"Lord Zheng Xi, may I ask whether Lord Zheng Xi has submitted Song's request to Daliang on his behalf?"
After a moment of silence, Song Yun asked.
"Well..." Zheng Xi hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "I have submitted the general's request to the court."
"Then... how did Daliang react?" Song Yun asked slightly nervously.
Hearing this, Zheng Xi smiled bitterly to himself.
How did the imperial court react? In the urging letter from his immediate superior, Du You, the Minister of Rites, he did not mention a word about Song Yun's request, but only hinted that Zheng Xi should "return to Daliang immediately if his persuasion failed." How do you think the imperial court reacted?
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Seeing the hesitation on Zheng Xi's face, Song Yun understood immediately, and couldn't help showing a hint of disappointment in his eyes.
However, he was not angry. After all, the request he made was indeed a bit "excessive". In fact, the treatment given to him by the Wei court was very generous.
As long as Song Yun is willing to accept the recruitment of the Wei court, he can replace Nangong Yao and become the general of the "Sixth Garrison Battalion", taking charge of the southern border of Song Dynasty for Wei. The "Beibo Army" under his command can also be transformed into a new one.
Become an army of the Wei State and enjoy the armaments and food pay allocated by the Wei State's Ministry of War.
From a personal perspective, it is understandable that the Wei court treated Song Yun favorably. This may be the reason why Song Yun resolutely sent troops to assist Wei when he was in crisis.
But the key is that Song Yun is not Nangong Yao. He doesn't care about what he gets. What he cares about is the people's autonomy in Song County! He hopes that Song County will not be annexed by Wei!
Just as Nangong Yao had concluded at the beginning, Song Yun was not the nephew of the King of Song at all, let alone the son of the King of Song. He was not even a general of the Song Kingdom. He was the youngest son of the Song Dynasty official "Xiang Ju", "Xiang Feng (gu)".
I think back then, the Song general Nangong Yao turned against the Wei State and attempted to capture the King of Song and present it to the Wei King as a gift. The King of Song and many Song officials were so frightened that they fled overnight, hoping to cross Weishan Lake and flee to the territory of Lu to seek help.
shelter.
At that time, although the State of Lu and the State of Song were not in harmony, they were at least the "Three Kingdoms Alliance of Qi, Lu, and Song". Therefore, if the King of Song fled to the State of Lu to seek asylum, the Lord of Lu State, Shu Pan, would still help to some extent. In fact, at that time, the State of Lu also
He was considering whether to send troops to help Song State repel the attack of Wei State and Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo.
But unfortunately, the King of Song drowned in Weishan Lake before the Lu State could summon its troops to enter the Song State.
Yes, King Song drowned in Weishan Lake.
It was not that he threw himself into the lake out of anger as rumored, nor was he killed by the traitorous general Nangong Yao, but that the King of Song was frightened out of his wits by Wei general Sima An and accidentally fell into the lake from a small boat and unfortunately drowned.
Afterwards, in order to isolate Nangong Yao and prevent him from betraying Wei, the Wei State spread the news that Nangong Yao had killed the King of Song and many members of the Song royal family.
But in fact, the King of Song accidentally slipped and fell into Weishan Lake and drowned because of cowardice. The bloodline of the Song royal family was more likely to be killed by Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, and actually had little to do with Nangong Yao.
As for why the King of Song was so afraid of Wei general Sima An, it was because Wei general Sima An defeated the army of Song Dynasty official "Xiang Ju".
It was during the second half of the "Battle of the Song Dynasty". The young and energetic King Xiong Tuo of Yangcheng was tricked by the King of Wei Zhao Yuanxi. It was clear that the two parties had agreed to "divide the Song Kingdom equally", but the then King of Wei Zhao Yuanxi was eager to open up territory for the Wei Kingdom.
On the one hand, he cut off the Chu army's food supply for various reasons, and on the other hand, he secretly ordered "Dangjun Youma" to cut off the Chu army's food route, causing Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo to run out of food and have to withdraw to the west of Chu.
