When the dispute under the city of Chang'an had just ended, the banner of the general Ying Yang Zhonglang appeared on the distant horizon at this time.

Nan Ying watched Li Dao's dead body being carried away from afar, but there was no joy of victory in his heart, but there was a trace of sentimentality and desolation....... becoming a king and defeating a coward, survival of the fittest, the reality is always so cruel. Since the defeat of Dong Zhuo, the trend of history has been difficult to grasp, as long as one wrong step, there will be no place to turn over.

He sighed deeply, turned his head, and smiled slightly at Guo Yan and the others who were waiting respectfully: "I was going to go all the way, but I still missed the critical opportunity. General Guo turned the tide this time and eliminated thieves for the country, which is really indispensable, hard work! ”

"Thank you Uncle Huang for your praise!" Guo Yan was a little flattered and said: "The last will contribute to the country and share the worries of His Majesty, it is a matter of duty, what is the merit.......

He looked in the direction of carrying away Li Zhuo's corpse, and said with a complicated expression: "And this Li Dao never forgets to avenge Dong Zhuo, and even has the heart of usurpation, which is not a pity to die!" ”

"Oh? I haven't seen General Guo for many days, and I have a sense of being impressed....... Nan Ying stared at Guo Yan with deep meaning: "I hope General Guo's heart is the same, don't mistake yourself and others again!" If I can be loyal to the king from now on, it will be the luck of my Nanying and the luck of the Han! ”

"Please rest assured, Uncle Huang!" Guo Yanbei's face turned red: "Since the emperor's uncle repaid his grievances with virtue and let the last general live, the last general is really reincarnated as a human being, every time he thinks of the evil of the thief in the past, he can't sleep at night....... today he can wear a crime and make meritorious contributions, and he finally lives up to your kindness!" ”

Seeing his true feelings, Nan Ying also nodded slightly, because this Guo Yan is indeed a person who knows how to repay his kindness. On the same day, Li Dao united with him to counterattack Chang'an, and he agreed on the surface, but in fact secretly reported the news to Chang'an, otherwise Lu Bu and Wang Yun would definitely not be able to retreat with their whole body, and it would be impossible to successfully ambush Li Dao on the way to retreat. After Li Dao occupied Chang'an, he wanted to intervene in the government several times, but it was Guo Yan who confronted him-for-tat, forming a stalemate, so that the Son of Heaven was able to settle down and govern, and did not stage the "Li Guo Rebellion" in history. Speaking of this alone, Guo Yan has made a great contribution. As the so-called planting good causes and reaping good results, this result was never expected by Nanying before Guo Yan explained.

"I believe that General Guo is indeed repentant and sincere! And who is without fault? After that, it can be changed, and the good is great! The grace of heaven is great, and the rewards and punishments are clear! Nan Ying raised his voice slightly, and his eyes also swept over the faces of the generals of the Xiliang Army behind Guo Yan, but they were Xu Rong, Li Meng, Wang Fang, Fan Chou, Duan Xuan, Hu Che'er and Li Ru, most of whom were acquaintances. And everyone's expressions are also different, some have eager faces, some are speechless, and some are ashamed and embarrassed.

"I wonder what General Guo plans to do in the future?" He took everyone's looks in his eyes, and then quietly threw a problem to Guo Yan.

"Of course, I will continue to serve the Son of Heaven and continue to follow Uncle Huang!" Guo Yan said calmly: "Don't talk about the great truth of eating the king's luck and being loyal to the king!" The more the general understands Uncle Huang, the more he will be compared! In this troubled world, only people who follow you with great loyalty, righteousness, wisdom and courage can have a way out! And with your generosity and kindness, brothers don't worry about the day when the birds will be hidden! Please also ask the imperial uncle not to give up and take it in! ”

"General Guo's flattery words, the general will be ashamed! For it is impossible for Ben to do no wrong to his brother! Nan Ying did not hesitate and said: "This general will not only advance and retreat with you from now on, but also immediately reward him for his meritorious deeds after seeing the Son of Heaven later!" If General Guo has any other requirements, you might as well say them together! ”

"There is a request, please also ask Uncle Huang to fulfill it!" To Nanying's surprise, Guo Yan did not hesitate at all, and immediately replied, obviously it had been brewing for a long time.

"If the last general is allowed to speculate, does the emperor still intend to order the last general to stay in Chang'an to reject Xiliang?" Guo Yan looked at Nan Ying's eyes, and did not ask directly, but asked the conjecture in his heart.

