What is slap in the face? What Chen Sangliang did when he returned to Luoyang, the eastern capital, was called a slap in the face! It took only a little more than a day and a night to return to the Eastern Capital, and I didn't even go to the front line to suppress the thieves. With just a few orders, I solved the Yiyang Rebel Army that had been suppressed for a long time, and the leader of the Yiyang Rebel Army who once threatened the safety of the Eastern Capital. Xun Lingjun was captured alive, this action was like a heavy slap in the face, and he slapped the faces of the four left behind Yuan Wendu, Duan Da, Xiao Guoshu and Pei Renji so hard that they were full of faces and searched all over the ground. Tooth, completely lost face.
Ashamed, Pei Renji, who was just pretending to be sick, really fell ill. Yuan Wendu and Duan Da didn't dare to speak loudly in the imperial city. Although Uncle Xiao Guo hated him so much, he was helpless for a while. But the matter is not over yet. On the fourth day of May, Yue Wang Yang Tong suddenly made an astonishing decision to personally handle the backlog of government affairs in the past two months. Yuan Wendu, Xiao Guoshu and others were shocked When the palace visited to understand the situation, they saw Yang Tong sitting in the hall eating some ice cream that he didn't know where he got it. official document.
Immediately guessing that Yang Tong handled the official documents personally was instigated by Chen Sangliang, Yuan Wendu and Uncle Xiao Guo, who looked very ugly, of course immediately thought of picking bones from eggs, and picked up the official documents judged by Chen Sangliang and others. Looking for faults, but after searching and searching, Xiao Guoshu and others were stunned to find that the official documents and political affairs criticized by Chen Sangliang, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng and others were not wrong, and the conditions were clear, legal and reasonable Taking everything into consideration, at the same time, it also found out many omissions and omissions in the official documents of the four major left behinds, and corrected them again. — But this is not surprising, you can see the reason when you look at who is Chen Sangliang's partner.
Uncle can bear it, and aunt can't bear it anymore, Chen Sangliang has bullied the four left-behinds to this point, even if there is no conflict of interest with Chen Sangliang in normal times, Yuan Wendu and Duan Da couldn't help the veins on their foreheads twitching, angrily accusing and questioning Why did Chen Sangliang exceed his authority? In the end, Yang Tong, who had been instructed by Chen Sangliang, said: "My dears, this is what this king means. The emperor ordered this king to stay in the eastern capital and has the right to decide who will assist me with official duties. General Chen is also the prosecutor. The position of schooling the internal history of Henan also has the right to participate in the political affairs of the Eastern Capital. How can it be considered as exceeding the authority to assist me in the administrative affairs? Duan, Grandpa Huang is back, how can I explain to him?"
Confidently silencing the remaining guards, Yang Tong turned to Chen Sangliang again and said, "General Chen, I've already finished eating ice cream, is there any more? I still want to eat."
"His Royal Highness, eat less, be careful that you will spoil your stomach." Chen Sangliang said without raising his head: "Take an hour's rest before eating. Anyway, there are always any time. If Your Highness is bored, please see Weichen for you. Please sign and seal the official document if you think it is appropriate."
"What could be wrong with the official document that General Chen criticized?" Yang Tong chuckled, picked up Chen Sangliang's criticism, and signed it directly without even looking at it, completely treating Uncle Xiao Guo and others as if they didn't exist. . At the end, Yang Tong said while signing his name: "General Chen, on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, you should prepare more sorbet. The weather is hot, and I want to show my respect to the emperor's grandfather and grandmother. Also, you need to teach me some more poems, I want to chant in front of the emperor's grandfather."
Chen Sangliang smiled and agreed, but Uncle Xiao Guo and the others next to him became more and more angry. They exchanged glances with each other, retreated to the side and discussed in a low voice for a while, then Uncle Xiao Guo came forward and said: "Chen Xiongqu, since His Royal Highness the King of Yue decided to ask you to assist with official affairs. It just so happens that there have been a series of homicides in Yanqingfang recently, and five people have died. The real culprit has not yet been found. It has a great influence on the people in Dongdu, but Luoyang County is helpless. Chen Xiongqu An all-rounder in civil and military affairs, I think I will be able to solve this case before His Majesty returns, I don't know..."
"No problem." Chen Sangliang said without raising his head: "Uncle Guo, please order Luoyang County to send the file, and this case will be handed over to me. Before His Majesty returns, I will definitely bring the real culprit to justice."
Uncle Xiao Guo and the others all laughed, because the five murders in Yanpingfang were too complicated and mysterious. The five dead, three men, two women, seemed to be related to each other, but they seemed to have nothing to do with each other. However, the real culprit has not been found so far. Pei Hongce, who is also Henan Zanzhi, has nothing to do with these murder cases after reporting them. He can only ask the three envoys to investigate the case. , even played Cuju when the case could not be solved, pushing each other and dare not take this hot potato, now Chen Sangliang volunteered to take over the case, and also said that he would solve the case within three days, and he would immediately have an excuse to impeach Chen The bereaved Uncle Xiao Guo and others certainly had to laugh happily.
