Yuan Hongsi, who stayed behind in Honghua, rebelled and rebelled in the end. It turned out to be a false alarm. Daxing did not receive any warning from the northern line, nor did he find any signs of Yuan Hongsi's rebellion. Hongsi's rebellion was just a rumor deliberately released by Li Mi, the purpose was to boost the morale of the rebel army and divert the attention of some Sui army troops by the way.
After repeatedly confirming this matter, and getting the news that Chen, the reporter of Zanzhi Mansion in Henan Province, led the white-robed soldiers to capture Yang Xuangan alive, the Daxing court, who was worried about the flames of war in Guanzhong, was cheering, and the once turbulent Daxing City finally returned to tranquility. The martial law in the whole city was lifted on the same day, and Liren City in Xicheng and Metropolitan City in Dongcheng, which had been forced to close for many days, were also reopened. In a short time, the capital of Daxing Kingdom will completely return to its former bustle and bustle.
In late August, on a very ordinary afternoon, the area around Yanping Gate in the west city of Daxing, where commerce and trade is flourishing, was bustling as usual. , among the bustling crowd, three young men with steeds were standing in front of the bulletin board. Among the three young men, two were older, standing still on the left and right, and a boy with a childish face Standing in the leadership position in the middle, he stared blankly at the bulletin board in a daze, his not-too-ugly immature face had a complicated expression, it seemed that there were some vicissitudes, and there were also some melancholy.
"One thousand rewards for the arrest of the rebels Yang Xuanting and Yang Jishan, and eight hundred rewards for the capture of the rebels Li Mi... The artist who painted this portrait is too bad, right? Does this portrait look like Li Mi? It looks like General Liu! Chen Jishi, painter Is the person in this portrait a fellow traitor? Painting Li Mi like a dog thief is simply helping Li Mi escape."
The young man standing on the right of the childish boy was indignant, as if he had seen Li Mi, the leader of the traitor who was being offered a reward by the Sui court to capture him. He fled to Daxing only if he was a fool. He was a native of Daxing himself, and he had worked as a bodyguard in the imperial city of Daxing. There were many people who knew him in Daxing city. If he wanted to survive, the best way was to escape to the east. , go to the east where there are many thieves, that is his world."
"It's a pity that none of us have met Li Mi before. Otherwise, I would have killed him with a single knife at Mangshan that day. At that time, my brother and I had already held the knife. If the traitor didn't play tricks, I would have killed him with one knife." Killed him!"
"Okay, Zhao Cheng, stop bragging. I clearly remember the situation at that time. You followed your brother's ass, and your brother blocked your horse. It was not your turn to do it. But I had a chance. I was side by side with Qian Xiangmin at the time, no one in front stopped my horse, if I really want to do it, I have a much better chance than you."
"Fart, you are the flag bearer, holding the military flag, so how come you have a chance to do it?"
"Are you stupid? At that time, we pretended to be rebel cavalry, and I was holding a military flag?"
Hearing the quarrel between the two companions, the childish boy just smiled slightly, and did not persuade or stop the quarrel between his companions. He just looked up at the towering Daxing Yanping Gate, filled with emotion in his heart, "Daxing, I'm back, it's been more than two months. Before, when I left the city through this Yanping Gate, I never dreamed that I would come back so soon."
The childish young man who looks like a dog and pretends to be full of emotions is of course our Mrs. Chen Yingliang and Mrs. Chen Xiaozheng. The two young people who follow him are Yu Le, the flag bearer of the Nationalist Army, and the other Zhao Cheng, the younger brother of Zhao Yu, one of the four lieutenants of the army, was brought by Chen Yingliang's side because of his good skills and acquaintance with Chen Yingliang. On the way to escort Yang Xuangan westward to Daxing, it will take a few days to arrive.
"Let's go, enter the city." After feeling emotional, Chen Yingliang said to Zhao Cheng and Yu Le: "Come and stay at my house first, and remember my instructions on the way. After entering the city, you are not allowed to reveal my identity and your identity. I want Give a few people some surprises. Also, my family is very poor, so don’t laugh, you have to suffer a little bit.”
