After pondering over and over for a while, Emperor Sui Yang finally decided to adopt Chen Yingliang's suggestion and appoint several left-behinds to assist Yang Tong in the eastern capital. The reason is also very simple. Second, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty also wanted to inspect the newcomers to see who else in the court could succeed Fan Zigai and Wei Xuan. , even if there is any difference in this arrangement, Emperor Sui Yang can make adjustments at any time.
During the consultation period, Yu Wenshu, Pei Ju, Lai Huer and other important ministers also felt that Chen Yingliang's idea was good, but Yu Wenshu, who was still doing his best, was also a little worried about Xiao Yu and Uncle Xiao Guo. Emperor Yang carefully considered the appointment of Xiao Yu, because Uncle Xiao Guo's character is too bad, and his mind is a little narrow, so it is difficult for such a person to entrust important responsibilities.
Yu Wenshu's rare advice failed because Empress Xiao also got involved in this matter. After Yu Shiji quietly told Uncle Xiao Guo of Yu Wenshu's objection to the interest alliance, Uncle Xiao immediately went to find his sister to be soft. Unable to hold back her brother's begging, Empress Xiao blew pillow wind into Emperor Sui Yang's ear, begging Emperor Sui Yang to give her brother a chance to test and see if he was the material for great things. The younger brother is really useless, and I will never ask for anything for him in the future. Holding a sheep means chasing, and a flock of sheep also means chasing. Emperor Sui Yang nodded and accepted his wife's plea, and put Xiao Guoshu's name on the list of candidates to stay behind in Dongdu.
Then on the morning of the third day, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty announced the list of left-behinds according to Chen Yingliang's suggestion, and appointed Yuan Wendu, Duan Da, Pei Renji and Uncle Xiao Guo as the left-behinds of the East Capital, and asked them to discuss and make decisions in case of problems. Okay, if the dispute still persists, the decision of Yue Wang Yang Tong shall prevail, and you can also use a fast horse to ask for your own opinion. Pei Renji and Xiao Yu happily took over the appointment, although Yuan Wendu and Duan Da, who were left behind and determined to win the position, were extremely disappointed. , but also knew that such an arrangement would be better than losing the competition, so he also respectfully sang promises and accepted the appointment of Emperor Sui Yang.
"Four dear ministers, I will not hide it from you. This is my plan to obey power." Emperor Sui Yang said to the four new stay-at-homes: "The post of stay-at-home is of great importance. In order to avoid differences and disputes, I have always Let one of you stay behind. Let the four of you be left behind this time. It is a matter of authority and an opportunity I have given you to help the King of Yue with your heart. If anyone of you can perform well and satisfy me, then the next Dongdu If you stay behind, I don’t need to appoint so many people.”
Of course, Emperor Sui Yang's words came from good intentions of encouragement, but for the unconvinced Yuan Wendu and Duan Da, as well as the ambitious Pei Renji and Uncle Xiao Guo, such encouragement was undoubtedly pouring a pot of gasoline on the raging fire , while the blood boiled together, Yuan Duan, Pei Xiao and the others had to sneak a glance at each other, and swear in their hearts together, "We must surpass them, and the next Dongdu will stay behind, and I must be the official alone!"
After arranging to stay in the eastern capital, Emperor Sui Yang asked Chen Yingliang about the preparations for the reinforcement of Fan Zigai. Chen Sangliang truthfully said: "Your Majesty, the reinforcement team has been dispatched, and the weapons and supplies have been prepared. Tomorrow they will all be assembled at the command of the Marquis of Mengjin. In addition, in order to leave enough elites for the eastern capital Luoyang, with the consent of Yuwenzhu Kingdom and Duan Shangshu, Wei Chen decided to lead only 4,000 soldiers from the Right Wuwei Mansion to go north, and the remaining six Thousands of troops were recruited from other counties in Henan County to supplement them, and the elite Youwuwei, including the Baoguo Army, were all left in Dongdu by Weichen."
