He Tengjiao invited Gao Yihuan to join the battle to talk, not because he wanted to harm Gao Yihuan, but purely because he was afraid that Gao Yihuan would invite him to the battle to talk, so he made a preemptive move.

If Gao Yihuan invited him to go, it would be an alliance under the city, and if Gao Yihuan came over, he could barely say that he was begging for comfort, and he could save a little bit of He Duxian's face, and it was relatively safe.

Although He Tengjiao is not very good at fighting, Wenchen is still very sensitive to politics and pays great attention to these particularities.

This kind of thing usually doesn't matter, but once it is turned over by political enemies at a critical time, it is a fatal handle.

It is impossible for Gao Yihuan to enter the Ming Array, there is no other reason, it is simply afraid of death!

Therefore, Gao Yihuan directly rejected He Tengjiao's request, but this matter could not be delayed, so he proposed a tryst on the ship, so that He Tengjiao could accept it, and both parties were safe.

Now that Gao Yihuan is preparing to control Yunyang, Jingzhou, Chengtian, and part of De'an Mansion, the territory is equivalent to doubling at once, and he urgently needs time to digest these places.

In addition, the formation and training of the new army also needed a stable environment and a large amount of money and food, and he had to find He Tengjiao as soon as possible to finalize the matter, obtain money and food, and urge the Nanjing court to lift the blockade on him, so that he could obtain all kinds of materials he wanted from Huguang, Jiangnan, and even overseas, so as to change the situation of his small territory and lack of materials.

A large part of the war relied on logistics and economy, which is why Gao Yihuan chose Nanming as an ally instead of Li Zicheng.

Because he couldn't get anything from Li Zicheng.

After Gao Yihuan fought his horse back to the battle, Zhang Xianbi also pulled out his horse and returned, until Gao Yihuan looked at the back of his second brother, and waited for Gao Yihuan to enter the battle before returning to the Ming formation.

At that moment, Gao Yihuan asked the horses to go to the camp, and the Ming army felt that it was too close, so they retreated ten miles to the village.

Early the next morning, hundreds of slender men pulled a large boat to a temporary pier near Yidu, and lowered the anchor by the river to secure the boat.

In the morning, the Ming army sent people to check, and after the two sides agreed, they each took 20 people to the ship to negotiate.

On the edge of the Yangtze River, Gao Yihuan did not let He Tengjiao wait, but waited on the dock first.

At this time, everyone did not stand for a while, and then they saw a group of people coming over with a scarlet robe.

"Governor He, a certain Gao Yihuan, I have admired the name of the governor for a long time when I was in southern Henan!" Gao Yihuan stood on the shore and arched his hands with a smile on his face.

He Tengjiao felt aggrieved, but he also had a smile on his face, "The name of Gao Jiedu has also been heard of in this hall. ”

After speaking, He Tengjiao glanced at the boat parked on the edge of the dock, and felt very familiar, it was the boat he was taking from Yuezhou to the west, but the side of the hull was beaten to pieces by something, and some wooden planks were also burned into black charcoal.

"Governor He, this ship is good, Gao has used it. It was precisely because of this ship's height that our army could easily capture Jingzhou. Haha~" Gao Yihuan saw He Tengjiao looking at his boat, first praised, and then said with a sincere smile: "Now I have run out of this boat, although it is a little broken, but if Governor He wants it, then it will be returned to the original owner, to show Gao's sincerity!" ”

He Tengjiao saw that Gao Yihuan could say such a shameless thing with a sincere face, although he was very angry in his heart, but he also knew that he had met an opponent.

"Then the main hall will thank Gao Jiedu for his kindness!" He Tengjiao smiled and lifted his spirits.

This kind of uneducated, ignorant of the rules, lawless, fatherless rebellious ministers and thieves is the most difficult to deal with, and He Tengjiao is ready to do his best.

Gao Yihuan immediately turned to one side, "Governor He, let's talk inside!" ”

He Tengjiao nodded, and then led a group of people to walk past Gao Yihuan, and then boarded the boat from the board on the dock.

