After discussing the action plan together, Yu Wenshu and Lai Huer quickly decided to put aside the matter of rewards for the time being, and first fully cooperate with Chen Yingliang to see the effect. Regarding this matter, Chen Yingliang also acted according to his own plan, and the other generals of the Weifu were kept secret by Yu Wenshu, and tried not to leak the content of the meeting. Fortunately, none of the generals of the Weifu who were present today were related to the Longba family. There is no need to worry about leaking secrets - it is related to the overall interests of the Sui army. Even if these generals of the Weifu have any conflicts in normal times, they will not dare to offend the public at this critical moment, especially if they will definitely offend Yu Wenshu and Lai Huer These two military super bosses.
The next step is of course to separate to act. Chen Yingliang, who has a heavy responsibility, first went back to the residence of the Great General of Youwuwei, and continued to entrust various military affairs to Huangfu Wuyi and Dugu Sheng, and asked them to continue to wait patiently for the re-enactment of rewards. News, and then left the imperial city non-stop, ready to go back to the camp to arrange the firearms team to accept the inspection of Emperor Yang of Sui, and also to appease the morale of Qiao Peng and the Sui army by the way, he was too busy.
The busier he was, the worse he was. When he was about to walk out of the imperial city, Chen Yingliang happened to meet Pei Hongce and Pei Renji, two cousins who came towards him. Chen Yingliang, who had received a lot of favor from Pei Hongce, didn't dare to neglect, so he hurried forward to salute as a junior, calling him uncle, uncle, As a result, Pei Hongce also hurriedly helped Chen Yingliang, and said with a smile, "In the imperial city, my nephew is wearing an official uniform, so there is no need to be so polite, just be considerate."
"Uncle, you are welcome. No matter when and where, my nephew will always be your nephew, as it should be." Chen Yingliang flattered him with honey on his lips, and then hurriedly said to Pei Renji: "Uncle forgive me, my nephew has been your nephew since he returned to Dongdu." Since then, I have been busy with various military and official duties, and I haven't had time to visit your house. If you are rude, I hope Uncle Wan will forgive you."
Seeing his nephew's tone of respect, Pei Hongce immediately understood what Chen Yingliang meant, and he quickly smiled at Pei Renji: "Brother, Ying Liang did say that he would visit your house, but he has too much business, even if he lives in In my house, I can't see him several times a day, for my little brother's sake, don't get to know him as well."
"Nephew, you don't need to be polite. He is in a high position, so he is naturally busy with business." Pei Renji's attitude was obviously a little cold, and he suddenly asked: "Nephew, did my daughter go to your camp on the day you led the army back to Luoyang in triumph?" meet you?"
"I've been." Chen Yingliang admitted frankly.
"Then what did you say to her? What did you do?" Pei Renji asked again: "Why did she never smile again after she came home, and suddenly became taciturn, and sat alone in a daze from time to time? what?"
"And this?"
Pei Hongce was taken aback. Seeing Pei Renji nodding with a gloomy face, Pei Hongce was even more startled, and quickly turned his attention to Chen Yingliang. Chen Yingliang was embarrassed and wanted to tell the truth, but he was afraid of hurting Pei Renji's face. He said vaguely: "When Sister Cuiyun went to see my nephew, it happened that Wang Juncheng sent a nephew to report to me, saying that his daughter gave birth to a son for me. Sister Cuiyun asked about my marriage again, so I told her I'm going to get married to the eldest grandson's daughter soon, so..., it may have stimulated her."
Pei Hongce shut up. This was entirely caused by Pei Hongce pulling the red line indiscriminately, so Pei Hongce could only shut up obediently. Pei Ren's cold expression became even uglier. It’s good for the general to pierce this layer of window paper, at least it can make that girl completely give up! The general is busy with work, and the subordinates dare not disturb, so I will leave first.”
After all, Pei Renji bowed his hands in a symbolic way, and walked away alone, leaving Pei Hongce and Chen Yingliang's uncle and nephew staring at each other, frowning at each other. Naturally, Pei Hongce would complain that Chen Yingliang was too straightforward, and Chen Yingliang could only He told Pei Hongce the whole truth with a wry smile, and Pei Hongce could only sigh helplessly after hearing this, and in turn praised his nephew for doing things correctly, and did not intensify the conflict with Pei Renji, and the uncle and nephew lamented their parting.
It was also a coincidence that Chen Sangliang was only focused on talking with Pei Hongce in a low voice, completely unaware that his rival in the imperial court, Uncle Xiao Yu, happened to be not far behind him. He also saw Pei Renji leaving in front of him in a flick of his sleeves, and seeing Pei Renji's ashen face, knowing that Chen Yingliang was supported by Wen Xi Pei's family, Uncle Xiao Guo couldn't help feeling very surprised, and hurriedly beckoned his entourage to him, He whispered in the attendant's ear: "You go to see Xiao Huaijing and tell him to investigate what happened between the little thief Chen Yingliang and Pei Renji, the more detailed the better."
