Xuande

Chapter 740 Zheng Tai decides to act
This appointment is actually not much different from the past.

For Qingzhou and Xuzhou, Liu Bei also arranged similarly. Moreover, Gui Bao, the governor of Yangzhou, was from Youzhou.

His own family is still in Youzhou, and Youzhou is within Liu Bei's absolute sphere of influence. Liu Bei can do whatever he wants. Gui Bao cares about his family and dare not oppose Liu Bei.

So Cheng Yu came, he had no choice but to honestly hand over the seal and ribbon, give up his power and position, he thought he was unlucky, and went home to reflect.

Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any disturbances in the personnel replacement this time.

However, this time the replacement coincided with the internal division of the ancient literature school, the contradiction between the reformers and the conservatives gradually became sharper and more open, and the conservatives repeatedly encountered obstacles in seeking help in Luoyang, and the mood of some people inside became more and more unstable.

It is worth mentioning that the reformists and conservatives are also divided internally. There are hawks and doves in both factions, and there are radical and moderate attitudes towards each other.

But within the reformers, because of Liu Bei's strength, the hawks are more powerful, and their attitude towards the conservatives is more radical.

Inside the conservative faction, because of Liu Bei's good reputation, the hawk faction is relatively small and the dove faction is relatively strong. The hawk faction headed by Zheng Tai and Jia Xi cannot be regarded as the mainstream even among the conservative faction, and they cannot win much help.

They can't win the hard aspects, but they can also fight for the soft aspects.

For example, spreading rumors.

It is spread that Liu Bei's continuous expansion of power is to usurp the imperial power and finally achieve the goal of usurping the throne.

He is no longer satisfied with being a general, but is about to pursue the position of emperor.

Before spreading the rumors, they had some disagreements among themselves. The main reason was that if Liu Bei found out the source of the rumors after they were spread, it would be tantamount to ripping off the skin and making a real move.

Although Liu Bei was arrogant before, he was only talking about it, and he didn't actually make a move. At most, it could only be regarded as a joke, not a formal war. There is still room for maneuver.

If they actually made a move now, wouldn't it be equivalent to fighting Liu Bei before Liu Bei officially started fighting against them?

Once this kind of behavior is confirmed, once Liu Bei completely despairs of them and launches a storm-like blow to them, can they really bear it?
Regarding this, even Jia Xi had doubts in his heart, and did not support Zheng Tai's idea of ​​taking this opportunity to make trouble.

"Although Liu Xuande is very arrogant, he didn't really attack. Many people still have illusions about him, so the correct way should be to wait for him to take the initiative to attack us, and then let those who harbor illusions completely wake up. Only then can we fight back.

If we take the initiative to take action now, then even if Liu Xuande takes the initiative, it will be regarded as our fault first, and there will still be people who have illusions about him, and they will not see his true face clearly. At that time, even if he dies, it will not be considered a worthy death. "

Several people agreed with Jia Xi's point of view, and persuaded Zheng Tai not to be so impulsive, but to be more careful, and it was best to let Liu Bei be the one who took the lead.

As long as the truth is on their side, they don't worry about the possibility of victory.

In fact, Zheng Tai also felt that it was right to do so, but he just had some other thoughts—if Liu Bei hadn’t taken the initiative to take action, but secretly expanded his power, then when he actually made a move, would everyone still have the strength to fight back?
Zheng Tai told Jia Xi and other opponents about this worry, and after hearing this, they also fell silent collectively.

A fact that they are very reluctant to admit is that Liu Bei actually has the qualifications to act arbitrarily, but he has never done so.

The command power of more than 20 central Han troops can already give him power comparable to that of an emperor.

This is not the kind of holy emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, but the authoritative emperor of Han Wudi who is serious and honest. If he really wants to move without any superstition, he will absolutely shake the mountains and shake the whole world.

That's why Zheng Tai couldn't calm down.

"I know everyone's worries. I know you are worried about being killed by Liu Bei, but Liu Bei was only a state shepherd in Liangzhou at first, then took control of Yizhou, and then took advantage of the death of the late emperor to gain power to the west of Luoyang.

At this time, he had already mastered half of the power of the Han Dynasty, and he was already powerful, but he was still not satisfied, and extended his hand to Hebei, controlling Youzhou, Jizhou, and then Bingzhou!At this moment, he has already mastered two-thirds of the Han Dynasty!
Now, he will continue to invade the power of the Central Plains and even Jiangnan. His power is too great, and it has reached the point where ordinary people cannot tolerate it. If it continues, it is hard to say who is the emperor. I am very worried!

If my life can be used as an opportunity to awaken the people of the world to resist Liu Bei, I am very willing. I will spare my life to reveal Liu Bei's true face for everyone, and let his true face be revealed to the world. In this way, the world can escape the catastrophe! "

Zheng Tai's brilliant words shocked many people.

"Duke Zheng, why is this so? You have a very high status, so why would you not be on the verge of losing your life? Liu Xuande is also a member of my sect, so why would he kill you so painfully?"

"Then if he wants to kill me, and really wants to kill me, will you give up your illusions about him?"

Zheng Tai looked at everyone, and everyone looked at Zheng Tai.

No one said it clearly, but the meaning has been understood by each other.

So Zheng Tai decided to take action.

No one is willing to act, so he arranges his own forces to act. If he can use his own attack to test Liu Bei's true face and reveal his ugly face, it is not a bad thing. At least, it can ruin his good reputation for many years.

Of course, how could Zheng Tai really choose to die for this?
When he dies, the good future he gets in exchange belongs to other people. Only a fool would do such a thing, and he, as a smart person, would not do it.

To do is to let the sacrifice of others in exchange for their own good future.

It's just that in this era, there are too many smart people and too few fools, and there is no one who can fool him. Zheng Tai has no choice but to do it himself.

But before taking action, you must formulate a reasonable and feasible escape route for yourself.

He planned that once the incident happened, before Liu Bei could take action, he would start his own escape plan and escape victoriously.

Although Liu Bei has the power to dominate the world, his control over Jiangnan is still insufficient. Although Yangzhou governor will be replaced by him, Jingzhou governor Wang Rui is still in office. Jingzhou is not Liu Bei's control area, let alone the Jiaozhi area further south.

Zheng Tai has decided that if he can't do anything, he will go to Jingzhou, enter Jiaozhi from Jingzhou, and hide in Jiaozhi.

At worst, he would hide in the southernmost Rinan County. He did not believe that Liu Bei's army could chase him to Rinan County.

As long as you can't catch up, you are safe. As long as you are safe, you can do whatever you want. You can sit and watch success or failure in a safe place, and watch Liu Bei's anger and rebellion after being exposed because of his true colors.

As long as he offends the people of the world, he will naturally be opposed by the people of the world, so what if he controls an army of 30?

Just military strength, not real strength, he will surely perish!

(End of this chapter)