Chen Sangliang, who was diligent in state affairs, returned to Dongdu to preside over the rebellion. Emperor Yang of Sui naturally had to send an order to Dongdu, ordering all the soldiers and horses on the front line to accept Chen Sangliang's command, and also ordered the four left-behind left-behind left-behind left-behind left-behind left-behind left-behind, and must suppress the bandit rebellion before Emperor Yang of Sui returned to Dongdu. Otherwise, the new and old accounts would be recommended to Chen Sangliang, who was wrongly left-behind left-behind left-behind left-behind left-behind also in charge of the crimes.

It is conceivable that the four major left-behind people in the East Capital were depressed after seeing this order, especially Pei Renji, who was in charge of the front-line war, was so depressed that he wanted to cry loudly, because the rebellion in Yiyang was not difficult to quell. If facing the front, Pei Renji only needed to send 30% of his strength to be absolutely sure to defeat Xun Lingjun's army. The reason why Pei Renji failed to succeed for a long time was entirely because the Dongdu side pulled his hind legs. In addition, Xun Lingjun was extremely cunning and deliberately engaged in Xionger Mountain and Funiu Mountain with complex terrain, and refused to fight Pei Renji head-on. Pei Renji was unable to succeed.

By the way, the reason why the Yiyang Rebel Army was able to persist until now is related to the support of the local people. Many of the actions of the official army were reported to Xun Lingjun in advance by the local people. There were food and grass there to hijack the supplies, and there were also local people who were unbearable to the tyranny of the local people to disclose to the Yiyang Rebel Army at any time. Therefore, under extremely difficult conditions, the Yiyang Rebel Army was able to persist for nearly a month.

Of course, he was extremely afraid after depression. The four major left-behind emperor Yang of Sui knew that the Zuo Xiaowei General Pengcheng, who was the only one, had won many victories in the battlefield of countering rebellion. Because he could not completely quell the rebellion in the territory, he was captured and executed by Emperor Yang of Sui. Although the four masters, Duan Xiao Pei of Yuan Dynasty, were not as unlucky as Dong Chun, had no one in the court, but had turned Luoyang Dongdu into such a ghost. Even if the four masters had a deep background, they were not likely to lose their heads. A bloody scolding said nothing. It was a foregone conclusion that they were demoted and fined, and it was very likely that they would be dismissed.

In fear, under the leadership of Xiao Guoji, in addition to Pei Renji on the front line, the three left-behind people in Luoyang City finally gave up the fight and sat down, and discussed countermeasures carefully. Then Xiao Guoji also took the lead and said: "Yuan Taifu, Doctor Duan, the lower officials have a first word. Today we are discussing how to explain to Your Majesty to calm Your Majesty's anger towards us. We must not mention the previous grievances and grievances today, so we can't mention them today, okay?"

Yuan Wendu and Duan Da, the mortal enemy, did not say anything, but their eyes were still full of resentment when they looked at each other. Xiao Guojiu said again: "You two, you all know the situation. The situation in Dongdu during this period is indeed a bit bad. It is normal for Your Majesty to be angry. The three of us and Doctor Pei are the first to be the first to escape and be punished by Your Majesty. Fortunately, there are eight hundred miles from Daxing to the east. It takes eleven or two days to reach Dongdu. We still have more than ten days to remedy it. I wonder if you have any clever plans. Do something to please Your Majesty in these ten days and calm Your Majesty's anger towards us?"

"What else can we do in such a short time?" Duan Da said in a muffled voice: "In addition to trying his best to get the ceremonial ceremony, what else can we do to please His Majesty?"

"This is a good idea." Yuan Wendu rarely agreed with Duan Da once, thinking: "When His Majesty returned to the palace after his second tour of Jiangdu, Dongdu had a return ceremony with thousands of cavalry entering the capital. His Majesty was very satisfied. I wonder if we can reappear this ceremony?"

"Yuan Taifu, are you not awake yet and talking in your sleep?" Duan Da said angrily: "Even if most of the war horses seized in the Yanmen battle are in Dongdu, there are enough horses, will the war horses and cavalry equipment be found there for a while? The floats at that time were all carved and carved, silk and colorful silk covers, rare bird feathers and brass decorations. Thousands of such floats, will you prepare them for ten days and half a month? Don't draw a tiger but become a dog, which makes His Majesty even more angry."

It was rare to agree with Duan Da once, but Duan Da robbed him like this. Of course, Yuan Wen was the more popular he would be. He immediately retorted: "Can you blame me? Who told you to take the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Rites so strictly that I don't know how much money and grain there are in the warehouse of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. How could I know that I can't prepare so many colorful cars within ten days?"

