In June, good news came from the south, after the flooding of 60,000 soldiers and civilians in Xiangcheng and the slaughter of the Deng royal family by the [Shouwang Army] of Jing State, Guan Ning, the general of the Xinye Army, calculated and adopted the strategy of [Xiashui Xiangling] to dig up the water, so that the border between Wu and Deng became an ocean, so as to hinder the northward movement of the [Shouwang Army].

However, it is also a stopgap measure, after all, once the water is drained by the time the river plummets in September, the border between the two countries will be unimpeded.

When the time comes, Jing State's [Shouwang Army] and [Northern King Army] will be united, and it will be difficult to resist it with the new field army in the south alone.

Wancheng already had signs of the riots on the eve of the Jin and Han disasters, and it was the end of the spring famine, and the price of grain was growing wildly.

Lin Yuyan returned to Wancheng for a few days, but he did not make the slightest move, firstly, the imperial court was not ready to send troops, and secondly, the Wuyang army had not yet reached the state of mind of Lin Yuyan to send troops.

One day in June, Gongziyan's mansion received a letter of worship.

And the owner of the worship post made Lin Yuyan a little surprised, it was the son of the Deng royal family, Gongzi Xu.

Lin Yuyan frowned, this prince sent over with the post, and there was a box of treasures, which was obviously not good.

On the post, Gongzixu had only one request, so that Lin Yuyan would discuss the matter in the next Shun Dynasty and agree to Wuguo sending troops to Deng.

Although Lin Yuyan planned to agree to send troops to the martial country, but he accepted a box of treasures from Gongzi Xu of the Deng royal family, no matter how you look at it, it is not the same thing, that is, let people return these jewels to the post station where Gongzi Xu stayed.

On June 15th, Emperor Wu, who was anxious for days, could not sit on the dragon throne with peace of mind, and today's deliberations of the Ten Dynasty were already very obvious, and the matter of sending troops to Deng Guo must be discussed urgently to come up with a decision.

Maybe these doctors have the heart to defend the country, but it makes people believe that it should be the movement of the prince of the Deng royal family, and it is said that he has given many powerful and valuable treasures to the court.

At this time, Emperor Wu discussed military affairs, and they all agreed to send troops to Deng State.

Then Emperor Wu asked when to send troops and who would lead them, but there was a brief silence, and then a quarrel ensued.

Some people say that they will send troops immediately, and some people say that they will plan for the long term, some will let the general Zhao Jing be the general, and some will let Sheng Nong, the general of the Wangcheng Guard, lead the troops, and even say that they will select one of the two generals in the northern border army, Ju Xin and Huangfu Gao, to return to Wancheng to lead the troops to the south.

In short, there is no verdict.

In the end, it was Doctor Li who stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the prince of the Deng royal family is willing to present the map of Deng Guonan County, and he is eager for Wu Guo to send troops!" ”

The courtiers looked over, Dr. Li was not a person who took people's money, how could he speak for Deng Guo's son?

Emperor Wu also found a little eyebrows, and then followed the meaning of frustration and summoned the prince of the Deng royal family to the Xuanzheng Palace.

Gongzi Xu was dressed in mourning clothes, and suddenly the courtiers who received Gongzi Xu's treasures couldn't help frowning, and there were also upright courtiers among them, scolding Gongzi Xu for not knowing etiquette.

Emperor Wu also frowned.

Gongzi went to the court, and performed the etiquette of meeting the princes to Emperor Wu, and then said slowly: "The thieves flooded Xiangcheng, and the king of Syria was killed. ”

That's understandable.

Emperor Wu also stretched his eyebrows, but his face was still solemn.

Gongzi Xu took out the jade box from his arms, then held it high above his head, and said to Emperor Wu: "Xu is willing to present the map of Deng Guo to show the intention of returning the land to the military, and ask Wu Jun to send troops to Nanjun!" ”

Gongzi Xu put the jade box in front of him, and then bowed heavily, saluting and pleading.

