The atmosphere of the New Year is getting thicker and thicker, and in the streets and alleys of Chengdu, old Confucians have begun to set up stalls, depicting door gods and writing Spring Festival couplets.
Along with Han Jiu, he also sent a handful of picked dead branches and tied them into a big bundle for sweeping the dust on New Year's Eve.
The entire Shu Palace was slowly immersed in the atmosphere of the Spring Festival.
Xu Mu was holding a persimmon cake, but had no appetite, so he stretched out his hand and handed it forward. Si Hu next to him laughed happily, snatched it and swallowed it directly in his mouth.
If I remember correctly, this is the second Spring Festival that I have celebrated here. After almost two years, he is finally no longer a frightened and bereaved dog.
"Lord, there is another military report coming from Yuguan." Han Jiu walked in hurriedly.
"Yuguan?"
Xu Mu frowned, the Liangzhou envoy had just left, it had only been a few days.
After taking the letter and opening it, Xu Mu only glanced at it a few times before he instantly became angry and laughed.
The content of the letter is probably that the envoy entering Shu was disguised as Lianghu. After leaving Yuguan, it was already known to the whole world that Shuzhou was going to form an alliance with Liangzhou.
"Lord, I've fallen into a trap." Jia Zhou walked over, his face full of solemnity, worry and shame hanging on his brows.
"No wonder Wen Long, even I didn't expect that Sima Xiu would be so brave, go to Shu to die and pretend to be an envoy."
Of course, he would definitely not dare to show his true face to others, otherwise, Xu Mu would keep him in Shuzhou no matter what.
"Military advisor, how come the fox has just left Yuguan and the whole world knows about it?" Han Jiu stood aside, his mind a little confused. This kind of battle of wits has never been his strength.
"It's like a fight in the market. Two people are fighting, and ten people are watching." Jia Zhou raised his head and sighed, "Liangzhou and An merged two states to fight. There must be many forces.
, keep watching. When Lianghu enters and leaves Shu, he will naturally be known by many spies."
"I tried it once before... Now that I think about it, this person is really scary." Jia Zhou said in a self-reproached tone, "He has changed his appearance and changed his temper. What Sima Xiu wants in this step is to force an alliance with Shuzhou."
Xu Mu remained silent. Throughout the ages, these great planners have made plans and often turned the situation into a mess.
"Lord, military advisor, we just need to ignore him!"
"Han Jiu, go find the little military advisor."
Han Jiu hurriedly silenced his voice, turned around and ran outside.
"My lord, there are too few hidden stakes. Ye Xiao was once again attacked in Cangzhou. He still needs a buffer before he can infiltrate thirty states in the world."
Shuzhou's terrain is closed, and intelligence from outside the state is a top priority. This is why Xu Mu wanted to form Night Owl from the very beginning.
"My lord, don't be anxious, I already have a countermeasure in mind." Jia Zhou sat down on the chair with his hands hanging down, his tone was deep.
"Since it is already known to the world, my lord will admit it and don't make any excuses. I thought about it and decided that my lord might as well write an edict stating that at the beginning of spring next year, he wants to rush to the aid of Liangzhou and attack Anbin, and 50,000 Shu troops will go north.
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When Xu Mu heard this, he looked at Jia Zhou in front of him and was shocked.
"What Wen Long means is that the false way is to defeat the cold?"
"False roads to conquer Liang... That's pretty much it. Dong Wen's intention is that in the spring of next year, Shuzhou will be free from the worries of tigers and barbarians. In fact, he does not want his lord to rush to help. After all, Liangzhou
After the army attacked An and merged the two states, the defense of those eight counties was empty."
"He is also worried that if the lord's 50,000 Shu soldiers really rush to help and enter Liangzhou, they will take the opportunity to annex Liangzhou. By then, he will be attacked from both sides and will definitely be in a dead end."
"Wenlong, he will reject Shuzhou's reinforcements."
Jia Zhou shook his head, "It doesn't matter. If he refuses, my lord doesn't need to pay attention to it and will send out the army as usual. Everyone on the left and right knows it. It's just who is playing harder."
"Wen Long, you are truly a great talent." Xu Mu stood up and bowed.
It was the Mr. Dongwu in front of him who first blocked Rulong, then blocked the daughter of the Su family, and now blocked Lianghu Sima Xiu for him.
To be honest, if it were not for Jia Zhou, he would not be able to maintain his position as a leader in Shuzhou.
In this difficult world, even if you make every step of the way, you will sometimes be unable to defeat the general trend and become nothing more than shrimp and fish food, being snatched up and swallowed up by the big fish.
"Lord, teacher." At this time, Dongfang Jing came in from the outside and was helped by Han Jiu to sit on a chair.
"I heard from General Han earlier that Sima Xiu was trying to force an alliance." Dongfang Jing frowned as soon as he sat down.
"Bo Lie, Wen Long has made a clever plan."
Xu Mu repeated it.
Dongfang Jing also bowed his head, his face extremely excited, "Teacher's plan is beyond me."
"Don't say this."
Jia Zhou's face was still calm, "In this case, the matter of forcing an alliance will be settled. Unless Dong Wen really dares to take a gamble, the Lord is just talking and will not send troops to Liangzhou.
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"But I think he definitely wouldn't dare."
It's very simple. Dong Wen is a madman, but he is not a fatal gambler.
"Lord, teacher, I have a plan to get thousands of Liangzhou horses." Dongfang Jing suddenly said.
Hearing this, Xu Mu and Jia Zhou, who were nearby, were both a little startled for a moment.
"After the covenant is invalidated, the lord pretends to be angry and can send someone to pretend to be an envoy to unite the two states, go up from Bailu County, and then go back to Yuguan. After the Liangzhou spies spy, they will definitely report it to Dong Wen."
"At that time, Dong Wen was worried that Shuzhou would defect to Anhui and merge with the two states, so he would try his best to build relations."
"Bo Lie's plan is good, and it doesn't matter if he is discovered." Jia Zhou laughed, "It's just lifting a rock and smashing his own foot. These thousands of Liangzhou horses can be used as an apology."
For a moment, the three people in the little palace in Shuzhou burst into laughter.
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A few days later, Liangzhou Palace.
"The poisonous owl has its own tricks." Sima Xiu hugged the fox and spat out a sentence with some pity.
"My lord, if not, I will send you 5,000 Liangzhou horses and form an alliance for a while."
Dong Wen hesitated, "If we send out the five thousand Liangzhou horses, when spring comes next year, our Liangzhou army will be short of five thousand riders."
"What about this forced alliance thing?"
"Mo Li, Xu Buyi doesn't dare to lead his army northward."
Sima Mao was silent for a while, "I always feel that things won't be that simple."
In fact, he just felt like something was wrong.
"Lord——"
A junior general suddenly walked into the palace with a look of fear on his face.
"A spy from outside the state discovered the envoy who was merging two states!"
"The envoys from Anhui and Anhui have asked for help? Which way are they going?"
"My lord, this is Shuzhou!"
In the Liangzhou Palace, Dong Wen stood up in shock. Sima Xiu, who was beside him, also frowned.
For a long time, Sima Mao's face turned gloomy and he sighed slowly.
"If the lord chooses to break the relationship with Shuzhou, then ignore it. If the lord doesn't want to break the relationship, just send the horse over."
"As soon as there is a conspiracy, it seems to be logical." This chapter has been completed!