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Laihu'er laughed: "You and I are heroes at this point, Qin Qiong has been with me for four or five years, if it weren't for my drag, he should have made contributions on the battlefield and made a name for himself, but unfortunately he has been staying in Quanzhou with me all these years, his mother passed away a few days ago, if it wasn't for my new arrival in Yingzhou, I need a reliable escort helper, I should have let him go back, but I still specially sent my second son to Hong, to his hometown to mourn, and it is also a compensation for him." ”

Wang Shichong was a little surprised, although he always knew that Lai Hu'er was very good to his subordinates, and he also greeted ordinary soldiers in the army, but for a personal soldier, he specially sent his son to his house to mourn with his general's respect, which was still a little unexpected: "The courtesy of the general to Qin Qiong is really generous, I am afraid that it will make the left and right envious." ”

Laihu'er sighed: "What Wang Yitong said is very true, don't say that other people don't understand, even my son is a little jealous, but they don't look at what kind of hero Qin Qiong is, I may do this to find a backer for their future, my Great Sui has always used troops in all directions, a strong man like him will make contributions sooner or later, I gave grace to this person when he didn't get ahead, when he can tie his heart, Wang Yi gave away a lot of money and a horse, isn't it also for the same consideration?" ”

Wang Shichong laughed: "Compared with the general's courtesy, my horse is actually nothing." ”

Lai Hu'er slowly put away the smile on his face and drank a bowl of wine: "Wang Yitong, there is one thing I don't understand very well, and I want to ask you for advice, you said that you came out for a private visit to Weifu." But he carries so many money tickets. Why? ”

Wang Shichong had already prepared. calmly replied: "Come to the general, you also know that Wang has done a little business, there are some shops all over the country, usually limited to official business, it is difficult to come out like this to see his own business, you must know that the shopkeepers in various places are also like ghosts, just look at the account books, Wang does not know how much money they hacked me." So half of this time I want to see the customs of various parts of the Kanto region, and secondly, I also want to see if my shops are working properly, and those places that have not opened shops, to see if there is a need to open new branches. ”

Lai Hu'er took a sip of wine quietly: "Wang Yitong, when will a talent like you only think about making money, and don't go to see the mountains and rivers in the world, it's almost like a shì?" ”

Wang Shichong shook his head: "Come to the general, have you forgotten how Yu Qingze and Wang Shiji died back then?" They just pointed out the country when they took office, saying that this place could be divided. The terrain there is dangerous, and it is a taboo to commit His Majesty. Now that the world is peaceful, you and I should not take this risk. ”

Lai Hu'er laughed: "Wang Yitong, today you and I are here alone, just want to talk to you about my heart, although I have come to Hu'er in Quanzhou all these years, but I don't know anything about things in Beijing, when you follow the high servant shooting, you have repeatedly made military exploits, but in the end you only mixed up with Shangyitong, isn't it because we are not those generals of the Guanlong department, we are excluded by others, and we are not allowed to be promoted?" ”

Wang Shichong's heart moved, it seemed that Laihu'er really had something important to discuss with him, and he was here to pave the way at the beginning, and he also intended to touch Laihu'er's intentions, so he didn't speak, drank the bowl of wine in front of him, and put on an expression that was said to his heart.

Lai Hu'er saw that Wang Shichong seemed to be a little moved, and he was overjoyed, and continued: "Do you know why Gao Servant and Yang Dashuai chose me instead of Shi Wansui to stay in Quanzhou? In terms of the merits of that battle, what is there that I can't compare to Shi Wansui, isn't it because Shi Wansui was born in Guanlong, and he can join forces with them? ”

Wang Shichong sighed: "Come to the general, I can't stand you, back then, it was also for promotion, and I suggested to Yang Dashuai along the meaning of the high servant, I originally wanted you to stay in Quanzhou Town for two years and then come back, but I don't know why, Your Majesty let you stay there for more than ten years, every time I think of this, I feel that I can't go, probably over the years, my Wang Shichong's official road has not been smooth, and it is also because of this matter that I offended the general, and God gave me retribution." ”

