At the beginning, Emperor Taizu of the Shu Dynasty wanted to conquer Xizhou, but not a single soldier entered the city of Xizhou within three years; By the time of Song Yuanxie, although the siege had been approaching the gate of Xizhou City step by step for half a year, it was also a long way from taking Xizhou City.

Xizhou City will not be destroyed, and Xizhou will not fall into other people's territory, so those who have always conquered Xizhou will take Xizhou City as the focus of attack, and the rest of the places only need to ensure that they will not send reinforcements, grain and grass to Xizhou during the period of attack, and they will not jump out to cause more trouble.

Rao is like this, what the predecessors were ambitious to do, but they still end up in disgrace and wolf bèi one by one.

Song Yuanxie was naturally more successful than the founding ancestor, although it was after his death, but after all, when Yang Wu opened the city and surrendered to Cheng, it was still the world of the Shu Dynasty, in this sense, when the founding of the country wanted to include Xizhou in the territory of the Shu Dynasty, after all, it was completed before the fall of the Shu Dynasty.

It's just that this "return to Shu" is only in name, until now, the matter of Xizhou is still the voice of Xizhou City, and the Yang family's control of Xizhou is not relaxed at all, and more and more began to give birth to a sense of "appearance and separation" in the whole Dashu, if it is said that one day Xizhou announced that it would break away from the scope of the Shu Dynasty, the world will not have a trace of strangeness, because in their opinion, this is the usual practice of Xizhou.

Of course, in the eyes of the rulers, the reason why Xizhou did this was because it was naturally the leader, and rarely willingly acted as someone else's follower or "little brother".

Because of this, Xizhou is not only difficult to fight, but also difficult to manage.

Song Jixu is no stranger to this, so when he heard Dou Jinglun say "The fall of Xizhou is nothing more than a matter of day", he almost laughed and drove this person out! However, it was just a moment of stunned work, but Song Jixu suddenly felt that what the other party said was not nonsense, if it was planned properly, he didn't dare to say "the matter of the day and night", but at least he didn't have to fall short like Song Yuanxie or Emperor Taizu, but he could permanently incorporate Xizhou into the territory of the Shu Dynasty in one fell swoop.

What moved him even more was that after smacking it carefully, he even thought with a shocked face that the other party's words not only solved the method of how to defeat Xizhou, but also said the method of how to govern Xizhou.

"Xizhou is falling, day and night."

Note that in this sentence, the word used by Dou Jinglun is "annihilation", since it is "annihilation", if you don't pay the price of some response, how can you match it?

Thinking of the river of blood represented after this "annihilation", Song Jixu suddenly had some expectations in his heart.

"I heard that you were in an alliance with Xizhou before......" He looked forward to it, which does not mean that he can't distinguish the pros and cons, especially at this time to take the initiative to send the benefits to the door, but anything that has a relationship with Xizhou is worth his experience and effort, after all, before the formal duel with Xizhou, no matter how many state resources he has in his hands, once he loses, it will just become Xizhou's bag.

Therefore, in the face of benefits, it is naturally not a bad thing to want to take advantage, but you must first think clearly about whether taking advantage requires you to pay the price of response.

"What Your Highness said was all a long time ago." Dou Jinglun seemed to have been prepared for a long time, and when Song Jixu asked this question, he replied with an unhurried look: "I was forced to sign this kind of treaty with Xizhou before, because of self-preservation...... Regarding the comparison of the strength of Xizhou and Xiangzhou, it is fair to say that Xizhou is much higher than other places, if it is hard to fight with him, it can only be me Xiangzhou who will suffer in the end......"

"Is it now...... Don't you think about self-preservation? Song Jixu asked with an absent-minded look, but from what he said, he could still understand that Fang Cai's words were just a temptation, and he still retained his vigilance against Xiangzhou from beginning to end.

