Hearing this harsh accusation, the nobles in the court were furious! They are the nobles of Suiyang, the real ruling class of the entire Song Kingdom! In their hearts, they represent the entire Song Kingdom! Compromising with the State of Chu is a decision made by everyone together, who has the courage to go against the entire Song State?

While these nobles were still speculating in their hearts, a tall, heroic figure walked in. It is now the owner of Taoqiu, one of the three capitals of the Song Kingdom, Taoqiu Junziyan!

Over the years, Dai Yan has been immersed in the development of Taoqiu, which has made the entire Taoqiu vibrant, and Taoqiu's wealth and influence have been rising, all of which have also made him continue to consolidate the power he has sent. Now in the Song Kingdom, in terms of the size of power, his strength is no longer under Xiangguo Lecheng!

After learning that the state of Chu had conquered Xiangyi and sent an envoy to Suiyang, he no longer cared about the skirmishes between himself and Suiyang. He knew very well that once the State of Chu put pressure on the State of Song and ceded the territory south of Suishui, then the supply of the two raw materials of coal and iron in the entire Taoqiu would be cut off immediately!

Therefore, he immediately rushed to Suiyang non-stop, wanting to use his influence to stop the actions of the Chu State.

Although Dai Yan's position in the entire Taoqiu was unique and he was the absolute master, he overestimated his influence in Suiyang. Seeing him come in, a doctor named Le Huan immediately jumped out: "Ziyan, your words are too much!" We are in a high position, and the decisions we make are naturally for the sake of my Song Kingdom. Now that Chu is strong and Song is weak, Chu is willing to demarcate the border with our Song State and sign an alliance, which is beneficial to both countries! ”

This Le Huan, Dai Yan knew before that he was the backbone of the Le family. The Le clan did not have much interest in Xiangyi or even in the south of the Song Kingdom, so of course he had no opinion on the land west of Suishui.

In Dai Yan's mind, Le Huan's statement is not only his personal meaning, I am afraid that the entire Le family thinks so! Standing behind Le Huan is Xiangguo Lecheng, as well as the entire Le family!

The Le clan and the Huang clan that now rule the Song Kingdom are both descendants of the Song Dai Gong, the so-called Dai clan. Le's has been operating in the Song Kingdom for hundreds of years, with deep roots, and took advantage of the opportunity of Zixi to plot rebellion more than ten years ago, which has established Le's status in the Song Kingdom in one fell swoop!

It can be said that Dai's taking of Song is not just a separate act of the Huang family, but a joint action of the Huang family and the Le family, two families that belong to the same Dai family!

In the Song Kingdom, the high-level positions occupy one-third, and they also occupy a large number of direct territories, and control the bottom through the connection with the powerful people in the Song Kingdom, which can be said to be a behemoth with power all over the Song Kingdom!

For such a behemoth, Dai Yan is not afraid of it today. He directly retorted: "Every inch of land in the Song Kingdom was taken by the ancestors little by little, how could we give it up so easily? Besides, our Song State has always pursued a neutral diplomacy, and now if we form an alliance with the Chu State, how should we explain to the Qi State? ”

Le Huan replied without thinking: "With the protection of the Chu State, why should we pay attention to the Qi State?" As a big country in the south, Chu is powerful and the best ally of my Song State! ”

In fact, it's no wonder that Le Huan thinks so, today's Chu State can be said to be in the most powerful period in history, with a place of five thousand miles, and a million armor is definitely not an exaggeration! And now the 30,000 troops of the Chu State have easily conquered the mining areas and industrial areas in the south of Xiangyi, and they are also attacking the Wei State, and several cities in the Wei State are also attacked! As soon as these Song nobles thought of fighting against the Chu State, their legs immediately weakened and trembled!

And Tang Yi, the envoy of the Chu State on the side, heard Le Huan's words, and said with a look of approval: "The doctor is right! As long as the Song State is willing to demarcate the border with our Chu State and reach an alliance, our Chu State will definitely protect the safety of the Song State! ”

Hearing Tang Yi's words, Dai Yan immediately asked Tang Yi angrily: "My Song State has always been an independent country, when do we need to rely on the Chu State to ensure our safety?" ”

Seeing that Tang Yi was speechless, he immediately said to Song Junzi, who was sitting on the top seat: "Brother, the safety of our Song Kingdom should be the responsibility of our Song Kingdom itself, and it must not be handed over to other countries!" I have heard that a wolf wants to eat a sheep, but he is afraid that the horns on the head of the sheep will hurt it. So the wolf befriended the sheep and promised him, "If you can pull out the horns, I will keep you safe." If you still keep this horn, then I will be responsible for your safety in the future!

