In the afternoon, the owners, elders and important people of the various branches gathered in the open-air conference hall of the headquarters to wait for the speech of the commander.

King Yue sat down and said to everyone: "In this clan meeting, when the owners of each branch report their daily affairs, they will first discuss a major matter, which needs to be voted on by the elders. ”

The elders listened attentively, and Zhiming sat beside King Yue.

King Yue first introduced to everyone: "Before discussing major matters, I would like to introduce to you the person sitting next to me, who is General Lei Zhiming, a subordinate of Liu Bei, the patriarch of the Han family. ”

Zhiming stood up and saluted with his fists clenched. Everyone exchanged words and talked about each other, because according to the clan rules, outsiders were not allowed to participate in the clan meeting.

At this time, Yulong was also present, and when he heard this name, he was shocked and thought: "Could it be that he is Lei Zhiming, who once broke into the White Tiger Village alone and defeated Tianfeng, and was in Dangyang to his brother's broken bones?

After Zhiming sat down, King Yue relieved his doubts: "Everyone, please listen to me." Because of the stakes, I had to make an exception for General Lei to attend this clan meeting. Last night, two 'mysterious guests' came to Benzhai to retrieve the crystal ball for Sun Quan and send Xiao Qiao back to Zhou Yu. ”

Again, the crowd was puzzled. King Yue recounted the incident of last night, but did not mention the matter of the White Tiger Team, and only said: "Since their goal has been achieved, I am also convinced that General Lei is thinking about the future of our clan, so I suggest that Wu Yue reconcile, I don't know what the elders think?"

As soon as they heard "Wu Yue is reconciled", everyone immediately attacked him, and no one agreed, especially the elders. As the senior elders of the Yue people, the elders agreed that this idea was like a castle in the air, which would not only be unrealizable, but would also hurt the feelings of the clansmen.

King Yue had already expected this reaction, he motioned for everyone to be quiet, and said: "Actually, I didn't think it was feasible at the beginning, after all, the grudge between Wu and Yue has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and it can't be eliminated overnight. However, we can't keep fighting and let more people die. On the day of my reign, as the head of the clan, I hope to fulfill this wish. ”

The audience was full of discussion again, and some people even began to beat their chests and insult their ancestors.

King Yue once again did ideological work: "Everyone, don't be impatient. As the saying goes: 'A long pain is better than a short pain', all the village owners, elders, and clansmen, please consider what I have to say. ”

The Great Elder of Wuchao Mountain took the lead in raising his hand to object, saying, "I don't quite agree with Zong Shuai's opinion, we can't forget the humiliation of history. Have you forgotten the last words of the ancestors? He told us that we must uphold our ancestors' aspirations, continue to struggle, and vow to fight the Wu people to the end! After all, Wu Yue is an old enemy, and the two sides have a deep blood feud, and it is not possible to reconcile with a few words. ”

The Great Elder of Tanuki Mountain also chimed in: "Yes, history must not be forgotten. We don't have to dwell on the advice of an outsider. Even if we unilaterally agree to reconcile, Wu Guo will not agree, after all, they also hate us to the core. ”

Ban Peng, the owner of Wuchao Cottage, said: "I deeply agree with the speeches of the two elders just now, and the words of the sect marshal are not unreasonable, but according to the current situation, it is difficult to realize. Not to mention hatred, even if all emotional factors are put aside, Wu State will not be able to tolerate our people, because our people are huge in size and population, and it is impossible for Wu State to accept a large number of outsiders to live with them at the same time; and we have lived in the mountains and forests for a long time and cannot leave for a while, so the food problem is particularly prominent. It is impossible for the state of Wu to provide food for our people for free for a long time, so how can we survive?"

As soon as King Yue wanted to speak, Zhiming got up and said to everyone: "Fellow village owners and elders, in fact, I have discussed this issue with Zong Shuai last night. The aristocracy could infiltrate all walks of life in the state of Wu and provide them with a large amount of labor in exchange for food, and the two sides were mutually beneficial and exchanged. ”

Everyone saw that although he was only in his early twenties, he had an extraordinary temperament, like a senior military strategist.

