It was dusk, the rain was still falling heavily, and there were few pedestrians on the streets. Suddenly, more than 100 horses galloped into the city of Lin'an. There was also a carriage between the horses, but it was also very fast. The horses' hooves trampled on the earth, breaking the silence in the streets.

No sooner had the horse team passed, and more than a dozen men in soldier costumes came from the street. They did not have umbrellas or robes, and they were drenched in the heavy rain. At the forefront was a young man of twenty-five or sixteen years old, tall and tall, and even in the heavy rain, his waist was still straight. He also carried a long piece of pure steel on his shoulder. The others also carried knives and guns and other weapons in their hands.

A man behind him took a few steps forward and said to the man carrying the spear: "This rain is too heavy, I think it's better to find a place to avoid the rain first, and wait for the rain to stop before going." ”

The young man carrying the spear wiped the rain from his face and said: "It's almost time to reach the yamen after turning a corner in front, everyone should brave the rain for a while, and report to the yamen as soon as possible." ”

The others were obviously looking at the young man with the spear, and when they heard him say this, they did not object, and continued to march forward in the rain. The group walked through the long street, turned a corner, and walked forward a dozen steps before coming to a yamen. The big plaque at the head of the door is impressively engraved with the three golden characters of "the front division of the palace".

The others waited in the rain under the eaves, and the young man with the spear also put down his gun and went up the steps, where he was immediately stopped by eight soldiers standing guard at the door. At this time, a leader came over, and saw that although he was soaked, he was wearing a military uniform, so he didn't reprimand him, but said: "This is the yamen of the front division of the palace, you are a soldier there, what are you doing here?" ”

The young man said: "This official errand, Chen Yichao, the general of the side selection of the front army, was separated from the army during the expedition to Heiyang Mountain, and now he has found it again, I heard that the team of the expedition to Heiyang Mountain was transferred back to Lin'an, isn't it?" ”

As soon as the leading soldier heard that they were soldiers who had participated in the expedition to Heiyang Mountain, he didn't dare to slack off, looked Chen Yichao up and down, and said, "Now the side of the front division of the palace has been wiped out, don't you know?" ”

When Chen Yichao heard this, he couldn't help but be taken aback, he didn't expect that the side selection of the front army would be eliminated. During the expedition to Heiyang Mountain, he had a dispute with Yang Yan because he was dissatisfied with Yang Yan's practice of abandoning the wounded, so he was sent by Yang Yan to escort the wounded back to the Song Dynasty. Along the way, he had to take care of the wounded, evade the Jin army's instructions, and look for food everywhere, and he also went through a lot of hardships, and then he turned to the front line of Xianghu before returning to the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, which turned out to be much later than the expeditionary army.

When they left the brigade, there were twenty-three people with the wounded, and only eleven people returned to the territory of the Great Song Dynasty safely.

The imperial garrison of Ezhou Mansion was under the control of Niu Gao, the son of Niu Gao, the general of Yue Fei's subordinates. Knowing that they were the Song army who had participated in the expedition to Heiyang Mountain, they were very politely received. However, Niu Xi only knew that the Song army on the expedition to Heiyang Mountain had been recalled to Lin'an to receive the award, and he didn't know too many other details. So he kept them for a few days, gave them the money for the journey, and sent them back to Lin'an to find his original troops.

Chen Yichao was originally the general of the front division of the palace under the command of Yu Gongliang, so as soon as he returned to Lin'an, he went to the yamen of the front of the palace to look for his subordinate troops, but he didn't expect to hear the news that the side of the front army had been eliminated, and he immediately asked: "Why was the side selection of the front army eliminated, where was the Yu commander, and what about Commander Bi and Commander Yang?" ”

The guard said: "Commander Yu died in the expedition, Commander Bi and Commander Yang have been transferred elsewhere. ”

Chen Yichao was taken aback again, and said, "Yu Tongzhi died in battle? And what about the soldiers? There's always a soldier left, right? ”

The guard said patiently: "The infantry of the flank front army has been merged into the Chinese army, and the cavalry army has been merged into the selection of the front army of the Ma Military Division. You are a cavalry general, so you should report to the Ma Military Division. I'll rearrange it for you over there. But now the entire Ma Junsi is no longer in Lin'an. ”

Hearing him say this, Chen Yichao immediately asked: "By the way, it turns out that the Ma Jun Division chose the Feng Army to control Yang Yan?" There he is again. ”

The guard smiled: "Yang Yan is not in charge now, he has been promoted to the capital of the Ma Military Division. By the way, now he is the only one left in Lin'an in the entire Ma Junsi, you can go to him. He should know you. ”

Now Chen Yi is so big that he understands that it is because Yu Gongliang died in battle, but Yang Yan came back alive, so the side selection of the front army was revoked. He was originally very dissatisfied with Yang Yan, but now he attributed the disappointment and anger of the withdrawal of the side selection of the front army to Yang Yan, so he naturally did not want to go to Yang Yan. After thinking about it, he said to the guards: "We were separated from the brigade and have only come back now, so we don't know anything about what happened later. However, we are all soldiers from the front of the palace, and the roster and case record should still be in the front of the palace, so we should report to the front of the temple first, so please go in and help me report it. ”

The guard thought for a moment and felt that he had a point, so he said, "Okay, I'll go and report to you." But now Yang Dianshuai has gone to Jiankang Mansion, and the front secretary of the palace is presided over by Deputy Envoy Li, you wait a while. As he spoke, he immediately turned and entered.