But Uncle Xiao Guo and the others soon stopped laughing, because Chen Sangliang, who was born as the captain of the criminal police, used to rely on solving cases for a living. Of course, he is best at investigating and solving cases. After taking over the Yanpingfang murder case, it only took more than a day. In a short time, Chen Sangliang found out that these five murders turned out to be the strange case of one bird with five lives that appeared thousands of years in advance. Through clues, he found out the real murderer behind the scene, the Luoyang county lieutenant, and produced iron-like evidence to force the real murderer to plead guilty. Fu Fa immediately caused a sensation in the whole city of Luoyang, and also made Uncle Xiao Guo and others even more embarrassing, and they no longer dared to make things difficult. At the same time, Yuan Wendu and Duan Da, who were more or less conscientious, also gradually changed their attitudes towards Chen Sangliang, from jealousy and hatred to admiration and respect, and began to fully cooperate with Chen Sangliang to end the backlog of government affairs, and once corrupted Dongdu. Political affairs finally improved before Emperor Sui Yang was about to return.
In the midst of busy work, the eighth day of the fifth lunar month arrived in a blink of an eye. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty’s Luanjia arrived in the suburbs of Luoyang as scheduled. Yang Tong personally led the Eastern Capital Civil and Military Forces out of the city ten miles to meet him. When they met, Yang Tong immediately presented Chen Sangliang with saltpeter. Sorbet, let Emperor Sui Yang, who was on the road in summer, cool down from the heat. Emperor Sui Yang was full of praise and once craved more cold food. Yang Tong, who had been instructed by Chen Sangliang beforehand, immediately spoke again, persuading Emperor Sui Yang to take care of his body and eat less cold food He won the great joy of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, and loved Yang Tong even more - of course, he was more satisfied with Chen Sangliang who learned from his grandson.
Seeing Yang Tong on the imperial chariot being hugged by Emperor Sui Yang and laughing loudly, Chen Sangliang, who had earned enough credit and stole the limelight this time, was of course smiling with relief, while Uncle Xiao and the other four left behind were calves. They were all trembling, and as expected, after laughing and turning their eyes to the four left behind, the laughter on Emperor Sui Yang's face quickly disappeared without a trace, replaced by an indifferent grin, and then Emperor Sui Yang was still cold He said, "It's a good thing you still have the face to see me!"
"The ministers are incompetent and deserve death. Please handle it with your Majesty." The four remaining guards hurriedly knelt down together and pleaded guilty.
Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty snorted again, and then said: "Yuan Wendu, Duan Da, Pei Renji, each demoted to one level, the original post will be retained, and the salary will be fined for half a year. Xiao Yu's salary will be fined for one year, and the official will be demoted by two levels. Prefect of Hechi, leave Dongdu within five days."
The three of Yuan Duan and Pei breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly kowtowed to apologize, but Xiao Yu and Xiao Guoshu were dumbfounded, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, why is the punishment for the humble official more severe than others? The humble official is just guilty of the same crime as them?"
"It's just the same crime?" Emperor Sui Yang sneered, and asked: "Do you really want me to not save face for you and announce all the good things you did behind your back?"
Uncle Xiao Guo's face turned ashen, and he knew that his brother-in-law must have known the little tricks he was doing behind the scenes, but he didn't know whether his brother-in-law knew all of it, or only part of it. Under fear, Uncle Xiao Guo could only be an honest leader Sin, Yuan Wendu, Duan Da, and Pei Renji next to him were very happy, and they thought together: "It's what you deserve! If you didn't stir up the wind and rain this time with your shit-stirring stick, would things have come to this point?"
The man who hated iron and steel snorted again, and then Emperor Sui Yang turned his gaze to Chen Sangliang, and with a smile on his face again, he said with a smile: "Chen Aiqing, I really underestimated you, I didn't expect you to be so young. Even at my young age, I can manage the army from the horse and govern the government from the horse, and I am a prime minister. I am a great Sui court, and there will be successors."
"Your Majesty's absurd praise, I am ashamed and dare not take it." Chen Sangliang hurriedly saluted and humbly said, "Moreover, I still want to plead guilty to Your Majesty. I am young and absurd, and I never thought of persuading Your Majesty to appoint four left-behind assistants to His Highness the King of Yue." However, the political affairs in the eastern capital are deserted, the rebels are rampant, and the humble ministers are inappropriate in admonishing, please forgive me."
