Dou Jiande and Ling Jing looked at each other, they didn't expect Zhang Xuan to send an envoy to come, especially Ling Jing, although he suggested that Dou Jiande consider cooperating with Zhang Xuan, but when Zhang Xuan's envoy really arrived, he had a kind of uneasiness in his heart, a kind of uneasiness that was mastered.

In the face of major events, Dou Jiande reacted more rationally, and he immediately ordered: "Please come in!" ”

Not long after, Fang Yanshou walked into the big tent quickly under the guidance of the two personal soldiers, and he bowed and saluted, "Cao joins the army under the public account of Qi and engages in Fang Yanshou, see Dou Gong!" ”

"You don't have to be polite to join the army, please take a seat!"

Dou Jiande cautiously invited Fang Yanshou to sit down, and asked people to serve tea, Fang Yanshou glanced at Ling Jing and said with a smile: "This is Mr. Ling?" ”

Ling Jing's face was slightly unnatural, he had studied in the Fang family in Qi County for five years, he could be regarded as a protégé of the Fang family, he and Fang Xuanling were classmates, and he vaguely felt that he had seen Fang Yanshou.

"It's exactly under it!" Ling Jing smiled reluctantly.

At this time, the soldiers brought tea in, Fang Yanshou did not continue to ask Ling Jing, he took a sip of tea, and turned his attention back to Dou Jiande, Fang Yanshou took out a scroll and handed it to Dou Jiande, "This is a handwritten letter from my family commander to Dou Gong, please take a look at Dou Gong!" ”

Dou Jiande hurriedly took the letter and read it, Zhang Xuan clearly stated in the letter that he hoped that the two sides would cooperate to destroy Gao Shida, Dou Jiande handed the letter to Ling Jing again, and he asked in a deep voice: "How many envoys did your general send to the north?" ”

Fang Yanshou smiled faintly, "It's just me at the moment, but I can't talk here, or there will be another envoy going north." ”

Both sides said very implicitly, Dou Jiande meant to ask, Zhang Xuan just wanted to unite himself to destroy Gao Shida, or did he want to unite Gao Shida to destroy himself at the same time, so he asked how many envoys went north?

And Fang Yanshou means to say. If he Dou Jiande can't negotiate, then there may be another envoy to find Gao Shida.

This is the reason why Zhang Xuan is not afraid that Dou Jiande will not agree, if Dou Jiande does not do it, it will be Liangao to extinguish Dou.

At this time, Ling Jing asked on the side, "Why did you come to us first?" ”

Ling Jing wanted to know why Zhang Xuan chose to extinguish the sinus first.

Fang Yanshou smiled: "I think there may be two reasons for this. One is that my family handsome once had a friend with Dou Gong, should Dou Gong still remember? ”

Dou Jiande's face twitched, of course he knew what Fang Yanshou meant by the friend of adversity, or when he competed for 300,000 sets of armor in Beihai, Zhang Xuan saved himself from Shi Shu Huxi, he didn't take this matter to heart at all, but Zhang Xuan remembered it, which made Dou Jiande feel a little ashamed, and at the same time feel a little lucky.

He nodded and asked, "Then what is the other reason?" ”

"Another reason is the threat to Qingzhou!"

Dou Jiande and Ling Jing glanced at each other. In unison, they asked, "What threat?" ”

"Pingyuan County and Bohai County are serious threats to the safety of Beihai County, especially Pingyuan County, you can directly cross the river by horse in winter, we must not tolerate it, even if we unite with Gaoshida, the condition will be to let Gaoshida give up Pingyuan County."

"What about Bohai County?" Dou Jiande's face was ugly.

"Bohai County is not a big problem, it can't threaten Beihai County for the time being, so we are not in a hurry."

To the south of Bohai County is Douzigang, which is full of swampy mud pools. The radius of hundreds of miles is deserted, and it is close to the mouth of the Yellow River, which does not freeze. The population of Bohai County is mainly concentrated in the northern Nanpi area, which is also the location of Gao Shida's old nest, so Fang Yanshou can clearly state that Bohai County can not be taken for the time being, in fact, he is also telling Dou Jiande the conditions for the union of the two sides, Qingzhou Army will take Pingyuan County, and Dou Jiande will get Bohai County.

In fact, the main reason why Dou Jiande wanted to fight Gaoshida was to seize the population and land controlled by Gaoshida. If Pingyuan County was taken away, half of his spoils would be cut off out of thin air, and he would still not be able to support the supply of hundreds of thousands of troops, which made Dou Jiande silent for a while.