"Aiqing is really a person who takes care of the overall situation, I am very satisfied." Emperor Sui Yang praised Chen Sangliang's selflessness, and said: "Since Aiqing's reinforcements can be assembled tomorrow, then Aiqing will set off for the north the day after tomorrow. , I will drive back to Daxing tomorrow, so I won’t see you off, I will wait for your victory in Daxing City.” Chen Sangliang quickly agreed and thanked Emperor Sui Yang for his blessing.
In this way, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty returned to Daxing with all the civil and military officials headed by Yu Wenshu and Pei Ju the next day. Chen Yingliang also left Daxing on the same day with some accomplices and lackeys to settle in the Mengjin camp. Taiyuan, and when Emperor Sui Yang, Chen Sangliang and others left one after the other, Luoyang, the eastern capital, immediately became the world of the four left-behinds. The play also kicked off.
Even Chen Sangliang did not expect that this big drama would be staged so quickly. On the second day after Emperor Sui Yang left Dongdu, when Chen Sangliang was still leading his army to cross the Yellow River north, four great eruptions broke out in the imperial city of Dongdu. The first clash left. The cause of the conflict was that Yuan Wendu discovered that when Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty was sent away, the accounts of the Hualou built in the Eastern Capital were incorrect. At least 300 yuan of money disappeared without a trace.
In the late stage of the great industry when prices were gradually soaring, three hundred yuan was really not a big sum. Basically, if a ninth-rank official was brought out by the way, the money could be searched from his home, but after discovering this, Yuan Wendu is like a treasure, because the yamen responsible for building flower buildings is the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs (the Ministry of Households) is responsible for checking the allocation of money and grain. The representatives of the emerging dignitaries were all pushing Duan Da to be the left-behind official at the beginning, so as long as this matter is handled well, at least two of Duan Da's wings can be cut off, and maybe Duan Da can be given to the government. Drag into the water and kick out completely.
With a great opportunity in front of us, of course our Yuan Liushou will not be polite, and immediately went straight to Miyagi to find Yang Tong to complain. Only 11-year-old Yang Tong was fooled by Yuan Wendu, and immediately ordered Yuan Wendu to investigate the matter thoroughly. , Severely punish corrupt officials. As a result, when Yuan Wendu collected the criminal evidence of Mr. Chen and Wei Anshi wantonly, Duan Da also jumped out. While condemning Yuan Wendu for making a fuss over a molehill, he intervened in the case and tried his best to exonerate the two supporters. There was a lot of noise in the city, blushing and thick neck, almost fighting without rolling up their sleeves.
It was also because of Duan Da's timely intervention that the culprit was quickly found out. It was a few low-level officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Civil Affairs who joined hands to enrich their private pockets. Mr. Chen and Wei Anshi were not involved in the embezzlement—these two powerful officials couldn't see it either. Take this little money. But Yuan Wendu, who avenged his personal revenge, refused to give up on whatever he said, and held Chen and Wei accountable for whatever he said, and asked Yang Tong to agree to depose Chen and Wei. There is also a place to use it, while secretly encouraging Yuan Wendu to resolutely make the matter big, and at the same time ordering his clan brother Xiao Huaijing to secretly collect evidence of Yuan Wendu's abuse of punishment to extract confessions in this matter, and prepare to bring down Yuan Wendu and Duan in one fell swoop. Up to two competitors, monopolize Dongdu to stay on the throne.
In the next few days, the imperial city of Dongdu was turned into a vegetable market. Yuan Wendu and Duan Da became even more cliquey, arguing about this flower building case, and fighting to the death. To make things bigger and involve more people, one side is desperately trying to make big things into small things, just in front of Yang Tong, Yuan Wendu and Duan Da quarreled three times over this matter, which disturbed the emperor of Dongdu. The chickens and dogs in the city were restless, and many official and political affairs were unknowingly abandoned and slack.
