At present, Zhang Chun is preventing Chen An's attachment. Sima Bao was silent for a moment, and then said that this Chen An is not better than Gao Yue, but an old man, and now he is thinking of the old master, sincerely coming to vote, and is about to open his arms to accept it, but he refused, so he asked Zhang Chun why he spoke out to stop him. Zhang Chun didn't have any reason, how could he say the real reason in person, so he used the rhetoric that he knew the person but didn't know the heart, only knew his name but didn't see the person, and in case the tiger was in trouble, it was all for the sake of the king, and he said a few times over and over again.

However, Sima Bao is a little rebellious this time, which is very different from the words and plans of the past. Only for the reason that Chen An was a credit follower under the account of the first king, Sima Bao insisted on accepting Chen An. Zhang Chun hated and hated, and there was nothing he could do for a while, so he retreated to the next best thing, took out the old routine, and asked Chen An to present a certificate of surrender to show his sincerity.

Zhang Chunyan said that he could let Chen An come to Shangqi first, and then ask him to lead troops to conquer the Yinping Qiang people. If Gao Yue acquiesces, then he can hold Yinping County in his hands, so as to weaken the strength of the Longxi army; If Gao Yue is against it, then it is just time to ask Chen An to go against Gao Yue, so as to examine Chen An's true ability to see if he is in vain, a silver-like pewter spearhead. If Chen Anzhen has some skills, it just so happens that the two tigers will be injured when they fight, and the prince can sit back and relax.

Sima Bao patiently listened to Zhang Chun's words, and couldn't help but nod, feeling that it made sense. So this time, according to Zhang Chun's words, he reworded and replied to Chen An, asking him to come to Shangtai quickly, and directly informed Chen An in the letter: "Qing comes, when he is alone to take Yinping County, if it is successful, he will take Qing as the lord of Yinping County, and Yinping County, Ren Qing will attack on his own, and it will inevitably echo with the north and south of Gu, and guard against Longxi." ”

After Chen An received the letter, although he was happy that Sima Bao readily agreed to accept it, he felt a lot of pressure on Sima Bao's task. Although Chen An is brave, he is not a reckless man, and he still has a clear understanding of the current situation.

The military power of Longxi is getting stronger and stronger, and he has not only heard of it from time to time, but also learned it himself. Previously, he heard from the spies on the mountain that there was a small group of cavalry, driving five or six hundred war horses to pass nearby, so he wanted to make a deal without capital. How do you know that the intelligence is not perfect enough, I didn't expect that it was the elite cavalry of the Longxi Army, and the subordinate soldiers were killed and defeated, and it was thanks to his own force that he could recover some of the situation a little, so he was able to fight and retreat and escape with most of the people.

The Longxi Army is not something he can afford to provoke casually now, and Gao Yue, the lord of the Longxi Army, is not easy to match. It is said that he is extremely brave, what is the specific situation, Chen An has not fought and does not know, but I heard that Gao Yue was in Wudu and personally defeated Yang Jiantou. Although Chen An did not fight with Yang Jiantou, Yang Maosou was a guest army for a short time under the command of the old prince Sima Mo, and the two families fought side by side. On the battlefield, Chen An had seen Yang Jiantou's bravery, and he was very impressed, feeling that he was not sure that he could win the battle. But Gao Yue really defeated Yang Jiantou, and this force was also terrifying.

The master and slave are all strong, and the top and bottom are united, how can such a Longxi County be easily provoked. Yinping County is the result of people's blood and sweat, and if it were themselves, they would not allow any irrelevant people to get involved. Previously, the king of Nanyang sent an army to take over, Chen An felt that it was not so easy, and sure enough, it didn't take long for the news of the Yinping Qiang people rioting and secretly attacking and annihilating the six thousand Jin army. Qiang riots? God knows if it's true or not.

But looking at the meaning of the letter from the king of Nanyang, let him go to fight Yinping County, not to discuss, but to order. Although the king of Nanyang said that he would allocate troops to him, but to fight a war, you must know yourself and the enemy, the strength of both the enemy and us, Chen Anxin was very clear, he thought that if he went, the result would not be much better than the 6,000-person Jin army, not to mention, would the king of Nanyang allocate at least 6,000 men and horses to him for the first time? No way.

This huge danger can also be ignored at all, and if you don't agree, but as long as you refuse, you will end the way to join the king of Nanyang. Chen An was born as an officer and soldier, although he is now displaced and poor, and even has no choice but to be a bandit, but there is only a trace of possibility, and he is still willing to return to the imperial court system. Now Chang'an is in danger, although Chen An also has the intention to kill Hu, how can he be weak at present, and Chen An has no confidence to be able to resist the crazy Huns.

