That Zhao Sheng, although he is just a humble eunuch, was also cited by Shi Xuan as a confidant because of his cunning and resourcefulness and docile cleverness.

However, the sons of the Shi family are all perverse and violent, and what they do is difficult for people to be human. For example, in front of him, Zhao Sheng never dreamed that because of his identity as a eunuch, he would be stripped of his clothes and let others enjoy him.

The eunuch's body was already broken and he had an inferiority complex, and now this flaw was exposed for others to appreciate, which made Zhao Sheng feel ashamed and angry for a while. He curled up desperately and hung his body, it was indeed a fatter and whiter body than ordinary people, and it was dyed a layer of red from shame and anger, and it fell in the eyes of others, and the laughter could not help but be louder.

Shi Tao was also playful, waving the scabbard in his hand and slapping it on the back muscles of the eunuch, seeing the visible redness and swelling of the eunuch's skin, his mouth couldn't help but be amazed, and after a while, he put away his playful heart, returned to the banquet and sat down, pointing at Zhao Sheng, who was still in a lump and sneering: "My brother, I hope that I have the heart to die, what do you say about brotherhood, cherish me, if you dare to make such a deceitful speech again, I will immediately cut you off!" Why did he send you to call me, and did not come quickly? ”

That Zhao Sheng was full of resentment and shame at this time, and his face was full of tears, choked up and couldn't even speak, and his posture was prohibitive. It wasn't until the fierce general who had stripped off his shirt before stepped forward and kicked him a few times that the crying gradually stopped, but he was still silent, just kowtowing and begging for mercy again and again, which showed that his thoughts had been completely disordered, and he did not dare to speak out in a hurry.

Although the eunuch didn't answer, Shi Tao still said to himself: "Nanyu Shen Weizhou, what kind of character, in previous years, he was a character who could compete with the Lord's water, and the river defense he laid out, how could my stupid and dull brother like a pig kick away?" What a great achievement, what a joke! If it is easy to take advantage of the great achievements, why should the Lord come in person and summon me from the kingdom to fight? ”

Speaking of this, he stroked his short beard under his chin and said with no lack of self-pity: "I have never seen Shen Weizhou's posture in person. But I often hear people say that their people show off the southern soil, the style is peerless, all over Hebei, only I can divide the color. After all, what I heard was false, but I don't know if Shen Weizhou would come in person this time in the south. He is a beautiful man in the south of the country, and I don't hope to take away his glory, but I can let him know that I am not unpopular in Hebei, and it is worth the trip. ”

Now that the forces of the north and the south have flipped upside down, when talking about the southern figures, they no longer dare to despise and underestimate them as before, especially the powerful minister of the southern kingdom who has repeatedly defeated them, and they are also in awe. Because they heard Shi Tao say this, they all echoed it, and it was already very praiseworthy to say that His Highness's demeanor and ambition chased after him.

"It's still a hero to be underestimated. I and that General Shen, although they are both not from the border of China, but after all, I am in the shadow of my father, and I have not yet praised the deeds of the world, but he has been able to fight against the Lord, I am still a little inferior to him after all, but it is also better than the prime of life to chase, after the Spring and Autumn Period, I don't know who is good or bad. ”

In fact, in his eyes, in addition to the main Shi Hu in Hebei, such as the prince Shi Di and his brother Shi Xuan, they are all just stupid dogs in the family, which are not worth mentioning, and for Shen Weizhou, a young southerner who is in charge of the country, he has a sense of recognition and admiration for talent and merit.

Not to mention the praise and comparison of the master and servant in the tent, the eunuch Zhao Sheng finally packed up his thoughts at this time, although he hated Shi Tao and the generals in the tent very much, but at this time, as a fish on the board, he didn't dare to be strong, and continued to say respectfully: "The king is wise, he has a heavy responsibility, and he has a wise plan, no wonder the lord pays the strong army to ......."

