Yang Nandi drank a sip of water to moisten his throat, and when he saw that the atmosphere had eased somewhat, he said earnestly: "General Gao, I'm from Longnan, I really don't want to be in trouble with you. And although my tribe is small, there are hundreds of thousands. If you really want to destroy it, it is not easy for the prince of Nanyang to come. The most important thing is that the general and my two families have no conflict of interest at all, but they are fighting their own, and no matter whether they win or lose, I am afraid that they will be cheaper than others in the end. The general is both wise and brave, and he will not know the truth. ”

Gao Yue's face was a little pale, and he seemed to smile and said: "I have already felt the sincerity of the eldest prince. How do I want to meet your swordsmen! But now there is the order of the king of Nanyang, and there is the high fighting spirit of the whole army. If the army suddenly stops at this time," Gao Yue paused for a moment, and said slowly, "What can I do to block the mouths of the people and the turmoil of the crowd?" ”

Yang Nandi's heart was shocked. He heard the looseness in Gao Yue's words, and even more heard Gao Yue's true intentions, Gao Yue was exploring what kind of reconciliation conditions existed. It's a good thing to bargain, but I'm afraid that the oil and salt won't be blocked.

"As I said, we are willing to be close allies with the general to share blessings and misfortunes. I swear by the Sacred Mountain of Qiuchi that our department has no ambition to compete in the world, as long as there is a stable land for us to leave to future generations to live in. As long as General Gao agrees, we will be the most reliable helper, so that the general can rest assured and boldly go to dominate the world. ”

Gao Yue hurriedly interrupted him and said: "I am just a small shepherd, taking care of the land of Longxi for the imperial court, what to talk about dominating the world, the eldest prince is serious." ”

Yang Nandi secretly said in his heart that this person was young, and he also had a heroic temperament, and he didn't change his face when he said things against his will. Hearing Gao Yue's high-sounding words, Yang Nandi did not pierce it, and said straightforwardly: "Let me convey my father's intention to the general for discussion and consideration." ”

"Please."

"Our department is willing to send a thousand strong soldiers to follow the general to fight in the Quartet, and then take the elders of the clan as hostages, and offer 1,000 taels of gold, 5,000 taels of silver, and 3,000 cattle and sheep to comfort your army. General Gao withdrew his troops, returned Xihe City to us, and formed an alliance with our department to never invade each other, how about it? ”

Gao Yue shook his head and said categorically: "I can accept the above conditions. But Xihe City is what I fought hard to capture, and since it has been in the mouth, I have no choice but to spit it out again. And the soldiers of our army shed their blood to help me open up the territory, how can I give it back and forth as rashly as child's play. This article does not need to be reconsidered. ”

"Xihe City is the inherent territory of my Wudu County, and it is the gateway to the north, and it is not in the hands of our department, so we can't explain it to our clansmen."

"If it is easily returned to you, how can I explain it to my soldiers? Besides, Longxi County was not in my hands originally, but now I am not still the Taishou of Longxi. ”

"This!" Yang Nandi was a little anxious. Xihe City is of great significance, losing Xihe, it is equivalent to the key to the north gate of their own house is pinched in the hands of others, if you do not take back Xihe, it is really difficult to go back; However, if he insists on insisting at this time, I am afraid that he will anger Gao Yue, lead to an unhappy breakup, and make it easy to enter into substantive peace talks, and the success will fall short.

Now the two sides are fighting, and Gao Yue has the upper hand. Therefore, at the negotiation table, Yang Nandi had to be the weaker party. At the moment, Yang is in a dilemma, and Yang Nandi knows that he is going to make a killer move.

"General Gao, at the beginning, there were elite soldiers in the west and outside the city, who were ambushed in the Tushan, and dug tunnels to make the outside of the city echo each other from afar, and exchanged voices in order to flank your army's plan, did the general think it was a good strategy?"

Gao Yue was stunned for a moment, he didn't know how Yang Nan was discussing and discussing, and suddenly brought up this topic. He didn't have time to think about it, so he responded bluntly: "Good policy." If we act in this way, we can make our army unable to take care of each other. However, your army was dull and restrained, could not be flexible and flexible, and did not seize the fighters, and as a result, we were defeated by each of them, and finally won. ”

Yang Wanfu was on the side, bowing his head, his face red. However, he also knew that at this time, it was the right thing and not the right person, whether it was Yang Nandi or Gao Yue, it was not derogatory and sarcastic about him personally, but even so, Yang Wanfu still felt that everyone seemed to be staring at him, he was sweating all over, and he longed for a crack in the ground to go down.

Yang Nandi didn't squint, and said: "I won't talk about victory or defeat today, just this good policy." The person who gave advice, the general, please see, is this one. With that, he quietly glanced at someone beside him.

The man wore a large felt hat and a scarf, and only one pair of eyes were exposed. After receiving Yang Nandi's signal, he slowly stood up, took off his felt hat, removed his scarf, and gave Gao Yue a deep salute, "General don't come unharmed?" ”

"It's you! Mr. Yang Ke Yang! ”

Gao Yue was taken aback. He had felt that this person's figure seemed to have been seen somewhere, but seeing that he covered his head and face, didn't say a word from beginning to end, and lurked behind Yang Nandi, he thought that it was a personal follower, so he didn't pay attention to it, and then he talked to Yang Nandi, secretly fighting the edge, and even ignored this person.

