Since joining the army in Luoyang, the eastern capital, it took almost two months of hard work. It was not until the end of the Hongnong War that the poor and poor Mrs. Chen Yingliang finally got a rest time and could hide in Hongnong with peace of mind. Accompanying Wei Xuan in the city to drink and eat meat stubbornly, receiving good news one after another with ease.
It is indeed possible to be at ease, relying on despicable tricks and a little luck, after capturing the two major culprits Yang Xuangan and Li Zixiong alive, although the rebel generals such as Yang Jishan and Li Mi are at large, Yang Xuanting is still leading more than 4,000 elite rebels to occupy Hong Kong. The dangerous place in the west of Nong doesn't matter anymore. There are various signs that neither Yang Xuanting nor Yang Jishan has the appeal and cohesion of their big brother Yang Xuangan. Any sign of an army assembled, there are messy rebels scattered everywhere in Xiaohan Road, not to mention Liu Changgong's team of the regular army, even the township soldiers in Hongnong, Taolin and Shanxian counties can easily and casually I'll pack them up.
There is also Yang Xuanting to the west of Hongnong. Under normal circumstances, even the Baoguo Army would not be sure to confront the more than 4,000 rebels under Yang Xuanting's command. After various channels sent the news of Yang Xuangan's capture to Yang Xuanting's army, the elite division under Yang Xuanting's command quickly became a mess. Yang Xuanting once led the army back to the division to rescue his brother, but the army had not arrived at Hongnong City. The more than 4,000 troops have already run away for nearly one-third, and there was no need for the Sui army to take action. Yang Xuanting's army, whose morale was extremely low, completely lost its combat effectiveness.
Yang Xuangan and Li Zixiong were both captured. The whereabouts of Li Mi, who is still in the growth stage, is unknown. The brave and foolish Yang Xuanting and Yang Jishan couldn't afford the burden left by Yang Xuangan, and the cohesion was completely lost. What's more terrible is that because the Sui army team took advantage of the victory and kicked the rebel camp, the food, grass and military supplies of the rebel army were also seized and burned by the Sui army. They didn't even have food to eat. Thinking of regrouping again is simply a dream.
The overall situation has been settled, so Chen Yingliang naturally doesn't need to tie his head to his waistband to lead the army to fight. At the same time, Chen Yingliang, who has already gained enough limelight and earned enough credit in the counter-insurgency war, must also sell some favors to the friendly army. After Wei Xuan and Yang Zhiji agreed, Chen Yingliang simply handed over all the mopping up work to Liu Changgong's team and Zuo Wuwei's remnant army, and asked them to sweep up the remnants of the enemy to gain military exploits. After repeated fierce battles, there were only more than 600 people left to serve the country The army team stayed in Hongnong City to rest and take care of the two biggest trophies, Yang Xuangan and Li Zixiong.
When it came time to fight with the wind, General Liu's team always performed exceptionally well, and the remaining troops of Zuo Wuwei under Wei Xuan were not far behind. The teamwork with General Liu has achieved a lot, and they have been defeated several times. The fighting spirit of Yang Xuanting's team killed more than a thousand enemies and captured them. Yang Xuanting's team fled seriously. In the end, even Yang Xuanting himself disappeared at night. The more than 4,000 elite troops were defeated by the veterans under the command of General Liu. overwhelmed.
There are also frequent good news from Shan County, Taolin, and Mianchi, especially Mianchi. Husi Wanshan and Pang Yu, who fled into Mianchi City and are lingering, and other Daxing civil and military forces, after learning the news of Hongnong's great victory, immediately led the remaining troops Going out of the city to the west and attacking the defeated rebels who have not yet escaped from Weihan Road head-on, they made a lot of credit for the remnants of the rebels and captured a few rebel prisoners who were worth a lot of money, and saved them for Wei Xuan stubbornly. A lot of face. And as the three main forces of the Sui Army entered Weihan Road, the death knell of Yang Xuangan's complete annihilation of the rebel army also sounded. The only problem facing the Sui Army was how many enemies to kill and how many prisoners to take.
Good news spread frequently, and the old stubborn Wei who was once so sad and angry that he almost committed suicide and apologized suddenly became a lot younger. He dragged Chen Yingliang to drink and listen to music all day long. Chen Yingliang was somewhat regretful that Yang Zhiji, another great hero in the decisive battle of Hongnong, had sneaked into his prefect's mansion since the end of the war, and lived in seclusion, rarely meeting with Chen Yingliang and Wei Xuan. Wei Xuan and Chen Yingliang invited Yang Zhiji several times. Yang Zhiji's tactful refusal for the gathering banquet was not accepted even once, and he never even allowed Chen Yingliang and Wei Xuan to enter the gate of his house!
