Xuande

Chapter 460 They Are Not Surnamed Liu

Zhang Rang is very familiar with Liu Bei's confident attitude, but right now, he feels dissatisfied.

"Anyone can say this, the key is how to do it!"

Zhang Rang followed closely, and said in a low voice: "Don't be careless about this kind of thing. You can't be careless about this kind of thing. It's a terrible thing. Once the prince argues that you become the emperor, even if you have no thoughts for a while, it's hard to guarantee that you will die. Nothing will be done to your family afterwards.

If you don't think about yourself, don't you think about your family?Don't you think of your Liu family in Zhuo County, Zhuo County for thousands of years?After all, it is a high-ranking family, and it will be destroyed after only one generation. Is this what you want to see? "

Liu Bei looked at Zhang Rang with interest.

"So, you also tend to support the prince to help him become the emperor?"

"It's what's best for you and me, even though it may not be easy."

"Nonsense, of course it's not easy. I publicly expressed my opposition to abolishing the old and establishing the young."

Liu Bei shook his head and said, "Besides, the Son of Heaven doesn't have the idea of ​​abolishing the elders and establishing the younger ones, don't you know that too?"

"It's because it's clear that I want to advise you to think about it."

Zhang Rang said slowly: "Xuande, with your current status, when you defeat the Yuan and He families, you will naturally be able to control the power in the world. This is what you deserve, and it is not something that the prince or the prince can deprive you of. But this moment, that moment.

Both the late emperor and the present emperor were not strong emperors when they ascended the throne, but what happened?Whether it was Liang Ji or Dou Wu, they were all defeated by people they looked down upon. Behind them was the support of the emperor. The emperor of the Han family was strong and could not be bullied at will. "

Liu Bei stopped and looked back at Zhang Rang standing behind him.

A subtle smile appeared on his face.

"Old Zhang, do you know? Whether it's Liang Ji, Dou Wu, or He Jin now, they all have a fatal common flaw."

"What's the downside?"

"They are not surnamed Liu."

After speaking, Liu Bei left the palace path without looking back, and returned to his own battlefield.

And Liu Bei's last sentence also shocked Zhang Rang deeply, until he saw He Jin's performance table, the aftermath of that shock had not completely calmed down.

But when he saw Zou Biao, Zhang Rang knew that no matter what happened in the future, his life was bound to Liu Bei.

Except Liu Bei, no one will protect him, and no one can protect him.

At that time, Zhang Rang did not choose to hand over the memorial table to Liu Hong immediately, but chose to inform Liu Bei of the matter in advance and listen to Liu Bei's opinion.

Liu Bei laughed when he learned that He Jin had asked to lead troops to Xuzhou to suppress the Yellow Turban Army, and by the way, to recruit soldiers.

He shared this matter with Cao Cao, Gai Xun, Jia Xu, Xun You and others around him.

"At the beginning, the Son of Heaven ordered He Suigao to lead troops to Xuzhou to pacify the Yellow Turban, but He Suigao refused to go, so he stayed in Luoyang because he knew the importance of Luoyang. Now why did he suddenly change his temper and go to Xuzhou again? Put down the rebellion?"

After Cao Cao and others learned about this, they did some analysis and came to a common conclusion.

This is a way of retreating.

Jia Xu expressed his views on this matter.

"He Suigao and Yuan Ciyang know that under the current situation, they are no longer able to confront you head-on, but they are unwilling to sit and wait for their power to gradually weaken and be easily defeated by you, so they want to retreat and buy more time.

They seem to be going to Xuzhou to suppress the rebellion. In fact, the real purpose is to recruit troops. Recruit troops in a fair and honest way to increase their strength and fight against your army. He probably won't go to Xuzhou, just to buy time to make up for the losses. "

Liu Bei nodded slowly.

"Do you think this will work?"

"It's useless, your strength is far stronger than theirs, and it's not something they can shake."

Jia Xu didn't care about this seemingly shrewd but stupid strategy at all.

Liu Bei nodded and looked at Xun You again.

"Gongda, what do you think?"

"It's basically the same as Jia Changshi, but there are some small ideas."

Xun You said slowly: "I also think they are advancing by retreating, but ordinary recruits cannot be your opponent. This point, He Suigao and Yuan Ciyang should both understand, but they still want to do this, there may be special reasons. Purpose."

"For what purpose?"

"I heard that Dong Zhuo, governor of Bingzhou, is an old official of the Yuan family. He has a relatively elite army under his command. Before that, Yuan Ciyang managed Dong Zhuo's transfer from Zuo Fengyi to Bingzhou."

Xun You looked at Liu Bei and said in a low voice: "This time, Yuan Ciyang has no way to transfer Dong Zhuo Zhengda Guangming to Luoyang, but if he secretly summons Dong Zhuo's army to Luoyang by recruiting soldiers and incorporates them into He Jin's army, then He Jin and Yuan Kai will have a strong army."

