After tossing and tossing so hard for so long, he even captured Yang Xuangan with his own hands. In the end, he was only transferred to the position of Deputy Commander of the Crown Prince. The official position is quite prominent, but he has almost no real power. Don't mention it in Chen Yingliang's heart. How depressed, but no matter how depressed, Chen Yingliang could only honestly salute and thank the famous tyrant Emperor Sui Yang, accept the congratulations from his colleagues and subordinates with a forced smile, and pretend to be very happy to accept this half-empty job , and then led the Nationalist Army to follow the guard of honor of Emperor Sui Yang and return to Daxing City.
Chen Yingliang's pretentiousness can only deceive others, but he cannot deceive his distant uncle Pei Hongce, who has been taking Chen Yingliang to visit the wharf to build contacts these days. When he returned to Daxing City, Pei Hongce took advantage of the time before Emperor Yang of Sui's banquet. He took the initiative to find Chen Yingliang, and asked his distant nephew with a smile, "How is it? Your Majesty appointed you as the Deputy Commander of the Crown Prince, are you satisfied?"
"To be honest with my uncle, I'm really dissatisfied." Chen Yingliang didn't tell lies in front of Pei Hongce, and replied in a low voice with a mournful face: "Because of the Chai family's affairs, my nephew has carefully inquired about the authority of this official position, and knows that this official position is superficial. Appears to be prominent, but in fact has almost no real power, just a captain of the guard of honor, my nephew really doesn't want to be an official who is equivalent to pension."
"Then do you want to join the army?" Pei Hongce asked, and said with a smile: "If you want to join the army, you can choose whatever you want in the sixteen guards of the Sui Dynasty. If you choose, tell your uncle. In Daxing, my uncle will burn incense and worship Buddha for you right away."
Obedient and listening, he heard that Pei Hongce's tone was wrong, Chen Yingliang couldn't help being slightly taken aback, and hurriedly asked: "What does uncle mean by this? Why doesn't my nephew understand?"
"Stupid boy, do you think that the position of the crown prince's right inner deputy was really granted by His Majesty the Emperor?" Pei Hongce scolded with a low laugh, "Do you know that in order for you to be conferred this position, your Uncle Pei Ju, under His Majesty's approval?" How much effort and tongue did you spend in front of you?"
"Uncle, you and the two uncles chose this position for my nephew?" Chen Yingliang was really taken aback.
Pei Hongce nodded with a smile, and cursed in a low voice: "Silly boy, do you think that my uncle and your two uncles don't want you to enter the Sixteen Guards Mansion to make use of your strengths? You are dissatisfied with the crown prince's right inner vice-leader?" Position, have you ever thought about it, after you enter the Sixteen Guards Mansion, the emperor can seal you a position? Is it possible to directly seal you as a general or a general? The great thing is to seal you a tiger tooth general, when the time comes you Uncle's age and qualifications are seriously insufficient, and uncle and we can't speak in the army. If you want to continue to be promoted, you have to make a deal with those old foxes in the Sixteen Guards. The government suffers and suffers, and in the future we will have to look at the faces of those sixteen generals and generals?"
Chen Yingliang opened his mouth wide, only to realize that the old Pei's family did not allow him to join the army for his own sake, because the old Pei's family is very prestigious in the civil service system, the prime minister, the Supreme Procuratorate and the Ministry of Construction are all in the hands of the Pei family, He is so powerful that he is invincible in the civil service system, but in terms of the army, since General Zuo Jinwu Pei Heng died of illness, the old Pei family has not produced a general Wei or general, not even a general Hu Benlang. If I join the army now, I will not be able to get the direct support of the old Pei family at all. I can only fall into the dilemma of fighting alone in the military attache system. I didn't know that I needed to survive until the Year of the Monkey.