Regarding this, Chen Yingliang, who originally planned to learn something from Yang Zhiji, a well-known think tank in the Sui Dynasty, was of course somewhat regretful, but Wei Xuan, who had completely changed his impression of Chen Yingliang, scolded in private: "Little guy, don't think His Highness Cai Wang is putting on airs, He is protecting himself, and it is also for the sake of you and the old man, what is the end of foreign ministers getting too close to the imperial relatives, haven't you seen it in the history books?"
Huangfu Wuyi also warned Chen Yingliang about this point. Of course Chen Yingliang understood, but Chen Yingliang was still a little puzzled. Taking advantage of the opportunity of private conversation, Chen Yingliang said in a low voice: "Wei stay behind, of course the younger generation understands what you are saying, but Is His Royal Highness Cai Wang a little too careful? The younger generation also heard that His Royal Highness Cai only read two enlightenment books, "The Analects of Confucius" and "Book of Filial Piety" to his five sons, and then he did not allow his sons to learn any articles. Martial arts, to be careful to this point, is it too much to go too far?"
Elder Wei was stubbornly silent, and said after a while: "This is His Royal Highness Cai Wang's private matter, we have no right to intervene. But you remember, His Highness Cai Wang is very caring for you little guy. If you have the opportunity in the future, you must do it. Repay him well. Do you know, on the day of Hongnong’s great victory, why did His Royal Highness Cai rush to write a pond report to that old stubborn Fan Zigai to announce the good news? We have a good chance of winning. Do you think His Royal Highness Cai is really in a hurry to ask for help? He is another Purposeful!"
"What else is the purpose?" Chen Yingliang asked quickly.
"Publicize your achievements to avoid being robbed by others." Wei Lao replied stubbornly and coldly: "He wrote the pond report himself to announce the good news to Fan Zigai. You are an exceptionally appointed person by Fan Zigai, so you will naturally be promoted immediately. I would like to report the good news to His Majesty the Emperor and ask for credit for you. His Majesty the Emperor knows that you captured Yang Xuangan with your own hands. No matter how hard you try to snatch this unrivaled achievement, others will not be able to take it away. Do you understand now? Little guy, Your Highness Cai Wang is right. Don't be ignorant of your painstaking care."
This time, Chen Yingliang was silent. After hearing Wei Xuan's explanation, Chen Yingliang suddenly understood that Yang Zhiji was really interesting. If Yang Zhiji hadn't immediately publicized his unrivaled achievements in the pond newspaper, he would have handed over to Fan Zigai, who is absolutely reliable. In his hand, don't say that the main general of the Sui army who is about to rush to Hongnong may take away his credit, even the old stubborn Wei Xuan in front of him may do this black hand and completely snatch all his miraculous achievements in capturing Yang Xuangan alive. Thinking of this, and also thinking of Yang Zhiji’s sentence when he was about to die in history, “I only know today that the leader of Debao is gone.” Chen Yingliang inevitably felt full of sympathy for Yang Zhiji—this talented and responsible king of the Sui Dynasty. , It's really not easy.
Just as Wei Xuan expected, even though they were unwilling, Yu Wenshu and others did not dare to take the bad idea of robbing prisoners of war when the situation was over, and they did not rush to Hongnong to receive the results of the war. At the same time, because the battle situation had become a certainty, Yu Wenshu and Qu Tutong, who didn't want the army to work hard in vain, didn't even enter Xiaohan Road, and directly stationed in the open area east of Xiaohan Road to rest and reorganize their troops. Only Lai Huer, who was anxious to deal with the unfilial son with his own hands, took You Yiwei's main force, and together with Pei Hongce's team, entered Weihan Road to participate in the ending battle that was destined to be nothing good. Unfortunately, Lai Huer was still a step late, waiting for him to find the unfilial son. At Yuanshi, Laiyuan had already been arrested by the remnants of Zuo Wuwei and imprisoned in Mianchi City, and then Lai Huer could only beat the unfilial son to vent his anger, and accepted Pei Hongce's kind dissuasion to not kill the unfilial son himself, so as not to kill the unfilial son again. On the back of the suspicion of murder.
So far, Yang Xuangan's rebellion, which lasted two months, was finally put down. The culprit, Yang Xuangan, was captured alive together with Li Zixiong, the number one scum of the Sui army. Yang Xuangan's two younger brothers, Yang Xuanting and Yang Jishan, were missing. I don't know whether they died in the rebellion or fled incognito. Almost all of the forty or so dudes who defected to Yang Xuangan were captured and killed, and only a few disappeared. The whole army was wiped out, more than 20,000 surrendered, and the rest were either killed or fled to other places. Not a single soldier continued to resist stubbornly.
