Chapter 537 A Bag of Cold Water

Southwest, King Cheng's resident

King Cheng looked at the extra territory in Pingzhou and felt his eyes red.

Lv Songli governed three states!

He only had one state! The other party's territory was three times larger than his!

Dong Jichuan ignored King Cheng. He had already advised King Cheng that they and Pingzhou, one in the southwest and one in the northeast, had nothing to do with each other, so there was no need to be emotional about Pingzhou adding another piece of land. And Pingzhou did not occupy the Central Plains.

But King Cheng sighed every time he saw the map in the meeting hall.

Dong Jichuan looked at Xie Bai, "Xie Xiaojiang, why did you come here?"

"During this period, the prince has helped the South, and our family master is deeply grateful. He specially sent me here to give the prince a gift." Xie Bai said, and presented a wooden box.

Before, when King Cheng received the news that the Xianbei attacked Yanmen Dai County, he ordered the troops sent to support the South to be recalled.

The reason given by King Cheng was also very reasonable. They had helped to contain Dong Guowei's imperial army for a long time. Now that the Xianbei attacked Yanmen Daijun, the pressure on Lingnan would definitely be reduced, and they would go back to do their own things.

But everyone with a discerning eye knew that King Cheng had gathered his troops and was ready to grab territory.

King Cheng was curious, "What gift?"

"Your Majesty, just take a look." Xie Bai handed the wooden box to the waiter beside him.

After the waiter opened the wooden box, there was only a note inside, so he presented the note to King Cheng.

King Cheng saw that there was a plan on the note, suggesting that he spread rumors that the Sun family army and Pingzhou were in the same group and had secretly reached a cooperation agreement, so as to separate Song Mo and the Sun family army.

"Why didn't Xie Zhan spread this news himself?" King Cheng asked casually.

He thought in his heart, would Song Mo believe it?

Forget it, who cares if he believes it or not? It doesn't take much effort anyway, right? What if he believes it?

Xie Bai replied in a serious tone, "Your Highness, we are fighting the imperial army in Lingnan. As the main force, our Lord is very busy and can't spare any time."

He knew that King Cheng should be tempted.

As the head of the family expected, if this plan of alienation is to succeed, the imperial court must cut off one of its own arms and weaken the imperial court's strength. It is difficult for King Cheng to refuse.

After finishing the business, Xie Bai said goodbye.

After King Cheng issued the task of slandering the emperor, he made another decision, "Mr. Dong, I have decided to attack Zhudi County!"

Dong Jichuan: ...

Chang'an, the palace

After escaping for two days, some things still need to be faced in the end.

Song Mo went to court again.

Taiwei Xiao Qun hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, should we be on guard against General Sun?"

"Why do you say that, my dear minister?" Song Mo asked with a stern face.

Xiao Qun gave his reasons, "Logically speaking, I shouldn't say such a thing at this time."

"However, judging from the war situation in the north, the Xianbei and Sun's army have started fighting. For Pingzhou, this is a very good time to send troops south to the Central Plains."

"Because in normal times, as long as the court stationed troops in Dai County and Zhuo County along the Taihang Mountains, Pingzhou soldiers cannot go south."

"It is difficult for ordinary rulers to resist the temptation to enter the Central Plains."

"Pingzhou did the opposite. Instead of occupying the fertile land of the Central Plains, it attacked the subordinate tribes of the Xianbei? It's really incredible."

"Therefore, it is hard not to suspect that Pingzhou colluded with General Sun, and then came to Wei Wei to save Zhao."

Song Mo was suspicious to begin with, and the more Xiao Qun reminded him, the more he thought about it.

Wu Chunyu also stammered, "Your Majesty, do you still remember that we sent only 70% of the cold-weather supplies to the Sun family army because of the difficulty in raising funds, and the remaining 30% was supplied with silver?"

"Yes, I remember this."

Wu Chunyu said again, "As far as I know, the cold-weather supplies purchased by the Sun family army later were traded with the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce."

Song Mo heard this and got angry, "How dare they commit crimes against the wind? Are they turning a deaf ear to my words? Do they still have me in their eyes?!"

After Song Mo lost his temper, Xiao Qun said, "Your Majesty, it is certain that the Sun family army and Pingzhou have a head and tail, as for whether they are colluding with each other, it is hard to say for the time being. We have to be on guard against one or two . ”

Some people thought that the emperor wanted to change the generals on the battlefield, and hurriedly stopped him, saying, "Your Majesty, no. Changing generals on the battlefield is a taboo in military strategy!"

"Yes, you can't punish him before he commits a crime, which will chill General Sun's heart."

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Finally, Xiao Qun suggested, "Your Majesty, it is indeed not right to change the generals at this time, but we have to prevent the things we are worried about, so I suggest sending an imperial envoy to supervise the battle."

Shen Wan also agreed, "This is a good idea. The Sun family army has been stationed in the south before and is not familiar with the climate and terrain in the north. It is reasonable to send an imperial envoy to guide and assist."

Song Mo: "Approved."

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That day, Zuo Anmin secretly asked to see the emperor. This was the first time he asked to see the emperor since he returned from Pinggang.

He was still self-aware and knew that the emperor didn't like him after Xie Zhan rebelled. He kept him for other plans, just like keeping Zhang Xian.

Song Mo was in a bad mood at the moment and refused to see him. Moreover, he had already made up his mind at this time, and it was even more impossible for him to meet Zuo Anmin, who was suspected to be in Xie Zhan's camp.

Liang An got the emperor's words and personally came out to reject Zuo Anmin.

"Eunuch Liang, please give me a message for the emperor." Zuo Anmin pleaded, "If the emperor still doesn't see me after hearing this, I won't bother you."

Liang An thought about it, listening to this, it seemed to be very important.

"Excuse me, father-in-law." As he said that, Zuo Anmin used his wide sleeves to give him a piece of warm jade.

As soon as Liang An touched it, it felt warm and moist. It was not small, so he knew it was a good thing. "Okay, what message do you want our family to bring to the emperor?"

"Eunuch Liang only needs to ask the emperor, 'Your Majesty, are you sure your plan is feasible? Don't lose your wife and lose your troops.'"

When Liang An came back, Song Mo was planning his crazy plan. What Liang An brought back was like a pocket of cold water poured on his head.

His face was uncertain, and thinking that Xie Zhan had always been very wise and almost like a demon, he decided to summon Zuo Anmin.