The Shen family has been inherited for hundreds of years, and there are nearly 1,000 households in Wu County alone. With the support of his family, Shen Faxing proclaimed himself the king of Wu and owned several counties.

When the Southern Sui was recuperating and recuperating, Shen Faxing knew that he was unable to go north, so he no longer had the luxury of hoping to capture Jiangdu, compete for the world, and enjoy the blessings of the emperor in Wu County with peace of mind.

When the news that Li Xuanba went to Guanxian to kill Zhu Cang reached Wu County, Shen Faxing suddenly sobered up from his voice, he lost his ambition, but it did not mean that the Southern Sui court would forget him. Therefore, after learning of Li Xuanba's wedding, Shen Faxing immediately ordered someone to prepare a generous gift, in exchange for peace between Nan Sui and Wu State.

With the growing strength of the Southern Sui, Shen Faxing gradually became in awe, so after the Southern Sui court sent envoys to Wu County, Shen Faxing personally greeted him at the gate of the city, even if there was no one in the Southern Sui mission who was worthy of him.

Fang Xuanling's face was very kind, he asked Xiao Xiaowei and others to stay outside the city, and he entered the city alone accompanied by Shen Faxing and others. There were already people in the city who were ready to take a step, Shen Faxing and Fang Xuanling were polite, and they took the lead in boarding the step, and the group went to Zhengde Palace.

"Lord Fang, dare to ask why Zhou Guogong returned the congratulatory gift sent by this king?" Everyone in the hall was from the Shen clan, and Shen Faxing didn't say much high-sounding words, and asked directly: "Could it be that Zhou Guogong thinks that the congratulatory gift given by this king is too light?" ”

In fact, Shen Faxing knew very well that the congratulatory gifts he gave were not light, and he dared to be sure that among all the congratulatory gifts received by the Zhou Guogong Mansion, the value of the congratulatory gifts he gave could definitely rank among the top three.

Fang Xuanling knows how to count etiquette, and as soon as Shen Faxing's words fell, the chopsticks in his hand were already neatly placed on the desk.

"King Wu's words are serious." Fang Xuanling stood up, didn't bow down, just arched his hand and said: "Lord Zhou Guogong doesn't think your congratulatory gift is too light, on the contrary, he thinks that the congratulatory gift you gave is too valuable, so he doesn't dare to accept it, and he is embarrassed to accept it." ”

There were dozens of literati and military generals in the hall, and everyone's eyes were on Fang Xuanling, but Fang Xuanling didn't seem to be aware of it.

Shen Faxing was able to achieve today's achievements, naturally he was not a mediocre person, he heard the meaning from Fang Xuanling's words, and after Fang Xuanling finished answering, he quickly sat down and picked up chopsticks to continue to pick up vegetables, giving people a feeling that he was about to die and eat a severed meal.

"Zhou Guogong got married, King Wu sent someone to send a rich gift, which represents King Wu's heart, Zhou Guogong made this move, is he not afraid of the world's spurning?" A military general stood up menacingly, his hand already on his waist, and he could draw his long sword at any time.

"This general's words, Xuan Ling couldn't agree more." Fang Xuanling's eyes lit up, he took out a handkerchief from his sleeve, wiped the wine stains on the corner of his mouth, got up and said: "It's not a secret, Xuanling also persuaded Zhou Guogong that he should not return King Wu's congratulatory gift, but Zhou Guogong said"

At the critical juncture, Fang Xuanling wanted to speak and stopped, and the general was impatient and urged: "What did Zhou Guogong say!" ”

"He said that eating people has a short mouth and a soft hand." Fang Xuanling took a step back slightly, and replied with a look of timidity: "He also said that the imperial court will go south one day, if you accept the heavy congratulatory gift from King Wu, and then fight with King Wu in front of the battle, if you can't bear it, it will be extremely unfavorable to the soldiers of the imperial court, but if you kill the killer, it will cause the contempt of the people of the world." ”

"What does Lord Fang mean, Zhou Guogong still plans to attack my Wu County?" Shen Faxing moved his bloated body, because there was too much meat on his face, causing his very small eyes to narrow even more, and it looked like he was talking with his eyes closed.

Hearing Shen Faxing's words, more than a dozen generals surrounded Fang Xuanling, as long as Shen Faxing gave an order, they could chop Fang Xuanling into meat sauce at any time and add a delicious dish to the banquet.

"The villain is humble, where do you understand the mind of Lord Zhou Guogong." Fang Xuanling smiled bitterly, knelt on the futon, and said while eating: "However, according to the villain's humble opinion, with the strength of Nan Sui today, Zhou Guogong definitely did not put you King Wu in his eyes, otherwise he would not have sent a person with no identity like a villain to send him to death." ”

"You're self-aware, no wonder you've been eating since you sat down." Shen Faxing laughed, walked from the dragon chair to the hall, and repelled the generals around Fang Xuanling: "As the saying goes, a person is about to die, and his words are also good, since Li Xuanba treats you as an outcast, you might as well tell everything you know, maybe this king can spare your life." ”

The two countries are in a confrontation, and not everyone will abide by this kind of rule.

"The villain is here to send him to death, if King Wu doesn't kill me, where can Lord Zhou Guogong find a reason to send troops immediately?" Fang Xuanling stopped his chopsticks and said sadly: "As long as the villain has an accident in Wu County, the soldiers outside the city will immediately rush back to Jiangdu to report, and within five days, the army of Southern Sui will inevitably come to the city." ”

Shen Faxing was stunned when he heard this, waved his hand, and let Wenwu withdraw from the main hall, leaving only two personal guards, he looked at Fang Xuanling's eyes and became fierce: "Can you know this, it means that Li Xuanba is reluctant to let you die in Wu County, or is he the one who asked you to pass these words to this king?" ”

Fang Xuanling didn't expect that Shen Faxing was not as mediocre as he looked, he thought about it and replied very seriously: "King Wu really knows everything, the purpose of Zhou Guogong sending the villain here is indeed to persuade you to surrender." ”

"This king has long expected such a day." Shen Faxing sneered and said: "Although he killed Zhu Cang, but Zhu Cang's territory all fell into the hands of the Tang Dynasty, Southern Sui is only a dozen counties, killing 1,000 enemies, and losing 800 himself, this king doesn't believe that Zhou Guogong is willing to attack Wu County regardless of losses!" ”

"Zhou Guocheng didn't want the soldiers of the two armies to die in vain, so he sent villains to pass the word." Fang Xuanling sighed: "Li Zitong is ambushed, Du Fuwei surrenders, only King Wu is holding on to one side in the south of the Yangtze River, how can the court rest assured?" ”

"If you want this king to surrender, these alone are not enough." Shen Faxing shook his head and said, "This king will give Zhou Guogong face and let you go back to Jiangdu, but you have to pass on a word for this king." Tell him that Wu Jun is always waiting for the Southern Sui soldiers and Du Fuwei's recruitment! ”

"Forgive the villain for being rude." Shen Faxing had already issued an order to expel the guests, but Fang Xuanling did not leave in a hurry, but arched his hand with a solemn face, and said: "Before leaving, Lord Zhou Guogong had guessed that King Wu would have such an answer, so he explained to the villain, if King Wu refuses to surrender, I will remind you that when the time comes, the army that will come to Wu County as a guest, in addition to the soldiers and horses of the imperial court, there are also the army of Hebei and the Wagang army!" (To be continued.) )