Fu Song

Chapter 541

Rainwater hangs upside down from the eaves like a vermilion curtain. In the stone trough under the eaves, the rainwater flows along the Yanggou all the way, and merges into a larger drainage ditch at the corner of the house, and then flows into the In a pond dozens of steps away from the house.

The water droplets hit the surface of the water, splashing small flowers, and the palm-sized lotus leaves that just came out of the water were knocked upside down, and some of them sank half into the water. A little bit, a little bit harder, I'm afraid the lotus leaf will be lost.

A hand poked out from under the corridor and sprinkled a handful of fish food into the water. Immediately there was a splashing sound of water under the covered bridge, and a large group of carp scrambling to swim out under the covered bridge, there was a burst of noise, The fish food that was thrown just now disappeared without a trace.

Some of the fish that hadn’t been scrambled raised their heads unwillingly and glanced at the top, seeing that there was no more food falling from the sky, so they hesitated and swam under the covered bridge again.

"Liangchen, look, even this fish is not afraid of the storm just to eat a little bit!" A middle-aged man in his forties or fifties, who was wearing a blue robe and a Futou, smiled and said to the opposite side. A human being dressed similarly to him, except that the man was tall and burly, and the hand holding the cup was full of veins. Occasionally, when he unfolded it, he could see the thick calluses on the palm, which formed a sharp contrast with the thin skin and tender flesh of the speaker. Compared.

"Aren't you and I the same?" The burly man who was called a good minister put one foot on the railing casually, turned his wine glass, looked at the stretch of green hills outside the rain curtain, and said indifferently: "Short In a short period of time, the current situation has changed drastically, and the world has come to such a state, if you, Boying, hadn't seen the opportunity, why would you have called me to you here!"

The middle-aged man with the appearance of a green-robed scholar couldn't help but chuckled.

People who can talk about the current situation of the world in such a tone at this time, and want to gain some benefits from it, are naturally not ordinary people.

The green-robed scholar's surname is Xie, his name is Xie Hong, and his style name is Boying. He is now the magistrate of Suzhou.

The burly man's surname is Liu, his name is Liu Jun, and his style name is Liangchen, but he is the magistrate of Bozhou, which is close to Suzhou.

It's enough to be the prefects of the two places. These two people, the Xie family and the Liu family are the largest families in the two places. The control of the two places is not just as simple as controlling the government.

"Then Liu Yu wrote you a letter too?" Xie Hong said with a smile.

"He doesn't even look at what he is, but he actually pretends to be big in front of me, which makes people sick!" Liu Jun sneered: "Thinking that if he took refuge in the Liao people and was named a king of Qi, he would be able to stand tall and call the wind and rain Really? It’s really a joke, but it’s just a dog from the Liao people. When the Liao people don’t want it anymore, just kick it away and replace it with another one, and you can still be the king of Qi!”

Xie Hong laughed loudly: "You actually asked me to surrender to him, to conspire with him for great things, and to grant me the position of Lord Marquis. Wouldn't it be the same when I came to your place?"

"He didn't favor one over another!" Liu Jun smiled.

Xie Hongchang sighed: "This Great Song Dynasty, if you say it collapses, it will collapse. The Liao people are also interesting. After defeating Tokyo, they have the intention to withdraw and leave. This makes people scratch their heads."

"Could it be that if the Liao people don't retreat and attack aggressively, are you going to join Liao?" Liu Jun's eyes widened.

"Why not?" Xie Hong said indifferently: "The Liao Kingdom was established longer than the Song Dynasty. In their country, they still select scholars through the imperial examination. Is it bad?"

Liu Jun stared blankly for a while, then shook his head and said, "I really can't think of you thinking that way."

"It's just that the Liao people also have their own problems. The most important thing is that their emperor's life is not long. This is why they retreated in a hurry after taking Tokyo?" They are still young, but the queen who gave birth to them is extremely powerful. The people of Liao Kingdom took Tokyo and went back. It is estimated that they must first concentrate on solving internal problems first. For a while, they must not be able to take care of the south."

Liu Junbian pursed his lips and said: "So they sealed up a bunch of messy kings, and took their place to manage the south. Anyway, the more lively the fighting between the north and the south, the happier they are, and the more time they have to solve internal problems."

"That's the reason!" Xie Hong said: "I came to you because the world is already in chaos, and heroes emerge in troubled times. If you don't fight for this era, how can you be worthy of us being born in it?"

