Mi Han

Chapter 472
Liu Feng's subconscious furious reaction brought a smile to the corner of Liu Bei's mouth.

In terms of understanding of the human heart, Liu Bei considers himself to be the best in the world.

Although Liu Feng once made a big mistake, his heart is not bad, or at least Liu Feng's filial piety to him is true.

Otherwise, he would not have chosen Liu Feng as his stepson.

It was precisely because he valued Liu Feng's filial piety that Liu Bei did not execute him that day.

Is there any father in the world who would not like a filial son?
Of course, with Liu Bei's ability to know people, he certainly knows that Liu Feng is filial. Compared with Liu Chan, his character is more violent and impulsive.

And Liu Bei also knew that Liu Feng had ambitions in his heart.

It can be said that Liu Feng is like a sharp double-edged sword. If it is used well, it will definitely benefit the country, but if it is not controlled properly, disaster will happen sooner or later based on his personality.

Not only Liu Bei knew this, Zhuge Liang also knew it.

After Liu Bei brought Liu Feng back to Chengdu and imprisoned him in another courtyard, Zhuge Liang once advised him in private. He felt that Liu Bei's punishment of Liu Feng was too light.

Although Zhuge Liang didn't specifically say what he wanted to do with Liu Feng back then, the monarch and his ministers have known each other for more than ten years, and Liu Bei understood what Zhuge Liang was guarding against.

And Zhuge Liang's precautions stemmed from Liu Feng's status as his stepson.

Otherwise, no matter how capable Liu Feng is, how could Zhuge Liang be afraid?

For the loyal Zhuge Liang, the only thing that can limit his performance is the unbreakable boundary between monarch and minister.

It's just that even though he understood the deep meaning of Zhuge Liang's remonstrance, Liu Bei still failed to deal with that cruel hand after all.

Unlike in history, Liu Feng's mistakes in this life did not lead to Guan Yu's death.

This made Liu Bei's hatred for Liu Feng not so deep. Compared with hatred, Liu Bei was more indignant towards Liu Feng.

Furthermore, Mi Yang still exists in this world.

It can be said that the existence of Mi Yang indirectly saved Liu Feng's life.

What Zhuge Liang was worried about was that after Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, and even him died one after another, Liu Feng, who refused to accept Liu Chan, would take the opportunity to make trouble, thus destroying the foundation of the great man.

But in the presence of Mi Yang, this worry is nothing to worry about in Liu Bei's view.

In terms of age, Mi Yang is younger than Liu Feng, and the intimate relationship between Mi Yang and Liu Chan is unmatched by Liu Feng.

And even if the day that Zhuge Liang was worried about came, with Mi Yang around, how could Liu Feng make waves?

Mi Yang's youth and excellence are the biggest reassurance in Liu Bei's heart.

Now that he has judged in his heart that Liu Feng's future harm to the great man will not be serious, under the influence of father-son relationship, Liu Bei will naturally have the idea of ​​re-appointing Liu Feng in his mind.

Especially in the current situation where the big man is in a critical situation, and Liu Feng's military strategy is outstanding.

Just want to think about it, before officially appointing Liu Feng, Liu Bei still has to check him out.

Obviously, Liu Feng's immediate reaction made Liu Bei very satisfied.

Liu Bei stretched out his hand to wipe Liu Feng's long hair covering his eyes, and he looked at Liu Feng with expectant eyes.

"Father didn't misunderstand you.

Go wash up well, son of the emperor, how could he be so unkempt.

After you have finished grooming, the father will announce your appointment. "

After listening to Liu Bei's gentle words, Liu Feng felt a warm feeling in his heart.

Even though the person in front of him imprisoned him for nearly three years, he never felt the slightest hatred for the person in front of him.

Because the man in front of him is his father!

Liu Feng took a step back with some sobs and bowed deeply to Liu Bei, then he walked out obediently.

Liu Bei's words mean that he is now a free man and does not need to stay in this other courtyard anymore.

It's just that when Liu Feng passed by Liu Chan, he deliberately glanced at Liu Chan with hidden eyes.

Liu Feng would bow his head and ears to Liu Bei, but not to Liu Chan.

Liu Feng's sudden gaze made Liu Chan, who had poor psychological endurance, startled.

How can the flowers raised in the deep palace compare with the lions fighting on the battlefield in terms of temperament?
Fortunately, Liu Feng left after giving Liu Chan a meaningful look, otherwise Liu Chan would not know what he should do next.

This episode between the two brothers Liu Feng and Liu Chan did not hide Liu Bei, but Liu Bei did not stop Liu Feng.

After Liu Feng walked away, Liu Bei seemed to feel a little tired, so he sat directly on a stone bench in the courtyard.

