Chapter 775 A Dream of Youth 307

When Xiao Chu saw Xie Ning, he seemed to want to force a smile, but since he usually had a stern face, his smile was rather eerie.

Only after Xie Ning and the others left did a glint of light appear in Xiao Chu's eyes.

He already knew Xie Ning's identity, and once he finished his business, he would definitely take him to Northern Jin.

The subordinate, confused, asked if he wanted to hand Xie Ning over to the group that had escaped to Xili to curry favor, and then he was kicked.

Xiao Chu snorted coldly. This woman is talented. He's going to give her to those people at Xili University to vent his anger? Has he gone mad?

He wanted to befriend Xi Li and his group, but only for their 30,000 soldiers, which Xie Ning obviously couldn't get in return.

Xiao Chu wanted the prescription in Xie Ning's mind!

Just then, two servants from the Xu family rushed out to lead Xiao Chu in, but they only allowed Xiao Chu and one of his personal attendants to enter.

As night fell, General Xu saw the man off and then went to General Xu's room. "Father," he said, "it's the King of Wei from the Northern Jin Dynasty. He has fled to Bingzhou."

General Xu sat up, his brow furrowed deeply. "What's he doing here? Isn't he afraid we'll detain him and use him to exchange for a city with the Northern Jin emperor?"

Of course, this was mostly a joke. King Hu Xin of Wei was not valuable enough, and the emperor of Northern Jin probably didn't want him to live.

After all, the King of Wei almost wiped out the entire Xiao clan.

The Xiao family was the maternal clan of the Crown Prince of Northern Jin.

Last year, the King of Wei plotted to have the Emperor of Northern Jin demote the Crown Prince of Northern Jin to a commoner, and eventually imprison and kill him. As a result, only one young grandson of the Crown Prince's lineage remained.

The King of Wei wielded too much power, and the Northern Jin emperor was suspicious, so he stripped him of his title. Later, he was sentenced to death for some unknown offense, and then he fled with his troops.

They've actually fled to Bingzhou.

General Xu was filled with many thoughts. "Father, Hu Xin said that the Northern Jin has learned about your illness and is already gathering troops to attack them. If they break through the defenses ahead, Bingzhou will be the first target."

However, they did not know that General Xu's illness had been cured, but he was still unable to engage in strenuous exercise.

"He came to surrender? What demands did he make?" General Xu didn't believe Hu Xin.

"Hu Xin said that he still has about 30,000 soldiers hidden in the territory of Northern Jin. He can help us carry out the encirclement plan. However, he wants to exchange this merit for the protection of Great Zhou."

After all, the Northern Jin Dynasty could no longer tolerate him.

"This matter still requires caution. Has that person been brought under control?"

General Xu nodded, "I sent people to keep an eye on them, and I also sent people to check their entry time and their itinerary during this period."

"Father, do you think the Northern Jin really intends to attack the Great Zhou? Although the Great Zhou exhausted most of its strength during the western expedition, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse, and the two countries have a peace treaty in place. Wouldn't attacking the Great Zhou now be asking for trouble? Moreover, it would be without a legitimate reason to launch an attack."

Although there have been many frictions in recent years, most of them have been small-scale. Today I take a little more land, tomorrow you take a little more land, and the fighting is all minor.

The situation was more serious a few years ago, but with the increase in silver and silk from the Great Zhou, peace was temporarily restored between the two sides.

General Xu was always uneasy. "This year's harvest is bad. Many of the cattle and sheep in the Northern Jin have died of disease. Haven't you seen the large number of Northern Jin troops coming to plunder the villages around the border? They call them bandits, but who doesn't know they are the Northern Jin army?"

As for the name.

General Xu snorted coldly, "Isn't there one right here?"

"You mean Hu Xin?!"

By the way, if the Northern Jin uses this as an excuse, the Great Zhou really can't say anything to refute it. Even if Hu Xin isn't on their side, the Great Zhou can't do anything if the other party is just being unreasonable.

"It has been almost a year since the Great Zhou's western expedition ended, and it is in a weakened state. The fate of Xili has certainly deterred other barbarian states. If the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold... They may not necessarily want to swallow the Great Zhou, but they just want to use this to suppress the Great Zhou and prolong the time for the Great Zhou to recover."

When the Great Zhou is unable to cope, it will inevitably try to buy peace with money, which is one of their goals.