Chapter 292 The battle for the election of the master
Liu Xiu punished Zhang Zi with military law. This incident caused quite a shock among the Han army. However, no matter what, the Han army officers and soldiers stationed in Xiaochang'anju became a lot more honest. At least no one dared to go there again blatantly.
Liu Xiu's act of killing Zhang Zi by forcefully robbing people's wealth or women can be regarded as benefiting many people in the Xiaochang'an Ju area.
The next day, Liu Xiu did not wait for the Han army to set off, but took Yin Lihua and all his men in a carriage and returned to Jiyang.
At this time, Jiyang was also in chaos. The Han army was no longer satisfied with electing a general of the Han army, but wanted to strike while the iron was hot and elect an emperor.
At present, the entire territory of Nanyang, except Wancheng, has all belonged to the Han army. With Nanyang, a large county rich in products, as the foundation, the generals of the Han army were ambitious and believed that they had the strength to compete with the imperial court.
In order to be able to fight against the imperial court more legitimately in the future, and to further recruit talents from all over the world, the generals of the Han army unanimously believed that their side should elect a Han emperor, comply with the destiny, and fully hold high the banner of restoring the Han Dynasty.
In this way, when our side faces the reckless army again, we will be more famous and gain the support of the people all over the world.
Regarding this matter, people from the Zhutian Department support it, and people from the Green Forest Department also support it.
However, when it came time to discuss who should be elected as emperor, the conflict between the Zhutian Clan and the Green Forest Clan broke out again.
For the Zhutian Clan, the core leadership is naturally the Liu clan from Nanyang.
As for the Liu clan in Nanyang, most people support Liu Yan as emperor. This is also easy to understand. Liu Yan is the one who led them to rebel, and Liu Yan is the one who led them to conquer Nanyang County. Liu Yan is not recommended.
Acting, who else can I recommend?
But for people from the Green Forest Department, most people are opposed to Liu Yan becoming emperor.
Liu Yan's prestige in the Han army, and even in the entire Nanyang County, was too high, and he was too popular to be controlled by the Green Forest Department. If Liu Yan was allowed to become emperor, the Green Forest Department would not be able to reap the benefits in the future.
Live your life.
Regarding this matter, there were many internal meetings within the Green Forest Department. The Green Forest Department, headed by Wang Kuang, was unswervingly opposed to Liu Yan becoming emperor, and the one who opposed Wang Kuang and others was Wang Chang.
Wang Chang also had his own foundation in the Green Forest Army, and had a large number of confidants who were loyal to him. These people had the same opinions as Wang Chang and strongly supported Liu Yan's becoming emperor.
The two parties couldn't argue, and they argued back and forth, but in the end they couldn't come up with a result that satisfied both parties.
In short, in the current Jiyang, the conflicts within the Han army are becoming more and more intensified. The intrigues between the Zhutian faction and the Green Forest faction, as well as the differences of opinions within the Green forest faction, are now mixed together.
On the surface, Jiyang is calm and peaceful under the rule of the Han army, but in fact there is an undercurrent and it has reached a critical point in the power struggle.
It was during this period that Liu Xiu, Zhang Xuan and others returned to Jiyang.
Especially Zhang Xuan's return broke Ji Yang's current strange balance.
In the internal meeting of the Green Forest Department, Zhang Xuan only briefly mentioned the incident where he sent troops to Wancheng and was killed by Cen Peng. He focused on the incident of Liu Xiu killing Zhang Zi.
Zhang Xuan stood up, walked out of his seat, came to the center of the venue, looked around at everyone present, and said: "What crime did Zhang Zi commit? He just robbed a little maid! Zhang Zi is a partial general, he can like him
That little maid was her creation, but what about Liu Xiu? He didn’t even say hello to me, and he killed Zhang Zi directly. Does he still have me, Zhang Xian, in his eyes? And my Green Forest brothers? Just
How could he kill Zhang Zi for such a trivial matter?!"
As he spoke, he looked at Wang Kuang and said: "Brother Kuang, General Wang, and our brothers are all in Xinshi. They were the first batch to follow you to rebel and conquer the world. They have been through life and death many times. Even if they have no merit, they still have suffering." Laohu?"
Wang Kuang lowered his head with an ugly look on his face. What Zhang Xuan said was tantamount to slapping him in the face. To be more precise, what Liu Xiu did was slapping him in the face.
Zhang Xun continued: "Now Liu Xiu has killed Zhang Zi just because of such a trivial matter. What will happen in the future? When Liu Yan becomes emperor, Liu Xiu may kill me, Zhang Xun, or you Wang Kuang, you Wang Feng, you Wang Chang, you Chen Mu!" As he spoke, he raised his finger and pointed at everyone present.
On the battlefield, I didn't see how capable Zhang Xuan was, but now he is showing off and showing off, a typical bully in a nest.
The faces of everyone present were a little unnatural, full of resentment. Of course they didn't hate Zhang Xuan for pointing at them and shouting by name, but they hated Liu Xiutai for not giving them face, and they hated Liu Yan. Support Liu Xiu's back.
Wang Chang said in a deep voice: "Zhang Xun, let's just talk about the facts. You don't have to talk about what is there and what is not. Zhang Ziqiang robbed a civilian girl. According to military law, he should be executed!"
Zhang Xun was so angry that he shouted: "That's a maid, a slave! As Zhang Zizian's general, even if he takes her as his wife, he is promoting her!"
Wang Chang wanted to speak, but suddenly there was a loud bang. Wang Kuang stood up and slapped the case, and said in a solemn voice: "It's too much to bully others! Brothers Liu Xiu and Liu Yan have gone too far to bully others! Anyone can be the emperor, but only Liu Yan can’t do it! If Liu Yan becomes emperor, you and I, brothers, will have no fucking way to survive in the future!"