Fortunately, there are not only Xiao Guoshu, the shit-stirring stick, but also the relatively kind Pei Renji among the four left-behinds. Yang Tong, who was troubled by this incident, was too annoyed to punish those petty officials who had pocketed their own pockets, and decisively ordered the exile of those petty officials to end the farce. As a result, although Duan Da was quite grateful to Pei Renji, Uncle Xiao Guo and Yuan Wen both hated him so much that they swore to bring Pei Renji down and take revenge.
The opportunity to clean up Pei Renji came as he wished. After fighting openly and secretly in the Eastern Capital for a period of time, in the territory of Henan County outside the Eastern Capital, because the county garrison was transferred away, Yiyang County, Henan County, which had already had signs of civil uprising before— That is to say, in Yiyang County, the hometown of the dead ghost Chen Yingliang, civil uprisings broke out suddenly. Some people who could not bear hard labor and heavy taxes, led by a strong man named Xun Lingjun, killed the officials and servants who went to the countryside to collect taxes, and captured Xiongerbao in the southwest of Yiyang , the people of Yiyang responded one after another. In just two days, the number of converted citizens was close to 10,000, which not only directly threatened the safety of Yiyang County, but also indirectly threatened the safety of the Eastern Capital. Hurry up to Dongdu for help.
Finally it was the turn of the famous general Pei Renji to show his talents. However, when Pei Renji volunteered to lead the army to put down the rebellion and was gearing up for a fight, Yuan Wendu and Uncle Xiao Guo jumped out and urged Chen Sangliang's "powerful" The assistant Liu Changgong, a famous general of the Sui Dynasty, went to fight this battle. Naturally, Pei Renji had to join forces with Duan Da to fight for the credit. They quarreled for another day about who sent troops to fight. In the end, because the scale of the civil uprising was not large enough, Yang Tong finally Agreeing to let Liu Changgong send troops to fight this battle, Pei Renji hated his teeth, but he was also helpless.
We have to admit that our General Liu is still working very hard to put down the rebellion this time. In addition to bringing the number one Youwuwei elite to serve the national army, General Liu also led 5,000 Youwuwei elite soldiers, which is definitely enough in terms of strength. He directly crushed the Yiyang Rebel Army who had just started, but he didn't know that there was a problem in that link. The news that Liu Changgong's army went west to suppress the rebellion had reached the ears of the Yiyang Rebel Army in advance. Xun Lingjun didn't dare to neglect, and quickly led his subordinates to flee to Hongnong territory, and fled into the complex Xiong'er mountain area. When Liu Changgong rushed to the battlefield with his army, Xun Lingjun had already disappeared.
Encountering such a situation, most of the generals in command must have hunted down to the end and killed the rebellion in the bud. Unfortunately, our General Liu belongs to a small group of people who refuse to go to high mountains and dense forests The Xiong'er Mountains and the rebel army played hide-and-seek. After regaining the lost Wubao, they reported their victory to Dongdu, requesting to lead the army back to Dongdu to drink, eat meat and sleep with beautiful women. Yuan Wendu and Uncle Xiao Guo saw that they had already succeeded in recommending people, and they didn't want to make troubles, so they agreed to accept Liu Changgong's triumphant return. Duan Da and Pei Renji, who had already been angered, didn't object either, sneering and letting Yuan Wen They are all messing around with Uncle Xiao Guo, and they are also waiting to see their good show.
Sure enough, as soon as Liu Changgong returned to Dongdu, Xun Lingjun got out of the Xiong'er mountain area, returned to Yiyang County, and fled to Xingtai and Luhun counties in the east, causing these two counties, which also belong to Henan County, The situation in the county is also in turmoil, and the trend of erosion is gradually appearing. Yuan Wendu and Uncle Xiao Guo had no choice but to send Liu Changgong to fight the rebellion again, and asked Liu Changgong to capture Xun Lingjun alive and offer it in front of the palace. Hide-and-seek with Lord Xun Ling in the mountainous area, although they won some battles, they still could not wipe out the main force of Lord Xun Ling.
