Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law.

Chapter 435 Borrowing the Road
Journey to the East.

One of the seven kingdoms of Xirong.

It is a small country with a population of less than five million, but compared with the other six countries, it is at the forefront.

At the same time, it was also one of the four countries that was unwilling to retreat after invading Longyou.

Although the official withdrawal was on February 2, the commander in charge of the invasion of Longyou had already been called back to the country by the king of Dongyou Kingdom.

Above the court, all civil and military officials were criticizing the commander-in-chief Su Fachang.

For the defeat of the Longyou War, one person needs to take the blame.

Otherwise, the anger in the country cannot be calmed, and the king will not be able to explain to the people.

The population of Dongyou Country is less than five million, but the war against Longyou has nearly 20,000 casualties. This is undoubtedly a huge blow to Dongyou Country.

"What did you tell me at that time? As long as I increase my troops, you will definitely be able to lead a large army and carve up Longyou with the other three countries. But now? Not only did you gain little, but you also lost nearly 20,000 of my soldiers, 20,000. "It's not an exaggeration for me to cut you into pieces with a thousand knives," the king of Dongyou Kingdom said.

The seven kingdoms of Xirong were originally just vassals of the Song Dynasty and did not proclaim themselves emperors. Later, with the decline of the Song Dynasty, they broke away from the control of the Song Dynasty and no longer bowed their heads.

"Your Majesty, I was also deceived by Duan Guo. He told me this. I hope your Majesty will forgive me." Su Fachang knelt in the court hall and said with a trembling voice.

"Forgive me? If I forgive you, how can I explain to the families of the tens of thousands of soldiers who died?" The king shouted angrily, and then said: "Someone, put Su Fachang in the sky prison and verify his guilt. Then, ask and behead again.”

"promise."

After Su Fachang was imprisoned, Su Fachang went to the palace to plead for the concubine's sister, hoping that the king would forgive his brother's death penalty.

"Your Majesty, for the sake of my concubine, please spare my brother's life." Su Guifei begged the king with pear blossoms.

But the king was unmoved, and instead said, "If it weren't for your sake, my beloved concubine, I wouldn't just kill him, but you, the Su family, would all have their homes ransacked."

Concubine Su's expression changed, and she couldn't help but blurt out: "But didn't your Majesty tell me at that time to ask my brother to ask you for orders in the court to send troops to Longyou?"

"Presumptuous." Wang waved his sleeves and shouted: "When did I ever tell you this?"

Concubine Su's face turned pale. She knew that she had said something wrong and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. It's my concubine who is talking nonsense."

In fact, Concubine Su was not talking nonsense.

Su Fachang's dispatch of troops to Longyou was originally ordered by the king behind his back.

It turned out that when the king saw that the Bolu Kingdom had taken advantage of the attack on Longyou, he became interested.

But sending troops is a big deal, and as the leader of a country, he cannot make a decision easily, especially when it comes to invading the Song Dynasty, which was once the suzerain country.

So he instructed Concubine Su to ask her brother to unite all the ministers to come to the court to ask for orders, and he would grant permission.

But now that such a big thing has happened, as the leader of a country, he cannot give an explanation to the people of the world and take responsibility. He can only let others take the blame.

"Even if it's nonsense, then stop talking. I don't want to hear such words again, and I don't want to hear them from other people's mouths." Wang said coldly.

"I, my concubine, understand."

After sending Concubine Su away, Wang sat down feeling extremely tired, rubbing his brows, feeling extremely regretful in his heart. At the same time, he blamed himself for his poor decision-making, which cost the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers.

But as the leader of a country, how could he not have the thought of opening up new territories and expanding his territory?

Just when he was thinking about what to do next.

An eunuch walked in lightly and said that an envoy from Jinxia Kingdom wanted to see him.

Wang frowned.

He was wondering why Jin Xia's envoy wanted to see him.

It seems that Wang is quite afraid of Jin Xia.

Dongyou State is adjacent to Gaoliao.

Although Gao Liao was not as good as the Song Dynasty, it was still a big country, but it was suddenly destroyed by Jin Xia.

This made him worried about whether Jin Xia would invade Dongyou Country. …

In the study.

The king met the Jinxia envoy.

"Jinxia Wanyan Xiaji, I have met the king." Wanyan Xiaji saluted the king of Dongyou Kingdom.

Hearing this, Wang's face changed slightly and he was shocked.

The name Wanyan Xiaji was quite familiar to him.

That was the general of the Jinxia Kingdom. Jinxia was able to destroy Gao Liao, and Wanyan Xiaji had made great contributions.

But now, he came to Dongyou Kingdom and entered the palace to see him.

Although he was shocked and even a little scared, he was worried that Jin Xia was going to attack Dongyou Kingdom, but as a king, he did not show any cowardice and said with a smile: "It turns out to be General Wanyan. I have admired the name of General Wanyan for a long time. "I wonder what the general is doing when he comes to my country of East Tour?"

"Your Majesty, you're welcome." Wanyan Xiaji said humbly: "The foreign minister came here this time to ask for help from Your Majesty."

"Excuse me?" Wang was stunned for a moment and then said, "I don't quite understand what the general said."

Wanyan Xiaji said: "Foreign ministers heard that your country just suffered a defeat against the Song Dynasty recently."

Wang frowned: "The general's information is quite good."

"I heard there were heavy losses." Wanyan Xiaji added.

Wang frowned even more tightly: "Are you here to laugh at me?"

"I don't dare. The foreign ministers are here to avenge the king." Wanyan Xiaji smiled and said: "To be honest, my Khan has decided to launch an army against the Song Dynasty, but your country is in the middle, so he specially ordered the foreign ministers to come to the king. Borrow the way.

If the king agrees, our country will pay the king a thousand horses and ten thousand cattle, sheep and other livestock as a reward. In addition, if the Song Dynasty is captured, Longyou can be given to your country. "

Wang's pupils shrank, because Wanyan Xiaji's words were really too exciting.

Jin Xia definitely wanted to launch troops against the Song Dynasty.

It's just an excuse
"According to what I know, it would obviously be faster for your country to advance from Youzhou in the Song Dynasty." Wang said.

"It seems that everything can't be hidden from your Majesty." Wanyan Xiaji said: "Khan decided to divide the east and west fronts to attack the Song Dynasty, and your Majesty's here is the western front."

Hearing this, Wang suddenly began to ponder.

Seeing that the other party was deep in thought, Wanyan Xiaji said again: "Our army has been assembled in Yanzhou. We will attack Longyou directly after the king agrees."

When Wang heard this, his heart sank.

He could tell that Wanyan Xiaji's words were a threat.

Yanzhou is the land bordering Dongyou Kingdom.

The Jin Xia army gathered in Yanzhou.

In other words, they can immediately attack Dongyou Country.

He can borrow or not.

"This matter is serious, and I can only make a decision after discussing it with all the ministers," Wang said.

"The foreign minister understands, but the foreign minister hopes that the king can make a decision as soon as possible. Spring is about to begin." Wanyan Xiaji said respectfully.

But in Wang's ears, it seemed like a note of urgency.

Before spring begins, this is the time Wanyan Xiaji gave Wang to consider.

If the king did not agree to borrow the passage, then Wanyan Xiaji would have no choice but to come and get it in person.

(End of this chapter)