In the palace, Xu Mu, Jia Zhou and others looked up at each other and saw a trace of worry in their eyes.
After opening the letter, Xu Mu only glanced at it for a few times before frowning. He raised his hand and handed it to Jia Zhou.
After a while, the entire Shuzhou palace fell into an indescribable silence.
"Within half a month, the Liangzhou Wang family was almost dead."
"Who benefits?"
"Dong Wen."
Jia Zhou raised his head, his eyes full of disbelief.
"Fifty thousand Liangzhou soldiers rode out of Yinlang Pass and defeated the 100,000 allied troops from the two states, retreating step by step. The little crybaby prince at the time became a hero-like figure in the blink of an eye."
"Lord, you and I have been deceived."
Xu Mu remained silent.
Thinking of that crying face, he felt uncomfortable.
"In these troubled times, no one has their own means. The lord is out of luck, Dong Wen is dormant, Zhao Qingyun is speculating, and many of the fixed border generals are greedy."
"Wenlong, where is Tsuneshiro?"
Jia Zhou thought for a while, "The King of Yuzhou is the most rebellious person, but he is also the most righteous person. If he had a crueler temper, he would have ignored the friendship with the young Marquis at the beginning. By the time the Qing Emperor came to his side, he would have already
By destroying the Yuan family royal family, we took the opportunity to stir up trouble."
"I am not optimistic about the King of Yuzhou."
Jia Zhou picked up the tea cup and took two sips.
"On the contrary, Dong Wen's temperament meets all the requirements of a hero in troubled times. You can say that he is ruthless and ruthless. But in order to achieve his goal, this kind of person can endure for more than twenty years and rise to power in one day."
"This type of person is the most terrifying. From now on, my lord needs to be careful about this person."
Jia Zhou's analysis can be said to be straight to the point.
"My lord, please don't forget that there is another strange man in Liangzhou. If I guess correctly, this strange man may have already worshiped Dong Wen as his master."
"Lianghu, Sima Xiu." Xu Mu sighed with a look on his face.
"This new king of Liangzhou, who once shocked the world, has completely gained momentum."
Xu Mu was silent for a long time. In fact, deep down in his heart, he had a plan to lead troops out of Shu and seize the opportunity to capture Liangzhou. Unfortunately, the rear was unstable and there were only a few soldiers, so how could he go out on an expedition.
Jia Zhou seemed to see what Xu Mu meant.
"My lord, the most urgent task is to eliminate the tiger barbarians."
The tiger barbarians have been causing trouble for many years and have become like maggots attached to the bones. If the tiger barbarians are not suppressed, Shuzhou will not be stable.
"Wenlong, let's go and have a rest. We'll talk someday." Xu Mu breathed out, walked a few steps closer, and helped Jia Zhou up.
Jia Zhou nodded and did not refuse. As before, the two of them walked out calmly.
Noon has just arrived.
Xu Mu, who sent Jia Zhou back to his room, did not go back to the palace, but followed another direction and went straight forward.
After entering Shu, he seemed to be the king of Shu at first glance, but deep down in his heart, the sense of crisis never diminished.
If it weren't for his cautious nature, he would have died in Wangzhou long ago.
"My son!"
Far away, Xu Mu, who was thinking about something, was suddenly interrupted. He raised his head and saw three old drunkards gathered on the altar of the palace, their faces red from drinking.
It's still the same as Lao San, steamed cakes and peanut cakes, with at most three or two meat buns added.
Xu Mu was amazed that he was still so frugal after his life was better.
"Hey, walk faster, it doesn't matter if you become the King of Shu! You are still our son! Even if you become the emperor one day, the three of you will be the emperor's grandfather!"
Xu Mu was too lazy to look at Zhuge Lai and sat next to Chen Datie. Chen Datie snorted coldly, poured a bowl of wine for him and threw it in front of him.
"Senior, the matter of the iron riding equipment——"
"Don't worry, Chengdu's ironworks have already asked the craftsmen below to start choosing a location. You also know that there is no Xiangjiang here, so we must not be careless when building a blast furnace."
"Also, have you sent someone to find the mine?"
"We found some loose ore. All the larger mines have been mined."
Xu Mu had a look of helplessness on his face. Thinking about it, he knew that the Dou family had dominated Sichuan for hundreds of years. Not to mention the mines, even a bird flying over would be eager to pluck two feathers.
"Then what to do? Otherwise, I will give you a hammer axe? A stone sword? For throwing? Those three thousand repeating crossbows, I and my disciples took out all the belongings."
Chen Datie was chattering incessantly, perhaps feeling a little louder again, so he reached out his hand and stroked Xu Mu's head twice.
"Don't worry yet, daddy will definitely help you."
What the hell.
A father's love is truly as great as a mountain.
Just then, Zhuge Lai and the old scholar ran over again. Bai De's three fathers and six pairs of slaps kept touching Xu Mu's head.
"Zhuge Lai, if you pull out my hair again, I will push you downstairs!"
Xu Mu gritted his teeth, pushed his third father's hand away with difficulty, grabbed the wine bowl and toasted, and this farce of fatherly love was finally over.
Stretching out his hand, Xu Mu angrily broke off a large piece of steamed cake, stuffed it into his mouth, and ate it.
"It is not that there are no new mines in the thirteen counties of Shuzhou." Chen Datie took a sip of wine and grinned.
"Senior, how do you say this?"
Chen Datie smiled and raised his finger to go south.
"I would like to ask, if there are no mines, how did the tiger barbarians get their axes and hammers? I have seen the collected weapons that were sent back. These things are very rough. They must not have been made by the Sichuan Iron Works."
One word awakens the dreamer.
Indeed, the barbarian forests to the south of Shuzhou are rarely entered by Shu people. Not to mention ocher iron ore, there may even be saltpeter ore.
"Think of some ways to defeat it as soon as possible." Chen Datie turned around, twisted a peanut, and slowly hummed a tune.
"That year, when I was traveling around the world, I heard a traveling doctor say that of all the foreign races in the world, only Beidi and Nanman valued the totem they worshiped most. You have the ability to steal the tiger barbarian totem.
, don’t worry about not being able to find them. On the contrary, they will come to you on their own.”
"My son, there is a saying in the Bamboo Book that when Emperor Gaozu personally entered the mountain to form an alliance with the barbarians, he entered from Tuogu Peak in the south."
Xu Mu's face was filled with joy. The three elders in this family were all truly treasures. The information given was enough for him to slowly figure it out and formulate good strategies.
He stood up and solemnly clasped his fists.
"Xu Mu, thank you three seniors!"
"Look, how good it is to call me daddy? I, the beautiful young man, stand at the top of the city and shout. Those who recognize me as their father should at least line up from the north gate to the south gate."
"It doesn't matter if you shout or not, as long as you have dad in your heart."
"My son, come here and kowtow to daddy."
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Rubbing his brows, Xu Mu hurriedly turned around and walked away. At this time, in his mind, he already had a preliminary plan to defeat Human.
Of course, specific matters still need to be discussed with Jia Zhou.
Passing by the side courtyard of the palace, he heard the sound of reading inside. Xu Mu was startled, stopped for a moment and raised his head.
Jiang Caiwei was wearing a concubine's robe and her hair was tied up in a gentle bun. When she recited it, the children followed her.
Uncle Fu, the little dog, is holding a book in his hands, his childish face looking up is full of seriousness.
"If a gentleman is not serious, he will not have authority; if he is learned, he will not be solid."
"If a gentleman is not serious, he will not be powerful; if he is learned, he will not be solid..."
The sound of reading seemed to be lingering in the sky throughout Chengdu.