Chen Shou came to the Water Pavilion, and beside Yuan Xiannian, there was a middle-aged man in white, and the two were admiring the paintings hanging in the study on the first floor side by side.

Returning to the Central Plains, Shangguan Jun had an irrepressible excitement in his heart, although he was born in Hangzhou, but the family motto passed down from generation to generation is rooted in the Central Plains, and sooner or later he will go back and bury their bones in front of the tombs of his ancestors.

Although Chen Shou's calligraphy and painting are very amateurish, in his study, all the authentic works are hung that are hard to find.

The two of them were very fascinated by it, and their words were speculative, so that Chen Shou didn't find out at the first time when he came in.

"Ahem."

Hearing Chen Shou's light cough, Yuan Xiannian turned his head and said with a smile: "Brother Shangguan, this is our loyal and brave Marquis of Daqi." Hou Ye, this is the open and honest uncle of the Tang Kingdom, and he is currently the Cheng of Guanglu Temple. ”

"Look up for a long time, look up for a long time."

"I'm glad I will."

After the two of them were polite, they sat down as the guest of honor, and Liu Er came up with a tea tray, and Shangguan Jun smiled: "I always hear people talk about Zhongyong Marquis in Jiangnan, and when I see it today, I never thought that I would be so young, and I really am a hero from ancient times." ”

"Lord Shangguan praised it falsely, Shou is just a person who is a little end, and An dares to be called a hero. However, after the famous Shangguan brothers, they are now deeply trusted by Emperor Tang, and no one at home or abroad has heard of it. ”

The two of them desperately put on each other's top hats, and put Yuan Xiannian on the side aside, he chuckled and said: "Brother Shangguan crossed the river this time, and he didn't hold the Tang Dynasty Festival, so I think there must be something important to discuss with my marquis." ”

Shangguan Jun held the teacup, flicked the water mist, and said with a smile: "Exactly." ”

"Why did you come?"

Shangguan Jun wiped his eyelids, put down the teacup, and said: "The two of you may not know, my Tang Dynasty sailor has always been a little overstepping his authority. Especially last time, without the permission of the imperial court, he crossed the river without authorization to provoke, which almost caused a dispute between you and me. Recently, we found out that the Zhenjiang Navy Division had close contacts with the Huai Army, and our emperor was worried that they would be unfavorable to the Marquis of Zhongyong, so he specially sent me to inform the Marquis of Zhongyong. ”

Chen Shou was a little frightened, Huai Jun himself didn't look at it at all, he didn't expect them to find a helper.

Datang Naval Division, I heard that the combat power is not bad, and there are invincible warships in the world.

His weak sailor has just started, and he is even training with merchant ships.

If you really fight, you can't take advantage of the water, Huai Jun is the private soldier of the Wei family, the last head of the Wei family, and the prime minister of the twelfth year of Daqi, was killed by himself. Huai Jun and himself are undying enemies, and this beam can't be untied at all.

They knew that they would not be able to enter Kaifeng Mansion by relying on the Huai army's strength alone, because the largest arm of the Wei family, the 100,000 elite soldiers of the Daimyo Mansion, had been taken by themselves.

Chen Shou's face was silent, and he scolded in his heart: Jiang Chu had just joined Mongolia, and the Wei family hooked up with the Tang Dynasty sailors, do you know that you are looking for foreign aid?

Yuan Xiannian saw that Chen Shou didn't speak, and Shangguan Jun finished speaking, so he was waiting for a reply, so he smiled and said: "The Huai army is not a climate, and the sailors may not have much combat power when they go ashore." If your country is subject to these arrogant soldiers, we are willing to help when the time is right. ”

Chen Shou nodded and said, "What Lao Yuan said is exactly what I meant. ”

Shangguan Jun definitely didn't want the army of Daqi to meddle in the affairs of the Tang Kingdom, if it really became like that, after he went back, his career would come to an end.

The fear of the monarchs and ministers of the Tang State for the sailors was far lower than the fear of the Great Qi.

