The king regards the minister as a sibling, and the minister regards the king as the heart; The monarch regards the minister as a dog and a horse, and the minister regards the monarch as a countryman; The king regards his ministers as mustard, and the ministers regard him as an enemy.

What Mencius said may seem true, but a monarch would never trust anyone. I'd rather be responsible for people and rest for me, Cao Cao is good at killing people in his dreams, and Yuan Shao, who is wide on the outside and taboo on the inside, has been playing the art of checks and balances. The superior has never trusted anyone and at the same time trusts others openly, just as Cao Cao said, there is no doubt in employing people, and no suspicion is used.

But that doesn't mean Mencius's words are useless. On the surface, the society of the jungle is clothed in a cloak of civilization and harmony, and on the outside of the cold heart of the monarch is the cloak of a broad-minded benevolent lord. Everyone has darkness in their hearts, but they also yearn for light, and their hearts are full of selfishness, but they also yearn for the selflessness of others.

No matter how cold the heart is, the glorious cloak on the outside of the monarch must be maintained no matter what, this is the master. Xu Yu was so presumptuous after the Battle of Guandu, but Cao Cao couldn't kill him, but borrowed a knife to kill people, and finally had to cry a mouse. This is the bottom line of the master, you can't kill heroes on the face and abandon loyal ministers.

However, Han Sui's approach completely violated this point, and what Yan Xing did Wei Yan saw in his eyes, even if he was in prison, he did not have the slightest intention of surrendering. And Han Sui gave up such a number one general under his command without investigation just based on the words of Yang Qiu and others, not to mention what Yang Qiu and the others thought in their hearts, Yan Xing must have been completely chilled.

Facing Wei Yan's persuasion, Yan Xing said in a low voice: "After a certain fall, can you stay in Xiliang?" ”

Wei Yan chuckled and said, "It depends on the lord's intentions, but with the lord's heart, he shouldn't refuse." After all, General Yan is the first military general in Xiliang, and with the general here, Xiliang can be determined. ”

Although Wei Yan has an impatient temperament and is eager for quick success, he is not a reckless person. On the contrary, he can even be regarded as resourceful, and he is a wise general like Zhang Liao. Yuan Shu's thoughts he can also figure out a thing or two, it is a good move to recruit Ma Teng to settle Xiliang, but it is better to have a party to balance it, Han Sui is definitely impossible, this Yan Xing is a good candidate.

Yan Xing was silent for a moment, and slowly put down the big knife in his hand.

"Some-and-so has fallen."

Wei Yan was ecstatic on his face: "The general can abandon the darkness and turn to the light, which is very good." A certain will definitely raise the general to the lord and try his best to let the general stay in Xiliang. Although Wei Yan guessed Yuan Shu's thoughts, he still said so, in order to sell Yan Xing's favor by the way.

"Thank you, General." Yan Xing breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

"General Yan, these soldiers?" Wei Yan turned his head to look at the Xiliang army around him who were still fighting anxiously.

Yan Xing looked at Han Sui's army gradually departing in the distance, sighed slightly in his heart, and shouted: "Xiliang Army, put down your weapons!" We'll surrender! ”

Wei Yan also shouted: "Those who descend will not be killed!" ”

Yan Xing, as the first military general of Xiliang, was the god of war in the eyes of these soldiers, plus most of these soldiers were Yan Xing's own subordinates, so when Yan Xing gave an order, most of the soldiers instantly stopped their movements and turned to look in the direction of Yan Xing.

"Lay down your arms! We'll surrender! Yan Xing shouted again: "Han Sui has abandoned us, what do you want if you don't surrender at this time?" ”

In the distance, Han Sui, who had already led the army to gradually escape from the valley mouth, heard this, his teeth were about to be crushed, he never expected Yan Xing to be so soft-boned.

"Yan Xingxiao'er! In vain, you trust you so much, you are disloyal and unfilial, you will be punished by God! Han Sui cursed loudly.

Although he was extremely resentful in his heart, Han Sui still did not stop fleeing, and constantly led the army to retreat towards the outside of the valley.

