I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 620: Chaos is the root of the Han Dynasty

Lu Qiang's death affected not only Yuan Shao, but also Liu Jian.

After the news spread back to Yecheng, Liu Jian felt sad.

After all, Lu Qiang was a good friend of Liu Jian when he was in Chang'an.

In other words, it is more appropriate to say that it is a close friendship. To be honest, Lu Qiang helped Liu Jian, and this help was not small. Liu Jian has always been grateful for his kindness in his heart.

Regarding Lu Qiang's behavior in Chang'an City, Liu Jian once enthusiastically put forward his suggestions to Lu Qiang. He hoped that Lu Qiang would not interfere too much in the affairs of the court and the emperor. The world in charge is different.

Liu Jian hoped that Lu Qiang could control his mouth, control his behavior, and live until the end of his life. In this way, his old friend would also feel comforted.

But it was obvious that Lu Qiang was a bit disobedient.

But in fact, if Lu Qiang had really listened to Liu Jian, he would not have become the person he is now. He would not have joined forces with Liu Jian in the first place, or even helped Liu Jian.

He and Zhang let them join the ranks and become one of the ten permanent servants.

Liu Jian set up a memorial tablet for Lu Qiang in Yecheng and ordered officials at all levels in Yecheng to pay their respects.

After that, he asked Jia Xu to investigate Lu Qiang's death carefully.

No matter what the details are, he must find out them.

Jia Xu moved very quickly, or in other words, the people under him moved very quickly.

The detailed news was sent to Liu Jian soon after.

First of all, Liu Bian met Lu Qiang a few days before Lu Qiang's death and talked with Lu Qiang for a long time.

Two days after Liu Bian and Lu Qiang met, Li Ru came to visit secretly.

Then came the mysterious death of Lu Qiang.

And this matter, in Chang'an, seemed to have been suppressed intentionally.

After the news came back, the people in Yecheng were all smart people, so they naturally understood what was going on.

Although Liu Jian had some understanding of Liu Bian's personality and conduct, he couldn't help but feel furious after hearing this.

In front of all his ministers, he slammed the table: "In this day and age, people are stupid and good at killing virtuous people. How much contribution has Lu Qiang made to the country of Han Dynasty? He actually does such a cruel thing? It is very shocking to people's hearts. !”

"This matter has been suppressed by the imperial court. Once there are rumors, how will the people in the world view him as the emperor?"

"How can you not be heartbroken when you hear about all the virtuous people in the court?"

“Wouldn’t it be possible for the most capable people in the world to feel resentment?”

"Besides, now that Liangzhou is disadvantageous in using troops and there are rebellions in Guanzhong, what does it have to do with Lu Qiang?"

"Why must we kill Lu Qiang?"

Tian Feng has always been known for his integrity.

He said very frankly: "The emperor acted like this not to take into account the overall situation of the imperial court, nor to stabilize the situation in Guanzhong. The emperor acted like this just to vent his personal anger.

"According to Tian, ​​such a person is really not qualified to govern the world, and he really has no ability to preserve the country of Han. As a king of a country, the most important thing is his mind. He can't tolerate even one of his saviors. , Can such a person be tolerated by all the people in the world?"

Tian Feng speaks upright, but what he says generally makes sense.

Moreover, what he said today can be regarded as speaking to the aspirations of everyone present.

Liu Jian did not criticize the emperor in public. He looked at Jia Xu and asked, "How is the situation over there with the Yuan family?"

"Huang Zu, Sun Jian and Cai Mao have all entered Sizhou."

"It can be said that they are more disciplined. After they arrived in Sizhou, they did not rush to conquer the city." "Instead, they went around to quell the rebellions caused by these low-level people."

"It is said that the rebellions in various parts of Sizhou have gathered from small groups to large groups."

"The leader claims to be Li Xiang, a disciple of the great sage Zhang Jiao."

