Xuande

Chapter 803 Want Liu Bei to return the throne?
As the king of Ganling, Liu Zhong mingled with the rebels openly and openly opposed the imperial court's order. This was a very important political signal to the locals.

The rebels in Ganling also wanted a leader from the past in name, so they chose to respect Liu Zhong as the leader and asked him to lead everyone against the imperial court.

This guy actually began to give orders in a grand manner, and he was like a king. Those who didn't know it thought he was going to attack Luoyang and attack Liu Bei.

So Xu Huang could only choose to pass through Julu County quickly, and then arrived in Ganling Kingdom to deal with Liu Zhong. Fortunately, there were no large-scale enemy troops in Julu County. The forced march arrived near the boundary bridge, where the army rested for a day, and then continued to march.

At that time, the situation in Ganling Kingdom was very bad, and the situation in Bohai County was also relatively dangerous. It was very difficult for Cai Yong to persevere.

Fortunately, the Yingyang army led by Cao Ren, with the cooperation of Xun Yu, completed the task of cleaning Qingzhou ahead of schedule. After learning of the rebellion in Bohai County, he led the troops across the Yellow River and marched towards Bohai County.

When Xu Huang was at his wits' end, Cao Ren took up the burden.

So the situation on the battlefield in early July was that the two armies of Xu Huang and Cao Ren were advancing towards Ganling State and Bohai County respectively. The total number of rebels in Ganling State and Bohai County had exceeded [-]. The number is less than [-].

But neither Xu Huang nor Cao Ren believed that they would be unable to resolve this battle with a disparity in numbers.

Xu Huang and Cao Ren went to their respective battlefields.

At the same time, battles of varying degrees broke out in other parts of the north.

Although the Dutian decree is nominally the first wave of action against officials, but with the resistance of some officials, the landlords and tycoons couldn't sit still, and they also resisted together. Before the court issued the second phase of the Tiandu decree, The war broke out in full swing.

They knew very well that they couldn't escape. If they sat back and watched the officials' resistance being suppressed by the court, who would help them fight against the court when they were in trouble?
So they chose to rise up in advance and act together with the resisting officials, resolutely not to repeat the mistakes of the past.

So one after another, they came out of the water and officially broke their faces with the court.

It can be said that this round of fighting broke out in many places, and in many places, rebels rebelled under the banner of resisting the Du Tian Order. It seems that the scale is very large, and there seems to be a posture of rebellion.

But if you take a closer look, you can see that the rebels in most rebellious places are quite weak, with few people, poor equipment, and better combat effectiveness than none.

For those rebels, the local garrisons can solve them, and some of them don't even need the local garrisons to be dispatched. They are all solved by the local county soldiers who are not fully staffed under the leadership of the county soldiers.

In a county, two or three hundred county soldiers under the leadership of a county soldier leader can eliminate the rebels in that county, even if there are thousands of rebels in that county.

From the middle and late May to the first ten days of July, the news from all over the world was the same, so Liu Bei, who had an overview of the overall situation in Luoyang, looked at the specific situation and felt that there was no need to send Luoyang garrison to help the battle.

But there was one thing that surprised him.

He originally thought that the ones who jumped out in this wave would be those with shallow eyelids, so their status would not be very high, but he didn't expect that a few Zongwangs also jumped out in this wave, and they opposed Du Tian openly. order, against him.

He knew that Xu Huang did not inform him of the news, but the intelligence system controlled by Liu Hui. He first learned about Zhao Wang Liu Amnesty, and the news of Ganling King Liu Zhong's backstabbing did not come to Liu Bei until mid-to-late July. I know, Xu Huang's message also arrived within a few days after that.

King Zong joined the ranks of rebels and resisted the order of the system, which was not news that the court could laugh off.

The identity of the Zongwang of the Eastern Han Dynasty is sensitive and special, and they are basically descendants of Liu Xiu. They have a relatively close relationship with Liu Xie, and they have nothing to do with the current emperor Liu Bei.

When Liu Bei expanded the target of the slave restriction order to Zongwang, the officials were suspicious, thinking that Liu Bei might attack Zongwang, but the Zongwangs did not jump out to object at that time.

But this time, under the deterrence of the Dutian Order, the Zongwangs finally couldn't bear it.

According to the regulations of the Eastern Han Dynasty, only the prince can act as the prince, which is far from the Western Han rule that seven aunts and eight aunts may act as the emperor. This rule has been extended from Liu Xiu to the present, and it has been almost 200 years, and everyone is used to it.

When Liu Bei came to power, according to the rules, he should confer kingships on his sons and confer titles on blood relatives. As for those clans of the previous dynasty, there are probably some other ways to deal with them.

But Liu Bei didn't.

