Cen Shen replied calmly: "My lord wants to conspire with the king to take Hedong, and he is willing to give up Xiangzhou and Weizhou, so that you can enter Hedong from Jingjingkou, attack the northern capital Taiyuan, and then occupy Yunzhong, Daijun, Shuozhou and other places. ”

Shi Siming snorted: "The Hedong army is strong and strong, and the combat effectiveness is strong, and my Dayan army cannot be conquered when it was strong, and now that I have not recovered, is your lord tempting me to die?" ”

"No," Cen Shen turned around and said: "It's not that the Hedong Army has strong combat effectiveness, but that the mountains and hills of the Sanjin Dynasty are undulating, and the army is difficult to move, and the Hedong Army is stationed in the Sanjin Dynasty, so it is familiar with the terrain and can also fight according to local conditions." My lord is willing to lead the troops to help, from Hukou Guanwueryu into the party, the king from the Jingjingkou into Taiyuan, so that the two sides of the battle can not take care of each other, the Hedong army will inevitably be defeated by the hands of our two armies. The king can sit back and relax, and Hebei Youyan no longer has to worry about the threat of Hedong. ”

Shi Siming's eyes rolled quickly, and he suddenly asked with a smile: "Li Siye joined the party and gave me Taiyuan, could it be that he wanted to go down to Puzhou from the party and enter Guanzhong from Jinpudu?" ”

Cen Shen didn't expect Shi Siming to actually guess the strategic intentions of the lord, and stood dumbly on the spot for a moment, Shi Siming immediately laughed proudly.

Yan Zhuang immediately corrected Cen Shen and said: "If my lord can enter the customs, he will give up the land of Henan, and this move will also be beneficial to the king." ”

Shi Siming roared loudly: "The anti-bone boy is not qualified to talk to me here!" The two Hu'er warriors beside him immediately drew horizontal knives from their waists, as if Shi Siming was going to chop the two into meat puree as soon as he gave the order.

He blew his beard and glared at Cen Shen, pacing around: "Henan should have been mine!" If it weren't for your lord's treachery and stabbing Lao Tzu in the back when the court was defeated, I would have already occupied the Central Plains, why do you need to give me a lot of words here to put forward conditions! Now that your lord wants to take Guanzhong, the imperial court is at a critical juncture, and he will inevitably encircle me, and after I obtain Henan, Shandong and other places, I will join forces with the imperial court to eliminate you, and then how about fighting with the imperial court for Hedong Guanzhong? ”

Cen Shen suddenly laughed out loud, and Shi Siming asked angrily next to him, "Why are you laughing." ”

"I laugh at King Zhou, I don't know who is strong and who is weak."

Shi Siming was very sober-minded, but he deliberately said in the opposite tone: "Li Siye now occupies the vast Henan, enters Shaanxi County and attacks Tongguan, and has incorporated a large number of troops from my Youyan and the imperial court, with 150,000 people under his command, which is the strongest in the world. Although the imperial court is weak and defeated, most of the world's festivals respond, which should be the second strongest, and although I live in Hebei, I am the weakest in the world. I should unite with the imperial court, and defeat you, the strongest, first, is the way to win. ”

Cen Shen laughed and said: "Huanghuang Datang is so unbearable in your eyes, no wonder you have been defeated by the imperial court." Tang since Li Yuan Taiyuan raised troops to take Guanzhong, the rule of Zhenguan, the rule of Yonghui, the queen of the martial arts, the prosperity of the Kaiyuan Dynasty has been established for a hundred years, supporting the royal road and the victory of the elephant, standing in Kyushu to subdue the four yi, and calling the Khan at home and abroad. The first emperor and the world all admire it, but the descendants of the future generations can shadow their achievements. Therefore, the hearts of the people in the world are wanted, if it is not Li Tang, he cannot be a country, if you and I attack Tang for survival, we will be called rebellious, if Tang attacks me, it will be rebellious. Although Li Heng, the lord of Tang, was faint, he was holding people's hearts and minds, and attacking Tang was like sailing against the current, and there were many difficulties. As the king sees, whether he will unite with my lord or submit to the court, he will listen to it. ”

Shi Siming was stunned when he heard this, and said in surprise: "If you see it, we are resisting the Tang Dynasty and standing on our own, but we are using manpower to resist the will of heaven and seek our own death?" ”

"The king of Zhou is bad, the former king of Wu is defeated, Liu Xiang punishes Qin, isn't it to punish the previous dynasty and establish a new dynasty?"

"But the so-called Shang Dynasty and Emperor Qin are all tyranny, and our Tang Dynasty has just experienced a prosperous era."

