Following the river, about two days later, they circled back to the river not far from Muyunzhou. Previously, I was worried that the Cangzhou side would intercept the ship midway early. But no, Demon Empress Su was as stable as a mountain.
Seeing Xu Mu turn back, Ma Yi finally breathed a sigh of relief with the accompanying troops.
"Lord, how was your journey?"
"If it's not good, I won't be able to see you." Xu Mu laughed. To be honest, he didn't attach much importance to this alliance. Apart from him, almost all the people playing around were from Dongling.
But no matter what, he is very willing to cooperate in this round of crusade against Cangzhou. Zuo Shiren was determined to dominate, so he was given very generous conditions.
"Ma Yi, are there any enemy spies?"
Ma Yi shook his head and said, "No. However, the exploration ships from Dongling came a few times. They wanted to enter my Xishu camp on the pretext of bringing wine and meat, but I drove them away directly."
There is nothing wrong with bringing an escort army. Zuo Shiren did the same thing when he came to Muyun Prefecture.
"A letter came from Muyunzhou, saying that the little military advisor has been waiting for the lord on the river bank."
Xu Mu was a little moved. Despite the intrigues outside, we still have old friends who share life and death, and treat each other with sincerity all the way.
"Si Hu, go down and help the captain row the boat. I'll give you eight taels of silver."
Si Hu, who was picking his nose on the deck, heard this sentence and quickly ran down the cabin.
"Go back to Muyun State!"
…
As Ma Yi said, Dongfang Jing has been waiting on the bank of the Muyunzhou River. Holding a file in his hand, his brows furrowed from time to time.
"Little strategist, when my lord left, he asked you not to do any more work." A helpful general next to him urged.
"It's okay. Is there anything unusual happening over there in Yucheng?"
"No, General Yu will set up defenses as usual. But little military counselor, you need to sleep for a while. If my lord comes back, I will wake you up."
"I suddenly figured out something. I can't wait and want to discuss it with my lord as soon as possible."
There was a complicated look on the young military advisor's face.
"Military advisor, my lord has arrived at the shore."
Hearing this sentence, Dongfang Jing asked someone to push the wooden wheel cart to the river bank to welcome him.
When getting off the boat, looking at Dongfang Jing's figure from a distance, Xu Mu took a few steps in a hurry, took the wheelbarrow from the soldier, and pushed Dongfang Jing back.
"Lord, I have something to tell you." Dongfang Jing tilted his head, his tone full of gravity.
If he had known that Dongfang Jing was waiting on the shore, Xu Mu would have known that the young strategist must have something to discuss in his heart.
"Bolie, please speak."
Dongfang Jing nodded, took out a file, and frowned.
"My lord, when I went to Kezhou for an alliance meeting in the past few days, there happened to be information from Ye Xiao."
"Where's the information?"
"Qingzhou, Tang family."
Listening, Xu Mu felt his steps were a little heavy.
"My lord, do you know how Tang Siyuan died?"
"Previous information shows that except for Tang Siyuan who died of illness, all the five sons of the Tang family are still alive."
"My lord, that's not the case."
Dongfang held the dossier in admiration and looked a little unhappy.
The reed poles on the river bank are growing luxuriantly. They sway with the river breeze, and the silhouette of Si Hu standing outside, peeing, is looming.
"The Night Owl spies who infiltrated into Qingzhou passed information two days ago. Tang Siyuan in Qingzhou was not seriously ill, but drowned."
"Drowned?"
"Exactly. The spies spent three hundred taels and secretly asked an elderly nurse from the Tang family. The nurse said that he was not sick, but that he was boating on the lake and was capsized by a strong wind. He fell into the water and died."
"Bo Lie, how Tang Siyuan died... doesn't seem to be important."
"Lord, that's not right. There is another piece of information added to the intelligence. The youngest Tang Wuyuan was on the boat with Tang Siyuan at the time. The boat capsized and both of them fell into the water."
"Even if Tang Wuyuan could swim, the servants of the Tang Mansion searched along the small lake for several months without finding anyone. Later, a year later, Tang Wuyuan suddenly returned to the manor."
"How old were you then?"
"About twenty-four-five."
Xu Mu frowned. If it were anyone else, this piece of information might simply be ignored. But Dongfang Jing's sense of conspiracy was no match for Jia Zhou's.
Furthermore, if he died of drowning, the direct obituary would be, why should he tell the outside world that he died of an illness?
"The relationship is a bit complicated. For this reason, I checked a lot of files about the Tang family, and I found another thing. Tang Wuyuan disappeared for a year, and when he returned home, he lost his voice. If he were not rich in the Tang family, please come If the miracle doctor Li Wang'er comes to save me, I'm afraid I'll be mute for the rest of my life."
"Mute slave?" Xu Mu suddenly said one word.
"My lord, the method of raising a scholar by a mute slave is too cruel. It's a pity that Li Wang'er died as a young marquis. Otherwise, I could have asked a few more questions. But no matter what, I just think... Tang Wuyuan may have a big problem. "
"When we met earlier, this person came over to find out information, but I didn't say anything." Xu Mu nodded solemnly.
"Since ancient times, alliances and other matters can easily fail if there are internal problems. My lord and I have the same idea, and naturally hope that Zuo Shiren can win this battle. In this way, the Demon Queen of Cangzhou will be defeated. Only then can the Lord’s great cause continue to move forward.”
"My Lord, you can send a letter to remind Zuo Shiren and ask him to be careful."
"It's natural."
…
Two days later, a naval general from Dongling, with more than a hundred guards, arrived in Muyun Prefecture by boat.
"A certain family of Miao Tong, pays homage to the King of Shu."
Previously, Zuo Shiren wanted to send 20,000 naval troops to assist, and Miao Tong was the general overseeing the 20,000 people.
"General Miao, your lord didn't receive the letter?" Xu Mu asked hesitantly while standing on the river bank.
"I don't know about this. The information letter does not pass through my hands. Besides, I entered Xishu from Chuzhou earlier."
"General Miao has worked hard all the way. Ma Yi, go and arrange the reception banquet. I will meet General Miao tonight. We will not return until we are drunk."
Upon receiving this courtesy, Miao Tong's face was moved, and he saluted again.
Only after Miao Tong left did Xu Mu and Dongfang Jing look at each other, and there was confusion in each other's eyes.
"My lord, maybe you and I have been overthinking. In any case, Zuo Shiren is a hero. These things may have been expected. On the surface, it is an alliance attack, but secretly, Zuo Shiren may have something. Other means."
There is no way to win against the Demon Queen without any other backup plan. If we play bigger and more subtle, it is impossible to say that we may really capture Cangzhou.
"Bolie, guess what Zuo Shiren's back-up plan will be?"
Dongfang Jing shook his head, "I can't guess. In this Dongling Alliance, there are crises and opportunities. But the most important thing is Zuo Shiren's method. Regardless of the lord, the teacher and I, in the past two or three years, They are all disturbed by the Demon Queen’s tricks.”
"It's not like a man's scheming fight, but a woman's hidden needles. It's the hardest to guard against. If you don't pay attention, your hands will be filled with needles."
"In this chaotic world, such a strange woman finally appeared."
