Liu Xiaohong arrived at a small cottage under the control of Wu Dading in the evening of the next day. According to the envoy who brought him over, Wu Dading's current residence was still elsewhere. The right to rest here for the night, and then officially introduce it tomorrow.

This small cottage is dilapidated and secluded, located in a valley, and the atmosphere is very frustrating when the night falls. However, Liu Xiaohong does not believe in ghosts and gods, and he was born bold, in the enemy village, he still eats and sleeps freely without a companion. This composure was seen by those Wu Dading's subordinates, and they didn't dare to despise Liu Xiaohong, who looked weak.

As soon as the red sun rose, Liu Xiaohong was woken up and followed several of Wu Dading's cronies to gallop on horseback. Those people were all horse thieves who followed Wu Dading very early, and they wanted to speed up the gallop to embarrass Liu Xiaohong. Unexpectedly, Liu Xiaohong's appearance is very good, not to mention surpassing those few people, in short, he can almost keep up with them in the gallop. Such a skill surprised the soldiers of the martial arts camp who wanted to see his jokes.

Wu Dading's camp was remote and difficult to find, and those people didn't seem to have any intention of evading it, and they didn't take any measures to prevent Liu Xiaohong from secretly remembering the path. Seeing them like this, Liu Xiaohong didn't bother to remember, he knew that Wu Dading was cunning and rabbit three caves, and the eventful autumn would definitely not stay in the same place for too long.

After tossing and turning through countless mountains and valleys, Wu Dading's camp is finally in sight. Situated halfway up the mountain, the camp is shaded by lush trees and almost blends in with its surroundings. If it weren't for someone to guide him, Liu Xiaohong thought that he was passing by on a horse, and he might not be able to notice the abnormality.

Wu Dading received a report from his own family last night, knowing that someone from Zhao Ying would come to negotiate this morning, so he opened the gate of the village early in the morning and sent a few relatives to respond, but he did not show up.

Liu Xiaohong got off the horse, didn't see Wu Dading, frowned and asked, "Where is your scoop leader?" ”

A personal entourage said with a big grin: "The scoop was drunk at the banquet last night, and he was still lying down at this time, and Mr. went to the village with me to wait." ”

Liu Xiaohong remained silent, raised his head and said, "Please lead the way." However, you have to remind your family to say that the envoy of Zhao Ying is busy with affairs and may not have the patience to wait for a long time. "Let's go.

Slackness is a common trick used in negotiations between the two armies, and Wu Dading's move is intended to dissipate his own spirit. Liu Xiaohong is familiar with historical books, and he still has the ability to deal with this. At the same time, I secretly thought that today's trip would start with this, I am afraid that Wu Da must not be an easy person to deal with, and the difficulty is still to come.

Wu Dading was actually dressed up and sitting elsewhere, this move was to test Liu Xiaohong, and after hearing the report from his relatives, he found that the other party was quite backbone, and he came to the Juyi Hall in the village to meet Liu Xiaohong.

Liu Xiaohong walked into the hall, and when he saw it, there was a short-bearded reckless man sitting at the top of the hall, thirty or forty years old, who was Wu Dading himself. There were several people sitting on his left and right. In addition to the people who were seated, there were more than a dozen strong men who stood naked and holding knives and axes, standing motionless on both sides of the hall.

The atmosphere in the hall was a little wrong, Liu Xiaohong could feel it, but in front of everyone, he didn't have the slightest hint of uneasiness, threw his sleeves and stood upright.

"Who's coming? Self-report your name. Wu Dading spoke first, and his tone was very arrogant.

"Han Gaoze descendant, the head of a hundred virtues, the etiquette is wide." Liu Xiaohong was full of anger, and said in a loud voice, and the sound in the huge Juyi Hall was lingering.

