Chapter 254: Chaos is coming
Next, Li Mu's first sentence shocked Lu An.
"I've revealed your whereabouts. Li Mu looked at Lu An and said slowly.
Lu An stood up again with a thud from the hot chair he had just sat on, and looked at Li Mu blankly, with an extremely twisted expression on his face.
Fan Chengde immediately answered: "Don't be nervous, don't worry, the city lord only revealed it to a few people through special channels, and not many people know about it." β
Lu An calmed down for a moment, put away his nervousness, and just asked in great confusion: "Isn't it too early to reveal it now?" I'm not ready for anything, won't it cause some unnecessary trouble?"
Li Mu continued: "Don't worry, this matter will be over in a few days, there will be no problem you are worried about, if something really goes wrong, the Sword Chapter Camp will help you." β
Lu An immediately looked at Fan Chengde on the side.
Fan Chengde coughed lightly and nodded, "Lu Shaoxia, don't worry, I still know the origin of your relationship with the Jianzhang Battalion, I won't let you go, if Lord Yan doesn't pick my skin, Miss Qing will also pick my skin herself." β
Hearing Fan Chengde's guarantee, Lu An was a little relieved, but he was still a little uneasy.
"My lords, what exactly is your plan? Can you tell me?" Lu An asked with a frown.
Li Mu waved his hand, shook his head, and replied: "No, wait and see what happens now, no matter how perfect the plan is, it can't catch up with the changes that change at any time, so take one step at a time." β
Hearing Li Mu's words, Lu An's face immediately drooped, and he looked puzzled, "This is too casual, isn't it?
Li Mu's face became slightly serious, and he scolded, "Those who have achieved great things are not informal, and you are afraid of such trouble?"
Lu An nodded very honestly, "To be honest, I'm really a little scared, my head is very valuable now!"
Li Mu immediately glanced at him, revealing an expression of hatred for iron and steel, and said directly with disgust: "There are so many of us here, can you still be in danger?" You have to think about the city lord, when he was as old as you, he encountered much bigger problems than you, he didn't survive it, now in the north, who dares to say a word to him loudly? He is standing behind you, what are you afraid of?"
After hearing this, Lu An suddenly laughed, and then asked in a low voice, "If you say that, is the city lord also here?"
Li Mu immediately stopped talking, and denied angrily: "Don't be whimsical, the city lord is very busy, how can he have time to take care of you." β
Lu Annu pursed his mouth and said okay in disappointment.
Li Mu continued: "There is nothing for you to do in the next two days, you can stay here honestly and restore your strength." β
Lu An could only nod, and then saw that Li Mu had already begun to drive people away, and Lu An immediately retreated inexplicably.
After Lu An left, Fan Chengde and Li Guan both looked at Li Mu in unison, with a hint of puzzled expression on their faces.
Li Mu slowly explained: "The more he knows, the more things may change, so don't let him know, it's a little safer, it's good for him and good for us." β
Both nodded.
"Fan Chengde, in the next three days, you will be fully responsible for the security of Guofeng City, and you will start to take over silently tonight, is this okay?" Li Mu commanded.
Fan Chengde immediately knelt down on one knee and replied respectfully: "Fan Chengde takes the order." β
Li Mu nodded, and then looked at Li Guan, "After the news is released, what progress is there now?"
Li Guan shook his head, "Not yet, I just revealed a little bit in the morning, and they are probably still distinguishing the true from the fake, so making such a mess may be a trick." β
Li Mu snorted, sat on the chair and suddenly fell silent, although the whole person looked very decadent, but the eyes were extremely bright, and the eyebrows also revealed a faint heroism, which was extremely inconsistent with Li Mu's appearance at this time.
The expression on Li Guan's face also changed with the change of Li Mu's expression, becoming more and more excited, and the resourceful and omnipotent white-robed shepherd in his mind seemed to be coming back again.
Fan Chengde also stood quietly aside, waiting for Li Mu's orders.
In his memory, the city lord of Guofeng City sitting in front of him was not what he is now, thinking that back then, when Li Mu was the deputy general of the Jianzhang Battalion, the Jianzhang Battalion suppressed Yu Linwei in all aspects, and the name of the white-robed herd general was not called in vain, at that time, it was a real majestic and heroic, if it hadn't happened to such a thing, the second Li family of the Han Dynasty might have risen.
