Officially returning to Daxing City as the chief hero of the anti-insurgency war, Chen Yingliang was immediately overwhelmed by the great enthusiasm of the Daxing officialdom. Everyone knew that Chen Yingliang was about to make a fortune, and everyone saw Wei Xuan and Fan Zigai, two important court officials. He has a good eye for Chen Yingliang, his future is limitless, and everyone knows that Chen Yingliang, who looks like a dog, has just been divorced by the Chai family. He is currently in a period of emotional emptiness. It is easy to tie Chen Yingliang to his chariot, so Chen Yingliang is surrounded by It's hard not to be lively.
Fortunately, Chen Yingliang's distant uncle, Pei Hongce, also came to Daxing, and promptly pulled Chen Yingliang out of the sea of flattery and courting. When the ancestor returned to his ancestors, he kowtowed at Pei Yun, a distant uncle, and Chen Yingliang comprehended, and without hesitation, gave the famous Sui traitor Pei Yun a junior gift, calling him uncle, with an extremely respectful and sincere attitude. The military talents are under the banner of the Wenxi Pei family, who is not in succession, and the other clans have completely cut off the idea of wooing Chen Yingliang.
Then it was even simpler. First, he entered the palace to accept the banquet and praise from the acting king Yang You, and then Chen Yingliang led the patriotic army to the camp in the city, and continued to share joys and sorrows with the soldiers of the patriotic army and waited for Emperor Sui Yang to return for inspection. Old Wei stubbornly scolded Chen Yingliang in private - complaining that Chen Yingliang should not have concealed the Chai family's crime of murder and extermination, and failed Old Wei stubbornly to Chen Yingliang's kindness.
At the same time, during this period, Chen Yingliang also took the time to inquire about the reason why Fan Zigai, Pei Hongce and others came to the west to Daxing——Emperor Sui Yang, who was fickle and liked to parade, temporarily changed his mind and decided to go directly westward to Guanzhong via Hedong County instead of Luoyang. After passing by, Fan Zigai, Pei Hongce and others came to Daxing in a hurry to wait, and they also happened to help Chen Yingliang slap the Chai family in the face.
On the second day, good friend Fang Xuanling finally appeared in front of Chen Yingliang again, and came to visit Chen Yingliang with his father Fang Yanqian. Sitting down in the middle, he immediately gave Fang Yanqian a junior gift, thanking Fang Yanqian for his support and support. Naturally, Fang Yanqian, who is high-spirited and upright, immediately helped Chen Yingliang, and said with a smile: "My nephew must not be a gift, and there is no need Thank you, when it comes to gratitude, in fact, I should be the old man thanking you, my nephew, this time, this old man is really honored by you."
"What does uncle mean by that? Why can't my little nephew understand?" Chen Yingliang asked a little confused.
"To tell the truth, my nephew, this time I was supervising the army in Liaodong. Because of my personality, I offended some powerful officials." Fang Yanqian explained with a smile: "There are too many people offended, of course this old man will be retaliated. Your Majesty went forward and slandered the old man, and the emperor was furious, and issued an order to directly demote the old man to the magistrate of Jingyang County, and immediately expel the old man from the army."
Speaking of this, Fang Yanqian smiled even more happily, and said again: "Who knew that when the old man was packing his luggage, Fan Liushou's memorial was delivered to His Majesty, and it explained your marvelous achievements on the battlefield, nephew, and also reported you truthfully. It was Xuanling who recommended the old man, the emperor was overjoyed, and immediately summoned the old man, and found out that the old man was framed, and then the old man was not only reinstated, but also promoted to a higher level on the spot, and the person who framed the old man was arrested. His Majesty directly reduced you to the people. Nephew, tell yourself, should I thank you?"
"There is such a butterfly effect?" Chen Yingliang was a little surprised, but said modestly: "Uncle said it before, this matter is entirely because uncle is an upright official, and he was blessed by the heavens, so the danger was saved. How dare my nephew be greedy?" achievement?"
"Nephew, don't say such polite words in front of this old man." Fang Yanqian, who has an upright personality, also doesn't like Chen Yingliang's slickness, and solemnly said: "Not only the old man wants to thank you, Xuanling also wants to thank you, Thanks to you, the emperor has issued an edict to re-appoint Xuanling, enfeoffing Xuanling as the censor in the palace, and he will serve in the capital of Daxing. This time when His Majesty returns to Luan, he may summon Xuanling again."
"Really?" Chen Yingliang was overjoyed, and hurriedly cupped his hands to Fang Xuanling and said, "Brother Qiao Song, congratulations, you can finally return to official career."
