"The general trend of the world has gradually become clear. My lord and the King of Yuzhou are in the south and north, forming a powerful alliance. According to my guess, within this period of time, given the temperament of the King of Yuzhou, he may meet my lord."
Xu Mu, who returned to Liancheng, sat on the top of the city with Dongfang Jing, discussing the current situation.
"In this war between the north and the south, my lord may not want to fight, the King of Yuzhou may not want to fight, and the people of the world may not want to fight... But I still say the same thing, the general trend is the trend, and there will always be a fight. Regardless of Lao Zhongde's advice , it is still the instigation of a third party, sooner or later there will be a fight, the lord should prepare early."
Dongfang Jing has said this many times. Xu Mu also understood that it was not impossible for two regimes to coexist in one Central Plains, but they would eventually fight to the death to determine a winner.
"Bo Lie, how is Ling Su's situation?"
"The food and grass haven't arrived yet. But I don't think Ling Su will use such useless tactics to delay. I estimate that food and grass should be delivered in the next two or three days."
"Lord, Ling Su still wants to be killed." Dongfang Jing raised his head and spoke calmly.
"But how to kill, this requires a method. At least, it cannot be thought that the lord broke his word, took the food and grass for atonement, and then killed the person with a knife. Lord, I will think of a way to do this."
"Of course, I believe in Bo Lie."
"Next, in the next two or three years, I, Xi Shu, should continue to recuperate and wait for the decisive battle with the King of Yuzhou. My lord, please remember not to start a war first. I am worried that the people in the world will not like your lord because of this."
Xu Mu surrendered and accepted the teaching.
"I will stay in Cangzhou first. My lord has been away from home for a long time, so why not take advantage of your free time to go back to Chengdu. Not long ago, my brother and sister-in-law also sent a letter, asking for help in Chengdu for me, a lame man. A marriage.”
Xu Mu smiled and said, "It's time for Bo Lie to get a wife."
Dongfang Jing shook his head, "The inheritance of the family line has been completed by my brother. I have already thought about it. When I help the lord conquer thirty states in the world, it will not be too late for me to marry and take concubines."
"I am worried and distracted. I am worried that I will misjudge the situation and judgment."
Xu Mu's heart ached. The little military advisor in front of him had already dedicated too much to Xi Shu.
"My lord has returned to Chengdu and said hello to the teacher on my behalf. If he wants to go on an expedition in the future, my lord must persuade him to stop him. The teacher's body is getting weaker and weaker. As long as I, Dongfang Jing, don't die, I will follow his will and help my lord decide." Go down to the mountains and rivers. In addition, his disciples have grown up, and there are gradually successors in Xishu."
Xu Mu recalled from a distance that when he first entered Shu, he fought against Jiang bandits, fought at Fushan, attacked the royal capital, and sent an envoy to Liangzhou... all of these were all planned by Jia Zhouzai without sparing any effort, so that before he was fifty, A head full of gray hair early in life.
"Bo Lie and Wen Long are both righteous people in the world."
"Compared with the teacher, I am nothing more than the light of a firefly." Dongfang raised his head admiringly and looked at the dusk in the distance, "There is one more thing. Facing the north and thinking about war, Donglai, the lord's autographed letter should also go to Yuan Chong It’s in hand.”
But before Dongfang Jing’s voice fell——
A lieutenant came up in a hurry.
"Lord, military advisor, something serious has happened!"
Not long after, when he walked down the tower, Xu Mu frowned and looked at the few guards who had fled back in front of him.
"What? What happened."
"Lord, according to the order of the little military advisor, we disguised ourselves as refugees and went to Donglai as envoys. But before we saw Yuan Chong, we were suddenly chased by the Donglai army. There were more than twenty people, and only four of us escaped. return!"
"Where's Li Rui?"
"Envoy Li Rui...died in battle."
Li Rui is Li Tao's younger brother, and he is considered a talented person. This time he was arranged by Dongfang Jing to serve as an envoy to Lai in secret.
"Why do the Donglai Army want to pursue you?" Xu Mu turned his head and looked at each other with Dongfang Jing.
