After the meeting, Xu Fengnian took Xu Beizhi to a small courtyard to visit the veteran He Zhonghu. After arriving, he found that Yan Wenluan was also there. Four of them sat around the stone table. Xu Fengnian looked at the commander of the Left Cavalry, who could not hide his fatigue, and was a little worried. He Zhonghu's body suddenly became worse in the past one or two years, giving people a sense of dusk of the day and the west. So after the first Liangmang battle, the veteran once submitted his resignation to Qingliangshan and the Protectorate, and at the same time recommended Yu Luandao to Xu Fengnian and Chu Lushan as the second deputy commander of the Left Cavalry.

The young Youqiu General who did not make the reputation of the young Youqiu General ascended the sky in one step and directly presided over the overall situation of the Left Cavalry, which is also the skill of this powerful and powerful old man. After all, the rebellious and unruly border army of Liangzhou has always despised the Youzhou army. Yu Luandao, who was born in the Central Plains, has no relationship with the Liangzhou border army. If he suddenly ascended to a high position and was able to take charge of the army alone, he might not be able to convince the public. Once there is a mistake in the second Liangmang war, not only destroying a great military masterpiece in Northern Liang, but also miss the overall situation of the border. He Zhonghu naturally cannot give up the blame, and then he will be in danger of his later years.

However, He Zhonghu was able to abandon the view of the mountain and suggested that Yu Luandao become the nominal third leader of the Left Cavalry. In fact, the veteran of the Spring and Autumn Period was able to show the strength and vision of this veteran Spring and Autumn Period. In addition, Xu Fengnian used the left and right cavalry to take action, and suspected of dismantling the east and west walls to supplement the strength of other cavalry. For example, he was the first to respond to Cao Wei and others. He Zhonghu was the first to respond. There was no objection. At this point, Zhou Kang, the commander of the right cavalry nicknamed Jin Queqiao, was obviously much inferior, and there were many complaints in public and secretly. Although Xu Fengnian also laughed and scolded Zhou Kang as a rooster who was a tenacious iron rooster in private, after all, Zhou Kang was one of the hundreds of soldiers who saw him off at that time, and had the friendship to see him off. In a sense, Zhou Kang had had a relationship with His Royal Highness, who had not yet been inherited at that time.

It was a friend of hardship, so even if Zhou Kang was not happy enough, Xu Fengnian actually didn't take it seriously. Moreover, Zhou Kang's reaction was a normal person, just like He Zhonghu's previous attitude of following the head of the Huaiyang Pass Protectorate, there were some scattered words within the Left Cavalry. Many young and strong generals did not understand it very well, and thought that the old general was too easy to talk to. Not only did he reduce the power of the Left Cavalry, but he also lost the reputation of the Left Cavalry in vain. The reason why Xu Fengnian came here specifically was due to an internal strife in the Left Cavalry. Xu Fengnian wanted to listen to He Zhonghu's thoughts first. Qingliang Mountain would not interfere in the Left Cavalry affairs unless he had no choice. I believe that Yan Wenluan's journey was rushed to the scene in a hurry, and there was also some support for his old friends to take a look at the entire Beiliang side cavalry.

The four people in the courtyard did not drink alcohol or drink tea. He Zhonghu seemed to have never expected the young vassal king to come and looked surprised. As the top ten in the Northern Liang Iron Cavalry, He Zhonghu understood the general process of the Longyaner Plain, knew that Xu Fengnian had killed Hong Jingyan, the Communist Party of Rouran Iron Cavalry, and knew that Chen Zhibao had come to Huaiyang Pass before, so Xu Fengnian had tried to be concise in his words in the meeting hall, and his face was very pale, which made the veteran feel guilty.

, I always feel that it was the fault of the Liangzhou cavalry. I'm sorry for the cultivation of General Xu Xiao, but in the end, the eldest son of the general was responsible for his own work and even killing people. So what do they have to do with their 300,000 cavalry in Beiliang? As an old friend of Yan Wenluan, He Zhonghu of course has a hidden identity. The old man was once a member of the Xu family's Fulong Sect. This group of people was led by the strategist Zhao Changling, and Chen Zhibao was the successor. He was also a general.

