I am the man who wants to be the immortal and the devil emperor

Shi Hao didn't stay in Yuelian Tower for too long. Sha Lingshan handed the Red Frost Saint Core to him. Stay in Yuelian Tower.

He asked Yueyao Terrace to arrange a boat for him, and immediately, he took the boat from Dongting Lake along a tributary, entered the Ganjiang River, and finally arrived at Luling.

When he arrived at the city gate, it was already dark. He stood outside the city gate and said in a loud voice: "Under Master Chongyun, I have something to see the officer and general."

The city guard hurriedly sent someone to inform Guan Rong, and not long after, Guan Rong and Hu Jingyun among the three Jiangnan generals came in person, opened the city gate, and invited him into the city.

Guan Rong said, "Why did the military division come here all of a sudden?"

Shi Hao stood inside the city gate, and said with a smile: "I won't go in anymore, just talk to you here. You must know about the barbarian army going south and attacking Huang Tianjun. I went to Kuaiji yesterday. By the way I asked Li Xiuer, the general manager of the Huang Tian Army, for the title of a military adviser, and now it is the representative of the Huang Tian Army who comes to ask you for help."

Guan Rong and Hu Jingyun looked at each other.Guan Rong clasped his hands and said: "If it wasn't for the help of the military adviser, our Leopard Army would have been defeated long ago. How could we be here today? It stands to reason that the military adviser came, whether it is out of friendship or morality, we have to return something.

"It's just that now, our Leopard Army has surrendered to the Dongting Army, and only the Dongting Army's commander-in-chief obeys. If such a major event has not been dispatched, we can't send troops rashly."

Shi Hao asked back: "If the commander-in-chief didn't put resistance against barbarians as the most important thing, instead of being selfish, and just sat and watched Huang Tianjun and barbarian army kill you to death, and only cared about your own development and growth, what would you do?"

Guan Rong said, "This..."

Shi Hao smiled and said: "Don't worry, I was the one who suggested that you send someone to the Dongting Army to take a look. If you were not sure, how could I come? In fact, I have already tried to contact the commander in secret. Talk to him.

"The military situation is urgent. You just need to prepare your military supplies in advance. At present, only your Leopard Army can actually send troops to support Huang Tianjun. If the Dongting Army has not ordered to come, then it is no fault of you, only me. If you misread Hao Xinghua, the majestic devil commander, he is just a short-sighted person, not worth mentioning."

Guan Rong gritted his teeth and said, "Don't worry, military commander, we'll start making preparations right away."

Shi Hao cupped his hands and said, "Then I'll have to work!"

Hu Jingyun said: "It's already dark, why don't the military master rest here for a night before leaving?"

Shi Hao said: "Time doesn't wait for me, I still need to go to Hengzhou."

Guan Rong was surprised and said: "The military division is going to the Dragon and Phoenix Association? I'm afraid that Li Chenglong will never send troops to support Huang Tian's army."

Shi Hao said: "Even if the Dragon and Phoenix Association wants to send troops, the main battlefield is Taihu Lake, and the barbarian army goes directly south from the Grand Canal, and the Dragon and Phoenix Association wants to send troops from Hengzhou and Tanzhou to support Taihu Lake. It's too late. Don't worry, I have other plans.

"The military situation is urgent, so I will take my leave first. When I have free time in the future, I will drink and chat with the two generals."

Seeing him coming and going in a hurry, Guan Rong and Hu Jingyun couldn't keep him, so they sent him out of the city together, watching him drift away in the dark night.

Guan Rong sighed: "It's really a dragon that sees its head but doesn't see its end, and it's really a 'hidden dragon'!"

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Shi Hao left the Ganjiang River and headed west all the way.

From Lushan Mountain to Poyang Lake to Ganjiang River, you can take a boat to take the waterway, and then go to Hengzhou, the waterway will be impassable.

It would take a lot of time to follow the official path, so he simply relied on his profound skills as a fifth-rank to go directly over mountains and mountains.

On the way, the magic skills and the inner alchemy continued to circulate, so they took the opportunity to practice.

Until I came to Hengzhou, entered the city, walked through the streets, and observed the military discipline of the Dragon and Phoenix Army and the governance of Hengzhou itself.

