Chapter 582: Controlling Public Opinion

Chang'an

Lao Taijun Sun knelt for half a month, begging the emperor to send troops to Yanmen to bring back the remains of 100,000 Sun's army.

This request has never been granted by the emperor.

In a rage, Lao Taijun Sun threw the imperial crown given by the imperial concubine, left the palace gate, and threatened that if the court did not send troops, they would organize an army to take back the remains of their 100,000 Sun's army!

When this matter reached Song Mo's ears, Song Mo was shocked and angry, especially the rebellious behavior of Lao Taijun Sun throwing the crown, which made him very angry. But he was angry, and it was not easy to move Lao Taijun Sun at this time.

And Lao Taijun Sun did what she said. As soon as she returned home, she began to organize the young families and men of the original Sun's army to form a new Sun's army. And spread the word that she would sell her property, raise food and grass, and go north to fight against the Hu!

The people of Chang'an were stunned.

Old Lady Sun kept her word. For a time, many high-quality assets appeared in Chang'an City for sale, and the pawnbrokers and pawnbrokers were going crazy.

Because the Sun family's assets were sold cheaply and could be exchanged for materials, the Sun family's assets were quickly sold out, leaving only an ancestral home.

Other people's assets were also traded one after another.

There were still many knowledgeable people in Chang'an. After all, Chang'an was under the feet of the emperor and the root of the imperial city, and it was impossible for anything to happen.

Besides, if Chang'an was not safe, there would be no safe place for Dali.

So these people acted boldly, and buying the assets of these Sun family soldiers' families not only made them take advantage, but also had a good reputation. Now people outside praised them for supporting the Sun family army's new army to fight against the Hu.

The commotion made by Old Lady Sun and others was so big that it could be said that the whole Chang'an was stirred up.

But it was difficult for the government to stop them.

"Nonsense!" Song Mo was furious.

Old Lady Sun did these things, and she was simply throwing his face as an emperor on the ground and stepping on it!

Because of the death of 100,000 soldiers of the Sun family army and the series of events done by Old Lady Sun, the people of Chang'an were in high spirits against the Hu people, fueled by rumors.

Under such public opinion, Song Mo and the court were very passive.

Even if Zuo Anmin tried to take action during the period, detonating some courtesan affairs or secret scandals of the rich and powerful, it did not divert the attention of the people.

Because this time, Wang Dong came to Chang'an in person.

He was the general personally appointed by Lu Songli. Lu Songli knew very well that it was not possible to get the families of the Sun family army out of Chang'an by force, and only a soft knife could be used.

And Wang Dong lived up to expectations. Because of the cooperation of Old Lady Sun, the public opinion in Chang'an had been firmly controlled by him.

In the face of Zuo Anmin's counterattack, he arranged for people to tell a heroic story every day in the most prestigious teahouse.

The protagonists of these stories are all soldiers of the Sun family army, and the stories are very passionate and sensational. In addition, the assets released by the families of the Sun family army at low prices every day, these real money and silver stimulations firmly locked the attention of the people of Chang'an.

This time, Song Mo still sent an imperial edict to Xie Zhan. This time he asked Xie Zhan to divide his troops to the north! On the other hand, he asked Taiwei Xiao Qun to ask what the old lady Sun was going to do? How can we stop it?

Xianbei Royal Court

Today's Xianbei Royal Tent is located in Yanmen.

After these days of investigation and reconstruction of Yanmen, Tuoba Khan finally nodded to move into Yanmen.

These days, except for letting the cavalry occasionally harass Xinxing and Zhongshan, they did not continue to go south to attack the city.

First, the agreement with Pingzhou has not been completed. If they continue to attack the city at this time, who knows if there will be any moths in Pingzhou.

Secondly, they had fought with the Sun family army in Yanmen and Daijun for a while before, and their soldiers were tired. This period of time was just right for them to rest.

And their harassment was not just simple harassment, but also a scouting.

"Father Khan, where should we attack next time?" Tuoba Chao asked.

The other brothers did not speak, and the generals present did not say a word.

The cavalry's movements were so obvious recently, and he couldn't see it? But it was true. Tuoba Chao was the sixth prince, the youngest prince besides the seventh prince.

"Sixth prince, where do you think we should attack next?" Tuoba Khan asked this question with the mentality of testing him.

"Father Khan, I think we should attack Zhongshan. After taking Zhongshan, we will go southeast and take some coastal passes. This is extremely beneficial to the development of our Xianbei."

Tuoba Lian rolled his eyes in his heart when he heard this. His sixth brother took it for granted. It was indeed good for the battle line to go to the southeast. Couldn't their father think of it? Has he ever thought about why his father Khan acquiesced to the cavalry's focus on harassing Xinxing?

Tuoba Khan looked at his excited sixth son and sighed in his heart. He only saw the benefits, but did not see the disadvantages that would inevitably arise if the battle line was really as he said.

"Big brother, what do you think of the sixth son's suggestion?" Tuoba Khan asked Tuoba Xun.

At this time, Tuoba Xun came out to reply, "Sixth brother, your idea is good, but have you considered Pingzhou?"

"If we move the battle line to the southeast of Dali, Pingzhou will inevitably be blocked. Pingzhou is ambitious, will it be willing to have such a small territory?"

Tuoba Chao shook his head.

Tuoba Xun continued, "So, we can't block the way for Pingzhou to send troops."

"Of course, we do this not because we are afraid of Pingzhou. Pingzhou is indeed difficult to deal with. One day we will definitely face it, but I think it might as well be delayed."

"Dali is weak, so we might as well send our army to the southwest and take as much as possible."

Tuoba Chao understood, and he felt a little disappointed.

Tuoba Khan was very satisfied with his eldest son's view of the situation.

Tuoba Lian curled his lips and thought, isn't it just bullying the weak and fearing the strong?

Just then, news about the North Border and Liangzhou came.

When they learned that the gates of the North Border and Liangzhou were opened, the people in the two places rushed out of the city. Now only one in ten people left in the two places. There was silence in the king's tent.

In other words, as soon as the gates of the North Border and Liangzhou were opened, most of the people left?

Were the Xianbei so unpopular?

The North Border and Liangzhou were ruined.

Tuoba Khan pinched his brows and said, "After conquering a city, you must not randomly massacre the city!"

Several princes and generals present looked at each other and then responded, "Yes!"

If Zhao Yutan were here, she would be extremely surprised to hear this order. You know, in her dreams, the Xianbei Hulu were very cruel. There were three scenes of massacres in her dreams, two of which were large-scale.

The emergence of the Pingzhou force actually made Tuoba Khan issue an order not to randomly massacre the city, which invisibly saved the lives of many ordinary people.