Xuande

Chapter 711 The Second Split Within the Ancient Literature School
Zheng Xuan didn't even want to believe a single punctuation mark in the words of Zheng Tai and Jia Xi.

For Liu Bei, he has his own views and his own understanding.

"I know Xuande well."

Zheng Xuan chuckled and said: "Before he killed the three clans, he never said anything. If he said it, it meant that he was only a threat and he would not really do it. If he didn't say anything, you should really be afraid."

Zheng Tai and Jia Xi looked at each other.

So, we still have to thank Liu Xuande for not killing him?

Pooh!
"Duke Zheng! It's all over, don't you say anything? Liu Xuande has said such things! This shows that his desire for power can no longer be restrained! If we don't make plans early, wait for him It will be too late when the madness explodes!"

Zheng Tai bowed to Zheng Xuan: "I also ask Zheng Gong to uphold justice for us!"

"Duke Zheng, you are the only one who can call on everyone to turn the tide. Don't let Liu Bei get out of hand. At this critical moment, do we want to watch Liu Bei do whatever he wants and install his cronies?"

Zheng Xuan looked at Zheng Tai, then at Jia Xi who looked expectant, always felt that these two people regarded him as a fool.

My old man is indeed very old, but I am not stupid.

Nothing, why should I uphold justice for you?

Liu Bei spoke harshly, and didn't do anything, and didn't even let him speak?He is a great general at the court, can he say a few words?

And to be honest, even though Zheng Tai and Jia Xi tried their best to appear innocent, Zheng Xuan didn't think they were innocent at all.

He very much agrees with Liu Bei's promotion of this matter, and it is even more impossible to say anything boring for these two insects.

On the contrary, these two insects are full of family and interests, just because they didn't get the benefits they wanted, they just jumped around like jumping clowns. Compared with Liu Bei's pattern, it is very different.

So Zheng Xuan didn't intend to get involved in this matter at all.

Anyway, he is confident that his son who is a local official is capable enough to fulfill Liu Bei's requirements for him.

"The old man is not from the Fanyue family. This matter is an internal matter of your Fanyue family. What has it to do with the old man? And the old man doesn't think there is anything wrong with Xuande's actions. Xuande has a public heart, but Zheng Jun and Jia Jun's selfishness is obvious, Zheng Jun, Jia Jun, you should do it yourself."

After finishing speaking, Zheng Xuan left the living room, politely rejecting the two of them.

So Zheng Tai and Jia Xi went crazy.

Lu Zhi lost his mind and went crazy.

Zheng Xuan rejected them.

The two people who can influence Liu Bei will not help them now, so there is only one way left for them.

Confront Liu Bei head-on.

Zheng Tai looked at Jia Xi, and Jia Xi also looked at Zheng Tai.

The two looked at each other, knowing in their hearts what the other knew, but for a moment they didn't know what to say.

It seemed as if the sound of the horn sounded in their ears—the sound of the horn of war.

Who are the two sides in the war?

The reformers of the ancient literature school headed by Lu Zhi, Liu Bei, and Zheng Xuan, and the conservative ancient literature schools represented by Zheng Tai and Jia Xi.

If this war really starts, it will be the second split within the Ancient Literature School, and the second tit-for-tat confrontation will inevitably cause a series of chain reactions, and the defeated party will definitely end up miserable.

But judging from the current strength comparison...

It seems that the possibility of winning is not very great...

So Zheng Tai and Jia Xi quickly cut off the horn sounding in their ears, and the two left Zheng Xuan's residence, and began to calculate the gains and losses of this matter.

First of all, can you win against Liu Bei?

Can soft power and hard power surpass Liu Bei?

In terms of soft power, if you can win enough cooperation from the Fanyue family, you may gain a certain advantage and be able to fight against Liu Bei in public opinion, but you must pay attention to the scale, and you must not get things to the same level as the previous Jinwen School .

We have to leave room for Liu Bei. If we don't give him room, he will give up the rules of the game in a fit of anger and directly use violence to get everything. What should we do?

