In Chengdu City, Xu Mugang just returned from his inspection tour and hurried back to the palace.
"Lord, what's the situation?"
Xu Mu took a sip of tea and shook his head, "There is no trouble. However, because of Wenlong's plan to burn the warehouse, Nanlin County and Shunan are a little nervous."
"The strategy of burning the warehouse is designed to deal with the grain king."
"That's right. I guess the Grain King is about to move. Chen Sheng said there is a man from An Shi Grain Company who wants to sell grain to Western Shu."
"Chen Anshi, Anshi Liang Company?"
Xu Mu nodded, "I have asked Yin Hu to investigate. If the evidence is conclusive, we can start from this grain store and find out the clues to the Grain King."
Jia Zhou thought for a moment and said, "The Grain King is not a simple person."
"I see."
During the siege of Cangzhou, the Food King did not appear until the end. Instead, he simply gave up on the Demon Queen and went dormant again.
"By the way, before my lord left Chengdu, I received a letter from the King of Yuzhou, saying that he was planning to visit Chengdu."
Xu Mu was startled, "What is he here for?"
"The letter said that it was almost winter anyway, Hebei had been pacified again, and there was no war. He would personally come to take Chang Wei back."
Xu Mu was a little speechless, but this was indeed like Uncle Chang's character.
"Lord, please keep the matter of the granary a secret from the King of Yuzhou."
"If he knew it himself, he wouldn't tell anyone about it. I understand him."
"My lord, you should know that at this time, the two of you are no longer in a business relationship. One sells rice to earn money, and the other buys rice to make wine... You two want to fight for the world."
Xu Mu listened silently.
No matter now or in the future, if he had other choices, he would not want to become an enemy with Tsuneshiro.
Why? Because the young marquis Qing Jun sided with him, Chang Silang had a great opportunity, but he did not seize the entire inner city. When Beidi invaded the border, no one in the world sent troops, only Chang Silang and him went to the national disaster. .
He is obviously a protagonist and the most promising person to win the country, but he lives too loyally.
"Wenlong, when did this happen?"
"Four or five days ago, we arrived in a few days."
"Wenlong, if you and I don't talk about the war, just treat me as if I have old friends coming from far away to have a happy gathering. Chang Silang dares to enter Shu personally, how can I, Xu Mu, use the heart of a villain to judge the heart of a gentleman."
"Listen to your lord." Jia Zhou was silent for a while and nodded, "Not to mention anything else, when I entered the inner city, it was the king of Yuzhou who helped me to save the family from being killed. But I still say what I said, if your lord wants to gain hegemony, The land south of the Yangtze River must be occupied as soon as possible."
There is another sentence that Jia Zhou did not say. With the land south of the Yangtze River, even if the king of Yuzhou wants to sweep the world in the future, Western Shu will also have the power to resist.
"Wenlong, I understand." Xu Mu answered humbly.
There was no snow in Shuzhou, so when the weather was getting colder and colder, Chang Silang led more than a thousand horsemen and horses from Yuguan and arrived in Chengdu leisurely.
Xu Mu, who was greeting him at the city gate, just raised his head and looked at the figure of Chang Silang on horseback. The dogman was already on his horse and shouted at him.
"My son Xu Mu! Daddy is here to see you!"
The civilians and soldiers around him all looked startled.
Xu Mu rubbed his forehead and followed Chang Shiro's words and spoke in a somewhat depressed tone.
"My son Chang Xiaotang, daddy welcomes you."
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In the Chengdu Palace, even though Chang Silang was sitting, he didn't look like he was sitting. He crossed his legs and drank tea with his head raised comfortably.
"Originally I didn't want to come in person, but I miss you so much since I haven't seen you for a long time. I'm also afraid that if you go to war next year, hey, you might die on the battlefield if you're not careful."
Xu Mu directly chose to ignore this stupid scene.
"You don't know, when I left the inner city, my old counselor was running out of breath after chasing my horse, and refused to let me out of the city. I had to take action and plucked out a bunch of his beard. He was embarrassed.