Martial law had been lifted long ago, so Chen Yingliang and his party naturally entered the city smoothly, and then came all the way to Datongfang where they had lived for a while. I was worried that when I left Daxing impulsively, I offended the Chai family to death, and the old Chai family couldn't find their revenge, so would they use Chen Laosan as a punching bag? This time he asked Wei Xuan to allow him to go back to Daxing first, Chen Yingliang wanted to show off, but more importantly, he was anxious to come back to visit Chen Laosan.
The scene on the street became more and more familiar, and Chen Yingliang became more and more nervous, and he gritted his teeth and said secretly: "If you are smarter, it's okay to say, if you dare to do something to Sanbo, if you don't play with you to death, I won't be surnamed." Chen, follow your surname!"
Even though he had made up his mind on this idea, when he actually returned to his house, Chen Yingliang was still stunned for a moment - the dilapidated courtyard left by the dead ghost Chen Yingliang has now turned into ruins! The original crumbling house was burned to ashes, and the dilapidated courtyard wall was completely torn down. The former courtyard was full of garbage, thorns and weeds. It was obvious that the house had been burned for a long time.
Seeing this scene, don't say that Chen Yingliang was stunned, Zhao Cheng and Yu Le were also stunned, and asked Chen Yingliang after a long while: "Chen Jishi, is this your home? Isn't there someone in your family? The yard has become like this?"
"Uncle San!"
The words of Zhao Cheng and Yu Le reminded Chen Yingliang, who made Chen Yingliang scream heart-piercingly, and then rushed into his courtyard like crazy, onto the pile of ruins, digging through the ruins empty-handed, digging while digging. Crying, "Sanbo! Where are you? Where are you? You must not be here! Don't be here!"
"Chen Ji Room." Zhao Cheng and Yu Le rushed up to pull Chen Yingliang, but Chen Yingliang pushed them away and cried, "Go away! I want to find my third uncle! I want to find my third uncle!"
Being scolded by Chen Yingliang for the first time, both Zhao Cheng and Yu Le were at a loss and didn't know how to persuade them, so they had to push aside with their hands down, and let Chen Yingliang cry and rummage in the ruins like crazy. Fortunately, not long after, an old man in ragged clothes tremblingly came to the side of the ruins with a cane, and asked feebly, "Who are you looking for?"
"Third Uncle?!" Hearing this familiar voice, Chen Yingliang turned his head abruptly, and was immediately surprised and distressed to see that this ragged old man with a stick was none other than his old family member Chen Laosan who depended on him for life! Excited, Chen Yingliang immediately rushed out of the ruins, rushed to Chen Laosan, knelt down on his knees, hugged Chen Laosan's skinny legs, and opened his mouth to call out, but as soon as he opened his mouth, Chen Yingliang couldn't bear it. I couldn't help crying loudly, and I couldn't help but cry suddenly.
"Brother, what are you doing? I don't dare to be an old man, I don't dare to be." The old and dim-eyed Chen Laosan didn't immediately recognize Chen Yingliang, who had grown darker and fatter, until Chen Yinghao couldn't help but shouted "San Bo, Chen The youngest shouted in disbelief, "Master? Mr. Yingliang? You are Mr. Yingliang? Are you back?"
"It's me, third uncle, it's me, I'm back." Chen Yingliang hugged Chen Laosan and wept uncontrollably, because Chen Yingliang found that in just over two months, Chen Laosan, who was dependent on him, not only aged a lot, but also became weak He couldn't even stand firmly, and had to rely on a stick to walk.
"My lord! You're back!" The excited Chen Laosan threw down his crutches and knelt down, hugged Chen Yingliang and cried loudly, "My lord, this old slave thought you couldn't come back, I thought you couldn't come back Ah! Young Master!"
After hugging Chen Yingliang and crying for a long time, Chen Yingliang remembered to ask about what happened when he left. Chen Laosan told Chen Yingliang with tears in his eyes, saying that it was the day Chen Yingliang left. The whereabouts of Chen Yingliang was tricked by Chen Laosan to the direction of Sichuan, and then seven or eight days later, another group of servants came to the Chai family, burned Chen Yingliang's house to ashes, and smashed the dilapidated courtyard. If Fang Xuanling hadn't taken in Chen Laosan for more than two months, Chen Laosan would have died of cold and hunger.