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After bidding farewell to Pei Hongce, Chen Yingliang rode back directly to the Qiaopeng camp, met with a group of his confidant lackeys, and arranged for the firearms team to be ordered the next day. Naturally, all the accomplices must congratulate Chen Yingliang for being promoted to a third-rank officer, and at the same time carefully inquire about his own status. There is a way out in the future, and when the matter has reached this point, Chen Yingliang no longer hides it, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I have already started to arrange it as early as in the Yanmen battlefield. You all follow me to Youwuwei. I am also in your position With the help of Yuwenzhu Kingdom, it will be gradually vacated for you, and you will not be wronged after entering."
Qiao Peng's civil and military cheered loudly, and Chen Yingliang briefly introduced the recruitment of Qiao Peng's army, and then turned to Qin Qiong and said, "General Qin, I originally wanted to put you directly in the Youwuwei, but after all, you are under the command of Marshal Zhang." General, without the consent of you or Zhang Dashuai, I have to ask for your opinion. You can think about it yourself. If you are willing to join me in Youwuwei, I will arrange a position for you as Huya General. You are willing to return to Zhang Dashuai’s command. , I won’t force you, after the reward is awarded, you can take your cavalry back with you.”
Qin Qiong hesitated for a moment, then cupped his hands and said: "General, of course the last general will continue to follow you to seek a better future, but the responsibility of Marshal Zhang is too heavy, and he is old, and the last general is really serious." I can't bear to let the old man take the lead alone, so I'm sorry, but I want to go back at the end."
Chen Yingliang was a little disappointed, but he didn't force it, and said, "Well, it's up to you. As I said just now, I will let some homesick Qiao Peng soldiers go back. When the time comes, you take them away together. They want to go home." , You let them go home, if you want to continue to serve as soldiers and eat food, you can recruit them into the army of Qi County, these soldiers are all veterans, their combat effectiveness is guaranteed, and they can help you."
Qin Qiong respectfully agreed, and then asked curiously: "General, when will the imperial court issue the reward, why is there no news yet? The brothers can't wait, and are looking forward to taking the reward and going home as soon as possible."
Qin Qiong started this, and the generals Qiao Peng beside him also echoed one after another. They all couldn't wait for the reward from the court. Facing his accomplices and lackeys, Chen Yingliang couldn't speak too harshly, so he could only say vaguely: "Hurry up!" , soon, so many King Qin troops are stationed outside the eastern capital, and the daily food expenditure is not a small sum, the imperial court will definitely reward you as soon as possible, and let you go home as soon as possible."
"Commander, there are rumors at the Zuo Tunwei that there is no reward for this war, is it true or not?" Kan Leng asked again, and said, "Although we all followed your request and claimed that these are all rumors, However, it was more than a thousand miles away from the Yanmen Battlefield to the Eastern Capital, and the imperial court didn’t even mention a single word about the reward, so the brothers are somewhat worried.”
"Yes, there will be." Chen Yingliang replied decisively, then lowered his head slightly, and said with a lack of confidence: "Don't worry, I will try my best to distribute military rewards as soon as possible, and I will also distribute them as much as possible."
It was rare to see Chen Yingliang who didn't even dare to raise his head. General Qiao Peng suddenly felt an ominous premonition, and immediately understood that the reward for military merit this time might not be so easy to get.
With the fundraising plan in place, Chen Yingliang still didn't dare to say anything. The reason was, of course, that he was not sure enough to raise the money. After all, it was still a big question whether Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty would allow Li Yuan to pay for atonement. Li Yuan Whether you are willing to exchange money for your life and whether you can get the money and food are also big questions. What's more terrible is that even if Emperor Sui Yang agreed to Li Yuan's atonement with money, Li Yuan also took out the money and food. Whether it can really be used to present rewards to soldiers is still a big question - at this point, Chen Sangliang is afraid of Emperor Sui Yang's hard work.
No matter how worried you are, it's useless. At this point, Chen Yingliang can only do his best to obey the destiny, and arrange the preparations for the firearms team to accept the inspection. In front of him, he blew out the fact that the military rewards would be distributed in full as soon as possible, and calmed down the army as much as possible, before leaving the camp and returning to Luoyang City.
It was already afternoon, it was getting late, and it was estimated that returning to the imperial city would not be able to do any business. Chen Yingliang, who was already exhausted, simply went back to Li Guogong's mansion in Xiuyefang to rest, preparing to recharge his energy, and thinking about the next day by the way. The details of the action, and then the last bet. As a result, when they returned to the gate of Pei Hongce's mansion smoothly, Chen Yingliang had just dismounted, and the gatekeeper immediately came up to salute, and while taking the horse for Chen Yingliang, he said, "General, a young novice and a young man came here just now. I want to ask to see you."
"A little novice and a boy?" Chen Yingliang was stunned for a moment, then immediately remembered Chen Ci's plea to him, and secretly smiled that he was so busy that he almost forgot, before asking: "Where are they? Have they left?"
"At the Nuan Pavilion." Menzi said, "Because they said they were introduced by Chen Xiaowei, who served in the national army, Mr. Xingfang and Mr. Changsun invited them into the Nuan Pavilion, chatting with them while waiting for you to come back."
