Hearing Cheng Qun's words, Li Hongchao was overjoyed and jumped up, "General, I support it." If Cheng Qun wants to fight back against the north, he has to cross the river. If he wants to cross the river, he must increase the strength of the navy.

Of course, he could not hide his thoughts from the other three people present. Liu Huajian frowned, "General, you must think twice about this matter. Although crossing the river is a desperate attempt to survive, it will completely turn against Yun Zhao. The two-year non-aggression treaty will be completely torn apart. Quan Yifeng will definitely attack Xiangzhou with all his strength. At that time, will we be able to protect Xiangzhou?"

"Yes, General, there is another thing to consider, that is, we must think that once we cross the river, we will face two enemies, Mengren and Yun Zhao. Neither of them is a good-for-nothing lamp. If we cross the river and occupy Yun Zhao's territory, he will inevitably turn against each other. Mengren and us are also deeply enmity. There are not many people who can return to Yanjing with 200,000 Mongolian troops!" Jiang Guangyu said worriedly.

"Guangyu, you're overconsider!" Cheng Qun smiled and said, "I've thought it through carefully. Meng Yuan is fighting with Yun Zhao to the death, and no one can tolerate anyone. When we pass by, we are making the water more muddy, making the situation more complicated. To put it bluntly, the sudden insertion of the third force will make neither of them dare to act rashly. In other words, in the north, as long as I stand firm and I fall to anyone, whoever I turn will win. Three-legged tripods, as long as this situation is formed, we are the biggest winners."

Having said that, Jiang Guangyu, Liu Huajian, and Liu Xuyong all understood that Cheng Qun had made up his mind. Since he had made up his mind, there was nothing to say. The rest was to do things well. Anyway, everyone is now on the same line. If you want to live together, you will not be able to jump into him even if you run away.

"The navy must be strengthened, and we all have to reach a consensus on this." Cheng Qun knocked on the table, "The guards will suffer a little grievance first, and they will gradually get better in the future. General Li, I will give you twenty warships and a quota for 5,000 sailors, but if there is another accident, you must also understand that my Cheng Qun's sword is not just a killer."

Li Hongchao stood up, "Don't worry, General."

"So far, only the five of us know about this matter. Before we act, I don't want anyone else to know about it. The navy increases patrol efforts and dispatches more ships each time. We must try our best to limit the navy of the Northern Army to Xiangzhou above. We cannot allow one ship to penetrate downstream to ensure the secret of our crossing the river. Hua Jian, your leading guard will be transferred to Jingzhou in the name of training. This time, the leading guards suffered a lot in Xiangzhou. If they are sent to Jingzhou for training, they will not be suspected by outsiders." Cheng Qun looked at everyone and said.

"clear!"

"Confidentiality is the first priority." Jiang Guangyu nodded: "Yao Changkun, the Yunzhao Sect, is on the other side of the strait. This person is scheming and we have all seen the skills of this person. If he knows the news, it will inevitably make it difficult for us to cross the river. Moreover, Yunzhao's position is everywhere. I think we still remember the last time that the Jingzhou Navy was deceived. In a blink of an eye, Yunzhao has a navy out of thin air. This time, we have to be careful."

"That's it, Guangyu and Xuyong, you two will go back to the front line tomorrow. I ordered the kitchen to have a banquet. Let's have a few drinks today!" Cheng Qun said with a smile.

After the matter was finished, the decision had been made, and some of the people present were those who would not change easily after taking certain attention. The heavy mood of the previous ones was relaxed at this time. With the specific goals for the next stage, they did not have so many thoughts in their hearts.

"I'm just talking!" Liu Xuyong smiled and said, "The chef of the General's family is very good at cooking, and with the Shili fragrant flavor of Jingzhou, it's awesome!"

"If I had known you were thinking about this Ten Lixiang, don't worry. A few days ago, I asked Liu Hanqing to make a few jars, enough for you to drink. I would bring a little more when I go back so that you won't make excuses to run to Jingzhou!" Cheng Qun patted his shoulder, and everyone laughed when he said something.

"Let's go! At this time, the tables should be ready!" Cheng Qun waved his hand.

"Let's have a walk, have a few drinks together. We haven't gotten together for a long time!" Liu Huajian also said excitedly.

Walking out of the study while talking and laughing, Cheng Qun's personal guard commander Liu Hanqing hurriedly walked over from outside and bowed to everyone, "General, Xun Jing asks for a meeting!"

Cheng Qun frowned, "He really knows how to pick things up, and then come to see me, is there anything wrong?"

"He didn't say it, he just said that there was something important to meet the general!" Liu Hanqing shook his head.

Cheng Qun nodded, looked back at Jiang Guangyu and others and said, "You guys, go and drink first, I'll see him."

Liu Xuyong said dissatisfiedly: "General, a businessman, why do you give him face like this? See him whenever you want to see him?"

Jiang Guangyu, who was on the side, smiled and said, "Old Liu, this Xun Jing is not an ordinary businessman. In Jingzhou, he is rich enough to rival a country. He is thicker than our waists. He often raises military expenses for us. Some things that are inconvenient to do are also this person doing for us. General, then we will go first. Come here quickly. I have to pay a few good respects to you!"