This knock, anyone can feel the hatred of the country contained in Gongzixu!

But after all, it was not a personal pain, and in an instant, these courtiers turned their attention to what Gongzi Xu was going to say.

Willing to sacrifice the land of Deng Kingdom to the Kingdom of Wu?!

I already knew that Deng Guo occupied most of the southern counties, with a population of 400,000, and if Wu Guo merged with Deng Guo, he would sit on the land of the two counties of Lingnan, and with millions of people, he would instantly become one of the second-rate powers in the world.

But now...... The courtiers were also itching, Deng Guo had already fallen into the hands of Jing State, obviously relying on this Deng royal family, only Gongzi Xu could not return to the country, so he wanted to borrow the power of Wu Guo to achieve his goal of revenge.

But can you take this hot potato?!

The eyes of many courtiers looked back at Emperor Wu, and the final decision was still made by Emperor Wu.

Emperor Wu looked at Gongzi for a long time, and then said to Gao Jin: "Get the map." ”

Gao Jin took the jade box from Gongzi Xu's head, and finally put it on the case in front of Emperor Wu, and after taking out the map, he slowly spread it out.

This map is from a silk book, and the strokes on it outline the cities, roads, topography, and rivers of Nanjun, where the Deng Kingdom is located.

Looking at this map, Emperor Wu was full of blood, although he knew that Gongzi Xu took out this map not out of good intentions, but if he really occupied the southern county where Deng Guo was located.

The territory of the Wu Kingdom will span the two counties, becoming the pinnacle of the history of the Wu Kingdom, and the exploits established by the Wu Emperor will be comparable to the founding monarch of the Wu Kingdom.

This temptation, Emperor Wu could not refuse.

Emperor Wu's gaze fell back on Gongzi Xu and asked, "What do you want?" ”

"I would like to ask Wujun to recover the lost land in Nanjun and kill the head of the [Shouwang Army] thief of Jing Kingdom, Huan Yu!"

"Huan Yu?!"

Emperor Wu knew this name, and the battle report sent back by the Xinye Army in the south mentioned Huan Yu many times, the commander of the [Shouwang Army], who was able to attack the Deng State with a population of 400,000 without relying on the support of the Eastern Road [Northern King Army] of the Northern Expedition of Jing State, how could he be a general? !

"I can't promise you this!"

Even if the conditions thrown by Gongzi Xu are very tempting, Emperor Wu still knows whether the current national strength of the Wu State can support another national war.

It is not easy to defend the country, and Emperor Wu will not risk spending national strength in order to recover Nanjun, after all, to the north of the Wu Kingdom, there is also a Jin Han clan who is eyeing the country!

However, Gongzi Xu, as the only remaining royal prince of Deng State, his promise has nominally included Deng State into the territory of Wu State.

"Now that the Deng Kingdom has fallen, it is better for Gongzi Xu to stay in the Wu Kingdom." Emperor Wu spoke slowly, and then said again: "As for the matter of sending troops, if the courtiers of the Wu Kingdom are worried, they will not worry about the prince...... Gongzi is in mourning, it is advisable to take care of your body, I can promise you to try to find the body of King Deng and his royal family for a thick burial. ”

Gongzi Xu kowtowed, and his voice sobbed slightly: "Xu...... Thank you, Wujun! ”

Emperor Wu sent Gongzi back to Xu, and after Gongzi Xu left, Emperor Wu also asked the courtiers again, "What do you discuss?" ”

Minister Baili Huai said: "Your Majesty, now that Wancheng is empty, it is better to wait for the autumn harvest to collect taxes and then send troops." ”

Emperor Wu thought about it, the words of the minister of Baili were based on reality, and at present, Wu Guo was indeed unable to send troops.

Emperor Wu said: "Before the autumn harvest, all the troops and horses should gather their troops, and when the autumn grain is harvested, they will wave their troops south to support the southern border, as for the leader of the troops, we will discuss it again!" ”

"Whoa!" All the courtiers said in unison.