Until he came to the Shengguo Duke's mansion, reported his name, and after a while, he was invited in.

Shi Hao entered Shengguo's mansion, and saw that this mansion was newly built, magnificent and decently built.

On both sides are soldiers holding long halberds and wearing heavy armor. The arrow tower archers on the high place overlook, guarding the surroundings, their eyes are like lightning, and they are all quite powerful.

Shi Hao quickly made a judgment on the Dragon and Phoenix Army.

Li Chenglong started to work in the Dark Thunder Society. Once he gained power and became a leader in Huguang, he killed his brother Zhao Fengxiao and proclaimed himself Duke of Tang. He was despised by the heroes of the Dark Thunder Society.

Guan Rong and other "Three Generals in Southern Jiangxi" were also from the Dark Thunder Society, and they would rather bypass the Dragon and Phoenix Society and join the Dongting Army at Dongting Lake than join the Dragon and Phoenix Society.

But on the other hand, Li Chenglong was able to lead the Dragon and Phoenix Club to grow in Huguang. The Dragon and Phoenix Club has strict discipline and many masters. From this point of view, his own ability is beyond doubt.

It's just that he was originally from a wealthy family, and he is considered to be a descendant of the royal family of the prosperous dynasty. Although he once joined the Dark Thunder Society due to the situation, he looked down on those people from the rivers and lakes who were born in the wild. , and began to distance themselves from those people.

He broke away from the Dark Thunder Society. On the other hand, he also gained the support of the wealthy families in Huguang area, and began to become a representative of the wealthy families in the south. It can be said that he is completely different from the Dongting Army and the Leopard Army.

In this regard, Shi Hao can only say that "everyone has his own ambitions"!

Entering the hall, there is a person standing on the steps, wearing a large Kona silk and Luo brocade robe that only princes and nobles could wear when the prosperous dynasty was still in power, wearing a three-beam crown on his head, and a jade belt with purple gemstones around his waist , extraordinary style.

However, according to the rules established by the Sheng Dynasty, only princes are eligible to wear the three-beam crown, and what he proclaims himself is only the "Duke of the State".

From this point of view, although he proclaimed himself the Duke of the Kingdom, he actually regarded himself as the Lord of the Kingdom.

There are six other people standing beside him, standing on both sides. There are civil servants, military generals, or uniforms, or armor. It seems that although the sparrow is small, it has "complete internal organs".

"Little Daoist Chongyun, I have met Duke Sheng!" Shi Hao stood at the bottom of the steps, bowing to each other.

What he did was to bow to the Taoist sect, neither arrogant nor humble, and he would not make people feel neglected.

Li Chenglong's attitude was also good, he took two steps down, raised his wide sleeves, and said, "I've heard the name of Qianlong for a long time, and I'm honored to meet you today. I don't know what you have learned so far. "

Chapter 372 Lobbying Hengzhou, a gift

Shi Hao said: "Presumably the Duke of the State has also heard that the barbarian court sent generals Bo Shulu and Du Lie Huhai to lead 20 troops to the south to join forces from Guangling and Gusu Headquarters to attack Kuaiji. Once Kuaiji is broken, it will be hard The rise of the anti-barbarian cause will inevitably collapse in the middle way.

"I'm not talented, I entered the Kuaiji, please be the military advisor of Huang Tianjun, at this moment it is Miss Li Xiu'er who represents Huang Tianjun, who is here to discuss important matters with the Duke."

An old man next to him sneered and said, "I heard that your Excellency first served as a military adviser in Bashan, and then served as a military adviser in southern Jiangxi and Nanshan respectively, and now he went to Kuaiji to be a military adviser. Could it be that you have become addicted to the position of military adviser?" ?”

Shi Hao looked at the old man and said, "This old gentleman is..."

Li Chenglong said: "This is Mr. Sima Bei He Changbei of our residence!"

Shi Hao laughed and said: "Long admiration, long admiration! It turned out to be Mr. Bei, the 'uncrowned Wenhou'! No one in the south of the Yangtze River knows that Mr. Bei has the power of a monarch without a noble town, and the power of an official without a seal festival. The government has been Tada Weng from generation to generation, with high morals and high prestige, even the government dare not invade."

