Knowing that Han Suijun had come to the envoy, Yan Xing and Jia Xu looked at each other and smiled, and then sent Zhao Hong to receive them, while he left Jia Xu, Xun You and others to eat in the tent, and then continued to discuss the measures of "sufficient food" and "strong soldiers".

Half an hour later, Zhao Hong returned to his life. With him came Yan Xing.

The candlelight in the tent flickered a little, and Yan Xing's face flickered brightly after shining behind him, Yan Xing glanced at Yan Xing's face, thought about it, and ordered the guards to put down the curtain at the door of the tent.

After Zhao Hong briefly explained the intention of Han Sui's envoy, he let go of his body and stepped forward by Yan Xing, who was following behind.

Yan Xing looked at Jia, Xun, Pei and the others in the tent, and did not speak immediately.

Yan Xing knew what he meant, and signaled that he didn't need to be taboo, and said frankly.

Yan Xing had no choice but to stand up and said in a deep voice:

"The messenger who came is the son of Yan Feng, Yan Gui."

As soon as the words fell, the candle flame in the tent flickered, and Yan Xing's face slowly became gloomy.

Everything, silent.

Yan Xing's feelings towards Yan's father were different from those towards Yan Wan, who was also a relative. treats Yan's father more as a respected teacher, and treats Yan Wan as a brother.

As for why there was such a special differentiation, after Yan Xing thought about it, it could only be attributed to the difference between receiving and giving.

Treating Yan's father as a father, he needs to accept that heavy love, and as Yan Wan's brother, he only needs to silently give that brother's love.

Receiving is sometimes more unbearable than giving.

But even with the teacher, there is a deep feeling. Although Yan Xing knew that Father Yan's death was deeply related to him, at least on the surface of the incident, it was still caused by the struggle among the clans.

This made Yan Xing treat Yan Li and Yan Feng with an indescribable hatred in his heart.

And whether to see or not to see Yan Gui also depends on Yan Xing's heart.

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After the discussion in the tent, Yan Xing put on his pocket again, and after wearing it neatly, he took Xun You, Pei Juan and others to patrol the camp in the night.

Pei Juan is Yan Xing's brother-in-law who is intensively cultivated, and in dealing with some important military and political affairs, Yan Xing often takes him out to experience and cultivate his ability.

And Xun You came purely by himself, originally the night was heavy and frosty, Yan Xing wanted Xun You to go back to the tent to rest like Jia Xu, but Xun You unexpectedly wanted to accompany Yan Xing to patrol the camp at night this time, and he still had something to say to Yan Xing.

Inspecting the camp tent where the horsemen and horses had settled, inspecting the garrison and fortifications of the camp at night, and comforting the wounded and sick soldiers in the camp, Yan Xing walked down this matter, and the group also spent nearly two hours.

The time was coming to an end, the night was already very thick, after inspecting the night's garrison and fortifications, among the accompanying personnel, there were already some officials whose eyelids trembled and yawned constantly, Yan Xing then ordered the accompanying officials to return to their accounts, but Xun You did not move, and specially stayed.

Yan Xing saw that Xun You still had unfinished words, smiled faintly, and invited Xun You to accompany him for a while.

It was already the end of September, and the frost and dew had fallen heavily in the middle of the night, and Yan Xing's personal guards were following behind, and a layer of white frost had formed on the iron armor.

Xun You, who was tall and tall, tightened his robe before he stepped forward, his eyes still flickering under the light of the fire, and his calm voice sounded softly.

"General, there was something unspeakable in the tent just now?"

Yan Xing glanced at Xun You unexpectedly, he thought that Xun You was going to talk about "sufficient food" and "strong soldiers", but he didn't expect to talk about this matter, which surprised him a little.

"Yes, Han Sui's envoy is from the Yan family, and he just brought back some memories of the battle in the clan!"

Yan Xing didn't hide it, and Xun You also nodded.

Unlike their Yingchuan Xun clan, which is full of Confucianism in the Central Plains, Yan Xing was born in a martial arts sect and is strong, and the people in the border areas are fierce and strong, and the Confucian set of "gentleness, courtesy, and frugality" is abandoned there most of the time.

Since Yan Xing will start as a general of Dong Ying, he will either be a down-and-out son of a side branch, or a descendant of a descendant who lost ground in the battle.

And Yan Xing's words just proved Xun You's guess about the latter.

Xun You thought for a while, and said again:

"This matter is originally a matter of the general's clan, and it is not the person concerned, so it should not be admonished. It's just that the general suffered from unwarranted luck in the posture of fate, and there were hundreds of battles on the battlefield, and it was difficult to do so, which created the foundation of Sanhe. ”

"The recovery of the old land of Sanfu this time is the beginning of the general's dragon change, the beginning of the Hongchuan. Qin Shi Li Si once said: Mount Tai does not let the soil, so it can become big; The river and the sea do not choose a trickle, so they can be deep; The king is not only numerous, so he can understand his virtue. ”

"Therefore, I think that the general should cherish the rules of the customs, swallow the boat with the net, and promote the righteousness of the bud; Accept old friends and old people to become the merit of the mountain. If the old people of Jincheng knew the general's achievements today, they must have hoped that the general would be merciful and comforting. ”

After Yan Xing heard this, he was speechless for a long time, and it took a long time before he came back to his senses, looked at Xun You and said solemnly:

"The words of the military advisor are quite kingly. Han Xin pardoned the people who insulted the crotch, and An Guo died in ashes, and he wrote it down. ”

Xun You smiled, bowed slightly, looked at the vast night, and stopped speaking.

