Xuande

Chapter 590 They feel that they have penetrated the mystery
Liu Bei was slightly interested in this old enemy in history, so after Sun Quan and others were arrested in Luoyang, he took a look and saw the young Sun Quan with a gray face.

He was a little disappointed, he felt that this was not the Sun Shiwan who was still in the southeast battle, but rather a little rooster who had lost the fight.

But it is inevitable, at this time, Sun Shiwan is just a teenager.

According to Lu Kang's description of the incident, Liu Bei learned that it was not so easy to capture the remnants of the Sun family.

Because the Sun family was protected by a wealthy local family, they helped to hide their tracks and avoid Lu Kang's pursuit. After Lu Kang's arrest warrant was issued, the Zhou family of the wealthy family in Lujiang County used a lot of connections to fight against it.

Lu Kang severely sued Mrs. Zhou.

Because Zhou Yu, the son of the Zhou family, was related to the traitor Sun Ce, he advocated protecting the remnants of the Sun family. Lu Kang sent people to hunt down the remnants of the Sun family many times, but the Zhou family learned the news in advance and told the Sun family to run away quickly. Lu Kang was so angry that he would not no.

In the end, Lu Kang found the inner ghost who had tipped off the news, and arrested the inner ghost. Only then did he find Mrs. Sun and capture them all, and then sent them to Luoyang. risk of dissatisfaction.

Because of this credit, Liu Bei recommended Lu Kang as the governor of Yanzhou, as a reward for his dedication to work.

At the same time, he took note of Lujiang Zhou's lack of cooperation in this matter, and then launched revenge.

He will never allow anyone to oppose him politically, even if it is just a kind of covert non-cooperation,
Zhou Zhong, the doctor of Guanglu, was put on the table to participate in the performance, and the emperor Liu Xie decreed that he was dismissed.

In addition to Zhou Zhong, Liu Bei also dismissed other members of the Zhou family who held official positions, deprived them of all their filial and honest status, and the whole family was driven back to their hometown without being a commoner.

In the end, Liu Bei forced them to pay sky-high fines as an atonement, otherwise he would further question the Zhou family and pursue them fiercely.

He didn't care whether someone in the Zhou family had ever been a Taiwei, whether there was a lot of influence, or whether someone interceded.

It is true that an old official of the Zhou family interceded on behalf of the Zhou family, and persuaded Liu Bei that the Zhou family has a lot of power in the south and great prestige, and the family has produced several high-ranking officials, so they should show some face.

But Liu Bei would not pay any attention to them at all, preventing the court from eradicating the remnants of the rebels. Just for this, if Zhou was not punished as a gang of rebels, it would be regarded as a face for Zhou Rong and Zhou Jing!

As the saying goes, people take tea to cool down. Now that people have been dead for so long, what face do they need?
Liu Bei ignored these persuasions and carried out a strong deterrent to the Zhou family, and finally forced the Zhou family to hand over a fine of [-] million yuan, which was considered a barely pass.

To be merciless to those who defy him, and to reward those who support him, with clear rewards and punishments, is Liu Bei's way of doing things.

So Liu Bei's power became stronger.

After this reward, Liu Bei's request has not yet ended.

In response to what happened in several counties in the Central Plains that responded to Yuan's call, Liu Bei requested that the imperial court issue an appeal against thieves. He would send imperial troops to crusade against the chiefs and followers of these counties and destroy them all.

If the disciples of the Yuan family and the families of former officials want to survive, they must undergo a strict investigation by the court. If the investigation is passed and it is determined that they have nothing to do with the rebellion of the Yuan family, they can be let go. But if there is a little connection, we will never tolerate it!
Liu Bei's request has been made very clear, that is, to launch a comprehensive liquidation of the Yuan Group. As for whether these people can really survive, no one can guarantee.

But when this matter was declared "acceptable" by the little emperor Liu Xie with an immature voice, no one in the court raised any objections.

No matter whether it is the neutral school or the Jinwen school, no one has raised objections.

Because they have already discovered that Liu Bei didn't get any practical things this time, whether it was an official position or a title, there was no substantial improvement.

Of course, it is also difficult for him to get an actual promotion.

But let alone, everyone around him counts as one, and anyone who contributes to the war will become a hero, and they will all be "rewarded for meritorious service".

Those who were promoted, those who were awarded titles, those who increased their food, and even a group of logistics workers were directly made Dutinghou, that is, no one will be left behind in a rain and dew.

Using the imperial court's reward as Liu Bei's own favor is more cost-effective than how many rewards he himself has received.

No one would think that this incident happened because of Liu Bei, and that Liu Bei was taking the credit for the crime. Everyone would only think that Liu Bei distributed all his credit to the big guy, let the big guy flourish, and he himself was the unknown The man behind the scenes.

Then you have to be moved to death?
That's not to mention, Liu Bei has already made a clear political statement, and it's hard to say how much political resources will be vacated after that to liquidate everyone in the Yuan Group.

But it will definitely make people who follow Liu Bei and contribute to Liu Bei's achievements once again full of happiness.

The internal harmony and power of the Liu Bei Group have once again been greatly developed.

Dong Zhong felt that he had figured out the mystery here.

Huan Dian also felt that he had figured out the mystery here.

