In Jiangzuo, which is adjacent to Jiangdu, the Xie family can be called a high-ranking family that covers the sky with one hand, after six dynasties and has not declined, the children of the clan have many talents, and many of them are outstanding, and they have both civil and military skills in the Jiangnan officialdom, and the foundation is deep, and Xie Gongyi, the head of the Xie family, is the first person in Jiangzuo who is famous all over the world, although he has been suppressed by Emperor Zheng, but in the Jiangnan territory, no one dares to underestimate this Kang Le Gong. Master Du Ming's ability to run the Jiangnan Daomen so large is that he has a tendency to form his own among the many factions of the Taoist Sect, and he is inseparable from the strong support of this beloved disciple.

In the night, the sound of horses' hooves and wheels sounded on the bluestone pavement in front of the East Lake Courtyard, after the owner of the carriage stepped out of the carriage, more than a dozen saber guards guarding the door knelt down on one knee and saluted, and the person who came just waved his hand, and then took the purple-robed old man who was originally the coachman, and walked towards the house.

As soon as he entered the mansion, Qu Cang had already greeted him, and after a brief salute, he lowered his voice and reported: "Lord Wang, Du Zhenren and Mr. Xie have arrived." ”

Xiao Yu walked towards the mansion and asked bluntly, "When did you come?"

Qu Cang replied: "About half an hour after you left, Lord Wang, you are now in your big study. ”

The so-called big study is actually a private reception room for Xiao Yu, without those private things in the small study, it is much more casual than the main hall, and it is more suitable for private meetings. Master Du Mingshi and Xie Gongyi came late at night and did not go to the main hall, which has already explained a lot.

Xiao Yu nodded: "Go over first." ”

Xiao Yu and Qu Cang walked quickly around the shadow wall, and saw that there were already many unfamiliar faces standing in the courtyard, thinking that they were Du Mingshi and Xie Gongyi's entourage, he did not stop, and walked straight into the large study that had just been opened.

Qu Cang and Zi Shuiyang naturally did not participate in the secret talk and stopped outside the door. Last year, there was frequent rainfall in the south of the Yangtze River, resulting in flooding in Taihu Lake, it was precisely because of the levy to build the river embankment, there was the introduction of the White Lotus Sect, but this year is a year of great drought after the flood, even in the south of the Yangtze River with plenty of rain, there have only been a few light rains since the beginning of the summer.

Praying for rain is a technical job, first of all, after the altar is laid down, the person who presides over the altar must stay awake on the altar for seven days and nights in order to show his sincerity, and secondly, sometimes he really wants to use cultivation to attract a little rain cloud to ensure that he can get by on the face. Calling for wind and rain is simple, but it is difficult to do without the realm of heaven and man, and it will not be an ordinary trivial matter to be able to leave aside the matter of praying for rain by Du Mingshi, the leader of Jiangnan Daomen.

Xiao Yu walked into the room, Du Mingshi and Xie Gongyi were sitting in the guest seats, and a graceful woman stood beside Xie Gongyi, the two got up and greeted Xiao Yu to each other, Xiao Yu sat on the main seat behind the desk. Then the female crown who was in charge of Xiao Yu's living served him a cup of Biluo Spring Tea, but this mysterious Taoist aunt was obviously not very good at serving people, and disappeared after serving tea, and even ignored Du Mingshi, the leader of Jiangnan Daomen. On the contrary, the woman standing next to Xie Gongyi walked to the table next to her, and began to fiddle with the three things that had not been used for an unknown amount of time.

The body is not a little dry in Xiao Yu's mouth compared to before, he took a sip of the tea, the taste is not very good, it seems that it is indeed the tea made by the female crown herself, Xiao Yu even wondered if she had saved the tea washing procedures. Looking at the tea bowl of Master Du and Xie Gongyi again, it was really untouched, Xiao Yu suddenly felt deceived, his face remained unchanged, and after putting down the teacup, he subconsciously looked at the woman who was beautiful and untouchable, thoughtful.

Seeing this scene, Xie Gongyi smiled heartily, and first spoke: "This is the little girl Xie Si, I heard that the prince came to Jiangnan, and pestered me to come to see the legendary and famous king of the northwest." Sisi, why don't you speak when you see me?

