At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 205 Earnings
That night, Gao Bufan and others were stationed by the Liaohe River, but Wang Rengong did not treat them badly. He ordered people to bring in a sumptuous food and drink from Huaiyuan City to reward the soldiers, and personally toasted and encouraged the soldiers. Later, more than 600 war horses captured by Gao Bufan and others were also taken away, and the euphemistic name was: present the horse to the emperor to repay the victory, and ask for credit for everyone by the way.

Although Gao Bufan has a free-spirited and open-minded personality, it is a bit painful to watch more than 600 war horses being taken away. It would be great if he could bring these horses back to Feiying Racecourse. I am afraid that Dad and Steward Xia will be very happy However, the spoils seized by Sui soldiers on the battlefield naturally belonged to the imperial court, unless they stood up on their own to rebel against the Sui Dynasty.

Now it is obviously not a good idea to stand on the top of the mountain and fight against the Sui Dynasty. Although Yang Guang's failure in the Eastern Expedition has greatly shaken the foundation of the country and ruined the national fortune of the Great Sui Dynasty, as the saying goes, a centipede is dead but not stiff, and a skinny camel He is also bigger than Ma, and with the solid foundation of the Sui Dynasty, he still has the strength to deal with some of the forces that took the lead in the rebellion.

Looking at the precedents of dynastic change in history, the forces that raised the banner of rebellion in the last years of the dynasty were the cannon fodder, and those who finally reaped the fruits were the "smart people" who came first and came later, such as Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and Li Yuan, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. , Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang did the same, and even the Qing soldiers who entered the customs later took advantage of Li Zicheng, the Chuang Wang.

Therefore, most of the people who rebelled first in the last years of the dynasty were just cannon fodder. The real man will be a "quiet handsome man" at this time. Only then did he climb up and shout, step on the accelerator fiercely, and take the victory first.

Closer to home, let’s say that after Wang Ren respectfully toasted the wine and delivered his "speech", he patted his ass and left with more than 600 war horses, while the soldiers continued to drink to their heart's content to celebrate this hearty victory. Congratulations to everyone who has gone through countless hardships and obstacles, and finally returned to Tai Sui alive.

Everyone rushed to toast to Gao Bufan, respect and gratitude from the bottom of their hearts, it was Mr. Gao's wisdom and courage, planning and planning, fulfilled his promise to bring everyone back home, even though many brothers died in the process But there are more people who survived, the dead are dead, and the living should be more grateful.

All the war horses were taken away by Wang Rengong, and the soldiers under his command had to be returned to the court. For Gao Bufan, this life and death seemed to be a waste of time, but it was not the case. The benefits of Gao Bufan's hard work were still considerable , that is, fame, connections, prestige, friendship and favor.

These things are intangible, but they are very precious. Fame is like the traffic of celebrities in later generations, and it can be cashed in.Why is it that someone climbs up and shouts, and the responders gather?Relying on fame and prestige.

As for connections, friendship, and favors, let alone, their effects are more reliable than fame, and friendship is undoubtedly the most reliable. Pei Xingyan is Gao Bufan's best friend during this experience, while Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin can only be counted as connections. Fan Choi, who is friendly and friendly, as for Wang Rengong, Liu Wuzhou, Guo Zisheng and others, can only be counted as connections, but Yu Juluo can barely be counted as a routine of friendship, but although Yu Juluo acts wildly and unruly, he is actually a Sui Dynasty in his heart. If Gao Bufan dared to raise his flag to rebel, he would not hesitate to swing his sword at each other.

"Master Gao, I would like to offer you a toast." Liu Wuzhou also walked in front of Gao Bufan holding the wine glass.

"I don't dare to be so, I will call brother Liu the commander-in-chief of the Liu clan in the future, I'm so happy and congratulated." Gao Bufan drank the wine with a smile.

It's just that people are in high spirits on happy occasions, so Liu Wuzhou rarely showed a sincere smile, and cupped his hands and said, "This is all thanks to Mr. Gao. This time, Mr. Gao has made great achievements, and his reputation has spread far and wide. He also has the support of Ke Dun and General Yu." Appreciation, Qingyun is just around the corner, and I hope that Mr. Gao will support you in the future for the sake of fighting side by side."

At the beginning Liu Wuzhou left home to join the army in a fit of anger, and vowed to return to his hometown after becoming famous, so he was very concerned about fame and fortune. Seeing that Gao Bufan had a promising future at a young age, he naturally took the opportunity to build a good relationship.

Gao Bufan smiled and said: "Maybe Brother Liu will be supporting him in the future."

Liu Wuzhou chuckled, and retreated knowingly after some politeness. Gao Bufan's lukewarm attitude obviously didn't want to have a deep friendship with him.

Although Gao Bufan had a large number of people, he couldn't hold back the many people who toasted, and gradually became a little bit drunk. Dou Xianniang, a girl who was greedy for drinks, didn't know when she fell drunk, and fell asleep on Gao Bufan's lap, her pretty face flushed, Like a cute kitty.

