Chapter 111: Yanzhou Xue Family

Meng Xuan handed the halberd to Wen Han beside him, and also let Wen Han feel the charm of this halberd.

"What a halberd!" Although the halberd was left in his hand, Meng Xuan's eyes were still attracted to this halberd.

"Do you have a name?" Meng Xuan asked while admiring the halberd in Wen Han's hand.

"Xuansu!" Xue Yuan replied.

"Xuansu!" Meng Xuan nodded. "Good name, good halberd, good name!"

"Captain Qin, you can also feel the power of Xuansu." Wen Han walked over and handed the halberd in his hand to Qin Zhen.

As soon as Xuan Su started, Qin Zhen suddenly sank, with Qin Zhen's feel, it was estimated that this halberd was almost thirty or forty catties, such a heavy weapon, Qin Zhen couldn't dance at all, the wooden halberd body had a metal-like cool feeling, but it was more textured than metal.

In a trance, Qin Zhen could clearly feel that Xuan Su seemed to come to life, transmitting his murderous aura to him, and in just a moment, Qin Zhen felt that the blood in his whole body began to boil.

Qin Zhen hurriedly handed Xuan Su to Wen Han beside him, and sighed: "This Xuan Su is extremely strange, I feel like he is alive, and he is actually transmitting murderous aura to me, I am afraid that if I take it for a long time, I will not be able to control the murderous aura on my body." ”

Meng Xuan stared at the long halberd, and said with hot eyes: "This Xuansu does have a spirit, I think this halberd must have experienced countless battle formations and drank a lot of blood, so it has such a heavy murderous aura, this murderous aura will circulate and blend with the murderous aura on its owner, and play a miraculous effect like a tiger with wings." However, if the person who holds it is not murderous enough, it will inevitably be affected by the murderous aura it transmits. ”

Xue Yuan exclaimed: "Deputy Captain Meng is worthy of being a former captain of the border army, and he has such a keen judgment of Xuan Su. Saying that, Xue Yuan looked at the halberd in Wen Han's hand: "It is said that Xuansu was made by our ancestors according to the Fang Tian painting halberd of our ancestor Xue Rengui, which can be regarded as the vessel of our family's town, and it has been passed down to me for a full thirteen generations." Xuansu is usually offered in our ancestral hall, according to my father, only the spirit of the ancestors in the ancestral hall can suppress Xuansu's murderous spirit, since I can remember, my father has not let me touch Xuansu, but I didn't expect to go back this time, my father actually passed Xuansu to me. ”

Qin Zhen looked at Xue Yuan: "According to the time, you didn't stay at home for long when you went back this time, but what happened?" ”

Although Xue Yuan was in a good mood, Qin Zhen was still a little puzzled about Xue Yuan's return so soon, and with his relationship with Xue Yuan, he didn't need to hide it, so he asked directly.

Hearing Qin Zhen's question, Xue Yuan smiled bitterly: "Actually, a large part of the reason why Xue Jing and I came over so quickly was to avoid trouble. ”

"Avoiding trouble?" Qin Zhen was taken aback, and he could make Xue Yuan say the word to avoid trouble, which showed that the matter was very serious. "But when there is a party invasion, or is there someone seeking revenge? Why did you and your brother come here, and the rest of your family? ”

Looking at the suspicious eyes of Qin Zhen, Meng Xuan and the others, Xue Yuanyou hurriedly explained: "Things are not what you imagined, my family is very good, oops, this matter is more complicated, you listen to me explain slowly." ”

Xue Yuan pondered for a moment, and then said: "This matter has to start with the battle of Hedong between the imperial court and Shi Jingjiao. ”

Meng Xuanqi said: "Yanzhou is almost more than a thousand miles away from Taiyuan, how can it have an impact on your family?" ”

Xue Yuan said slowly: "Our ancestors are from Hedong, and the ancestors of our branch are the partial houses of the Xue family, who migrated from Hedong to Yanzhou, and the main lineage of the Xue family has always stayed in Hedong. For so many years, whether it is the Xue family in Hedong or the Xue family in Yanzhou, the situation is getting worse and worse every day, and it is not as good as before, especially our Xue family in Yanzhou, which is even more withered and thin, and in recent years, the Xue family in Hedong has been thinking about merging the Xue family in Yanzhou into the main vein of Hedong again, but for so long, our Xue family in Yanzhou and the Xue family in Hedong are actually two Xue families, so my grandfather and my father have never agreed. ”

"After Shi Jingjiao became the envoy of Hedong Jiedu, he was extremely outstanding in both government affairs and military ability, and he was very strict in governing the army and thrifty, so his reputation in Hedong was very good. Although the main vein of the Xue family is not as good as before, it can be regarded as a big family in Hedong and has some influence in the local area, so Shi Jingjiao saluted Corporal Xian and let the people of the main vein of the Xue family serve under him, and the main vein of the Xue family also wanted to use Shi Jingjiao's influence to improve the status of the Xue family, so he joined Shi Jingjiao's account. ”

"Later, the Xue family in Hedong sent a letter to my father, saying that he recommended our Yanzhou Xue family to the envoy of Hedong Jiedu, and persuaded my father to also take the Yanzhou Xue family to serve under Shi Jingjiao's account."

