"Brother, you have a clever plan."
After a long time, Li Zhiqiu smiled and spoke.
Xu Mu remained calm and motionless.
With his temperament, he would definitely not discuss such matters with a stranger.
No matter how you think about it, no matter how you think about it, the person who is the leader of the thirty states in the world and wants to organize a rebellion will not be an easy character to get along with.
"When you climb high and look far away, you not only see the waves in the sky, but you should also see clearly that thousands of suffering people are praying for it."
"What are you praying for?" Xu Mu frowned.
"Have food and clothing."
"You made a mistake." Xu Mu shook his head.
Li Zhiqiu smiled and said, "Please give me some advice."
"It should be a kind of hope that the mountains and rivers will not be broken. The country will have dignity, the soldiers will have the will to defend the country, the wife will have a happy face, and the son will have the beauty of cardamom."
Li Zhiqiu remained silent for a long time before speaking again.
"What you mean is that the common people cannot be enslaved."
"Just like the water in the Xiangjiang River, it can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it and sink it. The water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it."
"Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it... very good."
Li Zhiqiu exhaled, and suddenly reached out to tear off the disguise on his face. Then he raised his hand and faced Xu Mu with a long clasped fist.
"When I meet Mr. today, it's a pleasure to meet you."
Xu Mu hesitated for a moment, then raised his hand and bowed. Deep down in his heart, he doesn't dislike these heroes. In times of chaos and collapse, whether they have selfish desires or are helping the world, they are helping the people to stand out in the end.
"I have a hunch that you and I will see each other again someday. Until then, please don't refuse us if we invite you to drink again."
"That's easy to say."
Chen Jiaqiao and others nearby were already covered with sweat, fearing that the helmsman of Thirty States would suddenly attack.
"Xiaoyao, let's go."
Hearing Li Zhiqiu's voice, the little book boy hurriedly lowered his posture and followed Li Zhiqiu, preparing to step off the platform.
"After hearing about the Saibei grassland, Zhiqiu admired my little boss very much. The water village of Bailu County is located twenty miles east of the county, hidden at the ferry in the forest."
Just listening, Xu Mu's face suddenly turned pale. He previously thought that Li Zhiqiu didn't know his identity.
I wanted to ask again, but Li Zhiqiu had already taken the bookboy down to the high platform.
"Master, what are we waiting for?" Chen Jiaqiao wiped away his sweat with a slight tremor in his voice.
In his impression, Xu Mu had never seen Chen Jiaqiao like this.
"Mr. Chen, are these Thirty States helmsmen murderous?"
"No. But if he wants to kill someone, that person will die no matter what."
"No accidents?"
"Except for someone like the Emperor, at least not yet. If he hadn't been surrounded and killed by traitors last time, and even seriously injured, he would not have gone far to the Western Regions."
"Mr. Chen, I understand."
Xu Mu raised his head, his eyes a little complicated, looking at the two figures gradually disappearing below.
…
When leaving the city.
What Xu Mu didn't expect was that he would have to pay a second guarantee tax. Fortunately, most of them are merchants. If it were ordinary people who were suffering, they would simply stop living.
The cashier, the old Jiang bandit, was wearing an official robe crookedly, biting two or three marks on the silver ingot, and then let go of the city gate with a smile.
"Just like Brother Mu said, if he doesn't feel warm, just grab it back."
"Brother Tiger, you just can't bear to burn chicken money."
Xu Mu was too lazy to listen, thinking about Li Zhiqiu's words in his mind. The most important thing about this investigation was to find the water village of the Jiang bandits in Bailu County.
Again, it is not difficult to capture Bailu County. What is difficult is how to stop the relentless intrusion of the Jiang bandits after that. And, most importantly, Xu Mu wanted to get the warships in the water village...he was rushing to build the ships, and the time was a bit behind. In any case, with the first batch of warships, he would feel more at ease.
"Mount."
"My boss said, get on your horse quickly."
The figures of more than a hundred riders did not stop, but followed the forest road to the east of Bailu County and moved forward cautiously.
"Brother Mu, can the leader of the Thirty Prefectures lie to others?"
"No." Before Xu Mu could speak, Chen Jiaqiao answered perfectly.
Come to think of it, a top guy from thirty states would have the interest to play with them.
During the rapid movement, the first few horses suddenly stopped.
"My boss, there is a dead person."
Xu Mu frowned, dead people were not uncommon, and according to the temperament of Qinglong Camp, they would definitely not care. Unless something extraordinary happened.
"Why."
"My boss, come and see."
While riding on the horse, Xu Mu ran a little further. When he looked forward, he felt that his whole body was in bad condition.
They were indeed dead men, lying scattered on the wet forest floor. There were about twenty or thirty of them, all of them looked like women, and most of them had their bodies pierced by arrows.
"My boss, these poor girls... were probably kidnapped into the water village and let the river bandits have fun. For some reason, they all suddenly ran away and were shot dead from behind."
From the border to the inner city, from the inner city to Shuzhou. All the things I saw along the way were things like this.
"Long Gong, take a few people with you and go ahead to investigate."
"Mr. Chen, dig a big pit and bury these bodies together."
The woodland on the bank of the river was so wet that it was easy to dig. It only took an hour, and all the poor women of twenty or thirty were buried in the soil.
"Master, I've seen you." Just after burying the body, Gongou took the people back and touched it again.
"Is there a water village?"
"Yes, there is one here, and there is also one on the river bank a few miles away."
"How old?"
"It's probably like a small village, with a few thousand people. A little further on, there will be river bandits patrolling."
Si Hu had lowered his double-edged axe, and Wei Feng and others also took their bows and knives from their robes.
"What?" Xu Mu was stunned.
"Brother Mu, there's no need to talk, I'll kill you soon."
"Kill an egg." Xu Mu frowned, but it was undoubtedly a fantasy to think of entering a water village with thousands of people on a hundred horses.
Furthermore, there is another Horn Water Village not far away. I'm really alarmed, I'm afraid things will be even more difficult.
"Go back to the city." Xu Mu said calmly.
"Brother Mu, are you coming back now?"
"Here we go."
The original purpose was to explore the location of the water village and the river flow of this section of the Xiangjiang River. The specific layout and the dispatch of troops need to be considered again. Discuss with Jia Zhou before making a plan. In this first game in Shu, you must show your authority.
Furthermore, he cannot afford to lose an army of more than 10,000 people. Lose once and you won’t have to play again.
Although they were a little reluctant, Si Hu and others still wanted to listen to Xu Mu's words, so they hurriedly got on their horses and drove back in the direction of Fufeng City.
…
Muyunzhou, Jinluan Palace.
It is said to be the Golden Palace, but in fact it is a temporary palace. Even the dragon chair is rough and rushed.
Yuan An was sitting very uncomfortable. Even though he was restless, he didn't dare to complain at all. Next to him, Chen Changqing, who was sitting side by side, was also sitting upright, sitting on an exquisite and spacious gilt chair, not moving his sword.
"Your Majesty, it's time to issue an order. Will your Majesty be able to sleep until my little boss dies?" Chen Changqing opened only one eye and spoke calmly.
Yuan An gritted his teeth and nodded, as if he was an obedient minister. He took the jade seal from the eunuch and stabbed it hard.
