"My lord, if you do this, aren't you afraid that Dong Zhuo will pretend to be real?"
At Liu Cheng's place, Lu Yang looked at Liu Cheng and asked, with a hint of worry.
Military power is different from other things. It is too sensitive and too important.
Especially now when the country is in ruins and the world is in chaos.
This thing is the foundation of a stable life.
With military power, if you dare to fight and win battles, then everything will be possible.
At this time, Liu Cheng planned to let Dong Zhuo relinquish his military power. This was an extremely bold move.
Although he felt that his master had his own thoughts and decisions in doing this, Lu Yang still felt uneasy in his heart.
Hearing this, Liu Cheng smiled and said, "It's nothing. I married Dong Zhuo's only granddaughter, and our relationship is different from before.
And now it only occupies the lands of Guanzhong and Yizhou. The entire Han Dynasty is still full of chaos and there are too many armed people.
Under such circumstances, I will not really take over my military power."
"But, my lord, you are a member of the Han clan, and you are different from others... I'm just afraid of what might happen..."
Lu Yang spoke what was in his heart.
Liu Cheng smiled, lowered his voice, looked at Lu Yang and said: "I feel that even if my military power is really deprived of me, I won't be able to command the troops?
Won’t Zhang Wenyuan, Xu Gongming, Gan Xingba, Liao Yuanjian, Li Jinxian, Zhao Zilong and other people obey my orders?
Aren't they my soldiers?
Don’t the people of Guanzhong recognize me as Uncle Liu Huang?
Did the people of Yizhou forget me so quickly?
Don't really take away my military power.
If I were really deprived, I, Liu Cheng, would not let others take advantage of me!
What I did before was not in vain.
With all our efforts, it is not impossible to change the situation in Guanzhong."
After hearing Liu Cheng's words, Lu Yang's heart suddenly became enlightened and his doubts disappeared.
No more worries.
At the same time, a strong sense of pride arose in my heart, and I felt my heart surge.
When he considered it before, he ignored the people of Guanzhong and Yizhou.
Only then did I realize what a powerful force this was.
According to the various policies implemented by the emperor's uncle before, when the time comes when the emperor's uncle is really wronged and raises his arms and shouts, countless people will definitely follow!
What's even better is that the emperor's uncle returned his status as a clan member of the Han Dynasty.
As for Dong Zhuo, under the control of the lord, although his reputation has improved somewhat within a certain range, his overall reputation is still very bad, and he is still a national thief.
It is only natural and logical for the emperor's uncle to conquer him when the time comes!
It turns out that the emperor's uncle had accumulated so much power without even realizing it!
With this thought in his mind, Lu Yang suddenly began to expect that Dong Zhuo would really turn his back and take away Liu Cheng's military power...
"Of course, this is just the worst-case scenario.
If he hadn't forced me into a corner, I really wouldn't want to break up with Dong Zhuo.
The people in Guanzhong have just been able to live a somewhat stable life.
Places like Yizhou in Guanzhong have begun to look different under our management. If war breaks out, all this hard work will be in vain.
It will also be a huge loss for us..."
Liu Cheng said to Lu Yang...
…
Cao Ren's whole person became different at this time, no longer like the eggplant beaten by frost before.
The whole person seemed to be in high spirits.
The reason why there was such a big change was because he got a piece of news!
With the conclusion of the marriage of Liu Cheng's traitor and the end of Dong Zhuo's meeting with the envoys, Dong Zhuo asked the envoys to go back.
It’s the kind of return that no longer restricts freedom!
This made Cao Ren feel like his shackles had been released and his whole body was free.
He was about to despair about this assassination, but he didn't expect that at this moment, things would take a shocking turn!
At this time, Cao Ren had basically given up on assassinating Liu Cheng in person. After all, the two previous meetings at Liu Cheng's wedding had done more harm to him.
After much thought, he decided that it would be easier to spread rumors.
