Sitting anxiously in the hall of Pei Hongce's house, facing the majestic middle-aged man, Chen Yingliang was restrained like a student who just did something wrong and was caught on the spot by a strict teacher. It was not because of Chen Yingliang Afraid of his official prestige and majestic expression, but he has been looking at Chen Yingliang with weird eyes, that eyes are just like the critical eyes of the old father-in-law when he saw his future son-in-law for the first time.
After the introduction of his distant cousin Pei Xingfang, Chen Yingliang already knew who the majestic middle-aged man in front of him was—Pei Renji, the famous general Guanglu of the Sui Dynasty! The astonishing marshal of the National Defense Army is Pei Renji's eldest son, Pei Xingyan, the historical prototype of Pei Yuanqing, the third hero in the Sui and Tang Dynasties! And that extremely unruly and violent girl is Pei Renji's precious daughter, Pei Cuiyun, who is also a legendary figure.
As for why Pei Renji's family appeared in Pei Hongce's home, there are two reasons. One is that after Pei Renji returned to the Central Plains with Emperor Sui Yang's second expedition to Goguryeo, Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty arranged him to work in Dongdu; It can be seen that among the populous Pei family, Pei Hongce and Pei Renji have a very close blood relationship, so after Pei Renji came to work in Dongdu, he naturally got very close to the Pei Hongce family.
Couldn't bear Pei Renji's strange gaze, Chen Yingliang could only divert his attention, and asked his distant cousin Pei Xingyan, "Brother Xingyan, I heard from Brother Xingfang that you have made great achievements in the Liao war. For the sake of the captain, why would you be demoted to report to the National Army to be a brigade commander after returning to Luoyang?"
"I was the one who voluntarily demoted." Pei Xingyan said very politely: "To tell you the truth, Brother Yu is willing to be demoted to an ordinary soldier in order to join the national service army that you formed. At that time, Brother Yu was lucky enough to defeat Guo Feng, Captain Guo and Captain Chen Ci, and they heard that Brother Yu and I were related to you, so they recommended me to General Huangfu, and let me serve as the brigade commander of the Nationalist Army. Among the four lieutenants and eight brigade commanders of the National Army, only brother Yu is a newcomer, and the others are old people left by you, brother virtuous, and they miss you very much."
"My brother has been wronged." Chen Yingliang said with a dry smile: "Actually, there is no need for my brother to surrender his status. To serve the national army is to be more famous. He won a few battles by luck, and nothing else is special. There is no need for my brother to volunteer to join this team." Demotion."
"Brother Yu wants to report to the national army to learn how to train soldiers. My father also agrees with this." Pei Xingyan said solemnly: "Brother Yu, you are really amazing. Brother Yu followed his father to go to Goguryeo, and he has seen some elites of the Sui Dynasty. , But I have never seen such a team as the Baoguo Army. The internal unity is like a monolith. The officers love the soldiers, and the soldiers respect the officers. , The morale and fighting spirit are so high that you can definitely enter the top ranks of the world. Brother Yu really can't figure it out. How did you train such a team in such a short period of time? Brother Yu, please teach me the secret. "
"It's actually very simple. Just remember one sentence. Love soldiers like sons, and soldiers can die." Chen Yingliang said casually: "The rest are nothing more than military law, clear rewards and punishments, strict training, and setting an example. There is nothing special about it." trick."
"It's that simple?" Pei Xingyan was a little surprised.
"Ignorant boy, what do you know?" Pei Renji, who was sitting at the top, said, "Although these principles are simple, everyone knows them, but how many generals in the world can do them? Your brother Yingliang, It is these simple truths that are regarded as iron rules, and truly love the soldiers, distinguish rewards and punishments, and lead by example, which makes the morale of the Nationalist Army so high, learn more from him!"
Pei Xingyan obediently agreed, and then Pei Renji turned to Chen Yingliang and said with a smile, "Nephew, what are your plans for taking up the post of Qiaojun Zanzhi this time?"
"Back to uncle, my nephew has never been to Qiao County, and I'm not familiar with the situation there, so I haven't figured out what to do." Chen Yingliang replied respectfully: "My nephew plans to go to Qiao County to familiarize himself with the local conditions. Understand the local customs, money and food, mountains and rivers, floods and droughts and other specific conditions, and then decide how to act according to local conditions."
Chen Yingliang's words were pure nonsense, but Pei Renji was very satisfied when he heard them. He nodded repeatedly and said, "It's true, young people don't have high expectations and talk grandiosely, but they can be down-to-earth and seek truth from facts. It's really rare."
Not only was Chen Yingliang not the slightest bit happy, but secretly complained that a piece of unnutritious nonsense was exchanged for the praise of his distant uncle. With the current situation, this is not a good sign.
