Yang Qinzai changed his name, but he did not change his temper, he has made many friends on the river for decades, and he has set up many enemies, whether they are friends or foes, he always adheres to the same attitude - vigilance, occasionally, he will remind the people he trusts the most: he is more vigilant against friends than against enemies.

Sandwiched between the Shu king of Yizhou and the Xi family in Jiangling, Yang Qinzai carefully maintained a balance, and one party was not offended, and at the same time, neither party was allowed to encroach on his own territory.

When he came back from Jiangling, although he nominally took refuge in the Xi family, he actually gained more and could be called the real "King of Jiang", and because of this, he was very wary of the Xi family, for fear that all the benefits would be just a bait in the end.

"King Jiang be careful." The simple four words are poking at Yang Qinzai's heart.

Xi Yuanzhi didn't expect so much, looked left and right, suddenly understood, and hurriedly said: "Jiang Wang Xiu listens......

Yang Qinzai took a few steps back and said sharply: "Someone! ”

A large group of soldiers rushed out of the mansion and surrounded more than a dozen guests.

Xi Yuansu was also taken aback, he came to visit, and the other party was hiding behind the door, obviously not having good intentions, but he didn't dare to attack, and explained loudly: "King Jiang don't be fooled, I just borrowed the way, nothing else, since the Xi family has formed an alliance with King Jiang, they will never change their minds!" ”

Yang Qinzai stood behind the soldiers, feeling safe, "Wait." General Xi don't say it first, Xu Ji, you can talk about it. ”

Xu Ji bowed his hand to Yang Qinzai through the soldiers, "In Xia Xu Ji, I have seen King Jiang." I was treated the day before yesterday, and I am very fortunate to see it today. ”

"You're welcome." Yang Qinzai said coldly, "What do you mean by you telling me to be careful?" ”

Xu Ji prepared two explanations for "King Jiang be careful", one is to be careful of the steps, and the other is to be careful of the Xi family, seeing that Yang Qinya is hiding soldiers behind the door, there is only one explanation left.

"Some things are hard to say to your face."

Xi Yuan said suspiciously: "Xu Ji, what do you mean by this? Our Xi family behaves uprightly, and there is nothing that cannot be said to face. ”

Yang Qinzai said: "Yes, there is nothing that cannot be said in person. ”

"There is no basis for words, seeing is believing, King Jiang will understand what I mean after a while."

"How long is a meeting?"

"Less than a quarter of an hour."

Yang Qinzai could wait, but he didn't want to offend the Xi family for no reason, so he asked Xi Yuan suspiciously: "The situation is chaotic, General Xi don't blame me for being too careful, if I find out that this is a misunderstanding, I will kowtow to you to make amends, as for this Xu Gongzi...... I will also give you a satisfactory explanation. ”

Xi Yuanji glanced at Xu Ji beside him fiercely, "Just kowtow and make amends, since we have an alliance, we are our own family, just explain the little misunderstanding clearly." Xu Ji - I took him back to the camp and handed it over to Heng Guogong for disposal, he was full of lies and was not trustworthy, and I didn't take him to see Song Zhuzhu. ”

"A quarter of an hour later." Xu Jidao.

"Well, a quarter of an hour, I don't believe that a quarter of an hour can ......" Xi Yuansu suddenly remembered something, and couldn't help but be shocked, and hurriedly turned to Yang Qinzai, "King Jiang, there is something I want to make clear first......

A knight galloped in the distance, and saw a large group of people around this side from a distance, who didn't know the details, and said in a loud voice: "King Jiang, there are 5,000 people from the Xi family, and they want to borrow the road to cross the river. ”

Everyone present changed color, talking nonsense, Xi Yuan was shocked, "King Jiang, don't misunderstand, it's my second brother Xi Cheng, who was ordered to lead troops to help Xiangyang, and it has nothing to do with me......"

Once Yang Qinzai was vigilant, he thought badly when he heard any news: Xi Yuan was suspicious of bringing more than ten people to visit late at night, and Xi Cheng led the troops to borrow the road later, the two things were linked, and no matter how you thought about it, it looked like a conspiracy.