Immediately, he began to gather the people he had brought and gave them instructions...
At the same time, Liu Cheng was also making preparations.
He sent trustworthy people to quietly go to Mianchi, Yizhou and other places to deliver some news to trustworthy people.
For example, Xu Huang, Li Jin, Gu Yong, Liao Hua, Xun You, Zhang Liao and others from Yizhou.
He gave them some information so that if something happened in the future, they would not know the truth and act impulsively and do stupid things. This would be bad.
If you really didn't kill the enemy, you would have suffered eight hundred losses.
This is what Liu Cheng doesn't want to see...
At this time, the order to appoint Cai Yong as Situ was also officially issued.
After Liu Cheng got married, his father-in-law also got promoted.
The two daughters-in-law’s natal families are getting stronger and stronger...
Dong Zhuo's elite soldiers guarding the embassy began to evacuate.
To all the messengers, precious freedom.
They can be allowed to act freely in Chang'an City and other places outside Chang'an City.
However, I have been told beforehand that we cannot cause trouble or bully others.
Laws and regulations need to be followed.
Otherwise, Grand Master Dong will just raise the butcher's knife, which will make it difficult for anyone to use it!
As soon as he was free, Ma Dai led his followers and hurried out of the gate of Chang'an City towards Xiliang.
He didn't want to stay here any longer. He just wanted to rush back to Xiliang as soon as possible and convey the news he got in Chang'an to his uncle as quickly as possible.
Let uncle and the others be fully prepared!
In this world, if you don't fight hard, you can only wait to be hit by others.
Under the impact of others, if you are not prepared, it is very likely that your family will be destroyed!
In addition to Ma Dai and his party, there were also some people who left Chang'an City as soon as possible.
For example, the envoys sent by Black Mountain bandit Zhang Yan, Baibo bandit Yang Feng and others.
This time, they all got what they wanted, and they didn't have any big ideas, so they hurried away as soon as it was over.
In addition, the first person to leave was Cao Ren, who transformed into Zhang Ren, the envoy of Qiao County.
As soon as they regained their freedom, they left the city one after another with the first group of people to leave.
But unlike those who really wanted to leave Chang'an, they escaped under the cover of night on the first night they left Chang'an.
On the second day, the envoy's team continued to move forward, all the way to Tongguan, preparing to leave Guanzhong. It looked normal and the number of people was right.
But, someone has been replaced.
Cao Ren and nine of his confidants had left the team, disguised themselves, and after hibernating, they returned to Chang'an City without knowing it...
As for the rest of the envoy team, they did not leave Chang'an immediately.
Finally, Dong Zhuo, that old Yin man, gave them their freedom. Naturally, they wanted to hang out here for a while.
Take a good look at Chang'an, and use this to get as much information as possible that you and others need, so as to know yourself and the enemy.
This is a rare opportunity.
Of course, in addition to this, there are some people who are also going to visit some old officials of the Han Dynasty in their own name, or in the name of the person they represent behind them, or other people they feel it is necessary to visit...
…
For a moment, the city of Chang'an looked like a bunch of demons dancing around...
At this time, in addition to the teams of envoys from different places, there were also many people who seemed happy.
For example, Liu Yan's sons.
While withdrawing the troops and horses from the envoys, Dong Zhuo also withdrew the troops and horses that had Liu Fan and others under house arrest.
Announced pardon for Liu Fan and others and reinstated them to their posts.
At this moment, the three brothers could not help but shed tears of excitement.
There is a feeling of letting out a long sigh of relief and surviving the disaster.
Liu Fan also found a jar of wine, and the three brothers sat together and drank.
It's both a celebration and a shock.
At first, none of the three brothers spoke much, but then they started to chat.
Later, he inevitably talked about his father and revenge.
"Father's revenge must be avenged!
This is a blood feud!
It can only be repaid with blood!"
After Liu Fan took a deep gulp of wine, he clenched his fists and said in a hoarse voice.
