The door was right in front of him. He Yan hesitated for a moment. In the end, he did not enter his own room. Instead, he walked to Xiao Jue's door and gently knocked on it.
After a while, he heard Xiao Jue's voice. "Come in."
The door was not locked. He Yan opened the door and poked his head in. There was no one else in the room. Only Xiao Jue was standing. He had already changed into his inner clothes and was probably going to rest. He Yan hesitated for a moment. "Commander in chief, are you going to rest?"
"What's the matter?"
He Yan entered the room and closed the door behind him. When she walked in, she didn't know what to say for a moment. After pausing for a moment, she looked at Xiao Jue and said, "I've been promoted to an officer. Commander in chief, what's going on?"
"What's going on?" Xiao Jue said coldly. "Didn't Chu Zilan tell you?"
He actually guessed it. He Yan stepped forward. "Commander in chief, you know that it was Fourth Young Master Chu who requested for me to be promoted."
Xiao Jue's gaze focused on her face. She sneered slightly. "You have a good relationship with him."
"No, Commander in chief, you've wronged me." He Yan said. "I only found out today that Fourth Young Master Chu requested for me to be promoted. I was also puzzled. Why would he request for me to be promoted without any reason? "
"Didn't Chu Zilan see that you haven't been promoted for a long time under me, so he personally requested for you to be promoted?" Xiao Jue turned around and hung Yin Qiu on the wall. Her voice was full of sarcasm. "Lady He has good relations with people, so good that it's unexpected."
Why did her words sound so strange? He Yan frowned. "I didn't ask for this. Commander in chief, you can't take out your anger on me."
"I've said it before." Xiao Jue's eyes were cold. "It's your business if you like Chu Zilan, but in the Liang Province Guard, being close to a spy is my business."
Her words were unpleasant to the ears, as if she was a mole who was helping an outsider. He Yan thought to himself, Xiao Jue's temper was inexplicable, even worse than Shen Muxue's. She couldn't help but say, "Fourth Young Master Chu and I are just ordinary friends. There's no such thing as being close to her. Governor, aren't you close to Doctor Shen yourself? Don't you also have people who are close to you? "
"Befriend?" Xiao Jue stared at her and asked slowly. After a moment, she smiled, but there was no warmth in her eyes. "It seems that Chu Zilan has made you happy."
He Yan said, "I don't know if he has made me happy or not, but Fourth Young Master Chu isn't as unreasonable as Commander in chief."
Xiao Jue said coldly, "Lady He can go and find someone who isn't unreasonable."
He Yan: "…"
She usually had a good temper and thought of herself as a broad-minded person. However, in the past two days, she had been upset by the matter with Shen Muxue. Now that Xiao Jue was being so aggressive, she was angry. For a moment, she even forgot to ask Xiao Jue about the matter and turned to leave without another word. She almost slammed the door when she left, but she still remembered that Xiao Jue was her superior, so she didn't dare to be too presumptuous. She closed the door properly and left with a backbone.
The room became quiet again.
After a while, Xiao Jue looked in the direction of the door again, but it was already closed. The people who came came carefully and left in a hurry. The atmosphere of hostility from before still seemed to be lingering in the air.
The young man's face was cold. He waved his hand and the oil lamp on the table went out. Everything returned to silence.
It was not a very pleasant night.
Ever since that day when he and Xiao Jue parted on bad terms, He Yan had also put in a lot of effort into his daily training. He didn't break into the door every night and sneak across the street to talk to Xiao Jue. Firstly, Xiao Jue's attitude that day was too bad. Chu Zhao had asked for a title for her, but she didn't ask for it. She was also wary of Chu Zhao, but Xiao Jue vented her anger on her and said that she was a spy. He Yan was also angry. Secondly, for some unknown reason, she didn't know Shen Muxue's identity, but after knowing Shen Muxue's identity, she would see Xiao Jue and Shen Muxue every few days.
It was only at this time that He Yan found out that the delicacies in Xiao Jue's food basket every day were all made by Shen Muxue. This girl could recite poetry, and follow Xiao Jue to the border. Even her basic necessities were meticulous. He Yan asked herself honestly, if she was Xiao Jue, she would definitely be moved by his virtuous appearance every day.