The dilapidated small courtyard is worthless, and Chen Yingliang, who is about to get promoted and make a fortune, will naturally not pay attention. Chen Yingliang is still concerned about the situation of Chen Laosan, and asked anxiously: "Third Uncle, how are you? The members of the Chai family, have you taken care of it?" How are you?"
"...No, no..." Chen Laosan naturally refused to tell the truth, but cried loudly: "Young master, as long as you come back, it's fine, it's fine, this old slave is fine, this old slave is fine."
"Uncle San, what did the Chai family do to you?" Chen Yingliang didn't believe it, and just asked after crying, but Chen Laosan still didn't say anything.
"Brother Chen, the members of the Chai family broke Sanbo's leg!"
A vaguely familiar voice came from the side, Chen Yingliang raised his tearful eyes to look, only to find that his neighbors on Qingshi Street were already surrounded by neighbors, Er Gouzi, who had wanted to beat up the Chai family to vent Chen Yingliang's anger, crowded forward, ignoring Chen Yingliang. The third brother stopped him, and rushed to say: "Brother Chen, the bastard from the Chai family came twice and beat your third uncle badly both times, and broke one of your third uncle's legs the second time. If Brother Fang didn't come forward to get you Your third uncle may be beaten to death on the spot, and your third uncle has been lying on the hospital bed for more than two months, and was barely able to walk until a few days ago!"
Chen Yingliang stood up violently, his face turned livid, and Zhao Cheng and Yu Le who were beside him immediately pulled out their horizontal knives and shouted together: "Chen Jishi, where is the Chai family? We will go with you !"
"Young Master!" Seeing that the situation was not good, Chen Laosan quickly hugged Chen Yingliang's legs, and cried hysterically, "Young Master, you can't go, you can't go! This old servant is old, even death is worth it." Yes, but you are still young, the Chai family is so powerful, you will die in vain if you go to them! If you have any troubles, how can the old slave explain to the master and the grand master?!"
"Brother Yingliang, your third uncle is right, you can't go!" Another young woman from Jingchai with a big belly came in from the crowd, but it was Fang Xuanling's wife, Lu Shi, who grabbed Chen Yingliang's sleeve and said, "Ying Good brother, you must not go, Chai Shen is a fourth-rank crown prince, a high-ranking prince, and married to a powerful official in the court, if you go to them like this, you will only die in vain."
With Chen Yingliang's current status, going to Chai's house to inquire about his crimes would certainly not just send him to his death in vain - thanks to the courage of Chai Shen and his son, they would not dare to do anything to Chen Yingliang at this time! But after being reminded by Fang Xuanling's wife Lu Shi, Chen Yingliang remembered Wei Xuan's advice to him, and immediately calmed down...
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After passing through Tongguan, Chen Yingliang left the team and rushed to Daxing first. When parting, Wei Xuan took Chen Yingliang's hand and said earnestly: "Little guy, I am not as good as you in war, but in officialdom, you are definitely not as good as I am." , you have to remember what the old man said, with your current status, it is more than enough to deter Chai Shen from killing him, but it is far from enough to deal with Chai Shen. You have already stepped into the ranks of important officials of the imperial court, and you are married to a powerful official. You can't do anything except make him regret the divorce and make him look ugly for a while. If you get rid of it, it will do you more harm than good."
"When you hit a snake, you have to hit seven inches!" Wei Xuan warned viciously again: "In officialdom, you should not make a move, if you want to make a move, you must put your opponent to death, so that he will never have the chance to counterattack and take revenge! You have to learn to be patient, learn to look for opportunities and wait for opportunities, and learn to kill with one blow! You are in a hurry to go back to Daxing to visit your relatives and friends. It is human nature to give your relatives and friends a surprise. This old man will not stop you, but you The little guy must be calm for the old man, what's the matter, wait until the old man returns to Daxing!"
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Recalling Wei Xuan's instructions, Chen Yingliang gritted his teeth, first waved Zhao Cheng and Yu Le to put the saber back into the sheath, and then helped Chen Laosan who was still crying bitterly, and comforted him: "Third Uncle, Don't worry, I promise you, I won't settle accounts with the Chai family now, so don't cry, let's find a place to live now, and talk about other things later."
