When Chen Yingliang woke up, it was already the morning of the next day. Seeing that there were a few unknown people standing by his side, Chen Yingliang, who had done a lot of evil, was more or less taken aback. He replied: "To Deputy Envoy Chen, we are all the imperial physicians accompanying His Majesty the Emperor, and His Majesty personally ordered us to take care of you."
"Oh, that's how it is." Chen Yingliang, who was also afraid of being assassinated, heaved a sigh of relief, and hurriedly asked, "Where is this place? How is your Majesty's situation? What about the military situation on the battlefield?"
"This is His Majesty's temporary residence in Yanmen City. His Majesty is in good condition. I don't know the details of the military villains outside the city. I only know that they are continuing to hunt down the Turks and that King Qin's army has arrived." The imperial doctor replied one by one, and then said "Vice Envoy Chen, His Majesty visited you last night. Seeing that you were too tired, he didn't wake you up. He only said that after you wake up, you can come to see you at any time."
Although his whole body was still sore, but in order not to be whispered arrogantly and arrogantly, Chen Yingliang hurriedly got up to take a bath and wash, hastily ate some breakfast and changed into clean clothes, and then, led by the imperial doctor, rushed to the temporary political hall to meet Sui Yang Emperor . It turned out to be a coincidence. When he arrived at the main hall, Emperor Yang of Sui happened to be holding a court meeting with all civil and military officials. The people arrived quite neatly and went to the hall after getting permission. Emperor Yang smiled and said: "Chen Aiqing is alive, Aiqing has worked too hard, why don't you take a rest? How is your body now?"
"The military situation is like fire, I dare not slack off." Chen Yingliang replied, and said: "Thank you for your concern, I am already comfortable. I heard that Your Majesty once visited me in person. I am really sincere and flattered."
"You have worked so hard for me, so I should visit you in person." Emperor Sui Yang said in a friendly tone, "You don't have to worry about military affairs, I have asked Yin Aiqing, the master of Yin, to take your place temporarily. Position, in charge of military affairs, Gu Yi Gu Aiqing has also arrived in Yanmen City with the rear army's food, our army strength will increase, and the pursuit of the defeated Turkic soldiers is a sure chance of victory, you just need to stay with me and wait for the good news of the generals."
Chen Sangliang respectfully agreed, and then took the time to check the situation of all the officials. Seeing that Pei Ju, Pei Yun, Pei Renji and others were smiling and nodding to him, Uncle Xiao Guo and Yu Shiji looked at him, but their eyes were still full of resentment. Most of the rest of the neutral faction looked friendly and had a pretty good attitude towards themselves, but they didn't see the old Bole Fan Zigai, which made Chen Yingliang a little strange and worried—the old stubborn is not young after all.
At this moment, Emperor Sui Yang smiled again and said, "Chen Aiqing, I asked you yesterday what kind of reward you want, and you passed out before you could answer. Just tell me, what kind of reward do you want me to give you?"
Uncle Xiao Guo and others glanced at Chen Yingliang with some anticipation. They wished that Chen Yingliang's lion would open his mouth so that Emperor Sui Yang would be dissatisfied. Unfortunately, to the disappointment of Uncle Xiao Guo and others, Chen Yingliang, who has been a man for two generations, still behaved extremely well-behaved and respectful. Said: "Your Majesty, the victory of the Battle of Yanmen is entirely due to the great blessing of the emperor, and it also depends on the lives of the soldiers. It was successful. The humble minister has no merits, so I dare not ask for rewards."
"Don't be modest, Aiqing." Emperor Sui Yang laughed and said, "I don't know if you have any credit or not? I will ask you for the last time, what reward do you hope I will give you? This is the only chance, don't miss it if you miss it." regret."
Chen Yingliang hesitated for a while, then cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I really dare not ask for the reward, I am so bold, I just want to ask Your Majesty to give me a favor, and give me a two-month holiday."
"Two months of vacation?" Emperor Sui Yang was taken aback, and asked curiously, "Chen Aiqing, what do you want for two months of vacation?"
"Wei Chen wants to go home and get married." Chen Yingliang said with some coyness: "More than two years ago in Daxing, Wei Chen made a new marriage and agreed with the woman to get married as soon as possible, but because of the busy military affairs, Wei Chen has never If we can fulfill our promise, taking this opportunity, I implore Your Majesty to give me two months off so that I can go home and get married."
