The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 346 Reaching a Consensus
After hearing what Wu Song said, Yan Qing no longer forced himself. After all, he was in an awkward position in the Lu family, and he was not a master or a servant, so he immediately changed the subject and asked why Xu Guanzhong was looking for him.

Xu Guanzhong truthfully said that he wanted to follow Mu Xu.Upon hearing this, Yan Qing first expressed regret for his departure, and then congratulated him for meeting the Ming Lord.

That night Yanqing stayed at Xu Guanzhong's mansion, and the few of them drank wine and chatted together, until midnight passed, and then went to rest without mentioning it.

In the afternoon of the next day, Xu Guanzhong picked up his old mother, put her in the carriage, took the little book boy, and each of them rode a donkey. After bidding farewell to Yan Qing, they left Shuanglin Town with Mu Xu and Wu Song, and headed east.

It was more than half a month after the group returned to Liangshan. As soon as Mu Xufang entered the gate of the cottage, before he had time to introduce Xu Guanzhong and Xu Guanzhong to the leaders, he heard two good news and one bad news.

The good news is that Shi Jin has returned safely from Jiankang and successfully invited An Daoquan up the mountain.The bad news is that a spies stationed in Jeju Prefecture reported that the hijacking of the birthday plan was counted on the top of Liangshan. Now Cai Jing has invited the Privy Council to issue an order to the local army of Jeju Prefecture, and will send troops soon. attack.

To be honest, although there are only more than [-] horses in Liangshanbo, which is far less than the [-] people stationed in Jeju Prefecture, Mu Xu is not afraid at all.

What Mu Xu is really worried about is that once the invading enemy is defeated, it may attract a larger-scale use of troops by the Song court.In that case, it is impossible to say that his previous conjecture will become a reality, and Liang Shanbo will never have peace from now on, losing the good opportunity for development and growth, and affecting a series of follow-up plans.

After hearing Shi Qian's detailed report, Mu Xu immediately dismissed the idea of ​​going to the back house to meet some concubines, and sent someone to invite Zhu Wu and Xu Guanzhong to discuss matters.

When the two arrived one after another, Mu Xu first introduced the two to each other, and then apologized to Xu Guanzhong, "I wanted to let my husband settle down and rest for a few days before talking about other things, but unexpectedly, there was bad news from Jeju."

Then he told about the upcoming crime of the Jeju Xiang soldiers, and asked the two of them for their opinions.Xu Guanzhong had just arrived, he didn't want to show off too much, so he kept silent and chose to listen to Zhu Wu.

Zhu Wu naturally understood Xu Guanzhong's kindness, he first cupped his hands to express his gratitude, and then said to Mu Xu,
"Except for the elite Western Army, the Great Song Dynasty's imperial court, whether it is the Central Forbidden Army or the local Xiang Army, has long been corrupted. Even if it is doubled, with these hundreds of miles of water, we can make them come and go. Come on, why are you afraid?"

After finishing speaking, Zhu Wu saw Xu Guanzhong's surprised expression, and was a little puzzled immediately. When he didn't know what he said was wrong, he heard Mu Xu say,
"Don't be impatient, military commander. I'm not worried about these chickens and dogs. Listen to me carefully."

When Mu Xu told Xu Guanzhong the plan for the future that he had discussed, Zhu Wu was stunned for a moment, then changed his mind, showed joy, and even said,
"Big brother should say this in front of everyone. In this way, it can also boost morale, stabilize people's hearts, and make the brothers more motivated!"

Mu Xu didn't want to, but shook his head, said something that made the two of them ponder, and only listened to him,

"It's not the time yet. The reason why I never mentioned this is because I was worried that some people would disagree, or even raise objections, causing Liangshan to fall into a split. This is not because I am scaremongering, but after careful consideration.

After all, the Great Song Dynasty has been established for a hundred years, and the idea of ​​orthodoxy is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.Don't look at the many brothers who were forced to live by corrupt officials and had no choice but to become bandits.But if one day, the Zhao official family makes an order to recruit, then just wait and see, they will still happily agree. "

Mu Xu's words came from the bottom of his heart. If people of later generations did not travel through ancient times, it would be difficult for them to imagine the status of the emperor in the hearts of the common people in ancient times.

