"Spring is about to begin." Standing outside the palace, Xu Mu took a rare stretch. After being cooped up all winter, the whole world in front of me finally started to come to life.
"My lord, the people from the South China Sea Alliance should be arriving in Chengdu soon."
"It came quite quickly." Xu Mu smiled, "Think about it, maybe we haven't seen each other for a long time with Zhao Di. This exchange will consolidate the entire alliance."
After the beginning of spring, if nothing unexpected happens, it will be a trip to the Western Regions. Before leaving for a long journey, you should deal with all the things you are worried about one by one.
"Sun Xun, Sun Xun, don't fucking giggle, hurry up and get people ready to roll out a long blanket outside the city!"
As Jia Zhou said, one day later, the troops of the South China Sea Alliance arrived in Chengdu in unison.
Instead of being arrogant, Xu Mu led many generals and staff to greet him outside the city. This appearance made Zhao Di dismounted in shock and ran over with red eyes.
"King of Shu, please destroy me!"
"You and I are brothers. When my brother comes, if I, Xu Mu, don't welcome him, how can I say that?"
At this time, not only Zhao Di, but also Wu Zheng, Ruan Qiu and others behind him had expressions of emotion. Everyone knows that King Xu Shu in front of him is already the hero of half of the country, but for them, he is still the same as before.
"I have already prepared a banquet. Brothers from Nanhai, if you enter Chengdu today, you can go home! You and I will not return until we are drunk!"
Xu Mu knew very well that if he wanted to win over this territory, whether it was the South China Sea Alliance or the Shanyue people, they were the forces that must be roped in.
"The King of Shu is righteous!"
"I, Xu Mu, am traveling with all of you old friends!"
Outside Chengdu, thousands of people were equally enthusiastic, and the welcome formation reached its peak for a while.
Even Si Hu, who was busy in his busy schedule, took time to run over.
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During the banquet, Xu Mu and Zhao Di walked to a remote place holding wine cups. According to Xu Mu's wishes, some words should be spoken quietly to Zhao Di.
"The King of Shu is going to the Western Regions?"
"Indeed." Xu Mu didn't hide it. He raised his wine cup and saluted Zhao Di in front of him.
"It's such a long distance and it takes a lot of time to go back and forth. If it's not an emergency, the King of Shu can just send someone there."
"It's different. I am bound to win the matter in the Western Region." Xu Mu raised his head and looked at Zhao Di, "Brother Zhao, don't forget that Beiyu is the most powerful in the world today. If we want to fight, we will More power needs to be used.”
"Brother Zhao, are you confident?" Xu Mu said with a smile.
"Of course there is." Zhao Di said with a serious face, "If this were not the case, I would not have chosen the King of Shu in the first place. In addition to the geographical advantage, there is another reason... Throughout the ages, there have been many people who started from humble beginnings. There have been false emperors before. Fang Ru. But these people are different from the king of Shu. Without the support of aristocratic families, they only relied on the common people. In one state, the king of Shu conquered half of the country in a few years."
"Many times, I feel that such a strange person as the King of Shu should be chosen by heaven to establish a new dynasty and ascend to the throne."
"What I said... I'm not drunk." Zhao Di clasped his fists seriously, picked up the wine cup, bowed his head, and drank in one gulp.
Xu Mu was a little silent. He was just testing the situation, but he never thought that Zhao Di was so determined.
"I know what King Shu means." Zhao Di continued, "But please rest assured, King Shu. As long as I, Zhao Di, am still the leader of the South China Sea Alliance, I will always support King Shu."
"Brother Zhao, it doesn't matter if you and I all tell you." Xu Mu responded calmly.
Zhao Di exhaled, "Wu Zheng and I have already discussed this."
Wu Zheng is the King of Zhuzhou in the South China Sea.
"One day, the King of Shu will take over the country, and our South China Sea Alliance will have some success. Please also ask the King of Shu not to treat the South China Sea as a foreign land again, build more official roads, and send great scholars to make the five states of the South China Sea, It is also listed as the Central Plains region.”
"This is natural. Even if Brother Zhao doesn't say anything, I, Xu Mu, will definitely do this if I take the country. In addition, the princes of the five states in the South China Sea will also be retained. But when the time comes for the dispatch of troops and horses after the world is peaceful, you I need to think of a better way."
Zhao Di nodded.
"Brother Zhao needs to understand that it is not about annexation, but about you and I trying to conquer the world together. When the time comes, the rewards and favors from the South China Sea Alliance will not be lacking."
"Brother Zhao also knows what kind of person I, Xu Mu, am. As long as we are friends, I will never treat you badly."
"King Shu, I've always known it." Zhao Di also laughed.
Under the current situation, the South China Sea Alliance does not have any capital to be arrogant. In other words, although it is a bit laborious, it is not necessarily difficult for Xi Shu to capture the South China Sea and conquer the north and south.
"Another interesting thing is that not long ago, Zuo Shiren sent someone over and said that he wanted to marry me and gave me a lot of jewelry, but I refused."
Xu Mu was a little amused, "Zuo Shiren is taking a roundabout route."
Again, as long as the Xishu regime does not collapse, the South China Sea Alliance will always stand in the Xishu camp. Zuo Shiren has no chance.
"In Wuzhou this year, for some reason, the sea breeze was very freezing. I heard that it froze to death more than a hundred Dongling soldiers stationed on the coast."
Zuo Shiren was driven into Wuzhou, and even the armament storehouse in Dongling was not able to take any of the armor and thick robes in it.
The benevolent king of the world who was so high-spirited at the beginning is really in a state of desolation. Of course, Xu Mu is not kind to women. This result is actually the fault of Lao Zuo himself.
"King Shu has entered the Western Region, please be careful. I heard that the people there are not easy to deal with."
"Brother Zhao, don't worry, I have a way."
"Then, I'll be waiting for the King of Shu's triumphant return."
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"Where is my robe, where is my cloak!"
Sitting in the governor's mansion, Zuo Shiren was shaking a little from the cold. Defeated in Wuzhou, it seemed as if nothing was prepared. Of course, he didn't expect to lose so miserably.
There is not even a royal palace. The governor's mansion is quite beautiful, but it is of no use at all. Apart from carving dragons and phoenixes, there is not even an animal skin. Back then, Cai Meng, a bitch, had collected so much money and used it all to buy antique calligraphy and paintings.
The key to the current situation is that there are no birds in Northern Chongqing and no birds in Western Shu. Trade has been completely cut off, and even animal skins cannot be purchased in large quantities. The South China Sea Alliance did reply to the letter, but unfortunately the letter contained a lot of complaints about poverty and refused to get married.
"The young master snatched the lord's cloak early in the morning..."
"This rebellious son can't be good at literature and martial arts. If he had some skills, he would have followed him to conquer the country." Zuo Shiren gritted his teeth, suddenly thought of something, and turned his head again.
"Qide, you gave your father the cloak. Are you cold or not?"
"Lord, I'm in good health and I'm not too cold." Ling Su sighed and spoke, his tone full of sorrow. On the sea surface of Wuzhou, there are also warships from Xishu constantly coming and going, so it is impossible to make a plan. We can only think of another plan when the time comes.
"Zide, can you think of a way?"
"nature……"
Ling Su turned around. After enduring the winter, his legs were obviously shaking from the cold.