"Isn't it thanks to the blessing of my virtuous brother?" Fang Xuanling asked back with a smile, and said with a smile: "My virtuous brother, you really surprised Brother Yu when you joined the army this time. I heard that Yang Xuangan rebelled before, and Brother Yu is incomparable. Worried about your safety, who knows that you basically put down this rebellion. My father hurriedly called me to Luoyang to meet him, and told Brother Yu about his great achievements. I thought it was just the same name and surname, and I can’t believe that you, my brother, can make such a big name.”
"To be honest, I can't believe it myself, and I still don't think it's true." Chen Yingliang replied with a wry smile.
Fang Xuanling laughed loudly, patted Chen Yingliang on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Okay, when the emperor returns to Daxing, we two brothers will definitely be ministers of the same court. At that time, brother Yu, you must take good care of Brother Yu, because The official position that His Majesty the Emperor bestowed upon you, my virtuous brother, must be higher than Brother Yu’s serving as a censor in the Zhengbapin Palace, there is a saying that there are people in the court who are good at being an official, Brother Yu finally has a backer this time.”
Chen Yingliang smirked, considering that not only did he want to have a good relationship with Fang Xuanling, but he would also rely on Fang Xuanling in the officialdom in the future. As far as I know, this official is not so easy to be. The responsibility is that the picket will lose time and obey the rules. He has no real power, and he is easy to offend people. If elder brother doesn't mind, younger brother would like to try to do something for you in front of Uncle Pei Yunpei and Wei Liushou, and see if you can change an official position for elder brother, so that elder brother can flex his muscles and display his talents to some extent."
Fang Xuanling is an ambitious person, of course it is impossible to be satisfied with such a half-time job as the censor in the palace. Hearing Chen Yingliang's words is unavoidable, because Fang Xuanling knows very well that if super super like Pei Yun and Wei Xuan If the powerful ministers make a move, let alone change to a position that holds real power and can flex their muscles, even if they want to be promoted one or two levels, it is as easy as pie. And with Wen Xi Pei's and Wei Lao's stubborn attitude towards Chen Yingliang, as long as Chen Yingliang speaks, it is almost impossible for Pei Yun and Wei Xuan not to give Chen Yingliang face.
It's a pity that although Fang Xuanling was active, his father Fang Yanqian, the most honest and upright father in the world, was present at the scene, and immediately declined: "Nephew, I thank you for Xuanling, but there is no need, Xuanling The former official served as Xicheng Lieutenant because he disliked the small position of the official and resigned on his own. Such a lack of hard work and patience, how can he achieve great things? Although the servant Yushi in the palace is also low in power, if he is still not sure about hard work and continues to aim high, Even if he gets to another position, he won't be of much value. Therefore, nephew, he can't accept your kindness."
Fang Xuanling smiled and apologized, and honestly accepted his father's scolding and teaching, but Chen Yingliang murmured in his heart, "Uncle Fang, if you say that others are too ambitious and lack the spirit of hard work, I will definitely agree with you. But your son, if you say that he is too ambitious, you won't accept it." A down-to-earth officer, I am the first one not to believe it! If there is no son like you, how many people will know you in future generations?"
After muttering, Chen Yingliang was about to tell Fang Xuanling a few words, but Zhao Cheng suddenly came in from the door, cupped his hands to Chen Yingliang and said: "Chen Jishi, Mr. Li Jiancheng, Mr. Li came to the gate of our army's camp to ask for an interview, saying that he wanted to meet him in person. Thank you, and I would like to invite you to his home for a banquet."
Chen Yingliang had a good impression of Li Jiancheng, and he didn't hesitate when he heard the news, and immediately said to Fang Yanqian and Fang Xuanling: "Uncle, brother, I can get along with Mr. Jiancheng. I can't see him when he comes. Go and see him Send him away, I will be back soon, please sit down for a while. Don't leave, I have asked the soldiers to prepare wine and food for me. We will meet again after a long time. I must respect uncle and brother today. .”
"Very good, then the old man won't bother you." Fang Yanqian was not polite to Chen Yingliang, nodded and replied: "Nephew, let's go to receive the guests, and the old man will also take the opportunity to go around the barracks, and see with his own eyes the soldiers under the command of the good nephew." Send an invincible army to serve the country.”
Chen Yingliang was overjoyed, and hurriedly arranged Guo Feng, Chen Ci and other lackeys to lead the Fang family father and son to visit the camp of the Nationalist Army. He hurried out of the camp and came to the gate of the camp to meet Li Jiancheng. Li Er, who will rule the land of China in 2009, also came. As soon as they met, they saluted Chen Yingliang Jishou together, and thanked Chen Yingliang for his kindness in return for Li Xiuning. Chen Yingliang hurriedly apologized to Li Jiancheng and Li Er I beg this pair of future precious brothers to forgive me for keeping my name incognito—unless it is a last resort, Chen Yingliang really doesn't want to turn against brothers Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, so I have to say this face-saving thing.
