I don't want to return

The clouds covered the sun, the twilight was dim, and it was dusk again.

A fast horse came rushing through the dust, startled the evening cicadas in autumn, and then went away quietly.

Mu Chongyu looked at the "token" in his hand with a complicated expression.

It was a letter, a list and a thick and warm fox fur.You can tell that something is precious at first glance, but the most valuable thing is not the thing itself, but its origin.

This is Xue Jinghong specially dispatched a good horse from the imperial capital of Beiyu to send it all the way.

"I know that Chongyu is afraid of the cold, so I asked warriors from Northern Chongqing to catch a dozen sand foxes from the desert in Saibei, and ordered the maids to work carefully to make a fox fur. I hope it can protect Chongyu from the cold wind."

Xue Jinghong wrote in the letter.

Mu Chongyu's fingertips moved slightly, gently stroking the surface of the fox fur, and the fine and dense fluff rubbed against the fingertips, bringing a little warm itching.

Read that letter again.Xue Jinghong wished that such a small letter could be filled with thousands of words.Putting aside the word of presents, the rest of the eloquence is actually the secrets of Beiyu's political affairs.

Xue Jinghong told him all the changes in the political situation and the layout of the story in the next few months after the parting, without any details.

If everything said in this letter is true, then Xue Jinghong really did not perfuse him.He is really preparing for the return of power to Nan Yan.

He even made a list in such detail and sincerity.The names recorded on this list are none other than the list of all Nanyan people who were taken to Beiyu as prisoners four years ago!

When Mu Chongyu escaped from Beiyu, he spent a lot of effort and only released Shen Qing and other civil servants and generals from the prison. The remaining hundreds of Nanyan captives were exiled to the frontier to do coolies, and some were demoted as official slaves. The number of people is huge, and their whereabouts have long been lost.

But now, Xue Jinghong has checked out the whereabouts of these people one by one, listed them in black and white, and promised him that all these people will be found and released within half a year.

With such care and painstaking efforts, Mu Chongyu didn't know how to put it away for a while.

He sighed deeply, and put the letter and the list together in the box next to the desk, and there was a thick pile of letters and things sent by Xue Jinghong thousands of miles away.

At this point, he really has no reason to doubt Xue Jinghong's sincerity and... affection.

Mu Chongyu stroked the warm and soft fur on the fox fur, his expression showing a trace of confusion and strangeness.The last ray of sunset at dusk subsided its brilliance, leaving only the light and shadow of the flickering candles in the study.

At nightfall, the door was knocked open.Those who walked in were Shen Qing, Shi Xu who came to visit yesterday, and other Nanyan patriots who had defected recently.

Mu Chongyu knew that they were here to persuade him to assassinate Xue Jinghong.

According to Shen Qing, the reason why Xue Jinghong could not be assassinated a year ago was because his own foothold had not yet been firmly established, and the foundation was not yet solid. Assassinating Xue Jinghong would only increase opportunities for other forces, but now the situation is very different.

They gained a foothold in Yuzhou, opened up all the contacts in Yuzhou, mastered the financial and military power of Yuzhou, and won the hearts of the people of Nanyan in Yuzhou through the New Deal. This is an excellent time to assassinate Xue Jinghong.

As long as they send a team of dead soldiers to Beijing to take Xue Jinghong's life, they can immediately send troops to the north in Yuzhou, taking advantage of the chaos to take down the capital of Beiyu, and replace it, a shame of defeat in the past!

This is indeed the best strategy, especially for them whose military strength is not very strong now.Instead of waiting for Xue Jinghong's illusory promise and leaving his wealth and life to the other party's decision, it is better to take the initiative to strike first.

With these words, Shen Qing had persuaded him no less than ten times.Mu Chongyu remained indifferent.

Seeing that tonight was about to fall into a stalemate again, Shen Qing took a breath indiscriminately, and quietly gave Shi Xu a wink by his side.

Shi Xu understood, he stepped forward heavily, and presented a secret letter in front of Mu Chongyu.

"Your Majesty, let's look at how the people of Beiyu treat us from Nanyan outside of Yuzhou. That single husband surnamed Xue promised lightly, but secretly he was exploiting my people in Nanyan, and said ten thousand steps back, even if he If he is willing to treat the people of Nanyan kindly, the old thieves of Beiyu under him may not be willing!"

What Shi Xu said was not an exaggeration, what was revealed in that confidential letter was indeed a heinous tragedy.

