You Heng thought about it again: "That...... Is it effective to introduce poison into the body with food? ”

Ling Yan pondered for a moment: "Hmm...... It should work, right? After speaking, Ling Yan realized, "Ah! What do you mean by poisoning the meals of those soldiers of Colonel Zuo? ”

You Heng nodded and said, "If possible, this is the best." Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Wen Ping continued: "This is the best, but how can we have the opportunity to poison the enemy's food? ”

You Heng thought about it again, and then said to Ling Yan: "Brother Xian, do you remember those people, who are still in the former village?" ”

"Well, how?" Ling Yan didn't quite understand what You Heng meant.

Kuai Liang reacted first and looked at You Heng: "The meaning of Zhengping is that you want to ask those people, are there any people who are close to the enemy army?" ”

You Heng nodded: "The rice and meat needed by the thief army are all scavenged from the people, and their food may also be prepared by the people. ”

Ling Yan was very happy: "Okay! Then it's troublesome for your eldest brother, and I'll go to Qianzhai to inquire in a while. ”

You Heng nodded and agreed, "Well, okay." After speaking, he thought about it again, and then asked Ling Yan again, "Brother Xian, when you were poisoned that day, how was the state of internal qi in your body?" Is this poison effective? ”

Ling Yan said while recalling: "At that time, I only felt unwell in my body, and as soon as I used my internal qi, I felt that my internal qi was consumed a lot, and I couldn't transport my internal qi out of my hands. ”

You Heng asked again, "What...... If the thief soldier was poisoned by this poison, when would the virtuous brother use up all his internal qi as far as he could see? ”

Ling Yan thought for a moment and said, "According to my feelings, if you force them to use internal qi, it will be effective immediately. ”

You Heng nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go and ask the people." With that, he took his leave.

After Ling Yan discussed with Wen Ping and Kuai Liang again, the two also left.

In the evening, You Heng came to Ling Yan's tent again, and as soon as he saw Ling Yan, he immediately said, "Brother Xian, I have already asked those people. ”

Ling Yan saw that You Heng's expression showed joy, and his heart was very happy: "Brother You, how is the result?" ”

You Heng smiled and said, "Sure enough, as the virtuous brother expected, one of the people said that his son was in charge of food in Juye City. ”

Ling Yan's heart blossomed: "Great! Now we've succeeded more than half of our strategy! ”

You Heng also smiled and said: "This is a traitor who dies in the sky, no matter how brave Colonel Zuo is, there is no way to do it!" ”

Ling Yan was very happy, and asked again, "Brother You, did you tell him about our plan?" ”

You Heng said: "I am afraid of leaking the news, so I haven't said anything to him for the time being, but I have already ordered someone to protect him closely." ”

Ling Yan nodded, and said, "Brother You, please invite him to my tent, and I will tell him personally...... He was a common man, not a left-hand man, so he was told that there should be no problem. ”

You Heng agreed and withdrew.

If things go well, it's really smooth.

Not long after You Heng withdrew, Zuo Ci also came to Ling Yan's tent to report the good news: "General Yan, a certain medicinal material has been collected and can be developed at any time. ”

Ling Yan was very happy: "Great, then please ask the national teacher to work harder, go and make it immediately!" ”

Zuo Ci said: "It's not hard to make poison, but after this 'blood poison' is made, the effect is the most significant, and after a long period of time, the effect of the medicine will gradually dissipate...... Why don't you wait for the general to be ready, and then develop it? ”

Ling Yan said with a smile: "The national teacher doesn't know, I already have a plan." After speaking, Ling Yan told Zuo Ci in detail what had happened.

After hearing this, Zuo Ci said: "General Yan thinks well, this 'poison of blood' is indeed not necessary to enter the body, and it can also be entered with wine and meat...... It's just that I don't know if that people are really reliable. ”

Ling Yan smiled and said: "I'll handle this matter, I think he should be more reliable, the general only needs to make poison." ”

"Okay," Zuo Ci arched his hand, "then so-and-so will go immediately." ”

Ling Yan nodded, and Zuo Ci withdrew.

Ling Yan was very happy in his heart—just waiting for Zuo Ci to make the poison, and this plan would be 90% successful!

After a while, You Heng led a man to Ling Yan's tent.

Ling Yan gave You Heng a look, and You Heng withdrew.

Ling Yan looked at the man again: the man was an old man, who looked to be in his fifties, his hair was completely gray, his face was full of wrinkles carved by the hardships of the years, and the clothes on his body were also very shabby.

