"Shopkeeper, what are you..."
Seeing Shopkeeper Shi in such panic, Zhu Zhu was really a little baffled.
"Stop talking nonsense and get your horses ready!"
Shi Chongjie had no time to talk nonsense with him at this time. Zhao Wengu had told him the stakes. As long as he received this news, it meant that a big change had occurred, and he needed to report this matter to the king as soon as possible!
The king is not in the city now, so naturally he should report it to Grand Tutor Zhang Tu first.
"Who else knows about this matter?"
At this time, what else could be the reason for the great changes in Guangling of Wu State?
Since last year, Liu Deng has been worried about something bad happening to Wu Guoguo. He has told Zhang Tu many times overtly and secretly. Now at this time, after receiving the warning from the bank, Zhang Tu immediately understood the importance of the matter. , asked quickly with a gloomy face.
"Except for a few guys who take care of the pigeons, no one else knows. Those guys only know that there are no pigeon letters on the legs of the pigeons!"
Shi Chongjie did not dare to hide anything at this time, for fear that his inappropriate choice of words would cause misunderstanding to Zhang Tu.
"As of now, you should pretend that this matter has never been here, that you have never said anything, that you don't know anything, and that you continue to do whatever you need to do. Just pretend that it never happened!"
After Zhang Tu thought for a while, he said seriously.
"promise!"
Shi Chongjie responded and saw Zhang Tu lost in thought. He cupped his hands and slowly withdrew.
Shi Chongjie left, and Zhang Tu's expression slowly darkened.
It has been a month since Liu Deng left. There is no definite news yet on when he will be able to return.
We can't delay any longer!
"Somebody come!"
After thinking for a moment, Zhang Tu stretched out his hand and spread out a piece of white paper, quickly wrote a few words on it, and immediately called the servants in the mansion.
"What are your orders, Master Taifu?"
The old housekeeper quickly asked in a low voice.
"Now take this letter in person and send it to the Imperial Palace for me. Tell Mr. Chen Qi and ask him to put it in the official documents of the Imperial Palace for me and send it to the king in a hurry for 800 miles!"
"promise!"
Seeing how serious Zhang Tu was, the old housekeeper didn't dare to ask any more questions and hurriedly spoke.
Seeing the old housekeeper leave, Zhang Tu hesitated again. Should he mobilize his troops first?
Mobilizing troops and horses at this time is likely to cause some unnecessary misunderstandings, but if you don't make some preparations, if something happens suddenly, it will be too late to regret it.
After much thought, he decided to mobilize his troops first, but how to mobilize them is really a science!
Looking at the national boundaries around Dai Kingdom, we can see that the Xiongnu are in the north, but there are two strong cities in Yanmen Yunzhong, so there should be no problem for the time being.
To the west is the imperial court's Shangjun, which can be left undefended. After all, so far, there is no problem with Shangjun's defense.
To the south is Liang State and several counties of the imperial court. The relationship between Liang Wang and Liu Deng is extraordinary, so there should be no big problem if they don't set up defenses.
After all, Liang Guo's soldiers and horses are strong. Even if Wu Chu really gets into trouble, with King Liang as a buffer in front, there shouldn't be much of a problem in a short time.
Then there is the State of Zhao to the east. Although news continues to come from the court, it is said that the court has plans to revoke the seal of the State of Zhao.
But until now, after all, the imperial edict on political matters has not been issued, and Zhao State is the largest feudal state bordering Dai State.
The border between the two countries is almost never fortified. Now is the time to add some defense forces.
But the problem is that the number of troops he can mobilize is really limited.
Even if we set up defenses at this time, we can only attack at a few major passes. Fortunately, it is said that Dou Ying has taken the initiative in the entire officialdom of Zhao State.
As long as the Zhao State does not become chaotic, even if Jiaoxi, Jiaodong, Zichuan, and Jinan raise troops together, they should still be able to fight!
"Come here, go and fetch Lieutenant Wu!"
If you want to mobilize troops and horses, you can't go around Lieutenant Wu Guoxiang.
Originally, Zhang Tu did not have the right to mobilize troops privately, but now the situation was critical and Liu Deng had no time to react, so he had to do it.
"promise!"
The servants in the mansion responded, and then hurried to the Lieutenant's Mansion to look for Wu Guoxiang.
"Master Taifu, why did you come to me for something?"
Half an hour later, Wu Guoxiang finally rushed over in a hurry.
Ever since Liu Deng started to exert his strength, Wu Guoxiang had a feeling that he was about to be replaced.
Not only was it not his turn every time he went on an expedition, but even when he stayed behind, Zhang Tu didn't bother to discuss many things with him. Today, Zhang Tu actually made an exception and had someone come to him, which really made him feel flattered. Feel.
"Go down and don't let anyone get close within fifty steps. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed without mercy!"
Zhang Tu didn't say anything, he just stood up and walked outside the door, shouting to the guards outside.
"promise!"
The guards waiting outside the door hurriedly retreated far away, each with their swords unsheathed and arrows on strings, carefully guarding the surroundings.
Seeing them retreating far away, Zhang Tu closed the doors and windows with confidence.
"Master Taifu, what are you doing..."
Although he didn't know what was going on, just looking at Zhang Tu's posture made Wu Guoxiang's heart skip a beat.
Could it be that something happened to the king...
"I won't hide some things from you. Your Majesty is currently away on an expedition. Now, only the two of us can discuss matters in the country!"
Zhang Tu took a deep breath, then looked at Wu Guoxiang seriously and said.
"So what happened?"
"I have just received a warning from the bank. I am afraid that there will be a big change in the state of Wu! Wu and Chu have always been separated by a narrow strip of water. If there is a change in the state of Wu, I am afraid that the Chu state will not be quiet either. In addition, the recent changes in the three kingdoms of Jiaoxi, Jiaodong and Zichuan The commotion is so fierce that I'm afraid it will be a chaos sweeping the world..."
"You, you mean, King Wu is going to rebel..."
Wu Guoxiang felt a shiver all over his body, and a thin layer of cold sweat immediately broke out on his back.
"I'm afraid, even if I miss, I'm not far off..."
Zhang Tu took a deep breath, and then spoke word by word.
"Then, then, then, then, what should we do?"
Wu Guoxiang quickly wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and asked.
"What else can we do? Prepare your troops and prepare for war!"
Compared with Wu Guoxiang's nervous look, Zhang Tu's expression was much more natural.
"I'm a lower-ranking officer, please follow the arrangements of the Grand Tutor! Only the Grand Tutor will follow your lead!"
Wu Guoxiang gritted his teeth. Now, isn't this an opportunity coming to his door?
