Chapter 502 Should I Rebel?
Lu Desheng returned to the main courtyard with cheerful steps, happy that he could finally put down his heavy burden.
The pressure of taking on such a big responsibility was too great. A few days ago, he couldn't sleep for whole nights and his face looked haggard.
From now on, he no longer has to take on the main responsibility. He only needs to help his daughter and play a supporting role, and live a happy life.
Lu Desheng returned to the yard, stomped his feet to shake off the snow on his feet, and then went into the house.
"Why did I see people coming in and out of Xiao'er's room when I came back just now? Did he catch a cold?" Lu Desheng asked.
Just now, after Xue Xu arrived, my wife brought the sleepy Lu Xiao back to settle down first.
Jiang hung up the gray fox fur cloak he had taken off. "He didn't catch a cold. It was Tian who came to take him back to their courtyard."
Lu Desheng snorted when he heard this.
He had said before that he wanted to train his grandson and it was not just talk. In addition, he was busy, so in order to make it easier to teach him, Lu Xiao lived in the same yard with the old couple and would go back to stay for two or three nights every ten days or so.
Tian was happy to see this happen.
Today is not the day for Lu Xiao to go back home, and Tian is still bothering the child so late at night, which is clearly an expression of her dissatisfaction with what happened tonight.
Lu Desheng became increasingly dissatisfied with his eldest daughter-in-law, Tian. He blamed it on the fact that he became successful too late and his son was too precocious, falling in love with Tian at the age of thirteen, whom he had only met once.
"My eldest wife thinks that I did all this tonight just for my daughter?" Lu Desheng wiped his face with a hot towel. He felt comfortable and relaxed.
"Probably." Jiang was also helpless, as the palms and backs of her hands were all flesh.
"She really is..." Lu Desheng didn't want to talk about her anymore.
Just now in the meeting room, everyone else had a calm expression on their faces in the face of what he was about to do. He had even observed his daughter's sisters-in-law, and they were the same. Only she had a changed expression. Shame on her!
He did this for the Lu family and for the sake of his two sons.
He was only willing to pass on the foundation he had built to his own bloodline.
The same goes for his little girl. In the past two or three years, almost every step he took was guided by his little girl.
It can be said that the Qin and Lu families were able to take over the two states of Youping as the beginning of their foundation, all thanks to the planning of the little girl.
If he were to take charge of the two states of Pingyou, my daughter would definitely be willing to continue to provide advice behind the scenes. But what about the future? After his foundation grows, he will eventually grow old and pass it on to the next generation.
As the eldest son, the eldest brother is the rightful heir.
Letting my little girl dedicate herself to my big brother and nephew for nothing? That's impossible.
Besides, my daughter is a very proactive person, not the kind who doesn't fight or compete. Besides, who cares about ethics and morals when everything is in chaos?
So he thought, instead of waiting for the boss to develop ambitions and his daughter to take action and hurt the relationship, it would be better to decide it from the beginning.
"The eldest son doesn't have that ambition, right?" Mrs. Jiang saw that her eldest son was very happy all day long.
"He's the eldest son of the Lu family. Even if he doesn't have that ambition, what about the people following him? Even if he doesn't fight for it, those behind him will push him to do so."
Jiang stopped talking.
Lu Desheng is very open-minded. No matter how hard he works, things will eventually be passed on to future generations.
What he is doing now is just bringing it forward by five to ten years.
He now helps his daughter, and she successfully takes the position.
For this reason, my daughter cannot be too bad to her two brothers.
When he finally trains Lu Xiao, won't she, as his aunt, help him out a little?
In this way, the Lu family will probably be able to continue.
In my daughter's words, this is called saving the country in a roundabout way.
Lu Desheng felt that this move he made was perfect!
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The next day, officials at all levels in Pingzhou arrived at the governor's mansion early, eagerly waiting.
The officials of the Inspectorate, including Chief Secretary Xue Xu, Pingzhou Sima Le Guicai, Justice Officer Xu Zheng, Household Officer Jiang Yizhou, and Warehouse Officer Guo Chunsheng were all present.
The officials of Pingzhou also came, including Liu Heshan and Chen Ping, the governors of Liaoxi and Liaodong counties, Wu Chi, the governor of Xuantu county, and Lei Xin, the governor of Lelang county, as well as the county lieutenants of the four counties.
In addition to these people, there were also some county and town officials, such as Liucheng County Magistrate He Ziqi, County Division Official Chen Yue, and others, as well as teachers and students from Liaodong Academy, who also had seats prepared for them.
Lu Desheng showed up on time with his two sons, one daughter and the four brothers of the Qin family.
Lu Desheng walked up to the stage and bowed to everyone. "Everyone, just as the manifesto states, our Lu and Qin families have rebelled."
"A few days ago, the Dali court and the Xianbei royal court agreed to negotiate in Pinggang. I, Lü Desheng, was the main person in charge of the Dali court's negotiations. The Xianbei royal court initially demanded that Dali cede the Northern Border, Liangzhou, Bingzhou, Youzhou, and Pingzhou. I used all my tricks to negotiate the cession of two provinces and the signing of a ten-year peace treaty."
"The two sides reached a preliminary agreement. Then, the Xianbei royal court demanded that Dali cede Pingzhou and Youzhou to them. I disagree. This is our home. How can we cede it? After that, wouldn't the people of Pingzhou and Youzhou be left to be ravaged by the other side?"
"At this time, Prince Gong, despite my objections, agreed to the Xianbei court's request and had the Prefect of the Imperial Guards, Lin Ran, produce the secret decree given to him by the emperor. He dismissed me from my post on the spot and ordered my entire family to be escorted back to the capital."
"Emperor Song Mo is a cowardly and incompetent man. He kowtows to the Xianbei Hu tribe, offering no resistance. Instead, he seeks to cede territory and pay compensation to quell the war. He cedes a city today, another tomorrow, hoping to secure a night's rest. Little does he know that this is tantamount to cutting flesh to feed the tiger, which will lead to endless troubles."
"This is external, internally, Song Mo has failed to reward meritorious officials, and cannot distinguish between loyalty and treachery! As an emperor, he persecutes loyal officials for his own personal grudges! I dare to ask everyone here, do you dare to entrust your future and your life to such a ruler of the people?"
"I can only say that what happened to our Lu and Qin families is definitely a lesson for you."
"We, the Qin and Lu families, are forced to rebel. The Dali Emperor and the Dali court have been such a disappointment. Facing a powerful enemy, the emperor is incompetent, and the court is inaction, what can we do? Are we to submit to death?"
"We, Pingzhou, are the only place that has withstood the three-way attack of the Xianbei army. We are the last resort for all the Han people in Dali!"
"If we don't rebel, Dali will be like a deserted place for the Xianbei barbarians!"
"If we don't rebel, there's no way to drive out the Xianbei barbarians!"
"Until the Xianbei and other barbarians are eliminated, there will be no peace in this world."
"The massacre of Songzhou is definitely not the end!"
"What do you think? Should we rebel?!"
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