As soon as Meng Haigong, the king of Song Yi in Caozhou, said this, all the kings said yes again and again, but Du Fuwei sneered and kept silent. Xu Maogong and Wei Zheng of Lu Guo, who were sitting at the same time, actually laughed at each other.

"What about Brother Lin, Brother Zhang, and Du Gongyi?" Wang Shichong saw that the three people had not yet spoken, so he asked by name. Obviously, the two self-styled forces Yang Xuangan and Xu Maogong were not taken into account.

"Brother Wang, this king and Brother Zhang Wang discussed on the way here, everything is based on your Luoyang Wang brother, and the two of us have no objection." Lin Shihong, king of Yucheng in Songzhou, said on behalf of Zhang Chengjin, king of Mingzhou. These two people have a small territory and are not strong, so they have already discussed and followed Wang Shichong, the king of Luoyang.

"Good! There are two princes who have the best attitude. Well--I don't know what Jianghuai Du Gong means---- "Originally, Wang Shichong didn't want to ask Du Fuwei's opinion again, but he suddenly thought that the end point of the Tongji Canal was Shanyang City, his long-term den, and the Jianghuai area was vast, if a new canal was opened, the impact on him would be very great, and it was a very big force that the alliance should use this time, unlike Yang Xuangan and Xu Maogong and other bandits.

"Huh! The king of Jin is powerful, if he wants to occupy my Shanyang City, he will let him be. This place where there are people in the Great Sui world will go somewhere, not like the princes can only stick to the fiefdom. The day before yesterday, Xu Daochang and other heroes of the rivers and lakes took Lu County, and then gave up Langya County, and a certain Jianghuai and Langya, besides, Luoyang and Shandong are in the new canal, and a certain mountain and Yang are at the end of the new canal, and there are princes in the middle of the king of Jin in front of a certain king, so why be afraid? Hehehe---" Du Fuwei said jokingly with a gloating look, and by the way, he also laughed at Xu Maogong, who had been watching the play on the sidelines.

"Humph! The prince should not have been invited here. Although Du Fuwei occupies Jianghuai Langya, he still belongs to the bandits, and when Yang Guangbing, the king of Jin, arrives, he has his own mountains and forests to drill, but we are not, why should the prince ask him? Jinan Tanglong got up and scolded Du Fuwei angrily, and at the same time looked at Yang Xuangan and Xu Maogong, who were sitting next to Du Fuwei, obviously in his eyes, these three people belonged to the same category, and the identities of the kings present were very different.

"Okay, Du Gong's words are wrong! If we don't join forces to deal with Yang Guang, sooner or later he will also enter Jianghuai, if Du Gong is trying to do it at that time, won't it be too late? We are waiting for all the kings to be in the same boat, and we must not have the idea of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight. Wang Shichong also refuted Du Fuwei's idea with some displeasure.

"What the prince said is that a certain person has been in the rivers and lakes for a long time, and he will not say decent words in the officialdom, a few jokes, you princes are not strange, don't blame, just listen to the prince's dispatch, hehe!"

"Prince, the strength of a few vassal kings such as us is enough to resist Yang Guang's southward movement, and we are willing to listen to the prince's orders." Shen Faxing usually has a very personal relationship with Wang Shichong, and got up and proposed.

"My Jinan Mansion is also willing to listen to the prince's thoughts, if it is feasible, with the relationship between the king of Luoyang and my Jinan Tang family, I am also willing to cooperate with the prince." Tang Long also echoed and said, but there was also room for improvement.

Except for Yang Xuangan and Xu Maogong, who did not speak, everyone else agreed with Wang Shichong, the temporary leader of the alliance.

