Emperor Yang of Sui felt that he was probably the most unlucky emperor in history. He had a hard life since he was a child. When he was born, his brother Yang Yong was blocking the way. He finally defeated this useless brother and became the crown prince, but because he could not control a part of his lower body, he almost failed at the last moment. His bumpy fate hurts - at least Emperor Yang of Sui felt hurt.

After finally becoming emperor, his life was even more difficult. He worked hard to open the canal, create the imperial examination, build a new capital, conquer Annan to capture Taiwan, personally conquer Tuyuhun to expand territory and open up the Silk Road, and three conquests Goguryeo to eliminate hidden dangers in the Northeast. All these things are not great things that are beneficial to the present and benefit for thousands of years? But the people under his rule did not understand the importance of these things, but they had to sing "The Song of the Death of the Undirected Liaodong" to raise the flag to rebel, pull their hind legs and hold their elbows, and do not understand their painstaking efforts for the country and the people at all.

These are not counting, and even more miserable is still behind. Emperor Yang of Sui couldn't figure it out even if he broke his head. He patrolled the Great Wall and checked the border defense. He had always been intimate with the Eastern Turkic Khan Shibi, his cousin Shibi, how could he bring all his belongings to more than 200,000 Turkic cavalry to cause trouble for him, and publicly threatened to take his life within the Turkic. If his cousin Princess Yicheng had not taken care of his parents' home and secretly sent someone to call the police in advance, he would have already left his life outside Yanmen Pass.

Even so, the scene at that time was a critical moment. More than 200,000 Turkic cavalry rushed over. At the most dangerous time, the Turkic bows and arrows had already shot in front of Emperor Yang of Sui, which scared Emperor Yang of Sui, who had led his troops to fight many wars when he was young, was so scared that he was so scared that he once hugged his youngest son Yang Gao and cried bitterly. If it weren't for the soldiers who were guarding the guards who fought to the death, Emperor Yang of Sui might not have the chance to escape back to Yanmen City and guard behind closed doors.

But even if he escaped into Yanmen City, it seemed that the death penalty was only suspended. More than 200,000 Turks surrounded Yanmen City and there were only 17,000 defenders in the city. The weapons were short of the city. They could only demolish the houses and get wood and iron to build the city-guarding equipment. The food and grass were only enough to support for twenty days, so they had to concentrate the food and grass to distribute it uniformly. In order to save food and reduce the food and food, and prepare to slaughter the imperial guards' horses to satisfy hunger. In order to boost morale, Emperor Yang of Sui had to visit the city-guarding army in person, promised a heavy reward to boost morale, and also accepted the suggestion of his brother-in-law Xiao Qi against his will, and issued an order to pardon Gao Yuan, the King of Goguryeo, forbidden congratulations, and no longer initiate the fourth Battle of Goguryeo.

No matter how hard he resisted, the existing forces in Yanmen City could not reach the siege of more than 200,000 Turks. In order to recruit troops from the south to help, Emperor Yang of Sui not only sent dead soldiers to break through the siege for help, but also tied the edict to the wood and floated down the river in the Hutuo River, hoping that someone would discover it and hand it over to the government to set off the world and summon the troops from all over the world to the north to serve the king.

The dead soldiers were sent out, and the casualties were severe during the breakout. I don’t know if anyone could successfully break out. The driftwood was also released. It is impossible to know whether it was a military and civilian. The Turks attacked the city violently and the soldiers guarding the city were severely injured. The defenders and the food were getting less and less day by day, but the reinforcements still couldn’t even see any shadow. Emperor Yang of Sui was more and more afraid and sad. He could not imagine what would happen if he would be after the breaking of Yanmen City? Was he caught the Turks in the desert to eat wind and drink sand, and suffered humiliation? Or was he killed by random knives and dismembered from Lingchi?

