Mi Han

Chapter 216 Liu Bei teaches his sons and officials to cry
At the end of July in the first year of Han Yankang, a courier from Hanxing County rushed into the city of Chengdu quickly.

After Liu Bei captured Yizhou, he felt that the traffic in central Shu was poor and there were many mountain roads, which made it inconvenient for the army to travel long distances in the future.

Therefore, under Zhuge Liang's suggestion, Liu Bei opened up the post office business in Central Shu on various traffic arteries in Central Shu.

Under the auspices of Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei set up Baishuiguan, an important military pass in Hanzhong, and the mountains around Baishuiguan are full of beacon towers.

A series of pavilions and barriers were set up from Baishuiguan to Chengdu to ensure the normal operation of the post post.

With the joint efforts of Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang and his ministers, the traffic in central Shu has been greatly improved.

Even the communication between central Sichuan and the far north has become faster.

For example, Xu Jing, a famous scholar, kept exchanging letters with his good friends in the north, ministers of Wei State Hua Xin and Wang Lang, etc., "extending old good friends".

Even Mi Zhu, Mi Yang's uncle, often wrote letters to greet some ministers from Xuzhou in Wei State.

During the exchange of letters, the Minister of the State of Wei also congratulated Mi Zhu, saying that there was a great descendant in the Mi family in the East China Sea.

Built under the auspices of Zhuge Liang, the Shuzhong Post Station is characterized by almost no vehicles.

Most of the mail is delivered by stage horses, and the people who do this work are called "postmen".

Up to this year, the postal post system in central Shu has been roughly perfected.

After leaving the west city, the messengers in Hanxing County went down the river and quickly arrived in Guanghan County.

After arriving in Guanghan County, with the help of a well-established post office, Hanxing County's messengers arrived in Chengdu within a few days.

After the messenger arrived in Chengdu, he immediately came to the Shangshutai in Chengdu.

Then he showed his identity certificate and sent the memorial written by Mi Yang to Liu Bei to Shangshu Taizhong.

Because the memorial that Mi Yang gave to Liu Bei was covered with red feathers, which meant that this memorial from Mi Yang was an urgent military situation.

So the subordinate officials of Shangshutai didn't dare to hesitate at all after getting this memorial, and hurried into Shangshutai to find Liu Ba.

Liu Ba, styled Zichu, was born in Zhengyang, Lingling.

Liu Ba was well-known when he was young. He was recruited and elected many times by Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou, but Liu Ba should not accept it.

When Cao Cao conquered Jingzhou, most of the scholars in Jingzhou returned to Liu Bei, but Liu Ba went north to join Cao Cao.

Later, Liu Ba was ordered by Cao Cao to surrender the three Jingnan counties. At that time, the Jingnan three counties had been acquired by Liu Bei.

Liu Ba could not return to Cao Cao, so he traveled as far as Jiaozhi, and then entered Yizhou.

After Liu Bei pacified Yizhou, Liu Ba joined Liu Bei and became the left general Xi Cao.

Liu Bei called the queen of Hanzhong, and Liu Baqian became Shangshu, and officially took over Shangshuling after Fazheng's death.

Liu Ba was honest and simple, he never managed his family property, and he thought he did not follow Liu Bei from the beginning, fearing suspicion and suspicion.

Therefore, he is respectful and quiet, taciturn, and never communicates with people in private under the court, and does not talk about non-official matters.

However, Liu Baqing's high-minded personality remains the same.

Because Zhang Fei admired scholar-bureaucrats, he once went to Liu Ba to stay overnight, but Liu Ba ignored Zhang Fei, which made Zhang Fei very angry.

Knowing this, Zhuge Liang persuaded Liu Ba, saying, "Although Zhang Fei is a real warrior, he admires his feet. My lord, I will now combine civil and military affairs to make important decisions;

Although one's feet are naturally bright, it is advisable not to lower one's intentions. "

Facing Zhuge Liang's persuasion, Liu Ba replied: "When a man lives in the world, he should be a hero of the world. How can he talk to soldiers?"

When Liu Bei heard about this, he said angrily:

"Lonely wants to rule the world, but Zichu dominates chaos. If he wants to return to the north and falsely follow the way here, how can he become lonely and evil?"

But although Liu Bei was angry, he knew Liu Ba's character, so he didn't pursue the matter afterwards.

Although Liu Ba has a noble personality, Zhuge Liang admires him for his erudite knowledge and profound insight.

After Liu Ba worked for Liu Bei, he solved Liu Bei's financial difficulties after entering Shu, and co-authored Shu Han's legal document "Shu Ke" with Zhuge Liang and others.

When Liu Ba heard the report from the official in Shangshutai that Mi Yang, the prefect of Hanxing, had written a letter, Liu Ba couldn't help frowning.

This Mi Zisheng couldn't be more peaceful.

Not long ago, Shen Yi's letter reached Liu Ba first.

After Liu Ba received Shen Yi's letter, he immediately forwarded the letter to Liu Bei.

