Wrapped around his waist for 100,000 yuan, he rode a crane down to Yangzhou. As the center of Huainan, Yangzhou, which gathers the aura of the land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River, has a very high status in this dynasty. When the feudal towns were numerous, in order to ensure the transportation of grain from the south to the north, the imperial court also deliberately set up the Huainan Festival Envoy.

Unlike the three towns of Hebei in the old department of Anshi and the Central Plains feudal towns in the barrier pass, the feudal towns in Huainan and Jiangnan are more economic feudal towns, mainly ensuring the grain supply of the imperial court, which is also one of the reasons why their military strength is relatively weak.

When Gao Biao seized Huainan, the reason why he was able to quickly rise to become one of the five princes was that the wealth support of Yangzhou and other places played a great role. It was with these that Gao Biao was able to gather a large number of forces from the Central Plains to escape the military disaster and go south, and benefit from Confucianism.

After the fall of Gao Biao, Yangzhou Confucianism declined, but Yangzhou was still prosperous. The Huainan Water Division, which was reorganized into the Jiangnan Water Division, also has its base camp here.

The two most famous generals under Gao Biao, Yang Xingmi and Sun Ru, although they were from the same school, had a fierce competition before for the position of the general of the Jiangnan Water Division.

According to the status and qualifications of the two at that time, it should be Sun Ru who served as the commander and mastered this naval force that was extremely important to the imperial court at that time. But Yang Xingmi was shrewd, and under the right and left, he created an opportunity for the imperial court to see his ability to train sailors, and then walked around in many ways to get the position of commander.

For this reason, although Sun Ru and Yang Xingmi did not tear their faces, they also had a lot of suspicions.

Later facts proved that Yang Xingmi was indeed extraordinary, and the Jiangnan sailors had been trained day and night, and the elite was better than in the past, and the rivers and rivers in Huainan were clear, and the large and small water bandits disappeared in a very short period of time, which was quite appreciated by the imperial court.

And although Sun Ru was not angry in his heart, in this situation, he also knew that he could no longer compete with Yang Xingmi, so he could only give up the idea of becoming a general of the water division. Later, when Jiangfang was transferred, Sun Ru took some of his cronies and went to serve in the Jingzhou Water Division under the Jiangnan Water Division, which was out of sight.

Xinghualou in Yangzhou City, Sun Ruqing shirt and scarf, dressed as an ordinary scholar, sitting in front of the window drinking.

This time I went back to Yangzhou on the order of Yang Xingmi, and after coming back, Yang Xingmi did not let him go to the official office, but made an appointment in this restaurant where the two had often met in previous years, but had not been here in recent years.

Sun Ru didn't know what Yang Xingmi's idea was, but this experience of being sent back and forth by the other party at will had already made him very unhappy. He took a sip of stuffy wine, and thought to himself, should he leave the Jiangnan Water Division and go to the Lingnan Water Master to find an errand.

Always doing things under Yang Xingmi's nose is really uncomfortable.

However, he is not Li Ye's descendant, he has been on an errand in Jiangnan Sailor for many years, and he has no foundation in Lingnan, so he dared to ask for a transfer, even if the matter is done, I am afraid that there will be no good position for him.

"Let's see what Yang Xingmi is going to do, if he shows off his power and deceives people too much, even if he is demoted to Lingnan Sailor, I will admit it!" Sun Ru put down his wine glass and made up his mind.

The appointed hour is approaching, but there is still no trace of Yang Xingmi on the street, Sun Ru is bored, sometimes looking at the scenery of the bustling street, sometimes looking around at the restaurant, and gradually a little impetuous.

The restaurant is still the same restaurant, after so many years, the furnishings have not changed, and it is still so elegant. Sun Ru knew that there was a small groove on the leg of the easternmost table, which was because he once fought with Yang Xingmi, and after drinking too much, he couldn't hold it down and pinched it with his fingers.

The owner of the restaurant is still the old Confucian who has spent half his life, and when he was young, he had the ambition to help the world, and later he was forced to join the business for his livelihood, which can be said to have lost the face of his ancestors, so he spent his days holding the wine jar all day long.

He used to like to drink with Sun Ru and Yang Xingmi, because he felt that they were very knowledgeable and chatting very happily. Every time after drinking too much, the owner's wine trough nose will be red and shiny, and when the interest comes, he will wave his hand and shout this free meal with high spirits, and his actions are dashing like a general commanding thousands of troops.

