It was approaching dusk, and the gloomy winter weather suddenly enveloped the entire Chengdu in darkness.
A nearby attendant held the lamp.
The three people in the palace just woke up from a dream.
"My lord, I just returned from the battle. I missed some time today, so please have a good rest." Jia Zhou stood up, leaning on his wooden staff.
"You two, please."
Two guards came, one carrying Dongfang Jing on his back, the other supporting Jia Zhou, and walked out of the palace in the slightly bright world.
Just looking at the back figure in front of him, Xu Mu felt a little silent for a moment.
His left and right hands are all miserable people.
Putting his thoughts aside, Xu Mu rubbed his head and started walking towards the backyard. Before he had gone far, in the cold wind at night, he saw the lights in the palace in front of him from a distance.
No need to guess, this should be kept by Jiang Caiwei.
"Xu Lang, have some soup!"
Just as Xu Mu was thinking, suddenly, a graceful figure suddenly appeared.
When Xu Mu turned around, he realized that at some point, Li Dawan, a little girl, was wearing a thick robe, holding a large steaming bowl in his hands, and handed it to him.
"Li Dawan holds a big bowl..."
He only took two sips and Xu Mu almost spit it out.
"Li Dawan, how many wolfberries did you put in?"
"Five coins, cinnamon, dodder seeds..." Li Dawan carefully counted on his fingers.
"There are also bed boards. I had people reinforce the wooden layer."
Xu Mu gritted his teeth, immediately picked up Li Dawan and rushed into the room.
"Don't breathe, the medicine will lose its effectiveness!"
"I, Xu Mu, want to expand our territory tonight!"
…
It was still early, so Xu Mu, who walked out of the palace, rubbed his waist several times. The battle last night was extremely fierce. Fortunately, the three armies were extremely brave and successfully occupied the high ground.
After walking only a few steps, Xu Mu looked up and saw Si Hu, who was holding a steamed bun and looking hopeless.
"Brother Tiger, what's wrong?"
"Brother Mu, the little dog is not paying attention to anyone."
Xu Mu was startled. In his impression, Si Hu was the top boss among the children, and Puppy Fu was the second boss. Is the gang decentralizing power and infighting?
"Puppy Fu said he wanted to study and learn the art of war, and stopped practicing martial arts. I gave him mutton soup, but after he finished drinking it, he stopped licking the bowl with me."
"Brother Mu, how can such a big kid's gang survive with only me?"
"Tell him that Brother Mu is teaching you the art of war. Maybe he will crawl over to you. Si Hu, if I can give you a wife, such a big man can make trouble with a child-"
Si Hu's worries turned into joy, he jumped up and ran forward, slapping his butt.
Xu Mu lowered his voice and sighed helplessly.
"Lord, General Chen's military report!" At this moment, Han Jiu suddenly ran over in a hurry.
"General Chen? Chen Zhong?"
Xu Mu was startled and hurriedly took the letter, picked out the red wax, opened it and started to read. The more he read, the more he frowned.
The content of the letter is not much, and it is not that Liangzhou invades the border. It is that Dongwen, the king of Liangzhou, sent envoys to enter Shu, but they are currently blocked in front of Yuguan.
What Chen Zhong meant was to ask whether he would be released.
Holding the letter, Xu Mu narrowed his eyes. He couldn't understand why Dong Wen was so anxious to send an envoy in this cold winter?
Could it be that after spring starts, I'm afraid it will be too late.
"Lord."
Xu Mu turned around and found that at some point, Jia Zhou was approaching with a wooden stick.
"I heard earlier that an urgent report was sent from Yuguan."
"Wenlong, an envoy has arrived from Liangzhou."
After handing the letter over, Jia Zhou looked at it for a while, and his expression became silent.
"Dong Wen is becoming more and more interesting. The southern expedition against the Humans was successful, and Shuzhou no longer had any worries. Then, he immediately sent people over."
"Wenlong, if we don't let the envoy from Liangzhou enter Shu, I would like to see what he wants to do."
"I guess he's a lobbyist."
"What are you lobbying for?"
"Liangzhou and Shuzhou have formed an alliance. He plans to attack An and the two states in the spring. He is afraid that the Lord will take the opportunity to launch an attack and lead his troops northward."
"Inform Chen Zhong and let the envoys from Liangzhou enter Shu."
…
In the atmosphere of the New Year in Chengdu, outside the North City Gate and on the extending Shu Road, a small group of Liangzhou envoys finally arrived.
There were about three carriages, one carrying people, and the other two carrying gifts for Shu.
An escort of more than 500 people carefully rode horses to guard the carriage at the front. At the end of the carriage, there were several dark-skinned horse slaves, leading a blood-colored horse with armor.
On the carriage, a seemingly elderly envoy from Liangzhou poked his head out of the carriage window and looked outside cautiously. When he caught the eyes of those Shu soldiers, he hurriedly withdrew.
"Slow down, slow down, don't hit anyone."
The envoy's words made the more than 500 guards accompanying him look a little silent.
Many Shu soldiers who were following him had funny expressions on their faces.
…
"My lord, the envoy has entered Shu." Han Jiu hurried over, "The captain at the city gate asked if he would like to welcome him? Gather some people to stand on both sides."
"Welcome to you." Xu Mu said angrily.
"Just do whatever you have to do. When they arrive in Chengdu, you can just show them the way."
From the day the king of Liangzhou was replaced, Xu Mu knew that the relationship between the two states had changed drastically. If Dong Rong, the Dong family's thousand-mile horse, really became the king of Liangzhou, he might have to send someone to
Congratulations to Liangzhou.
But it's different now. The person in charge is Dong Wen.
Xu Mu has reason to believe that this is a power grab stained with blood.
Within a short period of time, King Dong Teng of Liangzhou, his eldest son Dong Rong, and his second son Dong Guang all died inexplicably. It is said that a few days ago, even the princess of Liangzhou suddenly fell ill and died.
The young prince who couldn't eat citrus fruits may now have it all to himself.
This troubled world is like a mirror looking into a demon, reflecting all kinds of ghosts and charms.
The giant gate in the north of Chengdu.
Han Jiu was dressed in battle armor, holding his sword and speaking in a deep voice.
"My lord has said that the guards accompanying Liangzhou envoys are not allowed to enter the city!"
"Only envoys are invited!"
"I, I will get off the carriage." The elderly envoy hurriedly stepped out of the carriage, and kept turning around to tell the five hundred soldiers accompanying him to stay outside the city and not to move around.
The old envoy was very nervous. He took out his handkerchief and wiped his sweat several times in the cold weather.
Only the horse slave followed him into the city, driving two ceremonial cars and leading the sweaty horse, with an uneasy look on his face, and carefully entered the city of Chengdu.
…
Xu Mu raised his head and looked at the envoy walking towards the palace.
"If Lianghu comes in person, will the Lord kill him?" Jia Zhou said with a smile.
"I have this idea." Xu Mu withdrew his gaze and lost interest for a moment. Of course, as long as he was not stupid in such a dangerous matter, Sima Mao would not have to take the risk himself.
"Wenlong, you and I go into the palace and see what this Liangzhou envoy has to say."
Although it hasn't reached the point of breaking up, the relationship between Shuzhou and Liangzhou is somewhat frozen.