But where the surrounding areas are connected, it will be a prosperous place for businessmen, Jiangling connects Shu to Wu, and the Central Plains in the north and Chu in the south are naturally no exception. Thanks to the stability of Jiangling over the years, the market has become prosperous day by day, although it cannot be compared with Jinling and Bianliang, but within a radius of hundreds of miles, it can be regarded as second to none.

The weather is getting warmer and warmer, and the afternoon sun makes people feel more comfortable, and Zhao Jiliang, who is wandering around the city in the east of the city, walks leisurely. The pedestrians shuttling on the street, the merchants setting up stalls and shops, and the dazzling array of goods all made him full of interest.

Zhao Jiliang, who is in the prime of his life, as a capable official who has managed the finances of Zhuangzong, has no shortage of talents, and now he is reused by Meng Zhixiang in Shu, and he is fortunate to know that he is happy, and it is also a time of pride in life.

During this period of time, Zhao Jiliang tried his best to pick up Gao Jixing's strong occupation of Zhong and Wanliangzhou, and in the process of blooming lotus flowers, Gao Jixing's interest was high, and in recent times, he has regarded loyalty and ten thousand as things in his pocket.

Recalling the scene of the meeting with Gao Jixing, a smile appeared on the corner of Zhao Jiliang's mouth

"Last year, the king of Shu was defeated, and it was completed before March, and the king of Nanping marched westward, forcing Zhong, Wan, Kui, Gui, Xia and other states to look at the wind and surrender, and so that the king had no worries, and the merit was great. Shu is pacified, and Meng Shuai is in Xichuan, and the king of Nanping is in the grace of Meng Shuai, and Meng Shuai often sighs. This time Ji Liang came to Jiangling, and when he left, Meng Shuai specially told him to thank each other for his life. ”

Zhao Jiliang was very respectful and sincere. Xichuan and Jingnan had no contact before, and when they met for the first time, it was necessary to have some friendships, and with the previous friendship as a basis, future cooperation would be much more logical.

Guo Chongtao can pacify Liangchuan, and he has nothing to do with Gao Jixing's half-dime, Meng Zhixiang is in Xichuan, and he can't go with Gao Jixing's eight poles, but Meng Zhixiang is so good, Gao Jixing naturally has no reason not to appreciate it, and the gift brought by Zhao Jiliang is indeed very weighty.

Polite and humble, Gao Jixing expressed his admiration for Meng Zhixiang, creating an atmosphere of heroes sympathizing with each other, so back and forth, the two sides who were originally strangers suddenly seemed to have a friendship for many years, and they became cordial to each other.

When the emotional foundation is created, there is some "trust", and it can be said that it is a serious matter. Li Congjing now lives in Jiangling, like a tiger on his side, making Gao Jixing uneasy day and night.

Gao Jixing returned to the truth and asked Zhao Jiliang, "Meng Shuai is a hero, Xiao Wang has always admired him, today's world is in chaos, Kyushu is falling apart, and then when the heroes are rising up in troubled times, Meng Shuai has been in charge of Xichuan for more than a year, I don't know what Meng Shuai's ambition is?" ”

Zhao Jiliang said passionately: "All heroes must have the ambition of Lingyun!" ”

Of course, the other party's words can't be said thoroughly, but Gao Jixing has already understood what Zhao Jiliang means, and this is actually straightforward.

Zhao Jiliang saw Gao Jixing's thoughtful expression, and knew that it was time, so Zhengse said to Gao Jixing: "Ji Liang has some words, such as choking in his throat for a long time, I don't know whether to say it or not." ”

"With the friendship between Jingnan and Xichuan, what can't you say? But it doesn't hurt to say! Gao Jixing said. The title of "noble envoy" is not an honorific title for the envoy, but because Zhao Jiliang is the deputy envoy of Xichuan Jiedu, so Gao Jixing is called so.

Zhao Jiliang's expression was solemn, and he said endlessly: "Jingnan is already a catastrophe, and it is not far from death, does the king of Nanping know?" ”

Gao Jixing's face changed, "What do you mean by this?" ”

"Dare to ask the king of Nanping, what kind of person is the king of Qin?" Zhao Jiliang said solemnly.

Gao Jixing replied: "Brave and violent warriors, veterans of the battlefield. ”

"Does the King of Nanping know that the King of Qin is coming to Jingnan, what is his intention?" Zhao Jiliang continued to ask.

