Chapter 309 Its hard to distinguish between loyalty and treachery
Although Liu Bei is now the General of Zhennan, and is considered a prince in the Han Dynasty. His rank is equal to that of the Three Dukes, and he is considered to be a high-ranking official. However, Liu Bei has no connections in the court at all, and his power is not even that of the nine ministers of the court.
If it were a competition of force, Yang Biao would naturally not be Liu Bei's opponent, but in the political struggle in the court, I was afraid that Yang Biao could easily deal with Liu Bei, so Hu Zhen would say that Liu Bei deceived him, because Liu Bei wanted to rely on the power of the court to deal with Yang
Biao is basically impossible!
Hu Zhen continued: "Why don't you join forces with us to attack Chang'an City, and we will kill Yang Biao, Zhang Wen and others, and you will protect His Majesty. After that, we will recommend you to be the prime minister of the Han Dynasty and take charge of the power of the Han Dynasty.
Otherwise, we are enemies, so don’t blame us for being so unkind and even attacking you together!”
Upon hearing this, Liu Bei said coldly: "Then let's see whose sword is sharper!"
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei also looked at Hu Zhen with oppressive expressions, which made Hu Zhen feel threatened by death. He naturally knew Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. They were both brave generals who deserved nothing. He had no confidence in defeating them!
But Hu Zhen said excitedly: "General Zhennan, you are also a soldier and have been in the border area. I thought you would understand us. What we want is just a way to survive. The prime minister has guarded the border for the country for more than 30 years. It should not be
With this ending, we have defended Western Xinjiang for the Han Dynasty for 20 years! Then we suddenly became rebels!"
As she spoke, Hu Zhen took off her clothes, exposed her scarred body and shouted: "I, Hu Zhen, have fought bloody battles for the Han Dynasty for more than twenty years. I almost died on the battlefield several times, but in the end I became
The big Han rebelled, and there was no way to survive. What kind of justice is there? They said that the Prime Minister was a treacherous official, and they said we were rebellious, but the Prime Minister and we had shed blood and been injured for the Han, and we survived only by escaping from death. Yang
Biao, what did Zhang Wen and others do? The Han gave them glory, wealth, high officials and generous salaries. What did they do for the Han? Did they fight bloody battles for the Han, or paid their lives for the Han? Why does he say that we are
Anyone who sheds blood is a traitor!"
Then he looked at Liu Bei and said: "Liu Bei, do you think this is fair! Those of us who shed our blood for the Han will eventually die in the hands of great masters like Yang Biao. If we don't obey, we are treasonous and traitors. This
Is there such a reason in the world?"
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were also jealous. The scars on Hu Zhen's body could not be faked. Compared with Yang Biao and the others, Hu Zhen and the others had more reason to say that they were loyal ministers!
To be honest, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are not willing to protect Yang Biao and Hu Zhen in their fight. Just as Hu Zhen and others said, they have been in the frontier and naturally know the hardships of the frontier, but officials like Yang Biao are
He only knows how to drink the blood of soldiers, eat the flesh of soldiers, and chew up their bones and dregs to devour them!
Liu Bei was also jealous and said: "I understand you! I, Liu Bei, also fought in the South and North, so I naturally know the dangers and hardships on the border. It is not you who are wrong this time. It is Yang Biao and the others who are sorry for you, but the court cannot mess up.
, the court is in chaos, and the great man we have worked so hard to guard for 20 years will be finished! Our merits will be meaningless!"
"If you trust me, Liu Bei, stay in Xinfeng City first. I, Liu Bei, will lead the troops to Chang'an City immediately. Even if I risk my life, I will ask the emperor to kill Yang Biao and Zhang Wen to avenge Dong Guoxiang. Even if
The emperor does not agree, but I, Liu Bei, am willing to splatter Yang Biao and Zhang Wen with blood."
Liu Bei's words were obviously not what Hu Zhen wanted. He could only say in disappointment: "We don't trust anyone now. We must avenge the blood feud of the Prime Minister ourselves!"
Watching Hu Zhen leave, Zhang Fei asked: "Brother, Yang Biao and the others are not good people. I think we should join forces with Hu Zhen and the others to kill Yang Biao, so that Sili will be safe!"
Liu Bei and others have been cheated by the powerful nobles since their rise. Naturally, it is impossible for Zhang Fei to have a good impression of Yang Biao and others. Relatively speaking, Zhang Fei is more willing to become allies with Hu Zhen and others!
After becoming allies with Yang Biao and the others, Zhang Fei was worried about Liu Bei's safety. He was afraid that Yang Biao would suddenly kill Liu Bei and then label him and Guan Yu as traitors. Thinking of what would happen to Hu Zhen and the others, a great Han general would suddenly become a traitor.
