County Magistrate Meng stepped forward and greeted him with a smile: "Marquis Anle, of course I have some matters to come to the Marquis's treasure land to talk about. Please allow me to introduce you. These two are envoys sent by the imperial court. They have important matters to discuss with you." Let’s discuss it with Anlehou.”
The young man next to Meng Shi was arrogant and did not seem to take Mu Sheng particularly seriously.
The young man went up and bowed his hands, and said in a proud tone: "I have met Anlehou. The two of us have been appointed by the Qingyi envoy to come to Zhi County on official business. I am Zhai Jiang, the Baishou envoy."
The middle-aged man standing next to Zhai Jiang also stepped forward and introduced himself: "I am Ma Fan, the hunter of Xiabai."
Mu Sheng looked at the leading monk and thought, is this Zhai Jiang the Baishou Envoy with master level cultivation that Guo Huan said?
Seeing this, Mu Sheng stood up quickly, bowed to the two of them politely and said, "Why are you two superiors here? But what is Qingyang's intention to be conveyed by these two superiors?"
Hearing this, Zhai Jiang said calmly: "That's right, Qingyang has no message to convey. We, Bai Shou, have been hunting down an important figure in the Rebel Prince's rebellious party. However, this thief was so cunning that he disappeared near Zhi County. I've been searching here for several months but still haven't found any trace of him, so I came here to visit Anlehou."
Mu Sheng sighed in his heart! Sure enough, he finally came to the door.
Mu Sheng raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh? Did the superior search find any clues about the thieves?"
Zhai Jiang said: "Reporting to Anlehou, we really don't have any clues yet. These two people can change their appearance and are very difficult to deal with. We still have no clues until now."
"I came here today to inform the Marquis. His Majesty plans to tour the country eastward next spring. It just so happens that the Marquis is here where His Majesty will stay during this Eastern Tour. In addition to chasing down the remnants of the Rebel Prince, we also have another task: to advance in advance. Come to Chuchu to conduct a survey so that you can protect His Majesty’s Holy Majesty.”
When Mu Sheng heard this, he was a little surprised and said, "Is Your Majesty about to make his eighth tour to the east?"
Mu Sheng was really surprised this time. He didn't expect that the emperor would still patrol eastward...
Zhai Jiang nodded and said, "Reporting to Marquis Anle, it is indeed the case."
Mu Sheng immediately agreed and said: "Okay, please wait a moment, my superiors. I will order people to prepare wine and food. After dinner, I will arrange for the superiors to inspect the mansion. How about that?"
Zhai Jiang bowed and politely declined: "Thank you Marquis Anle for your kindness. I will have to go back to Qingyang to resume the emperor's orders soon after I finish surveying your mansion. I hope Marquis Anle can make it easier."
Mu Sheng nodded and said: "Okay! Okay! I will inform you two superiors immediately and ask everyone in the mansion to cooperate while the superiors investigate."
After receiving the authorization from Marquis Anle, Zhai Jiang and Ma Fan exited the lobby and went to inspect the mansion themselves.
Mu Sheng's heart moved. It would be difficult for the two of them to see through the barrier they had set up, so let them do it.
Now only Magistrate Meng and Gongzi Sheng are left in the hall.
Mu Sheng turned to talk to Meng Shi and said, "Mr. Meng, I have a question. Do you remember that your Majesty once did not patrol the east? Why do you suddenly want to patrol the whole country this time?"
Meng Shi said helplessly: "I heard that His Majesty's main purpose of this eastward patrol in Shandong seems to be to use troops on a large scale in southern Xinjiang."
Mu Sheng was secretly shocked and asked: "Your Majesty actually wants to use troops against southern Xinjiang? Haven't you already opened up the four Lingnan counties? Does your Majesty still want to send a large number of troops south to destroy the barbarians in the southwestern region? This is not a battle!" "
After hearing this, Mu Sheng began to worry about his private territory, Yucheng. Shanpu was his base! Don't take advantage of it and blow up your own lair. It hasn't been long since you got it, and it hasn't warmed up yet... No, the old man has relied on elixirs to calm down, but he still wants to make trouble. He has to quickly send someone to follow the mountain secretly. The puppet elders will get in touch and let them prepare early...