Life is like the year, and another day passed in the fierce battle of offensive and defense. Calculated that the days were already the 26th day of being surrounded, but the reinforcements were still missing, but the food and grass were almost exhausted. At night, all kinds of grievances surged into my heart in an instant, making Emperor Yang of Sui burst into tears again, crying in front of all the officials with him, crying in the darkness of the sky and the earth, the sun and the moon were gone, and cried: "Why haven't the reinforcements come yet? Why haven't my reinforcements come yet? Is my edict not sent out, or is my ministers not recognized me as the emperor? Why haven't there been any news about reinforcements yet? Why haven't there been any news about reinforcements yet?"

Facing the loss of composure, Emperor Yang of Sui, all the officials followed him to comfort him without any other way. Xiao Qian, the mortal enemy of Chen Sangliang, was the best at speaking and comforting him: "Your Majesty, please rest assured. Your Majesty, the edict of the king will definitely be sent out. Even if something goes wrong, the government troops in the north of the Three Jins should find out the news. Your Majesty, your relative, Li Yuan, the ambassador of Hedong and Shanxi, is stationed in Taiyuan City, close to Yanmen Pass. After receiving the news, his team will definitely come to Yanmen to serve the king immediately. Your Majesty just wait for the good news."

"Xiao Guojiu said it right." Right Prime Minister Su Wei also said: "Duke Tang has always been loyal and brave, and his capital is closest to Yanmen City. After receiving the news, he will definitely mention all his troops to go north to serve the king. As long as his army arrives, even if he cannot escape the siege for a while, he can force the Turks to divide their troops to resist, which greatly reduces the pressure on His Majesty's Luan Jia, and win more reinforcements to Arrive at the Yanmen battlefield."

Mr. Xiao and Su Wei opened this mouth, including Chen Yingliang's backers Pei Ju and Pei Yun, also agreed, and they all felt that Li Yuan would definitely be the first to arrive at the Yanmen battlefield to serve the king - because Li Yuan's distance was indeed close, and it was logical that he would definitely be the first to reinforce. After all, Emperor Yang of Sui stopped crying and wiped his tears and sobbed: "I hope Li Aiqing can put my safety first, send troops north to help as soon as possible, and share the pressure for me. I don't expect him to kill the Turks, as long as he can arrive as soon as possible, share the pressure for me, and also share the pressure for my soldiers guarding the city."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, Duke Tang is loyal and brave, and the sun and the moon can be seen, and he will definitely come quickly to serve the king and save the emperor." Mr. Xiao, Su Wei and many civil and military officials said this, and finally made Emperor Yang of Sui stop sobbing.

As the night became darker, Emperor Yang of Sui returned to the only house in Yanmen City where the beams and doors were not removed, and he also dispersed with his military and military personnel, and went back to his residence to sleep in the open. Chen Yingliang's old man Le Fan Zigai also returned to his residence to sleep in the open, but tossed and turned in the room where the roof was demolished and could not sleep. He looked at the starry sky in a daze, but finally woke up immediately. Finally, after about 4 o'clock, Fan Zigai, who was over 70 years old, stood up in a crisp dress and led two personal soldiers to the city wall to inspect the city defense.

The smell of corpse scent was filled with the air, and the city wall was covered with arrow marks and stone wounds. Countless soldiers and clothes and pants were sleeping on the top of the city wall. The exhausted snoring sounds came one after another. The wounded soldiers moaned weakly in the crowd. The guards patroled the city wall with torches, rarely making noises, and the morale was obviously not cheering up. Seeing this scene, Fan Zigai was not only feeling distressed, but also couldn't help but think of a young junior whom he promoted himself. He couldn't help but sigh: "It would be great if that little guy was there too. With him, at least he could find a way to boost morale..."

"Shangshu Fan, who are you talking about?" Lai Hu'er's voice came from behind. When Fan Zigai looked back, he saw that Lai Hu'er, the general of the Right Guard, led a few personal soldiers, and at some point he had come to patrol the city walls, and had already reached the vicinity behind him.

"I didn't say anyone, I just sighed." Fan Zigai, who is pragmatic, doesn't like to say things that are impossible. He shook his head and asked Lai Hu'er in a low voice: "How is it? What's the casualties during the day?"

