Xuande

Chapter 581
On March [-]th, through Liu Hui's information transmission, Liu Bei learned of a series of events in Luoyang City that were initiated by the Modern Literature School.

The Jinwen School should also know what they will do when they go back if they win a big victory this time. They know that their death is approaching, so they are very anxious.

However, just as Liu Bei was about to set off from Jizhou to return to Luoyang, a newer news came to Yecheng, which made him frown a little.

A nursery rhyme circulated in Luoyang City. The content of the nursery rhyme was about Liu Bei's desire for power expanded after his victory, and he wanted to rebel and usurp the throne.

Liu Bei was a little surprised by this latest information.

He didn't expect that the Jinwen School would take the initiative to do such a big thing. In order to struggle to survive, they actually made up their minds to release a tactical nuclear bomb, officially broke their face with him, and started a war on their own initiative.

Is the second act of the post-Liu Hong era so big?

When this tactical nuclear bomb was released, the seeds of the future complete liquidation of the Modern Literature School had already been planted.

Are they not afraid?

Liu Bei sneered.

In fact, the Jinwen School chose to release this tactical nuclear bomb precisely because of fear and fear.

As early as when Liu Bei defeated Yuan Shao and just launched the Eastern Expedition against the Wuhuan people in Liaodong, the news of defeating Yuan Shao and the Xianbei people reached Luoyang, and the Jinwen School could not help but start to act.

At that time, after learning that Liu Bei killed the Xianbei people and Yuan Shao's army and won the initial victory, no one doubted that Liu Bei could not solve the Youzhou Rebellion this time. Lifted.

When I just learned about the chaos in Youzhou, Xianbei, and Wuhuan, the court was quite panicked. Many people were worried that Liu Bei would not be able to solve this sudden situation, so their words were often offensive.

But soon Liu Bei told them with absolute force that confronting him head-on would lead to a dead end. In terms of using troops, everyone is a younger brother, and he is the only big brother.

So the insects breathed a sigh of relief, and continued to do what they should do, but at this time, the Jinwen School felt a lot of uneasiness.

When Huan Dian and Zhang Xi talked in private, they talked about what would happen after Liu Bei's triumphant return to Luoyang this time, and he was deeply worried.

"He is a great general himself, and he is also the number one marquis in the world. This time he returns to Luoyang, with greater fame and power. I am very worried. He will attack us immediately."

Huan Dian looked at Zhang Xi, and said in a low voice: "If we can't find a countermeasure, even if he doesn't make a move this time, it's hard to guarantee that he won't make a move next time. People are swordsmen, and I'm fish and meat. Controlling life and death with other people's hands is not a good thing. We must You have to fight back."

"You mean, Dong Zhong?"

Zhang Xi hesitated and said: "Dong Zhong is indeed dissatisfied with Liu Bei, but it is hard to say whether he will fully confront Liu Bei because of this, he does not have the courage, and he is also afraid of Liu Xuande, besides, even if he dares, Liu Xuande holds ten Wan Dajun, and he doesn't have that many troops at all."

"To deal with Liu Xuande now, we cannot use the army."

Huan Dian shook his head and said, "Liu Xuande is unparalleled in the world by using troops. How can you not think about using troops to fight against him? This is stupid, we can't do such a thing."

"But in terms of means, is Liu Xuande very weak?"

Zhang Xi said coldly: "He Jin and Yuan Wei are not his opponents together, I don't even know where Liu Xuande's weakness is! How can I fight against a person who doesn't know where his weakness is?"

"Then we can't just wait for him to bring the ancient literature school to destroy us all?"

Huan Dian said loudly: "The ancestors passed on the inheritance to my generation. Do we want to watch Liu Xuande's mighty power shake the world, and then bury our ancestors' inheritance? If this is the case, even if we are dead, how can we face the ancestors?" Zong?"

Zhang Xi was speechless.

After hesitating for a long time, he whispered: "Then, assassination? This is the last resort."

"Are you going to assassinate?"

Huan Dian looked at Zhang Xi with the eyes of an idiot: "If the assassination can be successful, Yang Ci can't? Yuan Kui can't? They have so many former students and officials who can become dead at any time, it won't work!"

"Then what should we do? The army is no match, the court is no match, and now even assassination is no match, what else can we do?!"

