When Wang Lang saw Chen Mu coming in, he immediately walked over and whispered: "Ming Gong is waiting for you inside."
"I understand, you all should go out first."
When Chen Mu saw Dian Wei, Zhang Liao, Guan Hai, Gao Shun, and others crowded at the door, he said: "The morale of the army is not stable now. Please go and stabilize the morale of the army. Don't let anyone take advantage of us."
"only!"
Dian Wei, Zhang Liao and others also knew that standing here was of no use, so they nodded and left one after another.
Chen Mu opened the door, and a strong smell of medicine hit his nostrils.
When the military doctor saw the door open, he walked out. When he saw Chen Mu, he said: "Prime Minister, Zhou Mu has just taken medicine. He cannot see the wind. The doors and windows must be closed tightly."
"I understand, thank you doctor."
Chen Mu arched his hands.
The military doctor walked out of the door and closed the door again.
In this way, only Chen Mu and Liu Bei were left in the room, while Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were outside.
The room was not big, just the outer hall and the inner room. Liu Bei was lying on the wooden floor in the inner room, covered with a quilt, and his whole body was shaking.
Chen Mu walked over and saw that his face was pale and he was sweating profusely. It was obvious that he had just taken diaphoretic medicine and his body was getting rid of the cold air in his body.
This is actually an old tradition that dates back thousands of years. Rural children should have heard that if you have a cold and there is no cure, you should cover yourself in a quilt and sweat all over and get physical therapy.
If you are lucky, you can get through it. If you are not lucky, you will naturally get more serious pneumonia and die.
For example, in the 1950s and 1960s in our country, when materials were scarce and medicines were very scarce, when rural people got sick, they had no choice but to go to the mountains to collect some medicinal materials such as Huchai isatis root.
Liu Bei was actually in a very fuzzy state at this time, as if he had a fever and was not very clear-headed, but he could still vaguely feel that someone was coming to his side.
He forced himself to open his eyes and vaguely saw Chen Mu's figure. He stretched out his hand from the quilt and murmured: "Fourth brother, fourth brother?"
"I am here."
Chen Mu sat beside the bed and held his hand tightly.
It's cold to the touch, like a dead man's hand.
Liu Bei said with difficulty: "Fourth brother, is it really you?"
"Um."
Chen Mu said softly: "I've heard everything. Brother, please have a good rest."
"It was me, it was I who harmed the emperor and countless people."
Liu Bei struggled, smiled miserably, tears kept falling, and cried: "I'm sorry for the late emperor, and I'm sorry for the countless people who trust me."
"Brother, do you know where you went wrong?"
Chen Mu knew very well that Liu Bei's illness was not a physical illness, but a mental illness.
Just like Baidicheng became seriously ill after the Battle of Yiling, it was all caused by mental and physical exhaustion. Otherwise, if he had been in good health all his life in the army, how could he have died of illness after losing the battle?
The only difference now from Baidi City is that Liu Bei was already 62 years old when he was in Baidi City, and his health was not as good as before. Once he got sick, he would collapse like a mountain.
But now I am only thirty years old, and my body is still young and strong. How can I die so easily?
So as long as he unties the knot in his heart, this serious illness will be cured soon.
Hearing Chen Mu's words, Liu Bei cried silently for a long time, opened his mouth slightly, and finally said in pain: "I regret that I should have listened to Tian Yuanhao's words, I regret that I should have listened to Cao Mengde's words, and he was undecided and looked forward and backward, which made me do this
I suffered this disaster not because of the sacrifice of my soldiers, nor because of God's fault on me. In fact, it is my own fault and I cannot blame anyone else."
Chen Mu patted his hand gently and said softly: "Brother, do you know how I will evaluate what you have done?"
"Fourth brother..."
Liu Bei closed his eyes, preparing to face Chen Mu's condemnation.
But Chen Mu just chuckled and said: "I object to your behavior. But I agree and understand the consequences of what you did."
"Why......"
Liu Bei thought he would scold himself, but he just raised it high and put it down gently. He opened his eyes in disbelief and muttered to himself: "I obviously killed many people, but I haven't saved the emperor yet.
If I go to Chang'an with Cao Mengde, Sun Wentai and others, I will definitely be able to conquer Chang'an and rescue the emperor and the princes of the court."
"yes."
Chen Mu nodded: "If you go to Chang'an like them, you do have a chance to capture Chang'an. But don't forget that the main force of Chang'an's defenders is not Dong Zhuo's, but Xu Rong. If you hadn't led Xu Rong to
If we leave, Cao Cao and the others may not be able to capture Chang'an."
