Chapter 600 Blame Me
At the Fang County wharf, Lu Desheng watched his son-in-law ride away on horseback when he heard a voice from behind, "Dad!"
"Don't shout." Can you recognize your father casually? When he turned around and saw his youngest son, he remembered that his youngest son had also gone to the war. Oops, he forgot about his youngest son.
"Hey, it's Mingzhi."
"You only have eyes for your second brother-in-law!" Lu Mingzhi accused.
Lu Desheng felt a little guilty, but it wasn't his fault. Who had caused his youngest son's voice to change? "What's wrong with your voice?"
"I caught a cold." Lu Mingzhi sniffed and said sullenly, "But I took medicine on the boat."
"Then hurry home and ask your mother to take you to see Zhou Yuanhua."
"Dad, won't you come back with me?"
"I--" Before Lu Desheng could finish his words, he heard someone shouting his name.
"Lü Desheng!"
Cui Chunhua walked towards him, holding Chen Dinghuai in one hand and Zhan Ruoshui in the other, followed by several of the master's disciples.
"Lü Desheng, we are here. Do you dare to have a debate?" Cui Chunhua challenged him as soon as he opened his mouth.
Lu Desheng rolled his eyes and said, "Go ahead and argue. I'm not afraid of you."
He was born as an imperial censor, and he was the lasting favorite of the late emperor, all thanks to his deceptive mouth. No, it was his wit and eloquence that helped the late emperor to block so many verbal attacks.
"I'm at your service any time!"
"Does what you said before still count?" Cui Chunhua asked again.
Lu Desheng: "What did you say?" He said a lot of things. If he didn't make it clear, who would know what he meant?
"You said before that if someone in Dali could defeat you in a debate, you in Pingzhou would not rebel. Does that still count?"
Lu Desheng thought about it and said, "It counts."
Hearing this, Zhou Congguang was surprised.
Wei Wenqian couldn't help but ask, "Lord Lu, isn't this too much of a joke?"
Chen Dinghuai and Cui Chunhua were both skeptical. Is this such a joke?
Lu Desheng gave Wei Wenqian a look that said they didn't need to worry, and then said to them, "Come on, I'll welcome you and treat you to a meal! We can talk about anything else later."
Lu Desheng took his people to a small restaurant near the dock and asked for a private room.
During this time, Zhan Ruoshui pulled Lu Desheng to a secluded corner.
This scene happened to be seen by the sharp-eyed Cui Chunhua, who pulled Chen Dinghuai and followed quietly.
"Lord Lu, you shouldn't have agreed to Cui Chunhua's request. What if you lose? Is Pingzhou really going to submit to the imperial court?"
Pingzhou has now become a powerful force in its own right, embodying the hard work of so many people. It certainly cannot lose just because of a debate.
Lu Desheng gave him a look, "Do you think I'm stupid?"
The topic jumped too quickly, and Zhan Ruoshui was a little confused. Lord Lu shouldn't be stupid, right? So he slowly shook his head.
He shook his head so slowly, perhaps because he suspected he was stupid? Lu Desheng secretly disliked his lack of agile shaking of his head, "So if I lose the debate, I lose. Pingzhou will be fine. After all, Pingzhou is not in my hands. What can he do to me?"
Master Zhan was dumbfounded. "You—you—aren't you lying?"
"I'm not lying."
Zhan Ruoshui was at a loss for words after hearing such self-righteousness.
Cui Chunhua, who was eavesdropping on the side, was furious. He jumped out immediately and said, "Lv Desheng, you are such a shameless person!"
Chen Dinghuai also looked at Lu Desheng disapprovingly. The bet was invalid, so he just said it directly. It was not like they couldn't understand.
Lu Desheng said confidently, "You didn't investigate it yourself and just went to gamble with someone. Do you blame me?"
"What do you mean?" Cui Chunhua asked unkindly.