Zhang Fei felt so rebellious that he felt shuddering! He felt too insecure to be with such a person.
Liu Bei said: "You are trying to cause chaos in the world. Now Sili has been divided. Half of the imperial troops are in the hands of Hu Zhen and others, and the other half are in the hands of Yang Biao and others. Even if we unite with Hu Zhen and others to kill Yang Biao,
But what should I do if Zhu Jun still has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in his hands, and Luoyang City still has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses? Should we continue to fight and consume all the elites in the hands of the imperial court like this! Don’t forget that Lei Gong is still watching in Bingzhou
We, we have exhausted all the troops in our hands, and when Lei Gong attacks Luoyang City, what can we do to resist Lei Gong’s army!”
Liu Bei looked in the direction of Chang'an City and said: "To resolve this dispute, the best way is to go to Chang'an City, capture Yang Biao, Zhang Wen and others in the name of His Majesty, and vindicate Dong Zhuo, so that Hu Zhen and other talents can
It will calm the anger!”
Liu Bei now knows what he should do. He should go to Chang'an City to resolve this mutiny!
Guan Yu pondered for a moment and said: "Hu Zhen and the others have lost Dong Zhuo's protection. I'm afraid no one trusts them now! Even if the eldest brother gets the heads of Yang Biao and Zhang Wen, it will be difficult to quell their anger. On the contrary, it will make the ministers of the court think that we are
Colluded with Hu Zhen and others.
Now the important ministers of the imperial court are afraid that they will not be able to trust Hu Zhen and the others, and the two sides are afraid that reconciliation will be impossible! Only the next party can completely calm down Sili. Although I feel sorry for Hu Zhen and the others, what is best for the big man now
The end result is to completely encircle and suppress Hu Zhen and the others, capture as much of the army as possible in Hu Zhen’s hands, and preserve the strength for the imperial court!”
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Liu Bei said firmly: "I want to try it once and see if I can quell this mutiny at the minimum cost!"
Yuan Ji thought for a while and said: "General, there is no way to minimize the losses of this mutiny!"
When Liu Bei heard this, he saluted Yuan Ji and said, "Brother Shiji, please speak clearly!"
Yuan Jidao: "Now there is no trust between the imperial court and Hu Zhen. Unless the imperial court leads its troops to kill them all, or they kill all the important officials of the imperial court and seize the power of the Han Dynasty, of course this is the worst result. And with the current situation
Judging from the situation, the best outcome for the court is to use the heads of Yang Biao and others to quell the anger of Hu Zhen and others, but killing Yang Biao and others may cause turmoil in the court.
The only solution now is to let them fully understand that it is impossible for them to conquer Chang'an City. If they continue to stay in Guanzhong, the Xiliang Army may even be wiped out. In this way, they may take the initiative to leave Sili and let Hu Zhen and the others return.
Go to Xiliang, which is the hometown of Hu Zhen and others, so that they will not worry about the court chasing them again! And this way, the elite army of the court will not have to kill each other! "
"Return to Xiliang!" Liu Bei realized that there seemed to be no better way than this! Hu Zhen and the others could not take away all the troops in Xiliang! In this way, the elite of the imperial court could be saved.
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After making up his mind, Liu Bei led his army towards Chang'an City!
Baling is less than a hundred miles away from Chang'an City, and Liu Bei's army began to enter Chang'an City one day later!
After Yang Biao and others saw Liu Bei's army, they were relieved. Chang'an City finally had reliable troops and generals to protect it!
As soon as Liu Bei arrived in Chang'an City, he immediately paid homage to Emperor Xian!
After Emperor Xian saw Liu Bei, he hugged Liu Bei and burst into tears!
During this period, Emperor Xian was also very frightened every day. The armies of Li Ru and Niu Fu were approaching Chang'an City step by step, but Yang Biao and the others could not come up with a solution to the problem. They only quarreled in front of him every day. This made him terrified. Every day
I can't sleep at night!
Emperor Xian is already 11 years old this year, and he has begun to understand things gradually, but this year's mutiny made him completely confused. Since Dong Zhuo became the prime minister, although he was arrogant to his ministers, he was very good to Emperor Xian and not only cared about his
In daily life, he often boasted to Emperor Xian about his military exploits in Xiliang. All these made the young Emperor Xian admire Dong Zhuo endlessly and believed that Dong Zhuo was the hero of the Han Dynasty!
But such heroes suddenly disappeared. Yang Biao led many ministers to tell Emperor Xian that Dong Zhuo was a treacherous minister and had been removed by them. His Majesty would be safe from now on. But the actions of Yang Biao and the others made Emperor Xian extremely frightened.