Duan Da's face turned pale and was about to argue with Yuan Wendu, Xiao Guojiu quickly stopped him and said, "Two, two, what did you say just now? Don't pursue the past. The past cannot be mentioned again today. The Dongdu Treasury cannot buy a ceremonial guard of thousands of horses. Doctor Duan just needs to explain it clearly. There is no need to get angry. It is useless to get angry, and we don't have much time left."

After much persuasion, Duan Da finally shut his mouth angrily. Xiao Guojiu said again: "Two, since we cannot surpass the former in terms of welcoming the ceremonial war, we can only do our best to make Your Majesty satisfied with our ceremonial war and find another way to satisfy Your Majesty."

"Time is in a hurry, and it is probably impossible for us to achieve any political achievements that will satisfy Your Majesty." Yuan Wendu proposed again, saying: "In my opinion, what Your Majesty is most dissatisfied with us should be that the Yiyang thief could not be pacified for a long time, endangering the security of the Eastern Capital, and also affecting the four southern counties. Your Majesty first named Doctor Pei as the throne to quell the rebellion, and this time he appointed Chen Xiongqu to take over the fight against the thief, which is enough to prove that Your Majesty has always taken this thief confusion to heart. Therefore, if we can follow Your Majesty's request and eliminate the Yiyang thief before he returns to the Eastern Capital, then Your Majesty will be very angry, and even if we blame us, it will not be too serious."

Duan Da nodded, and it was rare to agree with Yuan Wendu once. Xiao Guojiu was unhappy when he heard this and immediately said, "Two, please forgive me for your frankness. Do you think we are too incompetent? Chen Yingliang was ordered to go north to fight against the Fen River thieves. It took less than a month to destroy the Fen River thieves. We had already compared us all and let him return to the army to quell the Yiyang thieves and quell the Yiyang thieves and quell the Yiyang thieves within the deadline required by His Majesty. So where can we put our faces? Compared with Chen Yingliang, aren't we all the wine bags and food thieves?"

Yuan Wendu and Duan Da's faces looked a little ugly. Although they both thought Xiao Guojiu's words were too ugly, they also understood that this was the truth. If Chen Yingliang was asked to quell the thief and chaos on time, then the four major left-behind people in Dongdu would have no face to see anyone.

"So, we can only go in two steps," Xiao Guoji concluded viciously: "The first step is to help Pei Renji quell the thieves in Yiyang before Chen Yingliang returns to the Eastern Capital, and to make up for the lost face. The second step is, if Pei Renji is still not good and cannot succeed before Chen Yingliang returns to the Eastern Capital, then we will join forces to prevent Chen Yingliang from fighting the thieves on time, drag him into the water, and share His Majesty's punishment with us."

After saying that, after looking at Yuan Wendu and Duan Da with their expressions, Xiao Guojiu stretched out a hand and said in a dark way: "Two, please don't forget that this time, Dongdu stayed behind, should be decided between you two. It was Chen Yingliang who instigated Your Majesty to appoint four left-behind people, which brought the matter to this point. If Your Majesty only appointed one of you as the left-behind people at that time, why would the situation in Dongdu be like this? If you are willing to be surpassed by this younger generation and make you feel ashamed of yourself, then you will pretend that I didn't say this. If you are unwilling to do so, then let's join forces."

After gritting his teeth, Yuan Wen slowly stretched out his right hand and pursed his lips. Duan Da also slowly stretched out his hand. The three sinful claws finally held each other together and tightly held each other.

At the same time, at Chen Yingliang's home in Lushunfang, Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, Yuan Tiangang and others, who were ordered to stay in the Eastern Capital, finally came Chen Sangliang's letter like he was looking forward to the stars and the moon. After reading Chen Yingliang's handwritten letter, Fang Xuanling, Yuan Tiangang and others were first surprised by Chen Yingliang's plan, and then immediately followed the plan. At the same time, Changsun Wuji personally took the initiative and rushed to the front line to contact Ma Sanbao who was following Pei Renji to suppress the thieves. He gave Chen Yingliang's request to Ma Sanbao, and asked Ma Sanbao to help the people sent by Fang Xuanling to act, and also carried out the task assigned by Chen Sangliang to Ma Sanbao.

