The door was right in front of him. He Yan hesitated for a moment, but in the end he did not go into his room first. Instead, he walked to Xiao Jue's door and knocked gently.

After a while, Xiao Jue's voice was heard: "Come in."

The door was unlocked, He Yan opened it and stuck his head in. There was no one else in the room except Xiao Jue, who was standing there. He had already changed into his undershirt and was probably planning to take a rest. He Yan hesitated for a moment: "Commander-in-chief, are you going to take a rest?"

"What is it?"

He Yan entered the room and closed the door behind her. After walking in, she didn't know what to say for a moment. After a pause, she looked at Xiao Jue and said, "I was promoted to Wu'an Lang. Governor, what's going on?"

"What's going on?" Xiao Jue asked coldly, "Didn't Chu Zilan tell you?"

He actually guessed it. He Yan stepped forward and said, "Commander-in-chief, you know it was the Fourth Young Master Chu who requested the title for me."

Xiao Jue fixed his gaze on her face and sneered, "You have a very good relationship with him."

"No, Governor, you wronged me." He Yan said, "I only found out today that the Fourth Master Chu asked for a title for me. I was also wondering why he asked for a title for me out of the blue."

"Didn't Chu Zilan personally submit a petition to request a title for you because you were not promoted under my command and I felt sorry for you?" Xiao Jue turned around and hung Yin Qiu on the wall. His voice was filled with sarcasm, "Miss He is so popular that it is unexpected."

Why does this sound so sinister? He Yan frowned: "This is not what I asked for, Governor, you can't just let your anger run wild."

"I've said it before," Xiao Jue's eyes were cold, "It's your business if you like Chu Zilan, but it's my business if you get close to the spies in Liangzhouwei."

This was a harsh remark, as if she was a spy collaborating with outsiders. He Yan thought to herself that Xiao Jue's temper was inexplicable, even worse than Shen Muxue's. The anger accumulated in the past two days made her unable to help but say, "Mr. Chu and I are just ordinary friends. We are not close. Commander, aren't you also close to Shen Yinu? Don't you have friends too?"

"Friends?" Xiao Jue stared at her and asked slowly. After a moment, he smiled, without a trace of warmth in his eyes. "It seems that Chu Zilan has made you very happy."

He Yan: "I don't know whether he is trying to coax her or not, but the Fourth Young Master Gui Chu is not as unreasonable as the Governor."

Xiao Jue said coldly: "Miss He, please find someone who is not unreasonable."

He Yan: “….”

She usually had a good temper and considered herself a broad-minded person. But in the past two days, she had been upset by the incident with Shen Muxue, and now she was angry when she saw Xiao Jue being aggressive. For a moment, she even forgot what she wanted to ask Xiao Jue, and turned around and left without saying a word. She almost slammed the door when she left, but she didn't dare to be too presumptuous because Xiao Jue was still her boss. She closed the door properly and left with dignity.

The room became quiet again.

After a while, Xiao Jue looked towards the door again, and it was already closed. The person came in cautiously and left in a hurry, and the tense atmosphere seemed to still linger in the air.

The young man's face turned slightly cold. He waved his hand suddenly, and the oil lamp on the table went out. Everything returned to silence.

It was not a very pleasant night.

…

Since that day when she and Xiao Jue parted ways unpleasantly, He Yan has been training hard every day. She no longer sneaks across the door to talk to Xiao Jue every night as before. Firstly, Xiao Jue's attitude that day was too bad. Chu Zhao asked for a title for her, but she didn't take the initiative to ask for it. She was still wary of Chu Zhao, but Xiao Jue took his anger out on her, as if she was a spy, which made He Yan angry. Secondly, because, I don't know why, she didn't know Shen Muxue's identity, but after knowing Shen Muxue's identity, she could see Xiao Jue and Shen Muxue every few days.

It was at this time that He Yan found out that the exquisite snacks and meals in the food basket in Xiao Jue's room were all made by Shen Muxue. This girl was good at poetry and martial arts. She followed Xiao Jue to the border, and she was so attentive to her food, clothing, housing and transportation. Seeing her virtuous appearance every day, He Yan asked herself, if she were Xiao Jue, she would definitely be moved.

