Xuande

Chapter 420 The boss fights with the second child, and the third child dies
In Liu Bei's study, Liu Hui presented a bamboo tube with both hands.

Liu Bei opened the sealed bamboo tube, took out the letter written by Zhang Rang on the silk cloth, and read it slowly.

In the letter, Zhang Rang only said one thing.

Help.

Zhang Rang mentioned the promise Liu Bei made to him back then, and asked Liu Bei whether the promise counted and whether he would really save him. If it was false, Zhang Rang would hate Liu Bei for the rest of his life. If it was true, let Liu Bei Find a way to save him quickly.

He Jin is no longer under his control, and Liu Hong's new Xiyuan army does not have his share. He is very panicked now, very panicked.

Once Liu Hong confronts He Jin head-on, the Xiyuan Army and the Luoyang Forbidden Army are out of his control. His reliable armed force is only more than 1000 and less than [-] East Garden spies, which is not enough for those two armies. sewn.

No matter which side in Luoyang City wants to attack Zhang Rang and others, Zhang Rang and others are powerless to fight back, and even their lives are at stake.

They have no other support, only Liu Bei can rely on him.

So, Liu Xuande, didn't you say you wanted to protect me?

Now is the time, come and protect me, I believe you have a way to come back!
After reading Zhang Rang's letter, Liu Bei was silent for a while, and then looked at Liu Hui who had been standing motionless.

"Deran, do you know what is written in this letter?"

"I don't know, it shouldn't be about selling salt, otherwise there is no need to be so solemn."

"Well, indeed, this is a distress letter."

"For help?"

Liu Hui was stunned: "Zhang Rang? Shi Changshi? They asked you for help?"

"Well, he's asking me for help."

Liu Bei smiled and said: "At the beginning, Zhang Rang helped me a lot, and helped me wipe out some bastards who wanted to target me, so I owed him a favor, so I told him that after that, if he provokes me What's the trouble, he was targeted, someone wanted his life, let him come to me, I will protect his life."

"This……"

Liu Hui thought for a while, and said slowly: "A person like Zhang Rang is so arrogant and domineering, and still needs your protection? He is so powerful and powerful, he has harmed many people over the years, and still uses others to protect him? "

"is not that right?"

Liu Bei laughed and said: "But this moment, that moment, in Luoyang City right now, the emperor has a heavy army, the general He Jin has another heavy army, and Zhang Rang has nothing but more than 1000 spies from the East Garden, so he is very happy. I'm afraid, ten permanent attendants are very afraid."

"The emperor's army...can't they intervene?"

Liu Hui was amazed and asked, "I find it incredible that they have such a close relationship with the emperor, and they also do salt business together, sharing profits and dividends. How could this be?"

"Who knows what the emperor thinks, the new army in Xiyuan has no place for Zhang Rang to intervene."

Liu Bei smiled and said, "So, Zhang Rang felt unsafe, so he asked me for help. Deran, do you think I should save him?"

"If you ask me, it would be best for Zhang Rang, a traitor like Zhang Rang, to die, but if he lives an extra day, more people will suffer."

Liu Hui looked at Liu Bei's unchanged smiling face, and said relaxedly: "But you once made a promise, it depends on your own choice, whether to save or not, it should not be up to Zhang Rang, but to you, yes You should do what is good for you, and think twice about what is not good for you."

"The current situation in Luoyang is actually very interesting."

Liu Bei stood up, walked up to Liu Hui, and said with a smile: "The emperor has a heavy army in his hands. He Jin and Yuan Kai join hands, and their power is not weaker than the emperor. The ten permanent servants are caught in the middle. There are no people inside and outside. Look to the left. , Look right, I don’t know which side I should stand on, and which side I can stand on.”

Liu Hui was a little curious.

"According to theory, the Son of Heaven is hostile to the Yuan family and the He family. Naturally, they are dueling. What does it have to do with the Shi Changshi?"

"Deran, have you heard a word?"