This made Wang Shichong feel a little proud in his heart, so he took the opportunity to say: "Brothers, this king thinks that if you want to unite against Yang Guang, you need to have an explanation on the scene. It is better to ask the princes and a certain joint letter to the imperial court, explain our ideas, and veto the resolution of the king of Jin to open a new canal. If the court doesn't wait from us, then we will rebel and gather the strength of our kings to fight against Yang Guang, what do you think? ”

After Wang Shichong put out the thoughts in his heart, he only heard the kings below suddenly talk about it, some nodded frequently, and some hesitated. Yang Xuan only sneered when he heard this, while Xu Maogong and Wei Zheng looked at each other and laughed after hearing it. Only Du Fuwei looked calm, as if Wang Shichong's statement had nothing to do with him at all.

"Prince, since this is very good, we are willing to jointly write to the emperor to make it clear that we and other kings oppose the opening of the canal."

"That's right! This king is willing to sign. ”

"I don't need any Tongji Canal to cross the border in Bozhou, just this king and the prince can go to the book together."

Soon, all the vassal kings present reached a consensus on the joint letter, and for a while the crowd was passionate and cursed fiercely. Xu Maogong only kept shaking the feather fan at the end of the seat, touching his beard and smiling, but did not speak.

"Good! In this case, the king will take the lead in writing the recital, and the royal brothers will sign it and send it to the capital. Well---, Jianghuai Shanyang Gong, Huazhou Chu King and Lu County Rencheng King will not participate in the joint name this time, if it is time to raise the matter, how about informing you to wait for the leaders to join the alliance here? Wang Shi said to Du Fuwei, Yang Xuangan, Xu Maogong and others without smiling.

When Du Fuwei heard this, he only pouted, and he looked indifferent. Xu Maogong still smiled and shook his fan silently. Only Yang Xuan got up and replied: "The little nephew is willing to obey Shibo's arrangement, and there is no objection." ”

"Okay, please ask the kings and brothers to taste tea here, and this king will go back when he goes." After that, Wang Shichong was about to get up and leave the table.

"Slow down! The poor road has a word to say to the princes. Suddenly, Xu Maogong, who was silent, stood up and shouted loudly, and everyone, including Wang Shichong, was stunned by Xu Maogong's voice.

"What else does Daochang Xu have to say? But it doesn't hurt to talk about it. Wang Shichong had to sit down again at this time, waving his hand to signal the others to be quiet.

"Hehehehehe---。" Xu Maogong burst out laughing and was not in a hurry to speak.

"Daochang Xu, this king knows that you are an outsider, very good at divination, and can predict the future, what do you have to say, why do you laugh so much there?" Wang Shichong saw that Xu Maogong was laughing a little dissolutely, and all the kings present were dissatisfied, so he couldn't help but hate and blame him.

"Huh! The prince is not to blame. It's not that the poor don't respect the princes, but laugh at the prince's inconsiderate thinking. Xu Maogong said with a smile.

"Daochang Xu, is it saying that the joint name method proposed by this king is useless?" Wang Shichong couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and his face sank and asked.

"Huh! This method is only better than nothing. Have you ever thought that this time and again will be half a month, if the imperial court deliberately suppresses the joint performance, it will not return, or delay the return for a long time. The book may be as little as 1 month, or as long as half a year, and it is not even known if it will sink into the sea. At that time, King Bingfeng of Jin had already gone south, let me ask the princes, will it be against or not at that time? Poor Dao also heard that the current holy body is not at peace for a long time, and the suppressed recitals have long been piled up. ”

"This, this ---" Wang Shichong listened, and suddenly stood motionless like a chicken. When the kings heard this, they couldn't help nodding their heads to each other and saying yes.

"The Taoist Chief's words woke me up and others in our dreams! Please take a seat, and please don't hesitate to teach! Wang Shichong was stunned for a long time, then reacted, hurriedly left his seat and walked in front of Xu Maogong and bowed and said, his face was completely devoid of the previous arrogance.

