After Spring and Autumn

Chapter 285
In the city of Shangqiu in the Song Dynasty.

After Le Xuan came back from his envoy, Song Jinggong greeted him excitedly, but seeing Le Xuan's face, he had a bad feeling. After entering the hall, Song Jinggong couldn't wait to ask.

"What's the result of Ziming's mission this time? So Mengzi is willing to agree to withdraw?"

But Le Hun saluted first, then heaved a long sigh, and said with a very serious face.

"Mengzi probably wanted more. This time, he wanted to destroy our country of Song. Originally, he wanted to make Mengzi retreat in spite of the difficulties, but he didn't listen to good words and was unwilling to lead his troops back. .”

After hearing this, Song Jinggong's face showed a look of fear, and he kept rubbing his hands and said.

"What should I do? The Han army is so powerful, what can I do to resist it? Could it be that there is no room for change? Or did you not make it clear?"

At this time, Le Hun had already made up his mind to die, and after hearing this, he just remained silent, but a follower behind him winked at Song Jinggong, and after seeing it, Song Jinggong knew it in his heart , there must be other internal causes.

So he didn't ask any more questions, and let Le Xuan go back to rest first, and then left the attendants who were traveling together. Song Jinggong took a deep breath. Under the current situation, the state of Song might be about to perish.

So as long as there is a chance, he must try to seize it, otherwise his good life will come to an end.

At this time, Song Jinggong scanned everyone with sharp eyes, and then said in a deep voice.

"You are also the ones who followed Ziming on the mission, so you must be very familiar with the situation. I want to know, is there no room for Han to retreat?"

One of them took a step forward, bowed and bowed before speaking.

"Your Majesty's expectations are correct. Master Le seems to have the will to die. During the discussion, Mengzi proposed two conditions. The first one is that the Song Kingdom recognize the Emperor Zhou of Huai City, and the other is to take the land south of Xiao County. The land of Han was assigned to Han."

"In this case, the Han State will stop making peace and lead the troops back. However, Mr. Le thinks that this will be detrimental to the Song State, so he refuses with words, so that the success is on the verge of failure."

After he finished speaking, Song Jinggong was furious. After all, he was the king of the Song Kingdom. Whether he agreed to such a thing or not depended on his intentions. Le Xuan refused without thinking.

Under the current situation, as long as the Song Kingdom can be preserved, everything else is easy to talk about, but there are only two conditions. Could it be said that it is more important than the demise of the Song Kingdom?After thinking of this, Song Jinggong said.

"Since that's the case, I don't know which one of you can go on a mission again? This time, as long as you can successfully make Mengzi retreat, then this king will reward you as a high minister."

Hearing this, most of the people present nodded and agreed. Only then did Song Jinggong heave a sigh of relief, and he was very annoyed with Le Xuan. From his point of view, Le Xuan was clearly because of his own reputation. Regardless of Song's safety.

At this time, Le Xuan had already returned home, and Chen Yin greeted him directly, and said after saluting.

"The young master's affairs have been properly arranged, and now more than ten thousand people have been recruited, and they are stepping up their training. There will definitely be more people coming, but the only thing missing is the ordnance."

After hearing this, Le Xuan showed satisfaction on his face, then sighed, and said.

"As you said, Mengzi was rejected by my words, but when I left, I said that I would discuss it with Song Hou after I came back. It should be able to delay for a few days."

"In just a few days, you will spend all your wealth and recruit more people. Judging by Song Hou's intentions, I'm afraid you won't be able to live and die with Shangqiu. We need to make plans early."

Chen Yin was silent for a while, with a very helpless look on his face, and then said.

"The Marquis of Song has asked people to prepare their luggage for the past few days. I am afraid that we will rush to Jin State soon. At this time, our Le family alone may not be able to support us alone. We should unite with more other officials of the Song State. most appropriate."

"Xiang Qi of the Xiang family just returned from defeat. His elder brother was forced to commit suicide by Meng Zi. The young master can seek support from the Xiang family. If they can also make up their minds, it shouldn't be a problem to keep Shangqiu for a while."

Hearing this, Le Xuan nodded, thinking that the idea was good, without even changing his clothes, he hurried towards Xiang's mansion, and when he arrived at the gate, he saw all the people with filial piety, feeling a little emotional in his heart, and walked just go inside.

Xiang Qi was sitting in the hall with blank eyes at this time, his whole body was like a walking corpse, he felt a little strange when he saw Le Xuan coming, because he knew about Le Xuan's mission to the Han army, and he didn't know why he would come back Come to yourself directly in the future.

After taking his seat, Le Qi had nothing to hide, and just got straight to the point.

"Xiang Zuo's army is defeated and does not want to be humiliated, but he draws his sword and kills himself. He is a loyal and brave man. Now our Song Kingdom has reached a critical moment, and the Marquis of Song wants to leave the Jin Kingdom. If this happens, Shangqiu will be in danger. "

"That's why I intend to recruit troops in Shangqiu City. As long as we can persist for enough time, the enemy army will naturally be defeated without attacking, because Zhao Jianzi is now in power in the Jin Kingdom, and he will definitely take revenge on the coalition forces of the princes in the future."

After hearing this, Xiang Qi's face showed a strange look, and he shook his head lightly with blank eyes.

"Zi Ming has never fought against the Han army, so he doesn't know how scary they are. What's more, they have a very powerful weapon in their hands, which can hurt people hundreds of steps away, and shields can't defend against it."

"Under such circumstances, how can the hastily formed army be the opponent of the Han army? Ziming, don't waste your efforts. Since Song Hou has decided to go to Jin, I am going to follow."

Le Xuan's face showed anger when he heard the words, but he tried his best to suppress his anger, and said in a sad tone.

"This time, the Han State wants to destroy our Song State. The Xiang family is so prosperous in the Song State because of Song Hou. If we leave now, everything will be over. I am afraid that the Xiang family will never again It will be restored to its former glory."

Saying such things at this time is of no use to Xiang Qi, he said in a calm tone.

"My eldest brother has already died in battle, and the other brother has become a traitor of the Song Dynasty. Under such circumstances, there is nothing I can do."

(End of this chapter)