This incident caused heavy losses to Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng. Almost all of the family fortune left by his uncle Xiong Hao, Lord of Runan, was lost in this war. This made Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, hate Wei so much that he He launched a decade-long revenge against Wei.
After the Chu army withdrew, Xiang Ju, a senior official of the Song Dynasty, appealed to the King of Song and urged the King of Song to call on the people of the country to jointly resist the Wei army and the rebels of Nangong Yao. Unfortunately, the King of Song was timid and fled to the Weishan Lake area early and did not dare to Come forward.
In desperation, the Song Dynasty official "Xiang Ju" organized an army under the guise of the Song King, hoping to repel the Wei army and Nangong Yao's army. After all, the Wei Kingdom at that time was not too powerful.
But unfortunately, the Wei army that the Song Dynasty official "Xiang Ju" encountered at that time was the Dangshan Army of Wei General Sima An and the Dredging Army of the same Wei general Bailiba. Even now, they are first-rate in the Wei State. Elite.
Therefore, it is not difficult to guess the outcome. The Song Dynasty official "Xiang Ju" was defeated and died. The rebel army he organized and the Bei Bo Army who supported him to resist the Wei army were almost wiped out. However, the Wei general who won the war However, Sima An and Baili Ba carried the victory and fought all the way to Weishan Lake. They were so frightened that the King of Song and the officials of the Song State immediately took a small boat to cross the lake.
At that time, in order to please Wei general Sima An, Nangong Yao, who had surrendered to Wei for the first time, ordered his rebels to cross the lake to pursue him. As a result, the king of Song was so frightened that he fell into Weishan Lake and drowned.
At that time, "Xiang Shen" luckily survived the war, but his father and several brothers died at the hands of the Wei army and Nangong Yao's rebels.
A few days later, "Xiang Ju" came to Weishan Lake and saw the tragic scene of corpses everywhere. He also thought of his father "Xiang Ju"'s belief that he would rather die than surrender, so he decided to inherit his father and brother's legacy, organize a rebel army, and continue to fight against the Wei army.
Because in the Song County at that time, the "Xiang family" of public ministers had been rumored to be "loyal and loyal", and all of them died on the battlefield, "Xiang Dian" did not want to be lucky enough to survive and humiliate the "Xiang family", so he Taking the name "Song" and taking the name of Gongzi Yun, he originally wanted to pretend to be the son of the King of Song and call on the people of Song to support him in fighting the Wei army.
Unexpectedly, at that time, some people suspected that he was trying to steal the country. Therefore, "Xiang Dian" changed his mind and pretended to be the nephew of the King of Song. Anyway, most of the sons of the officials of the Song Dynasty also had royal blood. He, "Xiang Dian", could be regarded as one. The distant nephew of the King of Song Dynasty.
But what he didn't expect was that the Wei army quickly withdrew from the Song Dynasty.
There are two reasons for this. First, the State of Chu was very dissatisfied when it was learned that King Zhao Yuansi of Wei had betrayed his faith and harmed Xiong Tuo, the king of Yangcheng. Although he was still at war with Qi, he still ordered General Xiang Mo to send a detachment. The army deployed troops at the border of Song and Chu, bluffing the Wei State from staying in the Song Dynasty. After all, the Chu State at that time had the strength to wage war with both countries at the same time. Although it often lost in the war with Qi State, it was not necessarily invincible. Wei State at that time.
As for the second thing, the Wei State felt the integrity of the Song people.
At that time, it was not just "Xiang Ding". In fact, there were righteous warriors all over Song County. The heroes rose up and attacked the Wei army. At that time, in order to please the Wei state, Nangong Yao brutally suppressed these rebels. The killings made the Wei state a little scared. In order not to be involved Notorious for killing innocent people indiscriminately, the Wei court quickly recalled the Wei army, including the Dangshan Army and the Chunshui Army, and asked Nangong Yao to govern Song County.
Under such circumstances, Xiang Qian, no, it should be said Song Yun, naturally targeted Nangong Yao. Who made Nangong Yao bloody suppress the resistance in Song County at this time, acting like a tyrant?