Wu Dading was confused when he heard this, and unconsciously asked, "What is this?" ”

When Liu Xiaohong heard this, he looked at him, a hint of ridicule appeared at the corner of his mouth, and said: "Xiaosheng has already made it very clear, if you still want to ask for advice, you can choose another time." ”

A leading sentry said angrily: "Stinky old nine, dare to play tricks? ”

Wu Dading wanted to use this question to beat Liu Xiaohong's arrogance, but when Liu Xiaohong saw the move, he exposed his vulgarity and ignorance in one sentence, and he was ashamed and annoyed. The personal entourage who came with Liu Xiaohong on the left saw that his own scoop was embarrassed, and hurriedly said: "This person's name is Liu Xiaohong." ”

"Humph!" Wu Dading pressed down his anger and looked at Liu Xiaohong again, "Why are you here?" ”

Liu Xiaohong said calmly: "Without him, there are two things." First, please release Guo Hutou; Second, please cooperate with Zhao Ying. ”

The first thing was expected by Wu Da, he didn't react much; The second thing really shocked him. Most of the things that have been persuaded in ancient times have not been seen in the light, and it is even more unheard of for Liu Xiaohong to say it in such a dignified manner. He was still stunned, and the grumpy leader at the head was angry and scolded: "How dare the vertical man speak wildly, do you think that there is really no decency in our village?" As he spoke, he waved his hand, and the two strong men standing on the side immediately stepped forward to pull Liu Xiaohong.

Wu Da decided to lay down these knives and axes, which meant that he would choose the opportunity to give the other party a disadvantage. At this time, he happened to have a seizure, and he didn't say anything, just sitting and watching Liu Xiaohong's movements.

Liu Xiaohong didn't dodge or dodge, let both hands be restrained by a strong man, his face didn't change, he just looked at Wu Dading directly, and sneered: "People say that the scoop is a real hero, I never thought about it, but he is a timid person!" ”

Wu Dading's face was extremely ugly, and he said in a deep voice: "Lao Tzu has been crisscrossing the northwest for more than ten years, encountering Buddhas and punishing Buddhas, encountering ghosts and destroying ghosts, and the word 'kill' has been said a lot, and I don't know how to write the word 'afraid'. Where does 'timidity' come from? ”

The irritable leader shouted: "This guy is pretending to be a ghost, delaying time, talking less nonsense with him, dragging it down and cutting it, so that the surname Zhao knows how powerful we are!" ”

Wu Dading raised his hand to stop him: "Don't worry, I'm curious what he can say." At the same time, he said to Liu Xiaohong, "You can talk about it, what you say is reasonable, and I will spare you." If it's a bunch of nonsense, hum, you know what will happen to you if you tease Lao Tzu. ”

The two strong men let go of Liu Xiaohong in response, Liu Xiaohong shook his arm and said, "Xiaosheng never speaks." The scoop thinks he is brave and fearless, but in the eyes of outsiders such as us, there are three ...... where he is not courageous."

"Which three?" In order to reflect his "broad mind", Wu Dading pretended to be peaceful.

Liu Xiaohong stepped forward and said in a loud voice: "First, Xiaosheng is just a weak scholar, dare to say that he is not the opponent of anyone present, but the scoop has called two strong people like bears to control me, isn't this cowardice?" ”

"This ......" These knife and axe hands originally came to intimidate, but when they came to Liu Xiaohong's mouth, they became a proof of timidity. The facts were in front of him, Wu Dading was speechless, and the two sword and axe hands glanced at each other, and they both subconsciously took half a step back to the sides.

Liu Xiaohong continued: "Second, Xiaosheng is here to negotiate with the scoop on behalf of Zhao Ying. The scoop handle is like meeting the commander of my battalion. But you and I only said a few words, and then repeatedly interjected to the subordinates, so that there was no distinction between dignity and inferiority, but the scoop repeatedly allowed him to call and drink in the hall. This can't be said to be afraid of Xiaosheng, but afraid of ...... Hey hey ......"

When Wu Dading heard this, his face changed sharply, he was suspicious by nature, although he would not really follow Liu Xiaohong's way, but he asked himself selfishly, the other party's words were not unreasonable. The lord of his own dignified battalion, but when he spoke, he robbed his subordinates many times, which really damaged his majesty. When I peeked at the irritable leader again, I saw that his face was also red at the moment, and his lips trembled.

