In the afternoon, the rain in Anqing City became heavier and heavier, Li Yan saw a few squires in the city in the yamen of the mansion and sat in the lobby looking at the rain curtain in the courtyard in a daze for a long time, and then asked people to prepare a carriage to go out of the city to the camp outside the city.

The camp of the pro-guard army is in the west of the city, Li Yan, Huang Degong, and Gao Jie's military camp is set up in the east of the city Linghu Lake and the riverside, but there is a newly built camp in the northeast corner of the city by the river, which is the surrender camp of Cheng Niandong, at this time the camp door is closed, more than 100 officers and soldiers are patrolling outside the camp with knives, and no one is allowed to approach and enter or exit.

Among the more than 100 officers and soldiers, there are Gao Jie's people, Li Yan's people, Huang Degong's people, and even those from the Gongzi battalion, and there are also more than 100 people patrolling outside Liu Zeqing's camp, the purpose is very simple, to monitor and deter.

I'm afraid they'll make a mess.

But everyone knows that if this matter is not handled properly, there will be chaos.

But this matter is not something that ordinary people can solve, Huang Degong can't do it, Gao Jie can't do it, even Li Yan can't do it, everyone pins their hopes on Chang Yu, but from the known news, they conclude that the little eunuch's solution can't satisfy them, and they are very dissatisfied.

So, this mess can erupt at any time.

But Li Yan couldn't allow this kind of thing to happen, so he had to forcibly intervene to reconcile.

The carriage was stopped outside the gate of the barracks, and the eunuch army of the Gongzi camp directly shouted: "Li Shuai has ordered no one to approach."

Then Li Yan poked his head out of the carriage and beckoned, and then he was let go to the gate of the camp, and his own soldiers said to the soldiers on duty inside: "General Li wants to enter the camp to see General Cheng."

The soldiers hurriedly opened the camp gate, Li Yan got out of the car and walked in alone with an oil-paper umbrella, and then the camp gate closed again.

The news that Li Yan had entered the barracks alone soon spread throughout the barracks, especially Liu Zeqing's department, and many people ran out in the rain to look around the barracks, speculating what Li Yan was doing there.

When Cheng Niandong heard that Li Yan had entered the camp, he hurriedly rushed out of the tent to greet him, and personally served tea and water: "Your Excellency has something to say hello, how dare you work hard...... I heard that General Lee went to see the Overseer yesterday."

"You are well-informed" Li Yan took a sip of tea, looked around, and there were four or five people in the tent, all of whom were Cheng Niandong's henchmen: "Let me tell you good news, Bai Wang was captured and killed in Chizhou, and his head has been sent to the capital" Cheng Niandong and several people looked at each other speechlessly, it seems that Bai Wang is really dead this time, and at this time, Li Yan has to lie to them again.

"Also, Dongliu, Zhide, Pengze, and Wangjiang have been recovered by officers and soldiers, and they are approaching De'an at this time......" As soon as the words came out, Cheng Niandong couldn't help but gasp: "...... so fast"

"Hurry up, Bai Wang was defeated and killed, General Cheng and the others all surrendered, where can those remaining thieves still be able to stop the imperial army" Li Yan smiled, Cheng Niandong bit his lip and nodded: "In just two days, several cities will be recovered, if it is good, it will be used in the royal body."

In Cheng Niandong's view, only when Wang Tizhong came forward with this kind of surrender, the remnants of the thief army would surrender without fighting spirit, otherwise the speed of the officers and soldiers would not be so fast, of course, he couldn't imagine that Li Yan deliberately exaggerated the facts.

"It is indeed him who is used on the other side, but the two counties of Dongliu County and Zhide County are led by the Lord Governor and dozens of guards in one day" Li Yan's words surprised Cheng Niandong and several people, and felt that it was too incredible, and they were shocked how this legendary eunuch could be so brave.

"Dare to ask General Li, why does General Li not need to wait for me if the other side can use Wang Tizhong, is it difficult to rest assured? If I lead my troops there, it will be like a bamboo," Cheng Niandong suddenly sighed and said, "General Li doesn't trust us so much? The subordinate generals also chimed in.

Li Yan looked around at everyone, and their eyes fell on Cheng Niandong's face: "The reason why you are not allowed to fight is well known, so why complain about the general." Everyone's expressions immediately became embarrassed, Cheng Niandong waved his hand and asked his subordinates to go out, he wanted to talk to Li Yan alone.

"General Li came to the door today for this matter," Cheng Niandong sighed: "The consequences of this incident are far beyond what I expected at the time."

Li Yan nodded: "If it is not resolved, it will only cause a rebellion."