"I was originally worried that people in the inner city would find out, so I would let Li Rui secretly enter Donglai." Dongfang Jing's voice was solemn, "This is unreasonable. Xishu just helped Donglai and suddenly turned against him. But I believe , this should not be what Yuan Chong meant."
Xu Mu nodded. In my impression, Yuan Chong implemented Yuan Song's wishes very well and has been making good friends with Xishu. Not long ago, when they were about to cross the river to attack Dongling, Yuan Chong came over personally to see him off, speaking sincerely.
"Bo Lie, this is a bit strange." Xu Mu thought for a while and spoke.
"My lord, I think so too."
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Donglai, Shouguang City.
At this time, some people in the palace were already panicking. Yuan Chong sat on the throne, his face full of surprise.
In the past two days, two major events happened in Donglai.
One thing is that the king of Yuzhou in the north gave Shentu Guan another big gift. This great gift is a pair of golden armor!
Throughout the ages, only people of royal title can wear golden armor. The king of Donglai is clearly Yuan Chong, not Shen Tuguan.
Of course, if it was just like this, Yuan Chong wouldn't be too angry. After all, this is probably a provocation plan by the King of Yuzhou.
But another thing will put the entire Dongnai into crisis. The secret envoy of Western Shu died in Donglai. Moreover, the people who came out of the city to intercept and kill were Shen Tu Guan's own troops.
"My lord, please don't forget that when I was discussing surrendering to Shu, Shentu Guan kept talking about how he could have an army of 60,000 to guard Donglai. But he sent people to kill the envoys of Western Shu, which was clearly to They turned against each other and then surrendered to the King of Yuzhou. This series of gifts is the best evidence!" In His Highness, Yan Xiong's voice was furious.
"My lord, if you don't make up your mind, I'm afraid that all the three states of Donglai will be dragged into the quagmire by this thief!"
Yuan Chong raised his hand with difficulty and rubbed his forehead. To be honest, his head is in a mess right now and he doesn't know who to trust. A few days ago, he naturally believed in Shen Tu Guan. But with recent events, all fingers are pointed at Admiral Donglai.
"Yan Xiong, this may be a provocation. This matter must be investigated eventually."
"My Lord, if he really wanted to surrender to Shu, he wouldn't have looked so dead before! Still wants to defend Donglai with an army of 60,000? This is a secret plan to surrender to Beiyu!"
"My lord, brother." Yan Tang, who had not spoken for a long time, hesitated and said, "I think there may be something strange about this matter. It would be better for me to find out the truth in Donglai, and I will go on an envoy trip to Xishu again. Tell King Shu clearly about the misunderstanding."
Hearing Yan Tang's words, Yuan Chong softened his expression.
"Yan Tang, as you said, you immediately go to Western Shu and state your interests to the king of Shu, Xu Mu. I, the three states of Donglai, are grateful for the kindness of the king of Shu. I will never intercept or kill the envoys, doing such a thing that makes people and gods angry. matter."
"General Shentu is still recruiting new troops. Maybe even he doesn't know about the interception and killing of the envoy. I will go there in person later."
"My lord, please don't trust this traitor!" Yan Xiong's eyes were splitting. "If your lord believes in me, I will personally investigate the matter of intercepting and killing the envoy!"
Yuan Chong was silent for a while, and finally nodded, "Yes."
…
Yan Xiong, who left the palace, still looked furious on the carriage back home. Only after entering the mansion and turning into the study did he sit down with a successful smile on his face.
Not long after, a dark figure appeared in the study.
"Yan Xiong pays homage to the envoy."
The black shadow smiled and said, "You did a good job in this matter. Over there in the inner city, they are very satisfied with General Yan's surrender. If he can instigate Shen Tu Guan's rebellion, General Yan will be a world-wide achievement."
"My lord has long said that this time, there are two great talents in Donglai that he has always wanted to take under his command. One is Shen Tu Guan, and the other is you, General Yan."
Yan Xiong looked excited, "Please rest assured, envoy, please rest assured, the King of Yuzhou, a certain Yan Xiong will definitely spare no effort to help the inner city instigate rebellion against the entire Donglai Three Prefectures!"
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