"It's different now." Dou Jinglun responded with a chuckle, and when he saw that Song Jixu seemed to be about to open his mouth to ask him, he simply took the initiative to say it: "Maybe you don't know that the relationship between Xizhou and our Xiangzhou is not as good as before...... Your Highness may not have heard of it in the Southland, but as early as nearly a month ago, there were some problems in my Dou clan, and three elders were killed by the patriarch in a fit of rage. ”

"Oh? And such things? Song Jixu was slightly surprised, he didn't expect this kind of thing to happen in Xiangzhou, you must know that the fact that the head of the clan killed the elders in the clan was extremely bad, and Dou Jianzhang didn't do it, as soon as he did it, he actually made a big one, and killed three elders in one go, which really requires a certain amount of courage!

Nodding slightly, Dou Jinglun said that this was indeed the case, and then continued: "This is originally a matter in my clan, if it is said that it is related to Xiangzhou, it will attract the attention of the officials and people of Xiangzhou, who knows that Xizhou actually sent someone to my Xiangzhou, pointing fingers at the affairs of my clan, intending to interfere in the affairs of my clan!" What's even more ridiculous is that Mr. Chou also expressed his determination to investigate to the end on behalf of Xizhou......"

"Do you mean that the flowers hate the willows?" Dou Jinglun didn't finish his words, but he was shocked by the sudden words, and tried to go around without being the source of the sound with a shocked look.

"Lord Dou doesn't need to panic...... Song Jixu said with relief, pointing to the top of the two of them and said: "There are other masters in my tent, but they have always been unavoidable, so they didn't inform them in advance." Now that Mr. Wu has asked like this, please answer his questions, and then continue to talk about it. ”

"So that's ......" Dou Jinglun wiped the fine sweat on his forehead slightly, and said with palpitations: "This gentleman is right, that person is Mr. Chou, it is said that Xizhou invited him at that time, also because Mr. Chou's reputation is more convincing......"

After finishing speaking, Dou Jinglun didn't hear any response from the so-called "Mr. Wu", and smiled at Song Jixu slightly embarrassedly, and then continued Fang Cai's words: "Although I don't say it, the people in my clan generally believe that compared with the reasonableness and unreasonableness of the patriarch's actions at that time, being vigilant against interference by foreign forces is the most important thing!" At that time, Xizhou not only interfered, but also forcibly intervened in the investigation of this matter without our consent, and had already regarded my Dou clan as an empty thing, something in his pocket! This is something that my people will never tolerate! ”

"That's why you're coming to vote for the king?" Song Jixu chuckled between his eyebrows and asked with slanted eyes. If it was just because of this, he would be happy to give this Dou Jinglun a good time, and just hack him to death with a knife!

"Naturally, it won't just ......be like this," Dou Jinglun smiled dryly, "If it's just because of this, it would be good if my Xiangzhou chose to cut off relations with Xizhou, from now on, you live yours, I live mine, but you can be safe." ”

"I don't know what you mean by the so-called peace and quietness, if it is just to ensure the comfort of Xiangzhou for a while, it is indeed easier to achieve." Song Jixu said with displeasure on his face. He was originally a royal family of the Shu Dynasty, and he was disgusted from the bottom of his heart that under his family's rule, there was such a move as Xiang Dou's family that prioritized the interests of his own family and ignored the royal family...... But what made him feel ironic was that the several important forces around him were all selected and recommended by these clans that valued their own families.

Therefore, Song Jixu really can't talk about disgust with this kind of thing - likewise, he can't talk about liking.

"It is true that to be in a safe corner is nothing more than self-deception." Dou Jinglun sighed lightly in agreement, and continued: "What my Dou clan wants is actually just a glory. ”

"That's ...... Isn't he Xizhou able to give it to you? Song Jixu was slightly stunned, according to what he knew, the Dou family was the first to make it clear that they wanted to support Xizhou, and the Gou family in Nanyun City, Huazhou was just a second-rate family. Another point, Yang Wei, the younger brother of Yang Wu, the city lord of Xizhou City, is said to have a good relationship with the current patriarch Dou Jianzhang, whether it is public or private, the Dou family should be the priority of care, right?