Xu Xiao's brother-in-law is Wu Qi, one of the head generals of the Xu family's cavalry, Yan Wenluan, He Zhonghu and others are all the backbone. Yao Jian, Ye Xizhen's two adopted sons are also very close to them. Li Yishan's faction, who was ridiculed by the Dragon Fu Sect as the Overturned Dragon Clan, would be much weaker in overall strength. If it weren't for the princess Wu Su's clear statement that she did not support Xu Xiao's rebellion and rule from Yangzhaijiang, there would probably be no such thing as the Xu family calling Wang Beiliang. Perhaps Xu Fengnian is the whole thing now.

The monarch in the vast territory south of the Guangling River, but it is also possible that the Northern Liang border army had no old sayings, because they were all dead people who were planning to rebel and defeat. Due to such an indescribable relationship, He Zhonghu had always had some obscure thoughts about this young vassal king who turned the tide. He did not promote his direct line from the left cavalry army to serve as the next commander, but chose outsiders Yu Luan to occupy the magpie's nest. The old man may not have no compensation and atonement mentality.

Yan Wenluan, the first in the Northern Liang Infantry Army, looked gloomy and said bluntly: "Prince, I believe you have heard of something. Li Yanchao is an ungrateful ungrateful wolf. He Zhonghu brought him to his current position with one hand and was even more close to him than his own son. He just didn't give him a commander of the Left Cavalry Army. That boy dared to rebel and wanted to run to be his deputy to Zhou Kang! This little bastard is indeed not bad to lead troops to fight, but his character is not good. He will definitely use it in the future and not use it. He will be a deputy to the first army to be a deputy general!"

Xu Fengnian really didn't expect that Yan Wenluan, who rarely showed emotions, would be so angry. For a moment, he didn't know how to deal with it, rebellion, ungratefulness, and misconduct. These extremely heavy words, from the few officials like Yan Wenluan, could almost make any middle- and high-level general in Beiliang completely lose the real power position. In fact, Xu Fengnian is not unfamiliar with Li Yanchao, one of the four teeth of Beiliang, as famous as Dian Xiongzuo, Wei Fucheng and Ning Emei.

Among the border troops, he was the second only to Liu Jinu, a few of the old men of Yan Wenluan, Chen Yunchui, and He Zhonghu, who was the second only to Liu Jinu, because he was in his year of fighting, and he was the kind of important general who could win hard battles for the Xu family for another twenty years. However, he was similar to Li Mofan, deputy general of the Dragon Elephant Army, and Cao Xiaojiao of Youzhou. He had a extreme personality and was arrogant. He was both famous thorny figures with mixed reputations. If he was placed in the Liyang officialdom, he would be impeached by a rumor in every few days.

He Zhong suddenly glared at Yan Wenluan, turned to Xu Fengnian and smiled bitterly, "Prince, it's raining, mother wants to get married, but she can't stop her. Since Zhou Kang promised that Li Yanchao would succeed as the commander of the Right Cavalry in the future, let him go. Yanchao, a child, has been fighting in the Left Cavalry for many years, and his military achievements are enough to be worthy of this future. It's not wrong to walk to a high place."

