Since Xu Conghu agreed to Chu He, Jiang Wuxian has carried out intensive contact with Zhou Shikai.

The person in charge of contacting Zhou Shikai, the king of Ming, was his confidant Zhang Di, the one who was scared away by the empty city plan.

According to Jiang Wuxian, there have been no less than 20 letters from the two sides through various channels.

The reason for such entanglement is that the arguments between the two sides mainly focus on two things.

One is the location of the meeting, and the other is the number of people who are allowed to follow.

In the end, the two sides reached an agreement, and the meeting place was chosen on the east side of the Hegu Road, a piece of Gobi Desert, close to the Canglan Mountains. A radius of 100 miles, unobstructed. There wasn't even a tree, let alone a hidden army.

The question of the number of retinues, after many rounds of bargaining, was finally determined, except for Chu He and Zhou Shikai, the main body of the negotiation, the two sides were allowed to bring five retinues each, and Zhou Yan, the king of Xiaoming, was excluded.

In fact, both sides do not want to bring too many people in this private meeting, and the more people there are, the greater the variables.

Moreover, Jiang Wuxian has made it clear in the letter that once they find any disturbances during the meeting, they will tear up the ticket first and then fight for their lives.

After agreeing on the time and place, the last task is to determine the entourage for this meeting.

Yan Chen wanted to stay and take care of Liang Yi, so he bluntly said that he would not go. And he has long been tired of these things, and now he is waiting for Chu He to take over smoothly, and then he can let him take his family away from Quanzhou.

In addition to King Xiao Ming, according to the agreement, Chu He can bring five people, Jiang Wuxian, Xu Conghu and Hao Yue, accounting for three places.

The fourth person, Jiang Wuxian chose Shazhuang Tuo, although this big guy is not very bright, but in terms of strength and deterrence, he is the best candidate.

The fifth candidate has never been decided, but it is not too urgent, after all, there is still some time before the agreed meeting time.

Another thing happened during this time, that is, the great general Chen Shi finally appeared.

Of course, it wouldn't work if he didn't show up, because many people had begun to suspect that Chen Shi would die of old age in his small courtyard after returning to Dachong Pass, but Yan Chen, Chu He and others kept it secret in order to compete for the position of heir.

In order to quell the rumors, Chen Shi had no choice but to walk out of his study and summoned a few cronies and old friends, but he didn't know what they had discussed.

When Chu He heard that the old man was out of the customs, he took Jiang Wuxian to meet him and told him about their plan to negotiate with Zhou Shikai.

After listening to it carefully, Chen Shi expressed his strong support, and said that from now on it will be the world of these young people, and he will boldly let it go, and there is no need to ask for the opinion of an old man.

As for Chu He, not only did not kill Xu Conghu, but instead showed favor and wooed him, Chen Shi was full of praise. Tell him that this righteous son, Xu Conghu's knife, if used well, is definitely a peerless divine weapon.

After talking about business with Chu He for a while, and chatting about some homely things, Chen Shi vaguely showed some tiredness, and shouted that he wanted to go to Cui Qingshan to fish.

The general of Liangzhou, who has been a horse all his life, seems to have begun to pave the way for his retirement.

When he came back from Chen Shi, Jiang Wuxian sighed inexplicably, and kept thinking that the general was old, and he had never seen Chen Shi like this.

In the impression of most Liangzhou people, Chen Shi will always be the tireless and leading general, and it seems impossible for him to cry out and be tired.

But Chen Shi, who picked up the military and civilians of Liangzhou, seemed to be really about to retire.

With the passage of time, the preparations for the meeting were almost completed, and the fifth entourage was finally determined.

Di Yansheng, the main general of the White Feather Battalion, has a martial arts realm at the peak of the Eight Realms, there is no doubt about his strength, and he also has the will to reconcile with Chu He.

As soon as Jiang Wuxian mentioned this matter to him, Di Yansheng agreed, but there was one condition, he wanted to invite Chu He to have a meal and get acquainted with him.

The place of reception was arranged at a well-known restaurant, which was originally ranked second in Tai Chung Kwan and now ranked first.

This meal was enjoyed by the guests and hosts, Di Yansheng was the east, and invited Chu He to a banquet with his subordinates, and Jiang Wuzhi accompanied him.

For Jiang Wuxian, who can eat and drink, this kind of thing has always been refused, and the more the merrier.

From the beginning to the end of this private banquet, Chu He only briefly talked about the relevant matters of this secret meeting of King Ming, and did not mention the successor dispute between him and Xu Conghu.

The main thing is to take care of Di Yansheng's thoughts and face, after all, this White Feather Battalion Commander was once the backbone of the new faction of the Liang Army.

But when the wine was drunk, Di Yansheng took the initiative to talk about the successor dispute between Chu He and Xu Conghu, and he didn't have too many worries between his words. Basically, what is in your heart, you say.

This made Chu He's good impression of this Di Yansheng suddenly increased, he thought that this was just a smart person who met the wind and the rudder, but he didn't expect that after listening to his words, he was still a person with his own ideas.

Di Yansheng bluntly said that he and Xu Conghu are brothers in life and death, and they have both saved each other's lives on the battlefield, even if they turn to support Chu He this time, they don't feel sorry for Xu Conghu.

His exact words were: "If the tiger is angry with me because of this, there is nothing to say, but I will still insist on what I think is right." ”

It turned out that Di Yansheng never thought that Xu Conghu was the perfect successor to the Liang Army, but at that time, he was even less optimistic about Yan Chen, who was not here.

After the Chu River showed up, he learned about the general Yizi who suddenly appeared through many ways, and began to lean towards the Chu River psychologically.

Later, the Battle of the Sifang Building broke out, and although Di Yansheng was very worried about Xu Conghu, he also completely determined that Chu He should be the right person.

Di Yansheng's frank confession made Chu He feel quite at ease, and it seemed that he really had a clear conscience.

The conversation went deeper, and naturally he brought up another big man of the new faction, who was camping He Jun day by day.

Di Yansheng patted his chest and assured Chu He that He Jun's work would be done by him, and he would definitely be able to do it, but he might need Jiang Wuxian's cooperation.

Jiang Wuxian naturally knew what was going on, and after repeatedly confirming with Di Yansheng that He Jun would not kill him with a knife, he also promised to find time to personally apologize to He Jun about He Cong and Xin Muying.

In short, everyone had a very good meal, although Di Yansheng didn't say it directly, it was basically certain that he was already a member of the Chu River faction.

And this meal was not hidden, whether it was intentional or unintentional, many people saw them drinking together, and it is estimated that this matter will soon spread all over Dachongguan.

Many people who were still waiting and watching probably couldn't sit still, and began to seriously consider whether to go to Wang Du's little general's mansion to hand over a famous post.

At this point, the preparations for the meeting with Zhou Shikai, the king of Ming, have been completed, and when the day comes, he will set off.