Chapter 1443

Hearing Su Xuan's words, even though unifying the North from the South was still an extremely difficult task, Song Que gained some confidence.

It was clearly his first meeting with Su Xuan today, and before this, he had no interaction with Su Xuan, but inexplicably, Song Que developed great confidence in Su Xuan.

This was an extremely incredible thing.

Even though Su Xuan had revealed that stunning sword strike in front of him earlier, this was not the reason he would believe in Su Xuan.

One must know, he was an extremely proud person. In necessary times, he could even treat his own children as sacrifices and abandon them. How could he trust a stranger so wholeheartedly?

Yet Su Xuan had made Song Que feel this way.

Song Que then spoke to Su Xuan about another matter: "Earlier, Fan Qinghui came to me. Besides asking me to kill the Evil Emperor, she also spoke to me about other things."

Facts proved that Fan Qinghui pinning her hopes on Song Que and expecting Song Que to defeat Su Xuan was completely a pipe dream. Before exchanging blows with Su Xuan, Song Que still had some confidence and certainty, because at that time, he believed that the Heavenly Blade in his hand could cut anything. Even if Su Xuan was strong, he would have to receive his Heavenly Blade to know.

But after witnessing Su Xuan's sword strike and seeing the Heavenly Blade in his hand shatter, Song Que knew that even if he practiced for another few decades, he might not be the Evil Emperor's opponent, simply because this Evil Emperor's strength had reached a peak, an unbelievable realm.

If the other party was willing, he could escape from this world and drift away at any time.

Song Que continued: "She proposed to me the concept of Hu-Han integration, believing that only a nation full of inclusiveness has stronger resilience and vitality, hoping that I could abandon the policy of Han orthodoxy and turn to support the Li Clan's second son, and promised a bunch of conditions. However, I did not agree to her."

Su Xuan sneered: "What a 'Hu-Han integration.' Only a nation full of inclusiveness has more resilience and vitality? Buddhism is itself a Hu religion. Since crossing the East, it has risen wildly during the chaotic times. Now, becoming one of the three religions is not enough; it is clearly trying to steal our Central Plains orthodoxy. And even if the Han people are willing to integrate with the Hu people, the Hu people do not think as highly of the Han people as you imagine."

"Since the Five Hu ravaged the Central Plains and the Han people's clothing crossed the South, the Han people of our Central Plains have been nothing but pigs and dogs slaughtered at will by the Hu people."

"Nothing else needs to be said; just look at the current North, which is still controlled by the Hu people and forces related to the Hu people."

"Rather than calling it Hu-Han integration, it is better to say that those Hu forces cannot stand the Han people rising and want to continue to drive us Han people like pigs and dogs. Support the Li Clan? If I remember correctly, the Li Clan itself is a descendant of Hu-Han mixed blood."

Su Xuan's words showed disdain and extreme contempt for Fan Qinghui's rhetoric.

Song Que was also silent for a while. After a long time, he said: "Hu and Han cannot coexist!"

Song Que was an extreme nationalist. Although he did not want to contend for the world, he wanted to establish a purely Han-ruled dynasty.

This was because, since the Five Hu ravaged the Central Plains, the Han people of the Central Plains could be said to be worse than pigs and dogs.

The current Hu people only stole the Central Plains land by taking advantage of the weakness caused by internal chaos. Now that the Central Plains Han forces are rising again, why should they share the world with this group of barbarians from outside?

This world belongs to the men of the Han race.

As a man of the Han race, one should naturally drive out the barbarians and restore the glory of the Huaxia descendants.

"It seems the head of the Song Clan already has an answer in his heart."

Su Xuan, listening to Song Que's words, knew what the other party was thinking.

At first, he scoffed at Song Que's claim that he would not be swayed by anyone. Now it seemed Song Que was not wrong.

Fan Qinghui came to Lingnan to find Song Que, thinking she had persuaded Song Que to take action and that Song Que was willing to help her deal with Su Xuan. Little did she know, after Song Que learned some intelligence from Fan Qinghui, he already had his own ideas in his heart.

Rather than saying he issued the challenge to help Fan Qinghui, it was better to say he used this opportunity to meet Su Xuan and then seek some answers from him.

Obviously, Su Xuan had already given Song Que the answer.

"Yes, I have already made my choice in my heart!"

Song Que nodded.

Within the Song Clan, there were two views on the world situation. One faction believed this was the best time to revitalize the Song family. This faction could be called the pro-war faction, led by Song Que's younger brother, Song Zhi, who strongly advocated using Lingnan as a base and then expanding to the Yangtze River to establish a dynasty dominated by Southerners, or at least to share the world equally with the Northerners.

The other faction was the pro-peace faction, led by Song Que's son, Song Shidao, and daughter, Song Yuzhi. They believed that as long as the Song family could securely hold Lingnan, due to the dangers of the heavy oceans and high mountains, no matter who won the world, they would only adopt a policy of appeasement. With the mountains high and the Emperor far away, the Song family would be equivalent to ruling their own land. At the same time, they could not bear to see the Li people, who looked to them for leadership in Lingnan, throw their heads and shed their blood for their glory and decline.

Song Que belonged to neither faction; he was a thorough centrist. However, having said that, he had never shown opposition to the views of these two factions; he believed that both factions had their reasons for existing.

This time, if he could not get a satisfactory answer from Su Xuan.

Or rather, if he could not see the hope of Southerners unifying the North, he would eventually choose to lean towards the pro-peace faction. After all, Song Shidao and Song Yuzhi's worries were not unreasonable. For the sake of the Song family and the Lingnan people who existed by relying on the Song family, they had to make trade-offs.

But he could not help but see hope at Su Xuan's place, so Song Que chose to be pro-war at this moment.

Once the war started, perhaps the Lingnan Song family would be destroyed, and perhaps the Lingnan people who existed by relying on the Song family would be killed or injured, but as long as a dynasty ruled by pure Han people could be established and all the Hu people who entered the Central Plains could be driven out, that would be enough.

"If the Evil Emperor can really accomplish the unification of the North from the South and establish a dynasty ruled by pure Han people, what would it matter if my Lingnan Song family submits to the Evil Emperor?"

Song Que's words clearly indicated his attitude.

He could not help but indicate his attitude. As the world's situation changed and became clearer, it was completely impossible for the Lingnan Song family to stay out of it as before.

Now, the Song family had to make a choice.

And their choice would also affect the new situation of the world.