After sitting down, Liu Bei looked at Liu Chan and said, "Your brother is a good general."

After saying this, Liu Bei's words suddenly changed: "But you can't suppress him."

When he said this, there was disappointment in Liu Bei's tone.

In fact, not to mention Liu Feng, with Liu Chan's performance and age, who can he suppress after he ascends to the throne of God?
It is true that Zhuge Liang and Mi Yang are loyal to the big man, and Liu Bei also believes that they will die together, but being loyal to the big man and fearing the young master are two different things.

After Liu Chan listened to Liu Bei's words, a look of panic appeared on his face.

He thought that Liu Bei would blame him again next time.

However, Liu Bei deliberately brought Liu Chan to see Liu Feng today, not to blame Liu Chan in another place.

Liu Bei's next tone was both melancholy and rejoicing.

"Thanks to you having a good cousin, as long as your cousin is around, Feng'er will never threaten you."

Because Liu Chan is the only one in the courtyard now, Liu Bei doesn't have any scruples about his words.

What if Liu Chan can't suppress the officials?
This method has already had a proper solution in the evolution of China's political structure for thousands of years.

That is to find a few ministers who have enough prestige and loyalty to serve as Liu Chan's auxiliary ministers.

Let the prestige of those ministers be combined with the sanctity of the emperor, so that before Liu Chan fully grows, the political structure of the great Han will remain stable as a whole.

Liu Bei seemed to want to say a lot to Liu Chan today, so he said earnestly:
"In recent years, I feel that my body is not as strong as before, and I may not be able to take care of you for a long time."

After hearing this unbearable words, Liu Chan's eyes were filled with tears.

He wanted to go up to Liu Bei and say something to comfort him, but Liu Bei waved his hand to stop him.

Liu Bei saw the worried look on Liu Chan's face, and under that worried look, there was still a lot of panic.

"The reason why I let Zisheng go to the military today is not only because of the war situation and people's hearts, but also because I want to build a complete auxiliary government structure for you before I leave this world."

On the way here just now, Liu Bei explained to Liu Chan the two deep meanings of what he did today, but it is obvious that Liu Bei still has the deepest intention in his heart.

"I am very lucky. I have met many loyal people in my life. Without them, I would not be able to reopen the Dahan Foundation.

You are also very lucky, you will have many loyal people to assist you in the future.

But people can be called loyal, what about the factions they represent behind them? "

"The reason why I can ascend to the throne of God is mainly supported by the three forces of Yuan Cong, Jingzhou, and Dongzhou.

To this day, the big man is still mainly supported by these three forces. "

In front of others, Liu Bei would never talk about the Han faction, but in front of his heir, Liu Bei didn't mind expressing his truest thoughts.

"As an emperor, it would be foolish to blindly believe that all ministers are loyal ministers, because since ancient times, most people have been greedy for profit, and people like Kong Ming and Zicheng are rare after all.

But even for loyal ministers like Kong Ming and Zicheng, due to their status and prestige, a group of confidants will gradually gather around them. This is the key to their ability to display their talents, and it is also inevitable.

And as an emperor, if you just blindly loathe it, or want to eliminate this status quo by yourself, that would be even more stupid.

The Emperor is Ziwei Xing. He may not be the most dazzling star in the night sky, but he must be the middle star.

What the emperor has to do is to be central and prudent, and be good at balancing the forces of all parties, so as to ensure his dominance.

Among the three major powers of the Great Han, Kong Ming is the leader of the Jingzhou faction, and Yide is the leader of the Yuan Cong faction. Only Zisheng's unidentified forces are behind him. "

Speaking of this, Liu Bei felt a little helpless.

The reason why there is no firm force behind Mi Yang to support him is not that Mi Yang's status and prestige are not enough, it is really that Mi Yang's status is not well defined.

From the perspective of family background, Mi Yang is a sure-fire member of Yuan Cong, but from the aspect of master's biography, Mi Yang can be regarded as a member of the Jingzhou and Dongzhou clans.

However, everything has advantages and disadvantages. The ambiguity of Mi Yang's identity has brought Mi Yang a great benefit, that is, he can be used as a buffer zone in the political structure of the Han Dynasty in the future.

You must know that even though Zhang Fei admires Zhuge Liang's character and talent even if they have been together for many years, with Zhang Fei's character, it is impossible to be completely willing to live under Zhuge Liang.

In the past, Zhang Fei would willingly obey Zhuge Liang's orders, largely because of Liu Bei's face, but Liu Bei would leave the big man one day.

Once that day comes, it will be difficult for Liu Bei to guarantee that Zhang Fei and Zhuge Liang will get along with each other in harmony.