In fact, Shi Hao's words were quite sarcasm, Bei Hechang's face turned pale, and he said, "Don't dare! Don't dare!"

The barbarian government's control over the south of the Changhe River has always been insufficient. Although officials were sent to rule, all kinds of affairs were actually controlled by wealthy businessmen in the south.

The government set the tax amount and entrusted the power of taxation to these tycoons. These tycoons controlled from top to bottom, and continued to increase the tax amount. Half of the people's fat and anointment they collected fell into their hands.

Songjiang Beifu is such a wealthy family. It owns tens of thousands of acres of lake fields and millions of millet. Be careful with fawning.

If it was in Dongting Lake, a big family like this would definitely be knocked down immediately.But here, the Bei family—in the blink of an eye—has changed from being a tyrant who actually controlled the government to entering the Dragon and Phoenix Society, which rose under the banner of resisting barbarism, and became an important minister.

But on the other hand, it is undeniable that these wealthy and powerful households really want money and food.

The Dongting army's method of attacking the powerful and dividing the land won the hearts of the people, but it also made such powerful households fear.

And Li Chenglong proclaimed himself the Duke of the State, and put his feet up to uphold the etiquette. Although he quickly lost the support of the heroes of the original Dark Thunder Society, he also won over these powerful families, enabling him to get more support in a very short period of time.

Shi Hao said with a smile: "Military division, although the name sounds good, its origin is nothing more than a miscellaneous name among the generals! Xiaodao likes to wander around, running around here and there. He is at ease, but the world is broken and the people are in dire straits. In some places, I can't bear to see it, so I take care of it casually, the word 'military division' is just to get a false name by the way."

Bei Hechang said: "Now that you have served as a military advisor in the Huang Tianjun, and when you come to our place, do you want to be a lobbyist for Huang Tianjun and let me, the Dragon and Phoenix Society, go to support Taihu Lake? If so, your title of 'Military Advisor' seems to be serious. It's just a false name."

Shi Hao said: "No!" He cupped his hands to Li Chenglong and said, "Xiaodao wants to ask the Duke to attack Jiangzhou."

As soon as these words came out, all the civil servants and generals next to him looked at each other.

Li Chenglong said: "This..."

Shi Hao said: "Duke! Ming people don't speak dark words. The Dragon and Phoenix Society wants to develop next. It is nothing more than two places. Either fight Yuezhou or Jiangzhou! If you fight Yuezhou, you will fight with the Dongting Army." If you win, you will occupy Dongting for eight hundred miles, and then annex Jingxiang, and if you lose, you will be defeated for thousands of miles.

"Regardless of victory or defeat, let the barbarian court reap the benefits of being a fisherman. After the Huangshan meeting, disregarding the righteousness of resisting barbarians and killing each other will be despised by the world. Regardless of whether it is fighting Yuezhou or Jiangzhou, your side will We need to make sufficient preparations, so I come here, please give up Yuezhou and go straight to Jiangzhou."

Bei Hechang snorted, and said: "Your Excellency doesn't look like a military advisor of the Huang Tian Army, but rather a lobbyist for the Dongting Army."

Shi Hao said with a smile: "Actually, I am not here to be a lobbyist for the Dongting Army. I am here for your benefit. Once the Dragon and Phoenix Society and the Dongting Army start a war, your army has no chance of winning. It is better to use the agreement at the Huangshan Meeting to share In the name of resisting the barbarian court, troops entered Jiangzhou to avoid confrontation with the Dongting army, and at the same time occupy the righteousness and expand the territory."

Everyone around is furious!Li Chenglong's face was gloomy, he stepped on the steps, turned his head back and said coldly: "How do you know that we are not the opponent of the Dongting Army?"

Shi Hao said: "The people of the world have suffered from the barbarian court for a long time. The Duke is a descendant of the Li family in the prosperous dynasty. He resists the barbarian court. Even if he is dissatisfied with the barbarian court, he will not be an enemy. If he resists the barbarian court, the world will obey him. If he takes the initiative to fight against the barbarian court If the army loses the righteousness of resisting barbarians, it may be difficult for you to be united within your party alone. The heroes of the world will definitely look at each other coldly. Dragons and phoenixes will lose their morals first, this is one of them.

