"Brother Guo, General Shi will be here in two days, what do you think in your heart? If we don't want to join the Cheonluo Sect, then we can't surrender to the general with Jeju County, and now Jeju can be regarded as the territory of the Cheonluo Sect. ”

Since Xiao Yan decided to cede Jeju County, he also planned to transfer the water army of Xianghu Lake to Taihu Lake. But Xun Yuqing was Deng Yuanjue's person, Xiao Yan didn't dare to transfer him to the front, so he transferred Dong Liang and his position again, and now these two are both Jeju officials in terms of establishment.

Guo Xu didn't answer and asked, "Brother Xian, in your heart, you are actually more inclined to General Shi, right?" ”

Xun Yuqing scratched his head and looked at Guo Xu with some embarrassment. He already had a choice in his heart, if it weren't for Guo Xu, he would not hesitate to choose to join the Tianluo Sect.

"Don't hide it from the eldest brother, although the two of us are not from a poor family, but compared with the family, it is still too far behind, although the general is kind to us, but under the general's account back then, you are just an ordinary staff member, and I am just a small captain. Later, by chance, following General Shi to suppress bandits, the eldest brother can achieve the position of a county guard, and the younger brother I am also the deputy commander of the navy. ”

"The junior brother said this not because he was greedy for glory and wealth, but because it was more useful to join the Tianluo Sect. Big brother, you don't need to say much about your ability, what General Shi lacks most now is talents in internal affairs, and you will definitely be reused if you go. As for my younger brother, whether it is a land battle or a naval battle, I am confident that I am no worse than others, and a often defeated general like Gao Kegong can defend the Qin State, so I may not have the opportunity to get ahead. ”

Guo Xu nodded silently after hearing this: "The generals under the command of the great general are like clouds, on the other hand, under the command of General Shi, in addition to General Zixuan, there is only one Gao Kegong who is still famous, and after you join the Tianluo Sect, you can indeed get more opportunities than joining the general's camp." ”

"So, big brother, have you agreed to join the Tianluo Sect?" Xun Yuqing's face was happy.

"I want to wait for General Shi to come, and then I will have a good chat with him, and then make a decision." Guo Xu still didn't say anything.

Two days later, Shi Luosheng took Jiang Wan'er to Jeju City, accompanied by Huang Songsheng, the commander of the Song State Naval Army.

That day, after Shi Luosheng persuaded Zeng Dong in Penglai, he wanted to return to Rongcheng, but he didn't expect to receive a letter from Liu Zixuan before leaving, so he had to rush to Jeju with Jiang Wan'er, wanting to persuade Guo Xu in person.

Halfway through, the two went to Changxing Island, and now it is Ni Yun who is in charge of the specific affairs of the island, and he has recently been busy receiving the affairs of the Xianghu Water Army Camp.

In recent years, Changxing Island has also become a talent training base for Naha. Anyone who is interested in ocean trade must first come to Changxing Island to experience it.

Changxing Island traded mainly to the merchants of the Tsubame, Song, Qi and Ryukyu provinces, and these routes were short and dangerous, but they were also suitable for novices, and over the years they trained many talents for Naha.

The two stayed on the island for one night, chatted with the garrison guards, and continued to Xianghu the next day.

Huang Songsheng and Yue Shouming both knew about Shi Luosheng's situation, and they chatted a little and told each other about the latest situation.

Huang Songsheng proposed to take this opportunity to lead the Song Army's naval army to join the Tianluo Sect, anyway, the team of the naval army was mainly based on the troops that suppressed bandits back then, and they did not reject Shi Luosheng.

In addition, the navy is not trusted by Xiao Yan, and last time, because of Yue Shouming's cooperation with Jiang Huanyan's sneak attack on Xiakou, Huang Songsheng was also recalled to Jianye for questioning.

And Xiao Yan felt a little surprised to see that he dared to come back, because there was no conclusive evidence, and there were two generals in the navy, Yue Shouming and Xun Yuqing, he didn't dare to really say anything about Huang Songsheng, so he asked a few words and let him go.

Shi Luosheng thought about it and decided to let Huang Songsheng and them stay in the Song Kingdom temporarily, firstly, there is no need for the naval army in the Xianghu area for the time being, and secondly, if they really start a war with Deng Yuanjue in the future, they can have an overwhelming advantage in terms of the naval army.

"General, we haven't seen each other for ten years, and you still haven't changed much." Guo Xu took Xun Yu to meet him ten miles outside the city early in the morning, and Liu Zixuan, Dong Liang and others also followed.

Shi Luosheng saw that the two of them first came to hug, and then said with a smile: "Ten years ago, the land here was barren, the people's livelihood was withered, and mountain bandits and water bandits were everywhere. Now the people here live and work in peace and contentment, all of them are happy, all of which are the credit of Guo Taishou. ”

Guo Xu smiled, and then invited a few people into the city. On the way back, the two just chatted about the bandits together, and neither of them spoke first about the surrender.

In the next few days, Shi Luosheng still didn't mention the matter of persuasion, but just asked Guo Xu to take himself and Wan'er to a few nearby cities to have a look, but Huang Songsheng pulled Guo Xu to have a long talk every night.

Another half a month has passed, Shi Luosheng has walked through all the cities in Jeju, it is true that the changes in the past ten years have been extremely fast, in terms of wealth, Jeju County can already rank in the top three in the Song Kingdom, this time Xiao Yanken ceded it, it seems that he was really forced by Deng Yuanjue to have no choice.

