Chapter 700: Drinking poison to quench thirst

Lu Desheng continued, "I have sent a message to Wang Dong to ask him to use his strength."

Lu Songli: I believe that with the efforts of Wang Dong and others, Xie Zhan's reputation can be compared with that of the evil concubine who brought disaster to the country.

Wang Dong's group is really useful.

To support the navy headed by Wang Dong, this line of expenditure every year is quite large. We still don’t know how much funding we have for this year. If not, we need to allocate some more funds.

During this period, boxes of loot were sent back from the front line, which greatly filled the Pingzhou treasury.

After saying this, Lu Desheng took a sip of tea contentedly, "I don't believe it. Can Xie Zhan escape from such a dead situation?"

Lu Desheng felt that this time the dragnet was drawn against Xie Zhan, would he still have a way to survive?

Now as long as Song Mo nods, Xie Zhan will be killed.

Lu Songli nodded, confirming his suspicion, "It stands to reason that Xie Zhan can't avoid it—"

Lu Desheng interrupted her willfully, "Okay, okay, that's all. I don't want to hear any buts."

Lu Songli laughed, but there may be exceptions to everything, this is a fact. So, it’s good to do your best, listen to fate, and lower your expectations a little.

But since her father wanted Xie Zhan to die so much, let her think about how to seal Xie Zhan's way of life.

Lu Songli took the opportunity to drink tea and pondered, if she were Xie Zhan, where would the way out be?

Xie Zhan's way out lies in Song Mo's thoughts.

If Xie Zhan wants to live, he must let Song Mo see his value.

Only when the value provided by Xie Zhan is higher than the value of protecting him, Song Mo will be willing to protect him.

At this time, Song Mo's worries are, for now, nothing more than powerful foreign invaders - Pingzhou and Xianbei. To put it more bluntly, it is Pingzhou.

So, what trump cards does Xie Zhan have, or what effective methods do he have to deal with Pingzhou and prevent the spread of the war?

Xue Xu, like Lu Desheng, was very optimistic, "Xie Zhan, it's just a turtle in a urn, why do you care? Let's see what kind of explanation Dali will give Pingzhou. If we are not satisfied, we will give them the explanation. Until we are satisfied.”

"What Mr. Xue said is absolutely true." Lu Desheng agreed. He raised the tea cup, regarded it as wine, and clinked it with Xue Xu.

Hearing this, Lu Songli's heart moved, Mr. Xue? Slang clan! Thinking of this, her expression changed slightly.

At present, if force is used, Dali cannot defeat Pingzhou. If there is anyone else who can threaten Pingzhou, it is the Li clan alone in the south.

Xie Zhan knew Xue Xu's identity from the beginning, and there was no guarantee that the other party would not use the Li clan to threaten Xue Xu, and thus Pingzhou.

"Mr. Xue, Xie Zhan may persuade Song Mo to take action against the Li clan."

"He dares?" Hearing this, Xue Xu was shocked and angry.

Xie Zhan is facing a critical situation, and as long as he can break it, there is nothing he dares to do.

"If you're not afraid of 10,000, just be afraid of the worst." Lu Songli said calmly, and then she suggested, "Mr. Xue, can you go back this time?"

Xue Xu immediately agreed, "Yes, I have to go back!" If he doesn't do it right, this is a matter of life and death for the Li clan.

"Yes, yes, yes, Mr. Xue, you'd better go back. Using the Li clan to threaten Pingzhou is something Xie Zhan can do." Lu Desheng also agreed.

"I will mobilize a team to follow you back to the south later, and arrange for Lin Shan to send you off." Lu Songli explained her arrangements one by one, "I will ask General Qin Sheng to lead his troops there later."

The Jintai Army led by Qin Sheng was more suitable for jungle field battles. Yue Shu had just led his troops to capture the territory of the Sushen tribe, which just allowed him and Qin Sheng to switch defenses.

This arrangement made Xue Xu very heart-warming, "Thank you, governor."

