Chapter 33 Preliminary Actions

"Tell me how you met Li Yan and the recent meetings in detail. Don't hide anything and don't leave anything out. Do you want to listen carefully?" Marshal Hong stared at Liu Chengyong and said.

Liu Chengyong's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. "Could it be that Brother Li has offended the Marshal in some way? I need to say more good things about him." At that moment, he did not dare to hide anything, so he told Li Yan's words and deeds when he first entered the city, as well as their subsequent interactions. He also mixed in some of his own subjective and imaginary words, which were quite biased towards Li Yan, and inevitably said "young" and "not deeply involved in the matter", but the things he said were not false at all.

Marshal Hong frowned and pondered from time to time, and occasionally interrupted and asked questions, which made Liu Chengyong even more worried. He felt that the Marshal asked so much in detail, and Li Yan must have made some mistakes by accident.

After Liu Chengyong finished speaking, Marshal Hong thought for a moment and said, "So, you and Li Yan are quite compatible."

"Yes, there are some."

"Well, have you talked about him a few times? For example, how is his life in the military advisor's mansion, how is his martial arts training, and so on?"

"Not really, but I feel that Lord Li is a little depressed these few times, and I heard that he is not in a very good mood during this period. I wonder if it is related to his training and life."

"Oh? Tell me about it." Marshal Hong sat up straight after hearing this.

"I heard all this from Chen An. When we were drinking today, Chen An told me that Lord Li's temperament has fluctuated in the mansion recently. He asked me to be more careful when I speak sometimes, so as not to accidentally anger Lord Li. But I think that through these two contacts, Lord Li is still compatible with me, and I don't find anything wrong." Liu Chengyong shook his head, which was a little dizzy after drinking, and recalled carefully. ??

"His temperament is somewhat volatile, which is somewhat similar to the news that he has been unpredictable recently." Marshal Hong murmured in a low voice.

Liu Chengyong stood in the hall, far away, and could only hear the murmurs, but he didn't know what the Marshal was talking about, so he didn't dare to ask.

After a while, Marshal Hong looked up at Liu Chengyong and said, "How about this, if he enters the city again next time, you can find him and tell him that the registration information when he joined the army is still incomplete, and he needs him to come to me. Well, it would be best if this matter is done quickly."

Liu Chengyong was confused. If the registration is incomplete, how did he get the official position of Lord Li in the first place? But he didn't dare to ask this. However, if this is the case, Li Yan himself must come to the Marshal once. After all, the deputy lieutenant of the Imperial Guard is not a small official, and it is under the direct jurisdiction of the military supervisor.

But Liu Chengyong was also a veteran in the army. After hearing these words, he understood that this was something that he didn't want to talk about publicly. The Marshal wanted him to contact Li Yan privately, otherwise he would just give an order. But why did he do this? What was the reason? He didn't want to know. The more he knew, the more trouble he would have.

After thinking about it for a while, "Marshal, the military advisor's residence is not open to casual entry, especially when it comes to the identity of another "disciple" of Lord Li. Military Advisor Ji also said privately in the army before that no one else is allowed to disturb the disciples' practice without his permission. In this case, we can only wait for Lord Li to come out. I can't control the time." Liu Chengyong said nervously.

"Oh? Then you figure it out yourself. It's best to get this done in the near future. And I tell you, I have no ill will towards Li Yan. There are just some things that need to be explained to him. You just need to understand it yourself. Do you know?" Marshal Hong said with a pair of round eyes.

"Yes," Liu Chengyong replied weakly, his face as bitter as an eggplant hit by frost, but at the same time, he was relieved for Li Yan. He knew that if the Marshal had a prejudice against someone, he would not do this. He would always find a direct way to solve it. As an old subordinate who had followed Marshal Hong for more than ten years, there were some things that he should not ask for himself. Just do it according to the order.