Chen Yingliang nodded, asked which Nuan Pavilion it was, and then found the place directly, pushed open the door where the Nuan Pavilion was born, and saw that Pei Xingfang and Changsun Wuji were chatting with a young novice and a young man. Because of the similarity, the conversation was very pleasant, and Chen Yingliang immediately recognized that the little monk was Chen Xi's brother Chen Yi whom he had met once—but Chen Yingliang didn't know what the name of the Dharma was.
Seeing Chen Yingliang coming in, the four teenagers hurriedly stood up and saluted Chen Yingliang. Chen Yingliang returned the salute with a tired face, and while sitting in the seat vacated by the eldest grandson Wuji, he smiled at Chen Yin: "Little eminent monk, we meet again. Remember me? More than two years ago, we met in front of the camp of the Baoguo Army."
"Young monk, I remember." Chen Yi, who was a little thin, clasped his palms to Chen Yingliang, and said respectfully: "My little monk is destined to meet the general two years ago. It is the mercy of the Lord Buddha. I never thought that today I can meet the famous general." The great general is reunited, and the little monk is really lucky."
"Young monk, you are welcome." Chen Yingliang accepted the tea bowl from the eldest grandson Wuji, and said with a smile: "The reason why I am here today is because of the bloody and bloody battles of tens of thousands of soldiers of the Sui Dynasty, including your brother. This is what brought me to this step, your brother is still the best among them, this time without your brother to capture Shibi Bandit Chief alive in battle, how could I be named a great general?"
Smiling and praising Chen Ci, Chen Sangliang turned his attention to the strange boy beside Chen Yi. He was about sixteen or seventeen years old, with a medium build and a little thin body, but he was quite dignified. Standing straight in front of him, his eyes were also full of spirits, and he nodded in satisfaction, then Chen Yingliang smiled at him and asked: "I heard from Captain Chen Ci that you are a good friend of his younger brother. You don’t want to become a monk, but you still have your eyes on the future, and you want to seek a job in the Gongmen, so tell me, what kind of future do you want?”
"To the general, the villain wants to ride his horse on the battlefield, gallop thousands of miles, and become famous all over the world." The young man replied loudly, then blushed immediately, and lowered his voice, saying: "That is just the unrealistic dream of the villain. , made the general laugh. Now the villain just wants to find a place to eat and a place to live."
Chen Yingliang did smile, but it was very gentle, and said: "What is an unrealistic dream? People don't have dreams, so what is the difference between them and wooden clay sculptures? I am an example. More than two years ago, if I hadn't decided to travel thousands of miles If you go to Liaodong to join the army, how can you have today?"
After laughing, Chen Yingliang was about to ask the boy's name, but the eldest grandson Wuji next to him reminded him displeasedly: "Brother, in front of the monks, is it too disrespectful for you to talk about wooden clay sculptures?"
Reminded by Changsun Wuji, Chen Yingliang realized that his analogy was inappropriate, and quickly apologized to Chen Yin: "Little eminent monk, I'm really sorry, I made a slip of the tongue, and I didn't mean to offend your beliefs. You don't mind."
"It doesn't matter." Chen Yi clasped his palms together and said respectfully: "The little monk belongs to the Zen sect, and the Zen sect does not forbid scolding the Buddha and the ancestors. It is said that all living beings are equal, one's heart is the Buddha, one's own decision, and everything is true."
"Little eminent monk, it's better not to talk about Zen with me, I don't understand it at all." Chen Sangliang, who didn't have half an inch of elegance in his body, smiled bitterly, and asked casually: "By the way, I still know your Dharma name. Ask the little eminent monk for his Dharma name."
"I don't dare to take the name of the Dharma." Chen Yi replied very modestly: "The little monk's name is Xuanzang."
"Oh, so it's Master Xuanzang."
Chen Yingliang nodded casually, and then naturally, the teacup in Chen Sangliang's hand fell to the ground with a slam, and his triangular eyes immediately turned into copper bell eyes, which shocked the few teenagers present, but it was okay , Chen Yingliang has been hit by celebrities he encountered by accident many times, and soon came back to his senses, and said with a smile: "I'm sorry, my hands slipped, Master Xuanzang, no wonder your brother likes to use sticks as weapons so much. Here."
Hearing Chen Yingliang's nonsensical words, the future Tang Sanzang was of course confused, but he was very self-restraining and didn't ask. Pei Xingfang asked the servants to come in and clean it, while changing a cup of tea to Chen Yingliang. He reminded in a low voice: "Brother, don't neglect Master Xuanzang's friend. I just talked with him for a while, and found that he has both literary and military talents."
Chen Sangliang nodded, then turned his gaze to the strange boy, and said with a smile: "Little brother, I'm really sorry, I was only talking to your eminent monk friend, and almost left you in the cold. What's your name?"
"The villain's surname is Wang, and his name is Xuan Ce." The young man replied respectfully.
"My surname is Wang Xuance, so your name is Wang Xuance." Chen Yingliang nodded casually, and then...
"boom!"
"Come here, come clean again, and, by the way, bring our silver teacup."