The more he thought about it, the more depressed he felt. He didn't want to see her, so he didn't want to see her. He spent all his energy on the martial arts arena and fell asleep when he returned to his room. His life was much better.
But in the end, he and Xiao Jue were still seen by others. On this day, He Yan came down from the martial arts arena and had dinner with Hong Shan and the others. As he was walking back, he was caught red-handed by Lin Shuanghe.
"Brother He!" He naturally waved at He Yan and walked to He Yan's side. "Recently, I've been wondering why the Liang Province Guard is so big. It's even bigger than the capital. Otherwise, why can't I see your shadow every day? If I didn't coincidentally run into you recently, I would have suspected that you went back to the capital. "
He Yan was silent for a moment, then said, "I've been busy with my daily training and didn't have time to talk to Brother Lin. Brother Lin, please don't take it to heart."
Lin Shuanghe waved his fan and looked at him, revealing a smile of understanding. "I'm not that petty. But Younger Sister He, "he said in a low voice," you and Huaijin had a fight, right? Usually, when I went to look for him, you were there five out of ten times. When I went to look for him these past few days, tsk tsk tsk, the lock on his door was rusty. How long has it been since you went to sit in his room? "
He Yan scowled coldly. "What sit, I'm not that familiar with him!"
"You really had a fight?" Lin Shuanghe was stunned. "Haven't you always had a good temper? How did you get serious with Xiao Huaijin?"
He Yan had been suppressing a bellyful of anger these past few days. When he heard this, he said, "How would I know how I offended him? Brother Lin, do you men have a period of time every month when you don't like someone? Do you throw a tantrum whenever you feel like it? There's no reason for you to make trouble for no reason? "
Lin Shuanghe rubbed his chin. "I only know that when a woman has her period every month, she'll be irritable and her temper will be rough. I don't know if men are the same. What kind of new illness is this? " He gave He Yan a sidelong glance. "Come, come, come. Tell me, how did Xiao Huaijin make trouble for no reason?"
He Yan thought that since Lin Shuanghe was Xiao Jue's good friend, he must know Xiao Jue better than he did. He recounted the matter from beginning to end and said, "Brother Lin, tell me, this matter can't be blamed on me, right? The Governor only said this because he doubted my intentions. However, he doesn't know that I'm wholeheartedly on the side of the Liang Province Guard. Hearing this makes me sad. "
Lin Shuanghe closed his fan and stared at He Yan without saying anything. His gaze was particularly strange. He Yan felt his hair stand on end from his stare. He frowned and asked, "Brother Lin?"
"Little Sister He," Lin Shuanghe said in a low voice, "do you think that Huaijin became suspicious of you because you were too close to Chu Zilan, and because Chu Zilan might be a spy for the Liang Province Guard?"
He Yan said, "That's right."
"Then have you thought of other reasons?" Lin Shuanghe guided him patiently.
He Yan asked, "What reasons?"
"For example … don't look at this matter from the perspective of a superior and a subordinate. Instead, look at this matter from the perspective of a man and a woman. Then … "Lin Shuanghe lowered his voice and said mysteriously," could it be that Xiao Huaijin saw that you were too close to Chu Zilan and, as a man, got jealous? "
The surroundings fell silent.
Lin Shuanghe observed He Yan's expression.
After a while, He Yan reached out and touched Lin Shuanghe's forehead. "Brother Lin, are you sick? I think that you shouldn't stand here and feel the wind. Instead, you should go look for Doctor Shen. "
Lin Shuanghe: "?"
"Look at me." He Yan pointed at himself. "Then look at Doctor Shen. Do you think that the Governor will get jealous because of me? "He Yan said," I'm afraid that in the Governor's eyes, there's no difference between you, me, and Shen Jiaotou. Maybe he's jealous, but it's like a friend being snatched away by someone else. It has nothing to do with the feelings between a man and a woman. "
She spoke with such certainty that Lin Shuanghe, who had always been eloquent, was left speechless for a moment. After a while, he said, "What you're saying is wrong. What do you mean by looking at you and Doctor Shen? I think you're very good. I've seen all kinds of flowers. My words carry weight in Shuojing. "
He Yan shook his head and smiled. "Am I better looking than Doctor Shen?"