"Aiqing hasn't married yet?" Emperor Sui Yang asked in surprise: "Yesterday, didn't Wang Shichong and Wang Aiqing say that you and his daughter have given birth to a child?"
"This minister is guilty, please His Majesty take it seriously." Chen Yingliang hastily pleaded guilty, blushing and said: "This minister has acted ridiculously, already engaged in a marriage contract, and mistakenly fell in love with Wang Juncheng's beloved daughter, causing Miss Wang to get pregnant by accident. Thanks to Wang Juncheng's magnanimity, he didn't care about it, and even promised his daughter to Wei Chen as a side room. But because of busy affairs, Wei Chen has not yet formally married Wang Juncheng's daughter."
"I didn't expect Aiqing to be brave and invincible on the battlefield, and she also gained a lot in love." Emperor Sui Yang laughed loudly, waved and said, "Aiqing is alive, who is not young and ridiculous? Even Wang Aiqing, the father-in-law, doesn't care about it." , what crime should I, an outsider, punish you for? By the way, Aiqing, are you engaged to the daughter of that family?"
"Weichen is engaged to the daughter of Sun Sheng, the late General You Xiaowei." Chen Yingliang replied truthfully.
A very simple answer stopped Sui Yang's laughter abruptly, and also surprised Sui Yang, "Changsun Sheng's daughter? Chen Aiqing, is your first wife the Changsun Sheng's daughter?"
Chen Yingliang confessed, but Emperor Sui Yang's expression became even weirder. He stared at Chen Yingliang and hesitated to speak. Seeing Chen Yingliang made him panic, but fortunately, Emperor Sui Yang quickly said: "Ai Qing, It seems that this is really God's will, Aiqing, do you know? After being heavily surrounded by the Turks, I once said such a sentence-Xiang Sun Sheng is here, don't let the Xiongnu come here!"
Chen Yingliang was also stunned for a while, and Pei Ju who was next to him took the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty, it seems that this is also the manifestation of the heroic soul of the eldest grandson. The eldest grandson died and could not come to escort him, but he sent his son-in-law to rescue him. The eldest grandson told your majesty He is loyal, and his son-in-law is also loyal to His Majesty, and His Majesty has the loyalty of his eldest grandson, grandson, son-in-law, so why worry about troubles around the world? Why worry about unrest in the world?"
Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty nodded, and then said: "Chen Aiqing, I will give you three months off to marry Changsun Sheng's daughter."
Chen Yingliang was overjoyed and quickly saluted to thank him, while Emperor Sui Yang smiled and said: "Don't rush to thank me, I haven't finished my words yet, Chen Yingliang listens to the order."
"The minister is here!" Chen Yingliang hurriedly appraised the head, knowing that the main show was about to start, his heart beat a little faster, wondering what kind of official position Sui Yang would give him.
Sure enough, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty said solemnly: "Chen Aiqing has made great contributions to rescuing you, and even captured Shibi the thief chieftain for me alive. It is a national humiliation, and you have made great contributions to your hard work. Now I will make you General Youwuwei, Doctor Yinqing Guanglu, and Duke Xuchang." , and also give three thousand horses of colorful silk, three thousand stones of grain, one hundred catties of gold and silver each, fifty singers, one hundred slaves, one mansion in each of the east and west capitals, Xu Linjie to open the door, and a thousand acres of fertile land!"
"General Youwuwei?!"
There was an uproar in the court, Dugu Sheng, one of the second generals of Youwuwei, almost stared out of his eyes. He never dreamed that the poor boy would ride on his neck back then. Pei Renji, who was in the position, was so jealous that his face was a little red, and Chen Yingliang also screamed, saying: "Your Majesty, I dare not accept the order. I am only nineteen years old, and I don't even have the qualifications to be a soldier in the government. How can He De be able to lead the Fourth Army of Fubing alone? I dare you to take back your majesty's orders!"
"No!" Emperor Sui Yang flatly refused, and said: "Youwuwei is stationed in Luoyang, the eastern capital Luoyang is located in the heart of the world, I need a heroic and loyal general to command Youwuwei, Aiqing, you are the most suitable Don’t refuse the candidate, thank you.”