Hu Hatton, the owner of the Tanuki cottage, said: "General Lei, although you are Uncle Liu's person, you must also respect the decision of our clan. This matter is related to the future of our people, so let's solve it internally, and outsiders don't have to interfere. ”

Zhiming said: "I don't want to meddle in the affairs of the nobles, but at present, Cao Cao's army has been stationed in Jingzhou, and it will attack Jiangnan at any time and annex Wu and the Yue people in one fell swoop." If the nobles did not shake hands with Wu as soon as possible, they would regret it at that time. ”

The crowd was once again in the middle of a debate. Some people say that Zhiming is young and ignorant of politics, while others suspect that he was a spy of the Wu State and was sent to wipe out the Yue people under the pretense of making peace.

King Yue motioned for everyone to be quiet and said, "Don't be suspicious, General Lei is indeed General Liu's person, and he is definitely not a spy sent by Wu State. He also has good intentions, and he has a point. If we don't take this road, our food problem will not be solved, because our identity in the state of Wu has been revealed, and he himself has been controlled. ”

The crowd was shocked. Ban Peng had already received the news from Yulong's mouth before, and said: "I and the elders of Benzhai have already known about the matter of Lu Ji, but if we want to reconcile with Wu Guo just because of the food problem, it will inevitably seem that our clan is too vulnerable." After all, there are other ways to get food. ”

King Yue asked him, "Then how do you think we should get food?"

"This ......," Bampoon was speechless for a moment, and the others were speechless for a moment.

King Yue took advantage of the situation and said: "If someone can come up with a better way and everyone agrees with it, I have no opinion." ”

Everyone looked at each other, speechless, and Dabu, who was sitting on the side, had a complicated expression, as if he had something difficult to say.

When the king of Yue saw that he did not speak, he asked, "Dabu, what do you mean?"

Dabb was silent. King Yue understood his feelings and didn't ask for the time being.

At this time, the top staff officer of Tanuki Mountain stood up and said: "According to my humble opinion, reconciliation is not necessarily a bad thing, after all, the situation is different from the past. The biggest weakness of our people is the food problem, and there used to be land traces to deal with it, but now there is a lack of reliable sources of information, so we have to find another way. Cao Cao's southern expedition not only wanted to invade the state of Wu, but was more likely to uproot our people; moreover, during the war, the state of Wu needed a large amount of military rations, and would definitely send heavy troops to escort them, and our people would have fewer food sources to seize. It's time for us to calm down and think. So, I think..."

Before the words fell, the Wuchao Mountain Flying Cavalry General stood up and said angrily: "Rusbu, what nonsense are you talking about? As a clansman who is cared for by the ancestors, why are you lying like this!"

"Bai Zhuoer, sit down!" King Yue shouted, "Everyone has the right to express their opinions, whether it is reasonable or not, this is a clan rule, have you forgotten?"

Bai Zhuoer sat down with a red face. King Yue motioned for Rusbu to continue.

Rusbu said: "In short, I think that reconciliation is better than war, at least there is no need to shed blood and sacrifice, everyone no longer has to live in fear, and our clan can officially have a place in Jiangdong." Why not do such a thing that benefits the people and the people?"

As soon as Rusbu sat down, a young female general immediately retorted: "Yes, the war will indeed shed blood, but if we want to reconcile, it is not yet time to make peace! Sun Quan is currently facing the double pressure of Cao's army pressing the territory and the unsettled rear, and there is no time to think about reconciliation! We should take advantage of the weakness to attack the surrounding counties and counties, seize their political power, and fight for their territory. When the core areas such as Chaisang are about to be captured by the Cao army, we will ask Sun Quan again to let our clan take charge of the three counties of Danyang, Luling, and Yuzhang, and our clan will also assist the Wu army to jointly break Cao. Forced by the situation, Sun Quan will definitely agree. After retiring from Cao, Wu and Yue also logically reached the so-called 'reconciled' will to jointly manage Jiangdong. I wonder if you agree with me?"

This person is the leader of the only female army of the Yue nationality - Xuan. She is one of Yulong's apprentices, Tongge's younger sister, although she is young, she has practiced a good martial arts, and was selected by the clan as a female general. She has made countless military exploits, and the female warriors under her are all women who do not let their eyebrows be shaved, and they are very skilled. The female army she led had terrified countless Wu troops.

The vast majority of people nodded in agreement, and only a very small number remained silent. King Yue knew in his heart that if he voted now, the result would definitely be negative. His determination was unshakable, and he didn't want more of his people to die. Over the years, the struggle between the Yue and foreign ethnic groups has continued, and countless people have sacrificed their lives, causing great grief to their relatives, and some people even committed suicide because they could not bear the pain of bereavement. After Jing Zhiming said this, he deeply realized the heavy responsibility he should bear, and vowed to accomplish a good deed for his clan in his lifetime, pulling the Yue people out of the fire pit of years of war, and the only way was to make peace with Wu. Disharmony means war, war means sacrifice, sacrifice means more pain and hatred. King Yue could not bear to see this situation again, and a god who incarnated as a human gave him such instructions, which he must put into practice and not live up to the original will of God.

