"Stone falling?" Gao Yi was shocked when he heard this, and then he felt rude: "Don't be surprised by the sect leader, it's just that it was rumored that you and my Great Chu General Xiang Tongxiang died together, so I was surprised to see the sect leader again today." ”

Gao Yi may not have much impression of Shi Luosheng's appearance, but he has not forgotten his name until today. Ten years ago, he was the most popular young man in the mainland, from a humble son in a country controlled by a family, he climbed step by step to the position of General Wei, and led the army to defeat the three kingdoms of Qin, Qi and Chu.

In these battles, the opponents he faced were not ordinary generals, and Qin was the second person in the military after Bai Mengqi, Li Peifu. Qi is the first person in naval warfare, and Jiang Huanyan, who is now known as the god of war. Chu State is Xiang Tong, a general with the same name as Tian Wuji and Deng Yuanjue.

Among them, the demise of Qin and Chu also has something to do with him, if he hadn't killed Li Peifu, no one in the Qin State would have been able to resist Gao Kegong two years ago.

And Xiang Tong's death was a turning point in the rise and fall of the Chu State, and it can be said that it was the person in front of him who directly led to the demise of the Chu State.

"Back then, Shi wanted to cheat his death to stay away from the disputes on the mainland, but he didn't expect that creation would make people, and after going around for more than ten years, I came back again." Shi Luosheng couldn't help but feel a little emotional when he saw Gao Yi.

"Yes, when I was the Great Sima in the Chu State ten years ago, I never thought that I would become the Tai Lieutenant of the Song State today, and fate is really playing tricks on people." Gao Yi also echoed.

"Okay, let's not talk about fate for the time being, let's go back to the house and talk about business first, Captain, please." Shi Luosheng interrupted the topic and invited Gao Yi into the Taishou Mansion.

"Sect Master Shi, this time I came to Rongcheng on the orders of His Majesty to discuss the alliance with your sect." Gao Yi gets straight to the point.

"Alliance?" Shi Luosheng pretended to be puzzled: "The Qin State has perished, and the alliance between us has been terminated, and the Tianluo Sect has no plans to use troops externally in the short term, so there is no need for an alliance, right?" ”

"Your sect has just taken the Qin land, and you want to recuperate and appease the people, which I can understand. Ten years ago, when the five countries were fine, who would have thought that ten years later, the five countries would have been wiped out. If there are forces that take advantage of your religion's recuperation and recuperation to develop rapidly in the past few years, it will also be extremely unfavorable to the sect leader's struggle for world domination in the future. "How could Gao Yi believe that the Tianluo Sect really has no plans to use troops externally, otherwise Shi Luosheng should stay in Sucheng now, not in Rongcheng.

"What Taiwei said makes sense, but now that the world is divided into three parts, Qi Country is the number one power, and our Tianluo Sect can't afford to provoke it for the time being, and the rest is only your country." Shi Luosheng's intention is obvious, even if the Tianluo Sect wants to send troops, then the next target is the Song State.

Gao Yi shook his head and hurriedly said: "What the sect leader said is not right, there are more than three points in the world, Deng Yuanjue, Jiang Huan Chu, Tian Wuji, and Xiang Chu are all one force, although the territory is a little smaller, but the military strength is not weak." ”

"They are indeed a force, but General Deng is my father-in-law, Jiang Huanchu is my lifelong friend, and he is also my brother-in-law. As for Tian Wuji and Xiang Chu, although they don't have any friendship with me, they are too far away from me, even if I want to send troops, I can't beat them. Shi Luosheng still didn't say anything.

Gao Yi secretly slandered in his heart: "A political careerist like you, how can you talk about the relationship between father and son, the righteousness of friends, as long as there are enough interests, these are not all left behind." ”

"To tell you the truth, I came to Rongcheng this time to form an alliance with your sect to deal with General Deng. The head of the sect is from the Song State, and he should know better than me about the relationship between the family and the royal family of the Song State, His Majesty has issued an order to designate the general as a rebel, and the general issued a document not long ago, using the Qing monarch's side as an excuse to openly rebel, and the contradiction between the two has become irreconcilable. ”

"If you refuse to help the sect leader at this time, then after we fall to the country, with the economic potential of the Song State and the military ability of the general, he will definitely be a strong opponent of your sect." On the way to Rongcheng, Gao Yi didn't know how many times he practiced it repeatedly.

"It's because I'm from the Song State that I clearly know that Xiao Yan is far from Deng Yuanjue's opponent, if Yan Chixing refuses to return to the army to rescue, as long as Yuzhou City is broken, the Song Kingdom will die within half a year, if I form an alliance with you, it's just to start a war with my father-in-law in advance."

Shi Luosheng took a sip of tea, and continued: "Taiwei should know the economic strength of our Tianluo Sect overseas, as long as there is enough time, not to mention Deng Yuanjue, it is the Qi State, I am also confident that I can widen the gap with them, and if I start a war at that time, the chances of winning are far higher than now." ”

This was the truth, so Gao Yi didn't know how to refute it for a while, and after thinking for a long time, he said: "Speaking of this, I won't hide it from the sect leader, before leaving, His Majesty told me that if your sect can agree to this alliance, Your Majesty is willing to cede the entire Jeju County to you." ”

Everyone present couldn't help but be a little moved when they heard this, one of the four most developed port cities in the mainland, Xianghu Lake, was in Jeju County, which was proposed by Shi Luosheng himself back then.