Yan Wenluan was a little helpless. In fact, it was not that he really disliked Li Yanchao. He was just thinking about helping He Zhonghu raise the topic and let him Yan Wenluan be the evil person. So he couldn't hide his face. He Zhonghu just nodded next. Li Yanchao could not leave the left cavalry, but he could never encourage this wind. Otherwise, the little hoe in the hand of Jinquqiu could not be dug up? You, He Zhonghu, are sick, will you really have to lie on the sickbed in the future and hear the bad news of the right cavalry falling apart? Are you really not afraid of dying with your eyes closed? Yan Wenluan sighed and recognized He Zhonghu for most of his life. He admired this old guy very much, but he didn't have any

The family only raised a few lame old horses, and led the army to lead the troops, just like a nagging aunt. She treated the soldiers like a son, and was in the army, eating, drinking, and urinating. She was no different from ordinary soldiers, and she had no special treatment at all. Therefore, young people like Li Yanchao were all He Zhonghu, who had shit and urine, and he trained the successful generals from a young pawn. How could Yan Wenluan not be angry when he heard that Li Yanchao was about to leave the left cavalry army? It was difficult for the honest officials to settle the family affairs. It can be seen that even when the father and son turned against each other, He Zhonghu still couldn't bear to delay Li Yanchao's career, for fear that the young vassal kings would feel disgusted with Li Yanchao, and it was difficult to be promoted to Jinquqiu's right cavalry army.

Xu Fengnian thought for a moment and said slowly: "To be honest, as long as Li Yanchao is still outside the pass, it is no different for me whether to serve the left cavalry or turn to the right cavalry to climb. Moreover, the extreme xenophobic tradition of left and right cavalry is indeed not conducive to Beiliang. After all, the running water does not corrupt the door hinge and does not corrupt. Even without Li Yanchao, I originally wanted to let the left and right cavalry exchange some generals. At that time, I integrated the army of the three prefectures in Beiliang and only set up fourteen real power lieutenants. However, the first Liangmang battle is imminent, and I am afraid that too much movement will lead to instability in the border army and will affect the situation, so I did not move the border army outside the pass."

Yan Wenluan narrowed her one-eyed eyes and remained silent.

Yan Wenluan did not object to the border army's reform.

But what made the commander of the Northern Liang infantry army feel uncomfortable was that the young vassal king made a head-on proposal in person without delay, especially when the left cavalry was in a civil turmoil, when He Zhonghu was about to withdraw from the border army due to illness, these words seemed a little solemn and cold.

He Zhonghu was also filled with emotion, not knowing where to start, the old man's face was depressed and lonely, and his eyes were dazed.

Some wealthy and noble elderly people in their twilight years only start to envy those who are poor and healthy when they are sick and have lost all their thoughts.

But He Zhonghu is different. Although he has a high position in the border area of ​​Northern Liang, he has no descendants to inherit his family business, and even has no property villa in Beiliang Pass. It is completely different from the veterans of the Spring and Autumn Period who treat the entire Lingzhou as the backyard of Huaihua General Zhong Hongwu.

He Zhonghu's old age is a hero's old age.

Xu Fengnian is very familiar with this helpless hero.

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Xu Fengnian and Xu Beizhi left the yard, and Xu Beizhi frowned.

Xu Fengnian asked with a smile: "Juzi, isn't it strange why I didn't help He Zhonghu comfort the left cavalry?"

Xu Beizhi looked back at the courtyard door, "It's fine, He Zhonghu, are you not afraid of annoying Yan Wenluan? Are you not afraid of the two old men thinking that you are cold-hearted and weak? Treat you as a rude and polite vassal king?"

Xu Fengnian and Xu Beizhi walked side by side in the dark alley, stretched out one hand and gently wiped it on the wall, and said as they walked, "Then just think I am a bullying good man."

Xu Beizhi joked: "Isn't it? Who doesn't know that Jin Queqiao's temper is so angry that he will yell that his children have candy, so you, the King of Beiliang, tolerate the Right Cavalry. After all, He Zhonghu has fallen to this point, and you are half the culprit."

Xu Fengnian said something unrelated to each other, "Xu Xiao used to like to say something that people are afraid of heaven but not fear of being good, and people are bullied by heaven but not deceived by heaven. In the past, I thought this kind of great truth was nonsense, but later I realized that the reason why the great truth was a great truth was because it really made sense."

Xu Beizhi laughed and said, "I knew that you wouldn't just let He Zhonghu leave the Left Cavalry in a cowardly way!"

