For the first time, Yang Qinzai had the idea of seizing the entire Jingzhou, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it should be taken for granted, so he summoned the leaders of his cronies to drink, and when he was half-drunk, he opened his mouth to ask what everyone meant.

Everyone expressed their support, one was more impassioned than the other, and even felt that King Jiang had this qualification as early as twenty years ago, "If King Jiang had raised troops at that time, the world would not be the Zhang family." ”

Yang Qinzai was very happy, called more wine, and enjoyed himself with everyone, and went to rest when he was drunk.

When Xu Ji returned to Yiling City, Yang Qinzai was sleeping soundly, and the servant pushed him for a while before he opened his eyes, hummed viciously, turned around and slept again, the servant didn't dare to push again, and went out to Xu Ji who was waiting outside and said: "Mr. Xu, let's wait a while, when King Jiang is sleeping, no one can disturb him, especially after drinking a lot of wine last night, his temper is even greater." ”

"The enemy soldiers are coming, Yiling City is about to be breached, and he won't wake up?"

"Hehe, isn't it time yet?" The servant laughed.

Xu Ji had no choice but to wait for a while, and the servant let him go to the living room, where he served good tea, and came over to take a look, shaking his head every time.

Xu Ji once said that he would return to the camp of the Southern Army around noon, but it was not until noon that he waited until Yang Qinzai woke up.

Yang Qinya walked into the living room with his robe and shoes on, and smiled embarrassedly: "Let Mr. Xu wait for a long time, I drank a few more drinks last night, no way, they are all my own brothers, I want to seize Jingzhou, I must listen to what they mean." ”

"What do you say?" Xu Ji smiled and asked, he could tell at least one thing: he could be outspoken to some people, but not others, and for a strategist, what to say was secondary, and knowing what to say was the most important thing.

"My brothers, have followed me in the wind, in the rain, on the knife mountain, under the sea of fire, all of them have no choice, they are willing to fight again, everyone said, anyway, the world is in chaos, the comparison is who is stronger and who is weak, Yiling City, sooner or later will be captured, it is better to strike first and attack others."

Xu Ji arched his hand and said: "Congratulations to King Jiang, with such a group of subordinates, a great cause can be accomplished." ”

"Haha, my brothers can fight and fight, but I am an understanding person, and if I want to build a great cause, I need someone like Mr. Xu to guide me. How about it goes? Is Song Chujiao obedient? He didn't say a word, I sent troops immediately, and his little men had to surrender until it was dark. ”

"All the best." Xu Ji took out a treasure seal from his arms and gently placed it on the table.

Yang Qinya took it in his hand, flipped it over to check, and didn't recognize the seal characters on it, "This is the seal of the king of Chu?" ”

"Hmm."

"It is said that when Song Chu raised his feet, his feet suddenly shook, and he asked people to dig it up, and he got this treasure seal under the nine-foot spring, so he called himself the king of Chu - it looks very ordinary."

"The rumors are not credible."

Yang Qinzai looked at the treasure seal carefully over and over again, and finally said: "Whatever it is, since everyone says so, I will believe it in vain and leave the treasure seal, and I will be the king of Jiang and the king of Chu in the future." ”

"The treasure seal can't be left in the hands of King Jiang for the time being."

"Huh?" Yang Qinzai didn't take the treasure seal seriously, but at this time he held it tightly in his hand, he had always been more polite to Xu Ji, and at this time his face also changed, and his eyes showed fierceness, "What do you mean?" ”

Xu Ji smiled: "Is the King of Chu true or false, which one should King Jiang do?" ”

"Of course it's true."

"Baoyin has always been with Song Zhuzhu, is he the real king of Chu?"

Yang Qinya thought for a while, let go of the treasure seal, and laughed: "Understood, understood." But if the treasure seal is not left here, to whom will it be handed over? ”

"Jingzhou's heroes rise together, such as Song Zhuzhu and Ma Lao's machete, just make up the numbers, and there are only three real heroes."

