The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 344
After hearing this, Xu Guanzhong pondered for a moment, then asked, "I wonder what the village master thinks about the current situation in the world?"

Hearing this question, Mu Xu was not surprised, he knew that Van Gogh loved this kind of thing.Fortunately, in terms of understanding of the situation in the world, no one in this era can compare to Mu Xu, so he opened his mouth directly and set off a big thunderstorm.
"From the perspective of the people below, the world will be in chaos within twenty years."

"Cough, this..." Xu Guanzhong almost choked on the tea, it can be seen that he was not lightly shocked by Mu Xu's words. He asked himself that he knew a thing or two about the situation in the world, even if he didn't have a good grasp of it.

But even so, he only vaguely noticed that there seemed to be an undercurrent surging in the seemingly peaceful world today, but he couldn't easily make a judgment on the specific reasons and the future situation.

Who knows that Mu Xu is so sure, if it doesn't look like he is talking nonsense, Xu Guanzhong will think that Mu Xu is a fool who doesn't know the depth.

"I don't know why the village master made such a statement, and where did he judge it?"

Mu Xu secretly smiled inwardly. The reason why he was so shocking as soon as he said it was not only to arouse Xu Guan's curiosity, but also to convince him.

It's because Mu Xu knows very well that anyone with great talent will inevitably be proud of their talents and like to go their own way.The purpose of his trip is to ask Xu Guanzhong to come out to assist him, but what he hopes to get is a staff-like counselor, not a housekeeper like Zhuge Liang who takes care of everything.

In order to achieve this goal, Mu Xu didn't mind revealing more secrets, so he speculated on what he knew about the Song, Liao, and Jin families, the history of the next ten years, combined with the current situation. .

After hearing this, Xu Guanzhong frowned and began to deduce carefully in his heart. After a while, he had to admit that, except for some variables, most of them made sense.

"According to what my brother said, cooperating with the Jurchens is like seeking skin from a tiger, so is it true that the civil and military forces in the Manchu Dynasty are all idiots, and no one can see this?"

But Wu Song, who was at the side, heard Mu Xu's words, and couldn't figure it out, so he couldn't help asking.

Before Mu Xu answered, Xu Guanzhong explained Wu Song's confusion, "How can there be no wise men in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty? But their words may not be effective. Now the court is full of flattering villains. The Emperor Daojun is a man and he is very happy, he will not let go of this great opportunity to subdue Youyun Sixteen Prefectures."

Wu Song showed a thoughtful expression, and then he heard Mu Xu also say,

"Yes, as the saying goes, with the Liao Kingdom as the barrier of the Song and Jin, the Song Dynasty still has a chance to breathe. It can fight hard while watching the two tigers fight. But the court of the Song Dynasty will cooperate with the Jin people in all likelihood, and choose to cooperate with the Jin people. Attack Liao.

In this way, if the soldiers of the Song Dynasty are strong and the horses are strong, it’s all right. If they can’t even defeat the Can Liao, then how could the Jin people let go of this fat meat after the Liao Kingdom was destroyed?At that time, the north of the Yellow River will inevitably turn into scorched earth, and I don't know how many people will become wilderness bones. "

Seeing Mu Xu's expression of compassion, Xu Guanzhong's heart was shocked, and he couldn't help asking, "Dare to ask the village master's ambition?"

Mu Xu didn't even think about it, and blurted out, "Mu is not talented, and he is willing to stop the iron hooves of foreigners from going south, and prop up a piece of sky for our Han people."

"Okay, the village master is a real hero!" Xu Guanzhong was taken away by Mu Xu's courage, and he praised him sincerely. Then he stood up in the surprised eyes of Mu Xu and the two, and straightened his clothes. Solemnly worshiped, "If the village master does not give up, Xiaosheng is willing to follow him!"

Mu Xu was overjoyed, and quickly got up to support Xu Guanzhong, and replied, "Mr. Xu is like a fish in water!"

Then the two looked at each other and laughed together. Seeing this scene, Wu Song also congratulated.

Now that the titles of master and slave were determined, Xu Guanzhong spoke more casually. He asked the two to sit down again, and asked directly, "Has the village master ever thought about the future of Liangshanbo?"

"May Mr. Wen have a good opinion!" Mu Xu didn't answer, but asked instead.

