"Tao Envoy, please take a seat!"

Wei Shuo looked at Tao Kan, who was dressed in casual clothes, and began to speculate about his true intentions. At present, Tao Kan is deeply valued by the king of Langya, but because of this, he was also feared by Wang Dun and was squeezed out to Guangzhou where birds don't.

However, after all, Tao Kan is very comparable, after his arrival in Guangzhou, he put down the rebellion of Du Tao's remnants in Jiaozhou in one fell swoop, and happened to encounter Liaodong leased to Zhuya Island, so he was appointed by the king of Langya to supervise the military of Guangzhou, in order to monitor Liaodong.

"Kan had heard that General Wei was equipped with military training skills, and the Liaodong Army that had been trained was not even an opponent of Hu Lu, and he had doubts before, until he recently watched the indigenous training on the school field, and he realized that he was really sitting in a well and watching the sky before."

Tao Kan's tone was a little flattering, but there was a little alienation in his expression. Regarding Tao Kan's estrangement, Wei Shuo understands it very well. Tao Kan is different from Zu Ti, Cai Bao, Su Jun and others, he is completely dependent on King Langya, so for the sake of his own future, Tao Kan will never get too close to Liaodong.

"Hehe, Tao Yuanjun has won the award! I don't know what the envoy is doing today? ”

"This ...... I heard that General Wei intended to conquer the South Seas, and he was quite curious, so he came to take a look. ”

Tao Kan's face was stunned when he heard this, he didn't expect Wei Shuo to be so direct, which caught him off guard for a while. He secretly visited Zhu Ya, naturally not to enjoy the mountains and rivers, but to carry the secret mission of King Langya, and specially came to explore the true intentions of Liaodong.

"So that's the case, in fact, it's nothing to put it bluntly, Tao Envoy Jun has been guarding diplomatic relations and Guangzhou for many years, and he should know that a large number of merchant ships come and go between Liaodong and Nanyang every year. Originally, everything was fine, but since the second half of last year, pirates have been attacking Liaodong merchant ships. ”

"Could it be that those pirates are Funan?" Tao Kan asked when he heard this.

"Humph! It's not just as simple as Funan people! Tao Yuanjun didn't know that those pirates were pretending to be Funan sailors, if it weren't for this, how would my Liaodong make a big fanfare expedition to Funan? In order to ensure the victory of the battle, he had to lease Zhu Ya as a base. ”

Wei Shuo knew what Jiangdong was worried about, and in the end he assured Tao Kan: "Please ask Tao to envoy the king of Langya, please rest assured that Liaodong leased Zhu Ya only to deal with Nanyang, and there will be no more than 10,000 troops stationed on the island." ”

Tao Kan learned that Liaodong would not have more than 10,000 troops stationed in Zhuya, so he put his heart back into his stomach somewhat. Then Tao and Wei tested each other verbally, and almost figured out each other's details. Although they did not take each other's commitments to heart, they also minimized the antagonism between the two parties.

……

When Tao Kan returned to Panyu City from Zhuya, he immediately entered the Assassin's Mansion, where a big man from Jianye was waiting for him.

"Did Shixing see Wei Zhenbei? How are you talking? What secret things have you seen in Zhu Yake? ”

Zuo Changshi Diao Xie, who was waiting for news in the Assassin's Mansion, pulled the other party to ask questions as soon as he saw Tao Kan returning smoothly. If it weren't for his inconvenient identity, where would he be able to let Tao Kan out.

"Kan has seen Lord Changshi!"

Tao Kan did not rush to answer Diao Xie, but first respectfully gave the other party a deep salute, and his respectful and polite attitude was quite useful to Diao Xie. In history, Tao Kan can always stand, and finally become a very popular minister, which is not unrelated to his cautious character.

"Looking back at the long history, Liaodong is building a lot of construction in Zhuya, and training the indigenous people as soldiers."

"Could it be that Liaodong really intends to sneak attack the southern states and counties through Zhu Ya?" Diao Xie was shocked when he heard this.

"Hehe, the long history is filtered! General Zhenbei personally told me that Liaodong really had to deal with Funan, and the main force of its naval division had left the port for Funan. ”

Listening to Tao Kan's words, a sneer appeared at the corner of Diao Xie's mouth, obviously not believing in Wei Shuo's promise at all, he lowered his body and leaned in front of Tao Kan and asked, "No matter what Wei Zhenbei's plans are, I just want to ask if Shixing has found anything in Zhu Ya?" ”

Tao Kan was shocked when he heard this, and glanced at Diao Xie cautiously, and saw that he was staring at him with burning eyes, and hurriedly said: "Back to Lord Changshi, Kan didn't find out that Liaodong had the intention of drawing my Jiangdong in Zhuya. Although Liaodong is training indigenous guards, the total number is only 1,000, and the main task of the indigenous soldiers is to guard the port of Sanya. ”

"Besides, at present, all the energy in Liaodong is in the Sanya area in the south of Zhuya, and there are few activities in the north near the Xuwen area. However, just in case, we have already allocated a part of the troops to garrison Xuwen Port in the name of the Guangzhou Thorn History, so that even if there is a change in Liaodong in the future, we can detect it at the first time. ”

"Well, the scholar has a point."

