I have a deep affection for the villain [quick wear]

Although Lu Wenxing didn't like the twists and turns in the officialdom, he was the head of the family after all, and he still had to bear some of the most basic responsibilities.

For example, to maintain the peace and stability of the Lu family.

The status of the Lu family can be regarded as very special in Nanping.Although the Lu family did not confer official titles, they still have a very wide network of contacts.From the royal family to the common people, there are countless people who have made friends with the Lu family and those who want to make friends with the Lu family.

Therefore, the influence of the Lu family in Nanping is beyond doubt.

But in the final analysis, this kind of influence is still a kind of tacit respect and admiration, rather than a real deterrent, and the Lu family will choose to establish roots in the capital, to a certain extent, it is to make better use of the protection bestowed by the royal family. However, the value of the Lu family is too great, and it is easy to be coveted by those who want to.

However, Lu Wenxing did not expect that after the Lu family had maintained a mutually beneficial and friendly relationship with the royal family for so many years, this balance would be in danger of being broken in his generation.

In fact, as early as a long time ago, Lu Wenxing had vaguely sensed that something was wrong.The relationship between the Lu family and the Yan family was not considered close, but Lu Wenxing had a good relationship with Yan Ping personally.As a military commander, Yan Ping had many injuries, large and small, and after a long period of time, he developed some persistent diseases that were difficult to eradicate.

In the early years, Yan Ping hadn't taken root in the border, so Lu Wenxing had a lot of opportunities to meet him.The Yan family once sent someone to invite him to recuperate Yan Ping's body, and the reward was some precious medicinal materials that were hard to find in Nanping.

Lu Wenxing naturally readily agreed.At that time, Yan Ping had already started the north-south campaign and had been to many remote places, while Lu Wenxing had just been promoted to the position of Patriarch, and there was no way to escape from the complicated affairs for a while. Therefore, for Lu Wenxing, Yan Ping's thrilling army Life has a different kind of attraction.

Lu Wenxing has an easy-going personality and is quite knowledgeable, so the two get along happily.

Yan Ping has a strong personality, and he carries a bit of arrogance in dealing with others. He always likes to be alone on weekdays, and rarely has any close friends.Therefore, after getting acquainted with Lu Wenxing, he also cherishes this rare friend.

It's just that the identities of the two are somewhat special, and they both want to keep this friendship pure, so their personal relationship has not risen to the family level.

But privately, the two have kept in touch.

Especially after Yan Ping was sent by Emperor Xuan to garrison the frontier, Yan Ping would send a letter to Lu Wenxing from time to time in order to relieve the distress in his heart.

Therefore, Lu Wenxing even knew more about some situations of the Yan family than the Yan family.

"When Yan Ping was at the height of his prestige, he was sent to the border by the emperor's imperial edict, and he was separated from his family. Naturally, he felt a little reluctant. But he always regarded protecting his family and the country as his own responsibility, so he still received the holy order and led Lead his soldiers to the border."

"The border gate is an extremely important line of defense for a country. Only by guarding the border gate can the country's security be guaranteed. Although the border gate is indeed desolate, there are still some soldiers and residents who reclaim wasteland there, and the imperial court will send large quantities of it from time to time. slaves, and thus accumulate a definite population."

"The place where Yan Ping is stationed is the junction of Nanping and Juyan. Juyan's people are strong and lack population and food, so when the time is right, they will go south to plunder Nanping's wealth. Yan Ping repelled several Juyan's sneak attacks. After that, I suddenly realized that something seemed wrong."

"After he checked carefully, he found that there was an eyeliner of the Juyan people in his army."

Lu Qianchuan raised his eyebrows and looked at Lu Wenxing in surprise.

Lu Wenxing sighed, and continued: "When Yan Ping caught the first eyeliner, he dealt with him resolutely. He even wrote a letter to me describing his anger and fear at that time. Because that eyeliner's status in the army is not low, and he has even stayed by his side for many years."

"And he also reported to the emperor in time, but the emperor's reaction was much calmer than he imagined."

"Yan Ping had some doubts in his heart, but he didn't take it seriously. It wasn't until the emperor sent a new person to replace the previous eyeliner that Yan Ping realized that something was wrong."

"His military authority has been divided."

At the beginning, Emperor Xuan seemed to understand the principle of gradual progress. He could always find some high-sounding reasons for allocating the power in Yan Ping's hands to other generals.

But although Yan Ping is an upright warrior, he is not without brains. On the contrary, as a general who has won countless battles, he is much better than ordinary people in terms of intuition and strategy, so he reacted immediately. Come here, what is the real purpose of Emperor Xuan.

In the past, it was not that the emperor was afraid that his generals would overwhelm the master. Some generals would choose to retire when their prestige was the highest, in order to show their loyalty to the emperor and to protect themselves.And Yan Ping is obviously not this kind of person.