Zhang Xianbi walked behind everyone, and when he passed by Gao Yihuan, he suddenly took out a note from his sleeve, and quickly handed it to Gao Yihuan while no one was noticing, and then followed everyone straight and got on the big boat together.

When everyone went up, Gao Yihuan opened the note and looked at it, then crumpled it into a ball, stuffed it into his arms, and followed everyone to the boat with a smile.

There are many things involved in this negotiation, most of them will be scolded for losing power and humiliating the country, He Tengjiao did not let other officials participate, and he talked with Gao Yihuan first.

In the shipbuilding, Gao Yihuan sat opposite He Tengjiao, He Tengjiao took a few breaths, looked at Gao Yihuan a few times, and then said in a deep voice: "Gao Jiedu, the conditions you mentioned, this hall has already heard what Zhang Zongbing said, but such conditions, even if this hall is thrown into the river, it will not agree, and the court will not agree." ”

He Tengjiao became a little excited as he spoke, he was the dignified governor of Huguang, he really hadn't been so angry, he was so damn wronged.

"Governor He, don't get excited!" Gao Yihuan saw that He Tengjiao didn't say a word, so he began to blush, and hurriedly appeased him first, and then said in a deep voice: "These conditions, Gao Mou has been carefully considered, and has made huge concessions. Although Gao was born a thief, he was actually loyal to Daming and knew loyalty. If Gao is Li Chuang's generation, he blocked all the elite soldiers of Huguang in Yiling, and he didn't immediately take advantage of the emptiness of Hunan's troops to rush to Changsha Mansion in one go? ”

As soon as He Tengjiao came up, he said that this condition was unacceptable, and Gao Yihuan was also impossible.

After he finished speaking, he smiled and said, "Governor He, did you say?" ”

"You~" He Tengjiao was angry for a while, where is he quite loyal, it is a threat at all, if he doesn't agree, he will fight to Changsha.

If that is the case, the Ming army trapped in Yiling will be finished, and Hunan will also be plagued by high thieves.

At that time, he can't jump into the river, he can still have a good reputation if he jumps, and if he doesn't jump to the court, he will dismiss his officials and ask him about his guilt.

For a while, He Tengjiao's words came to his mouth, swallowed them back, and almost suffocated his internal injuries, he took a few breaths, and squeezed out a smile on his face with difficulty, "Gao Jiedu's loyalty, this hall has also heard of it, and I know that Gao Jiedu has the heart to return to the court a year ago." Since Jiedu is loyal and righteous, and his heart is in Cao Ying, can this condition be lowered, consider the difficulties of this hall and Huguang. ”

Gao Yihuan saw He Tengjiao's smile was more ugly than crying, but he still didn't let go, but said with a straight face: "Governor He, you can't watch these difficulties, you should think about the benefits of appeasing Gao." Not to mention anything else, Governor He appeased Gao, do you think Jingzhou has been recovered? Is Xiangyang recovered? Is southern Henan recovered? ”

"O Governor Ho! Spend some money and food, give a name, Governor He immediately regained 2,000 miles for the Ming Dynasty, what a merit this is! Gao is excited for Governor He! Gao Yihuan danced with his hands and his face excited.

He Tengjiao listened to his words, but he was slightly stunned, hearing Gao Yihuan say this, he was really a little excited.

If Gao Yihuan is appeased, the state capital controlled by Gao Yihuan will naturally return to the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and such a feat is enough for him to enter the cabinet to worship the prime minister.

He Tengjiao's heart moved, but he immediately calmed down, he knew very well that Gao Yihuan did not surrender sincerely, but he saw that Li Zicheng was no longer good, so he wanted to go ashore, he was a Zhu Wen-style figure, and he would definitely become a harm to the court in the future.

For a while, He Tengjiao's face was entangled, and the current question was whether he should accept Gao Yihuan and leave a huge hidden danger for Daming, or reject Gao Yihuan and let the situation in Huguang collapse directly now.

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