Xu Fengnian sighed: "I certainly value these talented young foreign generals from the West, Yu Luan's sword attack on Jianghuai and Xie Xilin, but I have that kind of feelings for He Zhonghu, the old people in Beiliang who followed Xu Xiao and shared honor and disgrace..."

Xu Fengnian did not continue to talk, but Xu Beizhi could feel that the feeling was probably like the elders in her family.

Xu Beizhi asked with a smile: "Since that's the case?"

Xu Fengnian replied: "Then go and meet Li Yanchao for a while."

Xu Beizhi hesitated for a moment and reminded him: "Don't act irritating. Li Yanchao actually means a large group of generals of the Northern Liang border army, with great ambitions, outstanding military achievements, and determined to climb upwards. Li Mofan and Cao Xiaojiao are all like this. These people are similar and different from Yan Wenluan and He Zhonghu. The Xu family's family business is a country established by the general and the elderly around him. Younger ones cannot expect everyone to be as indifferent to fame and fortune as Liu Jinu, and the war is imminent. It is not a bad thing to have ambition. You have to pour some cold water, but you can't make people feel that you have been stripped and thrown into the snow."

Xu Fengnian smiled and said, "In the past, I often heard a saying called "The hearts of all the soldiers are cold". I understand the truth."

Xu Beizhi suddenly stared at this guy, "Why doesn't it sound right?"

Xu Fengnian smiled and reached out to hook up with Xu Beizhi, and said flatteringly: "It's still Orange that understands me!"

Xu Beizhi broke free from the air and said angrily: "Go cool down!"

Just as the two of them turned around and came to another yard, a famous young and middle-aged general ran from behind them and rushed towards the yard. Perhaps because of the urgent situation, he knocked on Xu Beizhi's shoulder and stepped onto the steps, but he still refused to give up. He turned his head and glared at him. As a result, he suddenly became silent. He had been the governor of Lingzhou and did not recognize Xu Beizhi, but how could he not recognize the dignified King of Beiliang?!

Before the brave captain of the Left Cavalry Army apologized, Xu Fengnian asked with a smile: "Have you informed Li Yanchao? I'd like to remind him that I have just been to General He's yard?"

The captain suddenly had cold sweat and his head drooped, as if he had lost his parents.

Xu Fengnian laughed it off, walked up the steps and passed by the captain, and took the lead in crossing the threshold of the yard.

The courtyard was filled with people, and there were no less than ten border generals. They were not young, but their titles were not small. The stars surrounded the moon, surrounded by a general of about 35 or 36 years old. He was a handsome figure and even if he sat, he had a sharp look.

It was Li Yanchao, the third deputy commander of the Left Cavalry Army. He was born in the Left Cavalry Army with a very high reputation and was naturally regarded as the best candidate for the future helmsman of the Left Cavalry Army.

Liyang set up the four qualifiers, four towns, four qualifiers, four qualifiers, and the second qualifiers, and the six ministers. The general of Zhen is from the second qualifiers, and the third qualifiers are all from the second qualifiers, and the third qualifiers are all from the second qualifiers. Logically speaking, a vassal king should not have a title that is comparable to the first qualifiers, and at most they are in the same position as the general of Ping. For example, the main general in charge of military affairs in a state is the third qualifier. However, in Beiliang Road, it is very interesting. He Zhonghu, Zhou Kang, Gu Dazu, and Chen Yunchui, the deputy commanders of cavalry and infantry, are like Yan Wenluan, Yuan Zuozong, and are all from the second qualifiers, and are only half a rank lower than Chu Lushan, the guard of the Northern Liang Dynasty. Therefore, almost all young and strong generals stare at these hottest.