At this time, Pei Hongce's wife also came to the hall, and brought Pei Renji's little pepper daughter, Pei Cuiyun. She behaved dignifiedly like a lady from a great family—of course, Chen Yingliang, who had already seen her true face, would never be fooled again. Then Chen Yingliang hurriedly bowed to Pei Hongce's wife and called her aunt. Pei Hongce's wife smiled and said, "My nephew, please get up soon. It's been a long journey. My aunt will introduce someone to you. She is your cousin Cuiyun. Cuiyun, here you go." Brother salutes."
"Brother." Pei Cuiyun really bowed to Chen Yingliang, and said shyly with her pretty face flushed: "Brother, my little sister didn't know your identity before, so I offended you so much, I asked you to forgive me for being rude." .”
"You really know how to put on a show." Chen Yingliang sighed in his heart, and said politely: "You don't have to worry about it, Brother Yu doesn't know your identity. I also offended you on the bridge just now, and we are talking about it." draw."
Hearing Chen Yingliang's words, Pei Cuiyun immediately remembered that he and Chen Yingliang hugged and rolled in public just now, and in shame, he hid behind Pei Hongce's wife. Pei Hongce's wife pursed her lips and laughed, smiling at Chen Yingliang said: "Nephew, it seems that you are really destined. It just so happens that when your uncle comes back, he has an important matter to discuss with you."
Pei Cuiyun's face turned redder, and Pei Xingfang, who was actually better than Pei Xingyan in history, laughed even worse, but Chen Yingliang complained even more in his heart, and wanted to ask his aunt if her husband had betrothed her, and the candidate was still in front of her eyes. This fierce Pei Cuiyun? But he really opened his mouth, and worried that the situation was unclear, telling the truth directly would anger Pei Renji, so he decided to wait for Pei Hongce to come back. After all, Chen Yingliang was still the most familiar with Pei Hongce, and with Pei Hongce as the mediator, Chen Yingliang didn't need to be direct. Offend Pei Renji.
After habitually smirking, Chen Yingliang excused that he needed to arrange Changsun Wuji and Ma Sanbao and other attendants, hurriedly left the embarrassing scene, and fled the hall like flying, but what Chen Yingliang never dreamed of was that his move However, Pei Hongce's wife had a big misunderstanding, and said to Pei Renji with a smile: "Brother, this little guy must have guessed the situation, and ran away with a thin skin. How is it? What's your impression of him?"
"He's a nice person, very polite, down-to-earth and capable, which is very rare." Pei Renji showed a gratified smile, and said with a smile: "Finally, I can save one thing from my mind. When my virtuous brother comes back, let him settle the matter."
Pei Cuiyun, who was hiding behind Pei Hongce's wife, blushed even more, but Pei Hongce's wife came to add insult to injury, turned around and patted Pei Cuiyun's face with a smile: "Little girl, did you get your wish? You have to thank me. If my aunt has a daughter, Ying Liang Nephew Yin got you in that turn? Your uncle always said that if he had a daughter, Nephew Ying Liang would have been my son-in-law long ago, don't even think about it, you little girl."
"Auntie." With a coquettish sound, Pei Cuiyun ran out of the hall again covering her hot face, leaving Pei Hongce's wife and Pei Renji laughing happily in the hall, and directly discussed the details of Pei Cuiyun's and Chen Yingliang's marriage.
It's a lifelong matter, no matter how shy Pei Cuiyun was, she didn't dare to escape the gate and go home directly, she chose to escape into the Kuayuan to avoid the teasing from her aunt, it turned out by coincidence, after Pei Cuiyun entered the Kuayuan, she just happened to meet Chen Yingliang leading the eldest grandson Wuji Pei Cuiyun was even more shy due to the furtive and whispered conversations in the courtyard, and hurriedly lowered his head to the backyard garden, and deliberately did not say hello to Chen Yingliang. After being disappointed for a while, I couldn't help but cursed in a low voice, "Blind!"
In fact, Chen Yingliang saw Pei Cuiyun of course, but because of well-known reasons, he didn't dare to get entangled with Pei Cuiyun. He deliberately pretended to be deaf and dumb and didn't talk to Pei Cuiyun. Changsun Wuji also shut up and didn't say a word. He said to Chen Yingliang: "Brother, so your guess is likely to be true? Li Guogong did not tell you, so he made this marriage for you directly?"
"Ninety-nine percent are like this." Chen Yingliang said with a sad face, "If I'm not wrong, uncle should bring up this matter when he comes back."
