Chapter 151 Liu Feng’s life and death and Cao Ren’s worries
Mi Yang looked at the pensive Liu Bei and had no intention of expressing his opinion.
Even though he knew that Cao Cao would die during this period in history, once he said this, it would be too unbelievable and no one would believe it.
Although Cao Cao is old, he was still very active last year and was able to lead the Wei army in various campaigns.
His physical condition, at least in the eyes of most people, is still very strong.
Moreover, once Mi Yang expresses his opinion, he must provide evidence to prove his argument.
As for the fact that Cao Cao might have been seriously ill, he couldn't prove it at all.
This is something that only Mi Yang knows.
Unlike when he was in the police, he was the commander in chief, so he didn't need to explain some things. As long as the order was given, someone would naturally follow it.
But if there are not enough reasons to support his argument now, no matter how much Liu Bei values him and no matter how great his contribution is, Liu Bei will think that he is talking in his sleep.
Facing such an opponent like Cao Cao, no one dared to take it lightly.
And Liu Bei had no intention of delving into this matter.
After all, he still has many things to deal with nowadays, and focusing on one rumor will delay the handling of other matters.
Then Liu Bei looked at Zhang Fei behind him and ordered him to escort Liu Feng and Meng Da in.
After receiving the order, Zhang Fei strode out of the tent and quickly led his men to escort Liu Feng and Meng Da in.
Ever since Zhang Fei captured the second general Liu Feng and Mengda in Shangyong City, he took the two guilty generals with him to the outside of Xiangyang City.
He knew that Liu Bei would definitely want to see these two people after arriving outside Xiangyang City.
After Zhang Fei brought Liu Feng and Meng Da into the tent, Mi Yang and other ministers saw the miserable state of these two men.
Liu Feng was originally the son of Luohou Kou and the nephew of a family named Liu in Changsha County.
After Liu Bei took refuge with Liu Biao, the governor of Jingzhou, he temporarily settled in Jingzhou. Because Liu Bei had no heirs at that time, he adopted Liu Feng as his adopted son.
Judging from Liu Bei's purpose of adopting Liu Feng at that time, he initially regarded Liu Feng as the successor to his career.
In the eighteenth year of Jian'an, Liu Bei summoned Zhuge Liang and other generals to Shu.
Liu Feng was only in his twenties at the time, but he already had outstanding military strength, so he led his army along with Zhuge Liang, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and others to the west to attack Yizhou, and fought everywhere they passed.
Later, Liu Bei appointed Liu Feng as his deputy, Zhonglang General.
The nicknames Liu Bei gave each of his generals were carefully conceived.
The word "deputy army" he gave to Liu Feng has a huge meaning.
The title of deputy commander, the second-in-command of the commander-in-chief, was a hint at that time that Liu Feng was still one of Liu Bei's successors.
When Liu Feng was appointed as his deputy, Liu Bei's eldest son Liu Chan was only seven years old.
Seven-year-old children were very likely to die young due to illness in ancient times, so it was reasonable for Liu Bei to appoint Liu Feng as his deputy lieutenant general.
I just didn't expect that Liu Feng, the eldest son of Liu Bei and a strong contender for the crown prince position in Hanzhong, would be reduced to a prisoner today.
At this time, Liu Feng and Meng Da were seen, with disheveled hair, disheveled clothes, stubble on their faces, and bloodshot eyes, looking extremely embarrassed.
After Liu Bei saw Liu Feng being escorted in like this, he couldn't bear it in his eyes.
He had high hopes for Liu Feng.
When he succeeded to the throne as King of Hanzhong last year, he appointed the crown prince of Hanzhong as Liu Chan.
When the reserve position was determined, he did not deprive Liu Feng of the title of deputy general, but instead promoted him to deputy general.
It's not that he doesn't know how powerful it is.
He just wanted to use this move to tell Liu Feng that although he was not the crown prince of Hanzhong, he could still become the second most powerful figure in the Hanzhong Kingdom by virtue of his status as Liu Bei's eldest son a hundred years after Liu Bei.
This is not only Liu Bei's love for Liu Feng, but also Liu Bei's expectations for Liu Feng, and it is also a kind of compensation for Liu Feng.
But what Liu Bei didn't expect was that his eldest son Liu Feng, whom he always valued, would do such a thing.
Liu Bei was angry that Liu Feng failed to live up to his expectations. He stood up from his seat, then came to Liu Feng, looked at him and asked:
"You are my son, why don't you obey the king's orders?"
"When you set out from Hanzhong, I gave you many orders to assist Yunchang in attacking Xiangfan. Why did you delay in sending troops?"
In front of Liu Biao, Liu Bei did not use the title of "King" to call himself "Gu", but called himself "I".
Just like when he was in Xinye, he educated Liu Feng because Liu Feng was disobedient.
Liu Bei's face was full of confusion.
He has been homeless and looked down upon for most of his life, and has seen too many treacherous ways in people's hearts.
