Ordering Chen Sangliang, who was diligent in state affairs, to return to Dongdu to preside over the rebellion, Emperor Sui Yang naturally sent a decree to Dongdu, ordering all the soldiers and horses on the front line of suppressing thieves to accept Chen Sangliang's command, and also ordered The four remaining guards fully cooperate with Chen Yingliang's action to suppress the bandits, and they must suppress the bandits before Emperor Sui Yang returns to Luandong Capital, otherwise, the old and new accounts will be settled together! Chen Sangliang, who recommended the four major left-behind mistakes, also questioned the crime together!
It is conceivable that the four left-behinds in the Eastern Capital were depressed after seeing this decree, especially Pei Renji, who presided over the front-line battle, was so depressed that he wanted to cry, because the rebellion in Yiyang was not difficult to put down at all. In a confrontation, Pei Renji only needs to use 30% of his strength to be absolutely sure of defeating Xun Lingjun's righteous army. The reason why Pei Renji was unable to succeed for a long time was entirely because the Dongdu side slammed his hind legs, and Xun Lingjun was extremely cunning. Activities in Xiong'er Mountain and Funiu Mountain area, life and death refused to fight directly with Pei Renji, Pei Renji has been unable to succeed.
By the way, the reason why the Yiyang Rebel Army has been able to persist until now is also related to the support of the local people. Many actions of the officers and soldiers have been reported to Lord Xun Ling by the local people in advance. The local people disclosed it to the Yiyang Rebel Army, so under extremely difficult conditions, the Yiyang Rebel Army was able to persist for nearly a month.
After being depressed, of course, there is extreme fear. Emperor Sui Yang's temper is known to the four left-behinds. At the time, General Pengcheng of Zuo Xiaowei stayed behind Dong Chun. , was taken back to Dongdu by Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty and executed. Although the four masters of Yuan Duan Xiaopei were not as unlucky as Dong Chun, they made Luoyang Dongdu into such a ghost. Even if someone with a strong background comes to the rescue, the possibility of losing his head is unlikely, but a bloody scolding will not get him away, demotion, fine and salary are a certainty, and loss of office and dismissal are also very likely.
Under the fear, under the leadership of Uncle Xiao Guo, except for Pei Renji who was on the front line, the three remaining guards in Luoyang City finally gave up the fight and sat down to discuss countermeasures. Then Uncle Xiao took the lead and said: "Yuan Taifu, Doctor Duan, I have something to say first, today we are discussing how to explain to His Majesty, so as to appease His Majesty's anger towards us, we must not bring up the previous grievances today, can we?"
Yuan Wendu and Duan Da, the deadly rivals, didn't say a word, but they still looked at each other with resentment. Uncle Xiao Guo then said: "Both of you, you all know the situation. Oops, it's normal for His Majesty Longyan to be angry. The three of us and Dr. Pei bear the brunt of it. We will definitely not be able to escape and be punished by His Majesty. Fortunately, Daxing is 800 miles to the east, and His Majesty's Luanjia will take eleven or two days anyway. To reach the Eastern Capital, we still have ten days to make amends, I wonder if the two of you can do something to please His Majesty, and calm His Majesty's anger towards us in these ten days?"
"What else can we do in such a short period of time?" Duan Daweng said in a low voice, "Aside from doing our best to organize the procession of honor, what else can we do to please His Majesty?"
"That's a good idea." Yuan Wendu echoed Duan Da once in a while, pondering, "When His Majesty returned to Luan after his second tour of Jiangdu, Dongdu once organized a procession of honor to return to the capital with thousands of riders. Your Majesty is very satisfied, I wonder if we can reproduce this guard of honor?"
"Yuan Taifu, are you still talking in your sleep?" Duan Da said angrily, "Even if most of the horses captured in the Yanmen War are in Dongdu, if there are enough horses, will the horses and cavalry equipment be searched there soon? ?The floats at that time were all carved and carved, covered with silk, satin and colored silk, decorated with rare bird feathers and brass, thousands of such floats, can you prepare them in ten days and half a month? , making His Majesty even more furious!"
It was rare to go along with Duan Da once, but Duan Da robbed him so much. Of course, Yuan Wendu was as popular as he wanted, and immediately retorted: "Can you blame me? Who told you to look at the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Rites?" It’s so strict that I don’t even know how much food there is in the warehouse of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, so how can I know that so many floats can’t be prepared within ten days?”
Duan Da's face turned blue, and he was about to argue with Yuan Wendu, but Uncle Xiao Guo hurriedly stopped him and said, "You two, you two, what did you say just now? Don't pursue the past, the past can't be mentioned today, Dongdu The national treasury can’t afford the guard of honor of thousands of riders, and the doctor just needs to explain it clearly, there is no need to get angry, it is useless, and there is not much time left for us.”
