Xuande

Chapter 512 Are You... Planning to Attack Dong Zhong?
After the Luoyang coup on April [-]th, although Liu Bei was unable to send troops to pursue Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao, he also sent people to leave the Luoyang area to inquire about their news and monitor their actions.

At the end of April, he got news that after Yuan Shu escaped, he returned to his hometown of Runan, and with the support of the Yuan clan in Runan, he raised the banner of rebellion in Runan.

And because he returned with a relatively large army, he quickly pulled up a team, and relied on the reputation of the Yuan family to move around, attracting powerful families to join his team, and launched a crusade. Under the banner of rebellion, he is preparing to counterattack Luoyang and trouble Liu Bei.

Yuan Shao’s path was more rugged. It is said that he wanted to return to Runan, but he walked south for a while, but then he turned to the northeast and headed for Jizhou, where he joined Han Fu, the current governor of Jizhou. Know what to plan.

At that time, Jia Xu suggested that Liu Bei send elite troops to attack and kill them and get rid of these two restless elements, but Liu Bei still didn't agree after thinking about it.

Even if these two guys are killed, it is estimated that the former officials of the Yuan family will still rebel. There are also many members of the Yuan family who are local officials. Just killing Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu will not completely solve the problem.

Therefore, it is better to let Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, the two tools, summon the world, and let Yuan's disciples, old officials, and rebellious ghosts and snakes be exposed at one go, so that he can use military means to deal with these people to death, and use physical methods to deal with them. Speak to solve the problem.

Therefore, Liu Bei kept dispatching elite headquarters to Luoyang, reorganized the Luoyang army, and recruited troops in Sanfu and Yizhou, and seized all the time to enrich his military strength, for this step.

In mid-May, the news of Yuan Shu distorting the facts and "raising troops against rebellion" reached Luoyang. The Luoyang court reacted somewhat to this, and Zhang Rang, Jian Shuo, Dong Zhong and others hurriedly got out of their respective enjoyments He went out, found Liu Bei in the barracks outside Luoyang City, and asked him for advice.

"Xuande, although the Yuan family has been eradicated a lot of power, but the world is so big, there are still many former disciples of the Yuan family. If they all rebel...will it be very bad? What should we do?"

Just over a month later, Dong Zhong, who was addicted to wine, sex and enjoyment, has gained a lot of weight, and he is completely different from the lean appearance in April, which makes Liu Bei have to lament the influence of the general environment on a person.

It is said that many people took the initiative to take refuge in him and gave him various gifts and money, many of whom were famous scholars of the modern literature school, which made Dong Zhong gradually inflated.

Even so, after hearing the news of Yuan Shu's rebellion, Dong Zhong found Liu Bei in a panic and sought a sense of security from him.

Liu Bei's reply to him also gave him a sense of security.

"During this period of time, I have been reorganizing the army and sorting out military affairs for these things. Don't worry, what is in our hands is in our hands, and no one can take it away."

Liu Bei patted Dong Zhong on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Don't worry too much, these things are all within my expectations, I am a general, in charge of conquering the world, this is within my duty, leave it to me. "

Dong Zhong looked at Liu Bei's look of ease, and heaved a sigh of relief.

"Okay, okay, if you can say that, I'm relieved. I didn't catch them all before, but this time I will definitely catch them all! In this way, the whole world is ours."

"That's natural."

The two smiled at each other.

After Dong Zhong came Jian Shuo.

During this time, Jian Shuo was also feeling a little smug. Many small officials who were originally unknown in Luoyang City came to him, gave him gifts, asked him for an official position, and wanted to climb up.

Jian Shuo used to have some power, but that power is far from the power he has now, so the amount of wealth he can get now was unimaginable at the time.

Once the general environment changed and more money was in hand, the whole person immediately became different from the past, and began to enjoy it crazily.

I built a house for myself, bought all kinds of luxury appliances, piled up all kinds of luxury ingredients at home without money, and even bought several young and beautiful women to enter the mansion. I don’t know what absurd thing I want to do .

Because he had enjoyed an unprecedented happy life, when he heard that Yuan Shu was coming to do something, he was a little panicked, and hurried to find Liu Bei. The idea was the same as that of Dong Zhong, and he came to seek a sense of security.

He didn't think he could deal with Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao by relying on the West Garden Army he had mastered.

For him, Liu Bei said the same thing, let him not worry, leave military issues to himself, and he can just enjoy it.

Jian Shuo was very happy about this.

"No matter what needs, Xuande just tell me, if I can do it, I will help you!"

Liu Bei was grinning on the surface, but in his heart he felt that this guy was doing him a great favor by not making trouble for him. While dealing with the enemy, he wiped his teammate's butt at the same time, that was a very painful thing.

Jian Shuo and Dong Zhong entered a state of luxury at the speed of light after the Luoyang coup, and most of the surviving ten permanent servants were also enjoying luxury, with a somewhat arrogant and domineering appearance.

Only Zhang Rang still kept his previous living habits, he was not too arrogant, and instead took up the job in Dongyuan.

When Liu Bei sent people to investigate intelligence in the Kanto area, Zhang Rang also dispatched many Dongyuan spies to the Hebei area to inquire about information, and then exchanged information with Liu Bei, so that Liu Bei knew a lot about Yuan Shao.