He only established the eldest son Liu Shen as the crown prince, while the other sons were not given any titles on the grounds that they were underage, and they still stayed by his side to teach and raise them personally.

The Liu clan in Zhuo County, Zhuo County, except for a few people who have been serving as officials by his side, received material rewards. Even if the title was promoted, it was because of real merit. Any unexpected rewards, even the expected ones were not given enough.

On the whole, Liu Bei's ascension to the throne was a special situation, and even such a thing as a knighthood seemed very special.

So there have been some people who have been discussing in private all the time, do they think that Liu Bei has been slow to attack the royal system, do they have some special ideas?Or do you want to wait for an opportunity to bring those old Zongwangs to the same pot?
Everyone thinks that keeping those old Zong kings will not do any good to the Third Reich, but they just don't know when Liu Bei will officially start.

And now, they found that this opportunity seemed to have appeared.

Liu She, king of Zhao, openly opposed the imperial court and tried to cooperate with the rebels in fighting. The evidence was convincing, so Xu Huang captured him on the spot and escorted Luoyang to stand trial.

Liu Bei was furious, and handed over Liu Amnesty to a judiciary, ordered a strict investigation and interrogation, and would never tolerate it. If there were any relevant circumstances, he would be punished in the most stringent way.

Here, the prince broke the law and the common people are the same crime!

If such a thing is really going to happen, in fact, it really is what it is. You are a rebel after all. This kind of thing is a matter of losing your head in any dynasty. If you don’t lose your head, it’s not normal. If you really want to lose your head, No one can say anything.

So Liu She's matter really fit the thoughts of the officials.

It's just that Liu Bei really didn't think so. He didn't have any idea about who should be the king of the clan. Anyway, they are all descendants of Liu Bang. Who should be the king? dear reputation.

Although he later had the idea of ​​operating a little bit on the clan groups of the Han clan, it was similar to Dutian Ling. He wanted to use this part of the relatively wealthy clan of the Han clan, the clan of the big landlords, and the like to collect their money. Taxes, and use their taxes to subsidize those impoverished Han clansmen.

Everyone is the descendant of Liu Bang's ancestor. Liu Bei also feels the situation of the Han family clan in the current Han Empire. He also understands the gap between the Western Han clan and the Eastern Han clan, so he came up with such a method. Come to a gentler way of robbing the rich and giving to the poor, so that this group will not appear so indifferent.

But he didn't expect that the Zong Wang would stand up and hang out with the group of rebels who opposed the Dutian Order, and would even mobilize troops, blatantly oppose the court, be their leader, and engage in such rebellious things.

Which one is important, taxes or the identity of the emperor?
Is it true that these guys can't figure it out at all?

Liu Bei shook his head. He was very dissatisfied with these high-ranking clans that had been raised and abolished. He felt that they were indeed insects. insects.

Such people continue to occupy high positions and enjoy state salaries and tax breaks. It is simply the Han Empire digging holes for themselves.

So Liu Bei made up his mind to conduct a detailed review of the Han family clan groups, especially those Han clan clan groups who are still receiving salaries from the imperial court. Save a sum of money for the court, and clean up these evildoers.

The next trial for Liu She, because of Liu She's special status, the third division couldn't let go, so Liu Bei personally acted as the presiding judge, and interrogated Liu She mercilessly, asking all the questions that were heart-wrenching. .

Liu She also went from pretending to be calm at the beginning to collapsing later, and finally knelt down in front of Liu Bei and begged for mercy.

He honestly confessed that he was only worried that Liu Bei would depose his prince according to the practice of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He was very worried, afraid of losing the prince, afraid of losing his current status and honor, so he made a mistake under the threat of the Dutian Order path of.

But this was all avoidable, it was all a misunderstanding, he felt he had to make it clear to Liu Bei that he didn't want to rebel at all, it was just because of fear, there was no other reason, he had no intention of threatening Liu Bei's throne, it didn't matter if Liu Bei continued to be emperor, He just hopes to get a guarantee to protect himself.

It's just that Liu Bei doesn't want to hear it anymore.

You mobilize troops to threaten the lives of officials for your own safety, and you respond to the call of rebels, how dare you say that you are innocent?
If you are innocent, are there still criminals in the world?

The chaos in the world is still going on, but Liu Bei has made a trial of Liu Amnesty.

Liu She colluded with the rebels, committed rebellion, mutilated Zhongliang, and betrayed the emperor. It was unacceptable to heaven, and he was sentenced to death.

Liu She is finished.

He shouted Liu Bei's name loudly, begged Liu Bei for mercy, wept bitterly to the point of almost collapse, and completely lost the arrogance and self-confidence in Zhao Wang's mansion.

This is not beyond expectations.

As the first top Han family clan member to be dealt with after Liu Bei came to power, Liu She's end was completely within everyone's expectations. From the news that he colluded with the rebels, everyone knew that he was doomed, and the three clans disappeared. Xiaole must also be indispensable to him.

