Sleepless nights.

Wei Ran pinched the lamp, but he was wearing armor and sitting alone in the camp.

He's waiting for someone.

Today's second decree made Wei Ran know that the imperial court should have realized something.

Because of a simple truth, the promotion of military generals depends on military merit.

And He An's military exploits are simply not enough to be promoted to three levels in a row.

More than four grades, step by step is difficult, seniority, and other opportunities...... That has to be promoted one level at a time.

Promoted three levels in a row, from the fourth rank to the third grade, only Ye Xuanfeng has done it in the history of military generals.

He An is hot now, and with the wind on the concubine's pillow, he can be grateful, but Wei Ran feels that this is too much.

At most, I will give a third grade, which can be regarded as a holy family.

But giving three products at once stunned everyone, surprised He An, and made Wei Ran feel ...... It seems that this second will, it is not himself who wants to stabilize it, but He An, the deputy general.

Today's first will, anyone with a discerning eye can see that it is why he is showing merit and pleading himself.

The second way, let yourself be guilty and make meritorious contributions, it seems as if it is to stabilize me...... But in fact, it made He An relax his vigilance.

Before nightfall, He An had already handed over his military orders, he had to leave early tomorrow morning, and the military affairs had been settled.

The two hundred guards brought back to Beijing have also been selected, and they are all He An's henchmen accumulated in the past few years.

All sides seem to have stabilized.

But...... The second will was announced by the Hanging Sword Division.

The Hanging Sword Division shot, how could it be that he only ran errands, he must have come prepared.

If He An realizes something tonight and wants to react, he is afraid that he will be taken down by the Hanging Sword Division immediately.

Let the Hanging Sword Division announce the decree, it seems that it is to control himself as the main general at any time, but in fact, it may also be for He An.

"As I expected, there should be a will......"

Wei Ran felt that there would be a third will, and it must be a secret will.

So he waited and didn't sleep until after the third watch.

The second purpose has been reached for five hours.

"Squeak......" Suddenly, the wind blew open the curtain of the barracks.

The surrounding guards had already been branched out, and Wei Ran looked at the door curtain: "I don't know which sword envoy is Qincha?" ”

There was silence outside the door.

There seemed to be a figure flickering in the darkness, and when Wei Ran squinted, he saw a tall figure standing opposite.

Seeing that the other party did not assassinate, Wei Ran sighed: "It turned out to be Xiao Shouzao's visit, is Your Majesty worried that I will rebel?" ”

Wei Ran was a little self-deprecating.

Xiao Chaoguo was covered in sweat, and the all-night rush made him a little tired, and he looked a little tired.

"If I had come for you, you would have been taken by this time." Xiao Dynasty National Highway.

"Why did you withdraw your guards and still wear armor, to prepare to fight against the Qincha?"

Wei Ran shook his head: "I'm waiting for the last will, I think Jingzhong should already know something, right?" ”

"Know what? You are not good at guarding Liangzhou, and you are almost defeated and lost the city? ”

Xiao Chaoguo pretended not to know, he wanted to see if Wei Ran's judgment was the same as that of the young master and others, so as not to really hurt He An by mistake when he used the means.

"Why do you want to pretend to be like this, Your Majesty is Shengming, and Ye Lao is not faint yet...... Don't all parties in Beijing have doubts about He An? ”

Wei Ran sighed lightly: "I also figured out this matter early this morning. ”

"Is that really the case......" Xiao Chaoguo frowned, realizing that the young master's expectations were not bad, and the news of the Emperor Zun Pavilion was also true.

So, Xiao Chaoguo took out the holy decree tied to the clothes on his back from behind.

Seeing this, Wei Ran knelt down undefendedly: "Minister Wei Ran...... Pick it up! ”

The tone was a little excited, he was just looking forward to it, but he didn't expect that the emperor really chose to believe in himself and doubt He An.

Or in the absence of evidence.

Xiao Chaoguo opened the holy decree, and said in a low voice but with a straight face: "Fengtian carries the emperor's secret edict, and it is said to be ......"

"Then, I ordered the Liangzhou battalion commander Wei Ran to collect the military power, intercept and imprison He An on the way back to Beijing, and wait for the Hanging Sword Si Qincha to find out the case, and then escort him back to Beijing for trial."

"Order, Wei Ran is ordered to defend Liangzhou, the Yulin Army and the Black Dragon Cavalry have come to help, and the Northern Liang Army will be sniped in Ganzhou, Liangzhou, and Datong area, and the Northern Liang Army will be curbed at any cost......"

"Chin this!"

After reading it, Xiao Chaoguo solemnly handed the holy decree to Wei Ran's hands.

"Minister Weiran, ordered to receive the order!" Wei Ran was a little moved.

Even when he made a mistake, he was still entrusted with a heavy responsibility, which made him feel like he wanted to repay the country with death.

The blood was stirred in an instant.

