Chapter 477 Song Mo plotted against me?

For the court officials, the bottom line of the negotiations with the Xianbei royal court was roughly determined.

Next, it was to discuss who would be responsible for this matter.

There was a war going on there now, who would be willing to go?

What if they couldn't reach an agreement and their lives were lost there?

The court officials looked at the sky and the earth, you looked at me, I looked at you, but not at the emperor.

Even if their eyes occasionally met with their mortal enemies, they would silently move away and not say anything to harm the other party, otherwise if they did, the other party would definitely take themselves with them. For specific examples, please refer to how the Nanyang disaster relief fell to the chief officer Zhang Xian and his deputy Zuo Anmin.

At first, someone recommended Lü Desheng, but Song Mo rejected it. He doesn't trust Lü Desheng now. The negotiation was a big deal, and he had to hand it over to someone he trusted to be responsible for it before he could feel at ease.

In the end, the officials recommended Prince Gong, and Song Mo agreed.

The matter was roughly decided in this way.

After the court session, Song Mo received a secret letter, which revealed the secret of the tax grain robbery in Pingzhou.

After reading it, Song Mo smashed another set of his favorite teacups.

"The traitor, who cheated and deceived the emperor, deserves to be killed!"

Such thunderous anger made Liang An, the eunuch guarding the palace gate, shudder.

Then, Song Mo first summoned Prince Gong.

The emperor and his ministers had a secret talk for half an hour.

It is said that when Prince Gong left the palace, his face was expressionless, and people could not tell whether he was happy or angry.

Song Mo summoned Lin Ran later and gave him a secret order.

After coming out of the palace, Lin Ran felt that the sky at sunset was stained with blood. He was the commander of the imperial guards, why did he always receive such tasks?

Finally, an imperial order appointing Lv Desheng to be in charge of the negotiations was sent from the palace and sent to the Pingzhou governor's mansion at an expedited speed of 800 miles.

When the ministers learned that the emperor suddenly changed the person in charge of the negotiations, they all looked at each other in bewilderment, not understanding why. However, this result was acceptable, so none of the ministers objected.

After Zhang Xian learned about it, he asked to be the deputy in this negotiation to assist Lü Desheng.

Thinking that this time, he would join forces with Lord Lü to fight against the Xianbei, he was excited.

However, Zhang Xian's request was rejected by Song Mo, who appointed Zuo Anmin as his deputy.

Zhang Xian was puzzled. Zuo Anmin and Lord Lü were obviously not in harmony. How could the negotiation between Dali and the Xianbei royal court be successful if they were asked to cooperate?

After receiving the order, Zuo Anmin said to Zhang Xian proudly, "Lord Zhang, don't worry, I will assist Lord Lü this time."

"You'd better be!" Zhang Xian replied, then left with his sleeves.

Southland

For Xie Zhan, everything was going as expected.

He could actually fight for the opportunity to negotiate with the Xianbei.

After seizing this opportunity, he could force the Qin and Lu families to rebel, and then he could fight for power in the name of suppressing rebellion, take the road of holding the emperor hostage to command the princes, and then control the government.

This road has a disadvantage. Song Mo is too old and is not as easy to control as a child. But he can wait for two years...

But this also means that he has to give up the Southland that he has managed for two years, at least he can't control the Southland openly.

But the Southland occupies a geographical advantage, and he is reluctant to give it up.

Another way is that after Qin and Lu raised the banner of rebellion, they also responded.

Moreover, he and Jiang Boya have deduced that if Pingzhou rebels, they will follow, and King Cheng in the southwest will also follow.

At that time, the world will enter a situation of hegemony among heroes.

These are two different roads. After weighing the pros and cons, he decided to choose the latter road. In this way, many previous plans must be adjusted accordingly.

However, since he has made such a choice, he will naturally not join in the negotiations. As the saying goes, a gentleman does not stand on a dangerous wall.

But he will keep an eye on the direction of this negotiation in the following period of time.

Pingzhou, Governor's Mansion

Lin Ran, the Imperial Guard, came to deliver the imperial decree. After Lv Desheng received the imperial decree, Lin Ran told him that he would stay in Pingzhou until the negotiation was over.

Lv Desheng was going to arrange accommodation for him, but he refused. Lin Ran came out of the Governor's Mansion and went straight to the post station to rest.

Under Lv Songli's arrangement, the father and daughter of the Lv family, the four brothers of the Qin family, and Xue Xu gathered together.

Everyone was a little surprised to see each other, but they all thought they were here to discuss the negotiation with the Xianbei royal court.

At the beginning, it was true.

Lv Desheng became the person in charge of this negotiation, and he was not without pride in his heart. My late emperor, this court really can't do without me.

But when he saw the bottom line of the court-using Tuoba Lian to make the Xianbei army withdraw unconditionally from Dali and sign a ten-year peace treaty. During the ten years, Tuoba Lian must be a hostage in Chang'an.

Lv Desheng couldn't help but frown. Does the court's request look like a good negotiation?

Can the Xianbei royal court agree to this request? What does the court think? They overestimate Tuoba Lian's role!

Negotiations are very difficult.

When Lv Desheng was thinking about how to negotiate to meet the court's requirements and get some benefits for his family, Lv Songli spoke.

"Dad, Song Mo may not be able to tolerate you this time." She pointed this out calmly. What she didn't say was that this result was entirely caused by her behind the scenes.

Hearing this, Lv Desheng widened his eyes: What the hell? What do you mean by not being able to tolerate him?

Others were also shocked by her words, it was too sudden.

Moreover, Pingzhou has made great achievements recently. Why can’t the emperor tolerate Master Lu?

Lu Songli said, "Dad, Song Mo knows about the salt lake in our Dragon City, as well as the inside story about the tax and grain being robbed."

Xue Xu watched with his eyes, nose and heart. Mrs. Qin Liu did not hide these two things from him, and he helped clean up some of the tails.

These two things were indeed a bit rebellious for the emperor.

Qin Heng and the other brothers remained silent. After realizing that Song Mo had been harsh on the Qin family and suppressing the Qin family, they turned a blind eye to whatever the six siblings did, and sometimes even silently added fuel to the fire.

As soon as Lu Desheng heard these two things, he understood that Song Mo was not big-hearted. Song Mo didn't like him in the first place. If he didn't report what he knew about Longcheng Salt Lake and ignored the tax and grain deception, then Song Mo might not be able to tolerate him anymore.

"No, what kind of brain does he have?" Lu Desheng muttered.

In the matter of taxation and grain, even if they knew that they were cheating, would the benefits go to the common people? Why is Song Mo Nu so angry? Does he have to be happy if all the food is burned or robbed by Xianbei?

Wait, since Song Mo can't tolerate him anymore, why did he order him to be responsible for this negotiation? Lu Desheng came to his senses. He looked at the court's request again, feeling that there was a hint of conspiracy.

"Daughter, is Song Mo cheating on me?"