After all, the country is easy to change, and the nature is hard to change, and even if there is only a slight possibility of this kind of thing, Liu Bei must take precautions in advance.

It is precisely because of this worry in my heart that it is inevitable to add Mi Yang to the ranks of auxiliary ministers.

After sorting out the worries in his heart, Liu Bei went on to say:

"Kong Ming, Yide, and Zicheng will be your auxiliary ministers in the future, and your ministers will only be these three.

I am worried that after a hundred years, there will be friction between Kong Ming and Yide, and once that happens, you will have to turn to Zisheng for help.

And if Zicheng is only given power and position without strengthening the power behind him, even if Zicheng intends to dissuade Kong Ming and Yide in the future, it may not be effective.

After all, he is a junior.

The unity of the three auxiliary ministers is not the key to the stability of the Han Dynasty. Only the mutual checks and balances of the three forces are the best guarantee for maintaining the stability of the Han Dynasty! "

When saying this sentence, Liu Bei emphasized his tone, because this sentence is related to the future of the big man.

Liu Bei didn't give Liu Chan time to think. He knew that Liu Chan couldn't think about anything. What he had to do today was to let Liu Chan memorize what he said today.

Liu Bei quickly added: "Since Xiaozhi's death, the Dongzhou Clan has been without a leader, and Zhengfang has always wanted to inherit Xiaozhi's position in the Dongzhou Clan, but his status and prestige are not matched.

Only Zisheng, since he is a disciple of Xiaozhi, if he inherits Xiaozhi's position in the Dongzhou clan, it will naturally be easy for people to accept.

At the same time, his own prestige and status are enough to match.

So in recent years, I have been intentionally sending officials from the Dongzhou faction to Zicheng's side. "

Hearing Liu Bei say this, Liu Chan thought of those confidantes beside Mi Yang, and he suddenly had a sense of enlightenment.

Aren't Meng Da, Lu Yi, Fa Miao and others the backbone of Dongzhou?
After thinking of this, Liu Chan couldn't help but admire Liu Bei in his heart. It turned out that Liu Bei had already started playing a big game of chess so long ago.

This vision, this pattern, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to achieve it in his lifetime.

Liu Bei didn't know what was going on in Liu Chan's mind, he just continued:

"Perhaps the arrangements I made before were just paving the way for Zisheng, but once Zisheng really becomes a general in the future, then by virtue of the right to govern affairs, it is a matter of course for him to become the leader of the Dongzhou faction up.

At that time, the pattern of the three forces checking and balancing each other in the big man will become unbreakable, and your throne will be very secure. "

After talking about all the thoughts in his heart, Liu Bei couldn't help sighing.

If Liu Chan could be half as good as Mi Yang, why did he have to plan like this?
Only weak emperors need to stabilize their position by checking and balancing the court situation. Why should emperors with strong prestige worry about these things?

After many disappointments, Liu Bei's requirements for Liu Chan were already extremely low.

He just hopes that Liu Chan can take good note of what he said today, that's all.

No matter how stupid Liu Chan was, he understood Liu Bei's painstaking efforts. Seeing that Liu Bei had no new words to teach him, Liu Chan hurriedly bowed deeply to Liu Bei deeply moved.

"Chener, I will never forget my father's teaching today!"

What Liu Bei said to him today fully reflects the image of Liu Bei as a good emperor and a good father.

The future of the big man can be clearly arranged without bloody killings. Few people in this world can have such means.

Liu Chan's performance of being taught sincerely made Liu Bei feel relieved while sighing.

Liu Chan's biggest advantage is that he is obedient.

After teaching Liu Chan, Liu Bei saw that it was getting late, and the news of returning to the palace moved in his heart.

The conversation between him and Liu Chan today will not be recorded in the history books in the future, let alone be known by a third party.

After Liu Bei returned to the palace, a military order that had just arrived directly dispelled him from wanting to rest.

"Nanzhong urgent report: The prime minister's army is surrounded by Nanzhong rebels, and it may be in danger of overthrowing!"

After hearing the news, Liu Bei was so angry that he almost fainted.

But he quickly calmed himself down. He quickly looked at the bloody scout who came to report, and asked anxiously:

"Didn't you say before that the prime minister's army was fighting against the enemy?
How could the situation suddenly become so critical! "

Liu Bei's words were full of eagerness.

Liu Bei has never forgotten that the big man is facing a situation of fighting on two fronts, but because the previous war between South and Central China has fallen into a see-saw stage, he has focused his attention on the north.

But he didn't expect that he would receive another military report from Nanzhong, but it was such a bad news.

Kong Ming, Kong Ming!
(End of this chapter)