The sun gradually slanted to the west, and the black plaque and black gate were reflected in another color by the dim and short sunset, no longer so solemn, but gradually softened, and the general's mansion may not have this kind of softness.

Xu An had been standing outside the door of the General's Mansion for some hours, but Lin Pinggui never opened his mouth to invite Xu An into the mansion. didn't even ask Xu An why he came, which made Xu An feel a little neglected.

"General Lin won't allow me to enter the mansion?" Xu An asked.

"There are some things in the mansion, I'm afraid of disturbing Your Highness. ”

"I would like to know what is worthy of General Lin's word alarm. ”

Lin Pinggui hesitated a little, but the hesitation was only for a moment, and he looked at Xu An and said, "Your Highness, please." ”

Xu An wants to lead the horse into the general's mansion, so that he can show his arrogance, and arrogance can prove that he is really a gentleman, I don't care about the authority of your general, as for why do you have to do this? Xu An has his own plans.

But this strong black horse was like a wilted cabbage at this time, and when the black horse saw the general's mansion just now, it seemed to see the battlefield for itself to gallop, because it smelled the breath of iron and blood. Lin Pinggui is right, if you retreat from the battlefield, it is not a war horse, so some battle-hardened war horses are not afraid of the past, but nostalgia, such as Xu An's horse, this horse is really battle-hardened.

But now it's still the general's mansion, it's still this horse, just because of Lin Pinggui's hurried glance, it seems like he is going to the execution ground at this moment. Xu An knew why, because this horse was originally rewarded by Chang Wenjun to Lin Pinggui, and it was only because Lin Pinggui returned to the capital later that the horse was transferred to Lin Ying, and he guarded Wanqiu City with Lin Ying.

Of course, Xu An didn't come on this horse to humiliate Lin Pinggui, Xu An was not so lowly, his purpose was still to be arrogant, he wanted to disguise himself as a gentleman who didn't care about anything.

But the performance of the dark horse made Xu An secretly scold in his heart and be ashamed. had to ask Chen Xiao to help take care of it, and he and Lin Pinggui entered the general's mansion.

As soon as he entered the General's Mansion, he felt a breath of sweat and blood rushing to his face, Xu An subconsciously frowned slightly, looked back at Lin Pinggui behind him and asked, "General Lin, is this?"

"Your Highness, please come to the backyard. Lin Pinggui walked to the front and said.

The backyard of the General's Mansion is unusually wide, not so much a backyard as a martial arts field, the backyard is not planted with some green plants, but unusually empty, the yard is still loess ground, and there is no stone paving, and the snow on the ground has been broken and melted by the messy footprints, mixed with the soil and looks unusually pickled.

But on this pickled ground, there were many sturdy men in single clothes, panting heavily, unaware of the cold ground beneath them.

The courtyard is surrounded by weapon racks, and the weapons on them are all black long swords without exception, and there is not even a single spear commonly used by Lin Pinggui, the shape of those swords is extremely peculiar, different from the ordinary two-foot short swords, those swords are very long, and they are not inferior to long spears, and I don't know what such swords are used for.

Swords are weapons that are generally used in hand-to-hand combat, and then there are some relatively narrow terrains. The battlefield is empty enough, and the threat of a gun is far greater than that of a sword, and the sharp spear can easily penetrate the enemy's armor, and with a strong war horse, it is definitely the perfect killing weapon.

But these swords... Even if he didn't have the threat of a spear, and it wasn't as flexible as an ordinary sword, Xu An couldn't figure out what Lin Pinggui wanted to do when he created these long swords.

The sturdy men who were slumped on the ground hurriedly got up when they saw Lin Pinggui returning, it seemed that they were just secretly resting for a while while while Lin Pinggui was leaving, and their training was far from over.

When they saw Xu An standing behind them, they looked extremely nervous.

"They seem nervous. Xu An naturally caught the reactions of those people, and looked at Lin Pinggui in front of him and said.

"They shouldn't be nervous, you can go home. Lin Pinggui said lightly.

More than a dozen men were stunned for a long time when they heard this, and then sat down on the muddy ground with their heads down, their eyes showing unwillingness, and even a hint of relief.

These reliefs are what Lin Pinggui doesn't want to see, and in Lin Pinggui's opinion, if these people pass the selection, they will only be sent to death.

"General Lin, what do you mean by this?" Xu An asked puzzled.

"Their nervousness is a normal reaction, because they are all people who have fled from the South. Lin Pinggui said.

Then it was naturally the hundred-man cavalry team that intercepted Xu An, and the fact that they could escape from under the iron hooves of the Zhennan Army shows that these dozen people are the elite of those people, but even the elite was eliminated by Lin Pinggui in a word, Xu An was a little curious about what Lin Pinggui wanted to do.