The corners of Laihu'er's mouth hooked, and he smiled: "Forget it, the past is over, I have been thinking about it all these years, that time was indeed a little too much for you, General Feng, and General Liu, and the desire to fight for merit is too strong, and it does not mean that you Wang Yitong can let me stay in Quanzhou for ten years if you say a word." Now I also figured it out, the generals of Guanlong are in a group to keep warm, advance and retreat together, this is the reason why they are strong, generals like me who were born in the south, as well as General Xiao, General Da Zhou (Zhou Luoyu), and General Xiao Zhou (Zhou Fashang), these years have not been very important, because we are fighting alone and doing our own thing. ”

Wang Shichong frowned: "But if the generals in the south move too often, will it arouse the imperial court and the emperor's vigilance, after all, the Guanlong group has a long history, and the military merit group dominated by the Hu people has been formed since the time of the Wuhu Rebellion, and the Northern Zhou and my Great Sui are relying on them to win the world, and the Southern Dynasty is a former enemy country that has been destroyed after all, and the generals of the south have come together, but I am afraid that it is not good." Over the years, the emperor has let the generals in the south go to different places, so there must be considerations in this regard. ”

Lai Hu'er smiled "hehe": "Wang Yitong, you are from the capital, how come you don't understand the overall situation as well as me, a person who has been in Quanzhou for many years?" Or do you still not believe me to protect your child and refuse to speak out? ”

Wang Shichong's eyes flashed, he knew that he wanted to take out the mind of protecting his son, and it would not work if he didn't shake the bottom: "What does the general mean is that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince intends to reform the old and make the new?" ”

Lai Hu'er slapped his palms and laughed: "Wang Yitong is Wang Yitong, one point is thorough, the emperor started his family by relying on the Guanlong lineage, but the prince has been in Jiangnan for many years, and Pingsuri is also very close to the Jiangnan literati, don't tell you, this time I came to Yingzhou, but the result of the prince's active operation, if it weren't for his help, I'm afraid that I will have to live in the southeast for the rest of my life!" ”

Wang Shichong's heart moved: "Is the prince the general here?" ”

Lai Hu'er put away his smile and nodded seriously: "Yes, when the appointment letter was issued, the prince also gave me a secret letter. It is said that this place is an important town. Those who are not confidants cannot be trusted. I'm here to guard it, Wang Yitong, you are a smart person, you should know what this means. ”

Wang Shichong sighed pretendedly: "Alas, so far, I won't hide it from the general, yes, I'll come out this time." It is because I am an official of the imperial court and an official of the Ministry of War, although it seems calm now, everyone in Daxing City knows that the contradiction between the prince and the king of Han is irreconcilable. ”

"Your Majesty's body is not as good as day by day, and I don't know for what reason, in the past two years, I have continuously increased the authority of the King of Han, giving him the right to act cheaply in the four states of Kanto, and there were generals like Yan Rong to guard Youzhou before, but after the fall of Yan Rong, there is no one in the Kanto to restrain the King of Han."

"I'm only afraid that after long live Your Majesty. The king of Han will raise an army to seize the throne, so he wants to travel to this place. Look at where the beauty is, and where it's too early to prepare. But when I saw the general today, my heart was half relieved, with a general like you guarding here, Youzhou should be safe. By the way, I heard that General Xue Shixiong, who is now supervising the military in Youzhou, was also sent not long ago, presumably this is also a clever move by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince just in case. ”

Lai Hu'er nodded: "Your news may still be a little slow, probably you have been in Kanto for a while, except for Xue Shixiong who was sent to Youzhou last year, two months ago, the imperial court just appointed Dou Kang as the governor of Youzhou, and the governor of Youzhou Yiqiē military and political affairs, which has already taken office before me." ”

Wang Shichong's face changed: "Dou Kang? ”

This Dou Kang is the once prominent Dou family is now the representative, when in the Northern Zhou Dynasty the power of the Dou family, with the stability of Yang Jian's power, and gradually alienated, Dou Kang is the former Shangzhu State, Chen Guogong Dou Rongding's son, Dou Rongding's wife, that is, Dou Kang's mother is Yang Jian's sister Princess Wan'an, relying on this relationship, although the Dou family in the Sui Dynasty was not as useful as in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, but also maintained the status of a first-class family, Dou Kang's cousin Dou Hui married Li Yuan, the Tang Guogong of the Zhu national family, is a good proof.

