Zuo Shiren was shaking all over. After thinking for a moment, he remembered what Ling Su had said to him before negotiating peace. Finally, his face softened and he calmed down.
"Brother Xu, can you retain the title of king?"
"Okay." Xu Mu smiled. He suddenly understood that this seemed to be what Zuo Shiren cared about most. But without strength and only a prince of Wuzhou, what's the use.
If it weren't for the fact that the world didn't allow it, he wouldn't bother to care if Zuo Shiren became emperor.
Zuo Shiren raised his head and looked at the sky for a long time.
"Brother Xu, you should understand that I started as a dispatch officer in Lingzhou and finally dominated the land of Jiangdong."
"Needless to say, I, Xu Mu, admire the struggle of the leader of the Left Alliance."
If Zuo Shiren hadn't been too ambitious and acted too hastily, it's hard to say who would win in this land south of the Yangtze River. Moreover, in Xu Mu's view, the joining of the Grain King was not a blessing, but a talisman to urge Zuo Shiren to death.
Got to this point today.
"I, Zuo Shiren... would like to negotiate peace through this." Zuo Shiren finished these words with great difficulty.
Not only Xu Mu, but also Dongfang Jing next to him also breathed a sigh of relief. If Zuo Shiren was defeated, it would definitely cause a bloody storm in the entire Dongling.
When the time comes, it will be difficult to win over the people and appease them. Let alone five years, even three years will be enough to slowly drag the entire Western Shu into the quagmire.
At that time, it will be like chicken ribs, tasteless to eat, and a pity to discard, making the entire strategy of Xi Shu become precarious.
This is not shocking, there have been many such things throughout the ages.
After settling Zuo Shiren's matter, Xu Mu turned his head and looked at Ling Su who was standing behind him. As for the people of the Grain King, he was eager to kill them quickly.
"Thirty percent of the grain from the Grain King is willing to be given to the King of Shu to seek peace and stability." Before Xu Mu could speak, Ling Su spoke calmly.
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After negotiating the peace, Zuo Shiren disbanded the 20,000-strong army on the spot in front of Xu Mu, leaving only 10,000 people behind, and rushed to Wuzhou in embarrassment.
"Ma Yi, Zuo Shiren's Zhaowen, and other things, please pay attention and don't cause any problems." Xu Mu stood in the sun, thought for a while and spoke.
"Don't worry, my lord." Ma Yi clasped his fists beside him.
Xu Mu pushed Dongfang Jing, and the two of them walked to a shady place and discussed the matter again.
"Lord, I didn't expect that Ling Su would be so decisive and use 30% of the grain and grass from the Grain King's power as an atonement."
The results of this transaction are really too great. For Xi Shu, it is like nectar from heaven. And Lingsu also saw this and was able to explain it in one sentence.
After all, even if you kill all the people of the Grain King, you still can't find the place where the grain is hidden. Uncle Ru Chang, after so many years of searching, it's still in vain.
"Lingsu is willing to stay in Liancheng as a pledge, and the matter of food and fodder should not be false."
"Bolie, tell me... if torture was used to extract a confession, would Lingsu reveal all the places where the grain was hidden?"
Dongfang Jing shook his head, "If I'm not wrong, there will be poison under his tongue. If he presses, he will bite the poison and kill himself immediately. Furthermore, based on my understanding of Ling Su, even if he doesn't bite the poison, he will not use torture to extract a confession."
Most likely."
"When the grain and grass arrive, I will find a way to let Zuo Shiren isolate the grain king's people and separate the two. In this way, the threat to me in Western Shu will be reduced."
"Today, the war to conquer Jiangnan is finally over." Xu Mu raised his head and let out a comfortable breath. But deep in his heart, a strange emotion suddenly surged up.
After conquering the south of the Yangtze River, just like Jia Zhou's previous strategy, he was about to conquer the river and compete with his old friend Chang Silang for the world.
"Zuo Shiren will not be able to stay once the situation is stable. But I guess Zuo Shiren will try his best to break the situation."
"If it weren't for the purpose of stabilizing the two states of Chuling, he would have died long ago."
"From now on, the lord can reuse naval generals, whether it is Miao Tong or other naval generals who surrendered in Dongling, as long as there are no problems, they can be reused. The lord should understand-"
Dongfang Jing raised his hand and pointed forward.
"The danger of Xiangjiang River will be my lord's barrier to the north from now on. And the navy will also become my lord's greatest reliance."
"Bo Lie, what should we do over there in the northwest?"
"Mainly focus on the defensive, just wait for the right time, and then let Chao Yi lead the iron-hoofed army to rush out of Western Shu. On the land route, it is not that I, Dongfang Jing, are underestimating myself. The Lord is not strong enough to compete with the King of Yuzhou now. This is
At that time, the power of the King of Yuzhou had the potential to engulf the world."
"Yan Malingzhou, the cavalry of the King of Yuzhou, is not necessarily worse than the lord. Even if the lord is well versed in riding, don't forget that after the King of Yuzhou gathered Hebei, there were still Yanzhou bow cavalry, with elite
Incomparable infantry camps of all kinds.”
"I estimate that when the King of Yuzhou completely conquers the entire north, he will have an army of more than 300,000 people. In addition, now that the families in the north have recognized the King of Yuzhou and are helping him, it is already unstoppable.
."
"That's why I said that my lord's advantage lies in the navy. People from the north are good at horses, and people from the south are good at boats. This Xiangjiang River should be like a continuous barrier to protect me in Western Shu."
Xu Mu was silent for a moment. In the end, he had come to this point, fighting with the lovely Chang Laosi to fight for the country.
"However." Dongfang Jing thought for a while and continued, "In my estimation, the King of Yuzhou will not go south in the past two or three years. With the new annexation of Hebei, the King of Yuzhou will need time to slowly integrate, train the riding camp, and even
Navy."
"Bo Lie... do you think it is possible to cross a river and rule it?"
Dongfang Jing smiled and said, "My lord, how can there be two countries in one Central Plains? Even if my lord and the King of Yuzhou can coexist peacefully, what about the next generation? The grandchildren or even great-grandsons of the King of Yuzhou will not be happy to see it.
Come, there are two tigers in one mountain in this huge Central Plains."
"If the lord does not fight, the king of Yuzhou will not fight. Then, your descendants can only fight. Throughout the ages, there will be no two political powers in the same Central Plains. They will eventually find ways to swallow each other and dominate the country. From ancient times to the present,
, these are the eternal truths.”
"I know the friendship between my lord and the King of Yuzhou. In troubled times, if you two heroes can come together today, it is a good story in the world."
"But in other words, my lord is not willing to let down the people of Xishu and the loyal and brave people like us who have been following him. And the king of Yuzhou will not let down the children of the aristocratic families who have donated money and lives for the sake of hegemony. My lord's civil ethics
, and the road of King Yuzhou's aristocratic family were originally incompatible with each other. Unless the lord is willing to see King Yuzhou unify thirty states, after decades or more than a hundred years, the people of Western Shu will become tenants again,
Become a miserable people oppressed by others.”
Xu Mu nodded calmly.
"With the temperament of the King of Yuzhou, I believe that he also wants to have a vigorous fight with the lord. Whoever wins will take over the entire kingdom."