The whole hall was silent, this is already asking for too much, what else can be added? Mainly, what else can the country guard take out?

  "He." Tao Ding looked at Min Chi and said, "The envoy conveys a message to the Marquis of Wei that our Song State wants Song Huaiqian."

  "Hmm..." Song Chuoyi raised her hand to touch the tip of her eyebrow, it was indeed possible to transmit, and she wasnt afraid of being exposed, after all, it was helping the Wei country, and not harming them, but there really was no need for that, she could make the decision herself. However, staying in Song country wasnt what she wanted either, this body belonged to a person from Song country, and judging by the wedding dress, it wasnt of low status either, if she were to be recognized, it would also cause some trouble.

  Moreover, among all the states, Song was the one that attached most importance to etiquette and law. If it were discovered that she was a woman, she would certainly not be tolerated. It would be absolutely impossible for her to stay there for long.

  Song Qi Cheng Jun greatly admired Song Chu Yis insight at such a young age. "What, sir? Youre not speaking. Is it that you dont want to come to the Song State?"

  His words also meant that he agreed with Taos statement. As long as the Marquis of Wei was willing to let Song Chuayi go, the State of Song would agree to make peace.

  At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, he had always been staying in the small Yang City, but this time, he found that he still had a bright future!

  "To be honest, although I have been helping the Marquis of Wei with his affairs, I have never held an official position in the state of Wei and have always come and gone freely. However, if I were to say something, Your Majesty would certainly punish me." Song Chu bowed his head and said.

  Song Quecheng Jun listened to her and had not served in the Wei State, was overjoyed in his heart, and said, "Sir, please speak, I wont blame you."

  With Song Chengjuns guarantee, Song Chu Yi carefully asked, "Sir, have you ever thought that people like Shang Yang, why are they unwilling to work in the State of Song?"

  This remark seems to have struck a sore spot, not only for Shang Yang, but also for the talented scholars of this country who have been going abroad one after another. But why did Song Chu specifically mention Shang Yang?

  No one spoke on the platform, but the atmosphere became solemn.

  Song Chengjun didnt mind, after all, the decline of Song from the Spring and Autumn Five Hegemons wasnt on his hands. He usurped the throne and took over Song, apart from enjoying himself, he also wanted to show that he was wiser than the previous ruler. So he said, "My countrys power cant compare with Qi, Chu, Han, Zhao, Qin, Wei, and Yan. A talented person has high aspirations, naturally, Song cannot contain him."

  "Not so." Song Chu looked around, all eyes were focused on her. "After Qin Mu Gongs hegemony, there were repeated disorders, and the wars with Wei State had never stopped for over 200 years. By the time of Qin Xiao Gong, only a fragment of the mountains and rivers remained. Compared to Song State, how much stronger could it be? Shang Yang took root in Qin State without hesitation, because Qin had the courage to change and the guts to accept new laws!"

  At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, he spoke with great eloquence and passion. After finishing his speech, he slowed down his tone and said, "Those who can assist the Song Dynasty must have the talent to reform like Shang Yang. Unfortunately, I dont have such ability. If I stay in the Song Dynasty, Im afraid I will not achieve anything in the future and will disappoint Your Majesty."

  "The Qin is nothing but a barbarian tribe! My Song Dynasty has known the law since the Spring and Autumn period!" someone coldly snorted.

  Song Chu smiled and did not comment. The speaker must be an old clan of the Song State, Shang Yangs reform had harmed the interests of the old clans of Qin State, they knew it clearly, how could they let Shang Yang harm their interests?

  "The law of a strong country, first is military change, second is reform. Which powerful country in the world has not gone through these two things? Now that the overall situation has been settled, the era of military change has passed, and if we want to strengthen national power, reform is the only feasible way." In fact, Song initially did not think about getting Song Xianggongs agreement on reform. From the beginning, the atmosphere in the State of Song had been filled with stale air, and the thoughts of the old clans were extremely stubborn.

  As that person just said, the common people of Song are educated and will not easily accept new laws like those in Qin.

  "Your Excellency, this mans words are irrelevant to the question, he only knows how to show off his talent, he is definitely not worthy of great use!" Finally, someone couldnt help but jump out and speak.