"Not bad!" Nan Ying was slightly stunned in his heart, but he didn't hide it: "General Guo is a veteran general on the battlefield, and he knows the roots of the Xiliang Army, and he has made great contributions to the society this time...... This general is intending to give the son of tomorrow, promote you to the general of Zhengxi, garrison Chang'an, and supervise the military in Guanzhong! ”

As soon as these words came out, all the generals of the Xiliang Army were happy. General Zhengxi is an important military position second only to the general, the hussar general, the chariot general, the general Wei and the general of the Quartet. Now, although the golden mouth of the auxiliary emperor's uncle has been lowered, although it has been lowered by one level compared with before, he is justified and entered the house, and since then he has transformed from a wolf ambition who "coerces the Son of Heaven to order the princes" to a loyal and patriotic person who "serves the Son of Heaven to order not to obey".

And this general of Zhengxi, who "stationed in Chang'an and supervising the military in Guanzhong", is of great significance. Not long ago, Nanying also had a big official position in the name of the auxiliary emperor's uncle, among them, Zhang Ji was named General Wei, and Zhang Xiu was named General of Nan, which seemed to be more popular. However, the discerning people know that they did not have more military power because of this, and they still commanded their old departments, where can they be the generals who hold real power and sit in Gyeonggi? And this "supervising the military in the pass" directly became the highest military commander of Sanfu, and even the left general Huangfu Song had to be controlled by it. This also fully shows Nanying's trust in Guo Yan, and even the important task of defending the Son of Heaven can be entrusted with confidence.

"Thank you Uncle Huang for your kindness, but Liangzhou has been plagued by wars for many years, and the people are not ...... The last general is also from Liangzhou, and he really doesn't want to continue to fight with the Liangzhou army! Guo Yan's voice was a little low: "Please also ask Uncle Huang to take back his fate!" ”

As soon as these words came out, all the generals of the Liangzhou Army were shocked at the same time. To quell the rebellion in Chang'an, this credit is really extraordinary, and it is understandable to say that it is to set the chaos right. It is precisely because of this that Nanying will abandon the previous suspicions and give Guo Yan a real shortage of great power, which is also a rare opportunity for the entire Dong Zhuo old group to change and rise to the top, but this Guo Yan put forward such a request, he really doesn't know how to advance or retreat, and he doesn't know how to lift!

Guo Yan glanced at Nan Ying with some trepidation, but saw that he had become expressionless, and although he felt cold in his heart, he still gritted his teeth and bowed down and said: "The last general's request is really selfish, but I hope that Uncle Huang will fulfill it!" ”

Nan Ying's cold gaze stared at Guo Yan's face for a long time, and just when everyone was worried in their hearts, they heard Nan Ying say coldly: "Guo Yan, come with me, you and I will talk alone!" ”

Guo Yan was shocked again, and felt remorse in his heart, but it was irretrievable, so he had to bite the bullet and say: "Yes!" "Riding the horse and following the Southern Eagle as it went.

After a hundred paces away, Nanying suddenly stopped his horse and said without looking back: "Guo Yan, you are so bold!" Do you dare to bargain with Ben General even if you are guilty of meritorious service? ”

Guo Yan was shocked and said: "Uncle Huang, the last general is really hard......"

"Your hardship is to protect yourself!" Nan Ying still didn't look back, and sneered: "If you want to return to Liangzhou, of course you can't bear the infamy of cannibalism!" Is selfishness a reason to fear the enemy and be timid? ”

"Guo Yan, you were originally a martial artist, and you were promoted to a military attache because of your merits! Mu Tian's grace, but he doesn't want to repay! Nan Ying turned around suddenly, and his voice was already violent: "If it weren't for the mistakes of the sun and the changes in the world, you would have been crushed with Dong Zhuo and Li Dao now, and you will be stinking for thousands of years, and you will always be scolded by future generations in the history books!" ”

Guo Yan finally sweated down, and said in a trembling voice: "Uncle Huang scolded right, and the last general will know his mistake......"

"However, fortunately, ......" Nan Ying's cold gaze gradually faded, and a sincere smile appeared in Guo Yan's unbelievable gaze, and in an instant, it was like a glacier thawing and the rising sun in the sky: "You have done a good thing in Chang'an, you have maintained the stability of the Jingshi, you have taken care of the dignity of the Son of Heaven, you have merit!" And you just said a word about people! ”

"Fang Cai, did the last general say anything?" Guo Yan relaxed as if he had been amnestied, and at the same time his heart was at a loss.

