On the seventh day of September, General Liu Bei of the Han Dynasty suddenly appeared at the Northern Army camp on the outskirts of Chang'an. He ordered the Northern Army to practice vigorously in front of Longshouyuan and review their military appearance. Chang'an's Anmen Gate and Xi'an Gate were then blocked, and 20,000 Northern Army soldiers lined up.
Formed ten battalions, holding swords and guns, holding high flags,
The sound of golden drums shook like a torrent, and soldiers marched towards the city like clouds.
The officials in Chang'an City didn't know why, but they heard loud shouting and drumming in the south of the city. They all speculated that the Northern Army was causing trouble, so they were greatly frightened. Although there was no edict, they still gathered in front of Weiyang Palace. Go to the Chancellor's Desk and wait for orders from Captain Sili and the Emperor.
The emperor didn't know why, so he could only ask Chen Chong to come out and take charge of the overall situation. At that time, Chen Chong came out of the Chancellor's Desk, thinking that the Northern Army was loyal and would never rebel, so something must have happened suddenly. Therefore, he suggested that Jian Yong go out to the south gate to inquire about the situation.
After a while, all officials learned that the general suddenly came to Beijing to review the Northern Army in the south of the city.
Hearing that it was not a mutiny, the officials were slightly relieved, but then they thought about it and felt a deeper fear. Liu Bei neither made a formal statement nor issued an edict, but he suddenly went to Beijing and directly ordered the Northern Army to practice.
What does it mean? It is nothing more than the imperial court forcing him to stop his troops last month.
He was dissatisfied and used this to demonstrate to the court. But he was in charge of the military power of the world and could not be criticized.
It’s just that the uproar is so loud now, how will it end in the end? I’m afraid a few lives will be lost! Even after the emperor heard the news, he was speechless for a while, and only asked the officials to wait and wait for the general to review.
Let’s go to the DPRK to discuss matters together.
As a result, all the officials looked at Chen Chong. Except for the officials in the Sili Mansion, whose expressions were as usual, the other officials had different expressions, either flattering, disgusted, or frightened, which made Chen Chong think he was in a theater. Chen Chong consoled everyone and said: "Please don't worry.
, The general is loyal to the country, and there will be no chaos."
This review lasted for three hours, and it was not until noon that day that Liu Bei completed the review. Then he led dozens of people to take photos to the front of Weiyang Palace, and entered the court with swords and shoes. At this time, the emperor and all the officials were already sitting in the palace.
, I’m tired of waiting,
When I heard the palace people singing Liu Bei’s name,
Suddenly startled, he turned around and saw Liu Bei striding towards him with his head held high, his eyes shining and his lips pursed tightly. His eyebrows were like flying, and he had a heroic spirit approaching, as if a tiger was walking like a sheep, which made people fearful. After Liu Bei bowed, the emperor asked him why he came. Liu Bei said bluntly: "I know that there are thieves in the court who are disturbing the emperor's hearing, so I came to get rid of them."
As soon as he said this, everyone in the audience was shocked. Zhao Yan, the councilor, came out and laughed and said: "Why did the general say this? The whole dynasty is a loyal minister and serves the court. How can there be a thief who steals the country?"
Liu Bei sneered and said: "If you are not a thief who steals the country, I'm afraid you are colluding with a thief who steals the country!"
The emperor couldn't sit still after hearing this. He stood up and said, "General, if you have anything to say, you might as well say it directly."
Liu Bei looked directly at the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, who are the people who made such treacherous remarks to Your Majesty that they ordered me to withdraw my troops and return to the annexation? And who thinks that Yuan Shao, a huge bandit who has stolen the country, is still a court official?"
Many people in the court did not expect Liu Bei to be so straightforward. They were all shocked when they heard what he said. The emperor was also speechless for a moment. He said: "I ordered the general to stop the army for the sake of the people's health and to reduce military disasters. How can it be treacherous and slanderous? What the general said
, I don’t understand.”
