On the south bank of the Xiangjiang River, with the impending overthrow of King Chu, Xia'er's army changed its banner. There are only three left. One is his Shuzhou, and the other is Zuo Shiren's three states to the east, Chuzhou.
, Lingzhou and Wuzhou.
The last one was the newly acquired land of the Cangzhou royal family.
Among the three forces, one of the royal families was blocked in the middle. This butcher knife could only be held high by one of Xu Mu or Zuo Shiren.
Next, you don't need to think about Xu Mu to know that after Shuzhou raised the butcher's knife, Zuo Shiren would play a cat crying and a mouse, using the people as an excuse to attack Cangzhou.
The significance of this is that it was Xu Mu who fired the first shot. Even if there was any reputation as bullshit, it would not fall on Zuo Shiren.
The river wind did not stop and blew loudly.
"Brother Xu, what do you think?" Zuo Shiren said calmly.
Xu Mu smiled. The world-famous King Ling in front of him really took fame and reputation to the extreme.
Zuo Shiren raised his eyebrows. He stretched out his hand, grabbed a meat pie from the food and wine in front of him, cut it in two, and handed half of it to Xu Mu's hand.
"Just like this cake, you and I can eat it together."
"The half that King Ling gave me has turned black."
Zuo Shiren did not say "if you like to eat or not", his extremely elegant face still made people feel like spring breeze.
"If you don't eat, you will starve to death. Please tell me, will you eat or not?"
Xu Mu laughed.
Zuo Shiren also laughed. But what he didn't expect was that in the next second, Xu Mu directly threw half of the meat pie into the river.
Seeing this, Zuo Shiren frowned.
"Brother Xu, what do you mean? I kindly gave you some bread, but you threw it away."
"How about re-dividing?"
"How do you want to divide it?"
Xu Mu didn't reply. He grabbed another meatloaf and held it tightly in his hand. He held it for a long time. When the meatloaf was kneaded into a ball, he let go and divided Zuo Shiren into half.
"What do you mean?" Zuo Shiren looked at the half sticky meat pie in his hand and did not dare to take a bite.
"Wrinkle the meatloaf together and eat it again."
"We can't reach an agreement." Zuo Shiren put down the meat pie and stood up with a smile.
"Farewell to the King of Tombs." Xu Mu's face was expressionless. There is no problem in letting Shuzhou take the lead. But this time, God knows, will Zuo Shiren change his mind and stand aside in the future? Or, in other words, Shuzhou will take the lead.
As soon as they move, they will usher in the troops from Liangzhou and Cangzhou. The waterway is far away and Zuo Shiren cannot catch up.
He couldn't risk Shuzhou to win over an unknown ally. Of course, if Uncle Chang came to join forces, he would have eaten this meat pie long ago.
"Prince Ling took care of it all the way. The mighty Xiangjiang River flows from west to east. After all, it cannot flow backwards."
Zuo Shiren, who had walked a few steps away, stopped for a moment.
He turned around and looked at Xu Mu silently. Finally, he smiled like a spring breeze and walked back.
"I just ask, how should I eat half of King Shu's meat pie?"
"If you go to the river and attack by water, I will attack by land. Of course, I will strike with the first sword."
Zuo Shiren frowned and sat down slowly, "Don't forget, there is also Liangzhou. Anyone with a discerning eye can see whose trick the Xia'er Army in Muyunzhou is."
"If the situation in Liangzhou is unfavorable, I'm afraid they will just sit back and watch. Of course, we in Shuzhou will not let him cross the river."
Zuo Shiren thought silently.
"Brother Xu, to be honest, you make me a little impressed. But you should know that once the army moves, there is no way back."
"In troubled times, there is no turning back."
Zuo Shiren laughed and smiled for a long time before looking at Xu Mu with burning eyes.
"Let me ask Brother Xu, when do you plan to take action?"
"I will make an announcement when the time comes. However, how can I believe that Prince Ling is sincerely forming an alliance?"
Zuo Shiren thought for a moment and said, "You and I are meeting each other for the first time, but we have decided to make such a big plan. You don't believe me, and I don't believe you either. It's just for our own interests that we can sit here."
Shuzhou wanted to break the siege, but Zuo Shiren wanted to capture Cangzhou, but he cared about his reputation and did not dare to fire the first shot to destroy the dynasty.
"In this case, I can only show my sincerity." Zuo Shiren smiled lightly.
"If not, will you and I exchange protons?"
Exchanging protons? This method can be tried in prosperous times. But in this troubled times, forget it. Look at Gongsunzu, he just ate two of his sons.
"We are not planning to attack Cangzhou immediately. I estimate that Cangzhou will find a way to attack Shuzhou first. When the time comes, I, Xu Mu, will respectfully welcome King Ling."
If Zuo Shiren sends troops, it will undoubtedly prove his determination to form an alliance. On the contrary, Shuzhou can only rely on itself. This is how Shuzhou came to be.
But in this way, Shuzhou will have to wait until the Year of the Monkey to accumulate grain and make pots.
This can be regarded as Xu Mu lowering his attitude to the next level.
Zuo Shiren thought silently for a while, nodded, suddenly picked up half of the meatloaf placed on the ground, and slowly stuffed it into his mouth.
I gnashed my teeth as I ate, but I finally ate it.
"Brother Xu, have another drink."
"That's easy to say."
In the river breeze, the two of them understood each other tacitly, each picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.
Common interests, a shaky alliance, seems to be about to begin.
…
Just wait for Zuo Shiren to leave.
Xu Mu didn't stay long. He took his people and prepared to rush back to Shuzhou. Unexpectedly, at this time, Huang Daochong's figure appeared next to the river bank again.
"Mr. Huang, is there something else?"
Huang Daochong paused and waved back. Not long after, two carriages came slowly over.
When the carriage got closer and he opened it again, Xu Mu discovered that the carriage was filled with boxes of silver ingots.
At first glance, there are at least more than 100,000 taels.
Of course, for the Huang family in charge of Kezhou, it is actually not much.
"Mr. Huang, what does this mean?"
Huang Daochong smiled and said, "I have a clan member who has been familiar with the art of war since he was a child. I asked him to enter Shuzhou and serve as a general with the King of Shu."
This time, Xu Mu finally understood.
Huang Daochong is really a man who seeks to survive in troubled times. This is more like an investment. In other words, if one day Xu Mu becomes more powerful and this Huang family member makes military exploits, there is a high possibility that the Huang family can be saved.
Of course, if he died in battle or was a waste, it would be nothing more than a waste of one hundred thousand taels of silver. Of course, Xu Mu was more willing to believe that the wily Huang Daochong would not be just an ordinary person.
Just like, you can't put all your eggs in one basket.
Xu Mu estimated that there would also be people from the Huang family like the King of the Tomb, Zuo Shiren.
One hundred thousand taels of silver is well worth it.
"In addition, send another message to King Shu."
"What news."
"Su Dagui from Cangzhou was originally from Kezhou."
"People from Kezhou?"
"Yes, he is a poor man with a poor family. But for some reason, after he went to Cangzhou, he suddenly became rich."
"Did he have a daughter before?"
"There should be. I saw him once when I was a kid. He seemed to be very ugly, with a nose and ears."
Xu Mu was silent for a while, lost in thought.
"Mr. Huang, let your clan members come over."
Upon hearing this, Huang Daochong's face became happy and he hurriedly waved back.
"Huang Zhihu pays homage to the King of Shu." Not long after, a young and elegant general stepped out and knelt in front of Xu Mu. This chapter has been completed!