Chapter 290 Yan Qiulian!
Yan Qiuling panicked. He gritted his teeth and hurriedly got up from the ground, kneeling down in front of Shen Lanxi again.
"General, I was wrong, I know I was wrong, please save my sister!"
Shen Lanxi stared at him intently: "You're kneeling here not because you're afraid, but because you see they all listen to me!"
Yan Qiuling's pupils dilated in shock. How did she know?
Shen Lanxi: "So you understand women so well, and the person who gave you advice and asked you to complain to me was also a woman, right?"
"Let me guess who it is? Your eldest sister Yan Qiuyu? No, Yan Qiuyu is dead. It must be your second sister, Yan Qiulian."
Yan Qiuling could no longer hide the surprise on his face. He stared blankly at the person in front of him who was chatting and laughing, yet whose every word could nail him down.
There really is someone in the world more powerful than my second sister, right in front of him!
"Yan Qiulian is the second wife of Zhang Shi, the garrison commander of Yanyun Pass. She gave birth to a son for Zhang Shi two years ago. The couple is harmonious and loving!"
After Shen Lanxi finished speaking, she couldn't help but give a sarcastic smile.
Seeing that she could no longer hide it, Yan Qiuling steeled her heart and said with the determination to die, "Not long after I was sent out by the veteran, my second sister's people found me. She settled me in a place very close to the garrison commander's mansion, and they could not find me every time they searched the city!"
The fact that Yan Qiulian could use this tactic of "the darkest place under the lamp" shows that she is a woman who understands military strategy.
"My second sister said that you, as a woman, must be very capable to lead an army. Women are kind-hearted, and if I act like this, you will definitely believe me!"
Shen Lanxi looked at Yan Qiuling and exposed her again: "Your sister must have told you that I have many powerful backers."
Yan Qiuling quickly lowered his head, not daring to let anyone see the shock on his face. His sister had indeed said those words, how did she know?
"It's alright. People have always been suspicious of women leading armies. I'll just ask you one question." This was also a question for Yan Qiulian.
"If I send troops, I will kill her husband, and her children will also be implicated. Can she bring herself to do that?"
Yan Qiuling stared blankly at the ground, lost in thought. That was the blood feud of her family; how could she not avenge it?
My sister lost her husband, but she can find another one. What about the child?
Although Yan Qiuling is only eight years old, she has already experienced the coldness and warmth of human relationships and knows more than most children.
Which parent doesn't love their child? What if the second sister softens her heart?
Shen Lanxi: "You're just a child, I won't make things difficult for you. Tell your second sister this, I'll only give you one day!"
Yan Qiuling gave her a deep look, then clutched her chest and staggered away, running faster and faster.
She thought she would only get an answer at the very end, or that she would never get an answer, but unexpectedly, someone delivered something to her that very night.
The body of a child!
Wei Dongzhu stopped her from seeing it and only told her about the situation.
"That kid looks like he was raised in a wealthy family; he's wearing two gold bracelets on his wrist!" If that's true, Yan Qiulian is really too ruthless.
Ban Sicao also stepped forward to check, and after the examination, she said, "There are no injuries on his body, it was poison!"
Shen Lanxi felt a tightness in her chest.
"Find a coffin for the body...find a good place to bury it!" Even if this child were alive, he would still be a thorn in Yan Qiulian's heart.
The next morning, Yan Qiuling came to visit again. After negotiations, Shen Lanxi agreed to send troops to help the Yan family reclaim Yanyun Pass.
"General, my sister said that Zhang Shi should die the same way my father died!" Yan Qiuling's face was full of hatred.
Shen Lanxi: "Okay!"
The Yan Yun Pass, which had been free of bandits for a long time, was suddenly infested with them. The surrounding towns and villages were looted in a single day, and two villages were even massacred.
After the news was reported to Zhang Shi, Zhang Shi personally led his troops to suppress the bandits. They soon clashed with the bandits at Fengkou Town, but Zhang Shi was no match for them and was killed by the bandits.