Because the foundation of the Tianluo Sect is overseas, there is no port on the mainland, which has brought them great inconvenience, and now all the transportation of materials and personnel is borrowed from Penglai Port and Jiaozhou Port of Qi State, and the annual tariff paid is also a large expense.

If Jeju can be obtained, and Ningun will take Penglai again in the future, then Luojiao will be able to completely open up the connection between Xichuan and Qindi, and the economic development speed will be at least twice as fast.

"I have to say that Emperor Song's proposal makes me a little moved, but there is one thing I'm curious about, if Xianghu Lake is given to us, then where will your Xianghu water army go?" Shi Luosheng finally relented.

"I'm not afraid of the sect leader's jokes, the country can't be saved, so what's the water army. After our two sides have formed an alliance, His Majesty will move the navy to the vicinity of Taihu Lake, so that in the future confrontation with the general, the navy may still be able to play some role. Gao Yi smiled self-deprecatingly.

"Okay, so what do we need to do if I agree to an alliance?" Shi Luosheng asked again.

"Qin and Chu border each other, and Your Majesty hopes that your Majesty will send troops from Qin to attack General Deng's rear. At the same time, I also hope that the sect leader will send a force from Jeju to assist us in garrisoning Yuju together. Gao Yi said Xiao Yanti's request.

Shi Luosheng lowered his head and calculated, he told Gao Kegong that Qin had no plans to fight abroad within two years, and their main task was to develop the economy, which was also related to whether Bai Mengqi could be subdued after two years, so it was impossible to send troops from Qin.

As for helping Song State garrison Yuzhou, Shi Luosheng didn't want to face Deng Yuanjue directly so soon. Besides, if the troops are sent to Yuzhou, then this army will be completely alone, and they will no longer be able to provide any help.

In the future, if Deng Yuanjue breaks the city, they will only have a dead end. Even if he could hold it, Xiao Yan would instruct the Yuzhou guards to slowly consume this force.

"I'm sorry, I can't agree to these two points mentioned by Taiwei, but I can send troops from Yandi, from Anyang to Liuzhou, Fuquan, Liping, and then from Guangyuan to attack Deng Yuanjue's Jizhou. As for Chudi's side, you don't have to worry, Yan Chixing will definitely seize the opportunity to sneak attack Jining. If you can persuade Jiang Huan Chu to send troops to Zhoukou and Tian Wuji to send troops to Suizhou, then the Song State will not only be able to turn the crisis into peace, but maybe also destroy Deng Yuanjue. Shi Luosheng proposed another plan.

"Sending troops from Yandi? Yan Di is now the territory of Qi State, isn't the sect leader joking? Gao Yi asked suspiciously.

Shi Luosheng smiled and said confidently: "Taiwei don't have to doubt it, there will be turmoil in Yandi soon, and I promise you that within half a year, an army will enter Deng Yuanjue's Jizhou." If I break my promise, then I will return Jeju County to you. ”

Gao Yi had no other way but to believe, although it was a pity that the Tianluo Sect could not sneak attack Chudi, but if he could send troops to Jizhou, it would directly threaten Deng Yuanjue under Yuzhou City.

"Well, I'll have the courage to agree on Your Majesty's behalf. Half a year later, I hope to see the fall of Jizhou. I also ask the master to choose a candidate to receive Jeju as soon as possible, so that I can go back and report to Your Majesty. Gao Yi was worried that during his negotiations, Guo Xu suddenly announced that he had taken Jeju to surrender to Deng Yuanjue.

"There is no need to choose someone, after Jeju is included in my Tianluo Sect, Guo Xu is still Taishou, and I will send someone to tell Guo Taishou about this." Shi Luosheng replied with a smile.

"It turns out that Guo Xu is actually a member of the Tianluo Sect!" Gao Yi was extremely shocked in his heart, he remembered that the first battle that Shi Luosheng led the army alone was to suppress bandits in Jeju, and Guo Xu was his staff at that time. Later, Guo Xu was able to become a taishou, and it was also because of his recommendation.

"In that case, then I won't stay any longer, and take my leave." After the matter was discussed, Gao Yi was also ready to return to Jianye.

"Wait." Shi Luosheng suddenly stopped him: "If there is a change in the Song Kingdom in the future, Taiwei can bring his clansmen to my Tianluo Sect, General Kegong is very happy here." ”

Gao Yi was stunned for a moment, then understood what he meant, moved in his heart, and saluted Shi Luosheng: "Thanks to the wrong love of the sect leader, if there is really such a day, Gao is willing to lead the whole clan to serve the Tianluo Sect." ”

He was originally a subordinate of the Chu State, how much affection can he have for the Song State? If you say something righteous at this time, it will make people look down on you.

After Gao Yi left, Shi Luosheng turned to Liu Zixuan and said, "You go to Xianghu Lake now, go to Mr. Guo and Dong Liang with Yuqing, tell them that we are still alive, and that Xiao Yan ceded Jeju County, and find a way to persuade them to work for us." ”

Shi Luosheng didn't tell Guo Xu that he was still alive because he wasn't sure if he would tell Deng Yuanjue after he knew. Now with the growth of his strength, there is no need to hide him anymore. Besides, the Cheonluo Sect lacks internal affairs talents, and after taking over Jeju, he is still needed to continue to govern.