Li Daozheng was on duty, and he received a report from the guards, so he didn't feel strange when he arrived. Because on the battlefield it is not uncommon for some soldiers and brigades to get separated. Now that it has been recovered, it is also time to ask someone to take a look at the roster of the original side selection of the front army, and sure enough, there is the name of Chen Yichao, the cavalry general. These things didn't need him to ask in person, just leave them to others to deal with, but thinking that he was fine now anyway, he didn't visit him to ask him in and make arrangements. So he asked the guards to bring Chen Yichao in.

Chen Yichao came in to see Li Dao, and Li Dao asked him a few words about his age, his habits, and when he joined the army, and Chen Yichao answered him fluently. Therefore, Li Dao also believed that they were indeed soldiers of the expeditionary force. He said: "Chen Yichao, now that the side selection of the front army has been revoked, the cavalry army has been merged into the selection of the front army of the Ma Military Division." Since you are a general of the cavalry, you should also be assigned to the selection of the vanguard army of the Ma Military Division. The non-commissioned soldiers who participated in the expedition have been rewarded, and although you have not caught up, you should have a share. Fortunately, Yang Yan is still in Lin'an, and he has been promoted to Du Yuhou, I can take someone to see Yang Yan immediately, and ask him to repay your merits and ask for rewards again, do you think what if? ”

As soon as Li Dao finished speaking, Chen Yichao immediately said: "Master Li, there will be a request at the end." ”

Li Dao said: "What request do you have, say." ”

Chen Yichao said: "The last general doesn't want to go to Yang Yan, but still wants to stay in the front of the palace to serve, please let the last general be incorporated into any army of the front division of the palace, and you can not reward the last general." ”

Li Dao was a little strange and said, "Why is this?" ”

Chen Yichao said: "The last general had a conflict with Yang Yan, and there is still a mustard to this day, the last general really doesn't want to see him, and I ask for your forgiveness." ”

Li Dao's heart was devastated, and his second son Li Jinzhong had a conflict with Yang Yan for Yan Rui. Although he taught his son a lesson, Bi Jing was intimate, and he was naturally a little dissatisfied with Yang Yan. He also knew that although Yang Yan was idle now, his position was still very important in the emperor's heart. Otherwise, Yang Yan would not have been so young and became the capital of the Ma Jun Division. He will also be recruited as a colt. Therefore, although he was dissatisfied in his heart, he also knew that he couldn't move Yang Yan now.

However, if there is a chance to hit Yang Yan, or even Yang Yizhong, he will never let it go. Seeing that Chen Yichao was gritting his teeth when he mentioned Yang Yan, there must be a reason in it, maybe Yang Yan had something missing.

He remained silent, looked at the people around him and said, "Chen Yichao, what do you mean by what you just said, and explain it in detail." The official is also easy to decide. ”

When Chen Yichao heard this, he thought that there was hope, and he was busy talking about how Yang Yan had dealt with a few hunters caught during the expedition, how he had to abandon the wounded, and how he had argued with Yang Yan, and then Yang Yan sent himself to escort the wounded soldiers back to the Song Dynasty and so on.

Li Dao was overjoyed when he heard this, these things can be big or small, it all depends on how you use them. If it is used properly, there is hope that Yang Yan will be wrenched, and even if Yang Guan cannot be wrought, his reputation can be greatly affected. Because no matter what you say, it is not a good thing to abandon the wounded and kill innocents indiscriminately. However, it is better for this wicked person to let Chen Yichao do it, and not to take on this role himself. So he was surprised and said, "Is there such a thing as a competition?" Chen Yichao, what you said is the truth, don't use lies to deceive the official. ”

Chen Yichao hurriedly said: "Lord Li, what the last general said is true, and now there are ten soldiers outside who came back with the last general to testify." Seven of them were wounded soldiers who had been abandoned by Yang Yan. ”

Li Dao nodded with satisfaction, thinking about how to take advantage of this matter, and keeping himself out of the matter was a waste of a few things. However, he pretended to be angry and said: "I didn't expect Yang Yan to be such a ruthless person, Chen Yichao, you don't want to see him, it's understandable!" ”

When Chen Yichao heard his words, he was overjoyed and said, "My lord, Mingjian." Can you just put the last general in the front of the palace?"

Li Dao was trying to stabilize them first and find a suitable opportunity to let them out. "In this case, I will arrange for you to go to the barracks to rest first." I'll arrange the rest. But now that Yang Yan is in Lin'an Mansion, you'd better stay in the barracks and don't run around, if he sees it and asks for someone from the official, it will be difficult for the official to refuse, do you understand? ”

Chen Yichao immediately said: "The last general understands." ”