"You're talking about the people of Liangzhou!" Nan Ying looked at the northwest in amazement: "Although Ben Jiang has never read history books, he also remembers the first two years of the Yuan Dynasty...... It's been almost 200 years, right? At that time, Liangzhou had a population of more than one million! And now? Two hundred years have passed, several Qiang-Han wars, frequent natural disasters, the people of Liangzhou not only did not get recuperation, but always struggled on the verge of death...... What are they guilty of? ”

Guo Yan said abruptly: "Uncle Huang Mingjian! It's not that the last general is acting coyly and putting on a false appearance of compassion...... As you said, the last general's greatest wish is to be a marquis and return to his hometown! However, if the hometown is already thousands of miles away, ten rooms and nine empty, dare to ask the emperor, is there any point in returning to the hometown in the last general's clothes? ”

"I heard, the last general just heard about ......" His voice gradually deepened: "In the twelve counties of Liangzhou, the people in many places have died!" And when Shi Cai saw Li Dao die in front of him, the last general suddenly had a palpitation, and it seemed that he would never dare to return to Liangzhou again! ”

"I'm afraid such rumors are not false!" Nanying's expression was also a little angry: "According to the report of our army scouts, in Liangzhou Wudu, Anding, Beidi and other counties, you can still see a large number of people who are fleeing to Guanzhong, and in the area of Wuwei and Jincheng, it is already rare, and then in the direction of Zhangye and Jiuquan, there are almost no people in sight...... However, Xianbei, Di and other alien races took advantage of the situation to invade, and the situation can only be described in one garbled word! ”

"What!" Guo Yan couldn't help but snort, and said miserably: "The last general is Zhangye!" ”

"We've made estimates!" Nan Ying sighed and patted him on the shoulder: "Now the population of the entire Liangzhou is no more than 300,000 at most, and almost all the land that can be cultivated is barren...... And the northern part of Liangzhou can be regarded as a dead domain! ”

"The last general begs the imperial uncle!" Guo Yan already had a few bloodshots in his eyes: "I must come up with a good plan as soon as possible!" ”

"As the uncle of the Great Han Emperor, Ben will be duty-bound!" Nanying said in a deep voice: "Otherwise, since you have already recaptured Chang'an, why do you have to travel thousands of miles to this place?" ”

"Is that really the case?" Guo Yan was surprised and delighted: "Could it be that Uncle Huang already has a countermeasure to deal with Han Sui and Ma Teng?" ”

"The common people are dying, Han Sui and Ma Teng are known as 100,000 soldiers and horses, how should they fill their stomachs?" Nan Ying smiled coldly: "If the general is correct, they are now at the end of their rope, and they are preparing to go south and capture the land of Guanzhong!" ”

Guo Yan couldn't help but be shocked: "What? Why didn't the last general even receive any news in advance? ”

"Ben will have an internal response!" Nan Ying looked back with a smile and glanced at Ma Yunluo deeply: "And Ben will fight half of the world this time, and he is also entrusted by others!" ”

"It turned out to be General Ma!" Guo Yan suddenly realized: "Not bad! General Ma enjoys a high reputation in the Liangzhou area, and is even more loved by the people for his love for nurses! With her going to Liangzhou to preside over the overall situation, she will definitely get twice the result with half the effort, which is the luck of our Liangzhou people! ”

"Ben will play this time, and there are three purposes!" Nanying proudly looked at the northwest: "One is to open up the eastern and western fronts, and the other is to recapture Chang'an to clear the side of the monarch...... And the third is to solve the problem of Liangzhou in one fell swoop and completely eliminate worries! ”

"Uncle Huang has such ambitions...... Just as Guo Yan was dumbfounded when he heard it, suddenly the sound of carriages and horses came from the direction of Chang'an City, and soon an old voice shouted: "The Son of Heaven has an edict!" ”

An old minister with a pale beard got out of the car from afar, holding a jade slip in his hand, and strode towards Nanying.

Nan Ying saw that the old man seemed familiar, and suddenly remembered that this person was Yang Zhan, the Shangshu who assassinated Dong Zhuo outside the palace in the past. After a few years, this person has been in Chang'an, and he has not been poisoned by Li Dao, but it can be regarded as a fortunate thing.

Nan Ying and Guo Yan glanced at each other, jumped off the horse together to rearrange their robes, and said solemnly: "Minister, edict!" ”

"Hahaha! Uncle Huang, it's been a long time! Nanying can also be regarded as Yang Zhan's life-saving benefactor, he laughed and said: "The lower official has not congratulated the imperial uncle, moved to the general, and faked the festival!" ”