The more I thought about it, the more depressed I became. I simply turned a blind eye. Every day, I spent all my energy on the martial arts field, and fell asleep as soon as I got home. Life was much better.

But she and Xiao Jue were finally seen doing this. On this day, He Yan came down from the martial arts arena and had dinner with Hong Shan and the others. As she was walking back, she was caught by Lin Shuanghe.

"Brother He!" He waved to He Yan naturally and walked to He Yan's side. "I've been feeling that Liangzhou Wei is so big these days, even bigger than the capital. Otherwise, why can't I see you every day? If I hadn't happened to meet you recently, I would have suspected that you had gone back to the capital."

He Yan was speechless for a moment, then said, "I have been busy with daily training recently and have not been able to talk to Brother Lin. Brother Lin, please don't take it to heart."

Lin Shuanghe waved his fan, looked at her, and smiled knowingly, "I'm not that petty. But Sister He," he whispered, "did you have a fight with Huai Jin? You were there five out of ten times when I went to see him on weekdays. These past few days, I saw that the lock on the middle door was rusty. How long has it been since you went to sit in his room?"

He Yan frowned and said coldly: "Why sit down? I don't know him very well!"

"Did you really quarrel?" Lin Shuanghe was stunned: "You have always been good-tempered, how could you and Xiao Huaijin really quarrel?"

He Yan had been holding back a lot of anger these days, and upon hearing this, he said, "How do I know where I have offended him again? Brother Lin, do you men have that period every month when you don't like someone and want to lose your temper? There is no reason to make trouble for no reason."

Lin Shuanghe stroked his chin, "I only know that women become irritable and have bad tempers when they have their period. I didn't know that men would be like this too. What kind of new disease is this?" He glanced at He Yan, "Come on, tell me, why is Xiao Huaijin so unreasonable?"

He Yan thought that since Lin Shuanghe was Xiao Jue's good friend, he must know Xiao Jue better than himself. So he told him everything, and finally said: "Brother Lin, you said that this matter can't be blamed on me anyway? The governor said this because he was suspicious of my intentions, but he didn't know that I was loyal to Liangzhou Guards, and how sad I was to hear this."

Lin Shuanghe closed his fan and stared at He Yan without saying anything, his eyes were particularly strange. He Yan was frightened by his stare, frowned and asked: "Brother Lin?"

"Sister He," Lin Shuanghe whispered, "Do you think Huai Jin is suspicious of you because you are too close to Chu Zilan, and Chu Zilan might be a spy for the Liangzhou Guards?"

He Yan: "Exactly."

"Have you ever thought of other reasons?" Lin Shuanghe asked patiently.

He Yan asked: "What's the reason?"

"For example... don't look at this matter from the perspective of superiors and subordinates, but look at it from the perspective of the relationship between men and women. Then..." Lin Shuanghe lowered his voice and said mysteriously: "Could it be that Xiao Huaijin saw you and Chu Zilan getting too close, and as a man, he felt jealous?"

There was silence all around.

Lin Shuanghe observed He Yan's expression.

After a while, He Yan reached out his hand to Lin Shuanghe's forehead and said, "Brother Lin, are you sick? I think you should stop standing here and go see Doctor Shen."

Lin Shuanghe: “?”

"Look at me," He Yan pointed at himself, "and then look at Doctor Shen. Do you think the governor will be jealous of me?" He Yan said, "I'm afraid that in the eyes of the governor, there is no difference between you and me, and Coach Shen. Maybe he is jealous, but it's like a friend being taken away by someone else. It has nothing to do with love between men and women."

She said it with such conviction that Lin Shuanghe, who was always good at speaking, was speechless. After a while, he said, "You are wrong. What do you mean by 'look at you and Shen Yinu'? I think you are very good. I have read all the flowers. My words also have weight in Shuojing."

He Yan shook his head and smiled: "Am I prettier than Doctor Shen?"

Lin Shuanghe: "Well..."

