Chapter 480 Rebellion
"Lü Desheng, it doesn't matter whether you agree or not." As he spoke, Prince Gong looked at Lin Ran.
At this time, Lin Ran stood up, expressionless, "Sir Lu, you are no longer the governor of Pingzhou."
Lu Desheng thought to himself, is he no longer the governor of Pingzhou?
"Lü Desheng, accept the order." Lin Ran took out the secret order.
As soon as the imperial edict came out, except for Lin Ran and the guards around him, all the other Dali people knelt on the ground.
The people in the Xianbei royal court were watching the show.
Lu Desheng took a deep breath and knelt down, "Your servant Lu Desheng accepts the imperial decree." He wanted to see what punishment the imperial decree would impose!
"The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, proclaims: Pingzhou Governor Lü Desheng has served for two years without integrity, has behaved perversely, and has acted recklessly, pursuing selfish interests and even colluding with bandits! He has engaged in fraudulent conduct in government affairs, deceived the emperor, and has shown no loyalty. I am outraged by this and take this as a warning. Therefore, I decree that you be dismissed from your post as Pingzhou Governor. I and my family be escorted back to the capital for further investigation! I decree this!"
After Lin Ran finished reading the imperial edict, he looked at Lu Desheng who was kneeling in front of him and said, "Lu Desheng, accept the edict."
Lu Desheng knelt on the ground and did not get up for a long time.
Everyone is waiting for his reaction, will he accept it or not?
At the same time, in the post station of Wencheng County, Zuo Yi was very excited. Just after the negotiations, his uncle also came!
I believe it won’t be long before he can return to Chang’an.
It’s just hateful that he has suffered so much in Liaoxi County, and I don’t know if he will have the chance to get rid of this anger.
At this time, Xu Junfan walked in and saw Zuo Yi packing his luggage.
"Master Zuo, I have received an order that the court has agreed to our proposal to collect a second round of tax grain from Pingzhou. This matter is to be handed over to you for responsibility."
Zuo Yi's eyes lit up when he heard this, "Is this true?"
Xu Junfan replied, "Yes, this matter needs to be handled as soon as possible. At least the notification should be made."
"Okay, I'll do it right away!" Zuo Yi didn't doubt the authenticity of the matter at all. Now that the Dali army was approaching, it was normal for them to collect some taxes and grain after the negotiations.
Watching Zuo Yi hurriedly leave with his men, Xu Junfan secretly took a deep breath. Zuo Yi, please forgive him. He had no choice. It's better for a friend to die than for me to die.
If you hadn't been so reckless before, and if your Zuo family hadn't provoked others, or if you hadn't been so self-righteous, you wouldn't have brought about this fatal disaster.
Wencheng County, a villa somewhere
"What happened?" Lu Songli asked Xue Xu who had just returned from outside.
Xue Xu replied, "Everything has been arranged."
"good!"
At this time, the gate of Wencheng County was crowded with people.
For the entire Pingzhou, because the negotiation site with the Xianbei was located in Pinggang of Youbeiping County, and the person in charge of the negotiation was Lord Lu Desheng, the people of Pingzhou, especially the two closest counties of Liaoxi and Liaodong, were very concerned about the progress of the entire negotiation.
At the strong request of the people, the Pingzhou Governor's Office decided to send someone to report the entire negotiation process in real time.
On the day of the negotiations, the city gate of Wencheng County was crowded with people, everyone wanted to know the latest news.
Before the negotiations even started, everyone had already brought their small stools and sat down.
"Our Lord Lu is in charge of this negotiation."
"Lord Lu is very capable and will definitely fight for them."
The negotiations began at the hour of Si, and the guards in charge of delivering messages at the Governor's Mansion began to deliver the first wave of information on time.
"The negotiation teams from both sides have arrived in Pinggang!"
"The people coming to negotiate from the Xianbei royal court include Prince Tuoba Yu, Grand Prince Tuoba Xun, and two Xianbei generals, Dugu Zhong and Yuchi Rui."
"From Dali, we are led by Lord Lu, Prince Gong, the Prefect of the Imperial Guards, Commander Lin Ranlin, and Lord Zuo Anmin, along with his deputies, are in attendance."
The common people listened with gusto. "Look at the lineup of the Xianbei royal court's negotiation team. Our Lord Lu is comparable to their princes."
"That's right."
The messenger guard said: "The negotiations have begun."
"The Xianbei negotiating team was always hesitant at the beginning, showing no sincerity at all. Later, Lord Lu got angry and directly punished the seventh prince Tuoba Lian. Only then did the Xianbei side behave themselves."
"Good!" The people cheered loudly when they heard it.
The messenger guard said, "Lord Lu has reduced the Xianbei royal court's request from ceding five states to only two."