Liu Xiaohong didn't allow others to say anything, and then said: "Third, as Xiaosheng knows, the scoop is the old man who started the same incident with Lao Chuang Wang in the first year of Chongzhen. I think that the little red wolf has no talent, but he was able to survive in southern Shaanxi by luck, which is not as good as him in terms of qualifications, ability, and prestige? is willing to be obscene and let it go, as far as we are concerned, it is really aggrieved. Fame is taken immediately, as long as there is a little courage, which one can stand such a situation. The only thing Xiao Sheng can think of is that the scoop handle is gutsless! ”

If the first two Wu Dading still didn't think so, then the last words really spoke to his heart. Repeaters are often cunning and conceited, and Wu Dading is such a person. He never thinks that his ability is worse than others, and the reason why he is so poor is all due to the persecution of others due to jealousy, and his luck is not on his side. In a word, it is an external cause, and there is nothing wrong with him.

He was very ambitious and unwilling to live under the crowd for a long time, but fate made him have to change hands several times, so he fell into the notoriety of a white-eyed wolf. The little red wolf looked at the old love and contained him, but he felt that he was neglected and despised by being placed in the miscellaneous list of little yellow warblers, and he was really unhappy. If it weren't for the fact that Little Red Wolf had been running southern Shaanxi for a long time, the foundation was quite solid, and there were no heart-to-heart partners in the other masters, Wu Da would have said that he would have taken over the dominance of the ground in Hanzhong Mansion.

Although Wu Dading has never read a book, he still understands the principle of "if the matter is not secret, it will be harmful, and it is a gentleman who is cautious and does not come out". Before the time was ripe, he didn't reveal the slightest thought in his mind, because even the few leaders who were closest to him didn't know that in fact, his own scoop had coveted the status of the little red wolf for a long time.

This knot that has been hidden in his heart has been broken by Liu Xiaohong, and Wu Dading naturally began to think about it. Listening to the meaning of Liu Xiaohong's words, Zhao Ying seemed to intend to win himself over. Zhao Ying's deeds, he had also inquired about it before, and knew that Cao Wenzhao, Luo Shangwen and even Qin Liangyu and other fierce officials and soldiers, as well as the famous giants such as Nine Dragons, Gao Yingen, Tuupan and Gao Gao, were all defeated by Zhao Dangshi. So compared to the strength alone, he had no doubts, even if there were tens of thousands of people and horses united around the little red wolf in Hanzhong, but they were loose and fighting separately, and it was unlikely that they would be Zhao Ying's opponents. This is why the little red wolf will avoid the war, and he will follow this policy.

"Those who know the times are Junjie, two days ago, our battalion defeated the little red wolf and other troops in Buckwheat Mountain, and they are just a rabble. The scoop is known for his bravery, how can he be willing to succumb to such a small age? Liu Xiaohong had the eyesight to see, and when he saw that the other party was silent, he knew that there was a play, and he was happy in his heart and hurriedly added another fire.

The irritable leader was upright, and when he heard that Liu Xiaohong deliberately provoked, he couldn't help but admonish again. It's just that this time he learned to be obedient, and he didn't scold him directly, but turned to Wu Dading and said: "This sour Confucian is full of gossip, and he is here to confuse us and others, and the scoop handle must not fall for his tricks." ”

"You can see if you can't see it, but Lao Tzu can't see it?" Wu Dading was just when he was entangled, and when he heard him speak like this, he became angry. The leading sentry Wu Dading suddenly changed his face, was startled, and retracted his promise.

Liu Xiaohong took the opportunity to say: "The name of the scoop is in the three provinces, and Xiaosheng has already heard of it. In fact, before Xiaosheng came, Zhao Zhangpan had already talked to me many times. It is said that the scoop is really a first-class hero, and he is by no means a courageless person. It's a pity that Feng Tang Yi Lao and Li Guang are difficult to seal, and they have not been exhibited so far, completely lacking an opportunity. The so-called times create heroes, Zhao Zhangpan admires heroes, and does not want to see the scoop handle buried, and will never be on fire. Therefore, I am here to ask Guo to return to the general government, and I sincerely hope to cooperate with your camp! ”

Negotiation requires skills, Liu Xiaohong has a flexible head, and found that Wu Dading seemed to be motivated to cooperate with Zhao Ying, so he improvised and immediately shifted the focus of the conversation to this end.