"The affairs of the water division, we can handle it ourselves, among the Tang water divisions, there are only a few generals who are unruly, but as long as our majesty gives an order, no one dares to disobey."

"That's very good." Chen Shou said in a deep voice: "Then please ask Lord Shangguan to go back and tell Emperor Tang that the Huai army is the private soldier of the two Huai gentry, and we will have to deal with this group of traitors sooner or later." When the time comes, Emperor Tang will also be asked to restrain his subordinates to avoid harming the pond fish. ”

Shangguan didn't dare to make up his mind about this kind of matter, so he had to say with a smile: "After I go back, I will definitely convey it to Your Majesty." ”

After greeting for a while, Chen Shou asked Yuan Xiannian to place Shangguan Jun in the night snow in Loulan.

Shangguan Jun waved his hand and said: "The tomb of the ancestors is in Beibi Mountain, and it is rare to come back once, and I just want to go and see it." ”

Chen Shou said with a smile: "This is simple, send Gao Zhi to personally escort Lord Shangguan." ”

Yuan Xiannian took him and walked away from the water pavilion, Chen Shou looked at their departing backs, and his eyes gradually lit up.

The sailors of the Tang Dynasty seem to be out of control, and something big will happen sooner or later.

He wrinkled his eyebrows, his temples bulging, and sat there motionless, pondering every word Shangguan Jun said.

After about half an hour, Yuan Xiannian hurried back, and when he entered the door, he asked, "Master Hou, what do you mean by Tang people?" ”

"Looking at this person's speech, I can be sure of at least three things, one is that the sailors of the Tang Dynasty are becoming more and more vassalized, and it is difficult for the imperial court to control them; Second, the Huai army is not small, and there may be big moves in the near future, so we have to guard against it; Thirdly, and most importantly, the Tang monarchs and ministers were interested in forming an alliance with us. ”

Yuan Xiannian was overjoyed and said with a smile: "If Emperor Jade Hui has this idea, it will be a good thing for us." ”

Chen Shou didn't have much joy, and hummed: "It's said that it's a long-distance and close attack, but in fact, Datang is of no use to us." At present, most of our soldiers and horses are in the east and north, and it seems that we will shrink our soldiers and horses and end the war in Qingzhou and Hejian Province as soon as possible. The order was sent to Zhang Zhengyuan, and I asked him to investigate and quell the rebellion within a month, and then lead his troops back to Beijing. ”

"The three mansions of Shandong have almost been beaten, but the thieves of Hejian Mansion are now in a big time."

Chen Shou waved his hand and said, "It's okay, I have my own plan for the matter between the rivers." ”

Yuan Xiannian didn't ask him about his strategy, but looked at the map on Chen Shou's back, pointed to Fenshui in the east of the river, and said: "Jiang Chu wants to fight Baibo Valley, thanks to Li Xin sitting in the center, annihilating the Mongol vanguard and repelling two attacks. The recovered soldiers and horses, will all go south to defend the Huai army, or will they divide their troops to join the war in Hedong? ”

"Hedong is not our battlefield, your Yuan family and Li Xin can fully gain a firm foothold. We don't have a lot of men, and if we attack from all sides, we won't be able to keep up with the baggage alone. Now my henchman is in great trouble, that is, the Huai army, because it lies between us and the Tang people, I am afraid that they will collude with the Tang Dynasty sailors and cut off my trade routes. ”

The grain, iron ore, blades, and even linen used for first-aid kits for fighting wars all need to be purchased from Datang.

The position of the Huai army is too important, if they really collude with the Tang Dynasty sailors, saying that they will cut off their own trade routes, it will be effortless.

The Huai army must be destroyed first, in Chen Shou's heart, their priority is already higher than Jiang Chucai...

"At the latest this autumn, when the people are strong and the horses are fat, a war will start with the Huai army."

Yuan Xiannian secretly won it for his family, and after finding that it didn't work, he didn't have anything else to say, so he said according to Chen Shou's meaning: "Master Hou has decided to start a war with the Wei family, so from now on, we have to prepare." ”

"Call Lao Huang and them all tonight, and let's discuss what to do next."