"Don't open the gates!" Yang Qinzai ordered in a loud voice, "Call up the brothers, go to the city and wait for battle!" "Take them all."

"Xu Ji also won?" Someone asked.

"Take them all." Yang Qinzai didn't have time to be indiscriminate, and strode towards the city gate, and his entourage led his horse to catch up from behind.

Xi Cheng first sent a messenger to call the door, when Yang Qinzai climbed the city, Xi Cheng had just arrived with his troops, and heard that Yiling City refused to borrow the road, he was very surprised, and took the lead, came to the city and said loudly: "I am the second son of Hengguo Gong, the general of Fucheng Xi Cheng, you go quickly to inform Yang Qinzai and let him open the door!" ”

"Yang Qinzai is here, General Xi Er is very surprised, right?"

Xi Cheng was indeed surprised, "Since King Jiang is here, why don't you open the door?" ”

"Where is General Xi Er going with his troops?"

"Go to Xiangyang."

"Hey, it turns out that the two brothers have already discussed the rhetoric."

Xi Yan has never taken Yang Qinzai, who was born as a water thief, in his eyes, seeing that he refused to open the door, and there was sarcasm in his words, he couldn't help but be furious, "Yang Qinzai, I have my father's military order here, you dare to disobey the order?" ”

Yang Qinzai was also angry, and scolded a dirty word, "I don't listen to the military orders of the Jade Emperor, you want to borrow the road and let the horse come!" ”

Yang Qinzai bent his bow and shot an arrow with all his might.

I couldn't see anything clearly in the dark night, this arrow deviated so far, Xi Cheng heard the sound of the arrow, but was startled, turned the horse's head and fled dozens of steps, before turning around and saying: "Yang touchfish, you are so bold, wait for my Xi family's army to level the city, see if you still dare to be arrogant?" Xi Yuan was suspicious as if he had lost a hair......"

Arrows rained down on the city, and Xi Cheng had to retreat farther, unable to think about it, so he led his troops back to the camp and complained to his father.

Yang Qinzai breathed a heavy sigh of relief, and gave orders at the head of the city, arranged the matter of guarding the city and the river, and then returned to his residence and ordered someone to bring Xu Ji.

Although the soldiers took down all the guests, the treatment was different, Xi Yuansu was locked up with ten soldiers, and Xu Ji and Chang Yanzhi were sent to the rooms where they had stayed before.

Xu Ji took the opportunity to take a nap, Chang Yanzhi stood at the door, his heart was uneasy, and muttered: "I can learn to look at people at most, but I can't learn this kind of thing......

Although Xu Ji didn't sleep enough, after being called, his spirit was still much fuller, and Xiang Changyan smiled and said, "I'll go back when I go." ”

Chang Yanzhi nodded, not knowing what to say.

Yang Qinya was drinking tea, his face was gloomy, and he didn't get up when he saw Xu Ji, stared at him for a while, and asked coldly, "Why do you want to help me?" ”

"Received hospitality, should be grateful."

"Hey, Xu Gongzi doesn't need to be hypocritical, I deliberately left Yiling City, just to avoid seeing you, and let Xi Yuan send you to Song Chujiao, and when it comes to it in the future, the King of Shu can't blame me - I don't believe Xu Gongzi knows anything about this."

Xu Ji smiled: "I know, but I don't care." ”

"Huh?"

"King Jiang raised troops recklessly, with thousands of ships and hundreds of thousands of soldiers, crisscrossing the river, how could he not be more careful? King Jiang and I have never known each other, and if we lose a scholar and make friends with one party, anyone will make the same choice. It's human nature, so I don't care. ”

Yang Qinzai laughed, "You don't care, but you don't need the 'Thanksgiving Pictorial', right?" ”

"King Jiang wants to hear the truth?"

"Of course."

