It was also when he arrived at the door of Pei Hongce's house that Chen Yingliang discovered from the plaque on the door of Pei's house that Pei Hongce actually had the title of Li Guogong. Then before Chen Yingliang could rejoice that he had embraced a powerful man with the same title as Li Yuan, he was already

He was drowned in the huge enthusiasm of Li Guoguo.

I have to admit that even though Pei Hongce is unknown in history - at least Chen Yingliang, who is quite familiar with the history of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, has never heard of his name before, he is actually a loyal and powerful official. For the sake of saving his life twice.

, the villa that Chen Yingliang was looking forward to was available that day, and the twenty or so dishes for each meal greatly replenished the nutrition that Chen Yingliang's current body had been short of for a long time. The beautiful maids were not the two that Chen Yingliang had been looking forward to, but the two beautiful maids.

A total of six people.

In addition, Pei Hongce also called out his only son Pei Xingfang, and made Pei Xingfang and Chen Yingliang become brothers. Pei Xingfang, who was only fourteen years old, was not as arrogant and ruthless as most young men from powerful families.

Instead, he politely thanked Chen Yingliang again and again for saving his father, and called Chen Yingliang brother with all the etiquette. It also made Chen Yingliang understand to some extent the reason why the Wenxi Pei family can survive for thousands of years - it does have a good influence on the tutoring of future generations.

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By the way, Pei Xingfang, the son of Pei Hongce, was the 37th general who appeared in the history of the Wenxi Pei family. He also served as the governor and governor of Youzhou. He directly fought head-on with the Khitan Turks for decades, and like Pei

There have been a total of fifty-nine outstanding generals like Xingfang in the Wenxi Pei family since ancient times!

Saving Pei Hongce seemed to be the beginning of a turning point in Chen Yingliang's fate. Everything developed as Chen Yingliang hoped. In order to repay Chen Yingliang's kindness, Pei Hongce even let Chen Yingliang choose his own position under his command. He also said that there would be no problem with formal official positions below the sixth rank.

At worst, Pei Hongce would just ask Pei Gui, his elder brother and the most popular person in front of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, for help. Chen Yingliang did not aim too high. He just asked Pei Hongce for a position in the recording office equivalent to a secretary. Pei Hongce laughed and agreed.

Chen Yingliang, who is not greedy, has a better impression.

Of course it's not that Chen Yingliang doesn't want to formalize his official career as soon as possible, but Chen Yingliang knows very well that it is easy for him to ask Pei Hongce for a formal official position now, but it will be difficult to go further. After all, Chen Yingliang's current age and qualifications are here, and he wants to move up as soon as he enters the official career.

Climbing is simply harder than climbing to the sky. Although being a secretary to Pei Hongce is not an official part of the Sui Dynasty, you can gain part of Pei Hongce's power and directly influence Pei Hongce's military and political decisions. Moreover, now that the rebels are about to attack the eastern capital, they once personally

Pei Hongce, who led the army to counter-insurgency, was bound to retake his role in the counter-insurgency war, which indirectly won Chen Yingliang more opportunities to perform! Captain Chen's calculations were very precise in terms of how to speculate in the camp!

Being a secretary is not that easy, and a meal of twenty or so dishes is not that delicious. One night passed, and in the early morning of the next day, Pei Hongce, who had made a great contribution to his crime, went to the imperial city to report early, and discussed peace with Fan Zigai and other important officials of the Eastern Capital.

To rebel against the plan, Chen Yingliang stayed in Li Guogong's mansion to wait for Pei Hongce's return, and then followed Pei Hongce to Zanzhi Yamen in Henan to officially take office. However, from morning until noon, Chen Yingliang did not see the slightest sign of Pei Hongce.

Considering that Pei Hongce was almost pushed out of the palace and beheaded by Fan Zigai on the first day, for the sake of his own glory and wealth, Chen Yingliang found Pei Xingfang for a brief discussion, and simply led two servants of the Pei family out and went directly to the main entrance of the Eastern Capital Imperial City to greet him.

Pei Hongce, by the way, asked if Pei Hongce had any heads on the ground, but Fan Zigai, Yang Tong and others pushed him out of the palace and beheaded him.

What made Chen Yingliang breathe a sigh of relief was that when he led two servants of the Pei family to Duanmen, the main entrance of the Eastern Capital Imperial City,

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When he was outside, he happened to catch up with the officials of Dongdu coming out of the end gate. Pei Hongce was among them, his head was still securely on his neck, but his face was a little ugly, and his face was full of sorrow and worry. Chen Yingliang did not dare to neglect, and hurried to greet them.

When he arrived in front of Pei Hongce, he bowed respectfully and said, "My nephew Chen Yingliang has met my uncle."

