In Xujiazhuang, in the secret room, Xu Gai's brows were tightly locked, his chin was supported with one hand, and he was silent.

A childish and clear voice came: "Dad, it's a child." ”

Xu Gai's train of thought was pulled back by this voice, he straightened up, and said to the door: "Shiji, come in." ”

A sturdy young man with red lips and white teeth, heroic spirit, and electric eyes pushed the door in, he looked about ten or five years old, and there was no extra fat on his body. This person is none other than Xu Gai's biological son, whose surname is Xu Shiji, and his name is Maogong.

Although Xu Shiji is not very old, but since he was a child, Xu Gai has cultivated him as a future heir, which is also the only son born to Xu Gai and his ex-wife when he was in Jiangnan, and felt that he had no hope of revenge in this life, so he pinned all his hopes on Xu Shiji's body, and taught him the art of war and strategy since he was a child. None of them can surpass this teenager.

Xu Shiji has been taught to return to the country for revenge since he was a child, so since he was three years old, he has participated in all of Xu Gai's plans, and this time the plan to invite Dou Jiande and Wang Xuba to come was also Xu Shiji's plan, he saw these two groups of people leave in a hurry, and he knew that things were not going well, so he came in directly to discuss the next plan with his father.

Xu Shiji turned around and closed the door, and the house suddenly became dark again, and the candlelight reflected Xu Gai's wrinkled face, with a sad face. Xu Shiji walked in front of Xu Gai. Whispered, "Dad." Things aren't going well, right? ”

Xu Gai sighed: "Yes." That Dou Jiande was actually very loyal to Wang Shichong, no matter what I said, even if he clearly provoked Zhang Jin and said that he was here to grab land with him, he was indifferent and walked away. As for that Wang Suba, he himself was tempted, that is, the Song King Kong beside him, which was really hateful. It seems that he does not believe that we can do anything after the chaos in the world, and he is not willing to take the initiative to encourage the Turks to rebel against the Sui Dynasty at this time, but he only promised to form an alliance with us, took the money and left. ”

Xu Shiji smiled slightly: "This is expected, why should Daddy be annoyed by this?" ”

Xu Gai was stunned for a moment, and then said angrily: "Shiji, what are you talking about!" Didn't you plan this time? Are you trying to pass the buck? ”

Xu Shiji smiled and shook his head: "No, the child will definitely not shirk the child's responsibility, but in the child's opinion." This time, the plan has succeeded, and Wang Xuba's gang, who was originally unaware of our relationship with Wang Shichong. Since they have accepted the money and are willing to form an alliance with us, it is already a victory, as for their inaction now, it is because they are not sure whether the troubled times will appear, and the most that Zhanshan is king is only to rebel against the government, but if they are connected with the Turks and rebel, it will be directly against the emperor, and it must be exterminated. ”

Xu Gai's expression eased slightly, and he continued: "What about Dou Jiande? To be honest, he who is so close to us is the partner we really want to cooperate with this time, according to your plan, invite Wang Xuba, make a peacemaker from it, and resolve the grievances between the two families, it is just to show favor to Dou Jiande, and the 10 million money we prepared for him can't be spent now. ”

Xu Shiji nodded: "This is a bit of a pity, the high chicken park where Dou Jiande lives, the water park within a radius of hundreds of miles, is extremely difficult to attack, the island has thousands of hectares of fertile land, if you store grain here early, it is enough to supply tens of thousands of troops for several years, once the troubled times open, the production everywhere is destroyed, and it is impossible for us to store grain in a place like Xujiazhuang, so Gao Jibo is the most ideal choice, but it is a pity that Dou Jiande did not go with us this time, but it doesn't matter, the child still has a way to force him to pull the flag and rebel." ”

Xu Gai's expression changed: "You really have a way?" ”

Xu Shiji smiled: "The child thinks that the reason why Dou Jiande refuses to join the gang now, or is unwilling to turn his face with Wang Shichong when he knows that Wang Shichong is starting to find Zhang Jincheng to deal with him, is because he still has a trace of illusion and wants to rely on Wang Shichong to mix in the officialdom and the army in the future." In his bones, he is not satisfied with being a big brother on the road, but wants to reward his merits, make his wife a shadow, and take a path from a robber to a general like Laihu'er and Mai Tiecane. ”

Xu Gai nodded: "Yes, he is indeed such a person, from the fact that he accepted the position of Li Zheng to the time he led his subordinates to join the army, it can be seen from this." If this is the case, then he must use Wang Shichong as his backer, no wonder he is unwilling to turn his face with Wang Shichong. ”

Xu Shiji said with a smile: "But this is the reason why he finally wants to turn against Wang Shichong, because the things that the two people want are completely different." Wang Shichong hopes that Dou Jiande can take the lead in Hebei, just like he hopes that we will pull the flag and rebel here in Shandong, light the fire, and let the world be in chaos, and then he will move again, choosing to stand on the side of the imperial court to lead the troops to quell the rebellion, and master the army through the process of guò, follow the path of the late Han Dynasty princes, or simply establish his own power and divide one side. ”

No matter which path he chooses, he will not promote Dou Jiande within the system, because the demise of the Great Sui is doomed, unless Dou Jiande is willing to surrender to Wang Shichong with peace of mind in the future and become a general under him. However, with Wang Shichong's shrewdness and suspicion, how could he tolerate having his own team and tens of thousands of Dou Jiande? Even if he wins the world, the bird will hide all the bows, and the rabbit will die and the dog will cook sooner or later. So these two people, after all, are not all the way, and they can't go together. ”

Xu Gai smiled with satisfaction: "What Shiji said is extremely true, so according to what you mean, let's wait and see what happens now?" ”

Xu Shiji said with a straight face: "Wang Shichong probably also knew that Dou Jiande didn't want to take the initiative to cause trouble, so he sent Zhang Jincheng to Hebei, his original intention should not be to let that Zhang Jincheng grab land with Dou Jiande, this stupid approach will only expose his strength in advance and arouse the vigilance of the government." ”

"It's just that Wang Shichong is not a person, Zhang Jin is a rough person, it is difficult to become a big weapon at all, and Dou Jiande, who has always been dissatisfied with Dou Jiande, who was once as famous as himself on the road, has now become a tyrant in southern Hebei, in order to prove his ability to Wang Shichong, he did everything possible to grab the territory after he came back, and even let Gao Kaidao go to Youzhou to grab it with Wang Xu." (To be continued......)