"Li Xiaoyao?" Xu Mu was stunned.
When he first heard the name, he thought he was going to kill monsters with a flying sword.
"Lord, is there anything wrong with this name?"
"No."
Jia Zhou paused and continued, "According to my lord's wishes, all the troops from Bailu County have been deployed on the river bank. It's a pity... there is a new helmsman named Wei Diao, who led the Xia'er army to surrender. Cangzhou. The situation in Muyunzhou has changed too fast."
"Xia'er and the royal family have always been at odds with each other. How can we surrender to the dynasty if we want to kill it?"
"My lord, there is something wrong with that Wei Diao. As I said before, interests follow the trend. The people who benefit the most from the death of Captain Li are worthy of suspicion. The Xia'er Army, which was once famous all over the world, has almost fallen apart. They are all gone. , dead, now, in Wei Diao's hands, there are only more than 10,000 rebels and hundreds of knights."
"Director Li's chivalrous man, Li Xiaoyao, probably didn't want to fight with his brothers, so he came to Shuzhou with a rebel army of 7,000 people and more than a thousand chivalrous men."
"If you let me tell you, the things that Captain Li left behind seem to have made him grow up overnight."
Xu Mu raised his head, and in a trance, he seemed to see Li Zhiqiu, leading the little book boy Xiaoyao, on the bank of Xiangjiang River, walking and stopping while looking at the river scenery.
"My lord, what are your plans?" Jia Zhou was silent for a while and then continued.
"The death of Captain Li was something strange. But as long as you are not stupid, you will understand the problem. Before the body was cold, Wei Diao led his people and surrendered to Cangzhou."
"Xiao Xiaoyao will understand."
Xu Mu paused, his voice hoarse.
"Wen Long, there must be no order in these troubled times. Some people kill their fathers and brothers, some form alliances and backstab, some kill their masters for glory, and some become the groomsmen of foreign tribes."
"It's a mess, it's a mess."
Jia Zhou sighed, "This is the way it is in troubled times. The imperial family in Cangzhou has lost all its prestige, unless someone can conquer thirty states in the world, start a new dynasty, and establish a new order."
"I would rather be a dog in peace than a traveler in troubled times."
This sentence was also said by my old friend Tian Song. Along the way, Xu Mu could feel the heaviness that these words brought to his skin.
Living is the simplest and most difficult wish in troubled times.
"By the way, my lord, Sun Xun came over just now and said that the wolf general was looking for you."
"Please don't be impatient, my lord, Bo Lie and I will conspire again."
Xu Mu still wanted to say something, but then he realized that Jia Zhou had turned around and walked away with a wooden stick.
…
The sunshine of Huaiyue is still a bit warm. Compared with the prosperous inner city, although Chengdu does not have the leisure of boating on the lake, it does have the impressive Shu-style guqin.
A flower girl is skilled in fingering skills, and occasionally raises her heroic little face to smile favorably at the spectators below. Next to him, there was another man in plain robes dancing with a sword. His movements were sometimes light and sometimes deadly.
Chao Yi couldn't figure out why the king of Shu would invite him to watch the piano and sword show.
"General Chao, what do you think of my piano and sword show in Shuzhou?"
"Although he is an ordinary citizen, he hides murderous intentions and survival intentions at every step." Chao Yi thought for a while and spoke.
He didn't bring the baby with him today. He trusted the pregnant Princess of Shuzhou. She had been taking care of her for many days.
To be honest, he was touched.
"General Chao said it well." Xu Mu picked up the teapot and poured a cup himself.
"Before I entered Shu, the people in Shu were living in extreme hardship. The Dou family was tyrannical and amassed money. Outside there were tigers from Liangzhou watching with eager eyes, and inside there were tigers who robbed and massacred the villages."
"The King of Shu is righteous." Chao Yi raised his hands and clasped his fists seriously.
"I just want to say that this is not only the case in Shuzhou, but also in many states in the world." Xu Mu put down the tea cup and continued, "General Chao should also understand that a family, or a clan, What I want most is nothing more than safety and prosperity.”
Chao Yi nodded silently.
"But we were born at the wrong time, and we live in a troubled world. There are no British masters in the temples, and the world is full of bullying and murder by rich gentry and dog officials."
"The piano and sword troupe on this stage also has a monkey show, which is the Dou family's favorite monkey show. I heard that these jugglers used to explain their funeral arrangements in advance every time they went to the palace, for fear that they would not come back."
"General Chao doesn't know. As long as I am willing, I can raise an army of hundreds of thousands of people like other states and territories. I don't have to wait for the autumn harvest, and I don't have to huddle in the southwest corner."
"But I didn't do that." Xu Mu's tone slowed down.
He is a man who started from humble beginnings, and more importantly, he brings with him the experience of another life. Some people may say that he is a fool in troubled times and takes a people-oriented approach.
But he understands better that to conquer the world, it does not depend on any aristocratic family, but on the tens of thousands of people who gather together.
"There are also barbarians in Fuyang County, Shuzhou. They have made meritorious service in entering Shu. This king has granted the territory of this county as a place for generations to thrive."
Chao Yi raised his head.
Xu Mu looked at it, his heart twitching inexplicably.
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"If a Ke tribesman enters Shu and makes military exploits, this king will also seal the next county. Of course, taxation, recruiting troops and making weapons need to be reported to the palace."
"If you want to leave Shu and go to another place, I will not make it difficult for you and will give you a share of the expenses. General Chao must remember that the water route is cold in the river, so it is better to take the land route. I am afraid that the young master of Bingzhou will be in the river. Caught the cold.”
Chao Yi didn't answer for a long time, grabbed the tea cup, raised his head and drank it all in one gulp.
Xu Mu picked up the teapot and helped fill it up. Just waiting for Chao Yi to speak.
On the stage, Qin Jian has reached its climax. The sound of the guqin began to become sharper. The sword dancer's movements also became wide open and closed, with murderous intent everywhere.
Si Hu, who was startled behind and was eating steamed buns, thought a fight was about to start and hurriedly walked to Xu Mu's side.
Bang.
The last string was plucked, and the sound suddenly dropped. All the spectators in the hall stood up and clapped their hands and cheered.
Amidst bursts of thunderous cheers.
This young wolf general from Yanmen Beiguan suddenly knelt on the ground, raised his hands and clasped his fists, with a solemn expression on his face.
"I, Chao Yi, am willing to bring the Ke people to submit to the King of Shu!"
The sound of worshiping the Lord seemed to drown out the cheers in Xu Mu's ears.
"Okay!" Xu Mu was overjoyed, stood up hurriedly, and helped Chao Yi up.
"Our fourteenth county in Shuzhou has added another general today!"
A person who can lead thousands of people to guard Yanmen North Pass and dare to ride back to Shangdang alone to rescue the young master is not an ordinary person.
When Chao Yi entered Shu, behind him, the migrating Ke people would definitely follow.
"Brother Mu, okay, okay! Eat the steamed buns after watching this swordplay, and the steamed buns will taste even more delicious!" Si Hu next to him looked at the stage, thinking that his brother Mu was enjoying himself.