The bandits were fierce and, in order to take revenge on Zhang Shi, they stormed into the city gate and killed Zhang Shi's family. Zhang Shi's stepwife was lucky to escape because she was in the city buying cloth.
Outside the city, it was the "bandits" who were behind it; inside Zhang Shi's house, it was Yan Qiulian who was behind it.
"It just so happened that the Zhenbei Army passed by and killed all the bandits. Unfortunately, it was too late. General Zhang Shi had already been killed by the bandits. Fortunately, there was a successor for Yan Yun Pass. Although Yan Qiuling, the son of the former Yan Yun Pass garrison commander Yan Yunfei, was young, he was both literate and martial and already showed the potential of a great general. The wife of the late garrison commander Zhang Shi was Yan Yunfei's only daughter. Since all of Zhang's children had been killed by the bandits, Yan Yun Pass would be handed over to Yan Yunfei's son Yan Qiuling for command, with his sister Yan Qiulian assisting him..."
After reading the lengthy memorial, Che Mingyuan put it away and stepped aside.
Shen Lanxi, carrying the Moon-Companion Blade, walked among the soldiers of Yanyun Pass, then shouted: "Anyone who disagrees, step forward now."
"I will call out three times. If none of you step forward, Yan Qiuling will be the garrison commander of Yanyun Pass from now on!"
"one…"
"two…"
"three…"
With a solemn face, Shen Lanxi walked onto the stage and looked down at the soldiers of Yanyun Pass.
"By His Majesty's decree, all generals and commanders in the Northwest shall be under my command!"
"I have something to make clear beforehand: if you want to follow my instructions, then you have to do things my way!"
"Listen to my rules, and there will be no shortage of rations and provisions!"
“Each of you will have an equal opportunity for promotion.”
"Read my rules to the soldiers!"
The treasure of the Zhenbei Army, the military regulations that must be recited during daily inspections, were brought to the stage.
Wei Dong began reading out each and every order: "Those who disobey military orders will be killed!"
"Anyone who harasses a woman shall be castrated!"
"Anyone found drinking alcohol in the army will have their hand chopped off!"
"Anyone caught gambling in the military will have their hands chopped off!"
"Those who spread rumors in the military with poetic flair, have their tongues pulled out!"
"...Torn apart by five horses!"
"...Dismemberment by chariots!"
With each line Wei Dongzhu read, the skin on the soldiers of Yanyun Pass tightened a little more. After reading ten lines, those who had previously stood hunched over were now standing as straight as poplars.
Having already been delayed for two days at Yanyun Pass, the Zhenbei Army must set off as soon as possible.
The Yan siblings escorted Shen Lanxi through the city gate.
"Even after a thousand miles of seeing you off, we must part ways eventually. Let's stop here!" Shen Lanxi said, looking at Yan Qiulian.
No wonder she had the ability to get Zhang Shi to marry her as his second wife; Yan Qiulian was exceptionally beautiful.
Yan Qiuling and Shen Lanxi had a private conversation last night that lasted an hour, and they reached a consensus.
Looking at the stunningly beautiful face before her, she smiled and said, "It's a pity we haven't known each other long enough. If we had known each other longer, we would definitely have become friends."
Shen Lanxi smiled and said, "Some people, even if you know them for a lifetime, are just nodding acquaintances."
The two looked at each other, their eyes meeting, and they understood each other perfectly.
"I don't know when we'll meet again!" The Northwest is still too small a place. She has a feeling that once Shen Lanxi leaves, she will never come back.
Shen Lanxi smiled and said, "Next time I pass by here, I will definitely come over and ask for a cup of tea!"
Yan Qiulian admired Shen Lanxi's carefree attitude and boldness. If she had been as capable as Shen Lanxi before, her family might not have died.
Yan Qiulian solemnly declared, "If needed in the future, my Yan family army will certainly go all out!"
Shen Lanxi smiled and said, "Okay, I'll keep that in mind. Grow stronger quickly, and if I ever encounter any difficulties, I definitely won't hold back!"
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