"Let them go!"

Yan Xing's words were outspoken, and although Ma Lin and the other troops were unexpected, they still released these Qiang prisoners according to Yan Xing's instructions. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Seeing the Qiang captives who were spared from being killed hurriedly and hurriedly fleeing the convoy, Yan Xing's face was not shocked, and he had some considerations in his heart to let go of these Qiang captives.

First of all, among the many tribes of the Qiang people, "there are no monarchs and ministers, there is no one who grows from each other, the strong ones are divided into chieftains, and the weak ones are attached to people, and they are more violent and fierce, and they are strong in strength." "This time, the leader and many warriors of the Midang tribe have died, and it is not difficult to imagine how sad it will be to survive in the cracks of other powerful tribes in the future and avoid being annexed, and the threat to themselves can be said to be minimal.

Second, it is necessary to take into account the current customs and the emotions of the light heroes around them, the land of Liangzhou is mixed with Hu and Han, the old customs are lightly educated and worship ghosts and gods, and there are many superstitious things such as witches and divination. Legend has it that Li Guang, the flying general of the former Han Dynasty, was guilty of killing more than 800 Qiang people who had surrendered during his tenure as the governor of Longxi. Although Yan Xing himself does not believe in the words of these ghosts and gods, it is difficult to guarantee that the people under him will not believe it. Moreover, most of the riders around him are light young men who are light on life and death, and if they want to control them, they must consider their temperament in words and deeds.

The third and most important point is that since his third uncle has the idea of befriending the Qiang tribe, he just used the mouths of these captives to publicize today's events, and he never wanted to attract the Qiang people to reinforcements.

His true thoughts can't be said directly, but Yan Xing is not hesitant to explain.

"The Analects of Confucius says: 'The Son teaches four things: literature, conduct, loyalty, and faithfulness; "Sun Tzu" said, "There will be five virtues, wisdom, faith, benevolence, bravery, and strictness, which can be seen that the way of civil and military affairs is all on one letter." Although the Qiang people are bent and surrendered, but we have promised not to kill those who surrender before, it is advisable to let them go now, if he does not think of kindness and draw his sword to face each other in the future, I will personally punish him with the power of victory! ”

Seeing that Yan Xing had already made up his mind, Ma Lin, Gan Ling and the others naturally complied. So this happened, Yan Xing didn't want to stay for a long time, so he ordered the horses to sort out the goods, carts and horses, bring the wounded with them, and quickly evacuate the white dog gathering, leaving only a few people in Ganling who planned to burn the white dog into ashes with a fire.

When the fire in the white dog gathering rose into the sky, the convoy hurried back along the old road. Although some manpower was lost, a battle was won, and many horses and wool goods of the Qiang people were captured, and the mood of the people was still very high. It's just that Yan Li and the others, who originally led the team to the front when they came, became an existence that no one cared about at this time, and they were hung far behind, while Yan Xing and the others, who originally stayed behind, were not allowed to become the leaders of the team and walk in front. The positions of the two sides were reversed, and everyone was like arrows, which provoked Yan Li and others, who were walking behind and hurrying and eating a mouthful of dust, to abuse in their hearts but were helpless.

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Because the return trip was in a hurry, the convoy returned to Yungo on the morning of the sixth day of the return trip.

Walk straight along the official road in the south of Yunwu City, turn into the country road at the three-way intersection, and walk about five miles, and the Zhuangzi of the Yan family is already impressively in sight.

Relying on the terrain, the Zhuangzi of the Yan family stands in a plastered field, covering a wide area, no less than 100 acres.

The seedlings in the fields on both sides of the road are green, as if they have covered the earth with a green carpet. Although the country roads are not wider than the official roads, they are also well-groomed and tamped, and the horses' hooves make a clattering sound on them. The noise of the car aroused the idea of the tenant farmers and field slaves who were working in the fields, and when they saw that it was their own children returning, some of them were already shouting and greeting.

Yan Zhuangzi opened two doors to the south, and Yan Xing and his party had many people and horses, and they walked through the main gate. The two sides of the main gate of the hanging mountain style are repaired with hope towers, and the lookout section above can see the banner of the Yan family on the car from a distance, and then send out a signal, and several servants guarding the main gate hurriedly cheered up and hurried over.

Yan Xingdang dismounted in front of the village gate first, and the servant who had been waiting for a long time hurriedly came over to hold the reins, and led the horse to follow into the gate. Zhuangzi is a three-entry type, the first study has stables, a garage and a mud house for the servants of the Yan family and the slaves of the field to live, the chief of the clan who manages the daily affairs comes to hand over the goods of the convoy, directs the men to sort the goods and move them to the various warehouses in the third entry, places the horses, vehicles and wounded properly, and the subordinates and horsemen each have special servants to lead them back to their respective residences in Sanjin, everything is going on in an orderly manner.

Because Yan Xing had already sent someone back to report the situation of this transaction to the clan, when everyone was busy carrying the goods, a brocade-clothed servant trotted over and told Yan Xing to hurry to the lobby, the head of the family had already gathered the major heads of the clan, just waiting for him and Yan Li's uncle and nephew.

