In the end, Song Mo's holy decree to depose Lu Desheng was stopped by the four ministers who took care of their lives.

After Zhang Xian and Zuo Anmin learned the news, they also immediately rushed to the palace.

At this time, in the entire palace, only Song Mo and six courtiers were there, and even the big eunuch personally went to guard the door of the main hall.

"Your Majesty, this will can't be given." Prince Gong persuaded bitterly.

Xiao Qun also said, "Your Majesty, this holy decree really can't be issued. With the current situation in Pingzhou, this will anger Lu Desheng, and then he will directly pick and quit and give up Pingzhou to Xianbei. ”

"How dare he?!" Song Mo glared.

What's not to dare? The rabbit is anxious and bites.

Prime Minister Shen Wan and Shang Shuling didn't speak, but they were standing here at this time, and their attitudes were already obvious.

What the two didn't say was that this was still on the bright side, the emperor did it like this, and superimposed on the current situation, it was possible to directly force people to rebel.

"You're going to let me endure this? Look at what did he Lu Desheng do? One million and 200,000 stone of tax grain was robbed by Xianbei on the territory of his Liaoxi County! There is a salt lake in Longcheng, but it is not reported and mined privately! ”

Prince Gong's heart throbbed when he thought of the looted tax grain, these were the fruits of his argument with Lu Desheng a while ago.

The other three ministers were also hesitant, muttering in their hearts, could it be that this Lu Desheng really had a heart of disobedience?

At this time, Zhang Xian whispered, "Your Majesty, the angry ministers bluntly said that the tax and grain were robbed, and the responsibility really did not lie with Lord Lu." The Xianbei army that attacked Pingzhou was defended by Lord Lu. This matter should be blamed on Deng Fangyi, the assassin of Youzhou, if it weren't for the loss of Songzhou and the breakdown of Youbeiping County, Pingzhou's tax grain would not have been robbed. "As for the salt lake, I don't dare to mention it, and I can't argue with it.

Song Mo said angrily, "If he, Lu Desheng, sent more troops to escort the team transporting tax grain, why would the tax grain be robbed?" ”

Ministers: Then there must be troops to be sent!

The emperor's words are a bit strong. Now Pingzhou is the two armies that are resisting Xianbei, it is estimated that all the troops are on the top, and the troops will be sent to escort the grain transport team, so should the city be defended?

In short, Song Mo was determined to teach Lu Desheng a lesson.

In the end, Shen Wan, who was still the prime minister, could only take a step back and say, "Your Majesty, if you directly cut off the support to Pingzhou, it will be enough to punish Lu Desheng." This will, let's suppress it first, and then see how the situation develops. ”

In fact, in Shen Wan's heart, he did not approve of the emperor's cutting off Pingzhou's support, which may arouse public anger.

Without the support point, as long as they keep quiet, there is no way for the Pingzhou side to know, and even if they do, they can be inferred that it is difficult for the imperial court. Then there will be no resentment among the people. He was comforted in his heart.

In the end, Song Mo agreed.

But Shen Wan didn't know that Zuo Yi also made a stupid move to make the people of Pingzhou pay taxes and grain again. Zuo Yi didn't dare to write this in the excerpt, but secretly believed to his uncle, and asked his uncle to probe the emperor's tone and see if it was feasible.

When Zuo Anmin received the letter, he was about to be angry with his nephew's shaft, so at this time, hurry back to Chang'an's life, and what taxes and grain do you care!

He entered the palace this time, firstly, to see the development of the situation, and secondly, to ask the emperor, whether Xu Junfan and his nephew Zuo Yi can return to Chang'an? But the emperor was angry, so he didn't dare to speak.

Pingzhou, Liaoxi County, Changli

Xu Junfan and Zuo Yi have not been out of the post station recently, and they have strengthened their defenses.

Since the tax grain in Pingzhou was robbed, the news that the entire Pingzhou needs to pay the tax grain again,

The people of Liaoxi County looked at them very unkindly.

"It must have been Lu Wei who publicized this!" Zuo Yi hated the authentic.