Liu Dan and Liu Zhang also nodded. This is what the three brothers must do.
"It's just... this is a little too difficult..."
Even under the influence of alcohol, Liu Dan, the second oldest brother, did not dare to say that he would kill Dong Zhuo and Liu Cheng.
He is very aware of the gap in strength between the two sides!
This is simply insurmountable.
Liu Zhang nodded accordingly.
He knows better than his two brothers.
After all, the two brothers were imprisoned the entire time.
And he, following his father in Yizhou, had a head-to-head fight with Liu Cheng.
I have witnessed how much energy Liu Cheng can burst out!
It's really disappointing.
Liu Fandao: "As long as you are willing to do it, there is always a way.
I have thought about the matter clearly. From now on, we must be grateful to Dong Zhuo and Liu Cheng, and we must work diligently under their hands and not let them find any fault with us.
You have to work hard to climb up.
Of course, these are just superficial things.
It is so that we can gain the trust of the thieves and provide cover for our actions.
In secret, we can do a lot of things quietly.
For example, now, we can get in touch with some people.
Dong Zhuo and Liu Cheng were two national thieves, and there were many people who resented them.
There are also many people who want to kill quickly.
At this time, only a small part of the various envoys had gone out, and the rest were still in Chang'an.
This is our opportunity!"
Liu Fan said this to his two younger brothers, and the meaning was already obvious.
Their own strength is indeed not enough, but this big man has people with enough strength, and they can borrow strength.
Liu Dan and Liu Zhang both nodded, agreeing with Liu Fan's statement.
However, just as he nodded, Liu Dan shook his head again: "Brother, your idea is right, but you can't act too hastily.
At this time, Thief Dong had just released us, and he probably arranged some people secretly to keep an eye on us.
If you act rashly at this time, you will be exposed too easily.
There are only three of us brothers left who are willing to avenge our father.
If our brothers were damaged from the beginning, then it would be even more difficult to avenge my father..."
“Then what do you think the second brother should do?
At this time, many envoys are in Chang'an, which is the best opportunity to contact them and the forces behind them.
If you miss it at this time, it will be even more difficult to contact them again in the future."
Liu Zhang spoke, looking a little disappointed.
You never get the best of both worlds.
"I think we don't have to take the initiative to contact others. We just need to live an honest life, and people will take the initiative to come to us."
Liu Dan continued to speak.
Liu Fan and Liu Zhang were stunned for a moment when they heard Liu Dan's words, and then realized what he meant.
The two thought for a while and nodded slowly, agreeing with Liu Dan's statement...
Two nights later, someone came to Liu Fan quietly...
…
Liu Cheng formally petitioned the imperial court to create the post of doctor of medicine, similar to the position of doctor of the Five Classics.
Moreover, Hua Tuo was directly recommended as a doctor of medicine.
Doctor of Medicine, no one before.
And those ministers who govern Confucianism take this very seriously and are worried that it will impact the orthodox status of Confucianism.
Ideological battles are extremely dangerous.
Not to mention the exclusive respect for Confucianism, after the exclusive respect for Confucianism, Gongyang, Guliang, Zuo's Spring and Autumn Period, etc., have been fighting endlessly.
Later, with the fall of the Western Han Dynasty and the rise of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the powerful Gongyang School began to fail.
But the battle is not over, there is another battle between ancient and modern literature...
They are so fiercely arguing with each other, let alone facing the rest.
Medicine, in the opinion of many people, can be developed, after all, everyone will get sick.
But they cannot be given too much status and need to develop under Confucianism...
Now, Liu Cheng directly asked for the official position of Doctor of Medicine, which is similar to that of Doctor of the Five Classics. This is tantamount to opening a hole in the blockade of Confucianism.
If it were in the past, Liu Cheng's proposal would definitely cause an uproar, causing those who deal with ancient literature and modern literature to unite and keep talking to the outside world.
This proposal of his was completely suppressed.