"Forgive me for being disrespectful to this sentence, if Xizhou has this idea, I Xiangzhou, my Dou clan will not make this choice......" Dou Jinglun also clearly told Song Jixu that he came to exchange interests for interests, and other things, it is better to achieve them one by one when fulfilling their commitments, which can enhance the mutual trust between the two sides.

"Let's talk about what Xizhou is planning, right?" Speaking of Xizhou's rejection of the Dou clan's hope, Song Jixu's heart moved slightly, and he asked Dou Jinglun for the truth.

"Actually, there's nothing more to say...... Dou Jinglun shook his head and said: "All in all, they have already planned to break the ...... of this gate valve if they achieve this great cause one day in the future."

"Is there a specific way to do it?" Song Jixu frowned and asked. Although he was interested in his heart, he also knew that he couldn't express his enthusiasm in front of Dou Jinglun at present, and even if he wanted to ask, he had to have a critical and opposing attitude, so that he could get more support from a family like the Dou family.

"How to do it...... For example, there is a method of moving out of the branch, which is said to have been tried in the Yang clan......" Dou Jinglun glanced at Song Jixu, and saw that he had no other reaction, just listened to himself quietly, and couldn't help but relax a little and continue to explain: "This is actually a strategy of dividing a large clan into several small parts and then moving to different places. ”

"Oh......" Song Jixu nodded slightly, but his eyes seemed to be much brighter. However, if you have already asked this, it is already okay, after all, the other party is here as Xiangzhou, not on behalf of Xizhou to cooperate.

"What do you mean by 'the things of the morning and the evening'...... Where does the confidence come from? Speaking of the key point that Dou Jinglun said before, Song Jixu's interest was fully mobilized again. No matter who it is, if they master such a set of ways to quickly disintegrate Xizhou, they will inevitably get more and more people's support, right? Therefore, if there is a way to quickly solve the Xizhou problem in the short term, how can Song Jixu not be moved?

"The key to Xizhou's affairs lies in Xizhou City." Dou Jinglun's point of view is highly similar to Song Jixu's point of view, in order to solve the Xizhou problem, it is necessary to solve the problem of Xizhou City, only in this way can the Yang family be severely defeated and avoid the rapid resurgence of the other party.

"And the key to Xizhou City is to break the city, once the city is broken, Xizhou will be destroyed." Dou Jinglun said his own set of statements and plates, but he still had reservations in the details, and he was also worried that he would not be able to cooperate with Song Jixu, in this case, everything would be planned in vain, and he knew the best about the central blood.

"Lord Dou seems to have reservations......" Song Jixu frowned slightly, but not because he was displeased, but because he wanted to continue thinking about Dou Jinglun's words, he forgot that he still had other things to do.

"In order to show loyalty, the ancients had some acts of generosity, and voting for a name is one of them." Ignoring Song Jixu's slightly stunned expression, Dou Jinglun continued: "The person who votes for the name is the certificate before joining the house, and handing over the name certificate means that both parties are their own people after that, and when dealing with things and distributing benefits, there should also be punishments and reward and punishment regulations that are suitable for both parties......

"This is natural...... Song Jixu seems to have begun to discuss cooperation with Dou Jinglun, and the more the two of them chat, the deeper they talked, even Mr. Wu, who was hiding in the big tent, didn't know when he felt bored, and quietly left the big tent and didn't know where he went!

"In cooperation with His Royal Highness, Xiangzhou's nomination is very sincere." Speaking of this, Dou Jinglun's voice lowered slightly. He clearly knew that no one would eavesdrop in Song Jixu's big tent, but he still lowered his voice and said mysteriously.

"How can you be sincere?" Song Jixu was slightly stunned, but still asked cooperatively.

"Vote for you alone, kill Xizhou alone; Vote for you, kill ten people in Xizhou; Vote for you, hundreds of thousands of people, and kill millions of people in Xizhou......"

"This ...... How much do you want to invest? Song Jixu was ecstatic in his heart, if Xiangzhou had to kill a Xizhou person for every time he took refuge in him, then even if he didn't send troops, slowly the Xizhou people would be killed, right?