It's a pity, not only was he injured, but he was also taken to the remote Guofeng City, if it weren't for the Yuwen family and Wu Xie behind him, maybe this white-robed shepherd would have disappeared, right?
Fan Chengde's thoughts drifted away all of a sudden, and this person stood there in a daze.
Li Mu shouted twice, but Fan Chengde didn't react, and the angry Li Mu got up and kicked him directly, and scolded angrily: "What are you doing?"
Fan Chengde stumbled and hummed directly, and then immediately looked at Li Mu with an apologetic face.
Li Mu scolded there with a dark face: "What are you thinking about in broad daylight? Do you want to do it as a deputy general? No wonder the Jianzhang Battalion can't do Yu Linwei, this atmosphere is all brought up by yourself, right?"
A series of insults blurted out directly from Li Mu's mouth, and Fan Chengde, who was scolding, didn't dare to reply a word, just blushing and bowing his head there, motionless.
Seeing that Li Mu was almost scolded, Li Guan interjected at the right time and said, "City Lord, maybe Master Fan just thought of some good plan?
Li Mu suddenly chuckled, as if he was also aware of his recklessness, and quickly snorted coldly, "Tell me, what were you thinking in a daze just now? Thinking so seriously? Don't say a good reason to see how I clean you up!"
Fan Chengde hesitated twice, his thinking was not so active, although Li Guan helped him speak, but he really couldn't think of a reason for him for such a while, so he could only tell the truth with a bitter face.
After listening to Fan Chengde's words, Li Mu lost his temper all of a sudden, and he didn't have the anger to scold if he wanted to.
Li Guan secretly gave Fan Chengde a thumbs up.
Li Mu coughed lightly twice, and then continued to talk about business, "Fan Chengde, starting tonight, I want you to record all the whereabouts of the hundreds of people, who you met, where you ate, how many times you went to the toilet, who you went to Fengqi Tower to find, and even took off your pants a few times, all the information must be known." β
Fan Chengde immediately responded, "Yes, my subordinates understand!"
Li Mu snorted coldly and said, "After all, it's not my big man!
Then Li Mu looked at Li Guan again and asked, "What about those two people yesterday?"
Li Guan shook his head, "It should still be in the city now, but I didn't expect the two of them to be a master, underestimated them, and they injured a few brothers from the Jianzhang Battalion, and then ran away." β
"Where are you going?" asked Fan Chengde with a blushing face.
Li Guan continued to shake his head, "I don't know, but it's definitely not the people we are familiar with, it's not the Sword Pavilion, it's not the people of the Taiyi Sect, maybe Gongzi is causing trouble somewhere else, right? β
Li Mu's expression suddenly became calm, "Two Five Realms?"
Li Guan snorted, "One is quite strong, not much different from Gongzi, if the two of them go together, Gongzi is not an opponent." β
Li Mu was puzzled at this moment, "Since Lu An can't beat them, what is the purpose of these two people following him?"
Li Guan shook his head and asked in a low voice, "Could it be the Taiyi Sect's trick?"
Fan Chengde directly denied this statement," Taiyizong has always acted extremely high-profile, this kind of thing they definitely disdain to do, and now Zhao Riyue and Qi Cheng have returned to Zhongzhou, and now the people in charge of the temporary affairs in the north have become Chu He and Zu Qiu, Zu Qiu is a mute, can't speak, basically Chu He has the final say, Chu He ranks third among the brothers, has been pressed by Zhao Riyue and Zu Qiu, and now is pressed by Qi Cheng, eager to show his ability, and does things extremely publicly, although he has done a few things to kill demons during this time, but he has exaggerated it very much, and there are already dissatisfied voices in the court, but because of Taiyi Zong's face, he didn't poke it out, so it shouldn't be himγ β
Li Mu tapped the chair lightly, nodded, agreed with what Fan Chengde said, and then continued to ask suspiciously: "In that case, what do you think those two people are coming from?"
"Could it be that these two people belong to the Xiliang Sword Sect?" Fan Chengde said after thinking about it for a while.
Li Mu and Li Guan glanced at each other and did not deny it.
"Other than that, is there any other possibility?" Li Mu continued to ask.