"The Xi family is greedy and incompetent, and regards Jingzhou as their own territory, but when facing a strong enemy, they will definitely not be able to hold it. Shan Yu regarded me as an enemy and arrested me everywhere, I couldn't bear to see Jingzhou fall into the hands of the Xi family and then lose it to He Rongren. ”

Yang Qinzai was silent for a moment, "Do you think I can hold Jingzhou?" ”

"As I said, King Jiang has become the lord of the river in just three years, and compared with the Xi family's inheritance of the old business, but they have frequently lost land and people, it is clear which is stronger and which is weaker."

No one doesn't like to listen to flattery, Yang Qinzai laughed, "It's not three years, it's two years." Xu Gongzi was originally the king in the incarnation army, right? ”

"It's just a name."

Yang Qinzai nodded, "So Xu Gongzi admires people like us more, it is said that Xu Gongzi is the son of a general, which is rare." ”

Xu Ji said with a smile: "It is precisely because he is the son of a great general that he is used to seeing the faces of powerful people, so he can see the advantages of reckless heroes." ”

Yang Qinya was even more satisfied, and asked, "Xi Yun has just formed an alliance with me, and he is going to design to kill me, what does he think?" ”

"Xi Yun didn't tell me, I only have some guesses."

"Then let's hear about it."

"It is rumored that He Rongren does not want to wait until the beginning of spring tomorrow and will soon attack Jingzhou. The Xi family will never dare to resist, but will surrender, but there is a big difference between offering half of Jingzhou or the whole of Jingzhou. ”

"Of course, surrendering with half of Jingzhou is because you are afraid, you can't beat it, and surrendering with the whole of Jingzhou, but ......what is it?"

"A move to assess the situation."

"That's right. It turns out that because of this, Xi Yun is in a hurry to kill me! ”

"I'm just guessing."

"Can't be wrong, you guessed it right - but when I went to Gangneung City, why didn't he do it?"

"When King Jiang was in Jiangling City, he arranged Yiling City properly, if the Xi family did it, they would only kill King Jiang alone, but they would not be able to take this city."

Yang Qinzai nodded again and again, "I have been on the river for decades, and I have seen many people, but I can't imagine that people who are officials are more insidious. ”

"It must make sense for King Jiang to stand out among the heroes on the river, I believe that even without my reminder, King Jiang will not be easily tricked."

"That's right, as soon as Xi Cheng calls the door, I will understand, but I have to be reminded by Xu Gongzi, after all, I will be less frightened."

"The Xi family has not succeeded in a plan, and a new plan will be born."

"Hey, I know Xi Yun, he must explain pretending to be true, and then come to deceive my trust."

Xu Ji saved a lot of words, "How is King Jiang going to deal with it?" ”

Although it was the first time they met, Yang Qinya had a good impression of Xu Ji, "Xu Gongzi gave me an idea." ”

Xu Ji was a little hesitant, Yang Qinzai got up and came to the front, and said earnestly: "Send the Buddha to the west, save people to the end, I have long heard that Xu Gongzi is resourceful, and he was bewitched by the Xi family for a while, so he made an unrighteous move, please Xu Gongzi Don't hold grudges, if you can help me defend Yiling City, I will worship you as a military advisor and sit on an equal footing with you." ”

"Yiling City can't be defended."

"Huh?" Yang Qinzai didn't expect this person to speak so directly.

"If you want to defend it, you have to defend it together with Jiangling and Xiangyang, and you can have the opportunity to defend it if you have the potential of Jingzhou's mountains and rivers."

Yang Qinzai had never thought of such a grand thing, and his expression was a little dazed, "The whole Jingzhou? That...... Not easy, right? ”

"If King Jiang can adopt my strategy, not to mention nine out of ten, at least six or seven percent sure."

"The whole of Jingzhou?" Yang Qinzai asked again.

"And even more." Xu Jidao.

Yang Qinya couldn't help but laugh twice, "No wonder I dreamed of a big fish carrying me to play in the river, it should have been Xu Gongzi!" ”

Xu Ji smiled, suddenly remembered Guo Shifeng, and couldn't help but compare who would do better.