Southeast Ca Mau

In the third year of the Taiping and Xingguo reign, Li Yu died in Bianliang. Only a few years after the last country in the south of the Yangtze River to compete with the Song Dynasty was destroyed, King Qian Chu of Wuyue received an edict from Bianliang: Go to Beijing for pilgrimage. For decades, the Qian family guarded the southeast corner, neither competing with the Song Dynasty nor launching war lightly. When Zhao Kuangyin was in power, he once said to Qian Chu: "As long as I am here, there will be no danger in the southeast." Now that Taizu is dead, Zhao Guangyi ascends the throne. The old promises are still there, but the person who said these words is no longer there. Qian Chu knew that this trip was dangerous, but he still followed the order and went north to Bianliang. Along the way, he watched the Song flag gradually cross the old border, and also watched the things that once belonged to Wu and Yue be replaced bit by bit by the new order. When he arrived in Bianliang, Zhao Guangyi did not force him. Instead, he gave him a banquet and a seat, talked with him about the landscape of the south of the Yangtze River, and recounted the past events of Taizu. The etiquette was so complete that there was almost no flaw. But Qian Chu knew that Wu Yue didn't have much time left. If he resists, the peace that has been maintained for decades may be destroyed; if he accepts the land, the southeastern business that Qian has worked so hard for for generations will completely come to an end. He did not have the soldiers and horses to defeat the Song army, but he was not willing to let Wu Yue disappear like this. Thus, a battle without weapons began.