A high-ranking official from Northern Chongqing suddenly bought a large number of Nanyan women, children and children into the mansion two months ago. There were hundreds of them. The local people thought they were acting as house slaves, so they didn't care. The women, children and children of Nanyan entered and exited the mansion of the dignitaries, as if they disappeared out of thin air, which was extremely strange.

Shi Xu's spies discovered this point, and after detailed investigation, they finally discovered the inside story.

It turned out that these women, children and children were not acting as slaves, but the playthings of this dignitary!

This person takes pleasure in torturing and killing women, children and children who have no strength to restrain chickens. Hundreds of Nanyan people were imprisoned by him in the mansion, and they were all used as playthings for torture and killing, so they could only enter and leave!

"Your Majesty, although Xue Jinghong promised to treat Nanyan people kindly, as long as the Northern Chongqing regime does not fall for a day, "treat Nanyan people kindly" is just empty talk."

Shi Xu spoke sincerely, his head hit the ground heavily, making a heart-shattering muffled sound.Shen Qing stood aside, her breathing gradually became heavy, trying to cling to the cool and quiet air of the night.

Mu Chongyu never said a word.Holding the secret letter in his hand, he didn't see the slightest wavering, and his eyes were as calm as water as usual, without even the slightest twist.

His gaze was quietly cast on the bloody and tearful accusation on the secret letter, and he finally squinted his eyes, and said a sentence coldly: "This person is cruel to us Nanyan people. As the old master of Nanyan, of course You can't sit idly by. He regards human life as worthless, so I will tell him to return his life."

A look of surprise suddenly appeared on Shen Qing's face, his hands were clenched into fists quietly, and then he fell to his knees with a plop, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty is wise."

The high-ranking official revealed in the secret letter is a nobleman from Beiyu. He was idle and extravagant when he was in Mobei. Xuzhou on the side is an official.

According to the information obtained by Shi Xu's inquiries, this man's house was heavily guarded, and the guards who came in and out were extremely cautious, leaving no loopholes in every move. I'm afraid Mu Chongyu and the others would not be able to directly question him.

In terms of official position, this person has a hereditary title, and his rank is half a rank higher than Mu Chongyu's Yuzhou Mu. Mu Chongyu has no right to question him.

If you want to attack this person, you can only think of another way.

In the late autumn of November, Yuzhou Mu sent a team of [-] troops to Xuzhou to help Xuzhou Mu suppress the bandits on the grounds that there was banditry in neighboring Xuzhou. Mr. Zong Yuzong.

When Xuzhou Mu heard the news, he didn't think about it, he just regarded it as an order from the imperial capital, ordering the adults in the neighboring counties to help him, so he opened the gate of the city wide and greeted him with a smile.

Mu Chongyu was able to let his three thousand soldiers and horses enter the boundary of Xuzhou openly.

Xuzhou Mu is a smooth and moderate person. Although he has the same official position as Mu Chongyu, he handles things quite properly.

Taking advantage of this, Mu Chongyu commanded [-] soldiers to wander around the so-called bandit-infested area, and asked Chen Kangsi and other brothers who had come here in advance to pretend to be bandits and pretend to be disturbing the people to quit their work and return triumphantly. , "Spirited and high-spirited" sat at the celebration banquet.

When toasting and changing cups, Xuzhou Mu couldn't help squinting his eyes, and looked at Mu Chongyu's profile with a little Taoism.

He got drunk, picked up a glass of aged green wine and raised it up to Mu Chongyu.

"Master Zong, Mr. Zong is born with a good skin..." The white jade glazed cup tilted slightly, and the blue wine almost foamed out: "I have seen countless people, and I have never seen someone like Mr. Zong. Born so well."

A few more words, Xu Zhoumu's drunken smiling face is about to come close.

Shen Qing slapped the table and was about to jump out.

Mu Chongyu shook his head slightly, poured himself a glass of wine, and said in a gentle manner, "Thank you, my lord."

Nodding his head, raising his neck to toast, seemingly inadvertently, Mu Chongyu asked softly: "It is rare that the banditry has been eliminated, and such a great achievement cannot be shared by you and me alone. In this excitement, why don't you take Xuzhou All the dignitaries here are invited to come and have a toast to drink together, so that we can show the great achievements of my Great Yu?"

After a few glasses of wine, Mu Chongyu's fair and flawless face showed two blushes, like a halo of beautiful jade.

Xu Zhoumu's eyes were straightened, almost subconsciously, he stammered and replied: "...OK."

The author has something to say: this article has suddenly become a monthly update... ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I really want to end it before school starts ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!