In a hot position, when the old men in their respective armies retreated, they were on the turn of the turn to take a step forward. Not to mention sitting on the two seats under the butt of Yan Wenluan Yuan Zuozong, one day they would serve as the commander of the left and right cavalry, either going to the heavy snow dragon cavalry, or leaving the border army to serve as the general of a state, which was a good way. Therefore, when the new Liang king promoted some "outsiders", it would undoubtedly make people feel ups and downs, especially the rapid rise of Yu Luandao and others. Huangfu Ping, Kou Jianghuai and Han Laoshan respectively occupied the share of the generals of the three states, and Shi Fu followed him as the general of Liangzhou. In this way, there would be less hope and thoughts.

After seeing the young prince who was visiting, the generals were shocked. Everyone stood up suddenly from the chairs and stools, clasped their fists and said in a deep voice: "I will meet the prince!"

The Left Cavalry Captain, who was originally at a loss, stood behind Xu Fengnian and Xu Beizhi, also quickly ran to the team of his colleagues, and then felt relieved.

A military general quickly set aside two chairs for the young vassal king. After Xu Fengnian and Xu Beizhi sat down, they raised their hands and pressed them down twice, "Everyone sat down and talked. Today is not a military affairs discussion, so there is no need to pay attention to red tape."

After seeing Li Yanchao sit down calmly, all the generals carefully sat back on their original positions. The two generals whose seats were stolen stood not far away, their eyes shining brightly, and they opened their eyes wide to look at the legendary new Liang King.

The eldest son of a man is a great master of martial arts.

He killed Wang Xianzhi, and recently killed Hong Jingyan.

He made a big fuss in Tai'an City Imperial Heavenly Prison. It is said that even the immortals in the sky who walked out of the statue and the ancestors of Longhu Mountain who had already attained enlightenment were taken away by this young man!

What's more, the approachable king of Li Yang, the only king of different surnames in front of him, is never vague on the battlefield. The battle at Hutou City and the rushing thousands of miles outside the mouth of Hulu are all a foregone conclusion.

So even though these generals are rebellious in the Left Cavalry Army, they are really unafraid of being disrespectful to this young vassal king, and in addition to being awe, they also sincerely admire them.

The people of Northern Liang are martial, and the border troops attach the most importance to military merits.

King Xinliang led the Iron Cavalry of Beiliang to defeat the Beimang Barbarians, and beheaded the Zhujingguan in the mouth of the gourd, which was so satisfying!

The more this happens, the more uneasy you are here.

They knew why the young vassal kings appeared in the courtyard. They must have come to Li Yanchao's anger and left the left cavalry and turned to the right cavalry.

But who doesn’t know that the Yuluan Sword is the confidant general of the Xinliang King? He even became famous in the new camp of the Youqi cavalry as his noble status. The origin of this storm was the veteran general who recommended the Yuluan Sword to enter the left cavalry army!

Li Yanbin looked calm, but deep in his eyes revealed a strong heart that felt unwilling.

In the eyes of this deep-minded general, since King Xinliang came here in person, although he had not yet acted as an invasion of the army, Li Yanbin would definitely not have good results.

The generals and lieutenants who had been through life and death with Li Yanbin all sweated coldly for Li Yanbin, fearing that the young vassal king would suddenly turn against each other. What should they do then? Not to mention whether they have the courage to fight against this famous Xinliang King, even if they have the courage, would it be meaningful? Is this yard person enough for Xinliang King?

Xu Fengnian asked with a smile: "Is there any wine here? If so, take it out."

Li Yanchao said calmly: "Prince, we followed the coach into Huaiyang Pass this time and never brought wine."

Xu Fengnian turned to Xu Beizhi and said, "Don't worry about you?"

Xu Beizhi nodded, got up and left the yard, and naturally went to fight with Chu Lushan for autumn wind.

After Xu Beizhi left, Xu Fengnian joked: "Before drinking, I have something to explain to you. In the past, I used to drink with Liu Jinu, Chu Han, Qingma and Trestrialis in Hutou City. After drinking wine once, they all died. Are you afraid?"

Li Yanchao pursed his lips, and the angular Yingyi face became more and more profound.