Upon hearing this, County Magistrate Meng Shi shook his head and said: "Actually, I don't know your Majesty's intention. I guess that your Majesty's troops are not just for fun. It may not be of a large scale, otherwise it will not happen after His Majesty's Eastern Inspection." I just plan to use troops..."
Mu Sheng nodded slightly, expressing his approval of Meng Shi's opinion. He recalled Zhang Daoling and the patriarch Ahrami who had refined the elixir for His Majesty, and remembered that their exchange with His Majesty was to help the patriarch complete the restoration of the country. Hope, Mu Sheng speculated that the emperor's large-scale use of troops in southern Xinjiang was very likely to attack the Taisha Dynasty and restore the status of the Laima Kingdom.
If the imperial court goes south to use troops to attack Taisha, the first thing to do is to completely destroy the mountain puppets, or to borrow a way from the mountain puppets. Currently, there are only two ways to go south to invade the Taisha Dynasty. One is to use Xiangjun to borrow a way to kill the Xi clan. Another way to reach the Taisha Dynasty is to pass through Xinshan County, one of the four counties in Lingnan, and take advantage of the mountain puppet road to go south to kill the Taisha Dynasty.
Moreover, the Taisha Dynasty is not a weak country. With millions of troops, it is the first overlord in southern Xinjiang. It is equivalent to the Wei State in the Three Kingdoms, Wei, Shu and Wuzhong. It is much stronger than the Shanpu. At that time, if the Jin Dynasty wanted to gain an advantage and go to southern Xinjiang, it is conservatively estimated that it would have to send at least 400,000 troops to defeat the Taisha Dynasty.
Moreover, the Jin army is very good at fighting in the northern environment. Once it enters southern Xinjiang, it is mountainous and hilly, with dense virgin forests and dense water networks. The south is humid, hot and humid, and miasma is rampant. It will be difficult to win a war of conquest. There must have been a lot of casualties in the battle. Mu Sheng also followed Lu Sheng to fight against the mountain puppets. The actual situation was not optimistic.
Mu Sheng thought carefully about it and concluded that it would definitely be through Xinshan County of the four Lingnan counties. It would be the best plan to establish the Taisha Dynasty through his private land, Shanpu. This road is the best and closest to the Taisha Dynasty. , the rear grain and grass supplies and the rear support of the four Lingnan counties, he really can't think of any other options for going south to conquer Taisha. It is estimated that the most likely plan for the Jin Dynasty is to destroy the mountain puppets first, and then destroy Taisha. sand……
Thinking of this, Mu Sheng really couldn't sit still and complained in his heart. The former prince was really incompetent. If his military remonstrance had been successful, this mess would not have happened...
Mu Sheng immediately thought about it for a while. In fact, there is another way to attack Taisha, which is to take a sea route. He can take a boat out of the South China Sea from Qian County and directly bypass Shanpou. He then walks dozens of miles by sea and directly carries out a beach landing behind Taisha. The Tessa Dynasty was caught off guard.
But when Mu Sheng thought about the current navigation technology and troop transport capabilities, he could pull it back. It might be okay to send a branch of troops to harass the coastal areas. If he wanted to use troops on a large scale, Da Jin would not have an aircraft carrier formation.
Mu Sheng secretly shook his head. This idea was so nonsense that it was impossible to realize. In the end, fighting is all about logistics. The so-called layman looks at tactics, while an expert looks at logistics. This is especially true for expeditionary operations. Even if the problem of using troops is solved, there is no way to go. Logistics supply by sea and land is a big problem. Either you can only support the war by successfully landing and burning, killing and looting locally to obtain supplies. Once the army runs out of food and grass, it is only a matter of time before the entire army is annihilated.
"Marquis Anle? Young Master?..."
Meng Shi shouted for a long time before Mu Sheng came back to his senses. He had been too engrossed in thinking just now. This news was also very shocking to him. After all, it related to his own major interests. After thinking about it, Mu Sheng came back to his senses. I chatted with Meng Shi for another half...