Pei Xingyan didn't seem to be in a high mood. He drank the wine without saying a word. Gao Bufan bumped the former's shoulder and said with a smile, "Aren't you happy that you have made great achievements?"

Pei Xingyan smiled bitterly and said: "But my father suffered a defeat and was dismissed by the emperor. Mr. Wang told me just now."

Gao Bufan calmly said: "If you have meritorious service, you will be rewarded, and if you have done something wrong, you will be punished. This is a matter of course. Besides, life and death are trivial matters in this world. Isn't it just a job cut, and it's not a head cut. What's there to worry about? Maybe the emperor You need to employ someone later, and your father has returned to his post again."

Pei Xingyan lifted his spirits when he heard the words, and said with a smile: "That's right, isn't it just a dismissal? It's a big deal, but you are free and easy, Changqing. I decided to learn from you. Come, let's have a drink."

Gao Bufan and Pei Xingyan had a drink together, and joked: "Xingyan, please don't imitate me, I'm just a stable boy, you are a dignified body, you have made great achievements this time, and promotion is a must."

Pei Xingyan shook his head and said: "In terms of merit, Changqing, you are much older than me, and the emperor will definitely reward you. By the way, General Yu said that Ke Dun once wanted to recruit you, Changqing?"

Gao Bufan nodded calmly and said: "It is true, but I am a person who likes to be free and unrestrained, and I am not expected to be an official, so I refused."

Pei Xingyan said in admiration: "Changqing is really courageous. It is said that Ke Dun is a strong man. How dare you reject him, and..."

"Is there still life to live till now?" Gao Bufan asked.

Pei Xingyan was slightly embarrassed, nodded, and Gao Bufan smiled and said: "Ke Dun is not fake, but he is not unreasonable. I just said that I don't want to be a Turkic official, so she won't force others to make things difficult."

Pei Xingyan gave a thumbs up and said: "You are really smart, but you are right not to be a Turkic official. Qimin Khan was fine when he was alive, but now Shibi Khan has a disobedient heart towards Da Sui. It will be a matter of time before there will be disputes, if there is a war at that time, how will Changqing deal with himself?"

Gao Bufan nodded to express his approval, reached out to support Dou Xianniang's head that almost slipped off, and naturally smoothed Xiaonizi's long hair at the back of her head.

At this time, Pei Xingyan asked a little worriedly: "Since Changqing doesn't want to be an official, if the emperor appoints you an official, don't you want to refuse?"

Gao Bufan murmured when he heard the words. This time, he undoubtedly made a great contribution and saved Yang Guang's face in the failure of the Eastern Expedition. With Yang Guang's face-saving character, it is really possible to make him an official. By the way, he will set up a typical example Yes, this is a trouble, let's do it, Da Sui is about to fall and the monkeys will disperse, don't do it right, if Yang Guang's face is brushed off, I'm afraid he will lose his head.

Pei Xingyan saw that Gao Bufan's eyebrows were furrowed tightly, so he couldn't help laughing and said: "I'm afraid Changqing is the first person in Sui Dynasty who is worried about being an official. It's actually not a difficult task. Don't you, Changqing, like to be speechless? Then Just find an idle job, preferably an outside job, which is free and unattended."

Gao Bufan's heart moved, but he immediately smiled wryly and said: "You think I run the court, and you can be any official you want."

Pei Xingyan sweated secretly: "Changqing's words are inappropriate. It doesn't matter if we joke around in private. If it gets to the ears of someone who cares, I'm afraid it will cause trouble."

Gao Bufan smiled calmly: "Don't worry, I'm just acting like you, I'm not stupid."

Pei Xingyan couldn't help being touched when he heard the words, it seemed that Changqing really regarded himself as a good brother who talked about everything, so he picked up the wine jar and filled a bowl for Gao Bufan himself, and said solemnly: "Xingyan respects Changqing again, In the future, we will share the blessings and share the difficulties, so do it!"

"Fuck...fuck, drink!" Drunk Dou Xianniang suddenly stood up staggeringly, muttering: "Bring the wine!"

Gao Bufan was both angry and funny, he quickly supported her slender waist, raised the bowl with one hand and drank it with Pei Xingyan.

"It's late at night, Changqing should help the thread girl go back to rest." Pei Xingyan wiped the wine stains from the corner of his mouth with ambiguous eyes, then stood up and left.

"Brother Pei... Hey, old Pei, don't go, my aunt can still drink!" Dou Xianniang grabbed Pei Xingyan across the void.

Pei Xingyan almost fell over, turned around and smiled wryly, then turned and continued walking away.

"Hey, Lao Pei, you bastard, Brother Gao, let's drink by ourselves, if you don't get drunk, you can't go home, do it!" Dou Xianniang yelled, raised her head with drunken eyes, and exclaimed: "Why are there two brothers Gao! "After speaking, he raised his head and touched the side of Gao Bufan's face.

Gao Bufan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he leaned over and hugged the girl's legs, striding towards the tent...

(End of this chapter)