In the cold wind, the torches were hunting, and the neatly dressed Yan Zhuang and An Qingxu came to Wang Yuan's camp surrounded by dozens of soldiers.

Wang Yuan, who received the report, stood in front of the tent in front of the tent to greet him, and the two sides had finished seeing each other, and Wang Yuan wanted to lead the two into the tent to take a seat, but was solemnly refused.

"Wang Qin's envoy, let's talk here, there is something that needs to be explained to the envoy immediately, the matter is urgent, and I have to disturb the envoy to rest." Solemnly arched his hand.

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "Mr. Yan has something to say, you don't have to be polite." ”

"Okay, then I'll be straightforward, just now the second son and I just received an urgent letter sent by An Shuai, asking the two of us to hurry back to Youzhou, so Yan and the second son came to inform the envoy of the Qin about this, please show the envoy." Yan Zhuang's eyes were fixed on Wang Yuan's face, observing Wang Yuan's reaction.

Wang Yuan was stunned and said, "An Shuai summoned you back to Youzhou?" What's wrong? ”

Yan Zhuang said: "It was not said in the letter, and it is not easy for us to guess." But since he sent someone Xing Ye to send an urgent letter to recall the two of us, there must be a major urgent matter, otherwise An Shuai would not have done it. ”

Wang Yuan pondered for a moment and said: "Since this is the case, then let's immediately pull out the camp and return to Youzhou, An Shuai is urgent, but it can't be delayed." Liu Dehai immediately ordered and prepared to open overnight. ”

Liu Dehai promised to go and order the camp, but Yan Zhuang hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Wait." The envoy misunderstood, An Shuai meant to ask me and the second son to go back to Youzhou, and specially explained not to delay the trip of the envoy Wang, but the second son and I couldn't accompany you to patrol the border. ”

Wang Yuan frowned and said, "You mean, I will continue my journey, and the two of you will be ordered to return to Youzhou?" ”

Yan Zhuang nodded and said, "Exactly, this is also the meaning of An Shuai's letter." An Shuai's letter was extremely concerned about the safety of the envoy, so I discussed it with the second son, thinking that even if the second son and I were going back to Youzhou, the security of the envoy must be arranged. Therefore, Yan decided to leave 300 elite cavalry to be led by General Hou Bi, and Huitong Qin made his guards and horses to jointly protect the safety of the Qin envoy. In addition, I have sent someone to Longmen County immediately to inform the local defenders, so that the generals of Longmen County will allocate 1,000 soldiers and horses to come to meet them, if nothing else, tomorrow at noon, when the envoys pass through the Jiming Mountain Gorge and arrive in the north of the mountain, their troops and horses will arrive. In this way, there will be 1,800 soldiers and horses to escort the envoy to patrol the border, and the safety will be safe, and we can rest assured. As for other matters that need to be communicated within the duties of the envoy, when the envoy returns to Youzhou, Yan and the second son will definitely actively assist. I wonder what the envoy thinks of such an arrangement? ”

Wang Yuan thought for a while and said: "Mr. Yan and the second son have thought about it so carefully, the envoy is very grateful, and thinks that such an arrangement is very good, so Mr. Yan and the second son are going to leave overnight?" ”

"An Shuai's life, vigorous and resolute, I can't delay, this is going to Qichen back to Youzhou. At this point, it can be regarded as a temporary farewell to the envoy. Fortunately, we will be able to gather in Youzhou soon, so please take care. solemnly bowed, and An Qingxu also rarely bowed his hand in a proper manner.

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "Okay, then we will have a meeting later, come here, pour wine, although Mr. Yan and the second son are in a hurry, they still have to drink a glass of wine." ”

Someone took three wine bowls to fill them with wine, Wang Yuan raised the bowl and drank the parting wine with Yan Zhuang An Qingxu, and the three of them laughed and said goodbye as if they tacitly did. Yan Zhuang and An Qingxu seemed to have made preparations in advance, and the speed of pulling out the camp was not ordinarily fast, and all preparations had been completed within half an hour. Under the light of the torches, more than 700 horsemen rode back and forth, and soon disappeared after turning the mountain beam.

After some tossing, it was not long before dawn, and Wang Yuan did not plan to continue to rest, so he simply summoned everyone to the tent to discuss. Because the sudden departure of Yan Zhuang and An Qingxu left many doubts, Wang Yuan needed to discuss with everyone and listen to everyone's opinions.

