Chapter 369: The Battle of the Strategists and Qi He
Xiao Guan
The fly camp in the capital did not affect Yan Kui for the time being, and after he led his troops to take Shou County, he sent someone to contact the Hongyang Mansion to pacify the remnants.
However, Yan Kui asked Fang Rui to sit in Shou County to maintain the situation. He himself led his troops back to Xiaoguan and waited for the imperial court to return to the order.
Yan Kui is the general of Beiling Town, although he was ordered to enter Hongyang to quell the rebellion, but it does not mean that he can arbitrarily meddle in Hongyang affairs, Yan Kui understands this truth, so immediately after the rebellion, he turned back to Beiling and expressed his attitude of keeping to himself to the imperial court.
Sure enough, later Emperor Liyang in the capital learned of Yan Kui's actions, and was secretly satisfied with Yan Kui's rules, not only did not hold Yan Kui accountable for withdrawing the army without an order, but instead sent someone to reward Yan Kui with some jewelry and silk.
Of course, these are later words, Yan Kui at this time has just returned to Xiao Guan, and he has no intention of paying attention to the frequent disturbances, and his mind is full of his big fat son - Yan Yan.
Pingbei General's Mansion
Yan Kui was dressed in a black and red auspicious cloud brocade robe, wearing a golden crown, and happily looked at his son who was trotting around him in front of him, and the joy in his eyes was overflowing.
Huang Weier, who was wearing a flower-swaying skirt next to her, quietly watched the father and son playing, with a pair of beautiful eyes and tender water.
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It didn't take long for Xiao Yanyan to get tired of running, Huang Weier asked the nurse to take him down to rest, Yan Kui looked at the departing son, turned around and held his wife's hand, and smiled gently.
"You have raised ingots very well, you have worked hard for the past two years."
As soon as Yan Kui's words came out, Huang Weier's beautiful eyes couldn't help but burst into tears, less than a full moon after the marriage, her husband went to the front line, bloody battles, life and death were unpredictable, she was worried about it in the rear, and it was difficult to sleep and eat day and night.
Later, he was diagnosed with Ximai, he thought that he could leave incense for his husband on the front line, and he was overjoyed, but then he was found to have a strange disease, and he was pregnant for ten months, and he has been fighting with the Hades Palace, and finally gave birth to a son without danger.
Before getting married, Huang Weier was just a teenage girl, after getting married, her husband's life and death on the front line were unpredictable, and her pregnancy and future were uncertain.
In the past year and a half, Huang Weier has experienced more things than the previous ten years combined, and she is full of grievances and has nowhere to tell.
Until now, she saw her husband who she had entrusted to rely on, and he was so pitiful and understanding of her suffering, Huang Weier couldn't hold back anymore, and cried bitterly in Yan Kui's arms.
Yan Kui's eyes were cold and forced all the subordinates in the room back, and then hugged his wife and comforted him gently, and slowly, the atmosphere between the two became a little charming.
After many days of fighting, Yan Kui, who had not eaten meat for a long time, shook his throat, picked up Huang Wei'er's shy and flushed pretty face, and lowered his head.
There is a way to compete like a dragon into the sea, like a phoenix returning to the nest, flicking the leopard's head, slightly small waist, pear blossoms still bring rain, the flute blows the flute, there is no leisure to come and go, the light is heavier, the spirit flies first, and the body is comfortable and delicate............
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Nothing was said all night.
The next day, Yan Kui came out of the bedroom refreshed, his body exuding a pleasant breath from head to toe.
Later, when discussing with Xu Yu, Fu Qing, and Fang Lianhai, the smile on Yan Kui's face was also quite bright, and Fu Qing, who was used to seeing Yan Kui's serious face, was a little confused, and quietly asked Xu Yu for advice after the meeting.
Of course Xu Yu understood what was going on, not long ago when Huang Lian'er and her sister came to Xiao Guan, he had also experienced a similar situation, in the face of Fu Qing's inquiry, Xu Yu picked up the posture of a person who came over, and gently spit out five words.
"Little Bie is better than a newlywed."
After that, Xu Yu ignored Fu Qing, who was deep in thought, and left the general's mansion happily.
Yan Kui entered Hongyang to quell the rebellion, and after he returned, two new staff strategists appeared in the Pingbei General's Mansion, one Fu Qing and one Fang Lianhai.
As the only genuine strategist under Yan Kui's command, Xu Yu naturally would not turn a blind eye to this phenomenon.
Although he couldn't talk about being afraid of Fu and Fang, he had a sense of crisis in his heart more or less, thinking about how he should face the two in the future.
Until today, when Xu Yu saw Yan Kui's appearance, he suddenly had a bottom in his heart, not to mention his friendship with Yan Kui when he suppressed bandits, just the relationship between the two of them could make him invincible under Yan Kui.
No matter how powerful Fu Qing and Fang Lianhai are, they have to be honest in front of him, who made him the uncle of the eldest young master of the Yan Mansion.
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Xu Yu can think clearly, the smart Fu Qing and the two are not difficult to understand, looking at Xu Yu's relaxed back when he left, Fu Qing's face was a little ugly.
He is ambitious, and since he has taken refuge in Yan Kui, he naturally wants to occupy an important position under his command, and then make a big effort to have a place in the world.
As early as when he was in Hongyang, Fu Qing aimed at Xu Yu and was ready to replace him and become Yan Kui's number one strategist.
As a result, before he could act, Yan Kui gave him a bolt from the blue, and now, Fu Qing felt that he had to reconsider, whether his plan to take the position should be put on hold for the time being.
