After a day or two of revelry, Yang Fei was already bewildered, but after ten days and nights of partying, he simply couldn't sit still any longer.
So he sent his men to the Shu King's mansion to find out what Lin Mo was really up to.
Upon arriving at the Shu King's Mansion, the gates were wide open, and the soldiers guarding the gates immediately stepped forward to greet them upon seeing that they were Yang Fei's men.
Upon entering the hall and seeing Lin Mo in person, the man was astonished.
At this moment, Lin Mo was sitting in the main hall of the Prince's Mansion with Xu Chu, Qiao Shan and others. In the middle of them was a large pot, and all kinds of ingredients were piled up around it.
"Your Highness, a guest has arrived!" a soldier announced.
"Ah, Xu Qing, you've come at the perfect time. Join me for a hot pot!" Lin Mo said, raising his eyes.
"Hot pot?" The general known as Xu Qing looked surprised.
You can exchange a few points in the system for a serving of hot pot ingredients. It's not expensive at all. It's very reasonable to exchange for a serving every day to improve your life with Xu Chu and the others!
He currently has 4,800 soldiers. If they are all sent out to suppress bandits, Xichuan City will be left undefended.
Yang Fei and his men will definitely collude with bandits in Sichuan to launch a pincer attack.
That's why Lin Mo said he would send troops to suppress the bandits next month.
There are two purposes to doing this: one is to buy time, get more sleep, recruit more troops, and improve strength.
The second tactic was psychological warfare: he indulged in a life of debauchery, portraying himself as a spoiled brat who only knew how to eat and drink and was ignorant of his own limitations, thus deceiving Yang Fei and other enemies in Shu!
The moment Lin Mo saw Xu Qing, he knew that the plan had worked.
"Come and sit down!" Lin Mo stood up and pulled Xu Qing to sit down next to him. "Someone, tell the kitchen to prepare an extra portion of goose intestines, an extra portion of fatty mutton, and an extra portion of pork belly. By the way, General Xu, would you like a drink?"
"Huh? Drinking?" Xu Qing was completely dumbfounded.
"It's grain essence, the more you drink it, the younger you'll become. Don't delay, drink some now!" Lin Mo announced for him.
So, Xu Qing, who came to gather intelligence, sat down in a daze, ate a hot pot of fatty mutton, and drank a pound of delicious Maotai liquor!
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That night, outside Xichuan City, in the Shulong Mountain stronghold.
Although the sun had long since set, the village was still brightly lit.
Inside the council hall, all the leaders of the mountain stronghold gathered together, their faces solemn, and they remained silent.
A moment later, several burly men entered, the leader of whom was none other than the bandit who had attacked earlier, Zhu Meng, the fifth leader!
As soon as he entered, the leader immediately asked, "Fifth Brother, you're finally back! Tell me quickly, have you gotten any information?"
Zhu Meng calmly picked up a teacup, poured a bowl of wine, and then drank it all in one gulp. "Brother, don't panic. The Prince of Shu sent by the imperial court has arrived in Xichuan City, but he's just a self-righteous fool!"
"Huh?" The leaders were all surprised. "What exactly happened?"
Zhu Meng smiled faintly, "This King of Shu, relying on the reputation of his father Lin Wenzhong, immediately clashed with Yang Fei upon arriving in Shu, and killed two of Yang Fei's men without a word."
"This..." The third leader frowned, "This sounds like a ruthless and decisive person! This is not good!"
"Don't mention it!" Zhu Meng laughed again. "Third Brother, I thought so at first too, so I stayed in Xichuan to observe for a few days. I never expected this..."
"Stop keeping us in suspense! We're getting impatient!" the leader shouted sternly.
Zhu Meng shook his head. "Brothers, let's put it this way: tonight we can drink and eat to our hearts' content, and then go back and have a good night's sleep! Because this King of Shu has been indulging in debauchery every day since then."
He completely ignored both political and military affairs in Shu. It's said that he slept until noon every day, feeling groggy and listless, like a sickly man addicted to wine and women!
Upon hearing this, everyone looked surprised.
Immediately, a burst of laughter erupted, and everyone in the hall laughed with smiles on their faces.
They've seen far too many people like that.
That's the kind of behavior a good-for-nothing rich kid is.
Relying on his father's reputation, he killed people to establish his authority and demonstrate his status as soon as he took office.
After that, he indulged in debauchery and misbehavior.
"It's said that this King of Shu will personally lead his troops to attack us next month!" Zhu Meng added.
"Hahahaha, a guy like this comes to his death? It's laughable! What kind of King of Shu is this!"
"Then let him never return!" the leader laughed.
"Yeah, Yang Fei thinks the same way!" Zhu Meng said. "He'll lead his troops to stab the King of Shu in the back. Then we'll attack from both sides and kill that brat!"
"How many soldiers does that kid have?" the third leader asked.
“It is said that there are four thousand! But they seem to be ordinary people who have not been trained!” Zhu Meng replied. “Where they came from is unknown for the time being, but what is certain is that when they arrived in Shu, they did not even have a wooden stick in their hands.”
For this reason, the kid even caused a scene at the Xichuan military camp, demanding to arm his men!
Four thousand unarmed men? What does that make the leaders think?
Disaster victims? Prisoners?
"Haha, I think this King of Shu was driven out of the capital by the dog court, and he took four thousand prisoners with him along with him."
This practice is called exile, and it has been common in Earth's history.
The punishment of exile originated very early in my country and has a long history of use, spanning thousands of years from its emergence in ancient times to its abolition at the end of the Qing Dynasty.
Exile typically involves moving criminals from their original residence to a desolate or remote place, forcing them to fend for themselves and perform arduous or menial tasks, as a form of punishment and to eliminate any possibility of escape.
In modern history, during its development, Britain, unable to find a place to house its criminals, would send them to Australia.
As a result, so many criminals were exiled that they actually established a nation in Australia.
Therefore, it is quite reasonable to let Lin Mo lead four thousand prisoners to be exiled to Shu!
“Eldest brother, fifth brother.” The third leader, the strategist of the stronghold, seemed to have noticed something unusual. “After all, this Prince of Shu is the only son of Marshal Lin, it can’t be…”
I suspect that behind these four thousand prisoners, there is actually a large army lurking? Is this just a decoy to lure us out?
"Third brother, you're overthinking it!" the chief said. "Where would he conjure up such a large army? The entire area within a hundred miles of Xichuan is our territory. If there really were such a large army, we would have found out long ago."
"Yes, Third Brother, don't scare yourself!" Zhu Meng advised. "He only has four thousand unarmed prisoners in his hands! I'd stake my life on it! This Prince of Shu was sent here to die because the dog emperor disliked him!"
At this point, Zhu Meng smiled slightly.
“Our Shulong Village has six thousand brothers, each one fierce and brave, and they are renowned in the underworld. Moreover, with Lord Yang working from the inside, taking down this King of Shu will be a piece of cake.”
"That's right! Kill this brat, and we'll go back to our carefree life!" the leader shouted. "Come on, eat meat and drink wine to your heart's content!"
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