Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 531 I want to bow down
The next day.

In the morning, a round of rising sun reflected the sky, and the faint sunlight poured over the sky of Nanzheng City, dispelling the thick fog in the air.

Mujing got up early in the morning.

He slept soundly this time.

When he got up, Huo Yu had already prepared the washing supplies for him. He put on his robe, walked up, took the willow branch, bit it, and after biting it, he ordered some salt water, and then vigorously Brush and brush.

Having been in this era for so long, he is already familiar with this way of brushing his teeth.

After washing up, Huo Yu had already prepared breakfast, ate two rice cakes, and drank a bowl of porridge, which was quite a luxury. If he hadn't won Nanzheng City, the lieutenants would have wiped out the Hanzhong Army and seized The military rations in Hanzhong are difficult to maintain for one meal a day.

But with Nanzheng City, it will be completely different. In the nine counties of Hanzhong, Nanzheng is respected. In Nanzheng City, the granary stock is still relatively sufficient, enough for them to last for a year or so.

"My lord, Xi Sima and the others have been waiting in the side hall for a long time!" Huo Yu reminded, cupping his hands.

"I see!"

Mu Jing nodded, Xi Zhicai could give him a night of rest, it was considered a special kindness, if according to Xi Zhicai's character before, he would have been taken out by him last night, and began to discuss government affairs.

Winning Hanzhong is just the beginning, and the next step is the key. Whether they can get a firm seat in Hanzhong, they still have a long way to go.

"Zhongheng, how is Zhang Ning feeling now?" Mu Jing asked suddenly, putting down the bowl and chopsticks.

"Commander Zhang is still in confinement. After entering the mansion, he was escorted into a wing. Zhang Huo didn't dare to make the decision this time. He really restricted her access and detained her in the wing!"

"I asked you about her mood!"

"My lord, this..." Huo Yu thought for a while, and said bitterly: "I just heard that Commander Zhang has been a little irritable these days, and he is yelling at you every day, and it's you, my lord, that everyone in the guard has heard. , I just dare not pass on this word!"

"Humph!"

Mu Jing snorted coldly: "Let her scold and scold her, let her vent her emotions, otherwise she will really make her sick!"

Although this small confinement is still a bit far from being closed in a small black room, but it is more or less depressing and lonely, and it is easy for a person to worry about gains and losses and become irritable.

"My lord, in fact Commander Zhang has done meritorious service this time. The most important thing is that you didn't give the order, and she is not considered disobedient to the military order. If she hadn't personally instigated the Five Dou Rice Sect and finally let Zhang Lu escape, then our battle might not have happened." It's so easy to end!" Huo Yu remonstrated in a low voice: "She made a contribution, but punished instead, which is somewhat excessive, no wonder she is angry!"

"It's just Zhang Lu!"

Mu Jing shook his head: "I don't need her to spend too much energy, I just know that she is kind and has made meritorious deeds, but this time, she is too risky, I just want to teach her a lesson so that she will not behave like this in the future Reckless, think about the consequences of the failure of this matter. If she falls into Zhang Lu's hands, I will be a stalker. The strategy of Hanzhong, let alone the failure, has paid so much and sacrificed so much, but has not been reported. Soldiers It is also possible for us to mutiny, so I can't continue to let her temper like this!"

"But even if the lord wants to teach Commander Zhang a lesson, after so many days of confinement, it's almost done!"

Huo Yu said: "If we continue to be locked up like this, I'm afraid there will be big troubles again. Commander Zhang is not a little lady who is submissive!"

"You're right, this girl is full of lawlessness!"

Mu Jing thought for a while, and then said: "Well, later, you will send a message to Zhang Huo and let her out, but you are only allowed to walk in the mansion, and you are not allowed to take half a step out of the mansion. If she takes half a step out of the mansion, I am solely responsible for the Divine Guard!"

"No!" Huo Yu bowed his hands and led away.

Mu Jing straightened his robes and went to a side hall.

On the side hall, Xi Zhicai was kneeling and sitting on the left side. He had already drank a cup of tea many times, and it was almost bottomed out, but he didn't seem anxious, and he was still enjoying the tea leisurely.

"You are stable!" Mu Jing walked in, looked at Xi Zhicai, and said with a smile.

"My lord can stand still, so naturally Xi can too!"

Xi Zhicai put down his teacup, cupped his hands and saluted, and then began to tease: "The lord fought beautifully this time!"

"It doesn't sound like a good word no matter how you hear it!"

Mu Jing narrowed his eyes: "Iron? Sarcastic!"

"Just to remind the lord, the lord must always remember that a victory or defeat is not important, even if we can't win Nanzheng, we are fine, as long as the lord is still alive, we still have a chance to make a comeback, but the lord has taken risks many times, I'm afraid Forgot, the principle that the son of a daughter cannot sit down!"

Xi Zhicai is blatantly teaching Mujing a lesson.

The key is that the news of Mu Jing's injury in the West City reached him, which made him shudder a little. He even felt that he couldn't bear the result of Mu Jing's death in battle. Everyone in the entire Mu Jing family would probably be killed or injured.

