Chapter 492: Jackals Snatching Meat
As Jiang Boya and others expected, when this manifesto became widely known, Pingzhou would become famous all over the world.
When people first heard the Pingzhou manifesto, everyone in the world was stunned.
The first part of this manifesto that exposed the secrets of the royal family was quite ordinary, but the latter part was really deafening.
It simply rode on the face of the Li Dynasty and trampled on the face of the Dynasty.
No, this Pingzhou is so arrogant!
Some old scholars shouted directly, "You are so arrogant, so arrogant!"
Really, I have never seen such an arrogant manifesto. A small Pingzhou dared to stand shoulder to shoulder with the court, no, it dared to be so arrogant and put its position above the court.
But no matter what, Pingzhou became famous because of this arrogant manifesto.
And as the manifesto became famous all over the world, the truth about Pingzhou's independence 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 meritorious official Lü Desheng.
Isn't this too much? It's normal for Lü Desheng to rebel if he doesn't obey, otherwise he will be killed?
In addition, Pingzhou was abandoned by the court, and Youzhou was also ceded to the Xianbei by the court. Is there a problem with Lü Desheng and others taking it from the Xianbei?
So, when the old scholar criticized Pingzhou again for his brazenness, some people refused to accept it.
"Although Pingzhou is a bit arrogant, they are not wrong. They said that Pingzhou will provide relief for disasters that Dali cannot provide. Whether it is the Nanyang earthquake or the Yanmen snowstorm, the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce is present. How much of their affordable grain did the people of Nanyang eat? During the Yanmen snowstorm, how many victims did the Chamber of Commerce save? And the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce is from Pingzhou!"
"Let's take a look at their battle record. Facing the Xianbei army, Dali lost four battles and Pingzhou won three battles! Doesn't this just prove the saying that Dali is the best. The foreign enemies that Li couldn't defeat came to fight Pingzhou? "
"In the end, Youzhou and Pingzhou were ceded by the Li court, but in the end, they were taken back by the governor Lu. Isn't this 'the land ceded by Li, Pingzhou came to recover'?"
"So, Pingzhou's manifesto is a bit arrogant, but it's not bragging. "
Humans all admire the strong, especially when there is a weak control group like the Li court on the side, Pingzhou's strength makes countless people feel good and yearning.
And because the secret of Song Mo's illegitimate throne was revealed in the manifesto, all the sufferings of the people in the past two years seem to have found an outlet for venting. They dare not say it, but they may not have no complaints about the emperor and the court in their hearts.
In that sentence, it is always easier to blame others than to find faults in oneself.
Chang'an, the main hall
Pingzhou's manifesto has caused the court to experience a storm.
Song Mo tore up all the manifestos written by the Censorate in the past two days to attack Lv Desheng.
"Besides calling Lv Desheng a traitor who is unworthy of the late emperor, what else can you write?"
Song Mo stood up from the dragon throne and paced on the steps while scolding the ministers in the hall.
"Have you all read Lv Desheng's manifesto?"
"The Qin and Lv families are clearly harboring evil intentions and stealing the artifacts, but they say it in a high-sounding manner!"
"My face and the face of the court have been torn off by others!" When Song Mo said this, he also reached out and patted his face, "What else can you do except shouting that he is rebelling? Ah!"
In this early winter, most ministers are like quails, shrinking their necks, afraid that if one of them stands out, the emperor will grab their necks and snap them!
Zhang Xian was also silent. He had to be silent. Lord Lv, whom he regarded as his mentor, actually rebelled against the court?
Only the Imperial Censor Zhou Chengzhong knelt in the hall, bearing the brunt of the attack, and he felt very bitter.
Your Majesty, Pingzhou is now in a great position, and stealing the artifact has become a matter of convenience.
And he really couldn't refute this manifesto.
Let alone the many facts in it, he couldn't refute the fact that the emperor got the throne illegitimately. This was originally a matter of axe and candlelight, and the key was the words of the late emperor in the manifesto. And Lv Desheng was once a favorite of the emperor. Who knows whether the late emperor said such words?
