Chapter 325 Even if it falls on me, I won't say a word
I am sent to protect the country, but I don't know where the general is needed.
If peace can be maintained by sacrificing a woman, what is the use of soldiers?
"Words weighing the pros and cons can come from the mouth of the sovereign, can come from the mouths of the officials in the court, but they cannot come from the mouth of a general like you."
"The power and position you hold, the salary you receive, are meant for you to stand up and defend your country in times of crisis, not for you to weigh the pros and cons and decide you can sacrifice others to avoid war."
"To outsiders, you are a coward, a coward who doesn't even dare to go to the battlefield."
"From ancient times to the present, I have never seen a general say, 'Since we can marry a princess to maintain peace, why do we have to fight? War means death, and our soldiers are also human beings.'"
"A soldier's duty is to protect every citizen, whether it's 10,000, 1,000, or even just one person. They are still citizens of this country."
Shangguan Tong was talking so much that his lips were about to bubble up.
"Even if this person today wasn't the princess, but any of the people of Northern Yan, Northern Yan wouldn't agree. Furthermore, how could you rashly agree to this before the Lord has agreed?"
Shen Sui argued, "But when the Lord wanted to marry the Cui family's daughter, everyone thought it was a great idea. Even when Chen Mo was engaged to the Cui family's daughter, everyone thought it was a good idea. Wasn't this also for the sake of marrying into the Northern Yan family?"
He still didn't think he was wrong.
Shangguan Tong was so angry when he heard this that he took a sip of tea and suppressed his anger and said, "What kind of marriage is that? What kind of marriage is this?"
"Whether it's the marriage between the Lord and the Cui family, or between Chen Mo and Cui Jiuniang, they are both well-matched. The man and woman are well-matched, and it will bring peace to the world. Why not do it?"
"The Lord agrees, Chen Mo agrees, the Cui family agrees, everyone is very satisfied, even the parties involved think it's good. Everyone is happy, what's wrong with this?"
"This is completely different from your marriage proposal! Have someone contact the Prince of Nanhuai and tell him I'm here and that we need to discuss this matter again. Beiyan doesn't agree to the previous conditions."
Shen Sui frowned and disagreed: "Military Advisor, since the matter has been settled, if we renegotiate it, there will be too many variables."
Shangguan Tong turned to look at him: "What do you mean?"
Shen Sui thought for a moment and said, "Some of what the military advisor said is indeed true. I may have been impulsive before, but now that things have been decided, the three states of Nanhuai and the four states of Xiling are within our grasp. It would be bad if something unexpected happened."
Shangguan Tong asked him again, "You mean that marrying Wang Ji to him is the most appropriate thing to do?"
"Exactly."
"So you did something inappropriate in a moment of impulse, and you want the Cui family to sacrifice a daughter to make up for your mistake?"
Shangguan Tong hit the nail on the head.
Chen Sui remained silent, but now that things had come to this, he could only bite the bullet and admit his mistake.
Shangguan Tong was silent for a long time, looking at him with increasingly disappointed eyes: "Then let me ask you, why is it your fault that the Cui family should be sacrificed to save them? Do you think this is the right thing to do?"
"Why should the Cui family be sacrificed? Why should Wang Ji be sacrificed? What have they done wrong? You are only a general, not a lord. You cannot be the master of the Cui family, do you know that?"
"Even the Lord can't bring himself to say that, you know? Marrying a beautiful girl who has pledged allegiance to his clan to an old man as a concubine is something no one with a conscience would do.
If he does this, who will dare to pledge allegiance to him and put their lives in his hands?"
"General Shen, you are really brave. You did something that even the Lord dared not do."
Shangguan Tong let out a long breath, too lazy to waste any more time talking to him. "Please have someone contact them. I'll talk to the King of Nanhuai again."
"Military Advisor." Shen Sui still disagreed, "Do you know that this opportunity is a godsend? Beiyan can obtain seven states without spending a single soldier. Its rise to world dominance is just around the corner."
"If we miss this opportunity, we will have to send troops to conquer them in the future. Yes, I really shouldn't have done that. It is my duty to protect our country and our soldiers, but since there is a better way, I can't just watch them take the more difficult path."
"It's clear that we don't need to fight. If you're worried that the Cui family won't agree, don't worry. After the matter is resolved, I will come to apologize in person."
"Absurd, absurd!" Shangguan Tong was furious. "What are you doing here to apologize for? You've ruined a girl's life, and you think that's all you need to do to apologize? So, you're forcing her to forgive you and stop arguing with you, right?"
Shangguan Tong was really going crazy.
"If the person she wants to marry is your sister or your daughter, would you agree?"
"For the sake of our country, why can't I agree? If this is the case, then it's her fate."
Shangguan Tong was almost vomiting blood because of him: "You are not the one to marry for love, right? Get out of here, get out!"
The two parted on bad terms, Chen Sui turned and left, and Shangguan Tong was so angry that he threw the teacup beside him.
"Stupid, ignorant, ridiculous!"
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Cui Jing looked around the camp and saw that many places were blocked from entering, so he had to come back with a gloomy look on his face. When he came back, he happened to meet Shen Sui hurriedly coming out of the tent.
Seeing Cui Jing, Shen Sui's face darkened slightly: "What are you doing here?"
"What for?" Cui Jing sneered, his eyes narrowed slightly. "General Shen wants to marry my younger sister off as a concubine. As her brother, can I not interfere? People who know you will think you are the general, while those who don't will think you are the King of Northern Yan."
"Cui Jing." Shen Sui took a deep breath. "This matter has been decided. You should stop making trouble. Since the Cui family is from Northern Yan, they should also contribute to the world of Northern Yan."
"General Shen is so arrogant. He keeps saying that our Cui family should sacrifice themselves for Beiyan. I wonder if he will still say this when the matter falls on his head."
"Even if it falls on me, I won't say a word."
"Okay, okay, I heard what you said, and so many people here heard it. If that day really comes, please don't slap yourself in the face, General Shen, and don't be so reluctant."
"Of course not." Shen Sui said frankly.
"That would be the best." Just then, seeing Shangguan Tong coming out of the tent, Cui Jing called out to him, "Military Advisor, did you hear that? General Shen said that if the marriage matter fell to him, he would definitely not object."
Shangguan Tong nodded, he heard it.
"In that case, please ask the military advisor to be a witness, so that no one will regret it in the future and contradict themselves, which would be shameless."
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