Lin Shuanghe: "Well …"
"Is my family background more precious than Doctor Shen?"
"Uh …"
"I treat Military Governor Xiao like a pearl or a treasure. I don't hesitate to travel thousands of miles to fight alongside him?"
Lin Shuanghe: "…"
He struggled to refute, "You can't say that. You also have your strengths."
He Yan smiled. "Then, Brother Lin, tell me, what are my strengths?"
Lin Shuanghe said, "You're generous! You're loyal and you value friendship! You're good at fighting, your temperament is straightforward, and you're never shy. You're passionate, strong, and you can fight. If these aren't strengths, then what are? "
He Yan looked at him. "Brother Lin, what you've said is true. Shen Jiaotou, Chi Wu, Fei Nu, and most of the recruits in the Liangzhou Guard are like this. Can we say that the Governor also admires them?"
Lin Shuanghe didn't know how to respond.
He Yan suddenly felt tired. He originally wanted to help his friend test this girl's feelings. Now, let alone test her, he didn't believe that Xiao Jue had any other feelings for her. What else could he say? This girl looked as bright and cheerful as a little sun, but why did she have such low self-esteem? It was as if she had never been treated well by anyone. She didn't even want to believe that she was "favored" in the slightest.
Didn't they say that her father, Wu San Guan, loved He Yan very much? A girl who had grown up being pampered was confident and proud. She definitely wouldn't be like this.
Lin Shuanghe thought that this matter couldn't be rushed. If he wanted to change He Yan's mind, he had to find the reason first. He was afraid that He Yan would continue to be entangled in this matter, so he changed the topic. "Forget it, let's not talk about this. It's all because I saw that the atmosphere between you and Huaijin wasn't right these past few days. That's why I wanted to be a peacemaker. You have to know that it won't be long before we leave the Liangzhou Guard. If we continue to be so distant and cold on the road, how uncomfortable would that be? "
He Yan was stunned. "Leave the Liangzhou Guard?"
Lin Shuanghe sighed. "The Uto is already in front of us. Huaijin will lead his troops back to the capital sooner or later. No matter how much Prime Minister Xu struggles, His Majesty won't let Huaijin stay in the Liangzhou Guard forever. The capital can't be left unprotected. "
"The Uto is already in front of us … what do you mean?"
"Brother He, you still don't know? I only found out this afternoon. You were probably training at the time. I reckon that the news will spread throughout the entire Liangzhou Guard tomorrow. While we were dealing with the Uto in Jiyang, the Uto's other army had already launched an attack on Hua Yuan. His Majesty sent General Feihong to meet them in battle and ordered us to defend Hua Yuan. "
This news was too shocking. For a moment, He Yan didn't know which one to be shocked by first. The Uto attacked Hua Yuan? He Rufei met them in battle?
He Rufei didn't dare!
"When did this happen?" He Yan asked, "He … has General Feihong already gone to Hua Yuan?"
Lin Shuanghe thought for a moment. "It would take Hua Yuan more than a month to reach Liangzhou without rest or sleep. Since the news has already spread, General Feihong should have already reached Hua Yuan and is fighting fiercely with the Uto." He saw that He Yan's expression was unsightly and thought that He Yan was worried about the situation in Hua Yuan. He comforted him, "You don't have to worry. General Feihong brought 150,000 Fuyue Army with him. He won't lose no matter what. Moreover, that's our Da Wei's General Feihong. He Rufei is as famous as Xiao Huaijin. He has almost never lost a battle. Our 20,000 men in Jiyang can already deal with 150,000 Uto, let alone 150,000 Fuyue Army. You also know that General Feihong is best at arranging troops and winning with fewer troops. "
He Yan didn't say anything.
Lin Shuanghe looked at him strangely. "Brother He, Brother He?"
He Yan came back to his senses and looked at him. He said word by word, "Brother Lin, in the next few days, if there's news from Hua Yuan, can you inform me immediately?"