The war against rebellion ended victoriously, but no one knew how to deal with the aftermath in the next step. It would have to wait for Emperor Sui Yang, who was full of reputation and glory, to make a decree in person. Originally, Fan Zigai planned to order Chen Yingliang and Liu Changgong to take Yang Xuangan into custody. Back to Luoyang for detention, but considering that Wei Xuan contributed a lot in the Hongnong War, and Wei Xuan lost too badly in the early stage of the counter-insurgency war, I am sorry to my old friend for taking away all the credit for capturing Yang Xuangan alive However, Fan Zigai, whose character is not bad, thought about it, and ordered Chen Yingliang and Liu Changgong to stand by in place, waiting for the order of Emperor Sui Yang, so that Wei Xuan could share some of the credit and restore some of the things he had lost. Get almost the same face and reputation.
This time, Wei Xuan, who was very sorry for his old friend, learned of Fan Zigai's order, and immediately understood that his old friend was still a friend. Grateful and moved, in order to repay his old friend's kindness, he waited for the order of Emperor Sui Yang At the same time, Wei Xuan naturally did a lot of work in secret, preparing to repay his old friend well.
After waiting boredly for more than ten days, Emperor Sui Yang's will finally arrived, which surprised the two emperors, Fan Zigai and Wei Xuan. Emperor Sui Yang, who always liked to travel around, thought of going home once in a while. Wei Xuan and Liu Changgong were ordered to imprison Yang Xuangan and Li Zixiong in Daxing, and wait for Emperor Sui Yang to return to Daxing to deal with them personally. The national army went to Daxing to welcome Hou Shengjia together, so that Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty, who left his infamy in the world, personally inspected it—as for the reward for Chen Yingliang, there was no mention of it in the imperial decree.
After receiving the decree, Wei Xuan and Yang Zhiji, who seldom went out once, jointly arranged a banquet for the officials who delivered the decree, and then instructed Liu Changgong to organize the team and prepare to leave. Then when Wei Xuan wanted to order Chen Yingliang to prepare to leave, he saw Chen Yingliang sitting Silent and lost in thought, Wei Xuan, who had already treated Chen Yingliang as his grandson, couldn't help laughing. He went up and kicked Chen Yingliang first, and then shouted: "Little guy, what are you in a hurry for? His Majesty didn't mention it in the edict. Do you think His Majesty has forgotten the reward for you? Little idiot, this is a good thing, you little brat is about to make a fortune!"
"Ying Liang, it's really a good thing that the emperor didn't mention your reward in the decree." Yang Zhiji, who hadn't left yet, also smiled and said, "The emperor didn't announce your reward in the imperial decree for such a great contribution to capturing Yang Xuangan alive." , I want you to go to Daxing Marquis, what does this mean, you still don’t understand? Brother Huang wants to reward you in person, in front of all civil and military officials of the Sui Dynasty, not only will you be beautiful, but it will definitely be better than passing the decree to reward you Thicker and heavier, you little guy, wait for the limelight."
"Wei Liushou, Your Highness Cai Wang, you have misunderstood." Chen Yingliang smiled wryly and shook his head, and replied: "The younger generation doesn't care about rewards, not to mention the younger generation also understands that His Majesty is going to award the rewards in person, and it doesn't matter if there is no reward. The younger generation just..., just . . . "
Although Chen Yingliang's words were hesitant, Yang Zhiji immediately understood what Chen Yingliang meant, and said with a smile, "I'm just a little homesick, right?"
"Your Highness clearly judges that the villain is indeed homesick." Chen Yingliang nodded honestly and said: "Although the villain has no relatives in Daxing, there is still an old family member who depends on each other, a bosom friend, and the imperial decree orders When the villain returned to Daxing, thinking that he would meet them soon, he missed them a little, so he was a little distracted."
"So that's the case." Yang Zhiji smiled, and said again: "There is an old family member who depends on each other, a bosom friend, do you have any confidante? Or is there a girl you like? If you have any, speak up quickly and stay behind while guarding Here, hurry up and ask him to be a matchmaker, in Daxing City, there are not many families who dare not to keep face for the guard."
"I really don't have this, so I won't bother Wei to stay behind for the time being." Chen Yingliang replied with a wry smile, and explained: "The key is that I miss my third uncle. Back then I only left him a little living money, and he was old and weak. My health is not good, so I miss him very much. After my parents passed away, he took care of me and grew up. He is my only parent. I am very worried about his situation."
Having said that, Chen Yingliang couldn't help but see the pretty appearance of Yang Yu'er, a girl in green clothes, in Chen Yingliang's mind, and couldn't help but have such a thought in his heart, "I shouldn't be far away from her now, right? Is there some hope?"
Yang Zhiji nodded with a smile. He was very satisfied with Chen Yingliang's nostalgia and filial piety. Wei Xuan, who was finally at ease after not being warned in the imperial decree, also smiled with his beard and said, "Since the little guy is homesick, let's do it this way. After entering Tongguan, The old man allows you to go to Daxing to reunite with your relatives and friends first, give them a little surprise, and then give them a bigger surprise when the old man brings the army to Daxing."