"Huh! I don't dare to give teaching, I have a word for everyone to listen to: today's saint is rigid on the outside and soft on the inside, and the love between father and son is extremely important. His father and son have wanted to cut the feudal domain for a long time, and let their son Yang Guang, the king of Jin, become big outside, and the princelings in the DPRK and China cannot stop it! Now there are no less than one million soldiers, Chen soldiers in Hebei, and most of them are cavalry, and they are equipped with firearms, and they are attacking the city and pulling out the village as if they were walking on the ground. The opening of the canal is fake, and the cutting of the domain is real! The princes are especially unknown. If we want to resist the Jin king's southward cutting of the domain and keep the territory, there will be a war, and all the princes here will not be able to live alone in the world. I have 100,000 horses in Lu country, and 100 generals are willing to serve the king of Luoyang as the leader of the alliance, and gather the strength of the kings to resist Yang Guang's attack. After Xu Maogong's passionate speech, he bowed to Wang Shichong, and his sincerity was highlighted.

Du Fuwei heard a huge tremor in his heart, and looked at Xu Maogong with his eyes wide open and stunned, as if he was looking at an immortal outside the world. I secretly thought in my heart: This person is a master, extraordinary, and he has completely seen through the mind of his own master.

The kings in the seat also woke up from a dream like an initiation, and they all shouted: "What the Taoist chief said is extremely true, the prince will not wait for me!" If you don't decide at this time, you will have trouble. ”

"Dao Chief, please take a seat." Some palace guards had already placed a new chair next to Wang Shichong's seat, and the tea had been replaced.

Xu Maogong didn't postpone it at this time, and sat down in the seat, shaking the fan while looking at the kings present with a smile.

"Dao Chief, since you are determined to meet the alliance, you want a perfect solution." Wang Shichong also sat on the side and asked.

"In fact, it is also simple, the prince still practices the method of joint playing, in order to plug the mouth of the world. But don't pin your trust on this, Poor Dao said that it is true that the canal is repaired as a fake domain, and if you want the Sui Emperor to issue an order to stop the canal repair, it is tantamount to a fool's dream. When the army is prepared immediately, the kings will return, and each army will meet with Luoyang. If the king of Jin went south, he sent troops to block it, and at the same time, sent an army into Tongguan to threaten Chang'an, so as to force the king of Jin to retreat to Hebei. That's all in between. Xu Maogong seems to have become the protagonist of the alliance, and all the kings are listening attentively.

"Shibo, Daoist Xu has said everything, please follow Daochang's words, I don't have much time to wait." Yang Xuangan was very impressed by what Xu Maogong said, and hurriedly got up and said.

"Yes! Prince, if you are not prepared here, the last general will rush back to Jinan first to let Tang Gong prepare for war. In the first battle, I Jinan bore the brunt! After Tang Long was ordered by Xu Maogong, he had already woken up, and his heart was already panicked, so he wanted to go back as soon as possible, so that his brother Tang Bi could prepare early. The other kings here can be slow, but the situation in Jinan Tangbi is the most dangerous.

"That's it! He is unkind, and I can't blame me for being unjust. This king is still here to write a joint letter, and will ask the kings to sign it later. Then please return to your territory as soon as possible, and bring your troops to Luoyang within ten days. Xuangan nephew, you are not far from the Jin Wang Army of Hebei, and after you go back, you will send a fine work to cross the river to find out the reality of the Jin Army, and if there is anything abnormal, you will report it immediately. ”

"Yes, my nephew takes the order."

"Also, this king wants to ask Daoist Xu to be the military division of my ally, and to plan the march and combat alone, please don't shirk it, and come to my palace immediately after returning to Lu County to arrange the dispatch of troops."

"Poor obedience."

"Hmmm! Xuangan nephew, after you return to the mountain, how about letting your mountain military advisor Mr. Xuan Sui come to this king as the deputy military division? Mr. Xuan Sui has great talents, and he is really overkill on your mountain. ”

"Yes, Shibo, the little nephew went up the mountain and told Mr. Xuansui to go out of the mountain to assist Shibo."

Everything was agreed, all the kings felt relaxed, and when Wang Shichong was preparing documents in the back hall of the study, they all came to Xu Maogong to ask about the management of the army, Xu Maogong did not shirk, only talked eloquently there, and the words he said were often convincing, and the kings were all convinced after hearing it. Only Du Fuwei was on the seat, sipping tea and sneering.

