When King Qi returned to his residence, he saw Lu Haosheng waiting for him outside the door, a little strange, and asked, "Changshi hasn't rested yet?" ”

Lu Haosheng arched his hand and said: "There are some things that still need to be explained to the prince, so I am waiting here." I wonder if the prince has time now? ”

Lu Haosheng and King Qi can be regarded as born and died together, and there is no doubt about Lu Haosheng's loyalty, so he led Lu Haosheng into the house, and after sitting down, he smiled and said, "What's the matter with Changshi?" ”

"The prince seems to be in a good mood?" Seeing the smile on King Qi's face, Lu Haosheng couldn't help but ask with a smile, "Is it because of the Governor of Chu?" ”

King Qi leaned forward and said in a low voice: "Long history, Chu Huan has already expressed his attitude to this king that he will help this king return to the capital, but this matter is not urgent, and it has to be discussed in the long run." ”

"The northwest is not peaceful, even if Lord Chu has the heart to help the prince, it is also powerless." Lu Haosheng said softly: "Only by pacifying the northwest first and gathering the soldiers, horses, money and food in the northwest can it be possible to fight with the prince." ”

"That's what Chu Huan meant." King Qi nodded and said: "Xiao Huanzhang and Zhu Lingyue are both wolf ambitions, if these two traitors are not removed, the peace in the northwest and the peace in the northwest will naturally not be able to talk about sending troops to the pass." ”

Lu Haosheng smiled slightly, and King Qi asked again: "Changshi just said that there is something to be reported by this king, I don't know what it is?" ”

Lu Haosheng thought for a while, and then lowered his voice and asked, "When the prince was in the capital, how was his friendship with Xuanyuan Shengcai?" ”

"Xuanyuan Shengcai?" King Qi shook his head, "I've met a few times, but I don't have a deep relationship." Before he followed Chu Huan, he served in the Guards. He is a member of the Xuanyuan family, and has made great contributions to the empire, it is said that he has learned literature and martial arts in the Xuanyuan family's Yanwu Hall since he was a child, by the way, his archery is very powerful, and I heard that Xuanyuan Shao personally taught it. When he reached his age, he naturally entered the Guards and worked as an errand under Xuanyuan Shao, but although he and Xuanyuan Shao were brothers, he was not looked down upon differently in the Guards, and he was promoted in the army, also by his own ability. Later, Chu Huan sent an envoy to Xiliang, Xuanyuan Shao was called out, and when Chu Huan came to the northwest to take up his post, he was allowed to transfer a hundred personal guards from the guards, and Xuanyuan Shengcai was brought to the northwest by Chu Huan. ”

Lu Haosheng bowed slightly, King Qi was a little strange, and asked, "Why did Changshi ask about Xuanyuan Shengcai?" ”

"Oh, when I came down from the wine table just now, I chatted casually with Xuanyuan Sheng." Lu Haosheng said with a smile: "Xuanyuan Sheng is funny, his speech and demeanor are very decent, and he is really a rare talent. ”

King Qi smiled: "That's natural. Xuanyuan Sheng is a direct descendant of the Xuanyuan family, qualified to enter the martial arts, the Xuanyuan family is a loyal hero, after all, he is Xuanyuan Shao's cousin, Xuanyuan Shao is so powerful, Xuanyuan Shengcai is naturally not far behind. ”

"Loyal liver and gall ......!" Lu Haosheng thought thoughtfully, groaned slightly, and finally said: "Lord Wang, I just chatted with Xuanyuan Shengcai for a few words, now the Xiguan army has a lot of troops, but there is a shortage of money, food, and horses, if Xiao Huanzhang and Zhu Lingyue attack Chu Huan at the same time, Chu Huan may not have an absolute chance of winning." ”

King Qi waved his hand and said: "In this world, there is no absolute thing, Chu Huan is smart and tight, and he has always turned evil into good fortune, this king believes that he will definitely be able to solve the current predicament." ”

Lu Haosheng frowned slightly, hesitated for a moment, and finally lowered his voice and asked, "Lord Wang, do you know that the Xiguan Army has undergone a major purge before. When Chu Huan first arrived in the northwest, the main commander of the Pingxi Army was Dongfang Xin, Chu Huan solved Dongfang Xin in a short period of time, and purged Dongfang Xin's cronies and generals in the Pingxi Army. ”

King Qi clenched his fists and said excitedly: "Since you know that Chu Huan's methods are so good, we should believe in his ability even more." He was able to quickly solve Dongfang Xin, which had already proved his ability, although Zhu Lingyue and Xiao Huanzhang were tricky, but for Chu Huan, it was nothing more than spending more time. Changshi, you are resourceful, this king is still young, in the future, you will help this king, give Chu Huan more advice, and say that you will eradicate those two traitors. ”

"First level the northwest, and then determine the world, this path is not wrong." Lu Haosheng's eyes flickered, as if he had something on his mind, hesitated for a moment, finally got up, and said, "Lord Wang, rest early, and retire first...... ”

"Changshi, do you have anything you can't say?" King Qi is not a stupid person after all, Lu Haosheng wanted to speak and stopped, he saw it in his eyes, he only felt that Lu Haosheng had words hidden in his heart, and said softly: "Long history, this king left Beijing in despair, except for Ling Shuang, there is only you alone, although this king often knows people, but this king knows that you are a person that this king can trust, if you have anything to say, it doesn't hurt to just say it." ”