Dou Kang himself in addition to being handsome, but also famous for his filial piety, when Dou Rongding was seriously ill, Dou Kang personally served the decoction, while more than 50 days did not untie the belt, and after the death of the old father, crying for three days and three nights, fainted to death several times, won the praise of the world, and then inherited his father's title, as Chen Guogong served as Liangzhou and Qizhou Thorn History, his status and his brother-in-law Li Yuan can be described as half a catty, although not very conspicuous, but with Tang Guogong Li Yuan, is the backbone of the Guanlong group, It's just that this time he was suddenly promoted to such an important position as the governor of Youzhou, which was unexpected by Wang Shichong.

Lai Hu'er sighed: "Chen Guogong Dou Kang's situation, I don't say that you also know, the emperor has been neglected for many years, and the prince showed favor to him this time and put him in such an important position, just to let him be like me, know his kindness, and follow the death force, and stand on the side of the court at the critical moment in the future, instead of following the king of Han." ”

Wang Shichong nodded: "So, the general is also going to stand firmly on the side of the prince?" ”

Lai Hu'er Zhengse said: "Whether it is out of personal considerations, or out of loyalty to the country, loyalty to the prince is loyalty to the country, does Wang Yitong have any other plans?" ”

Wang Shichong laughed: "If I want to make friends with the King of Han, I should be in Merge State now, instead of going to Shandong and Hebei first." The general who came to fight against the Turks should have heard that I have a very good relationship with the crown prince, and he will ascend the throne as the emperor in the future, so I can naturally come and run from time to time, so why risk exterminating the clan to help the Han king who can't be supported at all? ”

Lai Hu'er's expression was obviously a lot more relaxed: "With Wang Yi's help, the prince will be able to sit back and relax." Wang Yitong, you have also seen a lot of places, what do you think? ”

Wang Shichong groaned slightly, and said: "If the king of Han raises troops, there are only two choices, one is to ignore a qiē, go all out to Guanzhong, do his best, open the passage from Puban to Tongguan in one fell swoop, and take Chang'an when the imperial court has no time to mobilize." The second is to stick to the state, and the imperial army in Guanzhong across the Yellow River confrontation, the main force is out of the Taihang Eight Paths, all the way out of Jingcheng through a little Youzhou, all the way out of the caliber of the Han Xiang, the other way out of the Taihang or Baicheng straight to the Central Plains, seize the Liyang granary and Luoyang, so that relying on the Guandong and the Central Plains, the Guanzhong army of the imperial court is closed in the Guanzhong area, forming a stalemate, and then try to form a northern Turkic, Goguryeo, in order to determine the world. ”

Lai Hu'er nodded: "Not bad." If the King of Han really raised troops. Basically, these are the two options. Which option do you think is more likely? ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "I don't know, I don't know much about the King of Han, but from the time when he insisted on going his own way, led a large army to cross the Liao River, and went deep into Goguryeo, it seems that the former choice is more likely, if His Majesty has been sick for a long time when he is in bed, and the prince is ready early in Guanzhong." If he mobilizes a large army, he will be less likely to go straight to the attack, and if the crown prince is not fully prepared in Guanzhong and the emperor leaves more suddenly, he is more likely to risk going straight to the attack. ”

Lai Hu'er smiled slightly: "Wang Yitong's analysis is really in place, but in my opinion, the king of Han can't become the climate, the prince has the support of the Guanlong military general group, and the Fanshang troops in Guanzhong have always been the elite of the government soldiers from all over the country." Even if the general mobilization is not deliberately carried out, it is enough to deal with the main force of the Han king. Moreover, all the generals of Guan Long live in the capital, and with strong troops, they can directly select generals to go to the battle, just like when His Majesty pacified the rebellion of Wei Chi, in my opinion, it will not take too much effort. ”

