Updated: 2012-06-04

"Super Gong, have you noticed that Yan Yun has something wrong with it recently?"

Xue Wanche pulled Dugu Zhen to a secluded place and asked in a low voice.

Dugu Zhen's face changed and he looked around and said, "Did you see something? Why did you say that?"

Xue Wanche said anxiously: "I was free today and suddenly remembered the words Yan Yun said when he killed my Zuo Guard soldier that day. The more I thought about it, the more I became, the more I felt wrong. This... I clearly have a rebellious mind! You have a careful mind, can't you hear it?"

Dugu Zhen sighed and said, "Only you are so slow! Isn't it right to remember it after so many days? This has been in my heart for several days, but it's just not easy to talk nonsense. After all, the brothers were rescued by Yan Yun and others, and... and Marshal Yuwen did a little too much. At first, I felt that Yan Yun was a little resentful, but his words and deeds have become more and more extreme these days. I think 80% of him did not plan to return to the Sui Dynasty and then serve the court."

"What should I do?"

Xue Wanche said anxiously: "You and I are all good brothers who came out of the Blood Sea Corpse Mountain. Since you have seen this, why don't you tell me? No, let's go find him together. We must persuade him well. If we let him continue like this, what good ending will be in the future?"

"advise?"

Dugu Zhen sneered, "You don't know what kind of character Yan Yun is? He is the one who believes that the nine-headed cows can't even pull back! I think, if we really go to him and make it clear, the relationship we have fought along the way will be completely broken. Maybe he will send someone to take you and me immediately!"

Xue Wanche said: "How could Yan Yun be loyal? Let's come back from Sashui who passed the pass and killed the generals. Yan Yun would not miss this love. I can't watch him walk on the evil road. It's fine, but it's clearly a dead end! No! If you don't go, I will go by myself, I will definitely persuade him!"

Dugu Zhen grabbed Xue Wanche and said, "Why are you so stupid?"

Xue Wanche frowned and said, "It's okay if you don't go, why are you pulling me? I want to see if Yan Yun sent someone to tie me up as you said!"

Dugu Zhen gritted his teeth and simply took out all the things he guessed.

"If he hadn't had the intention of rebelling for a long time, how could he have that map? He had prepared two years for the Eastern Expedition of the court. The maps in the hands of the generals of each army were as detailed as Yan Yun? Also, think about it, what Yan Yun said to the soldiers in the past few days was clearly provoking the soldiers' rebellion! I think, he went to Sashui to save people, and it was not a matter of loyalty, but had already planned it early."

After hearing Dugu Zhen's words, Xue Wanche's face changed drastically.

"How is this possible? Even if he had planned to rebel for a long time, he could have expected that our Great Sui army would be defeated in Sashui? Your guess just now was based on the reason that Yan Yun had guessed that the army would fail. I don't believe that he could have predicted that the Great Sui army would have such a crushing defeat in Sashui! You are also a cautious and meticulous person. Tell me, before you head south, have you ever thought that the army in Sashui would be defeated by the Goguryeo people?"

Dugu Zhen said: "Even if the army cannot guess when it goes south, can't I guess it when the army under Pyongyang City is out of food?"

Xue Wanche was stunned, then shook his head and said, "I still don't believe it. Liaoshuipan snatched the body of the old general Mai Tiebang. You said he had planned it. Then let me ask you, except for the emperor and the important ministers of the court, how many people knew the specific time when they agreed with Yizhi Wende to redeem the body of the old general Mai Tiebang? You don't know, how could he, a person who has not joined the army yet know!"

"In addition, when Liu Shilong was in Sashui, he let Yizhi Wende go, which was the root of the defeat of the army! No one else chased him out, but Yan Yun took his seventeen personal soldiers to chase Yizhi Wende out. If it was true, Yan Yun had long been looking forward to the defeat of the army. He was happy that Yizhi Wende left, so why did he chase? In order to catch Yizhi Wende, Yan Yun was wearing dozens of arrows. How do you explain this?"

"this……"

Dugu Zhen was speechless for a moment and was stunned for a moment: "Anyway, he is not as loyal as you said! This person is very scheming and has definitely not been rebellious just now."

Xue Wanche sighed: "Sugong, I know you look down on Yan Yun. He is from a poor family and has a low status, but his character is respectable. Xue can see this clearly. Even if he has been rebellious as you said, I still have to persuade him."

Dugu Zhen complained in his heart, thinking, why did I forget it? This idiot has also been saved by Yan Yun's life. On that day, Yizhi Wenli attacked the camp on the north bank of Sashui. Yan Yun rescued him with his men and gave him a credit for killing the Goguryeo general for nothing. Why did I forget it?

"Well!"

Dugu Zhen changed his mind and said, "I am not prejudiced to Yan Yun, am I still afraid that he will go to death? Since you want to persuade him, I will go with you, just..."

"Just what?"

Xue Wanche asked.

Dugu Zhen said: "If you are not afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of one thing. If Yan Yun really decided to rebel, what if he doesn't tolerate you and me if you make it clear? Then aren't you and I going to seek death by yourself?"

Xue Wanche said impatiently: "What do you think you should do!"

Dugu Zhen said, "I think this is how you go and invite Yan Yun. I said I had picked up a few wild game here and a few pots of old wine found in the Goguryeo fortress. I will go back and arrange it. Don't persuade him at first, just say that I want to invite you two to drink and bring him to my tent. After the wine is three rounds, we will find an opportunity to persuade him. In this way, if we turn against each other, we will not die without a place to bury him."

Xue Wanche thought about it and thought that this was indeed a perfect solution. If he really couldn't persuade Yan Yun, he would probably leave immediately with him and Dugu Zhen and his personal soldiers.

"Okay, I'll go and invite him."