Pei Hongce looked around with a smile, and saw that Chen Yingliang was gradually showing joy. Knowing that his distant nephew had understood his painstaking efforts, he smiled again and said, "Do you understand now? The prince's right inner deputy leader, although he is still a military officer in name, is actually under the direct control of the emperor." , promotion and transfer are all a matter of His Majesty's words. It is extremely difficult for other generals of the imperial army to be promoted and transferred, but it is easy for you. As for the reason, you are a smart person, and uncle is too lazy to explain .”
"In the future, my promotion and transfer will be based on the words of Pei Ju and Pei Yun, the two favorite ministers of Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty!" Chen Yingliang explained the answer for Pei Hongce in his heart, and then quickly saluted Pei Hongce, thanking the old Pei family for helping him from the bottom of his heart Although he was very considerate, Chen Yingliang couldn't help but asked again, "Uncle, why don't you let my nephew take up the civil service directly?"
"Because you are too young, only seventeen years old, and have no official qualifications. No matter how powerful your two uncles are, how can you find a good position with real power?" Pei Hongce replied helplessly: "So There is no way, your Uncle Pei Yun decided to let you transition to the position of right inner deputy first, and then get some seniority. Anyway, your immediate boss is also from our Pei family, so he will only take care of you deliberately. I will deliberately make it difficult for you, it is relatively easier for you to obtain qualifications."
After explaining, Pei Hongce patted Chen Yingliang's shoulder again and said with a smile, "Nephew, do your job well. Don't let your two important ministers and uncles down. They are very optimistic about you. As for the position of real power, you don't have to worry about it. Now you It is already from the fifth rank, even if it is a level transfer, it can also be transferred to the real power positions such as the third-class county prefect, the second-class county magistrate, and the first-class county magistrate. Generals Wei and Generals are rare, but it is not uncommon to be directly transferred from civil servants to Generals Wei and Generals. You have to wait patiently for a while, and your two uncles will definitely show you what you are good at. Opportunity."
"It turns out that you want me to be plated with gold first, and then promoted." Chen Yingliang suddenly realized, and thanked Pei Hongce again and again with a happy smile, but he was still a little worried in his heart, and secretly said: "This is the time for gold-plated qualifications, don't be too busy." Too much, according to the normal historical progress, Emperor Sui Yang will not be able to reach for a few years, let alone Emperor Sui Yang was killed by Yu Wenhuaji in Yangzhou, am I still hanging out in Daxing City? If this is the case, when the time comes If Li Yuan invaded Daxing City, that bastard Chai Shao might have to skin me."
No matter how much you worry, it's useless. The current Chen Yingliang doesn't have the qualifications and ability to decide his own future and destiny. He can only obediently accept the way forward arranged by the old Pei's family, and patiently wait for the next opportunity for improvement. But fortunately, as Pei Hongce said, Pei Ju, the famous minister in front of Emperor Sui Yang, had a very good attitude towards Chen Yingliang. On the night when Emperor Sui Yang returned to Luan, Pei Hongce led Chen Yingliang to Pei Ju's house to visit relatives—and the legend The same, Pei Ju, the number one celebrity minister in front of Emperor Sui Yang, was indeed a handsome and handsome man with a very kind smile on his face. As for character... Hehe, today's weather is very good.
Pei Ju's character also depends on the individual, from the face of Pei Hongce, who currently ranks third among the members of the Pei family, Chen Yingliang's limitless potential, and Chen Yingliang's firm attachment to the Pei family's butt position, Pei Ju pulled Chen Yingliang and called his nephew one by one, shouting very affectionately, asking about his health, and thankfully accepted the precious gift that Pei Hongce sent under the banner of Chen Yingliang, and also recognized Chen Yingliang, a distant nephew, as the head of the Pei family, officially Allow Chen Yingliang to step on Wenxi Pei's official chariot.
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Almost at the same time when Chen Yingliang gave Pei Ju the junior ceremony, Li Yuan, the Duke of Tang who was about to be left behind in Honghua, finally returned to his mansion of the Duke of Tang in Chuzhengfang after finishing various official duties in the court. Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin When the brothers came outside the gate of the mansion to welcome their father back together, Chai Shao and Li Xiuning, who received the news, also came to Li Yuan's house early to welcome Li Yuan back together.
