Wei Wuhou

Chapter 789 Song Xiang's Choice
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Wei State implemented the national policy of recuperation, which was unexpected by all countries in the world, but it was expected.

It can only be said that through this change, the princes once again refreshed their impression of Wei Wuji.

And the citizens of Wei State are also grateful for the change of the national policy of the monarch, especially Wei Wuji's remarks in the court hall that compared the vitality of the people to the expansion of the territory, which made the people feel grateful to him.

With the martial arts of expanding the territory, coupled with the benevolent government at home, Wei Wuji's prestige among the army and people of Wei State has reached a new level, reaching the peak since he came to power.

After Wei Hou's four-year court meeting, the new officials of the four counties were also arranged.

Three of the four county guards came from aristocratic families, and the remaining one was Wei Wuji's confidant Zhou Yan.

As the monarch's confidant, Zhou Yan now sits in the position of the county guard, which has caused a small-scale sensation.

Among the three county guards who were born in the aristocratic family, Cao Xin's father, Cao Rui, was promoted from the chief minister of farming to the chief official of the frontier.

As for the four county lieutenants, Wei Wuji was also his trusted minister drawn from the army. For him, the military power must be in his own hands.

What I want to say here is that Xiao Guo, who voluntarily turned to Wei State, although the country was merged into Tang County, but Xiao Guo's office was preserved, avoiding the plight of other perishing princes.

All national policies were arranged and implemented as time passed, and Wei State gained peace.

And Chu State, which had just succeeded in the coup, chose to recuperate like Wei State at this time.

As a result, the whole world calmed down strangely at this time, which was almost completely different from the melee before.

Soon, two years passed by the aristocratic family, and the world was as peaceful as before.

On the third day of March in the sixth year of Marquis Wei, the capital of Song State, inside the Taimiao.

As the ruler of the Song Dynasty, Song Xiang convened the old and the young in the office, and prepared to hold a meeting related to the survival of the Song Dynasty in the main hall where the ancestors were worshiped on weekdays.

As Zongzheng of the Song Dynasty, Song Bin frowned at this time, secretly guessing that something big would happen.

He is very clear about the behavior of the monarch Song Xiang. Although the outside world is not ashamed to flatter the Wei State, Song Bin knows that the monarch is all for the preservation of the Song State.

As for Song Xiang's ability, Song Bin, as an uncle, also recognized it very much. If this monarch is in charge of a big country, he might not be able to make achievements in this era.

But these are just imaginations. Song Guo is a weak prince and can only survive in the cracks.

After paying homage to the previous emperors of the Song Dynasty, Song Xiang turned around and faced his people.

"I called you here today because I have something important to discuss with you!" Song Xiang spoke very solemnly at this time, her majestic appearance was quite different from that in front of Wei Wuji.

But everyone in the public office is not surprised by this, because in the Song Kingdom, the monarch Song Xiang is the most honorable person, and everyone is his courtier.

No one interrupted, Song Xiang continued: "Since the invasion of the Rong people and the decline of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the princes have been fighting each other, and the great country is respected..."

"We and other small countries can only rely on both sides to survive, relying on big countries to survive, which can be described as extremely humiliating!"

Speaking of this, Song Xiang said even more sadly and angrily: "Nowadays, the fighting between the princes and the big countries is becoming more and more fierce, and it is difficult for me to wait for the uncle country to survive!"

Over the years, it is not uncommon for vassal states to be destroyed, but those are small third-rate viscount countries like Xiao Guoxu, and count vassal states have not been destroyed.

However, in the past two years, not only some counties and vassal states have been destroyed, but several have been destroyed one after another, and all of them have been destroyed by the people of Wei.

And the State of Song is right next to the fierce tiger of the State of Wei. Although the people of the State of Wei have calmed down a bit in the past two years, Song Xiang knows Wei Wuji's gentleness, and stability means that the State of Wei will cause even greater disturbances.

Therefore, as the king of the Song Kingdom, Song Xiang felt that he had the responsibility to preserve the Song Kingdom, and even more the responsibility to preserve the Song Kingdom's office.

The people of the Gongshi clan listened quietly, in fact, Song Xiang didn't need to talk about it, they were all aware of the collapse of the current situation.

After the army of Wei State ceased fighting in Zhengdi, the military confrontation with Qi State never ended.

Zhengdi, Ludi, Jianxing County and Longjiang County bordering Song State, and Wei State all have a large number of troops stationed.

Although Wei State still has Qi State as its opponent, the key issue is that Song State is located on the north bank of the Great River, and is naturally controlled by Wei State, while Qi State seems to be out of reach.

Under the watchful eyes of Wei State's tens of thousands of troops, everyone present knew that Song State was not qualified to fight back.

Just a few days ago, Wei Jun crossed the border in Song State, which shocked the entire court of Song State.

Therefore, when Song Xiang said these unwelcome realities, everyone in the office felt chilled.

"In Shangluo two years ago, even Zhou Tianzi, who was the lord of the world, was like a pig and dog in front of Weihou, and the temple of dignity was trampled on at will!"

When talking about this, Song Xiang couldn't help recalling the situation at that time, which he will never forget in his life.

The emperor sitting on the throne not only loses face in front of Wei Wuji, but even his life is in his hands.

"At that time, the whole of Shangluo was occupied by the Wei army. As long as the Marquis of Wei gives an order, there will be no chickens or dogs left in Shangluo City!"

