Liu Yu smiled and said: "You two gentlemen, sit down quickly."
Chen Mu immediately said: "Your Majesty, General Wei cannot sit down."
what's the situation?
Liu Bei looked at him confused. He was in great shape, why couldn't he sit down?
"Why is this?"
Liu Yu unexpectedly asked.
Chen Mu then said: "Doctor Taizhong just beat General Wei for no reason and injured General Wei's knee."
After hearing his words, Liu Bei's expression changed instantly. He hesitated for a second, and after a moment of tangle in his heart, he started his actor-level performance.
He first put his body weight on his left foot and raised his right foot, pretending to be in pain. Then he touched his knee, bent his body, and said to Liu Yu: "Your Majesty, when I knelt down just now, I saw that your Majesty was in good health, and I was very happy.
, I forgot about the injury for a moment, and only then did I realize how painful my knee was."
Great acting!
Chen Mu gave Liu Bei a thumbs up in his heart.
When Liu Yu saw Liu Bei's appearance, he was shocked and said: "What's going on?"
Sima Fang immediately stood up and said: "Your Majesty, when I went to summon General Wei and the Young Master, I saw the Huben Army carrying Doctor Taizhong away, so I asked about it. The guards said that Doctor Taizhong suddenly attacked General Wei and the Young Master.
Mansion, General Wei must have been injured at that time."
In fact, Sima Fang did not see the Tiger Army carrying Kong Rong away at that time. After all, the Bamboo Hall was separated from Chongde Hall by Shou'an Hall, Zhangde Hall, Lechengmen and other places, so it would take some time for him to send messages back and forth.
On the way there, he happened to meet the guard of the Tiger Army who came to report to Liu Yu. After stopping him, he asked about the situation. After knowing what happened, he sent the Tiger Army soldier away, saying that he would report to His Majesty himself, so
Liu Yu didn't know the news in advance.
As the person who gave birth to Sima Bada, Sima Fang was also an old fox. Although he didn't know why there was a sudden conflict between Kong Rong and Liu Bei and Chen Mu, he was familiar with Kong Rong's outspoken character and related to Kong Rong's impeachment of Liu Bei some time ago.
The one who wanted to impeach the most was probably aware of what was going on, so he took it into consideration and encouraged Chen Mu to file a complaint.
Liu Bei, the general of Wei who was loyal to his country and had always been highly praised by the world, was beaten for no reason after being ordered to come to Beijing. This was obviously something that would cause an uproar.
After hearing Sima Fang's words, Liu Yu's face changed slightly, and he said to the attendant Zhongchang beside him: "Go and ask Jiang Gong whether what he said is true."
"only."
Attendant Zhong Chang walked over with small steps, and the hall suddenly became silent.
The ministers looked at each other, but no one spoke.
Fights in the palace were probably not a big deal in the Ming Dynasty, because fights happened every day.
But in the Han Dynasty, the matter was very serious, not to mention that the Taizhong doctor beat General Wei who had 200,000 troops. If it was not handled well, it would probably cause a serious political turmoil.
Therefore, everyone's face was very serious, and they were thinking of ways to calm down the turmoil. Yang Biao, Sun Rui and others even complained about Kong Rong's impulsiveness.
After a while, the official Zhongchang Shi came back and reported to Liu Yu: "Your Majesty, what the Huben Army said is true. Doctor Taizhong is being detained outside the palace, waiting for your Majesty's disposal."
Liu Yu's brows instantly furrowed. There was nothing wrong with dealing with Kong Rong, but Kong Rong was the staunchest royalist and one of the more powerful forces under Liu Yu.
If Kong Rong is severely punished, his friends, such as Mi Heng, who has already gone to Beijing to seek official positions and has a similar affinity with Kong Rong, and is a doctor, and his old friend Bian Yi, will probably be furious.
It is worth mentioning that Bian Rang was supposed to be killed by Cao Cao, but now history has changed. Since Cao Cao was praised by Zheng Xuan, Bian Rang could not openly slander him even if he did not like Cao Cao, otherwise he would be denying Zheng Xuan.
As a well-known Confucian scholar in the Han Dynasty, Bian Yi still had to give this face, so under the chain reaction, Chen Gong did not rebel, and Bian Yi was not killed.
After the Luoyang court was established, many celebrities from Yingchuan and Henan rushed to Luoyang, and Bian Rang Mi Heng and others were among them.
These people are friends and cronies of each other. Although they have a relatively shallow foundation in the DPRK, they can still be regarded as a force. Liu Yu is trying to win over them to fight against the increasingly powerful Qingzhou Group.
If Kong Rong is sacrificed, this group of people may not be able to win over, and they may even push towards their opponents if they fail to do so, which makes Liu Yu very hesitant.
After hesitating for a moment, Liu Yu still said: "Xuande, Zigui, please sit down first. Even if you can't kneel down, you can still sit down."
The so-called sitting and lying means sitting with legs stretched out, like sitting on a recliner.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The two of them sat in separate rows. Chen Mu sat in the position of the Duke of the Young Mansion, and Liu Bei sat under the three Dukes.
