Xie Chong looked helpless after hearing this.
The emperor's order was actually rejected.
It's really surprising.
You know, Sima Chong is the emperor of Jin, even though the sect is powerful and even has a great master. But once the emperor is determined to destroy the sect and is surrounded by a large army, your grand master can escape, but the rest cannot.
This shows that the emperor's influence has been weakened to the extreme.
Everyone thought that the emperor was dying.
Otherwise, how could the people of the sect disobey orders?
When Xie Chong was thinking, Sima Chong saw this and said directly: "These sects must be dealt with. When dealing with the front line, I am preparing to destroy all the major sects. They dare to disobey orders. They are really arrogant."
"Your Majesty, you can't do that."
Xie Chong heard this and quickly persuaded him.
The situation on the front line was already complicated, and for a while, he couldn't think of a solution.
Xie Chong said sternly: "The power of your Majesty's sect cannot stop the power of the imperial court. However, now is the moment when the Qin army is coming. Attacking the sect at this time, if there is a conflict, will be very troublesome. Jin State is now, We can no longer stir up civil unrest.”
Sima Chong's eyes were cold and he said: "These sects resist orders, even the Great Chantian. What do you do with such a sect?"
Xie Chong said: "Your Majesty, the sect should indeed be killed. However, it is not time to deal with it now. The first priority of the Jin State now is to block the Qin Army's attack and block the Qin State's offensive. Only in this way can our Jin State have A glimmer of hope.”
"Good steel should be used on the blade."
"The good steel of Jin is its many soldiers, which must be placed on the front line."
"If we are to move back to attack the sect, we are sacrificing the basics and chasing the weak. Our goal should not be to focus on dealing with the sect, at least not now."
"So, the key is the front line."
Xie Chong advised: "Your Majesty, if you have to deal with Da Chan Tian and other sects, please postpone it for the time being."
After listening, Sima Chong nodded.
That's true.
If it were to attack the sect directly now, it would share too much of Jin's power.
This is the least cost-effective.
Jin should not be like this.
Sima Chong's anger subsided, and his murderous intention was suppressed for the time being. He said directly: "Mr. Woolen cloth?"
Xie Chong stroked his beard and thought carefully.
He didn't expect this either.
When Xie Chong made this suggestion, he thought that the sect would be dispatched. As for whether it would succeed, Xie Chong didn't know.
Unexpectedly, all the major sects refused.
It's really surprising.
Although Sima Chong was anxious, he still waited quietly. In Sima Chong's opinion, Xie Chong was now reliable.
He could only rely on Xie Chong.
Xie Chong carefully sorted out his thoughts. He blinked and said slowly: "Your Majesty, I believe that to alleviate the crisis in Jin, the focus is not on Qin, but on Qi."
"Why do you say that?"
Sima Chong looked puzzled and said: "The Qin State is now unyielding and wants to destroy the Jin State. Especially Lin Feng, a bastard with a traitor in the back of his head. I married my daughter to him, so he can be considered a member of the Jin State." The country’s prince-in-law.”
"But helping Qin to attack Jin is damn worthy."
"Qin's strength far exceeds that of Qi."
"This time, Qi State also sent troops to attack, but Qi State's threat was too weak."
"What good can the state of Qi do?"
Sima Chong said seriously: "Does Mr. Xie mean to persuade Qi to give up attacking us and support us? I'm afraid it will not be easy. We had sent envoys before, and Qi clearly rejected the alliance. Now, Qi will not change its mind."
Xie Chong shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, that's not the case."
Sima Chong asked: "What do you mean?"
Sima Chong was wise after all, but now, he was a little dizzy.
The thinking is very unclear.
In fact, because of the current situation, Sima Chong was not smart enough to keep up with the rhythm.
Xie Chong explained: "Your Majesty, I believe that Qi State has a basic principle for sneak attack on us."
Sima Chong said: "What principle?"
Xie Chong looked determined, with a look of confidence on his ravaged face, and said: "Qi will take the opportunity to weaken us and seize the benefits. But Qi will never watch the Jin fall."
"The lips are dead and the teeth are cold. Once the Jin State is destroyed, can the Qi State survive alone?"
"impossible."
"So it's impossible for Qi to ignore this."
"In the past, neither Jin nor Qi had accurately judged Qin's ambitions. The world has always been divided, and no one thought that Qin had the ambition to unify the world."
