Emperor Sui Yang felt that he was probably the most unlucky emperor in history. He had a hard life since he was a child. He was born with his elder brother Yang Yong standing in his way. He managed to overthrow this useless elder brother and become the prince, but because he couldn't control his lower body A certain part of the body almost fell short at the last moment, and the rough fate made people feel sad—at least Emperor Sui Yang himself felt sad.
After finally becoming an emperor, life was even more difficult. He worked hard to open canals, create imperial examinations, build a new capital, conquer Annan and collect Taiwan, personally conquer Tuyuhun to expand territory and open up the Silk Road, and conquer Goguryeo three times to eliminate hidden dangers in the Northeast. Isn't that a good thing that works for the present and benefits for the future? But the common people under the rule don't understand the importance of these things, they just want to sing "Wuxiang Liaodong Wave Death Song" and raise the flag to rebel, pulling their own hind legs and holding their own elbows, and they don't understand that they are for the country at all. painstaking efforts for the people.
That’s not enough, the bitterness of life is yet to come, Emperor Sui Yang couldn’t figure it out even if he broke his head, he went to the north to inspect the Great Wall and check the border defense, the Eastern Turkic Khan Shibi who has always been friends with him, or his cousin Shibi Bi, why would he bring all his family belongings of 200,000 Turkic cavalry to trouble him, and openly threatened to kill himself in Turkic, if it wasn't for his cousin, Princess Yicheng, who cared about her natal family and secretly sent someone to call the police in advance , I have already lost my life outside Yanmen Pass.
Even so, the situation at that time was at a critical moment. More than 200,000 Turkic cavalry poured in overwhelmingly. At the most dangerous time, the Turkic bows and arrows had already shot in front of Emperor Sui Yang. The emperor was so frightened that he cried bitterly while hugging his youngest son Yang Gao. If it weren't for the soldiers accompanying him to fight to the death, Emperor Sui Yang might not have had the chance to escape back to Yanmen City and guard behind closed doors.
But even if they fled into Yanmen City, it seems that the execution of the death sentence was suspended. More than 200,000 Turks surrounded Yanmen City, and there were only 17,000 defenders. People's houses took wood and iron to rush to build city defense equipment; the food and grass were only enough to last for 20 days, so they had to be collected and distributed in a unified way. In order to save food and reduce the rations of the people, they were ready to slaughter the horses of the Imperial Forest Army to satisfy their hunger; in order to boost morale, Sui Yang The emperor had no choice but to go to the top of the city to inspect the army defending the city, and promised a lot of rewards to boost morale. The Battle of Goguryeo.
No matter how stubbornly you resist, the existing forces in Yanmen City alone cannot reach the siege of more than 200,000 Turks. In order to recruit the troops from the south to help, Emperor Yang of Sui not only sent dead men to break through the encirclement for help, but also Tie the edict to a log and float it down the Hutuo River, hoping that someone will find it, hand it over to the government, and send it to the world, and call the soldiers and horses from all over the world to go north to serve the king.
The dead soldiers were sent out, and there were heavy casualties during the breakout process. I don’t know if anyone was able to successfully break through. The driftwood was also released, and it’s impossible for the soldiers and civilians to know. The situation is terrible, the defenders and food are getting less and less every day, but the reinforcements are still not even a shadow, and Emperor Sui Yang is also more and more fearful and sad every day. He can't imagine what will happen to him after the Yanmen City is broken. end? Was he caught by the Turks and taken to the desert to eat the wind and drink the sand and suffer all kinds of humiliation? Or was he hacked to death with random knives and dismembered
The day is like a year, and another day passes in fierce offensive and defensive battles. Counting the days, it is already the twenty-sixth day of being surrounded, but the reinforcements are still nowhere to be seen, and the food and grass are almost exhausted. When night falls, under the psychological torment , all kinds of grievances came to his heart in an instant, so that Emperor Sui Yang couldn't help crying again in front of the officials accompanying him, crying until the sky was dark, the sun and the moon were dark, and cried: "Why haven't the reinforcements come yet? Why haven't my reinforcements come yet?" Haven’t come yet? Is it because my edict has not been sent out, or because my officials don’t recognize me as the emperor? Why is there no news of reinforcements? Why is there no news of reinforcements?”
