Chapter 132 Liu Bei’s exclusive “benevolence and righteousness”
Wherever there are people, there will be rivers and lakes, and there will be life-and-death struggles, and the same is true in the court, no matter which country it is,
After all, it is difficult for anyone to resist these temptations in the face of power. You must know that in this era, power can derive everything the world needs and create order, which is what ordinary people in the world dream of and flock to...
Just like Li Feng, the patriarch of the Yizhou Li family at this moment, he also represents their Yizhou Li family's desire for power. After all, they have been away from the power center of the Shu Han for eighteen years, ever since his father was demoted from the auxiliary minister to a commoner.
, this dormant time has been quite long,
Although their family is very good at waiting for the opportunity, and has spent one dynasty after another, but now the descendants of the enemy of the Jingzhou gentry who forced their father to death are right in front of them, and waiting for the opportunity of revenge for eighteen years is a long time.
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As the saying goes, it is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge, but this has been waiting for almost two decades. Originally, after Zhuge Pifu and his father passed away, some elders of the Li clan began to make passionate demands to Jingzhou.
The gentry took revenge and regained the "face" of the local gentry in Yizhou.
We can no longer let these "outsiders" ride on the heads of the Yizhou gentry. Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang were still afraid of them.
But now, as foreigners, they have become the lords of Yizhou. The two people who suppressed the Jingzhou gentry are no longer there. Jingzhou, the foundation of the Jingzhou gentry, has long been lost. Liu Adou, the successor master, is nothing to be afraid of.
After all, even though the former Zhaolie Emperor Liu Bei was very afraid of the Yizhou local gentry and was afraid that he would become the puppet of the Yizhou gentry if he was not careful, he could not refuse and did not accept the surrender and support of the Yizhou local people.
If there is no support from these local snakes in the land of Yizhou, then even if the outsiders he brings to the north, no matter how powerful the Jingzhou gentry are, they will not be able to support them in Yizhou for a long time. After all, as the old saying goes, a strong dragon is not necessarily
Can overpower local snakes,
Especially for the gentry, which has extended its power to all aspects of a place and established a deep-rooted force. When it comes to governing the people, no one knows the local people's sentiments better than them. The gentry from outside will definitely not understand the people's sentiments as well as they do when they first come.
If there are still these local nobles who are privately instigating the people with benefits, then these outsiders will suffer. So no matter how wary they are in their hearts and how reluctant they are, Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang and others are still doing their best on the surface.
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If you "pretend" to accept them happily, if you don't accept the kindness from the gentry, then the local gentry in Yizhou will fall out at the first time, completely break their faces, and will no longer have any scruples.
Entering Yizhou will also be difficult.
After all, without the help of the local nobles in Yizhou headed by Li Yan and others, it would have been very difficult to capture Yizhou. It would have involved bloodshed and sacrifice, which would have depleted one's own strength and allowed the covetous Cao Wei and Sun Wu to win.
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This is what Emperor Zhaolie, who has always regarded himself as benevolent and righteous, is unwilling to see. Even in Jingzhou, one of the nine states in the world, he is unwilling to tear off the label of benevolence and righteousness from himself.
This sign was used very well before, and now he wants to continue to use it. After all, once a sign like Liu Huangshu Renyi is discarded, it will never be found again. He can only be called a hero by the world like Cao Cao.
, and Sun Quan of the Eastern Wu Dynasty was known for his cunning, and he had no reputation for benevolence and righteousness.
This benevolence and righteousness is a unique title for Uncle Liu Huang in this troubled time. This golden signboard of benevolence and righteousness can attract many capable people to join him. Before that, it has added a lot of help to his great cause.
In the fourth year of Xiping (175), when Liu Bei was fifteen years old, his mother asked him to go out to study. Liu Bei, his fellow clansman Liu Deran, and Gongsun Zan from western Liaoning worshiped the former Jiujiang prefect, and studied with Lu Zhi, a fellow county resident.
Liu Deran's father, Liu Yuanqi, often supported Liu Bei and treated him and Liu Deran equally. This move caused dissatisfaction from Liu Yuanqi's wife. Liu Yuanqi said: "There is such a child in our clan, he is not an ordinary person."
Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei became good friends. Gongsun Zan was older than Liu Bei, and Liu Bei regarded Gongsun Zan as his elder brother. Liu Bei did not like reading much, but liked dogs, horses, music, and beautiful clothes.
He is seven feet five inches tall, with his hands hanging down to his knees, and his ears can be seen. He is quiet, can treat his servants well, is indifferent to emotions and anger, and likes to make friends with heroes. The local heroes are vying to attach themselves to Liu Bei.
Zhongshan merchants Zhang Shiping, Su Shuang and others came to Zhuo County with thousands of gold and horses. When they met Liu Bei, they gave him financial aid, which Liu Bei was able to use to gather many people.
In the second year of Chuping (191), Liu Bei and Tian Kai, the governor of Qingzhou, fought against Yuan Shao, the shepherd of Jizhou. Because of his repeated achievements, Liu Bei was promoted to the county magistrate of Pingyuan County, and later became the prime minister of Pingyuan.
Liu Bei was good at fending off thieves and bandits outside, but he was very kind and charitable inside. Even ordinary people who were not scholars could sit at the same table with him and eat with him without making any choices.
When Liu Bei was Prime Minister of Pingyuan, he was very popular. However, Liu Ping, a county citizen, refused to obey Liu Bei's governance and instigated assassins to assassinate him.
Liu Bei had no idea and treated the assassin very politely. The assassin was deeply moved and could not bear to kill Liu Bei, so he revealed the truth and left.
In the second year of Xingping (195), Tao Qian fell seriously ill and said to Mi Zhu, "Without Liu Bei, Xuzhou cannot be stabilized." After Tao Qian's death, Mi Zhu led the people of Xuzhou to welcome Liu Bei as the governor, but Liu Bei did not dare to accept it.
After repeated persuasion by Chen Deng and Kong Rong, Liu Bei took control of Xuzhou.
In the twelfth year of Jian'an (207), Liu Bei went to Longzhong to visit Zhuge Liang. After visiting the thatched cottage three times, Zhuge Liang presented "Longzhong Dui" to Liu Bei.
When Liu Biao was seriously ill, he was ready to entrust Jingzhou to Liu Bei and said to Liu Bei: "My son is not talented, and all the generals in Jingzhou have withered away one after another.
After my death, you will be the regent of Jingzhou." Liu Bei replied, "Of course your sons are wise, please rest in peace and recover."
Some people advised Liu Bei to listen to what Liu Biao said. Bei said: "Liu Biao treats me very well. If I replace his son, people will definitely think that I treat Liu Biao very poorly. Therefore, I cannot bear to do this."
In the 13th year of Jian'an (208 years), Cao Cao personally led his army southward. At this time, Liu Biao died of illness. Liu Biao's second son Liu Cong stood in his place and sent envoys to surrender to Cao Cao. Liu Bei stationed troops in Fancheng. He did not know about the sudden arrival of Cao Cao's army. He did not know about it until he arrived in Wancheng.
After seeing the situation, he immediately led his army to leave. When passing through Xiangyang, Zhuge Liang suggested that Liu Bei attack Liu Cong and occupy Jingzhou. However, Liu Bei and Liu Biao had the same clan and could not bear to fight against each other.
Liu Bei called Liu Cong outside the city, but Liu Cong did not dare to come out because of fear. Liu Cong's subordinates and many Jingzhou scholars took refuge with Liu Bei. When they arrived at Dangyang, there were more than 100,000 people with thousands of vehicles, traveling more than ten miles a day.
Liu Bei sent Guan Yu on hundreds of ships to meet him at Jiangling.
Someone advised Liu Bei: "Now we should quickly secure Jiangling. Although we have a large number of soldiers, we have too few soldiers. If Cao Cao comes, how can we stop him?"
But Liu Bei said: "If you want to achieve great things, you must put people first. Now so many people have left their homes to follow me, how can I bear to leave them behind!" So far, Liu Dal'er's brand of benevolence and righteousness has become more famous all over the world.