King Yue once again signaled the crowd to be quiet, and said: "I have listened to your speeches just now, and I have found that the vast majority of those who advocate struggle and few people advocate reconciliation. But please think about it, if the struggle continues, how many people will still have to die? Are you willing to watch the people around you die one by one? Which war has no casualties? Is this the nature of our race if you only have hatred in your hearts but ignore the precious lives of people? Is this the nature of our race? Is this the principle of heaven to fight endlessly? Why can't we abandon our old hatred and start anew? Do they have no losses? It can be said that their losses are heavier than ours! When we attacked the grain convoy, how many people did they lose, and how many people did we lose? Those Wu soldiers who were killed by us were also born and raised by their parents, don't their relatives grieve? Therefore, I believe that the Wu people think the same as us, and they also hope for an early reconciliation!"

This seems to have made a difference, and there was much less opposition than just now.

"Moreover, if you think about it further, even if we take advantage of the situation and capture Chaisang and seize power, will this be able to last long? Do we have the experience and ability to manage? Is it possible for Cao Cao to let us go? Will the Wu armies in other counties let us go? There must be only one consequence -- embattled! With the current strength of our clan, it is impossible to resist the attack of Cao and Wu at the same time. Now there is a food crisis again, and it is estimated that the grain stocks in each village are not much, at most it can only last for about half a month. Half a month later, what about going to the downtown to rob them? How many times can we succeed? How can we survive without losing our main source of food? Eating mountain fruits and wild vegetables every day, and the soldiers still have the strength to fight?" King Yue made an in-depth analysis step by step.

The crowd fell into deep thought. He continued: "In addition, I must remind everyone that you all know the White Tigers under Cao Jun's command, right? Cao Cao went out this time, but he joined their men. About ten years ago, Lu Bu, who was known as the 'dragon among men', was captured and hanged by them. Everywhere the White Tigers went, it could be said that they had swept through thousands of armies and had no grass, and if they attacked our clan on a large scale, the situation would be dangerous. ”

Everyone talked about the tiger's change of color and did not dare to make a sound, and Yulong was calmly thinking about the problem.

"I have said so much, but I just hope that you will understand that there are only two paths in front of our clan at present: first, continue to fight and wait for the Cao army and the Wu army to attack, and second, make peace with the Wu state, resist the Cao army together, and jointly govern Jiangdong after retreating from Cao. Whether it's war or peace, let's make a decision now!" King Yue tapped the table with the back of his fingers.

Everyone was talking about it, when suddenly one of them got up and said loudly: "I am against it! I will never support Wu Yue's reconciliation!"

Everyone's eyes brushed over, it was Dab. King Yue was stunned, Zhiming had already expected this, and was not surprised.

Someone whispered a few words to King Yue. He nodded and said to Zhiming: "General Lei, please go back to the camp to rest for a while, we need to discuss it internally, and then invite you to come over." We ask for your understanding that this is a very important matter. ”

Zhiming expressed his understanding and left. He knew why Dab was against it, but he had no choice but to look at the will of God.

Dabu said to the people: "Are you really willing to shake hands with the Wu people and make peace? How many of your relatives died at their hands? Don't you want to take revenge? Even if you all support it, I will not vote for it! Unless they return my son's life!"

Dabu burst into tears. King Yue comforted: "Dabu, I understand your pain of losing a child very much, in addition to you, there are many people here who are also burdened with the pain of bereavement. We should consider the issue from the standpoint of the future of the nation, and we must not only take personal feelings into account and ignore the issue of the nation's survival. Dab, you are a recognized wisdom star in the clan, why did you become so confused at the critical moment?"

"No, no!" Dabu shook his head, "I don't agree! I'm going to fight!

Everyone present felt that he had lost his mind and could no longer communicate with reason, and King Yue was helpless for a while.

......

Zhiming returned to the camp and told Yang Ji about the past. When he heard that Dabu did not agree to reconcile, Yang Ji suddenly got up and said, "Go, take me there! I have a way to convince him!"

"Do you have a way?"

"Yes, there is no other way to win his precious vote!" Yang Ji took Zhiming's hand and left.