Facing Emperor Sui Yang who lost his composure and cried bitterly, all the officials accompanying him had no choice but to comfort him softly. Uncle Xiao Yu, the nemesis of Chen Sangliang, who was devoid of conscience, was the best at talking, and comforted him: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, Not to mention that King Qin’s imperial edict will definitely be sent out. Even if there is a mistake, after such a long time, the government army in the north of the Jin Dynasty should have found out the news. Your Majesty, your relative, Tang Guogong Li Yuan, the consolation ambassador of Hedong and Shanxi, also It happens to be stationed in Taiyuan City, very close to Yanmen Pass, and after receiving the news, his troops will definitely come to Yanmen King Qin immediately, and His Majesty can just wait for the good news with peace of mind."
"Uncle Xiao Guo is justified." Su Wei, the right minister, also said: "Duke Tang Guo has always been loyal and brave, and the government office is the closest to Yanmen City. After receiving the news, he will definitely mention his soldiers and horses to go north to serve the king. As long as his army When it arrives, even if the siege cannot be resolved for a while, the Turks can be forced to divide their troops to resist, greatly reducing the pressure on His Majesty Luanjia, and buying more time for His Majesty's reinforcements to arrive at the Yanmen battlefield."
Xiao Yu and Su Wei opened the mouth, including Chen Yingliang's backers Pei Ju and Pei Yun. They all agreed that Li Yuan would definitely be the first to arrive at Yanmen Battlefield King Qin—because Li Yuan was indeed the closest, logically speaking, he must be the closest. First come reinforcements. After all the talk, Emperor Sui Yang stopped crying, wiped his tears and sobbed: "I hope Li Aiqing can put my safety first, send troops to the north to help me as soon as possible, and share the pressure for me. I don't expect him to kill the Turks, as long as He can arrive as soon as possible to relieve the pressure for me and my defenders."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, Tang Guogong is loyal and courageous, and the sun and the moon can tell us a lesson. He will come quickly and help the king." Xiao Yu, Su Wei and many civil and military officials said so, which finally made Sui Yang stop. sobbing.
As the night darkened, Emperor Sui Yang went back to the only house in Yanmen City that hadn't been demolished to rest. The civil and military officials with him also dispersed one after another. They went back to their places of residence to sleep in the open. When I arrived at my place of residence, I slept in the open, but I tossed and fell asleep in the room with the roof removed. I stared at the starry sky in a daze. Gai simply put on his clothes and got up, and led two soldiers to board the city wall to inspect the situation of the city defense.
The air was filled with the smell of corpses, and the city wall covered with arrow scars and stone wounds was devastated. Countless soldiers and goroes sleeping on the top of the city wall, the exhausted snoring sounded one after another, and the wounded soldiers moaned feebly among the crowd, guarding the city. The military sentries patrolled the city walls with torches, rarely making any noise, and their morale was obviously not uplifting. Seeing this scene, Fan Zigai couldn't help but think of a young junior who he personally picked up, and sighed: "It would be great if that little guy was here, at least he can find a way Give your morale a boost...."
"Fan Shangshu, who are you talking about?" Lai Huer's voice came from behind him. When Fan Zigai looked back, he saw General You Yiwei Lai Huer leading a few soldiers. He didn't know when he would come. When he patrolled the city wall, he was already close behind him.
"I didn't say anyone, just sighed." The pragmatic Fan Zigai didn't like to say things that were impossible, so he shook his head directly, and then asked in a low voice to Lai Huer: "How is it? How are the casualties during the day?"
"More than 500 soldiers were killed, nearly 100 more than yesterday." Lai Nuer replied in a low voice, and then said: "More than 200 more people were injured than yesterday, rations are gradually running low, and more and more wounded soldiers , The supplies for defending the city are getting less and less, if the Turks continue to attack like this, the number of casualties will only increase.”
