Yide, the old capital of the eastern border of the Song Kingdom, had become the camp of the Anyi army of the Chu State at this time.

The armor was still draped over his shoulders, and Dongfang sat alone in a dormitory within the walls of the old capital of the Song Kingdom, closing his eyes and enjoying the rare purity after leading his troops to fight for days.

The Song King's Discussion and Book Shop was spread out on the bookcase in front of him. Liu Jing's handwriting is moist and atmospheric, but it is completely different from the Song King known to Dongfang. And most of the Song Kings known to Dongfang come from Lin Ying's disdainful tone. Lin Ying often said that the King of Song was selfish, small-bellied, attached to authority, and insatiable, but when Dongfang saw Liu Jing's handwriting for the first time, it was hard to believe that the person holding the pen would be so unbearable.

Dongfang thought that King Song's words were completed in one go, without pause, and without hesitation. Occasionally, there is a typo, but it is only a stroke and written again, without any traces of careful repair. The sincerity of such a letter of peace can be seen from the handwriting alone.

And its content made Dongfang Wei change his opinion of Liu Jing, the king of the Song Dynasty - "The cities obtained by the Chu army in this battle are all returned to the Chu State, and I hope that the Song and Chu will stop the war, cure the plague in the army, and prevent the Rong people from attacking." ”

There are only a few words, but it shows generosity to chic, tolerance to virtue, sincerity and sincerity, which really makes Dongfang sorrowful.

Dongfang suddenly realized that it was no wonder that Brother Lin was so disgusted with Liu Jing, the king of Song, during his lifetime. King Song's methods and tricks are as convincing as his vision and mind. When you meet your opponent in chess, admiration naturally turns into disgust.

But after Lin Ying's death, Dongfang Chou had no dislike for Liu Jing. He became curious about Liu Jing, just like a jackal taking a fancy to his prey, Dongfang only wanted to personally drive Liu Jing off the throne of the Song Dynasty and personally lead the army to pocket one city after another in the Song Kingdom.

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

The plague has indeed invaded the Chu army, and the military doctor has not yet reported an effective treatment. This is an act of God.

Since the Rong people have already attacked the Song realm, if they move forward as quickly as they did in the Zhao Kingdom, they will soon reach the Chu realm. This is a curse.

At this time, there are two roads in front of Dongfang Xuan. First, when the Rong people invaded the Song realm, they risked the plague raging among the Chu army and wiped out the Song state in one fell swoop. Second, let the Rong people contain the Song army, find a way to cure the plague as soon as possible, and then destroy the Song Dynasty when the plague in the army can be controlled.

He knew that the government and opposition of the Chu State would definitely try their best to favor the first option, because the courtiers did not know the weight of the plague.

But when he was in the army, he saw that the strong soldiers were paralyzed and weak, that his elite subordinates were infected and died, that the Song State withdrew his troops one after another, and that the Song King's peace books were spread out in front of him, so he naturally had a lot of concerns about the plague.

If the plague in the army is introduced to the people's homes and from the Song realm to the Chu State, it will be difficult to control.

Moreover, it is possible to use the Rong people to contain the Song army, and join forces with the Rong people to destroy the Song Dynasty, which will inevitably lead to villain behavior.

Dongfang was self-despised for villains, and did not want the plague to harm the innocent, so he could only be the enemy of the government and the opposition of the Chu State.

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

Dongfang Chou changed all the way, but it took eight days to arrive at 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 Palace, Xiao En was sitting on the side practicing calligraphy, and Shu'er was leaning on the couch to listen to Yan Xiao read the recital for her.

