Chapter 1073: Chen Yu's Calculation (Part II)
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Chen Yu had no choice but to change his clothes. Several henchmen also followed, but they were stopped by the guards, and took Chen Yu and went to the palace. Several henchmen were not at ease, so they hired a carriage to stay far away, for fear that Chen Yu would have no way to survive if he went!
Chen Yu came to the palace for the first time, and when Cheng Yue had a happy event in the past, Chen Yu would send someone to send a gift, and of course he himself would not come in person. As soon as he arrived at the gate of the palace, Chen Yu was taken aback by the atmosphere of slaughter!
Cheng Yue's illness has not been improving, and Ma Fu, the commander of the guard division, was worried that someone would take advantage of the situation, so he ordered to strengthen the guard, the number of guards inside and outside doubled, and the weapons were not allowed to leave his body, the palace was really heavily guarded, and the henchmen who followed Chen Yu could not get close at all.
Chen Yu entered the palace and was picked up by Wei Kang. Chen Yu saw that Wei Kang was not like the Southern Song Dynasty, and when he asked, he knew that Wei Kang was actually the former Japanese general of Zhengyi, and he couldn't help but be dumbfounded. Wei Kang heard that Chen Yu was the crown prince of Annan, and he greeted him with a smile and was very decent.
When the two came to Cheng Yue's study, Mrs. Luo took Chen Yu in. Chen Yu walked into the study tremblingly, bypassed the two screens, and came to Cheng Yue.
Chen Yu saw that Cheng Yue was obviously thinner than before, even if he was his enemy, Chen Yu was also shocked, and hurriedly saluted respectfully, and said: "Chen Yu, Chen Yu, is here on the order of the prince to meet the prince." β
Cheng Yue nodded slightly and said, "Well, we haven't seen each other for two years, are you okay?" β
Chen Yu said respectfully: "Thanks to the prince's blessing, it is more comfortable than living in Annan." A few days ago, the minister also donated 1,000 taels of silver to Lin'an Mansion to express his gratitude. β
Cheng Yue smiled when he heard this, and said, "I know about this, thank you very much." β
Chen Yu said: "Don't dare, it's a matter of the minister's responsibility." β
Cheng Yue pointed to the seat next to him and said, "Sit down." β
Chen Yu saluted: "Yes." After sitting halfway, he immediately asked, "The minister is presumptuous, dare to ask how the prince is doing?" β
Cheng Yue sighed and said, "It's not a big deal, thank you for your concern." β
Chen Yu said: "The minister's hometown also has some ways to cure diseases......
Cheng Yue smiled and waved his hand and said, "No need, it's just a little sick." I asked you to come here to have a few words with you. β
Chen Yu hurriedly said, "Please show the prince." β
Cheng Yue said: "I will soon march south, and Annan will bear the brunt." As far as I know, Ling Zun is quite popular in Annam and has a reputation for good governance. I can't bear to kill such a person, and I want to ask you to write a letter and persuade him to surrender, and I will treat him with courtesy and nurse him to the rest of his life. I think you also know who I am, and I always walk the talk. The other royal families and ministers of Annam are also invited to write the same letter. Of course, I will not force you, write or not, you can decide for yourself. β
Chen Yu fell into an ice cellar, chilling all over, as the crown prince, how could he write such a letter of persuasion at a time when the country was dying? Although Cheng Yue said that he did not force him, he did not say what means he would use to teach him a lesson, would he be killed because of this? On the contrary, he is of little use to Cheng Yue!
Chen Yu smiled hard and said: "Lord, in the past two years, Annan has been very deferential to the Great Song Dynasty, and has many repentances, the birthday of the saint, the happy event of the prince, every time he sends a special envoy to congratulate him, why does the prince have to conquer the country?" β
Cheng Yue smiled and said, "Didn't I say it?" I am a man of my word, and if I say that I want to go south, I will definitely go south. Whether it is Annan or Burma, it will always be included in the jurisdiction of the Great Song Dynasty. If you surrender to sincerity, I will treat them with courtesy, and if you resist stubbornly, I will kill them all, and there is no room for negotiation. If I were you, I would have written all the letters at once, for the days before the departure of the army were numbered, and a day late in the letters would have killed many more people. β
When Chen Yu heard Cheng Yue's words, he immediately knew that he had fallen into a desperate situation! Although Cheng Yue didn't say that he wanted to kill him, this meaning was already faintly revealed in his words. If you refuse to write a letter of persuasion, you may be killed at any time!
Thinking of this, Chen Yu smiled miserably and said, "Since the minister came to the palace, he has long put life and death out of the way, if the prince wants it, just take it." As for the letter of persuasion written by the minister, the minister would rather die than write it. β
Cheng Yue expected that Chen Yu would not write, sighed and shook his head, and said, "It's a pity, I really want to spare your life, but you don't want to, then I can't help it." β
Chen Yu let out a long sigh and said, "When and where will the prince want his ministers to die?" Ministers should go to the country! β
Cheng Yue groaned: "That's it, you go with the army to the south, on the battle array, you can be a shield, if Annan's soldiers kill you, then I have nothing to do." As long as you are still alive after I pacify Annan, I will spare you from dying, how about it? β
Chen Yu was angry and said angrily: "The prince is too deceitful! Mo said that the minister is the crown prince, even if he is an ordinary subordinate, the prince's move will also hurt the heavens! β
Cheng Yue said calmly: "You are wrong, I am thinking about the people and soldiers like this." Your time in Lin'an is not short, and you must have an early understanding of the military strength of the Great Song Dynasty. Let me ask you, how are Annan's soldiers and horses compared to the Great Song Dynasty? β
Chen Yu was speechless for a moment. Yes, no matter how elite Annan's soldiers are, they can't be the opponent of the Song army when they fight head-on, so they can only use tricks to figure it out. But in this way, for a long time, the casualties of Annan's soldiers can be imagined, and the suffering of the people is even more unimaginable, and in the end, it is likely that they will die in the Song army.
Cheng Yue said: "I tried to use the king's army to calm the southern countries and try my best to reduce the casualties of the people and soldiers, is this still wrong?" Since you refuse to write a letter, I have no choice but to use you as a shield, otherwise what do I want you to do? Saving all the people with your own body, isn't this the spirit of Buddhism, if I don't go to hell, who will go to hell? In vain, you have been cultivating Buddha for half a lifetime, and you can't even understand this little thing? β
Chen Yu listened inexplicably, as if he understood or not. Can the teachings of Buddhism be explained in this way? Is Cheng Yue deliberately misinterpreting?
Cheng Yue said: "You see, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Central Plains was also divided, and talents from all countries came out in large numbers and fought with each other, but after a few years, they were not all a family? What do you share with each other? If you know this is the case, then why do you have to live in misery? The combined strength of your southern countries can't stop my Great Song Dynasty's blow, so why do you have to hit a stone with an egg? Giving the lives of the people in vain? How can you bear it? β
Chen Yu said angrily: "My Annan has been a country by itself for hundreds of years, and the Mongolian soldiers pointed out that although the Great Song Dynasty was helpless, the prince had to send the rescue to Annan in a disaster, how could he convince the public?" If you are not guilty, God will punish you! Now he wants to persuade his father and his ministers to surrender, and the ministers have read the books of sages since childhood, how can they be unrighteous and unfilial for this? If the prince wants to kill, he will kill, and the minister will not obey! β
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