Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1274

The night gradually fell.

post station.

In an independent courtyard.

"Brother!" Shi Yi's tall body stood beside Shi Xie, with a gloomy expression on his face, "What are we doing here in Chongqing?"

"Come for a chance at survival!"

Shi Xie responded in a low voice.

In troubled times, it is not easy to find a chance to survive.

Scholars are not that powerful.

When the Central Plains was in chaos, the Shi family could barely survive in Jiaozhou, but once the princes of the Central Plains set their sights on Jiaozhou, the Shi family was just an ant that could be easily crushed.

Nor did he want to go north.

You can fight.

The Shi family concentrated their forces and defended Jiaozhi to the core, which would consume the Mu army for three to five years. But in the future, how long can they last? Jiaozhou only has the population and food.

The more they fight, the poorer they become. In the end, don't say that their scholars can't cover the sky with one hand, even if they are, I'm afraid they will be turned against by the people.

These days, as long as there is no food.

Even the emperor of the court dared to rebel, and it was no big deal for the aristocratic family.

So think twice.

He still chose to go north.

"We have already surrendered to the Minghou Mansion, why are they still unwilling to let us go, and you even sent Shi Qian as a hostage, which is enough to show our sincerity!"

Shi Yi is not angry.

The strength of the Minghou Mansion made him feel ashamed from the bottom of his heart.

A dignified scholar family, the No. [-] family in Jiaozhou, in charge of Jiaozhou, with great soldiers in Jiaozhou, but in front of Mu Jun, it seems to be just a child at will.

"They don't care about us at all!" Shi Yi said coldly: "If they force my brother to stay and send troops to destroy our family, how can my family stand in the way?"

"Even if they don't force me to stay, they can do it if they want to destroy the Shi family!" Shi Xie shook his head.

In the beginning, he just surrendered, and didn't mean to hand over power completely.

It is Gan Ning's strength.

All his luck was shattered.

Gan Ning, who was just exiled in Zhuyazhou, was already unstoppable to him. He couldn't imagine what Jiaozhou would look like once the Mu army got angry and the main force went south.

"Tuk Tuk Tuk!"

Outside the courtyard, there was a sudden knock on the door.

"Who?"

Shi Xie frowned.

"We are going north with the Jiaozhou mission!" Shi Yi also became vigilant: "Your identity is being kept secret, no one should be able to find out!"

"Go and see!"

Shi Xie said in a deep voice.

"it is good!"

The scholar nodded, walked to the door with two guards, and opened the gate of the courtyard.

"uncle!"

A young man stood outside the door, followed by many people.

"Shi Qian?" Shi Yi breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the person coming.

This young man is the proton sent by the Shi family, Shi Qian, the eldest son of Shi Xie.

"Is father here?" the young man asked in a low voice.

"How do you know your father is here?" Shi Yi was taken aback, the pores all over his body opened, and his eyes quickly scanned the surroundings.

Shi Qian smiled wryly, he cupped his hands and said, "Uncle, it's no secret that my father went north, the lord is here!"

As he spoke, he stepped aside.

Behind him, a young man walks like a tiger, with his hands on his back, and walked over calmly. The young man's eyes are very sharp, and he just glanced lightly, and even Shi Yi didn't dare to look directly at him.

"I want to see Shi Xie!"

Mu Jing said calmly.

"Minghou?"

It was the first time that Shi Yi saw the world-renowned Minghou, and the first thing he felt was that he was young, young was too much, and it seemed unrealistic for such a young man to establish such a large foundation.

"Isn't Ben Hou like Ming Hou?" The corners of Mu Jing's mouth raised slightly.

"Prefect of Jiaozhi, Shi Xie, pay homage to Marquis Ming!"

Shi Xie had already come out from inside, but he was calmer than Shi Yi. He was a little surprised that Mu Jing came to the door, but he quickly figured it out.

He is not surprised that the news network of the Minghou Mansion is so powerful.

"I'm looking forward to the stars and the moon, and I'm finally looking forward to Shi Xie!" Mu Jing looked at Shi Xie and said enthusiastically.

He really wanted Shi Xie to go north.

As long as Shi Xie is still in Jiaozhou for a day, he will not even think about opening up Jiaozhou. If there is a real fight, let alone whether he can win or not, but no matter what, it will be the Minghou Mansion who will suffer.

It is uneconomical for the Minghou Mansion to waste troops in Jiaozhou.

The enemies of the Minghou Mansion are in the Central Plains.

"Minghou thinks highly of XX!"

Shi Xie smiled wryly.

"Don't invite me in for a sit down!" Mu Jing shrugged.

"Please!"

It was only then that Shi Xie came to his senses. They were still blocking the door, so they quickly moved out of the way, and then made an invitation gesture to Mu Jing.

Mujing pays attention to post roads, so the construction of Yudu post station, the people below naturally also attach great importance to it, and it is definitely built according to high standards.

There are hundreds of courtyards in the entire post station, each courtyard is independent, and there are corner towers erected around it, guarded by soldiers and horses all the year round, specially to receive foreign ministers and envoys.

The layout of these courtyards, each of which is more charming, and the place is large, can accommodate hundreds of people up and down.

There are garden facilities in the courtyard.

Courtyard, next to the stone table.

Mu Jing sat down, raised his head slightly, looked at Shi Xie, and said: "The prefect Shi went north, he must have missed his son, and let you father and son reunite today, it shouldn't bother you, but the prefect went up without warning, probably also As far as I am concerned, let’s talk today, how about it?”

"good!"

Shi Xie nodded.

Stretching out his head is a slash, and retracting his head is also a slash, this slash is always to be suffered, since he has come to kill him, he doesn't want to hide.

