Shuzhou, north of Tianmen River, south of the sword pavilion.

Both the north and the south can stick to the land of a state according to natural risks.

If the world is regarded as a country and a state is regarded as a city, Shuzhou is the most blessed and has a good strategic significance.

I have to say that Emperor Daqian had foresight, and if he wants to go south again in the future, he won't have to have a headache for the pedal of Shuzhou.

The whole world is also Nanshu has a competition with Daqian before the covenant under the city, but it is also difficult to get into the hall of elegance, after all, the significance of the existence of the sailor is not very big, most of them rely on land warfare.

The existence of Shuzhou also has advantages and disadvantages, which is not conducive to the governance of the monarch of a country.

In addition, Shu was originally ceded by Shu during the reign of the first emperor, and the southward Shu State was ceded by the Shu State through the covenant under the city.

In just eight years, the people's hearts have naturally not returned to Daqian, and this is also a relatively embarrassing place in Daqian.

Otherwise, there is Shuzhou guarding the Sword Pavilion in front, and there is a natural defense line of Tianmen River in the rear, and Daqian can be described as impregnable for Nanshu.

Therefore, this is also the reason why Daqian has been staying in Shuzhou with 150,000 troops to conquer the south, not only to prevent the army of Southern Shu from going north from the Sword Pavilion, but also to hold Shuzhou, otherwise it will definitely be too late to transfer troops from Jinlingwei in case of chaos.

But fortunately, although there have been small riots in the past eight years, the government and the yamen have directly suppressed them, and there are no major mistakes.

The assassin of Shuzhou is called Li Yousong, who was originally transferred by the deputy governor of Jinlingwei.

The same is true of Pang Jiuwu, the general of the southern expedition, before Shuzhou was taken, the general who was originally the defense general stationed in Jinlingwei was sent as a pioneer eight years ago and went south to attack Shu.

The record was brilliant, until the official worshiped the southern general, and then was entrusted by the first emperor with the important task of guarding Meishan City, the bayonet of Shuzhou and the Sword Pavilion.

Although Pang Jiuwu nominally has 150,000 troops to conquer the south, but in fact there are only 120,000, and the remaining 30,000 are state garrisons.

Not far from the southwest of Meishan City, there is a small city called Liyuan City, where Mo Canglan, who escaped from the prison of the Great Qianzhu family, is hidden.

Mo Canglan's mansion is not large and relatively ordinary. Located in a remote corner from Yuancheng, there are few people around.

His subordinates can avoid a lot of unclear eyeliner and will not attract attention.

I saw a thick stack of letters and a cup of tea in front of Mo Canglan, all of which were compiled and recorded by Mo Canglan's subordinates over the years, and the relevant news about the countries and rivers and lakes in the seven years that Mo Canglan was imprisoned by the Zhuge family.

The content is comprehensive, and important events are annotated one by one.

People who are loyal to Mo Canglan cannot be said to be disloyal, even when Mo Canglan was imprisoned by the Zhuge family, he always believed that Mo Canglan would eventually have a time when the dragon soared for nine days.

When Mo Canglan was silently looking at the letter, a middle-aged man who was seven feet tall, looked extremely capable, and looked ordinary knelt down on one knee and said: "Lord Wang, the matter has been investigated, except that the person who has been secretly recruiting troops in Shuzhou to win the aristocratic forces of the old Nanshu is Huang Fuyu, the second prince of Nanshu, and now tens of thousands of people have taken refuge in Huang Fuyu's command. ”

This person's name is Zong Zishi, who has been following Mo Canglan since the beginning, is loyal, and is Mo Canglan's most trusted subordinate.

When there was a mutiny in the capital that year, Prince An Mo Canglan left a way back for himself early, and asked Zong Zishi to evacuate with a group of descendants, that is, the group of people that Mo Canglan received when he escaped from the Zhuge family's Qianji prison.

"Sure enough, the royal family of Nanshu doesn't remember to eat or fight, how long has it been since I wanted to count the moths, I am really not afraid of the 150,000 troops under the command of Pang Jiuwu, the general of the southern army!" Mo Canglan put down the letter in his hand, took a sip of the teacup, and waved his hand to signal that Zongzishi did not need to be polite.