It is human nature, and when reunited with several biological sons after a long absence, Li Yuan was of course smiling, and cheerfully picked up the sons who saluted and greeted him one by one, but when he saw Chai Shao and his wife came to him to salute and greet him, Li Yuan's face was full of joy. His smile disappeared immediately, and he changed into an indifferent expression, and snorted heavily, and then pulled his son Li Xuanba who was in poor health and entered the house. Chai Shao and his wife, who knew that they had disgraced Li Yuan, did not dare After uttering a word, he quickly lowered his head and followed Li Yuan's footsteps. After following in the lobby, Chai Shao and Li Xiuning both knelt down in front of Li Yuan without saying a word, bowing their heads and honestly pleading guilty.
Turning a blind eye to reminiscing about the past with several sons, until Li Xiuning's biological mother, Madam Dou, interceded and reminded Li Yuan in a low voice not to ignore her daughter and son-in-law too much. For the sake of his wife, Li Yuan sent the youngest sons away, snorting coldly Ask Chai Shao and his wife: "What is going on between you and Chen Yingliang? To be careful, nothing should be missed."
Chai Shao and his wife didn't dare to hide it in front of Li Yuan, they honestly reported the ins and outs of the matter, and also honestly confessed their crime of attempting to poison Chen Yingliang, but concealed the fact that this bad idea came from Li Shimin. In the end, Li Yuan didn't listen, but when he heard it, he became even more furious. He grabbed the teacup next to him and threw it at Chai Shao, roaring, "Get out! I don't have your son-in-law! I married my daughter to you back then. How blind! How dare you poison the guests of Wei Xuan's family? You are lawless! You are so stupid!"
"Master Yuezhang, please calm down." Chai Shao said tremblingly, "We haven't left any evidence. Without evidence, no matter how strong the guards are, they won't be able to cure us."
"Can't cure your crimes?!" Another teacup hit Chai Shao, and Li Yuan roared, "Don't think that I don't know anything. If the old man's daughter hadn't knelt down to Chen Yingliang to plead for mercy that day, the heads of your father and son would have died a long time ago." It landed on the ground! She didn't lose the face of your Chai family, but the old man! Do you know how long the emperor called me in front of me because of your affairs, and scolded me in front of the accompanying white officials? Call me blind for finding a son-in-law like you, call me a disgrace to the royal family! Disgrace to His Majesty the Emperor!"
Hearing Li Yuan's words, Chai Shao was completely desperate, knowing that he would never see his future, Li Xiuning burst into tears, kowtowed to Li Yuan, and cried: "Father, forgive me, it's my daughter and Chai Lang. I was confused for a while, and made a big mistake, which damaged my father's face, and my daughter and Chai Lang deserve to die, please forgive me."
Seeing the appearance of her beloved daughter, Mrs. Dou inevitably shed tears. She repeatedly begged Li Yuan for her daughter and son-in-law, begging Li Yuan to forgive the flesh that fell from her body, but Li Yuan roared: "What's the use of forgiving them? The old man's face They have already lost all of them, and the emperor already knows, the old man forgives them, and they will be able to return to their original positions in the future?!"
"With that surname Chen Zaiyi, they and the old man will be the laughing stock of the whole Sui! If anyone mentions Chen Yingliang in the future, they will definitely mention the Chai family who looks down on others, and the old man who has no eyes and no eyes to marry his daughter to this idiot! For the rest of my life, this old man will never even think about raising his head in front of his colleagues!"
"But, Xiuning is your daughter after all." Mrs. Dou cried out, and said in tears, "Master, it's done. Regret is useless. Let's find a way to remedy it!"