Wang Shichong's eyebrows moved: "Wei Chi Yu didn't have time to pacify the land of Guandong, Qingzhou's reinforcements were still on the way, and they were beaten under Yecheng by the Guanzhong army, which was the main reason for his failure, and if the King of Han made a rebellion, he would not repeat the mistakes of the past, and the state and Guanzhong were only separated by a Yellow River, if he was smart enough, he would seize Puzhou, an important ferry in the east of the river, so that he could enter Guanzhong, retreat and protect the state, and then concentrate his forces to pass through the Guandong, if he gained a firm foothold in the Guandong, especially with the Turks or Goguryeo, Then things will become troublesome, so the position of the general is very important, stuck in the gateway out of Youzhou, which is why the prince transferred you here. ”

Lai Hu'er nodded: "Yes, so I will strengthen the city wall here, recruit strong men, and defend well, as long as I can keep Youzhou from losing, I can drag the main force of the Han King." Wang Yitong, if we work together, we can make great contributions in the possible battle to quell the chaos in the future, and in the officialdom in the future, we must protect and support each other, work together, and we must not tear each other down like last time. ”

Wang Shichong smiled and raised the wine bowl in front of him: "Come to the general, I wish us a happy cooperation." ”

Laihu'er laughed, and drank the wine in front of him: "Happy cooperation." ”

After the two talked about business, they agreed on some specific details of cooperation, mainly to come to Hu'er in Quanzhou for many years, and Quanzhou, as an important maritime trade city in the southeast, in this era there have been many merchants from Nanyang countries to trade, using the convenience of power, Laihu'er in Quanzhou and even Fuzhou and other places have opened a lot of their own industries, specializing in trafficking in some South China Sea spices, pearls, agate, tortoiseshell armor, coral and other rare things, but there is no channel to enter the Central Plains, and Wang Shichong listened, he was very interested, His business in Jiangnan in recent years has also been limited to silk, tea, etc., and there are few such rare luxuries.

The two hit it off, and later decided to strengthen cooperation in the name of their respective shops, on the one hand, to sell silk, lacquerware, ceramics, tea and other goods from the Central Plains to Nanyang, and on the other hand, to sell Nanyang spices, curiosities and other goods to the mainland.

After talking to Laihu'er, Wang Shichong got up to say goodbye, and unconsciously chatted with him for three or four hours, and when he left, it was already late at night.

On the streets of Yingzhou City at night, there is a thin layer of mist, Wang Shichong found out the bottom of Laihu'er today, and he was in a good mood, although it was the middle of the night, he also wanted to walk on this street, he rode the horse that Zhang Jincheng rode when he came, and walked slowly, and Zhang Jincheng walked behind the horse.

Suddenly, there was a sound of shaking lots in this empty market, and only a young voice was heard shouting: "Fortune telling, fortune telling, five hundred years of knowledge, five hundred years of knowledge." ”

Wang Shichong's heart moved, the usual fortune teller has seen a lot, but on the street at night, it is the first time to see the fortune teller, with his intuition, like this kind of eclectic words and deeds, either grandstanding, or there is real talent and learning to attract attention, and this place is very close to the assassin mansion of Laihu'er, it is not excluded that there are people with extraordinary abilities who want to wait for the price and sell.

Wang Shichong rode his horse and ran, over the years he has more and more warriors, and the literati can plan the overall situation, but there are very few talents in charge alone, now since there is a heart to compete for the world, the strategists and fierce generals are the same, are indispensable, Hebei and Shandong have always been the land of culture and education, there are many scholars, if you can get one or two talents, it is not worth the trip.

Turning a street corner, Wang Shichong only saw a face-to-face stall on the side of the street, a young Taoist who looked no more than twenty-five or sixteen years old, was sitting behind the stall, this person was of medium stature, his eyes were like a star, but his complexion was slightly dark, his lips were a little chapped, a few yellow teeth were exposed when he spoke, his messy hair was scattered, and he hastily tied a bun with a wooden stick, his face was full of beard, and the Taoist robe on his body also looked like he hadn't been washed for a few months, and he could smell a strange smell on his body from a distance of more than a dozen steps, which was a typical sloppy Taoist. It's no wonder that fortune-telling stalls are still set up here in the middle of the night, and when the day is changed, no one will care about this dignity and strange taste. (To be continued......)