Chapter 223: Enlightenment

Yan Xing wiped the sweat from his forehead and exhaled a heavy breath, the matter was finally done. He was the military commander of the Flying Bear Hussar, and most of the seventy-three death notices were personally brought to the door to inform them one by one. The reason why it is mostly because eleven of them have deceased parents and no relatives, and are buried on the terrace in the Helan Mountains to the west.

Holding so many death notices in his hand is not heavier than riding a gun, but it makes his heart heavy. Many of those who died in the war were known to him, and some of them even had good relationships. Now those people have turned into a handful of ashes, and he can still be alive, not only because his martial arts are better, but more importantly, because his luck is better.

When charging intensively with his comrades, life and death are only in an instant. The speed of the war horse is a little slower, and the landing point of the horse gun is a little worse, and the death may not be the enemy, but himself. On several occasions when he was asleep, he would wake up from a dream of being impaled by an enemy's cavalry spear.

He said to the several flying bear hussars behind him who were also tired: "You go back to Yacheng first, I have asked the general for leave, and I want to go back and stay for three days." ”

A flying bear hussar said with a smile: "It's been back to Yinchuan for a few days, and Jun Sima is not like us, so it's time to go back and take a look, the wife and concubine at home are still waiting." ”

When the others heard this, they all burst out laughing.

Yan Xing said angrily: "With so much military salary, it's not easy for you to start a family?" I have several younger sisters, so when the time comes, I will arrange for you to meet them? ”

"It's not impossible!"

After talking for a while, they had already ridden to the door of Yan Xing's house. Several flying bear hussars stopped joking, arched their hands on horseback, and said in unison: "Farewell!" ”

Yan Xing's face was pale, and he also bowed back, saying, "Take care!" ”

Looking at the horse's hooves in the distance, he couldn't help but feel a little sad. The experience of eating and living together and braving the enemy's arrows on the battlefield for more than a year has established a deep friendship between them. Yan Xing retracted his gaze and was about to push the door when he saw a handsome girl pushing open the door and smiling at him, "I'm back!" ”

Yan Xing immediately forgot about his comrades, and involuntarily grinned, "Well, I'm back." ”

"Seeing that you are covered in sweat, go take a shower first, and then go next door to see your uncle."

Yan Xing was dragged into the courtyard by his own lady like a fool, and then stepped on the clouds first, not knowing what he was doing. By the time he came to his senses, the man was already soaked red in the barrel. He felt some itching in his chest, and when he opened his eyes, he saw a slender hand gently caressing the scar on his chest.

He reached out and grabbed the palm and asked, "How long have I been asleep?" ”

The girl's eyes were a little red, and she said softly: "It didn't take long, it was less than half an hour." ”

Yan Xing said with some distress: "What are you crying for?" Do you not like the jewelry you brought back? ”

"No," the girl wiped her eyes, broke free from his hand, touched the wound on her chest, and asked, "Do you still have pain here?" ”

Yan Xing smiled: "You said this, hey, it's actually fine." I was wearing iron armor, and there was a piece of chain mail in it, and the enemy's spear pierced through the iron armor, and it came through the gap in the chain mail, and it hurt me. But the guy didn't come to the favor, and I stabbed him in the neck with a spear. ”

He laughed and said, "He must have been very unwilling at the time, obviously he stabbed me first, but he was blocked by the armor on my body. ”

The girl's eyes began to turn red again, "Then can you not go out to fight in the future?" I heard that my father was arrested by Zhang Heng, if something happens to you again, what will you let me do? ”

"Huh?" The smile on Yan Xing's face suddenly froze, and his face became a little ugly, "Who told you that?" ”

The girl raised her head, revealing her slender white neck, "Do you still need others to tell me?" There are rumors everywhere in the city......"

"Pass what?"

"It is rumored in the city that it was my uncle who set a plan for Chen Yuanjun, so he caught ........."

"Shut up!"

Yan Xing suddenly stood up from the barrel, and the water splashed, wetting the clothes of the girls on the side. His face became even more ugly, and an irrepressible anger burst out of his eyes, "National affairs, are you and I also in charge?" ”

The girl looked at him fearlessly, with tears streaming down her eyes, "I don't care about any national affairs, that's my father, he's been arrested now, no matter what, I can't sit idly by!" ”

Tears fell to the ground, "If you were caught, I would have spoken to my father like this!" ”

"You ......", Yan Xing stretched out his hand and pointed at his mother, wanting to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything, he stepped out of the barrel, "hummed" vigorously, and then grabbed the towel and walked out.

