In the bamboo hall, where sandalwood scent lingers, two elegant old men are playing chess.
"Chengyan, the Battle of Wancheng has been going on for more than a month. Your son-in-law's situation seems to be very unfavorable. Why don't you seem to be worried at all?"
Pang Degong said, and dropped a sunspot.
"What's his situation? It's none of my business."
Huang Chengyan said a simple word, and without much thought, he lost a white piece.
However, Pang Degong was not in a hurry to make the move. He raised his head and said with a smile: "Yan Hao is also your son-in-law after all. How can his life and death be none of your father-in-law's business?"
"Hmph, don't say he is my son-in-law, I won't admit it."
Huang Chengyan snorted coldly, with a hint of hatred in his tone.
Obviously, this famous scholar from the Jingxiang family is still very resentful that Yan Liang, a warrior from Hebei Province, married his daughter in a semi-forced manner.
Pang De smiled helplessly, "Well, he is not your son-in-law. Putting aside personal grudges, brother Chengyan thinks who will have the last laugh in this war in Wancheng?"
Huang Chengyan said disapprovingly: "Besieged on all sides, isolated and helpless, the outcome has already been determined, so there is no need to guess."
His words clearly meant that Yan Liang would be defeated.
Pang Degong nodded slightly, seeming to agree with his old friend's conclusion.
"Yan Liang's forced marriage to Ying'er is indeed a bit rough, but now it's settled. Ying'er is a member of the Yan family after all. If Yan Liang were defeated and died, wouldn't Ying'er become a widow at such a young age?
How pitiful.”
Huang Chengyan's face moved slightly. A hint of unbearable color flashed through his eyes, but then turned cold.
"It is her fault that she will not survive. She made this mistake on her own, and she deserves to be punished." Huang Chengyan said coldly.
Pang Degong's face was stunned, as if he was surprised by this old friend's despair.
Huang Chengyan also felt that it was too ruthless, and his expression softened, "It's good to be a widow. It will just separate the relationship between my Huang family and that husband. Then I will let her remarry someone else, which will be a good thing."
Hearing these words, Pang Degong suddenly remembered something.
He moved his seat closer and said with a smile: "Do you still remember the Kong Ming I mentioned to you? This man is still unmarried. If Ying'er remarries, Brother Huang might as well consider this young man."
Huang Chengyan's eyes lit up, and he said: "I have also inquired about this Kong Ming. He is indeed the best among my Jingxiang talents. He is also from the Langya family, and is related by marriage to your Pang family and Kuai family. If Ying'er can marry him
This child is indeed a happy match, but I don’t know whether Kong Ming will dislike Ying’er for being a widow.”
He calls himself a "widow", as if Yan Liang is dead and his daughter is a widow.
"Well. Let me go and make some insinuations to find out for you what Kong Ming means. I think with Ying'er's talent and reputation, and the reputation of your Huang family, this Kong Ming shouldn't care too much."
Pang Degong stroked his beard and said, with a confident look on his face.
Huang Chengyan couldn't help but look happy, and he cupped his hands and said: "This is a big thank you to you, old friend. If you can succeed in this matchmaking, I will definitely take out the old wine from my collection and thank you very much, Brother Pang, for being such a great matchmaker."
"Then you should prepare a few more jars so that you don't run out of drinks."
The two celebrities from Jingxiang were in a happy mood, looking at each other and laughing.
Just as he was laughing happily, footsteps sounded, and a servant hurriedly rushed in, shouting: "Master, something big has happened. The county seat...the county seat has been captured by my uncle's troops."
Wow~~
The chess pieces held in the hands of the two Jingxiang celebrities fell out of their hands at the same time, smashing up the chess pieces on the board.
"What are you talking about? How could Yan Liang attack the county?" Huang Chengyan stood up and asked sternly.
The servant then told the news he had learned in a trembling voice.
When Huang Chengyan heard that Yan Liang defeated 40,000 Xiliang troops in Wancheng, swept away 50,000 Jingzhou troops in Fancheng, and pushed the troops to the north bank of Han River within a few days, etc., his elegant demeanor
The look of horror on his face was getting higher and higher.
When the servant finished speaking, Huang Chengyan was so shocked that his whole body stiffened and he stood there without saying a word.
Pang Degong next to him was inexplicably horrified. He gasped and said in amazement: "What kind of methods did Yan Liang use to travel from north to south and sweep away all kinds of powerful enemies? This... this is incredible."
Huang Chengyan slumped down and sat down, with a layer of cold sweat on his forehead.
"How is this possible, how is this possible..."
He looked dazed and muttered to himself as if possessed by an evil spirit.
Mr. Pang Degong next to him was the first to wake up from his fright, and said with cupped hands: "This place is already a place of right and wrong. I really don't want to stay for a long time, so I will say goodbye and go back to Xian Mountain."
Mr. Pang Degong said this and was about to get up and leave. Huang Chengyan suddenly woke up and grabbed Mr. Pang Degong.
"Brother Pang is right. It is not suitable to stay here for a long time. I want to take my family to Xianshan temporarily and go to Brother Pang's place to take shelter first."
Pang Degong was startled and didn't understand what Huang Chengyan meant.
Huang Chengyan said with a livid face: "Deng County has fallen into Yan Liang's hands, and I don't want to live under that man's wings."
