Xuande

Chapter 745 Shouldn't I be suspicious?
At the beginning of April in the fifth year of Jian'an, the rumor operation officially started.

The disciples arranged by Zheng Tai quickly spread some bad rumors in the streets and alleys of Luoyang City.

For example, Liu Bei's continuous expansion of power and nepotism may not be as upright as he said, but to usurp power and seize the throne.

He is no longer satisfied with being a great general, but continues to be the No. [-] figure in the empire. He has completely moved closer to the emperor in his thoughts and thoughts, and he has even started to seek the throne of the emperor!
Do not believe?

There are thirteen state departments in the Han Dynasty, how many state-level executives belong to Liu Bei?
Liangzhou governor Jian Yong, Bingzhou governor Mao Jie, Youzhou governor Xiahou Dun, Yizhou governor Xun You, Qingzhou governor Xun Yu, Xuzhou governor Jia Xu, and Yangzhou governor Cheng Yu.

These seven state-level governors were all promoted by Liu Bei's subordinates!

Either his disciples, or his old officials, and his old friends, one counts as the other, all of them are Liu Bei's cronies, and they will never betray their existence!
What's left?
Lu Kang, governor of Yanzhou, was recommended by Liu Bei.

Qiao Mao, the governor of Jizhou, was recommended by Liu Bei.

Zhang Miao, governor of Yuzhou, was recommended by Liu Bei.

Guo Hong, the lieutenant of Sili, is well-known as a hardcore member of Liu Bei's faction. Guo Jia, a clan member, is Liu Bei's favorite minister, and he can sleep with Liu Bei on the same bed.

Of the thirteen governors of the state department, eleven are Liu Bei's people. At present, only Jingzhou governor Wang Rui and Jiaozhi governor Zhu Fu were not recommended by Liu Bei.

But so what?

Jingzhou still has some influence, Jiaozhi, what kind of backcountry is that?What is the difference between appointing and not appointing?
In addition to these state governor-level figures, there are a larger number of county guards, state ministers, and county magistrates whose relationship with Liu Bei is unclear, or they are simply Liu Bei's protégés. What attitude do these people have towards Liu Bei's decrees when they are officials?

What does it mean to have disciples and former officials all over the world?

Don't you know Liu Bei?

This is the case in the local area, and the central government is even worse.

How arrogant is he to set up six departments in the General's Mansion, arrogantly replacing the original system of the imperial court, including everything in his General's Mansion, and to decide the affairs of the world with a single word, how can he be so good at power?

Tampering with the ancestral rules, arbitrarily seizing power, gathering power everywhere, arbitrarily appointing people who are close to him, and dismissing all those who are not in the same heart as himself, this kind of nepotism attitude, does anyone still think that he is upright?

Not to mention the army, only the general will follow the lead.

Now he covers the sky with one hand in the center, and almost covers the sky with one hand in the local area. Everyone revolves around him, but what about the Son of Heaven?

Where is the Son of Heaven who is serious?

Never made any decisions, all the decisions were made by Liu Bei, and then the emperor nodded symbolically to agree, it was just a human-shaped jade seal.

If this situation continues, how many terrible things will it bring to the world?

If Liu Bei's power continues to expand, sooner or later Jingzhou and Jiaozhi will become places under his control, and his power will truly dominate the world!

Who else can compete with him?
Even if he doesn't have the intention of treason now, wouldn't he have it in the future?
Even if he himself has no intention of treason, wouldn't his subordinates push him to own it?

Everyone should be more or less on guard, and more or less should be suspicious of Liu Bei, otherwise, if he really has any disobedience, wouldn't the great Han world change color?

Taking a step back, even if he has nothing, shouldn't he be suspicious?
Don't you really have any doubts at all?
In fact, it's okay not to talk about this kind of thing. Once you talk about it, you can solve the problem if there is no problem.

In fact, during the period from the first year of Jian'an to the fifth year of Jian'an, during Liu Bei's reign, apart from internal disputes, the main theme of the entire Han Empire was construction and development, as well as external warfare. In addition to the extremely brilliant military victories, there were also brilliant internal construction victories.

A series of results masked most of the contradictions and doubts.

Many people are not without doubts, but simply do not have the time and energy to doubt.

Liu Bei wanted to do too many things, which brought too much pressure on them. They had to move forward quickly to keep up with Liu Bei's pace.

Not only court officials, clerks, and even imperial students were assigned extremely heavy and demanding academic content. They were troubled by exams all day long, and their thoughts of participating in and discussing state affairs have faded a lot.

It can even be said that a considerable number of people have become accustomed to the brilliance, victory and rapid development that Liu Bei brought to them, and are addicted to this state of rapid progress, and do not want to toss about other things.

As long as you can build the Han Empire together with Liu Bei and watch the country get better little by little, wouldn't that make you happier than anything else?
So, everything is covered up by development.

However, when a person suddenly stands up and talks about some unavoidable topics, what should have happened will inevitably happen.

Liu Bei's power is indeed great.

Liu Bei's contribution is indeed great.

Similar claims were made a few years ago, but at that time Liu Bei's power and influence were not as great as they are now, so it was quickly covered up by other things, and everyone didn't pay attention.

But this time is different.

A series of people with the right to speak, such as officials, scholars, and students in Luoyang City, heard the rumor within a relatively short period of time, and then collectively silenced it.

It's weird, after this rumor spread, only common people in the streets and alleys continued to spread this rumor with great interest, and processed this rumor like "Xuande Xuande, when are you going to be the emperor?"

The collective silence of those who have the right to speak was honestly beyond Zheng Tai's expectations.

In his vision, after people learn of the rumors, they should quickly launch a public opinion offensive against Liu Bei, making Liu Bei disgraced and embarrassed, and then become angry and ready to kill.

Then I have to run away like a girl, flee to the end of the world, avoid the ensuing chaos, and prepare to be the final winner in a safe place.

But this is not the case.

The voice holders of Luoyang City were unexpectedly calm.

After learning about this matter, no one took the initiative to publicly express their views on this matter. Everyone was in tacit agreement, as if they had never heard of this rumor, and continued to do what they should do.

On the contrary, it was those ordinary people who were ignored and ignored who were talking vigorously, talking about when it was Liu Bei's turn to be emperor, and some ignorant people even asked if Liu Bei was the crown prince...

What is this all about?
Why has no one made a sharp public statement on this matter?

Zheng Tai was so puzzled by this that he didn't start any escape for a while.

The answer to this question, however, is actually quite simple.

late.

Zheng Tai's action was late. The last time someone launched this attack, the timing was actually good, but it was an attack launched by the modern literature school, which was not recognized by the ancient literature school. At that time, Zheng Tai was still a member of Liu Bei's refutation of the rumors.

Things have changed over time.

The main opponents have been wiped out, and the new opponents have not yet expanded their power. On the basis of the complete annihilation of the old opponents, Liu Bei has embezzled a large amount of the opponent's inheritance, and has developed faster than anyone else. In just a few years, his party members have spread all over the world.

If it was said that Liu Bei was only suspected of usurping power and taking the throne back then, and people were still talking about it, then Liu Bei is no longer suspected.

But really can.

(End of this chapter)