168 First Meeting
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Bibo Pavilion, in front of the Jade Lake, a phantom figure stands, looking at the rippling circles of the lake with deep eyes, and gently throwing the white flour crumbs in his hand into the lake from time to time.
The smell of debris as bait attracts countless koi fish to compete for food, and the otherwise calm lake immediately becomes noisy.
Shangguan Yan looked at the undulating lake, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly: "No matter what kind of creatures, they will fight for the interests of the people in front of them, and a few fish fry are still like this, let alone people." β
"Master, the person you are looking for has arrived......"
Leng Yan looked at a black figure and several heavily armed guards slowly walking towards Bibo Pavilion in the distance, and whispered a reminder to Shangguan Yan who was teasing the carp in the lake.
Shangguan Yan didn't turn back, but after a gentle "um", he continued to focus on the ripples on the surface of the lake......
As soon as Xu Wenjing entered the Bibo Pavilion, he glanced around, but when he saw that there were only three people, he relaxed a little, and just when he was about to say hello to the young man in Huayi who was standing on his back, he caught a glimpse of the cold smoke in plain clothes, and his eyes suddenly shrank, flashing a greedy gaze.
"I don't know your honorable surname, what are you looking for?"
Although Xu Wenjing is lustful, he is by no means the kind of person who sees a beauty who can't walk and loses his mind, he knows very well that the cold and beautiful woman is very dangerous, and he is right posture to ask Shangguan Yan.
Shangguan Yan heard Xu Wenjing's words, chuckled, and sprinkled all the bait in his hand into the Jade Lake, and then the hoarse voice sounded again: "Ha, who would have thought that the situation in Jizhou has developed to such a point today that it will be the masterpiece of Liu Ce and a young man who is also a Shu clan, I have to say that the scholars in all parts of the Far East have been corrupted by power, and you ......"
After speaking, Shangguan Yan slowly turned around and met Xu Wenjing's gaze: "I am walking on the road of being manipulated by power, and I am slowly repeating their mistakes......"
Xu Wenjing frowned when she heard this, looked at the deep face of the young man in black, and said, "How did Your Excellency know that you are under the name, and who are you?" β
Shangguan Yan bowed slightly and said, "In Xiaguan Yan, I have seen the military master of the Military Governor's Mansion......"
"You're Shangguan Yan?" Xu Wenjing was taken aback, "The people of the Shangguan family actually dare to come to Dingyang in a grand manner, aren't they afraid that I will immediately notify the people of the Governor's Mansion?" β
Shangguan Yan didn't care about Xu Wenjing's intimidation, but just reached out and put his thumb and middle finger together on the black hair between his sideburns and slowly stroked it down.
"Strategist, you are a smart person, save this kind of words, so as not to give people a stupid illusion, I came to you with no malice, I just want to cooperate with you."
Xu Wenjing smiled: "Cooperation? Do you think I, Xu Wenjing, will cooperate with a traitor? If this spreads, my face will be small, and I can't afford to affect the reputation of the Military Governor's Mansion, not to mention that I have to have my own head. β
Shangguan Yan said: "It seems that the military advisor has a deep prejudice against me, but it doesn't matter, since the cooperation can't be achieved, how about just having a deal?" β
Xu Wenjing said curiously: "Deal? What is the deal? β
Shangguan Yan ignored Xu Wenjing's surprise and continued: "In order to show sincerity, I will first open a bargaining chip, this time in the Dingzhou Rebellion, I will let all the people who hinder the Military Governor's Mansion die on the battlefield, what do you think of this bargaining chip?" β
Xu Wenjing's pupils shrank, tried to stay calm, and after calming down, he said, "Can Young Master Yan explain his words more clearly?" β
Shangguan Yan replied: "Am I still not clear enough? There is no need to doubt it, but you can do it yourself, I will not interfere personally, in short, countless people will die under your power struggle in this Dingzhou rebellion. β
Xu Wenjing pondered for a moment, and then said: "Young Master Yan is serious, now that the situation in Linyuan Pass has stabilized, and reinforcements have been sent from Yuanzhou, and they will immediately counterattack the Shangguan family, what you said does not arouse my interest." β
Shangguan Yan shook his head slightly: "It seems that you are still too confident, you must know that the more than 200,000 troops under the command of Shangguan Fei and his son, if they have been unable to attack Linyuan Pass for a long time, they will simply come to a situation where they will stand with the Dingzhou Governor's Mansion, at that time, is this situation what the military division wants to see?"