"Sun Ming is also useless! One hundred thousand troops can't even take down a mere Pingzhou!"
The generals of the palace excused General Sun in their hearts. The southern soldiers were used in the north. General Sun led the army from south to north. Before they could take a breath or give them a little time to adapt, they were arranged to go to the battlefield. Facing the Xianbei army and the Pingzhou soldiers who were not inferior to the Xianbei army, they were lucky not to lose.
After venting, Song Mo sat back on the dragon chair heavily, "My dear ministers, this is the situation. Now, tell us what you think."
Being scolded by the emperor, Zhou Chengzhong adhered to the spirit of "a friend dies rather than a poor Taoist dies", and said, "Your Majesty, you have always praised Zhang Xian for his brilliant literary talent and eloquence. Why don't you give this manifesto to attack Pingzhou to Zhang?"
The ministers' eyes immediately turned to Zhang Xian's position.
Zhang Xian:... He refused!
Song Mo looked at Zhang Xian with an extremely cold look at this time.
Sensing the emperor's death sight, Zhang Xian scolded Zhou Chengzhong in his heart, "Good Zhou Chengzhong, I will remember you."
"Your Majesty, I really didn't know that Lu Desheng had such a wolfish ambition. If I had known earlier, I would have been determined to be irreconcilable with him!" Zhang Xian hurriedly expressed his loyalty, almost swearing to the sky. Lord Lu, I'm sorry, saving your life is the most important thing right now.
Song Mo listened expressionlessly, neither saying he believed nor disbelieved. He knew that Zhang Xian and Lv Desheng were good friends, and had been defending each other openly and secretly.
At this time, Song Mo wanted to immediately deal with those related to Lv Desheng to relieve his hatred.
But he still had a little bit of reason, knowing that if he dealt with Zhang Xian at this moment, it would just be in line with the manifesto, narrow-minded, intolerant, and persecuted loyal people.
"Zhang Xian, how about you write this manifesto to attack Lv Desheng?"
"Of course, I have no problem, but I am worried that my writing skills are not as sharp as that of the Imperial Censor Zhou. And Lord Zhou has been dealing with Lv Desheng a lot, and he must know his weaknesses very well. How about letting Lord Zhou write it, and I will assist?" Anyway, if we have to die, we will die together, don't think about leaving him alone!
"Okay, just as you said, you two will be responsible for this matter." They are all trivial matters, and Song Mo decided with a wave of his hand.
Zhou Chengzhong: ... Damn, the hot potato has been kicked back again! I am tired.
Zhang Xian could only accept the assignment at this time, "Yes, Your Majesty, I will obey your order."
Song Mo knew that he could not get any useful opinions from these ministers, so he finally appointed several important ministers to go to the imperial study to continue the discussion.
After the emperor left with several ministers, Zhang Xian and Zhou Chengzhong looked at each other, and then looked away with 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 these two places are taken over by the Sun family army.
The seriously injured Tuoba Jin is still receiving treatment, and the whole person is in a coma and has not woken up.
Tuoba Khan and his ministers are also discussing the paper in Pingzhou.
"Pingzhou, the hostility and prejudice against our Hulu tribes are too great. If we can eliminate them, we must eliminate them."
"They don't necessarily hate our Xianbei Hulu tribes so much. This is probably just an excuse for them to establish Pingzhou independently." The speaker was a leader of other tribes who had never dealt with the Pingzhou army.
Tuoba Xun and Dugu Zhong did not speak. They had dealt with the Pingzhou side and could feel that they really hated them, the foreigners.
Tuoba Khan said, "Keep the troops in place and wait and see for a while." These two pieces of land are enough for them to digest for a while.
Tuoba Khan considered from the position of the leader and did not agree to attack Pingzhou and Youzhou.
The weak Dali was like a piece of fat meat, and the Xianbei and Pingzhou were like jackals. The best thing to do at this time was for everyone to rely on their own abilities and get the meat on their own plates first.