned his head. After lowering the hat on purpose, he simply went to the side of the gate of the school grounds to watch.
For some unknown reason, as soon as he got close to the gate of the school grounds, there was some commotion in the training ground of the national defense army. Chen Yingliang said that the soldiers of the national defense army saw him, so he was so scared that he quickly hid behind Ma Sanbao for fear of disturbing him. To the former comrades-in-arms training. As a result, Chen Yingliang soon realized that he was being self-indulgent. During the turmoil, a brigade commander of the Nationalist Army dressed in the uniform of a brigade commander dragged a soldier of the Nationalist Army towards the gate of the school grounds. The soldier struggled and refused. The brigade commander simply raised the soldier over his head with one hand, strode to the gate of the school grounds, threw the soldier out of the school ground, and pointed at the soldier and shouted: "Go home! If you dare to mess around again! , I'll tell Dad about it, and see how Dad deals with you!"
After drinking a lot, the brigade commander strode back to the team, and there was a little laughter in the Nationalist Army team, but Guo Feng's familiar loud voice immediately rang out, and the laughter of the Nationalist Army team stopped abruptly, and then Serious training started again. Seeing this scene, Chen Yingliang, who built this army with one hand, was inevitably very confused, because Chen Yingliang quietly saw behind Ma Sanbao that he had never seen the handsome brigade commander of the Nationalist Army in his early twenties! Definitely not the old man who served the national army before! This also made Chen Yingliang even more surprised and puzzled. There are more than 500 veterans in the Nationalist Army, how could they tolerate a newcomer as one of the Eighth Brigade Commanders of the Nationalist Army
Surprised, Chen Yingliang naturally had to take a closer look at the soldier of the Nationalist Army who was thrown out of the school grounds. As a result, the soldier of the Nationalist Army who fell to the ground just got up from the ground in a state of embarrassment, and happened to see Chen Yingliang looked at him closely and felt embarrassed, the soldier immediately became furious, and shouted: "What are you looking at? What's so interesting?"
"Woman?" Chen Yingliang was completely dumbfounded, because although the nationalist soldier in front of him was wearing a military uniform and deliberately made up some makeup on his face, it was difficult to conceal her attractive appearance. At the same time, his voice was clear and sharp, obviously a woman's voice. Shocked, Chen Yingliang was unavoidably depressed, "Huangfu Wuyi, Dugu Sheng, you are really prodigal. What have you done to the Nationalist Army that I trained with great difficulty?"
Thinking about what was on his mind, Chen Yingliang's thieves' eyes were naturally not as good as that of the girl in military uniform. The girl in uniform was even more furious, and scolded: "Look again? Look again and goug your eyes!"
"It's hot enough." Chen Yingliang gave a wry smile, and quickly turned his head away. The girl in military uniform snorted heavily, then patted the dust off her body, and then turned her head to look at the Nationalist Army team in the school grounds, her naturally ruddy mouth Slightly moving, chanting words, I don't know what I'm talking about.
Peeking at the appearance of the girl in military uniform and being curious about the current situation of serving the national army, Chen Yingliang couldn't help but ask the girl in uniform: "General, what happened? What did you do wrong? How did you get kicked out of the school grounds? Just now, my younger brother saw you outside the school grounds, General, you are heroic and majestic, nothing wrong?"
Feeling that Chen Yingliang's words were pleasant and to his liking, the girl in military uniform immediately became interested and replied: "Of course I did nothing wrong, it's my age that made a mistake, I'm not yet seventeen years old, and I haven't joined the school yet." The age of the government soldiers, so they didn't allow me to join the team and kicked me out."
"But they are blind, and they will regret it sooner or later." The girl in military uniform added bitterly: "Look, I will definitely make them regret it in the future, especially the kid who threw me out of the school grounds and bullied me all day long When I see little Chen Qingzhi and Chen Yingliang, I will tell Boy Chen to beat him to death!"
"What?" Chen Yingliang was a little dumbfounded, and Changsun Wuji, Ma Sanbao and others beside him were also stunned. Surprised, Chen Yingliang hurriedly asked the girl in uniform: "General, do you know little Chen Qingzhi Chen Yingliang?"
"Of course I do." The girl in military uniform said carelessly: "I still have a very close relationship with him, and soon he will listen to me in everything, and if he doesn't listen to me, he will beat him!"
Chen Yingliang was even more dumbfounded, and Changsun Wuji looked at his future brother-in-law with vigilance in his eyes - because Changsun Wuji had already seen that the girl in military uniform was a daughter, and her age was very close to Chen Yingliang's. Just like the relationship in the legend. There is also Ma Sanbao who has the same treacherous personality, looking at Chen Yingliang, he is full of smirks, thinking that my new young master is amazing, I have a beautiful date in Daxing, and there is an equally good one in Luoyang, awesome!
At this time, the former commander of the Nationalist Army who Chen Yingliang didn't know suddenly rushed to the gate of the school again, pointed at the girl in uniform and roared angrily: "You still don't want to leave, do you? Get out of here immediately! Look in the bronze mirror, what do you look like now? What does it mean for a big girl to dress like this? If this continues, Brother Yingliang will not even marry you, I'm afraid he will kick you away as soon as we meet!"
"He dares!" The girl in military uniform didn't mind revealing her identity, and retorted confidently: "The order of my parents, the words of the matchmaker, my marriage with him has already been decided, and he even gave the dowry! If he dares to go back on his word, If you don't marry me, I'll kill him!"
The brigade commander was furious, and rushed out of the school grounds to beat the girl in military uniform. The girl in military uniform was also very clever, and immediately ran away, just as fast, chasing and running away in the blink of an eye, leaving behind the other One of the parties involved, Chen Yingliang, was dumbfounded on the spot, dizzy, and couldn't be more stupid. He broke his head and couldn't figure out how he would run out of a fiancée again? Or a fiancée who is very aggressive
The eldest grandson Wuji grabbed Chen Yingliang by the collar, and looked at his future brother-in-law viciously, while Chen Yingliang couldn't laugh or cry, and moaned: "My dear brother, I'm wronged, I'm more wronged than Dou E, I don't even know who they are, How is it possible to have that relationship with them?"
"Then why did they say that? That girl kept saying that she had a marriage contract with you? What did you say that she even gave you a betrothal gift?" Changsun Wuji asked viciously.
"Are you asking me? Who should I ask?" Chen Yingliang asked with a wry smile.