Now looking at the world, in addition to the emperor of Chang'an, only Sima Bao, the king of Nanyang in Shangtai, and Sima Rui, the king of Langya in Jiankang, are descendants of the imperial family, and they are all called strong vassals. However, King Langya is thousands of miles away in Jiangdong, not to mention the long distance, he just wants to defect, he and Sima Rui have no contact at all, there is no intersection, and people will not necessarily take care of you. Only the king of Nanyang in Shangqi has a lot of origins, and he is close to him, so it is the best policy to go to him.

He even fantasized that if he could return to the Jin army, it would not be impossible to become a high-powered general with his own ability. In case the king of Nanyang can go further, he will work hard and work hard, and the tide will rise, and he will be much more justifiable than the wild roads of the self-proclaimed princes. Therefore, Chen An wanted to serve Sima Bao, but he was stumped by Sima Bao's additional conditions, and he complained bitterly.

"That's the case, you've followed me for many years, and you're not an outsider, just talk about it?" Although Chen An was secretly hesitating, he didn't want to reveal it in front of his subordinates, so he stabilized his mind and asked everyone to ask questions, so as to brainstorm.

There is that reckless, it is like beating chicken blood, shouting that since the prince is willing to give soldiers, let's fight him Longxi, completely forgetting that not long ago, only two hundred Longxi cavalry killed them and defeated them; There was a cautious one, so he was a little worried, and said that Longxi was strong, and there was no grudge, and the last time he robbed their war horse, he was already a little offended, and now he should not bother to do the wicked to the end; There was also the one who had different thoughts, and asked Chen An why he didn't just stand on his own.

The group of sub-hills at the bottom were chaotic, and they couldn't say a true insight for a long time. Chen An sighed, stopped everyone's noise, and said bluntly: "My brothers have been with me for many years, and I don't shy away from saying something. If you want to talk about self-reliance, now is not the time at all, we are weak alone, no one can beat us, what is self-reliance. Unless there is a platform that can give us a firm foothold, then we can talk about development. If you are self-reliant, don't mention it again for the time being. Since the brothers don't have a good idea, let's listen to my arrangement first, let's go to Shangtai, meet the king of Nanyang, and then say, let's take one step at a time. ”

Chen An has a benefit, no matter how cold and ruthless he is to the enemy, but to his subordinates, he is always kind and pleasant, comforting, and easily does not move his liver fire. So what he said, basically everyone listened to it, so the general direction was finalized immediately, and everyone cleaned up in the cottage and prepared to go to Shangqi.

Although the Niubei Cottage is not very big, it was built by these displaced soldiers themselves as a nest that can shelter from the wind and rain. Now that they are about to leave, many people are reluctant to give up, plus tidying up, so it has been postponed for another three days. Chen An also felt the same way, so he didn't rush it, just waited.

On the third day, when they finally packed up, Chen An instructed everyone to have one last lunch on the mountain, and then set off. The soldiers, who were good at cooking, were busy in the kitchen according to the old situation, because it was the last meal on the mountain, so they attached great importance to it, cooked it carefully, and ate more meat. Before the meal arrived, Chen An and more than a hundred or so people were chatting and waiting in the spacious hall.

When he was pulling in the east, the chief of the soldiers guarding the mountain hurriedly entered the hall and reported with his fists in his fists: "Captain, there is a small group of people coming to the mountain, saying that it is the special envoy of Longxi Taishou." ”

"Envoy? …… Longxi Taishou, Gao Yue? ”

Chen An didn't react at first, and after a little pondering, he couldn't help but get up from his seat, sat up straight, and was surprised: "How would Gao Yue know that I am here in Niubei Mountain?" Oh, yes, it is reported that there is another place in Longxi, which is called the internal office, specializing in espionage and investigation. Well, then how did he send someone to me? ”

Chen An asked urgently, "How many people came?" What kind of people? ”

The chief of the mountain guard replied: "There are only ten people in total, nine guards, and only one envoy, he is a middle-aged civil official, and he looks very polite and polite." ”

"Ten people? Gao Yue is so bold, isn't he afraid that this messenger will not come back? What did he come to do? ”

The chief stretched out his hands slightly, "Captain, I have asked several times, and the envoy said that there is a letter written by Gao Taishou himself, which should be presented to the captain in person, and I can see it at a glance, so I really don't know their intentions." ”

Chen An was silent, with a look of surprise on his face. A group of soldiers below talked about it when they heard the rumors, and some said that they wanted to rob their horses last time, and they got married, and now they are sending people to settle the score...... No, if you want to liquidate, you won't send a civil official, and the civil official can't even afford to carry a big knife, so there's an egg?

Chen An's eyes widened, and he rarely stopped the commotion of his subordinates, and said in a deep voice: "If the envoy is not afraid, why am I afraid?" Invite them to come up. ”

He turned around and went. Because Chen An said a word of invitation, Shi Chang was also polite, and led the Longxi envoy and his party to the hall on the top of the mountain.