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Chapter 233
Yan Gurong stepped forward with a smile, "If His Majesty is in charge, you must not have these titles. The general should cherish them. Are you guilty of neglecting the grace of God?"

After he finished speaking, he looked at Marven Ye mockingly, as if he was joking at him.

Ye Wenxuan's cheeks twitched violently a few times, and finally raised his head slowly, looking directly at Yan Gurong, "Master Yan just joked, since His Majesty awarded you a reward, it means you have more trust, and this general will accept it with gratitude. As a servant, instead of expressing congratulations, he speaks contemptuously, could it be that he wants to provoke the relationship between the monarch and his ministers, and disrespect His Majesty?"

Yan Gurong's face froze, and then he burst out laughing: "General Ye is really humorous, you and I have been ministers of the same court for many years, how dare Yanmou provoke the relationship between the monarch and his ministers? Yanmou is just reminding the general, I hope the general can take it for granted. Quit."

As he said that, he turned his head and looked at Ye Wenxuan again, but there was an undisguised mockery in his eyes, "General Ye has fought on the frontiers in these years, how many times he has escaped death, he can be described as loyal and courageous. Now you have finally been awarded an unprecedented honor , Congratulations. It’s just that the general has been wronged by this errand, if it fails, His Majesty will be furious..."

"How your Majesty treats the veteran is not what Mr. Yan should care about."

Yan Gurong glanced at Ye Zhaoyan from the corner of his eyes, with the same smile, "I think the general's father, the first hero, made great military exploits for Tianlu, and the general's mother is also a woman. But the hero is late, and the general has two generations Dumiao is actually a weak girl..."

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly stopped talking, his eyes flickered uneasy, as if he was afraid of touching Ye Wenxuan's scales.

Ye Zhaoyan listened to Yan Gurong's cynicism, but his face remained calm, as if Yan Gurong was not talking about her.

Seeing that the two were unmoved, Yan Gurong said to Ye Wenxuan with a smile: "General Ye must work hard, and you must not let His Majesty down."

"Hmph." Ye Wenxuan snorted coldly, "Our Ye family's daughter is no worse than anyone else!"

Seeing this, Yan Gurong stopped talking, but Qingquan, who was standing beside Yan Gurong, seemed impatient, and began to urge: "General Ye, get ready as soon as possible!"

Seeing that Ye Wenxuan was still sitting firmly on the chair with an ugly expression on his face, Qingquan couldn't help asking, "Isn't General Ye going to the barracks?"

Ye Wenxuan ordered in a deep voice: "You guys go first, Ye needs to make some preparations, we will discuss it later!"

Qingquan nodded in agreement, turned his head and winked at Yan Gurong, and the two left the big tent.

After the two left, Marven Ye slammed the table and there was a loud "bang", causing all the soldiers in the room to lower their heads, not daring to look directly at Marven Ye's anger.

Ye Zhaoyan held Ye Wenxuan's arm worriedly, "Grandpa calm down!"

Ye Wenxuan stared at the direction where Yan Gurong and the two disappeared, and said with hatred: "My Ye family has been in the army for generations, and I have been in the army for dozens of years. How can I be defeated by a mere treacherous villain!"

Everyone knows His Majesty's intentions.

These two warlords are not only the eyes and ears of Emperor Donglin, but also a knife on Ye Wenxuan's neck.

As long as he dared to have any taint with the forces of Beiliang, the Ye family would definitely be affected by the anger of Emperor Donglin and encounter catastrophe.

After the crowd dispersed, the envoy from Beiliang who was hiding in the Ye family's army came upon hearing the news and beat Ye Wenxuan again. The intention was nothing more than to make Ye Wenxuan keep his promise and not change his mind.

In order for him to fulfill his promise with all his heart, the messenger even took out a document with the seal of the Xiliang emperor, which implicitly expressed Chu Li's sincerity. Once he succeeded, he would immediately send the antidote and Wan Jin to Ye Wenxuan.

After Ye Wenxuan sent the messenger away, he was silent for a long time.

Under the coercion of two phases, on the one hand, the lives of Ye family members, and on the other hand, his own life and Ye Zhaoyan's freedom.

It seems that no matter how you choose, there is no one-size-fits-all solution.

Ye Zhaoyan thought for a long time, then gritted his teeth and said, "Grandpa, we must not let those two supervise the Ye family army!"

Pretending to be invincible under the noses of these two people is really risky, and it is difficult to fulfill the promise to Beiliang.

Moreover, the two of them brought a lot of minions this time, all of whom were well-trained secret guards. Once the Northern Liang army lurking in the Ye family's army made any move, they would be discovered sooner or later.

Ye Wenxuan pondered for a moment and said: "After all, he is the most favored eunuch in front of His Majesty. This time His Majesty personally sent him to supervise the army. We must not annoy him."

Ye Zhaoyan said worriedly, "This incident seems to be quite strange."

"Grandpa didn't notice." Ye Wenxuan closed his eyes, pondered for a moment, then opened them suddenly, "We might as well have a plan."

In the early morning of the next day, just after dawn, the Ye family's army was ready to go, and lined up on the school grounds, solemn and majestic.

Ye Zhengping stood on the high platform, scanning the crowd with a solemn expression, his voice was like a bell, and his momentum was magnificent.

He raised his voice: "Soldiers and soldiers, this trip to Hexi is full of dangers and dangers are unpredictable. Are you willing to follow the general to the death to defend the country and serve the country?!"

His words were impassioned, shocking everywhere, and making people's blood boil.

Everyone shouted in unison: "Serve the country, serve the country, serve the country!"

Their voices were deafening, continuous into a sea, lingering and echoing in the vast and vast school grounds for a long time, without stopping for a long time.

Ye Zhengping nodded with satisfaction, and continued: "Although there are tens of thousands of soldiers, we are no match for one person. As long as the general goes forward bravely, we will advance and retreat with the general! This time we go to Hexi, we must ensure sufficient food and grass, adequate military pay, and elite soldiers .In this battle, General Ye will lead [-] cavalry to attack, and the rest of the troops will assist in the battle!"

There was nothing wrong with these words at first glance, but the old lieutenants who fought with Ye Wenxuan all the year round were surprised.

"Although there are tens of thousands of soldiers, they are no more than one man." Such arrogance and exaggeration were unheard of before.

Ye Wenxuan has never been such a person who seeks fame and fame.

And Ye Zhengping got Ye Wenxuan's true biography, how could he not know his father's disposition, so he would speak nonsense casually?

However, although they had doubts in their hearts, they tacitly did not show it on the spot.

When the Ye family army heard these words, they didn't have any objection, on the contrary, their blood boiled even more. They had admired Ye Wenxuan for a long time, and in their hearts, this invincible general was like a god.

After Ye Zhengping finished speaking to boost the morale of the army, he announced the departure time, and set off for the first city in Hexi at that time.

At this time, the sun has spread all over the west of the river, sprinkled on the shallow water depression beside it, reflecting a sparkling piece.

There was still less than half an hour before Sishi, and Ye Wenxuan had not yet arrived.

According to past practice, Ye Wenxuan would always inspect the troops one hour in advance to boost morale.

All the generals stretched their necks, looking forward to it.

Yan Gurong looked at the sky and couldn't help frowning.

He persuaded Ye Wenxuan for a long time last night and let Ye Wenxuan attack from North County. Ye Wenxuan's appearance of not getting in was really hateful, so he couldn't help but write down a lot of doubts.

(End of this chapter)