If the king regards his ministers as his hands and feet, then his ministers will regard him as his heart; if his ministers regard his ministers as dogs and horses, his ministers will regard him as a fellow countryman; if his ministers regard his ministers as earth and mustard, then his ministers will regard him as a bandit.

What Mencius said seems correct, but a monarch will never trust anyone. Cao Cao, who would rather betray others than betray me, likes to kill people in his dream, and Yuan Shao, who is lenient on the outside and taboo on the inside, has always played the art of checks and balances. The superior has always been

It means not trusting anyone but at the same time trusting others openly. Just as Cao Cao said: Don't trust people when you employ them, and don't trust people when you doubt them.

But this does not mean that Mencius's words are useless. On the surface, a society where the weak and the strong eat each other is covered with a cloak of civilization and harmony, and outside the heart of a cold monarch is the cloak of a broad-minded benevolent master. There is darkness in everyone's heart, but equally

Yearning for light, my heart is full of selfishness, but I also long for the selflessness of others.

No matter how cold the heart is, the glorious coat of the monarch must be maintained no matter what. This is the Ming Lord. After the Battle of Guandu, Xu You was so unbridled, but Cao Cao could not kill him, but borrowed a knife to kill someone, and finally had to

The cat cries over the mouse. This is the bottom line of the Ming Dynasty. You cannot openly kill the heroes and abandon the loyal ministers.

But Han Sui's approach completely violated this point. Wei Yan saw what Yan Xing did, and even though he was in jail, he didn't have the slightest intention to surrender. Han Sui only relied on the words of Yang Qiu and others without investigating.

After giving up such a top general under his command, not to mention what Yang Qiu and others thought, Yan Xing must have been completely heartbroken.

Faced with Wei Yan's persuasion, Yan Xing whispered: "After I surrender, can I stay in Xiliang?"

Wei Yan chuckled and said: "It depends on what the lord wants, but with the lord's mind, he shouldn't refuse. After all, General Yan is the number one general in Xiliang. With the general here, Xiliang can decide with a snap of his finger."

Although Wei Yan has an impatient temper and is eager for quick success, he is not a reckless person. On the contrary, he can even be regarded as resourceful and a wise general like Zhang Liao. He can also figure out Yuan Shu's thoughts. Recruiting Ma Teng and stabilizing Xiliang is a good move, but

It would be best to have a force to check and balance it. Han Sui is definitely impossible. Yan Xing is a very good candidate.

Yan Xing was silent for a moment and slowly put down the sword in his hand.

"Someone has fallen."

Wei Yan was ecstatic on his face: "There is no greater good than a general who can abandon darkness and turn to light. I will definitely recommend the general to my lord and try my best to keep the general in Xiliang." Although Wei Yan guessed Yuan Shu's thoughts, he still said this in order to betray Yan Xing along the way.

A favor.

"Thank you, General." Yan Xing breathed a sigh of relief.

"What about General Yan, these soldiers?" Wei Yan turned to look at the surrounding Xiliang army, which was still fighting anxiously.

Yan Xing looked at Han Sui's army gradually leaving in the distance, sighed in his heart, and shouted: "Xiliang army, put down your weapons! We will surrender!"

Wei Yan followed and shouted: "Those who surrender will not be killed!"

As the number one general in Xiliang, Yan Xing himself was the God of War in the eyes of these soldiers. In addition, most of these soldiers were Yan Xing's own subordinates. Therefore, after Yan Xing gave the order, most of the soldiers stopped their movements instantly and turned to look.

In the direction of Yan Xing.

"Put down your weapons! We will surrender!" Yan Xing shouted again: "Han Sui has abandoned us, what are you going to do if you don't surrender now?"

In the distance, Han Sui, who had led his army to gradually escape from the mouth of the valley, heard this and his teeth were almost broken. He never expected that Yan Xing was such a weakling.

"My dear, Yan Xing! I trust you so much in vain. You, an unfaithful and unfilial person, will be punished by God!" Han Sui cursed loudly.