And so on

, as if it was yesterday, Sun Ru had no time to think about it.

The two young people who were in love with their classmates back then now have different life experiences, and when they come to this restaurant, their mood will be very different. As a frustrated person, Sun Ru will not remember those flowers. Because every time I recall the high-spirited spirit of the year, it is to torture myself who is embarrassed at the moment.

Yang Xingmi finally came, not late, with a smile in his eyes and a spring breeze on his face.

"Brother Sun, don't come here to be unharmed? Yang is busy with business, this time Brother Sun came over, I didn't get out of the city as soon as possible to greet him, Brother Sun won't blame Yang, right? After all, you and I are siblings, and I don't mind this. Yang Xingmi bowed his hand, his demeanor was elegant, and his words and deeds were impeccable.

Yang ...... Brother, it's a joke. Sun Ru barely squeezed out a smile, the more the other party was full of spring and behaved, the more uncomfortable he felt in his heart. In fact, he doesn't want to call the other party Brother Yang, but prefers to call the other party's official position, because in his heart, the two are no longer siblings.

If it were, Yang Xingmi wouldn't have to put these words on his lips, and he wouldn't really have time to greet them.

The two sat down separately, Sun Ru naturally wanted to go straight to the point, and asked Ming Yang Xing why he had secretly transferred him to Yangzhou and met here again, and hurried back to their respective homes after finishing the business.

But there is a difference in the status of the two now, the initiative is in the hands of Yang Xingmi, and Yang Xingmi is obviously quite interested, as soon as he sat down, he began to reminisce about the past, and the two looked very close and close.

He pointed to the easternmost table, saying that he once saw Sun Ru holding on to the table leg after being drunk, and he also grabbed a groove in the table leg, laughed when he talked about the fun, and asked Sun Ru curiously, why didn't he choose the position that the two of them often chose when they came before.

Of course, Sun Ru didn't want to go to that seat again. That belonged to the past, to the two young people who were brothers and sisters to each other, not the current Jiangnan Navy General and Jingzhou Navy Commander.

Yang Xingmi's high-minded talk and looking back on the past made Sun Ru gradually unbearable. Successful people say that the past is a reminiscence of Fanghua, and the frustrated person does not have this mood, the more beautiful the former Fanghua is, the more uncomfortable it is.

Just when Sun Ru drank three glasses of wine in a row and was about to break up with Yang Xingmi, the other party finally restrained his smile, stopped talking, and his expression became solemn.

Yang Xingmi, who sighed, suddenly looked at Sun Ru with a solemn gaze, and said seriously: "I invite you back this time, in fact, I want you to succeed you as the general of the Jiangnan Water Division." I have already handed the recommended excerpt to the imperial court, and I heard that Your Majesty has agreed, as long as you nod, you can prepare for the transfer in advance. ”

The sudden good news made Sun Ru stunned.

Yang Xingmi recommended himself to succeed him as the general of the Jiangnan Naval Division? Would he be so affectionate and righteous? Why did he leave his post, could it be a promotion? But the world's naval division, the Jiangnan naval division is the largest, and Yang Xingmi's best place is water warfare, where is there a better position than the general of the Jiangnan Naval Division?

When Sun Ru was puzzled, Yang Xingmi smiled bitterly, and there was a lot of malaise and loneliness between his eyebrows, "When I achieved the Yang God True Human Realm, I was too anxious, and I didn't wait for the foundation to be laid, so I forcibly broke through, and as a result, I hurt the original element.

"Now not only has the realm not been raised, but the sea of qi has fallen into a wound, if you don't retreat for a few years immediately, I'm afraid that there will be no hope for the Yang God True Realm in this life. So I resigned from the Jiangnan Navy Division and prepared to go back to practice with peace of mind. ”

When Yang Xingmi said this, Sun Ru was already surprised, and his face changed several times during the period, and it was extremely complicated.

Yang Xingmi continued to say: "The Jiangnan Navy Division is the strongest Navy Division in the Tang Dynasty, and the scale of the ships and the quality of the soldiers are far superior to the Lingnan Navy Division, and the position of the Jiangnan Navy Division General is very important. I really can't think of anyone else who can take on this important task except Brother Sun.

"Although I recommended Brother Sun to the court on my own initiative this time, I didn't ask Brother Sun in advance, but this is also for the country's great plan, and I hope Brother Sun will not blame. ”

After saying this, Yang Xingmi's eyes were earnest

Looking at Sun Ru, it is obvious that he hopes that the other party will agree to take over as the general of the Jiangnan Water Division.

