Chapter 248: Audacious
Xianbei Royal Court
Dugu Zhong, Helan Yan, He Ximing and others couldn't believe what they heard. When did a small county magistrate dare to be so arrogant?
"Are you sure the person who spread the word was really the county magistrate, and not the governor, governor, or imperial envoy of Dali?"
"That's exactly what the new Houcheng County Magistrate said."
"Tell me the news again!"
The young general who brought the news had no choice but to add, "The little prince is currently in the hands of Houcheng County Magistrate Lü Desheng. He's demanding negotiations with us Xianbei, and the time for the talks is set for noon the day after tomorrow. He also said that the Khan doesn't have to go in person; he can designate a negotiation team."
Helan Yan: "How dare you! Who is this Lü Desheng, daring to threaten to negotiate with our Khan?"
He Ximing followed up with, "Khan, this Lu man has insulted you so much, let me lead my troops to destroy him!"
Dugu Zhong said calmly, "Before you kill them, they can kill little Prince Tuoba Lian first!"
Tuoba Khan: "Shut up!"
Tuoba Khan was so powerful that no one in the royal tent spoke a word when he gave an order.
"If they want to negotiate, then let's talk! If the talks don't go well, this Khan doesn't mind leading a large army to flatten his Liaodong County!" Tuoba Khan said lightly.
"The Khan is mighty!"
Once Tuoba Khan made a decision, the entire Xianbei royal court would submit.
"Then, Khan, who will be in charge of this negotiation?"
Everyone in the royal court knew that the Khan could not go. He, Lu Desheng, was just a small county magistrate and was not worthy of the Khan to talk to him in person!
"Xun'er, you go! You are responsible for the negotiation." Tuoba Khan called upon his eldest son Tuoba Xun. His eldest son had been responding very well recently, so he handed the matter over to him to see if he had really improved.
Tuoba Xun: "Yes, son, I obey your command!"
The second prince Tuoba was extremely jealous that his elder brother was entrusted with such an important task.
Yuchi Rui soon received news that the royal court agreed to negotiate.
This result was completely expected.
Someone is holding your life in their hands and asking for negotiation. Do you dare to refuse?
He didn't dare to delay and directly passed the message to the other party.
Speaking of which, the other side was also arrogant, as if they were sure that they would have to agree. The platform was still being enlarged and widened, as if it was determined to be used.
This guess feels terrible.
Lu Desheng didn't care whether he was in a good mood or not.
In Houcheng, preparations for the negotiations were also being made intensively, and the entire city was informed. No, it was announced to all three counties. The negotiations between Houcheng and the Xianbei royal court were publicized with great fanfare, and everyone knew about it.
The common people who were originally only concerned with escaping for their lives gradually stopped and listened, watched and talked about the negotiations with curiosity.
Earlier, when he came down from the observation tower, Lu Desheng called Qin Heng and Qin Zhao over and said to them, "County Magistrate Chen has some work that needs people to do. Lord Le has organized the people and is ready to go. You can follow along and learn and help out."
"yes!"
Le Guicai didn't say anything about Lü Desheng's exploitative efforts to promote the Qin brothers. He already admired them. And since Lü Desheng was leading the negotiations, he let him do whatever he wanted.
Finally, Le Gui thought about it and gave each of the Qin brothers the position of deputy team leader and let them set off.
After returning to Wangping, Chen Ping explained what he was going to do and then gave the order, "Time is urgent. Split up into two groups and let's do our best to finish the job quickly."
"yes!"
Liaodong County, County Magistrate's Office
When Zheng Xun heard that the new Houcheng County Magistrate, Lu Desheng, had held Tuoba Lian hostage and insisted on negotiating with the Xianbei royal court, and that the Xianbei royal court had already agreed to the negotiations, he was stunned for a moment, and then overjoyed.
He knew that Le Guicai had been making trouble recently, but he was too lazy to care about it. He himself was having a headache.
Originally, facing this crisis, he was in a dilemma and helpless. He thought he would be doomed and dismissed from his post.
But after Lu Desheng did this, Zheng Xun felt that perhaps he could save his precarious official hat?
In any case, the situation will not be worse than it is now. If Lu Desheng succeeds, he, as the governor of Liaodong County, will also have made contributions, and great contributions at that.
If Lu Desheng messed up, he could just put the blame on him. Who said he exceeded his authority?
Zheng Xun's reaction was strange. Aunt Ding Xueru asked worriedly, "Master, are you okay?"
Zheng Xun laughed, "It can't be better than now."
Lu Desheng is such a good man. It’s really good for him to exceed his authority!
Liaoxi County, Governor's Office
Bang! A cup hit the ground—
Then there was a roar, "How audacious! Is Lu Desheng really that brave? How dare he?"
"Calm down, Governor. Don't get yourself hurt by being angry."
Shi Tao had just received a letter from the imperial court, sent by eagle, ordering him to travel to Liaodong Commandery and giving him full authority to handle the conflict between Liaodong Commandery and the Xianbei. Then he heard the news that Lü Desheng had dared to bypass Zheng Xun and himself, the governor, and secretly negotiate with the Xianbei!
"Come on, prepare the horses!" He is going to Liaodong County!
Even without the emperor's appointment and instructions, he would have made a trip to Houcheng. Lu Desheng actually dared to ignore Zheng Xun and him, the governor, and rebelled against him!
At Shi Tao's command, the entire governor's office began to get busy, making full preparations for his trip.
At this time, the attendant Jiang Changyun brought up a bowl of porridge. "Sir, the scallop, abalone and ginseng porridge is ready. The temperature is just right. Let's drink it before we set off."
Shi Tao originally wanted to refuse, but when he heard that the temperature was suitable, he gave up the idea of refusing.
He was in poor health and drank a bowl of this scallop, abalone and ginseng porridge every day. He immediately took the bowl without suspecting anything and drank it all in one gulp.
As soon as he finished his porridge, Shi Tao rode on his horse and set off with his entourage.
Less than half an hour later, Shi Tao felt a stomachache. At this time, they had already left the city, so he found a place to relieve himself.
But not long after he went to the bathroom, he wanted to go to the bathroom again.
The three urgent needs of life come too suddenly.
In this short distance, he had stopped five times. In the end, cold sweat broke out on his face and he could not ride the horse anymore.
"Sir, are you still going?"
Shi Tao gritted his teeth and said, "Go! Change it to a carriage for me!" At this time, he just thought he had a stomachache.
So the people from the governor's office requisitioned a carriage from a wealthy family nearby.
They have walked such a long way, it is impossible to go back, it will only waste time.
Although the rich family's carriage was not as good as the one in the governor's mansion, they had no choice but to make do with it at this time.
So, our governor had a hard time traveling in a carriage while suffering from diarrhea.
During the break, Jiang Changyun handed over the cowhide bag and said, "Sir, have some water."
Shi Tao had no doubts about his subordinate who had followed him for more than ten years, so he took the drink and drank two sips.
Jiang Changyun said silently in his heart, Sir, it would be great if you didn't rush so hard. Can't we just go slowly?
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