The old man's expression was a little flustered, first glanced at Ling Yan a few times, and then looked around, looking a little cramped and uneasy.

Ling Yan stood up and gave up his seat to the old man with a smile.

The old man stared at Ling Yan stunned for a moment before daring to sit down.

Ling Yan felt that everything that was begging for someone should be curry favor at the beginning, so he asked the old man with a smile: "Grandpa, have you eaten?" Ling Yan originally wanted to call his uncle, because looking at the old man's son, he would not be much older than himself, and he should be regarded as an equal; But when he suddenly looked at the old man's appearance, Ling Yan felt that it was more appropriate to call him the old man.

The old man may have never received such courtesy from the "officers and soldiers" again, and he seemed very unaccustomed to it, so he kept rubbing his hands, and only after a long time did he reply in dialect with a little stammering: "Return...... General, after eating......" After speaking, as if he had done something wrong, he quickly stood up, and then knelt down towards Ling Yan.

Ling Yan couldn't afford this, so he hurriedly said, "Grandpa, get up quickly!" With that, he stood up, trotted to the old man, and helped him up.

The old man seemed to be a little unable to believe his eyes, stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly knelt down again: "General......"

Ling Yan hurriedly picked up the old man, then helped the old man to the opposite side of his own seat, and motioned for the old man to sit down.

The old man looked at a loss and did not dare to sit down.

Ling Yan returned to his seat, then smiled and said, "Old man, it's okay, sit down." ”

After a long time, the old man slowly sat down hesitantly, his eyes always staring at Ling Yan, his eyes were full of nervousness.

Ling Yan also sat down, thinking that if the old man had been so restrained, it would be difficult to talk about business, so he smiled and proposed, "Old man, do you like to drink bars?" They definitely didn't give you wine to drink at the dinner just now, hehe......" After speaking, Ling Yan observed the change in the old man's expression.

The old man smacked his mouth, but didn't say anything.

Ling Yan saw that the old man should indeed like to drink, so he ordered outside the tent: "Come on! Serve the food! After speaking, he looked at the old man again, "Old man, let's eat some more." ”

The old man still looked at Ling Yan in a daze and didn't speak.

In a few moments, food and wine were served.

Ling Yan first poured a full bowl of wine for the old man, then poured a bowl for himself, and then picked up the bowl and said to the old man: "Old man, I'll do it first as respect!" After saying that, he drank it all.

Ling Yan saw that in the story of the Three Kingdoms, those generals liked to drink, so he speculated that ancient people, especially the elderly, must like to drink; And in ancient times, drinking wine was important to toast, so Ling Yan did not hesitate to make a bowl first, wanting to make a good impression on the old man.

However, Ling Yan seemed to be heroic, he drank too violently, choked, and coughed desperately as soon as he put down the bowl.

The old man hurriedly said, "General...... Checkmate...... You okay? ”

Ling Yan's choked tears came out, and he quickly wiped his eyes and smiled: "No...... It's okay, drink fast......"

It may be that Ling Yan's appearance is too funny, and the old man couldn't help but smile slightly: "General...... At a young age, he had such a large amount of alcohol...... It's a rarity. ”

Ling Yan smiled reluctantly: "Old man, don't praise me...... How can I drink...... Ahem, old man, you drank it too, this wine...... It's delicious, ahem......"

The look on the old man's face was no longer as nervous as when he first came, and when he saw that Ling Yan sincerely invited him to drink, he also picked up the wine bowl and drank it all in one go.

Ling Yan had already eased up and said with a smile: "Grandpa, how is this wine?" Pretty good, right? ”

The old man's expression perked up and he smiled: "Good wine!" ”

Ling Yan was very happy to see that the old man was a little relaxed, and said busily: "Grandpa, don't just drink, eat vegetables and eat vegetables!" ”

The old man's expression suddenly became a little confused, and his lips trembled a few times, as if he wanted to say something, but he never said it.

Ling Yan saw it, so he smiled and said, "Grandpa, what do you want to say, just say it, it's okay." ”

The old man hesitated for a long time, and then he had the courage to say: "General...... It's not like an official......" After speaking, he swallowed hard, and his somewhat cloudy eyes stared at Ling Yan nervously.

After Ling Yan heard this, he felt that the old man was simple and cute, so he laughed: "Grandpa, your eyesight is so good!" I don't even feel like I'm an official! ”

The old man was stunned, probably not expecting Ling Yan to say this.

