Two hours later, the Beifu Barracks, the Tiger Troops, and the Arrow Tower.

Liu Yu crouched on the guardrail of the arrow tower, the light in the tiger's eyes flashed, looking at the head of the Diao ball hanging high in the gate, between the yellow eyebrows of the head, his expression was full of horror, which showed how scared he was before he died.

On the arrow tower, except for Liu Yu, there was only one Liu Muzhi who was half a cut wider than him, dressed as a scribe, his brows were furrowed, looking at Diao Qiu's head, and sighed softly: "Ji slave, impulse is the devil, if you kill Diao Qiu for a while, I am afraid that it will cause a lot of trouble for yourself in the future." ”

Liu Yu didn't look back, his expression was calm: "I didn't kill him for a moment, at that time, this guy was already talking about the mica car, accusing our Beifu army of rebellion, if you don't take the opportunity to make a decision and deal with it decisively, I'm afraid that the trouble will be even greater." ”

Liu Muzhi shook his head: "He was originally a chess piece released by Diao Kui to provoke and tempt, and deliberately used this guy who has a big enmity with you to patrol, just to grab the handle, not only against you, but also against the Xie family, can't you see this?" ”

Liu Yu straightened up and stretched: "If he really knew about the mica car a long time ago, then he wouldn't have come, he would report it directly, and then let the emperor personally send someone to see it, so that the Xie family could be restrained in one fell swoop." I expected that Diao Qiu came to pick quarrels and provoke trouble, but he didn't expect to have this handle, so he was excited and carried away for a while, which gave me a chance to make amends. ”

Liu Muzhi's brows furrowed: "The remedy is to kill him?" The matter was made public, and the emperor would hear it sooner or later, this time Diao Kui came to ask about the crime to no avail, and it is likely that Wang Guobao and even King Huiji will report to the emperor and investigate the matter thoroughly. ”

Liu Yu smiled slightly: "At that time, there was no proof of death, Diao Qiu was killed by me with a knife, and I have already let Xiang Jing burn the mica car, even if someone comes to investigate thoroughly, there is no evidence, but Diao Qiu, a Xianbei person with yellow eyebrows and yellow beard, has entered our military camp, and he is provoking here, only this point, there is no problem for me to kill him, don't worry, fatty, our people here, the words have been made up, and no matter how much you check, you can't find anything." ”

Liu Muzhi sighed: "What I'm worried about is not this incident, but whether you realize that your move is tantamount to triggering an early infighting between the Xie family and the royal family." Although it is said that this internal struggle due to the struggle for power will come sooner or later, I still hope that the later it comes, the better, especially at this critical moment of the Northern Expedition, and it is better for us not to mess up ourselves. ”

Liu Yu's eyebrows raised: "This time it's not that we take the initiative to cause trouble, but they come to the door, if we don't fight back, it will make people gain an inch." Even if we take a step back and say that we didn't find any evidence of mica car this time, but it was a guy like Diao Qiu who came to provoke us, and we didn't have any way to counteract, and it was also a weaker than the enemy. Of course, the overall situation of the Northern Expedition must be discussed, but at this time, it is also necessary to give a clear warning to those who want to make small moves and make bad things in the back, that is, no one should want to make trouble at this time, it is a once-in-a-lifetime good opportunity! ”

On Liu Muzhi's fat face, two balls of fat jumped: "Do you think that without the support of the family, the Northern Expedition will definitely be successful?" ”

Liu Yu nodded seriously: "It's not that they have to be. I've been thinking about this question, the Huan clan in Jingzhou doesn't have any support from the Gaomen family, but because they occupy Jingzhou, the imperial court can't intervene, they can use the manpower, material resources, and financial resources of Jingzhou, a big state, to independently become a big feudal town, and they can raise troops for the Northern Expedition, and they can go down the river to control Jiankang. It can be seen that in order to become a hegemon, it is not necessary to need the resources of Wu Land. ”

"Although it is said that the Beifu Army is a special army formed during a special period, after all, it is impossible for the Xie family to monopolize the resources of a large state like the Huan family, and it still has to rely on the money and grain of the imperial court to pay taxes, and this money still has to come out of the manors run by those families in Wu Land."

Liu Yuqi said: "But the Xie family occupies a lot of manors in Wudi, and with the strength of their family, they can also support these tens of thousands of Beifu troops." ”

Liu Muzhi shook his head: "It's not that simple, although the Xie family's wealth is the best in the world, the manor and fields of Wu Di account for more than 20%, and it seems that it can support the food and salary of 100,000 troops for several years." But you must know that the Xie family is not monolithic, and all their sons and nephews may not be in the same mind as Lord Xianggong and Xuan Shuai. I'm afraid that most of the people have the same idea as the Gaomen clans in Jiankang City, as long as they are safe and sound, if the army of Qin is coming, then it is not said that in order to protect the family business, they can only donate money to help the army, because the country is ruined. But if it is for the Northern Expedition to enter, I am afraid that there will be no such enthusiasm, after all, the Northern Expedition will not be of much benefit to them. ”

Liu Yu said in a deep voice: "How can it be no good? The Northern Expedition can regain the lost land, and when the time comes, these fields, the people, and the population can be distributed to them, why is it not beneficial? ”

Liu Muzhi smiled slightly: "First of all, you may not be able to succeed in the Northern Expedition, and secondly, even if the land that has been laid down for a while, if you want these family lords to relocate there, they are also one hundred and twenty unhappy, the customs of the north and the south are very different, and the land and population of the north are like enemy countries in their eyes, even if they occupy it for a while, they don't know when they will lose it." The Great Jin Dynasty has made several Northern Expeditions and occupied a large area of land, but then they all lost, and these family gate valves who have been on the stage several times, will they still have much enthusiasm? ”

Liu Yu laughed: "So you mean this, it doesn't matter, in the past, these places were gained and lost, because after the army occupied here, they had to retreat, and once there was no army to defend it, it would be lost if Hu Lu counterattacked." This time it won't be like this, the Beifu Army itself is dominated by northerners, and the states and counties in the north are their hometowns, just like bottles, rabbits, and even our ancestors moved from the north, at least I, Liu Yu, if the Northern Expedition is successful, I will not come back, and I am willing to stay there forever. If there is a Beifu army, how can these places be lost? ”

Liu Muyi looked at Liu Yu's eyes for a long time before he sighed: "Jinu, do you remember the matter of Zu Yu Prefecture?" He only led 3,000 families to the Northern Expedition that year, and almost did not ask for a grain of rice or a penny from the imperial court, but he relied on the belief of recovering the lost land, and laid down half of the northern country, recovered most of the Central Plains and Qilu, and drank the Yellow River, and the situation was very good. But what is the result? ”

He became the most feared force in the imperial court, even far superior to Hu Lu, and was finally forcibly recalled and died with hatred. You must know that in the eyes of many high-ranking people, Hu Lu just wants to plunder my children and money, and it does not hurt the fundamentals, and the self-respecting generals are the number one threat to seize the Sima family! Can't you see that? ”