If the name is not right, the words will not go well.
Although most people follow Yuan Shao and are enemies with the court, for profit, no one will directly admit this. They will find various reasons for themselves.
For example, as a disciple, you should serve as a former master.
For example, as a scholar and official, you should oppose power and tyranny and sacrifice yourself for justice.
With these high-sounding reasons, they can be justified and regard themselves as justice, and then gather together to become enemies with the court, hoping to get a share of the pie in the tide of changing dynasties.
Now that Yuan Shao has been captured, the change of dynasty has become a vain, and there is only one reason to persist.
justice.
This dynasty has been nurtured for a hundred years, and scholars and officials competed to encourage themselves with integrity. For justice, even if they opposed the emperor or even violated the law, they could have a clear conscience.
Li Ying and Fan Pang can die for Zhengyi Kang.
They can also fight against the court for justice, even if Yuan Shao forged his edict and proclaimed the order, everyone knows the unjust intention of being a minister.
Yuan Shao can be captured or even died, which does not affect their followers of Yuan Shao, and they even continue to fight in the name of avenging Yuan Shao.
But when Yuan Shao apologized for guilt and admitted that what he had done before was wrong, and he deceived the world to achieve his goals. Justice is just a few lies. What justice can they have?
Without the banner of justice, they are just a group of ruthless ministers and thieves.
It is no different from the Yellow Turban Ant Thief they despise.
Of course they can continue to resist, but they have no reason to hide it. They no longer have justice, they fight for their own interests.
Originally, there was no shame in fighting for one's own interests. But for the scholar-officials who were used to using justice to disguise themselves, this was no different from doing naked, and they were somewhat unaccustomed.
It can be imagined that after Yuan Shao's apology was announced, some people would withdraw from Yecheng and Jizhou to avoid becoming enemies with the court.
Some people have no interests in Jizhou, while others have limited interests, which is not enough to make them fight for their wealth and life, and go all the way to the dark.
What is left behind is either a deadly hard-working gang with no way out, or a gambler who has too much profit and is reluctant to give up and can only bet on everything.
A gust of wind blew in. Shen Pei shivered, suddenly woke up, and hurriedly shouted:
"Yuan Hao, Yuan Hao!"
Tian Feng had already walked to the bottom of the steps, heard the sound, stopped, but did not come back.
Shen Pei quickly got up, put on her coat, pushed the door out, rushed behind Tian Feng, and grabbed Tian Feng's sleeve.
"Yuan Hao, is there any chance?"
Tian Feng turned to look at Shen Pei. "You mean, are there anyone who thinks the same as you?"
Shenpai nodded.
"There will be." A look of pain flashed in Tian Feng's eyes. "But the defeat is decided. The longer it delays, the more harm it will be to Jizhou. Zhengnan, are you really going to get to that point?"
Shen Pei tilted the corners of her mouth and let go of Tian Feng.
"Why am I a Shen Pei who surrenders without fighting? Even if I am the only one, I will let them see that there are many martyrs in Jizhou, not comparable to those cowards in the Central Plains."
Tian Feng opened his mouth, his eyes becoming more and more confused in the flying snow.
The fourth year of Jian'an, the twelfth lunar month.
With Xian Yufu and Tian Yu led 3,000 Youzhou cavalry to Luoyang, and the total force of the troops participating in Dayue reached more than 24,000.
After a heavy snowfall, the sun shone brightly, and Liu Xie, accompanied by Ma Yunlu, climbed the newly restored platform.
The platform is ten feet high, and it is built with a canopy and a big star.
Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong and other scattered cavalry attendants stood aside.
Guo Wu, Zhao Yun, and Liu He led nearly a hundred cavalry attendants and 300 armored cavalry to stand beneath the stage.
Although the number of more than 400 people was less than one fifty of the total force, the fierce murderous aura revealed moved countless people.
These are all elites who have experienced bloody battles, just like the emperor and nobles on the stage.
The commander-in-chief of the escort Han Sui stood under Xiaohuagai and turned his back to the emperor. Although he was also a famous general who had experienced countless bloody battles, when he thought of the emperor behind him, he still had his back tight and couldn't help but straighten his body straight, for fear of being seen by the emperor.
Be a little old.
On the spacious school ground, more than 20,000 soldiers were silently waiting for the start of the school review.
The tiger is in the middle of the Yulin, and five hundred female cavalry stand in the Yulin team, with a tall figure and a heroic spirit, no less than the Yulin Knights beside them.
Shi Sun Rui was on the left, sitting upright on the horse's back. His gray beard was blown by the wind, and his elegance became a little more casual. The infantry battalion behind him was fully armed and prepared for the exercise.
Beside him were Xu Huang, Zang Hong, and Xian Yu Fu, who extended to the two rows.
Liu Bei is on the right. After more than half a month of training, the soldiers behind him are more neat and their expressions are more solemn.
Liu Bei raised his head and stared at the young emperor on the stage, his heartbeat a little faster.
After many contacts, the more he knew about the emperor, the more he felt that the emperor was unattainable and was a well-deserved hero. The situation that seemed to be about to collapse was turned into a completely different direction by him.
Who would have thought that the Yellow Turban's proposal would become a reality in the hands of the emperor, and chaos in the world would become an opportunity to save the field. What Emperor Guangwu could not do was actually done by the emperor.
All the people are scholars, which can at least make the Han Dynasty more glorious for four or five hundred years until another saint appears.
If the Han Dynasty had such a hero, how could Yuan Shao not be defeated?
It’s a pity that I didn’t listen to Guan Yu at the beginning and submitted a sanction to the court early on, otherwise Han Sui’s position might be mine now.
Next to Liu Bei, Lou Gui, Kuai Yue, and Taishi Ci who came from Yangzhou were standing in turn.
The four generals Duan Wei, Yang Feng, Dong Cheng and Yang Ding each led the elite troops and arranged four corners.
Around the schoolyard, there were people who came to watch the ceremony. In order to see clearly, many people climbed up the city walls and trees, and even the distance was filled with many people standing on Luoyang City.
The preparation time was long and the news was released for a long time. There were many people coming from the surrounding counties and townships to watch the ceremony. Among them, they knew that Emperor Xiaoling had read it more than ten years ago, so they naturally compared it with the soldiers in front of them.
The difference is obvious.
Ten years ago, the Northern Army and the Eighth Schools in Xiyuan were all things that were not useful. Their clothes and armor might be brighter, but their energy could not be compared with the elite soldiers in front of them.
Sometimes you don’t even need to practice whether you are elite or not. Just look at your posture and your eyes can be distinguished.
But the bigger difference is that although the soldiers in front of you can tell at a glance that they are elites, the onlookers are not afraid, but are more at ease.
The emperor is a saint who can educate the people of Xiliang like tigers and wolves into civilized troops, and let them assist local farming and flood prevention. How could the soldiers of Shandong prefectures and counties harm the people?
"I didn't expect that in my lifetime, I could still return to Luoyang and see the king's master." The old man in the crowd said, crying.
"Everyone says Emperor Xiaoling is absurd. From the perspective of the above, I am afraid that it will not be the case." A middle-aged man who looks like a scholar stroked his beard and thoughtful. "If it is easy to lose, it will change, then it will be clear, and if it is full, it will be long.
If you bless it by God, there will be no disadvantages. How can you stick to the rules and learn to walk in Handan?"