Although he was extremely angry in his heart, Han Sui still did not stop escaping and continued to lead his army to retreat out of the valley.

In the valley, after the Xiliang army, which had been surrounded by groups, figured out the situation, they saw their lord fleeing and the commander surrendered, and they all put down their weapons.

Seeing this, Taishi Ci slowly led his army forward and took these Xiliang soldiers into custody. Wei Yan, on the other hand, reintegrated his army and counted the battle losses. When the number of soldiers lost in this battle was obtained, Wei Yan

His face turned pale. Half of the 30,000 Zhili army was directly defeated. This time he really suffered a heavy loss, and he would have to face Yuan Shu's punishment next.

Fortunately, he also surrendered Yan Xing and captured nearly 20,000 Xiliang cavalry. With such contributions balanced, he should not be punished too much.

"Wen Chang, your losses in this battle are not small!" Taishi Ci looked at the sea of ​​blood at the mouth of the valley and sighed.

"It's all because of someone's carelessness, alas! I don't know how the Lord will punish me when I go back. Then Ziyi, you have to say a few more good words for me!" Wei Yan said worriedly.

Taishi Ci looked at Wei Yan in surprise: "With such a great victory, my lord should not reduce his responsibilities!"

Wei Yan smiled bitterly and said: "Although I persuaded Yan Xing to surrender, it caused more than ten thousand cavalry to rush out of the encirclement, which caused a huge obstacle to the lord's capture of Xiliang. How could I let him go so lightly? What's more, this time I also offended Jia.

Military advisor. Before leaving, he told me in front of my lord to guard the mouth of the valley and not to be impulsive. Now..."

Tai Shici gave Wei Yan a sympathetic look. He would rather mess with a gentleman than a villain. Jia Xu was one of Yuan Shu's most trusted advisors. He was not very ambitious, and he often accompanied Yuan Shu and gave him some eye drops.

You can trick Wei Yan to death.

"You'd better go and apologize to Commander Jia honestly! Otherwise, I guess I may not be able to see you on the battlefield in the future," Taishi Ci said.

"I think so too! I've called Military Advisor Jia many times, but he just ignored me. What can I do?"

Although Wei Yan is arrogant, he also knows who can be provoked and who cannot be provoked. Obviously, Jia Xu is the person he cannot provoke the least in the world besides Yuan Shu. Other upright people like Tian Feng and Lu Su will not be provoked if you provoke him.

What will happen to you? The most he will do is ignore you. But for someone as open-minded as Guo Jia, if you provoke him, he will teach you a lesson and then pull you down. At most he will lose a little face.

As for Jia Xu, he is obviously an old fox who has been matured for thousands of years. He has many crooked ideas and is petty-minded. If he offends you, don't even think about it. He can plot you to death at any time. Wei Yan does not dare to test the law with his own body, and he has the heart to plead guilty. This

If Jia Xu still doesn't let him go after this, he will really find a time to apologize to him in public and promise not to waste food anymore. Face and life, Wei Yan thinks the latter is more important.

"Well, I wish you good luck. But you did act a little too hastily this time. The Xiliang soldiers are not the Central Plains fish we encountered in the past. They were all killed in the light of swords and blood. You are too careless.

"Tai Shi Ci looked at Wei Yan sympathetically and said.

Wei Yan rolled his eyes: "You still mean to say that if you hadn't been so perverted and beat the shit out of these Xiliang soldiers, could I have underestimated the enemy? I really don't understand, your army is so perverted, how can the Lord be willing to do this?

I leave it to you to lead."

Seeing Wei Yan's sour look, Taishi Ci laughed loudly: "I didn't expect that I would be the envy of Wei Wenchang one day, hahaha! I can't help it, who made me so good? Didn't you laugh at my legionary talent at the beginning?

It’s no use? What happens now? You’re dumbfounded!”

Taishi Ci is now proud and proud. There is no way. Although he was superb in martial arts before, the legion he produced was really useless. Wei Yan laughed at him and said that he could only fight barbarians and was of no use. The combat power of his army was basically at the level of Jiangdong generals.

Finally.
Chapter completed!