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Ordinarily, according to the grievances and grievances between Beiliang and Wei Guo, the old Khan King of Beiliang should also be regarded as an "old acquaintance", but because of their age, several people present did not have the opportunity to deal with him directly.Cui Wei and the others fought countless battles and conflicts with Beiliang in the northwest, but none of them were directly led by the old Khan.

Therefore, they only knew that the old Khan King was not young, and he stayed in the capital of Beiliang all the year round, living in seclusion, but they didn't know that he had reached the level of "failure". Therefore, Cui Wei was surprised when he heard the news, and then He said again, "Even so, so what?"

"My father, Khan, is getting older, and his ambitions are getting smaller." Ayi said, "After the defeat in the battle two years ago, he has been afraid of Wei from the bottom of his heart. There are constant frictions, but there is no plan to raise troops on a large scale. But others in the clan don't think so, especially my half-brother—in the past six months, because of my father Khan's health, many things have been gradually handed over to him Deal with it, his actions at the border are getting bigger and bigger, Xuan Pinghou won't be unaware, right?"

Cui Wei looked sideways slightly, and glanced at Fu Yue, who nodded almost imperceptibly, expressing his acquiescence.The Northwest Garrison Army has been stationed at the border all year round, and Beiliang's every move is watched. In the past six months, the friction between the two armies has indeed been far more than in the past. The army became more and more vigilant, guarding against Beiliang's bigger moves.

Ayi realized that his words had been confirmed, so he continued: "My elder brother is different from my father Khan. He hates you Wei people from the bottom of his heart, and wished to kill all of you, leaving no one behind. If he continues If you take the position of Khan, there will be a fierce battle between you and my two kingdoms, won't Marquis Xuanping need my help at that time?"

Cui Wei has been in the army for several years. He has never been afraid of war, but he has never been wary.As long as Beiliang can keep his duty and not overstep the barrier, Cui Wei has no intention of taking the initiative to seize the opponent's land.After all, as long as there is a war between the two countries, bloodshed and massacres cannot be avoided, and people at the border will inevitably be involved, suffering unspeakably.

Of course, if Beiliang really wanted to make trouble, he and the northwest garrison would not have the slightest timidity.

Cui Wei's thoughts had drifted away, and he began to weigh the combat power of the two armies and the follow-up arrangements in his mind.Yan Jing, who had been quiet by the side, finally spoke: "Even if the girl really wants to join hands with Xuan Pinghou, she must give some convincing reasons, right? I don't know if the girl's mother has ever taught a word of Chinese, "If you are not of my race, your heart must be different." Even if the girl's father dies and her elder brother succeeds, the girl is still the princess of Beiliang, why should we trust you?"

Ayi picked up the tea bowl on the table and took a big sip, then replied concisely: "Because my elder brother has secretly arranged for me to marry the [-]-year-old Sunong tribe immediately after my father Khan passes away." Yu Sui had several wives as chiefs in exchange for their submission."

Yan Jing raised his eyebrows slightly. He was born in the royal family. He has heard of such things. The aunts of the previous generation, but the three younger sisters of the same generation, these princesses who seem to be of high status are not even concerned about their marriage. Neither can be the master.Who to marry, who not to marry, what kind of forces behind the collusion, how the emperor checks and balances, all these are used in the lifelong affairs of several young daughters' families.

People in the Tian family also have many involuntary things, Yan Jing has seen it too much, so that at this moment when Ayi mentioned it, it didn't make any waves.

Instead, Cui Wei, who had been thinking over there, suddenly raised his head: "The leader of the Sunong tribe? Is he a strong man with a beard?"

Ayi was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "I haven't seen him before."

Cui Wei glanced at Fu Yue, and after receiving a nod of confirmation from the other party, he continued: "If it's for this matter, you don't have to worry. The people of the Sunong tribe should be busy choosing a new leader now, and they have no other thoughts for a while. and energy."

"What, what do you mean?" Ayi kept looking at Cui Wei, and after hearing these few seemingly calm words, he somehow felt that there was a bit of murderous intent in the young man's eyes, which only made people tremble.

On the contrary, Yan Jing gradually got used to it. He remembered the blood on Cui Wei's armor just now, and asked in a low voice: "You guys today..."

"Well," Cui Wei responded, and then explained, "The ones who passed by that day were their people."

Yan Jing was taken aback. That day at the village head's house, the young man assured the village head firmly that he would never be harassed by Beiliang people again. He believed it, but he didn't expect that he had only returned to the northwest for a few days. , and set about this matter.

Cui Wei raised his eyes and saw Ayi's stupefied, thought she didn't believe it, raised his chin towards the tent door, and said seriously: "We brought his head back, if you don't believe it, I'll ask someone to bring it to you Look."

Yan Jing looked at his serious expression, and couldn't help but smiled: "I don't think Miss Ayi didn't believe it, but she just didn't expect it. Now that everyone is dead, the girl doesn't have to worry about being forced to marry anyone when she goes back. right?"