"How to remedy it? How else can it be remedied?" Li Yuan suppressed his anger and said, "Now the Wenxi Pei family has made it clear that they want to support that kid Chen Yingliang for their own use, and let that kid Chen Yingliang be the crown prince's right insider, just to let him make a transition To prevent him from entering the army prematurely and being suppressed or wooed by others, and then transferred to a real job, that kid's success is a foregone conclusion. It's too late for the old man to win over him now. As long as that kid is not stupid, he will never leave Wenxi Pei's family The court has been changed! How can I remedy this? Do I have to come to my door to beg him for forgiveness, persuade him to disappear on his own, so that the court officials will no longer laugh at me?!"
"Father, you might as well try to get my brother-in-law and Chen Yingliang back together." Li Jiancheng suggested: "As long as my brother-in-law and Chen Yingliang reconcile, or even remarry, the previous laughingstock will become a good talk. Father, if you try to deal with it a little bit, your reputation will be damaged. It can also be made up for. Fortunately, we have never had any grievances with Wen Xi's Pei family, and Pei Ji and Pei Xuanzhen have always had a good relationship with you, father, so it will not hinder our Li family and Chen Yingliang's reconciliation."
"That's a way." Li Yuan nodded, pointed at Chai Shao and shouted: "Go back and tell your father, if you father and son still want to make a comeback, I will go to Chen Yingliang to renew the old relationship, and it is best to renew the marriage contract that your grandfather made. Continuation, this old man may still have a way to get the emperor to use you again! Otherwise, you father and son will be idle at home for the rest of your life!"
The arrogant Chai Shao lowered his head, and said after a while, "What if Chen Yingliang, the little thief, refuses to accept it?"
"No." Li Jiancheng said hastily: "That day Chen Yingliang pleaded for you father and son, although it was because Xiuning knelt down to him, and he himself had personal reputation considerations, it can be seen that Chen Yingliang's heart is still quite broad. Yes, you come to the door to make an apology, I believe he will accept it."
Chai Shao was still a little hesitant, he didn't want to lose such a big face and begged his enemy to forgive him, but after seeing his father-in-law Li Yuan's cold expression, Chai Shao swallowed his words again, and said weakly: "Then I will persuade you Father, see what father means."
"The future of honor and disgrace is already in your mind, you can choose for yourself." Li Yuan said coldly: "You don't have to reconcile if you don't want to. At worst, I will be ridiculed for being blind and marry my daughter to you, an idiot. What will your father and son have in the future? The end, I know in my heart!"
Chai Shao led his wife away like an eggplant beaten by Shuang. Mrs. Dou personally sent her daughter out with tears in her eyes. Chai Shao and his son begged Chen Yingliang for mercy in exchange for reconciliation with Chen Yingliang. On the other hand, Li Er, who had the best friendship with Li Xiuning, did not go to see off his sister and brother-in-law, and chose to stay in the lobby with his father, while Li Yuan yelled at his son-in-law's back as he left, "Idiot! How could the Li Clan allow a talent like Chen Yingliang to fall into the hands of Wenxi Pei?!"
"Father, please calm down. Brother-in-law can't be completely blamed for this matter." Li Er persuaded: "After all, no one would have imagined that a poor boy who hanged himself because of divorced marriage would become the chief hero in putting down Yang Xuangan's rebellion in a blink of an eye. If brother-in-law and the others knew Chen Yingliang has this ability, how could he come to the door to divorce and have such a deep hatred with Chen Yingliang?"
Li Yuan nodded, admitting that Aizi's words were true, and that Chai Shao's family cannot be blamed for this matter, but he couldn't help but gritted his teeth and said, "It's a pity! Chen Yingliang is really a rare all-rounder in civil and military affairs. If he can be used by my Li family, our Li family will have a powerful arm right away! Now we can only hope that the idiots of the Chai family and his son can live up to their expectations, and let Chen Yingliang remarry with them, so that our Li family will be happy There is also a chance to take Chen Yingliang for his own use."