After Xun You finished speaking, Jia Xu looked at Xun You in surprise, while Liu Bei looked at Xun You admiringly.

"Gongda's words really hit the nail on the head."

Liu Bei patted Xun You on the shoulder: "The army under my command is good at fighting, which is beyond what people can imagine. It would be too contemptuous of me to fight against me just by recruiting troops from Luoyang. He Jin and Yuan Wei should know this well. Now that they know it, they don't do stupid things.

The powerful army in the world, except Luoyang Northern Army, that is, the armies of Liangzhou, Bingzhou and Youzhou, what Yuan Kui can order is the Bingzhou Army. I heard that Dong Zhuo was recruiting troops in Bingzhou before. I don't think it's strange to come to Bingzhou Bing. "

After Liu Bei finished speaking, Gai Xun made a point.

"Let's not talk about whether the Bingzhou soldiers can compete with our army. Junhou, will Dong Zhuo really fight against you wholeheartedly? I don't think this is certain. The Dong family is the Liangzhou family, not to mention the Dong family. You are an official in Liangzhou, so..."

Liu Bei looked at Gai Xun and knew what Gai Xun meant.

"Yuan Gu, Dong Zhuo is an old official of the Yuan family, and he has received great kindness from the Yuan family. Would he betray Yuan and join forces with me? He will not be ignorant of the consequences of doing so. Unless it is absolutely necessary, he will not do so easily. .”

"Your Majesty, Dong Zhuo is a warrior from the frontier."

Gai Xun shook his head: "I heard that Dong Zhuo once betrayed the old idea, Huan, and was only used by the Yuan family later. Since he betrayed once, it is hard to say that there will not be a second time. Such a thing has never happened, and It will always happen, so I think Dong Zhuo will definitely betray the Yuan family."

Hearing this, Liu Bei was silent for a while, then looked at Cao Cao with a smile.

"Meng De, what do you think?"

Cao Cao looked at Gai Xun and then at Liu Bei.

"I think what Mr. Gai Fu said may not be unreasonable. I am not very familiar with Dong Zhuo. Even so, Dong Juan's existence will definitely make him have some concerns."

Liu Bei asked again: "So, you also agree?"

"I have no objection."

Cao Cao said, "Dong Zhuo is definitely not someone who cannot be wooed. As for how to woo him and what conditions need to be given, you still need to think carefully."

Liu Bei nodded.

"Since you all think so, then Dong Zhuo should not be our enemy."

Liu Bei just sighed like this, but he didn't express his thoughts to Cao Cao, Jia Xu and others on the spot.

After they all left, Liu Bei pondered for a while, and asked someone to call Dong Juan over.

This time when Liu Bei came to Luoyang, Dong Huang also came with him. He also wanted to get more credit and was unwilling to give up this great opportunity.

Liu Bei called him over, and he thought he needed to do something military, but the task Liu Bei gave him was not simple.

"Huang, I need you to bring this letter to your uncle and try to persuade your uncle to cooperate with us instead of Yuan Wei."

Dong Huang looked at the letter in his hand, a little dazed.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean... but my uncle is an old official of the Yuan family?"

"He is an old official of the Yuan family, and he is also a courtier of the big man. Now the big man needs him. Is the Yuan family more important than the big man?"

Liu Bei patted Dong Huang on the shoulder: "Besides, Huang, think about it, in the current situation, we will definitely confront Yuan Shi and He Shi head-on. At that time, your uncle will definitely lead troops to help Yuan Shi, and you will also You don’t want us to face off against your uncle in the future, do you? You don’t want something like death or injury to happen, do you?”

Dong Huang scratched his head and nodded.

"Actually, Junhou, although I don't want to in my heart, my branch has already separated from my uncle's branch. Strictly speaking, we are no longer a family. One day, I will definitely do my best for you, and I will definitely persuade my uncle not to fight against you."

Good boy, are you also a filial son?

Or a member of the League of Fearful Fathers?
The meaning in these words is a bit dangerous. It seems that Liangzhou's thinking mode and behavior habits have also deeply affected Dong Huang. The doubt is that this era still has a great influence on the clear division of boundaries between families and clans.

Liu Bei was rather dumbfounded.

"I understand what you mean, and I also understand your loyalty. Didn't I just want to make things difficult for you? If you think it's okay, try your best to persuade me. If you succeed, you will take credit for it. If you fail, I won't blame you." You, even if life and death depend on fate and wealth, how about it?"

Dong Juan thought for a while and nodded.

"Okay, then I will try my best to persuade my uncle to agree with you for the sake of the king."

So Dong Huang took Liu Bei's letter and left the Luoyang barracks quietly, headed north all the way towards Taiyuan County. He rode fast without stopping, and arrived in Taiyuan County five days later, where he met his uncle Dong Zhuo.

(End of this chapter)