Now I didn't expect Yang Ke to appear here, Gao Yue was stunned, and even though he was dissatisfied, "I don't know where I offended Mr. Yang, and I actually used such a drastic method to deal with me." And at the beginning, Mr. Yang repeatedly said that he did not want to be an official. Why, but now he is attached to the people of Longnan, and is he willing to be a lobbyist for the eldest prince? If so, please refrain from speaking up. ”

Gao Yue's reaction, Yang Ke and Yang Nandi had expected it before, so they didn't panic. Yang Nandi also stood up and said with a smile: "General Gao has misunderstood again, and I will tell you." ”

So when Yang Ke offered his plan, including Yang Maosou, he only knew that there would be an attack by the Han army, thinking that it was Sima Bao's army, but he didn't expect it to be the Longxi army. and will accidentally help Yang Ke to get acquainted with other things, one by one, and said that he has also been repeatedly hired by Yang Ke, but it is not allowed, at present, the two are just friends who respect each other and have good personal friends, not subordinates who belong to the master and slave, Yang Nandi said it seven points of truth and three points of falsehood.

At the end, Yang Nandi sincerely sighed: "Mr. Yang is talented and learned, but unfortunately I am shallow in virtue and cannot be included in my command." I heard that he praised General Gao very much, and now I am willing to raise his talents to make Xian, so that he can follow the Ming Lord and give full play to his talents. ”

"Hmm. That's it. ”

Gao Yue listened to Yang Mao's eloquent words, and the resentment in his heart couldn't help but gradually subside. He bowed his head frequently, and at the end he was both surprised and delighted, "So, Mr. Yang is really willing to be under his command and advise me at any time?" ”

Yang Ke flicked the sleeves of his robe, his eyes were clear, and he said calmly: "I was offended and offended in the past, and the general did not have an axe to add to me, so I am grateful." The general attaches so much importance to the subordinates, and he is sincerely afraid. Since we are destined to meet again, and we are called, if we refrain from reluctance, it will seem unkind, but it is really disrespectful, I am willing to follow the general from now on, and do my best. ”

Gao Yue had been sitting still, but at this moment, he suddenly stood up, walked down in two steps, grabbed Yang Ke's hand, and said with a spring breeze on his face: "I have to be helped by Mr., and God will take care of me!" Sir, rest assured, I will treat him like a brother and confidant from now on, and I will never be negative. ”

Yang Ke hurriedly bowed down and thanked him. Yang Ke is also very pleased to be valued and respected like this. He was frustrated and unknown before, but now he is under Gao Yue's command, and he is also determined to do his best to assist Gao Yue, and create a new situation with one heart.

Gao Yue laughed, and hurriedly beckoned the soldiers to move a chair in and let Yang Ke sit down. Lei Qizhi and the other three generals stared at each other with big eyes, and they were inexplicable about Mr. Yang who suddenly appeared, but looking at Gao Yue's attitude towards him, there was no need to ask, this must be a figure that Gao Yue valued very much, and he couldn't be lazy, so they all gave a salute to Yang Ke, and Yang Ke was also busy returning the salute.

After saying this, Gao Yue and Yang Nandi sat down again, but the joy that Gao Yue couldn't hide between his eyebrows and eyes made the tension that had just been puffed up dissipate without a trace. Although Yang Nandi had some mixed feelings about Yang Ke's official entry into the camp of the Longxi Army, he also comforted himself in his heart that he did not plan to chase the Central Plains in the future, and it would be a waste to be under the command of such a great talent.

Yang Nandi said tentatively: "Bringing Mr. Yang under the command of the general is another manifestation of my sincerity. I don't know General Gao, would you like to consider the ownership of Xihe City again? ”

Yang Ke got up and said to Gao Yue: "General, the eldest prince was in a dilemma, and he was trying to persuade him to come to peace talks with the general. The so-called two tigers contend, there must be an injury, and there is no need to say much about the reason. If the general can treat the Diren tribe sincerely and kindly, I believe that the eldest prince will repay the favor and help the general to help the world. ”

He didn't raise his head, and said in a low voice: "General, this place, for example, is like ringworm, and it won't take long for it to heal itself." The general's henchmen are in great trouble, but there are coveting tigers lying outside the chaimen, so why not return to the north as soon as possible, solidify the door and defend themselves, and then find an opportunity to bind the tiger to dominate? ”

Gao Yue was silent, looking around. Yang Nandi was slightly nervous, and looked at it with blank eyes. Gao Yue secretly sighed in his heart that what Yang Ke said hit the nail on the head, and immediately simply pushed the boat down the river and said, "It's okay." As long as the people are really good friends with me, why can't I bear to turn them away? I look at the sincerity of the eldest prince today, and with the face of Mr. Yang, I will return Xihe City to you. ”

Without waiting for Yang Nandi to make a sound, Gao Yue said unquestionably: "Your tribe sent elite soldiers from the clan to help, and Gao didn't need it for the time being; If the elders of the clan are hostages, they will be exempted. However, Yinping County will be assigned to me. My bottom line is like this, yes or no, the eldest prince will decide! ”

Yinping County has a total of five cities, and now it has been occupied by the Longxi army, leaving only Yinping City, the capital of the central and southern regions, and Pingwu City, the southernmost city. According to what Gao Yue said, it is equivalent to exchanging these two cities for the west and one city. Whether it is worth it or not, Yang Nandi's brain is constantly calculating, like a windmill rotating sharply.

Seeing that Gao Yue's eyes were getting colder and colder, Yang Nandi stood up, stomped his feet, gritted his teeth and said, "That's it!" Just according to General Gao's words! It's just that our department was originally weak, but now it has given everything it has, just to befriend the general, and I hope that the general will see that I am sincere, and I will take more care of it from now on. ”

Gao Yue also stood up, his eyes blazing. "The eldest prince is relieved. Now that we have reached a consensus with an open heart, I Gao is by no means a person who has gone back on his word and has no promises, and in the future, my two families will help each other, if there is a light betrayal, the emperor will be condemned. ”