nanming man

Chapter 17 Meeting Li Yan
Outside Zhongquan camp, Gao Yihuan waited for a long time, and finally someone came out, but the person who came was not Gao Zurong, but one of Li Yan's personal guards.

After he brought the warrant, Gao Yihuan and his party were finally able to enter the camp. They were taken to a tent, and the guards told him to wait before leaving.

From ancient times to the present, it has not been easy for ordinary people to meet officials and lords.It is almost impossible for Gao Erge, a low-level department head, to meet a big man like Li Yan, but fortunately, he has an old man who is equivalent to the leadership secretary, who can help him through the back door.

However, Li Yan, as Li Zicheng's main adviser, helped Li Zicheng manage nearly a million troops, and his affairs were complicated. Even if he agreed to meet, he would not see him right away.

At most, Gao Zurong could find an opportunity to say something, and he couldn't force Li Yan to see him. If he said too much, it would arouse Li Yan's disgust.

Gao Yihuan sat in the tent for more than an hour, it was already dark, Li Yan still didn't show up, and his father didn't come back either.

He waited in the tent for a long time, but Li Yan's soldiers didn't even serve him a bowl of tea.

At this time, Gao Yihuan couldn't help feeling a little impatient. The time to report to Wang Jiaping had already passed, and this guy would definitely cause trouble for him. But now that he finally had a chance to meet Li Yan, he didn't care about going back to the camp to report.

Time passed slowly, and Gao Yihuan sat on his ass until the third watch. When he was already sleepy and started fishing, finally a famous soldier lifted up the curtain and came in. He walked up to him and kicked him, "Brother Gao, get up, Li The general wants to see you."

Hearing the sound, the second elder brother regained consciousness. He hurriedly wiped the drool on his face, stood up, and kicked Gao Xinghao again, telling him to keep an eye on Fan Dongling, and then followed the soldiers out.

Not long after, he was taken outside a large tent. The surrounding tents were already pitch black, but this tent was still lit with candles. It is estimated that Li Yan was still working.

The soldiers reported outside, "General, Gao Yihuan has brought it."

"Let him in." A gentle voice came from inside the tent.

Brother Gao was a little excited in his heart. He has been in this world for more than three months, and a large number of historical celebrities are around. A person who has left a mark in history, he is also a real failure.

After hearing the order from inside, the guards lifted up the curtain, and Gao Yihuan tidied up his crumpled clothes and walked into the tent.

A few large candles were lit in the big tent, and the air was hot and dry. There was a table in the middle of the tent, and there was a person sitting behind it, who was the famous Li Yan.

This is the first time Gao Yihuan saw the legendary Mr. Li. He was wearing a cotton Taoist robe and a kerchief on his head. He was dressed like a literati, but he was tall and strong, with the temperament of a literati, but he was not like ordinary scholars. fragile.

At this time, he was sitting in front of the table, handling official business with a pen in hand. Although he was dressed plainly, his demeanor was dignified.

"Gao Yihuan, a low-ranking officer, pay my respects to General Li." Gao Yihuan observed for a while, then saluted on one knee.

Li Yan continued to write with a brush for a while, and after marking the file on the table, he put the pen on the pen holder, put the file away, and then looked up at Gao Yihuan, took a few glances, and said lightly, "You It's Mr. Gao's son, get up and sit aside."

People in Henan call Li Yan Mr. Li, but Li Yan was a Juren during the reign of Tianqi, and he is actually already in his thirties.

Li Yan's voice seemed to have a demonic quality, Gao Yihuan didn't want to refuse, and hurriedly saluted and thanked him, and then sat down on the stool beside him.

Li Yan glanced at him again, and couldn't help being a little surprised. Looking at his anger, he felt that Gao Yihuan was not a dandy like Gao Zurong said, so he asked: "Your father probably told me about it during the day, but I was busy at that time. The army raised money and food, so I didn't ask too much. Now you can tell me, you must see my purpose."

Gao Yihuan just sat down, stood up again, cupped his hands and said: "Reporting to the general, I was ordered to go to Fengqiu to inquire about the military situation. I met a group of Tartars on the way. Four Tartars were killed by the humble official, and another served for the Tartars. The profiteers were captured by the humble official, and the inferior official got some information from it, and felt that the matter should be reported to the general."

Li Yan frowned slightly, and said lightly, "If I remember correctly, you are not under my command. Since you found out the news, why didn't you report it to the official, but instead wanted to see me? Do you know that this is against the rules?"

Li Yan was born in Juren, a scholar, and a heroic spirit. He cares more about a person's character when choosing people.

