As soon as Yan Xing appeared, coupled with the condensed murderous aura of those guards around him, the originally crowded and dense crowd automatically and consciously avoided both sides, knowing that these people who came were either rich or expensive, and they were not easy to mess with.

And the original provocative gentleman, after seeing Yan Xing, was suddenly frightened, almost weakened his legs, and collapsed to the ground, he secretly screamed in his heart, why did he hit bad luck as soon as he went out today, who didn't go to bump into it, but came to meet this ghost captain!

Yan Xing's prestige is now known to women and children in Jiangyi, and there are many rumors about him in the market, saying how he was so tall that he pulled the bull and cut it down with a sword

The head of Fan Yong, the head of the guard of Jiangyi, frightened Fan Gui and Zhang Lang to obediently remove their armor and admit their guilt······

These are the rumors that the shallow and ignorant people talk about, this gentleman is a big surname in the city, and he has also followed the elders of the clan, and he has seen Yan Xing tremblingly in front of the horse, of course, he knows that these rumors are absurd and exaggerated words, and the captain of the Dangkou is a rude martial artist, no different from an ordinary sergeant.

Therefore, these children with big surnames in the city hate and fear Yan Xing, and in private they all call Yan Xing "ghost captain", and what they hate is that wherever he goes, he is strong and strong, and his surname is subdued, and he is afraid of his vicious methods.

But it is one thing to hate and disdain in your heart, and it is another thing to bump into your face, and after the gentleman focused his eyes and confirmed that the burly man in front of him was the captain of the school, his face was already pale and his legs trembled.

Fortunately, Yan Xing's attention was never on him, but on the two strange old men and girls who sold jade.

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Since Yan Xing recognized Yan Shi and Xiaolu, he naturally warmly invited the two of them to follow him to the military camp outside the city first.

Before leaving, when Yan Xing looked at his little sister Yan Wan, he felt quite guilty, he originally said that he wanted to accompany Yan Wan to relax today, but he happened to meet Yan Shi and Xiaolu again, and this busy leisure time naturally came to an abrupt end halfway.

Fortunately, although Yan Wan was depressed in his heart, he didn't embarrass his eldest brother in front of people after all, but after nodding silently, he said goodbye to Yan Xing first, and then followed a few Yan Xing's personal guards to go back to the inner house in the city first.

Yan Xing led the horse, and also walked out of the city with Yan Shi with bamboo canes and mango shoes, followed by Xiaolu, and then followed by many of Yan Xing's personal guards.

"Master Yan, since you have come to Jiangyi, why don't you come to the military camp to look for a line, but hide in the market and entrust yourself in selling jade?"

Listening to Yan Xing's inquiry, Master Yan smiled, and said with a smile:

"When the former Han Dynasty Zhu Maichen lived in Wu County, he often paid a salary, sold it for food, paid a salary, and recited books, and people thought it was a strange thing at the time.

Yan Shi's maverick, when he gathered in Oxtail, Yan Xing had already been taught, today he was unwilling to go to the barracks outside the city to ask to see him, but instead sold jade in the market in the city, causing a big battle to lead him to meet, Yan Xing thought about it, and also understood the deep meaning, so naturally he didn't say more.

The two also talked about what they saw and heard in Hedong and the past of Oxtail Gathering while walking.

After learning that the mountain people of Oxtail Gathering had escaped the catastrophe, and those surviving mountain people had chosen another place, resumed production, and multiplied, Yan Xing couldn't help but sigh, and in the past, he pointed out the shortcomings of escaping in the tunnel, fighting arrows and riding on the corner tower, repelling Xu Kun's light soldiers to the fall of Niuwei Settlement, and being burned by the Xiliang soldiers The scenes reproduced in his mind.

The living are all in troubled times, and the dead are sleeping in dust and ashes, in this world, who can say who is lucky and who is sad?

Walking and talking, he unconsciously arrived at the military camp outside the city.

When he gathered in Oxtail and invited Yan Shi to go out of the mountain to seek his own master, Yan Shi first used "The gentleman knows that his strength is not good, why bother thinking about it, and fighting with the world, you must know that 'it is rigid and easy to break, and the good is like water', and it is the best policy to gather his wings and protect his life!" "Come and persuade Yan Xing not to be strong.

Later, he bluntly said, "'The six countries are weak'." Although the Han family is declining, the mandate of heaven has not changed, and the people's hearts are turned against each other, and it is beyond you and other manpower to shake it, and you are afraid that you will suffer from it! He directly rejected Yan Xing's solicitation.