Yan Xing caught a glimpse of Yan Li not far away, at this moment he was black-faced, a brocade-clothed slave whispered in his ear, and his eyes drifted towards him unintentionally. Expecting that he had caught the evidence this time, and his third uncle would never be able to get any benefits, the corners of Yan Xing's mouth curved slightly, and he took the lead with two servants to press the Qiang captives and took the lead towards the corridor leading to the second entrance.

Seeing that Yan Xing had already set off, Yan Feng, who was standing on the side, hurriedly pulled Yan Li's sleeve, and motioned for him to rush to the lobby first, Yan Li stomped his feet, puffed out his cheeks angrily, the beard under his chin kept shaking, and he quickly followed with his head buried.

The lobby of the Yan family is located in the center of the second entrance of Zhuangzi, Yan Xing asked the servants to wait in the vestibule under the hall with the captives, and then he tidied up his clothes before he raised his feet and walked up the steps to the hall.

The lobby of the Yan family has windows on all sides, making it more spacious and bright during the day. The dark and stout pillars stood upright and raised the beams of the roof without ornamentation, and two rows of bronze lampstands were placed opposite the walls of the hall. There are more than a dozen lacquered wood tables with black background patterns on the ground, and there is a couch behind each case, and it is the major principals of the clan who are sitting on the collapse at this moment. Facing the door of the hall was the main seat, and Yan Shun, who was the patriarch and head of the family, was sitting precariously and looking at everyone. There was no other ornament on the side, only a stand with a long sword on it.

Yan Li rushed into the lobby, and he was thinking of talking about reason first. He gave a hasty salute, and did not wait for others to ask, so he said a series of words that he had woven with Yan Feng on the road, flatly denied that he had other private transactions with the Qiang people, and accused Yan Xing of secretly conspiring with his troops to seize the convoy, offending the Qiang people, and sabotaging the transaction for many crimes.

"Yanming, what your uncle just said is true?"

After Yan Xing entered the hall and bowed to everyone present, he silently watched Yan Li's performance at the bottom, and waited until Yan Li was tired and Yan Shun, as the head of the family, officially spoke, and then respectfully stepped forward and saluted everyone again, and slowly spoke.

"The kid is not talented, he was ordered by the clan to lead the cavalry from the escort trading convoy out of the jam, many things in this transaction and the confession of the convoy personnel The boy has been written, please take a look at the patriarch and the principals!"

After speaking, Yan Xing took out a few pieces of paper from his arms and presented them to Yan Shun on the main seat. After returning to his original position, Yan Xing glanced at Yan Li, whose face had changed, and continued to state the news of this transaction one by one. Because of the draft in advance, coupled with Yan Xing's voice, when it came to discovering the transaction problem at home and entering the gathering to check that he was besieged by the Qiang people, some of the principals were infected by the atmosphere of the story, and asked nervously as if they were there: "Then how do you deal with it?" ”

Yan Xing smiled slightly, and then put his own family in danger, fought his way out of the siege, set up a car formation to resist the siege of the Qiang people, and finally the strange soldiers descended from the sky, shooting and killing the leader of the Qiang people.

Seeing that Yan Li was still not giving up and wanted to open his mouth to refute, Yan Xing spoke first, requesting that the Qiang captives outside the hall be brought in for questioning. Yan Shun had finished reading the confession on the paper at this moment, and casually handed the paper to the head of the lower head, allowed Yan Xing's request, and ordered the Qiang captives to be brought to the court.

When the Qiang captives were brought up, Yan Shun and the various principals took turns to question, and the two Qiang people selected by Yan Xing were both small leaders who knew a little bit about Chinese and knew a little about the inside story of the transaction, so they naturally honestly explained everything they knew at this moment. Seeing that he couldn't ask anything more, Yan Shun waved his hand and asked people to take them down.

"Third brother, what else do you have to say now?" Yan Shun was in the main position, and there was no joy or anger on his clear face, but he naturally exuded a terrifying momentum, and at this time, his eyes were blazing at Yan Li in the hall. Before Rao is arrival, Yan Li had already made up his mind to resist death, and he couldn't help but feel a little flustered in his heart under the pressure of his eldest brother, he lowered his head, gritted his teeth, remembered Yan Feng's instructions before he came, and when he raised his head again, his face was already full of solemnity.

"All the hard work is for the sake of the family, but Yanming's nephew colluded with the Qiang people to frame him for no reason, and he thinks that what he has done can be learned from the world, and he has nothing to say about it!"

"What a hard time!" Yan Shun's tone instantly intensified.

"In this case, you will hand over all the affairs in your hands to the sixth child, and go down and think about it yourself, I have asked people to investigate the things before and after the transaction, and I will never let people frame you."

After Yan Shun finished speaking, everyone in the hall was silent. In the past, several principals who had to jump up and down at the meeting every time they joined Yan Li saw that the situation was not good, and they all bowed their heads and remained silent. Yan Li waited for a while, and found that no one was willing to speak up for himself, his face was even more ugly, he glanced at everyone present with deep meaning, and turned around and walked out alone.

No one in the hall said anything, and Yan Li, who seemed to have lost power, could not escape the fate of being placed under house arrest.

But when Yan Li walked out of the hall, he stopped, and was stunned to find that his underwear had been wet with sweat running down his back, a trace of cunning appeared on his face, he looked up at the clear sky, snorted coldly and strode away.