No matter how loud Li Xuan was, and even spared no effort to threaten, Kong Sheng always stood tall, and his expression became more and more calm.

"With my understanding and observation of His Royal Highness the County Lord, even if I let you go, you will definitely not give up, and even if I escape for a while, I will definitely die for the rest of my life. And since this is the case, then, I might as well take a gamble - I will release the news that the county lord led the army to sell grain in Jiangnan privately, and lead the An Lushan rebels to block, encircle, suppress and loot grain and grass, if His Royal Highness the county lord and your subordinates are all buried in the chaos, who else can know about my offending to the county lord? Kong Sheng smiled loudly: "Does the county lord think so?" ”

"And if this batch of grain and grass is lost, it must be difficult for the Jiangbei army to continue to hold on to Pengcheng. If even Pengcheng is lost, don't say that you have nowhere to stay, how can you explain to the court? His Majesty the Emperor asked if the title of King Yu could still be kept? ”

Originally, Kong Sheng thought that the caravan selling grain was a scum element in the Jiangbei official army for profit, but after knowing Li Xuan's identity, he understood that this was not a "private gift", but a military order from King Yu, and Li Xuan personally led a team to Jiangnan to disguise themselves as a caravan to operate grain and grass, which shows that King Yu attaches great importance to this matter.

In fact, there is not much grain and grass on the front line of Pengcheng, and it will not last long. Although Li Xuan's 100,000 grains and rice can't solve the fundamental problem, it can at least solve the urgent need and ensure that the 100,000 troops in Jiangbei survive this difficult winter and not die of hunger. When spring begins, everything grows, and grain production resumes in Jiangbei, there will be ways to raise military rations.

Kong Sheng's words are generous, one ring after another, his words are as sharp as a knife, high-pitched and cold.

"You! You little thief is so vicious......" Li Xuan's face changed suddenly, this time, she was really shocked, and she was faintly afraid. If Kong Sheng really did this, whether it was her, her group of subordinates, and the 100,000 grains and grass escorted, they would all be wiped out.

It's a no-brainer.

At this moment, Li Xuan believed that Kong Sheng's words of killing people were not empty words, let alone threatening her.

"The county lord put me to death, and I certainly can't sit and wait to be killed. If the fish really wants to die, who will have the last laugh is unknown. Kong Sheng smiled: "So, if His Royal Highness the County Lord wants to talk to me calmly, I have no objection." ”

Li Xuan's eyes flickered, and she fell silent.

Kong Sheng was not in a hurry, and stood there quietly, waiting for Li Xuan's decision.

After a long time, Li Xuan slowly raised her head and sneered: "Kong Sheng, you have been going around and coercing for a long time, just to force me to comply." Okay, you won, the lord of this county is not greedy for life and afraid of death, but my mission this trip is important, this batch of grain and grass is the life-saving food of the Pengcheng army, I can't afford to lose. ”

"You little thief, do you know that if you do this, it is equivalent to a thief rebellion, if there is a loss of military rations, you will not be able to forgive his sins!"

Kong Sheng smiled: "Your Royal Highness, don't button any big hat for Kong." Anyway, no matter what you say, Kong insists on one point: if you can't even save your life, what are you talking about worrying about the country and the people? ”

"What do you want, tell me straight." Li Xuan pursed her lips.

Kong Sheng shrugged: "Okay." In fact, my condition is not complicated, that is, I ask the county lord to accompany me and others all the way until we enter the range of Henan. Rest assured, Kong will never offend the county lord in the slightest. ”

Li Xuan was silent, the conditions put forward by Kong Sheng were within her expectations, if there was no her as a hostage, the safety of Kong Sheng and his party could not be guaranteed. It was most normal for him to suggest this. It's just that his conditions are as simple as that? Li Xuan was very suspicious.

"Of course, in order to avoid the county lord from going back on his word or settling accounts after the autumn, I also asked the county lord to leave some tokens for Kong."

Li Xuan said in her heart Sure enough, she raised her head and looked at Kong Sheng coldly: "What do you want?" ”

"Just ask for that jade plaque. This represents the identity of the county lord, and it is also the most powerful token, if the county lord does not keep his promise in the future, I have my own means to save my life and fight back. Kong Sheng smiled and stretched out his hand.

Li Xuan gritted her teeth hatefully: "You little thief, the jade card of the county lord has fallen into your hands, what are you pretending to do?" You must know that this is a holy relic from the Emperor, and if you dare to lose it, the lord of this county will ...... you."

"Okay, okay, don't talk ruthlessly, it's either a thousand pieces of corpses or a thousand cuts, can the county lord have some new tricks?"

"Since the county lord agrees, then I'll take it. In the future, if the county lord completely lets go of this matter, you and I will turn enemies into friends, and Kong will not return this jade plate to the county lord. Kong Sheng took the jade medal into his arms, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Xuan sneered, his contemptuous eyes swept over, and his heart is still qualified to be friends with the lord of this county? Turning enemies into friends? You just daydream, if you let this county lord seize the opportunity, you little thief, I will definitely let you know the tragic price of offending the royal family of the clan!

Although Li Xuan's personality is ruthless and arrogant, she attaches great importance to this mission, and in the current situation, if she really wants to die and break the net, it is her people who will suffer. Kong Sheng led her step by step, and she had to compromise.

Weighing the pros and cons, she won't and can't move blindly. If Kong Sheng had gone out and pierced the last fig leaf, it would have been difficult for her grain caravan to return to Pengcheng safely, even if it was received by the Jiangbei Army.

Not to mention the rebels in An Lushan, even the local government will not sit idly by: how old are you, you sent an army disguised as a caravan to buy grain and grass on my territory in the south of the Yangtze River through various means, have you ever informed the official? What do you want?

The government sent people over, basically to temporarily detain this batch of grain and grass. And when King Yu's note comes, it is really difficult to say whether the people in the government will buy it or not. At this juncture, the threat of the local government is no less than that of An Lushan's rebels.

Li Xuan knows this better than anyone else. This is an important factor in her leading people to disguise themselves as business customers.

Therefore, Li Xuan had to compromise and had to reach an agreement and tacit understanding with Kong Sheng.

In this way, Li Xuan's pride and aura recovered in an instant, and she coldly reprimanded: "You little thief, since the negotiation is over, why don't you let me go quickly?" ”

Kong Sheng smiled and went to fill a bowl of broth from the still hot basin, and Li Xuan saw him take out a white vial from his arms and sprinkle some powder into the bowl, his face couldn't help but change: This thief wants to poison himself?!

But Li Xuan is not an ordinary woman, she knows that it is useless for her to resist, so she simply opens her heart and ignores it and watches the changes.

Kong Sheng took the spoon and leaned down with the bowl, "After tossing for so long, His Royal Highness the county lord might as well drink some hot soup to warm up his body first, and then Kong will loosen the ties for the county lord and never break his promise." ”