He was confident that he could defeat a strategist Xu Yu, but he might not dare to guarantee that he could defeat Huang Wei'er and Yan Yan behind Xu Yu.
The combined weight of the two is not something that he, the new strategist who has just surrendered, can easily shake, and if one is not good, Xu Yu can take advantage of the situation to fight back and make himself defeated.
Fu Qing stood in place, his face was cloudy, Fang Lianhai next to him chuckled, and walked leisurely towards his mansion.
He is different from Fu Qing, Fu Qing is young and ambitious, and he has the help of his family behind him, and he contributed to the imperial court in the First Battle of Red Stone, and after taking refuge in Yan Kui, he got the eight-rank official body, so he naturally has the confidence and qualifications to challenge Xu Yu.
And Fang Lianhai was captured and surrendered at the beginning, he was born with a weak foundation, and now he is only white, and his identity is a guest in Yan Kui's mansion, he only wants to live under Yan Kui, but he doesn't have the courage to provoke Xu Yu, Yan Kui's henchman.
Therefore, when he saw the undercurrent surging between Xu and Fu, he should all watch the play, but he didn't mean to participate in it at all.
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In the sixteenth year of the calendar, May 18
The holy decree of promoting Yan Kui to the deputy envoy of the pacification envoy was finally sent to Xiao Guan, and after Yan Kui sent away the angel who announced the decree, he convened his confidants and generals to discuss the gains and losses of this matter.
Pingbei General's Mansion, Council Chamber
Yan Kui sat on the main seat, playing with a small black jade axe in his hand, and looked at everyone in the hall indifferently.
"After the decree was issued, the Duke of Departure sent someone to inquire about the general, and asked where the deputy envoy office after the general was located, which was the general's pass? Or Xiao Guan?
Let Ben think about it and give him a reply, and the military department must have a record. ”
"Needless to say, the general's foundation is in Beiling, and the deputy envoy's office should naturally be located in Xiaoguan, go to the general's pass, and there is the envoy of the prince of the country, aren't we subject to others." Gong Fa was the first to stand up and say.
Now everyone nodded in agreement, no one is a fool, Yan Kui is the deputy envoy, only in Beiling, he has 80,000 soldiers and horses to support, only the freedom he wants, if he goes to the General Pass and stays away from the soldiers and horses under his command, it is to abandon his biggest advantage in vain and cut off his arm.
Comparing the two, it is needless to say who is superior and who is inferior.
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Yan Kui also understood this truth, he didn't mean to take the officer at all, and the reason why he took this matter out was that he felt the temptation of the other party from the inquiry of Qi He, the departing prince.
His future boss, who was still in the capital, began to think about how to suppress Yan Kui.
Fu Xinxin attached himself, and naturally wanted to show more in front of Yan Kui, and he analyzed the resume of the Duke of Liguo to everyone, so as to infer his style of action and purpose and means.
"The first line of the Duke of the Kingdom is the title of the first emperor of the first dynasty, and the old prince is the minister of the first emperor, who is deeply responsible for the first emperor, and has served as the commander of the forbidden army.
Later, the old prince died in the first emperor's dynasty, and the current departed prince Qi He inherited the title, the first emperor remembered the old feelings, and repeatedly gave grace to Qi He, at the end of the first emperor, Qi He was ranked as a third-grade heavy general, and served as a general in the Gyeonggi town guard army.
Later, Jinshang ascended the throne and selected and transferred various armies in Gyeonggi, Qi He was deprived of military power and forced to serve in the military department, and later went to Gyeongju to guard any town general.
Until twelve years ago, Qi He's eldest daughter entered the palace and was favored by Emperor Liyang, although she had no children, she was promoted all the way, and she is now a concubine.
Thanks to his daughter's blessing, Qi He, who had been neglected for many years, returned to the sight of Emperor Liyang, and was gradually reused, first transferred to Gyeonggi to guard the town, serving as the deputy general of the former general Di Yi at the time, and now he is the commander of the border army, almost the first person under the military giants.
If there is no accident in the future, Qi He is very likely to be promoted to a military giant, and because of this, Liguo Gong has a lot of coveting for the military power of the border army, because only by firmly controlling the border army will his position as a giant be stable.
Therefore, after Qi He came to the border, he would definitely have to make a move on the military power of the three provinces, and the general was in Beiling, with 80,000 troops under his command, and he was an indispensable figure in controlling the border army. ”
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Fu Qing's words were like this, and everyone in the hall understood that Yan Kui and Qi He, one occupied the position of the main general, but had no foundation at the border, and the other was a deputy general, but there were many generals at the border, and the influence was great.
The two sides are officials on the same side, either the east wind overwhelms the west wind, or the west wind overwhelms the east wind, as Yan Kui's henchmen, they and Yan Kui are both prosperous and lossy, yes, they must also be prepared to confront Qi.
"Grandma's, there is a lot of trouble with being promoted, this official is really fucking breathless."
Looking at his subordinates, whose faces had become serious and solemn, Yan Kui rubbed his brows and complained as if it were true or false, causing everyone to laugh.
The brothers of the Qin family have always been honest and straightforward, and when they saw this, they couldn't help but smile at Yan Kui: "The second brother is troublesome to be promoted, but our brother is not, we wish that the second brother would give our brother a promotion every day." ”
Yan Kui stroked his palms and laughed, and promised pointedly: "Okay, you brothers wait well, in the future, I will be promoted to general, and the brothers will all have high-ranking officials." ”
All of you present, who can follow Yan Kui to discuss here, no one is a fool, naturally heard the meaning of Yan Kui's words, and had thousands of thoughts in his heart, and got up and shouted together.
"Don't worry, general, we will serve to the death."