At this time, Ling Jing next to him coughed lightly and smiled: "Fang joined the army all the way. Please go and rest for a while, and please allow Dou Gong to think about it. ”

Dou Jiande suddenly came to his senses, and hurriedly got up and said with a smile: "It's me who is not considerate, Fang Senjun, please go and rest first, I will think about it for a while, and I will quickly give Fang Senjun a clear answer." ”

Fang Yanshou got up and smiled, "There is another thing I want to tell Duke Dou, if we can reach a cooperation, we will be responsible for rescuing Duke Dou's wife and children and handing them over to Duke Dou." ”

Dou Jiande was overjoyed, his wife and children were hostages in the hands of the Bohai Society, it has always been his heart disease, he spent countless efforts to rescue, but never succeeded, if Zhang Xuan can rescue them for himself, then this cooperation will be meaningful.

He hurriedly bowed and saluted, "Whether it succeeds or not, I have to thank the general for his sincerity, and ask Fang Senjun to convey it for me." ”

"I'll pass it on!" Fang Yanshou hugged his fists and saluted, and walked quickly.

Looking at Fang Yanshou walking away, Dou Jiande said to Ling Jing worriedly: "Actually, I am very willing to join forces with Zhang Xuan to destroy Gao Shida, but I am worried that after destroying Gao Shida, I will become his next target, I am very clear about Zhang Xuan's ambition, he is aiming in Hebei, and I will become a thorn in his eye sooner or later." ”

Ling Jing also sighed slightly, "But didn't Gong Dou feel it?" Zhang Xuan was not afraid that Dou Gong would not agree. ”

Dou Jiande gasped, "You mean, he teamed up with Gao Shida to deal with me?" ”

Ling Jing nodded, "If Dou Gong and Gao Shida join forces to deal with him, he will stand still and block the Yellow River, and after a long time, the internal strife between Dou Gong and Gao Shida will inevitably occur, so he has nothing to fear, in fact, I think what Fang Yanshou said at the end is hinting at Dou Gong." ”

The last thing Fang Yanshou said was to help Dou Jiande save his wife and children, Dou Jiande pondered for a while, and gradually came to his senses, "Could it be that he wants me to destroy the Bohai Society for him?" ”

"I think it must be what it means, and that's actually his condition."

Ling Jing sneered and said: "Zhang Xuan is far-sighted, he actually wants to break the relationship between Dou Gong and the Bohai Society, Dou Gong and the Wagang Army are the two wings of the Bohai Society, once the Bohai Society is unable to command Dou Gong, then when Zhang Xuan goes all out to deal with the Wagang Army, he will not worry that Dou Gong will come out in Hebei for Wagang." ”

"Sir, you mean that I should continue to cooperate with the Bohai Society?"

"That's exactly what I mean, after all, the Bohai Society is not Gao Shida, and it is okay to destroy Gao Shida, but if you destroy the Bohai Society, Dou Gong will cut off his arm."

Dou Jiande took a few steps with his hands in his hands, he walked to the front of the tent and stared into the distance, and after a long time, he said slowly: "I can continue to cooperate with the Bohai Society, but I don't want my wife and children to become hostages of the Bohai Society, if Zhang Xuan is willing to save his wife and children for me, I will promise him to join forces to deal with Gao Shida." ”

Yecheng is a famous ancient capital in the north since ancient times, the Cao family once established the Wei Dynasty here, it has become the capital of the former Qin, Later Zhao, Eastern Wei and Northern Qi, and has been operating for more than 100 years, making it once one of the largest cities in the north.

However, just a year before Emperor Wen of Sui Emperor Yang Jian replaced the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yecheng was completely destroyed, and all the people and wealth were moved to Anyang City, fifty miles to the south.

Anyang County is the county of Wei County, with a population of 500,000, the circumference of the city is more than 40 miles, surrounded by fertile plains, many rivers, developed agriculture, prosperous commerce, it has replaced the former Yecheng to become the largest city in Hebei, Anyang County is located in Wei County is also an important gathering place of the Northern Qi aristocracy, most of the estates around Wei County are controlled by these old Northern Qi nobles.

The Northern Qi nobles used to be the masters of the land of Hebei, even if they are now gradually declining, they are still one of the two major forces in Hebei alongside the Hebei Shi clan, known as Hebei Haoqiang, and the Bohai Society under their support is also one of the stingers that cause headaches for the Great Sui court.

Although Zhang Xuan recovered Wei County after defeating Lu Mingyue, Wei County was only militarily controlled by Zhang Xuan, and the Qingzhou Army garrisoned 5,000 troops in Wei County, led by the general Cao Sining.

Twenty miles east of Anyang County, there is a manor covering an area of hundreds of hectares, called Luming Manor, which is a grange of the famous and powerful Lu family in Anyang County, after being released from Qi County, Lu Sijian has been hiding in the grange on the grounds of recuperation, and it is only in the last month that he was forced to go to Hanoi County to participate in the pacification ceremony held by Gao Lie, the lord of the Bohai Society, for the release of more than 70 members.

At night, a man on horseback came to Luming Manor. (To be continued.) )