As Wang Kuang spoke, he looked around the people present with lightning-like eyes. When his gaze swept across them, people lowered their heads. Even the generals of the Green Forest Army under Wang Chang's line remained silent and no longer spoke.
Wang Chang wanted to speak, but Cheng Dan, who was sitting next to him, pulled his sleeve and shook his head slightly, signaling him to stop talking.
Cheng Dan also supported Wang Kuang and opposed the election of Liu Yan, but he had always worked with Wang Chang. The two led the Jiang army and lived in Nanjun through life and death. They had a close personal relationship and a life-long friendship.
Now is a time when public sentiment is arousing. If Wang Chang persists in his opinion and insists on supporting Liu Yan at this time, it may cause public outrage.
Cheng Dan was not willing to break up with his old brother Wang Chang and ruin their deep brotherhood.
Wang Chang looked at Wang Kuang and others, and then at his subordinates. He couldn't help but let out a long sigh, shook his head, and said no more.
Seeing that even Wang Chang, who was most supportive of Liu Yan, was silent at this time, Wang Kuang's eyes became brighter and he reiterated: "Anyone can be the emperor, only Liu Yan can't!"
"So, where is Liu Xiu?" Zhang Xuan suddenly asked.
Wang Kuang's eyes widened and he said decisively: "Of course not!"
Zhang Xuan nodded, returned to his seat with satisfaction, and knelt down.
His mission has been completed. As long as the two brothers Liu Yan and Liu Xiu cannot become emperors and gain power, sooner or later he will find an opportunity to vent his anger and avenge the unjust death of his brothers.
Wang Feng smiled bitterly and said: "The question now is, if we don't choose Liu Yan, who else can we choose?"
Chen Mu chuckled and muttered: "Why does this emperor have to be chosen from the Zhutian Army? Can't he be chosen from our Green Forest Army?"
Wang Feng almost became angry and asked: "Meng Jian, should I choose you?"
It’s not a bad idea to choose me! Chen Mu originally wanted to make a joke, but when he saw that Wang Kuang and others had gloomy faces, he knew it was not the time to joke, so he shrugged and muttered: "Unfortunately, my surname is not Liu. !”
The current situation is very clear. People miss the Han people. Most of the people in the world can no longer stand the harsh governance of Wang Mang's court. They support the restoration of the Han Dynasty and believe that the Han Dynasty is orthodox. So if you want to choose the emperor, you can only choose from the Liu family.
The venue fell silent, people frowned and looked solemn.
Wang Feng raised a very serious question. If you don't choose Liu Yan, who else can you choose?
No matter who you choose, they are all members of the Liu family and will not stand on your side. Moreover, except for Liu Xiu, there is really no one in the Liu family whose reputation can rival Liu Yan.
Just when everyone was thinking hard, a sound of chuckles suddenly came out. People looked for the sound and saw Zhu Tuna sitting there happily, shaking his head.
"Chang Shu, what are you laughing at?" Wang Kuang asked with a frown.
Zhu Tuna smiled and said, "I'm laughing at you all. We clearly have a ready-made candidate in Green Forest, but no one even thought of him."
Hearing this, the eyes of Wang Kuang and others lit up. The latter walked around the table in front of him, took a few steps, looked at Zhu Kun intently, and asked: "Chang Shu, who is the candidate you mentioned?"
"Liu Xuan." Zhu Kun said word by word.
"Who?" I don't know whether Wang Kuang didn't hear clearly or didn't remember who Liu Xuan was, so he looked at Zhu Kun blankly.
Zhu Tuna said with a smile: "I am the revolutionary general of Green Forest, Liu Xuan!"
"he?"
"That's him!" Zhu Tuna nodded affirmatively and said: "First of all, Liu Xuan is from my Lulin family, and secondly, Liu Xuan is a fake cousin of the Liu family. Based on these two points alone, we should support Liu Xuan. Xuan becomes the emperor!"
Seeing everyone present looking at him with surprised expressions, Zhu Jun asked cheerfully: "Did Liu Xuan have merit?"
Chen Mu sneered and said, "He has some shitty skills! If we hadn't promoted him, how could he have become the general of our Green Forest Army just because of that rat Liu Xuan?"
"So, does he have a high prestige and status among the Liu clan?" Zhu Kun asked again.
This time Wang Kuang was overjoyed and said: "He was not there when Zhutian's army raised troops. When Zhutian's army marched north and attacked the city, he was not here either. In Zhutian's army and among the Liu clan, What prestige can Liu Xuan have and what status can he have?"
"Yes, this Liu Xuan wants credit but not merit, fame but not prestige, status but not status. So, once he becomes emperor, who will he rely on in the future?" Zhu Kun asked with a smile.
Everyone was startled at first, and then they all reacted. Wang Kuang said with a smile on his face: "He can only rely on us!"
Zhu Tun snapped his fingers and said with a smile: "That's right! It was us who raised him to the throne. If he wants to secure this throne, he can only rely on us and rely on us. You can think about it, let someone who is not Is it better to make Liu Yan, who we look up to, the emperor, or Liu Xuan, who depends on us for everything?"
Does this still need to be judged? Of course, let Liu Xuan be the emperor. This can also ensure that one's own side obtains the greatest benefit.
Wang Kuang blinked his eyes, suddenly put his hands on his hands and laughed, with his mouth wide open, his eyes shining and he praised: "Shu Wen has a good plan!"
Wang Chang really couldn't sit still and couldn't listen anymore. Who was Liu Xuan? He was just a little-known pawn.
For your own benefit, you have to put such a loser on the throne? Is this choosing an emperor or playing house?