But he never expected that Liu Feng would betray him one day.
Listening to Liu Bei's disappointed and heartbroken tone, Liu Feng raised his head and looked at his father.
Liu Feng's mental state was very poor due to many days of being a prisoner, but his eyes were still full of unruliness.
But his unruly eyes were gradually replaced by guilt and respect when he saw Liu Bei.
Liu Feng knelt on the ground, kowtowed to Liu Bei and replied: "My son has never thought of betraying his father."
"My son did not intend to harm the former general. My son just did not expect that the situation in Jingzhou would change so quickly."
"When my son wanted to send troops, the upper reaches of the Han River had already been blocked by the Wei army."
Seeing that Liu Feng still wanted to make excuses, Liu Bei became even more angry.
"I have granted Yun Changjie the authority to use his axe. His military orders in time of war are equivalent to my king's orders."
"He sent envoys several times to urge you to send troops to help. You have repeatedly disobeyed his orders. Isn't this betraying me?"
"Furthermore, the Wei army did not have a strong naval force to intercept the Han River."
"I have given you all good soldiers, and there are no shortage of boats. If you lead the army upstream and go down the river, it will not be difficult to defeat them."
"Why do you have to use this reason to evade?"
"Furthermore, as the governor of the three counties, you are unable to obey my king's orders at the top and stabilize the people's hearts at the bottom. Instead, you go to rob Mencius of his advocacy. Do you still have any dignity and magnanimity for the Lord?"
The more Liu Bei talked, the angrier he became. In the end, the disappointment and pain in his heart turned into sullen anger.
But facing Liu Bei's sullen tone, Liu Feng suddenly laughed at himself a few times when he heard Liu Bei's last words.
The self-deprecation is full of confusion and unwillingness.
He raised his head and looked at Liu Bei, and said in a sad tone: "Is this the reason why father chose Zen's brother?"
"Because I have no master."
"But did my father give me a chance?"
"When I was in Jingzhou, I was still young. I admired my father's reputation for benevolence. I would often go to the new wilderness by boat from Changsha just to catch a glimpse of my father."
"Later, my father adopted me as his adopted son. Those were the happiest days in my life."
"For the sake of my father, I can risk my life, I can do anything."
"Everything I have today is a gift from my father. My father has never owed me anything. As for the reserve position, it was decided by my father alone. No matter who I give it to, it is the king's order. I have never complained at all."
"But has my father ever thought about me?"
"I am my father's nominal eldest son, and I also hold the title of deputy commander. If my father succeeds to the throne a hundred years later, will he tolerate me as the eldest brother of the deputy commander?"
"I admit that I did not send troops in the first place out of self-respect."
"But I don't want to rebel, I just want to protect myself."
"Now that the big mistake has been made, I no longer want to defend myself."
"The father wants the son to die, and the son has to die."
"Feng only asks that after Feng's death, his father will not remove Feng's Liu surname. Feng's wish is enough."
After finishing speaking, Liu Feng kowtowed deeply to Liu Bei three times.
This is Liu Feng's most beloved father, and it is worthy of Liu Feng, who has always been unruly, to kowtow to him.
When Liu Feng finished speaking, all the junior ministers in the tent lowered their heads in fear. What Liu Feng said were all heart-wrenching words.
As for those with high qualifications, such as Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others, although they did not bow their heads, there were expressions of surprise on their faces.
It turned out that Liu Feng thought so.
As for Mi Yang, she also felt a little emotional about the reason Liu Feng said.
Everyone has their own thoughts when they make mistakes, and they all happen for a reason.
But Liu Feng forgot one thing, that is, he made a big mistake because of his own selfishness, which almost caused Liu Bei's great cause to fail. So is he worthy of Liu Bei?
Everyone has selfish motives, but have you ever seen Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Zhuge Liang and others ruining their benefactor's great cause because of their own selfish motives?
Liu Feng's crime is excusable, but the law cannot forgive him.
When Liu Feng's words reached Liu Bei's ears, an incredible look appeared on his face. He did not expect that his eldest son, whom he had always valued, would have such heart-wrenching thoughts in his heart.
He was worried that Liu Chan would attack him in the future.
Liu Bei, who always treated others with sincerity, couldn't help but become unsteady and took a few steps back because of the disbelief in his heart.
When did those deceitful thoughts and heart-wrenching thoughts begin to erode his children?
At this time, Liu Bei remembered that he had asked Zhuge Liang and Fazheng for their views on Liu Feng.
Zhuge Liang and Fazheng both agree on killing.
At that time, Liu Bei still didn't understand why his two most trusted advisors gave the same advice.
Now Liu Bei understands.
Zhuge Liang and Fazheng had no selfish motives. They made such a suggestion because Liu Feng's status was too special.
Liu Feng is both Liu Bei's nominal eldest son and his former heir.
Moreover, Liu Feng's refusal to send troops has revealed that he has begun to support his own troops.