Fan Zigai, who had fought the battle to defend the Eastern Capital, had a gloomy expression on his face, and after a while he said in a low voice, "Don't tell your majesty, he's already on the verge of collapse, and if you hear such words again, I really don't know what will happen. "
Lai Hu'er nodded to show her understanding, and then said: "Of course I won't say it. I didn't dare to say a word in front of His Majesty during the court meeting at night."
"What?" Fan Zigai asked in a low voice.
"It's hard for Tang Guogong to share the pressure with us in a short time." Lai Hu'er said in a low voice: "Before the Turks completely encircled Yanmen City, my scouts took the trail across the Hutuo River to Kuo County, and found out where the people were. The enemy situation, the Turkic troops surrounded Nao County by about 50,000 troops, so even if Tang Guogong came to help in time, he had to kill the 50,000 Turkic troops in Nao County before continuing northward to Yanmen Pass. During this period, the possibility of Turkic troops to reinforce Nao County cannot be ruled out. , our army did not find any Turkic division of troops westward, which is enough to show that Tang Guogong and other King Qin troops have not threatened the Turkic army in Nao County. The Turkic army does not need to go south for reinforcements. Rescue."
Fan Zigai's face became even more gloomy, and after a long time he nodded and said: "You did not say that, you are right, you just need to know about this matter, don't let the third person know, it will shake the morale of the army. .”
Lai Huer nodded and sighed again. Just as he was about to end the conversation with Fan Zigai, his eyes suddenly lit up, because Lai Huer suddenly saw—on the upper reaches of the Hutuo River, suddenly there were many torches flickering, and the flames flickered. Still very confused, something happened obviously, Lai Huer didn't dare to neglect, so he quickly reminded Fan Zigai to pay attention to that direction, Fan Zigai knew the situation was wrong when he saw it, and hurriedly came to Yanmen City with Lai Huer In the southeast corner, observe the enemy's situation condescendingly.
Something happened to the Turkic army. Many Turkic soldiers went down the river with torches, yelling and not knowing what they were talking about. At the same time, some Turkic soldiers shot arrows into the river. Seeing this, the battlefield The old sparrow came to protect the child and immediately guessed the general reason, and said in surprise: "There are people in the river, there are people in the river, and they may be our people! Quick, prepare the torches and ropes, our people are coming from the river."
According to the words of the guardian, when the soldiers of the Sui Army prepared the torches and ropes in a hurry, three wet men crawled out of the Hutuo River one after another. Seeing this scene, Fan Zigai and Lai Huer couldn't bear the excitement, knowing that it must be the good news of King Qin's reinforcements, and then Fan Zigai, who was as fiery as he was, stuck his head out and shouted. Hou asked, "Where did you come from?"
The light of the torch illuminated Fan Zigai's tall body and snow-white beard and hair, and made people from the city immediately recognize Fan Zigai, and a crying voice also rang out from the city, "That's great! It's Fan Liushou! It's Fan Liushou! Fan Liushou, let go of the rope, I'm Qian Xiangmin, I'm Qian Xiangmin, you've seen me!"
"Qian Xiangmin?" Fan Zigai was taken aback for a moment, and then he roared in disbelief, "You flew here? Didn't you work under Chen Yingliang's tent? Why did you come here?"
"Vice Envoy Chen sent me here! Vice Envoy Chen's King Qin's army has arrived! Fan Liushou, let go of the rope. If you have anything to say, I'll go up and talk to you!"
Needless to say, the whole city was a sensation, the entire Yanmen City was a sensation! After reading Chen Yingliang's memorial to Qian Xiangmin wrapped in oiled paper and hidden in a box, Lai Hu'er was so excited that he raised his head to the sky and roared that God bless the Sui Dynasty. Holding Qian Xiangmin, he burst into tears and wailed, "The old man is right! The old man is right! Boy Chen, who was promoted by the old man, was just like the old man. The most important person!"