Lu Songli waved her hand, "No need to say thank you. Although the Li people do not live in Pingzhou, they are still our people in Pingzhou. It is Pingzhou's responsibility to protect them."

Before setting off, Lu Songli had someone equip them with all the equipment.

Chang'an, Imperial Palace

After that day, Song Mo kept claiming to be ill and refused to go to court.

But the ministers who were concerned about the country and the people knelt directly outside Song Mo's bedroom.

"Your Majesty, this matter cannot be delayed any longer. Now the Pingzhou army has captured the entire Jizhou. If it continues, more cities and land will be taken away from Dali. We must give Pingzhou an explanation as soon as possible."

The ministers urged the emperor to make a decision, give Pingzhou an explanation as soon as possible, and then calm down the war.

The public opinion is also boiling, and the demand for the disposal of Xie Zhan, the military commander, is getting louder and louder.

Especially in the area where Jizhou, Yanzhou and Qingzhou are at war, the people are least willing to experience war. Now that they know that Pingzhou started the war, just to get an explanation, everyone hopes that the emperor will deal with Xie Zhan, the culprit, and restore peace to the world. . For this reason, someone spontaneously organized and prepared a copy of the Book of All Nations and asked the parents to hand it over to the present day. There is more than one such book of all peoples.

All the pressure was on Song Mo.

At this time, Song Mo was kneeling down to worship his ancestors in the Fengxian Hall.

In front of Song Mo, there was a letter.

In the letter, Xie Zhan requested that he be dismissed from his official position and imprisoned, so as to give Pingzhou an explanation.

If that didn't work, he was willing to die to apologize.

... Now Pingzhou is relying on the power of explosives to intimidate the emperor. The emperor does not need to be embarrassed. The humble ministers are naturally willing to sacrifice. They can use their broken bodies to share the emperor's worries and solve the difficulties of Da Li. The humble ministers are very happy.

Wei Chen is just worried. After Wei Chen, if Pingzhou comes again, who will be able to offer sacrifices?

It should be noted that the ambition of Pingzhou will not stop Dali from being destroyed.

A thing will never appear out of thin air. I have found some clues about the gunpowder in Pingzhou. I have kept the specific information at home. When I go there, the emperor will send someone to take over.

In addition, I have ordered the Southern Expedition Army to go to western Guangdong to arrest the Li people. If all goes well, the emperor will have a basis for negotiation with Pingzhou.

Please forgive me for my usurpation. This is the last thing I can do for you and Dali.

In addition, Xie Zhan also wrote about his concerns about the family...

Unfortunately, I have no time to share your worries.

At the end of the letter, Xie Zhan wrote: Thousands of words will eventually come to an end. Please take care of yourself, your majesty.

Song Mo put the letter away, burned a stick of incense to his ancestors, and finally knelt in front of the tablet of the late emperor.

"I know Xie Zhan is not a good person."

Song Mo knew that using Xie Zhan was like drinking poison to quench thirst, but he had to use him. If Xie Zhan is a threat at one's elbow, then Pingzhou's Lu Songli is a major threat at the heart.

Choose the lesser of two evils. Moreover, the grudges between the two of them doom them to be unable to unite, so the enemy of the enemy is a friend.

Moreover, many ministers who served him before did not have a good end, which is also quite criticized, saying that he is mean and ungrateful...

In fact, he doesn't care about these, he cares about the world of their Song family.

Since Song Mo ascended the throne, he has also realized that although he is rich, he still has few top talents. To guess in a darker direction, Pingzhou is so eager to get rid of Xie Zhan, isn't it because they are afraid of him?

The most important point is that he knows very well how his own body is.

Protecting Xie Zhan is also a helpless move, he must leave some loyal ministers for the country of Dali.

Dali can have powerful ministers in power, relatives in power, or even a figurehead monarch. Xie Zhan can be Huo Guang, Dou Xian, or Liang Ji. As long as he does not plot to usurp the throne and as long as he can maintain the structure of Dali, it will be fine.