General Wei has a rank of 2,000 stones, which is the same level as Jiuqing. However, in the Han system, he is above Jiuqing, second only to the general, the three princes, the hussar general and the chariot general. He still has a gold seal and purple ribbon, and has a high position and authority.
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In fact, more than two thousand stone generals of the Wei have gold seals and purple ribbons, including the four generals on the front, back, left, and right, who also have gold seals and purple ribbons. However, the four generals on the front, back, left, and right are under Jiuqing, and Jiuqing only has silver seals and blue ribbons. This is strange.
The hierarchical arrangement is confusing.
After the two sat down, Yang Biao glanced at Liu Yu. After getting Liu Yu's approval, he asked: "Xuande, Zigui, although it is true that Dr. Taizhong beat Xuande,
But what is the specific process?"
Chen Mu said: "Replying to your majesty, Taiwei, and Taizhong doctor said that General Wei wanted to draw up rituals for the country and had evil intentions. I asked him what evidence he had to prove that General Wei wanted to draw up rituals for the country and had evil intentions."
"What did Kong Rong say?"
Liu Yu asked.
Chen Mu said with a smile: "He said that General Wei, who has an army of two hundred thousand, has not entered Luoyang to see His Majesty for six years. Is this man a vassal? He is suspicious and worried. Why not?"
Everyone's expressions changed slightly. Logically speaking, it is indeed a big sin for a feudal official to fail to go to Hajj.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! But in fact, the Han Dynasty did not have a system of reporting work. They adopted a system called Shangji, which was the one called Shangji Peng who Cao Cao conquered Sima Yi in history.
Duty: Responsible for sorting out the state and county annual reports and submitting them to the court for reporting.
Otherwise, counties like Lelang, Yongchang, and Hepu are thousands of miles away from Luoyang. If the governors of prefectures and counties return to Luoyang once a year to report their duties, they will basically not have to do anything. It takes a year to go back and forth.
So under normal circumstances, as long as the emperor agrees, it doesn't matter if he doesn't go to court for six years, or twenty years. What's more, Liu Bei's not coming to Luoyang was supported by Liu Yu, because he had to sit in Qingzhou to resist Yuan Shao's pressure. In the early days, Yuan Shao's strength
It is so strong that it almost overwhelms Qingzhou and cannot be easily left.
Put it this way, Liu Bei's failure to come to Luoyang for six years was not a crime at all. Kong Rong used this as an excuse to accuse Liu Bei of being disloyal. It was simply an unfounded charge. It was indeed a crime to falsely accuse an important official of the imperial court of treason.
Something that shouldn't be done.
certainly.
If there were another emperor like Liu Che or Liu Xiu, he would kill him if he wanted to, even if it was a false accusation.
The problem is that Liu Yu doesn't have many soldiers. Most of his actual power comes from Liu Bei. If Liu Bei is obedient, then he will have hundreds of thousands of troops on the surface. If Liu Bei is disobedient, then he will be no different from a puppet. Government orders cannot leave Luoyang City.
So when they heard that Kong Rong was so stupid to anger a prince who controlled so much power, Liu Yu, Yang Biao and others almost cursed him to death in their hearts.
Chen Mu continued: "I asked Mr. Taizhong whether General Wei was rebellious and unruly, domineering and wielding power, not paying tribute, not going to court to be a minister, being lawless, disobeying orders, worshiping heaven and earth in the suburbs, and planning to scold the public.
He said that he did not claim to be the king and usurp the throne, and refused to obey the emperor's orders. The minister asked him why he said that General Wei had evil intentions. Your Majesty, many ministers, what do you think he said? "
"How did he say?"
Liu Yu asked.
Chen Mu said in a deep voice: "He said that ministers should return power to the Holy One. I would like to ask your majesty, gentlemen, has General Wei never done anything tyrannical and exercised power? The emperor's edict has never been violated. The soldiers and horses under the former general
Once they were all under the jurisdiction of the Marquis of Qiantang, and neither General Wei nor the former general had any complaints, but today they came to the court to see His Majesty and received such treatment. Think about it, does General Wei feel chilled?"
"this......."
Everyone looked at each other in confusion. Although everyone wanted to seize the military power from Liu Bei, but thinking about it, the actual operation still had to be done step by step. How could anyone like Kong Rong, simply grab it openly?
You know, Liu Bei also worked hard to start from Qingzhou, build a family business, and fight Yuan Shao to the death before finally defeating Yuan Shao. Now the court does nothing and directly robs the things of the officials. They are simply bandits.
They are worse than bandits. Even if Liu Bei has a good temper and someone else has already started fighting with you, do you still have the nerve to beat him first?
Although he knew that Kong Rong's character was extreme and outrageous, for the first time, the Manchu minister felt that this person was a bit outrageous.
Chen Mu added: "General Wei has always been kind and unwilling to argue with Dr. Taizhong, but I couldn't bear to look down on him, so I told Dr. Taizhong and asked him, "Who can lead the troops like soldiers and horses are handed over to the Holy One?" He said that the general of the world
If there is someone who can lead the army, I will say that he is Zhao Zhiguo Kai, and Qi Dynasty will win. I am afraid that he is today's Kong Rong. He has no excuse, and becomes angry with shame and punches, causing today's troubles. Your Majesty said
, the Taizhong doctor is right, or the minister is right.”