Gao Jixing didn't know the root of King Qin's trip, so he said: "I don't know deeply. ”

"Why should the king of Nanping deceive himself?" Zhao Jiliang said bluntly, he spoke quite quickly, and asked continuously, "A few months ago, King Qin traveled east and Pu, what did he do, didn't King Nanping know?" ”

Li Congjing killed tens of thousands of people in Slip and Pu and captured two Jiedu envoys, Gao Jixing knew what Zhao Jiliang meant, but he still said: "Jingnan and Slip and Pu may not be the same. ”

"Jingnan is indeed different from slippery and Pu!" Zhao Jiliang said, but the next words caused Gao Jixing's heart to beat faster, "Because of this, Jingnan is going to be in trouble!" ”

Gao Jixing was unhappy in his heart, "Why don't you make it clearer?" ”

"Has the king of Nanping ever thought about what kind of crime is slippery and Pu, so that the three armies are slaughtered and the vassal is killed?" Zhao Jiliang asked sharply, but he didn't mean to let the king of Nanping answer, he continued: "Slip, Pu and other states, but the disposal of the displaced people is a little inappropriate, then Li Shoujing is a hero of the three dynasties, the king of Qin forced him to protect himself according to the city, how ruthless, but there was a little hesitation?" And then when you broke the city and killed people, did you ever relent? Slippery and Pu are all dead, is it really all due to improper disposal of the displaced people? Anyone with a discerning eye knows that this is an excuse! The court extinguished slippery and pu, because it was not in it, just because it was slippery and unruly, and the soldiers were fierce, so that the court was afraid! ”

"How is Jingnan? On rebelliousness, the king of Nanping regarded the imperial edict as if it were nothing; On the arrogant soldiers, the Jingnan Army is good at occupying the three states of Xia, Gui, and Kui, and refuses to enter the country! In this way, the imperial court is so jealous of Jingnan that it will definitely be even better than slippery and Pu! Why? Not only did the king of Nanping disobey the order, but also because Jiangling was located in a critical place! Now that the King of Qin is here, the King of Nanping actually thinks that Jingnan can be different from Slip and Pu? ”

Thinking about it carefully, Gao Jixing felt that Zhao Jiliang said that it was reasonable, and after a while, sweat began to break out on his forehead. Liang Zhen couldn't look at it, and said coldly: "Your envoy is alarmist. ”

"Alarmist? What is alarmism? Exaggerated words are alarmist words. What Ji Liang said, every sentence is true, where is half an exaggeration? ”

Zhao Jiliang said, "Dare to ask King Nanping, since His Majesty has succeeded to the throne today, which of the various things he has done is an act of appeasement and treachery?" Ask the king of Nanping again, but where the king of Qin leads the army to travel, where his footsteps pass, can there be his opponents safe and sound? Nowadays, the imperial court implements a new policy and wants to strengthen the country's strength, which is a major event of the country, and the court attaches great importance to it. Ji Liang heard that the King of Qin originally intended to inspect various places to ensure the smooth flow of the new policy, but because the King of Nanping asked for loyalty and ten thousand at this time, the King of Qin had to abandon it and go south. Does the king of Nanping still think that at this time, the king of Qin is here to want the spring breeze to turn into rain? ”

Zhao Jiliang's words are exquisite, reasonable, reasonable, and reasonable, Gao Jixing nodded when he heard it, but Liang Zhen snorted coldly: "On pride, Meng Shuai detained the envoys of the imperial court, but he did not lose half a point to Jingnan, and in terms of being in a critical place, Xichuan is the country of abundance, which is no worse than Jingnan." ”

Zhao Jiliang was stunned, looked at Liang Zhen and said: "Sikong is also a wise and discerning person, why is there such a stupid and short-sighted statement?" ”

Liang Zhen was unhappy, "What do you mean?" ”

"In terms of being unruly and wealthy, Xichuan is indeed better than Jingnan. However, please ask Sikong, if the imperial court wants to deal with Xichuan and Jingnan, which one will come first? "Zhao Jiliang is in his chest," the answer is obvious. Now the King of Qin is not in Xichuan! ”

What Zhao Jiliang said was the truth, but Liang Zhen naturally wouldn't admit defeat, he sneered, "Your envoy doesn't have to gloat. The noble envoy separates Jingnan and the imperial court, is he trying to roast Jingnan on the fire, so that Jingnan and the imperial court will fight, and Xichuan will reap the benefits? It's a good calculation! ”