"More than 500 soldiers were killed, nearly 100 more than yesterday." Lai Huer replied in a low voice, and said, "There are more than 200 more injured than yesterday. The food rations are gradually insufficient, more and more wounded soldiers are becoming more and more, and the supplies to defend the city are getting fewer and fewer. If the Turks continue to attack like this, the number of casualties will only increase."

Fan Zigai, who had fought the Eastern Capital Defense Battle, looked a little gloomy and whispered for a while: "Don't tell His Majesty this, he is almost collapsed. If you hear such words again, I really don't know what the result will be."

Lai Hu'er nodded to show his understanding, and then said, "Of course I won't say it. During the court meeting in the evening, I didn't dare to say anything before His Majesty."

"What do you mean?" Fan Zigai asked in a low voice.

"It is difficult for Duke Tang to share the pressure for us in a short time." Lai Huer whispered: "Before the Turks had not completely encircled Yanmen City, my scouts had once walked the path across the Hutuo River to reach Wan County and explored the enemy situation there. The Turks divided about 50,000 troops to surround Wan County. Therefore, even if Duke Tang came to help in time, he had to go north to Yanmen Pass before he could continue to go north to Yanmen Pass. During this period, the possibility of Turks splitting troops to reinforce Wan County could not be ruled out. So far, our army has not found any Turks' division of troops to advance westward, which is enough to show that Duke Tang and other royal teams have not threatened the Turkic army in Wan County. The Turkic army does not need to go south to reinforce, and we will not be able to obtain rescue from Duke Tang in a short time."

Fan Zigai's face was even more gloomy. After a long time, he nodded and said, "You didn't say this right. Just know me. Don't let the third person know about it. As it will shake the morale of the army and dispel morale."

Lai Hu'er nodded and sighed softly. Just as she was about to end the conversation with Fan Zigai, her eyes suddenly lit up, because Lai Hu'er suddenly saw that there were many torches flashing on the upper reaches of the Hutuo River, and the fire was still very chaotic. It was obvious that something happened. Lai Hu'er did not dare to be negligent, so she quickly reminded Fan Zigai to pay attention to that direction. Fan Zigai knew that the situation was wrong, so she hurried to Lai Hu'er and quickly came to the southeast corner of Yanmen City and observed the enemy's situation from a high place.

Something happened to the Turkic army. Many Turkic soldiers were clamoring down the river, shouting and screaming, but they didn't know what they were saying. At the same time, Turkic soldiers shot arrows into the river. Seeing this, the old sparrow on the battlefield came to Hu'er and immediately guessed the general reason, and said in surprise: "There are people in the river, there are people in the river, and it is very likely that our people are fast, prepare torches and ropes, and our people are coming from the river."

After being prepared by Lai Hu'er, when the Sui soldiers prepared the torches and ropes in all their hands, three wet men crawled out of the Hutuo River, avoiding the Turkic feather arrows in a crawling manner, and quickly crawled towards the south gate of Yanmen City with the Hutuo River. Seeing this scene, Fan Zigai and Lai Hu'er were both excited and knew that it must be the good news for the king to reinforce. Then Fan Zigai, who was as fierce as a fire, poked out his head and asked, "Where are you from?"

The light of the torch illuminated Fan Zigai's tall body and snow-white hair, and made the people under the city recognize Fan Zigai at once. A crying voice also sounded under the city, "It's great that Fan Liushou is Fan Liushou, Fan Liushou, put the ropes quickly, I am Qian Xiangmin, I am Qian Xiangmin, you have seen me."

"Qian Xiangmin?" Fan Zigai was stunned at first, then yelled in disbelief, "Did you fly here? Didn't you come to Chen Yingliang's account to serve? How could you come here?"

"It was the deputy envoy Chen's army of the king who sent me by Deputy Envoy Chen. It has arrived at Fan Liushou. You put the ropes quickly. I'll go up and tell you if you have anything to say."