In terms of soft power, Zheng Tai and Jia Xi don't think they will lose to Liu Bei, but in terms of hard power, they think it is still a bit difficult to fight against Liu Bei.

After all, more than 90.00% of the army of the whole Han Dynasty is under Liu Bei's control, and they are all very capable and elite. If they engage in a military struggle with Liu Bei, they will undoubtedly lose.

Even if the war of public opinion is won and Liu Bei is cornered, will he directly resort to military means?
So Zheng Tai and Jia Xi determined a fact based on careful analysis - if they could not overwhelm Liu Bei militarily or at least fight against him, they would not be able to succeed politically, and they would definitely be overwhelmed by Liu Bei politically.

Or simply put, Liu Bei has the final right to interpret this matter.

If there is a result that he is not satisfied with, he can use military force to intervene at any time, and he can also win the final victory.

So how do you get enough military power?

The two took stock of the armed groups that are currently not under Liu Bei's control.

The city gate captain system and the Miyagi guard system under the control of Dong Zhong can add up to 6000 people?

There is also the Xiyuan Army under the command of Jian Shuo, which is a large army of 3 people.

Added together, we can make up 6000 people, which is not a small number, but... the number of troops controlled by Liu Bei will only increase.

It seems that the number of troops under Liu Bei's control is [-] to [-], and there are also [-] to [-] left around Luoyang, nearly [-], which is not a small number.

The number is far from enough, and the battle cannot be fought.

Or can it instigate the army under Liu Bei's command?
Jia Xi put forward this idea again, wanting to try the possibility of poaching the wall, but it was quickly rejected by Zheng Tai - the generals under Liu Bei were basically discovered and promoted by him, and it was too difficult to poach the wall .

And except for the army of the later general Lu Bu who is not directly under Liu Bei, the other armies are directly under Liu Bei.

Not to mention whether the instigation is successful, even if the instigation is successful, Lu Bu has only 5000 men, and Dong Zhong and Jian Shuo together, there are only 4 people, which is less than one-third of the army controlled by Liu Bei. .

How to fight this?
Well, the difficulty is too great and the possibility is too low, so don’t try it rashly, lest the news leak and you will go down the old path of Jinwen School.

So, what should they do to preserve their own interests under Liu Bei's powerful political and military deterrence?

Zheng Tai and Jia Xi were very worried and couldn't think of a good solution for a long time.

Their level is still too low. They don't understand Liu Bei's movements, preparations and strategies at all. They thought everything was the same as two or three years ago, but in fact, the situation has undergone a fundamental change.

In addition to the more than 4000 people of the Xiyuan Army under the command of Jian Shuo, more than [-] people still exist as Jian Shuo's personal guards, and the rest of the army is already under Liu Bei's command.

Even Liu Bei has sent instructors to the West Garden Army to help with training, and began to reform the West Garden Army in the way of the regular field army under his command.

The two systems of the city gate captain system and the palace guard system have more people who are familiar with Liu Bei than Dong Zhong. Liu Bei can recognize people who Dong Zhong can't recognize.

If the situation changes, how many people in this system will fight to the death for Dong Zhong is really hard to say.

Therefore, if calculated together, even if Jian Shuo and Dong Zhong are persuaded to help them fight against Liu Bei, the combined power of the three systems of Xiyuan Army, Chengmen Xiaowei and Palace Guard can be mobilized by them , probably less than six thousand.

To be even more extreme, if Lu Bu is included, the sum will be more than 1.

In Zheng Tai and Jia Xi's view, this number was more than 4.

The ignorance of the two of them was fully exposed, and before they acted, they amplified their own strength by four times, which can be described as the courage of the brave.

Liu Bei will not be so brave.

In addition to politics, Liu Bei also paid great attention to military affairs. He spent a lot of money on government affairs and local restoration and construction, but the place where he spent the most money was still the army.

It is worth mentioning that at present, the number of people under the establishment of the Central Han Army controlled by Liu Bei is no longer 12 in the first year of Jian'an, but about 25.

(End of this chapter)