"Either it's Yu Linwei's people, Wei is ashamed to be arrested in front of Lu An, and most of Yu Linwei's people will be suspicious of Lu An. After thinking about it for a long time, Fan Chengde held back such an answer.
Li Mu nodded, "This is very likely, Lu An said yesterday that there were two very suspicious people who appeared beside him, and then after Wei Wei was arrested by the Outer Heavens, those two disappeared, it is very likely that it was these two people, and then followed Lu An in a roundabout way, Wei Wei deliberately went to find Lu An for some purpose, it is impossible to go to Lu An for help for no reason." β
A few figures immediately appeared in Fan Chengde's mind, as his main opponent, Yu Linwei basically had an impression in his mind, although Yu Linwei is down now, but no one is dead, under the command of Wei Wei, there are still many people who are still secretly active, including several extremely powerful black hands.
"Fan Chengde, this matter is also handed over to you, either kill them or catch them, choose one of the two, consider it yourself at your own discretion, give you a day, tomorrow night, I want to see the result." Li Mu immediately ordered.
Fan Chengde received the order again.
"Li Guan and the others, you will go and have a good chat with Jing Ming, let him know the stakes, stay at home honestly these days, don't go anywhere, and accompany Mrs. well." Li Mu rubbed his brows and said with a tired face.
Li Guan nodded, then glanced at Fan Chengde, and the two retreated.
When the two left, Li Mu slowly got up and walked into the back hall, where a person was holding a cup of tea and drinking tea.
After Li Mu came in, he first closed the door, and then bowed respectfully, "My lord." β
Wu Xie slowly put down the teacup in his hand and smiled slightly, "You are still the same as before, and you don't leak anything." β
Li Mu shook his head and said with a wry smile: "I have more than enough heart but not enough strength." β
Wu Xie pointed his hand and motioned for Li Mu to sit down.
Li Mu immediately sat opposite Wu Jie, picked up the teapot, and poured a cup of tea for Wu Jie.
"My lord, why do you want to use Lu An as bait this time, will the risk be too great?" Li Mu asked the question that Lu An was worried about.
Wu Xie replied with a smile: "Didn't you answer this question for me?
Li Mu took a sip of tea to hide his embarrassment, "I made it up temporarily, but fortunately, Lu An is easier to deceive, and Chengde is more sensible, so he dealt with the past." β
Wu Jiefang put down the teacup in his hand and didn't answer the question, but asked curiously: "Green tea is good, but it's not good to drink it often, there are so many types of tea, why do you want to be unrequited?"
Li Mu replied without thinking: "For me, only when I drink this tea can I forget the pain I once felt. β
Wu Xie glanced at Li Mu apologetically, "I didn't expect it to be this reason, I'm embarrassed to point out your sadness." β
Li Mu shook his head slightly, "My lord, it's all over, it's just a thought." β
Wu Xie nodded lightly and explained, " For Lu An, my expectations for him are far greater than you think, Lu An is not an ordinary person, the senior brother has done his best for him, and now he has ended up with such an unknown fate of life and death, he specially asked me to let me take good care of him before leaving, so now all this is what he must experience, this year he lived very comfortably, very leisurely, I didn't go to him, I thought that if he didn't want to come out for the rest of his life, then I would follow him, but now that he has survived, then I must think about his future, I can't protect him for the rest of his life, he has his own missionγ β
Li Mu nodded, understanding a little.
Wu Xie continued: "The northern border, as the most chaotic and safest place among the five places, is now going to become less safe, there are some things that can't be said to you, and some things can be said to you. β
Li Mu nodded, "Li Mu can't help if he knows about things at the level of adults, and he doesn't know, but there are some things that Li Mu can help, and please arrange them at will, although Li Mu is weak, he can still move." β
Wu Xie looked at Li Mu angrily, and scolded with a smile: "You, it's still the same as before, very stubborn, it's time to change." β
Li Mu smiled and shook his head, "I've been here all my life, and I can't change it." β
Wu Xie glanced at Li Mu, "Now I'll tell you what I can say, remember it, I'll say it again, whether it's good or bad, just listen to it, don't ask and don't be poor." β
Li Mu nodded honestly.