"Don't talk nonsense, how is the lord appointed, you cheap slave can talk about it? How is Henan secret, come quickly, or I will knock you down! ”

Shi Tao snorted coldly again, and his tone was a little softer, also because this eunuch said that he was proud, and the Lord cherished him because his intelligence was available, unlike his brothers, who were arrogant and arrogant.

Zhao Sheng was still wearing his body at this time, but he didn't dare to ask for anything to cover his shame, so he could only say quickly: "The Jin army has a lot of people coming out of the west, the battalion is an air-raid shelter, and the army of the Plains Gong can knock on the pass, which is indeed true." However, there was a shortage of goods and goods in the Jinkou camp, and there were no thick reserves, so the army was inevitably in a hurry. The reserve in the country is used, and the army of the Lord is respectful, and His Royal Highness does not dare to spend it rashly, and he is also the heart of Henan......"

"The southerners are well managed, and they are indeed superior to those of our country, and the army has been traveling for a few days, and the income has been quite rich. It is a pity that the south side of the battle, the lack of boats, the lack of elite cavalry, the use of troops is inevitably slow. And after the loss, several departments around the southerners also rushed to help......"

When Shi Tao heard this, his face showed a bit of a look that was really like this, and then he added smartly: "The southerners and tigers and wolves are about to gather around the area, and your lord has attacked south without authorization, and has already disobeyed the lord's order, and because the harvest is not as expected, I am afraid that the lord will ask me to go south to help in order to reduce my own sins?" ”

When Zhao Sheng heard this, his face showed a bit of panic that was secretly spied on, and then he hurriedly lowered his head and said: "In addition, His Royal Highness my family is indeed thinking of reconciling with the king. The Jin army in Henan several roads, in addition to Mount Tai Shen Mu, all of them are ordinary county towns, and the army of the king enters the south, it will gallop unhindered, and collect the essence of Henan......"

"Taishan Shen Mu? I have also heard of this name, it is said that it is the brother of General Shen, who has tens of thousands of people, Chen Bing has been in the south for several years, and it is useless to Hebei, it can be seen that it is just a mediocre choice, General Shen is a favoritism, and the door is just a good match. They are two mediocre people, one south and one north, raising thieves and respecting themselves......"

Hearing this, Shi Tao interjected again, his demeanor was full of disdain for his brother Shi Xuan and Shen Muju in the south.

Zhao Sheng's face was full of embarrassment, but he still stubbornly said: "In the old years, His Royal Highness offended the king due to lack of military resources, and he often regretted it in his heart. And now the crown prince regards His Royal Highness as an enemy, and it is even more difficult for them to coexist. His Royal Highness and the king are close in blood and blood, far better than the rest, and now that they have the Henan Portal in hand, they also want to share the great merit with the king, and present it to the Lord, and they are all happy......"

"He is very calculating, since he plans to reconcile with me, why don't he take the goods of the Nanren himself and present them to me? No matter how nice it sounds, don't you still want to lure me to be his reinforcement? Even if I go south and collect goods from the southerners, I took it from my own family, so what does it have to do with him? He wants to bribe me with other people's wealth and ask me to help him seize the storage position, which is really ridiculous! ”

Shi Tao laughed out loud when he heard this, looking unmoved and unmoved, but anyone could see that he was already moved. After all, the southerners are far better than Hebei, and even Shihu has to pay baht, even if they are these feudal clansmen, the money and food they can squander in their hands are really limited.

Shi Tao directly said that Shi Xuan wanted to seek the position of prince for merit, but everyone in the tent was not surprised, as if what Shi Tao said was just an ordinary trivial matter, not a major event of a country's prince succeeding to the country. And the crumbling storage position of Shi Di has also become a consensus.

When Shi Tao talked about this issue, he didn't have any special expression on his face, although he was also Shi Hu's son and was quite loved and reused, so he might not have the opportunity to fight for this position. But relatively speaking, he didn't feel much urgency about this, at least not like Shi Xuan, who was ready and imminent, if he didn't struggle to advance, he would be killed by the crown prince Shi Di.