He was too smooth on the battlefield, and his character inevitably tainted some conceit.The more he fought on the battlefield, the more he looked down on those so-called important ministers who were hiding in the capital and enjoying peace. When he sensed the emperor's thoughts, what he immediately felt was not fear, but anger.

So he began to find various reasons to refuse to cooperate with Emperor Xuan's will.

The contradiction between the two parties suddenly became acute.

As the saying goes, the sky is high and the emperor is far away.Yan Ping is far away at the border, and it is remote and remote, but it is also convenient for him to train soldiers and raise soldiers. However, the supplies, food and grass at the border are all transported from the imperial court. This throat is firmly locked, and the constraints on Yan Ping suddenly become larger.

What's more, Yan Ping's family members are still staying in the capital. If he acts rashly, none of his family members will be able to escape.

It stands to reason that even for his own family, Yan Ping would eventually bow to Emperor Xuan, but Yan Ping was unwilling to give away most of his life's hard work to others so easily, so he chose to fight with Emperor Xuan, and the two sides were at a stalemate , Fighting silently for many years.

After the fight, Emperor Xuan's thoughts had quietly changed. He not only wanted to take back the vast military power in Yan Ping's hands, but also wanted to completely eradicate the grass.

"Yan Ping's character became more and more extreme in the next few years. He was willing to communicate with me by letter at first, but gradually there was no news from him."

"But before he broke the letter, he mentioned to me that there seemed to be another Juyan man in his barracks."

"What's more, the person who is suspected of being the eyeliner of the giant swallow has a very friendly attitude towards Yan Ping, and is even willing to provide him with some food and grass to expand the army."

If it was said that he was a fan of the authorities, as an outsider, Lu Wenxing was keenly aware of something wrong.But all he knew about the other party's situation came from a few thin letters, and the content in his heart contained too many subjective colors, which made it difficult for Lu Wenxing to sort out the context of the matter at once.

Yan Ping, who hadn't contacted him for a long time, suddenly sent another letter to him.

"He said in his letter that he was on the ropes."

As if he was worried about something, Yan Ping did not write some too specific information in the letter.But he still faintly revealed that he seemed to have some kind of handle in the hands of the Juyan people, so he had to cooperate with the other party's cooperation.

And not long after, the news of "General Yan's treason and collusion with the enemy" suddenly broke out.

At that time, Lu Wenxing happened to be traveling, so he used some contacts to find out the news of his old friends, only to hear that Yan Ping was stabbed to death when he led the Juyan people into the customs.

But what is strange is that the offensive of the Juyan people who have already entered the customs is not as strong as imagined.After looting a city in the pass, they did not continue to attack the interior of Nanping, but were immediately driven back by the army sent by Nanping.

Except for those miserable people, the armies of both sides did not suffer much casualties.

Hearing this, Lu Qianchuan felt a little clear in his heart.

That General Yan was probably tricked by the emperor.

However, if this is the case, then the person who really colluded with Juyan should not be Yan Ping, but Emperor Xuan who has reached a so-called cooperation with Juyan.

In fact, Nanping has a certain acquiescence to Juyan's harassment at the border from time to time.The temperature of Giant Yan is lower than that of Nanping, the soil is not as fertile as Nanping, and even the population is not as large as Nanping. The agriculture is not developed, and the food pressure is very high. Therefore, it is necessary to plunder the neighboring Nanping, which can replenish a certain amount of food stocks. , It can also divert the attention of the domestic people, and vent all their anger and resentment on other countries.

In order to calm things down, and to avoid greater conflicts with Juyan, Nanping often chooses to sacrifice some towns on the edge, similar to cutting off a few pieces of meat for an hungry wolf, in order to maintain the stability on the surface .

This is also the tacit "cooperation" between Nanping and Juyan.

It's just that this time, Emperor Xuan added an item to the content of the cooperation, that is, he asked Juyan to help him get rid of a thorn in his heart for many years, so Juyan asked for more rewards, not only looting Some of the small towns on the edge even swept up a city in the pass.

Lu Qianchuan could only say that Emperor Xuan was cruel enough.

Lu Wenxing didn't really care about everything. Over the years, he had accumulated a lot of contacts, and even recruited many strange people to work for him, so he also knew a lot of news hidden in the dark.Combined with the letters Yan Ping wrote to him, he guessed the truth of the matter.

It was nothing more than the cooperation between Emperor Xuan and Juyan, and they joined forces to lead Yan Ping into a pit, until he was forced to give it a go, only to realize that he had already fallen into someone else's trap without knowing it.

He also hurt his own family.

After Lu Qianchuan finished listening, he was silent for a long time, because he could already imagine how swollen Emperor Xuan's heart would be after having tasted the taste of success.

This greedy king was willing to use the wealth and lives of thousands of people to feed the evil wolf of Giant Yan, but he didn't have the heart to support the family that worked for him and develop freely under his rule.

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