Thunderous cheers erupted everywhere. Not long ago, the cheers from the head of Yanmen City, which was still lifeless, came one after another, one after another, getting louder and louder. The awakened defenders all joined the cheering ranks when they learned that the news of reinforcements had arrived. It awakened the entire city's soldiers and civilians, and also awakened Sui Yang Emperor who was weeping in his sleep, and Empress Xiao who slept in the same bed with him. And when Emperor Sui Yang knew the reason of the situation, he was as dumbfounded as Fan Zigai, and shouted loudly, "Chen Aiqing's reinforcements have arrived? He is in the Central Plains, Central Plains! He flew here? How could he come so fast?!"
Not to mention, even though it was just dawn, Emperor Sui Yang, who got up in his clothes, immediately summoned Qian Xiangmin, the official eighth-rank sesame and mung bean official, He Er, a small bandit soldier, and third brother Qin, a man from the mountains. Civil and military officials arrived faster than each other, and gathered together to welcome the good news. And when Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty quickly watched Fan Zigai presenting Chen Yingliang's list of teachers, he was so excited that he burst into tears again. He couldn't make a sound, and repeated only one word in his mouth, "Chen Aiqing, Chen Aiqing, Chen Aiqing..."
While cheering with emotion, the civil and military officials of the Sui Dynasty who were driving naturally asked Qiao Peng where the reinforcements had arrived and why they came so quickly. Qian Xiangmin answered truthfully, saying that it was himself and Chen Yingliang. At the time of parting, Qiao Peng Sui army had already arrived in Qi County, and it should have arrived at Xinkou, where King Qin's army was assembled. It was also said that Qiao Peng Sui army could arrive so quickly because Chen Yingliang was leading the army to attack Wagangzhai at that time. , Immediately after receiving the edict from King Qin, he crossed the Yellow River from Baima and marched hundreds of miles a day, which is why he arrived so quickly. At the same time, Qian Xiangmin had to say something about Chen Yingliang crying loudly on the road, burning incense day and night and praying for the safety of Emperor Sui Yang.
Of course, Qian Xiangmin also had to boast about his loyalty, saying that no one from the Qiao Peng Sui army dared to come to Yanmen City to deliver letters because of the Turks blocking the way. This time, he was almost buried in the mouth of poisonous snakes and beasts, so he sent Chen Yingliang's memorial to Sui Yang to Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty.
Qian Xiangmin's shameless self-praise still received a lot of rewards. He saw the tattered clothes on Qian Xiangmin's body that were hung in strips by vegetation and thorns, and saw Qian Xiangmin's shoes with two big toes exposed. With the bloodstains on Qian Xiangmin's face, Emperor Yang of Sui simply left his seat and helped Qian Xiangmin, who was the chief judge, to salute. He stroked the wound on Qian Xiangmin's body, choked up and said, "Qian Aiqing, you have worked hard, you and Like Chen Aiqing, they are all my ministers, and they are all ministers who are absolutely loyal to me!"
Long live the Shanhu, all civil and military officials cheered and congratulated Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty. Among them, Lai Huer said excitedly: "There is hope, there is hope, and the Turks will be forced to divide their troops quickly. Tang Guogong’s troops have fought against the Turkic army besieging Nao County, as long as they can jointly defeat the Turkic troops in Nao County, the Turkic forces on Yanmen’s side will not dare to attack the city with all their strength!”
Hearing Lai Huer's words, Xiao Yu, the only one who didn't cheer loudly, Xiao Guojiu, then remembered a big event, and hurriedly stepped forward to ask Qian Xiangmin: "Qian Joining the Army, where is Tang Guogong's Taiyuan team? Arrived in Nao County?"
"Tang Guogong's team? He..." Qian Xiangmin was taken aback for a while, but when he was about to answer truthfully, he quickly shut his mouth—Sesame Mung Bean official Qian Xiangmin would not dare to go to the place like Chen Sangliang, who has lost his conscience. Offended a big clan in Guanlong to death.
"What's wrong with you?" Uncle Xiao Guo asked strangely, "Where is Tang Guogong's team, why don't you answer?"