Even if the proposal cannot be solved, we will try our best to solve the problem of the person who made the suggestion.
But, now is different from before.
They are no longer the ones who have the final say in the court, the power of life and death is in the hands of Dong Zhuo.
Dong Zhuo was born as a knife-handler, not a pen-handler, so he did not have deep feelings about these things.
He only saw the practicality of medicine.
In the initial battle with the Kwantung Allied Forces, if Kede had not taken out the bottom of the box and urgently trained a large number of military doctors, medical treatment had some great guarantees, many soldiers were saved, and the soldiers had peace of mind.
If you dare to fight hard, the original battle will not be as brilliant.
In his opinion, this is much more useful than many sour scholars who sit there and write nonsense articles without doing anything serious!
Not to mention, this thing was proposed by his great grandson-in-law, so he would naturally support it!
At that moment, with a wave of his hand, he immediately agreed.
All the officials in the court were hit hard by the successive turbulences, and many of them were missing. They were either dead or ran away.
The power is no longer that great.
Ma Rixi, Zhong Yao and others had some objections, but it was difficult to achieve success.
The matter was settled.
In this matter, Sikong Xunshuang once again did not speak out, and Cai Yong, a Confucian master who had just become Situ, also did not speak out...
…
"What a great Cai Bojie! He is also a great scholar in the world, and he has become a Situ. But now, all kinds of monsters and monsters have come out, but he doesn't pay attention to them at all. He only has his own official position in his eyes!
Then Liu Cheng is his son-in-law, half a son-in-law, and he really has a say in this matter, so how can Liu Cheng make such a bastard suggestion?
In my opinion, this matter is more about Cai Yong than Liu Cheng and others!"
Ma Rixi yelled at Cai Yong and pointed the finger at Cai Yong, scolding him for his inaction.
Ma Rixi was a descendant of the great Confucian Ma Rong. Coming from such a family, he naturally had a foothold in Confucian classics.
I am extremely sensitive and resistant to the issue of adding doctors of medicine.
I felt very offended.
After scolding Cai Yong, he started to scold Hua Tuo again.
"That guy Hua Tuo, I don't know which horn he got out of.
I have never heard of his name before.
Isn’t it enough for a doctor to practice medicine well?
He actually dares to seek the position of Doctor of Medicine!
Historically, there have only been doctors of the Five Classics, so where are the doctors of medicine?
If it had been in the past, such a person who overestimated his ability and failed to get on the stage would have been beaten to death long ago!
Now he has become a doctor of medicine so grandly!
The world is really in chaos, all kinds of bullshit has come out!"
Although Zhong Yao was also dissatisfied, he was not as angry as Ma Rixi.
Immediately, he started to persuade: "Although it is against the rules, this medicine is indeed useful. Who doesn't get sick and who doesn't take medicine?
And now the world has become like this.
The most important thing we should do is how to make the world a better place..."
When Ma Rixi heard this, he sighed deeply and said, "How could I not know what Yuan Chang said?
What I'm worried about is not medicine.
But medicine has broken its rules.
To be honest, if medicine alone is added, it is not impossible.
But this is not just a medical matter.
The mouth is easy to open, but difficult to block.
Today we can add a doctor of medicine, and tomorrow we can add a doctor of agriculture.
The day after tomorrow you can have a doctorate in engineering, the day after tomorrow you can have a doctorate in law...
If this happens, won’t everything be in chaos?!
The situation of exclusive respect for Confucianism will no longer exist!
The scene of hundreds of schools of thought singing together will appear again, and this is not a good outcome!"
Ma Rixi said this, looking worried and angry.
"No, I'm going to find Cai Yong and ask him to do his best to stop this.
Others have no way to stop it at this time, but he has a way.
Liu Cheng is his son-in-law and needs to listen to him.
He is a Situ, a great Confucian, and a popular person around Dong Zhuo. As long as he can insist on this matter and not let go, the doctor of medicine can be abolished and some people's unreasonable thoughts can be dispelled!