"I understand!" Cheng Qun smiled, watched the few people go away, and looked back at Liu Hanqing and said, "Take him over!"

"Yes, General!"

Cheng Qun stood outside the room for a while, turned around and walked into the room, sat behind the desk, picked up a book, and slowly began to read it. People like Xun Jing are not allowed to give face, but they are easy to get too proud of their faces. But he cannot lack the help of these people. A penny can't kill the hero. Cheng Qun smiled and shook his head. He couldn't learn the White Lotus Sect's tricks and snatch them.

"General, Xun Jing greets you!" A hearty laughter sounded at the door, and a middle-aged man in white appeared at the door of the study. Behind him, a servant in a small hat was also followed.

Cheng Qun's eyes moved away from the book, looked at Xun Jing who bowed to him, and waved his hand with a smile, "Boss Xun, please come in, I'm still here to see me so late, Xianqing said you have something important, I don't know what it is."

Xun Jing smiled slightly, lifted up his robe and walked in. The servant in green clothes behind him also followed him in. Cheng Qun couldn't help but frown. This servant didn't understand the rules. He couldn't come in and out of his study at will. He could let Xun Jing come in because he usually sent a lot of money to help him, but he couldn't let him be so arrogant.

Looking at the two of them, Cheng Qun's face had already sunk.

Xun Jing walked to Cheng Qun and seemed to know what Cheng Qun was thinking, "General, Yi Ye asked for a meeting, it was really rude, but there was indeed something extremely important to tell the general." After a pause, he said, "In fact, it is not me who wants to see the general, but someone else!"

Cheng Qun looked at him in shock. After a while, his eyes shifted from Xun Jing's face to the servant in green behind him. This person kept lowering his head and couldn't see his face clearly. "Xun Jing, I give you face because you are loyal to the court and will be of great help to my guards. But if you think I can do whatever you want, then you are wrong. My general's mansion is not something that can be easily entered and left, and I am not someone who can see it whenever you want!"

Seeing the angry flashing on Cheng Qun's face, Xun Jing's waist immediately became overwhelmed. Cheng Qun was angry. This was not something he, a businessman, could bear. The county magistrate of destroying the family and the imperial magistrate of the family. Cheng Qun's status was much higher than that of the county magistrate.

"General Cheng, I haven't seen him for many years. I didn't expect that he has such a big temper now. This is not the style you did when you were in the capital. You were very low-key at that time!" The servant in green behind Xun Jing slowly raised his head. When he raised his head, he had completely disappeared. He stood in front of Cheng Qun with his head. Although he was still wearing a servant outfit, in front of Cheng Qun, his momentum was far more powerful than him. Xun Jing had bent down and retreated behind him, standing in front of the desk, and he looked at Cheng Qun with a high apology.

With a bang, the book in Cheng Qun's hand fell onto the table, his eyes widened, his mouth widened, and he slowly stood up and looked at the servant in blue in front of him.

"Fourth Master!" he shouted in dismay.

"It's rare that you called me the Fourth Master, not the Rebel!" Li Xiao showed a bitter smile on his face, turned to Xun Jing and said, "You go down!"

"Yes, Fourth Master, General Cheng, two chats, the villain takes his leave!" After bowing deeply to the two, Xun Jing withdrew from the study.

Cheng Qun looked at Li Xiao who suddenly appeared in front of him in amazement. He could not think of why Li Xiao appeared here, because although he did not intend to continue fighting with Su Can, he was still the general of the court's auxiliary state, and Li Xiao was the imperial prisoner that the emperor must capture.

He couldn't think of what Li Xiao wanted to do when he appeared here! At this moment, his mind was completely confused.

"General Cheng, I didn't expect me to come to see you." Li Xiao smiled slightly.

Cheng Qun was so excited that his mind finally returned to him. He quickly walked out from behind the desk and bowed deeply to Li Xiao, "Cheng Qun has met the Fourth Master!"

Li Xiao laughed, "General Cheng, you are the general, I am the criminal. You are too reckless in your manners. You should arrest me."

"The Fourth Master's words are about to be defeated!" Cheng Qun dragged a chair, "Four Master, please sit down!"

Li Xiao was not humble either. He sat down with a big golden sword and looked at Cheng Qun. At this moment, countless thoughts turned into Cheng Qun's mind, and he recovered from the shock of seeing Li Xiao for the first time. Cheng Qun immediately understood what Li Xiao meant to see him.

"Fourth Master, I was powerless to do anything about the change in the capital." Cheng Qun stood in front of Li Xiao and sighed: "At that time, the Empress was blocking the gate of the Jinwu Guard camp. If I send troops to quell the rebellion, the army would have to crush the Empress's carriage. I could only watch everything happen!"

When Cheng Qun mentioned the change of going to Beijing back then, a trace of pain flashed across Li Xiao's face. It was from that time that he almost lost everything.

"No need to mention the matter back then!"
Chapter completed!