When the sheep heard the wolf's words, they were both frightened and conflicted. If it does not accede to the wolf's request, it will be attacked by the wolf; If it grants the wolf's request, it loses the last thing it has to compete with. In the end, the sheep agreed to the wolf's request in fear, and in the end, it was naturally eaten by the wolf!

We have been in the Song State for 700 years, and now the place is 500 miles, and the strength is not enough for the Chu State, in front of the hungry wolf of the Chu State, we are a sheep. Now there is Suishui in the south of the Song Kingdom, and there were mines opened by the nobles of Xiangyi before, if we can gain a firm foothold on the west and south banks of Suishui, then in the face of the hungry wolf of the Chu State, we will be able to have a self-defense horn! If we pull out this horn ourselves, then our only fate will be to be eaten by the hungry wolf of Chu State! ”

Tang Yi, who was on the side, heard Dai Yan's words, and immediately jumped out and said loudly: "Tao Qiujun, how can you insult my Chu State so much!" When I came down to the Song Kingdom, I came with the sincerity of the Chu State, hoping that there would be eternal peace between the Song and Chu Kingdoms, but you have so distorted the intentions of my Chu State! ”

Then, he arched his hand to Zi Xiyi, who was sitting on the top seat, and said: "Song Jun, if the Song State treats the Chu State with such an attitude, then there will be nothing to talk about between our two countries, farewell!" ”

After Tang Yi finished speaking, he immediately turned his head and left, in his mind, Song Jun was afraid of Chu State, and he would definitely keep him.

However, he was wrong at this time, and since he turned around and went out, he walked out of the Song court, not only did Zixi not stay, but even the ministers of the Song State did not speak out. That's all he could get out of.

The high-level leaders of the Song Kingdom are all very chicken thieves. In their minds, now that Ziyan, a powerful figure with Taoqiu, has returned to Suiyang, it may not be so easy for everyone to set a strategy for the Chu State. At such a time, it is better for outsiders not to meddle arbitrarily!

Once Tang Yi left, Le Huan continued to accuse Dai Yan and said, "Ziyan, now that the Chu envoy has left, I can make my words more clear when I wait here." In my opinion, the southern part of Xiangyi, the land south of Suishui, is not so important to the security of my Song Kingdom, and it only has an impact on the interests of your Taoqiu, right? You can't use the interests of your Tao Qiu to drag the entire Song Kingdom into the water! ”

Hearing the other party's question, Dai Yan looked at Zixi and saw that he still didn't speak, so he retorted to himself: "The doctor's words are wrong!" If my Song State loses the land on the south bank of Suishui, then the forces of Chu will be completely advanced to Suishui, and at that time, the sailors of Chu State will enter Suishui, and Suiyang will be completely exposed to the Chu State, and we will not have the slightest ability to resist!

However, if the land on the south bank of Suishui is still in our hands, then we can build a defense system in the lower reaches of Suiyang. At that time, even if the Chu State wants to attack our country, we will have at least one layer of defense to resist! This is what I am talking about, the last sheep's horn that our Song Kingdom has! ”

Hearing Dai Yan's words, when Le Huan wanted to say something, Zixi, who was sitting on the top, finally spoke: "Ziyan, you said it well!" The wolf ambition of the Chu State, if the south bank of Xiangyi is in our hands, then we will be able to have some defense against the Chu State! But now that the Chu State has captured the southern part of Xiangyi, and this land has de facto fallen into the hands of the Chu State, how can we take this place back? ”

Dai Yan said: "Although the state of Chu has now seized the southern part of Xiangyi, they are now also at the end of the crossbow, if the state of Song sends troops to resist, it will definitely be able to repel the state of Chu......"

Seeing that the nobles around him, and even Zi Xi, who was sitting on the throne, looked afraid, Dai Yan had to bite the bullet and said: "If you are afraid of the Chu State and don't want to send a large army out to deal with the Chu State, then how about Taoqiu to deal with the Chu State?" ”

When the nobles present heard Dai Yan's words, they didn't have much opinion. After all, only Dai Yan himself has interests in Xiangyi, so why should they sacrifice their strength for Dai Yan's interests?

Dai Yan's words made De Zixi a little embarrassed, but soon he said with a happy face: "Since Ziyan is willing to come forward, then I will agree to your request, and the logistics required for Taoqiu's expedition this time will be borne by my brother." ”

After seeing Zixi's statement, whether it was Xiangguo Lecheng, or Si Kou Huarong or Sima Xiangshe, everyone was silent, and the court meeting quickly dispersed.