Finally, it was Duan Da and Pei Renji's turn to read the joke. Facing Liu Changgong's successive edicts to urge food and aid, Yuan Wendu and Uncle Xiao Guo wanted to let the more reliable Pei Renji lead the army to put down the rebellion, but they couldn't pull it off. Opening his face, he was even more worried that Pei Renji's achievements would surpass his own, and he was in a dilemma. However, at this moment, a scolding edict from Emperor Sui Yang was suddenly sent to Dongdu, scolding Yuan Wendu and Uncle Xiao Guo bloody. It turned out that Emperor Sui Yang had always been concerned about the situation in Dongdu. The Yiyang rebellion has been known for a long time, and seeing that the Eastern Capital Army could not succeed after a long battle, Emperor Sui Yang could not suppress his anger and issued an edict, ordering the Eastern Capital Army to completely put down the rebellion within half a month. By name and surname, Pei Renji was directly appointed as the counter-insurgency coach!
With no choice, Yuan Wendu and Uncle Xiao Guo could only watch Pei Renji take over the task of countering the rebellion with a smile on his face, and happily went out of the city to organize an army to reinforce Liu Changgong. Du and Uncle Xiao Guo discussed countermeasures in a low voice, and Yuan Wendu said in a low voice: "Uncle Guo, the situation is not good. Liu Changgong is the counter-insurgency general recommended by you and me, but he can't succeed after a long battle. Your Majesty is very dissatisfied with us. If Pei Renji succeeds in suppressing the rebellion this time, and solves the Yiyang bandits in three strokes, won't we be compared immediately? When His Majesty appoints Dongdu to stay behind, will we still have our share? "
In the past, Uncle Xiao Guo, who had one bad idea after another, was rarely silent, until he was about to walk out of the palace gate, Uncle Xiao Guo let out a long sigh, as if he said regretfully: "Doctor Pei's job is not good, Xiong'er Mountain is too high. The forest is dense and the terrain is complicated. As long as the thieves go deep into the deep mountains and old forests, it will be difficult for Dr. Pei to find them. Not to mention, His Majesty even set a deadline of half a month for Dr. Pei—if the Yiyang bandits know this If you hide in the mountains for half a month, Dr. Pei will be in serious trouble."
Blinking and blinking, Yuan Wen didn't speak anymore, and when he got out of Miyagi, he cupped his hands and said goodbye. Looking at the back of Yuan Wendu leaving in a hurry, Xiao Guoshu smiled slightly and said to himself: "I'm not dead, let's see if you have the courage .”
With a sneer, Duan Da walked out of the palace gate again. Although he had been fighting secretly with Uncle Xiao for a long time, out of courtesy, Duan Da still nodded to Uncle Xiao, and Uncle Xiao smiled back. He walked away, but his heart suddenly moved, he hurriedly stopped Duan Da again, and said, "Where is Dr. Duan going? How about going together?"
Looking up at the sun in the sky, seeing that it wasn't coming from the west, Duan Da said suspiciously: "Uncle Xiao Guo, are you talking to me?"
"Of course." Uncle Xiao Guo nodded with a smile, and invited Duan Da to walk side by side with him. After walking a few steps, he asked Duan Da again: "Dr. Commander, what do you think of this matter?"
"Of course it's His Majesty's sage's candle, who can see thousands of miles away." Duan Da sneered, and couldn't help but sneer: "Brother Deben has been on the battlefield for a long time, and he is proficient in strategy. To make trouble, to force Brother Deben to go, but to send Liu Changgong, that idiot, to suppress the bandits, which is why the Yiyang bandits took advantage of the opportunity."
"What the doctor said is very true. It is indeed our mistake to use Liu Changgong as the coach."