"It's ridiculous!" In the face of Liang Zhen's heart-wrenching words, Zhao Jiliang was not angry at all, but solemnly said to Gao Jixing: "King Nanping, Sikong, cold lips and teeth, ancient and modern, although Ji Liang despises, he does not dare to disrespect Jingnan." Xichuan and Jingnan, it is difficult to come out of one place, and the benefits are at one end, and they are really together. This season is so good, those who seek, only Xichuan and Jingnan work together, retreat to tide over the difficulties together, advance to make great progress, difficult to be invincible, and profit is above the nine heavens! ”

After that, he bowed deeply, "The imperial court is powerful, and Xichuan and Jingnan are small." The way for the weak to survive lies in uniting with each other to strengthen their momentum, so that they can resist the strong together. Please also ask the king of Nanping to believe in Xichuan and not to be suspicious. ”

Gao Jixing was very moved, and helped Zhao Jiliang, who was saluting, and sighed: "The heart of the noble envoy can show the sun and the moon, and this king is not talented, and he is willing to work together with Xichuan!" ”

Zhao Jiliang greatly admired Gao Jixing's wisdom, sighed and said: "Now that the King of Qin has arrived in Jiangling, there must be a lot of plans, Jingnan is in danger, if you want to save the trouble, you must use thunder means, it is urgent!" ”

Gao Jixing was making trouble about this matter, and when he saw that Zhao Jiliang had something to say, he looked forward to it: "Why did your envoy teach me?" ”

"Ji Liang is not talented, stealing is a top priority, Jingnan should be loyal and 10,000 soldiers, and quickly capture Erzhou!" Zhao Jiliang's mouth is like thunder.

Gao Jixing was shocked, and couldn't help but look at Liang Zhen, but saw that the other party had a solemn expression and a face as black as ink. Seeing that there was an inquiring meaning in Gao Jixing's eyes, Liang Zhen said coldly to Zhao Jiliang: "Let me Jingnan cause trouble in vain, attack the imperial court, and attract the imperial court to send a large army to attack Jingnan?" Don't you think this plan is too vicious for Jing Nan? ”

Gao Jixing had a good impression of Zhao Jiliang, and his tone was much gentler, "Rash raising troops may intensify the already unstable Jingnan pattern." ”

Zhao Jiliang didn't think about it and asked Gao Jixing: "King Nanping said this, Ji Liang can't understand it." Isn't the situation in Jingnan bad enough? Jingnan is still afraid of intensifying the contradictions? Where else can the contradictions in Jingnan intensify? The situation in Jingnan has already reached the bottom! You must know that the imperial court is plotting Jingnan, and the king of Qin is even more in Jiangling, I am afraid that even if the king of Nanping endures the humiliation and burden, it will not be many days, and the imperial army will enter Jingnan! At this moment, the battle between Jingnan and the imperial court is unavoidable, preemptive, and then controlled, and the king of Nanping intends to sit back and watch Jingnan perish? ! ”

"Preemptive, last? I don't think so! Jing Nan moved the army first, which was to give the court a truth, and at that time, the imperial court would crusade, which would be to occupy the righteousness! Liang Zhen snorted coldly.

"What a statement!" Zhao Jiliang held his head high, "In the world of great contention, the princes are frequent, enterprising will live, and stubbornness will die." At that time, the direction of the three armies is not for the righteousness, but also for the will of the Lord! The city changes hands, and there is no morality, because the army is not strong! Expand the territory and herd millions of people, not to save the world, but to make profits! ”

"Jingnan captures Zhong and Wan, then it can connect Xichuan, once Jingzhou changes, then Meng Shuai's aid to the division can be reached. Where Wang Zhi of Nanping goes, then Jing Nanxi is based on loyalty, 10,000, can be connected to Xichuan, there is Kui, return, can reject the Central Plains, hold the gorge and Jing in the east, and can pass Yang Wu. If so, the general trend of Jingnan has become, retreat can be as stable as Mount Tai, enter can compete for hegemony in the world, he will operate a little, then Chu land is in the bag, then the army of the king of Nanping will be the intention to win the Central Plains, follow the move of the king of Chuzhuang, there is also something to do! ”

Gao Jixing's expression was greatly boosted when he heard this, and he immediately gave a big gift to Zhao Jiliang and set up a feast to thank him.