Hearing this, before Emperor Sui Yang could open his mouth, Yang Tong hugged Emperor Sui Yang and pleaded, "Grandfather, please forgive General Chen, he was improperly recommended, but he is very capable, capable of breaking thieves and Being able to assist the government, I have done a lot of things for my grandson in the past few days, and my hard work has paid off, so my grandson dared to ask for a favor for him."
Emperor Sui Yang laughed loudly, and then said: "Well, for the sake of my grandson's plea, I will not pursue Chen Aiqing's crime of improper recommendation, and I will treat you as equal merits and demerits. I won't reward you for your achievements, so get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty Long En, and thank you, His Royal Highness Yue." Chen Sangliang quickly saluted and thanked him, not only did he not care about the fact that Emperor Sui Yang did not reward him, on the contrary, he was also a little thankful - he was only twenty years old, and he had already grown up from a young age. With the false title of the second rank and the real power of the third rank, if Emperor Sui Yang continues to reward him, he may soon be unable to reward him for his meritorious deeds and can only be killed.
Ever since, with the demotion of Xiao Yu and Uncle Xiao Guo, the turmoil of staying behind in the Eastern Capital in the post-Fan Zigai era finally came to an end. No one can stay on the throne, and it has been proved that all of them have no talent and virtue to stay in Dongdu alone. On the contrary, Chen Sangliang, who was promoted by Fan Zigai himself, stole the limelight. Prestige also emerged in internal affairs, proving that he could not only lead the army, but also assist the government. Although he did not get any material rewards in the end, he left a good impression of both civil and military skills in the heart of Sui Yang Emperor, opening the door for the army to enter the government. path of.
In the following time, Chen Sangliang adopted Fang Xuanling's suggestion, deliberately kept a low profile and stopped showing off. Apart from working hard on errands, he tried his best to get closer to Yang Tong, cheating Yang Tong's trust and dependence, and once returned to calm. However, just as Chen Sangliang's side gradually calmed down, the world of Sui Dynasty was like a pot of boiling water, boiling and restless, civil uprisings became more and more numerous, and the territory of thieves and rebellions became larger and larger, with uprisings of all sizes The activities of the bandits and thieves became more and more rampant. The Sui army everywhere was exhausted to quell the rebellion, but the rebels and bandits fought more and more, and the Sui army also fought less and less.
Of course, if Emperor Sui Yang was suddenly possessed by someone like Chen Sangliang, there must be a cure for Sui Jiangshan, and Chen Sangliang, an ambitious white-eyed wolf, would definitely be punished one day. It's a pity Unfortunately, this never happened. When the country and society were gradually in turmoil, Emperor Sui Yang not only did not reflect on the correction, but also liked the ostrich tactics even more. The right prime minister Su Wei just told the truth, saying that the rebel army had once threatened the safety of Hulao Pass, which made people angry. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was furious, and Chen Sangliang's good uncle Pei Yun also stood up to make trouble, and instigated his party members to falsely accuse Su Wei, which resulted in three generations of Su Wei's family being deprived of official status and demoted to commoners. Emperor Sui Yang told the truth about the growing strength of the rebel army.
After painstakingly keeping a low profile for two months, in the first ten days of July of the twelfth year of the great cause, the Dragon Boat Water Palace supervised by Jiangdu was finally sent to Luoyang, the eastern capital. When he heard the good news, Chen Sangliang immediately thought of Sui Yang. The emperor's three visits to Jiangdu and other major historical events, he immediately knew that this was his only and last chance to fight for the Eastern Capital to stay behind. Feeling itchy and excited, Chen Sangliang no longer waited passively, and took the initiative to find his biggest backer, Pei Ju, and asked him about Emperor Sui Yang's attitude towards the Three Tours of Jiangdu, and he was also going to try to get Pei Ju to persuade Emperor Sui Yang to let him go. Stay in Dongdu by yourself.
After presenting a generous gift to Pei Ju respectfully, Chen Sangliang explained his intentions in a roundabout way, asking if Emperor Sui Yang intended to visit Jiangdu for the third time, but Pei Ju asked in confusion: "Nephew, why are you asking this?" ? Do you want to go to Jiangdu?"
"Reporting to uncle, it's not that my nephew wants to go, it's that I don't want to go." Chen Sangliang explained his feelings truthfully, and then argued: "To tell you the truth, my nephew's wife, Changsun, is seven months pregnant and will give birth in three months." Now, my nephew really doesn't want to leave her side at this time, so I came to ask my uncle about this matter, and I also want to ask my uncle, if His Majesty decides to visit Jiangdu in the south, please beg my uncle to let my nephew stay in Dongdu."
Pei Ju, who has always been quick-witted and quick-witted, was rarely silent, and said after a while: "To tell the truth, my nephew, the old man is actually worried about this matter. Although His Majesty has not revealed the intention of patrolling Jiangdu three times, but with His Majesty's temper, Uncle is worried about this matter." It’s just a matter of time, and I’m also worried about it.”
