Chapter 151 Post-emption

The next morning, Guan Shan, the leader of Qixingzhai, led 5,000 steps of Shanzhai to leave Tianqian Pass and go to Taiyuan Guishun.

Taiyuan has also been ready for a long time. Wang Xun, who knelt in front of his undead father's spirit, put on his robe and armor outside his filial clothes, and led people out of the city to greet him with Yao Gu. Xu Han and other generals were waiting for a banquet in the barracks.

Hundreds of sergeants escaped overnight yesterday. Only one or two hundred people were arrested among the breeders. They didn't dare to execute them easily, but quietly detained them. They persuaded each other with painstaking efforts. The previous time, Xu Han ordered the execution of several deserters, which did not serve as a warning, but aroused very bad resistance and rebellion among the sergeants.

The division center that has led the army for many years understands that these sergeants who have been baptized by the Battle of Taiyuan are not soft at all, and they can't be scared like ordinary people and soldiers. Only by "convincating people with virtue" and "carefully buying" can subdue this kind of proud soldier who is soft but not hard.

After all, Xu Han is a literati who doesn't know how to lead troops, but he has learned the official's "wdled command", which made the division very distressed.

Guanshan arrived, and what awaits him is the "warm welcome" of Taiyuan Wangshi, which is a scene of joy and peace of singing and dancing.

After receiving the sacrificial message from Xishan yesterday, Guan Shan added another haze in his heart, but at this point, he had no way out and could only go all the way to the end. The scene in front of him made him a little relieved. At least he saw an acquaintance worthy of his trust, Wang Xun.

"Master Guanzhai, the young general is ordered to come to greet him." Wang Xun immediately held a fist at Guan Shan and said mechanically with an expressionless face, "The army has set up a big banquet for the master of Guanzhai and all the good men. Please go with the young general!"

Guan Shan returned the gift and was slightly stunned. Although he doesn't know Wang Xun very well, at least he had several faces in the Battle of Taiyuan, and they also cherished each other. But at this moment, Wang Xun's surprisingly indifference seems to be conveying some kind of message.

Yao Gu, who immediately stood next to Wang Xun, smiled and said, "Guanzhaiism is famous and has been admired for a long time. See you today, it's enough to comfort your life! - Yao Gu in the Western Army, it's a pleasure to meet you!"

"It turned out that Yao Jing, who was famous all over the world, was disrespectful." Guan Shan returned the salute, and he understood more or less in his heart: It seems that Wang Xun is just a decoration, and Yao Gu is the general of the master!

"Please--"

Guanshan and his party of 5,000 people came to the camp where Wang Shi was stationed under the lead of Yao Gu and Wang Xun. An open-air banquet has already been set up here, which is very sumptuous.

Xu Han led the generals to greet him in person and showed very enthusiastically. At the banquet, they exchanged cups with each other, and the atmosphere was warm and intimate.

intentionally or unintentionally, Xu Han asked Guan Shan, "I have heard for a long time that the soldiers of Qixingzhai are strong, and even the invincible Wanyan Zonghan has been defeated. But why are the soldiers and horses brought by the Guanzhai owner today seem to be rarer? In addition, there are no other prestigious leaders?"

Guanshan put down the wine cup and smiled slightly and said, "Xu Xianggong doesn't know anything. There are seven hills in my village. The leaders of the cottage are divided into each mountain, each with their own people and horses, and the residents are arranged, just the same independent village. Qixingzhai has a history of decades. Many residents live there with their children and mouths. In a hurry, it is difficult for all the hills and residents to migrate. Therefore, Guan had to bring some people first. At this moment, there is an urgent preparation in the cottage ready to go down the mountain at any time, and they will come to return one after another.

"Oh, I see. Very good, very good." Xu Han nodded with a smile on his face, but there was a burst of anger and tension in his heart for no reason: Guan Shan was also so cunning that he actually left a back road and only brought a small number of people to return to him! - The thief is a thief, and the thief does not give up!

Guan Shan smiled quietly, "Mr. Guan was very sad when he heard the bad news of Wang Du's death before going down the mountain. I don't know where the royal hall is. Guan wants to go to the memorial in person.