Under this fact, if Liu Bei and his ministers are not checked by anyone for a hundred years in the future, Liu Feng's fierce character will probably start an army and start a rebellion.
At that time, with Liu Feng's ability and his special identity, the world under Liu Bei may fall into a huge civil strife.
After all, compared to Liu Bei and his ministers who had already entered old age, Liu Feng was in his prime.
Liu Bei looked at the eldest son who kowtowed to him, and kept recalling Zhuge Liang and Fazheng's suggestions in his mind.
His emotions told him not to kill, but his reason told him he should kill.
Just as heaven and man were fighting in Liu Bei's mind, he suddenly remembered a person.
A person who has recently risen to prominence and is younger than Liu Feng.
With him here, he is enough to check and balance Liu Feng.
Finally, Liu Bei looked at the officials around him and issued his king's order: "Liu Feng respects his own troops and has repeatedly resisted the king's orders. His crime is unforgivable."
"But remembering his past military exploits, he will be spared death."
"He is now deprived of all official positions and sent back to Chengdu to be detained in his mansion. He is not allowed to go out unless ordered by the king."
After punishing Liu Feng, Liu Bei looked at Meng Da.
When Meng Da saw Liu Bei looking at him, he was so frightened that he kowtowed repeatedly.
Judging from the apparent crime, Meng Da, as Liu Feng's lieutenant, acted under Liu Feng's orders and could not help himself.
After Zhang Fei's army came to the city, Meng Da took the initiative to plead guilty and opened the city gate to welcome Zhang Fei's army into the city, which could be regarded as making up for his past mistakes.
Moreover, Meng Da was the one who contributed the most to the victory of the three eastern counties, so Liu Bei issued an order:
"Meng Da was demoted to the rank of Army Sima and returned to the service of General Mi Pian."
Meng Da was originally a prefect, a high-ranking official worth two thousand shi, but now he was demoted to a small army commander by Liu Bei. The punishment was already severe.
But this is relative to Ji Hanzhong.
If this were in Cao Wei or Jiangdong, Liu Feng's chariot would be broken up, and Meng Da would at least be beheaded.
Liu Xuande was kind after all and would not kill someone easily.
But the important thing is, why did you throw this rebellious guy Meng Da to me?
Mi Yang looked stunned. He was in a state of eating melon the whole time, which could also have something to do with him.
But when Meng Da heard that Liu Bei had spared his life, he immediately kowtowed to Liu Bei with tears in his eyes.
After prostrating, Meng Da immediately came to stand behind Mi Yang.
As time passed, everyone knew that Mi Yang defeated the Wu army.
Everyone knew that Mi Yang's future was limitless, so Meng Da didn't complain much about Liu Bei demoting him to the position of military commander under Mi Yang's tent.
And the most important thing is that Meng Da was originally a follower of Fa Zheng, and now he has become a follower of Fa Zheng's beloved disciple. It doesn't seem so difficult to accept it.
Only Mi Yang has black lines all over her head.
Before his small group of generals had been established, a rebellious character had already sneaked into the group.
But Liu Bei couldn't disobey the king's order, so Mi Yang could only silently accept this reality.
After dealing with Liu Feng and Meng Da, Liu Bei was already a little tired.
So he ordered all the generals in the tent to go out, and he wanted to rest alone for a while.
But when all the generals left, Liu Bei didn't even stay with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, but he called Mi Yang and left him alone.
This scene was reflected in the eyes of the officials in the tent, and the importance they attached to Mi Yang could not help but rise to a higher level.
After a while, only Liu Bei and Mi Yang were left in the huge handsome tent.
Liu Bei asked Mi Yang to come forward and asked him a few questions.
"After a hundred years of being alone and with the ministers, can you protect Liu Feng?"
"Can you control him again?"
Liu Bei did not mince words when it came to Mi Yang, who he had watched grow up since childhood.
The love of parents must be far-reaching.
But these two questions from Liu Bei made Mi Yang freeze on the spot.
These two sentences contain a lot of information.
In the Wei army's tent on the other side, the king of Wei maintained a normal appearance outside his tent.
But what outsiders don't know is that there are hundreds of hidden sentries surrounding King Wei's tent in a place that ordinary people cannot see, and the king's tent is also filled with tiger and leopard cavalry.
Loose on the outside and tight on the inside, this is the situation in the tent of the King of Wei today.
In the king's tent, Cao Ren was personally looking after Cao Cao by his bed.
The entire royal tent was filled with a strong medicinal smell.
Ever since King Cao Cao of Wei fainted on a high platform, although he did not remain in a coma all the time, the time he woke up each time was short and irregular.
Often, Cao Cao would fall into a deep sleep again shortly after waking up.
Cao Ren is now sitting by the couch, stroking Cao Cao's hands and feet.
Looking at Cao Cao's increasingly pale face, Cao Ren's eyes were already red.
The king of Wei is dying, where will the country of Wei go in the future?
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