Poems, lyrics, and songs were considered by the scholars of the Han Dynasty to be trivial. After expressing their inner aspirations, they were immediately thrown aside. They soon turned the topic to the general trend of the world.
Regarding the current situation in which the emperor is trapped in Chang'an, controlled like a puppet by despicable warriors such as Li Jue and Guo Si, Du Xi, Huan Yi, and Zhuge Liang successively expressed their worries. Even Liu Yao, who wanted to avoid the world,
I was also very worried about the emperor's safety.
After all, the Liangzhou warriors like Li Jue and Guo Si grew up in the border areas and were accustomed to Yi customs. They had never paid much attention to etiquette and lacked respect for the emperor.
At the beginning of this year, internal strife broke out among the generals in Liangzhou, which actually affected the emperor. Li Jue openly kidnapped the emperor and sent him to the military camp. The ambition of the wolf was obvious. Who can be sure that they will not do more egregious things in the future.
Only Liu Jing looked normal and was not worried about this. When Du Xi saw this, he felt very strange and asked: "I wonder what Zhongda thinks?"
Liu Jing was so drunk that he couldn't help but feel a little fuzzy. He tried to clarify his thoughts and said:
"Last year in the Great Wilderness of Guanzhong, the price of grain soared. A handful of rice was worth half a million dollars, which triggered human tragedies such as 'cannibalism'. However, Li Jue and Guo Si did not care about the lives of the people at all, and robbed the land that the emperor originally planned to take.
Then, due to lack of salary and food in the army, the Qiang and Hu soldiers under his command were allowed to plunder the people.
The residents of Guanzhong and the people who were forcibly moved from Luoyang totaled no less than one million people. In order not to starve to death, they fled to Yizhou, Jingzhou and other places. As a result, since this year, ten houses in Guanzhong have been empty, and the fields have been barren, which has triggered the epidemic.
A bigger disaster."
People like Du Xi, Liu Yao, and Zhuge Liang who fled from the north could not help but think of the tragic situation in their hometowns, and they all felt the same and felt pity.
Liu Jing filled a glass of wine for himself and continued: "Li Jue and Guo Si are stupid and short-sighted. When Dong Zhuo was killed by Situ Wang Yun and Lu Bu, they held heavy troops and actually wanted to disband the army and escape.
When they returned to their hometown in Liangzhou, Jia Xu, a native of Wuwei, interfered and induced them to counterattack Chang'an. A pavilion chief was able to capture and kill them. From this, it can be seen that both of them are people who have no plans and few decisions.
Now that Guanzhong is in ruins, Li Jue and Guo Si can hardly maintain their own tribes. The emperor and the people of Baiguan Palace are a very big burden to them. If someone acts as a lobbyist at this time, the two of them will not hesitate.
I will not let the emperor return eastward."
After listening to Liu Jing's analysis of the situation in Guanzhong, several people suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment.
Zhuge Liang said with an excited expression: "If it is true as Zhongda said, the emperor will have the opportunity to escape Chang'an and get rid of the control of Li Jue and Guo Si, and reviving the Han Dynasty will no longer be just an empty talk."
Du Xi was not too optimistic. He shook his head and said, "I'm afraid things won't go so smoothly. Even if Li Jue and Guo Si are stupid, they should know the role of the emperor."
Without the righteous title of Emperor, who would take them seriously, whether it was Han Sui or Ma Teng from Liangzhou, or the nobles, powerful men, generals, or even thieves and Qiang Hu from Guanzhong?
At that time, it is still unknown whether Li Jue and Guo Si, let alone based in Guanzhong, can survive the siege of many forces.
And history has proven that Li Jue and Guo Si were so stupid.
Liu Jing drank the wine in the cup and sighed: "It is easy for the emperor to return to Luoyang, but it is difficult to revive the Han Dynasty! Look at the princes of Guandong today, is there anyone who is committed to the country and loyal to the country?"
Liu Jing's words caused everyone in the room to fall into silence.