Lu Haosheng thought for a while, sat down again, and sighed lightly: "Lord Wang, I just arrived in the northwest, and there are some things that should not be nonsense, but ...... As the prince said, since the humble position has followed the prince, he must always think about the prince, and even if some things are not easy to say, he still has to explain to the prince. ”

King Qi said with a smile: "That's exactly how it should be. ”

"Lord Wang, do you know that after the purge of the Pingxi Army, a large number of generals were replaced, and most of these generals were personally promoted by the Governor of Chu." Lu Haosheng said softly: "In addition, most of the local officials around Xiguan Road are also evaluated and promoted by the Governor of Chu, whether it is the military in the northwest or the yamen in the northwest, almost all of them are the people of the Governor of Chu. Although many official positions have not yet been officially appointed by the imperial court, they are only temporary positions, but in fact they are already in name only. ”

King Qi said: "The northwest was in turmoil before, many official positions were vacant, and if there was a vacancy, it was natural to make up for it, Chu Huan ordered the officials to do errands, and then asked the court to order, it is understandable, after all, one by one until the appointment of the imperial court, the yamen in the northwest will not be able to do anything, and it will be scattered." ”

"Did the prince ever think that Zhu Lingyue and Xiao Huanzhang did not obey the orders of the imperial court and appointed private parties, so ...... Did the Governor of Chu have a similar suspicion? ”

King Qi frowned and said, "Lu Changshi, Chu Huan is different from them, Chu Huan is loyal and courageous, how can he be compared with those thieves?" At the beginning, you also said that this king should go to the northwest to find help, but now that you are in the northwest, how can you have such thoughts? ”

"Lord Wang, being humble is not dissatisfied with Lord Chu." Lu Haosheng lowered his voice and said: "The meaning of the humble position is that since those officials and generals were all promoted by Lord Chu, they naturally will not disobey Lord Chu's orders. The prince has a deep friendship with Lord Chu, and Lord Chu is naturally loyal to the prince, but he ......! ”

"Just what?"

Lu Haosheng sighed lightly: "It's just that the prince has not thought that if these generals follow Lord Chu to pacify the northwest, they will be proud of their achievements, and when the time comes, will there be anyone else who can manage it except Lord Chu?" In the final analysis, these people are fighting hard with Lord Chu, not to have a good future......! After a pause, he said in a low voice: "In case those generals settle down after conquering the northwest, will they still march into Guanzhong because of the prince?" ”

"Since they obey Chu Huan, as long as Chu Huan gives an order at that time, will they dare not obey?" Qi Wang Dao.

"Lord Wang, thousands of troops and horses are thousands of minds, can Lord Chu really control everyone's minds?" Lu Haosheng said solemnly: "They followed Lord Chu to fight in the northwest, just because they didn't fight, they would have no future, and they could be glamorous when they fought in the northwest." But when they entered the Guanzhong to fight the capital, what was the reason for them? The prince also knows that the people of the northwest are wild, and if Lord Chu betrays everyone's will, he is afraid that it will be dangerous. ”

King Qi's brows furrowed, "Won't they be loyal to this king?" ”

"Lord, until now, the prince of the imperial court is still the crown prince." Lu Haosheng said with a straight face: "The prince has no favor to them, they can work for Lord Chu, but they may not necessarily work for the prince." ”

"This ......!" King Qi clenched his hands into fists.

Lu Haosheng said softly: "Actually, Lord Chu is right, if you want to enter the customs, there is a long way to go, and it is not possible to do it in one or two years, and it will take a long time to prepare." I want to say that since the prince has come to the northwest, he must have the dignity of the prince, and in these days, let the soldiers in the northwest know that they will be loyal to His Royal Highness the King of Qi! ”

"What do you mean?"

"The prince must have a group of people who are willing to be loyal to him." Lu Haosheng said in a low voice: "I have thought about it, the first person to fight for is Xuanyuan Shengcai. Xuanyuan Sheng is a member of the Xuanyuan family, and the most important thing is that he is now the general of Pingxi, commanding the soldiers and horses of Xiguan, once Xuanyuan Sheng is willing to be loyal to His Royal Highness, then the prince will really have a big help! ”

King Qi stared at Lu Haosheng's eyes, his gaze became indifferent, and he sneered: "Changshi, you were born and died with this king, and when this king was the most depressed, you never gave up, and this king is actually very grateful to you in his heart." But as soon as we arrived in the northwest today, you said this, could it be that you want me to part ways with Chu Huan after stepping into Xiguan? ”

"Lord Wang, ...... lowly position!"

"Don't say it." King Qi waved his hand and said: "Changshi, today's words, this king didn't say it, and this king didn't hear anything." Out of this door, you are still the long history of this king, and you are still the henchman of this king, but don't say anything like that in the future, not even a word. If it weren't for Chu Huan to take in this king, this king would only be afraid that he would be destitute and have no fixed place to live now...... If he is really willing to help this king enter the customs one day, it is his affection for this king, and even if he doesn't go, this king will not blame him. ”

Lu Haosheng sighed lightly and arched his hand: "It's a humiliation." Lord Wang, I also hope that Lord Chu will be loyal to Lord Wang, and I hope that one day sooner, Lord Chu will be able to command the army and enter Beijing! ”