Hearing this, the woman put down the things in her hand, stepped forward and squatted down, lowered her head and said softly: "Xie Si has seen the prince." ”

Xiao Yu waved his hand and said with a light smile: "Miss Xie doesn't have to be polite. ”

Xie Si couldn't help but muster up the courage to peek at this world-famous young man, his appearance can only be regarded as middle and upper in a man, and a pair of Danfeng eyes are very good-looking, if he squints, he may have a different style. His lips were slightly thin, although the old man said that most of these people were mean and unkind people, but at this time they looked extremely sharp and cold. And the man is more gaseous, in Xie Si's opinion, Xiao Yu's majesty is very heavy, compared to his father, it is not inferior, and even surpasses, compared to those sons and brothers who just rely on the shadow of their father's ancestors, there is more confidence and confidence that men can only have when they hold power in person. No wonder it is rumored that after Xiao Yu married the princess of the grassland, there was also a woman who was said to be a big figure in Hou Jian.

Of course, Xiao Yu noticed that this veritable lady was peeping at him, but he didn't break it, but turned to Du Mingshi and Xie Gongyi and said, "What are you doing when you two visit late at night?"

Master Du said softly: "I just want to talk to the prince about something, a matter of life and death." ”

Xiao Yu was silent for a while, and then slowly spoke: "I think Du Zhenren already knows about my going to the Dadu Governor's Mansion tonight, and I won't hide it, let's get straight to the point, Jiangdu will soon become Lu Qian's Jiangdu." When the time comes, it will be difficult to finish the eggs under the nest, and Du Zhenren should really make plans for Jiangnan Daomen. ”

Master Du Mingshi did not deny it, and said in a deep voice: "I have a deep foundation in Jiangnan Daomen, and I have the help of the ancestral court, so I may not be afraid of the White Lotus Sect. It's just that I lack the help of the world, if the prince can help me, the Jiang capital belongs to it, and it is still unknown. ”

Xiao Yu said calmly: "My iron horse is far away in the northwest. ”

Xie Gongyi stood up, and at this time Xiao Yu found that he was carrying a wooden long cylinder in his hand, he walked to Xiao Yu's table, took out a scroll from the long cylinder, unfolded it and spread it on the table, it was actually a large map of the territory of Dazheng, and it was by no means an ordinary map, on which the major cities and passes, and even the key villages and towns were marked.

Xie Gongyi pointed to the map and said: "This is the northwest of the prince, this is the south of the Yangtze River, although the prince you go down the river for thousands of miles from Qizhou to the Dongjiang Grand Canal, but in fact there is a road that can go straight to the south of the Yangtze River, that is, from Hanoi Prefecture into Shu, after leaving Shu is the foundation of the Red Turban Army The two lakes are located. ”

Xiao Yu didn't have the slightest intention of leaving a sense of affection for the first person in Jiangzuo, and said with a smile: "Kang Le Gong can't help but take it for granted, not to mention the consumption of grain and grass for the march all the way, and the supply of the army after the war, let's just say that this Shuzhong, since ancient times, it is difficult for Shu to go to the blue sky, easy to defend and difficult to attack, how do you let me open up Shu in just a few months? If I can't open the gate of Shu, how can I talk about the south of the Leaping Horse Jiangnan?"

Xie Gongyi said disapprerovingly: "This matter is not the matter of the prince alone, my Jiangzuo Xie family, Jiangdu, many families in Lianghu, as well as the Li family in Shuzhong, will help the prince." What's more, the king of Shu is old and faint, and there are only 6,000 armor soldiers in his hands, even if the number of troops in the hands of the general army of Sichuan and Shu is added, it is only 20,000. ”

Next is a bargaining between Xiao Yu and Xie Gongyi, Xie Gongyi, the first person in Jiangzuo, found that Xiao Yu, the king of the Northwest Domain, was by no means a layman who was not familiar with military affairs, not only the five states in the northwest, but also the geography of Shuzhong, and he was even more clear about the leading generals of some important passes, and he had to put down the style of scholars talking about the army for a while, and began to seriously calculate with Xiao Yu little by little. From the soldiers, horses, grain and grass to the terrain defense, from the preferences of the king of Shu to the temperament of the general soldiers of Sichuan and Shu, there are all kinds of things, even if they are superficial,

We talked for three hours.