Chapter 524: Xianbei Envoy
Just then, the captain of the guards asked for an audience.
The captain of the guards knew that they were in a meeting, and that they wanted to see him at this time, so it must be something urgent.
Lu Songli let him in.
The captain of the guards hurried into the meeting room. "Governor, the Xianbei royal court has sent an envoy, saying they want to form an alliance with us. They also said they've prepared a generous gift."
Without even asking what conditions the other party was willing to offer for an alliance, Lu Songli said directly, "Refuse them. We in Pingzhou will never form an alliance with a foreign tribe."
The senior officials nodded, saying that the Xianbei were foreigners and they had nothing in common.
I don't know whether the idea of this alliance was thought up by the Xianbei royal court itself or by someone else. It is truly vicious.
Lu Songli still remembered the character they established, but after this collaboration, the character collapsed.
They in Pingzhou can cooperate with people like King Jin and King Cheng, and even with forces like the Xie Zhan court, and there will be no problems.
But cooperation with foreign races is not an option.
Loyalty, filial piety, propriety, righteousness and trustworthiness are the most basic moral principles they should follow.
The so-called loyalty, the biggest concept, is loyalty to one's own nation and country.
The greatest justice is the Han people.
If you violate this rule, no matter how well you do in other aspects, it will be useless.
No matter how great her achievements are in the future, one fact remains: she has cooperated with foreign races.
That would surely be a lifelong political stain.
Cooperation is cooperation, don’t say that you have to endure humiliation or something like that.
In serious cases, one may be cursed for eternity.
"Yes!" After receiving a clear answer, the captain of the guards prepared to retreat.
Since the governor was very sober, Xue Xu did not say anything.
"Wait, who's coming?"
"The Xianbei historian called himself Yuchi Xun."
When Lü Desheng heard that it wasn't any of Tuoba Khan's princes, he looked very sorry. Otherwise, he could have been arrested again.
Although the two countries do not kill envoys when they travel between them, they can ambush the other party on the way back, right?
Capture the person first, and then think about how to deal with it. You can always find a reason to scrape off a layer of fat from the Xianbei.
Now that it's a small shrimp, there's no need to make a big fuss.
White Deer Academy, the mountain's strengths
Zhan Ruoshui and Shanzhang Chen Dinghuai are drinking tea.
"Why don't you come back to attend classes when the academy starts next year? You can't go to Pingzhou anyway." Chen Dinghuai said.
Zhan Ruoshui said weakly, "Let's talk about it later." He was not short of money now, so it didn't matter whether he worked or not.
He didn't expect that he couldn't leave when he went home to visit his family. The government refused to give him a pass. Even if he said so, he still had no choice but to go to Pingzhou.
Now Zhan Ruoshui feels a little regretful, not because he regrets going home, but because he regrets not mobilizing his family to move to Pingzhou earlier.
Chen Dinghuai was a little jealous, "You just have no shortage of money. No wonder you want to go to Pingzhou so much." He learned from Zhan Ruoshui that Pingzhou really values talents, just look at the treatment they give.
Zhan Ruoshui rolled her eyes at him. "I want to move my family to Pingzhou, not just because Pingzhou offers good treatment. The world is in chaos, and wars will surely break out frequently. I'm very worried about our Gada, and I'm also very worried about my family."
Chen Dinghuai wanted to say don't worry.
Just then, someone came. It was a teacher from their Bailu Academy.
Cui Chunhua slammed Lü Desheng's reply on the table. "Headmaster, look at what Lü Desheng wrote. He avoided answering my questions and was full of provocations. It's infuriating!"
Chen Dinghuai picked up the letter, took a look at it, and said, "He is trying to lure us to Pingzhou."
Cui Chunhua widened his eyes. What a shameless guy, don’t even think about being fooled!
The more Chen Dinghuai read, the more familiar it looked. "I've seen a reply like this before—"
Cui Chunhua thought that the headmaster had also received Lv Desheng's reply. "Headmaster, did you also receive Lv Desheng's reply?"
"Yes. But that's not what I mean." As he spoke, Chen Dinghuai took out a letter, took out the letter paper and placed it on the table.
Cui Chunhua could tell at a glance that the two replies were identical, except for the names on the envelopes.
Zhan Ruoshui remained silent. It was obvious that this letter was printed using movable type.
The same letter can be printed in thousands of copies, depending on Lord Lu's needs.
Speaking of which, movable type printing was developed by their Seventh Institute of Technology.
Seeing that he looked strange, Chen Dinghuai asked him the reason.
Zhan Ruoshui touched his nose and explained the reason.
"Headmaster, where is Lü Desheng's reply?"
Chen Dinghuai took it out.
Cui Chunhua took one look and said, "Great! How can this Lv Desheng still discriminate? The letter he wrote back to you was clearly handwritten, and the letter he wrote back to us was on the same stationery. How could he be so perfunctory with us?"
"Old Cui, think about how many people would write to him to curse him, and it's not difficult to understand his behavior." Zhan Ruoshui comforted him.
Cui Chunhua was speechless.
There is no first in literature, and no second in martial arts.
When Lü Desheng started his rebellion, he boasted that he had set up a debate arena in Houcheng, waiting for talented people from all over the world to come and debate. If they could defeat him in the debate, he would give up his rebellion.
Treating it like this and looking down on the heroes of the world like this, isn't that asking for trouble?
Isn’t that why I wrote the letter?
Cui Chunhua took two deep breaths and let the matter pass, otherwise he would be angry to death and no one else would be hurt.
"Headmaster, are you going north?"
"I'm thinking about it. If I go, I'll set off after the Lantern Festival."
"In that case, haven't we fallen for his trick?"
"Lü Desheng said something very right: in the face of national crisis, we should work together to explore ways to save the country. And to save the country, we need to face difficulties head-on, engage in open discussions, and build consensus."
Cui Chunhua hesitated to speak.
However, shouldn't the imperial court be the only one qualified to preside over such a major issue as how to save the country?
If they went, it would be equivalent to acknowledging that Pingzhou had such qualifications.
Chen Dinghuai understood what he had not said.
That's why he said he would consider it.
"Will I never be able to come back once I go?" Cui Chunhua worried.
Chen Dinghuai: "No, Lu Desheng always said that they can come and go freely in Pingzhou. He has many minor flaws, but he is trustworthy."
Zhan Ruoshui on the side thought to himself, you guys think too simply.
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