Chapter 722: Each One Serves His Own Master
In the venue, a lingering aroma ignited.
Tuoba Duoji asked Lu Songli, "What is a drill?"
Lu Songli replied, "There are many kinds of exercises. The exercise I just mentioned is called a military exercise. It refers specifically to the army's demonstration exercise, also called a military parade. It is a comprehensive training for the army to simulate close combat actual combat."
Song Mo looked serious, while Tuoba Duoji was a little confused. He could understand every word of these Chinese words, why couldn't he understand them when they were combined together?
"Actually, it's just to observe the troops." Lu Songli used an easy-to-understand word this time.
Tuoba Duoji suddenly realized, it makes sense to say this, why was it so complicated just now?
Song Mo's tense face also relaxed. He knew about the ceremony of observing troops. During the Spring and Autumn Period, there were records of "observing troops to intimidate the princes".
Seeing that they all understood, Lu Songli continued, "In this military viewing ceremony, whether it is Dali or Xianbei, we can let our strongest troops go up."
Tuoba Khan murmured in his heart, let his strongest army come? Would Lu Songli remind her so kindly?
Song Mo and Tuoba Duoji both understood that the purpose of this military viewing ceremony was to demonstrate strength, but also to deter and intimidate the enemy.
"Will Pingzhou use explosives in this military viewing ceremony?" Song Mo asked.
Tuoba Duoji immediately followed, "Emperor Song asked well. This is what Ben Khan wants to know. If you use explosives in Pingzhou, it's okay not to hold this military exercise."
Lu Songli raised her eyebrows and glanced at them with a half-smile, "Don't worry, you two. We in Pingzhou will not use explosives in this military exercise. It will be a pure force competition."
Song Mo and Tuoba Duoji both agreed, so the three parties would show off the strength of their armies.
Although they have fought against each other countless times on the battlefield, in most battles, Pingzhou relied on its advanced weapons to crush them, and it has never been a competition of pure military strength.
That's fine, let Pingzhou take a look, and by the way, let the people of the world and tribesmen take a look. Their own army is not bad, but they are defeated by Pingzhou's advanced skills.
Finally, they agreed to give them two days to prepare. Three days later, a military viewing ceremony was held.
After talking about this and meeting briefly, the leaders of the three parties dispersed.
At the same time, the atmosphere outside the venue was also very delicate.
Among the ministers Song Mo brought this time, there were new cabinet members such as Wang Yun, Li Wenjue, and Zheng Lingfeng. Shen Wan and Sang Baiqing stayed in Chang'an to temporarily manage state affairs.
On the Pingzhou side, because the peace talks took place in the Hancheng Plain and Hedong was next door, Lu Songli brought all the heads of the three major families in Hedong and their outstanding heirs.
At this moment, they were sitting in the guest seats outside the venue.
Looking at each other, Pei Ruowang, Liu Hongwen and Xue Yufeng smiled friendly at them, while Wang Yun, Li Wenjue and Zheng Lingfeng had majestic faces with no unnecessary expressions.
The top ten aristocratic families in the past are now each their own masters.
On the Xianbei side, sat several sons of Tuoba Khan and some generals.
Feeling the secret rivalry between the two forces in Dali and Pingzhou, they did not dare to move, but their expressions could not hide their excitement. People from these two parties were fighting!
At this time, Wang Yun smiled and said, "After not seeing each other for a while, you, the three great families in Hedong, changed their ways and abandoned Dali?"
Pei Ruowang, Liu Hongwen and Xue Yufeng looked at each other, ignored Wang Yun's provocative words, and said with a smile, "Master Wang, Master Li, and Master Zheng, congratulations, you have become the cabinet minister of Dali."
"Pei Ruowang, we chose Dali, so we became cabinet ministers. You chose Pingzhou, and you are still in vain, right?"
Pei Ruowang, Liu Hongwen and Xue Yufeng were speechless. This man really didn't know how to open the pot. What does it matter if they are white? Their sons and some outstanding clan members have been appointed by the governor, which makes them even happier than holding important positions!
"Not as good as you, not as good as you, haha."
"Pei Ruowang, you can do it, but you actually choose to submit to a female class."
Pei Ruowang and others were speechless. At this time, they are still making trouble about the governor's female identity? Can the concept be improved a little? The governor of Ren is still on an equal footing with your Emperor of Li. Doesn't that prove that he is outstanding and qualified to compete in the world?
Now in the entire Central Plains, leaving aside those miscellaneous forces, only Dali and Pingzhou are left vying for the title of Lord of the Central Plains.
Is there anything wrong with each of them choosing the Ming Zhu they like?
Anyway, they are determined to leave and are willing to admit defeat. If they don't follow their own ideas and opinions, do they have to pay for other people's ideas?
After Wang Yun finished speaking, he stopped talking and waited to see their jokes.
Pei Ruowang was about to smile and said, "Master Wang, don't say that, our governor is very powerful." You will learn the lesson in the future, hum.
At this time, Zheng Lingfeng said, "Brother Wang, there is no need to talk to them. We will figure it out in the future."
Pei Ruowang and others said, yes, yes, you will find out in the future!
At this moment, they saw their emperor | governor | Khan coming out, and they followed him spontaneously.
Not long after Lu Songli and Qin Sheng returned, they summoned Qin Heng, Guo Chong and others to discuss the military parade.
This was one of the plans that had been prepared before the decision was made to come to peace talks, and now it was just decided to use this plan.
As soon as they finished discussing the meeting, they saw the negotiating team headed by Lu Desheng return.
Lu Desheng had a straight face, and it could be seen that he was in a bad mood.
Lv Songli asked Chen Yue behind him, "What happened to my father?" Didn't he go to observe his opponent today? Why did he look unhappy when he came back?
Chen Yue said, "Replying to the governor, I don't know what happened to Lord Lu. Maybe a man named Fan Quan appeared in the Dali negotiation team?"
Fan Quan? Lv Songli has a good memory. She remembered who Fan Quan was at once. Isn't this the talented man whose name her father had evaluated, who violated all taboos. Xie Zhan wanted to use him to replace her father's position in front of Emperor Kang Cheng.
Chen Yue thought to himself that when Fan Quan saw Lord Lu just now, his nose was not a nose, and his eyes were not eyes. It was like an enemy meeting, and he was particularly jealous.
"I know, you go downstairs to have a meal and rest first."
"Yes."
After Qin Heng, Guo Chong, Pei Ruowang and others left, Qin Sheng was preparing food.
Lu Desheng and his daughter started to complain, "What does Song Mo mean? He picked up a rotten person that the previous emperor didn't use and treated him as a treasure? Is he a trash can? He can hold everything?"
There are trash cans on the city streets of Pingzhou, and people are not allowed to throw garbage at will.
Lu Desheng is very sure that Dali did this specifically to disgust him!
"Dad, don't be angry, if you get angry, you will give him face."
"Yes, he wanted to touch me last time, and this time too, he is really bold, too shameless!"
Lu Songli thought to himself, this time it was a moon landing touch.
Lu Desheng pinched his fingers and made a snapping sound, "He is just a defeated general in the past. If I can deal with him once, I can deal with him a second time."
"Dad, I believe you."
Lu Desheng raised his chin slightly, "Don't worry, my daughter, this time in the peace talks, I will definitely not let Dali and Xianbei take advantage!"