Zhang Xi was very angry, and said loudly: "Tell me, what should we do?"

"You said that Liu Xuande has no weaknesses, but I don't admit it. Humans have weaknesses."

Huan Dian walked slowly with his hands behind his back, "The imperial court is not Liu Bei alone, but four people, counting the empress dowager, there are five people, these five people can make a decision together, now Liu Xuande is alone The credit is too great, the power is too strong, what do you think is his weakness?"

Zhang Xi raised his eyebrows.

"The fear of the other four?"

"correct."

Huan Dian said in a low voice: "We only thought of Dong Zhong before, but Dong Zhong alone is not enough. It will only make sense if both Jian Shuo and the Empress Dowager are on our side."

"Why didn't you say Zhang Rang?"

"Zhang Rang has no soldiers, and Liu Xuande has placed too many people in his Shangshutai. I suspect that Zhang Rang has some unknown relationship with Liu Xuande. This person may not be against Liu Xuande. We can't count on Zhang Rang let."

"Is that so..."

"Therefore, we must decide the outcome in the court, and use political means to attack Liu Xuande, instead of using the army to decide the outcome."

"Then what if he sends the army to the court to fight us? It's not impossible. There are not a few people who died in the court since ancient times, right?"

Zhang Xi looked at Huan Dian.

Huan Dian also looked at Zhang Xi.

"We have tried our best when manpower is still available. If we fail in the end, there is nothing we can do, isn't it?"

"Is that so..."

The two of them can be considered to have recognized the cards in their hands and what they can do. At the same time, they are aware of the fact that Liu Bei has too much advantage, and they also know the worst ending they may face.

So they launched a final move.

The foothold of the action was Gongsun Zan who was escorted to Luoyang to discuss crimes.

To Gongsun Zan, even the people from Liu Bei's faction didn't say anything good for him. Instead, they were all angry at Gongsun Zan's refusal to obey orders and self-armies, which led to the collapse of Youzhou.

Although when Gongsun Zan was escorted away, his confidant Guan Jing accompanied him all the way, and after arriving in Luoyang, he quickly found Lu Zhi hoping to intercede for Gongsun Zan, but Lu Zhi expressed that he was powerless about this matter.

To put it bluntly, not everyone is Liu Bei, and it is worth Lu Zhi's dedication to him.

Lu Zhi and Gongsun Zan lacked the friendship and communication between teachers and students, lacked serious getting along and helping each other.

Gongsun Zan bears the name of a student of the Lu family, but has never received even one face-to-face education from Lu Zhi, and basically has never met Lu Zhi, and Lu Zhi doesn't even know him very well.

If he hadn't been the magistrate of Zhuo County and had a good relationship with Liu Bei, Lu Zhi would not have recognized this student.

Not to mention that this time Gongsun Zan disobeyed orders and sent troops without authorization and was defeated, forcing Liu Bei to quickly send troops to the north to clean up the mess. He personally sent troops to fight twice within a year.

Lu Zhi even hated Gongsun Zan.

So Lu Zhi rejected Guan Jing's plea.

"The country has its own laws. If I knew today, why bother? Wouldn't you subordinates advise the superior not to violate the order? The court clearly ordered him not to enter the army, but he disobeyed the order, so that Youzhou almost collapsed." , tell me, how can I intercede for him?"

Lu Zhi's reason was very good, Guan Jing had nothing to say, but kowtowed in tears, begging Lu Zhi for mercy.

He hoped that Lu Zhi, as the head of Zuo's Spring and Autumn Families, would quote the case of Zuo's Spring and Autumn Period, and help Gongsun Zan in the process of Spring and Autumn's execution, so as not to let him die.

Lu Zhi thought for a while and hesitated a little, but in the end he didn't agree.

"If he hadn't disobeyed orders, even if he was defeated by Yuan Shao, I would intercede for him and save his life, but he made a mistake himself, which caused many people in Youzhou to die, and how many families were destroyed. , Guan Changshi, tell me, if I do this, how will I be at ease?"

Guan Jing finally despaired, and could do nothing but cry.

Lu Zhi was moved by Guan Jing's loyalty, but he did not intend to do anything for it. Gongsun Zan did not have any fundamental forces in Luoyang City, and no one helped him run around. Therefore, when discussing Gongsun Zan's crimes, no one pleaded for him. .

(End of this chapter)