Including Xing Shengping, the soldiers on Gao Jie's old camp thought that Liu Yongxi's statement was reasonable and expressed their agreement, but everyone just agreed.

They were really recruiting giant bandits. They had never seen any scenes or heard of any great principles. They didn't know how many fires they had participated in. They could only express their agreement verbally if they didn't give up some real money and silver.

However, Liu Yongxi's words moved Mrs. Xing, who was riding a white horse. She really felt that Xiao Chengyi Bo was right. At the critical moment of survival and death, he would end up with no burial place, and even be criticized for his eternal infamy.

But she is just a Mizhi woman who grew up by the Wuding River. How could she bear such a great responsibility!

She secretly glanced at the young general who was so handsome in front of her and finally made up her mind: "Xiao Chengyi Bo is right, let's join forces!"

It is said to be a joint venture, but both sides still do their own things, but they are no longer tense and there is no real joint venture.

Gao Jie's old camp was first come first served, so it still occupied the town, while Chengyi Bo Mansion set up a camp in the north of the town. Of course, both sides initially released their sincerity in cooperation. Gao Jie's army allowed Chengyi Bo Mansion to enter the town to shop and provide assistance to the best of their ability. Liu Yongxi handed over the merchant ship seized in Cangzhou to Gao Jie's army for use.

Mrs. Xing was also overjoyed. They had already detained two canal ships in the town, but Gao Jieduo was a Shaanxi native who was not familiar with water. Until now, he had not thought about how to use these two canal ships. Now he had received the help of Chengyi Bo Mansion.

Tong Yili, the head of the Ministry of Revenue, volunteered to negotiate with Mrs. Xing, and finally brought it back to the answer that satisfies everyone: "Mrs. Xing and I have already negotiated. This time we go south along the canal. We will listen to his dispatch by land, and we will listen to our dispatch by water!"

Speaking of this, Tong Yili became proud. If the Chengyi Bo Mansion had even lacked the power to protect himself before joining the army, and now after joining the army with Gao Jie's old camp, there were nearly a thousand people and hundreds of horse riding teams on both sides, self-protection was no longer a problem.

He told Liu Yongxi proudly: "My uncle, please tell me below. Anyone who dares to reveal the news about the Virgin Mary will be killed without mercy!"

The identity of Empress Zhang is not a secret to the Chengyi Bo Mansion. Even a small leader like Wen Qing who only joined the army in Shandong knew that Liu Yongxi was in Nanjing to recruit soldiers and serve the king in the face, but in fact he was escorting Empress Zhang and Marquis Taikang to the south. However, this matter must not be revealed, otherwise Mrs. Xing would probably have thoughts that no one could control.

Liu Yongxi did not expect that Tong Yili, who has always been talking about war on paper, would coincide with him: "Mr. Tong said so much. If you really encounter major issues that cannot be solved, you can ask Mr. Taikang to negotiate, but whoever dares to reveal that the Virgin Mary only says a few words will be rectified on the spot!"

Li Huaiqing, the outlaw, did not understand the truth: "Why? I see that Mrs. Xing is not only handsome but also reasonable. If they knew that the Virgin Mary was in the imperial boat, they would definitely be ecstatic to welcome her, right?"

Tong Yili sneered: "Gao Jie's command is full of enlisted giant bandits who have repeatedly rebelled and surrendered. If they knew that the Queen was on the imperial boat, they would definitely think that strange goods were accustomed to the enemy. What should I do if I send a horse team to welcome him as soon as possible?"

Li Huaiqing already understood that the two armies are just nominally "jointly" in name, but in fact they are still guarding against each other. Queen Zhang is the most important and precious bargaining chip in Chengyi Bo Mansion, and the news must not be revealed. If the news leaks, Gao Jie will come to "welcome the horse" and will be wasted all his efforts: "It's still Lord Tong who thinks it thoroughly!"

Although the two sides were even guarding against each other, since there was nominal "joint venture" naturally, there was a lot of exchanges and communication. Mrs. Xing even decided to hand over the two grain ships in her hand to the Chengyi Bo Mansion to dispatch. However, after three more ships, the problem of the old camp was originally old and weak, and the problem of excessive baggage was greatly alleviated. The two sides were already discussing the specific details of the joint troops southward.

Mrs. Xing is a powerful character at the negotiating table, and now Empress Zhang also learned many of the deeds of this heroine from Shi Chaoli: "Shi Fengyu, according to what you said, Xiao Chengyi Bo is a little disrespectful to Mrs. Xing?"

Shi Chaoli is a powerful character on this occasion: "It's not disrespectful. After all, Mrs. Xing didn't say anything, and now our army and Gao Jie's old camp have officially joined forces, but I'm afraid that rumors will spread to Gao Yingwu. I heard that this Gao Zongzhen is not a good person!"

Empress Zhang already understood the meaning of Shi Chaoli's words. When Gao Jie and Mrs. Xing joined forces to put a cuckold on Li Zicheng, they also led the team to surrender to the official army. With such a lesson, he must have left a considerable psychological shadow in his heart.

If the dialogue between Liu Yongxi and Mrs. Xing was transmitted to Gao Jie's ears, it would definitely cause some trouble. Gao Jie is known for his rebelliousness.

Thinking of this, Shi Chaoli was secretly proud, but Empress Zhang's reaction was completely out of Shi Chaoli's expectations. She rarely smiled: "This is indeed Xiao Chengyi Bo did something wrong. I asked you to prepare the imperial meal the last time? Are you ready?"

Shi Chaoli never expected that Empress Zhang not only did not call Liu Yongxi over and scolded her but wanted to give her food. However, since Empress Zhang had given her instructions, he dared not to do it: "Report to the Virgin, the Queen Mother, I have prepared everything. I will go and invite my uncle to come to the imperial boat to summon him!"

Queen Zhang said very seriously: "Since Tongzhou, I have been on a boat all the way, and I always have to move my muscles and bones. Moreover, the conditions for the imperial boat are limited, so I should go ashore!"

Shi Chaoli quickly said good things to Liu Yongxi: "Yes, my uncle has put too much effort into military affairs and forgot to understand the Empress for a while! But it is not easy for the Empress. From Cangzhou to Linqingzhou, the Empress has never changed its taste except horse meat!"

Only when she really got on the shore did Empress Zhang realize how difficult it was for Liu Yongxi. Although she was walking on the imperial boat and knew that both sides of the canal were ruins after the catastrophe, she found that the city was full of hills and houses, with thorns everywhere and white bones like mountains. Now she could hardly find a place to stay.

It turned out that the two pretty little palace maids who had been following Queen Zhang could no longer hold on after walking a few steps. Seeing the scene of the white bones as white as a mountain, they could only lie there and vomit. Shi Chaoli also regretted: "Empress, you'd better go back to the imperial boat, right?"

Empress Zhang first glanced at the two little palace maids behind her, then looked at the ruins, bones and thorns on both sides of the canal, and put on a long skirt and said, "Jin'er, you two will go back to the imperial boat first!"

Although I also felt that I should follow Queen Zhang, it was the first time that two little palace maids, who were fifteen or sixteen, saw such a cruel scene. They responded quickly and rushed back to the imperial boat. Queen Zhang took a step: "Shi Fengyu, hurry up and prepare the imperial meal!"
Chapter completed!