So in this regard, Shi Tao was not lacking in open-mindedness, pointing at Zhao Sheng and scolding with a smile: "My brother, his intelligence is already limited, so he is determined to seize the throne, and it is indispensable for you eunuchs and lowly races to be arrogant and arrogant. Not to mention that the current lord is in his prime, and he is far from being old and faint, even if he looks outside, there are still great enemies in the south, and even the lord is worried about it, even if these fools are in the position, how many people are Nanxiu's opponents? At that time, we still have to rely on the strong feudal clan to support ......"

Speaking of this, Shi Tao paused suddenly, and then pointed at Zhao Sheng and said: "Since I am leading the army south, I am not thinking about wait-and-see, I must go south to fight the thief army." But I am by no means driven by your lord at will, I don't care who wins and who loses, who lives and who dies between him and the crown prince, it's too far away. But if he wants me to go south to help, he only lends me the portal, which is too little sincerity. You eunuch can't decide big things for him, it doesn't matter, remember my conditions, turn back and carefully tell your master, there is a mistake, don't want to welcome me across the river! ”

Zhao Sheng also knew that the sons of the Shi clan had perverse and weird personalities, and they couldn't live with it, so he knew that this time would not be too smooth, so he could only kowtow again and again after hearing the words.

It was only after remembering Shi Tao's conditions that he was able to kneel out, and after leaving the big tent for some distance, he stripped off the suite's shirt and draped it on his body, and then returned with hatred along the newly dug Xingguo Canal.

After returning, Zhao Sheng returned the various conditions offered by Shi Tao one by one.

These conditions are also ridiculous in the eyes of outsiders, such as how much food and servants Shi Xuan robbed Shi Tao of in a certain year and month, and at this moment he has to compensate him back exponentially, and he has to go out to show his guilt, etc., as well as how to distribute the stolen goods among each other. One of the more important ones is how many warships to provide him with to carry goods and goods, and to give half of Jin to Shi Tao, etc.

"The vertical son is greedy, it is really hateful! Am I working hard for my own rich future? It's so about the war of national fortunes, and he still has to fight with me in court! ”

Hearing Zhao Sheng's relays of Shi Tao's conditions, Shi Xuan couldn't help but scold. But his current situation is really not good, in addition to the Jin army sailors in the upstream slipway are becoming more and more reckless and approaching, the Jin army in the south has gradually approached here along the Jishui.

And he asked for help from Hebei, in addition to Shi Tao, and then asked for help from all walks of life gathered in the plain. But the generals from all walks of life only said that they did not dare to disobey the lord's order and refused to send troops, but in private they all made their own bids, and they all thought that after Shi Xuan seized Xiajin, he must have made a big profit, and he rushed to extort and share profits at this time.

In order to avoid the state of isolation and helplessness as soon as possible, and Shi Tao's Longxiang army was indeed a strong army, Shi Xuan's heart for annexation was very strong, and after a little silence, he still decided to agree to Shi Tao's request in a limited way, and first lead him across the river and then discuss the detailed rules.

Zhao Sheng was not embarrassed next to him and said: "Bohai Gong is too arrogant, and he will be in trouble for a long time!" His Majesty's journey to the north this time, he was ordered by His Royal Highness, but he was humiliated like this, and the honor and disgrace of the lowly slave was not enough, but he dared to humiliate the envoy like this, so he knew how to despise His Highness......"

"Shut up!"

Although Shi Xuan is not lacking in shame, he always has a bit of shame in not publicizing his ugliness, especially when he is looked down upon by his own brothers-in-law and is even more reluctant to say more, after hearing this, he frowned and scolded angrily: "With your eunuch physique, you are also worthy of representing my face?" The erector is rebellious, it is not a moment, you were ordered to join the envoy, but you are still tired of anger, you are humiliated by this, who is to blame? The honor and disgrace of the cheap slave is indeed not enough, but if you miss my big thing because of this, I will also skin your dog! ”

Zhao Sheng was already shocked when he heard this, and he didn't dare to provoke again, so he was busy prostrating on the ground and begging for mercy, but he was resentful of the Shi brothers' temperament.

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