Jiangnan, Emperor Yuhui reclined on the dragon couch, his fingers tapping on the left armrest, his brows furrowed.

Seven henchmen, including imperial uncle Li Xiu and Shangguan, were all present.

They are all close associates of Emperor Jade Hui, and each of them is a high-ranking and powerful person, and it is very difficult to get together.

The tail of the water master is too big to fall, and it has become a big problem for the imperial court, and it is the water master that the Tang Dynasty relies on to protect itself.

The combat effectiveness of the soldiers in various places is very unbearable, and even the bandits cannot deal with it.

Li Xiu looked at his imperial nephew and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, Chi Shenzhi, the governor of the Zhenjiang Water Division, has always been cautious and cautious, and he himself categorically did not dare to make an alliance with the Huai army privately. I think eighty percent of the sailors are high-ranking and powerful people who have spoken. ”

"Uncle Huang, be cautious!"

Emperor Jade Hui said in a low voice, although he was greedy for comfort, he was not stupid, in fact, he was extremely smart.

It has not been a day or two since the people in the sailors disobeyed the imperial court's order, and it is becoming more and more excessive.

But the Tang Dynasty did not dare to completely tear his face with the sailor, even if it was the imperial court, it needed to maintain a superficial relationship between monarchs and ministers.

"Yes." Li Xiu also lowered his voice, he naturally knew that the relationship between the imperial court and the sailor could not be said on the surface.

"What do you think their purpose is?" Emperor Jade Hui asked.

The old eunuch Yu Jingde groaned: "According to the old slave, it is most likely that the Huai army promised them benefits that they couldn't refuse. The previous sailors rashly went north, broke through several sailor camps in Jiangbei, and killed more than 1,000 people. Great Qi sent Yuan Xiannian to come, and thanks to His Majesty's mediation, the misunderstanding was cleared up. It can be seen that the sailor is planning a big thing and wants to get something from Jiangbei. ”

"Datang Jiangnan is already a monolith, even if they want to stretch out their hands, the Chamber of Commerce will not allow it, and we will not sit idly by. The sailor also wants to have his own way of making money, and I think it is to seek the land and population of Jiangbei. ”

"If they succeed, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Emperor Yuhui sighed, "It's so uneasy, we, Datang and Daqi, have been ruling across the river for a hundred years. It has always been peaceful, the country is safe and the people are happy, there is the Yangtze River in the north and there is no strong captives in the south, how fortunate! I am afraid that they will be self-righteous and rashly cross north, and after being defeated by the Qi people, they will harm the innocent people of our Tang Dynasty. ”

This remark didn't make sense, but everyone present nodded yes.

The idea of a partial peace in the Southern Tang Dynasty was deep-rooted, and there were emperors who worked hard in the middle, but none of them ever thought about the Northern Expedition.

It has been more than a hundred years since Zhao Wei, Taizu of Qi, swept away the Tartars, and the military might can still deter the Southern Tang Dynasty. If he fell into the water two days later, the whole Tang Dynasty couldn't stand the coercion and wanted to surrender.

The concept that Northern Qi can fight is unshakable in the hearts of the Tang people, and the fear of Qi has been passed down from generation to generation, and it has become a symptom.

"Now that the Northern Qi Dynasty is rising, in my opinion, Jiang Chucai, who has the support of the Mongols; Chen Shou, who occupied the Gyeonggi Narrow Heavenly Son to order the princes; swept away Li Wei, who ambushed Zhuqiang in the northwest; There is also Wu Meng, who sits on Pinglu Youyan and dominates Liaodong; The two Huai Wei families, who are rich in the world and have no money and food, are the most powerful. The sailor wants to form an alliance with the Huai army, and we can't lag behind. Do you think it's best to be good friends with whom? ”

"Chen Shou."

"I think it's Chen Shou."

"Chen Shou has Qi Tianzi in his hands, and he can stand up to righteousness."

"I've been in contact with this person, a little frivolous, too young, I don't know if I can stabilize it."

Li Xiu clapped his hands and said: "Chen Shougang formed an alliance with Xiliang and married Xiliang's daughter, not to mention, Li Wei personally went to Bianliang and ran around with great fanfare, giving him a strong momentum, which shows his trust in Chen Shou." ”

Emperor Yuhui nodded and said: "Okay, Chen Shou has always been good friends with our Tang Dynasty, and he is the first Qi person who dared to start a business when he was in charge. And every festive season, he will send people to come and pay homage to me. Who is willing to go to Daqi Kaifeng and meet Chen Shou? ”

"I want to go." Shangguan Jun stood up and said.

"Okay, there's also the matter of the Zhenjiang Water Master, you can't ignore it. Yu Jingde, do you dare to go to Zhenjiang? After being silent for a moment, Emperor Jade Hui raised his head and asked.

Yu Jingde stood up, flicked his sleeves and robe, bent down and said, "The old slave is willing to go to Zhenjiang for Your Majesty." ”

"Good!"

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"Hey, don't fight."

Chen Shou was sweating tiredly, threw away the wooden stick in his hand, sat aside and complained: "Every time I say to keep my hand, I can't raise my head when I beat you every time." ”

Li Lingyue was dressed in red, with a slender waist, a heroic posture, a pair of charming big eyes glanced at Chen Shou, and said with a smile: "It's really merciful, otherwise you would have been hit with a stick a stick a long time ago." ”

The maids around are covering their mouths and snickering, this is one of the few great opportunities to see the old man lose face, and it is the favorite program of the maids and concubines in the courtyard.

Chen Shou's face was a little unbearable, he squatted on the ground and couldn't get up, and said angrily: "Anyway, I won't practice with you again in the future." ”

"And who are you going to train with?"

Chen Shou looked around and pointed to Yuan Xinzhu, who was gnawing on a pear, "I'm fighting with Zhuzhu." ”

After finishing speaking, he laughed first, Li Lingyue turned his hand and picked it up, and the coiling dragon stick that Chen Shou threw on the ground hung on the shelf impartially.

Yuan Xinzhu was stunned for a moment, rolled her eyes, and lowered her head to nibble on the pear.

"Practicing martial arts is to strengthen your body, and you are not a general, what kind of victory or defeat can you fight for." Li Lingyue untied the tassel in his waist, went out to tie his forehead attachment to his head, his face was not red and he was not panting, it seemed that he had no strength at all.

She is somewhat similar to Li Lingfeng, and she also has a snow-white melon seed face, although she is not as charming and moving as Li Lingfeng, she is better than her slender legs and delicate and convex figure.

Su Qiongzhi twisted a pumpkin seed and said with a smile: "If Lingyue is a man, there will be nothing to do with our master." ”

Chen Shou felt a little bored, stood up, and patted his buttocks, "When is the meal?" ”

Li Lingyue sat on the wooden chair in Changshu, took the towel in Zhihua's hand, wiped his face, and said, "This weather is strange, it's better to eat in the yard." ”

A few maids brought a table and served hot gruel, four-colored delicate side dishes, and more than a dozen thin and soft spring cakes.

After eating, Chen Shou clapped his hands, and just wanted to get up, Tao'er came in with a skirt, made a blessing for his wife, and then walked up to Chen Shou and said, "Master, Lord Yuan is here, saying that he brought a friend from the Southern Tang Dynasty." ”

"A friend of Nantang? What is your name? Chen Shou took a sip of water and asked nonchalantly.

"Shangguan Jun."

"Huh?" Chen Shou's face became solemn, and he stood up suddenly.

Shangguan Jun is an important minister of the Southern Tang Dynasty, even if he is an envoy, he does not need a figure of this level. When he came to Bianliang, there must have been a situation.