Lu Desheng pulled the man to the window, pointed at a field in front of him, and said, "For example, this field belongs to Zhang San, but you go to Li Si and ask him to bet on it. Do you think Li Si will bet?"
"Of course Li Si will gamble. If he wins, he can win back your stake. If he loses, he won't lose anything, because this land doesn't belong to him."
Lu Desheng almost said that he is now Li Si!
Zhan Ruoshui and Chen Dinghuai looked at each other in bewilderment. "That's quite reasonable. We're speechless." They've discovered that when it comes to talking, they really can't match Lu Desheng.
"You - you are shameless!" Cui Chunhua was furious.
"You are still the father of Lu Songli, the Lord of Pingzhou."
Lu Desheng curled his lips. He didn't say that he wasn't, but it was a fact that he couldn't make decisions for his daughter.
"A son pays his father's debts. It is only natural."
Lu Desheng raised his eyelids and said lazily, "Okay, let's have a debate. If I lose, you go ask her for it." Let's see whether she gives Pingzhou to you or destroys you.
"Okay, okay, stop arguing. The food is here. Let's fill our stomachs first!" Zhan Ruoshui and Chen Dinghuai tried to smooth things over.
Lu Desheng: "Okay, let's eat first. After that, you can see where you want to live. After you settle down, I will take you around." Look at their beautiful Dapingzhou!
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Ten miles from Chang'an, a group of nearly a thousand people came from the south. This group was none other than the Xie and Zhao clans.
"Madam, Madam, Chang'an is just ahead!"
Zhao Yutan looked a little dazed. After four years, they returned to Chang'an City again.
When they left, they were prisoners and exiles, but when they returned, they returned home in glory.
In the carriage, Luo helped Zhao Yutan straighten her clothes and warned her, "Mother, let me tell you something from the bottom of my heart. It's rare for a son-in-law to stick with you from beginning to end. So when we get to Chang'an, don't argue with him anymore. As women, how can we not tolerate any grievances?"
"Your son-in-law is a man of vision and ability. You should work hard to win his heart."
Zhao Yutan smiled when he heard this. How could he capture his heart? He had no love in his heart, only power and career. How could he capture it?
As they were talking, their carriage entered Chang'an City and headed towards the East District. However, halfway along the way, they encountered a wedding procession that was also turning onto Chongwen Street.
Immediately, a person who looked like a manager from the opposing team ran over to greet them and discuss whether their wedding procession could be allowed to pass first.
Madam Xie and Zhao Yutan's carriages were right in the front. The other party's wedding procession was quite large. They had just returned to Chang'an and wanted to give way to them to make things easier for them.
Just then they heard the steward say that they were the wedding party of Wang Shancun, the son of Wang Yuan, the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple. Zhao Yutan and Luo immediately remembered how the Wang family had taken advantage of their fourth brother Zhao Bin's misfortune.
With new and old grudges piling up, Zhao Yutan raised his voice in the carriage, "Why hasn't the carriage left yet? Who's to blame if we delay the auspicious time for moving into the new house?"
Wang Yan was the elder on the groom's side who was in charge of picking up the bride. He came over shortly after the steward arrived. When he heard this, he stopped the steward from continuing.
Xie Zhan had just been appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Dali army and was at the peak of his popularity.
There was no need for the Wang family to confront the other party at this time, so they asked the team to give way.
"Madam, Madam, the other party has given way."
The Xie and Zhao families' carriages left without any courtesy.
This matter was reported to Mrs. Wang, who was very unhappy.
Today is the auspicious day for her son Wang Shancun to get married. They have planned the route of the wedding procession. There are some difficult sections of the road, so the Wang family even went to make arrangements to ensure everything goes smoothly.
But all this was ruined by the Xie and Zhao clans who returned to Chang'an from the south.
Mrs. Wang pinched her nose and muttered in her heart, "What bad luck!"
I don't know what they are so proud of. No matter how powerful Xie Zhan is, can he be more powerful than Lu Songli and others who have their own territory?
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