Two days later, Luo Yi discovered that the situation was not good. The three hundred cavalry he sent to guard Song Zhengben had no news, which surprised Luo Yi. I wonder if it was Dou Jiande who detained the three hundred people or if something happened to them? He urgently sent people to search along the way, but found nothing.

Although there was no result in the matter of Song Zhengben, it did not hinder the implementation of Luo Yi's other plan. In fact, the day after Song Zhengben arrived in Youzhou, Luo Yi sent general Shi Jie to lead 2,000 soldiers to Jumahe, which was the junction of Zhuo County and Hejian County. There, Luo Yi began to provide large-scale relief to the poor in Hejian County and sent people to Hejian County to widely publicize the disaster relief of Zhuo County. Luo Yi wanted to pull out the radish and bring out mud, so that he could recruit a large number of young and strong men from Hebei to join the army.

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Dou Jiande was also confused. He sent the army to guard Song Zhengben on the border, but waited for two days but did not wait for news about Song Zhengben.

Dou Jiande was very anxious. He spent the past two days in anxiety. Song Zheng was his planner, which was very important to him. He would rather not form an alliance with Youzhou than lose this planner who could control the overall situation for him.

Dou Jiande was walking back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back. His troubles were not only the disappearance of Song Zhengben, but also the Sui army seized Hengshan County. Wei Daoer from Hengshan County was always regarded by him as a wall blocking the Sui army's southward or a buffer zone. He hoped that Wei Daoer would exist. In this way, when the Sui soldiers had the intention to go south, they could show it through Wei Daoer first. The Sui army would inevitably attack Wei Daoer first, so that they would give themselves some preparation time.

But now Wei Dao'er has been pulled out, and 40,000 Sui troops have entered Hengshan County, directly threatening Boling County. One possibility is that once the Sui army takes Boling County, the Sui troops in the north and Boling County in the south will form a cross-strike against Hejian County.

Another possibility is that the Sui army in Shanggu County attacked Zhuo County and used the Sui army in Hengshan County to restrain itself, thus directly breaking the alliance between itself and Luo Yi.

Choose one of the two possibilities. Dou Jiande thinks the latter possibility will become a reality. Yang Yuanqing may have realized that he wants to unite with Luo Yi, or in order to prevent him from joining with Luo Yi, Yang Yuanqing won Hengshan County shortly after taking down Shanggu County, with the purpose of deploying troops in Hengshan County and restraining himself. Now the Sui army has deployed 40,000 troops in Hengshan County, which shows that his guess is correct.

But at this critical moment, Song Zhengben disappeared again, and no one made any decisions for Dou Jiande. It seemed that he had lost a support and made him feel upset.

At this time, a guard reported at the door: "Prince, Chief Kong has something urgent to ask for a meeting."

Dou Jiande nodded, "Please come in."

Kong Changshi was another heavyweight aide to Dou Jiande, named Kong Deshao. Like Song Zhengben, he was also an official of the Sui Dynasty. He strongly advocated Dou Jiande ascended the throne. Although Dou Jiande did not want to ascend the throne now, he valued Kong Deshao very much and appointed him as the chief of the royal palace. This was equivalent to his prime minister. He and Song Zhengben were both Dou Jiande's confidant advisers.

After a moment, Kong Deshao walked in quickly. Kong Deshao was not in good shape, short and fat, with a pair of shrewd mung bean eyes. He looked like a small businessman, not as thin as Song Zhengben. It was this that made Dou Jiande a little dislike. Moreover, Kong Deshao was inclined to plot and tricks. He could not imagine a global strategy like fighting against Sui, so Dou Jiande ranked him behind Song Zhengben.

Song Zhengben's disappearance was good news for Kong Deshao, which meant that his biggest political enemy had disappeared. In the past two days, Kong Deshao's mood was particularly comfortable, but in front of Dou Jiande, he completely covered up the joy in his heart and pretended to be worried and sad.

"Join the prince!" Kong Deshao stepped forward and gave a deep salute.

"The chief minister is exempt from gifts!"

Dou Jiande sighed and asked, "Is there any news about Mr. Song?"

Kong Dessau shook his head in pain, "There is no news about him for the time being, but Bei Zhi suspected that this might be a conspiracy by Luo Yi."

'conspiracy?'

Dou Jiande glanced at him. He knew that Kong Deshao always called a conspiracy and had to do anything to the conspiracy, which made him a little unhappy. However, Song Zhengben's bizarre disappearance seemed to be related to the conspiracy. He asked patiently: "Tell me in detail, what kind of conspiracy method?"

"Before talking about the conspiracy, please allow the prince to report an important matter first."

"Tell me! What's the important thing?"

Dou Jiande sat down and looked at Kong Deshao. Kong Deshao hurriedly said, "I just received a report. Many people in Wen'an County, Gaoyang County and Pingshu County have rushed to Zhuo County, and this northbound tide is a bit expanding."

Dou Jiande was stunned, "Why is this?"

"I heard that it was Youzhou Army who was in the Jumahe area near us to provide disaster relief and food. Many people of unknown origin ran to our territory to encourage the people to collect rice, saying that each family received dozens of kilograms of rice for the New Year."