Liu Jun laughed: "Boying, with all due respect, even if our two families are united, it is not a big power, after all, we still rely on people's lives. Take a look, even on Huainan East Road, our two families are also Not a strong character, is it?"

"Liang Chen is right, we are indeed not considered a big power. But the princes and generals, would you rather have a kind? We have no hope for the king, but we can look forward to being a general and a minister, and revitalizing our family. "Xie Hong said quietly.

Speaking of revitalizing the family, Liu Jun fell silent.

In the eyes of ordinary people, their family background is already beyond the reach of others, but in their own eyes, it is thousands of miles away from the most beautiful time of their own lintel.

Liu Jun, counting up to the end, it can be traced back to Liu An, the king of Huainan.

As for Xie Honglai, on the first few pages of the family tree, it was the famous Xie An.

Compared with their radiant ancestors, they are only a small Zhizhou now, and they really can't handle chopsticks.

"Cheng Shao is not a person who has a long-term and latitude in Huainan East Road. In the current situation, he has an attitude of following the crowd, assuming that there must be a way for the car to reach the mountain. He is not a person who can follow. .” Liu Jun said.

"Naturally." Xie Hong said: "Although this person occupies a high position, he is a mediocre person. How can we follow him wholeheartedly?"

"So, Boying, do you already have a goal? You are not really planning to fall to the Liao people, are you?"

Xie Hong shook his head: "Of course not. If it wasn't a last resort, how could my Xie family go to the barbarians? The goal you mentioned is not without it."

"I don't know who?"

"Xiao Cheng, Xiao Chongwen, Guizhou road appeasement envoy!" Xie Hongdao: "Tokyo is trapped, the first one to call out to ask King Qin for help, and the one who actually led the troops out is Xiao Erlang."

"Why him?"

"Why not him? Don't you think that in this chaotic world, Xiao's strength is unique? Don't say that we are now a chaotic and leaderless southern half of the country, but if you look at the world, Xiao's power is weak? Liangchen, you You have to combine Xiao Erlang and Xiao Dalang together!"

Thinking of that Xiao Dalang, Liu Jun took a deep breath.

If you look at it this way, the Xiao family is really one of the most powerful forces in the world.

"Is it possible that the Xiao family also has the intention to compete for the top of the world? They seem to have this strength now!" Liu Jun said.

"Whether they compete for the world or not, in the years to come, they will definitely be one of the most important forces in the world!" Xie Hong said: "They are not mere successes in Shaolinbi."

"But Xiao Erlang is too far away from us, right? Even if we want to wink, he might not be able to see it!" Liu Jun laughed.

"Who is Xiao Erlang!" Xie Hong said seriously: "At the time when Tokyo was in trouble, he jumped out immediately. Was his real purpose really just to go to King Qin to ask for a ride? Not necessarily! Now the king is gone. , as the first person to stand up, he, Xiao Erlang, stood on the commanding heights of morality all at once, didn't you see that his former sworn enemy, Hu Yi, was running and calling for him?"

"What Boying means is that Xiao Erlang wants to integrate the power of the entire south?" After hearing what Xie Hong meant, Liu Jun was a little shocked.

"Of course, if there is still one person who can integrate the south, then this person must be Xiao Erlang. This person has strength, cunning, strategy, and ruthless and decisive strikes. In our south, there may be someone who dares to cut a petal of him. This wrist, but I am optimistic that he will win in the end."

"So, you want to go to him, but how can we make him value us? Boying, the whole south, a prefect like us, a lot!" Liu Jun smiled wryly.

"Naturally, it is necessary to make some achievements. We don't need to throw ourselves in his arms, he will cast his eyes on us." Xie Hongdao.

"How?" Liu Jun straightened up all of a sudden.

"Of course Liu Yu is used to attack!" Xie Hong said: "As a high-ranking official of the country, Liu Yu turned to the enemy, and the world should attack him together."

Liu Jun stared at Xie Hong for a while, but suddenly laughed.

"Boying, do you want to take Xuzhou?"

Xie Hong looked up to the sky and laughed, pointing at Liu Jun: "Liangchen, do you really think the same way? Yes, taking Xuzhou is our future advancement. Having Xuzhou, no matter who integrates it in the future The whole South, our position, will be unshakable."

In the confrontation between the North and the South, Xuzhou has become another extremely critical node.