"Brother, then you should act fast, and you have to speak before Duke Li, otherwise, things will only get more troublesome." Changsun Wuji suggested: "My younger brother thinks that after you see Duke Li, you should immediately make excuses to him Good news, tell Li Guogong directly about you and my sister. In this way, everyone will have a clear idea, and Li Guogong will not mention his niece again, which can avoid a lot of embarrassment."
Chen Yingliang nodded sullenly, feeling extremely depressed. What was depressed was not that Pei Hongce meddled in other people's affairs, but that Pei Hongce was too late to meddle in other affairs. Otherwise, Pei Cuiyun could be said to be his ideal choice—although his personality was a little hotter, But the appearance and figure are definitely first-class. What's more, Pei Cuiyun has Pei Xingyan as a dowry. If he can have Pei Xingyan as his thug, he will immediately add a strong arm. But now... It would be nice if Pei Xingyan could stop feeling dissatisfied with himself.
No matter how depressed it is, it is useless. Chen Yingliang can only hide in the guest room and wait for Pei Hongce to return honestly. At the same time, he is thinking about going to see Fan Zigai and Huangfu Wuyi tomorrow. Fortunately, Pei Cuiyun never appeared in front of Chen Yingliang again. An eyesore, when it was around the first quarter of Shen Shi, the servants of Pei's mansion rushed to report that Pei Hongce had returned from Jinyong City. Chen Yingliang was overjoyed, and hurriedly led his eldest grandson Wuji to the lobby, planning to explain the truth when he saw Pei Hongce. Shut Pei Hongce's mouth to avoid more embarrassment.
Hastily entered the hall and saw that the dusty Pei Hongce was already sitting in the hall, talking and laughing with Pei Renji. The brothers of the Pei family and Pei Hongce's wife were also in the hall, and Pei Cuiyun was also standing in a well-behaved manner. Next to Pei Hongce's wife, when he saw Chen Yingliang coming in, he was so ashamed that his face flushed immediately, and he quickly lowered his head. Chen Yingliang ignored her, and just rushed to Pei Hongce to salute, and said, "My nephew, Chen Yingliang, has met my uncle, uncle Jin An. Uncle, my nephew has a happy event to report to you."
"I also have a happy event to tell you." Pei Hongce laughed and helped Chen Yingliang, and said with a smile, "Nephew, do you still remember what uncle said to you? Uncle said that if I have a daughter, I will definitely marry you." Recruited as a son-in-law, now he is fine, and uncle can finally fulfill his long-cherished wish."
"Uncle, I've already..." Chen Yingliang said quickly.
"You already know, don't you?" Pei Hongce interrupted Chen Yingliang with a smile, and said with a smile, "It's your aunt's quick talk that made you figure it out. Uncle wanted to give you a big surprise."
"Uncle, I..." Chen Yingliang hurriedly spoke again.
"Don't talk, listen to me." Pei Hongce interrupted Chen Yingliang again, not noticing that his nephew was winking at him, but pulled Chen Yingliang to Pei Cuiyun, laughed and said impatiently: "Little Guy, are you happy? You guessed it right, she is the wife your uncle found for you, and she is my uncle’s niece. She is happy, and your uncle Renji is also very satisfied with you. Uncle, I directly hired you for you. .”
"Uncle, no!"
Chen Yingliang finally seized the opportunity to speak. He wanted to finish the sentence quickly, but Pei Cuiyun, who had lowered his head shyly just now, quickly raised his head, glared at Chen Yingliang and asked, "No? I don't deserve it." you?"
"No, no." Chen Yingliang hurriedly waved his hands, and said with a wry smile, "I'm not good enough for you, and besides, I'm already engaged."
"You're already engaged?" Everyone was dumbfounded, and Pei Hongce even misunderstood the words of his distant nephew, and asked in shock: "Nephew, didn't you break off the engagement with the Chai family? Why, you can't go back and eat it again." Grass?"
"It's not the Chai family, it's the eldest grandson's family."
Chen Yingliang smiled even more wryly, and quickly told about the matter between himself and his eldest grandson, Xiao Luoli, and introduced his eldest grandson Wuji to Pei Hongce. As a result, Pei Hongce, Pei Renji and others who were still happily just now were even more dumbfounded , and then Pei Hongce groaned: "You boy, you are moving too fast, right? It's only been a few days, and you immediately booked a marriage. Fortunately, I have been worrying about you."
"Uncle's pardon is quicker." Chen Yingliang said with a wry smile, "When Master Gao mentioned this matter, my nephew didn't think much about it because he was close to the eldest grandson and knew him better, so he agreed right away."
Pei Hongce smiled wryly and shook his head, then turned to Pei Renji, and said with an extremely embarrassed expression: "Brother Deben, it seems that I can only apologize to you, I really never thought that this kid would make another order so soon." Marriage, made a joke, offended brother."