"Wei Liushou, are you underestimating Ying Liang?" Yang Zhiji laughed and said, "Little Chen Qingzhi, seven hundred white-robed soldiers went straight to the rebels for food and grass. Such a famous name, I am afraid that it has already resounded throughout Daxing City, right?"
"Impossible, it's impossible for Daxing to know Ying Liang's name! In Daxing City, at most, only a few officials who are very close to the old man know Ying Liang's name, including His Royal Highness, and they don't know it yet."
Old Wei's stubborn answer made Chen Yingliang and Yang Zhiji a little confused. Looking at the surprised expressions of Chen Yingliang and Yang Zhiji, Wei Xuan, a slick official in the officialdom, smiled and added: "Because the old man is giving Daxing's official document and the memorial to His Highness Daiwang On the Internet, Ying Liang's name was never mentioned, only that it was Chen, the reporter of Zanzhi Mansion in Henan Province, so Daxing didn't know the name of this little guy for the time being. , and just called Ying Liang Xiao Chen Qingzhi, or the little general in white robe, and didn't know Ying Liang's name."
"Why?" Yang Zhiji was a little confused, and asked curiously: "Why did Wei Liushou block this news?"
"Of course it's because of this little guy." Wei Xuan patted Chen Yingliang on the head and said with a smile: "I promised him one thing, in order to fulfill my promise and repay this little guy's kindness to me and Daxing soldiers, of course I won't Give people the opportunity to know and prepare in advance.”
How treacherous Chen Yingliang and Yang Zhiji are, Wei Xuan has already talked to this extent, why Chen Yingliang and Yang Zhiji don't understand? Grateful, Chen Yingliang didn't know what to say, but Yang Zhiji hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said: "Wei stayed behind, in order to vent his anger on Yingliang's behalf, why make such a big deal on purpose?"
"It's not just for the little guy, but also for the old man himself." Wei Xuan had a stubborn expression on his face, and said with a cold snort, "If it wasn't for that bastard who dislikes the poor and loves the rich, Yingliang would be cheaper than Fan Zigai That old man is not dead? Why did the old man lose so badly when he left Tongguan this time?"
Yang Zhiji smiled wryly, and sighed secretly: "Poor guy, it seems that Old Wei is determined to use you as a punching bag and let you take the blame. Anyway, you are doing it yourself, and this king has no reason to blame you. Old Wei, Fan and Wenxi Mrs. Pei, don't bother to care about it, you can ask for more blessings."
After sighing secretly, Yang Zhiji turned to Chen Yingliang again, and said with a light smile, "Yingliang, I know that you must be full of resentment, and I don't want to stop you from venting your anger. I just want to remind you that you have to be forgiving and forgiving." , you are still young, you have to plan for your own future."
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your guidance." Chen Yingliang also knew that Yang Zhiji was kind to him, so he also respectfully saluted and thanked him.
"It's okay, the wicked old man will do it when the time comes, so there's no need for this little guy to offend anyone." Elder Wei waved his hand stubbornly, and said, "That's it, Yingliang, go down and get ready, we'll set off back to Daxing tomorrow, it's nothing Whatever it is, let's go."
"Wei Liushou, His Highness Cai Wang, wait, there is one more thing." Chen Yingliang said quickly.
"What's the matter? Tell me." Wei Xuan didn't bat an eyelid.
"This..." Chen Yingliang said with an embarrassing expression, "Your junior said, don't laugh at Wei Liushou and His Highness King Cai—junior, I want to borrow some money from you."
"Borrow money? What are you borrowing money for?" Wei Xuan and Yang Zhiji were both stunned.
"Travel expenses, living expenses." Chen Yingliang's expression became more embarrassing, and he said with a wry smile: "To tell you the truth, when I joined the army from Daxing to Luoyang, I sold the engagement tokens left by my parents for travel expenses. It's been more than two months. That little money has already been used up, and Uncle Pei was recalled to Luoyang when he arrived in Mianchi. He has never paid me a salary, and I have distributed all the rewards Fan Liushou gave me to the soldiers of the Nationalist Army, so I am so poor now I don’t even have the chewing grain left, if I go back to Daxing alone, I won’t be able to do without borrowing some money from you.”
Yang Zhiji and Wei Xuan looked at each other and smiled, and said in unison: "No! Let you go home hungry!"
"It's nothing to let the younger generation go home hungry." Chen Yingliang said with a sad face: "But the younger generation will starve to death when he arrives at home. To tell you the truth, the first few months before the younger generation left Daxing, I went to the vegetable market to pick people. Make porridge with the leaves of the vegetables you don’t want.”