Sun Ru had mixed feelings in his heart, and looked at Yang Xingmi speechless for a while.

Of course he wouldn't blame Yang Xingmi!

When Yang Xingmi left office, he did not recommend his own confidants to succeed him, but asked him to serve as the general of the water division, which is enough to show that he has an extraordinary weight in the hearts of the other party.

For a while, the suspicion of competing for the position of the general of the Jiangnan Navy Division in the past disappeared in Sun Ru's heart, not to mention, and he was so moved that he couldn't express it.

"Brother Yang......" Sun Ru was speechless for a while, "Your injury is so serious, it won't affect the foundation, right?"

Yang Xingmi saw that Sun Ru looked excited, and began to care about his body, and knew that the other party had abandoned his prejudices, so he pretended to smile calmly: "Brother Sun, don't worry, as long as I retreat for three years, there should be no big problem." ”

He said this insincerely, and Sun Ru immediately felt that the situation might be very serious, which made Sun Ru's gratitude to Yang Xingmi a little more serious.

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When he left Xinghualou, Sun Ru was already in good spirits, although he cared about Yang Xingmi's cultivation, but the joy in his heart still couldn't be suppressed, so his steps were a little brisk. But Yang Xingmi walked slowly, and stood and gossiped with the old club who had not been paid for his ambition for a while, causing the other party to laugh.

The two parted in front of the Xinghua Building and agreed to meet tomorrow at the official office.

"General, from today onwards, General Sun will definitely be grateful to you. As he walked back, Yang Xingmi's entourage showed a playful smile.

Yang Xingmi said lightly: "Over the years, I, Yang Xingmi, have been up and down in the sea, to put it bluntly, I have always been left and right, and the only person who has seriously offended is General Sun." This time, it would be great to be able to use this matter to eliminate this only enemy. In the final analysis, we should refer to each other when we come out of the same school, so that we can go further. ”

The entourage laughed in a low voice: "It's a pity, General Sun still thinks that he has picked up a big bargain, looking at his excited appearance, he must be preparing to show his strength after he arrives at the Jiangnan Naval Division." As everyone knows, it is you, the general, who really want to make great progress. ”

Yang Xingmi smiled slightly and didn't say much.

It turned out that Yang Xingmi had been deliberately befriending the ministers of the DPRK and China over the years, so he was well-informed, and some time ago, he learned that the imperial dynasty intended to expand the Lingnan Naval Division, and the craftsmen and supervisors also developed a half-magic warship, which is said to be able to go on an expedition overseas.

Soon after, there was a rumor that the imperial court was sending troops to Silla and the Wa Kingdom.

Yang Xingmi, who has always been thoughtful and ambitious, keenly perceived Datang's intention to attach importance to sailors and show his strength overseas. Moreover, this time to attack the Wa Kingdom, it is inevitable to reuse the half-magic weapon warships that have just appeared in the Lingnan Naval Division.

The country of the Tang Dynasty has been pacified, there is no more war, and the Jiangnan Naval Division is no longer of much use, and all kinds of signs show that the Lingnan Naval Division is the future of the Datang Naval Division! If Yang Xingmi wants to make meritorious contributions, he must seize this opportunity and seek to be transferred to the rank of senior general of the Lingnan Naval Division!

The most proficient generals in the country are Yang Xingmi and Sun Ru. And Yang Xingmi is already a general of the Jiangnan Naval Division, so it is very likely that the imperial court will send Sun Ru to serve as the Lingnan Naval Division!

With a great opportunity in front of him, how could Yang Xingmi sit back and watch it pass in vain and fall into the hands of Sun Ru?

So he made a plan overnight, and deliberately failed to attack the Yang God True Human Realm, in order to have a reason to leave the position of the Jiangnan Navy General and let Sun Ru come up!

In this way, not long after, when the Lingnan Naval Division expands and needs the main general, Yang Xingmi will fall into the eyes of the imperial court!

As for the damage caused by the cultivation, Yang Xingmi was helpless, and he could only retreat and recover, but if the imperial court felt that the Lingnan Water Master had to be his Yang Xingmi's main business, the Immortal Medicine Workshop would not have no pills to provide him!

In the surging crowd, Yang Xingmi raised his head and looked at the blue sky, a heartfelt smile appeared in his eyes, "Where there is a will, there is a way." ”