"Am there me?"

"Of course."

"The other two are Xi Yun and Chen Aicai? Chen Aicai's hometown is in Jingzhou, but the soldiers he brought are all foreigners...... Well, it counts as one. ”

"Outside Jingzhou, the enemy is even stronger, He Rongren cavalry is hundreds of thousands, and there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Sanzhou, swept by the edge, unstoppable, Jingzhou is the top three, whoever shows up first will be defeated."

Yang Qinzai nodded again and again, "If I don't say that I need Mr. Xu, let others come forward, let's sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight." ”

"Let's follow the tiger, and the tiger will be injured."

Yang Qinya thought for a while, "You still haven't said who the treasure seal should be given to." ”

"What does King Jiang think?"

"It's not Xi Yun, it's Chen Sick, the Xi family is more powerful, and it is our parents in Jingzhou, so it stands to reason that it should be given to his family. But just like Mr. Xu said, the Xi family is incompetent, partial and jealous, and always wants to get rid of the heroes - to Chen Aicai, he loves to talk big, the soldiers are all southerners, and he has the seal of the king of Chu, and he can't get the truth of the king of Chu, I am not afraid of him, and I can reduce the power of the Xi family. ”

Xu Ji arched his hand, "King Jiang's clever plan." ”

"You agree too?"

"Agreed."

"Haha, we're the same as heroes." Yang Qinya thought for a while, and felt that it still didn't work, "Song Chu and I threw ourselves at Chen Yicai, Xi Yun must be unhappy, let's fight again?" Even if I join forces with the Southern Army, the odds of victory are not high, and I don't know how long I will fight. ”

"There's no need, I'll go to persuade the Xi family to return to Jiangling, and even send troops to support Xiangyang."

"I believe in Xu Gongzi's ability." Yang Qinya leaned over and held Xu Ji's wrist tightly with his right hand, "But you won't lie to me in turn, right?" ”

"What does King Jiang mean?"

"I see you running around, the benefits seem to be all attributed to Chen Aicai, the Xi family retired from the army, I proclaimed myself to Chen Aicai, although it is temporary, it is not good to spread out. In the end, if Chen Yicai refused to hand over Xiangyang, wouldn't I have worked hard in vain? ”

Yang Qinzai's hands are quite strong, Xu Ji's wrist hurts, but there is no smile on his face, "King Jiang has a clever plan, are you still afraid of working hard in vain?" ”

"I have a plan?"

"King Jiang just said that Chen Aicai's subordinates are all southern soldiers, and King Jiang only needs to hold the river, cut off his retreat, and make him lose contact with each other, and he is worried that he will not be able to get Xiangyang?"

"I don't have to leave Yiling?"

"The more soldiers who will come to Xiangyang, the better, King Jiang wants to go anyway, but Jiangmian is your territory, pay attention to the guards of his henchmen, will it be lost?"

"On land I dare not brag, on the water, my brothers are one against ten." Yang Qinzai let go of his palm and said with a smile: "When will Mr. Xu leave?" ”

"I'll leave immediately, but King Jiang has to give me one or two tokens, so that everyone can know about them, like the seal of King Chu."

"I don't have a treasure seal, only ...... This one. Yang Qinzai reached into his arms, pulled hard, and took off an object, but he didn't take it out immediately, "This thing of mine is no better than the treasure seal of the King of Chu, and I have to return it in the future." ”

"Three days at most, and the things will be returned to their original owners."

Yang Qinzai took it out at this time, holding a golden ball the size of a child's fist in the palm of his hand, the golden ball was hollowed out, and white light was shining inside.

Yang Qinya carefully put the golden ball on the table, and then gently pressed the mechanism, and the golden ball was split in half, revealing a pearl inside, which was milky white and without a single flaw.

