Following the river, it took about two days to circle back to the river not far from Muyun State. I was worried that Cangzhou would intercept the boat early. But no, Su Yaohou was as stable as Mount Tai.
Seeing Xu Mu turn back, Ma Yi finally breathed a sigh of relief with the accompanying troops.
"Lord, how was your journey?"
"If it's not good, you and I won't be able to see each other." Xu Mu laughed. To be honest, he didn't attach much importance to the alliance this time. Apart from him, almost everyone who came to play was Dongling.
People over there.
But no matter what, he was very willing to cooperate in this round of crusade against Cangzhou. Zuo Shiren was determined to dominate, so he was given very generous conditions.
"Ma Yi, are there any enemy spies?"
Ma Yi shook his head, "No. However, the exploration ships from Dongling came a few times. They wanted to enter my Xishu camp under the pretext of bringing wine and meat, so I drove them away directly."
There is nothing wrong with bringing an escort army. Zuo Shiren did the same thing when he came to Muyun Prefecture.
"A letter came from Muyunzhou, saying that the young military advisor has been waiting for the master on the river bank."
Xu Mu was a little moved. Despite the intrigues outside, we still had old friends who shared life and death, and treated each other with sincerity all the way.
"Si Hu, go down and help the captain row the boat. I will give you eight taels of silver."
Si Hu, who was picking his nose on the deck, heard this sentence and quickly ran down the cabin.
"Go back to Muyunzhou!"
…
As Ma Yi said, Dongfang Jing has been waiting on the bank of the river in Muyunzhou. He is holding a file in his hand and frowning from time to time.
"Little strategist, when my lord left, he asked you not to do any more work." A helpful general next to him advised him hard.
"It's okay. Is there anything unusual happening over there in Yucheng?"
"No, General Yu will set up defenses as usual. But little military counselor, you need to sleep for a while. If my lord comes back, I will wake you up."
"I suddenly figured out something. I can't wait and want to discuss it with my lord as soon as possible."
There was a complicated look on the young military advisor's face.
"Military advisor, my lord has arrived at the shore."
Hearing only this sentence, Dongfang Jing asked someone to push the wooden wheel cart and went to the river bank to welcome him.
When getting off the boat, looking at Dongfang Jing's figure from a distance, Xu Mu took a few hurried steps, took the wheelbarrow from the soldier's hand, and pushed Dongfang Jing back.
"Lord, I have something to tell you." Dongfang Jing tilted his head, his tone full of gravity.
If he had known that Dongfang Jing was waiting on the shore, Xu Mu would have known that the young military strategist must have something to discuss in his heart.
"Brother, please speak."
Dongfang Jing nodded, took out a file, and frowned.
"My lord, when I went to Kezhou for an alliance meeting in the past few days, there happened to be information from Ye Xiao."
"Where's the information?"
"Qingzhou, Tang family."
Listening to this, Xu Mu felt that his steps were a little heavy.
"My lord, do you know how Tang Siyuan died?"
"Previous information shows that except for Tang Siyuan, who died of illness, all the five sons of the Tang family are still alive."
"Lord, that's not the case."
Dongfang held the dossier in admiration and looked a little unhappy.
The reed poles on the river bank are growing luxuriantly. As the river breeze sways, the silhouette of Si Hu standing outside, peeing, is looming.
"The Night Owl spies who infiltrated into Qingzhou reported intelligence two days ago that Tang Siyuan in Qingzhou was not seriously ill, but drowned."
"Drown?"
"Exactly. The spies spent three hundred taels and secretly asked an elderly nurse from the Tang family. The nurse said that he was not sick, but was boating on the lake and was capsized by a strong wind. He fell into the water and died."
"Bo Lie, how Tang Siyuan died... doesn't seem to be important."
"Lord, that's not right. There is another piece of information added to the intelligence. The youngest Tang Wuyuan was on the boat with Tang Siyuan at the time. The boat capsized and both of them fell into the water."
"Even if Tang Wuyuan could swim, the servants of the Tang Mansion searched along the small lake for several months without finding anyone. Later, a year later, Tang Wuyuan suddenly returned to his home."
"How old were you then?"
"About twenty-four-five."
Xu Mu frowned. If it were anyone else, he might have simply ignored this piece of information. But Dongfang Jing's sense of conspiracy was no match for Jia Zhou's.
Furthermore, if he died of drowning, the immediate obituary would be, why should he tell the outside world that he died of an illness?
"The relationship is a bit complicated. For this reason, I checked a lot of files about the Tang family, and found another thing. Tang Wuyuan disappeared for a year, and when he returned home, his throat was hoarse and he lost his voice. If it were not for the wealth of the Tang family, please come
If the miracle doctor Li Wang'er comes to save me, I'm afraid I'll be mute for the rest of my life."
"Mute slave?" Xu Mu suddenly said one word.
"My lord, the method of raising a scholar by a mute slave is too cruel. It's a pity that Li Wang'er died as a young marquis. Otherwise, I could have asked a few more questions. But no matter what, I just think... Tang Wuyuan may have a big problem.
"
"When we met earlier, this person came over to find out information, but I didn't say anything." Xu Mu nodded solemnly.
"Since ancient times, alliances and other matters can easily fail if there are internal problems. My lord and I have the same idea, and naturally hope that Zuo Shiren can win this battle. In this way, the Demon Queen of Cangzhou can be defeated.
Only then can the Lord’s great cause continue to move forward.”
"My Lord, you can send a letter to remind Zuo Shiren and ask him to be careful."
"It's natural."
…
Two days later, a naval general from Dongling, with more than a hundred guards, arrived in Muyun Prefecture by boat.
"A certain family of Miaotong, pays homage to the King of Shu."
Previously, Zuo Shiren wanted to send 20,000 naval troops to assist, and Miao Tong was the general to oversee the 20,000 people.
"General Miao, your lord has not received the letter?" Xu Mu asked hesitantly while standing on the river bank.
"I don't know about this. The information letter does not pass through my hands. Besides, I entered Xishu from Chuzhou earlier."
"General Miao has been working hard all the way. Ma Yi, go and arrange the reception banquet. I will meet General Miao tonight. We will not return until we are drunk."
Receiving this courtesy, Miao Tong's face was moved, and he saluted again.
Only after Miao Tong left did Xu Mu and Dongfang Jing look at each other, and they could see a sense of confusion in each other's eyes.
"My lord, maybe you and I have been overly concerned. In any case, Zuo Shiren is a hero. These things may have been expected. On the surface, it is an alliance attack, but secretly, Zuo Shiren may have something.
Other means.”
There is no way to win against the Demon Queen without any other backup plan. If the game is bigger and more subtle, it is impossible to say that it is really possible to capture Cangzhou.
"Bolie, guess what Zuo Shiren's back-up plan will be?"
Dongfang Jing shook his head, "I can't guess. In this Dongling Alliance, there are crises and opportunities. But the most important thing is Zuo Shiren's method. Regardless of the lord, the teacher and I, in the past two or three years,
They are all disturbed by the Demon Queen's tricks."
"It's not like a big man's plan to fight, but a woman's hidden needles. It's the most difficult to guard against. If you don't pay attention, your hands will be filled with needles."
"In this chaotic world, such a strange woman finally appeared."