This is a pre-war mobilization, using the rewards from the court for pre-war mobilization, so that everyone who stands on Liu Bei's side will get some rewards, boost morale, unite people's hearts, and then...

Launch a general attack on the Jinwen School!

Then there's another wave of after-the-fact spoils.

The Liu Bei Group is full of fat and fat, and the modern literary school will become an excellent nutrient for the development and growth of the Liu Bei Group!

What a brutal move!
Huan Dian was very afraid of this in his heart, and his despair further shrouded his heart.

He knew that if he didn't do something, after Liu Bei completed this wave of integration work, he would definitely personally direct an all-out attack on the Jinwen School. At that time, with Liu Bei's ability to do things, the Jinwen School would not have the slightest ability to fight back.

The demise of the Modern Literature School is imminent.

Huan Dian turned his head to look at Zhang Xi who was standing not far away, and found that Zhang Xi was also looking at him.

The two looked at each other for a moment, then moved their eyes tacitly away.

The grand occasion in the court continued, many people were awarded titles, many people got what they deserved, and the power of the general Liu Bei was unparalleled for a while.

After the day's rewards were over, Liu Bei was thanked by many officials during the process of leaving the palace. They came forward to express their gratitude to Liu Bei in twos and threes, even some elder officials expressed their gratitude, and they were not constrained by their seniority.

For example, Cai Yong and Fu Qian came to express their gratitude to Liu Bei, but they were also a little worried that they would not be able to do well in the post of county guard. Liu Bei encouraged them and asked them to do it freely and accumulate experience.

If you want to be promoted to a high position in Jiuqing, you don't have the experience of being a county guard or governor, and you don't come from a high-ranking family, so you won't be able to convince the public.

What he said was very interesting, Cai Yong and Fuqian seemed to hear something different, and became even more excited.

A large group of people surrounded Liu Bei to express their gratitude. Liu Bei finally dealt with them, took a breath, turned his head, and saw Lu Zhi standing behind him with a smile.

"teacher."

Liu Bei said with a smile: "The disciple has lived up to the teacher's teaching, and finally rescued Jizhou and Youzhou."

"You've done better than me."

Lu Zhi stepped forward and patted Liu Bei on the shoulder: "Just use your military skills, Xuande, you have done better than me. I dare not say that I can do what you do by personally leading troops to the north, at least I will never take advantage of the trend." The Northern Expedition, but you did it.

This time the Northern Expedition hit the Xianbei headquarters hard. Within a few years, the Xianbei people would not dare to go south, and Youzhou and Bingzhou would be able to gain stability. This is of great significance to the local people. Xuande, your first battle The work can make tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people survive, which is a great achievement. "

"The disciple just did what was supposed to be done."

Liu Bei shook his head and said, "Fighting for the country, beating thieves for the country, and protecting the peace of the frontier, this is what a disciple should do."

"So what's next?"

Lu Zhi pointed out, "What do you want to do next?"

"The teacher asked the question knowingly."

Liu Bei smiled slightly and said: "Next, of course, I have to do something that the predecessors have not done. The Modern Literature School has used such a despicable strategy against me this time. How can I let them go? Teacher, if I Let them go like this, will you support it?"

"Of course not."

Lu Zhi sighed: "If you want to make a mess, just make a complete mess, finish the mess in one breath, and then rebuild the old mountains and rivers, this may be the best choice for the big man, Xuande, let's go and do it, teacher This old bone will never back down this time."

"So, very good!"

Liu Bei smiled and nodded.

After leaving the palace, Liu Bei went home and had lunch with his mother, and then someone called Jia Xu and Xun You to accompany him to a place.

"What? Pay homage to Gongsun Zan?"

Jia Xu and Xun You were a little surprised that Liu Bei found time to do this.

They didn't think it was necessary for Liu Bei to worship Gongsun Zan at all. Gongsun Zan's disorderly operation caused Liu Bei to bear many consequences in advance of the Northern Expedition. The old people expressed dissatisfaction with Gongsun Zan's behavior.

For example, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, Zhang Fei yelled at Gongsun Zan, and Guan Yu wrote letters back to scold him all the way. They all thought that Gongsun Zan was sorry for Liu Bei's trust and entrustment to him, and now he was beheaded by the court.

A sinner, what is there to worship?
Liu Bei was very moved by this.

"Although he made a mistake, he is my old friend after all. I sent someone to conceal his body secretly, and then found a small hill in the northeast of Luoyang and erected a tombstone for him. If others don't go to worship, I will This old man should be worshipped."

Riding on the horse, Liu Bei said slowly: "I met him when I was 15 years old. I traveled to Luoyang together to study as a teacher. I returned to my hometown when I was 17 years old. He was the magistrate of Zhuo County at the time. I worked with him for several years. During this period, we became very close friends. Although I came to Luoyang later and never returned to my hometown, but..."

Liu Bei didn't say anything more, Jia Xu and Xun You also understood.

Liu Bei is a nostalgic person, and they all know this. He is always easy to fall into the mood of nostalgia for the stories of old people.

Now that an old friend who was not just a passer-by in his life is gone, he must be feeling deeply, so the two stopped talking and accompanied Liu Bei to Gongsun Zan's cemetery silently.

(End of this chapter)