Chapter 696: Life-saving strategy

Chang'an, Grand Commandery

"The head of the family is in trouble." Xie Nan came hurriedly with the front-line intelligence, his hands were shaking, and his face was full of fear.

Xie Zhan took it and looked at it. He guessed right. Pingzhou really put the reason for raising troops on him.

"Lv Songli, you are cruel enough."

Xie Zhan has realized that he has been used.

He knows very well that Lv Songli may not be injured due to accidental premature birth. This is just an excuse, an excuse for Pingzhou to attack Dali.

But, even if he guessed it, what?

The big pot prepared by Pingzhou for him is really like a mountain pressing down on his head.

He can fully imagine how many people want him to die to apologize in the court tomorrow.

"Head of the family--" Xie Nan looked at him worriedly.

Xie Zhan said, "Don't worry too much."

He had expected it before and bet on the situation. Can he say that Pingzhou did not disappoint him?

When he entered the palace to see the emperor, the words and predictions he said tied his fate and Dali's fate tightly together.

Obviously, he made the right bet. The emperor should protect him.

However, there is another danger, which comes from the aristocratic family.

It's not that he has no way to deal with the aristocratic family, but he is still hesitating whether to use the trump card in his hand.

If he uses it, the two sides will go to war directly, and it will be a situation of no end.

At this time, his cousin came to report that his father Xie Yuan was seriously ill.

Xie Yuan was the elder of the Xie family. Upon hearing this news, Xie Zhan put down his work and went to visit him. He happened to meet a famous old doctor in Chang'an who was taking the pulse.

He stopped his cousin from reporting and didn't let him disturb the old doctor who was treating people.

"Ginseng can't be used. The patient is weak and old, and he can't be supplemented..."

Xie Zhan heard this, his eyes thoughtful.

Dali's situation is so similar to that of his cousin.

At this time, Dali is like an old man who is terminally ill, with both external evil and Shen Ke's stubborn disease.

In the words of the old doctor, we should first resist and expel the external evil, then strengthen the foundation and strengthen the positive energy, and finally slowly get rid of Shen Ke's old illness.

At this time, we must not use strong medicine to get rid of Shen Ke's stubborn illness.

The patient's body can't bear it, and in the end the disease is not cured, but the condition becomes worse.

What's worse, the strong medicine has not yet taken effect, and it has taken away the remaining life.

After the old doctor finished prescribing the medicine, the steward sent him out from another direction.

When Xie Yuan learned that Xie Zhan came to see him, he hurriedly asked someone to invite him in.

He knew that he was old, and the Xie family suffered when they were exiled, and they were at the end of their lives.

"Ah Zhan, I don't have to die, but the situation is dangerous now. I am worried about you and our Xie family."

Xie Yuan knew very well that the situation of his nephew, who was the backbone of the family, was like facing the abyss and treading on thin ice.

Xie Zhan comforted him, "This is only temporary." The situation was not as bad as he imagined.

Xie Yuan looked at Xie Zhan, thinking of the one in Pingzhou, he moved his mouth, if at the beginning...

In the end, he just sighed deeply and said nothing.

After Xie Zhan told his cousin to take good care of him, he left.

At this time, Fan Yang, Jiang Boya and others also received the news and rushed to the Grand Commander's Mansion.

"Grand Commander, the situation is very critical. Pingzhou is forcing the emperor to give them an explanation."

What they are worried about is that if the anger of Pingzhou can be calmed by the life of the Grand Commander, will the emperor be tempted?

"The emperor doesn't need to worry too much." Xie Zhan waved his hand, his previous deployment was not useless.

Fan Yang reminded him, "Grand Commander, if the emperor doesn't need to worry, then what about the aristocratic family?"

Xie Zhan nodded and affirmed his reminder.

He knew the nature of the aristocratic family very well, and they bet on many sides.

In order to please Lu Songli, those aristocratic families took action against him, and he was not surprised at all.

But they didn't understand Lu Songli, and Lu Songli might not be willing to accept them.