Of course the Li family brothers knew the reason why Chen Yingliang had concealed his name before, and they naturally didn't care about such trivial matters. In addition to being hypocritically modest, they also took the opportunity to invite Chen Yingliang to a banquet at their home. Chen Yingliang replied with an apologetic face: "Brother Jiancheng, Brother Shimin, it's just a coincidence that Uncle Fang Yanqian and Brother Fang Xuanling came to the camp to visit me today. You are aware of the great kindness of being a supporter, so I can’t agree to it anyway today, I can only thank my brother for his kindness, and I will come to my brother’s house to apologize for my sins someday.”
Li Jiancheng and Li Er were immediately disappointed, but they had also learned about the relationship between Chen Yingliang and the Fang family from the Chai family. They knew that as long as Chen Yingliang had a little humanity, he would never leave the Fang family and his son alone to drink and eat meat elsewhere. Li Jiancheng then said politely: "Since this is the case, brother Yu dare not force my virtuous brother to slow down the guests. Brother Yu will come to visit again in a few days. At that time, I hope that my virtuous brother will reward me."
"Definitely, definitely." Chen Yingliang nodded quickly, and said sincerely: "You don't have to ask me, my younger brother will come to visit. I heard that Tang Guogong, Uncle Li, will return to Daxing with Shengjia in a few days. Even if there is no invitation from my elder brother, my younger brother I will definitely pay a visit to my uncle, kowtow to say hello to my uncle, and perform the ceremony of a junior."
Chen Yingliang's words were actually very sincere, but Li Jiancheng thought that Chen Yingliang was just perfunctory, so he also laughed casually: "It's really great if this is the case. To tell you the truth, my father has already mentioned it in the letter. My dear brother, I highly appreciate my dear brother, if my dear brother comes to the door at that time, my father will personally lead the whole family to welcome my dear brother."
"Dong Guogong mentioned the younger brother in the letter?" Chen Yingliang was overjoyed, and blurted out, "Really?"
"Of course it's true." Li Jiancheng was a little surprised by Chen Yingliang's reaction, because Li Jiancheng found that Chen Yingliang's surprised expression didn't seem to be a deliberate act.
"Okay, it seems that if I want to hug Li Yuan's thigh again, there shouldn't be much problem." Chen Yingliang was secretly happy, but at the same time, Chen Yingliang was extremely confused, and secretly said: "Since there is still hope in going to Li Yuan, should I go or not?" Where are you going to go?"
Hugging Li Yuan's thigh, as long as he works a little harder in the future, the prosperity and wealth in this life will be a certainty, which is of course very attractive to Chen Yingliang. But now Chen Yingliang doesn't seem to need to hold Li Yuan's thigh anymore. In the future, he will follow the old Li's family to rebel and rebel, and he will also be able to ensure prosperity and wealth in this life. His attitude towards Chen Yingliang was also far better than that of the Li family, and he could definitely live a happy life by hugging Emperor Sui Yang's thigh tightly. Chen Yingliang really couldn't make a choice for a while.
With this confused contradiction, Chen Yingliang first sent away the polite Li family brothers, and then returned to Fang Yanqian and Fang Xuanling's side, took the initiative to accompany the one who was not, and asked the Fang family father and son to forgive him for his lack of care. Of course, Fang Yanqian didn't mind such a trivial matter, and just said casually: "Nephew, I heard from Xuanling that when you were bullied by Chai Shen and his son, you once had the idea of defecting to Tang Guogong. Is it true?"
The witness was right next to him, of course Chen Yingliang did not dare to lie, and replied truthfully: "Uncle, there is indeed such a thing. At that time, my nephew did not know that Tang Guogong was Mr. Chai's father-in-law. He just heard that Tang Guogong accepted heroes from all over the world, so he gave birth to the idea of defecting to him." Later, after my elder brother told my nephew the details, my nephew immediately stopped thinking about it."
"Accept the world's heroes and heroes? Tang Guogong's reputation for loving talents is really well known in the world." Fang Yanqian snorted with some displeasure, and then said to Chen Yingliang earnestly: "Nephew, don't blame the old man for nagging. Damn, this old man is also doing it for your own good. You are a young man, and you are about to be awarded an official title. It is only a matter of time before you surpass this old man, but after all, you are too young, and it is inevitable that you will suddenly make mistakes on that day. Will you be able to look back at that time? It is even more unpredictable. As someone who has experienced it, I would like to give you a piece of advice, I hope you can remember it."