After all, Duan Da shut his mouth angrily, and Uncle Xiao Guo said, "You two, since we can't surpass the former in terms of welcoming the guard of honor, we can only do our best to satisfy His Majesty. The guard of honor, find another way to satisfy His Majesty."
"Time is running short, and it is absolutely impossible for us to make any achievements to satisfy His Majesty." Yuan Wendu proposed again, saying: "In my opinion, the most dissatisfied thing Your Majesty is about us is the Yiyang thief. Unable to calm down for a long time, endangering the safety of the eastern capital, and also affecting the four counties in the south. His Majesty first named Dr. Pei as the chief general to suppress the rebellion, and this time he appointed Chen Xiongqu to take over the war against the rebellion. This is enough to prove that His Majesty has always taken this rebellion seriously. So, if we can follow His Majesty's request and wipe out the Yiyang thieves before he returns to Luandong Capital, then His Majesty will lose his anger, and even if he blames us, it won't be too serious."
Duan Da nodded his head, and it was rare for him to agree with Yuan Wendu once, but Uncle Xiao was not happy when he heard it, and immediately said: "You two, with all due respect, wouldn't it appear that we are too incompetent to do this? Chen Yingliang was ordered to go north It took less than a month to conquer the rebellion in Fenshui, and it took less than a month to extinguish the rebellion in Fenshui. We have already been compared to each other. Let him return to the teacher to put down the rebellion in Yiyang, and it is under your majesty If the chaos in Yiyang has been quelled within the required time limit, then where else can we put our face? Compared with Chen Yingliang, aren't we all just poor people and poor people?"
Yuan Wendu and Duan Da's faces were a bit ugly. Although they both felt that Uncle Xiao Guo's words were too harsh, they also understood that this was the truth. If Chen Yingliang was really allowed to put down the rebellion as scheduled, then the four remaining guards in the Eastern Capital would indeed be I have no face to see people.
"So, we have to go in two steps!" Uncle Xiao Guo concluded viciously: "The first step is to help Pei Renji put down the chaos in Yiyang before Chen Yingliang returns to the capital of Shidong, and make up for the face we lost. Come back. The second step, if Pei Renji still doesn't live up to expectations and can't succeed before Chen Yingliang returns to Shidong Capital, then we will join hands to prevent Chen Yingliang from suppressing the thief as scheduled, drag him into the water, and share with us, Your Majesty punishment!"
After all, looking at the expressions of Yuan Wendu and Duan Da, Uncle Xiao Guo stretched out a hand and said darkly: "You two, please don't forget that this time Dongdu stayed behind, logically speaking it should be It was decided between the two of you that it was Chen Yingliang who instigated His Majesty to appoint four left-behinds, which brought the matter to this point. If His Majesty had only appointed one of you to be left-behind, why would the situation in the Eastern Capital be like this? If the two If you are willing to be surpassed by this younger generation and make you feel ashamed, then treat it as if I didn't say it. If the two of you are not willing to do so, then let's join hands."
Gritting his teeth, Yuan Wendu slowly stretched out his right hand, pursed his lips, Duan Da also slowly stretched out his hand, the three evil claws finally held together, tightly .
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At the same time, at the home of Chen Yingliang in Lushunfang, Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, Yuan Tiangang, Chen Sangliang's lackeys who were ordered to stay in Dongdu, and others finally looked forward to Chen Sangliang's arrival as if they were looking forward to the stars and the moon. Liang's letter, after reading Chen Yingliang's autographed letter, Fang Xuanling, Yuan Tiangang and others were first amazed at Chen Yingliang's plan for a rainy day, and then immediately acted according to the plan. At the same time, Changsun Wuji went out in person and rushed to the front to contact Ma Sanbao who was following Pei Renji to suppress the thieves. He handed over Chen Yingliang's request to Ma Sanbao and asked Ma Sanbao to help the people sent by Fang Xuanling. Sambo's mission.
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At the same time, Uncle Xiao Guo also took action. After agreeing with Yuan Wendu and Duan Da, Uncle Xiao Guo immediately rushed to Yique County in the south of the Eastern Capital, opened the county storehouse to supply food to the front line, and gave food to the people in the south of Sandu Mountain. Pei Renji, who was suppressing thieves in the area, sent five days of grain and grass. Pei Renji, who was worried about the shortage of grain and grass every day, was overjoyed at first. When he saw that the grain and grass were only enough for five days, Pei Renji was naturally furious again. Pei Renji pulled into the back tent, and after explaining to Pei Renji alone the reason why he only brought food and grass for five days, Pei Renji fell into silence again, and after a long time, he asked Uncle Xiao in a hoarse voice: "Do you really want to do this?"