Liu Jing added: "Liu Biao is a clan member of the Han Dynasty and a famous scholar in the country. He is the most suitable person to assist the emperor. Even if he cannot be the Duke of Zhou, he can follow the example of Duke Huan of Qi and Duke Wen of Jin and achieve great success. It can be seen that he has been in charge of Jingzhou since
From his words and deeds, we know that he has the intention of separatist rule in Jingchu, but has no ambition to bring peace to the world. He is a self-defeating thief."
Du Xi also commented that Liu Biao was a "mediocre person", but he hated him more because he clearly had the ability to turn the tide, but because of his own selfish desires, he refused to work hard for Wang Changan and save the country. Liu Jing was different, he directly cursed him
He is a self-defeating thief.
"Yuan Shaohu is based in Hebei and has plenty of troops and supplies. However, he is generous on the outside and jealous on the inside. He is good at making decisions and is incapable of making decisions. The emperor was established by Dong Zhuo. Yuan Shao once slandered that the emperor was not the heir of the Ling Emperor, and he intended to appoint Liu Yu as the shepherd of Youzhou.
Liu Bo'an became the emperor and fought against Dong Zhuo. Although the matter was settled in the end, it became known to the whole world. If the emperor returns eastward, he will definitely turn a blind eye."
"Yuan Shu has always respected the emperor, but his nature is arrogant and extravagant, and he has great ambitions and few talents. "Book of Changes" says: 'Those with poor virtues and high positions, small intelligence and big plans are rarely inferior to them.' It is said that people like Yuan Shu occupy Huainan.
An anointed place will only bring him to disaster faster."
Liu Jing, under the influence of wine, spoke freely and commented on Liu Biao, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu respectively, and his words were often derogatory.
After hearing this, Du Xi, Huan Yi, Liu Yao and Zhuge Liang couldn't help but look at each other and were speechless for a long time.
You must know that Liu Biao, Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shu are all feudal lords who are independent of each other, and they are world-renowned heroes. At that time, Dong Zhuo claimed: "If you kill two Yuan, Liu Biao, and Sun Jian, the world will surrender."
Nowadays, among the princes in Guandong, these three people are the most powerful. According to Liu Jing's words, he can't look down on any of the three.
Liu Jingyi was still unfinished, and continued: "Liu Yao, the pastor of Yangzhou, and Liu Zhang, the pastor of Yizhou, have no special talents. The reason why they can become princes is really due to the clan members of the Han Dynasty. After the sect, as for the time of trouble, they can control the people from thousands of miles away."
, not what they are good at.”
"Lü Bu and Gongsun Zan are between the two formations, they are indomitable, and they are the most powerful in the world. However, they are heroes after all. They may be able to show their power for a while, but they are destined to be defeated."
"Han Sui and Ma Teng dominated Xizhou, controlled the Qiang and Hu people, and were domineering for many years. The court could not control it. However, this generation has no far-sighted strategy and only cares about the immediate happiness, which is not worthy of comment."
Counting the aforementioned Li Jue, Guo Si, and Liu Jing, he commented on the eleven princes in the world in one breath. As for Zhang Yang, Zhang Lu, Gongsun Du and others, they were either weak or located in remote places, so he simply ignored them.
Only Cao, Liu, and Sun did not comment, and these were the people he valued most. Cao Cao was currently fighting fiercely with Lu Bu in Yanzhou, Liu Bei had just established a foothold in Xuzhou, and Sun Ce was currently serving Yuan Shu and had not yet established himself on his own.
Who would have thought that these three people would become the protagonists of this era, the founders of the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu?
Du Xixin said that Zhongda was so drunk that he regarded the world's heroes as if they were nothing.
Zhuge Liang suddenly asked: "Why didn't Zhongda mention Liu Xuande and Cao Cao?"
Both of these two people are closely related to Zhuge Liang. The former now replaces Tao Qian as the state pastor in his hometown of Xuzhou, and the latter is the culprit who caused him to leave his hometown.
Du Xi, Huan Yi, and Liu Yao all nodded. Liu Bei and Cao Cao were the lords of a state no matter what. When talking about the princes of the world, they could not be avoided no matter what.
"..." Liu Jing raised his glass and was speechless.