Chapter 222: Verbal Sparring

Zhang Xian: "Master Zuo is really well-informed."

When the new emperor heard this, his face slightly condensed.

Zuo Anmin snorted at him. Originally, when Zhang Xian came to power, after he found that he couldn't kill him, he showed his kindness to him and wanted to reach a consensus with him.

On the stage, everyone is harmonious, but off the stage, no matter how hard you fight, you can't fight? Isn’t everyone like this?

But Zhang Xian refused, and it would be outrageous if he insisted on showing his chariot and horse alignment to fight with him.

But this was not the time to argue with him. Zuo Anmin said again, "Your Majesty, you must not let Lu De win in Chang'an."

"Bold! Zuo Anmin, are you working on the Pope?! You have gone too far!"

"You are so presumptuous. Your Majesty is young, easy to talk, and easily fooled by you. As a minister, I have the duty of assisting and admonishing your Majesty."

"But the Emperor has already thought carefully and decided what to do. You are clearly using the power of advice from your ministers to interfere!"

As soon as these words came out, the new emperor's face darkened.

"Zhang Xian, don't sow discord!"

Zhang Xian asked him, "Master Zuo, do you want to see how many ministers in the imperial court have impeached you? Are you the only one in the entire imperial court who is right? We and the emperor are both wrong?" His words directly pulled Zuo Anmin. To the opposite of the emperor.

Now Lu Desheng is determined to be a stirring stick, making everyone uneasy.

The current attitude of all ministers towards Lu Desheng is that this guy can't be killed and can only be sent away far away! Send away! The kind that is sent thousands of miles away, preferably never to come back!

Zuo Anmin heard this and deeply hated his sinister intentions. He immediately expressed his stance, "Your Majesty, I have a heart of ice. Heaven and earth can tell. Everything you say and do is for the sake of your Majesty and our Dali Dynasty."

Zhang Xian said doubtfully, "Master Zuo, isn't this what we ministers should share? How can you still use this to claim credit for the emperor's salary and loyalty to the emperor?"

The new emperor felt quite relieved, but after hearing this, the look he looked at Zuo Anmin was wrong.

Zuo Anmin was so angry that he vomited blood. He shouted in his heart, Zhang Xian, can you please shut up?

The new emperor raised his hand to signal Zhang Xian to stop talking.

Zhang Xian shut up obediently, but his hands were not idle and he personally refilled the emperor's tea.

"Your Majesty, we really cannot let Lu Desheng go out."

"Reason?" The new emperor slowly spit out two words.

Zuo Anmin hesitated. In fact, before Zhang Xian came to power, Lu Desheng was sent to the outside, and he agreed. After all, he had just taken office at that time, and he was also worried that something would go wrong with Lu Desheng.

But Zhang Xian had already taken the position, and there was Lu Desheng behind him. How could he let Lu Desheng get his wish after Lu Desheng had put so many obstacles in his way?

Coupled with the letter from Nandi, what he said coincided with his own thoughts, so he decided to take action.

It's just that the reason given in the letter was too outrageous. What if he used this reason now and said that Lu Songli, a prostitute, had the intention of treason? The purpose of keeping Lu Desheng's family behind was to contain her. Will be laughed at.

If Zuo Anmin talked to the Empress Dowager, he would definitely get approval. The Empress Dowager also felt that she was rebellious.

Zuo Anmin didn't want to use the reasons given in the letter, so he could only say, "The Qin family is a family of military generals. Now that they are exiled to Pingzhou, how can they know that they have no resentment in their hearts? The emperor must be on guard. After all, after Lu Desheng was exiled, no one could control him. The Qin family."

He couldn't tell the reason for the Qin family's exile, so he could only vaguely omit it and state the facts directly.

When the new emperor heard this, his expression condensed. No one knew the inside story of the Qin family's exile better than him.

Zhang Xian was amazed, what the letter said was true, they actually used this reason! It's awesome to know that the enemy is ahead.

Zhang Xian immediately asked him, "Master Zuo, are you assuming that the Qin family has the intention to rebel?"

Zuo Anmin: "It's not impossible."

The new emperor pursed his lips.

"Are you making such assumptions about the Qin family? The Qin family has been loyal for generations and has always understood justice. It is true that something happened to the late prince in the north. The late emperor just let him go into exile, which is already magnanimous. The thunder and rain are all the emperor's favor, and the Qin family must Don’t dare to complain.”

"Besides, this is not the first time that the Qin family has been punished for their mistakes. It makes no sense. The previous generations were fine. Now that the emperor is here, the Qin family will rebel, right?"

"Last point, what you said just now, Master Zuo, is wrong. The Lu family is just one of the in-laws of the Qin family. In addition to the Lu family, the Qin family's in-laws, the Gu family, the Ding family, etc. are all in Chang'an. How can we say that no one is restraining the Qin family? Just say you are targeting Lu Desheng."

Your reasons are untenable.

The new emperor listened silently. During this time, he had understood his father's true intention of banishing the Qin family. He wanted him to be kind to the Qin family, and he had already had some thoughts.

Last year, after Qin Yue severely damaged the Qiang and Hu clan, they ushered in a wave of attacks from Wuhuan.

Deputy Commander Fu Jiangong was directly promoted to commander-in-chief of the Northern Territory Army and took over full military power in the Northern Territory. But this battle, which destroyed the power of the Qiang and Hu, lasted for two or three months, and the court even sent a large amount of grain and grass to it. It was a waste!

In comparison, the Qin family is really easy to use.

The new emperor suppressed his emotions and waited to see how Fu Jiangong, Yan Zheng and others performed this year...

Zuo Anmin gritted his teeth and decided to use the reason in the letter, "Your Majesty, today is different from the past. Qin Sheng's wife Lu Songli is a very vengeful person. The Empress Dowager forced her to marry Qin Sheng. She must have some resentment in her heart. This woman is good at planning and extremely intelligent. After being imprisoned, she was still able to bring down the Xie and Zhao families by herself. Do you still think you can let Lu Desheng go out?"

In order to attract Lu Songli's attention to the new emperor, Xie Zhan did not hesitate to expose his own wounds.

The new emperor was moved and thought about something. This was not the first time someone mentioned to him that Lv Songli was amazing. Xue Huaimin had mentioned it before, and now Zuo Anmin mentioned it again. But he had seen this woman before in Dali Prison. He didn't think she was that amazing, but he felt that she was like her father and was very good at talking.

Zhang Xian was horrified and predicted Zuo Anmin again in his letter.

"Lord Zuo, why have you become so timid? First, the Qin family's exiles made you very wary. Now a little girl also makes you so afraid? If I remember correctly, Lv Songli is Lord Lu's second daughter. She is only sixteen this year, right?"

Zuo Anmin looked at him with a cold light in his eyes, "Can you completely eliminate this possibility?"

After asking Zhang Xian, Zuo Anmin said to the new emperor, "Your Majesty, Lv Songli's talent must not be underestimated because of her female identity. This woman's marriage was forced by the Empress Dowager. How can she not be afraid of it? Have complaints? "

Zhang Xian retorted, "Lord Zuo, isn't your statement a bit self-contradictory?"

"Based on your assumptions about the Qin family, you said that Lv Songli was dissatisfied with the royal family because of the Queen Mother's marriage to the Qin family. In other words, she was also dissatisfied with the Qin family as her husband's family. If she was dissatisfied, how could she go along with the Qin family? "

"If she was satisfied, she must be grateful to the Queen Mother for granting the marriage, so how could she have such a rebellious idea? "

Zuo Anmin, "You——"

Here, Zhang Xian was stealing the concept. This statement sounds reasonable at first, but it does not stand up to scrutiny, so he added, "Lord Zuo has never been to Pingzhou, so it's no wonder you are so alarmist and worried. You don't know how bad the environment is there. As exiles, they can be said to be in danger every day. Whether they can survive and how long they can live are all problems. It's strange that such a Qin family has made Lord Zuo so defensive."

Finally, he said maliciously, "Lord Zuo has always wanted to kill the Qin family. Could it be that they have a conspiracy with the northern border-"

Zuo Anmin was furious, "Zhang Xian, don't slander me!"

Zhang Xian lowered his head and muttered softly, "You are only allowed to slander the Qin family and Miss Lu Er. You can't stand it when I say a few words to you. Are you bullying them because they are far away and can't talk back?"

Zuo Anmin wanted to argue again, but the new emperor raised his hand, "I have made a decision, my dear, you don't need to say more."