Needless to say, the whole city caused a sensation, and the whole city of Yanmen City was sensational. After reading the memorial of Chen Yingliang who was wrapped in oil paper in civilians and hidden in a box, Hu'er was so excited that he roared to the sky and roared, roaring Tianyou Da Sui, Fan Zigai was so excited that he cried loudly, holding money in his arms, crying loudly, yelling, "I'm not wrong with me, I'm not wrong with me, and I'm not wrong with me, and I'm not right with me, I'm really like me, who would rather sacrifice his life than put Your Majesty and State Affairs first."

Thunderous cheers were everywhere. Not long ago, the head of Yanmen City was still dead. One after another, it became louder and louder. When the awakened defenders learned that the reinforcements were delivered, they all joined the cheering ranks, awakening the soldiers and civilians of the city, and awakening Emperor Yang of Sui who was crying in his dreams, and Queen Xiao who was sleeping in the same bed with him. When Emperor Yang of Sui knew the reason, he was also speechless like Fan Zigai and shouted loudly, "Chen Aiqing's reinforcements have arrived? He is in the Central Plains, did he fly here? How could he come so quickly?"

Not to mention, even though it was just dawn, Emperor Yang of Sui, who was wearing clothes, immediately summoned Qian Xiangmin, the eighth-rank official of sesame mung beans, as well as the small bandit soldier He Er and Qin Sange, a mountain man. The civil and military officials who received the news came faster than the other, gathered together to welcome the good news. When Emperor Yang of Sui quickly saw Fan Zigai present Chen Yingliang's order with his own hands, he was so excited that he burst into tears again, sobbing in a voice, and tossing and turning was just a word, "Chen Aiqing, Chen Aiqing, Chen Aiqing...

While cheering, the civil and military officials of the Sui Dynasty who were accompanying him naturally asked where Qiao Peng’s reinforcements had arrived and why they came so quickly. Qian Xiangmin answered truthfully, saying that when he broke up with Chen Yingliang, Qiao Peng’s Sui army had already arrived in Qi County. It should have been Xinkou, the gathering place of the army of Kings. He also said that Qiao Peng’s Sui army could have arrived so quickly because Chen Yingliang was leading his army to attack Wagang Village. After receiving the imperial edict for Kings, he immediately crossed the Yellow River from the White Horse and marched hundreds of miles in one day, so he could have arrived so quickly. At the same time, Qian Xiangmin must have said something like Chen Yingliang cried loudly on the road, burning incense day and night to pray that God would bless Emperor Yang of Sui’s safety.

Of course, Qian Xiangmin had to boast about his loyalty, saying that it was the Turkic blocking the road. None of the Sui army in Qiao Peng dared to come to Yanmen City to deliver letters. He could only volunteer and volunteer. He experienced countless life-and-death dangers on the way. He almost buried himself in the mouth of poisonous snakes and beasts dozens of times, and then he sent Chen Yingliang's memorial to Emperor Yang of Sui.

Qian Xiangmin bragged shamelessly and received a lot of rewards. Seeing Qian Xiangmin's ragged clothes hanging in strips by thorns on her body, and seeing Qian Xiangmin's shoes with two big toes and blood marks on Qian Xiangmin's face, Emperor Yang of Sui Yu Qian personally left his seat and personally helped Qian Xiangmin with bowing and saluting, stroked Qian Xiangmin's wounds, and choked and said, "Thank you Qian Aiqing, thank you for your hard work. Like Chen Aiqing, you are my loyal ministers, and you are all loyal ministers to me."

Long live the mountain, all civil and military officials cheered and congratulated Emperor Yang of Sui. Among them, Lai Hu'er said excitedly: "There is hope, and the hope is to quickly force the Turks to divide the troops. The main elites under Deputy Envoy Chen have arrived. In addition, the teams under the Duke of Tang will have a battle with the Turkic army surrounding Dongxian. As long as they can join forces to defeat the Turkic troops in Dongxian, the Turkic troops on Yanmen will not dare to attack the city with all their strength."

Hearing Lai Hu'er's words, Xiao Guojiu, the only one who didn't cheer loudly, remembered a big event and hurriedly stepped forward to ask Qian Xiangmin and asked: "Qian joined the army, where has the Taiyuan team of Duke Tang been? Have you arrived in Dong County?"