"We all believe that the Qin State is nothing more than occupying the territory of the Xia State, and the world remains divided and stable."
"However, Qin has only now shown its fangs."
"Qin wants to unify the world."
"Only in this way can we explain why Lin Feng rejected His Majesty's peace proposal and the Jin State's peace proposal."
Xie Chong's eyes were wise, and he was analyzing and thinking further.
The more he analyzed, the more transparent he became.
The Qin State does have the ambition to dominate the world.
Therefore, they attacked the Jin Kingdom fiercely.
Sima Chong also raised his eyebrows when he heard this. He thought Lin Feng was a white-eyed wolf before, but he didn't think deeply about the situation in Qin at all.
He did not think about Qin's ambitions.
Now it seems like this, Qin has the ambition to dominate the world.
Sima Chong nodded and asked: "Mr. Xie, I agree with your analysis. Are you saying that Qi can form an alliance?"
"Yes, we can form an alliance."
Xie Chong took the words and continued: "Your Majesty, now that we understand Qin's ambitions, now we have to make it clear that it is impossible to reconcile or ease the relationship here in Qin."
"Whether it's asking for peace, being a vassal, or even ceding land, it's impossible."
"Qin will not agree."
"Our goal can only be the State of Qi, and we hope that the State of Qi will support the State of Jin."
"Then how can we make Qi change its direction?"
"The old minister believes that there is only one direction, and that is for the Jin State to show a trend of being unable to stop the Qin State and a complete defeat. At that time, the Qi State may stop attacking and help the Jin State to resist together."
Xie Chong said seriously: "So, I have two suggestions now."
Sima Chong looked expectantly and said, "Thank you, please tell me."
Xie Chong said seriously: "First, Your Majesty will withdraw Shi Yu's army on the front line, and withdraw all the troops from Jingzhou, Yuzhou and other places to guard near Jinling City, occupy various arteries, and guard important dangerous passes."
"This is the first move to preserve strength."
"The troops deployed outside now cannot resist the Qin army at all. If we withdraw now, we can still retain our strength. If we continue to fight fiercely outside, the final result will be that all the forces will be annihilated."
"By then, there will be no power left at all."
"Second, it is also to prove to Qi State that our Jin State really cannot bear it anymore."
"Why does Qi State never send troops and keeps making sneak attacks? Just to take advantage of the situation and make money."
"As long as Jin still has the strength to resist and can hold off, Qi will not give up and will continue to attack us. Therefore, when we withdraw our troops, it seems that Jin cannot stop us, so Qi must intervene."
"If we don't intervene anymore, Jin will be destroyed, and it will be Qi's turn."
Xie Chong talked eloquently and said sternly: "So while withdrawing the frontline army, he sent another envoy to Qi State to pay homage to King Langya of Qi State and to Yan Zichu, which enabled the Qi State army to hold back Qin State earlier. the country’s military strength.”
After Sima Chong heard this, he was also thinking in his heart.
This is somewhat feasible.
After all, if the Jin State cannot stop it, then it is indeed impossible for the Qi State to sit idly by and ignore it.
Sima Chong thought about it and said, "Thank you, Mr. Xie, I still have a concern."
Xie Chong said: "What worries does your Majesty have?"
Sima Chong said: "Once our frontline troops withdraw, Jingzhou will be handed over to Qin. Lujiang County, Yuzhang County and other places will also be handed over to Qin. By then, we can still regain it. Lost ground?”
Xie Chong sighed and said: "Your Majesty, the biggest problem now is that we can't hold on. The troops outside, with Gu Chunqiu's experience, everyone knows that there is no need to continue to resist, no need to continue to fight, as long as they surrender, they can get The Qin State relies heavily on it."
"Under this premise, the troops staying outside are more dangerous."
"Maybe we'll all surrender."
"Therefore, the troops outside must be withdrawn quickly."
"As for the local situation, the Jin court encourages local governments to go all out to defend against Qin's attack. Of course, if the local government cannot defend or stop it, there is no other way but to throw it away. To Qin."
"We are lost now, and Qin will take over. When our troops defeat the Qin army, these places will actually be taken back."
"I know that it is easy to let go, but difficult to take it back."
"But, it was not awarded."
