Tianning Road, Ningzhou City

After the defeat of the Chang family, this city of Ningzhou became the territory of the Yan family. The former splendid and majestic Prince Ning's Mansion naturally became the private residence of the Yan family.

Just twenty or thirty miles outside Ningzhou City, the bones of one hundred thousand Chang family border troops are buried.

To this day, ordinary people dare not go in that direction, always feeling that there are countless innocent souls floating on the earth.

Although the betrayal of the Yan family has caused many people to scold them, the benefits gained are real. The Yan family has completely replaced the Chang family, spreading the family's influence to two territories.

Yan Zhang’s ambition can be considered the first step~

However, at this moment, Yan Zhang was sitting in his seat with a frown on his face, occasionally looking at the military report in his hand. The person in charge of Tianning Road did not seem to be in a very good mood.

There were also two of Yan Zhang's confidants sitting in the room. The burly middle-aged man on the left was named Yan Zheng. He was Yan Zhang's clan brother. He had been in the army for many years and was very capable in doing things. He was Yan Zhang's right-hand man.

The man on the right looks much younger, less than thirty years old. His name is Zhong Tairan, and he is Yan Zhang's son-in-law.

As we all know, Yan Zhang is good at everything and has a great family, but he has no son, only one daughter.

In the past, he wanted to marry his daughter to Chang Huaiyi, so that the Chang family and the Yan family would become a real family, and the Yan family's status would become extremely strong.

But Chang Huaiyi didn't agree, which made Yan Zhang feel resentful.

This incident was also a small reason that prompted Yan Zhang to betray the Chang family. He felt that the Chang family looked down on him at all, and a small grudge was buried in his heart for many years, and finally exploded in an extreme situation.

Chang Huaiyi didn't want to because Yan Zhang needed a son-in-law, so he looked around and chose Zhong Tairan from Pinghan Road.

He is young, talented, and of good character. The most important thing is that the Zhong family behind him is a wealthy family on Pinghan Road and has great influence.

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Behind the Yan family's betrayal, the support of the Zhong family was indispensable. They bribed so many neutral generals, and the Zhong family provided a lot of money.

The Yan family and the Zhong family can be regarded as a marriage of interests.

Now that Yan Zhang has the power, the status of the Zhong family will naturally rise with the tide. No matter how arrogant and domineering Yan Jun is, the Zhong family's industry is as stable as Mount Tai.

Even if Nalan Tingye dislikes Yan Zhang, you must sell him face, otherwise who will follow you?

The atmosphere in the room was slightly depressing. The source of all this was the military newspaper in Yan Zhang's hand.

This military newspaper from the frontline garrison stated that two teams of scouts were intercepted and killed by the Long Army, and the entire army was wiped out.

The Long Army did not leave any corpses behind. It was purely determined by the scouts in front based on the style of the ordnance left at the scene.

The Yan and Long armies have been coexisting peacefully for almost a year, and now people are killed. Whether it was unintentional or if the Long army made some big move, no one knows.

Yan Zhang's eyes narrowed slightly and he said: "You killed dozens of us people silently. What on earth is Dugu Xin going to do?"

Yan Zheng said coldly: "Brother, there is no good person in the Long Army. I think they have just taken a breath and plan to take back the two lands.

We must prepare quickly so as not to be caught off guard by the Long Army."

Obviously, Yan Zheng was also a militant, and he killed the man who was intercepted and killed by the Long Army.

"Long Jun wants to start a war? You can't."

Yan Zhang said hesitantly:

"The Jiangnan War is not over yet. The main force of the Liang Army is also on the front line of Nanchong City, eyeing Gyeonggi Road. Can the Long Army open another battlefield? Can it be tolerated?

Besides, they have signed an alliance with the Muyun clan."

"Brother, what kind of covenant do you still believe in these days?"

Yan Zheng curled his lips and said: "The Yuwen clan came out of rebellion, so why don't you tear up the covenant if you want to?

I can’t believe it.”

Yan Zheng's words are rough but not rough. This worldly covenant is like a piece of waste paper and has no effect.

Besides, didn't the Yan family themselves betray their family friends for many years? Even their relationship would turn into enemies, not to mention Yan and Long, who are seemingly inseparable rivals.

Yan Zhang looked at his son-in-law and asked, "Ran'er, what do you think?"

Yan Zheng also looked at this young man with great interest. To be honest, Yan Zheng was not convinced that Zhong Tairan suddenly became a leading military general from a wealthy family.

But he is Yan Zhang's son-in-law after all, so it's hard to say anything. Let's look at this guy's ability.

Zhong Tairan, who had a rather calm temperament, thought about it for a while before saying:

"What General Yan said makes sense. The Long Army cannot believe it. Regardless of the reason for the interception and killing, we should prepare for war and strengthen the frontline defense. It is always good to be prepared for a rainy day."

"Hmm~"

Yan Zhang nodded subconsciously and kept thinking about what the two people said.

Zhong Tairan continued:

"Also, father-in-law, General Yan, have you heard any rumors recently about the Liang Army and the Long Army?"

"From the Liang Army and the Long Army?"

The two of them were stunned at the same time: "What rumors?"

Zhong Tairan said in a deep voice:

"My son-in-law has heard rumors in the past few days that the Liang Army and the Long Army have secretly formed an alliance and agreed to cease the war and jointly deal with the Yan Army. Yuwen Xingchen plans to regain the two lost territories in one fell swoop.

In return, King Liang will have the final say in the northern territory from now on, as long as he nominally recognizes the royal status of the Yuwen clan."

"Is there still such a rumor?"

Yan Zhang was shocked: "How is this possible? There is a blood feud between the two sides. Chenyue's father-in-law died at the hands of the Yuwen family.

The two armies have fought so many large and small battles in the Central Plains, how can they still be on the same table?"

Yan Zheng also shook his head: "Probably not~"

Yan Zheng feels that Zhong Tairan is just talking nonsense, and this kind of rumors should be brought to the table. Isn't this a joke?

Obviously the two of them didn't believe this rumor at all.

Zhong Tairan said casually: "Rumors are rumors after all and should not be taken as true, but rumors are definitely not groundless.

Father-in-law, think about it, Wanyan Bi and the Yan people also have a grudge against killing their father. He is still his biological father. King Liang is just his father-in-law, and he has no grudge against destroying the country.

Logically speaking, the Liang army and the Long army were compatriots, while the Yan people were aliens.

Those who are not of my race must have different minds.

This is the same reason why we don’t trust the Yan people, and the Yuwen clan will never shake hands with the Yan people and make peace.

And now that the Liang Army is facing the fierce offensive of millions of troops, they will no longer think of going against the Long Army. It is not impossible for them to join forces."

Hearing what Zhong Tairan said, Yan Zhang and Yan Zheng fell into silence. What Zhong Tairan said made sense. There was a possibility for Lianglong and Lianglong to join forces.

Yan Zheng's eyes changed. He found that this young man looked at the problem from a very clever and intelligent perspective, and the contempt in his heart suddenly disappeared.

"Of course, this is just my son-in-law's conjecture. I'll just brush it off."

Zhong Tairan said softly: "Rumors are just rumors, they should not be taken as true."

"No, what you said makes sense."

Yan Zhang said coldly: "Yuwen Xingchen cherishes his feathers very much and pursues fame.

A piece of the Tianning Alliance caused him to lose all his reputation and the people scolded him. If he wanted to restore his reputation, regaining the lost territory was the only option.

Just because of this, it is possible for him to shake hands with Liang Jun and make peace."
Chapter completed!