Tang Dynasty Mingyue Song Dynasty Pass

Chapter 485

Entering the cold winter season, large flakes of snowflakes are falling down from the dark sky.

Only half a day passed, and the mountains and plains, the lofty mountains and mountains, were all shrouded in the white mist of snow.

At a glance, the towering Shuchuan Ancient Road, covered in silver, is extraordinarily enchanting.

It has been a month since the Song army withdrew, and the Song army did not attack Shu again.

According to the information from Bianliang City, the State of Song did not plan to increase troops to Shu for the time being, and continued to attack Shu.

This news caused everyone in the court of Shu to cheer.

Awards and rewards continued to spread to Jiameng Pass. The commander here, Meng Xuanyu, was conferred the title of prince, and the rest of the generals were promoted two ranks. Everyone was very happy.

The Kingdom of Shu was saved for the time being, and it was really a miracle.

Beforehand, no one thought that Meng Xuanyu's troops would really stop the Song army and drive them back.

Seeing that the New Year is approaching, the Song army did not increase its troops. Instead, the envoys of the Song Dynasty will come to the capital of the Shu Kingdom to discuss peace matters.

"Song State actually wants to negotiate peace. As long as our Shu State agrees to some conditions for paying tribute, the Zhao officials will not continue to send troops to attack."

Standing in the attic of the General's Mansion, Meng Xuanyu said to Su Chen who was playing chess to pass the time in front of him.

Su Chen lifted his right sleeve with his left hand, stretched out his right hand to hold the white pieces, and then concentrated on playing chess.

"Isn't this exactly the situation you want?" Su Chen said casually.

Meng Xuanyu sighed, and said: "Yes, it is exactly the situation I wanted to achieve at the beginning, but it really happened, but I was a little surprised and a little illusory."

"Song Kingdom wants to negotiate a peace?"

Su Chen was quite surprised by this news. According to historical records, in the twelfth lunar month, the Jianmen Pass of the Kingdom of Shu has been breached, and soldiers should be approaching the capital of Shu.

In two months, the Kingdom of Shu was wiped out by the Song army.

But now, the situation has changed. Both the North Route Army and the south waterway have been reversed. The Song Army failed to realize its original strategic intention and was forced to retreat.

This peace negotiation has gone beyond the shackles of historical records, and the butterfly effect of time travel has begun to appear.

"What's your court's opinion on the peace negotiation?" Su Chen asked curiously.

Meng Xuanyu's expression was not very good, and he said: "Naturally, most people are willing to accept it. Although some lose power, cede land and pay compensation, surrender the country's title, and become a subsidiary state of Song State. Paying tribute every year can keep the current regime in Shu. Change."

Su Chen continued to ask: "Your royal father, can you agree?"

"He will agree!" Meng Xuanyu smiled wryly.

There is no better way to know a father than a son, Meng Xuanyu still understands his father's character very well, just as his father also understands him.

Now his father, the king, has lost the vigor of the past, has become extravagant, extravagant, likes to have fun, and his body has been hollowed out.There has been no war in the Kingdom of Shu these years, so the treasury is full. Meng Chang probably doesn't care whether the country's title is lowered or the land is ceded for compensation.

As long as it doesn't affect his enjoyment in Shu, and he continues to be a vassal king in Shu, living a profligate life, he won't care about those seemingly aggressive treaties.

"Well, I guess so!" Su Chen thought of Meng Chang recorded in the history books. In the end, the Song army reached the capital of the Shu Kingdom with tens of thousands of troops. They didn't resist and surrendered directly. He was also a person who lost his pride.

Isn't this what Meng Chang expected to see?

However, Su Chen is not interested in these things. He is not from the Shu Kingdom, and he does not have that sense of belonging and honor to the Shu Kingdom.

The purpose of this trip was basically achieved, and after the new year, he planned to go back.

"Your Highness, once the peace negotiation is completed and the Song army retreats, I plan to say goodbye and return to Runzhou the same way I took Qingqing with me."

Su Chen raised the return date.

"You..." Meng Xuanyu stopped holding the chess piece in his hand, and looked at Su Chen.

"Can't you stay a little longer?"

Su Chen replied: "There is no banquet in the world that lasts forever. Besides, I have to go back to prepare for the spring exam in February."

"If you stay in the Kingdom of Shu, you can be directly exempted from the exam, and let you enter the Hanlin Academy as the chief Hanlin bachelor. After three years, you will enter the household department as a servant, and after five years, you will directly be a political advisor. How about it?" Meng Xuanyu asked Su Chen. Great benefits.

"Haha, it's all about going through the back door. It's so boring. I plan to take the exam myself and get the first prize in the exam!" Su Chen smiled, and he refused to persuade him to stay.

Meng Xuanyu didn't appreciate it, and continued to increase the price, and said: "You really don't want to stay, I can persuade the father to marry you a princess, how about staying as a son-in-law?"

"Consort?" Su Chen was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help thinking, when he joked with Meng Xuanyu back then, saying that he would give him a princess when he said that he would help the Kingdom of Shu.

But Su Chen already had several confidante friends and two or three fiancees, and he was no longer interested in princesses or anything.

Su Chen shook his head, and declined politely: "No, my roots are in Jiangdong, where there are people I care about, my relatives and close friends, the moon is my hometown!"

Meng Xuanyu didn't force it either, and put down the chess piece, he was no longer in the mood to play, and said: "If your heart is not here, you won't force it to stay. In a few days, come back to Shudu with me. It's approaching the end of the year, and New Year's Eve is coming. Let’s celebrate the New Year in the capital of Shu Kingdom, feel the taste of the New Year here, and then go back to Jiangdong.”

"Okay, Bashu has outstanding people, and has the reputation of the land of abundance. I also want to experience the scene of spending New Year's Eve in the capital of Shu." Su Chen smiled slightly and did not refuse.

It's better to go back to the prince's mansion in Sichuan than to be here at the border!
I did him such a big favor by repelling the Song army. There is no need to stay here to suffer after the victory!
In addition, Su Chen also considered setting up a few shops in the capital of Shu Kingdom as resale places for [Su Ji] porcelain. After all, blue and white porcelain, perfumes, soaps, etc. were all sold here in Shu Kingdom.

With the official endorsement of the Shu Kingdom and the support of His Highness the Second Highness, I believe that the porcelain business that he and Bai Susu jointly cooperate with will surely go smoothly and bring a lot of money.

(End of this chapter)