Qian Xiangmin still didn't dare to answer, and looked timidly at Emperor Sui Yang who was in front of him. As a result, Emperor Sui Yang naturally understood that the situation was wrong, and hurriedly said: "It's okay for Qian Aiqing to speak bluntly, what's the matter?" Whatever you say, just tell the truth, there is no need to hide it.”
"Your Majesty..., Your Majesty, please forgive me." Qian Xiangmin said tremblingly, "You must be angry when you hear this. When I went north and passed Taiyuan, Tang Guogong's team was still outside Taiyuan City, and did not send troops..."
"What? He's still in Taiyuan?!" Sui Yang Emperor could hardly believe the answer as if struck by lightning. Fan Zigai, Lai Hu'er and other civil and military officials were all speechless, they never expected that Chen Yingliang, who was far away in the Central Plains, had already arrived, and Li Yuan, who was close at hand, hadn't sent troops yet!
"You talk nonsense!" Uncle Xiao Guo was furious, grabbed Qian Xiangmin, and shouted: "Duke Tang is loyal to His Majesty, how could he still be in Taiyuan? Did Chen Yingliang teach you these words? Used to slander and frame Tang Guogong?!"
"My lord, you have been unjustly dismissed from office!" Qian Xiangmin, who was as cowardly as a mouse, hurriedly took the head, and said with a mournful face: "When the humble official passed through Taiyuan City six days ago, Tang Guogong's team was really still in Taiyuan. If you don't believe me, you can check the date later, if the humble official dares to tell half a lie, I would like to receive Ling Chi's punishment!"
Seeing Qian Xiangmin's cowardly behavior, Uncle Xiao Guo was dumbfounded on the spot, crying bitterly in his heart, while the other civil and military officials were completely silent, not even daring to take a breath, all waiting for Emperor Sui Yang to be furious. Sure enough, after gritting his teeth for a long time, Emperor Sui Yang really said with a livid face: "Li Aiqing, loyal minister, loyal minister!"
Uncle Xiao Guo complained even more, so he quickly changed the subject, turned to Qian Xiangmin and asked, "Qian Joining the Army, there is something very strange. Just now you said that you went north first because the original team among you was going to rest in Qi County for a day. , how important is Qin Wang's event, why do you still have to rest?"
"Our army is too tired. From Wagang to Qixian, we marched more than a hundred miles every day, and never had a day off." Qian Xiangmin didn't hear Uncle Xiao's deliberate nitpicking, but answered truthfully. Said: "In addition, we have to replenish food and grass in Qi County, so Fushi Chen decided to let the army rest for a day, and took out gold and cash to buy food and grass supplies from merchants in Qi County at three times the price, so as not to get Taiyuan. Replenishment of grain and grass has delayed King Qin's important business."
"You talk nonsense!" Uncle Xiao Guo lost his mind immediately, and quickly kicked Qian Xiangmin's chest, and shouted: "Bold thief, how dare you slander Tang Guogong for not distributing military rations? The officer will kill you now!"
Qian Xiangmin complained, saying that even if he had a hundred guts, he would not dare to slander Tang Guogong. Emperor Sui Yang stopped Qian Xiangmin, protected Qian Xiangmin with his body, and treated Xiao Guogong coldly. Said: "Want to kill my hero? Yes, kill me first."
Uncle Xiao Guo fell to his knees, sweating profusely and tremblingly said: "Your Majesty, forgive me, I'm just angry, but he said that he couldn't supply food and grass in Taiyuan, so..., I was a little impulsive."
"Your Majesty, what Chen Yingliang did is probably not because he was worried that Duke Tang would delay the distribution of military rations on purpose." Yu Wenshu stood up to smooth things over, and cupped his hands and said, "Taiyuan is the only place to supply food and grass on the Yanmen Battlefield. All soldiers and horses marching northward, the Taiyuan granary must be It's hard work and busy. Deputy Chen is worried that the military rations will not be replenished in time. Buying the military rations on his own is also a loyalty to your majesty. He wants to come to Yanmen King Qin as soon as possible and refuses to delay for a moment. It is not because he is worried that Ambassador Li will be late on purpose Sending food and grass, intentionally slowing down his journey."