"this......"
Liu Bei was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled bitterly and said: "Fourth brother, please stop comforting me. No matter in terms of military strength or strength, we must be stronger than Thief Dong. If we work together with an army of 70,000, how can Thief Dong defend Chang'an?"
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Chen Mu smiled and said: "But my elder brother has overlooked one thing. If the Dong thief comes to the end of the mountain and uses the emperor and the princes of the Manchu Dynasty to force you, how will you deal with yourself at that time?"
Liu Bei stopped talking.
In fact, the real reason why he retreated his troops, besides the lack of food and grass and the plight of the people, the biggest reason was the fear that Liu Bian would be in danger if he really attacked Chang'an.
You must know that Dong Zhuo deposed the emperor twice, and even King Chen Liu, who had been emperor for several months, was murdered by him. What else can't he do?
It was this that made Liu Bei feel afraid, fearful, and worried, and he began to become like Yuan Shao.
So from here we can see why Yuan Shao was so talented and bold when he was young, but after middle age, especially after the Battle of Guandu, he became worried.
With a big family and a big business, I have many problems to think about, but I no longer have the hard-working spirit of being barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes like I did when I was young.
This is also true for Cao Cao and Sun Quan.
After the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao never launched a large-scale unification war. On the one hand, he was busy engaging in internal fighting, clearing out the old and young who were loyal to Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, and paving the way for his son to ascend to the throne. On the other hand, he pacified Liangzhou and stabilized the border situation, and he was constantly hammering away at the situation.
Sun Quan almost acquiesced to the situation of the Three Kingdoms standing in a tripartite state.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Sun Quan was frightened by Wei after Xiaoyaojin. Not only did he accept the title of "King of Wu" conferred by Cao Pi, but he also only dared to sneak attack on his ally Shu.
country, which caused the Shu Kingdom to lose all their wealth and conquer Wu, and missed the final opportunity to attack the Wei Kingdom.
Taken together, it seems that only Liu Bei has not made this mistake.
But that was because he was not in power in his early years. After gaining power in his later years, he failed to avenge Guan Yu and attack Wu State, and then died of illness soon after.
If he had not died of illness, he might have become like Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Sun Quan and others, no longer motivated to make progress.
A big defeat is enough to change a hero's ambitions.
Before Liu Bei started fighting, he became depressed because of hesitation. As a result, after being chased by Xu Rong, he led the people to fight hard against the hungry soldiers, and was defeated again, which naturally led to the current situation.
Chen Mu knew this very well, so while denying Big Brother's misunderstanding this time, he still had to give him positive advice, otherwise the more he was hit, the more depressed he would be.
"Brother, at least you have realized your mistake now."
Chen Mu thought about his words, considered his words, and said slowly: "It is indeed inappropriate to look forward and backward. Tian Yuanhao's words are based on mature opinions. We must work step by step and fight steadily. When the time comes, not only will the people around Chang'an have food and grass for first aid, but even the people around Chang'an will have food and grass for first aid.
It's not like the emperor has no chance to deal with it, but it's a pity that my eldest brother was too impatient and didn't listen."
Liu Bei turned his head away and covered his face with his hands, indicating that he had no face to face Tian Feng.
Chen Mu added: "However, Cao Cao's strategy is also a good way to win in danger. I have heard from the second brother and the third brother about the battle situation in Chang'an. Dong Zhuo is a wolf in front and a tiger in the back. He is surrounded by enemies and his troops are indeed seriously insufficient.
, if you go straight to Chang'an, you have at least a 50% chance of capturing it. Big brother regrets it now. On the one hand, you have failed to live up to the high hopes placed on you by the court princes, and on the other hand, you have failed to live up to the trust of Cao Xiaowei, Sun Taishou and others. In fact, you are a coward."
"Stop talking, fourth brother."
Liu Bei blushed after being said, but he felt much better. He hid his face and begged for mercy: "If you keep talking, I will be disgraced and will never be able to see anyone again."
"Brother, a real man is born between heaven and earth. He must be brave enough to bear his own mistakes."
Chen Mu sighed: "Wrong is wrong, and right is right. Although you care about the people, you can only save more people by capturing Chang'an. I believe you should understand this truth, how can you escape at the critical moment?"
"A moment of confusion, a moment of confusion..."
Liu Bei felt even more ashamed.