"My family background is more noble than that of Dr. Shen?"

"Well……"

"I treat Commander Xiao like a treasure and I am willing to travel thousands of miles to fight alongside him?"

Lin Shuanghe: “…”

He refuted with difficulty: "You can't say that. You also have your advantages."

He Yan smiled: "Then Brother Lin, tell me, what are my strengths?"

Lin Shuanghe said, "You are generous! You are loyal and righteous! You are good at fighting, have a straightforward and unrestrained personality, and never shy away from being coy. You are passionate and strong, and you can fight. If this is not an advantage, what is it?"

He Yan looked at him and said, "Brother Lin, what you said is somewhat similar to what Coach Shen has, as well as Chiwu Feinu. Most of the new recruits of Liangzhou Guards are like this. Can we say that the governor is full of admiration and love for them as well?"

Lin Shuanghe couldn't respond to this.

He suddenly felt tired. He had originally thought of helping his friend to test the girl's feelings. Now, let alone testing, He Yan would never believe that Xiao Jue had other feelings for her. How else could he explain this? This girl looked as bright and cheerful as the sun, but how could she be so inferior deep down? It was as if she had never been treated well by anyone, and she refused to believe even the slightest bit of being "favored".

Wasn't it said that her father, a military official, loved He Yan very much? A girl who was pampered and grew up in love would be confident and proud, and she would never be like this.

Lin Shuanghe thought, it seems that this matter cannot be rushed. If he wants to change He Yan's stubborn thoughts, he has to find out the reason first. He was afraid that He Yan would keep dwelling on this, so he changed the subject: "Forget it, let's not talk about this. It's because I saw that the atmosphere between you and Huai Jin was not right these days, so I wanted to be a peacemaker. You know, maybe we will leave Liangzhouwei soon. It would be very uncomfortable if we were still so unfamiliar and indifferent on the road."

He Yan was stunned: "Leaving Liangzhou Guard?"

Lin Shuanghe sighed: "The Wutuo army has come to our front, Huai Jin will have to lead his troops back to the capital sooner or later. No matter how much Prime Minister Xu tries, His Majesty will not let Huai Jin stay in Liangzhou Guard forever - the capital cannot be left without someone to defend it."

"The Utos are coming to attack us... What does that mean?"

"Brother He, don't you know yet? I found out this afternoon. You were probably in day training at that time. I estimate that the news will spread throughout Liangzhou Wei tomorrow. When we were fighting the Wutuo people in Jiyang, another large army of the Wutuo people had already launched an attack on Huayuan. His Majesty sent General Feihong to fight and ordered to defend Huayuan."

This news was so shocking that He Yan didn't know which one to be shocked first. The Wutuo people attacked Huayuan? He Rufei fought back?

How dare He Rufei!

"When did this happen?" He Yan asked, "He...Has General Feihong already gone to Huayuan?"

Lin Shuanghe thought for a moment, "It would take more than a month to get from Huayuan to Liangzhou without sleep and at full speed. Since the news has been passed on, General Feihong should have arrived in Huayuan and is fighting fiercely with the Wutuo people." Seeing He Yan's grim expression, he thought that He Yan was worried about the situation in Huayuan, and comforted him, "You don't have to worry. General Feihong brought 150,000 appeasement troops, and he will never lose. And that's our Great Wei's General Feihong, He Rufei, who is as famous as Xiao Huaijin, and has almost never lost a battle. Our 20,000 troops in Jiyang can deal with 150,000 Wutuo people, not to mention 150,000 appeasement troops. You also know that General Feihong is best at deploying troops and defeating the enemy with fewer troops."

He Yan didn't say anything.

Lin Shuanghe looked at her strangely: "Brother He, Brother He?"

He Yan came back to his senses, looked at him, and said word by word: "Brother Lin, if there is any news about Hua Yuan in the next few days, can you let me know as soon as possible?"

