Just as Jiang Boya and others expected, when this appeal becomes widely known to the world, Pingzhou will become famous all over the world.
When they first heard Pingzhou's appeal, everyone in the world was confused.
The first part of this statement, which reveals the secrets of the royal family, is normal, but the second part is really shocking.
It simply sat on the Li court's face and trampled the court's face on the ground.
No, this Pingzhou has such a big tone!
Some old scholars directly shouted, "What a shameless talk! What a shameless talk!"
Seriously, I have never seen such an arrogant statement. A small Pingzhou dared to compete with the imperial court. No, it dared to be so arrogant and put its position above the imperial court.
But no matter what, Pingzhou became famous because of this arrogant statement.
And as the proclamation became famous all over the world, the truth about Pingzhou's self-reliance also spread.
It turned out that in the face of the threat from the Xianbei royal court, Dali decided to cede Pingzhou and Youzhou, and also planned to punish the hero Lu Desheng.
Isn't this going too far? If Lu Desheng refuses to obey, it’s normal if he goes against it, otherwise, are we waiting to be wiped off our necks?
In addition, Pingzhou was abandoned by the imperial court, and Youzhou was ceded to Xianbei by the imperial court. Lu Desheng and others took it back from Xianbei. Is there any problem?
Therefore, when some old scholars once again criticized Pingzhou for his arrogance, some ordinary people refused to listen.
"Although Pingzhou sounded a little loud, he was right. They said that Pingzhou would come to rescue the disasters that Dali could not help. Whether it was the Nanyang earthquake or the Yanmen snow disaster, the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce was there. How much affordable food did the people of Nanyang eat? During the Yanmen snow disaster, how many victims did a chamber of commerce save? And the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce belongs to Pingzhou!"
"Let's take a look at their records again. We faced the Xianbei army as well. Dali lost four out of four battles and Pingzhou won three out of three! Doesn't this correspond to the sentence that Pingzhou, a foreign enemy that Dali can't defeat, comes to fight?"
"In the end, Youzhou and Pingzhou were ceded by the Dali court, but in the end, they were taken back by Governor Lu. Isn't this the case of 'the land ceded by Dali will be recovered by Pingzhou'?"
"So, the tone of Pingzhou's statement is a bit exaggerated, and it's not bragging."
Human beings all have the mentality of admiring the strong, especially when there is a weak comparison group like the Li court nearby. The power of Pingzhou makes countless people feel good and yearn for it.
Moreover, because the secrets of Song Mode's improper throne were exposed by the propaganda, all the sufferings of the people in the past two years seemed to have found an outlet. They did not dare to say it, but they may not have no complaints against the emperor and the court in their hearts.
That said, it's always easier to blame others than to find fault in yourself.
Chang'an, main hall
Pingzhou's message made the whole court go through a storm.
Song Mo tore up all the messages written by the Yushitai in the past two days to attack Lu Desheng.
"Besides calling Lu Desheng a rebellious minister and traitor, he is unworthy of the late emperor. What else can you write?"
Song Mo stood up from the dragon chair and paced on the steps while cursing the ministers in the hall.
"Have you all read Lu Desheng's appeal?"
"The Qin family and the Lu family clearly harbor evil intentions and steal artifacts, but they say so in a high-sounding way!"
"My face, and the face of the imperial court, have all been stripped away!" When Song Mo said this, he reached out and patted his own face, "In addition to calling him a rebel, what else do you do? Ah!"
In this early winter, most of the ministers were like quails, all shrinking their necks, fearing that the emperor would grab their necks and snap them if they stepped forward!
Zhang Xian is also very silent. He must be silent. Lord Lu, whom he regards as his mentor, has turned out to be a traitor to the court?
Only Zhou Chengzhong, the imperial censor, knelt in the hall and bore the brunt of the attack. He felt extremely miserable.
Your Majesty, Pingzhou now occupies the great righteousness, and stealing artifacts has become a matter of course.
And he really couldn't refute this statement.
Leaving aside the many facts in it, he could not refute the fact that the emperor's position was unfair. This is about the sound of axes and the shadows of candles. The key is the words of the late emperor in the essay. And Lu Desheng was once a favorite of the emperor. Who knows whether the late emperor ever said that?
"Sun Ming is useless too! A hundred thousand troops couldn't take down a mere Pingzhou!"
His Highness's generals excused General Sun in their hearts, and sent troops from the south to the north. General Sun led the army from south to north. Before they could take a breath or give them any time to adapt, they were sent to the battlefield to face the Xianbei army. He was lucky enough not to lose to the Pingzhou soldiers who did not lose to the Xianbei army.
After venting his anger, Song Mo sat back down heavily on the throne, "Everyone, this is the situation. Now, please share your thoughts."
After being scolded so badly by the emperor, Zhou Chengzhong, adhering to the spirit of a dead Taoist friend but not a poor Taoist, said with a heartbeat, "Your Majesty, you have always praised Mr. Zhang Xian for his outstanding literary talent and eloquence. This campaign against Pingzhou, How about leaving it to Master Zhang?"
The ministers' eyes immediately turned to Zhang Xian's position.
Zhang Xian: ...He refused!
Song Mo looked at Zhang Xian with extremely cold eyes.
Sensing the emperor's death gaze, Zhang Xian scolded Zhou Chengzhong in his heart, "Well, you Zhou Chengzhong, I, Zhang Xian, will remember you."
"Your Majesty, Wei Chen really didn't know that Lu Desheng had such wild ambitions. If he had known earlier, Wei Chen would have firmly opposed him!" Zhang Xian quickly expressed his loyalty and almost swore to the sky. Mr. Lu, I'm sorry, it's important to save your life right now.
Song Mo listened expressionlessly, neither saying he believed it nor saying he didn't believe it. He knew that Zhang Xian and Lu Desheng were on good terms and had been protecting each other overtly and covertly.
At this time, Song Mo couldn't wait to deal with the people related to Lu Desheng immediately to relieve the hatred in his heart.
But he still had some sense, and knew that if he dealt with Zhang Xian at this moment, he would be just in compliance with the appeal, be narrow-minded, intolerant of others, and harm Zhongliang.
"Zhang Xian, how about you write this campaign against Lu Desheng?"
"Of course there is no problem with Wei Chen, but Wei Chen is worried that his writing skills are not as sharp as Master Zhou, the imperial censor. Moreover, Master Zhou has been dealing with Lu Desheng a lot, so he must be very aware of his weaknesses. It would be better for Master Zhou to write the pen, with Wei Chen assisting. ?" Anyway, if we all die together, there is no way we can leave him alone!
"Okay, as you said, you two will be responsible for this." It was all a small matter, and Song Mo settled it with a wave of his hand.
Zhou Chengzhong: ...Damn, the hot potato has been kicked back again! Tired.
Zhang Xian could only accept the assignment at this time, "Yes, Your Majesty, I will accept your orders."
Song Mo knew that he couldn't get any useful advice from these ministers, so he finally appointed several important ministers to go to the imperial study room to continue the discussion.
After the emperor left with several ministers, Zhang Xian and Zhou Chengzhong looked at each other, and then moved away in disgust.
Xianbei Royal Court
With the assistance of Prince Gong, the Xianbei Royal Court has fully taken over the northern border and Liangzhou. The Xianbei army has withdrawn from Yanmen and Daijun, and the Sun Army has taken over these two places.
Tuoba Jin, who was seriously injured, was still being treated. He was in a coma and did not wake up.
Tuoba Khan and his ministers were also discussing the proclamation from Pingzhou.
"Pingzhou, the hostility and prejudice against our Hulu tribe is too great. If it can be eliminated, it must be eliminated."
"I don't necessarily hate our Xianbei Hulu and other tribes that much. This is probably just an excuse for them to support themselves in Pingzhou." The speaker was another tribal leader who had not dealt with the Pingzhou army.
Tuoba Xun and Dugu Zhong didn't speak. They had dealt with Hepingzhou and could feel that they really hated foreigners like them.
Tuoba Khan said, "Stay still for now and wait and see for a while." These two pieces of territory were enough for them to digest for a while.
Tuoba Khan considered it from the position of leader and did not agree to attack Pingzhou and Youzhou.
The weak Dali is like a piece of fat meat, and Xianbei and Pingzhou are like jackals. The best thing to do at this time is for everyone to draw the meat to their own plates according to their own abilities.