It can be said that Zhang Rang is the only one among the group of insects who has done a little bit.

So when Zhang Rang came to Liu Bei's barracks to ask him what was going on, Liu Bei still welcomed him.

"But for more than a month, Jian Shuo and Dong Zhong have been enjoying themselves and don't know the north and south. I am preparing for everything. I am grateful if they don't cause trouble. How can I expect them to do other things? Now It seems that you are much better than them."

Liu Bei poured Zhang Rang a glass of rice wine with his own hands, and Zhang Rang took a sip and smiled.

"What's the matter, what do you mean by that, are you blaming me for not enjoying the same luxury as them?"

"Don't worry, there are already a lot of people enjoying extravagance. These days, many people in the ancient literature school have expressed their dissatisfaction with me. If Yuan Shu hadn't raised his troops suddenly, I estimate that there will be another disturbance in the court in less than three months." .”

Liu Bei shook his head and said, "The calamity brought by Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao is clearly visible from the outside, in the open, but the calamity brought by Jian Shuo and Dong Zhong is from the inside, in the dark, so it's hard to see. , I saw it, and it’s not easy to deal with.”

Zhang Rang put down the rice wine in his hand.

"Don't have any deep meaning in your words, I want to taste it carefully."

"What?"

Liu Bei rolled his eyes: "Don't tell me what happened. You don't know. The Ancient Literature School's reaction to the fact that the Modern Literature School moved closer to Dong Zhong was huge. Start, or simply attack Dong Zhong, to prevent them from forming an alliance."

"Then what do you think?"

Zhang Rang looked at Liu Bei and said with a smile, "I don't think you're panicking? You've already expected that, right?"

"Hey hey hey."

Liu Bei nodded and said: "Old Zhang, do you know what I think about this matter? When I knew it, I almost died laughing. The Jinwen School is desperate for medical treatment, and Dong Zhong is also a real quack doctor. You can’t cure the disease, but you have to bring them to die together.”

Zhang Rang was taken aback.

"What do you mean? Why does it sound a bit problematic to me? Are you... planning to attack Dong Zhong?"

"It's not me, it's the ancient literature school."

Liu Bei shook his head and said, "It's not that Dong Zhong doesn't know what the struggle between modern and ancient Chinese is, nor is he ignorant of my position in the Ancient Literature School, but he still did this and accepted the Modern Literature School. He wants to deal with me, not me who wants to deal with him."

"This……"

"Although I don't know how the Jinwen School persuaded him, but since he accepted the Jinwen School, then he must die."

Liu Bei sighed and said, "I thought the four of us could live in peace for at least a few years, but I didn't expect Dong Zhong to be dissatisfied with the status quo in just one month. I guess if it wasn't for Yuan's news, He won't come to see me."

"Against you, Dong Zhong will definitely die. After Dong Zhong dies...you don't want to deal with me, do you?"

Zhang Rang looked horrified: "I'm not against you! I'm on your side! And you promised to keep me rich and prosperous for the rest of my life!"

"Yeah, I promised you, so of course I won't deal with you."

Liu Bei grinned: "But it's not necessarily the case for the others, Lao Zhang, you have to keep up with me and not fall behind, otherwise, it will be very difficult for me to keep you."

"I'm afraid when I hear what you say."

Zhang Rang said in a low voice: "You don't really plan to attack me after the Jinwen School and Dong Zhong are cleaned up, do you? Can't you stop for a few days and live a comfortable life?"

"There's no one who doesn't like ease."

Liu Bei smiled and said, "I like comfort the most, so I will do my best for it."

"I'm even more afraid."

Zhang Rang gave Liu Bei a blank look, and said slowly: "But let's not talk about this now, how are you going to deal with Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao? Yuan Shao hasn't made a move yet, but since Yuan Shu has made a move, he will soon be there. Are you planning to take the initiative or not? "

Of course, I waited until all the people who wanted to stand out came out. "

Liu Bei sneered and said, "As soon as they were about to make a move, I killed them. How could those people with evil intentions dare to continue to show their heads? I have to wait until they all show their heads before making a move, and it's best to let them They came to hit me, not me to take the initiative.

Wouldn't it be nice for me to clean them up all at once when they all come and show up together inside and out?Otherwise, I'm really worried that the prestige I've gained over the years will frighten them all, Lao Zhang, don't be idle, the East Garden spy in your hand has to work. "

"Didn't I send someone to Hebei to keep an eye on Yuan Shao for you?"

Zhang Rang asked doubtfully, "What else should I do?"

"Watch the people in Luoyang City."

Liu Bei said with a smile: "Can a single mutiny kill all the evil insects in Luoyang City? I don't think so. There must be some evil people hiding in the dark, waiting for the opportunity. The Yuan family sent troops to attack me. Isn't it also a good opportunity to catch these insects? Especially the group of Jinwen School, wouldn't it be better if they find an opportunity?"

"So I really saw you right."

Zhang Rang sighed: "You are not a law-abiding person. You will never give up until you achieve your goal. Forget it, I don't care so much. I will do whatever you want me to do, but don't forget that you promised me Yes, let me live a rich life."

"What I said, I will never go back on my word."

Liu Bei nodded and said, "You don't let me down, and I don't let you down."

"It's a word."

"It's a word."

The two clapped hands three times and made an oath.

(End of this chapter)