"Father! Why can the officials accept such humiliating conditions? The treacherous ministers in the court are in power, father..."

"Stop it! Huang Kou Ruzi, you dare to discuss the government affairs. If you dare to speak nonsense, you will break your leg!"

With a "bang", the study door was knocked open. Xiao Erlang, who had a red face, left behind anger, leaving the angry old Xiao - Xiao Moha, sitting behind the desk and sighing. Xiao Dalang, Xiao Shilian, persuaded his father.

"Father, Erlang has never seen the world and he doesn't know the importance of his words. Don't be angry."

"Damage comes from the mouth, disaster comes from the mouth! Erlang is so yelling, it's okay in the mansion, but someone is listening to it outside, and those treacherous people are about to make trouble again!"

After Xiao Mohe said that, he sighed again: "The official has made a decision. As a minister, it is useless to say more. If you have time to talk to Erlang, you will say that some things can not be done with just a passion."

"Yes, father."

After Xiao Shilian finished speaking, he sat aside. Seeing his father's expression was depressed, he pondered for a moment and asked, "Father, is the court really going to make such a concession?"

"What about that?"

"This...this is too..." Xiao Shilian wanted to speak but stopped, and finally did not say the four words "lost power and humiliate the country". He did not want to make his father uncomfortable, so he could only swallow the words back into his stomach.

Xiao Mohe knew what his son wanted to say, but in fact he couldn't swallow this. The claims of Kong Fan and others were simply "shocking". He strongly opposed it, but he was not confident in the face of Kong Fan's retort.

Don’t give in? Yes, then fight, who dares to say that you can win?

Kong Fan's retort, Xiao Mohe felt a little powerless to refute. He and other generals knew that Zhou State had a great power and if he faced a head-on battle, the official army would probably be difficult to win.

If the upper reaches of Baxiang and Jiangzhou are still there, even if Huainan is occupied by the Zhou State, Chen State can still use the natural danger of the Yangtze River to keep the enemy from Jiangbei. The problem is that it is no longer possible now. The Zhou army navy set out from Jiangzhou and could easily reach Caishiji.

Once the opponent wins the water battle, he will be able to divide the Chen army into two parts: Huainan and Jiangnan. If the Chen army in Huainan cannot return to Jiankang, how long can Jiankang last?

Of course, Chen State can hope that the commander of the Zhou army will be foolish. The problem is that the brave and warlike Feng Wang Yuwen Wen of Zhou State is now in Luoyang. Once the two countries fight, this person will roar south with the tiger and wolf army. How long can Huainan last?

If you can't beat it, then what else can you do besides humiliating concessions?

As a military general and a minion in the country, he could not resist foreign aggression for the lord. This was a shame for Xiao Maha, but in reality, no matter how unacceptable he was, he could only face reality.

Just in case, the government troops in various places were ready to guard against the sudden attack of Zhou State, but it would be better not to fight the war. This is the consensus between the court and the country, so I made many concessions, and I only hope to survive this level.

"Father." Xiao Shilian suddenly spoke, and when he saw his father looking at him, he asked tentatively: "I heard that there are Zhou warships gathered on the islands outside Kuaiji?"

When Xiao Mohe heard this, he looked at his son: "Who did you hear?"

"Well, there are always some words coming out."

Xiao Shilian was vague and Xiao Moha did not investigate it in depth, because this was indeed the fact that the Zhou State ship was detained in Kuaiji, and soon the Zhou State warship appeared on the outer sea and wandered.

Later, the gathering of Zhou warships was no longer three or five, but many, with islands as strongholds, and they began to move.

Seeing that his father did not deny it, Xiao Shilian asked again: "Then...will the other party attack Kuaiji from the sea once the war is fought?"

"The official army is ready to defend the city, so what can the other party be able to do? The troops and horses are limited from the floating sea. What else can the northern barbarians do besides harassing them?" Xiao Mohe was a little confident in this, "But it is a trouble after all, so do you think the court is willing to fight?"