Gao Yihuan's behavior of jumping over his chief and running to him is undoubtedly an attempt to exploit, which makes Li Yan a little displeased.

Brother Gao also knew this, his forehead was sweating slightly, he had to have enough reasons to dispel Li Yan's bad impression of him, otherwise he would be labeled as a speculator and a profiteering person.

If so, it would be impossible for him to get help from Li Yan.

There are also factions and struggles in the Chuangying camp. Gao Yihuan is under the Chuangjiang gang in Shaanxi, and the possibility of trying to get ahead is relatively low. Much easier.

Fortunately, the second brother Gao had expected this, and he had just sat in the tent for a long time, and he also did some rehearsals for what might happen after meeting Li Yan.

At this time, Gao Yihuan suddenly bowed to Li Yan solemnly, looked at Li Yan, and said with a righteous face: "Because I feel that no one will pay attention to this news when it is reported to the higher authorities. Only General Li can realize that the Tartars treat us threat."

He was saying that his superiors were short-sighted, but this was indeed true. Most of their eyes were on Kaifeng now, and they didn't have the time to pay attention to the Tartars outside the pass.

After hearing this, Li Yan's expression changed slightly. He glanced at Gao Yihuan majestically, stared at him for a moment, and suddenly softened his expression, "You think Jiannu will pose a threat to us."

Gao Yihuan nodded heavily, "General, for the past ten years or so, many elites of the Ming army have been captured by the Tartars. Even Hong Chengchou has been captured by the Tartars this year."

Gao Yihuan deliberately mentioned Hong Chengchou, and seeing Li Yan's serious expression, he immediately continued: "General, please forgive me for speaking bluntly, the Ming army can't defeat the Tartars, so we may not be able to defeat the Tartars. Right now we have not fought with the Tartars. Tartars fight against each other, but once King Chuang seizes the country, then it's up to us to fight Tartars."

"As the saying goes, without long-term considerations, there must be near-term worries. Right now, the Tatars are like cunning hungry wolves, watching us fight the Ming army from outside the fence, waiting for us to lose both sides, and then reap the benefits of the fisherman. Now the Tatars Since the son sent a spy to investigate the situation of our decisive battle with the Ming army, it means that they have already set their sights on us." Gao Yihuan clasped his fists a little excitedly, "General, the Tartars are ambitious, so we have to guard against them!"

Li Yan knew all these things. He was silent for a while with a sullen face. With his vision, he had noticed the Tartars outside the pass. He was also worried about the Tartars.

If you rank the combat strength of the Chuang army, the Ming army, and the Tartars, the Tartars are number one, the Ming army is second, and the Chuang army can only be ranked third.

The current situation is that both the first and third are fighting the second, and it is inevitable that the second will fall, but assuming that the second falls, and the third invader faces the Tartars, is there any chance of winning?I am afraid that most of them will be blasted by the hammer.

Naturally, Li Yan knew these things, and he couldn't help being a little surprised that Gao Yihuan had such a vision. He stared at him for a while, "Your father is a student, so you haven't studied less."

As he spoke, he was actually classifying Gao Yihuan as one of his kind.Because Gao Yihuan's vigilance and worries about the Tartars contained a feeling of family and country and worries about the world.

When he asked this, he attributed Gao Yihuan to being worried about the current situation, so he came to inform him rashly, asking him to pay attention to the Tartars, and no longer thought he was trying to exploit.

Sensing the change in Li Yan's tone, Gao Yihuan was overjoyed, and said casually: "The humble job is indeed influenced by my father. I have read some books, especially the deeds of Prince Yue."

Li Yan nodded, "I already know what you want to say. Regarding the matter of Jiannu, I will let King Chuang be vigilant, you first..." Speaking of this, he wanted to let Gao Yihuan go back, but suddenly Changed attention again.

Chuangjun wants to overthrow the Ming Dynasty, but if he overthrows the Ming Dynasty, he has to face the barbarians outside the pass. According to the comparison of strength, the Ming Dynasty can't beat it. Chuangjun was chased and beaten by the Ming army a few years ago. It is estimated that it will be difficult to defeat Got to be a slave.

Although Li Yan had noticed Jiannu earlier, Chuangjun hadn't even captured Kaifeng, and Jiannu was still far away after all, so he originally planned to think about it later.

But today, Gao Yihuan suddenly appeared to remind him to beware of Jiannu, and Jiannu had already started to send spies to investigate the invading army, so he suddenly felt that it was time to make preparations.

It is rare for someone in the camp to think of this. Even though it was late, he still decided to be more patient, so he couldn't help taking back the words on his lips, and asked again: "Since you asked me to guard against Jiannu, what strategy do you have? ?”

(End of this chapter)