One night, the lord Bo Xu Shiming came to the door.

After the greetings, Wuji asked, "What is Master Xu looking for?" ”

Xu Shiming smiled and replied: "I want to talk to the Ming Mansion about the trend of the world." ”

Wuji couldn't understand what Xu Shiming was referring to, and said, "Please also ask Master Xu Bo to teach you." ”

Xu Shiming said: "I don't dare to be the word teaching, the lower officials think that after the sweet potatoes are ripe this time, the army will be full of grain, and the Black Flag Guard will become more and more elite. ”

Baili Wuji smiled and said, "I don't know what Master Xu taught me?" ”

Xu Shiming said: "I thought that after the sweet potatoes were ripe this time, the news would definitely spread to the surrounding feudal towns, and Shi Jin in the north was confronting the Han Dynasty and was unable to conquer the south. Ma Chu in the south only knows how to enjoy prostitution and has no intention of going north. In the west, Wu Yue was constantly fighting and taking care of himself. ”

Xu Shiming paused and continued: "Only Meng Chang, the emperor of Shu (Later Shu) in the east, succeeded to the throne for two years, and he was initially wise, but now he has learned Ma Chu, watching what he does, he is more than successful, and he is not enterprising. As long as the Ming Mansion is emboldened by a war, it should not be difficult to take Kui, Zhong, and Wansan Prefectures from its hands. ”

Wuji was a little surprised, this old slippery head was really like a torch, and he could always guess some thoughts in his heart.

"Mingfu, if there is a bumper harvest of sweet potatoes at the end of the year, once it is promoted, the people will naturally support it. But did the Ming Mansion ever think that the two patriarchs of Zhu Jiang, who lent the Ming Mansion a thousand stone of grain, would support it? Will there be any local giants who will support it? They will only try their best to obstruct it, and they want to destroy all the sweet potatoes and leave no one behind. ”

"Why?"

"Imagine that the local tyrants in this county account for seven or eight out of ten, and grain is their main means of hoarding and trading profits. Once the Mingfu sweet potato was promoted, the yield increased rapidly. Do people still buy their high-priced rice? When the price of rice plummets, what is the use of the grain hoarded by Haoqiang? ”

Wuji was shocked when he heard this, this old slippery head is really like Zhuge Kongming, this can also be thought of.

"What is the best way for Master Xu? Can Haoqiang not hinder the promotion of sweet potatoes? ”

"There's one way to do it - kill!"

The old fox is ruthless enough, how can I do it, besides, in the first half of the year, people also lent me a thousand stones of grain, and now the debt has not been repaid, and then I cut off their heads, what does this make the world think of me? Mowgli thought in his heart.

"It's not appropriate to kill it, right?"

"The Ming Mansion is worried that the discussion in the market will be bad for its reputation? The lower officials can arrange for people to carry out assassinations, and people will not know it. They can also accuse them of rebellion first, and then resist arrest and killing. ”

Seeing him talking endlessly and talking like a river, Wuji found that he was getting more and more annoying, and his beard also became annoying, and shouted: "Shut up." Master Xu, you want to fall into some unkindness and injustice. If Zhu Jiang is opposed, he is also worried about their interests. Punished without teaching, Zhu Jiang and the others have not been obstructed, just based on your and me's guesses, they will be killed. What is the use of the law? There is no need to mention this matter, a certain person who does not kill an innocent person. ”

Wuji was a little angry, how could Liang Gong recommend such a black-bellied person, but he didn't expect things to evolve like this next. But Wuji couldn't have predicted Xu Shiming's next move.

Xu Shiming actually smiled when he heard this, poured the golden mountain and pushed the jade pillar, and bowed to the ground at the feet of Wuji.

What kind of song is this, Wuji hurriedly said: "How can Master Xu do this big gift, I don't blame you, it's just ......." I didn't wait for Wuji to finish.

Xu Shiming said solemnly: "In this life, I was fortunate to meet Liang Gong in the year of his establishment, and was recommended by the king by him, although the king disliked it, but he also fell into an eight-grade official position, and regarded Liang Gong as a benefactor. I thought that I could only grow old in Padang, but I never thought that I would be fortunate to have the Lord in half a hundred years, how could I miss it? The lord is above, and he is bowed down by his subordinates. ”

Phew, this old guy comes here from time to time, it's a bit unbearable.