"Of course you can," Lin Shuanghe twirled his fan, "This is not some military secret. Once the news from Huayuan reaches the entire Liangzhou Guards, they will know it sooner or later. But why are you so nervous? You're sweating. When you were in Jiyang City before, you were in such a disadvantage, but you were calm and collected, right? Could it be..." He moved closer and stared at He Yan: "You..."

He Yan's heart skipped a beat, but he remained calm and asked, "What?"

"You don't trust General Feihong?" Lin Shuanghe said seriously, "Although you are closer to Huaijin, it is human nature to prefer your superior between the two. However, apart from wearing a mask to look mysterious, General Feihong is a top-notch fighter, there is no doubt about that. You don't have to worry so much. If he didn't have real skills, His Majesty wouldn't have appointed him as a general."

At this moment, He Yan had no intention of listening to Lin Shuanghe's consolation. He just said a few perfunctory words and left in a hurry. However, Lin Shuanghe looked at He Yan's back and muttered in surprise, "If He Rufei was here and saw that his ability was doubted like this, he would probably vomit blood."

He Yan didn't know whether He Rufei would vomit blood from vomiting. She hurried back to her room and looked at the tightly closed middle door. She put her hands on the lock several times, but pulled them back.

How could she tell Xiao Jue? He Rufei was a fake? Because the real General Feihong was in Liangzhouwei? Huayuan was so far from Liangzhouwei, and His Majesty had already dispatched the Suyue Army, and the Southern Army of Liangzhouwei could not leave the city without permission. Moreover, how could she convince Xiao Jue to take the Southern Army to Huayuan? Say that the 150,000 Suyue Army led by He Rufei could not defeat the Wutuo people? I was afraid that as soon as she said this, she would be arrested as a spy.

He Yan grabbed the tea on the table and took a sip. The tea was already cold, and it calmed her down a little.

She never thought that Emperor Wenxuan would let He Rufei go to Huayuan. Since He Rufei replaced her as the "Flying General", except for occasionally appearing at the military parade in the capital, He Rufei has never really led troops to fight. This is of course because after the rebellion of the Western Qiang and Southern Barbarians was quelled, the Great Wei was peaceful and prosperous, and there was no need to use troops. But He Rufei himself also asked Emperor Wenxuan for permission, saying that he was seriously injured in the last battle and hoped to stay in Shuojing to recuperate.

It is easy to give up military power but difficult to take it back. He Rufei took the initiative to ask to stay in Beijing, and Emperor Wenxuan naturally wanted it. Others thought that He Rufei was smart and retired at the right time, but He Yan knew very well that the He Young Master could not lead troops to fight. In recent years, He Rufei has been recuperating outside Shuojing. She knew that He Rufei was good at fighting, and perhaps in order to be worthy of the title of "Flying General", she had read all the military books. But there are no two leaves in the world that are exactly the same. Strategies, military tactics, and habits cannot be changed. You can deceive for a while, but you can't deceive for a lifetime. When her confidants went to the battlefield with He Rufei, they would immediately find that He Rufei was different from her.

He Rufei must have been worried about this, which is why he stopped leading troops to fight.

But now the appearance of the Wutu people has disrupted all peace. He Rufei is forced to go to war, so... what should he do?

When He Yan thought about this, she didn't know why, but a sense of foreboding came over her. She knew that He Rufei couldn't lose the battle. With so many appeasing troops, if they lost the battle, it would ruin the reputation of General Feihong. With the cunningness of the He family, they would never give up the benefits they had obtained in vain.

But if he were to win, he would be suspected by General Feihong's cronies.

If He Yan was near Huayuan at this moment, she would rush to the battlefield immediately. Unfortunately, she was far away in Liangzhou now, and He Rufei might have already fought with the Wutuo people. She was worried and helpless.

Stay calm, He Yan told himself in his heart, there must be a way to solve it, the most urgent thing is to find out the news about Hua Yuan first, and then make plans.

…

The news of Wutuo people entering the palace of Huayuan was just as Lin Shuanghe said. The next day, the news spread throughout the Liangzhou Guard. The men of Liangzhou Guard were all excited and said, "Those Wutuo people came to Liangzhou Guard once before. At that time, we were all new soldiers. We were able to beat them to a pulp. Now we are better than before. If Wutuo people come again, we can catch them all in one fell swoop!"