"Father, forgive me. My son thinks that it is impossible for my brother-in-law's family to remarry with Chen Yingliang." Li Er said in a deep voice, "Because during my contact with Chen Yingliang, my son found out that he already has someone else in his heart, and there is someone else he likes." , now that the Chai family is requesting to remarry with him, he will never agree."
"Who?" Li Yuan raised his eyebrows and asked.
"Father, don't be surprised. It's Princess Yu." Li Er replied with a smile. Princess Yang Yu didn't respond to Sister Qian'er, and seemed to have some disgust on her expression. Later, when she was in Taipingfang, although Chen Yingliang sent Sister Qian who was seriously ill back to the door of Chai's house, she didn't treat her at all because of Chai Qian's plea. Duke Chejun is a little merciful, so the boy thinks that it is impossible for Chen Yingliang to renew his marriage contract with the Chai family, and he will only try his best to become the emperor's son-in-law."
"Damn it! He hugged Wenxi Pei's thigh and wanted to set his sights on the position of the imperial son-in-law. This kid can climb high!" Li Yuan cursed and snorted, "But if this kid can jump out again It’s not impossible, Yang Yu’s mother and concubine are not favored, and the emperor would definitely not mind using his daughter, who doesn’t care much, to win over a famous young general who is good at fighting.”
"It's just that, father, your reputation and prestige will be further affected." Li Er suddenly said surprisingly, "If Chen Yingliang becomes a son-in-law, the Chai family and his son will surely die even more, and the Chai family's father and son will die more miserable. , it will have a greater impact on your father's reputation and prestige, and regarding this matter, father, please don't take it lightly."
"What do you mean?" Li Yuan turned his head, looked at his son and asked, "Could it be that you want to persuade me to get rid of Chen Yingliang?"
"No, no, father misunderstood, my son didn't mean that." Li Er hurriedly shook his head and said with a smile: "As father said, Chen Yingliang is indeed a rare talent with both civil and military skills. My son also admires him very much, and thinks that if he It's a pity that I can't be used by my Li Shi. So the boy thought of a way, which can not only make up for his father's reputation, but also force Chen Yingliang to our side and be used by my Li Shi."
"What's my plan? Tell me." Li Yuan became interested.
"It's very simple, to drive apart the relationship between Chen Yingliang and Wenxi Pei." Li Er said with a smile: "Shicai's father said that Wenxi Pei let Chen Yingliang temporarily take the position of the crown prince's right deputy in order to make him a temporary transition. , to avoid entering the army too early and being suppressed or wooed, and then promoted to other positions of real power. But as far as Hai'er knows, the relationship between Chen Yingliang and Wenxi Pei's is not very close, they just saved Pei Hongce's life, The way through Pei Hongce was admired by the two important ministers of the Pei family, and was only cultivated by the Wen Xi Pei family as a collateral relative, there is no unbreakable alliance between them."
"Since that's the case, then we just need to seize this opportunity and try to drive a wedge between Wenxi Pei and Chen Yingliang, so that the relationship between the two will deteriorate, distance them, or even cut off contact, then Chen Yingliang will only be confined to the In this official position with vain name but no real power, there is no chance of success, and it is impossible to have a good relationship with Princess Yang Yu. In this way, father, if you come forward to win over Chen Yingliang, wouldn't it be easy? Chen Yingliang, in order to get ahead, Power and status, how can you not be willing to use it for me, Mrs. Li?"
Hearing his son's words, Li Yuan was not in a hurry to express his opinion, and even showed a slightly calculated expression. Li Er misunderstood his father's meaning, so he hurriedly said: "If the father thinks it's wrong, just pretend that the child has never said this. Chen Yingliang just said that. It was a bit... to repay grievances with kindness and spare my brother-in-law’s family, and we repayed kindness with grievances, stumbling behind his back.”
"When did my son learn the benevolence of a woman?" Li Yuan interrupted Li Er's words, and said casually: "As a father, I don't think your strategy is inappropriate. As a father, I am planning, when and how to do it? Can my father finish this matter before going to Honghua to take office?"