"The Duke of Tang? He..." Qian Xiangmin was stunned at first, and when he was about to answer truthfully, he quickly closed his mouth. Qian Xiangmin dared not have the courage to offend a Guanlong clan like Chen Sangliang who was so kind.

"What's wrong with you?" Xiao Guojiu asked strangely, "Why don't you answer when Duke Tang's team arrives there?"

Qian Xiangmin still didn't dare to answer, and looked at Emperor Yang of Sui in front of him with great timidity. As a result, Emperor Yang of Sui naturally understood that the situation was wrong and hurriedly said: "It's okay for Qian Aiqing to say something bluntly. Just say the truth, and there is no need to be obscure."

"Your Majesty..., Your Majesty, please forgive me." Qian Xiangmin said tremblingly: "You must be angry when you hear it. When I went north to pass by Taiyuan, the Duke of Tang's team was still outside Taiyuan City and did not send troops..."

"What? He is still in Taiyuan?" Emperor Yang of Sui could not believe the answer if he was struck by lightning. Fan Zigai and Lai Huer and other civil and military officials were all speechless, and they said nothing. Chen Yingliang had already arrived in the Central Plains. Li Yuan, who was so close, had not sent troops yet.

"You're talking nonsense." Xiao Guojiu was furious and grabbed Qian Xiangmin, shouting: "Duke Tang is loyal to His Majesty, how could he still be in Taiyuan? Did Chen Yingliang teach you these words to slander and frame Duke Tang?"

"Sir, you have been wrongly accused of being a magistrate." Qian Xiangmin, who was as timid as a mouse, quickly bowed his head and said with a sad face: "When Beizhi passed by Taiyuan City six days ago, the Duke of Tang's team was really still in Taiyuan. If you don't believe it, you can check the date later. If Beizhi dares to say half a lie, I am willing to receive the punishment of Lingchi."

Seeing Qian Xiangmin's cowardly look, Xiao Guojiu was stunned on the spot and complained in his heart. The other civil and military officials were silent, and they didn't even dare to breathe. They were all waiting for Emperor Yang of Sui to get furious. Sure enough, after gritting his teeth for a long time, Emperor Yang of Sui said word by word: "Li Aiqing, loyal minister, loyal minister."

Xiao Guojiu complained even more, so he had to change the topic quickly and turn to Qian Xiangmin and asked: "There is something very strange for Qian to join the army. You just said that you went north first because your original team in Qi County should rest for a day. How important is the matter of serving the king? Why do you still need to rest for a while?"

"Our army is too tired. From Wagang to Qixian, we marched more than 100 miles a day, and we didn't have a day off." Qian Xiangmin didn't hear Xiao Guojiu deliberately picking the bones in eggs, but just answered truthfully: "In addition, we want to replenish food and grass in Qixian County, so Deputy Envoy Chen decided to let the army rest for a day, and took out gold and cash, and bought food and grass supplies from Qixian merchants at three times the price, so as not to get Taiyuan's inability to replenish food and grass, and delayed the great event of serving the king."

"You're talking nonsense." Xiao Guojiu was suddenly filled with horror and kicked Qian Xiangmin in the chest and shouted: "A bold thief, dare to slander Duke Tang and not distribute military rations. If you dare to slander Duke Tang again, I will kill you now."

Qian Xiangmin shouted for justice, saying that even if he had the courage to slander Duke Tang, Emperor Yang of Sui stopped Qian Xiangmin, protected Qian Xiangmin with his body, and said coldly to Xiao Guojiu: "Want to kill my hero? Yes, kill me first."

Xiao Guojiu knelt down and said in a trembling sweat, "Your Majesty, please spare me. I am angry, but he said he could not replenish food and grass in Taiyuan, so he... was a little impulsive."