Song Xiang didn't talk about these things in detail after returning to China. Although everyone present knew something, it was not comprehensive after all, so they all listened attentively at this time.

"Tianzi Zhou is not bad, think about Tang Kingdom and Chen Kingdom, where is their current office?" Song Xiang asked at this time.

Hearing Song Xiang say so much, Song Bin on one side couldn't help it anymore, and only heard him ask: "Your Majesty, the current situation is critical, what should we do in the Song Kingdom to protect the country?"

Song Xiang said so much just to pave the way for what he wanted to say next, but he is not going to say it now.

I just heard him say: "Then what do you think, Song Guo, can do to protect the world?"

This question is not so easy to answer, but there are many people present, and there are simple-minded people.

Only someone in the crowd shouted: "Garning up troops and performing martial arts can protect the country!"

Song Xiangdang even sneered and said: "Targeting troops to perform martial arts...then how many soldiers do we need to station in the Song Kingdom to resist the great power?"

"One hundred thousand, 20? How much is the young and strong population of Song Dynasty?"

Song Xiang's two questions were not friendly at all, the person was speechless when he asked them, and disheartened those who had the same thoughts.

At this time, someone suggested: "Wei State is strong, and Song State can attach itself to Qi State, so that we can repay the state!"

Since it is not enough to be strong by itself, it is reasonable to borrow power from the outside. It stands to reason that this method is feasible.

But at this moment, Song Xiang sneered and said, "The method is not bad, but think about it, what will happen to the Three Kingdoms of Tang, Zheng and Chen who are attached to Qin Qi!"

What else could be the end, of course, is the destruction of the country.

Both of these two methods were rejected, and some people made other suggestions later, but they were all useless words, which were simply overturned by Song Xiang.

In the end, Song Bin, as Zongzheng, could only ask again: "These suggestions were all rejected by the emperor. I don't know what tricks you can use!"

Song Bin could see that the monarch himself had made up his mind, and no matter what the big guy said, it was just a waste of time.

Song Xiang glanced at the crowd, and found that the clansmen were also looking at him eagerly, apparently putting all their hopes of preserving the Song Kingdom on him.

But at this time Song Xiang sighed in his heart, because even he himself didn't know whether the decision he made was correct.

After a long time, Song Xiang said slowly, "Anyone who opposes the Wei state will end badly...but do you know what the Xiao state is like now?"

The people below were a little impatient, they couldn't wait to hear the way to save the country, so someone immediately replied: "The country of Xiao has been destroyed, and its country has been merged into the counties of the country of Wei!"

In fact, at this time, Song Bin had almost guessed what the monarch was going to say, and he had mixed feelings in his heart at this time.

Just listen to Song Xiang said: "That's right, Xiao Guo is destroyed, do you know the current situation of Xiao Guo's office?"

Now Song Xiang didn't wait for these people to answer, and continued: "At the beginning Xiao Guo voluntarily surrendered to Wei Guo, and Xiao Ziji personally killed Tang Bo, so after Xiao Guo's demise, Xiao Guo's family was preserved, and they can still enjoy the glory and wealth. !"

"Compared to the Tang family whose entire clan has died, does the Xiao family who were originally subjugated by the Tang appear to be more intelligent?" Song Xiang asked at this time.

By this time, most of the people present understood what the monarch meant.

But some of them reacted slowly, and someone said at this time: "Your Majesty, what do you mean by saying so much?"

Song Xiang was not sullen, but explained again: "The widow has decided that my country of Song will directly attach itself to the country of Wei in order to ensure the stability of the office!"

The so-called internal attachment means that Song State directly merged the country into Wei State, which is similar to the original Xiao State.

There was a dead silence in the Taimiao. When the monarch really made this decision, everyone felt uncomfortable.

The country of the Song Dynasty for more than a hundred years was just given to others for nothing?Is the foundation laid by the ancestors painstakingly buried in vain?
Everyone felt unwilling, so much so that at this time they were full of hostility towards Song Xiang who proposed this idea, even though this is still the king of the Song Kingdom.

After a while of silence, before Song Xiang continued to ask questions, someone in the crowd said angrily: "Your Majesty, this method is absolutely impossible, and the ancestors will not agree to it!"

As soon as these words came out, it immediately resonated with many people.

At this time, their thoughts were so annoyed that they forgot about the dangerous situation of Song State.

As for the people of insight in the public clan, even if they knew that the monarch's actions were right, they would not dare to take the risk of going against the tide of the clansmen at this time.

Seeing this situation, Song Xiang couldn't help but smile wryly, and then he had one more task, which was to convince his own clansmen.

But Song Xiang also believes that under the cruel reality, the clansmen will eventually wake up and make the same choices as themselves.

At the same time, Song Xiang also had a sense of urgency. He must settle the matter as soon as possible. The time Wei Guo gave Song Guo may be running out.

At this time, Song Bin next to him asked, "Your Majesty, is it really right to do this?"

Song Xiang's face was serious, and she slowly said: "Third Uncle, the Song Kingdom is destined to be lost, and now I just want to be able to protect my clansmen like Xiao Ziji!"

Song Bin nodded. Although the monarch's method is unacceptable, it is indeed the simplest and most effective way to protect the clan.

At this time Song Bin asked again: "Do you have great confidence in Wei Guo?"

This is the most wise question I asked tonight. Song Xiang decided to attach himself to the State of Wei. In other words, he placed his bet on the State of Wei. .

Song Xiang nodded and replied, "I have more confidence in Marquis Wei!"

(End of this chapter)