To give a simple example, take Lu Zhishen and Wu Song, who are not afraid of the sky and the earth, for example. Usually, they can only hear them scolding the court and corrupt officials. Who has ever heard them scold the emperor?
It can be seen that in their subconscious minds, they all believed that the emperor was deceived by treacherous ministers, and all bad things were done by ministers.Even if they think so, let alone those ordinary people.

This is why, in the original book, Chao Gai's death is so strange, but almost no one has any objection.There is a very simple reason, that is, Chao Gai blocked the way, and he hindered everyone's future.

It's not that Chao Gai doesn't have a confidant, people like Liu Tang, San Ruan, etc. probably have a heart for Chao Gai, but it doesn't have any effect.Because the general situation was already on Song Jiang's side at that time, Wu Yong, Hua Rong, Qin Ming, Hu Yanzhuo and other powerful factions all wanted to recruit security, so what if Liu Tang and the others doubted it?
Everyone puts their heads on their waistbands and makes a beheading business with you. Is it really just to eat meat, drink wine, and pay for it?Please, that's something children only believe in. We're all adults, who doesn't have their own plans, and who can give up the opportunity to glorify their ancestors?

If Chao Gai doesn't understand this truth, can Mu Xu understand it?Counting this life, he is already a man of the third life, so from the beginning to the end, he did not believe in the so-called brotherly loyalty.

He firmly believes that only a complete system and a clear program of action are the driving force for an interest group to go on unswervingly.

It's a pity that what Mu Xu can do now is to establish a complete system subtly, but the ambition in his heart cannot be made public.

But he is not worried about this, because he understands that in the future, when his power rises greatly and he has the power to control the world, even if he doesn't mention it himself, his subordinates can't help but jump out and do Zhao Kuangyin's yellow robe.

Mu Xu had already made up his mind about Xu Guanzhong's arrangement. He was going to worship him as his right military adviser, and Zhu Wu was his left military adviser. These two people would be the decision-makers of their interest group in the future.Therefore, Mu Xu had something to say to them,
"I hope that you two gentlemen, have a clear idea of ​​our future goals, and don't tell others about it. I don't hide it from you two. In order to attract more heroes and win more people's hearts, I will make public Declare that at the right time, accept the imperial court's offer."

Xu Guanzhong suddenly suggested, "Don't say this to the village master himself, just leave it to the two of us to handle it. When someone goes to ask the village master for verification, you might as well play it by ear and see what's on the plate."

Zhu Wu also said, "Brother Xu is right, the village master will do great things in the future, so don't make promises to others easily, lest someone will use this to cause trouble in the future."

Mu Xu thanked the two for their kindness first, then pretended to decline a few words, and waited for them to persuade them again, then reluctantly agreed.It's not that Mu Xu insisted on being hypocritical, but that the ancients just accepted three invitations and three resignations.

Sure enough, seeing Mu Xu like this, both Zhu Wu and Zhu Wu expressed satisfaction.It can be said that although the two are now in the green forest, they still have the integrity of a scholar-bureaucrat in their hearts, and they hope that the lord they are loyal to is a man who abides by the rules, not a rude and barbaric man.

The three reached a consensus, and then they discussed the matter of sending troops from the Jeju government, Xu Guanzhong rolled his eyes and had an idea.
"This matter is easy to handle. If we don't want to attract too much attention from the imperial court, we can just win a small victory this time. As long as we hurt them, let the Jeju government not dare to lightly dispute in the future."

Mu Xu nodded slightly, his eyes swept over the faces of the two of them, and finally fell on Xu Guanzhong, and made a decision, "Then, I will give full power to the master for this battle. Tomorrow, I will formally worship you as the right army adviser."

After finishing speaking, he saw that Zhu Wu didn't have any strange looks, so he felt a lot of comfort, and said with a smile, "I hope that the two gentlemen will join hands with Xu, and work together to create a great cause in the future!"

After hearing this, the two of them didn't dare to neglect in the slightest, they hurriedly stood up and bowed to Mu Xu, both said, "It should be like this."

After chatting for a while, Mu Xu asked the two to retreat and ordered Shi Jin to be recruited.When facing Shi Jin, he immediately changed his color again, acting like a big brother in the rivers and lakes.

(End of this chapter)