At the same time, Xiao Guojiu was also involved in the fight. After Yuan Wendu and Duan Da unified their opinions, Xiao Guojiu immediately rushed to Yique County in the south of the Eastern Capital, opened the county treasury to supply grain to the front line, and sent five days of food and grass to Pei Renji who was suppressing thieves in the southern part of Santushan. Pei Renji, who was worried about insufficient supply of food and grass every day, was very happy first. Seeing that the food and grass were only enough for five days, Pei Renji was naturally furious again. However, when Xiao Guoji pulled Pei Renji into the back tent and explained to Pei Renji alone that the reason why he only brought food and grass here for five days, Pei Renji fell silent again. After a long time, he asked Xiao Guoji with a hoarse voice: "Do you really want to do this?"

"Doctor Pei, we have discussed it. If you object, then we can't be this evil person. You can do as much food and grass as you want." Xiao Guojiu smiled and said, "Are you willing to do it in one sentence?"

After hesitating for a long time, Pei Renji said with difficulty: "I will do my best. It is of course best for me to eliminate the Yiyang thieves within five days. If it doesn't work, then the power of the distribution of food and grass is in your hands, so you can do whatever you want."

Xiao Guoji smiled, and was very happy. He patted Pei Renji's shoulder and said, "That's it. The grain and grass in the small Luhun County in the north have long been aired by us. If you want to replenish the grain and grass recently, Yique County in the north of Luhun. It will take at least one or two days for transporting grain to the front line. Brother Renji, you will delay it a little, and Your Majesty will return to Daxing."

Pei Renji didn't say a word, just bowed to Xiao Guojiu, then turned around and went out to arrange the rebellion and fight, and personally led his army into the Funiu Mountain area, chasing the Yiyang Rebel Army that was deeply rooted in the mountains. However, the terrain of the Funiu Mountain area was too complicated and too vast. It was more than 400 miles long from east to west, and the width of north and south was 100 miles. There were only two or three thousand people left to go into the mountain area. No matter how important Pei Ren was, it was difficult to pull them out and annihilate them. Therefore, after working hard in the mountain area for three days, on April 29, Pei Renji not only did not find the main force of the Yiyang Rebel Army, but Chen Sangliang, who was also on the way back to the army, also gave Pei Renji the first order with a fast horse with his reputation as commander-in-chief.

Chen Sangliang's first order to Pei Renji was exactly the same as Pei Renji's missing order to Liu Changgong. It also ordered the army to withdraw from the mountainous areas and rest in the plains, inducing the Yiyang Rebel Army to stop wandering. At the same time, many scouts sent to search for the main force of the Yiyang Rebel Army. Pei Renji, who received the order, sneered repeatedly, and directly executed the order to withdraw from the mountainous areas and retreat to the foot of Santu Mountain to rest. At the same time, after the front line was exhausted, Xiao Guoji, Yuan Wendu and others used the excuse of the rugged roads and the bandits were in chaos and the difficulty of transporting grain. They continued to only send a day to the front line army to life every day. Just like before, they restrained Pei Renji, they deliberately made the front line army not have any food and grass inventory.

The estimated time was similar to Xiao Guojiu and others. On the morning of the second day of the fifth month, Chen Sangliang led his army to return to the Dongdu. After the persuasion of Xiao Guojiu and other three left-behind officials, King Yang Tong of Yue personally led civil and military officials of the Dongdu to greet him and invited Chen Sangliang to the palace for a banquet. Xiao Guojiu and others did this, of course, because Chen Sangliang was afraid that Chen Sangliang would not even be close to the city and went straight to the front line. He deliberately delayed Chen Sangliang's time and deliberately pulled King Yang Tong out to make Chen Sangliang difficult to refuse. As a result, Chen Sangliang was indeed trapped and could not withstand Yang Tong and the three left-behind officials' diligent retention. He asked the tired army from far away to return to the camp to rest and accept Yang Tong's reward. He returned to the city to enter the palace and accepted the banquet from Yang Tong and the three left-behind officials.

Naturally, there were delicacies in the food. I had a cup of tea and exchanged glasses and the dancer of the silk and bamboo, which made Chen Sangliang, who had been used to hard life, was very addicted to it. While talking about the farewell with Yang Tong, he enjoyed it while not mentioning the major event of suppressing the thieves. Xiao Guojiu and the three left-behind people were of course secretly happy and kept joking to drink Chen Sangliang. In the end, Mr. Fan’s stubborn friend Lu Chu, who was in the East Capital, couldn’t stand it, and stood up and stammered, saying: “Great, General, forgive me…, the official reminder, Your Majesty has already…, has sent an edict, his lord…, the lord will arrive on the eighth day of the fifth lunar month…, you…, your time is not much.”

Hearing this, Xiao Guojiu, Duan Da and others wanted to kick Lu Chu to death with a stuttering. Yang Tong, who was only eleven years old, said in surprise: "Grandpa the emperor has issued a date for returning to the palace? Why don't I know?"