In the valley, after the Xiliang army, which had been surrounded by regiments, found out the situation, saw the lord fleeing, and the commander surrendered, they put down their weapons one after another.

Seeing this, Tai Shi Ci slowly led the army forward and took these Xiliang soldiers into custody. Wei Yan, on the other hand, reintegrated his army and counted the battle losses. When he got the number of soldiers who lost in this battle, Wei Yan's face turned white. The army of 30,000 direct lines was directly wiped out, and this time he really suffered a big loss, and he had to face Yuan Shu's punishment next.

But fortunately, he also recruited Yan Xing and captured nearly 20,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry, so he should not be punished too much.

"Wen Chang, your losses in this battle are not small!" Tai Shi Ci looked at the sea of blood at the mouth of the valley and sighed lightly.

"It's all careless, alas! I don't know how the main guild will reduce the guilt after I go back, and when the time comes, Ziyi, you will have to say two more good words for me! Wei Yan said worriedly.

Tai Shi Ci looked at Wei Yan in surprise: "With such a big victory, the lord shouldn't be downcast!" ”

Wei Yan smiled bitterly: "Although he persuaded Yan Xing to surrender, it caused more than 10,000 iron horsemen to break out of the encirclement, which caused a huge obstacle to the lord to take Xiliang, how could he just let it go so gently?" What's more, this time he also offended Jia Junshi. Before leaving, he told him in front of the lord to keep the valley and not be impulsive, now..."

Tai Shi Ci glanced at Wei Yan sympathetically. Rather mess with a gentleman than a villain. Jia Xu is one of the most relied on advisors by Yuan Shu, he has a small heart, and he often follows Yuan Shu around, and if he gives Yuan Shu a little eye drops, he can pit Wei Yan to death.

"You better honestly go and apologize to Jia Junshi! Otherwise, I guess the battlefield may not be with you in the future. Tai Shi Ci said.

"I want to too! I've looked for Jia Junshi many times, but he doesn't pay attention to me at all, what can I do? ”

Although Wei Yan is arrogant, he also knows who can and can't be provoked. Obviously, Jia Xu is the person he can't mess with in this world except for Yuan Shu. Other upright people like Tian Feng and Lu Su, if you provoke him, he won't do anything to you, at most he will ignore you. And if you provoke him like Guo Jia, he will pull you down after a lesson, and at most you will lose face.

And Jia Xu, that is obviously an old fox who has only been a thousand years old, with crooked ideas and small eyes, don't think about it if you provoke you, he can calculate you to death at any time. Wei Yan didn't dare to defy the law, and he had the heart to bear the guilt. After this time, if Jia Xu still didn't let him go, he would really find a time to plead guilty to him in public, promising not to waste food again. Face and life, Wei Yan felt that the latter was more important.

"Alas, good luck. But you are indeed a little in a hurry this time, the Xiliang soldiers are not those Central Plains miscellaneous fish we encountered in the past, they were all killed in the sword light and blood shadow, you are too careless. Tai Shi Ci glanced at Wei Yan sympathetically and said.

Wei Yan rolled his eyes: "You still have to mean to say, if you weren't so perverted and beat these Xiliang soldiers to the ground, would I be able to underestimate the enemy?" I really don't understand, your army is so perverted, how can the lord be willing to hand over the affairs to you to command. ”

Seeing Wei Yan's sour appearance, Tai Shi Ci laughed loudly: "I can't imagine that there will be a day that you Wei Wenchang will envy, hahaha!" I can't help it, who makes someone so good? Didn't you laugh at the uselessness of a certain legionary talent? How about now? Dumbfounded! ”

Tai Shi Ci can be regarded as raising his eyebrows now. There is no way, although he was superb in martial arts before, the talent of the legion produced was indeed chicken ribs, and he was ridiculed by Wei Yan and said that he could only fight against the barbarians, and he was useless, and the combat power of the army was basically at the bottom of the Jiangdong generals.

As a result, I didn't expect that after taking the Nanban, the combat power of the army under Tai Shici flew directly to the forefront, steadily suppressing Wei Yan and others. It's really thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi!