Qin Sheng, who hid in the dark and fired arrows to force Lin Ran back and successfully covered his father-in-law's retreat, immediately took another arrow and put it on his full bow.
His eyes were as sharp as a falcon, and he was bound to nip in the bud any dangers that threatened his father-in-law's safety.
The whole situation changed rapidly. Except for a few people who were mentally prepared, everyone took a breath of cold air when they reacted.
Is Lu Desheng going against the grain? Really contrary?
Prince Gong's face was full of seriousness and worry, Your Majesty, you thought you could capture or kill Lu Desheng by surprise, but unexpectedly, the Lu family was also prepared. The Lu family is indeed disobedient.
Lu Desheng had indeed deceived him before! But what if Prince Gong comes to his senses? In this situation, it is obvious that he has gotten out of hand, and now he is in trouble.
At this time, Lin Ran returned to the crowd and did not play any role.
Prince Gong asked him, "Lin Ran, why didn't you kill Lu Desheng immediately?"
Lin Ranjiu paused and said, "I wanted to kill him, but I couldn't. Didn't you see those arrows shot from the dark? There was a magic archer hiding in the dark to cover him."
Prince Gong choked, and the emperor decided on this plan. He originally wanted to catch Lu Desheng off guard, but after Lu Desheng was prepared, the advantage of surprise was gone.
When Gong Qin looked at Lu Desheng, Lu Desheng's people were protecting him and retreating.
Prince Gong shouted at his back, "Lu Desheng, you have to think about it, rebellion is a serious crime against the nine tribes!"
"Before it becomes a big mistake, you can plead guilty and I will plead with the emperor to spare your life and pardon your relatives."
Lu Desheng sneered as he walked. It was so naive to say such a thing when such a desperate plan came to light.
Lu Desheng was surrounded by a group of supporters and retreated to the east, where he backed Liaoxi County. They formed a triangle with the imperial court officials who backed Yuyang County and the Xianbei Royal Court negotiating team who backed the northern grasslands.
"Master Lu, please sit down."
Someone moved a grand master's chair with a wink, and someone else handed over a vermilion cloak.
Lu Desheng had just taken off the official uniform of the Dali Dynasty, and now he was only wearing regular clothes. He took the cloak, draped it over his body, then lifted up the hem of his clothes and sat down.
Facing Prince Gong's persuasion, Lu Desheng only said, "Prince Gong doesn't need to say more. All this is the result of Song Mo's persecution. Let's not mention his persecution of our Qin family and Lu family, just talk about his giving up Pingzhou. It’s unforgivable.”
"In order to fight against the Xianbei army, all the soldiers and people in Pingzhou shed blood and sweat to save their homeland. But what did Song Mo do in the face of all this? What did the court do? Cession Pingzhou and Youzhou, let the people lose their homes and land! Let them bleed, sweat, and shed tears!"
"Facing the foreigners of Xianbei, Song Mo is weak, but I, Lu Desheng, am not. The emperor can give up on the people of Pingzhou, and the officials of the court can give up on them, but I, Lu Desheng, will never give up on them."
"I swear to live and die with Pingzhou and its people! If Pingzhou is alive, I will be there; if Pingzhou dies, I will die!"
These words were definitely from Lu Desheng's heart. Pingzhou was the foundation of their Qin and Lu families. If Pingzhou was gone, they would not have to live anymore.
Lu Desheng's strong declaration shocked all the Han people present, especially the soldiers and ordinary people in Pingzhou, who felt the deepest.
Prince Gong's face was as dark as water. At this point, he no longer thought about right and wrong. He could only deal with the matter with grit.
The members of the Xianbei negotiating team were completely unprepared for such changes.
They first felt that there was something wrong with the Emperor of Dali. A capable minister like Lu Desheng was dismissed from his post at the first request. Before he had time to be happy, Lu Desheng turned against him?
Then they felt that they were in trouble. Pingzhou was in the hands of Lu Desheng, and it would be difficult for Xianbei to win it.
And listen, what did Lu Desheng just say? Just call them Xianbei barbarians, and say that if you want to occupy Pingzhou, you have to step over their corpses.
Not only that, but his subsequent declaration also shouted the slogan of living or dying with Pingzhou.
Such strong resistance is very detrimental to them.
Therefore, Lu Desheng must die.
"Prince Gong, in this situation, you, Dali, must give us an explanation for the Xianbei Royal Court. Does the result of the negotiation just now count?" Tuo Bayu stated with a serious face.
"Prince Tuoba, we, Dali, will definitely stick to the agreement we made."
Prince Gong kept a straight face, trying hard to ignore the warmth on his face. He has to deal with the rebellion now and must stabilize Xianbei.
Most of the officials present suddenly felt very strange. This condition was negotiated by Lu Desheng. It was really...
They didn't know what to say.
Lu Desheng smiled jokingly, "Prince Tuoba, I'm sorry to inform you that the results of the negotiation just now do not count."
"I was the person in charge of this negotiation in Dali just now. Now, as the highest local governor and the highest administrative person in charge of Pingzhou, I do not agree with the outcome of this negotiation."
Lu Desheng's words slapped Prince Gong in the face, and also slapped the court in the face.
The faces of all the court officials present were very ugly.
Members of the Xianbei negotiating team headed by Tuoba Yu looked at Prince Gong at this time.
Seeing this, Lu Desheng said coldly, "Pingzhou is in my hands, and Tuobalian is also in my hands. You members of the Xianbei negotiation team have a little bit of brains, and you all know who to talk to."
Mr. Lu's indiscriminate attack directly made the members of the Xianbei negotiation team look ugly.
They are just pretending to be stupid, but they are not really stupid.
When Prince Gong heard this, he felt regretful. In order not to alert the enemy, he did not ask Pingzhou to hand over Tuobalian to the custody of the imperial court. As a result, Tuobalian no longer has this bargaining chip in his hands.
"Lu Desheng, are you sure you want to have your own way?" Prince Gong confirmed his attitude again.
Lu Desheng spread his hands and said, "Prince Gong, I have no choice but to capture him without mercy, right?"
At this time, Zuo Anmin, who had been silent all this time, said sternly, "Prince Gong, why bother talking to him so much? What he just said was so high-sounding, just to beautify his wolfish ambitions and the fact that Lu Desheng was treasonous! Such! The rebellious officials and traitors should be punished on the spot!"
Zuo Anmin was extremely sad. He never expected that his nephew would die in Pingzhou.
Prince Gong solemnly said, "Prince Tuoba, please lead your Xianbei army to retreat temporarily and give us some time and space to resolve our differences, okay?"
Lu Desheng said jokingly, "Actually, you can be more shameless and cooperate with Xianbei."
But neither Tuo Bayu and others nor Prince Gong and others paid attention to him.
Of course Tuoba Yu agreed to what Prince Gong said.
It was obvious that the two sides were about to fight.
He knew that the Han people also have a saying, which is that when the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman will benefit.
This time they, Xianbei, will just be fishermen and go to the theater.
Wait until they are both defeated, and then kill them all in one fell swoop.
"Commanders, listen to the order -" Tuoba Yu took out the order flag and waved it, "Retreat twenty miles!"