And Yan Xing looked at Xun You, feeling the restraint of his emotions, and suddenly asked:

"Since the intersection of Lone and the military advisor, I have always felt that the military advisor is cautious from beginning to end, and never says much. I don't know why I deliberately stayed here tonight to say this to Lone? ”

Xun You knew what Yan Xing was talking about, he smiled indifferently and responded calmly:

"At that time, when I was in Luoyang and in Mianchi, the general also had the drama military division and Zhou Pengshi by his side, and even if you didn't understand these advices, they would explain them to the general again. And tonight, Jia Gong has said enough, so this matter can only be spread on You's shoulders, and You has the courage to explain it to the general. ”

When Yan Xing heard this, he nodded with a smile, looking at Xun You standing in the night, and he had a little more understanding of Xun You in his heart.

"Lonely, this can be regarded as an understanding of the military division!"

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The next day, Yan Xing personally met with Han Gui, who was Han Sui's envoy.

And when he saw Yan Xing in person, Yan Gui was still taken aback.

When Yan Xing led his troops to leave home, Yan Gui was still a hairy child who followed his father to sweep horse manure in the stable, although he could occasionally see Yan Xing, but he could only hide in the corner and watch with fear and hatred.

Later, the army recruited by the Han family was wiped out in Chencang, and Yan Xing never came back, but Yan Gui's life was getting better and better.

He moved away from the low and damp stables and re-lived in his original house, and built a new yard behind it as a place for his family.

Yan Gui knew that these were all earned by his father's merits, and as for how they were exchanged, he didn't know, and Yan Feng didn't want him to know.

But finally, the young Yan Gui got rid of the hard life of the stable, and also had his own word - Zhengdu. It's just that as he gradually became an adult, he also felt the bitterness between adults.

The Yan family has changed the head of the family, and it has not changed the survival principle of the family, it is still "only strong is dependent", tightly hugging the thighs of the Han family in Jincheng, and responding to Han Sui's various conscriptions.

However, as a powerful martial artist, the Yan family is still inevitably broken, and Yan Li, who is in charge of the clan's power, has an average ability, and can only guard the family business. And there are no outstanding talents among the new generation of the Yan family, and under the command of the Jincheng Han family, the status of the Yan family is getting lower and lower, and they can only barely occupy the last seat.

This time, Yan Feng, Yan Gui and others took their clansmen and guests to march east with Han Sui's army.

Originally, Yan Gui thought that the heavy responsibility of being a messenger would not be the turn of a nobody like him no matter what.

Unexpectedly, Han Sui even named the children of the Yan family to serve as envoys to the enemy camp.

When he learned from his father that the deeper reason for this mission, Yan Gui was taken aback.

The envoy's affairs, in fact, do not need him to intervene, he has other people accompanying him to complete it, Yan Gui only needs to recognize what kind of person Yan Xing is, it is enough!

Therefore, along the way, Yan Gui couldn't help but be cranky and restless, and after arriving at the enemy camp, this anxiety completely burst out, and he became restless and sleepless all day long.

If Yan Xing is not Yan Xing, he doesn't know how to face it as a messenger, and if Yan Xing is Yan Xing, then he doesn't know what identity to face it.

But in his heart, he had a faint premonition that he would see the former Yan Xing again.

Fortunately, after meeting, Yan Gui, who was taken aback, quickly settled down again. Yan Xing's face became more mature, with a bit of vicissitudes, but his attitude towards himself was like that of an ordinary clansman, approachable, and there was no trace of guilt between conversations.

He briefly recounted the ten years of his career as a horseman, walking in the orderly camp with Yan Gui, looking at the sergeants who were armoured, the light horsemen who galloped on horseback, and the soldiers who led the strong feathers, as well as the military tents, the towering corner towers, the granaries full of military rations, all kinds of equipment for war guards, and military resources······

Yan Gui knew that this was what Yan Xing had intentionally let him see, but he couldn't help but be shocked in his heart.

Along the way, they also talked about some things about Han Suijun and the Yan family, but Yan Gui had a low position in the army and did not have enough knowledge, so he didn't know much about Han Sui's army, but about the Yan family, he was more attentive and answered a few questions about Yan Xing seriously.

When he talked about his father, he also deliberately glanced at the look on Yan Xing's face, but unfortunately he didn't find anything, Yan Xing's face was as calm as a lake, as if he had never made waves.

So much so that when the head of the family, Yan Li, gave several manors and farmhouses to the Tian family as a thank you gift, and the Yan family tended to decline under Han Sui, Yan Gui had an illusion that he was like a chattering old woman, telling some inconsequential trivial complaints to an outsider.

This kind of situation is completely inconsistent with his father's explanation when he left, so that Yan Gui was at a loss in discomfort and confusion.

After walking and talking, Yan Xing specially left Yan Gui to eat together in his tent, and at night, he sent his guards to send him back to the tent.

When he was about to leave the bill, Yan Xing suddenly stopped Yan Gui and handed him a small gift box with a smile.

"General Han's intention to send the envoy, as well as your father's intention to send you, in fact, Lone can guess that you are a child of the Yan family, and Lone will not make it difficult for you. Lone will also write a book for you to take back, and if you go back and are asked, you can tell them what you have seen and heard today. ”

"As for your father's intentions, you are accompanied by people from the Han family, and you can't harm you. Take this gift carefully and take it back to your father! ”