Xuande

Chapter 688 Niu Fu took the script of the Crooked Mouth Dragon King?

The biggest impact of that incident has been resolved at the expense of the Northern Expedition through Liu Bei's super military capabilities.

After the Northern Expedition, no one used this as an excuse to make things difficult for Liu Bei. At most, they whispered a few words in private, thinking that Liu Bei also had a ruthless side.

So the influence from the perspective of people's hearts is still there.

In various senses, the people of Dahan are quite entangled.

On the one hand, the fairness of the law is needed, and on the other hand, the human touch of Confucianism is needed. However, in many cases, the two are incompatible. If they really want to be compatible, some people will be dissatisfied.

It can only be said that in the eyes of the awkward fellow citizens, nothing is absolutely perfect and absolutely correct.

Furthermore, it is their true pursuit to use Confucianism to others and use Confucianism to themselves. When others make mistakes, they must be wiped out. If they make mistakes themselves, they should pay attention to [everyone is entitled to be forgiven once], and pay attention to "first offense". .

Quite hypocritical actually.

So Liu Yu thinks that what Liu Bei is doing is to minimize the negative impact of this matter, to solve the matter before the public opinion ferments, and punish the one who deserves to be punished. That's it.

The so-called martial arts in the world, the only thing that can't be broken is fast, that's the reason.

In addition, this is really not a big deal, so protecting Dong Zhuo is the most correct decision.

It's just that Liu Bei was a bit of a loser. He recommended Gongsun Zan at the beginning, and Gongsun Zan made such a big mess. Now he recommends Dong Zhuo, and Dong Zhuo has brought him so much trouble.

Liu Yu felt a little curious, so he asked Liu Bei.

"Dong Zhuo had followed Zhang Wen before, but later defected and followed Yuan Kui. He was an old official of the Yuan family. He was later sentenced to follow you. He is considered a person without credibility. Such a person is not worthy of trust and respect. For those who are reused, just send him a position, why do you want to give it to him as a gift?"

"I know Dong Zhuo is unreliable, and I don't like his behavior, but what he did back then was indeed beneficial to me, and some rewards were also what I promised him."

Liu Bei smiled bitterly and said: "Liu Xuande never did anything that would break his promise, never did something that would break his promise and make him fat. When it comes to it, he must do it. Otherwise, how can he be worthy of so many people's trust in me?"

Liu Yu immediately admired Liu Bei.

No matter what his starting point is, he did keep his promise. For a ruler, this is indeed a remarkable and worthy behavior.

Even he himself, because he knew Liu Bei's reputation for keeping his promises, resolutely cooperated with him and got to this day.

So Liu Yu nodded.

"You are right. People who break their promises are not worth saving. People who break their promises and lose weight are hopeless people. The higher you are, the more careful you are, and you must cherish your feathers. Otherwise, the higher you stand, the harder you will fall. , Others will not die, and those who stand on a high place are likely to die for it."

What Liu Yu said was right, Liu Bei thought it was true, so he smiled wryly for a while, and shook his head.

"At first I wanted to hold a reception banquet for Mr. Situ, but now that something happened, I probably don't have time for these two days. Please don't blame Mr. Situ. If you have time later, Bei will definitely come to apologize in person."

"Don't dare, the general's official duties are important, so Yu Xian bids his farewell."

Liu Yu stood up and saluted Liu Bei.

Liu Bei returned the gift, and the two said goodbye.

Afterwards, Liu Bei left Luoyang City with some entourage and guards from the General’s Mansion, and arrived at the barracks where Dong Zhuo’s temporary garrison was outside the city. .

At that time, Liu Bei thought that the process must be completed. After all, Dong Zhuo had won the battle, and he needed to give some explanations, so he decided to hold a celebration banquet for them first, rewarding them with cattle and wine, eating and drinking, to calm their emotions. Then arrange them to the predetermined military camp.

But Liu Bei didn't expect that in just such a short while, the gang of old Han soldiers would make such an ugly incident for him.

Do you really think that Luoyang City belongs to their family?

Liu Bei was very angry.

