On the south bank of the Xiangjiang River, as the King of Chu was about to be overthrown, the Xiaer army changed its banner. There are only three left. One is his Shuzhou, and the other is Zuo Shiren's three states to the east, Chuzhou, Lingzhou and Wuzhou.
The last one was the newly acquired land of the Cangzhou royal family.
There are three forces, but one royal family is stuck in the middle. This butcher knife could only be held high by one of Xu Mu or Zuo Shiren.
Next, you don’t need to think about Xu Mu to know. After Shuzhou raised the butcher's knife, Zuo Shiren would sing a play about a cat crying over a mouse, using the people as an excuse to attack Cangzhou.
The significance is that it was Xu Mu who fired the first shot. Even if there is some bullshit reputation, it will not fall on Zuo Shiren.
The river wind did not stop and blew loudly.
"Brother Xu, what do you think?" Zuo Shiren said calmly.
Xu Mu smiled. The world-famous King Ling in front of him really took fame and reputation to the extreme.
Zuo Shiren raised his eyebrows. He stretched out his hand, grabbed a meat pie from the food and wine in front of him, split it into two, and handed half of it to Xu Mu's hand.
"Just like this cake, you and I can eat it together."
"The half that King Ling gave me has turned black."
Zuo Shiren did not say "if you like to eat or not", his extremely elegant face still made people feel like spring breeze.
"If you don't eat, you will starve to death. Please tell me, will you eat or not?"
Xu Mu laughed.
Zuo Shiren also laughed. But what he didn't expect was that in the next second, Xu Mu directly threw half of the meat pie into the river.
Seeing this, Zuo Shiren frowned.
"Brother Xu, what do you mean? I kindly gave you some bread, but you threw it away."
"How about re-dividing?"
"How do you want to divide it?"
Xu Mu didn't reply. He grabbed another meatloaf and held it tightly in his hand. He held it for a long time. When the meatloaf was kneaded into a ball, he let go and divided Zuo Shiren into half.
"What do you mean?" Zuo Shiren looked at the half sticky meat pie in his hand and did not dare to take a bite.
"Wrinkle the meatloaf together and eat it again."
"We can't agree." Zuo Shiren put down the meat pie and stood up with a smile.
"Farewell to the King of the Tomb." Xu Mu's face was expressionless. There is no problem in letting Shuzhou take the lead. But this time in the first battle, God knows, will Zuo Shiren change his mind and stand aside? In other words, once Shuzhou moves, it will usher in the troops from Liangzhou and Cangzhou. The waterway is far away and Zuo Shiren cannot catch up.
He couldn't risk Shuzhou to win over an unknown ally. Of course, if Uncle Chang came to join forces, he would have eaten this meat pie long ago.
"Prince Ling took care of it all the way. The mighty Xiangjiang River flows from west to east, and it cannot flow against it after all."
Zuo Shiren, who walked a few steps away, stopped for a moment.
He turned around and looked at Xu Mu silently. In the end, he put on a spring-like smile and walked back.
"I just ask, how should I eat half of King Shu's meat pie?"
"If you go to the river, attack by water. On land, I will attack. Of course, I will strike with the first sword."
Zuo Shiren frowned and sat down slowly, "Don't forget, there is also Liangzhou. Anyone with a discerning eye can see whose trick the Xiaer Army in Muyunzhou is."
"If the situation in Liangzhou is unfavorable, I'm afraid they will just sit back and watch. Of course, we in Shuzhou will not let him cross the river."
Zuo Shiren thought silently.
"Brother Xu, to be honest, you make me a little impressed. But you should know that once the army moves, there is no way back."
"In troubled times, there is no turning back."
Zuo Shiren laughed and smiled for a long time before looking at Xu Mu with burning eyes.
"Ask Brother Xu, when do you plan to take action?"
"I will make an announcement when the time comes. However, how can I believe that King Ling is sincerely forming an alliance?"
Zuo Shiren thought for a while and said, "You and I are meeting for the first time, but we still have to make such a big plan. You don't believe me, and I don't believe you either. It's just for profit that you and I can sit here."
Shuzhou wanted to break the siege, but Zuo Shiren wanted to capture Cangzhou, but he cared about his reputation and did not dare to fire the first shot to destroy the dynasty.
"In this case, I can only show my sincerity." Zuo Shiren smiled lightly.
"If not, you and I will exchange protons?"
Swapping protons? This method can be tried in the prosperous times. But in this troubled world, forget it. Look at Gongsunzu, he just ate his two sons.
"We are not planning to attack Cangzhou immediately. I guess Cangzhou will find a way to attack Shuzhou first. When the time comes, I, Xu Mu, will respectfully welcome King Ling."
If Zuo Shiren sends troops, it will undoubtedly prove his determination to form an alliance. On the contrary, Shuzhou can only rely on itself. Around this time, Shuzhou also came here.
But in this way, Shuzhou will have to wait until the Year of the Monkey to accumulate grain and cast weapons.
This is already considered as Xu Mu lowered his attitude to the next level.
Zuo Shiren thought silently for a moment, nodded, suddenly picked up half of the meatloaf placed on the ground, and slowly stuffed it into his mouth.
I gnashed my teeth as I ate, but I finally ate it.
"Brother Xu, have another drink."
"That's easy to say."
In the river breeze, the two of them understood each other tacitly, each picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.
Common interests, a shaky alliance, seems to be about to begin.
…
Just waiting for Zuo Shiren to leave.
Xu Mu didn't stay long. He took his people and prepared to rush back to Shuzhou. Unexpectedly, at this time, Huang Daochong's figure appeared next to the river bank again.
"Mr. Huang, is there something else?"
Huang Daochong paused and waved back. Not long after, two carriages came slowly over.
When the carriage got closer and he opened it again, Xu Mu discovered that the carriage was filled with boxes of silver ingots.
At first glance, there are at least more than 100,000 taels.
Of course, for the Huang family in charge of Kezhou, it was actually not much.
"Mr. Huang, what do you mean?"
Huang Daochong smiled and said, "I have a clan member who has been familiar with the art of war since he was a child. I asked him to enter Shuzhou and serve as a general with the King of Shu."
This time, Xu Mu finally understood.
Huang Daochong is really a man who seeks to survive in troubled times. This is more like an investment. In other words, if one day Xu Mu becomes more powerful and this Huang family member makes military exploits, there is a high possibility that the Huang family can be saved.
Of course, if he died in battle or was a waste, it would only be a waste of one hundred thousand taels of silver. Of course, Xu Mu is more willing to believe that the person Huang Daochong dares to send out will not be an ordinary person.
Just like, you can't put all your eggs in one basket.
Xu Mu estimated that there would also be people from the Huang family like King Zuo Shiren of the Ling Dynasty.
One hundred thousand taels of silver, very worth it.
"In addition, send another message to King Shu."
"what news."
"Su Dagui from Cangzhou was originally from Kezhou."
"People from Kezhou?"
"Yes, a poor man with a poor family. But for some reason, after he went to Cangzhou, he suddenly became rich."
"Did he originally have a daughter?"
"There should be. I saw him once when I was a child. He seemed to be very ugly, with a nose and ears."
Xu Mu was silent for a while, lost in thought.
"Mr. Huang, let your clan members come over."
Upon hearing this, Huang Daochong's face became happy and he hurriedly waved back.
"Huang Zhihu pays homage to the King of Shu." Not long after, a young and elegant general stepped out and knelt in front of Xu Mu.