Xie Chong was still analyzing and continued: "If there is even a slight chance of being able to hold on, we will not withdraw Shi Yu and other frontline troops, and we will not give up everything in the city. Instead, we will retreat back to Jinling City. Now. The purpose of giving up is to take it all back in the future.”
Sima Chong frowned.
He felt uncomfortable.
Extremely sad.
He thought carefully and was unwilling to implement such a strategy, but Sima Chong thought about it and couldn't help it.
Because Sima Chong also thought that he couldn't defend it.
Everything can only be left to the local government.
Sima Chong was silent for a moment, then nodded and said: "Xie Gong, I agree with your suggestion, withdraw the army on the front line. At the same time, arrange for people to declare that all places will go all out to resist the Qin army and no surrender will be allowed."
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
Xie Chong bowed and said something against his will.
Sima Chong said: "All our frontline defenses have been abandoned, then who will be sent as envoy to Qi next?"
"Let Xie Xuan do it."
Xie Chong took the initiative to recommend, and he said: "Xie Xuan once stayed in Qin State, and he is relatively familiar with the situation in Qin State. Let him go to Qi State, and he can explain it well."
Sima Chong said: "In that case, Mr. Xie will go and inform you."
"Old minister, I obey."
Xie Chong bowed in agreement and left in a hurry.
After Xie Chong left the main hall and went to the office of Xie Xuan, the official department, he saw Xie Xuan and said in a deep voice: "You have a mission now. Go directly to Qi State and lobby Qi State again to support Jin State."
Xie Xuan sighed and said, "Father, this matter is too difficult. King Langya of Qi State and Prime Minister Yan Zichu do not agree to help our Jin State for the time being."
Xie Chong said: "Now, the situation is different."
Immediately, Xie Chong talked about Gu Xi's suicide by hitting a beam, and also talked about the issue of withdrawing the troops from the front line. Finally, he said: "Under the current situation, with the troops withdrawing from the front line, the safety of Jin State is already extremely dangerous. So, We need the support of Qi State even more."
Xie Xuan thought for a while and nodded: "I already understand what my father said. But there is one thing I don't understand now."
Xie Chong said: "Do you want to say that withdrawing the army now is equivalent to handing over the country to Qin?"
"yes!"
Xie Xuan nodded.
Xie Chong sighed and said: "What I did was a helpless move. Do you think we can hold on if we continue to divide our forces to fight?"
"Can't hold on!"
Xie Xuan shook his head and answered.
Xie Chong said: "Yes, you also know that the Jin State today cannot support the division of troops to fight in different directions. In this case, the only option is to withdraw the army. Those who were surrendered to the Qin State can only be handed over to the Qin State. "
Xie Xuan nodded, and suddenly said: "Father, my son has something else to do."
Xie Chong looked at Xie Xuan and said, "What you want to say is that Gu Xi was killed in the main hall, which is very desolate. So now, our Xie family should make preparations and make plans early?"
Xie Xuan said: "Father knows clearly."
Xie Chong said: "The Xie family cannot betray. The Xie family will be loyal to the Jin Kingdom for as long as the Jin Kingdom is destroyed. When the Jin Kingdom is destroyed, the Xie family will no longer be loyal. I was the head of the officials of the Jin Kingdom, and my Xie family is more loyal." His reputation is all over the world."
"To surrender to Qin at this time would be a disgrace to my Xie family."
"Since then, the good reputation of the Xie family has been lost."
"As long as the Xie family's reputation remains, even if they are destroyed for the sake of the Jin Kingdom and the Qin Kingdom comes, the Xie family will still have a chance."
"So, you can't take the initiative to betray."
Xie Chong talked eloquently and said sternly: "As for you, Xie Xuan, now do your work well and do your work down-to-earth. The more critical a situation is, the more you need to be calm and able to stabilize your mind."
Xie Xuan took a deep breath and said, "My father is wise and my son understands."
Xie Chong ordered: "Pack up your gear and head north early."
"Here!"
Xie Xuan nodded and answered.
He watched Xie Chong leave and left on horseback this early morning without even changing his clothes.
Xie Xuan went north very quickly. From Jinling, he arrived at the dock in a short time and took a boat north to Xuzhou in the north. When he arrived at the battlefield on the front line, he continued northward to Linzi, the imperial capital of Qi State, without delay.
When Xie Xuan arrived, he went straight to the outside of Prince Langya's palace, reported his identity and asked to see him.