"Uncle, please enlighten me, my nephew is all ears." Chen Yingliang replied respectfully.
"Never forget the four words of loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness." Fang Yanqian said solemnly: "Nephew, you are the first in this war against the rebellion, there is no doubt about it. He did a lot of reckless things, such as yelling at the court, talking about military aircraft, and overstepping his authority and offering rewards. In normal times, with Fan Liushou's character, he would have killed you a long time ago! But why did he put up with you? Forbearance, besides your outstanding achievements, the main reason is that you are loyal to the emperor and the Sui Dynasty, and this is what Fan Huazong likes, so he has been patient and caring for you."
"Because Fan Huazong knew that although you acted recklessly, the starting point was to quell the rebellion for His Majesty the Emperor, and for the sake of the Sui Dynasty's ten thousand years. Your stand is firm, and Fan Zigai will let you do whatever you want! Otherwise, if your If you have vacillating positions and have selfish thoughts, no matter how brilliant your military exploits are, no matter how glorious your achievements are, Fan Zigai will never tolerate your nonsense again and again!"
"There is still Wei Liushou." Fang Yanqian paused, and added: "The situation yesterday, the old man can see that Wei Liushou is determined to kill Chai Shen's family to vent his anger, and use the Chai family as a punching bag to vent his anger. The anger accumulated in this series of disastrous defeats. You stopped Wei Liushou, forced Wei Liushou to swallow his grievances back to his stomach, but Wei Liushou still regarded you as his own and loved you in every possible way. Why? Wei Liushou treats you as a grandfather respecting and filial piety, standing in the position of filial piety to prevent him from murdering and venting his anger, and then you lead the horse and stirrup for your third uncle, and repay his kindness in raising him. Treat it as your own."
"Nephew, there is no one who doesn't like people who are loyal, filial, benevolent and righteous. Wei Liushou and Fan Liushou are like this, and His Majesty the Emperor is even more so." Fang Yanqian concluded earnestly: "So, as long as you remember the four words of loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, you should always be respectful and respectful." These four words are the motto and the code of conduct. Even if you are accidentally in the future and make mistakes, you can easily turn around and go back to the right path. There will also be opportunities to make a comeback, because in this world, no one does not want There is no one who does not like a subordinate who has both ability and virtue!"
Although Fang Yanqian's words were pedantic, they were completely brainwashing Chen Yingliang with the etiquette toxins of feudal society, but to Chen Yingliang who was currently in a state of confusion and contradiction, it was like enlightenment and a guiding light, making him shake again and want to hug him. Chen Yingliang, who had Li Yuan's thighs, came to his senses completely, and thought, "Yes, why should I rush to hug Li Yuan's thighs? Instead of risking to burn his cold stove now, why not hug Emperor Sui Yang's thighs now, and put loyalty and filial piety first. With the brand of benevolence and righteousness, I will be invincible no matter whether Emperor Sui Yang is alive or dead in the future!"
"The signboard of loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness has been launched. Emperor Sui Yang is alive. I have glory, wealth, and a beautiful wife and concubine! Emperor Sui Yang is dead. I am playing the beautiful signboard of loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness. I can pull a team to dominate the world when I enter, and I can retreat. Hold the thigh of the winner and continue to enjoy my glory and wealth, beautiful wife and beautiful concubine! If this is the case, why am I in a hurry to burn Li Yuan's cold stove?!"
Having figured this out, the hesitation and contradiction in Chen Yingliang's heart were swept away immediately, and he immediately knelt down on one knee to Fang Yanqian, and Jishou said: "My uncle taught me, my nephew will never forget it! My nephew knows that my uncle is a famous calligrapher in this world." I dare to think that my uncle will give these four words to my nephew, so that my nephew will hang them in the hall and remember them all my life!"
If Fang Yanqian, the master of calligraphy who pioneered European style, knew what Chen Yingliang was really thinking, then let alone granting calligraphy, he would definitely have kicked Chen Yingliang far away! Unfortunately, the sincere and excited expression on Chen Yingliang's face deceived the old and dim-sighted Fang Yanqian, who made Fang Yanqian stroke his beard and smiled: "My nephew is so humble and educated, I am very pleased, I write the inscription, it's a trivial matter, my nephew Go get a pen and paper."
"Thank you uncle!"
Chen Yingliang was overjoyed, and saluted Fang Yanqian again, and then ran to prepare paper and pens, as happy as if Fang Yanqian's writing could be brought back to the 21st century as cultural relics and sold for money. He was also cheering, "Don't hesitate anymore, concentrate on flattering Emperor Sui Yang, and first make the golden signboard of a loyal minister and filial son, and then you will be invincible!"