"According to the news, what the second prince of Southern Shu, Emperor Fu Yu, did was not instructed by Emperor Shu and Li Xuanzhang. Zong Zishi further reported the details involved.

"Oh, if it weren't for the support of the Nanshu Imperial Court, where would he get a lot of money. "As we all know, the formation of an army is one of people, and the other is money. In these years, there are many people who are willing to work for real money.

This made Mo Canglan a little surprised, the prince raised troops outside privately It is a big crime of rebellion, if it reaches the ears of hundreds of officials, it will be a solid name for disobedience, and this matter is also a big disrespect for the Shu Emperor, not that the second prince Huang Fuyu has great ability.

Zong Zishi nodded with certainty: "The subordinates have checked the specific whereabouts through various channels, and this matter is indeed the work of Huang Fuyu who sneaked out. In addition to bringing a few cronies out of Shu and some private treasury money, there was also a part of the materials secretly allocated from the household department of Southern Shu and exchanged a large amount of money with the Jiang gang in Jiangzhou, which made trouble in Shuzhou. ”

Mo Canglan nodded slowly, thought for a while, and said: "Trading money with the Jiang Gang, isn't that equivalent to allocating money with the Wantong Chamber of Commerce! Judging from the fact that Huang Fuyu made a lot of money, maybe the robbery of the Nanshu Suigong in the capital was committed by this person." ”

Zong Zishi arched his hand and said: "The prince has a discerning eye and will farm the land." It is basically certain that it is him, and the two princes, Huang Fu Yu, have just been promoted to the great grandmaster of the Liangyi Realm, and they are also on the path of swordsmanship. ”

"I didn't expect that he was already a generation of grandmasters at a young age, but the Huangfu family gave birth to a good son. But ah, Zishi, you're still shallow. Even if this Emperor Fu Yu can hide it from Huang Fu Jian, he will definitely not be able to hide Li Xuanzhang, who has all his hands and eyes, presumably he Shu Emperor Fu Jian has already known about this matter and acquiesced to it. I guess that this Li Xuanzhang must be planning something, and he just needs Huang Fuyu. ”

"In this way, it is true, this Li Xuanzhang has long heard that he is the emperor of Nanshu, and his own strength is even more unfathomable. ”

"Well, that's inevitable. By the way, did Mo Zhenghao know about Huang Fuyu's intention to start an incident in Shuzhou?" Mo Canglan put down the cup in his hand, got up and walked two steps and continued to ask.

"I shouldn't know yet, Lord Wang, you just came out and didn't know. Not to mention that the Daqian Imperial Court has not yet found out the whereabouts of the Sui Gong, and the land of Shuzhou has always been a place where it is difficult for the minions of the Shadow Dragon Guard to reach out, and Shuzhou is mostly the old aristocratic forces of Southern Shu, as well as the people in the rivers and lakes of Southern Shu, and they are not able to deal with the imperial eagle dogs that are more resistant to the Shadow Dragon Guard, and it is very difficult for the Shadow Dragon Guard to act and supervise here, and if he is not careful, he will not know where he died.

There was once a time when Ying Longwei and Daqian's person in charge of the law department collaborated in Shuzhou to deal with a case in the rivers and lakes, but in Shuzhou for less than half a month, the people and horses were lost, and it was the case several times in a row, and the real culprit has not been found, although there are suspicious objects, but there is no evidence to arrest people. After coming and going, the rivers and lakes of Shuzhou faintly have the saying that Shadow Longwei does not dare to attack, but this is indeed the case.

In addition, Huang Fuyu acted extremely secretively, and his subordinates also made several secret turns by chance, and secretly visited for a long time before they learned that Huang Fuyu wanted to start an incident in Shuzhou, and it is estimated that the Daqian court is still in the dark. ”

Hearing Zong Zishi say this, Mo Canglan was a little happy, and he couldn't stop the opportunity when he came.

"That's the best, as long as the chaos is up, we have a chance to make a profit. According to what you say, our choice of Shuzhou to settle down is indeed a fairy hand. Hahaha, my nephew is working hard, but I don't know that starting a business is easy and difficult to keep a business!"