Save Confucianism from fire and water!
This thing may seem like nothing, but it actually digs into the roots of our Confucianism!"
With that said, he turned towards Cai Yong.
Zhong Yao tried to dissuade him, but Ma Rixi was angry and looked at him and said: "Yuan Chang, are you still a Confucian?!"
If so, don’t try to dissuade me here! Follow me to see Cai Bozhe!”
When he faced Dong Zhuo and Liu Cheng, his attitude was not too tough, but when he faced Zhong Yao and Cai Yong, who he was going to meet next, his attitude was not generally tough.
Zhong Yao was told that he had no choice but to follow him to find Cai Yong...
"Cai Bojie, do you care about this matter?!"
After arriving at Cai Yong's place, Ma Rixi was not polite and directly questioned Cai Yong.
He had a good personal relationship with Cai Yong. He worked with Cai Yong, Yang Biao, Han Shuo, Lu Zhi and others in Dongguan to collate Confucian classics, and participated in the continuation of "Han Ji" and so on.
Historically, when Wang Yun and Lu Bu successfully assassinated Dong Zhuo and completely seized power, Cai Yong mourned for Dong Zhuo, and when Wang Yun ordered Cai Yong to be arrested and prepared to execute him, it was Ma Rixi who stood up to defend Cai Yong and wanted to
Ask Wang Yun to spare Cai Yong.
It just didn't work out.
At this time, when I feel angry, I naturally speak rudely.
Cai Yong was not angry when faced with Ma Rixi's attitude. He smiled and said, "What do you want me to take care of?"
Ma Rixi opened his eyes: "You old boy, don't pretend to be confused here while pretending to understand! Of course what I'm talking about is a doctor of medicine!"
Cai Yong smiled and said: "Uncle Weng, what do you want me to do?"
"Of course, that doctor of medicine will be abolished!
Is medicine also qualified to have a doctorate?"
Ma Rixi frowned.
Cai Yong said: "Do you think if I could have stopped this thing, I would not have said anything to stop it before?"
Ma Rixi said angrily: "You didn't even say anything to stop it, how dare you say you can't stop it?"
Cai Yong said: "Do you think I didn't know the news before Kede formally submitted the letter, so I didn't stop it?"
Ma Rixi was stunned when he heard this, then rolled his sleeves and said, "That's because you, Uncle Cai, are afraid of your son-in-law, so you don't dare to really stop him!"
Cai Yong had a good personal relationship with Ma Rixi, but when he said this to his face, he felt unhappy and immediately frowned: "You, Uncle Ma Weng, are not afraid of anything, so why are you going to die to remonstrate?
If you come here to me, what are you capable of doing to me?
If you don’t dare to do it yourself, you come over and force me to do it?
Is this something people do?”
Ma Rixi knew that he had made a mistake just now, but now that he was being retorted by Cai Yong, he felt unhappy and looked ugly.
I wanted to speak out, but I held it back for a while.
Seeing that the two were about to get into a stalemate, Zhong Yao quickly spoke out to dissuade them and tried to smooth things over.
Let the two of you have something to talk about.
“Is medicine important?”
After Cai Yong took a breath, he asked Ma Rixi.
Ma Rixi nodded: "It's important."
"Can you guarantee that you won't get sick in the future, or that you won't be treated by a doctor if you get sick?"
Ma Rixi shook his head again: "No."
"Since medicine is so important, why can't we support its development? Once it develops, you may not be the one who saves it later."
Ma Rixi said: "I am not denying the development of medicine, but I cannot establish positions such as medical doctors.
This hole cannot be opened. Once it is opened, it may not be closed in the future!"
Cai Yong said: "Today, the most important thing to consider is how to stabilize the situation and support the big man who is about to fall. This is the most critical!"
Ma Rixi said: "If we don't block this hole and maintain Confucianism's status in the court, this big man will fall faster..."