"That's right, that's right." Qian Xiangmin also nodded quickly, and said: "Deputy envoy Chen didn't say that he was worried that Ambassador Li deliberately didn't distribute military rations, but he was just worried that he wouldn't be able to get supplies immediately, and that the army was too tired and needed more supplies. Take a rest, and then take a rest in Qi County for a day, during which time you can buy food at high prices to supply the army, so you don't waste any time."
Hearing what Qian Xiangmin and Yu Wenshu said, the expression on Emperor Sui Yang's face eased a little, he nodded, and said: "Qian Aiqing, let's get down, and when I see Chen Aiqing in the future, tell him that he spent it for me. The money goes to the Ministry of Civil Affairs for reimbursement, no matter how much he uses, I will reimburse him twice."
Qian Xiangmin thanked him, and then he stood up, and Emperor Sui Yang returned to his dragon chair, and said with a smile: "Very good, since even Chen Aiqing, who is far away in the Central Plains, has brought King Qin's army, I believe Nao County There should also be some King Qin's troops in the south, as long as they join hands, they will definitely be able to kill the Turks and save us and the Yanmen army and people from the fire and water."
All civil and military officials agreed one after another, and Xiao Guojiu, who was still kneeling on the ground, hurriedly said: "Your Majesty's words are very true. Tang Guogong will definitely lead the army of King Luqin to kill the Turks and save His Majesty from the fire and water."
Uncle Xiao Guo didn't say this, but after saying this, he immediately reminded the old sparrow on the battlefield that Lai Hu'er had an important event, and then Lai Huer immediately stepped out, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, all roads serve the king's soldiers and horses!" They went north one after another, and even the Deputy Envoy Chen from the Central Plains flew thousands of miles. To work together and fight side by side, I believe that His Majesty should issue an edict to appoint a Qin Wang commander, let him unify orders and command the entire army, so that orders and prohibitions can be achieved, and the soldiers are in harmony."
How important the army is to a ruler, I will not explain here. In short, after hearing what Lai Huer said, Emperor Sui Yang immediately nodded his head and said: "It makes sense, we should appoint a Qin king Commander, to command the entire army, dear friends, who do you think I should appoint as commander in chief?"
Almost all the civil and military officials present were dumbfounded, and they all said to the emperor, are you joking? We don't even know who led the army to serve the king, so how can we recommend them? You recommended a commander who is good at fighting and has outstanding prestige, and you appointed him, but what if that person didn't lead the army to serve the king
Uncle Xiao was one of the few people who were not dumbfounded. Hearing what Emperor Sui Yang said, Uncle Xiao immediately said loudly: "Your Majesty, I recommend Tang Guogong Li Yuan for this position. Since Tang Guogong is a relative of the emperor, And you have outstanding prestige, and you are even more loyal to Your Majesty..."
"Shut up!" The paperweight on the dragon case flew over and just hit Uncle Xiao's mouth, interrupting Uncle Xiao's words and bleeding from the corner of Uncle Xiao's mouth. Immediately afterwards, the dragon After the case, Emperor Sui Yang roared like thunder, "Stop mentioning his name in front of me! Even Chen Aiqing, who is far away in the Central Plains, has come, and he is still standing still in Taiyuan City. You still have the face to say in front of me. He's loyal? He's loyal, why hasn't he brought troops to serve the king?!"
Poor Uncle Xiao Guo completely shut up and did not dare to say anything, while Fan Zigai, with white beard and hair, walked out of the train, bowed his head heavily to Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, old minister Fan Zigai, is willing to guarantee Chen Yingliang with the life of his whole family. I hope His Majesty will give you permission to serve as King Qin's coach!"
There was an uproar in the audience, and Emperor Sui Yang was also taken aback, exclaiming: "Fan Aiqing, you recommended Chen Yingliang as the coach of King Qin, how old is he? Don't you know?"
