Xu Mu in Kezhou did not relax at all. However, due to the escape of the assassins, many envoys who entered Kezhou have returned to their former joy and laughter.
After explaining some things and giving a few more instructions, Xu Mucai, filled with concern, boarded the ship with his troops and hurried back to Muyun Prefecture.
"The innocent legitimate son was assassinated in Kezhou." Returning to Muyunzhou, when he saw Dongfang Jing, the young military advisor spoke in a deep tone.
"Chang Silang replied to the letter and said in the letter that Liu Zhongde understood the righteousness and did not blame me."
"It's unbelievable." Dongfang Jing shook his head, "In the past, the chief staff of the King of Yuzhou never liked the lord. When the teacher was ill and entered the inner city, he even dared to hide it from the King of Yuzhou and kill the lord.
Now, my lord has indirectly killed his legitimate son, and he is probably resentful in his heart. Such an act of understanding the righteousness is just putting the overall situation first."
Dongfang Jing paused, "If one day, there is a battle for weapons between the Lord and the King of Yuzhou, then he will set up a killing plan."
I have to say that Dongfang Jing's analysis is very reasonable. As the same saying goes, among the five strategies in the world, except Rulong who makes up the numbers, none of them are ordinary people.
"For now, my lord, I will suppress this worry first. In any case, Liu Zhongde also understands that the war in the past two years will focus on destroying the Demon Queen. I estimate that something should have been found in the inner city.
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"I heard that Chang Silang had a good victory. Next year, it is very likely that he can win Hebei and Yanzhou in one fell swoop."
"Lord, please make preparations in advance."
"Of course, I listen to Buriel."
The two masters and subordinates had a heart-to-heart talk, and for a long time, they both smiled again.
"This time I go to Kezhou, my lord, I may have other gains."
Xu Mu shook his head, "Huang Daochong doesn't know much about it. Before leaving, I went to the Su family's former residence and asked the neighbors, but I found nothing."
"Don't worry, no matter how well the fox hides, its tail will always show up. What the lord has to do is to perfect the layout and wipe out this fox in one fell swoop during next year's war."
"Know."
"By the way, my lord, there is one more thing... Concubine Wan arrived from Chengdu yesterday."
Xu Mu was startled, "She's here?"
"Here he comes. As for the princess, she has to stay in Chengdu and take charge of the affairs of the palace. She cannot escape."
Xu Mu nodded.
Jiang Caiwei's temperament is very different from Li Xiaowan. Jiang Caiwei is more like a good housekeeper. When he is fighting outside, he will look after the house carefully.
Whether it is a wine shop or a palace, as always, we are diligent and hardworking.
As for Li Dawan, he is the kind of person who has a big heart, but his nature is very pure.
"Where is the person?"
"In the Sheriff's Mansion. My lord, go, I will be here."
"Thank you, Bolie."
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Xu Mu counted the days and found that he had not seen Li Dawan for at least February or March. As soon as he walked into the governor's house, he heard a sudden cry of sadness.
"Xu Lang!"
Xu Mu turned around and saw Li Xiaowan walking out of the house with a baby in her arms.
The look of crying is quite a bit like pear blossoms and rain.
When old friends met, Xu Mu was also moved. A woman came all the way to meet her in the approaching winter weather, which shows the affection between her and her.
"Xu Lang!"
Xu Mu took a few steps closer and hugged Li Dawan without any pretense.
Between the two of them, the infant child, probably seeing his parents reunited, also started to play for a while.
"Xu Lang, I haven't given a name yet."
Xu Mu lowered his head, his face a little excited. First he had his legitimate son Xu Qiao, and now he has his second daughter. It's a pity that he is not his son-in-law and cannot be his legitimate son surnamed Li.
"Wanwan, how about calling me Xu Feng? A woman is a phoenix, and a phoenix is an auspicious bird. If there is peace in the world, it will fly from the sky."
"Xu Feng, Xu Feng...it's a nice name."
"From now on, she will be my little princess of Xishu." Xu Mu tickled the little guy's nose twice. The little guy was not timid. Instead, he opened his mouth and smiled even more happily.
"Xu Lang is not going back to Chengdu this year. My sister said that if I come to Muyun Prefecture and stay with Xu Lang for a while, it might as well... relieve Xu Lang's lovesickness."
By now, the two of them no longer use wolfberry tea. Xu Mu looked gentle and held Li Xiaowan's hand. In the life and death cycle, his greatest wealth is not the six states of Western Shu, but a group of old brothers.
Two princesses, and the children they gave birth to.
"Xu Mu, it's night."
"Madam, then take off your clothes and rest."
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Li Xiaowan only stayed in Muyun Prefecture for seven or eight days, and then hurried back to Chengdu according to Xu Mu's wishes. The war was about to begin, but Xu Mu did not want Li Xiaowan to stay in Muyun Prefecture.
"My lord has blossomed." Dongfang Jing's face showed the same joy as Jia Zhou's.
People like them vowed to follow Xu Mu to the death, not only to conquer the world, but also to defend the world if they could achieve hegemony. And the heirs of the royal family were the top priority.
"Bo Lie, there is some news recently."
"After the onset of winter, the whole world seemed to suddenly become quiet. Even in Hebei, the two sides seemed to have a tacit understanding. They would only go on the defensive and no longer attack each other."
“It’s time to snow in the land of Hebei.”
"The first snow has already fallen. It's cold and difficult to travel on the snowy roads. Even if the grudges of the year are not over, we can only wait until next year."
In the coming year, there will be a world-wide showdown in the thirty states of the Central Plains.
Xu Mu knew very well that while he was making plans, the Demon Queen would definitely not be idle and was also making plans secretly.
"By the way, my lord, the Huang family has sent eighty grain ships along the river. In addition, there is also a lot of salt and iron."
"What's going on?"
"I left a letter saying that he was to blame for the assassination that happened in Kezhou earlier, and asked my lord to say a few more good words in front of the King of Yuzhou in the future."
"Then take it."
For Huang Daochong, Xu Mu didn't have much resentment in his heart. After all, Kezhou today is still of great use to the world alliance.
"In addition, I had the merchant ships from Xishu secretly send supplies to the thousands of troops ambushed in Wuzhou in the name of trade."
"After winter comes, the world will be stable for a while."
"Bolie, it's not stable, it's just the calm before the storm. Tomorrow, Bolie and I will go to Yucheng to see Yu Wen's defenses."
Yucheng and Xinyueguan are the respective barriers between Muyunzhou and Cangzhou.
Although the current focus is on the river, Yucheng must defend it no matter what. If this barrier is rotten or has a hole, it will be a fatal blow to the entire Western Shu.
In addition, there is Yu Wen. The number one general in Western Shu has been honed for a long time, and he should have the style of a commander. In the entire Western Shu, in Xu Mu's words, Yu Wen may not be the most capable, but he is the most capable.