Qin Xiao saw the other party's bright eyes and remembered that the woman in front of him was disguised as a man. She was clearly Linghu Wanqiong, the daughter of Taihu King Linghuxuan.
After leaving Jiangnan, he never saw Linghu Wanqiong again. He had even forgotten this person. Although he looked familiar at first glance, he couldn't immediately remember him.
But he didn't expect to meet Linghu Wanqiong here, and he was surprised. Just as he was about to recognize her, he suddenly realized something and said calmly: "The girl has recognized the wrong person."
But he thought that the King of Taihu sent a team of troops to cruise the sea to assist Long Rui's army in controlling the pirates. In order to be sure, Tu Kuohai, the wine general of Taihu, had even openly cut off his relationship with Linghu Xuan, while the elite of Taihu went to sea to commit suicide.
Together, they become a powerful force on the sea.
Gu Baiyi has actually given some advice. As long as Long Ruijun uses a little more force, Tu Kuohai will naturally be absorbed by Long Ruijun and become a maritime force under Long Ruijun.
Gu Baiyi had a plan behind his back for this.
Qin Xiao was actually very concerned about this. He originally planned to personally recruit Tu Kuohai after completing the double cultivation agreement with Suzaku, so he put the matter aside for the time being.
At this time, seeing Linghu Wanqiong suddenly appear, he immediately realized that Linghu Wanqiong was probably with Tu Kuohai.
Although Linghu Wanqiong is the daughter of Linghu Xuan, she has a deep relationship with Tu Kuohai and often stays with Tu Kuohai. Linghu Xuan seems to want to use this method to give Linghu Wanqiong experience.
Qin Xiao also knew that before recruiting Tu Kuohai, he should not get too close to Tu Kuohai, otherwise everyone would know that Qin Xiao had secret contacts with the Taihu King, and Tu Kuohai had previously led people to rob merchant ships and even attack Liaodong Water.
division, it will naturally be regarded as Long Ruijun's instigation behind the scenes.
This is certainly not a good thing for Long Ruijun.
After the recruitment, Tu Kuohai returned to the imperial court and became part of the Tang Dynasty navy. Naturally, his actions before the recruitment would not be held accountable. However, before the recruitment, he was found to be too close to Long Ruijun. This was of course detrimental to both parties.
unfavorable.
Qin Xiao suddenly saw Linghu Wanqiong. He was about to recognize each other, but realized that it was not appropriate for people to know that he was too familiar with the Taihu Army at this time, so he deliberately denied it, but he scanned those people from the corner of his eye.
I wanted to see if Tu Kuohai was among them.
Linghu Wanqiong didn't expect Qin Xiao to be so cold. She felt unhappy and her smile disappeared. Just when she was about to speak, she saw a shop assistant approaching and whispered something into Qin Xiao's ear. Qin Xiao then stood up.
, did not look at Linghu Wanqiong, just looked at Suzaku, nodded slightly, and followed the shop assistant to the backyard.
Linghu Wanqiong was even more angry when she saw Qin Xiao being so negligent. She stamped her feet and returned to her seat.
Qin Xiao came to the backyard and entered a room, where he saw a person waiting. When the person saw Qin Xiao coming in, he immediately stepped forward and held his hand in front of him. Qin Xiao recognized that the person in front of him was Tu Kuohai, and he felt happy and took him.
I picked up a piece of silver and handed it to the shop clerk. The clerk took it with both hands and withdrew with great thanks.
"Jiujiang!" Qin Xiao then bowed his hand to Tu Kuohai in return. "There are people coming from the Tang Dynasty. It's not easy to meet. General Caiqing is here to meet." Tu Kuohai said with a smile: "It's been a year since we last said goodbye.
How is the general always doing?" As he spoke, Qin Xiao had already been invited to sit down.
At the beginning, Taihu's seductive general Qiao Sheng betrayed Taihu because of his own merits. Fortunately, Qin Xiao helped him, and he became a traitor in Taihu. He also helped Tu Kuohai and others escape safely. Tu Kuohai naturally did not forget this kindness.
"It's all good." Qin Xiao said with a smile: "By cutting off the sea route and helping Long Rui's army, I owe a lot of favors to the King of Taihu, the Jiujiang and other brothers."
Tu Kuohai said with a smile: "I don't dare. When the general comes out of seclusion, the Taihu King will think that you will not be tolerated by the Liaodong Army. However, the general is a member of the imperial court, and the Liaodong Army does not dare to act rashly unless it is absolutely necessary. The Taihu King's original intention is,
It was because he was worried that if one day the two armies met in battle, the Liaodong navy would definitely march from the sea and land at the general's rear. In this way, Long Rui's army would be attacked from both sides and would be in danger. The King of Taihu thought again and again before mobilizing all Taihu troops.
The sailors, commanded by me, left Taihu Lake and entered the East China Sea. To be honest, General, many years ago, we secretly built two strongholds in the East China Sea and stockpiled a lot of food, grass and weapons. This was originally to allow the fishermen of Taihu Lake to have a retreat.
This time I led the troops out to sea and stationed themselves on the island. Our earliest plan was to wait for the Northeast War to break out so that we could intercept the Liaodong navy at sea, so that Long Rui's army would not be put in danger."
When Qin Xiao heard this, he was deeply moved and said gratefully: "The King of Taihu and the wine general worked so hard, I will never forget them."
