Chapter 504 Differences between the Two Places
There was still silence inside and outside the governor's mansion. This time, they were shocked by Lu Songli's words.
Lu Songli had said what she needed to say, and now it was everyone's turn to express their opinions.
"Lord Lu, I'm sorry, I cannot accept a woman in power. Goodbye." The person who stood up was a teacher from Liaodong Academy.
"Okay, Master Chen, take care."
After that, people stood up one after another.
"Lord Lu..."
"Lord Lu..."
"Yes, as I said before, we in Pingzhou are free to come and go. Thank you for your efforts for Pingzhou over the past two years."
After two waves of people had left, some of them were not determined enough and were wavering because they could not see the road clearly. At that moment, Lu Desheng spoke again.
My daughter said that this kind of talent is worth fighting for.
"As your former father and mother, I would like to kindly remind you that those who plan to leave should carefully consider where to stay after leaving Pingzhou."
Huh? Lu Desheng's words attracted the attention of these people.
"Because at this time, in Dali, except for Pingzhou, the King of Jin in Donghai, the King of Cheng in Xinan, and Xie Zhan in Lingnan all rebelled."
What? !
Everyone present felt a buzzing in their heads when they heard this.
Everyone was stunned and overwhelmed by the news.
They counted on their fingers and found that Dali was now truly divided into five parts. Except for the heartland of the Central Plains which was still under the jurisdiction of Dali, the six or seven states in the periphery had been occupied by various rebel parties.
Would they still want to leave Pingzhou under such circumstances? Of course not. The world was clearly in chaos, and it was difficult to find a safe place to stay outside. At least Pingzhou hadn't been conquered by the Xianbei army, so they could stay there for now.
Someone immediately stepped forward to express his opinion, "The Lu family is righteous, the Qin family is righteous, expelling the Xianbei barbarians and defending the Pingzhou territory, I, Chen Ping, will be counted as one of them."
"And I, Liu Heshan..."
"And me..."
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At the outermost edge, Ning Changge, Zhou Jing and other students from the South did not rush forward to express their loyalty.
They were not indifferent to what happened today, nor were they unmoved by what Lu Songli, the new Lord of Pingzhou, had just said.
They, the scholars, have always believed in a saying: learn the literary and martial arts and then sell them to the imperial family.
But with so many scholars in the world, how many talented people can succeed? The phrase "talented but not appreciated" is not uncommon.
In this world, no matter how talented one is, it is common to see talented people being suppressed by people with connections and unable to get promoted.
However, Lü Songli, the newly appointed ruler of Pingzhou, dared to promise that as long as you have talent, you will be valued. As long as you work hard, you will be rewarded, and the superiors will not erase your blood, sweat and merit.
They really wanted to step forward and show their loyalty, but they were from the South, their roots were in the South, and there were ties there that they could not let go.
Ning Changge comforted the classmates around him.
Zhou Jing fell into deep thought.
He saw a lot of the speeches made by the Qin and Lu families to the people of Pingzhou today.
It can be said that the hearts of all the people present today were tossed up and down by the speeches made by Lu's father and daughter.
Zhou Jing came from the South to the North and was the first person to feel the difference in ideas between the rulers of Pingzhou and the South.
When it comes to talent, Nandi and Pingzhou have two different approaches.
In order to retain people, both places promised them high positions and generous salaries.
Pingzhou's power is hidden. Pingzhou's top officials have always emphasized that people can come and go freely in Pingzhou. Doesn't Pingzhou want to retain talent?
They are crazy, aren't they? But they are using roundabout ways to keep people.
The power of the South is used in the open, which can easily make people feel disgusted.
In comparison, Pingzhou is more advanced.
Yanmen
The Sun family army has now taken over the defense of Yanmen, but the atmosphere in the army has been depressing.
One day, Sun Congyi was complaining to his father in the Marshal's tent.
"Dad, when will the imperial court's winter supplies arrive?"
"I've already sent three memorials in a row to urge them to do so."
Sun Congyi kept muttering, "It's really cold in the north, and it snowed recently. The soldiers are shivering with cold, and many soldiers are sick with the cold. We are southern soldiers, but we have never suffered such hardships. What is the court doing?" He didn't sympathize with them at all!
Sun Ming could not answer this question.
"Speaking of which, the Pingzhou soldiers are happier!"
When he was in Pinggang, he saw that many Pingzhou soldiers felt hot while cooking, so they took off their outer uniforms and put on a piece of clothing called a vest underneath.
He also heard some veterans teasing the new recruits, "You all have a lot of energy. You feel hot wearing vests now, but after a while, you will have to wear vests all the time."
The new recruits just laughed.
Sun Congyi understood at that time that this vest should be distributed uniformly by Pingzhou, and every soldier should have one.
Why was he so sure? Because the imperial court had never issued this.
Sun Congyi didn't want his father to answer him, and he muttered to himself, "Can't the court learn from Pingzhou?"
Sun Ming paused as he looked at the military book.
At this moment, a general hurried in and said, "General, the King of Jin in Donghai, the King of Cheng in Xinan, and the Governor of Lingnan, Xie Zhan, have rebelled at the same time."
Huh? Upon hearing the news, Sun Congyi was stunned.
After a long while, he finally said, "Dad, the Southern Expedition Army is gone."
Sun Congyi was right. The Southern Expedition Army had mutinied and has now become the domain of the Xie family.
General Sun Ming was also made very depressed by the news.
Fortunately, all of their Sun family troops headed north.
Sun Congyi walked up to the map and gestured, "Hey, the Xianbei Hu tribe in the northwest, the Qin and Lü tribe in the northeast, the Jin king of the East Sea, the Cheng king in the southwest, and Xie Zhan in the Lingnan region—these six factions are going to war on Dali's territory. Dali is going to be beaten into a sieve, right?"
"Dad, how did things develop into this state?" The world was clearly going to be in chaos.
Sun Ming was silent. Yes, how did things turn out like this?
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