Xuande

Chapter 448 Center Explosion
Chen Gong read Liu Bei's letter and listened to Zhang Miao's narration of Cao Cao's meaning. After a little thought, he suggested that Zhang Miao do what Liu Bei said, take refuge in Liu Bei, and abandon Yuan and He.

Zhang Miao was puzzled by this.

"Gongtai, why are you so sure? Don't you need to seriously consider this kind of thing? The four generations of the Yuan family are deeply rooted, and He Jin is the uncle of the prince Bian. They are connected by blood. With such a combination, is it Liu Xuande who can easily contend? ?"

"It's okay to think about it, but you don't need to be serious, because this is bound to be an endless situation."

Chen Gong said with a smile: "The Son of Heaven wants to weaken the He family, so he cannot tolerate the existence of a powerful general, and the He family is unwilling to give up the position he has acquired, and it is even more impossible to accept the possibility of not being able to take charge of the government in the future.

Since ancient times, when such things happen, blood will inevitably be shed, and once blood is shed, the military will determine the outcome. Therefore, we should consider this matter from a military perspective.

In today's great Han world, who can rank first in terms of military affairs, army, military exploits, and prestige?Is the general He Jin ranked first, or the hussar general Liu Bei?When He Jin fought Liu Bei, was He Jin more likely to win, or Liu Bei more likely to win? "

Zhang Miao thought about it.

"If you talk about military affairs, it must be that Liu Bei is more likely to win."

"Therefore, there is nothing wrong with choosing Liu Bei."

"Gongtai, are you so sure that Luo Yang will fight?"

"There will definitely be a fight, maybe it's not just a small fight, it's very likely that it will be a big fight, and the fight will be very intense."

Chen Gong nodded and said: "But Liu Bei must be the one who wins in the end! Political struggles seem to be two groups of people fighting each other in the same city, but in the final analysis, most of the time it depends on the military. If you can't win in the military, what should you say?" It's useless."

Zhang Miao stood up, walked around the room for a while, and stared at Chen Gong for a while.

Chen Gong just drank water calmly.

So Zhang Miao sat down again.

"Once this decision is made, there is no turning back. Whether the future will be prosperous and prosperous, or run away like a bereaved dog, depends on today's decision."

"So once the dust settles, Meng Zhuo can get the most benefit."

Chen Gong said with a smile: "Didn't Meng Zhuo always want to develop in Luoyang? If so, please don't forget Meng Zhuo's suggestion today. I also want to go to Luoyang to learn more."

Zhang Miao frowned and thought about it for a while, then smiled wryly.

"Gongtai! Let's get through this test first. If Liu Bei loses, we will all be prepared to run for our lives! Liu Xuande, Liu Xuande! Don't disappoint my determination!"

Later, Zhang Miao made a decision and informed Cao Cao that he decided to recall Chenliujun soldiers, cut off contact with He Jin, and by the way, also cut off contact with Yuan Shi, and fully bet on Liu Bei.

After completing his mission, Cao Cao was overjoyed, celebrated with Zhang Miao for two days, and set off to return to Luoyang to report to Liu Bei.

The same thing happened to Liu Hong, the prefect of Sanyang.

Because they were both clan members of the Han Dynasty, under the lobbying of Liu Biao, a native of Shanyang County, Liu Hong sent troops to assist He Jin in opposing the "abolishing the elders and establishing the younger ones".

In response to this, Liu Bei went out to find Cai Yong, who was old with Liu Hong, and asked Cai Yong to write a letter to increase his lobbying chips.

Cai Yong was very willing to do this, he himself supported Lu Zhi, and there was nothing wrong with helping Liu Bei.

After receiving Cai Yong's letter, Liu Bei asked Gai Xun to take his own letter and Cai Yong's letter to lobby Liu Hong.

When Liu Hong was an official, he was taken care of and supported by Cai Yong many times, and he was grateful to Cai Yong. Seeing that Gai Xun had shown Cai Yong's letter, he met Gai Xun.

Gai Xun showed Liu Bei's letter to Liu Hong again. After reading Liu Bei's letter, Liu Hong said to Liu Bei what he said: "The clansmen of the Han family should hold together to keep warm, and jointly protect the power of the Liu family. Do not allow people with foreign surnames to occupy the magpie's nest." This statement is quite acceptable.

But he felt that this matter was open to discussion.