"Of course." Lin Shuanghe spun his fan. "This isn't some military secret. If news from Hua Yuan comes, the entire Liangzhou Guard will know about it sooner or later. But why are you so nervous? You're sweating. Weren't you calm when we were in Jiyang City and in such a disadvantageous situation? Could it be … "He moved closer and stared at He Yan." You … "
He Yan's heart skipped a beat, but his expression remained calm. "What?"
"You don't trust General Feihong?" Lin Shuanghe said seriously, "Although you're closer to Huaijin, it's normal for you to favor your superior more. However, other than the fact that General Feihong likes to wear a mask and act mysterious, he's a first-rate expert in war. There's no doubt about that. You don't need to be so worried. If he didn't have any real skills, His Majesty wouldn't have appointed him as a general. "
He Yan didn't have the heart to listen to Lin Shuanghe's comforting words. He just said a few perfunctory words and left in a hurry. Lin Shuanghe looked at He Yan's back and muttered strangely, "If He Rufei was here and saw his skills being doubted like this, he would probably vomit blood."
He Yan didn't know whether He Rufei would vomit blood or not. She hurried back to her room and looked at the tightly shut door. She put her hand on the lock several times, but withdrew it every time.
How was she going to tell Xiao Jue? He Rufei was a fake? Because the real General Feihong was in the Liang Province Guard? Hua Yuan was so far away from the Liang Province Guard. His Majesty had already dispatched the Fuyue Army, so the Liang Province Guard's Southern Fufu Army couldn't leave the city without permission. Moreover, how was she going to convince Xiao Jue to bring the Southern Fufu Army to Hua Yuan? Was she going to say that He Rufei's 150,000 Fuyue Army couldn't defeat the Uto? She was afraid that as soon as she said that, she would be arrested as a spy.
He Yan grabbed the tea on the table and took a sip. The tea was already cold, but it calmed her down a bit.
She never would have thought that Emperor Wen Xuan would send He Rufei to Hua Yuan. Back then, ever since He Rufei replaced her as "General Feihong", other than occasionally showing his face in the capital's martial arts practice field, He Rufei had never truly led troops into battle again. This was because after the Western Qiang and the Southern Barbarian Rebellion, the Da Wei was peaceful and prosperous and didn't need to use troops. However, He Rufei had asked Emperor Wen Xuan for permission, saying that he had been seriously injured in the last battle and hoped to stay in Shuo to recuperate.
Since He Rufei had asked to stay in Shuo, Emperor Wen Xuan was more than happy to oblige. Other people thought that He Rufei was smart and retreated in the face of danger. However, He Yan knew that Young Master He couldn't lead an army into battle. All these years, He Rufei had been recuperating outside of Shuo. She knew that He Rufei was good at fighting. Perhaps in order to be worthy of being "General Feihong," he had read a lot of military books. However, there wouldn't be two identical leaves in the world. Strategies, military strategies, and habits couldn't be changed. He could fool them for a while, but he couldn't fool them forever. He Rufei's trusted aides would immediately realize that He Rufei was different from her when they went to the battlefield.
He Rufei must have been worried about this, which was why he didn't lead an army into battle.
However, the appearance of Uto had disrupted all the peace. He Rufei was forced to go into battle. Then … what would he do?
He Yan thought about this. For some reason, she had a bad feeling about this. She knew that He Rufei couldn't lose the battle. With so many Fuyue Army, if he lost, it would tarnish General Feihong's reputation. With the cunning He family, they wouldn't let go of the benefits in their hands.
However, if he won, he would be suspected by General Feihong's trusted aides.
If He Yan was near Hua Yuan right now, she would immediately rush to the battlefield. Unfortunately, she was far away in Liangzhou. He Rufei might have already crossed swords with the Uto. She was deeply worried and sick at heart, but she didn't have the strength to do anything.
He Yan told herself to calm down. There must be a way to solve this problem. The most important thing right now was to find information about Hua Yuan and then make plans.
Just as Lin Shuanghe said, the news of the Uto entering Hua Yuan spread throughout the entire Liangzhou Guard the next day. The men of the Liangzhou Guard were all fired up. One after another, they said, "Those Uto came to the Liangzhou Guard once before. At that time, everyone was still new recruits. At that time, we were still able to beat them into a sorry state. Now, we've already surpassed the past. If the Uto comes again, we'll be able to catch them all in one fell swoop!"