Chen Yingliang hypocritically declined again, Emperor Sui Yang insisted not to allow it, Chen Yingliang had no choice but to respectfully thank him, swore to swear allegiance to Emperor Sui Yang for life, the civil and military officials of the Sui court scrambled to congratulate Chen Yingliang, they really did not expect to be promoted so high Chen Yingliang's mind went blank, he greeted everyone with a dazed expression, and suddenly remembered a big event in his heart, secretly said: "At the beginning, I had an agreement with Fang Xuanling, saying that one day I would open a mansion and build a government office, and he would come to my house one day. Now, I seem to have fulfilled the agreement, right?"
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Dazed as if in a dream, until the end of the court meeting, as the officials left the hall, Pei Ju and Pei Yun brothers took the initiative to invite Chen Yingliang to the place where they lived for a talk. Only then did Chen Sangliang come back to his senses, and hurriedly followed Pei Yun When the brothers of the Pei family arrived at their house that didn't even have a roof, they greeted the brothers of the Pei family as juniors and called themselves nephews. Pei Ju waved his hands and said, "Nephew, you don't need to be so polite. Get up, this will call you, we Brother wants to talk to you about the future."
"My nephew listens to you." Chen Yingliang quickly replied.
"Nephew, it seems that you will have to restrain yourself for a while." Pei Ju said very seriously: "Your Majesty named you General Youwuwei, which greatly exceeded our expectations. The reward is too heavy, which is not good for you. What a good thing."
"Originally, what your uncle and I meant was to push you to the position of comforting ambassador in Hedong, and take over Li Yuan's charge of the Hedong counter-insurgency war." Pei Yun took over the conversation and said, "Last night, my brother also entered into the army with His Majesty. In other words, although His Majesty did not express his position at the time, he did not refuse either. My brother thought that the matter had been completed, but he did not expect His Majesty to confer on you as General Youwuwei. We are unable to judge at the moment, whether it was a whim of the emperor, or a long time ago. This plan."
"If your majesty had planned it long ago, then it would be better. If your majesty made a temporary decision on a whim, then you will be in even more trouble." Pei Ju said in a deep voice: "A tree is as beautiful as a forest, but the wind will destroy it." , Your performance in the past two years has been dazzling and enviable. This time, you skipped the gang of famous ministers and senior generals to become General You Wuwei, which is tantamount to becoming the target of public criticism. If you regret this decision, your fate will be unimaginable!"
"Especially because you have formed a mortal feud with the Longxi Li family!" Pei Yun said again: "Nephew, you may not know that Li Yuan has been arrested and imprisoned because of your and Master Yin's report. Fan Zigai was entrusted by the emperor to stay behind in Taiyuan, and the Taiyuan army was about to be cleaned up. The Li family was seriously injured. Yin Shishi is the emperor's confidant, and Fan Zigai is highly respected. It is possible for the Li family to concentrate on revenge It's not big, but it's a sure thing to attack you, and you have become the main target of revenge for the Li family, and life will only become more difficult."
The two old slickers of the Pei family talked to each other, talking about Chen Yingliang until his face turned pale, and he couldn't help crying: "The two uncles and nephews also know that they are promoted too fast this time, and they must be hated by others. , but there is no way, His Majesty insists on such a canonization, even if my nephew wants to push it, he won't be able to push it away."
"We didn't mean to blame you, and we also know that you can't push it away." Pei Ju shook his head, and said, "We said these things to you, just asking you to be careful in your words and deeds in the future, and don't be caught by others. And you'd better be Act in a low-key manner, for a period of time, don't command troops to fight again, let alone make too many personnel adjustments to You Wuwei, keep a low-key and low-key, and behave with your tail between your legs."
Chen Yingliang nodded with a sad face, thinking that other people are promoted happily, but I am always trembling every time, what's the matter
"But don't worry too much." Pei Yun patted Chen Yingliang on the shoulder and comforted him: "With my brother and I in court, ordinary people's open and hidden arrows can't hurt you. As long as you don't make big mistakes, you won't be caught. , it’s basically not a big problem. Oh, by the way, I heard that Hongce was engaged to brother Renji’s daughter for you, is there such a thing?”
Chen Yingliang confessed, and then Pei Yun said again: "If possible, you should try to take our niece as a concubine and become a relative with Brother Renji. Do you know? Brother Renji has already been eyeing You The position of General Wuwei is taken by you now, so he will feel unhappy. If he has any unhappiness with you, even if his elder brother is the head of the Pei family, it will be difficult to mediate and become a relative with him, yes The safest course of action."