Ling Yan laughed self-deprecatingly again: "I also feel that I don't have the ability to be a general. ”

The old man was shocked, and hurriedly said: "General Tianwei, ...... so young"

Ling Yan made a gesture to stop and smiled: "Grandpa, you don't have to be so nervous, I am a junior, and I will never do anything that violates morality." ”

The old man probably heard this statement for the first time, and was stunned for a while.

Ling Yan hurriedly persuaded the old man: "Grandpa, come, let's eat!" It is estimated that in Qianzhai, you can't eat such a good one. ”

The old man looked at the food that looked delicious, and said, "There, the food for us is also very good......

Ling Yan let the old man go again, and the old man moved his chopsticks.

The two of them ate and drank like this for a while, and the old man's demeanor seemed more and more relaxed, and he said more and more.

"General...... You are kind-hearted, and you will ...... in the future Achieve a great career......" After another glass of wine, the old man's face turned red, and he looked at Ling Yan with a smile.

Ling Yan had heard this kind of thing a lot, and now he was used to it. He smiled "hehe": "Grandpa, don't say that, I don't have such a big ambition......"

The old man didn't know if he was a little drunk, or if he really thought that Ling Yan would definitely make a difference in the future, so he sighed: "Alas! The times make heroes! ”

Ling Yan didn't fully understand the meaning of this sentence for a while, but he still smiled and answered: "Grandpa, although the times will create heroes, that hero is definitely not me, hehe......"

The old man smiled: "General, if you are a hero, you will definitely do something in the future." ”

Ling Yan felt that this old man had a very unfathomable taste, and said with a smile: "Old man, don't call me general, just call me Xiao Yan." ”

Although the old man was a little drunk, he was not drunk to that extent, and when he heard Ling Yan say this, he was greatly surprised: "General...... How is this possible? ”

"There's nothing that can't be done, just call me Xiao Yan, the general general, I don't get used to it." Ling Yan smiled, "By the way, the old man's surname is a big name?" ”

The old man hurriedly said: "The untouchables dare not ...... My name is Liu Shi......"

Ling Yan listened to Liu Shi's tone, very awkward: "Grandpa, you talk to me, don't do that, don't treat me as an official, you are an elder, it should be me who respects you." ”

"Don't you dare!" Liu Shi was very flustered, "As a general, you are naturally superior, as civilians, we should be humble, and we must not mess with moral ......"

Ling Yan knew that the hierarchy of ancient feudal society was very strict, so he had no choice but to say, "Old man, then I have to order...... You call me Xiao Yan......" After speaking, Ling Yan smiled bitterly.

"This ...... This...... How good is that? Liu Shi looked very embarrassed.

Ling Yan was very sympathetic to the old man in front of him, he felt that these people in ancient times were firmly "locked" by the feudal shackles, and it was impossible to change their minds in a short period of time.

In order not to embarrass Liu Shi, Ling Yan had no choice but to say: "Old man, you can call me whatever you want, you can call me a general, it doesn't matter if you call Xiao Yan, I don't care about this...... Grandpa, don't be so restrained, there are not so many courtesies here. ”

Liu Shi looked at Ling Yan stunned for a while, and then said, "General...... You really don't care about the number of courtesies? ”

Ling Yan took a bite of food: "Hmm." ”

Liu Shi didn't know why, sighed, and said again after a while: "General, you are sympathetic to the people, if Juye City is in charge of you, it will be fine......"

Ling Yan hurriedly asked, "Grandpa, what's the matter, isn't that Zuo Colonel good?" ”

Liu Shi sighed again: "Originally, it was okay to have General Li and General Yu to govern, but after General Zuo came, he was in a hurry to recruit troops, and if he didn't comply, he would kill people...... Alas......"

Ling Yan felt a little guilty - if he didn't come to crusade against the Yellow Turban Army, then Colonel Zuo wouldn't have come. But after thinking about it, you can't blame yourself, it's an edict from the imperial court, no matter how you say it, you can't openly oppose the imperial court!

Ling Yan thought for a moment and asked, "Grandpa, your son was also recruited by Colonel Zuo, right?" ”

Liu Shi nodded and said bitterly: "Yes...... We were asleep that day when a group of Yellow Turban soldiers came and took my son away when they saw him...... At that time, we didn't dare to resist, I was afraid that they would kill my son......"