For more than ten years, Song Yun led the "Bei Bo Army" to confront Nangong Yao's "Suiyang Army". The two former Song armies became sworn enemies from then on.
During this period, Nangong Yao had the support of the Wei State, and Song Yun also had the support of the local gentry in Song County and Song Mo. Neither of them could do anything to the other.
In the past ten years, Nangong Yao wanted to eat Song Yun alive, and Song Yun also hated Nangong Yao and gnashed his teeth. After all, if Nangong Yao did not defect in the first place, Song State actually had a chance to repel the Wei army. In this way,
Song Yun's father and brother would not die on the battlefield.
The civil servants died on the battlefield, but as a military general, Nangong Yao actually surrendered to Wei early. How could Song Yun not hate this?
Now, Nangong Yao is dead. For Song Yun, this can be regarded as getting what he wanted, but he can't feel relieved at all, because he suddenly realized that Nangong Yao's existence is actually a layer of protection for Song Jun.
With Nangong Yao here, Wei could not break its promise and could only continue to acquiesce in Song County's autonomy.
No, now that Nangong Yao died, the Wei State began to sharpen its sword and prepared to truly incorporate Song County into the Wei State's territory.
Back then, the Chu State threatened the Wei State, but now, is the Chu State still a threat to the Wei State? The Wei State had just powerfully defeated Chu Shouling Jun Jingshe in that "one against five" war.
An army of millions.
After pondering for a long time while burning incense, Song Yun said with difficulty: "Song...cannot accept your canonization."
Hearing this, the envoy Zheng Xi was in disbelief and looked at Song Yun in disbelief.
He couldn't imagine that Song Yun actually refused Daliang's generous treatment, which was the position of General of the Sixth Battalion of the Garrison!
"General Song Yun, please think twice." Zheng Xi advised with a look of shock.
Looking at Zheng Xi's horrified expression, Song Yun could certainly guess what this person was feeling at this moment. After all, the treatment given by the Wei State was indeed generous, and even he felt that it was beyond praise or criticism. However, as a descendant of the "Xiang family", how could he
Selling the country for personal gain? Even though the country has long since fallen.
After thinking about it, Song Yun reiterated: "Song does not ask for high-ranking officials or titles, but only wants Daliang to continue to allow Song people to govern themselves... If Daliang is willing to accept it, Song is willing to disband the Beibo Army and never show his face again."
"this……"
Hearing this, Zheng Xi had a look of embarrassment on his face. He looked at Song Yun deeply and said with emotion: "General Song Yun's loyalty to the old country is greatly admired by me." After that, he gritted his teeth and said, "I am impressed by this."
General Song Yun’s loyalty, I simply say something that is not in line with the mission... General Song Yun, if you want Song County to be autonomous, the imperial court will never accept it."
Song Yun nodded slightly gratefully.
In fact, even if Zheng Xi didn't say this, Song Yun knew in his heart that he just wanted to win.
After thinking for a while, Song Yun asked: "If I reject Daliang's kindness, will you send troops to attack me?"
"Yes." Zheng Xi nodded and said.
"Who will lead the army on the expedition? Wei Gongzi Run?" Song Yun asked.
"Probably not." Zheng Xi shook his head and said, "It is said that His Highness Prince Su is about to get married. The wedding date will probably be in September or around October. He should not have time to go on an expedition." At this point, he glanced at Song Yun and said in a strange tone.
: "After all, your army may not need His Highness Prince Su to personally take action."
Although these words seemed to look down on Song Yun and the Bei Bo Army, Song Yun instead of getting angry, actually breathed a sigh of relief.
He cupped his hands and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Zheng Xi, I made your trip in vain."
Zheng Xi nodded, watched Song Yun hesitate to speak, and finally left with a sigh.
Watching Zheng Xi's leaving figure, Song Yun thought for a moment, summoned his personal guards, and ordered: "Send someone to Suiyang and tell Huan Hu not to think too hard about replacing Nangong Yao. Daliang will not agree...if he
If you intend to separate Suiyang, come and meet me."