Liu Bei patted Liu Hui on the shoulder and said with a smile: "A family of three brothers, the eldest and the second got into a fight, but the third died."

"what?"

Liu Hui was stunned again, with a surprised expression on his face: "What does this mean? The boss and the second child fought, why is the third child who died?"

"For the boss and the second child, as long as it is not the last moment, there is no need to fight."

Liu Bei said slowly: "Although the boss can beat the second child to death, he will also be beaten half to death and suffer heavy losses. After beating the second child, the boss will be seriously injured for a period of time, which is equivalent to an empty shelf. At this time , what do you think the intact third child will do?
Will the intact third child continue to submit to the dying boss, or take advantage of his illness to kill him, kill the boss, swallow all the inheritance of the boss and the second child, and become the real boss of the new generation?Deran, if it were you, how would you choose? "

Liu Hui was a little dazed at first, but gradually came to think of it, and felt that what Liu Bei said was quite meaningful.

"If I were the third child and the first two were killed and the other injured, of course I would kill them all and become the boss myself. Such a good opportunity is rare in a hundred years, how can I let it go?"

"That's right, the Son of Heaven is the boss, He and Yuan are the second, so guess who the third is?"

Liu Bei looked at Liu Hui with a smile.

Liu Hui understood everything and laughed too.

"Ten permanent attendants."

"So, when the Son of Heaven goes to war with the He and Yuan families, will he really attack with all his strength, completely disregarding the battle, and then hand over the fruits of victory?"

Liu Bei shook his head and said: "The ten permanent attendants are not fools, they have been able to be arrogant and domineering for so many years, and they have some ability. They know that they are now a piece of meat in other people's bowls, and they know what their situation is.

No matter who wins the battle between the Son of Heaven and the Yuan family and the He family, it will not be a good thing for them. It depends on when someone comes to eat them, and of course they don't want to be eaten. "

"You mean, the chaos in Luoyang may end with the destruction of the ten servants?"

Liu Hui asked: "Then what about the Son of Heaven? What about the Yuan family and the He family? Who will win among them?"

"Then I don't know. There are too many variables. Anyone can win."

Liu Bei pursed his lips, remained silent for a while, and then slowly said: "But what I hope most is that I myself become the final winner..."

Liu Hui's heart trembled.

As the person under Liu Bei who had the most access to core secrets, he was the first to know Liu Bei's true purpose. He knew that Liu Bei had been planning to return to Luoyang to take over the highest authority, and he also believed that Liu Bei should be the final winner.

There is no one else in his heart, only Liu Bei who saved him. Whether it is Liu Hong or Zhang Rang, he has no feelings. He is the first person who is really only loyal to Liu Bei himself.

"Of course I very much hope that you can be the final victor, but the situation in Luoyang is weird, and no one knows who will win until the end, and you are not in Luoyang now, and the army cannot take you to Luoyang. How can I win?"

"I'm sure, although I'm only [-]% sure now."

"Thirty percent?"

"At least Shi Changshi wants me to win, and they will help me. This is a [-]% certainty."

Liu Bei raised three fingers: "As for the others, we have to accumulate them slowly."

"But if there is no legitimate reason, your army cannot go to Luoyang. If the army does not go to Luoyang, how will you fight for victory?"

Liu Hui worried: "It's not easy to do this."

"It's not difficult to go to Luoyang in a legitimate way."

Liu Bei shook his head: "It's just that the current situation is still unclear. I will continue to wait and see. Don't worry. Let's train and prepare for it. There will always be a chance. I believe that I will always have a chance."

"That one is over there..."

"I will write back to him and let him know that I will keep my word and I haven't forgotten my promise to him."

Liu Bei said slowly: "It's just that I'm not sure when I will help him, and at least at the moment, they are safe, so let them stay calm and don't be too anxious."

Liu Hui nodded and did not continue to ask.

For Liu Bei, he has deep trust, and the experience along the way makes him believe that Liu Bei can deal with the current problems.

But in contrast, at the same time, Liu Hong questioned whether he could cope with the problems he was currently facing.

(End of this chapter)