Chapter 69: The War Is Stalemate

Sheng Changbai listed a famous general from each of the three kingdoms of Great Zhou, Xia and Liao, who was also a leader among the young generation of each country.

Zhuang Xuejiu looked at him meaningfully and asked curiously:

"I usually see you doing nothing but studying. When did you have such insights?"

Li Liangzuo and Yelu Xinxian were not famous in Great Zhou, and few people knew them.

But Sheng Changbai was able to notice these two people and infer some things, which shows that he had put in a lot of effort.

"Sir, I have little knowledge and only know a little about the two young generals of Liao and Xixia, so it is difficult to talk about them in depth."

Sheng Changbai bowed respectfully.

Zhuang Xuejiu nodded, "In addition to the old generals who have already become famous, you can still name two more, which is not easy."

After a pause, he looked at everyone and slowly said:

"If one day, the three famous generals mentioned by Changbai compete with each other, who do you think will have a greater chance of winning?"

As soon as the voice fell,

Qi Heng was lost in thought. When Sheng Changbai was about to answer, Rulan stood up impatiently and said to Master Zhuang with a smile:

"Of course it is General Wei Yuanwei, the Loyal and Brave Earl."

Student Zhuang looked at her and asked curiously, "Why are you so sure?"

Rulan said seriously, "I don't know any Yelu Xinxian, but I have seen General Wei. He is Minglan's uncle."

Student Zhuang shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Sheng Changbai bowed quickly and said, "My sister is ignorant. I'm sorry to make you laugh."

"In my humble opinion, if the three of them compete, no matter how you calculate it, it seems that the Loyal and Brave Earl has a greater chance of winning."

Minglan listened to them discussing her uncle and chose to remain silent.

Recently, she naturally heard about her uncle's battle with the famous Xixia general Yeli Yuqi.

Perhaps it was because of the word from person to person.

Sometimes she felt that her uncle, who had not seen him for almost a year, was living in a legend.

It was really like the heroes recorded in history books.

As his niece, Minglan sometimes felt a little pressure.

She was afraid that in this city of Bianjing where powerful families gathered, she would be ridiculed or offended because of something she did not do well enough.

Let the Sheng family suffer for the time being, and she was afraid that others would talk about her uncle because of her.

At this time, Zhuang Xuejiu asked again: "Why are you so sure that the loyal and brave earl has a greater chance of winning?"

After the Sheng family moved to the capital.

After seeing the prosperity here, Sheng Changbai was still able to stick to his heart and study hard. It can be seen that his state of mind must have changed. Compared with previous years, he is much more mature.

"Reply to the teacher, because there are many famous generals in this world, from generation to generation, but Wei Qing and Huo Qubing only appear once in a thousand years."

"If the Di Gong of that year was Wei Qing, then General Wei was Huo Qubing, who was the bravest of the three armies."

"With General Wei, there is no worry on the border!"

These words are all from his heart.

Because of Minglan's relationship, Sheng Changbai did a lot of research on Wei Yuan.

These conclusions were not drawn on a whim.

In fact, after Sheng Changbai said this, the expressions of the crowd did not change much.

After all, Sheng Changbai was very young at that time, and it was normal for him to admire heroes like Wei Yuan.

Moreover, if Zhuang Xuejiu had not said that it was just a joke, Sheng Changbai would not be qualified to evaluate Wei Yuan.

But the mouth is on someone, so he should always let him speak.

What surprised everyone was that the great scholar Zhuang Xuejiu actually agreed with what Sheng Changbai said. He nodded and echoed:

"Changbai is right. The future achievements of Zhongyong Bo are limitless, and he may even surpass Di Gong."

"We scholars can study in such a comfortable environment thanks to those brave men who sacrificed their lives on the frontier battlefields."

"I don't hope that one day, the students I teach will not be like some sour scholars in the world, who always say the words "only reading is high"."

As soon as the voice fell.

Qi Heng, Changfeng, Minglan and others stood up one after another and bowed in unison,

"The scholar's teachings will be remembered by the students in their hearts."

Then, they watched Zhuang Xuejiu leave.

As soon as Zhuang Xuejiu left, Rulan came to Minglan and said with a smile:

"I have been studying with Zhuang Xuejiu for so long, but I have never seen him praise anyone."

"Even when he talked about that Han Da Xianggong, Zhuang Xuejiu just said 'very good'."

"But today, Zhuang Xuejiu praised your uncle to the sky."

Minglan was embarrassed, "How can it be as exaggerated as you said? Zhuang Xuejiu just echoed a few words of second brother."

On the other side.

Sheng Changbai smiled and said, "Sixth sister, your uncle is a hero and deserves praise."

Zhuang Xuejiu praised Wei Yuan mainly because he felt that with Wei Yuan around, there was no need to worry about the situation outside the Great Wall, and students inside the Great Wall could study with peace of mind.

Minglan nodded and said nothing more.

Qi Heng on the side asked curiously:

"Sixth sister, Zhongyong Bo is your uncle, but why do you rarely hear you mention him?"

Generally speaking, officials like them,

If any relative of a certain lineage gains power, they would like to talk about him every day.

How could she be like Minglan, who would just listen quietly and never say anything when someone talked about Wei Yuan.

She would only say a few words if someone was rude and insulted her uncle.

The rest gives people a feeling that Wei Yuan has nothing to do with her.

But as Zhang Guifen and Minglan get closer and closer.

More and more people know about Wei Yuan's marriage with the Zhang family and Zhang Guifen being Minglan's aunt.

After sorting out the interpersonal relationships, many people suddenly realized.

It turns out that the Duke of Ying's Mansion is close to the Sheng family not for the Sheng family.

It's for Wei Yuan's elder sister and Wei Yuan's niece.

It has nothing to do with the Sheng family!

When Minglan heard Qi Heng's question, she stood up obediently and responded respectfully:

"My uncle has been fighting outside for many years. I know very little, so I dare not say much."

Qi Heng nodded thoughtfully and said secretly:

"So that's the case. Sixth sister has such an uncle, but he never bullies others and is arrogant because of his favor. It is really precious."

If Molan had a rich and powerful relative, she would definitely shout and promote it all over the street.

But Minglan never did that.

Sometimes, even when she heard words like "Loyal and Brave Earl", she would retreat.

She knew that her uncle loved and protected her.

That was why she didn't want to rely on her uncle's power to do some things or meet some people.

——

Mid-April in the third year of Jiayou.

The weather was getting warmer, and there was just another "big battle" on the top of Yanmen Pass.

We lost more than ten soldiers.

The enemy suffered hundreds of casualties.

As usual, the Xixia army retreated as soon as they touched the city wall or before they got close to the city wall.

In this regard, Xu Changzhi spoke to Wei Yuan, not knowing whether he was happy or worried:

"Brother Wei, the news that you have won many battles against Yeli Yuqi will soon spread throughout the Great Zhou."

"However, the enemy has been like this every time, and our patience is almost worn out. Now that the enemy is attacking again, the soldiers are just pretending to fool around."

"If the Xixia army attacks seriously next time, won't we be in a passive position?"