"My Xiangzhou is not as good as Xizhou, but it is still much better than Huazhou, about a million people." Dou Jinglun said lightly.

At this time, if a historian is next to the two of them, after recording this passage, they will inevitably scold the two of them from twenty years later to twenty years ago! There are nearly a million people in Xiangzhou, if they all vote in Song Jixu's camp, where will they sit? At the same time, what is left of Xizhou, where millions of people have been killed? How can these people write about such bloody and brutal things? How can you be ruthless?

Of course, there was no one else in the big tent at this time, and Dou Jinglun told Song Jixu some other things, and then he was led down by the soldiers in the army to rest.

From beginning to end, although Song Jixu repeatedly asked how to achieve the "day and night thing", Dou Jinglun had a tight mouth and resolutely did not say what he shouldn't say, so every time he took the sword sideways, avoided the light and the heavy, and successfully avoided Song Jixu's persecution again and again.

"Herald." Sending people away, Song Jixu shouted out, this time because there was no other sound to influence, as soon as the words fell, the herald outside the tent turned around and entered the big tent, and answered cleanly.

"Sent an order to the various ministries of Shinshu, ordering them to prepare for the attack within 10 days from now on, and the grain and grass should be limited to 15 days, and there must be no mistakes! If there is a rumor leaked in the middle of the way, not only will the plan be canceled, but the person who leaks the news will also be severely punished. ”

"Order!" After the herald responded, he repeated what Song Jixu had just said, and saw that there was no mistake, so he recorded it and immediately set off to convey the order.

After doing this, Song Jixu bowed and bowed again to the place where the spirit card was placed, and chanted: "Master, please wish me success!" ”

After a day of recuperation, Old Man Yang finally got better, and this was the third day when Hua Hate Liu came back from Xiangzhou, and it was also the day when Yang Rui, She Qing and Niu Wangqiu had just returned, so the people who had been determined before, such as Yang Wu, Yang Jiuguan and Hua Hate Liu himself, also gathered in the meeting hall of the City Lord's Mansion to discuss the Xiangzhou party.

What is there to counsel about? Originally, some people did have this idea, but since returning from Xiangzhou, they have other opinions on how to get along with Xiangzhou.

That is to say, Jiang Liwan, the city lord of Boding City, was shoddy, mixed old rice with new rice, raised the price of rice, and organized hoarding of goods, grain and grass...... He did it? The old man looked unkind, and asked Yang Rui, who was standing up to report the results of the investigation of the trip to Xiangzhou.

"At the moment, only he has been found." Yang Rui lowered his head slightly and answered honestly.

"In other words, according to your guess, there should be someone with a higher status behind it?"

"It doesn't necessarily have a high status, it's just that it's more at the core of interests...... Yang Rui explained: "It can also be a collusion between officials and businessmen, businessmen are not necessarily higher than officials, but there are officials on the surface to support the scene, and there are businessmen in the secret to invest money, which is also a method." ”

"Dou Jianzhang's matter?" After nodding slightly, the old man asked She Qing, "Have you heard anyone dissatisfied or clearly expressed opposition?" ”

"Although I didn't hear it when I was there, I could feel that after the results were announced, the people around us became reluctant to talk to us, and even when we went out, there were more cases of people being cursed in secret for a while." She Qing's temper is not bad, if even he reflects the problem of Xiangzhou's existence like this, then it is enough to show that this time the people of Xizhou went to Xiangzhou, and the effect was not very good.

This can't help but discourage Hua Hyaliu's heart, although in the process of going to Xiangzhou again, he has repeatedly paid attention not to interfere in the internal affairs of the Dou clan, but because of the secret stake connected with She Qing died in the clan discussion of the Dou clan, it caused a lot of fluctuations, and finally although the incident was calmed down, the attitude of the Xiangzhou people towards them became more "poisonous snakes".

"Let's prepare things with both hands...... the old man sighed lightly and said to Yang Wu and Yang Jiuguan.