The spring sun shines on the earth, and the surface of the Hanshui River is shimmering with silver light.

A horse dressed in iron armor stood on the bank of the river, and a scribe in Tsing Yi stood on the bow of the boat, and the two sides were separated by a distance of five or six paces from each other.

At the stern of the boat, Liu Neng, who turned into a boatman, held the oars in one hand and touched the handcuff in his arms with the other. Another boatman, also dressed as Liu Neng's men, stood near the cabin, and in the cabin at his feet was a well-wound hand crossbow.

On the shore, the knights who followed Li Guo also watched Bian Zhou and Siye vigilantly, guarding against possible ambushes.

"Mr. Gu, we used to belong to the same battalion, and we are all courtiers of His Majesty King Chuang, why don't you get off the boat and go ashore for a while, it's really inconvenient to be so far away." Regarding Gu Junen's words, Li Guo did not say anything, but invited Gu Junen to say.

"Gu also wants to go ashore and have a good talk with Bo Hou, but now is not the time." Gu Junen shook his head and politely declined Li Guo's request.

Li Guo is a fierce general in the Shun army, skilled in martial arts, jealous and hateful, Gu Junen is now considered a betrayal of the Great Shun and surrendered to Ming, how dare he face him?

"Marquis, I don't know how to respond to the kindness of the Duke of Qi?" Gu Junen asked again.

"Hmph, what kindness! Chen Yue'er was just afraid that our Shun army and the Western Army would ally send troops to attack Jiujiang together, so that Ji would divert us and others. Li Guo snorted coldly, and his words pointed directly at Chen Yue's original intention.

"Well, Bo Hou is wise, but will the Shun army merge with the Western army again? Based on Gu's understanding of the Marquis of Bo and the generals of Shunying, you should not surrender to Zhang Xianzhong! Gu Junen smiled faintly.

The Western Army is strong, and the Shun Army is poor, this is something that anyone with a discerning eye can see, Gu Junen has been in Shunying for so many years, so he naturally knows the great contradiction between Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong at the beginning. Once upon a time, Zhang Xianzhong almost lost his life at the hands of Li Zicheng, and he hated Li Zicheng to the core. Everyone in Shunying also looked down on Zhang Xianzhong's capricious temperament at both ends of the first rat, and despised him very much.

And Dashun invaded Beijing and almost wiped out the Ming Dynasty, which also made everyone in Shunying extremely proud, where are they willing to be low and small to Zhang Xianzhong? Gu Junen deliberately said this, provoking Li too much.

Sure enough, after listening to Gu Junen's words, Li Guo was furious, "Zhang Xianzhong is just a shameless person, can I defect to him?" ”

"Since you are unwilling to surrender Zhang Xianzhong, you will naturally not go to Jiujiang to help Zhang Xianzhong attack the Ming Dynasty, because it will not be beneficial to Shunying. Zhang Xianzhong is insidious and despicable, if you go to Jiujiang, maybe you will annex it. And even if you help him destroy Da Ming, will he really share the world with Da Shun? If you don't allow someone to snore on the side of the couch, he will surely find an opportunity to kill you.

Now the plan, taking advantage of the see-saw between the Western Army and the Ming Dynasty is a God-given opportunity for the development of the Shun Army, how can you miss it? But now in front of the Marquis is Xiangyang Jiancheng, if Xiangyang is not taken, the Shun army will not be able to go to the north, and can only be trapped in the narrow land between the Yangtze River and the Han River, and there is no room for development at all. And at that time, no matter whether the Ming Dynasty or the Western Army wins, they will definitely not allow the Shun Army to stay in such a heartfelt place as Jingzhou.

Therefore, although Qi Guogong's suggestion is said to be to relieve the worries of the Ming army, it is also for the sake of the Shun army and help the Shun army get rid of the current predicament. ”

Gu Junen broke it and crumpled it and explained to Li Guo, there is no way, most of these people in Shunying are big and coarse, they don't have much culture or knowledge, and many simple things may not be clear. If Xiangyang is blocked, it is not known that he may give up going to the north and choose to go east along the river with the western army.

Gu Junen has only one meaning, if Shunjun follows Zhang Xianzhong, he will definitely not be good. Among the Shun army, Li Guo is Li Zicheng's nephew, and he is the most loyal to Dashun, and he will never give up Dashun and switch to Daxi, which is why Gu Junen suggested contacting Li Guo directly.

Sure enough, after listening to Gu Junen talk about the consequences of following Zhang Xianzhong, Li Guo's brows furrowed, he naturally thought about these things, but he didn't say them as thoroughly as Gu Junen said.

"Gu knows that Marquis Bo is the nephew of King Chuang, and he is the most loyal to Dashun, but you can't guarantee that other generals in the Shun army are also as loyal to Dashun. After all, Onishi is now in full swing, and it seems that it is not difficult to choose to be a hero of the new dynasty in line with the general trend. ”

Seeing Li Guo's hesitation, Gu Junen decisively pressed another heavy stone. For Li Guo, who is thinking about Zhongxing Dashun, the last thing he wants to see is the disintegration of the generals of Shunying. Thinking of the situation described by Gu Junen, Li Guo's face suddenly changed greatly.

Therefore, the policy of Qi Guogong is beneficial to both Daming and Dashun. There is no need to hesitate. Gu Junen sighed, but in his heart he was amazed by Chen Yue's brilliant idea.

Yang Mou, absolute Yang Mou, no matter how long Li Guo thought about it, he had to act according to the strategy. Li Guo led his troops out of Jingzhou and went to the north, so that there was a buffer between the Ming and the Manchu Qing Dynasty, so that Zheng Sen and Hao Shaoqi's troops could be dispatched to Hanyang to put pressure on Zhang Dingguo's army in Wuchang from the north, and contain Zhang Dingguo in Wuchang, thereby relieving the pressure on the Jiujiang army.

Sure enough, after Li Guo thought about it carefully, he had nothing to say, and in the face of Gu Junen, who knew the roots, he could no longer say such words as the union of Jiujiang and Zhang Xianzhong.

"Mr. Gu, at the moment Dashun is in danger, you are the servant of the government, and you are deeply trusted by His Majesty, can you return to Shunying and help us get out of the predicament?"

Li Guo prayed to Gu Junen, as the temporary leader of the Shun camp, Li Guo often felt powerless, and he needed a wise man to help him guide him to the lost. And Gu Junen is an old man in Shunying, and he is exactly the talent that Li Guo needs.

Faced with Li Guo's request, Gu Junen could only smile bitterly and shake his head. The Shun army has already sunset, and there is no possibility of turning the tables at all, but on Dongfan Island, where Chen Yue, the Duke of Qi, Gu Junen sees hope, and sees the hope of expelling the Tartars to dominate the world and clarify Yuyu. In Gu Junen's heart now, if anyone can clean up the broken world, that person is none other than Chen Yue, the Duke of Qi. Although Li Guo is a fierce general, he does not have the quality of a hero, and he is too far behind.

Good birds choose trees to perch, good ministers choose the master to do things, Gu Junen has his own ambitions in his heart, and naturally he will not be limited by the friendship in the past, and do such a thing as returning to Shunying.

"Duke Qi treats Gu well, and Gu has sworn allegiance to him. If you return to Shunying, don't mention it again in the future. ”

Gu Junen's decisive refusal made Li Guo look disappointed, and also made Liu Neng, who was also on the boat, breathe a sigh of relief.