Only then did he realize that when he came out of the customs, there were already actions on the Taihu Lake side, and he was prepared to defend Long Rui's army from sea attacks.
"However, after the general came out of seclusion, he quickly took control of western Liaoning and cut off the land trade routes." Tu Kuohai said with a smile: "The King of Taihu also praised the general's move as "drawing fuel from the bottom of the cauldron". It was really clever and he used the trade market as a sharp weapon to weaken the Liaodong Army. In the end,
Forcing the Liaodong Army to take the lead, Long Rui's army gained a reputation for righteousness, and it could also use the trade field to develop trade with the northern tribes and recharge its batteries to accumulate strength. This was really two birds with one stone. The King of Taihu expected that the Liaodong Army would continue by sea.
In order to transport goods, I have planned many countermeasures, which can be regarded as giving the general a helping hand."
Qin Xiao said with a smile: "The Liaodong navy was defeated by the Jiujiang, and their maritime power has almost disappeared. I have no worries here." After a pause, he thought of something, and asked: "The Jiujiang ascends.
An, are you going to Guangning to meet me?"
"Exactly." Tu Kuohai said: "I received a flying pigeon message from the King of Taihu. I heard that the general is planning to set up a navy, and the navy in my hands will be the team. The King of Taihu, if I can help the general and
Serving the imperial court means that our brothers have found a good way out and have a bright future. I have been ordered to get in touch with the general as soon as possible and plan the specific steps for recruitment. We are cruising on the sea and it is not easy for the general to find us, so I
After thinking about it, I felt that we should go ashore to Quang Ninh and meet the general secretly. However, heavy rain blocked the way, so we passed this tea shed and stopped to rest."
Qin Xiao suddenly realized, thinking that the Taihu King was so thoughtful and touching, and said: "I just saw Miss Linghu, but I didn't dare to recognize her in public."
"Did she take the initiative to find you?" Tu Kuohai said with a bitter smile: "Little girl is too willful. Just now I saw the general getting off the carriage outside the tea shed. I recognized him immediately and waited in the backyard. There were many people in front of me, so maybe
There will be passers-by coming in to take shelter from the rain later, so it’s not easy to see each other in public." Then he wondered: "Why did the general come here?"
Qin Xiaozheng was thinking about whether to tell him that he was going to Penglai Island, but Tu Kuohai had already reacted and lowered his voice: "Is it possible that the general is going to Penglai Island?"
"Does the wine general know what the current situation is at sea?"
Penglai Island is located on the East China Sea, and Tu Kuohai's fleet has been cruising on the sea recently. To understand the situation at sea, I am afraid no one knows more about it than Tu Kuohai.
"I heard that Dao Zun is dead, and all the sects in the world are coveting Tianzhai Martial Arts, so countless sects want to take advantage of it." Tu Kuohai whispered: "Dao Zun is a rare great master in the world, Tianzhai Martial Arts
Naturally, it is extraordinary. The various sects in the martial arts world have two thoughts. Firstly, they all think that as long as they seize the Tianzhai Martial Arts Treasure Scroll on the island, they will be able to be proud in the martial arts world, and it is not impossible to even reach the top of the martial arts world. Secondly, all sects think that
They are all afraid that other sects will take away those treasure scrolls. Once this happens, they will inevitably be controlled by others. Therefore, many sects are going to Penglai Island."
"Are there many people already going there?" Qin Xiao was surprised, thinking to himself that the news of Dao Zun's death spread really fast.
Tu Kuohai said: "Many ships leave Ninghua Port every day. Many sects rush there early, some hire ships, and those with strong strength even buy a ship directly. Some of them are famous sects, and some
The sect has never heard of it. In addition, many people have already started fighting on the sea before arriving at Penglai Island. They all think that killing everyone along the way will reduce their opponents." He frowned and sighed: "I
When we came here, we would often find corpses floating in the sea, and they were killed so brutally on the way that if we really got to Penglai Island, there would be rivers of blood."
Although Qin Xiao guessed that once the news came out, the competition would be fierce, he did not expect that the situation would be so serious, and his face became solemn.
"The King of Taihu has an order. The matter of Penglai Island is a dispute between rivers and lakes. We, Taihu, must not get involved in it." Tu Kuohai said: "So although we knew that many people were going to Penglai Island, we did not interfere. Those who set off from Ninghua Port
There are quite a few people there. As expected, there must be many ships going to Penglai Island at Qingzhou Port and Hangzhou Pier." He raised his hand and grabbed his beard, and said with a solemn expression: "General, someone deliberately sent Dao Zun
The news of his death is spreading in the Jianghu, and the intention is really sinister, it seems that it is to cause various factions in the Jianghu to fight."
Qin Xiao nodded slightly. When Tu Kuohai saw this, he said in a low voice: "General, please forgive me for speaking frankly. It is extremely dangerous to land on the island at this time. You have a distinguished status. As the so-called gentleman does not build a wall, it is best not to go there now. Penglai Island is now
It is a purgatory. In order to compete for the treasure scrolls left by Tao Zun, all the sects must do everything they can to grab those treasure scrolls. Those from various factions who dare to go to Penglai Island now are all
It’s a fight to the death, not caring about life and death, and when we fight, we will definitely show no mercy.”
Qin Xiao wondered whether he should go to Penglai Island, but he still had to discuss it with Suzaku.
However, he knew that Suzaku would definitely not stop there. As long as Suzaku went there, he had promised to go first, so he could only accompany her there.