Yide, the old capital on the eastern border of the Song Dynasty, had become the headquarters of the Anyi army of the Chu Kingdom at this time.

With his armor still draped over his shoulders, Dongfang Sui sat alone in a dormitory within the walls of the old capital of the Song Dynasty, closing his eyes and enjoying the rare peace after leading his troops for days on end.

The peace treaty of the Song Dynasty King was spread out on the desk in front of him. Liu Jing's handwriting was moist and elegant, which was completely different from the King Song Dynasty that Dongfang Sui knew. Most of the King Song Dynasty that Dongfang Sui knew came from Lin Ying's dismissive tone. Lin Ying

It is often said that the King of Song Dynasty was selfish, petty, obsessed with power, and greedy. However, when Dongfang Kai saw Liu Jing's handwriting for the first time, it was hard to believe that the person holding the pen could be so miserable.

Dongfang Sui believes that King Song's handwriting was written in one go, without pauses or hesitations. Occasionally, if there were typos, they would just be written in one stroke. There was no trace of consideration or repair when he wrote it again. In such a peace agreement, one can see its sincerity just from the handwriting.

Meaning.

And its content even made Dongfang Xin change his view of Song King Liu Jing - "All the cities gained by the Chu army in this battle belong to the Chu State. I hope that the Song and Chu will stop the fighting, treat the plague in the army, and jointly prevent the invasion of the army."

A few words, but they showed how generous to unrestrained, tolerant to virtuous, and sincere to the point of sincerity, which really made Dongfang Sui's eyes brighten.

Dongfang Sui suddenly realized that no wonder Brother Lin hated the Song King Liu Jing so much during his lifetime. The Song King's methods and tricks were as impressive as his vision and mind. When he met his opponent in chess, his admiration naturally turned into disgust.

But after Lin Ming's death, Dongfang Sui had no dislike for Liu Jing. Instead, he became curious about Liu Jing. Just like a jackal that has taken a fancy to its prey, Dongfang Sui just wanted to personally oust Liu Jing from the throne of the Song Dynasty.

, personally led the army to capture one city after another in the Song Dynasty.

However, Dongfang Sui did not expect that his hunting trip would be so unsatisfactory.

The plague has indeed invaded the Chu army, but the military doctors have yet to report any effective treatment. This is a natural disaster.

Now that the Rong people have invaded the Song Dynasty, if they advance as fast as they did in the Zhao Kingdom, they will soon reach the Chu Kingdom. This is a man-made disaster.

At this time, there were two paths before Dongfang Sui. One was to take advantage of the Rong people's invasion of the Song Dynasty and risk the plague raging among the Chu army to destroy the Song state in one fell swoop. The other was to stand still and let the Rong people contain them.

The Song army should find a way to cure the plague as soon as possible, and then go to destroy the Song Dynasty after the plague is controlled in the army.

He knew that the Chu government and the public would strongly favor the first option because the court officials did not know the seriousness of the plague.

But as he was in the army, he saw the strong soldiers becoming limp and powerless, the elite subordinates contracting diseases and dying, the Song State withdrawing its troops one after another, and the peace treaty of the King of Song spread out in front of him, so he was naturally worried about the plague.

If the plague in the army spreads to the people's homes, and spreads from the Song Dynasty to the Chu Kingdom, it will be difficult to control.

Moreover, it is possible to use the Rong people to contain the Song army. If you join forces with the Rong people to destroy the Song Dynasty, you will inevitably act like a villain.

Dongfang Sui disdains the behavior of villains, and does not want the plague to harm innocent people. With this choice, he can only make enemies of the Chu State and the public.

So he changed his armor, dressed lightly and traveled lightly, ordered the Chu army to stay still, and rode his horse back to Chu overnight.

Dongfang Sui changed trains and traveled quickly, but it took eight days to reach Linjiang City.

Before he could go home and change his clothes, he came to the Wutong Hall where the King of Chu lived.

In the Wutong Hall, Xiao En was sitting aside practicing calligraphy, while Shu'er was leaning on the couch and listening to Yan Xiao reading the memorial to her.

Xiao En raised his head when he heard the sound, jumped up immediately, ran towards Dongfang Sui with a smile, and said, "Uncle is back in triumph!"