When I decided to go north, I was already prepared.

"Stand back!" Mu Jing waved his hand.

"promise!"

The soldiers of the Divine Guard Battalion withdrew from the courtyard, but Xin Zhao was a little uneasy. He hid in the darkness and stared at it from afar, readying the hidden weapon in his hand.

"Shi Yi, step down too!" Shi Xie said to his younger brother.

Shi Yi looked at Shi Xie, then at Mujing, gritted his teeth, and left.

"Sit!" Mu Jing pointed to the stone bench in front of him.

"Thank you!"

Shi Xie took a deep breath, calmed down, and sat down in front of Mu Jing.

Mujing conjured up a jug of wine and two glasses.

This ancient robe, sometimes it is very easy to hide things.

"I wanted to treat you to a banquet!"

Mu Jing smiled and said: "But it's urgent. I just heard the news of your going north, so I prepared a jug of wine and drank it first. If we go well today, we will have a lot of time to have a banquet in the future. Today If the negotiation doesn't go well, then I'm sorry, maybe it's the dead wine!"

"It is rumored that Marquis Ming behaves eclecticly. When we meet today, we know that the rumors are true. This is the first time we meet, and it is not appropriate to invite someone to drink wine!"

Shi Xie picked up the wine glass and shook the wine in the glass. The smell was very strong. He had never smelled such a fragrant wine.

"I don't want to, but someone will force me to raise the butcher's knife!" Mu Jing sighed, took a sip first, then looked at Shi Xie, and said, "You dare not drink because you are afraid that I will poison you! "

"Since ancient times, no one has poisoned the guillotine!"

Shi Xie raised his wine glass and drank it down.

"Jiaozhou must be handed over, there is no second choice!" Mu Jing said very directly and calmly after seeing him finish drinking.

"What if you don't pay?"

Shi Xie narrowed his eyes, but there was no fear, but the Lingtai became clearer.

If Mujing was hiding it, and half-talking but not half-talking, he would feel scared, but if he spread it out like this, he felt that he still had a glimmer of life.

"No?" Mu Jing smiled, his smile was like a knife, full of bloodthirsty light: "I'll kill you first, then have intercourse, ransack your family, I will not hesitate!"

"I do believe that Marquis Ming has such strength, but..."

Shi Xie was not too frightened, he had a resolute face and a cold expression: "If you want to fight, I'm afraid you would have already done so. You don't need to do so many things, you don't want to fight!"

"Why don't I want to fight!"

Mujing sneered.

"First, your enemy is in the Central Plains, and wasting troops in Jiaozhou is not in the interests of the Marquis of Ming Dynasty. Jiaozhou has very little plans. It is stupid to waste the main force of the Mu army in Jiaozhou!"

"Secondly, although my family is not worth mentioning when compared with the Minghou Mansion, I have a geographical advantage and stick to Jiaozhi for three to five years. Even if I die in the end, it will cost you more than ten thousand elite soldiers. Things, you can't do it!"

Shi Xie said eloquently.

"Hahaha!"

Mu Jing laughed loudly: "The analysis is clear and logical, but you are wrong!"

He retorted Shi Xie: "First, you have underestimated Jiaozhou. Jiaozhou has benefits that you can't imagine, and Jiaozhi belongs to my Minghou Mansion, and has an irreplaceable strategic position. I must take it!"

"As for your so-called second point, I don't care. Since I can put Gan Ning in Zhuyazhou, I am ready to fight with you!"

"The western part of Jiaozhou, I have to take it, there are no conditions!"

Mu Jing's strength shocked Shi Xie's confidence.

His eyes were gloomy, looking at Mujing, unable to calm down for a long time, he wanted to see whether Mujing was telling the truth or just threatening himself.

It's a pity that Mujing's old way is not something he can see through.

"Is there really no room?" Shi Xie still wanted to struggle.

"no!"

Mu Jing shook his head: "I said yes, that is to stabilize you, but I don't want to deceive you, because I not only want Jiaozhou, I also want you!"

"I?"

"Scholar prefect, you surrendered to Jiaozhou, you are inferior!" Mu Jing said: "You are under the great Confucianism Liu Tao, no matter in terms of knowledge or ability, they are all top-notch. The Central Plains is the time for employing people, so how can you be partial to one place? !"

"Marquis Ming thinks highly of me, if I have the ability, how can I let you bully me so far!"

Shi Xie gritted his teeth and said with some resentment.

The majestic overlord, in front of Mu Jing, he couldn't find any sense of presence, and even negotiating terms became a very forsaken thing.

"It doesn't matter if you call it bullying, or you say I'm powerful and oppressive, it's okay, I'll take it all, this is a troubled world!" Mu Jing shrugged, not caring, and said in a deep voice: "I don't eat People, others will eat me, so I would rather eat people!"

"Are you not afraid that I will turn against you in the future?"

Shi Xie asked.

"Against me?" Mu Jing sneered, and said confidently, "I'm really not afraid!"

Shi Xie's expression was gloomy and uncertain.

"It's embarrassing for you to make a decision all at once. I'll give you some time to think about it, but don't make me wait too long!" Mu Jing didn't force him to make a decision right away.

With that said, he stood up: "Actually, coming tonight is to show how much I value you. You don't have to be too nervous. Yudu City is pretty good. If you have time to visit, as long as you don't leave Yudu, no one will Limit your freedom!"

"Is it because no matter how I choose, I will never be able to live without Yudu from now on?"

Shi Xie asked suddenly.

"I can't say what will happen in the future, but if you choose the wrong one, you won't be able to leave Yudu!"

Mu Jing said calmly.

(End of this chapter)