"Why are nephew Ying Liang here?" Pei Hongce was stunned at first, then forced a smile and said: "I almost forgot, my uncle is taking you to Zanzhi Mansion in Henan to take office today, can't you wait? Come on, uncle will take you to Zanzhi.

In charge of the government, I will introduce you to my colleagues."

"My nephew is not here for his own business." Chen Yingliang explained: "My nephew saw that my uncle had not been home for a long time, and he was worried about his condition, so he discussed it with Mr. Xingfang and came here to welcome you."

After saying that, Chen Yingliang quickly and considerately added: "Uncle, you must be tired and hungry after standing in the court for most of the day. It's better to go back home to have a rest first. We can talk about my nephew's matters later.

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"My nephew is still sensible." Pei Hongce praised, and then sighed: "Hungry and tired are nothing, the key is..., alas."

"Why are you sighing so much?" Chen Yingliang was suspicious. After thinking about it for a while, Chen Yingliang lowered his voice and asked, "Uncle is so worried. Could it be that Fan stayed behind and asked uncle to lead his troops out of the city to fight Yang Xuangan's rebels?"

"How do you know?" Pei Hongce was shocked.

"My nephew guessed it." Chen Yingliang answered truthfully: "My uncle looked worried, and his face was full of sorrow. My nephew boldly guessed that Fan Liubei must have felt that his uncle was familiar with the enemy's situation, and he wanted his uncle to lead the army to fight against the rebels, but his uncle was worried

The defenders of the Eastern Capital have been away from the battlefield for a long time, their morale is low, and their morale is depressed. Not only will it be difficult to defeat the rebels, but it will also delay state affairs, so we are so worried."

Pei Hongce's eyes widened, and he looked at Chen Yingliang for a long time, and then he said: "Xiannephew, how did you get your brain? Even if you guessed that Fan Liubei wanted to send me to fight, how could you even guess the reason?"

"My nephew is just guessing, it's just a fluke." Chen Yingliang said modestly, and asked curiously: "But uncle, my nephew has a question that he has already thought about\u95

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ee you, the Youwu Guards of the Twelve Guards of the Sui Dynasty were stationed in Dongdu. There were so many generals in the Youwu Guards. Why did Fan Liushou have to send you, your uncle, to lead the troops to put down the rebellion? All the generals of the Youwu Guards came up.

Did you go there?"

"Although my wise nephew is smart, he doesn't know something." Pei Hongce first looked at the people on his left and right, and then whispered: "The elite veterans of the Youwu Guard were lost by the emperor in Liaodong last year. Even the Youwu Guard

Generals Li Jing and Li Zhuguo were unfortunately killed by bandits in Youzhou last year. None of the remaining generals had actual combat experience.

It turns out that even Huangfu Wuyi, the Youwuwei general who is now in charge of the army - the sick man you saw yesterday, was also a civil servant and had no experience in commanding troops in combat. He was also ill and reported illness every day, so Fan stayed behind.

We simply don’t dare to send Huangfu Wuyi to fight, nor do we dare to trust those newly promoted right-wing generals.”

"My uncle is unlucky." Pei Hongce added with a wry smile: "I heard that the Pei family is famous for being both civil and military, with numerous famous generals. My uncle also serves as general and prisoner, commanding tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians all year round.

He had more experience in civil engineering and army commanding than anyone else, so Fan stayed behind to choose from the left and the right. Looking from afar and up close, he felt that he would let his uncle take on this important task."

Of course, Pei Hongce did not tell the truth. Fan Zigai had previously decided to send him to lead the troops in battle. Another reason was that Pei Hongce felt that the opportunity was rare, and he also felt that he was familiar with military books and had a thorough understanding of strategy. He took the initiative to join the army because he was greedy for military glory. As a result,

The cruel reality not only shattered Pei Hongce's dream of becoming a famous general, but also caused Fan Zigai to rely on him.

"Old man Fan really knows how to drive ducks to the shelves, and he is not afraid that my uncle will be wiped out again." Chen Yingliang muttered in his heart. After thinking about it for a while, Chen Yingliang asked again: "Uncle, when will Fan Liubei ask you to

Send troops to fight?"

"We haven't decided when to send troops yet." Pei Hongce continued with a wry smile and said: "Thanks to his nephew, Fan Liushou also understood the principle of knowing yourself and the enemy, so he wanted to find out the enemy's situation and make preparations first, but he must go out of the city to fight.

Fan stays behind

Having said that, the rebel army must not be allowed to touch the city wall of the Eastern Capital. The rebel army must be defeated in the field! Yang Wang, the Imperial Academy's priest, proposed to defend the city and wait for reinforcements. Fan Liubei directly ordered to kill people, and Yang Wang smashed his head.

Only when Fan stayed behind did he show mercy and spare him."