At this time, Zhai Jiang returned to the lobby and bowed his hands to Mu Sheng and said: "Reporting to Marquis Anle, I have roughly inspected the Marquis's mansion, and there are no problems. Now I will disturb Marquis Anle, and we will return to the court to resume our orders." "
Mu Sheng hurriedly stood up and said politely: "You two superiors are here on errands. I should show my courtesy as a landlord. You see, I haven't entertained you well. How can this make it so? Why don't you two superiors stay here?" Isn’t it too late to have a meal here before leaving?”
Hearing this, Zhai Jiang's tone seemed a little more polite and said: "Reporting to Marquis Anle, we are on official business and the court has a system. It is indeed inconvenient to disturb Marquis Anle."
Mu Sheng also probably knew that they wanted to avoid suspicion, so he nodded after hearing the words, and personally sent Magistrate Meng and the two Baishou Qingyi envoys out. Although Baishou and Baishou were not in high positions, they represented the emperor himself. He could There can be no neglect.
Mu Sheng looked at the performance of the two of them and laughed secretly in his heart. They probably didn't find anything fishy...
At this moment, outside the gate of Anlehou's mansion, Baishou envoy Zhai Jiang said to Ma Fan beside him: "It's strange! Obviously I did track the Guo brothers when they came to Zhi County, but there was no movement. Now they can't even be found in Anlehou's mansion. There are clues, could it be that these two people flew away?"
Ma Fan frowned and said, "Senior Brother Zhai, could it be this Anlehou who is behind this? I feel that he is also a Taoist, and his level of skill seems to be higher than mine. He is very unusual, isn't he?"
Zhai Jiang shook his head and said: "It's not his fault. Anlehou's cultivation is similar to mine and he is also a master-level cultivation. It is impossible to hide it from me with his cultivation level. And according to my investigation, This Anlehou had no contact with the Guo brothers when he was in the capital, so it is unlikely that he would take risks to protect them."
Zhai Jiang paused and said: "But there is a possibility. Unless the Guo brothers are protected by an old monster in the realm of Four Phases Returning to One, then with my ability, it is really impossible to find out the whereabouts of the two of them..."
Ma Fan said: "Well, Brother Zhai, there is a possibility. There is really no reason to come to Anlehou like this, and there is no strength to protect the Guo brothers. It is very likely that there is an old monster behind the scenes to help. Should we return to the capital first?" ? Or if we go to Wenshan Pavilion to seek help from the three elders, we might find traces of them?"
Zhai Jiang could only nod his head and said: "Yes! That's all we can do now. If the three elders are willing to take action, they should be able to find these two people. But then again, the cultivation talent of this Anlehou is really not that high. He is so young. Once you reach the level of a teacher, your future will be limitless!"
Ma Fan chuckled and said: "Senior brother, Anlehou may have had an adventure! How could someone reach such a state of cultivation at the age of twenty? This is really outrageous. If it weren't for some great opportunity, even if he was gifted with extraordinary talent, he would not be able to cultivate to such a level. It takes at least thirty or forty years of hard training to reach this state."
Zhai Jiang nodded and expressed his approval. It has taken him more than forty years to reach this state. Although Zhai Jiang looks like a young man, he looks similar to Mu Sheng on the surface, but he is actually five years old. More than ten.
Zhai Jiang said: "By the way, Junior Brother Ma, you stay in Zhi County and continue to look for traces of the Guo brothers. We are going back first. You have been keeping an eye on Chu Zai for a few months. If there is still no movement, it won't be too late for you to come back." .”
When Ma Fan heard this, he said seriously: "Promise! I will definitely fulfill my mission."
After sending Bai Shou away, Mu Sheng hurriedly went to visit the Guo brothers. He came to a courtyard in the outer courtyard of the Hou Mansion, passed through an invisible air wall, and reached the courtyard. At this time, the two brothers Guo Xuan and Guo Huan were in the courtyard. chat.
When the two of them saw Mu Sheng coming here, they cupped their hands and said, "Young Master!"
Mu Sheng asked, "Didn't the Baishou Envoy notice you?"
Guo Xuan said: "Young Master is a good man. My brother and I are safe and sound."
Mu Sheng nodded and said: "That's good, by the way! I have something I need you to do me a favor with."
Guo Xuan said seriously: "Young Master, it doesn't matter!"