"Doctor Pei, we have discussed it. If you object, then we don't have to be this villain. You can have as much food and grass as you want." Uncle Xiao Guo smiled and said, "In a word, would you like it?"
After hesitating for a long time, Pei Renji finally said with difficulty: "I will do my best. Of course it would be best if I can wipe out the Yiyang thieves within five days. If not, the power to distribute food and grass will be in your hands anyway. You can do whatever you want." Do whatever you want."
Uncle Xiao Guo laughed, very happily, and patted Pei Renji on the shoulder and said with a smile: "That's it, the grain and grass in the small Luhun County in the north have been emptied by us, and the nearest people who want to replenish the grain and grass are those in the north of Luhun In Yique County, it will take at least one more day or two to transport the food to the front line, Brother Renji, if you delay a little longer, His Majesty will return to Daxing."
Pei Renji didn't say a word, just bowed his hand to Uncle Xiao Guo, then turned around and went out to arrange the counter-insurgency war, and personally led the army into the Funiu Mountain, chasing and beating the Yiyang Rebels who went deep into the mountain, but the Funiu Mountain The terrain in the area is too complicated and too vast. It is more than 400 miles long from east to west, and 100 miles wide from north to south on average. Only two or three thousand Yiyang rebels left to drill into the mountains. Pei Ren No matter how big the problem is, it is difficult to find them out and wipe them out, so after three days of hard work in the mountains, on April 29th, Pei Renji not only still failed to find the main force of the Yiyang Rebel Army, but also returned to the division. On the way, Chen Sangliang also sent the first order to Pei Renji on a fast horse in the honor of the commander-in-chief.
Chen Sangliang's first order to Pei Renji was exactly the same as Pei Renji's original order to Liu Changgong's disappearance. It also ordered the army to withdraw from the mountainous area and go to the plain to rest and lure the Yiyang volunteers to stop fleeing. At the same time, they sent more scouts to scout and find The main force of the Yiyang Rebel Army is located. Pei Renji sneered after receiving the order, and he directly carried out the order to withdraw from the mountainous area and retreat to the foot of Sandu Mountain to rest. Rugged bandits rebelled, and it was difficult to transport food. They continued to send only one day of food and grass to the frontline troops every day. Just like Pei Renji was restrained before, they deliberately let the frontline troops have no food and grass in stock.
It was about the same time as estimated by Uncle Xiao Guo and others. On the morning of the second day of May, Chen Sangliang led his army all the way back to the Eastern Capital. Under the persuasion of Uncle Xiao and the three remaining guards, Yang Tong, the King of Yue, personally led the civil and military forces in the Eastern Capital. The officials went out of the city to greet him and invited Chen Sangliang to the palace for a banquet. Uncle Xiao Guo and others did this, of course, because they were afraid that Chen Sangliang would go straight to the front line without even getting close to the city, deliberately delaying Chen Sangliang's time, and deliberately pulling Yue Wang Yang Tong out so that Chen Sangliang would not be able to refuse. Sure enough, Liang also got the trick, and couldn't resist Yang Tong and the three left-behinds' graciousness to persuade them to stay. He sent the exhausted army back to the camp to rest and accept Yang Tong's reward, while he went back to the city and entered the palace to accept the banquet from Yang Tong and the three left-behinds. .
Natural delicacies from mountains and seas, exchanging cups, and silk and bamboo dancers are indispensable during the banquet. Chen Sangliang, who is used to the hard life, is very addicted to it. Uncle Xiao Guo and the other three staying behind are of course secretly happy in their hearts, and they kept booing and pouring wine for Chen Sangliang. In the end, it was Old Fan who was stubborn and his best friend Lu Chu in the Eastern Capital, who couldn't stand it, stood up and stammered: "Great..., General, forgive me..., I would like to remind you, Your Majesty has..., sent the imperial edict, and his Luan..., Luanjia, will return... to the Eastern Capital on the eighth day of May. You..., yours Time... , is running out."
Hearing this, Uncle Xiao Guo, Duan Da and the others wanted to kick Lu Chu to death, who stuttered. Yang Tong, who was only eleven years old, said in surprise, "The emperor has announced the date of returning to Luan? Why don't you know?"
"Your Highness..., Your Highness..., you don't know..., do you know?"