Life and death have been floating for many years, and the word "love and righteousness" has long been a very vague and distant concept for Wu Dading. The hardships of not being able to get ahead for more than ten years are not something ordinary people can understand, the word is the head, and there is a chance to climb up, how can Wu Dading not be moved?

Wu Da Dinghu thought about it for a long time, and finally waved his hand and let the sword and axe hands all withdraw. In the blink of an eye, there were only a few people left in the hall.

"These are all cronies, Mr. has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it." Wu Dading nodded towards Liu Xiaohong, and his tone softened a lot. At the same time, a leading sentry moved a small horse to invite Liu Xiaohong to sit down.

"Sure enough, it's a jackal who pursues profit over righteousness." Liu Xiaohong sneered in his heart, but he arched his hand and said: "Thank you for giving me a seat!" ”

Speaking of this, Wu Dading's meaning is already obvious. He was interested in Zhao Dangshi's proposal for cooperation, as long as the chips given by Zhao Ying's side were enough to satisfy him, then the matter could continue to be discussed.

Liu Xiaohong discussed with Zhao Dangshi before he came, and he had already prepared for this, and without waiting for Wu Dading to ask about the benefits with a shy face, he took the initiative to say: "Zhao Zhangpan promises a thousand gold, as long as the scoop is willing to help, he will give it to Baocheng and the two counties, and support the scoop as the lord of Hanzhong!" ”

When the words fell, the whole hall was surprised, Wu Dading's eyes widened, and he asked: "Is this true?" "Although there are many rogues in Hanzhong, they can basically only plunder in the wild village forts, and they have attacked the county several times, but they have all returned with heavy defeats. As soon as Liu Xiaohong opened his mouth, there were two county seats, which was really unbelievable.

Liu Xiaohong said indifferently: "When Xiang Nian was in central Sichuan, Zhao Ying's seizure of the city was like cutting leeks, forgive these two counties, why should I be the front?" Xiaosheng is by no means a word of words. Liu Xiaohong was actually reluctant to say these words, especially the matter of using the two counties as the money, and he could only accept it after a fierce ideological struggle. Zhao Dangshi raised his hand and swore to promise him that he would deal with the aftermath, so in order to complete this negotiation, he finally chose to throw out this killer feature.

There are too many variables here, and Wu Dading is a person who is good at abacus, so he didn't agree immediately. Liu Xiaohong saw the situation and said: "It's not Xiaosheng who is talking wildly. Guo is always just a horse in my camp, and this kind of rough man is a lot of hands when he grabs it. The scoop handle will never be really naïve, thinking that he can exchange the Huaqing county lord with golden branches and jade leaves, right? ”

Wu Dading originally thought that Guo Hutou was an independent force, and he had thousands of people under him, even if he could not form an independent camp in Hanzhong and work under others, he should be an important role, and it was possible to exchange this importance for the lord of Huaqing. But the scale of the Zhao camp is tens of thousands, and it is really insignificant to put a thousand people in it. He didn't know Guo Hutou's status in Zhao Ying, and when he heard Liu Xiaohong say this, he really thought that he was just a crude martial artist with a head and no brains, so he naturally began to doubt the weight of the chips he had on his side.

"Zhao Ying's soldiers are strong and strong, and the little red wolf and others are really not enough to match the enemy, and the ruin is only in the end. You can hide for a while, but you can't hide for a lifetime after all. Instead of following the little red wolf into a dangerous way, it is better to choose another place. Zhao Zhangpan will send Xiaosheng, but he only likes the fact that the scoop handle is Yingjie, otherwise, with Zhao's more than 10,000 troops, if he goes all out, the scoop thinks that in the meantime, can he really be fine forever? "When someone is hesitating, it's actually the best time to help him make a decision. Liu Xiaohong said that at this time, he suddenly took a tough position, just to indirectly promote Wu Dading to make a decision.