Since replying to the letter, Xi Yan has not received any news from An Ruofei, and he is busy with official business, so he has to put his personal affairs on hold temporarily.

The Chongdu Praetorian Guard, with a total of 12 guards on the left and right, is not only responsible for the Son of Heaven's guards, but also deters the existence of various feudal towns. The place where Xi Yan served was the Jin Wuwei of the Beiya, who was responsible for the patrol and vigilance of Chongdu City and the defense around the capital.

Early in the morning, Xi Yan took the emperor's edict and rode his horse into the Jinwu guard camp. Perhaps because he was born in the Xi clan, in addition to the general, the two generals and some deputy generals under the command of Jin Wuwei were already waiting in the camp.

After Xi Yan dismounted, he bowed down and saluted several generals. One of the generals said: "Lord Xi was transferred from the Hubu branch to my Jin Wuwei Zuo Division, which is really a bit condescending. It's just that the emperor's order is difficult to disobey, and no matter how aggrieved he is, he has to commit himself to this. “

Before Xi Yan could speak, another general said, "Yes, but there is one." Jin Wuwei doesn't raise idlers, if Xi Gongzi is used to being plain and comfortable, he will probably feel uncomfortable when he first comes to the army. When he spoke, his expression was somewhat arrogant.

Xi Yan understood that the two generals wanted to give him a dismount, so he smiled lightly: "General Shi, General Feng, Jiu Yang two." Xi Yan had heard that Jin Wuwei was strict in governing the army and had a fine willow style. I have always admired life in the army, and now I can experience it first-hand, which is a blessing, why not say that it is uncomfortable? ”

Hearing this, the left general Shi Hanqing and the right general Feng Xin both felt that their faces were satisfied, and they were no longer embarrassed, and only said: "Since this is the case, it will be better." It's just that Xi Gongzi, the old man said a lot, if you see a general in the army in the future, you must not call yourself me, you must call yourself the last general. ”

Xi Yan secretly speculated, thinking that this general took the position of power very seriously, but he heard the right general Feng Xin say: "It's not because of anything else, you don't know, General He sent someone to deal with it last night, and our general has never liked General He's style, it's not wrong for you to be cautious." ”

Xi Yan was a little helpless, He Fangping sent someone to do this, which was tantamount to announcing to Jin Wuwei that he was a person from his side, and it was indeed not a good thing to be in a place like the military camp that relied on military merits.

But Xi Yan still thanked Feng Xin: "What General Feng said is very true, and Xi Yan will definitely keep it in mind." It's just that when Xi Yan came to the army, he was naturally a member of Jin Wuwei, and he really didn't need others to look at him differently. ”

Shi Hanqing said with a smile: "You are a modest person, unlike the children of other families, who put on a style of everyone at every turn." ”

Xi Yan knew that Shi Hanqing was born recklessly, and he was able to get to this point completely because of his accumulated military exploits on the battlefield, so he praised him: "General Shi is the person who is truly worthy of admiration." Regardless of their background in the army, both of them are my predecessors. ”

At this time, a herald ran to him, knelt on one knee, hugged his fists and said, "Two generals, the general is here." ”

Shi Hanqing and Feng Xin suddenly became serious, Xi Yan looked along the camp gate, and saw a general in armor in front of him, and Shi and Feng both clasped their fists and saluted. But the general never looked at them, and looked at Xi Yan and said, "This is ......"

Xi Yan also saluted with the two generals Shi and Feng: "The last general, Jin Wuwei, has seen the general. ”

When Wang Zhaoling, the general of Jin Wuwei, heard this, he said expressionlessly: "It turned out to be Gongzi Xi, last night your quasi-father-in-law, General He, sent someone to deal with the general, so that the general could not treat you badly." In fact, Ben Jiang and you both understand that you won't stay in this Jin Wuwei for long, but Ben Jiang still wants to say that on the day of Jin Wuwei, you must abide by the rules of Jin Wuwei. The army is not as good as Xi Fu, and it can't be determined by your temperament. ”

Xi Yan nodded yes, but there was some disgust in his heart, it was disgust for that General He.

"Since the last general has come to the general's command, he is a member of the Jinwuwei people, and he is the same as all the soldiers."

Wang Zhaoling was still expressionless, "Let's do your part first, the twelve Praetorian Guards of Chongdu are all serving Your Majesty." After that, he left without looking back, leaving only Xi Yan, Shi and Feng, the two generals, still standing in place, and the atmosphere was quite embarrassing for a while.

In the end, it was Shi Hanqing who took the lead in speaking: "The general has always been like this, and Young Master Xi doesn't have to mind." Feng Xin also nodded slightly in agreement.

Xi Yan also showed a very interesting look, "The army should be so clean, General Shi rest assured, I won't mind." ”

After the three of them exchanged pleasantries for a while, they went to work separately. On the first day of Xi Yan's entry into Jinwuwei, only one personal guard was sent to accompany him in the army, so as to familiarize himself with the environment in the army.

Xi Yan walked around at will, and saw that Jin Wuwei was strict in governing the army, and he was indeed a model in the army. There was not a single idler in the barracks, but the martial arts arena was very lively, and occasionally there was a burst of cheers or boos.

I don't know who it was on the martial arts field, but I suddenly found Xi Yan who had been standing next to him, so he pointed at Xi Yan and shouted: "Who!?" Dare to enter the barracks privately! ”

For a while, everyone in the martial arts arena stopped practicing one after another and looked sideways at Xi Yan.