After reading Shen Yi's letter, Liu Bei sighed and said, "Shen Yi has rebelled."

Later, Mi Yang and Wei Yan wrote letters one after another, which proved Liu Bei's judgment.

But when the ministers in Chengdu learned of the turmoil in Hanxing County one after another, some people thought that Shen Yi was justifiable.

Some Shuzhong scholars who had long been displeased with Mi Yang criticized Mi Yang in Chengdu.

They believed that Shen Yi's rebellion was due to Mi Yang's arrogance and domineering, and he captured Lie Hou Shen Dan without authorization.

Mi Yang was the prefect of Hanxing, and it made sense to send troops to attack Shen Yi.

But without Liu Bei's order, he captured Shen Dan, who was a lieutenant.

In some respects, this is a bit over the line.

Because there are many Yizhou scholars in Chengdu, this kind of talk has been rampant for a while.

Although there are many people who criticize Mi Yang's actions, there are also many people who support Mi Yang.

Mi Yang has a special status. The Jingzhou scholars and Dongzhou scholars, together with the ministers of the Yuan Cong faction, are all on Mi Yang's side.

So the matter is often debated between the two parties.

But later, after Mi Yang quelled the Hanxing turmoil, he sent all the criminal evidence of the Shen brothers to Chengdu, and this controversy came to an abrupt end.

Just Shen Yi's act of privately engraving the official seal directly nailed the Shen brothers into the ranks of unforgivable crimes.

In the face of iron evidence, contemporary scholars still have to show some face.

They are not like the Confucian scholars of the later generations, who can talk nonsense and turn black and white. They also know the truth of acting in a hurry.

Mi Yang also knew from Mi Fang's letter that his behavior caused controversy in Chengdu, but he didn't pay too much attention to it.

Even for a person with high moral character like Zhuge Liang, his actions will arouse criticism from some scholars in Zhongshu, let alone him?
As long as he follows the process well, some criticisms will not be able to pose a threat to him.

Although the previous debate about Mi Yang's actions had ceased, the scene of the debate between the two schools of scholars in Chengdu was still reflected in Liu Ba's mind.

So when he saw that Mi Yang had written a letter again, he felt a little displeased.

Liu Ba, with a noble personality, was one of the very few Jingzhou scholars who disapproved of Mi Yang's actions.

But if you don't like it, you still have to deal with official affairs, and Liu Ba knows the importance.

So Liu Ba quickly took Mi Yang's report, and then read it.

After reading the content of Mi Yang's Memorial, Liu Ba's face was filled with shock, and he left his seat subconsciously.

After leaving his seat, Liu Ba temporarily entrusted government affairs to Shangshu Yang Yi, and then he quickly left Shangshutai and entered the palace to look for Liu Bei.

The official office of Shangshutai is next to the palace, so it didn't take long for Liu Ba to enter the palace.

After entering the palace, Liu Ba showed his official seal and ordered the guards in the palace to take him to where Liu Bei was.

At this time, Liu Bei was teaching Liu Chan the way of being a king in a back garden of the palace.

And the example given by Liu Bei is exactly what caused the uproar in Chengdu some time ago. Mi Yang captured Liehou Shendan.

Liu Bei asked Liu Chan: "Some time ago, there were quite a few criticisms against Zi Sheng in the court. If the prince's heir is in power, how should we deal with it?"

Most of Liu Bei's treatment of his subjects was kind, and of course he was not too strict with his son, so his tone was very gentle.

As for Liu Chan, who was standing in front of Liu Bei, after hearing Liu Bei's inquiry, an expression of injustice appeared on his face.

He raised his head slightly to look at Liu Bei, and then said in a firm tone: "Criticism against the table, criticism of Hanxing prefect's words are all slander."

"If Hai'er is in power, Hai'er will order to reprimand those who criticize the prefect of Hanxing, so that there will be no more slander in the court."

After listening to Liu Chan's words, Liu Bei showed a helpless smile on his face.

It was some time ago that there were words of criticism against Mi Yang in the court.

This shows that his handling of this matter has been shown in front of Liu Chan.

But when the facts were put in front of Liu Chan, Liu Chan could still give a different answer.

It's just that although Liu Chan's answer was not what Liu Bei expected, seeing Liu Chan's attitude of defending Mi Yang made Liu Bei feel relieved.

Perhaps Liu Chan did not inherit his wisdom, but it is good to inherit his sincerity.

Liu Bei stretched out his hand to straighten the hair on the sideburns of Liu Chan in front of him, and then said to Liu Chan:
"A king should be impartial, even if he is biased in his heart, he should be in the middle."

"Although I was a father in the past, I know that most of the words that criticize Zicheng are slander, but I can tell by listening.

Besides, those criticisms would not cause any harm to Zicheng, so, as a king, he should not show his attitude for the time being, and just sit in the court and watch the development of the situation. "

"In this way, we can also distinguish the character, talent, and whether there is a party between the ministers of the DPRK and China."

