Spring and Autumn Confucian Heroes

Chapter 372 Rogue
"The fifth generation of Song Renjun, swear allegiance to the emperor!"

The tidy shouts echoed in the mountains, and all kinds of phantoms of divine beasts condensed by fighting spirit raised their heads and howled loudly, as if they were celebrating the new king's ascension to the throne.

Every soldier of Song Renjun had a look of fanaticism on his face.

They all grew up listening to the deeds of Song Renjun in the first generation. Although they were always trapped near the mausoleum of Duke Xiang, they also longed to be loyal to the descendants of Duke Xiang and to fight side by side with Shujian Pavilion.

The previous three generations of Song Renjun all died of old age with regret, and only their generation could realize their wish. How could these soldiers not be excited?
"Song State will be strong and prosperous, Song Renjun will be famous in Kyushu!"

Huan Chang also felt his heart agitated at this time, waving his arms and shouting loudly, the shout pierced the sky like a bell, even the soldiers patrolling the outer perimeter of the Song Dynasty's imperial cemetery heard the voice.

"Song State will be strong and prosperous, Song Renjun will be famous in Kyushu!"

The soldiers shouted, the tiger roared and the dragon chanted.

The clan cemetery, which has been silent for a long time, is full of surging passion today.

After a long time, this turbulent atmosphere gradually faded away, but the faces of every Song Ren soldier were full of expectations for the future.

After everyone calmed down, Huan Chang walked up to Song Gong.

"According to seniority, I should call you uncle."

"Because the ancestor left a will, although I am not willing to be the king, I have to fulfill the will of the ancestors."

"Only in this way can we give an explanation to Song Renjun who has kept his oath for 300 years."

"It's just that my ambition is to be in the rivers and lakes instead of a temple, and I'm not suitable for the position of king, so I want to give up the position of king to my uncle again!"

After speaking, Huan Chang held the jade seal in both hands and handed it to Song Gong.

Before that, Song Gong was in a very complicated mood.

Although he had thought about it for a long time, after letting Song Renjun know Huan Chang's identity, he might lose his position as monarch.

It's just that Song Gong is also a person who knows the general situation. Although he feels a little regretful, he has long been mentally prepared.

However, when Song Gong saw that Huan Chang was so eager to inherit the throne, he felt a little bit lost, and there was still a little bit of uneasiness.

It's easy to figure out the feeling of loss, but as for the anxiety, it's because Huan Chang's mentality of succeeding the monarch is so urgent that Duke Song is a little worried about whether Huan Chang is the kind of person who is obsessed with power.

Although there is nothing wrong with being obsessed with power, in Kyushu, where the situation is complicated, and in the Song Dynasty, which governs the country with benevolence, having a monarch with excessive desire for power is likely to bring unprecedented disasters.

However, there is no way out when the mountain is poor and the river is full of doubts, and the willows are dark and the flowers are bright.

Song Gong really didn't expect that Huan Chang had just inherited the position of monarch, and he would abdicate again.

It wasn't until this time that Song Gong knew Huan Chang's good intentions.

Duke Xiang's last order was to let Song Renjun assist his descendants to become the king of the Song Dynasty. This order cannot be violated, and neither can Song Renjun.

This is doomed, as long as Huan Chang's identity is confirmed, succession to the throne of the monarch is inevitable.

In order to fulfill his ancestor's last wish and to give Song Renjun an explanation, Huan Chang took over Yuxi and became the king of Song.

However, Huan Chang never thought of becoming the real king of the Song Dynasty, so he insisted on abdicating in front of the mausoleum of Duke Xiang very hastily.

Huan Chang just planned to go through the motions, and then give up the position of monarch to Song Gong again.

Seeing Yuxi close at hand, Song Gong was a little at a loss, and was stunned on the spot.

"Your Majesty, absolutely not!"

What Song Gong could think of, the white-clothed commander could naturally think of. Seeing that Huan Chang was about to give up the position of king to Song Gong again, he hurriedly spoke out to stop him.

Huan Chang put his eyes on the commander in white, and said, "I am not capable of being the king of Song. Does the general want to see Song fall into chaos because of me?"

"I have complied with the will of my ancestors, and with your help, I have become the monarch. I will naturally have to make my own decisions about the rest."

"The general is also a sensible person, so please don't stop him."

The commander in white hastily shook his head: "Abdication is a major matter for the country, your majesty must not be such a trifling matter!"

Huan Chang laughed loudly: "Just now I said that I want to inherit the throne, isn't it very childish? At that time, there was no one to stop me."

After laughing, Huan Chang's face became extremely serious.

"My heart is in the rivers and lakes, not in the temple."

"If it is not for me to be the king of the Song Dynasty, not only the old master, but also the tens of thousands of people in the Song Dynasty will not agree."

"What's more, Song Gong is of the same lineage as my Huan family, and is deeply loved by the people. Apart from him, no one is qualified to be the king of the country."

The two sides fell into a stalemate like this. In the end, Huan Chang persuaded everyone with his sharp tongue and the fact that he was the nominal monarch of the commander in white.

Of course, everyone was not convinced, but because of their identities as subordinates, they couldn't interfere too much with Huan Chang's decision.

After all, they had just sworn allegiance to Huan Chang, and if they really pressed forward, they would inevitably appear to be weak and strong.

In order not to make Huan Chang feel bad, the commander in white had no choice but to accept this fact.

Of course, the most important reason is that Duke Xiang's last wish has been fulfilled. Even if Huan Chang once again cede the throne to others, Song Renjun has fulfilled his promise.

After persuading Song Renjun, Huan Chang once again set his sights on Song Gong.

"For the stability and prosperity of the Song Kingdom, my uncle must accept the jade seal and become the king of the Song Kingdom."

Song Gong looked at Huan Chang with a complicated expression, and saw sincerity in the other's eyes.He could feel that Huan Chang didn't care about power at all.

Jianghu and martial arts are what Huan Chang longs for.

"Perhaps even the entire Song Kingdom can't keep Ah Chang."

Thinking of this, Song Gong firmly shook his head.

"Eight branches of the Song State are indispensable, and the Song State cannot have Shujian Pavilion. Besides, the Song Renjun will only obey the orders of the emperor. If you don't take the position of the monarch, it will be the great misfortune of the Song State."

"Uncle's words are wrong."

"Although there is only my nephew left in Huanmai, the Song Dynasty's eight meridians can still be completed. Even if my uncle is the king, and my nephew is the successor of Shujian Pavilion, how could he not be interested in Song Dynasty?"

"As for the future, I plan to continue to wander the rivers and lakes. It is impossible to leave with Song Renjun. They will still be stationed here as before."

"As long as there are foreign enemies coming, Song Renjun will always be the strongest backing of Song State."

Song Gong heard the words but said seriously: "It is precisely because I know that you are determined to be in the world, so I will not take over the position of monarch, because once Ah Chang resigns from the position of monarch, Song Kingdom can no longer keep you."

"But Song Guo needs you very much."

Huan Chang frowned slightly, and said, "How can Uncle take over the position of monarch? If I insist on ignoring political affairs, Song will only be hurt."

Huan Chang's words were a bit rambunctious, but Song Gong had no choice but to smile wryly.

(End of this chapter)