Diao Xie was quite satisfied with Tao Kan's performance, although Tao Kan was a general who was deeply trusted by King Langya, but in any case, he was also a feudal town. In the case that Wei Shuo, Wang Dun, Zu Ti and others fell out with King Langya one after another, Tao Kan was inevitably suspicious of King Langya.

This time, Diao Xie secretly went south to investigate Liaodong, which leased Zhuya Island, and secretly wanted to further investigate Tao Kan, and it was thanks to Tao Kan's rigorous actions that he was not caught by Diao Xie.

Diao Xie pondered for a while and then said to Tao Kan: "Before coming, King Langya repeatedly told him that Shi Xing was a loyal man and would never live up to the king's expectations. When I saw it today, it was true! Shixing is worthy of being the Optimus Pillar Stone of my Jiangzuo, and the heavy responsibility of guarding against Liaodong in the future will fall on Shixing. ”

"Kanbi will be smeared with liver and brain, in order to repay the king's love!" Tao Kan hurriedly prostrate on the ground to thank him.

"Good! The soldiers are loyal, and they will report to the king of Langya in the future. In addition, I have another good news for the Shixing. The king no longer plans to send another state assassin, and has decided to let Shixing supervise the military administration of Jiao and Guang Erzhou, and in the future, Jiao and Guang and Guangzhou can be entrusted with full authority to Shixing, you don't want to disappoint the king! ”

"Please tell the king that you will ensure the stability of southern Xinjiang!"

Tao Kan was overjoyed when he heard this, with Jiaoguang Erzhou in hand, he was confident that he would train at least 50,000 daring soldiers, and even if Zhu Ya changed in the future, he would not worry about affecting the situation in Jiaoguang.

……

"Lord, why did that pottery thorn history go to great lengths to toss around in Zhu Ya? I don't want to talk to you a few words, do I? ”

"Tao Kan is just a person sent by someone to explore the way, there must be someone behind him, as for who it is, do you still need me to say it?"

Feng Yi said thoughtfully: "What does the lord mean is that King Langya is not worried that my Liaodong is fooling around in the south, so he deliberately sent Tao Kan to test it?" ”

"Well, nine times out of ten, Liaodong was strong in the past, which made King Langya feel like a man. If he doesn't figure out Liaodong's true purpose in Zhuya, he will definitely have trouble sleeping. ”

"Isn't the purpose clear enough? As early as when Wen Junshi was leasing, it was very clear that it was just to deal with Funan, so what other purpose was there? ”

"Things are not as simple as you think, the more Liaodong shows interest in Funan, the more Jiangdong suspects that we are engaged in conspiracy behind our backs. Forget it, let's not talk about this, let's talk about how to deal with the changes in the South Seas next. Once Funan is successfully defeated in this battle, Nanyang will be my Liaodong in the future, and how to seek the greatest benefits for Liaodong is the key. ”

"Well, the lord is right, the Nanyang area is vast, and there are many natives, and it is unrealistic to really cut them off one by one. In the opinion of the ministers, I Liaodong might as well control only a few important places, and in addition, as long as other countries are willing to respect my Liaodong as the leader of the alliance, do not invade them at will, so as not to arouse the hatred of the same enemy. ”

"Yes, Zizhuan is to the point, and I think so too! It is impossible for Liaodong to completely occupy the entire Nanyang, as long as Funan is subdued, almost the entire war will be over. The next point is to let the Nanyang countries accept our Liaodong to occupy a dominant position in the trade between the East and the West. ”

"Of course, in order to ensure that the interests of Liaodong are not violated, it is necessary to occupy several important places, but where is it appropriate to occupy, and what good suggestions does the sub-specialist have?"

"Malacca!"

Listening to Wei Shuo's question, Feng Yi gave his opinion without hesitation, and at the same time took a step forward to explain: "My lord, since returning from the mission to Nanyang, the minister has been thinking about how Liaodong can occupy the least territory and control the entire Nanyang, and finally found that as long as we control the Strait of Malacca, we can hold the throat of the east-west sea communication!" (To be continued.) )