On the second day, a joint name of the Eight Kings sent someone to the capital. The nine local forces that came to Luoyang to gather returned and prepared separately according to the agreement of the alliance, and each led its troops to Luoyang within ten days.

Du Fuwei did not rush back to Jianghuai in a hurry, but wandered around the Luoyang Chamber of Commerce with his obedient for 2 days, during which he secretly met with Wang De of the Luoyang Military Intelligence Department, and told Wang De in detail about the alliance agreed upon by the kings, and instructed him to convey this information to the lord. Wang De also knew that the matter was very important and did not dare to delay, so he wrote a secret letter overnight and sent his capable hundreds of officials to accompany the shipper out of Luoyang and go to Wagang to report the news.

After finishing his business, Du Fuwei accepted Wang De's suggestion to continue to stay and travel in Luoyang City, so that he could receive a reply from the lord in time, so as not to go back to Jianghuai and Shanyang and wait, which would delay time. From Du Fuwei's heart, he was unwilling to participate in this Luoyang Alliance, although he verbally expressed his willingness to accept Wang Shichong's command, but he had a hidden word "drag" in his heart, and he was not in a hurry to bring troops to Luoyang. That's why he's not in a hurry to rush back.

3 days later, after Du Fuwei disguised himself, he came to a tavern, which was originally an industry of the Luoyang Military Intelligence Department, and also served as a secret place for the military intelligence offices to connect to Luoyang. In charge of the tavern is a local hundred, and when he broke up with Wang De last time, he made an appointment to meet here in 3 days.

Walking into the back room of the tavern, Wang De was already waiting here, and the two sat down to talk.

"Master Du, this is a reply from the lord. See for yourself! Wang De handed over the secret letter in his hand to Du Fuwei.

"Oh? The lord actually ordered me to send troops to rebel with Wang Shichong? ”

"Master Du, this is for you to rebel! It is clear that the lord will accompany the princes and kings all the way to blend in with the rebellious princes in order to make internal responses. Hehe! ”

"I see, so be! Tomorrow, he hurried back to Shanyang City to discuss the matter with Mr. Lu, and decided to send troops to Luoyang according to the words of the lord. ”

"The lord asked me to bring a message to the adults, don't reveal your identity. Let your brothers keep their mouths shut. If it is exposed, not to mention the danger of adults, it will also ruin the lord's plan. ”

"Thank you, Lord Wang, for the reminder! Du said goodbye. ”

After coming out of the back door of the tavern, he walked around the alley a few times, and after making sure that no one was following him, Du Fuwei lowered the Fan Yang felt hat on his head to cover his face, and instantly disappeared into the noisy street crowd.

Slowly out of the city, his companion by the roadside was already waiting under the tree. Du Fuwei stepped on his horse and beckoned everyone to run all the way south.

In a private room of a restaurant in the city, Xu Maocheng and Wei Zheng were drinking.

"Brother Junshi, the villain was originally staring at Du Fuwei and the others, but these people were very cunning, taking advantage of the crowd on the street, covering each other, and when the little one saw it clearly, he no longer saw Du Fuwei with a felt hat."

"Alright, let's go down! Go back to the inn and wait, I'll be back later. Xu Maogong did not blame this portable school. It is obviously unrealistic for him to be able to find out the whereabouts of Du Fuwei, who stayed in Luoyang and did not leave.

"Mao Gong, what kind of person is this Du Fuwei? was able to emerge in a short period of time in the turbulent times of Jianghuai, and even took over the territory and people of Langya Xu Yuanlang, this person is really not to be underestimated! Wei Zheng whispered to his friends while drinking and talking.

"This person is a powerful man, rising rapidly, and his vision is not below you and me. It is not an exaggeration for Shubao to defeat this person. It's just that Poor Dao always feels that there is a master behind this person, but after checking around, he only found that he also has a sworn brother Fu Gongshi who has quite a brain. Come, don't think about him, you and I will have a drink together, and we will go back to the inn in a while. ”

"Drink!"