Dugu Zhen hurriedly said, "Don't rush to go first, go back and arrange your personal soldiers first. If there is really something wrong, you and I will immediately take people to snatch the war horse and leave."

Xue Wanche nodded and said, "Okay, you go back and arrange it first, and I will go and invite Yan Yun later!"

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After Dugu Zhen returned to his military tent, he sat down and felt as if he had been exhausted. Xue Wanche had already returned to his camp to arrange the situation, but at this moment Dugu Zhen's heart was still beating. His face was very bad, perhaps because of fear, or perhaps because of excitement, and his face was pale and a little sickly flushed.

"Yan Yun! Don't blame me for being cruel, you are the one who went to the dead end."

Dugu Zhen murmured.

He reached out and picked up the wine bag from the side, and took a big mouthful to calm his mood slightly. He was not trying to persuade Yan Yun, but to take the opportunity of Xue Wanche to invite Yan Yun to have a drink to kill Yan Yun. Only except him, Dugu Zhen would feel truly safe. Escape? Stop having fun. No map, no guide, and no food. Where can I escape? Yan Yun has so many soldiers and horses, and he is afraid that if he can't go thirty miles away, he will be chased by a large group of people and arrows and shot into a hedgehog!

Since you have come to your door by yourself, how can you let it go?

Dugu Zhen remembered the way Yan Yun and Xiong Kuohai were talking in a low voice just now, and thought in his heart that it must be that guy who was already winning the hearts of the people. Xiong Kuohai is a tiger general, and Yan Yun, a heavy armored infantryman under his command, could not have been held tightly. It seems that Yan Yun is already preparing to take action slowly. I am afraid that if he can't reach Liaoshui, all the generals and school will be replaced by his confidants!

At that time, even if I want to do something, I will have no chance and can only be slaughtered by others!

"hey-hey!"

Dugu Zhen sneered and thought that it was not crazy speculation that he had killed back to Sashui? Although he was not a legitimate son, he was not valued by the family at all because he was not a legitimate son. Otherwise, how could he be a small minority general from the fifth grade with his own talents? He originally planned to defeat the entire army, but he could only bring back a group of troops. If he succeeded, even if the emperor was not rewarded, his status in the family would have improved a lot. He was originally a person who was not valued. If he could fight for a good future, there would be nothing to regret.

Now a better opportunity has come. As long as you can take the opportunity to kill Yan Yun, and then... get rid of Xue Wanche and create an illusion that the two of them are disagreeing with each other. Hasn't the team of more than 20,000 people successfully taken over? As long as the arrangement is right, no one can see any clues! Even if Yan Yun's confidants suspect, what other waves can they make when Yan Yun dies?

Dugu Zhen was excited to think that if he could really bring back the team of more than 20,000 people, he would undoubtedly make a big splash in front of His Majesty!

All nine generals were defeated, and hundreds of thousands of troops were abandoned by them. If I brought my men and horses safely, haha! Even if there is no reward for the defeat of the Expeditionary Army, will it be far from being awarded a marquis and generals in the future?

"Come!"

Dugu Zhen shouted.

Several personal soldiers came in from outside the military tent and said, "What are the general's instructions?"

Dugu Zhen called them closer and whispered a few orders. The personal soldiers were obviously stunned for a moment, but when he saw Dugu Zhen's expression, he immediately nodded and went out to make arrangements. Soon, fifty personal soldiers gathered together, and Dugu Zhen's personal soldiers brigade led a few orders, with a serious expression. After the fifty personal soldiers got the order, they quickly found a place outside Dugu Zhen's big tent, and they unsheathed the steel knife, waiting for Dugu Zhen to give the order.

After the soldiers hid, Dugu Zhen was still worried. He called his personal soldiers and brigade over and gave him another order.

"I will use the excuse to come out of the military tent later. As long as you see me coming out, you will rush in and kill people immediately. Yan Yun and Xue Wanche are trying to rebel, so there is no need to show mercy! If this matter is done, I will guarantee you to be a fifth-rank general!"

The personal military brigade led the army to thank him: "Thank you for the promotion of the general!"

Dugu Zhen waved his hand and said, "Go, be smart!"

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...

Li Xian smiled at Xue Wanche while walking, "Why is Dugu so excited today that he wants to invite you and me to drink? And he can also ask you to come and call me in person, which is really strange."

Xue Wanche's face changed slightly, and he smiled and said, "How did I know? He had just rushed to look for me, saying that he had eaten a few wild game and a few pots of old wine. He said that it was rare that he didn't have to hurry to rush to get on the road today. So you and me were drunk. After that, he went back to prepare, so I had to go and invite you. Anyway, it was just his wine, and it would be useless not to eat it."

Li Xian laughed and said, "That's right, it's useless to not eat."

After pausing, Li Xian suddenly asked inadvertently: "I'm afraid this wine... isn't it for nothing?"

Xue Wanche turned his head and looked elsewhere, covering up the embarrassment on his face: "What else can you do if you don't eat for nothing? Could it be that you and I will give him money for wine?"

Li Xian smiled slightly: "I just don't know if the money is cheap or expensive. If you and I add it together, it's probably not much cheaper."

Xue Wanche smiled and said, "After drinking, can he stop us with a knife?"

Li Xian nodded and said, "Even if he takes a knife, he can't beat you and me."

"Ha ha!"

Xue Wanche smiled and said, "The two of them are not Xue's opponents!"

Hearing the laughter of the two people, Dugu Zhen came out of the military tent with a smile, and said with a smile as he walked: "What are you two talking about? Why are you so happy?"

Li Xian smiled and said, "A joke about you."

"My joke?"

A trace of coldness flashed in Dugu Zhen's eyes and said with a smile: "Do I look like a joke?"
Chapter completed!