"The military discipline of the Dongting Army is strict, and the Dragon and Phoenix Society is good at commanding people! But to put it bluntly, the people under the jurisdiction of the Dragon and Phoenix Society are still suffering, and life has not improved much. The rich will remain rich, and the poor will remain poor. If the Dongting Army The commander-in-chief was attacked by the Dragon and Phoenix Society, and openly put out the slogan of equalizing the rich and the poor in Huguang, I don't know how the people under your governance will feel?"

As soon as these words came out, Bei Hechang and the others also became uneasy.

Shi Hao continued: "The Dongting army was destroyed and then established. The land of the Dragon and Phoenix Society remained largely unchanged. The people who governed were still these people, but it was the tax money paid by the common people, whether it was given to the government or to the government. Once the battle starts, the Dongting army will not be afraid of barefooted men wearing boots, and the Dongting army will not have much influence if they break pots and falls. Can your side withstand the smashing? This is the second."

Li Chenglong grimaced and snorted.

Shi Hao said again: "You didn't go to attack Yuezhou before because you had a civil strife. Now the Chongming army is still calming down Chuyin. Once they are free, they will also covet Dongting Lake. If you want to fight Yuezhou , should have been early, but you are still hesitating until now. It can be seen that your side does not have the confidence to capture Yuezhou.

"Why do you have no confidence? One must have sent spies. After many investigations, they felt that the Dongting army was united and difficult to defeat. The other was because there was a leopard army in Ganjiang. The leopard army and the Dragon and Phoenix Society were originally the same. If you come out of one body, you would rather cross Huguang and join the magic commander of the Dongting army, making your side feel like a stick in your throat, this is the third."

A general next to him said coldly, "If it wasn't for your Excellency's obstruction, the Leopard Army has been wiped out by the Yunlang Army, so why would they sit on the Ganjiang River?"

Shi Hao said: "Of course Xiaodao also knows that the Yunlang Army is supported by you, but you don't have to worry about what has passed! In the end, if your own dragon and phoenix hadn't collapsed, how could you miss taking down Yue?" Zhou, the opportunity to capture the Ganjiang River? It's useless to blame others for causing trouble!"

This blatant ridicule made Li Chenglong's eyes instantly flash with killing intent.

But it was quickly suppressed by force.

Shi Hao didn't care about it, and continued: "It's difficult for you to decide whether to fight Yuezhou or Jiangzhou. You are not talented. I came here this time to make a decision for you. If you fight Yuezhou, you must Defeated, let's go to Jiangzhou as soon as possible!"

Bei Hechang sneered and said, "At the end of the day, Your Excellency is still here for the Huang Tianjun, and wants us to consume food and energy to help the Huang Tianjun share the strength of the barbarian army going north."

Shi Hao said: "This opportunity must not be missed, and it will never come back! This time, the barbarian court was able to quickly stabilize the situation in Qinhuai, stabilize internal hidden dangers, and send troops south, which is beyond everyone's expectations.

"It can be seen from this that the Prime Minister of the Barbarian Court, Fu Tu, really has the ability to turn the tide. If he was born in another era, he must be a famous prime minister. Even if he was born at this time, he still has the opportunity to continue to make the Barbarian Court survive.

"If your ambition is only to rule several states in Huguang and become king and lord, then it is better to roll up the bed early, raise a big banner, and call yourself a prince? China has been suppressed by the barbarian court for 300 years. The barbarian court If it is not destroyed, why is it home?

"However, if the barbarian court takes down Kuaiji, the [-] prefectures of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and falls back into the hands of the barbarian army, and the military and material resources of the barbarian army roll south along the Grand Canal, how long can you hold on?

"Conversely, if you take down Jiangzhou, you will strangle the middle section of the Changhe River and the confluence of the Grand Canal and the Changhe River, making it difficult for the barbarian army to control the middle and lower reaches of the Changhe River. Next, you can join forces with the Dongting Army and Huang Tianjun , Three routes northward, attacking the Huai River, even if Fu Tu has the talent of the world, he can only lead the barbarian court to the end of the road."