Knock on the mountain and shock the tiger!

Guan Shan's move undoubtedly shows that he fully knows what has happened in Xishan and Taiyuan these days - secretly warned Xu Han not to play tricks!

Xu Han's hand shook, and the wine in the wine cup accidentally overflowed. He quickly put down the wine cup and covered it with a smile. He said, "The owner of Guanzhai is really a righteous man. After the banquet, how about asking the owner of Guanzhai to go to the spiritual hall to pay tribute to the king? At that time, it will be good to read the official's seal to the Guanzhai Lord in public.

"Okay - thank you, Grandpa!"

After the banquet, Xu Han and others took Guan Shan to the mourning hall set up in the army and made a memorial to the king. Then he read out the title given by the official to Guan Shan - General Zuo Weiwei (virtual position) and the jurisdiction of the soldiers and horses of Taiyuan Prefecture, and the Zuo Dujian under the command of Hedong Xuanfu Division.

The 5,000 horses brought by Guanshan were placed in the core of Wangshiyingtun - wrapped in the heavy encirclement of Wangshi. The two adjacent branches were the Western Army of Yao Gu and the two generals in the seed division. With this arrangement, you won't be afraid that Guan Shan will make any trouble at this time.

Wanyan Xiyin, an important prisoner of war brought by Guan Shan, was handed over to Xu Han. Xu Han immediately sent someone to place Wanyan Xiyin in the government office of the Taiyuan magistrate, and he watched it himself for fear of any more trouble. It will not be finished until the imperial court sends an envoy to officially send Wanyan Xiyin back to the State of Jin.

Then, in the name of hospitality, Xu Han invited Guan Shan into Taiyuan City as a guest, arranged him to rest in Guanyi, and was isolated from his people.

Guan Shan has been very calm and did not have any extreme or abnormal performance. Xu Han's nervousness was slightly relaxed. However, Guan Shan's calmness and atmosphere, coupled with his anger and awe-inspiring spirit, made Xu Han a little uncomfortable for no reason.

"A mountain thief is so arrogant in front of me and other court officials. It's hateful!" Xu Han had no good impression of Guan Shan from the bottom of his heart. But he can only flirt with these for the time being, because Qixingzhai doesn't seem to be as easy as he imagined. Although Guan Shan came, he obviously left a hand. At least one or twenty thousand people are watching in Qixingzhai now. It's not good. If this group of people unite with Xishan, it will be a bigger scourge!

Xu Han began to hate Guan Shan. He dreamed of how to kill the leader Hedong Green Forest, and completely annex Qixingzhai and disintegrate Qingyunbao in one fell swoop.

The next morning, in the mourning hall of Qingyun Hall.

Chu Tianya knelt in front of Wang's spirit and burned the paper in a hurry, listening to the detective who came back from Taiyuan and returned the news.

"So, the owner of Guanzhai has arrived in Taiyuan and has been assigned to the reception. There is indeed Wang Xun." A sneer appeared on Chu Tianya's face, "It seems that Xu Han is also exhausted. He had to start to mourn for Wang and was forced to use Wang Xun.

"I know Wang Xun's character. If he doesn't kill Xu Han with his own hands, he won't feel at ease. Ma Yu, who was also burning paper beside him, said, "Now he is so persevered by Xu Han. There must be a different plan."

"Xu Han is not stupid. He won't trust Wang Xun. If it weren't for the sake of stabilizing the owner of the village, how could he risk using Wang Xun again? Chu Tianya said, "Since he took a risk, he must be on guard. Only if Wang Xun has a slight abnormal movement, it is very likely that his life will be in danger.

"It's possible." Ma Yan nodded, "There is no good stubble who can be sent out by the officials. Although Xu Han had a kind of upright and upright name before, under the pressure of the officials and the court, he will also be ruthless. Wang Xun is Wang's son, a meritorious official of the resistance against gold, and an important person who started with us at the beginning. We must find a way to save him.

