Liu Yu felt sad in his heart, and was about to speak when suddenly there was a cough outside. Liu Yu frowned, and Xiao Wenshou sighed: "It seems that your comrades are looking for you again. Go ahead, send slaves." .”
Liu Yu nodded, saluted Xiao Wenshou, turned around and went out, only to see Liu Muzhi standing outside with a serious face, while Liu Daogui, dressed in military uniform, stood beside him. He said to Liu Daogui in a deep voice: "Tao Gui, if you're not on duty in the Beifu Army properly, why did you bring Fatty here? Didn't you say that I'm at home these days and don't bother me with anything?"
Liu Daogui was about to speak when he heard Liu Muzhi whisper: "Something big is going to happen. Yu Kai, the governor of Yuzhou, wrote to the court, listing Sima Daozi's many crimes and requesting his removal. Wang Gong responded in unison and raised troops to march directly to the court. Jiankang, a full-scale civil war is just around the corner!"
A trace of surprise flashed across Liu Yu's face: "How come it's so fast? Didn't we just raise the army? Sima Daozi also killed Wang Guobao. This happened only a month ago, so the news can't be wrong."
Liu Muzhi took Liu Yu and walked to a secluded corner. Liu Daorui turned around and walked to the door to be on guard, only to hear Liu Muzhi say: "I am afraid no one could have expected that it was the Daozi Party who rebelled in his own nest. Originally, Xi Hui was assassinated in Jingzhou, and Yin Zhongkan and Huan Xuan They accused each other of being the murderers, and the quarrel was escalating. Yin Zhongkan even went so far as to protect Huan Xuan as the governor of Guangzhou and wanted to drive him away from Jingzhou. The two sides were already at war with each other, but unexpectedly, Yu Kai of Yuzhou He rebelled earlier than they did.”
Liu Yu frowned: "I have been regretting the death of Governor Xi for the past two days. Maybe I shouldn't have let the rabbit pull him, but instead killed his whole family. This must be the work of the mafia. . But after they messed up Jingzhou, they are now coming to mess with Yu Kai. This doesn’t make sense.”
Liu Muzhi smiled and said: "This matter has nothing to do with the mafia. After Wang Guobao died, his brother Wang Yu was deeply afraid, so he found countless ways to bribe Sima Daozi and asked for his release. Sima Daozi originally wanted Sima Shangzhi to be released. He left Jiangzhou, but he was afraid that Wang Gong would launch an army to take Jiankang directly, so he could only leave Sima Shangzhi and find someone else to go to Jiangzhou. He happened to hit it off with Wang Yu, but Jiangzhou had always had few soldiers, and Wang Yu claimed that the troops were insufficient. , needed to strengthen its strength, so Sima Daozi didn't know what was missing in his mind, and actually agreed to transfer the four counties that originally belonged to Yu Kai in Yuzhou to Jiangzhou."
Liu Yu sneered and said: "In this world, soldiers, horses, money, food, and land taxes are strength. The Yu family took refuge in Sima Daozi in order to gain more territory and troops for the Yu family, so that they can regain their long-lost power in the future. In At this time, after finally getting the powerful Yuzhou, how could he be willing to cut off four counties? Yu Kai would definitely turn to Yin Zhongkan and Wang Gong, and in turn accuse Sima Daozi of sheltering Wang Guobao's remnants, and call for another army to eliminate the traitors Alright."
Liu Muzhi nodded: "That's right, because Yu Kai and Sima Daozi have been colluding for many years, and there have been many secret exchanges of letters. These corruption and illegal acts of privately granting and accepting state power can be said to be irrefutable. He has made it public. For the world, Wang Gong, the governor of Yangzhou, Yin Zhongkan, the governor of Jingzhou, Huan Xuan, the governor of Guangzhou, and Yang Quanqi, the governor of Yongzhou, jointly raised troops to serve the king. This time, the target was directly at Sima Daozi, the king of Kuaiji, and even counted the death of the late emperor as his responsibility. On the head."
Liu Yu sighed: "What should come will come sooner or later. I thought that the Daozi Party could have some breathing space by throwing Wang Guobao to take the blame last time. Judging from the mafia's conspiracy against Jingzhou, they also hope that there will be some problems within the Changming Party." , to balance the strength of both sides, but I didn’t expect that this time Sima Daozi’s stupid move actually caused the Daozi Party to be in chaos. Now the Changming Party has an excellent opportunity to directly invade Jiankang and destroy Sima Daozi.”
Liu Muzhi shook his head: "I'm afraid things are not as easy as imagined. Sima Shangzhi has already sent troops to attack Yu Kai. According to the latest military report, Yu Kai's vanguard general Duan Fang was defeated last night. Sima Shangzhi's guards in the capital were as powerful as a rainbow. , the troops are pointing directly at Liyang, the capital of Yuzhou. Yu Kai may not be able to wait for the reinforcements from Jingzhou this time, and he will be defeated."
Liu Yu's expression changed: "Impossible. Sima Shangzhi's army is the only strength of Jiankang. If he goes to attack Yuzhou at this time, isn't he afraid of Wang Zhenjun's troops? The Beifu Army is right in front of him and can attack in one day. Come to Jiankang."
Liu Muzhi sighed: "This is the most troublesome thing. Sima Shangzhi dared to treat Jiankang as an empty city at this time, which shows that he, or Sima Daozi, is no longer worried about Wang Gong. Wang Gong has this opportunity. They will inevitably raise troops, so unless they are sure that Wang Gong will be defeated, how can they have this choice?"
While he was talking, a carrier pigeon flew onto Liu Muzhi's shoulder. He took off a small bamboo tube tied to the pigeon's foot, unfolded a roll of silk inside, and looked at it, his brows gradually furrowed. , put the silk into his mouth smoothly, swallowed it in one gulp, Liu Yu frowned: "You can't be so greedy, right? How many days have you not eaten?"
Liu Muzhi smiled and said: "You have no fire here, and I can't burn it after reading it, so I can only do this. The military report just now said that after Sima Shangzhi defeated Duan Fang, he defeated Yu Kai in Niuzhu. Yu Kai, the elite of Yuzhou who led him, almost escaped alone. On the other hand, Yin, Huan, and Yang from Jingzhou also stopped their internal fighting, took up the banner of King Qin, and jointly attacked Jiangzhou. Wang Yu couldn't help but He fled the battle, but was caught by his men and presented to Huan Xuan. I really don’t know what he did in Jiangzhou. In this way, the civil war in Changdao was a draw on the western front, but Sima Shangzhi had to face Jingzhou independently. Our strong troops are no longer so relaxed. I estimate that their defeat will be a matter of time."
Liu Yu curled his lips: "Then who will be in charge of the defense of Jiankang City now?"
Liu Muzhi sneered and said: "Master White Tiger Wang Xun, and our General Yan Xie Yan, each led the troops of Wu and part of the Su Guards to serve as the defense of the capital. Now they have ordered martial law along the river. If I hadn't stayed here all the time, I'm in Jiankang, I'm afraid I won't be able to come to your place now."
Liu Yu smiled and said: "You fat man, you must have come to my place to take refuge, right? Now the Beifu Army will definitely attack Jiankang. As a member of the Beifu Army, you will probably be hunted down too. My cellar is full of things." I'm afraid it will take me a long time to hide such a fat body like yours."
Liu Muzhi said angrily: "Even if I want to escape, I will not come to your house. Having said that, I think Wang Zhenjun is going to be killed this time. You'd better persuade him and let him Don’t raise an army.”