Seeing this, Wu Xie continued: "The pattern of the northern territory may be changing, it has been supported by several dynasties for thousands of years, although there have been changes in the number during the period, but the overall pattern has not changed, and there has been no situation of one dynasty dominating, but from now on, this situation will change. β
Hearing this, Li Mu's eyes changed instantly, and from Wu Jie's few simple words, he heard a terrifying message, which was more terrifying than all the information, if this possibility happened, then how many people would die in the north? Li Mu couldn't estimate it, and he didn't dare to estimate it.
After Wu Xie paused for a while, he glanced at the change in Li Mu's expression, and then continued: "Da Zhou is already crumbling at this time, although its foundation is very thick, but the most ferocious tooth was pulled out by someone, so it will not be long before Da Zhou may really have no future, but this may be just the beginning for the northern realm." β
Speaking of this, Wu Xie glanced at Li Mu again with extremely serious eyes.
The corners of Li Mu's eyes were constantly shaking, and he nodded seriously.
"Now the Great Zhou has been in chaos, although it is only internal chaos, but its impact is far more than that, I don't know if you have noticed, this year, how many people have come from the Great Zhou and entered the Great Han?" Wu Xie threw out such a question.
Li Mu frowned and thought for a moment, then shook his head.
Wu Xie sighed and said: "Not to mention tens of millions, the Han Dynasty, as the strongest comprehensive strength among the three dynasties, has the largest number of people who have poured in, but the Han has not attracted attention to this, and even secretly complacent, feeling that he has taken advantage of it, there are many people who do the same thing as you, but this group of people who suddenly poured in is not a group of good stubble, and even many of them have even taken root in the Han Dynasty, and there are many monks and few porridges." β
Li Mu's eyelids twitched again.
"This is only the most intuitive trouble, but also the smallest trouble, these troubles can be erased in time, but the trouble caused by these things has made the situation of the Han Dynasty begin to be chaotic, presumably you must also know the recent things that have happened in Chang'an, right? Someone is deliberately provoking the relationship between the military department and the royal family, this routine is like provoking the relationship between Yu Linwei and King Zhou before, the two have the same effect, but fortunately, the Li family and the Yuwen family have a relatively high status in the heart of the Han King, so this trick is self-defeating. Wu Xie took a sip of tea.
Li Mu breathed a sigh of relief.
Wu Xie suddenly showed a playful smile and said: "But what they do next is a bit of a poke at the backbone of the big Han, that is, the battle of the prince of the big Han, this matter has been a bit of a sign two years ago, but after the chaos of the Great Zhou, it seems to be a bit of an intensifying feeling, and the big Han is also a little stormy at this time." β
"Is this the reason why the Great Han did not send troops to meddle in the Great Zhou?
Wu Xie frowned slightly, slightly displeased.
Li Mu immediately knew his mistake and didn't dare to speak again.
"Speaking of meddling, this is also one of them, the most important reason is that the King of Han does not dare to do it, although he thinks in his heart, but he does not dare, the position of the crown prince is undecided, the King of Han is old, it is estimated that it will be only ten years, these sons under him, who has the ability to replace him to expand the territory? Could it be that he will be able to drive his own expedition?" Wu Xie asked rhetorically.
Li Mu thought of something and wanted to speak, but remembered the scene just now and closed his mouth again.
Wu Xie smiled, "I know who you are talking about, the Li family, the Yuwen family, so you are now the lord of a city, not the king of a dynasty, the king of Han is very close to the Li family Yuwen family, but it does not mean that the entire Han family is very close to the Li family Yuwen family, for example, if the Li family and the Yuwen family really beat down the Great Zhou, what should be done next? The Han king, who was originally close, is also going to become unclose, the master of the merit is high, will the territory of the future Great Zhou be surnamed Liu or surnamed Li, or will it be surnamed Yuwen?"
Li Mu was in a cold sweat when he heard this, and he didn't know what to say.
"Do you think that if this situation really occurs, will the Han King, the Li family, the Yuwen family, or the entire Han Dynasty still be able to settle down? A lot of collapses, there is still a great possibility of being torn apart, right? If someone else still intervenes in it, will this matter become more chaotic? Whether the Han is still a big Han or not, this may not be certain, right?" Wu Xie asked rhetorically.
Li Mu froze in place.