Two days later, the whole of Chengdu ushered in a happy event. Thanks to Gongou's action, Lou Xing, a border citizen who was tired of winning, was finally shot and wounded with an arrow and taken back to Chengdu.
"My lord has ordered that the traitor Lou Xing conspires to poison the Eastern military advisor and is to be beheaded in half -"
Sun Xun cursed and was whipped for this matter. Fortunately, Silly Hu sent the young military advisor to Jiangnan and was not in the city. Otherwise, if this silly man had taken action, he might have lost a layer of his skin due to old and new grudges.
Xu Mu looked at the prison car in front of him with a cold face.
Trying to poison Dongfang Jing is equivalent to touching his reverse scale. For example, the murderer Lou Xing must be severely punished in order to relieve his hatred.
"Lord, I asked, but he didn't know what he said. It was a man from the iron torture platform who came to contact him."
"What about the people on the iron scaffold?"
"Arrest, I'll chop him with a knife!"
Xu Mu rubbed his forehead and waved his hand away.
"Execution!" Sun Xun pressed his sword and stepped forward, his voice like thunder.
After a while, many people who were watching started cheering.
Being tied to the execution platform, Lou Xing's eyes suddenly became frightened. But his tongue was pulled out again, and he had to scream excitedly.
Next to him, an executioner in red sprayed wine on his knife, gestured to the position of the cut, and then roared and waved it.
When the screams started to sound, Xu Mu turned around coldly and walked into the palace.
The puppy Fu who was looking at the file slowly stood up and saluted Xu Mu.
"Doofu, there's no need for this."
"My Lord, my teacher taught me that there must be differences between master and subordinate, and no overstepping allowed."
Xu Mu was silent for a moment. This was indeed Jia Zhou's temperament. Jia Zhou has been assisting Xi Shu for so many years. In a daze, he looked up and seemed to see the old military advisor again, sitting in front of him, his face full of hard thinking and worry.
"Gou Fu, don't talk about this." Xu Mu calmed down his thoughts and sat down beside him.
"What, we made a discovery."
"There is indeed a group of Sha Rong people. But in the past, they were not called Sha Rong people, but called Bei Rong people. But after the Beidi people became powerful and dominated the grassland for more than two hundred years, the Bei Rong people were driven out of Saibei and retreated to the Bitter Sand Desert. Hai, slowly, became known as Sha Rong."
"But there is still a lack of specific information. My lord, the focus at the moment still needs to be on the Central Plains."
Xu Mu nodded.
If the war between the north and the south fails, Xi Shu will have no chance.
"Lord, I also have an idea regarding the Dong Laimi Taoist disciples."
"Speak."
"As we all know, the salt produced in Yandao is the best in the Jiangnan area. Many people in Kezhou and Donglai Prefecture also like these island salts. If not, let the official shops over Yandao increase their prices. Twice. This makes the public sentiment in Donglai and Kezhou even more chaotic."
Over there in Qingzhou, there is also salt production. But the quality is not as good as Yandao, and it is not liked by aristocratic families. Moreover, it would be a long way to deliver it from the inner city.
In the past, Xu Mu had no plans to use Yandao to suppress the Jiangnan area. But now, not only him, but even the whole of Xishu is extremely disgusted with the Mi Dao disciples who are like dog-skin plaster.
With Huang Daochong's help before, coupled with Xiaoqiao Fu's method, it can be regarded as a strong alliance.
"Gou Fu, I will do as you say."
Xu Mu lowered his gaze. I just feel like the recent situation has suddenly become a lot more confusing.
"By the way, my lord, Mr. Dongfang has sent Beiyu's peace negotiation documents again."
"What time is it?"
"This is the fifth time. The little military advisor from Beiyu is probably in a hurry. In the past few days, he has sent large armies to Kezhou one after another."
Xu Mu took the document, looked at it, and found that the contents were almost the same. The general meaning is that the news is wrong, and Jiang Meng, the general of Chongqing, has been deceived and has been severely punished.
Xu Mu had no expression on his face and tore up the peace documents. Although everyone knows it, but now, Beiyu took the lead in provoking the war, which has made many people in the world dissatisfied. It's better to let this dissatisfaction ferment again.
"Molly."
Little Dog Fu nodded, "That Jiang Meng is still in Kezhou at this time, but I heard that after he returned, he immediately fell ill and became a little older."
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"Ahem." In a river city in Kezhou, in the governor's mansion, Jiang Meng struggled to hold himself up and sat up from the bed.
After many years of military service, only this time he was really hit hard. Only a few steps away, he would die in battle.
"Take your seats, you two." Jiang Meng exhaled, his face getting older and his voice also becoming hoarse.
In front of him were two middle-aged men wearing Taoist robes. One is named Jiang Chong and the other is named Yao Rong. If it weren't for these two people, he would never have been able to return to Kezhou.
"Old general, please take care of yourself." Jiang Zhong twirled the mustache on his lips, his voice seemed concerned, but in fact it was extremely dull.
"Nothing, just rest for a few days and you'll be fine."
"These Shu people are really cunning. They dare not go ashore and will only bluff on the river. When Beiyu has a powerful navy and General Chiang's army takes revenge, none of these people will be able to escape."
Jiang Meng was stunned and didn't dare to answer the question for a moment. A water battle gave him a vague nightmare.
"By the way, old general...what official documents have come from Changyang?" Jiang Zhong hesitated for a moment and made insinuations. This time Mi Taoist has made great achievements, and according to the agreement, he should get something.
"To tell you the truth, there is no news from Changyang yet." Deep in his heart, Jiang Meng was vaguely unhappy. If it weren't for the little strategist from Changyang who made a mistake in his strategy, his army on the east route would have suffered heavy casualties.
Of course, on the surface, he would not say a word more.
"You two have made great contributions, and I, Beiyu, will definitely remember it. Don't be anxious, because the official document will be here in the next two days."
Jiang Chong smiled, with gloom hidden in his eyes.
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"Brother Yao, sometimes I really want to flip the flag." Jiang Zhong and Yao Rong stood side by side by the river.
"Brother Jiang, don't be anxious, the time has not come yet."
"Northern Chongqing and western Shu each occupy half of the country. But don't forget that the world has not yet been decided." Jiang Chong smiled and took out a white scarf from his arms.
"What is this?"
Jiang Zhong looked crazy, "I have already thought about it, and the day will come when I will raise the flag. Not only Beiyu, but also those hiding in Xishu, they all listened to my call and responded one after another."
"It only takes one idol to convince the people. At that time, they will use this square white scarf, and the person who matches it will be called the White Scarf Warrior, and together with me, we will sweep the world."
"Three measures of rice help the world, and all people in the world can eat from one trough."
"The fiercer the fight between Beiyu and Xishu, the greater the chance I will wait for. Brother Yao, can you understand?"
Yao Rong looked silent.
"Brother Jiang, this matter needs long-term consideration. Don't forget that we are where we are today because of someone's support."
Jiang Chong smiled, folded the white scarf calmly, and put it back in his arms.
"Just watch."
"The country is uncertain, there is no emperor, no emperor -" Jiang Zhong stretched out his hand, as if to catch a gust of river wind, his voice became more and more loud, "You and I both have a chance to aspire for the ninth throne."
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