"My brother, you don't have to be polite." Pei Renji looked more embarrassed than Pei Hongce, and said helplessly: "This is God's will, no one thought that such an accident would happen, it has nothing to do with you, my brother, and you don't have to mind, my brother I will send someone to return the betrothal gift you sent for Nephew Yingliang."
The atmosphere inevitably fell into an embarrassing state. Pei Hongce said in embarrassment that there is no need to return it, and Pei Renji also said in embarrassment that he must return it. Chen Yingliang lowered his head in even more embarrassment, and Pei Cuiyun stared at Chen Yingliang fiercely. Suddenly, Pei Cuiyun yelled Get up, "Father, don't refund, don't refund the dowry! If you refund the dowry, how do you tell me to meet people in the future?"
"Cuiyun, don't mess around." Pei Renji, who knew his precious daughter's temper, was shocked, and hurriedly said: "This is a misunderstanding, but fortunately no one else knows, so just don't make it public."
"Why not show off?" Pei Cuiyun said angrily, "He hugged me today and was seen by so many people, how do you tell me to marry in the future?"
"What?" Pei Hongce didn't know what happened on the bridge, so he was dumbfounded and asked Chen Yingliang, "Nephew, what's going on?"
Chen Yingliang smiled bitterly in embarrassment, and had no choice but to hastily recount what happened on the bridge. As a result, Pei Hongce naturally complained even more, and lamented: "You two..., tell me what should I say? There is no destiny, there is no destiny. "
"Uncle, you have to decide for me." Pei Cuiyun acted coquettishly, pulled Pei Hongce's sleeve and pretended to cry, choked up and said, "He has treated me like this, how do you want me to marry?"
"Niece Xian, uncle can't do anything about it." Pei Hongce said awkwardly, "This kid is already engaged, what do you want me to do?"
"You can ask him to divorce." Pei Cuiyun blinked her big eyes and said, "If he divorced, he can marry me. Anyway, he has already divorced once, and it doesn't matter if he divorces again. I don't mind."
"I mind!" Chen Yingliang screamed in his heart, "Another divorce, in the future, when others mention the heartbreaker, they will not think of Chen Shimei, but only me, Chen Yingliang! Besides, even if I am so determined to divorce, I will only go Marrying Yang Yu'er, I won't marry you!"
Fortunately, Pei Hongce is a relatively reliable uncle. He didn't do anything to force his distant nephew to divorce and marry his niece. He just comforted and enlightened Pei Cuiyun. Pei Renji couldn't stand it anymore, and hurriedly dragged his unruly daughter away. Pei Xingyan also accompanied his father to leave with an embarrassed expression. An originally happy family banquet ended in embarrassment. But the matter was not over yet. Before leaving, Pei Cuiyun pointed at Chen Yingliang's nose and said, "The surname is Chen, please remember, our business is not over!"
The irritable Pei Cuiyun was finally dragged away by Pei Renji and his son, but before Chen Yingliang could breathe a sigh of relief, Pei Hongce's big feet had already greeted him again, cursing: "Bastard boy, you are engaged, at least you have to give me a piece of cake!" Let’s write a letter. It’s all right now, it will be difficult for me to be a man in front of Brother Renji from now on.”
Chen Yingliang honestly admitted that he had forgotten to report the crime of marriage contract to Pei Hongce, but he felt aggrieved and said, "Uncle, you can't completely blame me for this, can you? My speed is fast, your speed is not as fast, and it's not that you didn't even say hello to me. Just offered me a betrothal gift for me? Also, you picked this Pei Cuiyun for me, and his personality is too scary, right? Don’t you rush to give it to me because you are worried that this niece of the same family won’t be able to marry?”
The matter was really similar to what Chen Yingliang had guessed. Afterwards, Chen Yingliang found out that the matter between himself and Pei Cuiyun was really the result of a temporary idea between Pei Hongce and Pei Renji. The more beautiful she is, the more her head is filled with water and she asks if this pungent niece is married? Then Pei Renji smiled wryly and said that his daughter's temper was too terrifying to marry, and then Pei Hongce immediately thought of his distant nephew Chen Yingliang, the unlucky guy, and unceremoniously decided to let Chen Yingliang be the scapegoat. He was overjoyed to hear that he hit it off with Pei Hongce, and Pei Cuiyun was also very happy with Chen Yingliang's prominent reputation and the bragging of Pei Hongce and his son.
"You really take me as a successor. Fortunately, the Buddha blessed me and allowed me to marry my eldest grandson Xiaoluoli first. Otherwise, my life will be over." Chen Yingliang thought very depressed, "If I marry such a cruel wife and come in , let alone thinking about Yu'er, even an ordinary concubine would not dare to accept her."