"This is a jewel that I fished from the bottom of the river when I was a teenager, and I didn't know the goods at that time, so I sold it for ten taels of silver. This pearl later passed into the hands of many people, and it is said that it also entered the palace, nourished by the emperor's spirit, returned to the people a few years ago, and finally fell into my hands a year ago. I thought it must mean something, so I stayed with me and rarely showed it to outsiders, but everyone knew that I had this bead as a token. ”

"Very good."

Yang Qinzai closed the golden ball and pushed it over together with the treasure seal of the King of Chu, Xu Ji reached out to take it, but Yang Qinzai stopped it with his hand, "The thing will be returned to its original owner within three days?" ”

"If not, I'll make amends."

"I don't want your head, just the orb, I believe my soul is on this orb, without it, I won't live for days...... No, it can't be given to you, unless, you also leave a token. ”

"What does King Jiang want?"

"You're the son of a great general, so you always have some heirlooms, right?"

"I have dozens of brothers, and the generals are favored, but there are only three or five of them, and I am not among them."

"Parents are biased." Yang Qinzai was still not at ease, "Leave your entourage behind." ”

"Chang Yanzhi?"

"Yes, if you don't return the orb, I'll kill him, although it won't help, at least let me vent my evil anger."

"Chang Yanzhi is not my retinue, but my friend ......"

"Then you have to stay, Mr. Xu rest assured, within three days, I will have good wine and meat, and I will never treat him badly."

Xu Ji looked embarrassed, and said after a while: "Okay, I will return the orb as soon as possible." ”

Yang Qinzai moved his palm at this time, and Xu Ji took the treasure seal and treasure bead in his arms, "Xi Yuan suspects that I have to take it away." ”

"Whatever you want, Xi Yuansu is just Xi Yun's nephew, and it's useless to keep it." Yang Qinzai leaned on the back of the chair, stretched, and didn't even ask Xu Ji how to persuade the Xi family to withdraw from the army.

Xu Ji retired and found Chang Yanzhi first, "I'm sorry, I betrayed you to King Jiang." ”

"How much is it worth?" Chang Yan asked.

Xu Ji took out the orb, but did not open the golden orb, "King Jiang's most cherished treasure." ”

"Water dragon eyes? It's a treasure, okay, I'm worth it. "Chang Yanzhi just entered Yiling City not long ago, he heard of this pearl," did King Jiang say that he salvaged this pearl when he was a child? Everyone said he was lying, but they all pretended to believe it. ”

"Haha. In three days, I will come back to redeem you. ”

"Childe is running alone, be careful."

"Hmm."

The soldiers escorted Xi Yuansu and others out, and Xu Ji rode on the horse and said with a smile: "General Yuanji, let's go on the road." ”

Xi Yuansu was a little frightened, "Where are you going?" ”

"You'll find out later."

When the group went out of the city, Yang Qinzai sent fifty people to escort them, and there were only ten of Xi Yuanji's subordinates, so they didn't dare to attack.

didn't go far, and everyone met a team of Xi Jiajun.

Xi Yun sent a number of envoys to Yiling City one after another, but Yang Qinzai was determined not to interact with the Xi family, and no one dared to disturb him after he was drunk, so the envoys could not enter the city and stayed outside the city.

Xi Yuansu suddenly slapped his horse, accelerated and rushed into the Xi family's army, turned around and said: "Xu Ji, it was you who betrayed your trust first, don't blame me for being unjust, you let me out of the city, but I can't give you a way out!" ”

Xu Ji didn't chase after him, and rode forward slowly, "What kind of trouble is this for the suspicious general?" ”

"Come less, you have played the Xi family five times, and this revenge will be repaid today!"

"The aid general is angry, I can understand, but please help the general to calm down, go back and ask Heng Guogong, does he want revenge, or do he want to see me?"

Xi Yuan snorted suspiciously, he really didn't dare to make his own opinion, turned his head to the familiar envoy of the Xi family and said, "What did Heng Guogong tell you?" ”

The messenger said blankly: "Hengguo Gong...... There must be a misunderstanding in this, so let's make peace with King Jiang no matter what......"