Liu Bei replied: "Your Majesty is well aware that you should have heard Bian Que's discussion of medicine. Diseases are located in the body, where soup and iron can reach; in the blood vessels, where needles and stones can reach; in the intestines and stomach, where wine and mash can reach;
Bone marrow, even if you are in charge of orders, there is nothing you can do about it." After reciting this famous saying, he added: "Yuan Shao and other giant bandits are to the imperial court and the country just like diseases to the human body. This year has gone too far. It can be said that the disease is in the intestines and stomach.
If you continue to indulge, the disease will penetrate into your bones. When the country falls, how can you regret it?"
After hearing this, the emperor wanted to say, "Is it not a disease of the bone marrow that you dominate the house?", but he restrained himself. After all, although Liu Bei's words were unpleasant, he had already obeyed the imperial edict and stopped his troops.
In the past, I could be called "tolerant for the country", but I couldn't clarify the worries in my heart. At this point, even if I talked about it for three days and three nights, I couldn't stand the truth.
He suppressed his resentment, pretended to be deep in thought, and then said slowly: "The general is right, but I made a mistake. It's just my fault for not thinking carefully about this edict, and it has nothing to do with others." p>
Liu Bei said slowly: "Your Majesty has not been in the Yuan Dynasty for a long time. He usually just observes political affairs. He bows humbly and is praised both internally and externally. But there are thieves in the court who secretly communicate with Yuan Ni. His sincerity can be deceived. Your Majesty seems to be focusing on the overall situation today."
, in fact, it is creating great danger for the country in the future, and we must not let it go!"
After that, he turned to Jian Yong and said, "Wen He, didn't you say that someone signed the petition at that time? You go to Taichung to get the petition and let me see it." Jian Yong immediately agreed and went out of the palace to the Chancellor's desk.
Get the joint form.
As the sound of Jian Yong's footsteps gradually faded away, Hua Xin, Fu Wan and others in the court couldn't help but turn pale, and there were even more people in the corner trembling secretly.
At this time, Kong Rong stood up from his seat and said to Liu Bei: "Xuande is so disrespectful of his official nature. Could it be that you took the list and wanted to be a criminal? Isn't it ridiculous for a courtier to be convicted for his words?" p>
Liu Bei said: "The country is already guilty of speaking evil. Those who speak evil will be guilty of the nine tribes! And our crime of being a regular servant is nothing more than slandering the late emperor? Mr. Kong, if the words are not guilty, what crime do I have to be a regular servant? I
We must get rid of this traitor and set the government straight!" Kong Rong was speechless for a moment, and all the officials were frightened when they heard these words.
Gradually, the sound of footsteps was heard outside the palace. The officials couldn't see it, but they all knew in their hearts that it was Jian Yong who had obtained the book and came slowly towards the palace. Looking back at Liu Bei's iron-like eyes, he couldn't help but sigh.
In awe, even the emperor in the palace felt slumped and powerless, and painfully thought in his heart: Maybe the person in front of me is the emperor, and he is just a puppet.
Liu Bei waited for Jian Yong to come to him and took the book. Seeing that the book was quite thick, he couldn't help but sneered again. Before he could open it, Chen Chong stood up and said, "Xuande, wait a minute."
He walked between the emperor and Liu Bei, first saluted the emperor, and then said to Liu Bei: "Xuande, maybe there are people with bad intentions in the court, but people are not sages after all. Who can make mistakes? What if some of them are not
He really did bad things, but he was confused by the situation and couldn't distinguish right from wrong, so he signed a petition. Isn't it unjust to die because of this? People in the world will also criticize him when he talks about it."
But Liu Bei said loudly: "Ting Jian, you told me at the beginning that the way to govern a country should be lenient and strict, and there should be discipline at the top and bottom. I deeply believed that, but today it is not stable! It can be seen that you have indulged too much, and I can't do it.
Just don’t act like this.”
Chen Chong suddenly showed a sad look, but he still insisted: "The so-called leniency and strictness, leniency means leniency to help the people, and strictness means strict law enforcement. Only in this way can we help both. The severity of the general today is the severity of punishment, not the severity of punishment."
I hope the general will understand what I said!"
When Liu Bei heard this, he looked at Chen Chong for a long time, and then said slowly: "Since Ting Jian said so, let's find a way."