After Liu Chengyong left, the hall was quiet for a while, and suddenly a muffled voice echoed, "Brother, is this a little too urgent? It will alert Ji Wenhe."

"It is a little urgent, but is there a better way at present? I have weighed it again in the past few days. No matter when, as long as we contact that kid, Ji Wenhe will be alert, sooner or later. In addition, Liu Chengyong's relationship with this kid now, maybe it's worth a try."

"Brother, our original plan was to wait for Ji Wenhe for two or three years, maybe his health will not be good, and then take action."

Marshal Hong paused for a moment after hearing this, and then took a long breath. "Sigh, we have seen that his health has indeed been getting worse over the past few years, but after so many years, he is still alive and well, and his martial arts skills have not declined at all. Instead, they have improved a lot. This is somewhat contrary to the theory of poisoning. Have you ever heard of a martial artist who has not lost his strength but increased after being poisoned? I have also thought about this for a long time, but I have never understood it. If he is still alive in another two or three years, and his skills are still increasing at the same rate as in the past few years, then we really have no chance of winning."

Since returning from the Marshal's Mansion, Liu Chengyong thought again and again, but he still did not dare to disobey the instructions of the military advisor Ji in the army, nor did he dare to go to the military advisor's mansion to find Li Yan. In this way, whether he stretched his head and hoped that the three horses would appear in his sight when he was on duty in the North City, or he was in the military camp hoping to hear the news of Li Yan entering the city, he was eager to see Li Yan.

In order to get the news of Li Yan entering the city, he also asked the brothers on duty at the north gate to inform him as soon as possible if there was any news of Lord Li entering the city, and he would definitely reward him with benefits.

He didn't know that his move had been regarded by other teams as an opportunity to climb up. There would be people like Zeng Wen who wanted to make a joke about this matter and deliberately told him afterwards so that he couldn't be angry or annoyed. If he knew this, he would definitely curse these inhuman brothers.

In this way, more than ten days passed, and the matter was still hanging. Fortunately, Marshal Hong didn't urge him, but he knew that the sooner the boss's order was completed, the better, otherwise it would leave a bad impression on the superiors if it took too long.

Today he was not on duty, and was thinking about whether he could ask Chen An to find a time to pass the letter to Li Yan, asking if he could find time to come to the city to find him. However, he had been thinking about this for a few days, and had not thought of any reason to write this letter. He was not a young man, and he knew the inside and outside of officialdom. He could not mess up this matter because of his incompetence.

Just when he was getting anxious and didn't know how to see Li Yan as soon as possible, a soldier suddenly came to report that a Lord Li was looking for him. He was stunned for a moment, then he was overjoyed and strode to the gate of the military camp, leaving behind the soldier who came to deliver the message, which made the soldier mutter in his heart, "You were not so excited when your father came before!"

Liu Chengyong hurried to the gate and saw Li Yan and the other two from a distance. He took a few quick steps and said, "Lord Li, how are you recently, hahaha." His laughter was loud, but it also attracted the soldiers on duty at the gate to look sideways, wondering why Liu Chengyong was so brilliant today.

"Oh, thanks to Captain Liu, everything is going well recently, haha!!" Li Yan saw Liu Chengyong coming out of the camp, and also looked at him with his hands behind his back, smiling slightly.

"I wonder what brought Lord Li here today. Is there anything?" Liu Chengyong was happy to see Li Yan being so polite. Although he wanted to tell the story right away, he was still being polite on the surface.

"Nothing serious. I just felt a little bored staying in the military advisor's mansion recently. I came out to relax. I don't know many people in the city, so I came to see Captain Liu to reminisce about the past. I don't know if I disturb you?"

"No, no, I have nothing to do today, haha"

"Then where do you think we should go?" Liu Chengyong said hesitantly after laughing. He also wanted to find a place to explain to Li Yan, but this place was not suitable.

"Oh, this? How about going into the military camp to take a look? Although I am also a soldier, I have not been in the camp carefully yet? I wonder if it is possible?" Li Yan thought for a while.