  At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, one raised his hand and stood up, hearing the words, his eyebrows slightly raised in a subtle and unnoticeable way.

  Min Chi, however, saw it clearly and suddenly understood that what she said about changing the law was not really to persuade Song Qi Cheng Jun to change the law, but to stimulate the crisis awareness of the old clan. Even if she said there was no talent for changing the law, it didnt mean she wouldnt persuade Song Qi Cheng Jun to change the law.

  The elders of the clan feared that if she stayed, she would continue to persuade them to change their ways, harming their interests, and they would inevitably prevent her from staying in Song.

  Although many people are suspicious, everything she says is true. If Song Guo wants to be strong, there is only one way to change the law. If it werent for Min Chi being just a step away from her, seeing this subtle movement would not know whether she was sincere or pretending.

  Min did not expect that his first diplomatic mission abroad would encounter such a formidable character.

  As soon as dissenting voices emerged, many people echoed them.

  Tao Ding let out a faint sigh, he too was from an old clan! Although he didnt oppose reform, if he really openly supported it, his clan would surely expel him. Having been influenced by Confucianism since childhood, he had a strong sense of clan identity, and he didnt have the courage to defy it.

  Song Cheon-gyeong was also a headache. He wanted to reform and strengthen the country, but he was also from an old noble family, and even his own clan would not support him.

  "What is Mr. Song good at?" Song Qiucheng could only start from elsewhere and find a sufficient reason to keep Song Chuyi.

  Song Shi thought for a moment and replied, "War."

  The hall also quieted down, Song Qi Cheng Jun was astonished, he thought Song Chu would say "diplomacy". Diplomacy, that is, the diplomacy between countries.

  Song Chu bowed his head and said, "Huaichen is not talented, but he is best at planning battles."

  She is good at winning wars with strategy.

  The Song Dynasty does not urgently need such talent, because the Song Dynasty has many scholars, once the Song Dynasty is attacked, there will be scholars running around in various countries, either persuading to retreat or persuading other countries to send troops to assist, generally they cant fight. So even if the Song Dynastys military is weak, its not that people with strategic talent are indispensable.

  However, military strategists say: The best way is to attack with a good plan. The highest state of using troops is to defeat the enemy by strategy.

  At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, there was a case where Duke Ping of Jin wanted to attack Qi. He sent his minister Fan Zhao to observe whether Qi could be attacked or not. As a result, he was easily dissuaded by Qis senior official Yanzi and avoided a war.

  Hence, winning a war is also possible without fighting by subduing the enemys army.

  Many people can think of it, but due to the change in law that Song Chuyi just mentioned, everyone is very hesitant. However, after weighing the pros and cons, the old aristocratic family of the Song State still chose to be conservative, anyway, Song Guo temporarily does not have too much danger, they can completely go find a talent who does not advocate for changing the law.

  "Let the two of you go to the inn and rest for a night first. I, Song Qiucheng, will think carefully about it."

  If these 30,000 troops stay here any longer, there will be little left to defend the country. Although Min Chi was anxious in his heart, he also knew that he could not say anything more. He then followed Song Chu out of the palace.

  When both of them wanted to get on the carriage, Mian Chi hesitated and stepped down, asking, "Sir, as you are acting on behalf of Wei Guo, how can you let personal matters affect the affairs of Wei Guo?"

  If it werent for Song Chuyis affair, he would have been confident that Song Qiucheng would agree to make peace on the spot. If Song Chuyi had agreed to stay in Song Guo, this matter would have been settled, but she came up with this instead! Staying in Song Guo is not as good as staying in Wei Guo?

  "Ah." Song Chu stopped in his tracks, raised his head and patted his smooth forehead, as if remembering something, "I remember... I only promised to rescue the 30,000 soldiers for certain people, but didnt promise anything else."

  As soon as he finished speaking, Song Chuoyi smiled and said with no sincerity at all, "Im really sorry to have delayed your progress."

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  Hands clasped: both hands inserted into the sleeves and crossed over the chest. This was a favorite gesture of scholars during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and whenever this term appears later on, it carries this meaning.

  As for the article "Mou Zhan", those who are interested can go and search for it. Its very short, about 200-300 words or so.