"Your Majesty, Chen Yingliang did this, probably not because he was worried that Duke Tang would deliberately delay sending military rations." Yuwen Shu stood up to smooth things out and bowed and said, "Taiyuan is the only grain and grass supply place on the battlefield of Yanmen. All the troops and horses are helping the king to go north. Taiyuan's granary must be in a difficult situation and busy manner. Deputy Envoy Chen is worried that the military rations cannot be replenished in time. He purchases military rations by himself. It is also his loyalty to your Majesty. If you want to come to Yanmen as soon as possible to serve the king, he refuses to delay the moment. It is not because he is worried that Ambassador Li will deliberately delay the food and grass and deliberately slow down his itinerary."

"That's true, that's true." Qian Xiangmin also nodded quickly and said, "Deputy Envoy Chen did not say that he was worried that Ambassador Li would deliberately not send military rations, but was worried that he would not be able to obtain supplies immediately. At the same time, the army was too tired and needed rest. He then took a short rest in Qi County, and during this period, he bought grain at a high price to replenish the army without wasting any time."

Hearing Qian Xiangmin and Yuwen Shu say this, Emperor Yang of Sui's expression slightly eased. He nodded and said, "Qian Aiqing, let's be calm. When you see Chen Aiqing in the future, you will tell him that the money he spent for me will be reimbursed to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. No matter how much he has used, I will reimburse him twice."

Qian Xiangmin thanked him and then stood up. Emperor Yang of Sui also returned to his dragon throne and said with a smile: "Very good. Since even Chen Aiqing, who is far away in the Central Plains, has come with the army of kings, I believe that some kings should have arrived south of Dong County. As long as they join forces, they will definitely be able to kill the Turks and rescue me and the soldiers and the people of Yanmen from the fire and water."

All civil and military officials agreed, and Xiao Guojiu, who is still kneeling on the ground, quickly said: "What Your Majesty said is so great. Duke of Tang will definitely be able to lead all the troops of kings to kill the Turks and save His Majesty from the fire and water."

It was okay if Xiao Guojiu didn't say this. After saying this, he immediately reminded the old sparrow on the battlefield to protect the enemy. Then he immediately came out and bowed and said, "Your Majesty, all the soldiers and horses of the kings and horses went north, and even the Deputy Envoy Chen from the Central Plains rushed over thousands of miles. This is indeed a great thing. However, the troops and horses belonged to each other and had different commands, but they were like scattered sand. It was difficult to work together and fight side by side. My ministers believed that Your Majesty should issue an edict to appoint a commander to unify the orders and command the entire army. Only then can the orders be enforced and the troops are consistent."

How important the army is to a ruler, I won’t explain it here. In short, after hearing Lai Hu'er’s words, Emperor Yang of Sui immediately nodded and said, “It’s reasonable that a commander should be appointed to command the entire army. Dear friends, who do you think I should appoint as the commander?”

Almost all the civil and military officials present were stunned and thought to themselves, "Emperor, are you kidding?" We didn't even know who led the army to serve the king. How do we recommend it? We recommended a commander who is good at fighting and has outstanding prestige. You also appointed it, but that person did not lead the army to serve the king. What should we do if we did?

A few people were not stunned, and Xiao Guojiu was one of them. When he heard Emperor Yang of Sui, Xiao Guojiu immediately said loudly: "Your Majesty, I recommend Li Yuan, Duke Tang to take this position. Duke Tang is both a royal relative and outstanding prestige. He is even more loyal to Your Majesty..."

"Shut up to me." The paperweight on the Long Case flew over, hit Xiao Guojiu in the mouth, interrupted Xiao Guojiu's words, and also made Xiao Guojiu's mouth bleeding. Immediately after the Long Case, the thunderous roar of Emperor Yang of Sui also sounded, "Young Master mentioned his name in front of me, even Chen Aiqing, who is far away in the Central Plains, has come. He is still in Taiyuan City. Do you still have the face to say that he is loyal in front of me? He is loyal, why haven't you brought troops to serve the king yet?"

Poor Xiao Guojiu shut up completely and dared not say anything. Fan Zigai, who had white hair and beards, walked out of the train, bowed heavily to Emperor Yang of Sui, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the old minister Fan Zigai, I am willing to guarantee Chen Yingliang as the commander-in-chief of the king with his whole family. I hope Your Majesty will be the right person."