"I know that he is only nineteen years old. It is really unimaginable to appoint him as the commander-in-chief of the whole army." Fan Zigai said in a deep voice, "But there are three points that make the veteran feel that the commander-in-chief is none other than him."
"Then three o'clock?" Emperor Sui Yang asked.
"First, loyalty. Your Majesty has witnessed Chen Yingliang's loyalty to His Majesty, so I don't need to talk too much." Fan Zigai said solemnly: "Second, he is good at fighting. Since Chen Yingliang joined the army in Dongdu two years ago, he has commanded The army has fought dozens of battles, without a single defeat, and every time the few have won the many, and the weak have defeated the strong, this point, even the famous generals in the court, few people can do it."
"Third, tolerance." Fan Zigai cupped his hands again and said: "Your Majesty, you know about Chen Yingliang's past. The former Julu County Gong Chai Shen's family almost forced him to death, framed him in every possible way, and bullied him in every possible way. Saved the lives of Chai Shen and his son under the knife. This kind of magnanimity is the fundamental basis for the concerted efforts of King Qin's army. The veteran believes that after Chen Yingliang assumes this position, he will be able to serve the public fairly, and will never show favoritism, let alone for personal grievances. Missed the important event of King Qin's rescue!"
Knowing how to act has many benefits. Hearing Fan Zigai's recommendation reason, and remembering Chen Yingliang's usual hypocrisy, Emperor Sui Yang nodded his head unavoidably, but Uncle Xiao Guo became anxious when he saw it, and quickly reminded him: "Your Majesty, Chen Yingliang is a talented person." Only nineteen years old, how can a nineteen-year-old half-grown child take on such an important task?"
The most terrible thing about Chen Yingliang is indeed age, even in front of Emperor Sui Yang, so after hearing Uncle Xiao Guo's words, Emperor Sui Yang inevitably hesitated again, but at this moment, Pei Ju, who had been restrained before, also Suddenly came out of the line, kowtowed to Emperor Sui Yang and said: "My minister, Pei Ju, is also willing to risk the lives of more than a hundred members of his family to guarantee that Chen Yingliang will be the commander-in-chief of King Qin. I believe that after His Majesty appoints Chen Yingliang to this position, Chen Yingliang will definitely be able to lead the soldiers from all walks of life. King Ma Qin rescue you, break the siege of Yanmen!"
The clan brother who is usually very stable actually took the head of the whole family to guarantee a distant nephew who can't hit the 19th pole. Pei Yun, another important member of the Pei family, was inevitably taken aback. The real intention of the clan brother--this time the siege of Yanmen, the Eastern Turks, who had always been friendly with the Sui Dynasty, suddenly turned their faces and started fighting. The source of the investigation was actually on Pei Ju, who designed to trap and kill Shibi's think tank and number one love minister. Shi Shu Hu Xi, this led to Shibi's refusal to see Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty again, and then there was the siege of Yanmen. Since the roots are here, once someone else is appointed as Qin Wang's coach, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no peace negotiations. Once the peace is negotiated, Pei Ju, who traps and kills the number one important minister of the Turks, must be the number one scapegoat. Such a situation will never happen if Chen Yingliang, who has a big thigh, is appointed as Qin Wang's coach!
Having figured this out, Pei Yun didn't hesitate at all for the benefit of the family, and immediately went out to kowtow. He just expressed his willingness to use his family's life to guarantee Chen Yingliang's appointment as Qin Wang's coach. Suddenly a person stood up, but it was Cai Wang Yang Zhiji, who was closely related to Emperor Sui Yang, and he also said to Emperor Sui Yang, "Brother, I also recommend Chen Yingliang as the commander of King Qin's army."
Yang Zhiji, who seldom uttered a word in ten days and a half months, suddenly opened his mouth, and stood on Chen Yingliang's side in a clear-cut manner. As a result, not only the civil and military officials of the Sui Dynasty were shocked, but Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty was also surprised, and asked: : "Brother, do you also think that Chen Aiqing, who is only nineteen years old, is suitable to be the coach of King Qin's army?"