It should be said that Man Chong's action speed is very fast. When Liu Bei arrived at Dong Zhuo's temporary barracks, Man Chong had already arrived, with more than 100 armed county soldiers. According to Liu Bei's order, he was going to enter the barracks to arrest people.

But at this moment, Man Chong and the armed county soldiers he led were stopped outside the barracks by Dong Zhuo's army, and the two armed teams were confronting each other.

What's interesting is that Man Chong is on one side of the confrontation, but the other side is not Dong Zhuo, but... Niu Fu.

Liu Bei had met Niu Fu before, and had a little impression of him. He knew that he was Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, and he wore the same trousers as Dong Zhuo.

At this moment, it was he who led Dong Zhuo's army to confront Man Chong.

Dong Zhuo, on the other hand, stood between the two of them with a depressed expression on his face, with an expression of "stop fighting", as if he was trying to persuade something, as if he was very unwilling to see this situation.

Liu Bei frowned, wondering what Dong Zhuo was up to.

This order was issued by him. In order to protect Dong Zhuo, the majesty of Zhongshutai must also be guaranteed. If this fails, others will follow suit in the future. Isn’t Zhongshutai, a powerful department that has just started, going to struggle?
"what happened?"

Liu Bei led the team over with a majestic expression, and immediately became the center of the audience. When Dong Zhuo saw him coming, he had the expression of seeing a savior.

"General! You are here!"

Dong Zhuo came to Liu Bei in three steps and two steps to salute, and he almost knelt down to Liu Bei.

"General Dong, you are..."

Liu Bei couldn't figure out what Dong Zhuo meant.

Dong Zhuo's meaning is actually very simple.

"It's not that I don't want to cooperate with Man Lingjun, but... But there are loud voices of disobedience in the army, and I'm really a little embarrassed..."

Liu Bei frowned and looked at Dong Zhuo.

When did this guy become so weak?

He has the final say on the army he pulled together from the very beginning. He has absolute authority. Doesn't he still have the final say on what to do or not to do?

Now he can't even decide on such a small issue?
Could it be that even if Lu Fengxian is not his subordinate now, but according to historical inertia, there are still a large wave of Xiao Fengxian among his subordinates?
The leader Xiao Fengxian is this Niu Fu?

The son-in-law devours the Lord?

In a daze, Liu Bei thought that Niu Fu had taken the script of the Crooked Dragon King.

But soon, Liu Bei reacted and realized that something was wrong.

As a veteran general on the battlefield, Liu Bei is well aware of the powerful control over his subordinates by prestigious generals these days.

You say that they don't listen to the orders of emperors with little prestige like Liu Hong or Liu Xie. It's possible that Dong Zhuo, an old soldier who has worked hard for decades, has no control over the more than 5000 troops he brought together. right.

If this kind of thing cannot be done, it is impossible for him to insist on bringing these troops to Luoyang, so he must be able to control all aspects of this army.

But now, Dong Zhuo showed a weak look, which was very out of character and made Liu Bei feel a little disgusted.

This old guy is playing with himself!
Liu Bei figured it out quickly.

He probably didn't instigate this matter, but he was panicked when he knew it. He realized that something might happen, but for the sake of his own face or majesty, he couldn't just watch his people be satisfied under his behest. Pet away.

He wants to stay tough and doesn't want to be bullied by Luoyang people.

Therefore, Dong Zhuo didn't want to be the bad guy, but he didn't dare to confront Liu Bei blatantly, so he could only use this method to play the role of a two-sided peacemaker, and then let Liu Bei be the bad guy.

No matter who Liu Bei is, Dong Zhuo was bullied by Liu Bei, which is a passable thing in anyone's eyes.

This old boy, who leads troops all the year round, is said to have no experience in political struggles, but he has a keen sense of politics, knows when to do what, and looks really interesting.

But the mistake I made, I actually wanted me to be a bad guy. When I first came to Luoyang, I played tricks to plot against my immediate boss. This guy is the serious little Fengxian.

So don't blame Dong Zhuo for Lu Bu's behavior of serving him first. He himself is a high-level Fengxian player, and in the end he was dropped by Lu Bu for "Fengxian". That is also the pit he buried himself.

Dig the hole yourself, bury it yourself!

(End of this chapter)