Pang Degong understood what his old friend meant and said: "Brother Huang, pick it up as soon as possible. After I return to Xianshan, I will send a boat to pick you up as soon as possible to go south."
Huang Chengyan breathed a sigh of relief, bid farewell to Pang Degong, and immediately ordered his family to pack their bags and prepare to cross the Han River south and move to Xianshan.
After a busy night, at dawn the next day, people from the Huang family came and said that the boat was waiting on the shore.
Huang Chengyan did not dare to stay for a moment, so he left Huangjiazhuang with his family and dozens of people before dawn, heading south to the bank of Han River.
The Huang family and his entourage were less than a mile away from Huangjiazhuang when they saw heavy dust rising from the south, as if a group of soldiers and horses were roaring towards them.
There was a war in Deng County, and Huang Chengyan was afraid that he would encounter stragglers and plunder the countryside, so he hurriedly asked his servants to pick up weapons and be ready to protect themselves at any time.
In a moment, the group of soldiers and horses came fiercely. One of the first men reined in his horse and said loudly: "Master Yue Zhang, where do you plan to go, as a man who mobilizes an army and mobilizes an army?"
When Huang Chengyan revealed the dust and saw the man's face clearly, his old face had completely changed.
The seven-foot man standing proudly immediately is Yan Liang.
Since Yan Liangqiang married Huang Yueying, he has never visited his father-in-law in Huangjiazhuang. On the one hand, it is because Deng County is Liu Biao's territory and it is not suitable for him to take risks again.
On the other hand, Yan Liang knew that his father-in-law looked down upon his son-in-law, so he had to come to see Huang Chengyan's bitter face.
But the situation is different now. Deng County is Yan Liang's territory. He can come wherever he wants, and no one dares to stop him.
Yan Liang guessed that after Huang Chengyan learned that Deng County had fallen, he would probably move south of the Han River to escape because he was unwilling to take him under his wing.
My father-in-law fled his hometown like a god of plague and fled to his enemy's territory. This was undoubtedly a slap in Yan Liang's face and showed the world that the Huang family and Yan Liang had drawn a clear line.
The original intention of Yan Liangqiang to marry Huang Yueying was to borrow the Huang family's reputation. If Huang Chengyan made such a fuss, the marriage would be meaningless.
How could Yan Liang allow this to happen?
Therefore, before raising his troops to go north and pretending to attack the key point, Yan Liangcai decided to go to Huangjiazhuang first.
But he didn't expect that he would bump into Huang Chengyan on the way, heading south with his family. In such a situation, it was clear that he wanted to escape south.
"As expected, old man, it's not that easy for you to lose face to me, Yan Liang."
Yan Liang waved his hand fiercely, and all the soldiers behind him rushed forward and surrounded the Huang family and his party.
Huang Chengyan was so depressed in his heart that he never expected that his fate with this evil star would never end, and that he could still bump into this crucial gap.
"Well... I just want to go out to visit my old friends."
Huang Chengyan didn't have time to think too much. Faced with Yan Liang's inquiry, Huang Chengyan quickly made up an excuse.
Yan Liang pointed his riding whip forward and said with a sneer: "My father-in-law is really leisurely. When the war is in chaos, he is still in the mood to go out to visit his old friends. It's just that my son-in-law is a little strange. When he goes out to visit his old friends, he needs to bring the whole family with him.
Up?"
Huang Chengyan was speechless for a moment, and then he was shocked to realize how clumsy his lie was.
"Well... that..."
Huang Chengyan looked embarrassed, stammering and not knowing how to explain himself. There was no trace of the magnanimity of a celebrity in that anxious look.
Yan Liang smiled lightly and said: "Why should your father-in-law be nervous? My son-in-law just asked casually. In fact, my son-in-law also knows that my father-in-law wants to move to the south of Han River, right?"
Huang Chengyan's expression changed again after Yan Liang saw through his thoughts.
At this point, Huang Chengyan knew that he could no longer hide it, so he had no choice but to tell the truth: "Actually, I am not moving to the south, but I am bored living here. I want to change places to live for a few days and come back in a few months."
Sure enough.
Huang Chengyan personally admitted it, and Yan Liang confirmed the previous speculation.
The originally easy-going face suddenly turned gloomy, and there was a hint of coldness in the blade-like eyes.
Huang Chengyan suddenly felt chilled and subconsciously turned his head to one side, not daring to look into Yan Liang's eyes.
Yan Liang drove his horse forward and asked coldly: "Master Yue Zhang, do you know that I am currently at war with Liu Biao?"
"This... I have heard a little bit about it. As the saying goes, it is better to dissolve enemies than to make enemies. In fact, if you have any disputes, you can sit down and have a good talk. You don't have to fight with each other."
As Huang Chengyan spoke, he gently wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Yan Liang ignored his words and asked in a colder tone: "Since Mr. Yue Zhang knows that I am at war with Liu Biao, you still want to move your family from my territory to Liu Biao's territory. Can this be understood by me as
, do you want to side with Liu Biao and go against me, your son-in-law?"
Hearing these words, Huang Chengyan was shocked and hurriedly waved his hands and said: "How is it possible? How could I go against you, general? You have misunderstood. In fact, it is..."
Huang Chengyan tried to explain, but was intimidated by Yan Liang's power and was a little incoherent for a while.
However, Yan Liang became increasingly unhappy. He stared at the quibbling Huang Chengyan and suddenly shouted: "If you don't want to go against me, why did you do this?"