Although he wanted Pingzhou to pay taxes and grain again, he had to ask the emperor for this matter, and the emperor agreed. But now, it's clear that the news has leaked.

Xu Junfan didn't say anything, the people of Pingzhou were fierce, and they didn't have much reverence for imperial power. The current situation is very unfavorable for them, and if he can, he plans to return to Chang'an.

At this time, the news that Pingzhou might need to pay another tax on grain spread widely.

The common people are full of displeasure, this time the tax grain was originally collected according to the high output, and now it will be collected again?

They are fighting in Pingzhou! Obviously, they were going to be surrounded in Pingzhou, and food became a vital material to ensure their survival.

At this time, the imperial court did not say that they were exempted from taxes, but even forcibly levied their grain?

At this moment, another news came that the imperial court directly cut off the support that was ready to give them Pingzhou.

"Is this true?"

"Yes, we have already gotten the exact news. Lord Lu asked the imperial court for some weapons, but was refused. ”

The common people lost their voices.

It's true that weapons are very sensitive in peacetime, but when is it now? If you are reluctant to use weapons, do you want them to fight the Xianbei people with their bare hands?

For a time, the common people were filled with righteous indignation.

"How can the imperial court do this?"

"You don't know, our emperor has supported the soldiers and soldiers in the north and the state, and the support for Youzhou has also been raised, but he has arbitrarily cut off our support in Pingzhou!"

"How unreasonable! The northern border, the state of annexation, and the imperial court of Youzhou have all given support, why did they leave out our Pingzhou? Isn't our Daping Prefecture the people of Dali? ”

"Why are you so harsh on us?"

Since ancient times, it has been uneven rather than few.

This news further aroused the people's anger on the rumors of another imposing tax on grain.

"We have worked hard day and night, paying taxes every year, and this is the result?"

"That's right, this court is rotten, if you can't give us shelter from the wind and rain, it will make it worse for us!"

"Hey, what do we get? I didn't see the Qin family, and I have been guarding the frontier for generations, what happened in the end? Because when the prince went north to the labor army, he had an accident and died in the north, and the whole family was exiled to our Pingzhou. ”

"Wasn't there a rumor that the Qin family was collaborating with the enemy?"

Do you believe that? Anyone can collaborate with the enemy, even the Song royal family is possible, but the Qin family is impossible! ”

"Why?"

"You think, the Qin family has guarded the north mirror for several generations, how many sons have died in the hands of foreigners, and how many foreigners have died at the hands of the Qin family, it can be said that the Qin family and foreigners have a deep blood feud. Under such circumstances, how could the Qin family collaborate with the enemy? ”

Right and wrong are at ease in the hearts of the people, and the people have their own scales in their hearts.

"But the prince died in the north after all."

"Yes, so General Qin Yue apologized for his crime with death, and before he died, he also severely injured the Qianghu tribe, isn't that enough? But it didn't work, the Qin family was still exiled. ”

"Therefore, the Song Imperial Court is like this for a family like the Qin family, not to mention us ordinary people."

"This world is really bad."

"Look, it's only been two or three years, and the northern border will be lost without the Qin family."

"Do you know why we can hold out in Pingzhou for so long?"

At this time, the people of Pingzhou knew that the four places were attacked by Xianbei, and the other three places were broken, but they were still holding on to Pingzhou.

"Maybe the city gates we rebuilt are strong enough?"

"Our soldiers are also very brave."

"These are all important reasons why we can hold the city, but there is another thing that people don't know."

"What?"

"I heard that now, the generals who assist in defending the city are the sons of Qin Yue, the Marquis of Zhenbei."

"Is that the Qin family exiled to Pingzhou?"

"Yes, when they were in the north before, they were all little generals."

"No wonder we in Pingzhou this time have been able to hold out for so long without being breached. It turned out that the little generals of the Qin family, who had experienced a hundred battles, were guarding the city. "You must know that Jinyang in the north was the first to be breached.

What's the deal with a little pride?

"You don't know, General Qin Yue's youngest son, Qin Sheng, is our Lord Lu's son-in-law."

"Ah, is that so?"

"yes."