Even if Lv Songli is willing, what about the various forces that follow her? Would they be willing to let the noble families surrender to them and share many benefits?

In addition, the struggle between him and the noble families is an internal disagreement.

When there is a powerful enemy outside Dali, they may not be able to turn hostility into friendship.

Moreover, the paper in his hand should be useful.

He holds such a sharp sword that stabs the noble families.

What if he tells the noble families that this sharp sword was thrown by Lv Songli?

No, there is no rush to show the trump card now. Let the noble families go to Pingzhou to hit the south wall first, and then come back to give them a blow.

In this way, he will be safe.

Lv Songli must not have thought that he would use this card in reverse, right?

Xie Zhan picked out some things to say to appease his subordinates, "Lv Songli will not accept the support of the aristocratic family."

"Grand Commander, what if Lv Songli accepts the secret support of the aristocratic family? Wouldn't you be in danger?"

"No." Xie Zhan thought he had roughly figured out Lv Songli's attitude towards the aristocratic family.

Jiang Boya still felt that the Grand Commander was too dangerous to let his life and death depend on Lv Songli's thoughts.

That's not the case. Xie Zhan did this not to depend on Lv Songli's thoughts, but because the aristocratic family's request conflicted with Lv Songli's governing philosophy, and he was sure.

Jiang Boya said doubtfully, "Then let's wait and see."

Pingzhou, Changli

During Lv Songli's confinement, Jiang came to see her from time to time.

That day, Lv Songli saw that her face was not right, and asked with concern, "Mom, what's wrong?"

"Nothing."

Seeing that she didn't want to talk, Lu Songli didn't ask.

At this time, Jiang noticed that her hair was a little wet, "Did you wash your hair and take a bath?"

Lu Songli waved her hand, "No, I just asked Hongluo to wipe it with herbal water."

"You." Jiang couldn't do anything with her, "Just bear with it, you will be out of confinement in two days."

Lu Songli nodded, she was also looking forward to being out of confinement.

Jiang turned to talk about her father, "Your father was so angry when he learned that 'Zhang Yong went to Yangping and questioned Pingzhou in the two armies about relying on the power of explosives to raise unjust troops and harm the harmony of heaven'."

Lu Songli smiled, she could imagine that scene.

Jiang also laughed, "Your father wanted to grow wings and fly to Yangping to fight him for three hundred rounds."

Lv Songli thought for a while and said, "Mom, go back and tell Dad that there will be a chance."

"Your father just said it, don't always agree with him."

Lv Songli smiled. Her mother misunderstood. It was not that she agreed with her father's idea, but she estimated that Dali would soon be unable to stand and come to Pingzhou for negotiations.

She read the recent official documents. Pingzhou is now attacking on all fronts and opening up so many battlefields. The logistics are also very difficult. In addition, the stock of explosives they have stored in recent years has been in urgent need...

Lv Songli thinks that it is not bad to end this battle before winter.

They have added so many new territories and cities, and they also need to digest them.

After Jiang left, Lu Songli asked someone to ask if her mother had encountered anything.

Then she learned that it was because the reason why Pingzhou sent troops to Dali had spread, and many people regretted that she gave birth to a daughter instead of a son...

In response, Lu Songli laughed it off.

She could probably guess what the people were thinking. If she gave birth to a son, most people would think that Pingzhou would have a successor, but she gave birth to the next generation to consolidate the political power of Pingzhou.

Qin Xuan's existence represented the continuation of her and Qin Sheng's bloodline. The stability of the Qin-Lu Group was secondary to whether it was excellent or not.

Many people might think that only by giving birth to another son could there be a successor.

Lu Songli thought it was quite ridiculous.

The world was not settled, and although the situation in Pingzhou was not so precarious, it was a bit of putting the cart before the horse to consider the inheritance of the foundation at this time.

Now they had only occupied four states in Pingzhou, and the business had only been carried out for one-third.

She must have wanted to consolidate her power and position, and she was the most important in everything. Although the matter of the next generation of heirs could be considered, it was not so urgent.