Li Chenglong gritted his teeth and said: "In terms of Jiangzhou, our army will fight after all, but we are not fully prepared at this moment, and marching rashly in this season is not good for our army. It's not that we don't want to send troops , just need to wait another month..."

Shi Hao said with a smile: "Hold on, Duke! In fact, Xiaodao came to be a lobbyist this time. Although he came empty-handed, it is not without gifts!"

Li Chenglong stood on the steps, looked down at Shi Hao condescendingly, and said, "What gift?"

Shi Hao said: "After Xiaodao left Hengzhou, he also made an appointment with the magic commander of the Dongting Army to talk with him. After meeting the magic commander of the Dongting Army, I will ask him and Miss Xiu'er from Kuaiji to write their own letters. Here comes a letter."

Li Chenglong said: "What's in the letter?"

Shi Hao said: "There is nothing, just chatting about family affairs, saying some polite words, such as long admiration. Only on the envelope, will the five words 'Sheng Guo Gong Qin's letter' be written."

Li Chenglong said: "That's it?"

Shi Hao said: "That's it!

Li Chenglong snorted and was about to refuse, but then his mind moved slightly.

Those generals around were all dissatisfied. In the final analysis, wasn't this just trying to get support from the Dragon and Phoenix Society with real knives and guns?

However, Bei Hechang pondered for a while, and after a while, he turned around and bowed his hands to Li Chenglong and said, "Duke, the capture of Jiangzhou was originally in our plan, but now it's just ahead of schedule. Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Huguang, all As one, our side and Huang Tian's army are at a loss, although we can't directly send troops to support Taihu Lake, but capturing Jiangzhou is beneficial to the cooperation between the two sides, the Duke may wish to think about it."

Li Chenglong slowly raised his brows, and said: "Since this is the case, the day when the letter from the Dongting Army and the Huang Tian Army arrives is the time for our army to dispatch troops."

Shi Hao cupped his hands and said: "Then please make preparations early, and Xiaodao will leave first."

Bei Hechang said: "Since your Excellency has come here, why don't you stay here longer, and the Duke Rong's mansion will entertain you for a while?"

Shi Hao smiled and said: "Thank you for your kindness, the battle is urgent, so I won't delay!

After bidding farewell to Li Chenglong, he turned around and left the mansion. When he got outside, he couldn't help but walk away with a dumbfounded smile.

Chapter 373

After leaving Hengzhou, Shi Hao wandered in the mountains and forests.

There is a saying in "Guiguzi": "Repay his heart, see his love, and shepherd it accordingly."

—Follow the other party's will, and then ascertain the other party's pursuit, and then be able to let the other party follow their own intentions like a shepherd.

Li Chenglong paid too much attention to his title of "Sheng Guogong", and "Magic Commander" wrote a letter with Li Xiuer himself, and wrote the five characters "Sheng Guogong's personal letter" on the envelope, which is tantamount to acknowledging his identity as a descendant of the royal family of the Sheng Dynasty and admitting that he is anti-barbarian The righteousness of the restoration of the country.

But in the final analysis, whether it was the Dongting Army or the Huang Tian Army, they didn't pay any price at all, in exchange for the Dragon and Phoenix Society sending troops to Jiangzhou.

As for the identity of the descendant of the royal family of the prosperous dynasty, when it comes time to overthrow the barbarian court and the heroes compete for the throne, is this kind of reputation that sounds good, really important?

The prosperous dynasty has been dead for 300 years!

After Li Chenglong cut off from the Dark Thunder Society, bloodline and etiquette became the banner that he had to hold on to. Similarly, this banner also bound him and tempted him.

So much so that this kind of "acknowledgment" of status, which sounds good but is actually not very useful, is enough to make him feel excited.

After leaving Hengzhou, I met Long Niu at a sub-altar of the Evil Lotus Sect.

Shi Hao wrote a letter in his own hand, signed it as the commander-in-chief, and asked Long Niu to send it to Dongting Lake, and Jingzhou sent a messenger to Hengzhou.

And let Long Niu inform Li Xiuer, and let her follow suit.

At the same time, Long Niu presented a list of gangsters and martial arts celebrities in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Huguang, and their respective backgrounds and personalities.

In the next few days, Shi Hao followed this list and visited everywhere.