He could sense no respect for him from the actions of Yang Biao and others. They just deceived a child among himself! More importantly, it didn't take long for Yang Biao and others to say that Dong Zhuo's subordinates were hateful. They didn't
Following the court's orders and attacking the court had become a rebellion. The young Emperor Xian watched Yang Biao and others quarreling in the court every day.
Such a quarrel frightened Emperor Xian so much that after Liu Bei arrived at Chang'an City, Emperor Xian showed his fear!
Liu Bei was crying while holding the thin emperor. He could sense Emperor Xian's fear. As the emperor, he was living in such a precarious state. Yang Biao and the others should all die!
Emperor Xian was tired of crying, so he snuggled into Liu Bei's arms and fell asleep.
Liu Bei asked his attendants to carry Emperor Xian into the harem, and then into the Weiyang Palace!
At this time, Yang Biao and others gathered here. They discussed in depth how to deal with Niu Fu and others next. After they watched Liu Bei enter Chang'an City, Niu Fu and others were defeated! It was their turn next.
Concocted Ushisuke and others!
They saw Liu Bei entering the hall and said happily: "General Zhennan has come just in time. We are really discussing how to deal with Niu Fu and other rebels. Let the world see what happens to Niu Fu and others who betray the Han!"
But Liu Bei asked with a cold face: "Liu Bei wants to ask the Taiwei, what has Prime Minister Dong Zhuo done? You need to kill the Prime Minister of a country without going through court discussion!"
Liu Bei's words made the main hall calm down instantly. They did not expect that Liu Bei was actually a supporter of Dong Zhuo!
Yang Biao said: "Dong Zhuo deceived the emperor and promulgated laws such as the "Complaint Order" that harmed the country and the people. There are countless merchants in the world who lost their lives because of Dong Zhuo's family!"
Zhang Wen also followed up and said: "Since Dong Zhuo came to power, he has killed dozens of noble families, and tens of thousands of people have died tragically under the knife of the Xiliang army. Dong Zhuo and his Xiliang army have done a lot of evil. Should we punish such evil thieves?"
Isn’t it still wrong?”
Although Yang Biao and Zhang Wen spoke so righteously, Liu Bei was not moved by them. Instead, he said with a cold face: "Captain, let tens of thousands of Han soldiers die miserably! Displace the entire force and millions of people, even Your Majesty."
Everyone is scared because of what you have done. Can't this be considered as a crime of deceiving the emperor? Should the court convict the Taiwei?"
Yang Biao solemnly said: "General, do you want to use my head to put down Hu Zhen's rebellion? If they are willing to give up the army in their hands, why should I cherish this head? Hu Zhen and the others are different from the general. They are all
It is impossible for warlords to abandon the army in their hands. When dealing with such rebellious ministers and traitors, the court can only exterminate them and cannot appease them. To them, appeasement is a sign of weakness on the part of the court, and they will push even further!"
Zhao Qi felt Liu Bei's murderous intent and said: "Chang'an City is maintained by Wen Xian's disciples and old officials. If the general kills Wen Xian, Chang'an City will collapse without a fight. The most important thing for the court now is to defeat Dong Zhuo's men."
, we’ll talk about other things later!”
At the same time, Hu Zhen returned to the Xiliang military camp!
"Although Liu Bei sympathizes with us and is even willing to help us kill Yang Biao, Zhang Wen and others, he is a clan member of the Han Dynasty after all. He will not allow us to continue attacking Chang'an City. He said that as long as we continue to attack Chang'an City, he will
Just hit us!"
"It seems that Liu Bei doesn't want us to live anymore! Just fight. When Li Ru leads the army, we have 110,000 troops. We will fight them in this pass!" Li Jue said fiercely.
But Niu Fu had already decided to quit at this time. He knew that after Liu Bei's army entered Chang'an City, they had no chance of winning. If they stayed in Guanzhong, they would only be courting death!
So Niu Fu said: "After Liu Bei led the army into Chang'an City, we have lost hope of conquering Chang'an City. We have tried our best to avenge the Prime Minister, but this is because God does not help us, and there is nothing we can do. Now we have to
We have to find a way to survive. In my opinion, it is better for us to lead the army to Xiliang now. Xiliang is our territory. With the army in our hands, who can threaten us? Then we can dominate Xiliang.
Already."
Li Jue said angrily: "Xiliang is barren, how can we feed our army? Don't forget, if it weren't for the Prime Minister, Han Sui and Ma Teng's army would have starved to death. How can our army go?"
If we get to Xiliang, we're afraid that Han Sui and Ma Teng will immediately turn around and beat us!"
Hu Zhen said: "Don't think about anything else. Only after we capture Chang'an can we all save our lives and even gain great power, glory and wealth. What are we going to do in Xiliang? Eat sand!"