Seeing that Chen Yingliang finally stopped being impulsive, Chen Laosan felt relieved a little bit, but he still kept crying. While comforting him, Chen Yingliang turned to Lu Shi and asked, "Sister-in-law, where is Big Brother Fang? Why didn't you see him?"
"I'm out of town on urgent matters, and I won't be back until a few days later." Shi Lu replied vaguely, "It would be great if you came back a few days earlier, your big brother Fang hasn't left for a few days yet."
There were too many neighbors around, and Chen Yingliang also knew that Fang Xuanling's family needed to conceal their status as officials, so they didn't question them in public, but just recited Chen Laosan in person, and led Zhao Cheng and Yu Le to Fang Xuanling's house for a temporary rest. At that time, Chen Yingliang learned from Lu's mouth that Fang Xuanling had received a letter from his father, so he hurriedly left Daxing City and rushed to Luoyang to meet his father Fang Yanqian. He didn't say that Lu only knew that Fang Xuanling took the Fengtong Qu waterway, and then went directly to Luoyang via the Yellow River, so it happened that he didn't meet Chen Yingliang who was going by land.
"Why is it such an unfortunate coincidence?" Chen Yingliang regretted that he could not immediately show off in front of the future celebrities, but he had no choice but to say to Mrs. Lu: "Sister-in-law, since Big Brother Fang is not at home by chance, let's take our leave first. I will also take Sanbo with me, I will repay your kindness to Sanbo in another day."
As he said that, Chen Yingliang carried Chen Laosan on his back and was about to leave. Mrs. Lu hurriedly grabbed Chen Yingliang, and reprimanded him in a loving tone: "Where are you going? You have no home now, it's so late, where can you still go? Just Living here, although your sister-in-law's house is not spacious, you can still live in it, Yi Zhi, go and tidy up your room, let Uncle Ying Liang sleep with you tonight, we will figure out a way tomorrow."
Fang Yizhi, who is still only five or six years old now, readily agreed, and turned around to go back to clean up. Chen Yingliang hurriedly called Fang Yizhi, and cupped his hands to Lu Shi and said, "Sister-in-law, I appreciate your kindness, but I must go, today." Seeing so many people coming back from the younger brother, there is no guarantee that there will be no rumors, if the Chai family hears the news and comes to the door again, the younger brother staying here will only drag you down."
Lu Shi thought about it carefully and found that Chen Yingliang's words were very reasonable, because the affairs between Chen Yingliang and the Chai family had already caused a lot of turmoil in the city. Among the neighbors who saw Chen Yingliang came back, it is hard to guarantee that no one would covet the money from the Chai family and take the initiative to ventilate. So Lu Shi hesitated for a while, so he had to change his words and ask: "But it's getting dark, where else can you go?"
"Sister-in-law, don't worry, my little brother has a place to live, and it's still a very safe place." Chen Yingliang smiled lightly—Old Wei Wei has long explained that if Chen Yingliang feels the need, he can live in his house at any time, live in Wei Xuan's house, Not to mention that Chai Shen's family couldn't find it, even if they found it, with Chai Shen's 10,000 courage, he would not dare to enter the house of Daxingtu Emperor Wei Xuan to arrest people!
Seeing Chen Yingliang's confident tone and bright personality, Mrs. Lu didn't stop her anymore, and let Chen Yingliang take Chen Laosan away, and as long as Chen Yingliang could be with Chen Yingliang, even sleeping on the street would be like heaven. What to say, I just carried Chen Yingliang back with tears in my eyes, and followed Chen Yingliang to wander. Before leaving the house, Chen Yingliang warned Lu Shi with some anxiety: "Sister-in-law, you have to be careful, once the people of the Chai family hear the news, they may find you at your house, and they may cause you trouble... . "
"It's okay, your sister-in-law is not afraid." Lu said confidently: "Not to mention that your sister-in-law's family is also considered an official family, even if it is not, if the Chai family dares to come to trouble, your sister-in-law can scold them to death!"
"That's true. Sister-in-law, it's really hard to find a match in this world for your ability to swear." Chen Yingliang really has this confidence in Lu's family. The most famous shrew tigress, the allusion of the vinegar jar, which is well known to later generations, was also created by the wife Fang Xuanling.