"I'll remember next time!" Mu Jing said with a cheeky smile.

Xi Zhicai had no choice but to reason with this guy and couldn't continue every time, so he had to get to the point: "My lord, let me report the situation of the battle first. The afternoon before yesterday, the scouts were at the handover place of Wudu and found that the Xiliang army had left Hanzhong. , entered Wudu, until now, the nine counties of Hanzhong have all belonged to us, but it will take time to completely control, and we have to divide our troops to suppress, without a foothold, it is difficult to suppress the local counterattack The power of Hanzhong can't be messed up at this time..."

"Hanzhong's affairs are handed over to the Hanzhong prefect's office!"

Mu Jing suppressed his hand and interrupted Xi Zhicai's words: "I have rushed eight hundred miles to ask Su Xin and Ye Ru to move the Hanzhong prefect's mansion from Shangyong to Nanzheng. Give the world to them!"

"Is this okay?"

Xi Zhicai frowned: "My lord, after all, they are not the direct descendants of our Mu family. Once the power is returned to the Hanzhong prefect's mansion, it is tantamount to handing over Hanzhong to them. What if..."

"There are not so many contingencies!"

Mu Jing shook his head, his face resolute and decisive: "Since I established the Hanzhong Prefect's Mansion, I will trust them, unless they betray me, otherwise I will not use them with suspicion and guard, as the saying goes, employing people is not suspicious, and others are not. You don’t need me to tell you this truth!”

"My lord, it's not that I don't understand, it's just that I'm a little bit worried about whether they can hold on. Su Xin is just a boy. This game of chess in Hanzhong will collapse!"

"Not afraid!"

Mu Jing said in a deep voice: "I don't know if Su Xin can do it, but Ye Ru definitely can. I believe him. This person's ability is not inferior to yours and mine. He is in charge of a county. He coordinates the relationship between all parties. Now we are in Hanzhong But there is no foundation, only by letting them rush to the front, can we slowly regain the hearts of the people!"

"Since you have made a decision, let's take a look at it first, but my lord, I will definitely keep an eye on them. After all, Hanzhong is not stable now, so I dare not put all my treasures on them!" Xi Zhicai resolutely Said.

He was more or less reconciled to conquering Hanzhong but handing it over to the people of Hanzhong to rule, but what Mu Jing said was not unreasonable, so he admitted it, but he had to keep an eye on them.

"what ever!"

The two successfully resolved the topic, and then moved on to the next topic.

"Although Hanzhong has been conquered, we are faced with three problems. If these three problems are not resolved, we will not be able to sit firmly in Nanzheng!" Xi Zhicai pointedly dissected their seemingly victorious situation: "The first , as far as Nanyang is concerned, you can't gain one and lose the other!"

"At this point in the war, the army and horses are exhausted. The most important thing is that Hanzhong is not stable. How to send troops to rescue?" Mu Jing is also worried about this. He has no idea how long Nanxiang County can hold back.

"My lord, returning to the teacher for rescue is inevitable!"

Xi Zhicai said: "But who will lead the army and how many soldiers and horses will kill them are the key. Although we have won Hanzhong, it is actually a cage. If we want to get out of this cage in the future, we need the foundation of Nanyang. We must not lose all of Nanyang! "

"After thinking about it, let Huang Zhong go!"

Mu Jing pondered for a while, and said, "Let him take all the Yellow Turbans away. It's only mid-February now. If they start attacking after the snow melts in spring, we still have a chance to keep Nanxiang!"

"How many soldiers and horses do you bring?"

"Let him bring all the Baibo soldiers with him!"

"Alright!"

"It's just that they are too tired!" Mu Jing said in a deep voice, "They haven't rested yet. Under the long-distance attack of the Baibo army, they will definitely suffer losses here, and I'm afraid they will lose a lot!"

"On the battlefield, there is no choice!" Xi Zhicai said flatly.

"There are two more questions?" Mu Jing asked him with a sideways glance.

"The second question is that the imperial court is looking down on them. They can come in once, and they can come in a second time. Since then, we have no way to sit firmly in Hanzhong!"

"It is indeed a big problem. Besides, you have another problem"

"The third question, Liu Yan, now Liu Yan must have taken Chengdu, and the land of Bashu is in his hands. He has a strong army and horses. If he doesn't agree with us sitting in Hanzhong, I'm afraid we will go to war with him. Once a war starts, it will be a stalemate. !"

Mujing listened very seriously.

His eyes flickered, and he tapped the desk lightly with his fingers. Following the rhythm of his knocking on the desk, his expression fell into deep thought. After a while, he said, "Two problems can be solved together." !"

"Solve it together?" Xi Zhicai was puzzled.

"Some people say that it is better to die standing than to live on your knees. This is integrity, but for me, if you are not strong enough, you must learn to kneel down!"

Mu Jing's faint voice resounded in the hall.

"My lord wants to surrender?" Xi Zhicai's expression turned ugly.

"wrong!"

Mu Jing said in a deep voice: "It's not surrender, but bowing my head to be a minister. To the court, I want to bow my head to be a minister. To Liu Yan, I still bow my head to be a minister!"

(End of this chapter)