Chapter 510 Join Us
Pan Sitong was almost furious. How could he not submit a memorial? He did submit one, and he did criticize the emperor, but he was conscientious and his words were not so harsh.
Unfortunately, this memorial was secretly intercepted by his students, something he only found out about later.
"The emperor is wrong. As subjects, we don't need to be so violent in our resistance."
Lu Desheng curled his lips and said, "If I hadn't resisted so fiercely, it would probably not be me who came to see you, but you who went to visit me at the grave."
Pan Sitong was choked again. "Your Majesty is still young. Can't you see the late emperor and tolerate him for the sake of Taizu, Taizong, and Renzong?"
"Song Mo didn't even show me any mercy for the sake of the late emperor. The late emperor didn't even let me be buried with him, but Song Mo wanted to kill me right away."
"Principal, have a cup of honey water and you will be able to take the medicine soon." Pan Sitong's eldest disciple hurried forward to prevent the two from arguing again.
After drinking the honey water, Pan Sitong calmed down a bit. Thinking about the current chaos, he said sadly, "Dali has nurtured scholars for two hundred years. You and I have both been deeply blessed by the emperor. Is this the end?"
Lu Desheng said nonchalantly, "The general trend of the world is that long periods of unity will inevitably lead to division, and long periods of division will inevitably lead to unity. Don't you know? There has never been a dynasty that lasted a thousand years. Dali has only been around for two hundred years, and its fortune has run out."
Seeing Pan Sitong glaring at him again, Lu Desheng thought for a moment and told him the story of the young dragon slayer who eventually turned into a dragon.
He heard this story from his daughter, and after listening to it, he found it quite meaningful.
After hearing this story, Pan Sitong remained silent.
Not long after, Pan Sitong brought a bowl of black medicine.
Lu Desheng waited until he finished drinking before saying, "Old Pan, if you have the time to get angry, you might as well train more talents for Pingzhou and speed up the process of ending this chaotic world."
Pan Sitong was furious. Listen, is this reasonable? Is this something you would say to a sick person?! Instead of letting him rest more, you're urging him to work!
"Honestly, Old Pan, don't say I'm not giving you face. Let's make a bet. If Dali can reclaim the land it ceded from the Xianbei and quell the rebellion in Yu Nei, our Qin and Lu families will return to Dali without hesitation and hand over all our territories! The limit is three years, how about that?"
"As for you, during these three years, you must diligently manage Liaodong Academy and educate its students. Don't be petty or passive..."
"Don't dare to gamble? Don't you have any way to convince yourself that Dali can do it?"
Seeing that he was still hesitant, Lu Desheng said, "Actually, you can think positively. Perhaps you are training these students for Dali?"
"Who said I don't dare to gamble?!"
"Well, then, let's make it a deal."
Lu Desheng thought, this bet shouldn't be lost for him, right? His daughter shouldn't let him lose.
At this time, Lu Songli brought his entourage to Songzhou to pay tribute to the soldiers and civilians who died in this city.
It has been more than half a month, almost a month, since the Songzhou massacre.
At that time, the city was full of corpses and no one had collected them. After the Pinggang negotiations, with the withdrawal of the Xianbei army and the Dali Sun family army, Qin Heng and Lu Desheng discussed and sent a small team to collect the corpses.
All the bodies were simply identified and divided into civilians and soldiers, and buried in two places.
Lu Songli ordered the erection of a heroic monument, on which were engraved the names of the soldiers who died heroically in Songzhou.
As Youzhou was taken over by Pingzhou, the surviving people in Songzhou also returned to their hometowns one after another.
When Lu Songli came to Songzhou to pay tribute to the soldiers and innocent civilians who died there, many local people also came.
Finally, Lu Songli offered them three fragrant flowers, and countless people sobbed.
After leaving Songzhou, Lu Songli and his entourage went to Yuyang County, the seat of Yuyang County.
Yuyang County and Shanggu County are currently under strict military control. Lu Songli noticed that there are very few people on the streets and the people of Yuyang County live very cautiously.
When she arrived at the governor's mansion in Yuyang County, she ordered all officials of Youzhou, big and small, to come and see her.
There are not many officials left in Youzhou now. Officials with official seals, such as the county magistrates of Yuyang County and Shanggu County, have left, as have their subordinates and some local officials.
At that time, Pingzhou rebelled and Youzhou was taken over by Pingzhou. If these officials stayed, it would be considered as participating in the rebellion. Most officials were unwilling to do so. In addition, Pingzhou was right next to Youzhou and they had heard that Pingzhou had a clean government. If these officials stayed, they were also worried that they would be liquidated by Pingzhou.
Among the officials who left, many were corrupt officials who brought disaster to the local area and exploited the people. After these people safely left the city, they had not yet breathed a sigh of relief, because they were robbed by bandits disguised as Qin Sheng and others on the way to Chang'an.
Some only robbed officials of their money, while others took their lives directly.
The summoned minor officials soon arrived at the governor's mansion, all very nervous.
Lü Songli had reviewed the resumes of these officials. Most of them had minor flaws and could be used, mainly because they didn't hold important positions. There were also one or two with significant problems, and Lü Songli only glanced at them inconspicuously.
Lu Songli also has an idea about whether these officials should stay or go, and she plans to make it public.
During the public notice period, rules will be formulated to let the people decide whether to stay or go.
In this way, they can quickly narrow the distance between them and the people of Youzhou, and at the same time alleviate the people of Youzhou's anxiety and fear about the new policy.
Since Lu Songli planned to do this, she told them so.
After hearing Lu Songli's words, some people were happy, some were worried, and some looked pleased, thinking that women in power were too gentle.
Qingzhou
Because of that magnificent manifesto, people always pay more attention to Pingzhou.
Lu Songli's declaration when she came to power was also summarized by Wang Dong in a few short sentences and spread out.
We select people based on their talents and employ them without any restrictions.
Pingzhou is a big stage, come if you have talent.
Wu Ren and Ji Dashao, who were far away in Qingzhou, had heard about it.
At this time, the two of them were hiding in a secret house. All the shops, whether they were branches of the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce or branches affiliated with the Ji family, were sealed by the government. In addition, the government was also arresting these important figures.
Wu Ren calculated that their losses were not that big. They had deliberately reduced their supply in the past one or two months.
Following his implicit suggestion, Young Master Ji also reduced his business.
At this moment, Young Master Ji looked at Wu Ren with envy. He was Lu Songli's eldest disciple and his future would definitely be bright.
"Congratulations, Brother Wu. Don't forget each other when you become rich and powerful." Young Master Ji was truly envious.
Wu Ren slapped his hand away, "Don't give me that. Your Ji family's future won't be bad, right?"
Hearing this, Young Master Ji smiled foolishly. He was so impressed with his father at this moment.
"What about me? What about me?" Tao Xun asked from the side.
Young Master Ji looked at him and said, "Why don't you just join us in Pingzhou?"
Wu Renze explained, "This world is not easy to survive in. Although Dali is powerful, we have too many enemies now. We can't fight four fists with just two hands. It's hard to say what will happen in the future."
"Among the five factions in Dali, none of them dares to claim a sure win. You can only place your bets."
Young Master Ji put his arm around Tao Xun's shoulders and said, "Brother, it's time to test your judgment. Do you want to join us in Pingzhou? Give me your answer!"
Tao Xun said resolutely, "Okay, I'll join you!"
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