The atmosphere of the New Year is getting thicker and thicker. In the streets and alleys of Chengdu, some old Confucians have begun to set up stalls, describing door gods and writing Spring Festival couplets.
Along with Han Jiu, he also sent a handful of picked dead branches and tied them into a big bundle for sweeping the dust on New Year's Eve.
The entire Shu Palace was slowly immersed in the atmosphere of the Spring Festival.
Xu Mu held a persimmon in his hands, but he had no appetite, so he stretched out his hand and handed it forward. Si Hu next to him laughed happily, snatched it and swallowed it directly in his mouth.
If I remember correctly, this is my second Spring Festival here. After almost two years, he finally ceased to be a frightened, bereaved dog.
"Lord, there is another military report coming from Yuguan." Han Jiu walked in hurriedly.
"Yuguan?"
Xu Mu frowned. The envoy from Liangzhou had just left. It had only been a few days.
After taking the letter and opening it, Xu Mu only glanced at it a few times before he instantly became angry and laughed.
The content of the letter is probably that the envoy entering Shu was disguised as Lianghu. After leaving Yuguan, it was already known to the whole world that Shuzhou was going to form an alliance with Liangzhou.
"Lord, I've fallen into a trap." Jia Zhou walked over, his face full of solemnity, worry and shame hanging on his brows.
"No wonder Wen Long, even I didn't expect that Sima Xiu would be so brave, go to Shu to die and pretend to be an envoy."
Of course, he would definitely not dare to show his true colors to others, otherwise, Xu Mu would keep him in Shuzhou no matter what.
"Military advisor, how come the fox has just left Yuguan, so the whole world knows about it?" Han Jiu stood aside, his mind a little confused. This kind of battle of wits has never been his strength.
"It's like a fight in the market. Two people are fighting and ten people are watching." Jia Zhou raised his head and sighed, "Years ago, Liangzhou merged with An to fight with each other. There must be many forces. , keep watching. When Liang Hu enters and leaves Shu, he will naturally be known by many spies."
"I tried it once before... Now that I think about it, this person is really scary." Jia Zhou said in a self-reproached tone, "He has changed his appearance and his temper. What Sima Xiu wants in this step is to force an alliance with Shuzhou."
Xu Mu remained silent. Throughout the ages, these great planners have made plans and often turned the situation into a mess.
"Lord, military advisor, we just need to ignore him!"
"Han Jiu, go find the little military advisor."
Han Jiu hurriedly stopped his voice, turned around and ran out.
"My lord, there are too few hidden stakes. Ye Xiao was attacked again in Cangzhou before. He still needs a buffer before he can infiltrate thirty states in the world."
Shuzhou's terrain is closed, and intelligence from outside the state is a top priority. This is also the reason why Xu Mu wanted to form Ye Xiao from the beginning.
"My lord, don't be anxious, I already have a countermeasure in mind." Jia Zhou sat down on the chair with his hands hanging down, his tone was deep.
"Since the world knows it, my lord just admits it and doesn't make any excuses. I thought about it, my lord, why don't you write an edict and say that at the beginning of spring next year, you want to rush to the aid of Liangzhou and attack Anbin, and 50,000 Shu troops will go north. .”
When Xu Mu heard this, he looked at Jia Zhou in front of him and was shocked.
"What Wen Long means is that he is trying to conquer the cold through false Taoism?"
"Fake roads to conquer Liang... That's pretty much it. Dong Wen's intention is that in the spring of next year, Shuzhou will be free from the worries of tigers and barbarians. In fact, he does not want his lord to rush to help. After all, Liangzhou After the army attacked An and merged the two states, the defense of those eight counties was empty."
"He is also worried that if the lord's 50,000 Shu soldiers really rush to help and enter Liangzhou, they will take the opportunity to annex it. By then, he will be attacked from both sides, and it will definitely be a dead end."
"Wenlong, he will refuse Shuzhou's reinforcements."
Jia Zhou shook his head, "It doesn't matter. If he refuses, my lord doesn't need to pay attention and go out as usual. Everyone on the left and right knows it. It's just who is playing harder."
"Wen Long, you are truly a great talent." Xu Mu stood up and bowed.
It was the Mr. Dongwu in front of him who first blocked Rulong, then blocked the daughter of the Su family, and now blocked Lianghu Sima Xiu for him.
To be honest, if it were not for Jia Zhou, he would not be able to maintain his position in Shuzhou.
In this difficult world, even if we make every step of the way, we are sometimes unable to defeat the general trend and become mere shrimps and fish food, being snatched up and swallowed up by the big fish.
"Lord, teacher." At this time, Dongfang Jing came in from the outside and was helped by Han Jiu to sit on the chair.
"I heard from General Han earlier that Sima Xiu was trying to force an alliance." Dongfang Jing frowned as soon as he sat down.
"Bo Lie, Wen Long has made a clever plan."
Xu Mu repeated it.
Dongfang Jing also bowed his head, his face extremely excited, "Teacher's plan is beyond me."
"Don't say that."
Jia Zhou's face was still calm, "In this case, the matter of forcing an alliance will be settled. Unless Dong Wen really dares to take a gamble, betting that the lord is just talking and will not send troops to Liangzhou. "
"But I think he definitely wouldn't dare."
The simple truth is that Dong Wen is a madman, but he is not a fatal gambler.
"Lord, teacher, I have a plan to get thousands of Liangzhou horses." Dongfang Jing suddenly said.
Hearing this, Xu Mu and Jia Zhou were stunned for a moment.
"After the covenant is invalidated, the lord pretends to be angry and can send someone to pretend to be an envoy to unite the two states, go up from Bailu County and then return to Yuguan. After the Liangzhou spies spy, they will definitely report it to Dong Wen."
"At that time, Dong Wen is worried that Shuzhou will defect to Anhui and merge with the two states, so he will try his best to build relations."
"Bo Lie's plan is good, and it doesn't matter if he is discovered." Jia Zhou laughed, "It's just lifting a rock and hitting himself in the foot. These thousands of Liangzhou horses are just an apology."
For a moment, the laughter of the three people rang out in the small palace of Shuzhou.
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A few days later, Liangzhou Palace.
"The poisonous owl has its own tricks." Sima Xiu hugged the fox and spat out a sentence with some pity.
"My lord, if not, I will send you five thousand Liangzhou horses and form an alliance for a while."
Dong Wen hesitated, "If we send out the five thousand Liangzhou horses, when spring comes next year, our Liangzhou army will be short of five thousand riders."
"What about this forced alliance thing?"
"Mo Li, Xu Buyi doesn't dare to lead the army north."
Sima Mao was silent for a while, "I always feel that things won't be that simple."
In fact, he just felt like something was wrong.
"Lord——"
A junior general suddenly walked into the palace with a look of fear on his face.
"A spy from outside the state discovered the envoy who was trying to unite the two states!"
"The envoys from Anhui and two states? Are you asking for help? Which way are you going?"
"My lord, this is Shuzhou!"
In the Liangzhou palace, Dong Wen stood up in shock. Sima Xiu, who was beside him, also frowned.
After a long time, Sima Mao's face turned gloomy and he sighed slowly.
"If the lord chooses to break up the relationship with Shuzhou, then ignore it. If the lord doesn't want to break up, just send the horse over."
"As soon as there is a conspiracy, it seems to be logical."