"District..., Your Highness..., don't you..., know?"

Lu Chu screamed in difficulty, then immediately turned his eyes to glar at Xiao Guojiu and Yuan Wendu and others who were left behind. Pei Hongce, who was present, also changed his face. Xiao Guojiu smiled awkwardly and bowed to Yang Tong and said, "Don't blame your highness. I received your Majesty's return edict last evening. I originally wanted to report to you today, but it happened to happen that Chen Xiongqu returned triumphantly. You go out of the city to greet you personally. Before I could report to you, I don't have to worry. Seven days ago, we have already arranged the arrangement of Your Majesty's return etiquette to keep it to satisfy Your Majesty and Your Majesty."

After all, he was too young and looked at Xiao Guojiu with a little timid look. Yang Tong pursed his lips and then turned to Chen Sangliang and said, "General, I really don't know that Grandpa Emperor is back on the seventh day of the first lunar month. Grandpa Emperor ordered you to suppress the bandits in Yiyang before returning to the palace. You should go and do it. It doesn't matter if I am here."

"Don't worry, your highness, you won't delay it." Chen Yingliang smiled and bowed, saying, "To be honest, I have sent a fast horse to contact Dr. Pei Renji, as early as yesterday morning, and ordered him to temporarily hand over the army to General Liu Changgong, and return to Dongdu to introduce the military information on the front line to Weichen. There is a waterway to Luoyang from Santu Mountain to Luoyang. Calculate the distance. Doctor Pei will be able to return to Dongdu as soon as tonight and tomorrow morning at the latest. We will discuss with him for a day and make preparations for the dispatch of troops. He will send troops to fight against the thieves the day after tomorrow, and it will not be delayed."

After calculating the time with his fingers, Yang Tong was still a little worried and said, "General, even if you go to war the war the day after tomorrow, you only have more than three days to fight the thief? Is such a short time enough?"

"Your Highness, only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win every battle." Chen Sangliang replied with a smile: "If I don't know enough about the front-line military information, it will definitely waste time even more. As the saying goes, sharpening a knife will not delay chopping wood, that's the reason."

Seeing that Chen Yingliang was so confident, Yang Tong didn't say anything more, and Lu Chu also trusted Chen Sangliang quite a lot. Seeing that Chen Sangliang was so confident, he nodded and said no more. Xiao Guojiu and Yuan Wendu were secretly happy in his heart, and he quickly continued to flatter and praised Chen Sangliang for his achievements in the Fen level and chaos, diligent in national affairs and returned to the army to suppress the rebellion, without mentioning the situation on the front line, and was full of joy with Chen Sangliang.

He promised to send some rock candied haws to Yang Tong the next day. Chen Sangliang went home drunk and paid the public grain owed to Changsun Xiaoluoli and Wang Xueji for many days. Xiao Guoji, Yuan Wendu and others immediately sent people to the Shuilu Wharf to wait for Pei Renji. As a result, when it was halfway through the second day of the night, Pei Renji really took a boat from Yishui to the wharf outside the city after receiving Chen Sangliang's order. Xiao Guoji and others were overjoyed when they heard the news. Despite the deep night, they immediately came to Pei Renji's home to ask for a meeting and discussed countermeasures with Pei Renji overnight.

After meeting, Xiao Guojiu and others naturally had to introduce what happened in the palace today to Pei Renji. As a result, Pei Renji immediately sneered when he heard this and said, "Doesn't the thief in three days? You are not afraid of talking big and making your tongue flash. It is true that the thief in Yiyang is vulnerable, but he, Boy Chen, also has to find the main force of Yiyang thief in three days before talking about it."

"Doctor Pei, please be careful." Xiao Guojiu said cautiously: "Chen Xiaozi has always been tricky, and it is hard to guarantee that he will not suddenly make a fool of himself. He really accomplished this in three days."

"That's right, this Chen Yingliang is indeed not simple." Duan Da also said: "Brother Deben, Chen Yingliang has transferred you back from the front line. He said he was to understand military information from you. I am afraid that the real purpose is to prevent you from stoking his elbow and pulling his hind legs. He has such a deep scheming, so he has to be careful."

"Don't worry, he can't do it." Pei Renji waved his hand and sneered, "Even if he deliberately transferred me back from the front line, he will be able to quell the rebellion successfully? How many days will he have? Tomorrow is the third grade of junior high school. Even if he quickly arrives at the front line, he will have a daytime. What can he do with the remaining time?"

"Doctor Pei, be careful." Xiao Guoji said more cautiously: "If possible, Brother Renji, you'd better delay Chen's time, as the less time left for him, the better."
Chapter completed!