"Good! As expected of you, Lord Lu!"
"Lord Lu is truly amazing. It's a shame we can't go to Pinggang in person. Otherwise, it would be so refreshing to sit down and listen to Lord Lu debate with the Xianbei!"
The messenger sent another message, "The Xianbei are asking Dali to cede our Pingzhou and Youzhou to them."
When the people heard the news, they were all shocked.
"What?!"
"how so?"
Everyone present was shocked and speechless.
"What was the result? How did the court react?" The common people asked in unison, no longer as leisurely as before.
"The court agreed."
The court agreed? Were they abandoned? Upon hearing this answer, the common people felt as if the heavens and the earth were crumbling. Some people could not even stand and sat down on the ground.
"Where is Lord Lu? What did he say?" someone asked hurriedly.
"Lord Lu certainly disagrees, but—"
"But what?"
"Lord Lu has been dismissed by the Emperor and is no longer the Governor of Pingzhou."
The whole scene fell into silence, and the sky really collapsed.
Just then, Zuo Yi arrived with his men.
"Everyone is here. I have a piece of news to announce now. Pingzhou needs to pay taxes and grain again. From now on, everyone will just pay according to the amount paid last time." Zuo Yi was talking to himself and didn't notice that some people below were looking at him with green eyes.
The people have just experienced heartbreak and despair.
Zuo Yi's pressure is like adding fuel to the fire.
For a time, public resentment was boiling.
"Go to hell! You dog official!" Xian Feng, dressed as a knight, drew out a long sword from behind Zuo Yi and beheaded him before he could react.
Pingzhou is a place where good and bad people mix, and the people are tough. In the past two years, it has attracted many talented people from all over the country, including some chivalrous and heroic wanderers who travel the world with swords.
Someone was killed in broad daylight, and the common people were only shocked at first, but after they came to their senses, it seemed as if all their emotions had found an outlet.
"Kill, kill this court official!"
"This is outrageous! What use do we, the people of Pingzhou, have to the imperial court? We pay taxes endlessly, but what has the imperial court ever done for us, Pingzhou?"
"It has never protected us in the slightest, yet it has constantly brought us harm!"
"My fellow countrymen, since the imperial court has abandoned us, we are no longer citizens of Dali!"
"Come on, those who are strong and healthy, follow me, we are going to support Lord Lu! We must support Lord Lu as our leader!" Xian Feng called out.
"Let's go together!"
Xian Feng led a group of strong men away, and the others who were weaker or younger or older were persuaded to stay.
At this time, Wang Dong quietly left with a few subordinates, hiding his achievements and fame.
Youbeiping County, Pinggang
Everyone was waiting for Lu Desheng's reaction.
Lu Desheng stood up, took off his black gauze hat and threw it to the ground. "I'll pick up your mother! I don't want to be the governor of Pingzhou!"
Lin Ran narrowed his eyes slightly, closed the imperial edict with one hand, and placed the other hand on the hilt of the knife.
At this time, a person quickly appeared beside Lu Desheng, standing between him and Lin Ran.
The others were frightened. Lu Desheng was too brave. However, he had always been a bold person. He was probably angry at this moment.
Lin Ran quickly drew his sword, and Alice, wearing armor, protected Lu Desheng and quickly retreated.
At this moment, a swift arrow shot straight towards his face.
While Lin Ran was dodging, Lu Desheng had already left his attack range.
The opportunity was lost, Lin Ran did not pursue, and someone was protecting Lu Desheng in the dark.
At this moment, Xian Feng arrived with a group of strong men, "Master Lu, we are here to support you!"
"It doesn't matter if you are not qualified to be an official in the imperial court. You can be the governor of our Pingzhou!"
"Lord Lu, we killed the dog officials who bullied the people of Pingzhou."
Lu Desheng praised, "Well done!"
When Zuo Anmin saw the human head in the ranger's hand, he staggered.
Prince Gong's hands trembled as he demanded, "How dare you trespass into the negotiation area? Are you planning a rebellion?"
Lü Desheng quickly retreated, "What's wrong with rebellion? I, Lü Desheng, will rebel against your Dali today!"
Everyone was shocked by this sudden change.
Prince Gong came to his senses and asked sternly, "Lü Desheng, how dare you rebel? Are you worthy of the late emperor?"
As Lü Desheng retreated, he took off his official uniform and threw it away, cursing, "Don't mention the late emperor to me! Don't you see what a mess your court has done? Instead of doing their job, they just exploit the people day after day! When faced with even the smallest problem, they just let the people fend for themselves."
"Now, it is Dali who has given up Pingzhou, but we in Pingzhou will never give up! The Xianbei barbarians want to occupy Pingzhou, but they have to walk over our dead bodies!"
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