"It's true, people's hearts are difficult to train, and it takes years of water grinding to subjugate the hearts of the people in a huge state. But it would be too easy to mess up in a state, and Huang Fuyu, the second prince of Nanshu, was making trouble here, so it is estimated that this time it will shock the government and the opposition. ”

Zong Zishi still sincerely admires the prince Mo Canglan, even if he mutinies in the past few years, he has never been depressed. Although he is fifty-eight years old this year, he is already a great grandmaster of the Liangyi Realm, and he still has great ambitions.

This is also one of the reasons why Zong Zishi's group of people are still willing to follow Mo Canglan, which can be a big thing.

"Yes, although in this troubled world, today I will beat you, tomorrow you will beat me. But after all, this Shuzhou has been under the rule of Nanshu for hundreds of years, and the imprint of Nanshu has already been branded in his heart, and I don't know how many people are waiting for Nanshu to regain the lost territory. This mess, it's hard to even mess up the world. ”

"Zishi, how is the matter of leaving Yuan City?"

"Lu Guozhi, the Taishou of Yuancheng, is willing to follow the prince to conspire with us under our coercion and temptation and heavy money, and Liyuancheng will be our base camp in the future, in addition, the preparations to win over the forces of the rivers and lakes and the soldiers and horses of all parties have been carried out in secret. ”

"Well, it's very good, but don't take it lightly, order someone to keep an eye on Lu Guozhi, and if he dares to make any changes, get rid of him directly. Is there any news from General Pang Jiuwu?" Mo Canglan is still very relieved about Zong Zishi's work, and the details can be reminded a little.

"Yes, Lu Guozhi, then I have already arranged for someone to keep an eye on you. There hasn't been any progress on Pang Jiuwu's side, and our people can't reach it yet. ”

Mo Canglan was not disappointed with Pang Jiuwu's side, and continued: "Normal, after all, he is a titled general, and he can hold 150,000 military power, and it is still difficult to pry him." Let our people not rush and wait for orders. Look at it, this Huangfu Yu has helped me a lot, once it is used well, I will have this king of Shuzhou at my fingertips. ”

"Lord Wang, don't you really try to fight for Shuzhou's state thorn Shi Li Yousong?"

"No need, I know this person, he was dispatched by the deputy governor of Jinlingwei. An official who was originally able to work in the Qingshui Yamen in the capital was honest and upright, with clean sleeves and a clean style, and never disdained to form a party for personal gain, and he had the style of an ancient scholar. Later, the first emperor appreciated it step by step to become a great official from the history of the three products and one state, if it were not for the fact that he could not observe words and colors, judge the situation, and now be a six-book book, it is not impossible to participate in political affairs or something. ”

Then Mo Canglan smiled bitterly and said: "Although this king appreciates it, but now it is no different from a lost dog to say that it is ugly, so it will not be bad for other people's scholars." ”

"That's when he is loose and high, when the prince wins the world in the future, which scholar will not rush to surrender to the prince's command. ”

"Although this king is also very yearning, but it is still too early to talk about this, and when this king really gains a firm foothold in Shuzhou, then he will have the ability to say this. Now it's just ants laughing at the sky, and I don't know how thick the sky is. ”

"What about the Tang Gate, what is the movement?"

"Not yet, there has been no movement since Guanyin Willow was stolen by Hua Ji Yu Qiao, Wu Taiqing's closed disciple Xu Xu went out and returned from a trip, it is said that there are ghosts in the Tang Gate to help Hua Ji Yu Qiao steal treasures, but there has been any news to the outside world, and all of them have been closed. ”

"Exploring again, in Shuzhou, the Tang Sect is a gate sect that has been inherited for hundreds of years, and it is also a giant-like existence in the rivers and lakes of Shuzhou. Stomp your feet, and the rivers and lakes of Shuzhou will turn up big waves and tides. If you win the allegiance of the Tang Sect, you will get twice the result with half the effort!"

"My subordinates understand, I'll do it!"

"Just do your best, don't force it, we can't afford to lose manpower. The background of the Tang Sect is still very deep, and the Tang Sect Master Lin Hui and the Great Elder Wu Taiqing are not ordinary people, so they must not act carefully. ”

"Yes!"