"Brother Huang, Chen Yingliang's nineteen-year-old age is his weakness in the eyes of others." Yang Zhiji said in a shocking voice, and said in a deep voice: "But in the eyes of my younger brother, nineteen-year-old Chen Yingliang is his weak point when he is the king of Qin." The biggest advantage of the coach!"
"What do you mean by my brother?" Emperor Sui Yang was even more surprised.
"Brother Huang, the reason is very simple." Yang Zhiji said in a calm tone: "Brother Huang issued an edict to King Qin, and soldiers and horses from all over the world will inevitably go north, and the number of troops is at least more than 100,000. It is impossible to control and restrain so many troops, if so many troops are handed over to others, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no accidents, only by handing over to Chen Yingliang can we be sure of safety."
"Because Chen Yingliang, Deputy Envoy Chen, is only nineteen years old. He has no ties to his family, nor has the ability to lead the army to do other things. He can only lead the Qin King's army to rescue him with all his strength and welcome back the emperor brother! This is the only way he can go. path of!"
Hearing Yang Zhiji's words, the faces of all the civil and military officials present changed colors, including Pei Ju, Pei Yun, Yu Shiji, Yu Wenshu and other famous treacherous villains, all of them admired Yang Zhiji, the low-key royal family's quick-witted mind, Steady and ruthless, he pointed out sharply that given Chen Yingliang's age, family background and seniority, if Chen Yingliang had 100,000 to 200,000 King Qin troops under his control and command, even if Chen Yingliang had any half-hearted intentions, there would definitely not be many people following him. Only the obedient and diligent king can command the army, because Chen Yingliang's military power is based on the imperial power, and Chen Yingliang takes the lead in not obeying the imperial power, and the military power in his hands is tantamount to nullification.
And if so many troops were handed over to others, and he was allowed to control so many Sui troops and hold such great power, it is hard to guarantee that no one would expect Sui Yang Emperor to be killed by the Turks, and then rely on his family advantages, prestige and qualifications Use tactics to control King Qin's army, and use the tens of thousands of King Qin's troops to do things that the masses love to see, such as rebellion, rebellion, or proclaiming emperor! —For example, Li Yuan, Duke of Tang, who was a nobleman of the previous Zhou Dynasty, a great lord of Guanlong and now a relative of the emperor, has every hope and ability to do this.
Hearing such words from his first cousin, Emperor Sui Yang, who was definitely not a foolish emperor, immediately changed his face, and subconsciously pursed his lips, and secretly clenched his teeth to think about it...
"War smoke rises, the country looks north
The dragon rolls up, the horse neighs, the sword is like frost
The heart is like the water of the Yellow River
Who can resist in thousands of years
How many brothers and sisters who are mad with hatred and long swords are buried in a foreign land
What a pity to die a hundred times to serve the country..."
At the critical moment, the vaguely familiar voice of the military song gradually spread to the ears of Emperor Sui Yang and the officials of the Great Sui Dynasty, and the voice became louder and louder, as if countless soldiers, civilians and common people were singing this military song together. Out of curiosity, he hurriedly ordered his beloved minister Yu Wenshu to go out to check the reason, but Yu Wenshu, who had a relatively neutral attitude towards Chen Yingliang, quickly brought back the answer, and played to Emperor Sui Yang: "Your Majesty, it is our defenders who are singing together." This military song, when they heard that Deputy Envoy Chen came to help, they asked each other about the situation of Deputy Envoy Chen. There are more and more people singing the military song, and now the whole city guards are singing it."
After explaining the reason, Yu Wenshu added: "Your Majesty, this military song seems to be very effective in boosting morale. The morale of our army has obviously improved. They all say that we will be able to persist until King Qin's reinforcements rescue the siege."
After listening to Yu Wenshu's report, Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty did not speak, but listened carefully to the content of the military song. After a long time, Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty suddenly said: "Everyone, please be flat, Pei Ju and Pei Aiqing, on my behalf. Prepare an imperial edict."