Chapter 371 Sure enough
When Jian Changzhi first arrived at the border two years ago, he was very approachable. He ate and lived with the officers and soldiers on the border and became one of them.
At that time, everyone felt that Jian Changzhi was a very people-friendly general and respected him very much.
Before Yuan Qifeng left the border, the border had been stable for a long time, and the Chile people did not dare to come and provoke. Everyone took it for granted that since Jian Changzhi was the general sent by the court to strengthen the border, he must be powerful.
This perception lasted for more than a year.
It was not until a few months ago when Tuoba Hun of the Chile suddenly launched an invasion without warning that the officers and soldiers on the frontier discovered that Jian Changzhi not only had no ability to lead troops in battle, but also made repeated mistakes and wrong decisions.
Because of Jian Changzhi's wrong decisions, several generals trained by Yuan Qifeng when he was on the frontier died in the battlefield, and cities were lost one after another. Finally, he had no choice but to retreat to Harlan City.
Under the protest of all the frontier soldiers, Jian Changzhi hung up a truce sign and temporarily stopped fighting for a few days.
"When Commander Zheng asked you to deliver a message to General Yuan, did you find that something was wrong with Jian Changzhi?" Huo Xifei asked after thinking for a moment after listening to Sun Yan's account of the past few months.
"At the beginning, we didn't have any doubts." Sun Yan gritted his teeth and said, "We simply thought General Jian was just a fool, but he is a general after all. No matter how dissatisfied we are, we have to obey orders."
Thinking of his comrades who died on the battlefield, Sun Yan's tears flowed again.
"Then when did you discover that something was wrong with Jian Changzhi?" Huo Xifei asked, suppressing his anger.
He had already guessed Jian Changzhi's intention.
"The Chi-Le launched a massive attack, and we suffered a series of defeats, losing cities one after another. General Jian also sent letters to the capital as usual." Sun Yan wiped away his tears and said, "We all thought those letters were requesting reinforcements from the court, but who knew that the court didn't respond at all. Zheng Dusi felt something was wrong and sent his subordinates to secretly intercept the letters sent by General Jian to the capital."
At this point, Sun Yan gritted his teeth in hatred and spoke slowly, "It wasn't until we read the letter that we realized General Jian hadn't even asked the court for help. He even whitewashed the situation, claiming everything was fine on the border. That's when Commander Zheng hurriedly had his men deliver a letter to General Yuan. Then, he joined forces with the remaining officials and forced General Jian to cease fire. This way, the soldiers on the border were able to rest and recuperate."
"You did the right thing." Huo Xifei felt a little heavy.
Over several months and several defeats, how many innocent lives were lost on the battlefield by Jian Changzhi?
"Do you know what Jian Changzhi is doing now?" Huo Xifei asked.
"I don't know." Sun Yan said, "Since the truce, General Jian has been staying at home and has not shown his face. He only asks his personal guards to convey any instructions. We haven't seen General Jian for more than ten days."
"Haven't seen him for more than ten days?" Huo Xifei frowned and asked, "Are you sure?"
"Yes, I am very sure." Sun Yan nodded affirmatively.
"Okay, I understand." Huo Xifei said, "Where does Jian Changzhi live now?"
"I live in the back hall of the prefectural government in Harlan City." Sun Yan said, "In the largest main courtyard of the back hall."
Huo Xifei nodded and said, "You can go back first. Just tell Zheng Dusi quietly about my coming here. Don't make it public."
"Yes, Prince." Sun Yan asked, "Do you need me to do anything?"
"Not for now, you can go back first."
Huo Xifei had a guess in his mind, but he was not sure yet and needed to confirm it again.
"Then I'll take my leave."
Sun Yan saluted Huo Xi respectfully and left quietly.
"Prince, I will go to the prefect's back office tonight." After Sun Yan left, Pingshan hurriedly said to Huo Xifei.
"No, I'll go by myself." Huo Xifei shook his head. He had a premonition that Tuoba Hun would soon launch an attack on Harlan City.
When night fell, Huo Xifei put on a nightgown and quietly came to the prefect's back office.
As Huo Xifei expected, there was no trace of Jian Changzhi in the large courtyard behind the prefectural government office.
After confirming what he was thinking, Huo Xifei returned to the house without anyone noticing.
"Prince." Pingshan saw Huo Xifei returning and hurried forward to ask, "Is everything going well?"
Huo Xifei nodded and said, "Pingshan, find someone to do something secretly."
Pingshan had spent quite a while in the frontier with Huo Xifei, so he was very familiar with the city of Harlan, and he had several friends with whom he had shared life and death.
"Yes, Your Highness, please give your orders." Pingshan said hurriedly.
"Come closer and listen." After Huo Xifei said this, he whispered some instructions in Pingshan's ear.
Pingshan nodded continuously while listening, and finally said, "Don't worry, my lord. I will definitely handle this matter properly."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work."
At the same time, Yuan Ziyu in the capital was ready to take action against Yuan Qilei and Chen Yan.
Ever since she confirmed that Chen Yan was a spy of the Chi Le, Yuan Ziyu had no intention of letting her go. She was sure that in her previous life, Chen Yan must have played a significant role in the tragedy of their Yuan family.
In her previous life, when she went to Yuan Qilei's house, she had never seen Chen Yan. At that time, she thought Chen Yan was just a concubine, so she didn't care too much.
In her previous life, she failed to deal with Chen Yan, and she will never let her go in this life.
Yuan Qilei's residence.
Yuan Qi Lei was in Chen Yan's room, flirting with her. Ever since Yuan Qi Lei knew that he could not have children for the time being, he stayed at Chen Yan's place every day, and completely treated Zuo Shi as a decoration.
"Master, if people knew about your actions, they would probably say that you favor your concubine over your wife." Chen Yan was secretly proud of himself, but pretended to refuse and said, "Why don't you go to the lady's room tonight?"
"If you don't tell me and I don't tell you, who would know?" Yuan Qilei said with a smile, "As for Zuo, I've already given her the highest honor by allowing her, a concubine's daughter, to be my legal wife. What else dares she ask for? Little devil, don't you know that my whole heart belongs to you?"
After hearing this, Chen Yan turned around and smiled shyly, "Master is always good at coaxing me."
As soon as she finished speaking, Chen Yan suddenly felt a murderous aura behind her. She was startled and turned around abruptly.
Before he could say anything, he felt his whole body go limp and he fell to the ground involuntarily.
She looked at the person in front of her and suddenly opened her eyes wide: "You!"
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