The inner city is a pass on the Jijiang River. A Yuzhou general was standing on top of the city, moving anxiously. Suddenly, General Pi's expression suddenly turned painful.
He could see clearly that outside the pass, the remnants of the Yuzhou army that had crossed the river were rushing back in confusion. Although he said he had received the information first, the decline in front of him still made him unable to help but feel sad.
His lord, Chang Xiaotang, the overlord of the world, returned with more than 60,000 elite troops but failed. At first glance, there were only more than 40,000 troops left.
"Lord!" General Pi stood on the top of the city and shouted, "Lord, don't worry, I'm already in the city, preparing a banquet for all the soldiers to wash away the dust of the lord."
After saying that, General Pi quickly ran down the city.
"Very good, I, Changshiro, will reward you heavily!" A still domineering voice echoed over the pass.
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"Military advisor, I heard that my lord lost the battle. You see...if not, let us go back to the house first and wash up before welcoming our lord."
In the Liu Mansion, the heads of the eight aristocratic families kept speaking in a condescending manner. For example, they never imagined that the old counselor in front of them, who was in his late seventies, was so bold that he directly put them under house arrest.
"Wait a little longer until the lord returns to the city." Liu Zhongde sat on the chair and replied calmly.
"Liu Zhongde, don't forget, you are also a member of the Liu family! What do you mean by being like this?" Below, an old man jumped out with a beard and a glare.
"Could it be that you, Liu Zhongde, don't even recognize my family?"
"Of course I do. But now, I am the lord's chief staff member." The old counselor spoke calmly, without any haste.
The eight aristocratic families in front of them have been divided into two factions due to the incident involving the Grain King. Five aristocratic families were willing to welcome the King of Liang into the inner city, while the remaining three listened to the words of the King of Yuzhou and showed little regard for the power of the King of Liang. Because of this, the two gangs often fight each other.
Those arrogant generals from aristocratic families took great pleasure in this. They rode horses and led people, rampaging through the city, causing chaos throughout Changyang.
"Military advisor, those aristocratic families are outside the mansion. They have been begging for a long time, asking the military advisor to let their family head go free." At this time, a guard walked in hurriedly.
"Within half a stick of incense, if you don't leave, I will cut off both of your legs with a stick. If you knock off one of your legs, you can show me the head." The old counselor spoke calmly, picked up the teacup, and took another sip.
The guard looked solemn, received the order, held the knife and walked out.
These words made the old master of the family who had jumped to the knife look even more shocked and hurriedly sat back. The other people also frowned and sat upright.
"My lord is newly defeated. When we return to the city, there must be no more chaos." In front of everyone, the old counselor's voice trembled. To others, it sounds a bit unwilling.
"The attack on Dingzhou was the strategy of my lord and I. When Chai Zong just took over, we had internal help... but we never thought that reinforcements from Xishu would arrive so quickly."
"What a pity."
The faces of the eight masters also changed slightly, but each one of them chose to remain silent in the end.
Not far from the Liu Mansion, on a unique terrace, a wealthy businessman and a dancer were drinking wine with great interest, turning their heads from time to time to look at the city gate.
There, there will be a defeated army that will return in disgrace. When the time comes, I'm afraid that the reputation of the leader of this defeated army, the King of Yuzhou, will fall a little further.
"After all, you are a bit younger. Who are you showing off to with this proud tone? If we can help you, I will give you some of what you deserve. Is that too much?"
"Throughout the ages, new dynasties created in troubled times have followed this rule. It's ridiculous, just like that Xu Buyi, who has to be so ignorant of etiquette."
"Master, I heard someone say something." The dancer next to her smiled charmingly and slowly put down the wine bottle.
"What did you say."
"The King of Yuzhou and Xu Buyi of Xishu all believed the words of Lord Yuan..."
"Yuan Tao." The wealthy businessman looked up at the sky, "If it is Mr. Yuan, it would not be surprising. Although it is hearsay, it seems that there is some truth. Mr. Yuan, although his position is different, I also I feel that he is a strange man with eternal loyalty.”
"It's a pity that a Qing emperor betrayed him and died in troubled times. If he was still alive, many people would not dare to move."
Licking his mouth with unfinished thoughts, the wealthy businessman continued to speak.
"As for the King of Yuzhou, I will see what this proud man should do next to quell the dissatisfaction of the noble families in the inner city."
"Master, I heard that the king of Yuzhou only takes concubines and does not keep his wife."
"It should be Lao Zhongde's suggestion. If you take the main wife first, after the beginning of the court, the main wife will be the queen. But taking concubines is different. At most, you can make a concubine. Old Zhongde has a big plan. He is worthy of the name of the world's most famous counselor."
"If you leave the queen's vacancy, you can do a lot of things after all."
The wealthy businessman laughed, "But right now, no one can clearly see who will lose the thirty states in the Central Plains."
"It's a little too early. In fact, I have another plan. I can't tell you. Even if I start a new dynasty and don't become the emperor, I can still achieve good fortune for thousands of years and the family will continue to multiply."
"Master is awesome."
She actually didn't understand, but the dancing girl's body was curled up like a kitten in the arms of the wealthy businessman.
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In the Chengdu Palace, Xu Mu's face looked solemn after receiving the letter.
"Wenlong, Bo Lie, and Chai Zong's letter said that Chang Silang rushed back to the inner city with his remaining troops."
"This is inevitable. The move of the King of Yuzhou not only hid the elite army, but also brought together the decline of defeat and the fighting struggle of the aristocratic family. If I guessed correctly——"
Jia Zhou narrowed his eyes, "The bigger the surge, the more chaotic the inner city will be. But in fact, after using some means, this undercurrent can be led to the other side to vent. Next, the King of Yuzhou With Jiu Zhi Wuwei, it’s time to find a way out so that the inner city families can share the same hatred. That outlet should be the Grain King."
"My lord, we should prepare early. Who knows, this time we may be able to suppress the power of the Grain King to such an extent that it cannot raise its head in the Central Plains."
"Wenlong, I've already prepared. I'm just waiting for Uncle Chang." Xu Mu smiled and turned his head, "Bo Lie, what do you think?"
Compared to Jia Zhou, Dongfang Jing preferred to use tactics to gauge the situation.
"My lord, teacher, if this is not the case, please write a letter of ceremony and send it to Yuan Song, the king of Donglai, and give some valuable things. If you do this, the people in the world will only think that I am Xishu, and they are afraid that the king of Yuzhou will send troops to attack again. . This added fuel to the fire, and the matters involving the King of Yuzhou gained a little more credibility."
"Bo Lie's words are very good." Jia Zhou said with satisfaction.
Xu Mu also became happy.
With one on the left and one on the right, only with these two great planners in the world can the Western Shu regime be stable and able to cope with various challenges in troubled times.
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