It was already more than half a month later when the information from the Western Regions was transmitted back to Shuzhou. You must know that this was still with a guide and taking shortcuts.
It can be seen that building a road to the Western Region is already an urgent matter.
"Wen Long, great victory in the Western Regions." After receiving the secret letter and reading the contents clearly, Xu Mu breathed out a sigh of relief.
As long as Zhenlan City is stabilized, we can use this to set up a merchant house and make money from trade with the Western Regions. Of course, before that, Zhao Dun still needs to complete his mission.
"Several kings of the Western Region countries are now avoiding Zhao Dun. This has been delayed for a long time."
"My lord, there is no need to rush an envoy. If you rush, something will go wrong. Zhao Dun also understands this truth. As long as we can get the maximum benefit, there is no harm in waiting a little longer."
"What Wen Long said makes sense." Xu Mu nodded.
No matter what, the stone that was pressing on his heart finally slowly loosened up.
"Yin Hu, I asked him to stabilize the situation in Zhenlan City. It would be better for him to just go to his old place and destroy the Fox Kingdom that bullies Zhenlan City." Although he was laughing and scolding, Xu Mu was extremely pleased at this time.
.
Under such circumstances in the Western Regions, killing chickens to scare monkeys is undoubtedly the best way. Destroying the Fox Kingdom will risk angering the public, but the greater benefit is that those Western Region countries will not dare to act arbitrarily.
As Jia Zhou said, now all we have to do is wait for Zhao Dun to make a great achievement.
After discussing the affairs of the Western Region, the next step is the matter of the Grain King.
Jia Zhou put down the tea cup, his face a little gloomy, "Over there in the inner city, the King of Yuzhou and Jiuzhi Wuwei have already laid out a plan. But the key is that although the King of Liang said he was in the game, he was not completely trapped. Therefore, Yuzhou
The king has not taken action yet. I think it has been delayed for too long."
It has to be said that the forces of these grain kings are really cunning. For example, in Cangzhou, they temporarily withdrew their troops and withdrew from the war, thus preserving their strength.
"They are all a bunch of old foxes." Xu Mu frowned and said coldly. Sometimes, he really wanted to tell Uncle Chang that they should join forces to attack first and fight first.
But no, just winning a large-scale war is not a victory. Only by crippling the power of the Grain King and beating him to the point of vomiting blood is it in line with the interests of Western Shu.
"Master, just wait a little longer." Jia Zhou sighed, "I believe that the King of Yuzhou and Jiuzhi Wuwei will try their best to completely drag the King of Grain into the situation."
"There are thirty states in this world. You and I don't know how many states the Grain King's power is spread over? How many grain rudders have been built? How many troops are hidden? This is the most dangerous place.
"
Just like a nest of poisonous snakes, if you are not careful, they will peck you hard.
"Zuo Shiren and Yuan Song are already fighting. According to intelligence, it was Yuan Song who started the war first and sent generals to attack Kezhou first."
Jia Zhou paused and continued, "I have to say that Yuan Song is very smart. After knowing what happened in the inner city, he took advantage of the time when the king of Yuzhou ignored each other and started a war. If he entered the game before the king of grain,
Previously, we defeated Zuo Shiren and captured Cangzhou. So, this King of Donglai can be regarded as the overlord of the party."
The strategic position of Kezhou is extremely important. This is why both Zuo Shiren and Yuan Song want to occupy it. Of course, for Xishu, since it is still far away, even if it is forcibly captured, it will only be a matter of flying.
The ground cannot be defended at all.
Unless it means that the entire east side of Cangzhou must be captured first before it can be connected to the opposite bank of Kezhou.
Therefore, Xu Mu never planned to participate in the battle in Kezhou.
"Let them fight. Inform Yu Wen and Dou Tong to be careful and don't let the flames of war burn into the territory of Western Shu."
If you fall into the quagmire of war too early, you may not be able to get out.
"In a few days, it will be May. In March and April, it seems that no major wars have occurred."
In today's world, there are not many remaining forces, and all parties seem to have become more cautious. Even Yuan Song and Zuo Shiren were fighting intermittently. Except for this round, Yuan Song saw a fighting opportunity.
Only then did he decisively send troops to attack Kezhou by surprise.
"By the way, my lord, Zhao Di, the leader of the Nanhai Alliance, has already accepted my lord's appointment and is preparing to enter Shu by following the secret passage in the Nanlin Mountains."
"Okay." Xu Mu became happy when he heard the news.
He has always wanted to win over the states in the South China Sea. Zhao Di is also considered a smart person, and he must understand the meaning, but he is still willing to come, which is enough to explain a lot of things.
Back then, he traveled all the way to Jiaozhou for the sake of the world alliance, and helped pacify the Haiyue people. He had already forged a friendship with the Nanhai people.
"Wenlong, send someone to tell Han Jiu that no matter what, you must ensure Zhao Di's safety when entering Shu. If something goes wrong, I will question him!"
If Xishu can successfully unite with the South China Sea Alliance and capture Jiangnan in the future, the situation will become more stable. Xu Mu is very serious about this meeting.
"Sun Xun, Sun Xun?"
Outside the palace gate, Sun Xun, who was teasing Xu Qiao, hurried in.
"Damn you, you bought a few more bunches of candied haws for my son." Xu Mu laughed and scolded, "If you eat your teeth, I'll ask Si Hu to beat you."
"Lord, I will buy three skewers today."
Twitching his mouth, Xu Mu finally resisted his intention to curse.
"Sun Xun, from now on, when the King of Nanhai enters Shu, I will appoint you as the accompanying general. If anything happens to the King of Nanhai, in the middle of the night, you go to Shahu by yourself to disturb him in driving piles, and lead him
A good beating."
Sun Xun shrank his neck and quickly expressed his stance.
"General Sun Xun is willing to issue a military order to protect the safety of Nanhai and his party."
"Go." Xu Mu nodded with satisfaction.
Although the matter of the Grain King is far from settled. But now, because of Zhao Di's arrival, Xu Mu is looking forward to it even more.
"Wenlong, what do you suggest?"
Jia Zhou thought for a while, "Allying the states in the South China Sea is definitely a good thing. However, my lord should understand that there is no free banquet in the world. In other words, Zhao Di may put forward some conditions. When the time comes, lord Mo
To be excited, it’s better to consider things appropriately.”
As a staff member, Jia Zhou's words were undoubtedly a wake-up call.
Xu Mu nodded seriously, "Don't worry Wenlong, I will think it over again when the time comes."
He is not a person, he is the king of Western Shu. Everything must be based on the interests of Western Shu.
"Li Tao from Nanlin County is indeed a talented person, and my lord can promote him."
Li Tao was Han Jiu's staff in Nanlin County. It was he who proposed the idea of opening up the Nanlin Mountains. With this secret road, people from Nanhai to Xishu would no longer need to pass through Zuo Shiren's
Chuzhou.
"Of course, our rules in Western Shu are to reward those who have merit and punish those who have made mistakes. Wenlong then transferred Li Tao to Chengdu as a consultant. How about that?"
The position of counselor originally belonged to Wang Yong. However, Wang Yong has been dispatched to Liangzhou to help Chen Zhong. Now, there is indeed a need for a counselor inside and outside Chengdu to participate in internal affairs.
ps: I’ve been updating it for the past two days. I’m a little uncomfortable. I’ll make it up later.