Chen Chong lowered his head and said: "You can go to the local area first, entrust them with actual duties, and see how they perform. Those who have merit will be rewarded, and those who have made mistakes will be punished. That's all."
Liu Bei looked around and saw many ministers showing concern. Knowing that the drama was about to get underway, he sighed and said, "It's as you said!" Then he claimed that Wuhuan Xianbei was powerful because of it.
It was necessary to move these people to You and Merge to resist the barbarians. However, Chen Chong said that the officials were of poor quality and it was difficult to defend against powerful enemies, so he advocated sending the people in the list to Yu, Jing, Yi, Yang, and Jiao five states.
, one is to manage the people's livelihood, and the other is to maintain good relations with the state pastors to prevent changes in the south. Liu Bei pretended to be embarrassed and refused, and remained silent several times. He argued with Chen Chong several times until the sky turned dark, and then he gave in and agreed.
At this time, there were as many as seventy-four court officials who had been reassigned to local officials, including Hua Xin, Shi Sun Rui, and such close ministers of the emperor as Prince Fu.
Time is becoming increasingly rare, and it is almost controlled from top to bottom by Liu Bei and Chen Chong.
Dong Cheng and Fu Wan, two of the great uncles of the country, were also implicated this time. General Dong Cheng of Jianping was reused because of his military duties and was ordered to go to the right to help the wind and reorganize the army. This move was nominally to allow
He led the army to attack the Liang people in Wudu, but in fact he was accompanied by Dong Zhuo's remaining troops, Hu Zhen and Dong Yue, and was responsible for farming. Later, on the grounds that Situ Zhao Qi was not effective in pacifying Jizhou, he was relieved of his duties as Situ, and took this opportunity to
Zhi Jinwu was promoted to Situ after he finished his duties. Situ was in name only, but Zhi Jinwu was in charge of the palace and provincial imperial army. This was an overt promotion and a covert demotion, taking back key powers into his hands. And the only close ministers that the emperor knew well were Zhao Yan, Wu Shuo, etc.
There are only a few people left.
After this incident, Liu Bei became famous in both the government and the public, and all the unfavorable remarks against Liu Bei in Chang'an were almost wiped out instantly. However, this incident did not damage Chen Chong's reputation. Before taking up their posts, many officials would come to Sili's Mansion to express their gratitude.
Chen Chong gave a speech of thanks to show that he would not forget Chen Chong’s kindness and righteousness in fighting for the cause in court.
But the far-reaching impact of this incident is unimaginable by everyone at the moment.
On that day, Dong Cheng was urging his slaves to pack up their belongings and vehicles. He felt a little tired for a while, so he went back to his room to pour wine to drown his sorrows. Suddenly he heard a strange sound at the back door. After three sounds, Dong Cheng opened the secret door and welcomed a person, it was Dong Zhao.
Upon seeing Dong Zhao, Dong Cheng couldn't restrain his anger and shouted angrily at him: "It was you who suggested that His Majesty take advantage of the opportunity to attack, but now it has ended like this, how dare you come!"
Dong Zhao heard the accusation, but the smile on his face was as if it was made of iron. He waited for Dong Cheng's anger to pass, and then slowly said: "I came here this time to congratulate Mr. Dong. Mr. Dong is now released. Could it be that Mr. Dong re-captured it?"
A great time to be free?"
In Wudu County, a man was whipping a fast horse and traveling quickly through the mountains and forests. He crossed the old road and reached the river. Finally, he delivered a letter to a wooden house and breathlessly reported inside: "General, Chang'an.
"Secret message."
The people in the room walked out slowly, took the letter from the messenger's hands, tore it open and read it carefully. The messenger looked up to see Jia Xu's reaction, but saw a solemn look on Jia Xu's face, which then gradually dissipated and turned into a smile.
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After waving the messenger away, Jia Xu put the letter in front of the lamp with his hands, lit it, and turned it into ashes. Then he called a few soldiers and ordered them: "Go and notify the ministries that I have a military meeting." After that,
, he stood there, like a petrified statue.
After a long time, he said to himself: "From now on, people's hearts are no longer with you."