At that time, Yan Xing did not think deeply about the meaning of this, but he had a spirit of not believing in fate and not admitting defeat, so he made a bet with Yan Shi and swore that "Chaowen Dao, it is okay to die at night, and the person who saves the world will die in the world, and there will be no regrets!" ”

Yan Xing also responded calmly at that time, "Since ancient times, the rise and fall have changed, although the cloud is the destiny of heaven, it is really a human plan." And after he goes back, he will "repair the literature and prepare for the military, and then try to revive." And hinted that in the future, he and Yan Shi will have a goodbye day, and at that time, he will hold a banquet, instead of taking refuge in the mountains and forests, and then talk to Yan Shi about the general trend of the world.

The scenes of the conversation in the past, Yan Xing still remembers vividly.

Now, although he did not choose to start in Liangzhou, at least he has a firm foothold in Hedong, with nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, and can control the land of the two counties, although it is not as strong as Dong Zhuo, Han Sui, Ma Teng and others for the time being, but there is also a momentum of vigorous development, and the strength is still increasing.

It is no longer the embarrassed posture of fleeing to the mountains and forests in the past, and seeking cooperation with the mountain people.

Therefore, Yan Xing also intended to take Yan Shi to see the elite soldiers and strong generals in his camp, not to show off his martial virtues, but to let Yan Shi see that his oath back then had been gradually practiced.

Therefore, their group did not go directly to Yan Xing's captain's tent, but went to the school field of the military camp first.

Cao Yuan's department in the army is currently stationed in Linfen City, which has just been defeated, and Zhai Hao's department has also been sent out to attack the white wave thieves in Pingyang, Xiangling and other places, and Ma Lin and Yan Xing have their own dispatches, so it is Xu Huang's department that is supplemented by the new pawns who are practicing in the school field.

Although Xu Huang's troops made great contributions in the battle of forcibly crossing the Fenshui and seizing Linfen, they killed 10,000 enemies and lost 8,000 themselves, although the real casualties were not so terrifying, but the number also exceeded 30%, so they had to return to Jiangyi to replenish and restore their troops in order to fight again.

On the school field, although the training is a new pawn, but Xu Huang's training is well-organized, the first thing to grasp is the discipline and obedience of these new pawns, in the camp of the command Senming, these new pawns are infected by the atmosphere of those veteran soldiers who have been in battle for a long time, and when they go out to exercise, they are also meticulous, and it looks like a bit of a fine soldier.

Now, although there are more uninvited guests like Yan Xing on the school ground, Xu Huang standing on the earthen platform is silent, but just sent a military official to inquire, with Xu Huang's example, the soldiers and horses under his command are naturally immovable, not squinting, and looking as immobile as a mountain.

What he met today happened to be the soldiers led by Xu Huang, if it was Ma Lin or Zhai Hao's soldiers, but there was no such strict order, Yan Xing looked at these soldiers under his command, and a sense of pride arose in his heart, and he asked Master Yan with a smile:

"Master Yan, what do you think of the soldiers under my command?"

Master Yan smiled and stroked the willow whiskers under his chin, met Yan Xing's smile, and said:

"Although the old man does not know about the military struggle, he has also heard that since ancient times, the elite soldiers and strong generals have been as fast as the wind, as slow as a forest, as plundering as fire, as immobile as a mountain, as difficult as a yin, and as moving as thunder. Although there are no winds and volcanic forests, clouds and thunderstorms today, but only from the point of view of not moving like a mountain, the soldiers and horses under the command of the captain are indeed a strong army! ”

Receiving the praise of Master Yan, who he couldn't recruit in the past, Yan Xing was also a little more proud in his heart, he was about to open his mouth to be modest, and then explain to Master Yan the formation of Xu Huang leading the soldiers and horses to practice.

But I heard Master Yan start to sigh again:

"Sun Tzu" said that the pawn is like a baby, so he can go to the deep stream with him; Treat the pawn as a beloved son, so he can die with him. Today, I saw the soldiers under the command of the captain, who were full of energy and neat armor, and I could know that the captain was good at raising soldiers on weekdays. ”

However, "Guanzi" also said that those who are good for the country will meet the people like the beloved son of their parents, and the brother will love their brother, and they will mourn when they hear their hunger and cold, and they will be sad when they see their labor. The old man remembered what he saw along the way, Jiangyi and Linfen were covered by all kinds of industries, and the people were hungry, and the captain only heard the noise of soldiers and horses in his ears, and did not listen to the people's wails. ”

"It can be seen that the captain is only good at the army, but not good at the country!"

After Master Yan said this, Yan Xing's enthusiasm that he originally wanted to talk to him about military affairs was like being poured with a basin of cold water, which was instantly extinguished, and his face became a little ugly.