Dongfang shook his head in confusion: "The Song Dynasty is not destroyed, how can we talk about a triumphant victory?"

Xiao En asked: "After my uncle destroyed the Song Dynasty, will he kill my father, the King of Song? Although my mother said that the King of Song is not my biological father, I have met my father, and he sends people to give me gifts every year.

Gift, he is not a bad guy. Otherwise, after my uncle destroys the Song Dynasty, he can bring my father, the King of Song, to Zhaohuang Palace!"

Dongfang smiled suspiciously: "Why did you ask King Song to come to Zhaohuang Palace?"

Xiao En pouted and thought for a moment, then replied seriously: "Let him read memorials to my mother. Or let him teach me to read, write and play the piano. He is the king of the Song Dynasty. He can always read, write and play the piano, right?"

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Dongfang Sui also imitated Xiao En's behavior, pouted and thought for a moment, then nodded: "Uncle has seen his handwriting, and it is indeed good. I have never heard of how he plays the piano. I brought King Song back to read the works of Chu State.

The memorial is indeed a good idea! You can only think of it!"

Xiao En smiled proudly, and Shu'er also showed a rare smile.

Shu'er looked in the direction of Dongfang Sui, but there was nothing in her eyes. She was used to this and said calmly: "Are you coming back to discuss with me not to negotiate peace with the Song Dynasty?"

Dongfang Sui was slightly surprised: "Sister, do you think I think the same as those mediocre people in the court?"

Shu'er tilted his head slightly: "At the court meeting, everyone said that the Song State was unkind and the King of Song was unjust. Even God was helping our Chu State to destroy the Song Dynasty. There was a plague and natural disaster, and there was a man-made disaster from the Rong tribe. This opportunity is rare in a lifetime.

.The Song Dynasty will never be destroyed, and heaven will not allow it. You were the first person to propose leading troops to attack the Song Dynasty. Don’t you want to seize this golden opportunity?"

Dongfang Sui asked back: "Do you want to?"

Shu'er sighed helplessly: "I am just a blind man now. Everyone knows that you gave me the throne of Chu, firstly, it gave you the freedom to lead the army personally, and secondly, to protect me who can't do anything.

He's just a blind man. Does what I think matter to anyone?"

Dongfang Sui knelt down in front of Shu'er and patted the back of her hand comfortingly: "You are my biological sister with the same father and mother. What you think may not be important to others, but to me, it is important to me.

For Xiao En, it is the most important thing for our parents’ spirits in heaven.”

Shu'er also grabbed Dongfang Zui's hands and said: "Ke'er, I think that as a politician, you should not let the plague run rampant and harm innocent people. "The Book of Chu" says, 'In a country, the people come first. Without the people, there is nothing.

The soldiers in the army are also Chu people. Only when the plague is over can we see the real winner and loser when we fight again. To destroy the Song Dynasty with the plague and to destroy the Song Dynasty with the soldiers, is this what the dignified Chu people can do?

The government and the public have unified their views. Firstly, they want to destroy the Song Dynasty. Secondly, they deliberately want to test whether I, the King of Chu, is as ambiguous as the King of Song as in the rumors. If I stop the battle to destroy the Song Dynasty, they will say that I am a woman.

Ren, Hui Hui said that the King of Song and I are still entangled in private.

Don't blame me for misunderstanding your purpose just now.

Because you are the one with the most powerful troops now. If you use these reasons to refute me and question me, I will be powerless to stop you from doing what you want to do. I am not even qualified to defend myself."

Dongfang said suspiciously: "Dad also read "The Book of Chu" written by King Zhao to me. Don't think that you are the only one who knows that 'the people of a country come first.'

Also, you don’t need to be a prisoner on the throne of Chu. You are the king of Chu now. Whatever you think and do, no one in the entire Chu country dares to hold you back even if someone questions you. I will never fight with you.

enemy.

Brother Lin taught me a lot of things before. One of them is that there is no need to fight head-on with many things.

If you and I want to accept the peace negotiations of the Song State, we naturally don’t have to use our names to contradict the group of courtiers that Brother Lin has finally managed to succumb to. If you think about it carefully, there are so many officials in the Chu State, don’t any of them support ending the peace with the Song State?

Do you want to fight? As long as such a person exists, you only need to find a reason to promote him to the court and let him speak for us."
Chapter completed!