Chapter 722: Each for His Own Master
The venue was filled with the aroma of incense.
Tuoba Duoji asked Lu Songli, "What is the exercise?"
Lu Songli replied, "There are many types of exercises. The exercise I just mentioned is called a military exercise. Here, I specifically refer to a military demonstration exercise, also known as a military parade. It is a comprehensive training exercise that simulates close combat."
Song Mo had a serious look on his face, while Tuoba Doji was a little confused. He could understand these Chinese words one by one, so why didn't he understand when they were put together?
"Actually, it's just observing the troops." This time, Lu Songli used a simple and easy-to-understand word.
Tuoba Doji suddenly understood. It is easy to understand now. Why did he make it so complicated just now?
Song Mo's tense face relaxed. He knew about the military review ceremony. There were records of "reviewing the troops to intimidate the princes" in the Spring and Autumn Period.
Seeing that they all understood, Lü Songli continued, "For this military review, whether it's the Dali or the Xianbei, both can send their strongest troops."
Tuoba Khan muttered to himself, "Send our strongest army?" "Would Lü Songli be so kind as to remind us?"
Song Mo and Tuoba Doji both understood that the purpose of this military review ceremony was to demonstrate strength and to intimidate and shock the enemy.
"Will you in Pingzhou use explosives in this military review?" Song Mo asked.
Tuoba Duoji followed up, "Emperor Song asked a good question. This is also what this Khan wants to know. If you in Pingzhou use explosives, then this military exercise can be cancelled."
Lu Songli raised an eyebrow and glanced at them with a half-smile, "Don't worry, we in Pingzhou will not use explosives in this military exercise. It will be a pure competition of force."
Both Song Mo and Tuoba Doji agreed. It was just a matter of all three parties showing off the strength of their own armies.
Although they had fought countless times on the battlefield, Pingzhou had relied on its advanced weapons to crush them in most battles. There had never been a battle in which they could only compete in pure military strength.
This is good, let Pingzhou see it, and by the way, let the people of the world and the tribal people see that their own army is not bad, but they lost to Pingzhou's advanced and strange techniques.
Finally, they agreed to give them two days to prepare, and to hold a military parade three days later.
After discussing this and meeting briefly, the three leaders dispersed.
At the same time, the atmosphere outside the venue was also subtle.
The ministers Song Mo brought with him this time included new cabinet members such as Wang Yun, Li Wenjue and Zheng Lingfeng. Chen Wan and Sang Baiqing stayed in Chang'an to temporarily manage state affairs.
In Pingzhou, because the peace talks took place in Hancheng Plain and Hedong was next to it, Lu Songli brought the heads of the three major families in Hedong and their outstanding heirs.
At this moment, they were sitting in the guest seats outside the venue.
Looking at each other, Pei Ruowang, Liu Hongwen and Xue Yufeng smiled at them friendly, while Wang Yun, Li Wenjue, Zheng Lingfeng and others had stern expressions without any unnecessary expressions.
The ten great families of the past now each serve their own master.
On the Xianbei side, sat Tuoba Khan's sons and some generals.
Feeling the secret rivalry between the members of the Dali and Pingzhou forces, they dared not move, but their expressions could not hide their excitement. The two sides started fighting!
At this time, Wang Yun said with a forced smile, "After not seeing you for a while, have you, the three great families of Hedong, changed your ways and abandoned Dali?"
Pei Ruowang, Liu Hongwen, and Xue Yufeng exchanged a glance, ignoring Wang Yun's nitpicking. They said with a smile, "Master Wang, Master Li, and Master Zheng, congratulations! You have ascended to become cabinet ministers of Dali."
"Pei Ruowang, we chose Dali, so we became cabinet ministers right away. You chose Pingzhou, so you're still unemployed, right?"
Pei Ruowang, Liu Hongwen, and Xue Yufeng were speechless. This guy was really asking for trouble. What did it matter if they were commoners? Their sons and some of their most outstanding clansmen had already been appointed governors. This made them happier than holding high positions themselves!
"Not as good as you guys, not as good as you guys, haha."
"Pei Ruowang, you are really capable. You actually choose to submit to a woman."
Pei Ruowang and the others were speechless. Even at this point, they were still using the governor's female identity as an issue? Couldn't their perspective be more progressive? The governor was even on equal footing with the Emperor of Dali. Doesn't that prove she's truly exceptional and qualified to compete for supremacy?
Now in the entire Central Plains, leaving aside those minor forces, only Dali and Pingzhou are competing for the position of the master of the Central Plains.
They each choose a wise leader they like. Is there anything wrong with that?
Anyway, they have already made their bet and must accept the consequences. If they don't follow their own ideas and opinions, should they pay for other people's ideas?
After Wang Yun finished speaking, he remained silent, waiting to see them make a fool of themselves.
Pei Ruowang said with a half-smile, "Lord Wang, don't say that. Our governor is very powerful." You will experience it in the future, humph.
At this time, Zheng Lingfeng said, "Brother Wang, there is no need to say more to them. The outcome will be clear in the future."
Pei Ruowang and others thought to themselves, yes, yes, we will know the answer in the future!
Just then, they saw their emperor|governor|Khan coming out and followed him spontaneously.
Not long after Lu Songli and Qin Sheng returned, they summoned Qin Heng, Guo Chong and others to discuss the military parade.
This was one of the plans that had been prepared before the decision to come for peace talks, and now we have just decided to use this plan.
Just as they finished their discussion and adjourned the meeting, they saw the negotiation team headed by Lu Desheng returning.
Lu Desheng had a stern face and it was obvious that he was in a bad mood.
Lu Songli asked Chen Yue behind her, "What happened to my dad?" Didn't he go out to watch his opponent today? Why did he come back so unhappy?
Chen Yue said, "Governor, I don't know what happened to Lord Lu. Maybe someone named Fan Quan appeared in the Dali negotiation team?"
Fan Quan? Lu Songli had a good memory, and she immediately remembered who Fan Quan was. Wasn't he the talented scholar her father had described as having violated all taboos? Xie Zhan had even wanted to use him to replace her father's position in front of Emperor Kang Cheng.
Chen Yue thought to himself that when Fan Quan saw Lord Lu just now, his nose was not a nose, and his eyes were not eyes. It was like an enemy meeting, and they were extremely jealous.
"I see. You guys go downstairs and have a meal and rest first."
"yes."
After Qin Heng, Guo Chong, Pei Ruowang and others left, Qin Sheng prepared food.
Lu Desheng and his daughter started to complain, "What's Song Mo's intention? He picked up a useless person that the previous emperor didn't want and treated him as a treasure? Is he a trash can? Can he hold anything?"
There are trash cans on the city streets in Pingzhou, and people are not allowed to throw garbage at will.
Lu Desheng was very sure that Dali did this just to disgust him!
"Dad, please don't be angry. If you get angry, you're giving him face."
"Yeah, yeah, he tried to scam me last time, and he's trying to scam me this time too. He's so bold and shameless!"
Lu Songli thought to herself that this was a scam.
Lu Desheng cracked his fingers and said, "He's just a former defeated opponent. If I can defeat him once, I can defeat him a second time."
"Dad, I believe you."
Lu Desheng raised his chin slightly, "Don't worry, my daughter. During this peace talk, we will definitely not let Dali and Xianbei gain any advantage!"
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