"This? Of course, but there are some places in the army that cannot be visited. You need the Marshal's handwritten instructions. You see," Liu Chengyong was stunned for a moment and said hesitantly.

"It's nothing, I just want to take a look inside, just to understand what the military camp is like." Li Yan said, it's not that he has to enter the military camp, but he is thinking about how to get rid of the sight of Chen An and Li Yin. Outside, they have many reasons to protect him. In this military camp, does he still need protection?

"Then Lord Li, please!" Liu Chengyong also wanted to find a private opportunity to talk to Li Yan, and immediately extended his hand to invite him.

Chen An and Li Yin also followed a few steps forward. Li Yan frowned and turned back to shout, "Why do you two need protection in this military camp?" There was a hint of anger in his words.

After Chen An handed the reins to Li Yin, he took two steps forward, bowed and smiled, "Sir, it's been a long time since we came here. We also want to go into the camp to reminisce with our old brothers. Please agree." As soon as he said this, Li Yan was speechless. Yes, can't people reminisce with their brothers when they come back to the army? These two are really a pair of oil gourds. In this way, the four of them entered the camp one after another, Liu Chengyong and Li Yan were in front, and Chen An and Li Yin led the horses behind and walked into the camp. At this time, some soldiers at the camp gate also knew Li Yan's identity from the conversation just now, and also recognized Chen An and Li Yin, two old men who had left the camp for many years. Li Yan had an identity here, and Chen An and Li Yin were also soldiers, so no one would stop him. As for the important places in the camp, there were other soldiers guarding them, so they didn't need to worry about it.

After entering the camp, Liu Chengyong led Li Yan to his own camp, while Chen An and Li Yin found the stable as they were familiar with the place, tied the three horses inside, and then went to find acquaintances to "reminisce", but the direction they were looking for acquaintances was basically the same as Li Yan's direction, and the distance was not far, even so, there was enough space for Li Yan to talk to Liu Chengyong.

After arriving at Liu Chengyong's camp, Li Yan looked back at Chen An and Li Yin who were chatting with a bunch of old soldiers in the distance. After confirming the distance, he walked towards this camp. This camp was just one of the rows of military camps, and Liu Chengyong, a team leader, could have a separate small room, and no longer had to squeeze into the big bunk.

Liu Chengyong's small camp was very simple, with a simple camp bed, a long table, a wardrobe, and a weapon rack with knives, swords, guns and other equipment inserted on it.

Liu Chengyong looked at Li Yan awkwardly, "The military camps are so simple, please don't laugh at me, Lord Li."

Li Yan said indifferently, "The army doesn't value these things. Captain Liu is polite. You don't have to call me Lord. Just call me Brother Li. I'm not used to it. Haha."

Liu Chengyong's face flushed a little, "How can this be done? This can't be crossed."

Li Yan waved his hand, "It's nothing. You know, I'm an official by borrowing the name of a teacher. I don't care about these things. I feel very strange when you call me Lord." He said as he walked around the house casually. When he came to the weapon rack, he became curious about the weapons on it. He pulled out a sword on it and looked at it carefully in the light.

"Your sword is really a good sword." He said this but it was not a compliment. When he was in the village, he often went into the mountains with the adults to hunt, and he knew something about weapons.

After hearing what Liu Chengyong said before, he stopped being pretentious. When he saw Li Yan pulling out his weapons, he looked quite interested and said with a smile, "Brother Li, you have a good eye. These weapons are not standard equipment in our army. They are one of the good trophies I captured on the battlefield. If you like them, take them." He was also a little complacent when he said this. These weapons of his were really not comparable to ordinary standard equipment.

Li Yan looked carefully at the sword in his hand. The sword was shining in the light, cold and pressing, and faintly exuded a bloody aura. It was a killing weapon at first glance. Hearing Liu Chengyong's words, his eyes lit up.