Ayi bit his lips, and breathed out softly: "There is no Sunong tribe, there will be other tribes. Moreover, I hate my brother is not a matter of a day or two, when my father Khan , he can’t do anything to me, my father Khan passed away, he will not treat me kindly. Moreover, only by killing him can I save my mother.”

"What?" Yan Jing asked.

"Do you know about accepting step marriage?" Ayi said softly, "Originally, my father Khan had already abolished it after he succeeded Khan, but my elder brother insisted on restoring it, and planned to reinstate it after my father Khan passed away. Continue to marry my mother. Many elders in the clan are very supportive of him, so I can only kill him."

Cui Wei was stunned, and couldn't help turning his head to look at Yan Jing. Yan Jing narrowed his eyes slightly, but he didn't know what he was thinking.After a while, he suddenly smiled: "It sounds like the girl's words are still credible. But there are some things that you can't just listen to the girl's words, right, Lord Hou."

Cui Wei also really meant this. What Ayi said sounds credible, but it is always necessary to check whether it is true or not. Even if it is true, whether or not to cooperate with her in the future, and how to cooperate is not the case. It's a moment to decide.

Thinking about it, Cui Wei stood up straight and nodded towards Ayi: "It's getting late today, so I wronged the girl to stay in the camp. Our army has its own military discipline, and no one will come to disturb you. Please rest assured." .”

After finishing speaking, Cui Wei glanced at Fu Yue, and Fu Yue smiled slightly: "Don't worry, General, don't say that there are no such bold and reckless people in our army, even if there are, have you seen the scimitar on Miss Ayi's body?" , That’s not something that looks good, just now I just wanted to borrow it to have a look, and my finger was almost chopped off.”

"Borrow?" Cui Wei raised his eyebrows, noncommittal, and finally just shook his head slightly, and said to Yan Jing, "Let's go."

The two came out of the tent and walked all the way to Cui Wei's tent.The camp had already quieted down, only the patrolling soldiers came back and forth, and when they saw Cui Wei, they just nodded slightly, terrified of the night.

Yan Jing walked beside Cui Wei, and through the dim light, he could see that the boy's brows were a little more solemn, and he couldn't help asking in a low voice: "Master Hou, was you thinking about the princess of Beiliang just now?"

Cui Wei nodded, but shook his head again: "It doesn't really matter whether Princess Beiliang is real or not, but it is true that sooner or later we will go to war with Beiliang. It is easy to start a war, how to win, and how to minimize our losses are the key to success." That's the thing to worry about the most."

Yan Jing has no say in this kind of matter. He has learned several books on the art of war, and he still remembers them in his mind, but at this moment, he can't even mention them in front of this young man who has experienced many battles.The only scene of war that he had ever seen in his life was that day at the entrance of the village. It was extremely shocking to him, but it was not worth mentioning in front of this young man.

Aware of Yan Jing's silence, Cui Wei couldn't help but look at his face a few more times, then touched the tip of his nose quietly: "Does this kind of thing sound a bit boring?"

"Huh?" Yan Jing looked back at him, "It's about the safety of the family and the country, so how can it be boring."

Cui Wei smiled: "But it seems that it shouldn't be mentioned at this time. After all, His Highness is not a member of the army, so there is no reason to listen to me." Speaking of this, he pinched his ears again and thought for a while , Changed the subject, "There are fixed numbers of tents in the army, so today I have to feel wronged that His Highness will stay in my tent."

"You said it before, I don't mind." Yan Jing replied.

"Oh." Cui Wei stroked his hair embarrassingly, "The night will be cool, so let's go back to the tent."

"Okay." Yan Jing followed Cui Wei two steps away, looked at his back, and turned his gaze. There was a clear night sky above his head, and the surroundings were quiet. Some time ago, also at night, in the camp, only the young man in front of him was present.

Yan Jing couldn't help but raised her hand to touch her forehead, and said, "Master Hou."

"Huh?" Cui Wei stopped and looked back at him, his eyes were still bright at night, "Actually, Your Highness can call me by my name directly in the future."

"Cui Wei." Yan Jing changed his address politely, "Are you not good at drinking?"

Cui Wei blinked: "Indeed... Alcohol is banned in the military, so I rarely drink alcohol on weekdays."

"Then you don't remember what you did after drinking?"

Cui Wei scratched his hair: "Sometimes I remember, sometimes I don't."

"Oh." Yan Jing raised his eyebrows slightly, took two steps forward, stood in front of Cui Wei, stared at those eyes slightly, "Why don't I remind you."

After saying that, he suddenly lowered his head and let his forehead hit Cui Wei's forehead, making a soft sound, but it didn't hurt.Yan Jing took a step back, staring at Cui Wei's blank eyes: "Should I remember now?"