Sitting in the palace, Xu Mu opened Dongfang Jing's secret letter and read it carefully.
The content of the letter is basically confirmed. As expected, it is related to the Sha Rong people. Moreover, it also vaguely mentions the war in Saibei. In the past six months, Beidi has been defeated in consecutive battles, and has been occupied by the Sha Rong people.
Rich water meadows.
In addition, with only one person left, Dongfang Jing killed Jiang Chong in order to boost morale. As for Yao Rong, he stayed temporarily as Sha Rong's liaison.
Xu Mu thought for a while, and finally wrote a letter, describing Sha Rong's affairs, and asked someone to send him to Changyang. Disasters caused by foreigners were like ringworm on the skin. He cared about it, and Chang Laosi also cared about it.
Exhaling a breath, Xu Mu looked outside the palace. Up to now, the Mi Dao matter has basically been settled. Of course, there are still troubles to come.
"Lord, don't be careless when it comes to Beiyu." The serious words from the puppy Fu beside him disrupted Xu Mu's thoughts.
"Night Owl came with information. King Beiyu is returning to the inner city."
During the rebellions in Hebei and Yanzhou, Chang Laosi was quick and ruthless. Not only did he destroy the largest group of rebels, but also the Rouran people who were about to make a move, and beat them to pieces together, even breaking the royal court.
As for the small groups of rebels in Hebei, it is estimated that they will be put down soon. After they are put down, a new round of confrontation between the north and the south will usher in.
"The letter said that the King of Beiyu brought back a counselor from Rouran Grassland."
"Counselor?" Xu Mu was shocked.
"The brother of Xun Yangzi, the master of the world, Xun Pingzi. As an envoy, he was detained by the royal court of Rouran and has been herding sheep outside the wall. Because the king of Beiyu broke the royal court, he followed him back to the Central Plains."
Xu Mu frowned. On the north side, there were already many talented generals, but now they have a good counselor, and their civil and military affairs are flourishing.
Shen Tu Guan, Jiang Meng, and Chang Sheng were all on the list of famous generals at the beginning. There were even many sages from aristocratic families who had studied the art of war and strategy for a long time. Those people were not just idlers who relied on the wealth of their aristocratic families and were no better than generals.
Bad officialdom.
Of course, there is one thing about the General Hall that Beiyu cannot compare with. That is loyalty. Select from the common people, and those who stand out in terms of talent and character will be sent to the General Hall to study. It has been closely related to the Western Shu regime.
tied together.
Therefore, this was the reason why the Shu people were so angry about Huang Zhizhou's incident.
"Gou Fu, you... grow up quickly." Xu Mu smiled and stretched out his hand to touch puppy Fu's head.
I recall that back then, the young man in front of me was still a little kid, following Si Hu and shouting to kill him. In the past seven or eight years, he has become the most outstanding rising star in the entire Xi Shu. It is even said that one day, Xi Shu's
The veterans are no longer able to use their swords, so this little dog Fu Han Xin will become the mainstay.
"Lord, I think so too, but I just tied my hair this year." Xiao Xiaofu said helplessly, "The teacher also said that I should study for two more years and then join the world as a general."
"Your teacher is right." Xu Mu smiled. When the puppy Fu came out of the mountain, the three-year agreement with Beiyu happened to end. By then, the successor of the poisonous owl named "Qingfeng"
, will appear in the world with a heroic appearance of both civil and military skills.
"Gou Fu, go back and rest first."
Puppy Fu got up and took only a few steps when he suddenly remembered something.
"By the way, my lord, we should also pay attention to the situation in the South China Sea."
Xu Mu understood what Little Dog Fu meant. Regarding matters over in the South China Sea, the leader of the alliance, Zhao Di, had sent a letter not long ago, saying that he had originally planned to visit Chengdu, but had to give up because he was not feeling well.
In view of the past relationship, Zhao Di is the person closest to Shu among the five states in the South China Sea. As the leader of the alliance, he leads the entire South China Sea League to move closer to Western Shu.
If Zhao Di dies and the leader of the alliance is replaced by another state king who is not short-sighted, I am afraid it will be very detrimental to Xishu.
"Sun Xun, please invite Li Tao over from the general hall."
As an envoy to the South China Sea, Li Tao was undoubtedly the best. But considering his old age, according to Xu Mu's plan, he hoped that Li Tao could recommend someone to go to the South China Sea on his behalf.
In the past, these things were all handled by Jia Zhou. Xu Mu sighed, when his Jia Wenlong was here, he really managed the political affairs of the entire Western Shu in an orderly, stable and not chaotic way.
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Nanhai, Jiaozhou.
Sitting on the throne, Zhao Di looked pale and couldn't help coughing a few more times while listening to his subordinates' performance reports.
"My lord." Ruan Qiu from Haiyue came over and spoke with a worried look on his face.
"Nothing, I just feel cold, cough, cough..."
Ruan Qiu hesitated for a moment, then waved his hand to ask others to stop the ceremony first.
"It's strange to say that at the beginning of spring this year, my lord was still in good health, but within a few months, he seemed to have contracted tuberculosis."
"There is a letter from the King of Shu. The miracle doctor Chen is going to Jiaozhou to diagnose and treat me. Ruan Qiu... I heard that King Wu Zheng of Zhuzhou... is also sick?"
Ruan Qiu's eyes were filled with tears, "I left early yesterday morning. I was worried about my lord's health, so I didn't say anything before."
Zhao Di was heartbroken when he heard this sentence.
At the beginning, among the five states in the South China Sea, only Wu Zheng was willing to join him in joining Chengdu and forming an alliance with Western Shu.
"Lord, I feel something is wrong..."
"What's wrong?"
Ruan Qiu hesitated for a moment, but couldn't tell. Around that, he felt that there seemed to be an undercurrent surging in the recent South China Sea Alliance.
"Father, I heard that my father was unwell today, so I hurriedly entered the palace."
Ruan Qiu turned around and saw a young man about seventeen or eighteen years old walking into the palace with an anxious expression. He raised his hands and clasped his fists, and stepped out politely.
…
"Old sir, you mean that Beiyu is going to take action against me in the South China Sea." Standing on the coast, Ruan Qiu frowned.
In front of him was an ordinary old man. On his body was a few plump sea cucumbers he had just bought.
"Probably so. In this world, there is only one south and one north, and the South China Sea Alliance can be used as a strong reinforcement for Western Shu, and it can also be used as a powerful enemy to attack Western Shu."
"Old sir, many people in Nanhai are close to Shu. For example, my lord's friendship with the Shu people is unbreakable."
"What if Zhao Di dies?" The old man sighed.
"General Ruan Qiu, do you know why I chose you instead of others?"
Ruan Qiu trembled and shook his head.
"Across the five states of the South China Sea, you, Ruan Qiu, are the best sword to protect the alliance between the South China Sea and Xishu and the peace of these five states. Don't forget that there are fifty thousand people behind you.
A human naval force."
"I just don't understand why the old gentleman wants to help like this?"
"Hey, I promised my old friend that I would help him to keep an eye on the situation in the five states of the South China Sea. Before the world is decided, I don't want any more troubles to happen in Xishu. I have already paid a lot, and this last bet is
It’s a big gamble and I won’t allow problems to arise.”
The old man looked up to the sky, his voice full of determination.