Chapter 490: Spreading the Word
As soon as Lu Songli arrived at the Governor's Mansion, he asked Xue Xu, "Are there any unusual movements in the counties?"
After the news of her father's rebellion came, Lu Songli sent a message to all counties and county governments in Pingzhou.
Tell them that the Pingzhou Governor's Office will give everyone an explanation in three days. During this period, everyone can stay indoors or report to work as usual. If anyone takes advantage of this opportunity to cause trouble, don't blame the Lu family for being rude!
Xue Xu shook his head, "We are all smart people."
Lu Songli nodded and said, "That's good."
Just then, the doorman in front came to report that Lord Lu had returned.
Lu Songli and Xue Xu looked at each other, and then they brought their followers to the front to greet them.
Everyone didn't waste any time talking when they met and went straight into the meeting hall.
In Lu Desheng's narration of the entire process of the Pinggang negotiations, Lu Songli and Xue Xu could fully feel the thrill and excitement of the negotiations.
Regarding the court's compromise, Lu Songli could only say that peace will survive if it is sought through struggle, but it will die if it is sought through compromise.
Because the Xianbei royal court will definitely use force against Dali again, which is commonly known as bullying the weak and fearing the strong, or picking on the weak.
After finishing his story, Lu Desheng took a big sip of tea, and only then did he look tired.
Lu Songli said, "Dad, please go back to the backyard and rest for a while." Whoever has an old father will feel sorry for him.
Lu Desheng shook his head. "I can't rest yet. I have to write a manifesto!"
He wanted to rest, too. His old bones had been worn out over the past two days. But he wasn't confident in leaving the writing of the manifesto to someone else. When it came to writing, who could be better than him?
"Dad, look at what this is?" Lu Songli handed him a few papers.
Lu Desheng took it and looked at it. He became more and more excited as he read it, "Great!"
In this rough draft of the manifesto, she said that whoever is the father will feel sorry for him.
"I'll take this manifesto and polish it!"
To put it bluntly, the purpose of the manifesto is to seize the moral high ground to prove that the rebellion is just.
Chang'an
Song Mo simply couldn't believe Lu Desheng's rebellion.
Did Lü Desheng rebel? He even took Youzhou, which the Xianbei had given him?
"What are Prince Gong and Lin Ran doing?" He wanted to catch Lu Desheng off guard, not let him catch him off guard!
Not to mention Emperor Song Mo, even the officials in the court did not expect that Lu Desheng would suddenly rebel. There was no sign at all!
After they learned the inside story, they suddenly felt that Lu Desheng's rebellion was not sudden or surprising at all.
What on earth does their emperor want to do?
"Come here, I want to mobilize the army immediately to fight against this traitor Lu Desheng!"
Southland
Xie Zhan looked at the piece of paper with the message in his hand, his body motionless.
Pingzhou is ahead again.
Jiang Boya sighed. They had expected that the Qin and Lu families would rebel, and they had even fanned the flames. But they never expected that the Qin and Lu families would actually split the two states and rebel!
In this way, the starting point of the rebellion of the Qin and Lu families is a bit high.
And Pingzhou can really be said to be a good place, in terms of defense.
"Thank you, sir. Now that things have come to this, we can only adjust our plans and go with the flow."
Xie Zhan took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. Pingzhou had rebelled, but they in the south were still lacking an opportunity.
"Wait a little longer. Lu Desheng's rebellion was too sudden, and no one has reacted yet."
"Besides, Pingzhou will definitely issue a proclamation, and we should be able to use it to our advantage." Xie Zhan said confidently. Public opinion is the Lu family's strong point.
Just as Xie Zhan expected, when the news of Lu Desheng's rebellion against Dali spread, many major families and forces were stunned.
Lü Desheng rebelled? Who was he? A mere imperial censor, he used his rhetoric to please the emperor, and was later exiled to Pingzhou. He might have some reputation in Pingzhou, but what merits did he have in the eyes of the people of the world?