"Since the emperor has no idea of ​​abolishing the elders and establishing the young, why should he target the He family? The He family is the mother's family of the prince Bian, and will definitely support the prince Bian with all his strength. What is the difference between suppressing the He family now and weakening the foundation of the prince Bian? I Never figured that out.”

Gai Xun shook his head with a smile.

"Mr. Liu, have you forgotten what happened when today's son just ascended the throne? Is there any difference between the great general Dou Wu back then and today's great general He Jin?"

After thinking about it, Liu Hong seemed to realize something.

"You mean, the Son of Heaven wants to do what Emperor Xiaowu did to Mrs. Gouyi?"

"We, as subjects, cannot speculate on the actions of the Son of Heaven."

Gai Xun said in a low voice: "So, why did the Lord of Fu listen to He Jin's one-sided words and send out the county soldiers to fight against the emperor? The emperor is the emperor after all. People who know your behavior will think it is loyal, and those who don't know will think it is true." Isn't it an unwise choice to talk about it in private?"

Liu Hong's heart trembled, and he felt that what Gai Xun said was very reasonable.

If Liu Hong did not intend to abolish the elders and establish the younger ones, it would be very problematic for him to do so. If the He family is destined to be liquidated, it is hard to say whether he will be implicated in the future if he helps the He family in this way.

After thinking about it, Liu Hong felt that he had done something wrong, so he wrote a letter to complain to Liu Biao, and at the same time decided to recall the soldiers of Shanyang County, and also presented some gifts to Gai Xun, asking Gai Xun to send Liu Bei and Cai Yong instead of him. say hello.

This means, basically, to show favor to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei almost wrote letters to all the governors and prefects whom He Jin had wooed before, and sent lobbyists to state their interests to everyone, asking everyone to think more about it, and stand on the position of the emperor, not He Jin.

Even the people in General He Jin's mansion were sent a lobbyist by Liu Bei's letter, and they were informed by reason and emotion, and a central blast came.

The first person to be blasted by Liu Bei was Liu Biao.

Why did Liu Biao run around, matchmaking, and made a lot of favors before, and He Jin valued Liu Biao very much for this reason.

But before he had time to reward him, Liu Bei came. He Jin was busy dealing with the impact of Liu Bei's entry into Luoyang, and did not fulfill his promise to reward Liu Biao in time. Liu Biao had a lot of opinions on this.

So Liu Bei sent Yan Wen as his representative to meet Liu Biao and lobby Liu Biao.

Yan Wen got straight to the point, thinking that Liu Biao should not stand in He Jin's position.

Although there are many clansmen in the Han Dynasty, everyone's position does not have to be the same, but on the big issue of right and wrong, shouldn't Liu Biao stand on the side of the Han Dynasty?

The Son of Heaven does not intend to abolish the elders and establish the younger ones, but to weaken He Jin's power and ensure the power of the Liu family. In this case, why do you, Liu, stand on the side of the He family?
He's running around and recruiting troops seems to be a very powerful act, but once He loses power and the emperor pursues him, and no one is running for you, I am worried about your future in private.

So, it's time for you to make the right choice, no?
Liu Biao's heart pounded after hearing Yan Wen's words.

If you really want to say that he has any loyalty to He Jin, it's not enough.

But after the party ban policy was basically lifted, He Jin was the first to send him an olive branch. Considering He Jin's relationship with the eunuch at that time, Liu Biao felt that it was safer to do so, so he took refuge in He Jin.

He helped He Jin with affairs, He Jin provided him with shelter and a step up, and he understood and cooperated with each other to get what they needed. There was not much other reason than that.

If he really wants to help He Jin work hard, he is absolutely unwilling.

It's not that he is the main plotter of He Jin's subordinates, He Jin has many other subordinates, and Liu Biao is just one of them, so there is no need to go all out.

"You and He Jin do not have any inseparable relationship, and He Jin is not the one who rescued you from the sea of ​​suffering. It was the ancient literature school that prompted your majesty to undo the party's shackles. Liu Huanqi had a high status in the ancient literature school back then. , that matter has a lot to do with Liu Huanqi, speaking of it, isn't this the effort of Liu Huanqi? What does it have to do with He Jin?"

Yan Wen's words were imprinted in Liu Biao's heart word by word, which made Liu Biao quite concerned.

But Liu Biao did not make a statement at that time, but needed some time to react.

After thinking about it, he felt that he was a little undecided, so he found his good friend in General He Jin's mansion, Kuai Yue from Jingzhou, and consulted him about this matter.

(End of this chapter)