Wuji hurriedly helped him up and said, "Lord Bo is too elevated, a certain young and frivolous, and he is still seeking guidance from Mr." ”

Xu Shiming said: "Although the lord is young, he has great compassion in his heart. Kill those who deserve to be killed, and forgive those who deserve to be forgiven. Those who are the masters of the world should have this mind. ”

Wuji felt a little unbearable when he heard this, and hurriedly stopped Xu Shiming's sycophants and said, "Mr. is serious, although there are only you and me." It's better not to talk about this kind of thing. ”

Xu Shiming bowed and replied, "Yes." ”

Xu Shiming returned to his seat, picked up the teacup and asked seemingly casually: "Do you want to hear the will of the lord?" ”

Wuji was stunned for a moment, what does this old man want?

Why is this question so familiar, I think Zhuge Kongming also asked Liu Bei this way.

This old slippery head thinks he is Kong Ming, I don't want to be Liu Bei.

Wuji doesn't like Liu Da'er's hypocrisy in his heart, and likes Cao Agui's "Suspend the world and bear me".

Wuji replied: "The world is in turmoil, the program often collapses, morality is degraded, the people are in dire straits, Ziqing is not talented, and he is willing to ask for his life for the common people with a lot of blood." Please also ask Mr. Daigo to initiate, open the son of green foolishness. ”

Let's make it clear enough, so-and-so's ambition is not big, it's just the world, if you want to let a certain loyal monarch avoid respect. Mowgli slammed his belly fiercely.

Xu Shiming raised his head and looked directly at Wuji and said: "Since Zhu Wen usurped the Tang Dynasty, the world's feudal towns have been divided, nominally respecting the Central Plains, but in fact, they are each doing their own thing. Now Shi Jin occupies the Central Plains with strong strength, Meng Chang steals Anshu land and relies on geographical advantages, Ma Chu is not afraid of being abandoned, the Southern Han Dynasty has no soldiers to fight, and the Southern Tang Dynasty seized Wu Shijian, taking care of himself, and Wu Yue is still breathing. Only the northern Khitan barbarians are the trouble of their henchmen. There are only three states in Jingnan, which is in the land of four wars, and the four kingdoms of Jin, Shu, Chu and Tang are sandwiched, and any side can be overturned if they raise troops. Therefore, if the lord relies on the power of sweet potatoes, he accumulates elite soldiers in Badong, unexpectedly captures Shu Dikui, Zhong, and Wan Sanzhou, and tries to block the Shu army in the Yangtze River, and discusses Shijin, which echoes each other with the three states of Jingnan, and the foundation can be established. The king of Chu, Ma Xifan, was deaf, and the capital city of Tanzhou (Note 13) was adjacent to Jiangling, and after the lord had accumulated savings for several years, he gathered heavy troops to attack Chu in the south, which could deter the Southern Han, and the Southern Han was weak and could be easily taken. In this way, if the four countries compete for hegemony with Shi Jin, Meng Shu, and Southern Tang, the great cause can be accomplished. ”

Speaking of this, Xu Shiming took out a map from his arms, spread it on the table, and pointed to Wuji: "This map of the topography of Shu Dikui, Zhong, and Wansanzhou is also." The lord is backed by your father's return to the state, first take the land of these three states to establish a foundation, and then cut down Chu to establish a country, and then can map the Central Plains. ”

After hearing the words and checking them carefully, Baili Wuji got up and thanked him: "Mr.'s words are very good, and the mouth is suddenly opened, so that Ziqing is like clearing the clouds and seeing the blue sky." However, Badong County is sparsely populated, and at most it cannot recruit 5,000 soldiers, how to seize the land of Kui, Zhong, and Wansanzhou? Furthermore, how does Mr. think that with the power of Badong District and one county, more than 1,000 soldiers of the Black Flag Guard can capture Kui, Zhong, and Wansan Prefecture in one battle? Besides, even if you can win a battle, how can you keep the land of Sanzhou? ”

Xu Shiming said dryly, raised his glass and took a sip of tea, sipped his mouth and said, "Does the lord know that three thousand Yuejia can swallow Wu?" What's more, the lord just wants to take the land of Sanzhou, not a decisive battle with Shu. Besides, with sweet potatoes in hand and no shortage of military rations, is the lord still afraid that there will be nowhere to recruit soldiers? I heard that there is a team of fine workers in the hands of the lord, but I don't know if there is such a thing? ”