Uncle Xiao took the initiative to admit a mistake very rarely—and as a result, Duan Da couldn't help but look up again to see where the sun was coming out from. Then Uncle Xiao smiled again and said, "But Doctor Duan, I'm a little bit embarrassed. I don’t understand, as a veteran of the battlefield, during the time when Yuwenzhu Kingdom was convicted, doctor, you also served as General Zuo Yiwei, the head of the sixteen guards, how could His Majesty let you, a more senior and prestigious court official, call your name? Appointing Dr. Pei as the head coach of the thief? The profound meaning seems to be very intriguing."
Duan Da's face changed a little, and he said after a long while: "Uncle Xiao doesn't need to sow dissension in such a cloud of mist. He is also a veteran in the battlefield. Of course, His Majesty will leave one of Dr. Pei and me to sit in Luoyang to ensure that the Eastern Capital City Anti-safety."
"Then why don't you keep Dr. Pei, but you, Dr. Duan?" Uncle Xiao Guo asked with a smile.
After his expression changed slightly, Duan Da said angrily: "This is His Majesty's holy order. Uncle Xiao Guo, if you ask me, who should I ask? The old man still has business, please leave."
"Doctor Duan stay one more step." Uncle Xiao Guo called Duan Da again, and asked with a smile: "Doctor Duan, do you still remember the relationship between Doctor Pei and Pei Zuoxiang and Pei Yushi? With them here, plus Doctor Pei's immediate Your Majesty's meritorious service, next time His Majesty appoints Dongdu to stay behind, who will be more confident?"
After asking this question with a smile, Uncle Xiao Guo walked away, leaving Duan Da to scold him for being despicable and shameless, to sow discord, but the scolding returned, thinking that Pei Renji had surpassed himself after his meritorious deeds, Duan Da still couldn't help but look a little bit gloomy.
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Let's look at the situation on Pei Renji's side. Considering the complex terrain on Xiong'er Mountain, Pei Renji, who has long studied the counter-insurgency war in detail, quickly came up with two countermeasures. Take infantry out, and only bring 3,000 infantry with experience in mountain warfare. The second strategy is to order Liu Changgong to temporarily stop attacking, withdraw from the mountains to rest, and restore physical strength and combat effectiveness. Send scouts to scout Xun Lingjun's main force to facilitate his next battle.
After everything was arranged, on the morning of the third day after receiving the order from Emperor Sui Yang, Pei Renji led his troops to leave Dongdu and rushed to the Yiyang battlefield 120 miles away to preside over the counter-insurgency. After marching, Pei Renji successfully arrived at the outskirts of Xiong'er Mountain. However, what made Pei Renji furious was that the main force of Liu Changgong's army, who was supposed to be ordered to withdraw from the mountain, was still playing hide-and-seek with Xun Lingjun in the mountain area, and was about to drive Xun Lingjun out of the mountain. Funiu Mountain has fallen, and the difficulty of countering the rebellion has suddenly increased. In a rage, Pei Renji immediately sent someone to chase Liu Changgong, and asked Liu Changgong face to face why he didn't obey orders
"Order me to stop chasing and withdraw from the mountain? When was the order? Why have I never received this military order?"
This was General Liu's dumbfounded answer when he faced the envoy Pei Renji's questioning, and then General Liu raised his foot again to let the envoy Pei Renji look at his shoes with his thumbs exposed, and shouted: "With this order, I have already I just withdrew, do you think it is easy to run in the deep mountains and old forests? I can’t even ride a horse, I’m a tiger general, and I have to chase and kill the thieves on foot!”
If it wasn't for his son Pei Xingyan, who was serving in the national army, to testify that Liu Changgong had indeed not received this order from the Eastern Capital, Pei Renji would not have believed that such a huge mistake would have occurred. When the mystery was revealed, the news that made Pei Renji furious came again. The Yiyang county magistrate in charge of military rations was arrested and sent to Dongdu for interrogation at this critical moment because of the crime of corruption of ink. Provide military supplies.
"What kind of shit is staying behind? Such a thing staying behind is setting me up on the fire!"