Cheng Niandong raised his head violently: "How to solve it, does General Li want to kill me to calm the anger of the people, what does the Lord Overseer say." Li Yan raised his hand to signal him not to be impatient: "Since the general wanted to protect you and thousands of soldiers from the beginning, how could you go back on your word, and the Lord Governor also made it clear that the troops would not be killed without guilt, and Liu Zeqing would be buried generously."

Cheng Niandong breathed a sigh of relief, but his brows furrowed again: "But how can the anger over there be quelled?" ”

"This is the purpose of Ben will come today, to be a peacemaker, and to make peace from it."

Cheng Niandong shook his head with a wry smile: "How to make peace, they have been shouting about killing people and paying for their lives, how to make peace, if they can say peace, they will not be in a predicament in the city."

"So this peace is actually to force peace, force them to live in harmony with you" Li Yan sneered: "Everything can be stopped in moderation, and every inch will be counterattacked."

Cheng Niandong was stunned for a moment, and then nodded slightly: "Then it will be more troublesome for General Li to mediate between it" He said and sighed: "I thought that the general would save my thousands of lives, and I owe nothing to the general to get rid of the troubles in my heart, but I still owe General Li a ......big favor" Suddenly Li Yan's expression was cold, and he suddenly realized something, and quickly knelt down: "Humble words, don't blame the general!" ”

"You're threatening this general?" Li Yan stood up and turned his back to him, Cheng Niandong hurriedly waved his hand: "The general misunderstood, the lowly post is just a momentary slip of the tongue, how dare the thousands of lives of the lowly subordinates be in the hands of the general to threaten the general with this matter, if the general can't believe the humble, he will kill the humble, just to calm their anger."

Halfway through, Li Yanchang exhaled and turned around to help Cheng Niandong: "If I want to kill you, why wait until now."

Cheng Niandong apologized repeatedly for his gaffes, Li Yan said that he would not pursue it again, and asked him to call a few of his henchmen back to the tent, and re-stated his previous plan to be a peacemaker, and asked them what they meant.

Being able to make peace with Liu Zeqing's subordinates was unbelievable, and everyone agreed, so Li Yan asked them to choose a place, whether to set up a table in the city, or to lower the barracks, no matter where they met, they would ensure the safety of everyone.

Cheng Niandong discussed with his subordinates, not only to make peace, but also to let the family come to the barracks to make peace is a bit too much, and he also seems to be timid and afraid, so he said that everything is subject to Li Yan's arrangement.

But Li Yan obviously didn't want to take the blame, he must let them choose by themselves, since he didn't want to be in the barracks, then he could choose one of the two between the city and the other party's barracks, or go to his own barracks.

Cheng Niandong thought about it with a few people again, and generously went to the city to find a place to set up a table and talk about it, Li Yan got up and said goodbye, saying that he would go to Liu Zeqing's camp and communicate with his subordinates again, and stay until the evening to set up a banquet in the city to make peace between the two families.

Cheng Niandong sent Li Yan to the gate of the barracks, and Liu Zeqing, who was watching outside, scolded him when he saw him, and was stopped by Li Yan from returning to the camp.

Out of the barracks, Li Yan got into the carriage and ordered his soldiers to go to Liu Zeqing's camp, and Li Yan, who had always been gentle and elegant, suddenly flashed a ruthlessness, and was still a little entangled, but now Cheng Niandong must die.

That's right, it's because of Cheng Niandong's slip of the tongue.

Whether it's a real slip of the tongue or not, but it's a threat of red fruit.

This is a bomb that may detonate at any time, and if it is said that it was actually Liu Zeqing who Li Yan instructed him to kill, then the matter will be a big trouble.

Li Yan concluded before that he would not reveal a trace of rumors, after all, there is no benefit to Cheng Niandong if he says it, and there is no direct evidence at hand, Li Yan can completely deny it, secondly, the thing that can let you know your secret is to treat you as a confidant, Cheng Niandong can become Li Yan's henchman if he descends to the new level, with such a big backer, how can he cut off his own way out, unless...... He had no intention of continuing to work with the officers and soldiers.

That is, that slip of the tongue made Li Yan suspicious and wary, this guy may not want to fight with him for a long time, surrender may just be a delaying tactic, originally according to Chang Yu's intentions, he must be killed to prevent future troubles and calm the anger of Liu Zeqing's department, and now there is one more reason, killing people and eliminating future troubles forever.

After all, although there is no direct evidence in his hand that Li Yan instructed him, once he says it, it will still have a great impact on Li Yan, and some people with good intentions will smell it and dig up clues.

So Cheng Niandong must die!