Ling Yan was angry in his heart, and he also had a question: Could it be that Colonel Zuo just wanted to find someone to cook for them?

"I heard that they were conscripting, and I thought that my son was also conscripted by them, and I was very sad, I was afraid that I would never see him again......" Liu Shi burst into tears when he said this.

Ling Yan hurriedly comforted: "Grandpa, don't worry, didn't your son cook for Zuo Xiaoxiao?" ...... who don't have to go to war"

Liu Shi nodded: "Later, others told me that my son was in charge of food and rice in the army, and he was also responsible for cooking for them in the army, so I was a little relieved, thinking that I didn't have to go to the battlefield......

Ling Yan continued: "Yes, as long as you can cook for them, your son will be fine." ”

Liu Shi's face showed a look of disbelief: "But ...... Didn't General Zuo drive us out of the city in the middle of the night the day before yesterday, and let us, the unarmed people, fight with the general...... Even an old bone like me has been driven out by them, so ...... my son" Speaking of this, Liu Shi's face was full of deep worry.

Ling Yan thought for a while and said, "Grandpa, don't worry, Zuo Xiao drove out of the city only ordinary people, and other people are not a last resort, he shouldn't let them go to death casually." Although he said this, he was completely sure of his own words in his heart, and the only thing he was sure of was that Colonel Zuo would never spare anyone's life.

Liu Shi looked a little confused and a little sad: "I dare to ask the general...... General Zuo asked us to leave the city, what the hell is it for......"

Ling Yan smiled bitterly: "Don't hide it from you, old man, Colonel Zuo drove you out of the city in order to fight us." ”

Liu Shi was even more puzzled: "We, the people...... How to fight the generals? ”

Ling Yan snorted: "Colonel Zuo is to let the people fight the vanguard, if you fight the vanguard, I won't dare to kill people casually, and he will send troops to attack us in the back." ”

"This ......" Liu Shi looked a little surprised.

Ling Yan's expression was very disdainful: "Colonel Zuo is also poor in donkey skills, and he probably has no other way, so he came up with such a despicable plan, wanting to exchange the lives of the people for the safety of the city." ”

Liu Shi was silent, took a sip of wine, and after a while, he asked Ling Yan a little nervously: "General...... There is one thing that I don't know whether to ask or not......"

Ling Yan said with a smile: "Grandpa can ask whatever he wants, he can ask anything, and I will answer what I know." ”

Liu Shi was encouraged and asked, "General...... What are you leading your army to attack this city for? After asking, he may feel that something is wrong, so he hurriedly added, "If I ask too much that I shouldn't ask, I ask the general for forgiveness." ”

Ling Yan smiled: "Where did the old man say, this is not a secret, even if it is a secret, there is no crime in you asking." ”

Liu Shi's face was full of confusion, maybe he had never heard such words in his life, or maybe he had never seen a general with such "humanity" as Ling Yan.

After Ling Yan took a bite of food, he then answered Liu Shi's question: "Old man, I led my troops to attack the city, and it was precisely at the behest of the imperial court that I crusaded against the Yellow Turban thieves and quelled the rebellion. To tell you the truth, after I take this city, I will continue to march and continue to attack the city. ”

"Ahh Liu Shi was a little surprised, "I see...... After the general captures the city, he will stay in the city? ”

"No," Ling Yan smiled, "I will send someone to defend the city, but I will lead the troops to continue the attack." ”

Hearing Ling Yan's words, Liu Shi lowered his head slightly and pondered.

Ling Yan didn't know what Liu Shi was thinking, but he was too embarrassed to disturb, so he ate a few bites of food by himself.

After a while, Liu Shicai raised his head again and said meaningfully: "Alas! The general has lofty ambitions, and he is really a young general! We, the people, don't care who will run this city, we just want to be kind to our people......"

Ling Yan swore and promised: "Grandpa, don't worry, as long as I capture this city, it will definitely be very good to the people in the city, and your son, I will also let him return to your side." ”

Liu Shi's eyes flashed with tears again: "Thank you...... Checkmate. ”

Ling Yan was also a little excited: "Grandpa! Rest assured! I definitely wouldn't be like Colonel Zuo! ”

Liu Shi sighed: "Alas! I heard others say that the Yellow Turban Army is fighting for our poor people, and it will not embarrass the common people...... Actually, before General Zuo came here, he had always been quite stable, and General Li and General Yu were not bad to us......"