"That's right. Instructor, can we go to the battlefield and fight Uto? We also want to fight Uto! "
Shen Han said coldly, "What are you all arguing about? There'll be plenty of opportunities for you to fight in the future. Right now, train seriously!"
He Yan stood among the Nan Fu soldiers and looked at the eager Liangzhou Guard recruits. A trace of worry flashed through his heart. Shen Han's words weren't without reason. The Uto weren't probing, they were wantonly attacking. Their target was Da Wei. Since they were going to fight, whether it was Hua Yuan, Liangzhou, Shuojing, or Jiyang, as long as it was within Da Wei's territory, how could they escape?
He just didn't know how the Uto in Hua Yuan were doing.
Two more days passed like this. In the afternoon, everyone was training in the martial arts field. Just as they finished their training and were about to eat, they saw a horse galloping from the end of Mount Baiyue. After a while, while everyone was eating, a new recruit squeezed out of the crowd and shouted, "Did everyone know? General Feihong won the battle of Hua Yuan! "
"Won? It's true! As expected of General Feihong! "
"Those Uto are just paper tigers. They only look strong. They couldn't defeat our Commander-In-Chief in Jiyang, and they can't defeat General Feihong in Hua Yuan. As long as the two of them are in Da Wei, let alone one Wu Tuo Kingdom, even ten Wu Tuo Kingdoms would be useless! "
Everyone laughed heartily.
They were all Da Wei's men. When the news of victory came, they all felt proud. For a moment, excited laughter filled the air. Wang Ba took a bite of his mantou and snorted. "A hundred and fifty thousand Fuyue Army. If I were there, I could win too."
Hong Shan exposed him. "Then why didn't you become a general?"
Wang Ba was about to retort when He Yan put down her bowl of porridge and stood up.
"A He Ge?" Xiao Mai looked at her.
"I'm going out for a while." He Yan put the mantou in her mouth. "I'll come back later." She passed through the crowd and quickly left.
"Brother He, what's wrong?" Jiang Jiao asked.
Huang Xiong drank his porridge. "I'm going to the toilet."
He Yan walked very quickly, leaving the recruits holding bowls behind her. She couldn't hide the surprise in her heart. He Rufei actually won?
This seemed reasonable. Since he had accepted the general's order, He Rufei should have made thorough plans. Although she didn't spend much time with He Rufei, through various events, such as the Ding Yi incident, she could tell that He Rufei was a meticulous person who knew how to plan ahead. In order to prevent his identity from being exposed, He Rufei would definitely think of ways to not be discovered. Perhaps after He Yan became Lady He, or even before, he had already tried his best to get closer to the identity of "General".
But why did she still feel uneasy in her heart?
Lin Shuanghe and Xiao Jue spent every day together, so he should be the first to know this news. He should know a thing or two about the specific situation of this battle.
He Yan just walked to the front of the courtyard. Before she even stepped in, she saw Lin Shuanghe talking to Shen Han with a letter in his hand. Lin Shuanghe sighed. "So, Hua Yuan won, but it was a pyrrhic victory. Many people died. In General Feihong's military career, this should be the first time this has happened."
"It's said that there was a Uto spy in the military. When General Feihong was fighting, he was shot in the back. But in the end, he managed to turn the tide and defend Hua Yuan."
He Yan's footsteps paused. Spy? The Fuyue Army was strictly disciplined. How could there be a spy? Even if there was a spy, He Rufei was a general. How could he come out unscathed? He Yan would never believe that He Rufei was able to turn the tide of a desperate crisis.
Also, what did he mean by "many people died"?
At this time, Lin Shuanghe spoke again. "Speaking of which, I used to be classmates with General He. Although he can be a little stubborn sometimes, he's not a bad person. After suffering such a blow, he must be feeling very sad. "
Shen Han sighed. "After all, they were all his trusted subordinates who had been by his side for many years. No one would be indifferent to the fact that they were all wiped out in a battle."
He Yan felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
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