"What do you want to do?" asked Xu An with slightly narrowed eyes.

All the people of the earth have departed, and the empty courtyard has become even more empty.

"On the orders of the Lord of the Kingdom, a sword cavalry will be formed. It was the first selection in the south. ”

"Hmm. It is the will of the lord of the country to form an army, and I want to know whose choice is it to stop and kill in the south?" Xu An asked.

"The order of the lord of the kingdom is only for me to form such an army. ”

Xu An nodded and said, "Why didn't those people pass the selection just now?"

"Because they're nervous. ”

"General Lin just said that that is the reaction of normal people. ”

"I don't want normal people. Lin Pinggui replied simply.

"Why? General Lin has trained countless soldiers, and he should know that even many of them in the army are normal people. Xu An asked speechlessly, don't you want to be a normal person?

"The lord of the country asked me to form this army, then they must have some important mission, so the people I want can't be normal people, they must be beyond normal people. ”

Xu An suddenly thought of something, and asked with a frown: "The hundred-man cavalry in the south is all people like Chen Xiao?"

This is very important, if it weren't for Xu An's attitude in the south, those people wouldn't have died so much, they killed Xu An, and Xu An killed them, this is a reasonable thing, if it was an ordinary person, no matter how much Xu An died, Xu An would not have some other reactions, but Xu An didn't want to kill so many amazing people by himself.

"No, these people are recruited locally. Chen Xiao and those people are all amazing people, I can let them die, but I won't let them bear this kind of shame. ”

Xu An breathed a sigh of relief, and then sighed: "It is indeed a shame to assassinate King Hui'an, but why does General Lin want to let those people bear this? Because of General Lin's decision, those people are all capital crimes, but General Lin thinks I will not pursue it?"

"This army can't have shame, tension, relief, fear of all the emotions of these normal people, so I let them go to the south. And it is their greatest honor to be able to join this army, so they will not be ashamed. ”

"I would love to know what kind of army the Nationalists will be able to assemble so that people will be willing to do things that will kill them. ”

"Most of them were local prisoners on death row, and the lord of the kingdom had said that if they joined this army, they would be pardoned for all their past crimes, and they would be granted superior status. ”

"It's a boring trick like pardon again, first to let them see the hope of life, and then make them willing to die, which is really wise. Xu An said mockingly.

"I'd rather know how to be superior than a pardon. Xu An continued.

Lin Pinggui smiled and didn't answer, obviously not wanting to reveal too much news about this army.

"Hehe, I know, I know, secret army. Xu An said with some embarrassment.

"However, General Lin is training in the mansion like this, but he is suspected of raising a private army. Xu An continued.

"The general's palace is only responsible for selection, and the selected people must be sent to other places for training. ”

"Optional?"

"Chen Xiao is the first. ”

"Only one?"

"There is only one. ”

"General Lin has a long way to go. However, Beichang is now peaceful, why would the lord of the country think of forming such an army?" Xu An said.

There is only one person in an army now, Xu An feels that Lin Pinggui may not be able to form it in his life, but Xu An doesn't know that this army is fine but not many, and there is one that Lin Pinggui is already very satisfied with.

As Xu An said, the territory of Beichang is peaceful, and the south is also very stable, at this time to form such an army seems to be a bit impatient, it seems that his brother Wang is really not the kind of person who has no ambition.

"The lord of the country works hard for the country, and it is good to make some preparations in advance. ”

"Why did General Lin kill me?" asked Xu An directly.

"Beichang can't be messed up. Lin Pinggui was not surprised at all by the speed at which Xu An suddenly changed the topic, and simply returned.

"Then why did you kill me?"

Xu An's words are idiotic. If I don't kill you, will I still kill the lord of the country?

But the answer to this idiot's words is so shocking.

"I can also help you kill the lord of the country. Lin Pinggui didn't explain to Xu An bitterly that I killed you for the sake of the country, but proved his attitude very simply.

Lin Pinggui's attitude is very simple, Beichang can't be chaotic, Beichang won't be chaotic if he kills you, and Beichang won't be chaotic if he kills the lord Xu An on the throne, since you asked me why I want to kill you, then my answer is that you can also kill the lord of the country.

No one would say this, and they didn't dare to say it, but Lin Pinggui didn't have the slightest hesitation or mood swing about it, and said it very simply, which made Xu An feel that the person in front of him was afraid that he was not driven crazy by himself.

Xu An was stunned for a long time when he heard this, he couldn't believe what he heard, and even when he saw Lin Pinggui's untouched expression, he suspected that he had heard it wrong, Xu An wanted to confirm whether Lin Pinggui was joking or wanted to test his attitude, and asked, "What is the price?"

"Lin Ying can't move, Beichang can't mess up. ”