Give up."
The old counselor, Liu Zhongde, should be worried that Chang Silang would be plotted if he entered Shu. But Xu Mu had no such plan.
"I have heard about the Chengdu granary. I asked you to make the album for Lian Nu earlier to stop the mouths of those aristocratic families. Otherwise, when there is a military discussion someday, these people will jump out and make a noise.
My ears hurt."
"Don't be afraid, I will send you some food and grass later."
Xu Mu's heart was moved.
"It just so happens that when autumn comes in Liangzhou, a batch of good foals are born. I will send them to you when the time comes."
Changshiro smiled and raised his hand, pointing in the direction of Xu Mu.
"You are always like this, too cautious. My little boss, from now on, you and I will not talk about war, but just treat me as a distant guest who came to get together after not seeing each other for a long time."
"I think so too."
The world is in turmoil, and no matter what his fate will be in the future, at least for now, he and Chang Xiaotang are real old friends.
"Commander Jia, please don't think too much." Chang Silang turned his head and cupped his fist at Jia Zhou.
Jia Zhou also stood up and bowed, "This time the king of Yuzhou comes to Shu, it is a blessing for me in Western Shu. I, Jia Wenlong, naturally welcome him respectfully."
"Compared with my Zhongde, you have a rare extra calmness. Otherwise, I will give you ten thousand taels per month, hey, you come and forget it with me."
Xu Mu looked speechless, and Jia Zhou also smiled and sat down. Anyone who knew Chang Silang well knew that this little brat was playing around again.
"Where's Sihu? I heard he got a wife?"
"I'm married, and I'm hiding behind the roof of my house driving piles."
Changshiro was stunned, laughing so hard that his eyes burst into tears.
"Back then I only ate steamed buns, but now I have finally become sensible. Look at Shahu's body. I don't know which girl belongs to a certain family. She sleeps like a mountain of buns every day——"
Xu Mu hurriedly signaled for Chang Silang to shut up.
Changshiro was startled, and when he looked back, he didn't know when Si Hu was squatting in front of the palace gate, a pair of tiger eyes glaring at him.
Seeing this, Chang Shiro didn't change his expression and took a pack of oil paper from his arms.
"The braised beef in Changyang City weighs three kilograms. There is no such good product in Chengdu. I treat you as an old friend. If you stare at me again, I will throw it on the street to feed the dogs."
Si Hu hurriedly ran over happily, grabbed the braised beef, and hurried aside.
Chang Shiro retracted his movements with satisfaction and looked at Xu Mu again, "My dear boss, as for you, I also brought a gift. However, you can open it after I leave."
Tsuneshiro continued to touch his arms and took out a letter.
"What is this?"
"Although I won't talk about the war, I have heard about the recent situation in Xishu. I had nothing to do, so I asked several big families in the inner city and found out some things. They are all in the letter.
"
After receiving the letter, Xu Mu didn't move for a long time.
"You are so stupid that you really want to thank me and give me another five thousand foals——"
"Okay." Xu Mu nodded.
This time, it was Tsuneshiro's turn to be stunned.
"I'm just telling you, you really agreed. Damn it, I should have known you would have said 50,000 horses." Changshiro beat his chest and stamped his feet.
There is no shortage of horses in the inner city, especially after the capture of Yanzhou. Xu Mu only felt that Chang Silang's friendship was worth a lot of things.
"My son Chang Xiaotang."
"My son Xu Mu, what's wrong?"
"I remember that day you said that when the world is at peace, you and I will spread out a straw mat among the green mountains and green waters and have a good cup of old friend tea."
"Of course, I brought little Taotao's spiritual amulet with me, and the three of us sat together. I think he will be very happy."
Xu Mu smiled.
Changshiro raised his head and spoke in a carefree voice, "Whenever we really have to fight, no one will hold back. We are all idiots. Whoever wins will be a good fucking emperor."
"If you don't do it well, you will bark like a dog and call daddy three hundred times after you get to hell."