The leader Li Yanchao didn't speak, and the atmosphere in the courtyard was particularly dull and solemn.

The captain who had hit Xu Beizhi before turned his eyes and shouted: "You can drink wine with the prince, enough for me to come back to the Left Cavalry Army, and brag about it with my subordinates for three or five years, even if you die!"

Xu Fengnian nodded and said, "Everyone here, I have no doubts about not being afraid of dying in the battlefield."

Then Xu Fengnian smiled and said, "It's not surprising that our Beiliang border army is not afraid of death. If anyone is afraid of death, that's strange?"

As soon as this sentence came out, even Li Yanbin pulled the corner of his mouth, and he felt a little happy to smile. The other generals burst into laughter.

After Xu Fengnian joked, she stopped talking.

The King of Beiliang was silent, and Li Yanchao followed, so everyone could only obediently observe their noses and noses.

Xu Beizhi brought two jars of green ant wine from the Protectorate Mansion. Xu Fengnian opened a jar of wine with some cups of wine. There were some cups and bowls in the courtyard. For example, Xu Fengnian and Li Yanchao must have given more big white bowls to serve wine. The other generals and lieutenants took care of it. However, Xu Beizhi had no intention of drinking tea, and no one dared to persuade the wine.

Xu Fengnian picked up the wine bowl and said, "To everyone."

Li Yanchao and everyone raised the cup and bowl and shouted: "Respect the prince!"

After Xu Fengnian drank it all, he did not continue to pour the wine. "After drinking, I will say a few words casually. This time I invite you to drink, there is no question of toasting and punishing wine. I just take this opportunity to meet everyone. I don't know you, but if anyone has his own name, I can also tell you about your resume and military achievements. These things have been included in the Fushuifang spy, and I have read them word by word, which is even more detailed than the files of the Huaiyang Pass Protectorate."

Xu Fengnian glanced at another jar of green ant wine that had not yet been opened, and then looked at Li Yanchao, "You feel that there is no hope of climbing in the left cavalry, so you want to go to the right cavalry to earn military merits and become the head coach of the first army. For a general, there is no fault. Moreover, I just came from He Zhonghu's yard, and the old general didn't think you were sorry for him. Instead, he advised me, for fear that I would give you Li Yanchao a small shoe in the future."

Li Yanchao wanted to speak but stopped.

Xu Fengnian said calmly: "You have more experience than me about how the old general treats you in the past ten or twenty years. You don't need to say more about me. The Northern Liang border army is in Xu Xiao's hands, but only depends on military merits and disrecognizes one's origins. Therefore, you, Li Yanchao, in He Zhonghu's left cavalry, is killing enemies, and in Zhou Kang's right cavalry, may have hope of becoming the head coach, killing enemies will only be more likely. However, the old general is still old, just like me, Xu Fengnian, who is not afraid of heaven or earth, and is not afraid of anything, but you are still afraid of seeing the scene of Xu Xiao in the past few years before he passed away and to rest when he walked to the top of Qingliang Mountain. Whether my father Xu Xiao or He Zhonghu who treats you as his sons, will they be willing to accept the old when they are really old?"

Xu Fengnian asked and answered: "That is, they dare to admit that they are old when their son is successful."

Xu Fengnian stood up and looked at Li Yanchao and the Zuoqi Army, "Today, in that yard, I didn't see any commander of the Beiliang Zuoqi Army who had experienced the Spring and Autumn War, but only saw an old man. So I came here to invite you to drink a jar of wine, and hope that there would be a jar of wine left. You can bring the old man who is about to leave the battlefield and drink a bowl, so that the old man will not leave the border with regrets."

Silent.

Li Yanchao stood up silently, picked up the jar of green ant wine, and walked out of the yard.

In the end, only Xu Fengnian and Xu Beizhi were left behind.

Xu Beizhi sighed, "I thought you wanted to kill someone."

Xu Fengnian poured himself a bowl of wine, lowered his head and said, "Who said I don't want to?"
Chapter completed!