"Get up, General Wei." Xiao Chaoguo easily helped Wei Ran up with one hand.

Wei Ran put away the holy decree and hid it in the armor, this is a secret decree, naturally he can't offer it with swagger.

"Xiao Shouzao, dare to ask what is the reason, Your Majesty actually believes me and doubts He An without any evidence...... Or even to imprison him secretly? ”

Wei Ran couldn't believe it, this will was written so much that it seemed to be fake.

"You are lucky, the people of the Emperor Pavilion are outside the gate and found out that He An and Luo Yang are secretly talking, so the young master is playing...... Zhuge Shoufu and Ye Laoguo all spoke for you, suspicious of He An, and His Majesty chased these two wills. ”

The first decree, the emperor was indeed angry, so he applied for Wei Ran and rewarded He An.

But after knowing these things, the emperor understood that this matter needed to be properly handled, lest He An really rebelled, and then he would be slapped in the face of the emperor.

Within half a year, the two generals rebelled, which went down in history and was scolded for being faint.

Therefore, the emperor could not force He An to rebel, but had to appease him.

first promoted him to three ranks, then promised military power, and transferred back to the hinterland of Gyeonggi...... Paralysize him, and it will be much easier to deal with.

As long as Wei Ran retracted his military power, He An would not be able to jump.

"He An and Luo Yang have a secret talk, outside the gate?" Wei Ran felt weird, the guards couldn't get out, how could they still meet Luo Yang in private.

Isn't that death?

It's good to send someone to contact, and you can shirk it afterwards, and this kind of thing comes forward in person, isn't it a matter of giving someone a handle?

"That's what the young master said." Xiao Chaoguo laughed and looked at Wei Ran meaningfully.

Wei Ran instantly understood: "Understood." ”

Where is it seen outside the gate...... It must be in the Liangzhou camp, but the Emperor Pavilion sent people to keep an eye on the Liangzhou camp, which is easy to cause conflicts between the imperial court and the Emperor Pavilion.

That's why the young master processed it.

"You just need to know...... He An is dead, but you can't say that he is safe, this time He An has a chance, isn't it all you gave it? ”

Xiao Chaoguo said coldly: "Let's think about how to redeem the merits." ”

"The end will know." Wei Ran said.

The first seat of the Hanging Sword Division, the second rank, the marquis of the same army, and Wei Ran's third-rank military general has no title, so he naturally calls himself so.

……

The next day, the snow fell heavily.

He An stayed awake all night, he was so excited, staring at the two dark circles in the early morning and appearing in everyone's sight.

"General, early." The 200 soldiers selected yesterday were already waiting at the city gate.

When He An and his henchmen arrived, they saw everyone saying goodbye.

The feelings in the army are extraordinary, they are all friendships that survived the battlefield fighting, and it is still reluctant to be separated by thousands of miles at this time.

"Erzhuzi, you have to mix well in the capital, strive to be a hundred households, and I will defect to you when I am old in the future."

The military household system of the Great Xia Kingdom is not bad, and the old soldiers will retire and be replaced by a prime of life in their families.

However, everyone understands that there is another big war now, and there are too few soldiers who can live to old age, which is comparable to the proportion of those who die.

"Good boy, General He chose you, just follow suit, if you can make a profit in the future, our family will be able to get out of the country." A veteran said, looking at his son.

"Dad, don't worry, General He has a bright future, and his son will definitely make great achievements with him!" The young soldier said with a smile.

The military household system in Great Xia is hereditary, and if ordinary people become soldiers, then their descendants must have someone to serve as soldiers.

There is only one circumstance in which you can leave the military, that is, if you have made a meritorious service and become an official, you will not have to serve in the military in the future.

The battlefield is treacherous and difficult, once the war starts, it will be a river of blood, no soldier likes to fight, and uses his life to piece together military merits for others.

Many people become soldiers, just because they can't eat, and when they become soldiers, they eat imperial food and pay money to subsidize their families. In addition, when the army was recruited, those who were brought in to fill the number had to survive in the army.

In addition to their military merits, they have no way to rise, and even their military merits may be encroached upon by their superiors.

"It's not early, everyone has sent it, Xiao He, let's go quickly, lest you can't reach the military post today, and you have to sleep on the official road." Wei Ran stepped forward to break the atmosphere of parting.

He An said: "Yes, you have to leave early, otherwise you really won't be able to catch up." ”

Wei Ran reminded: "Suzhou was captured, threatening Ganzhou, Datong, and Lizhou...... When you go back, you have to bypass Suzhou, go to the northwest, and it's no problem to walk for ten and a half months more, the key is not to bump into the Northern Liang Army. ”

More than 200 people bumped into the Beiliang Army, and it was a dead death.

"General Wei, rest assured, we were ready last night." He An's personal guard said.

He An performed another parting before getting on the horse, leaving the city with the escort and galloping in the northwest direction.