"This old man Fan Zigai is really more than ordinary stubborn." Chen Ying thought in his conscience and thought to himself: "Although I don't know much about the situation of the Dongdu garrison, but judging from the fact that Pei Hongce's entire army was wiped out, the field battle

Meeting Yang Xuangan in the middle of the road will definitely be a disaster. Yesterday Pei Hong

Ce suffered another big defeat, which must have seriously shaken the morale and morale of the army. The smartest way at this time should be to rely on the Dongdu city fortifications to compete with Yang Xuangan, drain Yang Xuangan's energy, and defeat the Dongdu army.

morale, and then plan a counterattack?"

At this time, Pei Hongce had already urged Chen Yingliang to follow him to the Zanzhi Yamen in Henan Province to take up his post. Chen Yingliang nodded in agreement, but after he personally helped Pei Hongce onto his mount, Chen Yingliang changed his mind and said to Pei Hongce

: "Uncle, if you don't want to fight in the field with Yang Xuangan's rebels, then my nephew may have a way to make Fan Liubei change his mind, give up the unrealistic field plan, and instead hold the city and wait for reinforcements."

"What clever plan does the wise nephew have to change a stubborn person like Fan Liushou?" Pei Hongce asked curiously.

"My nephew hasn't thought it through yet." Chen Yingliang replied: "My nephew now needs a map and the route of His Majesty's troops to conquer Goguryeo. If my uncle can also provide my nephew with a map of the Sui army deployment in the Guanzhong area, then my uncle will

Maybe my nephew can find a way to make Fan Liubei change his mind and no longer force his uncle to lead his army in the field, but instead choose to stay in the city and wait for reinforcements."

"I can give you all these, but how sure are you?" Pei Hongce asked happily.

"My nephew dare not speak out in front of my uncle." Chen Yingliang replied respectfully: "My nephew thinks that there may be a 60-70% certainty, and my nephew can guarantee that even if Fan Liushou refuses to change his mind, my uncle will not

Any danger."

"Well, uncle, let me listen to your plan first." Pei Hongce nodded, and then ordered: "Let's go back to the house first. My nephew, you will take up the post in Zanzhi Mansion for another day. Anyway, even if you don't go on duty, uncle

I can also support you for a lifetime

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son."

Chen Yingliang nodded with a smile and murmured in his heart, "There is no other way. We can only find a way to get that old stubborn Fan Zigai to change his city defense tactics. Otherwise, Pei Hongce will be forced out of the city to fight in the field by the stubborn old stubborn, and I will be in trouble too! Fortunately,

An old stubborn like Fan Zigai is full of loyalty to the emperor, patriotism and the people. As long as he makes a fuss about these aspects, it will not be difficult for him to change his mind!"

Pei Hongce agreed to let Chen Yingliang give it a try. Of course, he was trying his luck with the attitude of treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor. If he thought it was unreliable, he would never accept it. However, considering Chen Yingliang's ability to deceive the dead and tell them to be alive yesterday,

Pei Hongce’s new understanding of

The nephew of the family was still looking forward to it, so after returning home, Pei Hongce simply let Chen Yingliang into his study room, let Chen Yingliang check the maps and official documents at will, and answered the few questions Chen Yingliang occasionally asked, and talked about everything.

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Maybe it was because Chen Yingliang was destined to let Pei Hongce go. After reading the official map document for a long time, Chen Yingliang was still thinking deeply and calculating. He didn't say a word for a long time. On the contrary, Fan Zigai sent someone to break the news.

He cursed and accused Pei Hongce of dereliction of duty for not going to the Yamen to do errands. Pei Hongce, who was disappointed with Chen Yingliang, did not hesitate and immediately went to the Yamen to do errands, leaving Chen Yingliang to continue messing around in his study.

The rebels have arrived at the outskirts of Dongdu, and the city under full martial law is in panic. As an important minister of Dongdu, Pei Hongce certainly has endless errands and things to deal with. He did not return until dark after leaving the house.

Arrive at home, then

When Pei Hongce returned home exhausted, the first thing he saw was that his eldest nephew Chen Yingliang had come to the door to greet him. Without any hope, Pei Hongce asked casually: "My dear nephew, have you figured out a way?

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Chen Yingliang smiled and replied: "Uncle, please don't worry. My nephew doesn't dare to be lazy. He has already figured out a way."

"What's the clever idea?" Pei Hongce asked quickly, forgetting the fatigue and exhaustion of the day in an instant.

"If tactics are lacking, use strategy to make up for it." Chen Yingliang replied with a smile.

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At 00:00, in the Yang Xuangan rebel camp near Yanshi, the sleeping tent of the rebel leader Yang Xuangan was heavily guarded. The old army soldiers left behind by the old Chu Duke Yang Su guarded the sleeping tent so well that not even a fly could fly.
To be continued...