After Chang Silang left, within two days, frost suddenly hit the mountains outside Chengdu. Even sitting in the palace, Xu Mu still felt cold.
"My lord, it was not so cold in Shuzhou in previous years." Sun Xun hurriedly moved the stove and filled it with firewood.
Holding Xu Qiao in his arms, Xu Mu heated up the fire for a while, and then his body gradually warmed up.
"Wenlong, what do you think about that letter?"
"The Liang King's people have entered the inner city. There is no doubt that this time, they want to attach themselves to the Yuzhou King. If they succeed, then the Yuzhou King's power will become hostile to Xishu. After all, no matter it is
Ancient sects like the Liang King, or the big and small families in the inner city, are all hostile to Xi Shu. The King of Yuzhou... seems to have no way out."
Xu Mu was silent for a moment. He already understood that Chang Silang's visit to Chengdu this time was not as simple as reminiscing about the past. To put it bluntly, in the land of ten states, with the attachment of the Grain King, there is a high possibility that it will swallow up the Central Plains like a whale.
general trend.
However, there are also disadvantages. Once used, ancient sects such as the Grain King will have the potential to lose their power. If the interests are not equal, chaos will arise for sects such as the Grain King.
For example, the Demon Queen of Cangzhou was tricked by the King of Food when she was destroyed.
"I think...the King of Yuzhou doesn't really want to cooperate with the King of Grain. Moreover, if he comes to Chengdu at this time, his whereabouts will definitely be discovered."
"I remember, there was another sentence at the end of the letter." Xu Mu suddenly understood something.
"He said that in the past, he and I went up to the mountains to hunt roe deer, and together we killed a group of mountain wolves."
"Is there such a thing?"
Xu Mu shook his head, "No, I have never hunted prey with him in the mountains."
"I understand." Jia Zhou spit out.
"I got intelligence earlier. The march speed of the King of Yuzhou seems to be getting slower and slower. Until now, it has just left Yuguan. In addition, I guess there should be some noble families from the inner city left by the side of the King of Yuzhou.
Eyeliner.”
Jia Zhou raised his head, "For the past two days, my lord and I have been thinking about the content of this letter. The most important thing is the hunting matter of Wang Xinmo in Yuzhou... My lord is also a smart man, so he should have figured it out."
Among the things.”
They went hunting in the mountains and the two of them worked together to kill a pack of wolves.
"Wenlong, I will send troops immediately to hunt down Chang Silang." Xu Mu said calmly.
"My lord is wise."
Jia Zhou didn't know that at this moment, Xu Mu felt a sense of bitterness in his heart.
If Chang Shiro dies, the Inner City Family and the Liang King will push out another Chang family puppet to control the country behind the scenes. After next year, the first target these people will attack will definitely be Xishu. In addition,
Going to Zuo Shiren, when the time comes, Western Shu will fall into a two-front war situation. Even if it can be blocked, Western Shu will not have another chance to rise within ten years.
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For more than two days, a group of people from Yuzhou, leaving Shu, marched slowly on the road outside Yuguan.
"Master, why is this carriage so slow?" Sitting in the carriage, Chang Wei asked in confusion while nibbling snacks.
"The wind is strong." Changshiro said calmly.
"Master, I know the way. If we don't go far, we will be out of Shu. But Master, why don't you take the waterway of Bailu County?"
"If you ask me again, I'll beat you up." Chang Shiro cursed.
Chang Wei hurriedly shrank his head and continued to nibble on the snacks aggrievedly.
Outside the carriage, you can still hear the "whirring" of the wind, and the hooves of the horses accompanying the army march across the mud.
"My lord, my lord!" At this moment, a figure on horseback came galloping outside the carriage.
"What's the matter?" Chang Shiro opened the car curtain and wiped his face before speaking.
"The previous escort camp in Xishu has fallen behind. Even the horses they sent have not caught up. Lord, will something happen..."
"What do you want to say?" Chang Shiro looked angry, "Don't forget that King Xishu and I are old friends. If you say one more thing, I will throw you on the mountain and freeze you into a stick."
The scout was so frightened that he hurriedly stopped talking.
"Go tell Song Yu and ask him to send someone to find out what's going on." Chang Silang said coldly.
In front of the guard of more than a thousand people, a middle-aged general's face turned gloomy and uncertain after receiving the order. Not long after, a few cavalry were separated and went back to explore.
"My lord, I don't know why. At first, Military Advisor Liu persuaded me, saying that Xi Shu would probably intercept and kill... What kind of old friendship? In these troubled times, who doesn't want to be the emperor? That Xu Buyi, at first glance, doesn't care about old friendship.
Traitor." Next to General Song Yu, there was another captain, who spoke cautiously.
"General Song, what should we do now?"
Song Yu hesitated, "Could something happen when my lord enters the palace of the King of Shu?"
"No. But if General Song thinks that this Xu Buyi is a traitor, how can he kill someone openly? Maybe——"
Before he finished speaking, suddenly, many war horses among the more than a thousand people began to neigh. Then, dense crowds of people appeared in the forest on both sides of the road.
"What's going on... No, it's Fu Gong!"
The bandits, all with pockmarked faces and strong bodies, were probably commanded by someone, and they all dropped their flying arrows into the ranks of the Yuzhou army.
In the first encounter alone, nearly a hundred Yuzhou soldiers fell from their horses and fell to the ground.
Thump thump thump.
Many flying arrows landed on the wooden walls of the carriage.
After closing the car curtain, Changshiro raised his head and smiled lightly.
"Master, I will fight them!"
"If you're hurt, sit down." Without any panic, Changshiro lay on the car seat, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Young Master, could this... the young boss want to kill us?"
Chang Shiro turned his face, opened his eyes wide, and looked in disbelief, "Xiao Chang Wei, this can't be true? I and Xiao Dong are old friends."
"Why isn't the young master angry?"
"Who said that? I'm very angry now." Changshiro wiped his face again, and finally became angry. He grabbed the pear-shaped silver gun he carried with him, lifted the door curtain, and jumped out with a curse.
Under the head, another wave of flying arrows fell. The soldiers who could not avoid it fell one after another.
"Shield, raise your shield!"
"Quick, protect the lord!"
Countless people gathered around Changshiro and defended him tightly.
Several scouts sent out by the cavalry also hurried back at this time.
"My lord, General Song, and the Shu people accompanying him suddenly disappeared!"
"Where's the foal?"
"Yeah, it's gone too."
"Lord." Song Yu, the general on horseback, rode up with a hint of anxiety in his voice, "Though these bows cover their pockmarked faces, they are not mountain bandits! They must have taken a shortcut to intercept and kill us!"
"
"It's winter, and there are few merchants. How can there be bandits coming down the mountain to rob? Besides, the Shu people have been suppressing bandits for many years, so it's impossible for them to still hold such a large power in the mountains and forests."
Tsuneshiro's face finally showed a hint of panic.
"That King of Western Shu, when we had just left Yuguan, he hurriedly asked people to pretend to be bandits and come over to intercept and kill us. He is the most traitorous person in the world."
"As Military Advisor Liu said, Xu Mu, the king of Western Shu, has an ambition to dominate. Deep down in his heart, there is no lordship or old friendship!"
boom--
In front of everyone, Changshiro roared angrily, used his spear as a weapon, and smashed a huge boulder in front of him.