He is the captain of the Han Dynasty, his first job is to pacify the thieves, and there are local governors in the affairs of the people, and most of the refugees in Jiangyi and Linfen are the mess left by Fan Yong and Bai Bo, after Yan Xing took over, although his strength was limited, he could only appease Ding Zhuang and his family members among the refugees, but he could also be regarded as fulfilling his duties, for this reason, Zheng Duo, Huang Po and others were already busy.

But now, with one breath, Master Yan has put all these responsibilities on him, as if it were his sin that the refugees in these two counties were not resettled in time and completely.

Yan Xing really didn't want to carry this pot.

However, after Yan Xing was silent for a while, he thought about it again and felt that although Yan Shi's tone was too heavy, his words were not unreasonable.

If you want to rise by virtue of the land east of the river, then in addition to solving the White Polish Army in the territory, those displaced refugees are also a problem that must be solved.

"Yan Shi's words, the line has been taught, the theory of serving the country and the army, thought-provoking, and the line should also be remembered, well, the hike is tired, please go to the tent first, Rong Xing set up a banquet to catch the wind and wash the dust, and then ask Yan Shi for advice!"

After finishing speaking, Yan Xing sent someone to lead Yan Shi and Xiaolu to the direction of his military tent first, he was one step behind, thought about it, turned to one of the guards beside him and said:

"You quickly go to the drama and summon the second king!"

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In the big tent

The banquet has been set, Yan Xing is in the main seat, Yan Shi is seated in the guest seat, and Xi Zhicai and Zhou Liang are also sitting at the table.

Xiaolu knew what they were going to talk about, and he was a woman, and it was inevitable that he would be present, so he retreated first, followed the soldiers, and rested in the other tent.

Although the banquet was used to entertain Master Yan, Yan Xing had already figured out Master Yan's temper a little just now, so he didn't make a big deal about it, but a simple ordinary meal in the army, just with the addition of freshly beaten roe meat and ordinary thin wine.

After seeing these ordinary meals, Master Yan really didn't get angry, and his originally serious expression eased somewhat.

After three rounds of drinking, between thin wine and light food, Yan Shi did not hide it, and talked about his origin with Yan Xing and others.

His surname is Yan Ming, and his name is public. This is a Jingzhao Duling people, quite a family, good travel, once traveled to study in Wang Fu, Ma Rongmen, he read all the books, rarely famous, was conscripted, served as a big official in the Jingzhao Yin Mansion, and then because of the dim situation, his wife and children and young children were infected with the plague and died, his temperament changed greatly, scattered all his wealth, escaped into the mountains and forests, traveled all over the world, and no longer asked about mundane things.

After the incident of the oxtail gathering, Yan Shi originally wanted to take the deer to travel to the Central Plains for the last time, and then hid in Shu to avoid the troubled times.

happened to hear about Yan Xing in Hedongdi, so he turned around and rushed to see Yan Xing.

Xi Zhicai and Zhou Liang looked at each other, and after exchanging glances, Zhou Liang cleared his throat and said with a smile:

"Mr. Dacai, since you have read a lot of books, traveled all over the world, and seen the suffering of the people in Hedong, you have your own strategy for the security of the country and the people in your chest, I don't know if you can give advice?"

In Zhou Liang's opinion, no matter how much this strict master said to sympathize with the people's livelihood, but now he is willing to accept Yan Xing's invitation, most of them are because he sees that the troubled times are approaching, and he is unwilling to completely retreat to the mountains and forests, and he also has the idea of re-appearing, so he will have such a statement.

In today's world, not only the monarch chooses the minister, but the minister also chooses the king. Seeing that the world is disturbed and chaotic, and the momentum of the troubled times is becoming more and more intense, as long as they are self-proclaimed to have talent in their chests, and they are not willing to passively avoid the world, which one is not waiting for the price and selling, looking for the master.

You don't see, Yuan Shaotun soldiers in Hanoi, looking up to Han Fu, but there are a large number of Kwantung scholars, vying to defect, Cao Cao bravely fought against Dong, marched alone, Zhongmu led by Ren Jun The heroes and strong, also have a family like-minded.

Since this strict master prides himself on being talented and quite arrogant, then Zhou Liang, as a scribe beside Yan Xing, naturally has to try the talent in the other party's chest for Yan Xing, the lord, to see if his ability can be worthy of Yan Xing's generous gift to him, and whether he can make himself and Xi Zhicai also happy and convinced.

Yan Shi, who was sitting on the seat, also looked at the yellow-faced scribe who asked him a question first, but he was not in a hurry, opened his lips lightly, and began to talk eloquently.