"The ambition of the wolf son of Qin and Jin, the people of the world can see it, as long as Gao Jie raises his arms, the people of the world will definitely obey one after another, so he is afraid of wolves and tigers, when will the big thing be done?"

Liu Zhan was a little impatient with Gao Shi's indecision, in his opinion, as long as Shi Siming launched an attack on Hedong, Jianghuai's troops could go north in a big way, and at that time, the Shenwu army would be difficult to care about, and defeat would be imminent.

"If a big thing is done, everyone will naturally be happy, once it fails, and the family is dead and discredited, who else can save the Son of Heaven from fire and water?"

That's what Gao Shi is worried about, when there are only a handful of people who can stand up for the Son of Heaven today, he himself has both heart and strength, but in addition to himself, it is difficult to know how many people with heart there are, but I am afraid that there will be no more powerful people.

The so-called fear of wolves and tigers is caution for him out of this concern.

For a while, Gao Shiwei was really difficult to decide, so he looked at Li Xiang, the observation envoy in western Zhejiang.

"Li observed, when is it appropriate to send troops?"

This sudden question made Li Xun nervous, he stroked the sparse beard under his chin, and muttered for a long time before saying:

"With the army in the Central Plains, the people have to suffer another catastrophe, if they can succeed in a battle, they are in favor, if they can't win the war, they will be delayed, and their lives will be ruined, and they will be opposed!"

To tell the truth, Li Heng asked him to go to Jiangnan to monitor those festival envoys, which can be regarded as making the best use of his ability, if he is asked to make the decision of a party marshal, this is a bit of a duck on the shelf. Therefore, Li Xian is not an assertive person, so it is not surprising that when Gao Shi wants to win his support, his attitude is so ambiguous.

Liu Zhan was straight-tempered, and immediately said dissatisfied:

"Is it so difficult for Li to observe that this is a grass on the wall? to send troops, or not to send troops, just nodding or shaking his head?"

Of course it's difficult! Li Xun secretly complained in his heart, he went to the Jiangnan place to monitor the envoys of the festival, and let him bear such a heavy responsibility, isn't it reluctant?

Of course, Li Xian would never say it, he only smiled awkwardly, and his right hand was still stroking the sparse beard under his chin.

This made Liu Zhan even more angry, and his speech was a bit yin and yang.

"If you brush it again, you will wipe out all your beard, can't you give a happy word if you can't do it?"

This Liu Zhan was originally the Taishou of Yingzhou, and he was appointed by the Son of Heaven as the envoy of Zhenhai Festival by the Son of Heaven by the opportunity of exterminating the Yongwang Li Yan, and the soldiers and horses in his hands were second only to Gao Shi in the Jianghuai area, and his words still carried a lot of weight.

"If you can get a happy result by brushing off your beard, I'd rather filter out all of your beard!"

Although Li Heng is kind, it does not mean that he is a role to be kneaded, otherwise Li Heng would not have sent him to the Jiangnan place to monitor the Jiedu envoy with heavy troops.

Liu Zhan snorted sullenly and stopped talking, Gao Shi saw that the situation was getting more and more stiff, so he said:

"First send a horse to Huaibei to determine whether Shi Siming has launched an attack on Hedong, on the other hand, we will continue to fight hard and be ready to raise troops at any time!"

This suggestion was reluctantly acceptable to Liu Zhan.

"Okay, as Gao Jiedu said, Liu will continue to go back to recruit and train troops, as long as it is determined that Shi Siming will launch an attack on Hedong, he will immediately go north to King Qin!"

Gao Shi nodded.

"If you are sure, send troops!"

Liu Zhan left in defeat, and only Li Xian and Gao Shi were left in the hall, Li Xian looked out of the door with deep concern, and said in a low voice:

"Let's raise troops in the south of the Yangtze River, are we rebellious ministers and thieves, or loyal ministers and martyrs?"

Gao Shi said categorically:

"The latter, of course!"

"If you raise an army, won't it also indirectly help Shi Siming? If the Shenwu army is defeated and the thieves enter Luoyang and Chang'an, how should the history books of later generations evaluate you and me?"

Gao Shi's attitude is still very firm.

"If you can clear the monarch's side, even if you are scolded by the historian, what will it be?"

Before that, he was already mentally prepared to be ruined, and the only thing he was worried about was that if he failed, no one would be able to open his eyes for the Son of Heaven!

Li Xun sighed:

"Zhenhai Jiedu makes Liu Zhan afraid that he is not the same heart as Gao Jiedu......"

Hearing this, Gao Shi let out several sneers:

"If this person is wholeheartedly open his eyes for the Son of Heaven, it will be fine, and if he exposes his bad intentions, he will be killed!"

Gao Shi's attitude made Li Xian's heart chill, he couldn't imagine that this person was so cold in his heart, although Liu Zhan was a little selfish, but after all, sin is not death, right?

Seeing that Li Xun was silent, Gao Shi realized that his attitude was a little too extreme, so he softened his tone and said:

"It's not that Gao is ruthless, but with a holy grace, he doesn't dare to relax for a moment!"

This inadvertent confession of his heart made Li Xun couldn't help but be moved, Gao Shi in his impression is indeed not this kind of person who kills at every turn, but for the sake of the Son of Heaven and for the sake of the society to do things against his will, it also shows that it is commendable.

Gao Shi said:

"The most important thing now is to find out Lai Yao's attitude, this person has a lot of contact with the Shenwu Army, and his attitude is also very ambiguous, if he can't win it over......"