"It is said that this man has gathered 50 million men and horses, killing prominent families in various places in Sizhou and seizing warehouses and supplies."

"Now, after Sun Jian, Huang Zu, Cai Mao and others arrived in Sizhou, they first suppressed the rebels."

"They divided their troops into three groups to attack the rebels under Li Xiang's command, and assisted the local army in Sizhou to stabilize the situation."

"I heard that Li Xiang is gathering most of his troops to prepare for a deadly battle with Yuan Shu."

"However, although Sun Jian and others are powerful, Li Xiang has too many available troops. An army of hundreds of thousands is not his greatest momentum yet."

"I heard that countless refugees from Sizhou, Guanzhong, Central Plains and other places have gathered towards Luoyang. They wantonly attacked and killed the Wubao of powerful people from all walks of life. This has become a trend that can scare the hearts of powerful powerful people."

When Liu Jian heard this, he nodded and said: "Although these rebels composed of ordinary Li people do not have excellent equipment and have not undergone formal training, they are extremely powerful. They were forced to the edge of the cliff. They are even willing to sacrifice their lives to fight against the powerful local powerful families."

"Faced with such a large group of mobs that are numerous and willing to fight to the death, no matter how well-armed Yuan Shao and the local county soldiers are, they cannot easily defeat them."

"On the contrary, a bad one will be subverted."

"Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it. The people's hearts must not be lost."

Xun Yu said: "Yuan Shao made the right move. When he went to Sizhou, he did not rush to conquer the prefectures and counties first. Instead, he first destroyed the rebels who stood opposite him. Once he succeeded, he could gain control of the Sizhou people. With the strong support of the powerful families in the county and other places, there will be no need to occupy territory by then, and the five counties will be in his hands."

Jushou stood up, gave Liu Jian a long bow, and said: "General, according to the opinion of the officials, the general should take action now. Since we have figured out Yuan Shao's routine, then we can't Let him completely take the initiative. Yuan Shao wants to take advantage of the opportunity of annihilating the rebels to establish himself in Sili. We don't have to worry that he will quickly send troops to seize Chang'an. Now we can also send troops to the land of Three Rivers. By wiping out the rebels, we can also take over the area. The heart of a noble family, so that Yuan Shao will not be the only one to be the most beautiful in Sizhou."

Jushou's opinion was unanimously recognized by everyone.

However, Liu Jian did not affirm or deny Ju Shou's opinion.

He just told the people present: "In this case, immediately notify the generals and lead the prepared troops and horses to assemble in the direction of Hanoi."

In fact, Liu Jian didn't really agree with Ju Shou's suggestion.

Those rebels did not want to become rebels themselves, they were just common people living at the bottom of the Han Dynasty.

The emperor's unprovoked bad government led to today's results. Do they have to be blamed for everything?
And more importantly, these people at the bottom were the productive forces of the Han Dynasty.

Only by ensuring the number of people can the Han Dynasty stand at the top of the world today and in the future.

The unprovoked and endless brutal massacre of the people at the bottom will consume the vitality of this dynasty and this country.

Liu Jian vowed not to do such things.

Of course, it is absolutely impossible to quell the chaos without causing any casualties.

But there must be a limit.

"With the order, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Zhang He, Gao Lan, and the Governor Hebei's elite ten armies began to march towards the land of three rivers."

"With Xu Rong and Gongsun Zan as the leading and deputy vanguards, we led five thousand elites and entered Hanoi first to observe the movements of Sizhou from a distance and wait for military orders."

Everyone present was stunned when they heard that Liu Jian was going to send Xu Rong to fight.

As the general guarding Jizhou, Xu Rongzheng has been guarding the gate and guarding the courtyard for Liu Jian for more than a year or two.

It was precisely because Xu Rong was stationed in Yecheng that Liu Jian dared to conquer the east and west without worrying about whether something would happen to the base camp.

But why was he sent out this time?

(End of this chapter)