After Spring and Autumn

Chapter 282

One day later, Le Xuan's team arrived at Hongkou City. He saw that the flag on the top of the city had turned into a Han flag, and he couldn't help but sighed. Choose to surrender.

Afterwards, Shi Huang brought people to meet him, Le Xuan followed Shi Huang to the camp, and Meng Di asked with a smile.

"It turned out that Ziming came here. Although you and I have never met, I still admire your father's matter very much. I wonder if Ziming is ready to surrender this time?"

After Le Xuan heard this, his expression changed slightly, and he immediately retorted without the slightest hesitation.

"In the Song Dynasty, there were people who died in battle, but no one who surrendered. It was just because I thought that there might be some misunderstandings between the two countries, so the Marquis of Song sent his envoys to eliminate military incidents and turn hostilities into jades."

"Mengzi led an army to invade our country of Song for no reason, and there is no friction between our two countries. I don't know why Mengzi chooses to do this now? This is an unjust war, and the new Han Dynasty made too many enemies. Not necessarily a good thing."

Meng Di laughed when he heard it, and then stopped laughing, his face became quite gloomy, and he said unceremoniously.

"The state of Jin is now domineering and domineering, and it is self-defeating. Qihou followed the trend of the sky and led the princes to attack the state of Jin. .”

"Back then, your father was imprisoned by Fan Xianzi when he was envoy to Jin State, and even his body was taken away. After such a thing happened, Song State is still obsessed with it, and he still follows Jin State. I don't know what he wants to do?"

And Le Xuan was also tit-for-tat, without backing down, and said loudly after sitting up straight.

"The big country is busy fighting for hegemony, while the small country only wants to survive. Song is just a weak country, and it should follow the strong. When the princes allied for the first time, Song was also willing to follow their country and fight for Jin."

"But what was the result? The allied forces of the princes returned after a big defeat. Even if Meng Zi won a small victory, it would be difficult to save the overall situation. At this time, my country of Song naturally has to consider self-protection, so naturally I don't want to participate in the second coalition. "

"Could it be said that this is also Song's crime? Mengzi's use of such an excuse to attack Song is not justified. If this example is opened, Qi and Jin can also use the same reason to attack Han in the future. "

"Sometimes the vassal states will have no scruples and annex each other. Is this the situation that Mengzi wants to see? And now, the general of the Jin Kingdom is Zhao Jianzi, who is a man of promise."

"I'm afraid it won't be long before the state of Jin will regain its stability. At that time, wouldn't Mengzi think about the outcome of the Han state? If at this time, the Han state is willing to lead troops to withdraw from the Song state."

"Then Song Guo is willing to pay for the food, grass and property consumed by Han Guo's dispatch of troops this time, and from then on, he will be friendly with Han Guo, and is also willing to lobby from it so that there will be no attack between Jin Guo and Han Guo. I don't know what Meng Zi wants. ?”

After he finished speaking, Meng Di just smiled indifferently and didn't speak, but Shi Huang spoke directly when he saw this.

"In your opinion, can it be said that today's vassal states are attacking each other because they obeyed the edict of Zhou Tianzi? The Jin people's abolition of the establishment of Zhou Tianzi is known all over the world, and there is no vassal state in the world. .”

"Nowadays, all countries respect strength. At this time, Song Guo ignored its own weakness and invaded other countries aggressively. This has already posed a threat to our Han country. If we wait until our Han country uses troops against Jin."

"The Song State suddenly sent troops to attack the Han State. At that time, is there any use for your rhetoric? So clever words are not enough to change the status quo, if the Marquis of Song knows what's going on."

"Now the city gate of Shangqiu should be opened immediately to welcome our Han army to enter. At that time, my lord will definitely restrain the army and do nothing to the people in Shangqiu city."

"Otherwise, please return to Shangqiu and inform the Marquis of Song to prepare for a decisive battle. Now our Han army has made a smooth journey and captured the city. It is like searching for something. Shangqiu is just a city, and now there are no soldiers to use."

"Under such circumstances, Your Excellency should persuade Marquis Song to judge the situation, instead of wasting words here and making unnecessary excuses, which is nothing more than a waste of effort."

After Le Xuan heard this, his face was cloudy, and he turned to Meng Di and bowed his hands and said.

"If this is what Mengzi meant, then I won't say any more. To tell the truth, when I left Shangqiu, I had already prepared a coffin at home, no matter what the Marquis of Song decides."

"Our Le family must live and die with Shangqiu City. If the Han army is willing to attack by force, then take it at your convenience. I will return to Shangqiu to start preparations. There are bloody warriors among the Song people, and they will definitely let the Han army Impressed."

But at this time Mengdi frowned slightly, he had already heard the resoluteness in Le Xuan's tone, after thinking for a while, he had an idea in his mind, so he smiled lightly and spoke.

"Since it's a negotiation, everyone can speak freely. If the State of Song is willing to recognize the Emperor Zhou of Huaicheng, and is willing to pay the price for his actions, cede the area south of Xiaoxian County to our State of Han."

"Then it proves that you, the State of Song, don't covet our State of Han. Then we can talk about specific matters. I wonder what Ziming thinks about this proposal."

Finally, when it came to this point, it was no different from Chen Yin's speculation, Le Xuan refused without hesitation.

"If the state of Han is worried, it can bring Pengcheng under the control of the state of Han. In this way, even if the state of Song wants to take any action, it must first go through Pengcheng. As for the matter of Zhou Tianzi in Huaicheng, I have no idea." I can tell you."

"Before leaving, my king did not give any such explanation. If the Marquis of Han can wait, then he can wait until I return to Shangqiu and ask my king before making a decision."

This clearly meant delay, Meng Di didn't expose it when he heard it, but nodded with a smile.

"If that's the case, I'll trouble Ziming to go again, but it's getting late today, so I'm in the camp, rest for a night, and it won't be too late to leave after tomorrow morning."

This was not a discussion but an order, and Le Xuan didn't feel anything wrong, after he left, Mengdi said.

"At this time, it seems that Shangqiu City is not easy to fight."

(End of this chapter)