The girl shouted from behind, "Where are you going?" ”

Yan Xing paused at his feet, and said angrily: "Go find your uncle and see if you can save your father-in-law!" ”

The girl burst into tears and laughed, and said loudly in the back: "I'm waiting for you at home!" ”

Yan Xing hurried to Yan Zhong's house next door, he was Yan Zhong's nephew, and Yan Zhong's heir in all senses, and he didn't have to report when he entered and left the mansion. When he arrived at the study, Yan Xing listened for a while, first packed up his body, and then knocked on the door, and said outside: "Uncle is fine, nephew Yan Xing asks to see him." ”

Yan Zhong put down the bamboo slip, raised his head from behind the desk, and laughed, "I heard your footsteps just now, what are you still standing outside?" Hurry up and come in. ”

More comfortable chairs and tables have begun to become popular in places such as Beidi and Shuofang Wuyuan, but Yan Zhong is used to a few futons, so although he has everything at home, his own study is still arranged according to his past habits.

Yan walked in and said, "Uncle! ”

Yan Zhong sat on the futon casually, looked Yan Xing up and down, and then said with a smile: "Yes, I went out to fight, I am much calmer, and I look like I have made great progress!" What is the biggest insight from going out this time? ”

Yan Xing knelt down on the futon, thought for a while, and replied, "The biggest realization is: fighting a war is really a terrible thing. ”

Yan Zhong said, "Oh, why do you think so? ”

Yan Xing's mind immediately recalled the scene when he rode his horse to charge that day, and the sound of the neighing of war horses and the collision of steel seemed to sound in his ears again, and his voice was neither slow nor slow, "When we set off from Yinchuan, there were still five thousand people, and when we came back, there were only four thousand left. Seventy-three people were killed and wounded in the battle. When we went to Chencang, the villages on both sides of the road were reduced to rubble, and the bodies were lying on the side of the road, turned into bones, but no one had to clean them up. Uncle, it's a terrible thing to fight. ”

Yan Zhong pondered for a while and asked, "Then you don't want to continue in the army?" ”

"No," Yan Xing said categorically, "That's not what nephew meant. ”

Yan Zhong laughed and said, "Then what do you mean?" ”

"What my nephew means is that the princes of Xiliang have strong armies, and we must also expand our armies. Now the lord only has two standing armies in his hands, the trapping camp and the flying bear hussar, with a total of only more than 2,000 people, which is too dangerous! This year, the focus of the government is on the development of production, and most of the steel under Helan Mountain has been made of agricultural tools, which of course cannot be said to be wrong. But from next year, steel should also be used in armaments! ”

"Didn't you say that fighting a war is a terrible thing?"

"It was a terrible thing indeed, countless amounts of money and food, mountains of supplies, and the lives of thousands of soldiers were all reduced to nothing in just a few days, and nothing was left." Yan Xingdao: "But because of this, we must strengthen our armaments. Instead of letting the enemy fight, let's fight it! ”

Yan Zhong stretched out his hand and stroked his beard, and said hesitantly, "It's really grown." Okay, you can write a piece of music according to this meaning and hand it over to the waiter....... No, it's better to send it to Yang Qiu, the secretary of the Ministry of War. I am still in charge of Shangshu Province, and I can directly send your recital to the prince. ”

Yan Xing asked, "Uncle thinks what my nephew said makes sense?" ”

"Hmph, Gou Jian to deal with the husband's errand, it takes ten years of life and education. With the divine martial arts of the prince and the strategy of a certain family, where does it take so long to deal with Han Sui and Song Jianzhi and others? One year of recuperation and one year of training soldiers is enough! Yan Zhong stretched out his right index finger, raised it in front of him, and then pressed it, he sneered: "Wait until next year, and crush them all into powder!" ”

Yan Xing's heart jumped, and then it became hot, but he thought of the previous incident, and after pondering for a while, he asked, "Does Han Sui have to die?" ”

"How?" Yan Zhong said with a smile: "Could it be that she is reluctant to be a little lady at home?" ”

Yan Xing was silent for a while, and said, "After all, it is a father and daughter, and it is also appropriate to care about it." As a son-in-law, it is also appropriate to intercede for his father-in-law. ”

Yan Zhong snorted and said, "I told you a long time ago that there will be a battle between Han Sui and the prince, with Han Sui's personality and the determination of the prince, one of them must die before it can be finished." However, the prince likes benevolent, righteous and faithful people, and when the time comes, you can intercede for the Han family and ensure that the incense is endless. ”

“........ Be. ”

Yan Zhong glanced at his nephew and scolded with a smile: "To let you go to the army for training, it is to let you see more things, it is to let you grow your skills, not to let you learn from them to do everything." You're a lot calmer now, but you don't find it as interesting as you used to be. ”

“......... Be. ”

"Hmph, go back and work hard, just give birth to a boy and a girl as soon as possible." Yan Zhong said with a smile: "If you don't sweep a house, how can you sweep the world?" Even a woman can't be even, how can she deal with the heroes and heroes of the world? ”

Yan Xing's face became a little hot, and even the roots of his ears turned red, he lowered his head and said, "Uncle said yes!" ”

When the two were talking, the sound of silk and bamboo suddenly came from their ears, and there was a faint sound of a girl's singing.

Yan Zhong let out a "huh", looked in the direction of the Prefecture Governor's Mansion, and said to himself: "How can there be singing and dancing?" Could it be that the prince has finally opened his mind? ”

For such changes, he is happy and worried.