Although the latter words were not spoken, Li Xun also tasted the strong killing intent in them.

"Why don't you go to Jiangxia by Li, what do you think of Gao Jiedu?"

This is also in line with Gao Shi's idea, so he agreed to go to Jiangxia from Li Xun to meet the envoy of Huainan West Road.

After Li Xun left, Gao Shi did not rest for a moment, so he rushed to Shouchun and Yingzhou to check the terrain, this year's winter came late, until now the Huai River has not been frozen, the north of the Huai River belongs to the boundary of Dugi Province, the Shenwu army does not seem to be very nervous about these places, and the news brought back by the Tanma sent to Huaibei is also quite reassuring, within hundreds of miles of Huaibei, there is no decent Shenwu army, and only some so-called private people rely on some so-called private enterprises to maintain law and order in the locality.

Gao Shi has also done some understanding of this kind of private organization, which is probably similar to the unity soldiers in the past, which is an informal township soldier, and its role is more only to assist the imperial court in maintaining the security and stability of the local township. Of course, it is absolutely impossible to resist the attack of elite soldiers with this kind of township soldiers alone, in Gao Shi's opinion, if this is not the stupidity of Qin Jin and the negligence of the Shenwu army, it is that the other party does not regard the soldiers and horses of the Jiangnan Zhongjie Envoy as an opponent at all.

No matter what the real situation is, this fact is what Gao Shi is happy to see, as long as the attention of the Shenwu army is not on Jianghuai, he can guarantee that he will be taken by surprise and take Luoyang directly at the beginning of the army. As long as Luoyang is taken, the blow to the Shenwu Army will be fatal, and those people of insight who dare to be angry and dare not speak out in the world will definitely be greatly encouraged to attack it en masse!

After inspecting for several days, Gao Shi had not yet returned to Yangzhou, and Li Xiyan, the observer of Jiangnan West Road, rushed to ask for a meeting.

Li Xiyan is highly consistent with Gao Shi's attitude, that is, the ambition of the wolf son of Qin and Jin, if it is not removed before its wings are full, it will be a disaster to the hearts of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty sooner or later. These assertions were still under the siege of Luoyang in Qin and Jin, who could have imagined that it had become a prophecy in just half a year.

Gao Shi met with Li Xiyan in Haozhou, and Li Xiyan came here to suggest that he should take the opportunity to make a decision to take advantage of the fact that the Shenwu Army had no time to go south.

In fact, Gao Shi has been making this kind of preparation, waiting for just a suitable opportunity, but it is difficult to say when is the right time.

When Li Xiyan heard Gao Shi's worries, he laughed and said:

"When the judgment continues to suffer from its chaos, the opportunity can never wait for the most suitable rare thing, Li has heard in Jiangnan, Shi Siming is about to attack Hedong in a big way, this thief's ambition does not have to be a thief, if you want to go down Luoyang, you will seize Hedong, it can be predicted that the Shenwu Army and the thief will inevitably start a large-scale war in Hedong or Hebei, no matter who wins or loses at that time, it will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Gao Jiedu!"

As the saying goes, "the praying mantis catches the cicada, and the yellow finch is behind", Gao Shideng woke up from his hesitation, I am afraid there can never be a better time than this, if you miss it, I don't know what year and month it will be......

As soon as he thought of this, Gao Yi immediately shook his placket towards Li Xiyan and hit the ground.

"Li's observation made Gao Mou suddenly ......"

Li Xiyan hurriedly helped Gao Shi:

"You and I are all for the Son of Heaven and Sheji, I just hope that Gao Jiedu can save the Son of Heaven from fire and water......"

While speaking, Li Xiyan choked up a little, and a few cloudy tears rolled down from his eyes.

"Someone has just arrived in Jiangnan from Chang'an, and the Son of Heaven was locked up in Xingqing Palace like a prisoner, and those palace servants have become guards and jailers, Li is here, here is like a knife cut......"

Li Xiyan covered his chest with his right hand, and said in a choked voice, but his eyes showed incomparable hatred, seeing such hatred in a gentle and elegant clan, even Gao Shi was secretly frightened.

"Li Guan doesn't have to be sad, as long as Gao Shishang has a breath of air, he will swear to never stand with the national thief!"

The atmosphere in the hall was very agitated, and both of them felt heartache for the ill-fated Son of Heaven, and they swore unanimously that they would fight to the death with the powerful ministers and traitors of the wolf's ambitions. Li Xiyan, like Li Xian, is from a clan and is the great-grandson of Gaozu Li Yuan. It's just that compared to Li Xian, who has a feminine personality, this person is much stronger.

After calming down his emotions, Li Xiyan said again:

"The situation in Guanzhong is far more complicated than you and I imagined, although the Shenwu army has recovered Chang'an, but the remnants of Tubo have occupied the land of Shuofang Lingwu, like a sharp blade hanging high over the head of Chang'an, I don't know when it will fall. Just think about it, Qin Jin Zhuzi has to deal with Shi Siming's large-scale attack, and he also has to guard against the threat from Lingwu, and now he is completely in a dilemma, burning his eyebrows and buttocks......"

I saw that Li Xiyan's eyes seemed to be burning with a flame.

"In Li's view, this fire is obviously not strong enough, we can just stand up in dozens of counties in Jianghuai and add a few firewood to him, only when the fire burns more vigorously, the world and the community will have the opportunity to restore the old view......"