Guo Kai later wins?
Liu Yu's face was already very ugly, and he began to hate Kong Rong in his heart.
In fact, as a person who was dedicated to reviving the Han Dynasty, although Liu Yu was walking on thin ice and fearful about taking the throne, he and Yang Biao still had the sense they should have.
They old people know very well how the State of Zhao perished and how the State of Qi perished.
From the Yellow Turban Rebellion to the present day, Liu Bei has fought his way through all the princes in the world. He has a group of strong soldiers and generals under his command. Although these people only recognize Liu Bei and not the emperor, it is undeniable that they are indeed a group of outstanding generals.
With such a group of generals, Liu Yu and the others still recognized Liu Bei as the backbone of the country. Without Liu Bei, perhaps the Han Dynasty would no longer exist.
Including weakening Liu Bei's military power, they just believed that Liu Bei's family could not be allowed to dominate. At least Sili's troops and horses must be in the hands of the court, so they racked their brains to find a way to take away Guan Yu's troops and horses, instead of thinking The way is to get all Liu Bei's soldiers and horses.
Because even if they mobilized all the troops in Qingzhou, they still had no general they could trust. After Zhu Jun's death, the court no longer had a general who could support the situation.
This is a big problem facing the imperial court at present. Although there are several old subordinates of Liu Yu such as Xian Yufu, Xian Yuyin, Qi Zhou, etc., Liu Yu knows very well that if Liu Bei's troops in Luoyang can be brought over, let them The troops commanding Luoyang are already at their limit, and it is impossible for them to command the overall situation.
Therefore, it was very stupid for Kong Rong to brag about asking Liu Bei to hand over all his troops and horses to the court. Not to mention that this would offend Liu Bei to death, but simply to say that even if Liu Bei was a kind man and was willing to hand over his troops and horses, then these troops and horses should be Who will lead it?
People from the Qingzhou faction definitely can't do it. That would be no different than Liu Bei continuing to lead.
After Zhu Jun's death, there was no one inside or outside the imperial court who could take charge of the overall situation. There was Duan Xuan who was good, but Duan Xuan was Dong Zhuo's old teammate. Although Duan Xuan was now defecting to the imperial court, he dared not use Liu Yu to surrender. Therefore, Now there is almost no one available inside and outside the imperial court.
To put it simply, even if Liu Bei gives up his choice, they don't even have the generals sent to accept Liu Bei's troops. Because they know that if they send a group of incompetent people, they will ruin the great Han Dynasty!
So after understanding this, the old people including Liu Yu, Yang Biao, Zhao Wen and others who had understood the whole matter hated Kong Rong's recklessness even more.
But things have already happened, and everyone can only recognize it by pinching their noses.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Liu Yu pondered for a long time before slowly saying: "I understand, it is indeed General Wei and Shaofu Qing who have been wronged in this matter, and I will give an explanation to General Wei .”
"Sigh." Chen Mu sighed and said, "I actually understand the worries of the court princes, but please take a look at what this is."
After saying that, he stood up and said to Liu Bei: "Brother, please take off your clothes."
"Ah? Oh."
Liu Bei wondered why he should take off his clothes in public, but since it was Chen Mu who asked him to do this, there must be a purpose, so he stood up and started to take off his clothes.
He first placed the memorial he had prepared on the ground, then took off his shirt, revealing the silk lining underneath.
Then he took off his inner clothes and showed his naked upper body in the hall.
Everyone suddenly took a breath of cold air.
I saw more than a dozen shocking scars on Liu Bei's body, like a knife or an axe.
Chen Mu first pointed to an arrow wound on Liu Bei's left shoulder and said, "Your Majesty, this is the arrow that was shot by General Wei when he bravely climbed the city wall when he was attacking the Yellow Turban Zhang Bao in Quyang."
"This is the sword that General Wei received when he followed Liang Xiangbo to attack Zhangjiao in Quzhou."
"This was a scratch on my back when I was fighting bandits in Jinan."
"This is when we attack Zhang Chun, this is when we fight Dong Zhuo, this is when we attack Chang'an, this is..."
One by one, Chen Mu introduced the treasures to everyone.
With each introduction, the faces of the ministers became more solemn. Liu Bei was on the front line and was in danger, but they targeted him in the court. It was really shameful.
At the end, Chen Mu picked up the memorial that Liu Bei had placed on the ground, handed it over and said, "Your Majesty, if you look at this again, do you still suspect that General Wei has other intentions?"
The Imperial Attendant handed over the memorial. After reading it, Liu Yu burst into tears and regretted: "I really shouldn't doubt Xuande!"
"Publish my decree and make Xuande the King of Qi! Grant holidays, open offices and summons, behave like the three princes, and supervise the three states of Qing, Xu, and Hebei, and entrust Dongfang to Weijun's discretion!"