"Commander Liu, do you know the King of Western Shu?" In the camp, Shen Tuguan was silent for a while before spitting out.
"When he was the prime minister, he helped many people. He met me and helped me. But these were just appearances, obeying the orders of Lord Yuan."
"Military advisor, if you go like this... I'm afraid you'll be offended."
"My lord understands, and the Victorious Military Advisor also understands. It's okay. Besides, I'm not going here just to reminisce with him."
"The military advisor——"
"Just a meeting." Liu Chen stood up, seemed a little unsteady, and knocked over the flag pocket, but did not pick it up, and stepped out of the tent.
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"Gou Fu, I like you."
It was the beginning of summer, and the wild flowers were blooming beautifully. Sihu abandoned his horse and walked, picked a few wild flowers, and clamped them on puppy Fu's ears.
"Brother Tiger looks like a fool!" Xiao Xiaofu scolded his mother directly.
"Brother Hu, why are you acting like a fool?" Chao Yi scolded him with a smile.
"Brother Chao Yi, I like you too."
"I like your mother... don't say anything, don't say anything, my lord is looking back!"
Hearing this sentence, the three people who were originally chirping stopped their voices for a while. Si Hu quickly mounted his horse and rushed back to Xu Mu.
"Brother Mu, how far do we still have to go?"
"Don't be impatient. It's time to arrive in one day's journey. When the time comes, we will set up camp near the river bank."
Nominally, due to the terrain, the counties in Lizhou outside Dayuan Pass were not heavily guarded by either Xishu or Beiyu. At most, there are two or three cities each as a transit point.
The stalemate in Lizhou lasted for more than a year, and the fighting caused many people in the Lizhou area to leave their homes to escape the disaster. Some went to Dingzhou and some entered the inner city. The huge Lizhou suddenly seemed empty.
"Lord, someone is coming from ahead! It's Beiyu's patrol horse."
Xu Mu calmed down his expression and was not surprised. With such a big fanfare, it would be strange if the Beiyu patrol didn't come to ask.
Of course, in the context of peace talks, it is not appropriate to fight directly.
"Let him come over."
Not long after, a captain riding Beiyu looked a little uneasy, but he still had a calm face, fulfilled his duty, and walked up to the front.
"Shen Chong, the captain of Wujiaying School in Beiyu, has met the King of Shu."
"Colonel Shen is polite." Xu Mu smiled, "Don't worry, Xi Shu and Bei Yu have already reached peace talks."
Shen Chong was silent for a moment and clasped his fists again.
"Don't be surprised, King of Shu. If I didn't inquire after knowing the information, it would be a crime of neglect of duty when I returned to the camp. May I ask the King of Shu, what do you want to do with such a big fanfare and bringing an army of nearly ten thousand people into our territory of Beiyu?"
"During the peace talks, I, Western Shu, are willing to hand over half of Lizhou. This time I came here to instruct the Shu officials to ensure that the handover does not interfere with the friendly relations between the two countries."
Shen Chong's face turned gloomy.
In this huge Lizhou, no matter whether it is Beiyu or Xishu, there are no political officials to govern it. But he didn't dare to ask. He knew that even if he asked, it would be useless.
"Colonel Shen has fulfilled his duties and can go back to deliver his duties."
"Thank you, King Shu." Shen Chong nodded and left quickly without any delay.
As a Beiyu captain, this time, as the King of Western Shu said, he was approaching his greatest responsibility.
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"Shen Chong, you mean that the King of Western Shu said that he wanted to instruct the political officials to hand over?" Standing in the wind, Shen Tuguan frowned.
"General Shentu, that's exactly what happened." Shen Chong cupped his hands and clasped his fists.
"You go ahead." Shen Tuguan waved.
Beside him, Liu Chen smiled lightly, "It's nothing more than a cover. As long as there's no problem with this cover, there's nothing we can do against him. If justice doesn't help, there's a lot of cleverness."
"Military advisor, what are you doing now?" Shen Tuguan asked seriously.
Staying at the Sizhou border, he also received a secret letter from Chang Sheng. The letter said that before he replied, he should listen to Liu Chen's advice on everything.
"Captain Shen came all the way back, and counting the time, the King of Xishu has almost arrived at the border of Lizhou." Liu Chen said with a calm face, "The way he looks, he probably wants to see me."
"The King of Western Shu... really wants to meet with Military Advisor Liu?"
"More likely, it's a provocation plan. If General Shentu wants to, Liu Pingde will appear just after I take the seat. Furthermore, my friend Chang Sheng is still in the inner city. Seriously speaking, now is the best opportunity to provoke .”
"Commander Liu, don't be fooled."
"That's not possible." Liu Chen shook his head, "I have seen clearly what he is like, so naturally I will not help him or fall into his trap. I also ask General Shentu to mobilize tens of thousands of troops."
"Commander Liu, are we going to start a war?"
"No. The provocation plan is not for the lord and my friends to win, but for the old aristocratic families in the inner city. Only when you and I form a large army and gain momentum can we suppress this treacherous plot of the Shu people."
"The military advisor's words make sense." Shen Tuguan nodded, quickly turned around, and ordered his generals to prepare to mobilize their troops.
Liu Chen closed his eyes and squeezed the hands tightly in his sleeves.
"Mount the army."
Not long after, the Beiyu Cavalry Camp with ten thousand people followed Shen Tuguan, getting ready to attack.
Liu Chen, who was also riding a horse, lived up to his name, with a gloomy face and a gloomy gaze.
If it were in a wine shop or during a banquet, he would definitely question and ask the King of Shu why he didn't follow the wishes of Lord Yuan to help the government and the country.
It's a pity that it was before the two armies.
Liu Chen's face was as sinking as water.
"Commander Liu, are you feeling unwell?" Shen Tuguan, who was riding next to him, asked with concern when he saw Liu Chen's appearance.
"I was studying behind closed doors, so I wasn't good at riding horses."
"How about I send someone to find a carriage to come over."
"No need. Now that I, Liu Chen, have entered the battlefield, I should learn to be a man."
Shen Tu Guan nodded and asked no more questions.
In fact, he didn't find out what Liu Chen was thinking. Although the former Qingshi Lane scholar looked fine, there was already anger burning in his chest.
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"When the Marquis died for his country, he was specifically mentioned." Xu Mu, who was also riding a horse, said with a dull tone.
"Then my lord, why didn't you recruit him into the court before?"
"When I was serving as prime minister, there were Beidi tigers outside who were looking at them and took the opportunity to come in. Inside there were Dingbian generals from various places and kings from other states who were dissatisfied with the new emperor Yuan An. I originally planned to establish a stable relationship with Yang Xiu and a few honest old ministers. After controlling the situation, I asked him to be my staff. However, the military situation changed suddenly, Beidi suddenly came to the rescue, and Yuan An wanted to cede territory to seek peace... In fact, I have not been prime minister for a long time——"
Xu Mu raised his head and looked at the mountains and rivers ahead.
"The rest of the time, I was fighting and fighting."
"Lord, can you win over this person?" Chao Yi thought for a while and spoke.
"Probably not possible. According to Ye Xiao's information, this scholar from the Liu family in Qingshi Lane is probably hostile to me. He only thinks that I, Xu Mu, have betrayed the trust of Lord Yuan. But he doesn't understand at all. I'm leaving. This road to eradicate troubled times and create peace is what Marquis Yuan hopes to see."
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