You may say that Jizhou will send troops to encircle and suppress, but at that time, the situation in Dingzhou has exceeded expectations, Shangguan Fei and his son occupy most of the city land in Dingzhou, and it will take a lot of time for the military governor to conquer them one by one, and there is a big difference from your established strategy. β
Xu Wenjing stood up abruptly and said, "How did you know about these plans?" β
Shangguan Yan said: "This is the sincerity that the Military Governor's Mansion must give me, it's very simple, the strategy of detonating civil strife in advance should be the idea of my classmate Ye Yin, right?" I know him too well, but it's a pity that after all these years, he is still so naΓ―ve......"
"No wonder ......" Xu Wenjing sat down again, thought about it and replied: "Young Master Yan, what you said is good, this is the only situation I am worried about, if the rebel army can't attack Linyuan Pass for a long time and turn around to recuperate, then everything I have done will indeed be in vain......"
Shangguan Yan said: "Then why just abandon the pass and let the official army enter?" β
Xu Wenjing shook his head: "Once they are allowed in, I am afraid that the Governor's Mansion will be defeated, after all, the number of rebels is several times that of the Governor's Mansion." β
"Ha......" Shangguan Yan laughed and said, "Then how about I make a suggestion to the military advisor?" β
"Oh? Listen to ......," Xu Wenjing said curiously.
The corners of Shangguan Yan's mouth raised a wicked smile: "Thirty thousand Liuzhou dead soldiers!" Wei Wenran's last hole card. β
Xu Wenjing was taken aback: "Young Master Yan, what are you talking nonsense?" What 30,000 Liuzhou dead soldiers? You shouldn't be talking about the 30,000 ...... of the past."
"That's right...... Shangguan Yan said, "Did Ye Yin tell you that all 30,000 people died?" Jiang Xun did issue a secret order for him to execute the 30,000 people, but there was a loophole in it, and the 30,000 people disappeared overnight at the Antelope Slope a hundred miles away.
Half a month after the incident, I personally went to investigate, there was not even a drop of blood on the ground, and there was no smell of blood in the air, such a strange situation has to make me doubt, now you understand what I mean, right? β
Xu Wenjing was shocked, she never expected that Wei Wenran, a person who seemed to be cautious and loyal to Jiang Xun, would actually harbor evil intentions, and no one would find out for so many years.
Shangguan Yan continued: "This is an opportunity, military advisor, you have to grasp it well, as long as you force Wei Wenran to take out this hole card, then all the situation strategies can develop in the direction you expected, and there will even be greater gains." β
Xu Wenjing pondered for a moment, then suddenly raised his head and asked, "Young Master Yan, please tell me why you are willing to help the Military Governor's Mansion?" β
"Wrong...... Shangguan Yan's unique hoarse voice sounded, "I didn't help the Military Governor's Mansion, nor did I help Wei Wenran, let alone help the Shangguan family, this is just a transaction, and the reward I need is very small, which is insignificant to you." β
Xu Wenjing asked, "What kind of reward does Young Master Yan want?" β
Shangguan Yan opened his eyes, stroked his sideburns and said, "After the situation in the Far East calms down, hand over Ye Yin to me and take it away, there is only this condition." β
Xu Wenjing said curiously: "Forgive me for taking the liberty of being presumptuous, I don't know why you want this person, Young Master Yan?" β
Shangguan Yan replied: "I don't want him to become a victim of power, he wants to take care of the power, but he will be swallowed up by the power in the end, this kind of tragedy is disgusting." β
Xu Wenjing said: "In this case, this matter will be discussed after Dingzhou is stabilized, and I can even take you to the Military Governor's Mansion in person......"
"Ha......" Shangguan Yan got up and walked slowly outside the pavilion when he heard this, and then said softly, "Strategist, it's up to you how you do it.
You'd better not rush to transfer the 3,000 soldiers and horses you brought back to Jizhou, maybe you will need them in the future, I still have to go one step in advance, and we will meet again......"
After speaking, he disappeared into Xu Wenjing's eyes along with the cold smoke of Lu Nu.
Xu Wenjing looked at the figures of the three of them leaving, and sighed secretly: "This Shangguan Yan, what does he want to do?" β
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