Chu Tianya nodded and said, "I guess Wang Xun's current idea is probably to endure humiliation and wait for the opportunity to attack Xu Han. But he was weak and difficult to do, so he had to wait to unite with Guan Shan before taking action. But Xu Han will definitely keep an eye on the two of them. As long as they make any changes, they will definitely be killed!"

Ma Yan frowned worriedly, "Wang Xun brothers have a strong temperament, and sometimes they are a little impatient. I'm afraid something will happen to him."

"It should be fine for the time being." Chu Tianya said, "For one thing, Xu Han also wants to use him to appease the victory army, and for the other thing is that he is afraid of alarming Guanshan and Qixingzhai. This time, Guan Shan only took a few people to return home, and the rest of them would be a serious illness for Xu Han. He didn't dare to touch Wang Xun and Guan Shan easily. Otherwise, it will definitely force the victory of the victory of the Jie Army and the Taiyuan army patrol. Qixingzhai will completely break with it and reach an alliance with me to fight against it.

"So, is it a deadlock now?" Ma Yu said, "We mourned, and Xu Han was also mourned; Wang Xun and Guan Shan were in Taiyuan. We threw rats to avoid weapons, and Xu Han did not dare to act rashly. What should I do next?

Chu Tianya threw a few pieces of yellow paper into the brazier page by page, meditated for a moment, and said, "Wait!"

"What are you waiting for?"

"Wait, someone took the lead in breaking the situation." Chu Tianya said, "Now it's like a few fires wrapped in a layer of paper. On the eve of the storm, it is always surprisingly quiet and depressing. Someone will be the first to jump out to break this deadlock. But the person who takes action first will pay a great price. We must calm down in Qingyunbao. This time, it's a back-to-back!"

Ma Yan nodded and took a gentle breath, and also threw a few pages of paper into the brazier, "It's up to you."

In the next few days, as Chu Tianya said, he was extremely calm.

Xishan and Taiyuan are both mourning for Wang. Every day, people go to Xishan to go, and their strength continues to grow. Wang Shi's side has Wang Xun's appearance and his best to appease him, and the phenomenon of desertion has finally eased. After Guan Shan took office under the jurisdiction of Taiyuan soldiers and horses, he did not receive any actual work. Every day, he was dealing with the banquets and congratulations of Xu Han and the officials and generals. After Wang Xun was pushed out to deal with Guan Shan and the army, he could only stay around Wang Yu's mourning hall every day. He was stared to death, which was like a house arrest.

Xu Han inquired every day and urged the people of Qixingzhai to go down the mountain and return as soon as possible, but it didn't work. Guan Shan found various reasons to explain, which made Xu Han tireless, but it was not easy to attack.

At the same time, the habitual care and blind command of the officials and the court broke out again. When they sent messengers to take over Wanyan Xiyin's escort to the State of Jin, they did not forget to vigorously urge Xu Han to solve the problems in Hedong as soon as possible and then return to the court.

Hundreds of thousands of troops have been stranded in Taiyuan, and it is difficult for officials to sleep and eat!

Xu Han has no time. He doesn't want to and can't continue to go around with Guan Shan. Therefore, he gave an ultimatum to Guanshan - within five days, the people of Qixingzhai must come back to return!

"I'm afraid it's difficult to do it in such a hurry." Guan Shan answered like this.

"If not, I can't help you." Xu Han's attitude is very tough.

"If you can't, what if you can't?" Seeing that Xu Han was not good, Guan Shan was actually prepared for it, and he was not afraid to tear his face with him straight.

"Guanqi doesn't have to look at me so coldly. This is the deadline given by the court, and I am also ordered to act." Xu Han said coldly, "If it is overdue, it will be regarded as non-compliance with the decree. What's the result? Do you still need to speak with me?"

Guan Shan was silent.

"In the face of such a big right and wrong, it's better to have a firm belief. Don't fantasize about stepping on two boats." Xu Han came to persuade him pleasantly, "The officials and the court have enough sincerity to recruit you. But you have been hesitating all the time. Isn't it a bad grace? Guan Yuxia, you should think about it again! If you make it, go to Haosheng to persuade the brothers in the cottage.

"Guan, I know."