Chapter 715 Song Mo Vomits Blood
As soon as the news of Hedong's loss came, Song Mo in Dali went crazy. He had to negotiate, he had to negotiate!
Song Mo, who was still hesitant at first, immediately made up his mind. If he didn't negotiate, would the Pingzhou army attack Chang'an next?!
At the same time, the ministers of the imperial court were also furious, accusing Pingzhou of being dishonest and starting a war during the peace talks. They had clearly already done what Pingzhou asked!
In addition, some timid ministers have begun to propose that Song and Mo move their capital.
As soon as this proposal was made, Song Mo was so angry that he screamed and spat out blood in the hall.
This scene shocked all the ministers, "Your Majesty!"
Pingzhou, Changli
At this time, the members of the Dali peace negotiation group who were still lingering in Changli, Pingzhou were also very angry. Wang Heyu ran to the Pingzhou government office to ask for an explanation.
To this, Lü Desheng replied, "During the peace talks, you, Dali, have been slow to fulfill your first request for Pingzhou. It's hard not to doubt your sincerity. Who knows if you're just stalling for time?"
Wang Heyu asked in response, "Who could be as cunning as you Pingzhou people? To give you an explanation, our General Xie has already hanged himself!"
Lu Desheng rolled his eyes. "Aren't you scheming? Then why didn't you, Dali, hand Xie Zhan over to us in Pingzhou? Who knows if the person who hanged himself was Xie Zhan himself?"
Everyone in Dali and Tantuan was furious. Isn't this a suspicion that Dali was cheating?
"If you don't believe me, go and see, go and verify it!"
"Of course we will send someone to verify it!"
"Lü Desheng, don't change the subject. What about your Pingzhou's secret attack on Hedong during the peace talks?"
Lu Desheng thought to himself, if they don’t want to move, then don’t move. Anyway, they have already eaten the piece of meat in Hedong, and there is no way they can spit it out.
"Didn't you disagree to cede Yanzhou? We all thought the negotiations had broken down." After the negotiations broke down, their Pingzhou army continued to attack Dali. Is there anything wrong with that?
"Of course, we in Dali can't agree to cede Yanzhou all at once. But isn't negotiation all about asking for a high price and then paying it back?"
Lu Desheng and the others all looked as if they had suddenly understood something. "So that's how it is."
Wang Heyu and others: Why are you pretending to be stupid?
"Okay, okay, we understand. What you mean is, let's continue the talks. Yanzhou is not something that cannot be ceded, right?"
The members of the Dali peace negotiation team were all vomiting blood. It was really tiring to negotiate with Pingzhou. When it came to things that were not in their favor, the other party would pretend to be stupid and ignore them. When it came to things that were in their favor, they were more active than anyone else.
Zhou Chengzhong looked at his companions' ugly faces and shook his head. He had said it long ago that Lu Desheng was not easy to deal with.
"Although this misunderstanding triggered the subsequent events, it's like I slapped you in the face because of this misunderstanding, but it's impossible for you to slap me back. The most I can do is say sorry."
"Is that all?" Wang Heyu always felt that his Qi cultivation skills were not good enough.
"At worst, we can just give in to you in the next peace talks. If you're still not satisfied, there's nothing we can do." Lu Desheng spread his hands.
Wang Heyu just felt very upset.
What difference does it make whether this compensation is mentioned or not? They don't know Pingzhou's bottom line.
But Pingzhou's attitude was very tough. The other party seemed to have apologized and given compensation, but in fact they got nothing.
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Xie Zhan received the news that Hedong was gone while on the way.
The incident started when the Xianbei moved south and attacked Hedong.
When the Xianbei army marched south to plunder, Pingzhou, under the banner of helping the people of Hedong to expel the Hu Lu, ordered Qin Heng, who was stationed in the neighboring Shangdang County, to lead the army to take the opportunity to attack the right wing of Hedong.
The Xianbei army heading south was ambushed while attacking Daning County and was severely damaged by explosives.
It didn't take long for the Pingzhou army to successfully capture Hedong with very few casualties. It can be said that Pingzhou captured Hedong without any effort.
From then on, Jizhou, Bingzhou and Qingzhou all belonged to Pingzhou.
"General, Hedong is gone!"
"Yes, Hedong is gone." It was destroyed by someone who collaborated with both inside and outside forces.
Xie Zhan saw the problem at a glance. The Pei family must have surrendered to Pingzhou. Perhaps it was not just the Pei family, but also the other two major families in Hedong - the Liu family and the Xue family.
In addition, he was very sure that there must be a big problem in the military.
Otherwise, even if Pingzhou had the support of the three major families of Hedong, namely Pei, Xue and Liu, it would not be able to take over Hedong so quickly.
You know, Hedong is heavily armed, and Dali’s army is not that useless!
The highest-ranking general of the army stationed in Hedong now is Li Zhu, but Li Zhu is a newly appointed general, and the previous commander was Xie Wei.
The problem should be with Xie Wei.