"If you think that the authority of the monarch intervenes in the disputes of the ministers too early, it will not be good for Zicheng on the one hand, and it will not be good for the monarch to see the situation in the court clearly."

Before Liu Bei faced the controversy in Chengdu, he did not express his attitude clearly.

In today's world that pays attention to clean discussion, even the behavior of the monarch is easy to cause criticism, let alone a minister.

He knew that Mi Yang did the right thing, and that everything Mi Yang did was for the sake of the overall situation. Because of this, Liu Bei was not in a hurry to express his attitude.

The current situation in Chengdu is like a calm lake. It looks calm on the surface, but there are many undercurrents surging inside.

The Hanxing turmoil was like a huge boulder smashed into the calm lake. While causing the lake to shake violently, it also allowed Liu Bei to see the true faces of many people.

This is beneficial for him to solve some possible turbulence in advance.

But when Liu Bei's words fell into Liu Chan's ears, doubts appeared on his face.

Is it so complicated?

Seeing Liu Chan's complicated expression, the helplessness on Liu Bei's face became more intense.

But then Liu Bei thought of Zhuge Liang and Mi Yang, and the helplessness on his face dispelled a lot.

If you rule by hanging down, you can also become a generation of Mingjun.

At this time Liu Ba came to the back garden.

When Liu Ba saw Liu Bei, he hurried forward.

Liu Bei, who was educating Liu Chan, also noticed Liu Ba's arrival.

He saw Liu Ba, who was calm in the past, walking towards him in a worried and shocked manner, and Liu Bei immediately sensed that something important had happened.

Last year, Liu Ba was at Sheshan and told him about Sun Quan's surprise attack on Jingzhou!
Although Liu Ba was eager, he saw that there were many idlers around Liu Bei at this time, so he suppressed the eagerness in his heart and did not immediately report the news of Cao Pi's usurpation of the Han Dynasty.

Before and after he finally came to Liu Bei, Liu Ba leaned over and presented Mi Yang's memorial to Liu Bei.

When Liu Bei saw Hong Yu on the letter, a trace of solemnity flashed in his eyes.

He immediately took the memorial from Liu Ba's hand and read it.

Mi Yang's memorials are always concise, and Liu Bei read the content of the memorial almost in a short time.

After Liu Bei read the contents of the report, anger appeared on his face instantly.

His hands holding the report were tightened all of a sudden, and there was a loud noise when the two hands collided suddenly, reflecting the anger in Liu Bei's heart.

Liu Bei's eyes were already full of coldness.

Cao Pi!Cao Pi!
Is it true that all the people loyal to the Han Dynasty in the world are dead?

When the ministers of the Wei State persuaded Cao Pi to enter, many spies spread the news to Chengdu.

But at that time Liu Bei thought that Cao Pi was probing, and because Cao Pi deliberately concealed some information at that time, Liu Bei did not get much exact information.

What Liu Bei didn't expect was that Cao Pi, who had just inherited the title of King Wei for less than a year, was really so courageous and took such a rebellious step.

Liu Bei looked at Liu Ba and said coldly: "Call all the important officials in the city and go to Guangde Hall to discuss matters immediately!"

After Liu Ba received the order from King Liu Bei, he immediately took the order and left.

After Liu Ba left, Liu Bei took the lead to take Liu Chan to Guangde Hall.

Not long after Liu Bei's order was issued, the bells and drums in the palace sounded.

When the bells and drums sounded, which represented urgent matters, all the ministers who were working in the official office at this time raised their heads in surprise and looked at the palace.

What happened?

Similar bells and drums sounded once last year, when Jingzhou was facing the life and death of Sun Quan's surprise attack.

Now the bells and drums sounded again, which meant that there was a major event to discuss, and it seemed to reflect that something extraordinary had happened in the world.

Summoned by this solemn bell and drum, the ministers in various government offices near the palace put down their affairs one after another, and then quickly went to the palace.

Even today's ministers who were resting in the palace immediately rushed to the Guangde Hall in the palace after being notified by the palace guards.

About half an hour later, all the ministers in Chengdu have arrived in Guangde Hall one after another.

When the ministers arrived at the Guangde Palace, they found that the King of Hanzhong had already sat on the throne in the palace, and his face was sullen.

Seeing this scene, all the ministers tensed their hearts together.

After all the ministers in Chengdu arrived, Liu Bei's angry voice sounded in Guangde Hall.

"Han Xing Taishou Mi Yang played up, saying that on the fifteenth day of this month, Cao Pi threatened the Son of Heaven, Zen, to take over him, and formally established the Rebellion against Wei!"

When Liu Bei's voice wafted in the hall, all the ministers who heard about it for the first time showed horror on their faces.

The big man is dead?

Not long after, the expressions of horror on the faces of the ministers in the palace turned into expressions of sadness.

Bursts of crying began to sound in the hall.

Their brilliant man!
(End of this chapter)