Jingkou, Suanshan Ferry.
On a hillock, Liu Yu, dressed in casual clothes, stood side by side with Liu Muzhi. All his entourage were a hundred steps away. On the official road under the hill, there was an endless stream of pedestrians going to and from the ferry. Liu Yu
The corner of his mouth curled up: "Decades have passed, and it's still the same as before. It seems that I was there when I first met Rabbit and Bottle, and the preserved fruit stall that I envied at that time was right over there." He said,
I reached out and pointed, and there was a small stall in the second row on the left. A village woman in her thirties was selling red life-extending threads.
Liu Muzhi's lips curled up, and he said calmly: "After so many years, we are still almost the same as before. Whether it is the Garlic Mountain Crossing or the territory of Dajin, the only thing that remains unchanged is that we are old, and each of us has
Holding heavy troops and wielding great power. In the past, when you came here, you were ordered by the superiors to patrol the ferry and do something right. But now, you can give an order to make all people from the north return to Jiangbei.
Serve the great cause of the Northern Expedition!"
Liu Yu sighed: "Sometimes I have been thinking, am I wrong for so many years of hard work? Don't everyone want to go to the Northern Expedition and just want to live an ordinary life? Am I imposing my will on them?
What about ruining their lives?”
Liu Muzhi smiled slightly: "If you don't go to the north, what are you waiting for the barbarians from the north to invade the south? Don't forget Bottle and Rabbit. Why did Yanda and the others go south? Isn't it Fu Jian who raised his army to destroy our Jin Dynasty? They
Don't you want to attack your own people or capture young men, so you are going south with your family? However, today at least there are more people going north than south. This is the difference from back then. The six counties in Jiangbei are moving at an unprecedented speed.
Construction, whether it is population or property, is all your credit."
Liu Yu gritted his teeth: "Things have reached this point, and it is impossible to turn back. The purpose of building Jiangbei is to regain the lost land one day, and these are our mission. I did not expect that this journey has been so difficult.
Yes, I thought that brothers should have a more ambitious goal in establishing righteousness."
Liu Muzhi sighed: "Actually, Xile is also a person with lofty goals, including Wuji. If they were all people like Changmin, they would just be content with the status quo and wouldn't have this conflict. However, Xile
It’s because you want to be the big brother and he doesn’t feel inferior to you. This is the fundamental contradiction between you two.”
Liu Yu was silent for a while before shaking his head: "Only now do I understand why you tried to persuade me like that. Maybe I gave in to him too much before, which encouraged his ambition and gave him thoughts that he shouldn't have.
,This is my fault."
Liu Muzhi laughed: "No, it may not be your fault. If you didn't delegate power to him in the first place, maybe he would have started to make trouble, and it would be even harder to deal with it. At least now, Huan Chu has been eliminated.
Although Western Shu was not defeated, most areas of the Jin Dynasty were still pacified, and you also stabilized the power of the DPRK and the five counties of Jiangbei. You and Xile also made a temporary peace and became brothers again. Next, you can
Focus on the outside world."
Liu Yu frowned: "I have been thinking about what happened this time. I always feel that there is an invisible hand provoking a fight between me and Xile. Even when we both have the intention to make peace, we will still fight for personal reasons.
Yin Zhongwen caused a quarrel in the hall and even almost fell out. Is this really just Xile's jealousy?"
Liu Muzhi shook his head: "There must be Liu Tingyun or even Tao Yuanming's shadow behind him, but now we can't touch these two people. We have no evidence about Tao Yuanming's meeting with Yin Zhongwen, and Liu Tingyun has been banned at home and will not leave the Liu Mansion.
Step by step, we have no way to move them at this time, we can only take it step by step in the future."
Liu Yu gritted his teeth: "There is also Xishu. I have studied the battle reports repeatedly. In fact, whether it is the leakage of intelligence or the dispatch of troops by the Later Qin Dynasty, in my opinion, it is not the winner. I have always been ignorant of soldiers and not good at fighting.
The Shu army was able to advance hundreds of miles and camp for defense at Huanghu. This has never happened before. It is the vision of a famous general to see that this is the key to stopping our army from taking inland water. In my opinion,
Come on, I'm afraid there is no such powerful character in either Western Shu or Later Qin."
Liu Muzhi smiled slightly: "That means that now that there is such a powerful character in Pingkong who is your enemy, we may meet you on the battlefield in the future?"
Liu Yu said in a deep voice: "You have to help me keep an eye on Western Shu. If necessary, help me find out as soon as possible who made the decision to set up camp and set up the Shu army this time. Now I feel like it's
The invisible shadows are full of enemies, and even the people around you may be enemies. This feeling is too bad."
Liu Muzhi said seriously: "Leave it to me. A while ago, we may have attracted too much attention to Liu Tingyun and Tao Yuanming. Now I have many people here who may know each other. It is not easy to conduct a secret investigation. After all, I
As a high-ranking official in the imperial court, the brothers under him must also have status, but it is not as convenient as before to do things secretly. Maybe you need help from others."
Liu Yu frowned: "Are you talking about Xianzhi? But now he has gone to King Langya and works for me again. It is not good legally. Moreover, you reminded me last time to pay attention to him.
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Liu Muzhi nodded: "I didn't say him, I meant your two confidantees."
Liu Yu shook his head: "I just asked Miaoyin to hand over the jade seal. I can't help her. Moreover, the Xie family has endured a lot of pressure from the family for me, but I can't repay it. I always feel that I have no face to face Madam and Miaoyin."
Liu Muzhi shook his head: "Now is not the time to care about face. Handing over the jade seal may make it easier to specialize in espionage. Miaoyin is a great help to you. Don't give up easily. Next, you and I will go to Jiangbei.
Who can you count on in this Jiankang city?"
Liu Yu gritted his teeth: "You're right. Before I leave, I need to discuss some things with Miaoyin. At least, there can't be Liu Tingyun who makes trouble behind. I don't know if Xi Le can make this happen.
A woman is truly honest, and only the wonderful sound can truly cure her."
Liu Muzhi smiled slightly: "You need to have a good talk with your wife about your relationship with the aristocratic family. You have finally saved Jiangbei this time. Then how many official positions can you give to the children of the aristocratic family, how many benefits can you give them, and even let them occupy
How many fields need to be discussed again. In the past, only the land in Guangling was divided. Now Xile still has Huainan. If he gives it more generously than you, then I am afraid more people will turn to Xile.
Already."
This chapter has been completed!