"But I already have a regular wife." Chen Yingliang said even more sadly: "Uncle has a high position and authority, how could he tolerate his daughter as a concubine?"
"That's your problem, you have to find a solution." Pei Ju smiled and said, "By the way, your Uncle Renji complained in front of us, saying that his daughter was killed by you, and he insisted on getting rid of you." Not marrying anyone else, it has given him such a headache that he can't do anything now."
Chen Yingliang nodded even more sadly, and said in his heart: "This is a big trouble. Originally, that little chili pepper looks pretty good, and he is barely worthy of me, but his temper is too hot, I can't stand it."
After complaining about himself, Chen Yingliang learned about what happened after he fell into a coma through the introduction of Pei Ju and Pei Yun, and only then did he know the amazing identity of Yin Shishi, and how Li Yuan accused Yin Shishi of humiliating himself, and then Chen Sangliang thought of another big question, and hurriedly asked, "Uncle, my nephew, dare I ask, is it possible for Ambassador Li to die this time?"
"It's hard to say, the key depends on the emperor's attitude." The chief inspector Pei Yun frowned and said: "The matter of Li Yuan is big or small, if it is someone else, I can demand him with a flick of a finger." But Li Yuan is different, he is not only a relative of the emperor, but also the head of the Li family of Guanlong Ba Family, asking for his life will have too much impact, without His Majesty nodding, I dare not make decisions on my own."
"Nephew, don't meddle in this matter." Pei Ju said: "Li Yuan is imprisoned because of you, if you add insult to injury to him again, in addition to deepening the enmity with the Li family, you may also burn yourself and bring unprovoked disasters."
Chen Sangliang hesitated for a moment, and then said cautiously: "You two uncles, you have misunderstood, my nephew didn't want to throw stones at Tang Guogong, but my nephew wanted to find out if Tang Guogong might die because of this, if Tang Guogong didn't He may die, but my nephew wants to protect him."
"Protect him for a while? You want to repay a grievance with virtue again?" Pei Ju asked with a smile.
"Accurately speaking, it's a favor." Chen Yingliang replied seriously: "My nephew thinks so. If His Majesty decides to take Tang Guogong's life, then my nephew will definitely not intervene and make trouble for himself. But if His Majesty does not want to kill Tang Guogong, or cannot kill Tang Guogong, so my nephew can take the opportunity to be a favor, come forward to ask the emperor to forgive Tang Guogong, set up a step for His Majesty, and take the opportunity to ease the conflict with the Li clan."
"My nephew did this because he was really afraid of the Li family." Chen Yingliang hurriedly added: "My nephew is for Wenxi Pei's sake, and my nephew is an offshoot of Wenxi Pei's. You know, if my nephew insists on being hostile to the Li family, then Li Xia, Li family and others will inevitably suspect that uncle and you are secretly supporting and conniving, which will be somewhat disadvantageous to the Wenxi Pei family. Then even if Ambassador Li continues to hate his nephew, he will not take his anger on Wenxi Pei."
Chen Sangliang's words touched Pei Ju and Pei Yun. Although the two old tricksters were not afraid of the Li Clan, they were unwilling to form a sworn feud with a Guanlong Clan, which would affect the interests of the family. So after thinking about it for a while, Pei Ju nodded and said approvingly: "I never imagined that my nephew could think about the overall situation at such a young age. Yes, if the emperor is unwilling to take Tang Guogong's life, you should be a favor and treat you like this." It’s also a good thing for myself, at least it can relieve some of the pressure I’m under.”
After approving, Pei Ju then ordered: "Well, about Tang Guogong, we will keep an eye on His Majesty's attitude for you, and let you know when we have news, but before that, you can't act casually. Standing on the wrong team will have unimaginable consequences.”
"Thank you, Uncle, for making things happen." Chen Yingliang hurriedly thanked him and heaved a sigh of relief, knowing that if Emperor Sui Yang didn't want to kill Li Yuan, at least he could be worthy of his good friend Li Jiancheng.
"Thank you for what?" Pei Ju said with a smile: "Speaking of thanks, it should be uncle who wants to thank you. If you hadn't been uplifting, once His Majesty was forced to negotiate peace with the Turks, your uncle's head would definitely be lost. Uncle's words Not to mention, as long as I am still Shang Shupushe and someone trusted by His Majesty, your head can be safely placed on your neck."