It was hard for Xie Zhan not to be suspicious! Only he, the commander-in-chief, knew the weaknesses of the terrain in Hedong and the weaknesses in the army's defense.
Moreover, the army led by Qin Heng did not even use explosives!
Xie Zhan closed his eyes. Good! He thought his plan was completely unnoticed, with only Song Mo noticing. Unexpectedly, his movements were once again guessed by Lu Songli.
Xie Wei and Pingzhou must have reached some secret deal!
Fortunately, he was worried about accidents, so he had Xie Wei's wife and children protected just in case. With Xie Wei's wife and children in his hands, even if Pingzhou wanted to do something, he would be cautious.
Xie Zhan let out a light breath. He could imagine Song Mo's fury at this moment. Fortunately, he had already left Chang'an. The pressure would be left to the important officials of the court and the children of the aristocratic families.
At this time, Lu Desheng was also asking Lu Songli about this matter.
Lu Songli told her father, "Xie Wei's wife and children are being watched and cannot be rescued." Moreover, Hedong had not been taken over yet, so they did not dare to alert the enemy.
Guo Chong said, "Xie Zhan is really cautious."
Lu Desheng instructed Guo Chong, "Military Advisor Guo, don't call Xie Zhan 'bitch', call him 'bitch'!"
Guo Chong's mouth twitched slightly.
Lu Songli couldn't help laughing.
"And this bitch is not cautious, but cold-blooded, mean, shameless and vulgar!"
Guo Chong: Yes, yes, yes, everything you said is right.
"Master Lu, Guo understands."
"What a shame. If we had rescued Xie Wei's wife and daughter, we could have thrown a bucket of dirty water on Xie Zhan. As long as we told the public that Pingzhou was able to take Hedong without a single soldier, it was all thanks to the support of General Xie Wei. That would be enough to make Xie Zhan suffer."
Lu Songli nodded, "Yes." This would directly destroy Xie Zhan's current vest.
Unfortunately, because Xie Wei's wife and children are in Xie Zhan's hands, they are afraid to act rashly.
Lu Songli asked, "Have Zhang Xian and the others set out?"
"We have already set off."
"Have you brought enough people?"
"Yes, General Qin Heng directly sent an army to escort them there."
In order to give Pingzhou an explanation, Xie Zhan publicly committed suicide by burning himself, and his body is currently in a state of mourning.
Dali invited Pingzhou to send people to investigate.
Although they had already guessed that the dead person was Xie Wei, they still had to do the whole show. So, she sent people to Chang'an to investigate.
This person couldn't be of low status, and he had to have had some connection with Xie Zhan...
Qin Zhao and others stationed in Qingzhou wanted to join in the fun, but Lu Songli disagreed.
Not only Lu Songli disagreed, but others such as Qin Heng and Guo Chong also disagreed. A son of a wealthy family should not sit in the hall, and it would be better for people from the Qin and Lu families not to set foot in Chang'an easily.
Chang'an, Imperial Palace
The imperial physician tremblingly took Song Mo's pulse and knelt down immediately.
"Ahem, tell me, how is my health?" Song Mo asked while coughing.
He didn't want to cough, but he couldn't help the itchy throat.
Imperial Physician: He doesn’t dare to say it. Can he say that the emperor’s health is already at the end of its life?
"Speak! I forgive you."
"Your Majesty, please take good care of your health..."
After hearing the words of the imperial physician, Song Mo lay motionless on the dragon couch. He inherited the throne at the age of fourteen. Only six years had passed, and his body was so dilapidated?
Song Mo remained silent, and the imperial physician knelt beside the dragon couch, not daring to utter a word. He said that the emperor should not touch the Five Stones Powder at all, as those who take the Five Stones Powder should avoid emotional stimulation.
Song Mo said quietly, "You know what to say to the outside world."
"Yes, I know."
Song Mo suppressed his illness and refused to tell anyone, only letting the imperial physician tell others that he was just angry for a moment and that he would be fine after resting for a while.
Then he met the Empress Dowager and the Queen and others who came to visit him.
When he lay down again, Song Mo remembered the culprit who caused all this - the Xianbei, and he immediately got up again.
All of this is the fault of those short-sighted Xianbei barbarians! If they hadn't only cared about a little bit of petty profit, why would it have come to this?
Song Mo was so angry that he sent a secret letter to the Xianbei, scolding the person who had suggested Tuoba Khan to go south.
...Idiot, can you just stop moving?
Pingzhou is using the strategy of driving away the wolf and swallowing the tiger against you Xianbei. Can't you see that?
Your Xianbei royal court wants to cooperate with Dali. Can you show some sincerity?
If you come to seize Dali’s territory again, we will die together!
After reading the letter, Tuoba Khan's face turned pale.
He realized that although Song Mo's letter was apparently scolding the person who gave him the idea to go south, he was actually scolding himself.
But this time, the Xianbei suffered heavy losses in their raid on Hedong. Faced with the accusations from Song Mo, the Emperor of Dali, he could only swallow his anger.
Otherwise, go and seize the city of Dali and then make wedding dresses for Pingzhou?
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