Xi Yan was wearing an azure brocade robe at this time, with a crown of white jade hair, and he was indeed dressed as a scribe, and he looked out of place among the soldiers in armor, which was very eye-catching. He was still looking at the soldiers with his hands down, but the guards behind him shouted, "Bold! This is ...... gold."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Xi Yan, "I am Jin Wuwei's left secretary, and I just took office today." ”

The originally crowded martial arts arena gradually quieted down at this time, and only a slight whispering voice came.

"This is the new Zuo Si Rank? Looks like a literati. ”

"I heard that he is the son of the Xi family, no wonder he looks pampered!"

"It's a gentleman again, but he doesn't understand anything."

……

Suddenly, I only heard someone in the crowd shouting: "Zuo Sijie, I heard that you have excellent swordsmanship, why don't you compare with us?" ”

As soon as the words ended, the crowd erupted in laughter.

The army has always looked down on literati, and in the eyes of this group of soldiers, Xi Yan, who seems to be polite at this time, is naturally just a weak literati, and his family background makes this group of soldiers a little more hostile to him.

In the face of this almost provocative invitation, Xi Yan smiled lightly, "Okay, then let's have a discussion." As he spoke, Xi Yan walked towards the field, and when he saw him walking calmly, a group of soldiers unconsciously made way for him.

Walking to the center of the martial arts arena, someone led Xi Yan to a row of swords. Xi Yan casually pulled out a handful, and lightly tapped his backhand on the sword, and the sword immediately swayed with the sound of gold and stone. Xi Yan came to the center of the martial arts arena with his sword and asked, "Who said that you want to fight?" ”

A rather heroic soldier came out in response: "Zuo Sijie, I'll fight you!" ”

Xi Yan bowed slightly, "Until the point, it won't hurt the peace." ”

The tournament officially began, and ordinary soldiers were not good at using swords, so they used spears. The soldier was the first to attack, charging with a spear, Xi Yan did not move, and the long sword was still behind him.

Some soldiers couldn't hold it back, and said in a low voice: "Zuo Sijie shouldn't be stupid." ”

Seeing that the spear was about to stab Xi Yan, at the last moment, Xi Yan's body flickered, and he didn't even move his footsteps, and easily dodged the sharp blow of the spear. Before the soldier could react, Xi Yan reflexively raised his sword, and held the sword in his right hand and went straight to the door in front of the soldier. Seeing the spear coming towards him, Xi Yan dodged away, and the spear grazed the robe on his chest. Xi Yan held the sword in his right hand, and held the barrel of the gun in his left hand, and as soon as the long sword was raised, the soldier subconsciously let go directly, and in a blink of an eye, the spear was already in Xi Yan's hand.

The battle ended so quickly that many soldiers watched the scene in amazement, until someone applauded and then cheered.

Xi Yan's face was still calm, and he threw the spear back into the soldier's hand, "The marksmanship is sharp, but it is too rigid and easy to be restrained." He looked around at the surrounding soldiers and asked, "Does anyone else want to come and fight?" ”

Everyone has already seen Xi Yan's swordsmanship, although the tricks are simple, they are all victorious to the enemy. Even if many people are still unwilling, they have begun to look at each other.

Just when no one responded, a short and sturdy man squeezed out of the crowd and shouted, "I'm coming!" ”

Xi Yan saw that his attire was different from that of ordinary soldiers, and he was already a low-level military officer, and after bowing his head slightly, Xi Yan calmly put his sword behind his back.

"Good!" The soldiers cheered again. After the soldier picked a knife, he seemed to be a little provocative: "Zuo Sijie, the sword has no eyes, be careful!" ”

Xi Yan smiled slightly, nodded to show the beginning, and left the place almost at the same time as the soldier, the soldier had just watched it, and he had some scruples about the long sword in Xi Yan's hand, so he simply blocked the horizontal knife in front of his chest.

Xi Yan deceived himself, came to the soldier in two or three steps, and the long sword immediately launched an offensive, he instantly stabbed out several swords, the blade of the sword was held into a silver mang, and the dense sword light was almost woven into a net.

The soldier lost the opportunity and had to retreat while swinging his sword to resist the attack of the long sword. Everyone says that the sword is light and agile, and the sword is heavy, but at this time, it seems to be upside down. Xi Yan, who was holding a long sword, made a strong move, the sword fell like a mountain, and the knife seemed to be unable to resist.

The soldier began to retreat, and just as he was about to rout, Xi Yan pulled his long sword and changed his moves, giving him a chance to breathe without a trace.

The soldier got the opportunity and instantly turned the defense into the attack, and the knife was fierce, and one after another slashed down. Xi Yan responded gently, picking the knife away again and again.

Suddenly, Xi Yan chuckled, as if he didn't want to fight anymore, jumped up, raised his sword and attacked sideways. The soldier was shocked, but the next moment, Xi Yan appeared behind him and pressed the hilt of his sword against the back of his neck.

The soldier smiled bitterly and sighed in admiration: "Zuo Sijie is really skilled, my eldest Luo is convinced!" ”

Xi Yan put the sword back on the weapon rack and said aloud to the soldiers: "Everyone, this is the end of today. If there is anything else you want to learn, let's fight again another day. ”

With that, he left with his hands in his hands.