In Chengdu, in front of the General Hall, a young man walked to the corner and looked at the sky in silence.
"There's going to be a war."
"Master, are we going to fight again?" The attendant who followed handed him a cup of hot tea.
The young man paused his voice, closed his eyes, and let the spring wind blow his hair away.
"Father... has already anticipated this outcome. After the King of Shu conquers Cangzhou, the King of Grain will not allow it to grow. There will be a fight between the two. Father, this is to protect yourself wisely."
Huang Zhizhou sighed. According to the rules of Jiangguantang, every official in Jiangguantang has about ten days to rest at the beginning of spring. Or go on a spring outing, or go home.
But now, Kezhou has changed hands. The previous Huang family members also became hozens and dispersed. In this world, it is very difficult to live a stable life.
"Master, where are we going?"
"Going for a spring outing outside the city."
The attendant responded, carried the box and cage on his back, and followed his young master happily towards the city gate.
After walking out of the city gate, Huang Zhizhou turned his head and looked behind him at the simple and solemn giant city of Chengdu. He felt an inexplicable reluctance in his heart.
He hoped that the King of Shu could defeat the King of Food and break the bullshit rules that had existed for thousands of years. But like those behemoths that have been hidden for who knows how long, they not only have food and soldiers, but also have influence all over the world.
"King Xu of Western Shu, a strange man in the world!"
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"Regulate the army——"
A long group of more than 10,000 Shu soldiers began to march away from the training ground and headed towards the Shu road.
In these days, everyone in the world knows. The king of Yuzhou in the inner city, with an army of 70,000, stormed Dingzhou and Dingbeiguan. It is said that both have suffered heavy casualties.
For example, these ten thousand Shu soldiers rushed to help Ding Beiguan.
Standing on the swearing-in platform, Xu Mu's eyes were calm. According to the tacit understanding of fighting wolves with Chang Shiro, he still had to act after all.
"Chai Zong sent a letter earlier, telling him about the plan he had made with the King of Yuzhou. The King of Yuzhou wanted to hide his troops in Dingbei Pass." Jia Zhou, who was standing by, spoke seriously.
If it had been anyone else and the army had entered Dingbeiguan, Xu Mu would have been worried. But if it was Chang Laosi, Xu Mu had no objection.
"The Huwei camp and the 50,000 rice-selling army. These two can be regarded as direct descendants of the King of Yuzhou, capable of conquering and fighting. I estimate that they can hide at least 20,000 to 30,000 people."
"Wenlong, tell me what Chang Silang's Tibetan troops are going to do in Dingzhou."
"Dingzhou is not far from the inner city. When the time comes, it can be used as a strange army. My lord, don't forget that the King of Liang is not just an ordinary merchant, but also has a large army. Otherwise, the original demon will After that, I won’t be so dependent on you.”
"It's natural."
Xu Mu has never dared to be careless when it comes to the matter of the Grain King. If you are not careful, you may be severely tricked by these thousand-year-old bastards.
"Lord, there are not many soldiers left in Shu." After a moment of silence, Jia Zhou spoke again.
Xu Mu understood clearly.
Before the autumn harvest last year, in order to attack Cangzhou, although the damage in the battle in Xishu was not much, it was still affected. Furthermore, Wei Feng first sent ten thousand people to the Western Regions, and then Chao Yi sent ten thousand people to help. Now, Fan Lu was asked to lead ten thousand people to Dingbeiguan.
Dou Tong's navy and Cangzhou's defenders must not be moved. At present, as Jia Zhou said, Xi Shu's military strength is somewhat stretched, and this is based on the recruitment of the second round of troops.
"I plan to ask Shangguan Shu to recruit an army of 10,000 heroes and return to Shu first."
The Xiaer Army is not like the garrison in Western Shu, but more like the civilian army. When there is a war, they will respond to the call of the chief helmsman, pick up weapons and rush to fight. Of course, there will definitely be no shortage of military pay, food and other supplies.
"Yes. In this world, there are not many people who are willing to join the Xiaer Army. But again, there are not many."
"enough."
Jia Zhou thought for a while and continued, "My lord, it's been almost two years. Next year is the third year. Once the sword-supporting matter is over, it's time to return the position of chief helmsman to Xiaoyao."
The chief rudder of thirty states in the world has brought a lot of benefits to the entire Xishu regime. To be honest, Xu Mu would be very willing to be the chief helmsman.
But it can't be done. He, the king of Shu who doesn't know martial arts, has been occupying the manhole and not shitting.
"Just pay it back. With his relationship with Xiaoyao, if anything happens to Xishu, he will help. By the way, Wenlong, how is Xiaoyao now?"
"Studying in the General Hall, and becoming old friends with the puppy Fu. From the looks of it, it seems that... he wants to be a general."
Xu Mu smiled and said, "The people who come out of the general hall naturally want to fight on the battlefield. When he becomes the chief helmsman, he still has this idea. It doesn't matter if I make him a general."
In political affairs, Xu Mu has always attached great importance to the cultivation of talents. Even if Xu Qiao succeeds to the throne one day, there will not be a tragic shortage of talents.
"Tsune Shiro led the troops to leave. What's going on in the inner city?"
"Information has come. In Changyang City, many aristocratic families are divided into two groups. One group supports Chang Shilang, and the other group wants to welcome the Grain King and join the forces in the inner city. I heard that the riot was quite fierce and he died. Many aristocratic families.”
"At this time, it would be best for Uncle Chang to lead the troops and leave." Xu Mu sighed, "If he continues to stay in the inner city, he will make people inside and outside the city empty. Furthermore, as long as he seizes the opportunity and exposes After understanding the King of Grain's conspiracy, the inner city will be peaceful."
"This is the drawback. Today's King of Yuzhou has the territory of ten states. As his power grows, each family will have more and more thoughts. The Lord is different, whether it is Yu Wen, Chao Yi, or People like Yin Hu are convinced of their lord. There is no need to consider the interests of the family, and there is no need to worry about the survival of the family like Huang Daochong."
"However, after the lord obtains the kingdom, he should entrust these people with enfeoffments."
"Wenlong, although what you said is nice, this matter is still far away... I have my own plans."
Jia Zhou nodded, "My lord, if you have an idea, that would be great. The top priority is still the Grain King's affairs."
Xu Mu breathed out, "Xin'er has already arrived from Chen Sheng. He said that Anshi Grain Company has contacted him and asked for five thousand carts of grain and grass."
Jia Zhou frowned, "I'm afraid there's a scam. Unless the Grain King is a fool, otherwise, not a single grain of rice will be sold to Xishu."
"There should be fraud."
If the background of An Shi Liang Company had not been found out, it was really possible that he would have been severely manipulated by the forces of the Grain King.
"It's nothing more than making a big fuss over thousands of carts of grain and grass. It may be adulterated, or it may be robbery after delivering the grain." Jia Zhou fell into thinking, "If you ask me for advice, I hope my lord can Use this to pull off the trick."
Xu Mu laughed and said, "Wenlong, you are the best at this."
Jia Zhou's face was calm, without the slightest hint of arrogance, "May I ask my lord, are General Chen Sheng waiting for my lord's reply?"
"Exactly."
"You can ask General Chen Sheng to reply and agree to buy grain. I have a way to make the grain king lose a handful of rice if he fails to steal the chicken."
The tone of this sentence was clearly confident.
Xu Mu's face showed joy. In this big world, his Jia Wenlong has always been unparalleled in his plans.