At this time, Pingzhou issued a manifesto and spread it throughout the country.
"An Edict on Behalf of the Qin and Lu Families to Punish the Song Dynasty"
Pingzhou announced to the world that it would attack Song Mo, the eighth emperor of Dali.
Song Mo, the late emperor's youngest son, was born to a mother of humble origins, and had a cruel and ruthless nature since childhood. His temperament was unstable, his moods erratic, and he was not suited to be a crown prince. The late emperor treated him like a commoner and indulged him.
The former crown prince had a straightforward personality, was modest and honest, was good at listening to advice, and respected his teachers.
He died young and under strange circumstances, actually killed by a villain.
After the death of the former crown prince, the former emperor was deeply saddened and fell ill. Song Mo silently succeeded to the throne when the succession was about to be broken.
The late emperor was extremely sad and once said privately that appointing the fourth prince Mo to succeed the throne was not what he had hoped for.
Song Mo murdered the crown prince, gained power illegitimately, was narrow-minded and intolerant. He was lucky enough to inherit the throne, and then murdered loyal officials who knew the truth.
The country's important ministers are treated like worn-out shoes, and some are even harmed; treacherous and flattering people are entrusted with important tasks and granted high positions and generous salaries.
Such perverse actions are hated by both humans and gods, and cannot be tolerated by heaven and earth.
Therefore, after Song Mo ascended the throne, there were disasters such as floods in the south, earthquakes in Nanyang, and snow disasters in Yanmen. These were heaven's punishment for his illegitimate access to the throne.
In order to cover up his crimes, Song Mo suppressed military generals and abandoned talented generals, which led to the loss of Jinyang in the north, Yanmen Dai County in Bingzhou, and Youbeiping County in Youzhou. Song Mo is also responsible!
All these things are due to his fault for not gaining the position in the right way.
Song Mo did not reflect on his mistakes, but instead wanted to continue persecuting loyal and good people!
During the negotiations, the governor of Pingzhou had devoted all his efforts. But Song Mo actually wanted to punish the meritorious official? Execute him? Where is justice?
There was also the Qin family, the Duke of Zhenguo. They were loyal ministers and generals for generations. They guarded the northern border for more than two hundred years and never allowed the barbarians to invade the south. In the past, the family was prosperous, but when the father died, the son took over, and when the brother died, the younger brother took over. During this period, more than one hundred and forty sons died in battle, and no one died of natural causes. However, after seven generations, only a dozen or so people were left in the family.
Does the Song royal family remember that the Qin family was also a prosperous family in the past?
Dali was passed down to the eighth generation emperor Song Mo, and its fate was about to end. It was a pity.
If the world is peaceful, the remaining influence of the former Dali can protect the emperor Song Mo, but now the righteous path is in vicissitudes.
The Hu Lu people are ambitious, brutal and murderous, and will never compromise.
However, the imperial court was repeatedly weak, bowing to the Xianbei people, ceding land, and disregarding the lives of the common people.
At this time, the destiny of heaven is turning, the Central Plains is full of vigor, and a saint will be born among the people. He will drive out the barbarians in the north, save the people from suffering, and restore the might of China!
Today, Pingzhou is blessed with outstanding people and talented people, capable of governing the country with literature and maintaining peace with military power. We are determined to drive out the barbarians, eliminate rebellion, and protect the Han people of the world from being harmed by the barbarians.
May the world give Pingzhou a chance. We swear here:
Pingzhou came to provide relief for disasters Dali couldn't handle; Pingzhou came to fight foreign enemies Dali couldn't defeat; Pingzhou came to reclaim territories Dali had ceded; Pingzhou came to clean up messes Dali couldn't clean up. In short, Pingzhou gave what Dali couldn't give to the people! In short, Pingzhou took care of what Dali could manage, and even more so what Dali couldn't manage. The mandate of heaven is bestowed upon the world.
Pingzhou also welcomes talented people from all over the world to come and join us in this great cause.
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