Meng Xuan frowned and said: "This is obviously a trap, when you are in Yanzhou, thousands of miles away from Hedong, they can't reach it, but if your entire Yanzhou Xue family goes to Hedong, there is no foundation there, you can only rely on the Hedong Xue family, and at that time, it is not the Hedong Xue family that has the final say?" ”

Qin Zhen bowed his head and said, "I think my uncle should have been in a dilemma at that time, right?" ”

Xue Yuan nodded.

Wen Hanqi said, "Captain, how do you know?" ”

Qin Zhen pointed at Meng Xuan and said: "Such an obvious trap, we only heard Xue Yuan say a rough idea, and we already understood, I don't believe that Uncle Xue who is in it will not be unaware of it, if Uncle Xue directly refused at that time, then the Xue family in Yanzhou should have nothing to do with this Hedong War, but now I hear Xue Yuan mean that the Xue family in Yanzhou has been involved in the Hedong War, then there must be something that makes Uncle Xue have no way to refuse such an invitation with obvious traps." ”

Xue Yuan nodded and said: "Qin Zhen is right, my father was very embarrassed when he received this letter, the Xue family in Hedong is very aware of the weaknesses of our Yanzhou Xue family and my father, and they know very well that my father has almost no way to refuse this opportunity, even if there is a trap in front of this opportunity." ”

"Why?" Wen Han asked.

"Although the relationship between our Yanzhou Xue family and the Hedong Xue family is not very good, the two families have the same goal, that is, they want to restore the glory of the Xue family's ancestors, especially our Yanzhou Xue family, the family is in the middle of the road, the population is withering, and it is the lifelong wish of my grandfather and my father to make the Yanzhou Xue family strong. Shi Jingjiao's reputation in Hedong is extremely good, and Shi Jingjiao is a veritable first feudal town, and his influence is extremely great, my father also has the same consideration as the Xue family in Hedong, that is, he hopes to use Shi Jingjiao's influence to improve our strength. And Shi Jingjiao is a veritable first feudal town, and his influence in the imperial court is very great, such a person sends an invitation, and my father does not dare to refuse directly, such a person will see face as extremely important, Shi Jingjiao put down his body Corporal Lixian, if my father refuses, and brushes Shi Jingjiao's face, I only need a word from others, and our life may be even more difficult. The Xue family in Hedong was also well aware of this, so they did not hide their ambitions when they handed us the letter. ”

"Later, my father thought of a compromise solution, that is, he pretended to be sick and asked my second uncle to take half of the family's manpower to serve under Shi Jingjiao's tent in Hedong, Shi Jingjiao didn't know about the discord between us and the Xue family's family in Hedong, so when my second uncle went to Hedong to explain the situation to Shi Jingjiao, Shi Jingjiao did not pursue it. On the one hand, he wants to maintain his image as a corporal of Lixian, and on the other hand, our Yanzhou Xue family is a dispensable role in Hedong, and he can't get into Shi Jingjiao's eyes, so as long as Shi Jingjin wants to give face, he doesn't care about the rest. ”

"Originally, after a period of peace, but I never thought that the imperial court would send Zhang Jingda and Shi Jingjiao to go to war, our Yanzhou Xue family has been tied to Shi Jingjiao's chariot, and they are naturally involved in this war.

"When I go home this time, it is the most intense time of this war whirlpool, the Xue family in Yanzhou has been pulled into this whirlpool, if Shi Jingjiao wins, our Xue family may still have a chance to breathe, but if Shi Jingjiao is defeated, even if our Xue family will not be destroyed, it will definitely be divided up by the surrounding families."

"So after I went home this time, after my father passed Xuansu to me, he asked me to leave the Xue family with my cousin Xue Jing, also in case Shi Jingjiao's side failed, and when the Xue family in Yanzhou was divided, there would still be a glimmer of hope between me and Xue Jing, so I took Xue Jing to Weizhou, and the whole thing was like this."

After listening to Xue Yuan's speech, the council hall fell into silence, and after a while, Qin Zhen said in a deep voice: "I didn't expect your Xue family to have such a story, but you don't have to worry too much, we have already analyzed it, and the final victory in this war will definitely be Shi Jingjiao." ”

Xue Yuan sighed: "This point, when I was at home, I also discussed it with my father and others, originally, Shi Jingjiao's winning rate was only thirty percent, but when the Khitans mixed in, Shi Jingjiao's winning rate suddenly increased to more than eighty percent, and now Zhang Jingda's side is already at an absolute disadvantage, if there is no miracle, Zhang Jingda's defeat is a matter of time, if Zhang Jingda is defeated, then Luoyang's side will be dangerous." Originally, the strength of the Khitans was far superior to ours, and in the past, we relied on the natural barrier in the north to block them in the north, but this time Shi Jingjiao lured the wolf into the house, and the Khitans have already entered the Yanmen Pass, because of the Khitan variable, the future situation will be more negatively complicated, which makes my father even more worried. ”