Liu Dehai took the lead in speaking: "I think this matter is very strange, but I say something strange. It stands to reason that if An Lushan recalls the two of them, there will be nothing wrong with them, but it always gives people a weird feeling. ”

Liu Jun said: "It's not just weird, it looks more like the meaning of avoiding it, tomorrow morning we are going to cross the Jiming Mountain Canyon, and they left suddenly in the middle of the night, it feels like a conspiracy." ”

Wang Yuan nodded silently and looked at Gongsun Lan, who said softly: "Liu Jun is right, we just analyzed some abnormal actions last night, so Yan Zhuang and An Qingxu's sudden departure at this moment is even more abnormal. If we analyzed last night that the three soldiers who left the camp entered the Jiming Mountain Canyon to deliver a letter to someone, then Yan Zhuang and An Qingxu's departure at this moment shows one thing, they do not want to accompany us through the Jiming Mountain Canyon. So, maybe one of them is brewing a huge conspiracy. Of course, all this is speculation, if An Lushan really urgently summoned Yan Zhuang and An Qingxu back to Youzhou, then all this is a coincidence, maybe the three soldiers are just temporary outposts sent to explore the way. ”

Wang Yuan looked around at everyone: "Are you done?" So let me share my opinion. ”

Everyone listened attentively, but listened to Wang Yuandao: "Regarding the sudden departure of Yan Zhuang and An Qingxu tonight, I think this is just a show. Think about it, we left Youzhou and arrived at Jiming Mountain for six days and six nights, An Lushan sent a letter to recall Yan Zhuang and An Qingxu, and it will take seven or eight days to go back and forth, if there is really anything urgent in Youzhou City, when these two people rush back, the daylily is cold, what is the use? ”

Wang Yuan continued: "Besides. Youzhou City has An Lushan in charge, dozens of An Lushan's henchmen and generals and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses are stationed, even if there is any emergency, can An Lushan not be able to deal with it himself? Why do you have to go back with Yan Zhuang and An Qingxu to deal with it? Isn't that a big joke? Although Yan Zhuang is the strategist that An Lushan relies on, it is not important enough to leave him, if An Lushan relies on a strategist so much, then he will not be able to have today's situation, this is the second doubt. ”

"Third, if it was indeed An Lushan who urgently summoned them back to Youzhou, why didn't Yan Zhuang and An Qingxu take out An Lushan's letter to corroborate when they resigned just now? Either they think it's unnecessary, but there is also a possibility that there is no urgent order from An Lushan at all, just they are playing. The intuition I gave me was the second one, because when I said that I wanted to go back to Youzhou with them, he hurriedly said that An Lushan's letter asked me to continue to move forward, and it stands to reason that when I conveyed the words that An Lushan gave me, should I take out the letter to corroborate? But he didn't, he just said it casually, giving me the impression that he was making it up. ”

Everyone agreed, and they admired themselves. In terms of analytical ability, I am afraid that no one is stronger than Wang Yuan, so he analyzed one, two, and three in a moment, and it is quite reasonable, which everyone in the audience thinks is inferior. After such an analysis, Yan Zhuang and An Qingxu's behavior immediately became full of loopholes tonight.

"What does Jiro think is their intention to make a show?" Gongsun Lan asked.

"I said, this is definitely a great malice, and I can almost conclude that this Jiming Mountain Canyon is a dangerous place. Yan Zhuang and An Qingxu were reluctant to follow us into the canyon, they deceived us into entering the valley alone, fearing that something extremely sinister was waiting for us. I suddenly remembered the cause of death of my predecessor Xi Jianhou, when the news reached the capital was that Xi Jianhou was killed by the Khitans at the border, and there were no bones. I wonder if we're following in the footsteps of Xi Jianhou. ”

Gongsun Lan said in horror: "If you say so, doesn't it mean that they already know that the matter has been exposed, so they want to find the most suitable reason to kill us?" ”

Wang Yuan said: "Although I don't want to believe it, I'm afraid it's true." I think you must have left a trail on your way home, and they tracked you down. ”

Gongsun Lan groaned: "It's all my fault, I shouldn't have killed people and destroyed cars, I scared the snakes." ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said: "Don't talk about that now, there is no regret medicine to take in the world, and the things in front of you are the focus." If all of this is correct, I think we must have a fierce battle. ”

Except for Qingyun'er, the others didn't know what Wang Yuan and Gongsun Lan were talking about, Liu Jun kept asking questions, Wang Yuan also decided not to hide it anymore, and simply told Gongsun Lan that night that he found out that the Xi people and An Lushan colluded with each other, and finally pointed out that this matter may have been leaked, so it is very likely that there is an ambush in the valley in front of him, and everyone will be killed in the valley.

Everyone was stunned and speechless, and the doubts that Liu Dehai and Liu Jun had been haunting in their hearts along the way were also solved. After returning from Gongsun Lan, the two didn't dare to ask where Gongsun Lan went that night, but it turned out that they had discovered such a secret, so they disappeared for a few days, and they followed all the way and intercepted the Xi convoy that transported supplies.

After learning all the secrets, everyone realized the seriousness of the matter. If it is really as Wang Yuan and Gongsun Lan analyzed, then their gang has obviously fallen into the most sinister situation. Yan Zhuang and An Qingxu walked this time, just showing their feet.

Then, an urgent question came to everyone's minds.