Regardless of whether it is the northern regime or the southern regime, whoever owns Xuzhou will control the convenient water and land transportation in the entire Huaihe River Basin. Guarding the river must guard the Huaihe River, and the most critical strategic point for guarding the Huaihe River is Xuzhou.

But now, Xuzhou is being pinched in the hands of Liu Yu, the false king of Qi.

If Xuzhou can be taken back in one fell swoop and held firmly, then Xie Hong and Liu Jun will indeed become the most dazzling places in the world immediately.

No matter who integrated the southern forces, it is impossible to turn a blind eye to Xuzhou.

Owning Xuzhou, the South has a chance to breathe.

Otherwise, the Yangtze River cannot stop the rumbling iron hooves of the Liao people in the north.

"Liu Yu also knows that Xuzhou is the key point, and there are many soldiers and horses there!" Liu Jun said: "We only have one chance. If we don't take it with the fastest speed, we will wait until Liu Yu reacts and wants to take it again." This place, to us, is wishful thinking, and this can be regarded as a complete turn of events with Liu Yu, I'm afraid he will become angry from embarrassment."

"Now is the best opportunity!" Xie Hong said with a smile: "In order to please his master, Liu Yu took his main force to Tokyo City. Right now, Tokyo City is broken, but his main force has not returned yet. Well! This is the first, and the second is that Liu Yu sold himself for glory and betrayed the country. The entire East River Road is not full of such shameless people. There are still people who are loyal to the country. I have already sent someone to contact There are a few loyal people in the Xuzhou garrison, as long as our army reaches the city, they will open the city to respond."

"In that case, it's a sure thing!" Liu Jun slapped his hands and said, "It's just that you, Boying, have achieved this level, so why bother to drag me? You can take Xuzhou City by yourself."

Seeing Liu Jun's puzzlement, Xie Hong shook his head and said, "It's not difficult for me to win Xuzhou City now, the difficulty lies in the future! As you said, the importance of Xuzhou lies there , Liu Yu will fight back desperately, even if he doesn't want to, the master behind him will force him to fight. Therefore, it is easy to capture, but difficult to defend. I can't count on Huainan East Road to make Cheng Shao, that unreliable All I can think of is to join hands with you. With the strength of you and me, we can defend Xuzhou with all our strength. Next, if Xiao Erlang really wants to integrate the south, he will never turn a blind eye to us and will definitely react of."

Liu Jun nodded repeatedly.

"What Boying said is absolutely true."

"Liangchen, we have Xuzhou, what is a Cheng Shao? What is a Huainan East Road Zhizhi? As long as we hold Xuzhou tightly in our hands, we can continue to grow in strength, and the future will be limitless .”

"Boying, you've taken care of everything, and I've been honored by you, so naturally I want to fight with you." Liu Jun laughed dumbly and said, "At this time of crisis, the Liu family, it's time to fight!" I am also willing to put all my wealth on the gamble."

Xie Hong laughed loudly, stood up and poured a glass of wine for Liu Jun again, and raised it up: "Then you and I will drink this glass together and plan a big event together."

"Damn!" The two glasses collided heavily, and then the two laughed and raised their necks, drinking the wine in the glasses until there was nothing left.

After a night of detailed discussions, the number of troops, routes, food and grass supplies, departure time, etc., all need to be discussed and deliberated. Although Xie Hong has made all the plans, it is after all the cooperation between the two states. If there is a mistake, what greets them must be the end of failure.

It really cannot be ignored at all.

Since the soldiers are fierce and dangerous, a small and inconspicuous detail can often determine the victory or defeat of a war.

It's still raining, just not as much as yesterday.

Xie Hong sent Liu Jun out of the city all the way.

"Boying, let's go back, let's see you in Xuzhou City!" Liu Jun waved his hand and laughed.

"One more mile!" Xie Hong rode his horse and walked slowly.

The two were walking slowly on their own horses, but a few sentry horses in the distance came galloping like flying.

"Zhizhou, there is news from Jinghu that Guizhou Road pacifier Xiao Cheng has spread the word, inviting ministers and righteous men from all walks of life to gather at Jiangling Mansion on Jinghu Road." The knight sent an official document with both hands. "There is another secret letter from Mr. Xie San."

Unsurprisingly, Xie Hong and Liu Jun looked at each other and smiled. Liu Jun opened the official document, but Xie Hong opened the letter first. After just a glance, his color changed.

"Zhao An? King Jing!" Xie Hong exclaimed in surprise!
(End of this chapter)