Xu Guanzhong didn't take it seriously, he understood that it was Mu Xu who was testing him. After all, a good minister is the master, and the master must be the minister.After a moment of hesitation, Xu Guanzhong said,

"Although Liangshan is backed by a water park and adjacent to a canal, it seems that the transportation is convenient and there are natural dangers to defend, but it is not the case in reality. Because it is located in Jeju and is only more than [-] miles away from Tokyo, once its power grows, it will definitely threaten The capital of the Great Song Dynasty is in danger, and thus the imperial court will be hit hard, and if things go on like this, they will surely die!"

As Xu Guanzhong said, how could Mu Xu not know that he chose Liangshanbo as his base at the beginning, a large part of which was influenced by the plot of the Water Margin in his previous life.

Now that he has calmed down, he has also discovered the limitations of Liangshanbo. In fact, it is only suitable for small troubles in the early stage. It is not difficult to become the foundation of a career. If you stick to it, you will only fall into the quagmire of war and eventually miss the opportunity for development.

This is why, many of the predecessors who crossed the Water Margin, one by one went overseas to occupy Jeju Island as a retreat and a rear base.

Mu Xu also considered going this way, but after thinking about it again and again, he gave up on this idea.First of all, communication is a big problem. With the current communication methods, if there is an emergency, it may be a long time before the message is delivered.

Some people may say that carrier pigeons can be used to send messages, but as far as Mu Xu knows, there is currently no large-scale breeding of carrier pigeons in Song Dynasty, only Qu Duan in the Western Army has some, which are occasionally used to deliver military reports.

Don't say that Mu Xu can't get it, even if he can get it, so what?There are too many uncertainties in the transmission of pigeons. If an accident occurs midway, the consequences will be disastrous.

In addition, there is another disadvantage of carrier pigeons, that is, carrier pigeons can only be used for fixed communication between two places, and the destination is too single, so it is not suitable for more battlefields.This is why there have been records of using homing pigeons in ancient times, but they have never been popularized.

The second is the problem of transportation. Although the sea transportation in the Song Dynasty is well developed, it has not yet reached the level of later generations. Relying on sea ships to transport troops on a large scale is simply a dream. Once the Central Plains changes, it will only be beyond our reach.To sum up, it is acceptable to use Jeju Island as a retreat route, but it is completely unrealistic as a base.

Gossip aside, in fact, Mu Xu has been thinking about Liang Shanbo's way out recently, and he already has some ideas in his mind, but he still wants to listen to Xu Guanzhong's suggestion first.Now, he asked,

"What sir said is also my concern. I wonder if sir has a good plan to teach me?"

Xu Guanzhong stroked his beard and replied, "Shandong has no danger to defend, and it is not advisable. Given the location of Liangshan, it can only go north or west. If you go north, you will have to snatch food from the tiger's mouth and take Youzhou as your foundation. But this place is too important to Song and Liao, and it is easy to be targeted by both sides.

Relatively speaking, it is the best policy to go west to the east of the river. The east of the river is bordered by Yanmen pass in the north, blocked by a large river in the southwest, and blocked by the Taihang barrier in the east. At worst, it can become a separatist regime in the later Han Dynasty. "

Hearing these words, Mu Xu couldn't help clapping his hands and said, "It's true that heroes see the same thing. Sir, if you occupy Hedong, you can wait for the right time. If the Liao Kingdom changes, you can leave Yanmen in the north. Take back Yunzhou according to the trend, and use it to spy on Youji."

Xu Guanzhong shook his head and said with a smile, "The village master is so far-sighted, why should Xiaosheng make a fool of himself?"

"Mr.'s words are wrong. I have thought about this for a long time, but I still can't make up my mind. After listening to what you said today, I made up my mind and went west to capture Hedong."

How could Xu Guanzhong believe it? Just because Mu Xu could say that he first occupied Hedong, and then took Yunzhou's words, he knew that he had a plan in mind.But Xu Guanzhong was not depressed because of this, on the contrary he was very happy, he felt a sense of confidant, just listened to him and said,

"Thinking about the opportunity to seize the east river, the village master already has a plan in mind?"

Mu Xu nodded, and suddenly suggested, "How about the two of us replace ink with tea and write it down at the same time?"

Xu Guanzhong also became interested, "Okay, then respect is worse than obedience."

Next, under Wu Song's gaze, the two of them wrote a word on the table at the same time. Wu Song couldn't help sighing, "Brother and sir, you really have a good understanding!"

(End of this chapter)