The audience was full of an uproar, and Emperor Yang of Sui was also shocked and exclaimed: "Fan Aiqing, how old is he who recommended Chen Yingliang as the head coach of the king? Don't you know?"

"Weichen knows that he is only nineteen years old, and it is indeed too incredible to appoint him as the commander of the entire army." Fan Zigai said in a deep voice: "But there are three points that make the old minister feel that this commander is the one who belongs to him."

"Those three points?" Emperor Yang of Sui asked.

"First, loyalty, Chen Yingliang's loyalty to His Majesty has been witnessed by his own eyes, so the old minister will not talk about it." Fan Zigai said seriously: "Second, good at fighting. Since Chen Yingliang joined the army in Dongdu two years ago, he has commanded the army dozens of battles, with no defeat. Every time he defeated the more with few people and weak with the strong. This is something that few famous generals in the court can do."

"Third, tolerance." Fan Zigai bowed and said, "Your Majesty, you know that Chen Yingliang's past is the past. The former Julu County Duke Chai Shen family almost forced him to death, framed him in every way and bullied him. Chen Yingliang still repays his grudges with kindness and saves the lives of Chai Shen and his son under the knife. Such a mindfulness is the fundamental basis for the joint efforts of the army of serving the king. The old minister believes that after Chen Yingliang takes this position, he will definitely be able to impart justice and never be favored, nor will he miss the matter of serving the king and saving the king for personal grudges."

It is a lot of benefits to knowing how to act. After hearing Fan Zigai's reasons for recommending, he remembered Chen Yingliang's usual hypocrisy and artificiality. Emperor Yang of Sui could not help but nod. As a result, Xiao Guojiu was anxious when he saw it and quickly reminded him: "Your Majesty, Chen Yingliang is only nineteen years old. How can a 19-year-old child take on such an important task?"

What Chen Yingliang's most destiny is indeed the age issue, even in front of Emperor Yang of Sui. Therefore, after hearing Xiao Guojiu's words, Emperor Yang of Sui could not help but hesitate again. However, at this moment, Pei Ju, who had been very restrained before, suddenly stepped out and kowtowed to Emperor Yang of Sui and said: "My minister Pei Ju is willing to guarantee Chen Yingliang as the commander of the king with more than 100 lives of his family. I believe that after Your Majesty appointed Chen Yingliang as the post, Chen Yingliang will definitely be able to lead all the troops to serve the king and rescue the horses and lift the siege of Yanmen."

The clan brother, who is usually extremely steady, actually took the head of the whole family to a distant nephew who could not be beaten by nineteen poles. Pei Yun, another important minister of the Pei family, was stunned. Then the old slippery Pei Yun immediately woke up and understood the clan brother's true intention - this time the siege of Yanmen, the Eastern Turks, who were always friendly with the Sui Dynasty, suddenly turned against each other and started to attack. The origin was actually caused by Pei Ju. Pei Ju designed to lure Shi Bi's think tank and number one love minister Shi Shu Hu Xi, which led to Shi Bi's refusal to see Emperor Yang of Sui again, and then the Yanmen siege. Since the roots are here, once others are allowed to serve as the commander of the king, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no negotiation and reconciliation. Once the negotiation and reconciliation, Pei Ju, who lures and kills the Turks' number one important minister, will definitely be the unscrupulous scapegoat. Only by letting Chen Yingliang, who hugs the Pei family's thighs tightly as the commander of the king, will this situation never happen.

After thinking this out, Pei Yun did not hesitate at all, and immediately bowed out of the line and kowtowed. He just expressed his willingness to use his family's life to guarantee that Chen Yingliang would be the commander-in-chief of the King. Before he could explain the reason for the recommendation, he never expected that another person would suddenly stand out in the civil service train. However, it was Yang Zhiji, the King of Cai who was very close to Emperor Yang of Sui, who also bowed to Emperor Yang of Sui and said, "Brother, I also recommended Chen Yingliang as the commander-in-chief of the King of Sui."