Everyone returned to Jeju City, but this time Shi Luosheng did not enter the city, and pulled Guo Xu and said: "Guo Taishou, along the way, I have seen the changes in Jeju." Wherever you go, the love of the people for you is also from the heart, no matter what you choose in the future, I think there is no one more suitable to serve as the Jeju Taishou than you at the moment, so I would like to ask you to continue to hold the position of Taishou, and I hope you do not refuse. ”

Shi Luosheng originally planned to come to Jeju to persuade Guo Xu to surrender, but after getting along for half a month, he felt that he was not very sure that he would be able to persuade Guo Xu to surrender.

If Guo Xu could easily agree, then Zixuan's coming over would be enough to convince him. In case he refuses to open his mouth again, there will be no room for maneuver in the future, so he simply retreats and does not ask him to surrender to himself, but only asks him to help govern Jeju.

Guo Xu's mood here is also similar to Shi Luosheng, every night Huang Songsheng, Liu Zixuan, Dong Liang and others take turns to persuade him, but the more he persuades him, the more he can't make up his mind, and even deep down he is a little afraid of Shi Luosheng to speak.

Shi Luosheng patted him on the shoulder, feeling slightly disappointed. This time is not as good as before, after taking Naha, although Takenaka Shigeji continued to serve as the lord of the city, but the military power is in his own hands.

But now the commander of the Jeju City Defense Army is no longer Dong Liang, but Xun Yuqing. These two people used to be Deng Yuanjue's people, and they have always advanced and retreated together. In the future, when it really comes to conflict with Deng Yuanjue, there will be great variables in Jeju.

Shi Luosheng had no choice but to sigh, glanced at the two of them, and turned around and left with Jiang Wan'er, Liu Zixuan and others.

"General, stay for now." Shi Luosheng was overjoyed when he heard this, and it was Guo Xu who spoke.

Guo Xu's face was solemn: "The general's intentions, Guo Mou's heart is clear. Although the building of the Song Kingdom is about to collapse, Guo is still Song Chen at this time. As long as the Great Song Dynasty did not perish, Guo would not serve the two masters. If the Song Kingdom is destroyed in the future, Guo is willing to bring the people of Jeju to submit to the general, I don't know if the general will be willing to take him in when he arrives? ”

After saying this, Guo Xu and Xun Yuqing breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts at the same time. If Shi Luosheng is allowed to leave like this today, then the public opinion of the outside world will become that he has rejected the invitation of the Tianluo Sect Master, and then there will be no way for both sides to retreat, so it is better to use Song Chen's identity now to delay for a while.

Although Shi Luosheng didn't get the answer he wanted, it was better than being rejected outright. He smiled and nodded: "Guo Taishou rest assured, the door of the Tianluo Sect will always be open for the two of you." ”

On the way back to Xianghu, Liu Zixuan was a little angry: "Lao Guo is too unhappy this time, we have been in Jeju for a month, and he has always refused to give us a satisfactory answer." ”

Shi Luosheng shook his head lightly after hearing this, and then smiled.

Liu Zixuan was a little angry when he saw this: "What are you laughing at, am I not right?" ”

Huang Songsheng on the side explained with a smile: "General Liu, you misunderstood, in fact, Guo Taishou had already agreed to join us with what he said just now. ”

"Oh?" Liu Zixuan was puzzled: "How do you say this?" ”

"If the Song Kingdom is destroyed, does Guo Taishou have any other choice but to surrender to us?"

"He can also surrender to General Deng."

"It may be okay before today, but not after today. Everyone knows that Emperor Song ceded Jeju to the Tianluo Sect, and Guo Taishou continued to stay in the Taishou, didn't it show the people of the world that he had joined the Tianluo Sect? In the future, even if he surrenders to General Deng, it will be inferior, and Guo Taishou's pride will not be able to do it. Huang Songsheng explained.

"Not only that, Guo Taishou regarded himself as a Song Chen just now, but after the fall of the Song Kingdom, his father-in-law confirmed the name of rebellion, if Guo Taishou went to surrender to his father-in-law at that time, wouldn't he slap himself in the mouth?" Shi Luosheng also echoed.

Only then did Liu Zixuan understand: "It turns out that there are so many particularities here, you are just troublesome, it's not good to say anything directly, it's really hard to go around." ”

Shi Luosheng half-jokingly said: "You should be able to understand these if you think about it yourself, we studied with Mr. Shi together back then." It's just that after you joined the Tianluo Sect, you focused on practicing martial arts, and you didn't spend some time studying. In the past, it was okay, but in the future, if we really start a war with our father-in-law, we can't just be brave. ”

Jiang Wan'er also took the opportunity to say: "Yes, there is no need to say much about General Deng's martial arts, now that we are back to the mainland for development, in addition to the two of you, there are only Teacher Ling and General Gao under the command of the Tianluo Sect." On the other hand, under the command of General Deng, Wu Teng, Zhou Yunjing, Wu Shuang, Lei Zhengming, or the three Deng brothers, which one is not a general who can take charge alone? ”

"I often hear Brother Shi say that when you were suppressing bandits in Jeju, you were also Wen Taowu, wise and brave, if you can be the same as before, and fight General Deng in the future, our chances of winning can be a few points higher."