Dou Jiande frowned. He immediately thought of the Sui army's propaganda in Hengshan County. What is the reason for this. He hesitated and asked: "What is the Youzhou Army trying to do?"

"Didn't the prince think about it yet?"

Kong Dessau said carefully: "What resources are the most precious now?"

Dou Jiande pondered for a moment, and suddenly realized, "You mean... they are snatching our population!"

"The prince is not just robbing the population. Bei Zhi believes that he is actually recruiting troops, using food to coax our people, and then selecting strong men from them to coax them to join the army in Youzhou. In this way, Youzhou can recruit at least 30,000 to 40,000 troops."

Dou Jiande's fist gradually tightened, and he gritted his teeth with hatred, "Damn Luo Yi, on the one hand, he wanted to join me, but on the other hand, he was digging my corner behind me."

"Prince, from this incident, we can see that Luo Yi's so-called alliance with us is actually not sincere. In this way, Mr. Song's bizarre disappearance can be explained."

"How to explain?"

"It's very simple. Mr. Song must be in Luo Yi's hands. On the one hand, he pretended to negotiate with the prince, and on the other hand, he was recruiting soldiers on the pretext of disaster relief. In this way, the prince would not be able to break up with him, so he had to watch him poach our corner."

Dou Jiande understood Kong Deshao's meaning a little, "You mean, Luo Yi did not reach an agreement with Song Xian. He was afraid that Mr. Song would come back and expose him, so he pretended to let him come back, but secretly locked him up again. Is this what he meant?"

"This is exactly what Bei Yi means. Bei Yi has always believed that Luo Yi's soldiers regard us as mortal enemies. Luo Yi cannot be afraid of this. He has controlled Youzhou for less than two years and has not completely settled his seat. Therefore, he will not risk angering his subordinates to join us. From his excuse of disaster relief, it can be seen that he actually used the method of increasing his troops to deal with the Sui army's expansion in the east alone, and detaining Mr. Song can also prevent the news from being exposed. It can be said that he killed two birds with one stone."

Dou Jiande frowned. He thought that Kong Deshao's inference that Luo Yi was providing disaster relief for recruiting soldiers was correct, but he detained Song Zhengben for fear of leaking the news that he refused to form an alliance. However, he felt that it was a bit far-fetched, because Song Zhengben told him before leaving that Luo Yi was willing to form an alliance and had a way to hide it from Luo Yi's subordinates.

"I doubt whether the Sui army intervened and intercepted Song Zhengben halfway."

Kong Deshao firmly opposed Dou Jiande and Luo Yi's alliance. This was not because he wanted to help the Sui army, but because he had a personal grudge with Luo Yi. His brother Kong Dezan died at Luo Yi's hands. He really hoped to use the Sui army's hands to kill Luo Yi.

On the other hand, Kong Deshao was from Licheng County, Qi County, and he hoped that Dou Jiande could withdraw his power to Qingzhou, which would be more beneficial to him. Since Dou Jiande had left this retreat through his marriage with Xu Yuanlang, he hoped that this retreat would become a fact, avoid the front line of the Sui army, and preserve his strength to retreat south.

It is precisely because of this that Kong Deshao tried his best to block the alliance between Dou Jiande and Luo Yi, and tried every means to let Dou Jiande know that Luo Yi had no sincerity to form an alliance.

"The prince thought the Sui army would know that Song Zhengben had gone to Youzhou? He then calculated the time and route of his return so accurately that even Luo Yi's subordinates didn't know. Will the Sui army know?"

Kong Deshao paused and said, "I guessed that Luo Yi could not explain it in the end. He would definitely say that the Sui army intercepted Mr. Song and put the blame on the Sui army. The prince is generous and always thinks about the better. But Luo Yi's insidiousness and fickleness, hasn't the prince yet learned about it?"

Kong Deshao's words make sense. How could the Sui army know that Song Zhengben secretly went to Youzhou? At the same time, he calculated the time and route of his return so accurately. This is indeed a question worth discussing. Perhaps Luo Yi's subordinates opposed the alliance and assassinated Song Zhengben on the way. This is indeed possible.

Dou Jiande was a little confused. Song Zhengben's case was confusing, so he couldn't see through what the problem was? After thinking for a while, he had no idea. He had to put this matter temporarily and asked, "How to deal with Luo Yi digging our corner now?"

Kong Deshao had already come up with a corresponding strategy, and he smiled and said, "Didn't the prince always want Luo Yi's military armor? There is a strategy for the humble position to make Luo Yi lose a handful of rice without robbing him."

Dou Jiande was excited and hurriedly said, "Tell me, what can I do?"

"The prince can select tens of thousands of soldiers with our family members, and use the excuse of disarmament to let them serve the people, and then let them go to Zhuo County to receive rice. Luo Yi will definitely recruit them as soldiers. The prince can also send more than a hundred personal guards to recruit soldiers, waiting for the opportunity to encourage the soldiers to escape back with their armor. In the end, Luo Yi paid for money and finally equipped us with tens of thousands of soldiers. What is the plan for this?"

Dou Jiande narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Although this plan is very damaged, you can try it."

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