Originally, he shouldn't have ended up like this, but it's hard to persuade the damned ghost, he committed suicide, who can save him?
Because of the special circumstances, on July 26, the first year of Zhenguan, on the fifth day after the trial ended, Liu Amnesty was sentenced to death, and Liu Bei personally supervised and beheaded him in the Luoyang execution ground.

Liu Amnesty's head fell to the ground very quickly, and Liu Bei ordered his head to be treated with lime, and then sent to the kings of the world one by one, asking them to look at it, and then think about what they should do and what they should not do.

In order not to follow Liu She's old path, they should perhaps reflect on themselves and think carefully about whether they have made mistakes. If so, they should quickly admit their mistakes, and if they reflect on their good posture, they might still survive.

For the sake of the clan of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bei didn't want to do things too extreme, but if someone really did not obey the rules, he couldn't help it.

For example, Liu Zhong who is even more hateful than Liu She.

Liu Amnesty had rebellious ideas and actions, but he was a weakling and was suppressed. He was guarded from the beginning of the Zhao Guo rebellion until the end, and he could not move. He was a pure waste.

But Liu Zhong is not. He has ideas, has the ability to act, and can play tricks and tricks. He specially picks the defenders when they are weak, kills the defenders, kills many loyal and brave soldiers, and even allows the rebels to plunder Ganling County. , resulting in the death and injury of a large number of innocent people.

For this person, Liu Bei was outraged.

So he directly ordered Xu Huang to catch him alive, and he must not let Liu Zhong die too happily. After suffering all the suffering in the world, he left this world with regrets that he would not be a human being in the next life.

Liu Bei's anger was transmitted to Xu Huang's hands along with the order. Xu Huang, who had just won a battle, sighed repeatedly after reading Liu Bei's edict.

The subordinates asked Xu Huang why he sighed, and Xu Huang shook his head.

"If Liu Zhong didn't do anything, he could continue to be a clan member of the Han family, and maybe he could continue to be the king of the clan. However, he didn't know what medicine he took wrongly, and he actually wanted to rebel. Did he really think that Can a rebel from the Ganling Kingdom succeed in his rebellion? He underestimated His Majesty too much."

The subordinate thought about the victorious battle just ended, nodded, and felt that what Xu Huang said was right.

The difference in combat effectiveness between the two armies is so great, what kind of thinking did Liu Zhong have in order to become the leader of the Ganling rebels so decisively?
It is undeniable that there are so many people in this world who have an inexplicable sense of superiority, and think that he is particularly awesome and powerful, even if he actually has nothing.

Liu Zhong is such a person.

At first, Xu Huang just felt that this person was a bit arrogant, or a little bit blind to his own ability, but Xu Huang soon found out that he was wrong, and it was a bit outrageous.

the reason is simple.

Not long after Xu Huang fought a victorious battle near Jieqiao, when the army was advancing, he heard that Liu Zhong was instigated by the rebels of Ganling State, shouted a new slogan, and began to question Liu Bei's orthodoxy on the throne sex.

Liu Zhong believes that Liu Bei's throne came from a wrong path, a very shameful bullying of the weak, and it was snatched from the weak children, without any legal basis at all, especially when Liu Hong still has his son alive in the world, even if The eldest son Liu Bian was deposed as a common man because of his crimes, isn't Liu Xie still there?
Therefore, Liu Bei should return the throne to Liu Hong's family and stop his usurping the throne.

For this reason, Liu Zhong publicly shouted slogans, asking Liu Bei to return the throne, and called on the people of the world to unite, first go to Hejian Kingdom to welcome Liu Xie back, and then support Liu Xie as the emperor, and then crusade against Luoyang together, so that Liu Bei Surrender the throne.

If Liu Bei surrenders the throne, then he can survive, but if he refuses to surrender the throne, he will be punished with the most severe punishment, even beheaded directly.

To be honest, Xu Huang was in a daze when he heard the news. For a moment, he felt as if he had taken the wrong medicine, so he had auditory hallucinations.

What?Someone questioned Liu Bei's throne, so he wanted to coerce Liu Bei to abdicate?
Who has the guts?

Oh, Liu Zhong.

Xu Huang was silent for a while, and expressed his sincere "admiration" for Liu Zhong's behavior of living and dying.

It’s fine if you simply oppose Dutian Order. If Liu Bei wants to put the label of rebellion on it, it’s more or less suspected of asking for trouble, but now Liu Zhong is serious about firing at Liu Bei’s throne, and everyone in the world recognizes it. openly challenge the existing political order, and openly fight against the current vested interests.

Good guy, you think you live too comfortably and live too long, so you can't wait to be reincarnated, don't you?
(End of this chapter)