Yang Zhiji, who usually said a word in ten days and half a month, suddenly spoke and stood on Chen Yingliang's side with a clear stand. Not only were the civil and military officials of the Sui Dynasty present shocked, but Emperor Yang of Sui himself was also surprised and asked in surprise: "Brother, do you think Chen Aiqing, who is only nineteen years old, is suitable for serving as the commander of the King's Army?

"Reporting to the emperor, Chen Yingliang's age at 19 is his weakness in the eyes of others." Yang Zhiji said in a shocking voice and said in a deep voice: "But in my opinion, the age at 19 is his greatest advantage in serving as the head coach of the king."

"What do you mean by your good brother?" Emperor Yang of Sui was even more surprised.

"Report to the emperor, the reason is very simple." Yang Zhiji said calmly: "The emperor issued an edict to serve the king. The soldiers and horses in the world will inevitably go north one after another, with a minimum of more than 100,000 troops. However, the emperor was trapped in Yanmen City by the Turks and could not control and restrain so many troops. If so many troops were handed over to others, it is difficult to guarantee that there would be no accidents. Only by handing them to Chen Yingliang can we ensure that there is no harm."

"Because Chen Yingliang and Deputy Envoy Chen are only nineteen years old, they are not bound by their family and have no ability to lead the army to do other things. They can only bring the King's Army to rescue the emperor and welcome the emperor's brother back. This is the only way he can go."

Hearing Yang Zhiji's words, all the civil and military officials present changed their faces, including Pei Ju, Pei Yun, Yu Shiji and Yu Wen Shu, famous treacherous villains, all admired Yang Zhiji's quick-witted mentality, steady, ruthless, accurate, and pointed out to the point that with Chen Yingliang's age, family background and qualifications, the army of 100,000 and 200,000 were handed over to Chen Yingliang to control and command. Even if Chen Yingliang had any intention, there would definitely not be many people following him. Only by obediently serving the king and rescue the emperor can command the army, because Chen Yingliang's military power was based on imperial power. Chen Yingliang took the lead in not following the imperial power, and the military power in his hands was also invalid.

If so many troops were handed over to others, and he could control so many Great Sui troops and possess such great power, it was difficult to guarantee that no one would expect Emperor Yang of Sui to be destroyed by the Turks, and then rely on his family advantages, prestige, qualifications and power to control the army of the king, and use these tens and two hundred thousand to support the king to rebel, rebel or become emperors and other things that the masses like to hear - for example, after the former Zhou nobles, the Guanlong family and the current royal relative of the royal family, Li Yuan, had full hope and ability to do this.

When Emperor Yang of Sui, who was definitely not a fool, heard his cousin's words, he immediately changed his face. He subconsciously pursed his lips and quietly clenched his teeth and thought about it...

"The smoke rises, the country looks north

The dragon rises and the horse is neighing, the sword energy is like frost

My heart is like the vast water of the Yellow River

Who can resist in thousands of years

How many loyal souls are buried in foreign lands where the sword is used to hate and desire

Why should I repay my family and country with a hundred deaths..."

At the critical moment, the vaguely familiar sound of military songs gradually came into the ears of Emperor Yang of Sui and the officials of the Sui Dynasty, and the sound became louder and louder. It seemed that countless military and civilians were singing this military song together. Emperor Yang of Sui heard the great wonder and hurriedly ordered his beloved minister Yuwen Shu to go out to check the reasons. As a result, Yuwen Shu, who was relatively neutral with Chen Yingliang, quickly brought the answer back and played to Emperor Yang of Sui: "Report to Your Majesty, it is our defenders who are singing this military song together. When they heard that Deputy Envoy Chen came to support, they asked about the situation of Deputy Envoy Chen. Some of them knew that Deputy Envoy Chen and had also heard this military song, so they taught each other to sing this military song. As a result, more and more people sang this military song, and now the defenders in the city are singing."

After talking about the reasons, Yuwen Shu added: "Your Majesty, this military song seems to be very effective in encouraging morale. Our army's morale has been significantly improved. It is said that we will definitely be able to persevere until the king's reinforcements rescued the siege."
Chapter completed!