"That's right, coach, can we go to the battlefield and fight the Utos? We want to fight the Utos too!"

Shen Han said coldly: "Why are you arguing? There will be plenty of opportunities for you to fight in the future. Now, practice seriously!"

He Yan stood in the Southern Army, looking at the eager new recruits from Liangzhou, with a trace of worry in his heart. Shen Han's words made sense. The Wutuo people were not testing, but attacking in a big way, against the Great Wei. Since they were going to fight, whether it was Huayuan or Liangzhou, Shuojing or Jiyang, all the territory of the Great Wei, how could they escape?

I just don’t know what’s happening with the Uto people in Huayuan.

Two days passed like this. In the afternoon, everyone was training in the martial arts arena. Just after the training, when it was almost time for lunch, they saw horses running from the end of Baiyue Mountain not far away. After a long while, when everyone was eating, a new soldier came out from the crowd and shouted, "Do you know? In the battle of Huayuan, General Feihong won!"

"Victory? Really! You are worthy of being General Feihong!"

"Those Wutuo people are just paper tigers, they only look powerful. They couldn't defeat our governor in Jiyang, nor could they defeat General Feihong in Huayuan. As long as we have two of them in the Wei Dynasty, let alone one Wutuo country, even ten Wutuo countries will be useless!"

Everyone burst into laughter.

They were all men of the Wei Dynasty, and they were all proud of the victory news. For a moment, there was excited laughter everywhere. Wang Ba took a bite of his steamed bun and hummed, "If I were to go to the 150,000-man Yue army, I would win."

Hongshan teased him: "Then why didn't you become a general?"

Wang Ba was about to retort when he saw He Yan put down the bowl of porridge in his hand and stood up.

"Brother Ahe?" Xiao Mai looked at her.

"I'm going to go out for a while," He Yan held the steamed bun in her mouth, "I'll be back later." She walked past the crowd and left quickly.

"What's wrong, Brother He?" Jiang Jiao asked.

Huang Xiong drank his porridge in silence: "Go to the bathroom."

…

He Yan walked very fast, leaving the new recruits holding bowls behind her. She could not hide her surprise. He Rufei actually won?

This seems reasonable. Since she has accepted the general's order, He Rufei should have made a complete plan. Although she and He Rufei did not spend much time together, through various events, such as the Ding Yi incident, it can be seen that He Rufei is a thoughtful person who is very good at preparing for the rainy day. In order to avoid being exposed, He Rufei must have tried his best not to be discovered. He may have tried his best to lean towards the identity of "general" after He Yan turned back into Miss He, or even before that.

But why does she still feel very uneasy?

Lin Shuanghe and Xiao Jue stay together every day, so I think he should be the first to know the news. He must know something about the specific circumstances of this battle.

He Yan had just walked to the front of the yard, but before he stepped in, he saw Lin Shuanghe talking to Shen Han, holding something that looked like a piece of letter paper in his hand. Lin Shuanghe sighed, "So, the battle of Huayuan was a victory, but it was a tragic victory, and many people died. This should be the first time in General Feihong's career that he has led troops to fight."

"It is said that there was a traitor from Wutu who had infiltrated the army. When General Feihong was fighting, he was shot by a hidden arrow. However, he managed to turn the tide and defend Huayuan in the end."

He Yan paused. Traitor? How could there be a traitor who violated the strict military discipline? Even if there was a traitor, how could He Rufei, a general, be safe and sound? When the four words "turn the tide", He Yan would never believe it when applied to He Rufei.

Besides, what does it mean that a lot of people died?

At this time, Lin Shuanghe spoke again: "Speaking of which, I was also a classmate of General He for several years. Although he is a little stubborn sometimes, he is not a bad person. He must be very sad to suffer such a blow this time."

Shen Han sighed: "After all, they are all my trusted followers who have been with me for many years. No one would remain indifferent if their entire army was wiped out in a battle."

He Yan was struck by lightning.

——Digression——

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