Xiao En raised his head when he heard the sound, immediately jumped up, ran to Dongfang with a smile, and greeted: "Uncle is back triumphantly!" "61 Library

Dongfang shook his head: "The Song Kingdom is not destroyed, how can we talk about triumph?" ”

Xiao En asked, "After my uncle destroys the Song Kingdom, will he kill my Song King Daddy?" Although my mother said that King Song is not my biological father, I have seen King Song's father, and he also sends people to give me gifts every year, he is not a big bad person. Otherwise, after my uncle destroys the Song Kingdom, bring my Song King Father to Zhaohuang Palace! ”

Dongfang smiled: "What did you ask King Song to come to Zhaohuang Palace for?" ”

Xiao En thought for a moment, and replied solemnly: "Let him come and read the recital to my mother." Or let him teach me to read, write, and play the piano. He is the king of the Song Kingdom, he reads, writes and plays the piano, he always will, right? ”

Dongfang Chu also learned from Xiao En's appearance, pouted and thought for a moment, and nodded: "Uncle has read his handwriting, and his writing is really good." How well the piano is played, my uncle has never heard of it. It is indeed a good idea to bring the King of Song back to read the recitals of the State of Chu! You can imagine it! ”

Xiao En smiled proudly, and Shu'er also rarely smiled.

Shu'er looked in the direction of Dongfang Xuan, but there was nothing in his eyes. She was used to this, and said calmly: "Did you come back to discuss with me whether or not to negotiate peace with Song Guo?" ”

Dongfang 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, the King of Song was unjust, and even God was helping our Chu State to destroy the Song Dynasty." There is a plague natural disaster, and there is a man-made disaster of the Rong people, such an opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The Song Kingdom is immortal, and the way of heaven does not tolerate it. You were the first to propose to lead the army to defeat the Song Dynasty, don't you want to seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? ”

Dongfang asked rhetorically: "Do you want to?" ”

Shu'er sighed helplessly: "I'm just a blind man now. Everyone knows that you gave me the throne of Chu, first, to give you the freedom to personally lead your troops to the battle, and secondly, to protect me, a blind man who can't do anything. What I think, does it matter to anyone? ”

Dongfang sat down in front of Shu'er and patted the back of her hand comfortingly: "You are my biological sister of the same father and mother, what you think may not be very important to others, but for me, for Xiao En, and for our father's spirit in the sky, it is the most important." ”

Shu'er also grabbed Dongfang Shou's hands and said, "Shou'er, I think, those who are in power should not let the plague run rampant and harm the innocent. In the Book of Chu, it is said, 'The country is also, the people come first.'" Without a people, there is no country. The soldiers in the army are also Chu people. After the plague has passed, and then the war is fought, only to see the real victory and defeat. Using the plague to destroy the Song Dynasty and the Rong people to destroy the Song Dynasty, how can the dignified Chu people do?

The government and the opposition are unified, one is to destroy Song Xinsheng, and the other is that they deliberately want to test whether I, the king of Chu, are ambiguous with the king of Song as rumored. If I stop the campaign to destroy the Song, they will say that I am a woman's kindness, and they will say that I am still entangled with the King of Song in private.

Don't blame me for misunderstanding your intentions.

For you are the one who has the heavy army in your hands now. If you use these reasons to contradict me and question me, I have nothing to stop you from doing what you want. I'm not even qualified to defend myself. ”

Dongfang said: "Daddy also read to me the Book of Chu written by King Zhao. Don't think that only you know that 'the country is also, the people first.' ’

Also, you don't have to draw a prison on the throne of Chu. You are now the king of Chu, what do you want and do, the entire Chu country, even if someone questions you, no one dares to contain you. I will never be your enemy.

Brother Lin has taught me a lot before. One of them is that there is no need to force many things at all.

If you and I want to accept the peace of the Song Kingdom, naturally we don't have to use your name to confront the courtiers that Brother Lin finally got along with. If you think about it carefully, there are so many officials in the Chu State, isn't there one who supports the cessation of the war with the Song State? As long as such a person exists, you just need to find a reason to promote him to the court and let him speak for us. ”

The corners of Shu'er's mouth raised slightly: "Listening to you, I do think of such a person." You recognize it, too. ”