Lu Chu screamed with difficulty, and immediately turned his eyes to look angrily at Xiao Guoshu and Yuan Wendu who were waiting to stay behind. Pei Hongce's face also changed, while Xiao Guoshu smiled awkwardly, and said to Yang Tong, "Your Highness, don't blame me!" The minister received His Majesty's imperial edict yesterday evening. He originally wanted to report it to you today, but it happened to coincide with Chen Xiongqu's triumphant return. Your Highness, you went out of the city to greet him personally. The minister has not had time to report to you, but Your Highness doesn't need to worry, seven days ago, we have already started arranging and arranging the honor guard for His Majesty's return, and the safekeeping will satisfy His Majesty and His Highness."
After all, he was too young, so he glanced timidly at Xiao Guoshu who was full of smiles, Yang Tong pursed his lips, then turned to Chen Sangliang and said, "General, I really didn't know that Grandpa Huang would come back on Chuqi, Grandpa Huang I order you to suppress the bandits in Yiyang before returning to Luan, you should do your work, I have nothing to do with you here."
"Don't worry, Your Highness, there will be no delay." Chen Yingliang smiled and cupped his hands, and said: "To tell you the truth, my minister sent a quick horse to contact Dr. Pei Renji as early as yesterday morning, ordering him to temporarily hand over the army to General Liu Changgong to lead. Return to Dongdu to introduce the frontline military situation to Weichen. There is a waterway from Sandu Mountain to Luoyang. Calculating the distance, Dr. Pei will be able to return to Dongdu at the earliest tonight, and tomorrow morning at the latest. Weichen will discuss with him for a day. Also make preparations for sending troops, and send troops to hunt down the thieves the day after tomorrow, there will be no delay."
Counting the time with his fingers, Yang Tong was still a little worried, and said again: "General, even if you go to war the day after tomorrow, you only have more than three days to put down the thieves? Is such a short time enough?"
"Your Highness, knowing yourself and the enemy is the only way to win every battle." Chen Sangliang replied with a smile: "If I don't know enough about the military situation on the front line, it will only waste more time. This is the truth of the so-called sharpening the knife and not cutting the firewood by mistake. "
Seeing that Chen Yingliang was so confident, Yang Tong didn't say anything more. Lu Chu also trusted Chen Sangliang quite a bit, and seeing that Chen Sangliang was so confident, he also nodded and stopped talking. Uncle Xiao Guo and Yuan Wendu and the other three staying behind were secretly happy, and hurriedly continued to flatter the horse, praising Chen Sangliang for his achievements in the Fen River chaos, and his hard work in state affairs, returning to the army to suppress the rebellion, and did not mention the frontline battle at all. In a sentence of love, I have fun with Chen Sangliang.
Promising to send some candied haws to Yang Tong the next day, Chen Sangliang went home drunk to pay the public rations owed to Zhangsun Xiaoluoli and Wang Xueji for many days, while Uncle Xiao Guo, Yuan Wendu and the others immediately dispatched people Waiting for Pei Renji at the water and land wharf, it turned out that in the middle of the second watch at night, Pei Renji actually returned to the wharf outside the city by boat from Yishui after receiving Chen Sangliang's order. It was dark at night, so I immediately went to Pei Renji's home to ask for an interview, and discussed countermeasures with Pei Renji overnight.
After the meeting, Uncle Xiao Guo and others naturally had to introduce what happened in Miyagi to Pei Renji in detail. As a result, Pei Renji sneered even more when he heard it, and said: "Three days to break the thief? I'm not afraid to talk big and get my tongue out. It is true that the Yiyang bandits are vulnerable, but he, Boy Chen, has to find the main force of the Yiyang bandits within three days."
"Doctor Pei, please be careful." Uncle Xiao Guo said very cautiously: "Little thief Chen has always been scheming, so it's hard to guarantee that he won't come up with tricks suddenly, and really finish this matter in three days."
"That's right, this Chen Yingliang is really not simple." Duan Da also said: "Brother Deben, Chen Yingliang called you back from the front line, saying that he wanted to learn about the military situation from you. His elbows, pulling his hind legs, are so scheming, we have to guard against them."
"Don't worry, he can't do it." Pei Renji waved his hand and said with a sneer: "Even if he deliberately transferred me back from the front line, he will be able to put down the rebellion smoothly? It takes a day for the horse to rush to the front line, what can he do with the rest of the time?"
"Doctor Pei, be careful." Uncle Xiao Guo said more cautiously: "If possible, Brother Ren Ji, you'd better delay Boy Chen's time. The less time you leave for him, the better."
Pei Renji was silent for a while, then suddenly said: "Three, I would like to trouble you to ask me for a leave tomorrow, saying that I was overworked in the front line, and when I returned to Dongdu, I caught a cold on the river and fell ill."