Because being defeated by Xu Rong can only prove that Xu Rong chose the time well. It was just when his army was hungry and its combat effectiveness was not high.
But Cao Cao, Sun Jian and Bao Xin actually broke into Chang'an and almost rescued the emperor, which would show his incompetence.
Even Cao Cao and his 20,000 soldiers and horses could do something, but he was afraid to move forward with 50,000 soldiers and horses, and dispersed the food that could have been used to attack the city to the people, causing this failure. How could Liu Bei
Don’t you know that you are totally wrong?
However, Liu Bei is better than Yuan Shao in one thing, that is, he corrects his mistakes when he knows they are wrong, and he will not learn from Yuan Shao, who knew he was wrong and killed Tian Feng just to save face.
Therefore, as early as a few days ago, after Liu Bei returned to Huayin, he immediately ordered people to return to Luoyang to release Tian Feng.
certainly.
Liu Bei certainly didn't know that Tian Feng had been released by Chen Mu at this time, and now followed Chen Mu's team to the outside of Huayin City.
Chen Mu continued: "Although brother is confused for a moment, he still needs to understand what the overall situation is. That's why I object to your behavior, but I understand and agree with the consequences of what you did."
"The consequences?"
Liu Bei smiled bitterly and said: "The army was defeated and the emperor was not saved. Even the people only saved Zuo Fengyi and some remaining people in Xiagui. How can we agree with such a consequence?"
Chen Mu smiled and shook his head: "Big brother only saw the surface, but didn't see some things inside. It would be terrible if big brother really followed Cao Cao and the others to attack the city."
"Will Dong Zhuo really kill the emperor?"
Liu Bei also understood what Chen Mu meant, but he still couldn't help but said: "Maybe he doesn't have the courage?"
This is Schrödinger's emperor.
Cao Cao and the others have a 50% chance of attacking the city. Even if they attack the city, who can guarantee whether Dong Zhuo will kill Liu Bian?
So everyone was betting that Cao Cao and the others were betting that Dong Zhuo would not dare to hurt Liu Bian.
When trouble came to an end, Liu Bei retreated.
Because he was afraid of betting on the 50% chance with Dong Zhuo. After all, Liu Hong only had one son left, and Liu Bei would also panic at this time.
Only Chen Mu nodded firmly: "With Dong Zhuo's cruelty, I'm afraid he will definitely hurt the young emperor."
Liu Bei shook his head: "Fourth brother, don't comfort me anymore. How can you be sure?"
"Zhou Mu, urgent report from Chang'an!"
At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded outside the door.
"Come in."
Before Chen Mu could speak, Liu Bei quickly pushed his upper body up from the wooden collapse.
The door opened and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei walked in, along with a soldier.
The soldier hurriedly walked in, knelt down on one knee and said: "The princes of the imperial court sent several messengers. They are all slaves of the three princes and nine ministers. They have just arrived outside the city and warned the governor not to attack Chang'an again."
"Why is this?"
Liu Bei sat up in shock as if he was dying of illness. He retreated to Huayin in order to regroup and wait for the arrival of food and grass before reorganizing his troops and continuing to besiege Chang'an. Why did a messenger from the princes of the imperial court suddenly ask them to stop fighting?
The soldier who sent the message said: "Those messengers said that the Kwantung Army invaded Chang'an City a few days ago, and Dong Zhuo forced the emperor to flee Zhangcheng Gate. At the gate of the city, Dong Zhuo became fierce and said that he would bury the emperor with him, so he pulled the
The sword almost killed the emperor! If Lu Bu hadn't arrived in time and repelled the Kwantung Army, the emperor's life would have been unsafe."
"What?"
Liu Bei was completely shocked, his eyes widened with disbelief on his face.
Guan Yu narrowed his eyes with a fierce look.
Dong Zhuo still had a name for killing the deposed emperor.
At least Liu Xie had been deposed at that time, and the Manchu princes recognized Liu Bian's legitimacy, so they reluctantly had an explanation.
But now, it is recognized that he wants to kill the emperor recognized by the world, which is a hundred times more brutal than lawless!
How can loyal and patriotic people like Liu Bei and Guan Yu endure this?
Only Chen Mu sighed softly and said calmly: "Brother, now you understand. Why do I agree and understand the result of this incident you caused? Otherwise, if you really break into Chang'an, the emperor's life will be at stake...
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From another perspective, Liu Bei and Lu Bu indirectly saved Liu Bian's life.