"Uncle, do you think His Majesty shouldn't patrol Jiangdu three times?" Chen Sangliang was taken aback, and he couldn't believe that these words came from the mouth of the famous traitor Pei Ju.
"Of course you shouldn't go on patrol again." Pei Ju also had some trust in Chen Sangliang, and said bluntly: "The world is in chaos now, and thieves are on the rise. Your Majesty should sit in the Eastern Capital and preside over the counter-insurgency in person. You should not continue to go on patrol. Otherwise, the consequences will be unimaginable.”
Speaking of this, Pei Ju glanced at Chen Sangliang who was tongue-tied, and said calmly: "It's strange why uncle would say this, right? The reason is also very simple. If there is no skin, how can Mao be attached? Only the Sui court is still there. Uncle and you can continue to enjoy the high-ranking official salary, glory and wealth bestowed by His Majesty, if the Great Sui court is gone, where should we go to find high-ranking official salary, glory and wealth?"
"As long as you help me, I can give it to you!" Chen Sangliang yelled in his heart, "You help me get Emperor Sui Yang to Yangzhou, and then help me gain the power of the Eastern Capital. In the future, I will conquer the world, and I can still give it to you." You are glorious and rich!"
Roaring in his heart, he roared in his heart. Of course, Chen Sangliang didn't have the guts to say such things at the moment, so he could only continue to beat around the bush, and pretended to remind him with hypocritical kindness: "Uncle, forgive my nephew for taking the liberty. If this is the case, it is best not to speak in front of His Majesty." Just say it."
"Uncle is not stupid, how can you say such things in front of His Majesty?" Pei Ju smiled slightly, and suddenly said: "Nephew, if His Majesty decides to make a southern tour, do you have the courage to persuade him?"
"Uncle, even if you kill my nephew, I dare not persuade you." Chen Sangliang almost stopped crying when he heard that.
"I know you don't dare, and I don't dare." Pei Ju smiled wryly, and said, "However, we may be able to find a few people who are not afraid of death, and persuade His Majesty not to go on a southern tour. By the way, you have recently met with Lai How is the relationship between Zhu Kingdom?"
"Not bad, why did my uncle suddenly ask about this?" Chen Sangliang answered smoothly and asked back - but this sentence also made Chen Sangliang regretful.
"It's not bad." Pei Ju was overjoyed, and lowered his voice and said, "Tell my nephew one thing. When His Majesty took us to visit the Dragon Boat Water Palace outside the city today, Lai Zhuguo's expression was very unkind, and he was still low. He said in a loud voice, "Your Majesty, please don't make three rounds of Jiangdu". Uncle deduces from this that Laizhu Kingdom does not want His Majesty to make another southern tour, and intends to offer advice. Since you are on good terms with Laizhu Kingdom, why don't you try it out? How about his attitude?"
Chen Sangliang wished he could slap himself in the face, cursing secretly that this is the end of his mouth. Pei Ju then said in a low voice: "Among the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, there are not many people that His Majesty really trusts, but Laizhu Kingdom happens to be one of them. If you, my nephew, can persuade Laizhu to give advice, this matter may not be settled. There is no turning point. If you can really persuade His Majesty to come to Zhu Kingdom, don’t you, nephew, don’t have to worry about driving the southern tour with you?”
"Why don't you go by yourself?!" Chen Sangliang wished he could strangle Pei Ju to death on the spot, and then said with a mournful face, "Uncle, what if you come to Zhuguo and bring your nephew to join us to persuade you?"
Pei Ju asked Chen Sangliang to take the lead, and hid himself behind. Of course, he was afraid that Lai Nuer would drag him into the water, so after hearing Chen Sangliang's mourning words, Pei Ju not only did not show sympathy, but encouraged him instead: "It's okay, with Uncle here, even if you are dragged into the water by coming to Zhu Kingdom, His Majesty will not accept your harsh advice, Uncle will try his best to protect you and will not let you be punished, just don't worry. "
Emperor Sui Yang's temper was put there, and it was no wonder that Chen Sangliang dared to believe Pei Ju's guarantee, but it was a pity that Pei Ju didn't leave Chen Sangliang the slightest chance, and patted Chen Sangliang on the shoulder and said, "That's the deal." Now, you go out and test Lai Zhuguo's attitude, and tell me immediately when you get an answer, uncle is waiting for your good news."
Chen Sangliang really wanted to burst into tears, and thought to himself: "What is this called? I came here to inquire about the news of Emperor Sui Yang's southern tour. How could he have contacted him to protect his son against Emperor Sui Yang's southern tour?" An errand? This time, the nurse is really going to drag me into the water, isn't it true that all my previous efforts have been wasted and all previous efforts have been wasted?"