Chapter 590 Sending Peaches
After inviting Guo Chong in, the King of Jin only said three words, "Please sit down", and Bai Xingzhi hosted him throughout the rest of the meal.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Bai Xingzhi asked Guo Chong about his purpose. "Mr. Guo, what brings you here?"
Guo Chong sighed and said, "Nothing else, I'm just worried about the prince's situation."
Prince Jin was in a bad mood. Upon hearing this, he said sarcastically, "You still care about me."
Guo Chong didn't care about his attitude. He could understand that the King of Jin was in a state of anxiety at the critical moment of life and death.
"Let's not talk about the relationship between our Pingzhou Expeditionary Force and you, Your Highness, in the East China Sea. Just based on the friendship that your Highness gave you two cities for free, and based on the relationship between Lord Lu and the late emperor, my lord cannot sit idly by and watch your situation." Guo Chong said righteously.
Bai Xingzhi: Good boy, you managed to climb up.
King Jin: These reasons are beyond my comprehension. He had not expected that this was also due to his father's legacy.
Guo Chong continued, "Of the four sons of the late emperor, not to mention the Crown Prince, he was a man of unparalleled character, kind and honest, and valued friendship and loyalty. Even Prince Cheng was a man of steel, fearless and undaunted, upholding the legacy of his ancestors."
"Now we've lost two of our four sons. My Lord, if something happens to you again, and Song Mo, this traitor, this heartless, narrow-minded, and intolerant man, is left alone in this world, wouldn't the late Emperor and the late Crown Prince be heartbroken if they knew?"
In short, King Jin, your death is not just the death of one person.
These words may have deeply touched the King of Jin. Forced into a desperate situation, King Jin's eyes were filled with tears. He thought, who would want to die if they can live?
"Therefore, Your Majesty, Xingzhi, given the current situation, you must make plans early."
After wiping the tears from his eyes, the King of Jin ate his snacks in a daze. What nonsense! Didn't he know he had to make plans early? But he also had to have a way out before he could make plans!
Bai Xingzhi: "Mr. Guo, what you say makes sense. I wonder if your master has anything to teach us?"
Guo Chong finally said, "Your Highness, although we very much want to take you to Pingzhou, we also know that doing so would be humiliating to you. Our Lord also does not want to wrong you."
Bai Xingzhi was stunned when he heard this. If this were the case, where would the prince go?
"So my lord has chosen a place for you that will both keep you away from the troubled East China Sea and preserve your loyalty to the ancestors of the Song family." Guo Chong thought to himself, "You didn't want to live on your knees, so you chose to die standing. Now you have a choice, you can live standing."
"May I ask what Governor Lu means?" A white light flashed in Bai Xingzhi's mind.
"Xingzhi, you know, there's a country called Fusang to the east of the East China Sea. The land there is fertile, the seafood is abundant, and there are abundant silver mines. The people on the island are all uncivilized."
"Most importantly, the climate and land area there are similar to those in the East China Sea, making it very pleasant and suitable for living. My Lord suggests that the prince and his trusted subordinates move there."
Upon hearing this, King Jin was shamefully moved.
Bai Xingzhi also thought this was a good place. Most importantly, the prince wouldn't resist this escape route.
Bai Xingzhi's heart moved. Such a place... Pingzhou has been prepared for it?
Suddenly, he marveled at the Pingzhou think tank's strategy for the East China Sea war. The choice of Fusang gave him a sense of planning and winning from afar. This ability to anticipate three steps ahead was truly astonishing.
"Could this place be a lie to me?" King Jin was suspicious. Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence...
Guo Chong thought, if the customer has doubts, of course they must be resolved.
"To be honest, Your Highness, this is a place that my Lord has his eyes on. I originally wanted to wait until everything was settled before sending people to develop it. Now that Your Highness needs it most, I'm giving it to You first."
King Jin: "I see. But even if I am willing, Fusang is far away on the other side of the sea. How can I get there?"
"Of course we'll go by boat!" Guo Chong smiled. He was a good person, committed to his mission. Their Pingzhou service had always satisfied their partners.
"Your Highness, you only need to take inventory of the supplies and personnel you are taking with you. Leave the rest to us in Pingzhou."
King Jin took a deep breath and asked, "One last question. How do you plan to break the current situation?" Will Xie Zhan, or Song Mo, let him go?
Guo Chong smiled and said, "These princes can be entrusted to us in Pingzhou to solve."
Then, he said solemnly, "We in Pingzhou will definitely allow the prince and his subordinates to board the ship smoothly. This is the premise."
Prince Jin and Bai Xingzhi exchanged a glance. What a boast! Could Pingzhou have any hidden cards? However, Pingzhou's strength was certainly not to be underestimated.
At this time, Guo Chong timely proposed that he wanted to go to the toilet to solve the three urgent needs of life. After being agreed, he said goodbye.
Bai Xingzhi discussed it with King Jin.
Since Pingzhou has shown them a way out, they should also be sensible.
In Bai Xingzhi's opinion, they were all going to escape from Dali, a place of trouble, anyway, so handing over the territories and people under their jurisdiction to Pingzhou was considered a reward.
The King of Jin was in complete agreement. He couldn't defend the remaining territory, nor could he take the common people or the buildings of the King of Jin's Palace with him. Rather than giving Song Mo a good deal, it would be better to give Pingzhou a good deal and disgust Song Mo and Xie Zhan at the same time!
If possible, King Jin really wants to let the two of them taste the feeling of drawing water with a bamboo basket and getting nothing!
This is impossible, but it is possible to make them make a big fuss and then have half of the peaches picked away by others.
After Guo Chong came back, Bai Xingzhi went to talk to him, and finally the two sides reached an agreement.
Afterwards, both sides worked together wholeheartedly to resist the enemy. The troops under the command of the Prince of Jin obeyed the orders of the Pingzhou Expeditionary Force's high command, as long as it did not endanger the Prince of Jin's safety.
After resolving the immediate crisis, Pingzhou would use the Cao Gang to escort the Prince of Jin and his entourage to Fusang. In return, the Prince of Jin was willing to hand over the cities under his jurisdiction and any soldiers who did not wish to go to Fusang to Pingzhou.
The King of Jin decided to cooperate with Pingzhou and hand over the command of the army because he had realized that continuing to fight with the court would only lead to unnecessary sacrifices.
If it were before, he would definitely fight to the end, even if it meant the death of his entire army.
Now that he has a way to retreat, among the remaining soldiers, there must be some loyal ones who are willing to leave their homes and follow him to Fuso. These soldiers are the capital for him to gain a foothold in Fuso in the future. Every death is a loss to him.
He handed it over to Pingzhou for command, because some of the soldiers there would be merged into the Pingzhou army after he left, and he believed that the other party would also cherish their troops.
After the agreement was reached, Bai Xingzhi sighed. The East China Sea was actually an excellent place to start a business, with fertile land, abundant water resources, and rivers connecting all directions.
As the saying goes, where there is water, there is wealth. If it had developed well, it would have been a great place to establish a stronghold. But fate and time did not allow them to develop in the end.
Guo Chong did not ask Bai Xingzhi whether he would follow the King of Jin to Fusang.
We can talk about these later.
Raising this question now makes them look like greedy people.
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