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Chapter 31 Lu Xiufu, one of the Three Heroes of the Southern Song Dynasty

Upon hearing Zhao Qi's words, all the civil and military officials in the hall fell silent.

Even the middle-aged civil official who had just made the suggestion quickly retreated into the crowd.

Seeing the state of the civil and military officials in the hall, Zhao Qi's face turned ashen.

"What? Is there not a single one of you civil and military officials willing to share my burdens?"

An enraged Zhao Qi loudly questioned the assembled civil and military officials:

Just as the atmosphere in the room grew increasingly tense, and Zhao Qi's face turned ashen, just as he was about to forcefully point out someone, a person stepped out from the group of civil officials.

It was Lu Xiufu, the prime minister of the Southern Song Dynasty, who first suggested that Zhao Qi should try to break out of the encirclement.

"Your Majesty! This trip out of the city to negotiate with the traitor Dong is tantamount to venturing into the tiger's den. The outcome is hard to predict, and it is understandable that your colleagues are worried."

"But as the Prime Minister of the Great Song Dynasty, I, Lu Xiufu, should take the lead in relieving His Majesty's worries during this time of national crisis."

"Your humble servant is willing to leave the city and negotiate with Dong Zhuo."

Seeing that Lu Xiufu was willing to leave the city to negotiate, Zhao Qi was overjoyed and exclaimed loudly:

"See? This is my most trusted minister. All of you civil and military officials should emulate him in the future."

After reprimanding all the civil and military officials in the hall, Zhao Qi spoke to Lu Xiufu with a gentle expression:

"Minister Lu! I entrust you with full authority over this peace negotiation. Quickly assemble the delegation and lead it out of the city to negotiate."

"Regarding the conditions proposed by General Dong, as long as he is willing to submit and withdraw his troops, you should try your best to meet all his demands."

Aside from my throne, high-ranking official positions, and generous salaries, give him whatever he wants.

Upon hearing Zhao Qi's words, Lu Xiufu felt a pang of sorrow, but he immediately suppressed it.

The Southern Song court demonstrated exceptional efficiency this time, quickly assembling a delegation of several dozen people.

The peace delegation, led by Lu Xiufu, with the consent of Mo Fei, left the city by hanging basket and held the peace talks at the main tent of Dong Jiajun's army camp.

At this moment, in the main tent of Dong Jun's camp, all the generals of Dong family army gathered together.

When Lu Xiufu and his delegation were led into the main tent, they were met with such a fierce and menacing scene.

Several timid members of the entourage immediately turned pale and began to tremble.

Sitting high on the main seat, Mo Fei, clad in silver armor and a blood-red cloak, was staring intently at the delegation with eyes as sharp as a hawk's.

His powerful aura silenced everyone in the delegation except for Lu Xiufu.

Looking at the middle-aged envoy in front of him, dressed in purple robes, with a thin face and a dignified yet humble demeanor, standing in the tent, Mo Fei was also a little curious.

Historically, this person was one of the three outstanding figures of the Southern Song Dynasty, and he was known for his extremely fierce temperament.

Surrounded by the Yuan and Mongol forces, and carrying the last emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty on his back, he forced all his family members and children to jump into the sea.

He directly jumped into the sea with the last emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty, which can be said to have ended the Song Dynasty's centuries-long fate.

"How did such a ruthless person become a peace envoy this time?"

"Lu Xiufu, is that it? Did you come here this time because the Emperor in the palace is prepared to surrender?"

"If so, go back and tell him that as long as he surrenders, I, Dong Tianbao, can guarantee that I will not take his life and will let him live a life of luxury and ease."

Lu Xiufu listened attentively to Mo Fei's words before looking directly into Mo Fei's eyes and replying in a calm and clear voice without the slightest hint of stage fright: "General Dong's tone almost made me feel as if you had already infiltrated my Jiankang Mansion."

"But I must remind the general that there are still 50,000 armored soldiers and over a million civilians in my Jiankang Prefecture, and the army that will come to the aid of the emperor will arrive soon."

"Our Emperor only needs to recruit soldiers, rely on the city walls, and wait for reinforcements to arrive. How dare you, General, claim that your hastily assembled army can definitely break through the capital of our Great Song Dynasty?"

Lu Xiufu, worthy of his reputation as one of the three outstanding figures of the Southern Song Dynasty, began by making a sarcastic remark about Mo Fei.

Then he compared his own advantages with Mo Fei's disadvantages, and finally pointed out the problem with the composition of Mo Fei's army, hitting Mo Fei's weak point.

Mo Fei watched Lu Xiufu's words with great interest, but did not argue with him. Instead, she stared at him and scrutinized him, letting him do as he pleased.

Seeing that he had spoken at length but Mo Wu remained completely unmoved, Lu Xiufu frowned slightly.

But he came with a mission, bearing the weight of the nation's fate; reality wouldn't allow him to abandon it, nor could he give up. He could only continue to persuade him:

"General Dong rose from a lowly monk in a temple to command an army of hundreds of thousands, a meteoric rise indeed. But governing the world and dealing with foreign enemies is no easy task."

"Before my king sent me here, he told me that there had been some misunderstandings between the court and you in the past, but the court is willing to make amends for these matters."

"General, all you need to do this time is withdraw your troops and surrender. You may choose any official position in our Great Song Dynasty."

"Ha ha……!"

Mo Fei, upon hearing Lu Xiufu's words, laughed mockingly:

"Give me a choice? Let's not even talk about whether you can give me what I want. Even if what you say is true, there are still 5 troops in the city."

"But do you think that the people of Health City, after being oppressed and exploited by your court for so long, are in a better position?"

Now that they've heard the news of my Dong family army reducing taxes and redistributing land, will they still help you defend the city? I think you should be secretly laughing if they don't help me attack the city.

Upon hearing Mo Fei's words, Lu Xiufu's expression began to turn unnatural. Mo Fei's words went straight to the point, peeling back the layers of the Southern Song Dynasty's shortcomings, leaving Lu Xiufu speechless for a moment.

"As for the reinforcements you mentioned, that's even more laughable. The Song Dynasty is currently engulfed in flames and riots everywhere, so where would any reinforcements come from to rescue you?"

Mo Fei's rebuttal left Lu Xiufu speechless for a moment. At this moment, the Song Dynasty really had no leverage to negotiate.

No matter how eloquent Lu Xiufu was, even a clever woman can't cook without rice. The Southern Song Dynasty was now in such a state of decline that no one could turn the tide.

"I don't see any sincerity from you. You should go back to the palace and discuss things with your emperor before you come back to talk to me."

"see a visitor out!"

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Mo Fei got up abruptly, intending to leave the tent.

A flicker of panic crossed Lu Xiufu's eyes, but he quickly regained his composure and said:

"General Dong was once a minister of the people. Does he really want to overthrow our Great Song Dynasty and plunge the people into misery at this critical moment for the nation?"

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