Xiao Shilian was silent. He knew this, so what else could he say?

Now the dynasty is suffering from internal and external troubles, and its national strength has declined much compared to four years ago. The lost Ba, Xiang, Jiangzhou and Lingbiao are simply unable to recover. Although Huainan prefectures and counties have been preserved, it is difficult to resist the Zhou State, which is like a wolf or a tiger.

Chen State is now in danger. If possible, the current situation of friendship between the two countries should be maintained as much as possible.

Not to mention anything else, Chen State needs to buy a large amount of grain from Zhou State through trading, because Huainan prefectures and counties have just recovered slightly from the war, and it is already very difficult to be able to be self-sufficient, and there is not much excess grain to supply to Jiangnan.

Secondly, overseas treasures such as incense medicine need to be purchased from Zhou State through mutual markets. If the two sides are hostile, this means that the source of incense medicine is cut off. Even if the two countries are in stalemate, it is really sad for Chen State to lose incense medicine.

If the son can endure hardship today, save money and reduce luxury and waste, and the fragrance and medicine will disappear, it will be nothing, but the problem is that the emperor cannot do it.

At that time, those treacherous slander may have to arrange peace talks, so why bother?

Xiao Shilian couldn't help but feel silent when he thought of this. If the emperor was as wise as Emperor Wu, the situation was actually not without a turning point, but this was impossible. Therefore, he could only maintain the current situation and wait for Zhou State to change.

He retreated, and Xiao Maha sat alone in the study, thinking about the current situation. Now Chen State himself cannot reverse the situation. Therefore, he sincerely hopes that something happened to Zhou State again, and it would be better if it was a brother's fight.

Xiao Mohe knew that the emperor of Zhou was just a baby now, and his power was in the hands of the Prime Minister and the King of Qi, so Yu Wenming would usurp the throne sooner or later. Then, how Yu Wenming would deal with the powerful vassals and the relationship between Bin Wang, Yu and Wen Wen is worth paying attention to.

If the two brothers are not dealt with properly and the internal strife between them is a good opportunity for Chen Guo to turn the tables.

But this takes time, so before that, Chen could only swallow his anger and avoid war as much as possible, and wait for change.

This is the reason why Xiao Moha convinced him not to fiercely oppose the court's humiliation and concessions. Other military generals thought about this more or less. So when Kong Fan and other treacherous slandered the emperor, everyone just expressed their opposition. Seeing that the official was determined to act, they didn't say anything else.

The envoys from other countries were allowed to stay in the capital and regarded the resident as the other country's territory. The officials and citizens of the country were not allowed to enter without permission. This was no different from ceding land, but in order to delay the change, everyone could only endure it.

Xiao Moha sincerely hopes that the court's humiliation and concessions can temporarily dispel the idea of ​​mobilizing troops in the Zhou State, and his side will step up their war preparations to avoid the other side's rash moves. This will be delayed for a few years and will be delayed even if the two brothers in Zhou State are in their internal strife.

But, can things develop as he thought?

As he thought about it, Xiao Maha smiled helplessly. Things in the world are impermanent, and not everything can be as good as others wish.

Back then, his daughter became the crown princess, and Xiao Mohe thought that his family had gone up to the next level, but he never expected that the crown prince would be deposed and everything would be lost.

Back then, Xu Xian, who married, was young and beautiful. He thought he was very lucky, but he had an affair with the official family. This made Xiao Maha angry and painful. He really hoped that he would be kept in the dark and did not know about this.

But as time goes by, everything that should be passed has passed. Although the son-in-law has lost the position of prince, he is doing well now. Seeing that his daughter's family is safe, Xiao Maha breathed a sigh of relief.

His wife never stayed in the palace again. After all, Concubine Zhang, who was close to him, was no longer alive. The official did not have an excuse to let his wife talk with the Concubine and stay in the palace for the night.
Chapter completed!