"Who told you that the Shang Dynasty and Qin Shi Huang were tyrannical? Is it King Wen of Zhou, or Gaozu of Han? This is a bad thing that comes after they have won. If King Wu wins, it is called King Wu's war, if he loses, it is called Ji Fa's rebellion, and when Liu Bang wins, it is called Zhu Qin to destroy Chu, and if he loses, he is no different from other rogues in history, if Emperor Jing of Han can't pacify the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, how can he be called Mingjun? Li Longji and Li Heng are not without fault, one of his father and son is obsessed with beauty and reuses his relatives, which led to a rebellion, and the other favors eunuchs and frames heroes. In the future, no matter who wins the world between the king and the lord of my family, the historian will not be able to escape the fate of the faint monarch with a little modification. ”

Shi Siming stroked his belly and laughed loudly: "Your crooked reasoning and heresy are quite tasteful, and I already believe it." ”

Cen Shen hurriedly borrowed the donkey on the slope: "Since this is the case, please ask the king to send troops to Hedong as soon as possible, and my lord will also send troops to respond." ”

Shi Siming was just about to nod in agreement, when suddenly a general in armor walked up to Shi Siming and whispered a few words in a low voice.

The expression on his face moved slightly, revealing a mysterious smile, and he stretched out his hand to Cen Shen and invited: "We have fine wine and venison in Youzhou, as well as beautiful songs and dances, please Master Cen move to the guest house in the house to enjoy it, and we will talk about cooperation later." ”

Yan Zhuang regarded Shi Siming as a tiger and wolf, and he didn't want to stay in his mansion for a day, and was just about to speak, but was stopped by Cen Shen with his eyes, and said to Shi Siming: "Thank you so much, the king, let's retire first." ”

The steward of the Shi Mansion guided the two to the guest house, and on the way, Yan solemnly asked in surprise: "I have already moved Shi Siming from what Master Cen said just now, how could something suddenly happen." ”

Cen Shen groaned: "It should be that the envoys of the imperial court have arrived, Shi Siming is used to both ends of the first rat, and businessmen like to shop around." ”

Yan Zhuang said without worry: "What if the conditions proposed by the imperial court are more generous? Aren't we half-? ”

Master Cen smiled and said: "I had expected this kind of thing, so I set up a suggestion for Shi Siming in advance, he will definitely ask the imperial court envoy for Hedong, and the imperial court envoy will definitely not agree." From the strategic location, Hebei Province and Henan Province are not as good as a Hedong, Sanjin Mountains and Mountains, looking down on the Central Plains, attacking and retreating can be defended, only by getting Hedong can the Central Plains be stabilized, Shi Siming understands this truth, how can the imperial court not understand? ”

Yan Zhuang sincerely admired Cen Shen, hugged his fists at him and said: "I have always thought highly of myself, but I didn't know that there were people outside the sky after meeting Master Cen. ”

Cen Shensu smiled indifferently: "Gong Yan has a good reputation, and I myself have people who I admire." ”

……

The imperial court envoys have been introduced into the main hall of Shi Siming's mansion, followed by five people holding the big seal of the Hebei Jiedu envoy and Henan Yin, as well as the Jingjie and the leopard tail issued by the imperial court.

After the envoy Cui Yuan entered the door, he stood straight towards Shi Siming and said: "The envoy of the Tokyo Interview, the Imperial History Zhongcheng, the Henan Provincial Service Envoy, and the Pingzhang Affairs of the Zhongshu Gate Cui Yuan has seen King Xinyi. ”

Shi Siming snorted coldly and said: "You have so many official positions, Lao Tzu can't remember them, it's better to get straight to the point, your envoy is here to recruit me, and I don't know what you can give me?" “

Envoy Cui endured the depression in his heart, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty personally named you the King of Xinyi, and concurrently served as the envoy of Hebei Jiedu, Henan Yin, you can recruit troops and pay food within the two provinces and fifty-six states, and unite with the imperial court to jointly eliminate the rebellious Li Siye."

"The conditions are quite generous," Shi Siming snorted with the wrench in his hand and said: "It doesn't matter if Henan Yin is inappropriate, I only have one request, please ask the imperial court to crown me as the envoy of Hedong Jiedu, and let me garrison Taiyuan and surrounding states." The original Hedong Jiedu envoy led the army to withdraw from Hedong, what do you think? ”

"This ......" Cui Yuan said hesitantly: "Hedong is very important, I can't make a decision for the sage, wait for me to report back to the imperial court......"

"You can't make a decision, why did the court send you here?"

Cui Yuan stood on the spot, unable to answer for a while.

Shi Siming asked again: "You are a close minister of the emperor, you must also know the bottom line of the imperial court, in order to avoid wasting everyone's time, you give me an accurate word, is it possible for the imperial court to allow me to occupy Hedong?" ”

"Well, if you only occupy Yunzhong Daijun, it is still debatable, but if you want to occupy Taiyuan and even the entire Hedong, Taiyuan is the land of Longxing in the Tang Dynasty, and it is also where the Northern Capital is located, I am afraid that I will not be able to agree."

"Hugh has so many excuses! Your emperor has no intention of giving me Hedong at all, and he is still waiting to prepare to attack my Youzhou from Hedong in the future! ”

Cui Yuan hurriedly crossed his hands and said: "King Xinyi, don't be angry, I can make the decision for Your Majesty, give you the land of Qilu also, and promise you to temporarily occupy Luoyang?" ”

"Don't talk nonsense, I just want Hedong, come here, and give him out for me!"