Jia Xu put out the key points, and while others were still thinking, Liu Zhang was the first to react.
"Emperor Party, Zhang Wen is loyal to the emperor and his ministers. I seem to understand a little bit, but I don't feel quite sure."
Liu Zhang rubbed his temples with his hands. He felt that he understood, but he just couldn't express it.
Jia Xu looked at Liu Zhang with a smile and pointed at Xun You.
"My lord, don't be anxious. Didn't Gongda say that your majesty wants to protect my lord?"
Liu Zhang estimated that Xun You must have understood, otherwise Xun You would not have an expression of sudden realization.
Sure enough, Xun You spoke quickly.
"My Lord, Your Majesty is going to cut off the strong man's wrist."
"A strong man breaks his wrist? Is it that serious?"
Liu Zhang thought he understood at first, but now the more he listened, the more confused he became.
Since coming to the late Han Dynasty, this era has frequently refreshed my understanding. I didn’t expect Liu Hong to be the same, it was completely different from what I imagined!
Liu Hong is fatuous, sells his official position to make money, and is greedy for beauty. All the characteristics of a fatuous king are vividly displayed in him. But he can perfectly control the balance of various forces! As long as he is here, no matter how turbulent the world is, it will not go anywhere.
!And all the forces above the imperial court have always been suppressed by him.
If the general environment at the end of the Han Dynasty shocked Liu Zhang, his understanding of Liu Hong was enough to dumbfound him.
Maybe if Liu Hong lives for twenty more years, it's hard to say what the world will be like.
"Lord, have you forgotten your identity?"
Xun You brought Liu Zhang out of his thoughts and back to reality.
"No, am I not the general?"
Looking at Liu Zhang's confused eyes, Xun You smiled while stroking his beard.
"My lord, you are also an imperialist."
"Am I also an imperialist?"
Liu Zhang pointed at himself and was very surprised by this statement. But after thinking about it carefully, it seemed to make sense.
Xun You nodded, "Yes, no matter whether you are a eunuch, a noble family, a relative, or an imperial party, you should not look at yourself from your own perspective, but from the perspective of another force."
"Why did the Yuan family frequently kill people? Because he didn't want to see the imperialist party become too powerful. The same goes for He Jin. If the imperialist party becomes too powerful, the relatives will inevitably decline. This is a summary of historical experience."
"Then why did His Majesty do this? If we are all imperialists, shouldn't he protect us?"
Liu Zhang understood what Xun You meant, but still didn't understand why Liu Hong wanted to sacrifice Zhang Wen.
"My lord, although your majesty is the emperor, not everything can be done on your own initiative! Didn't I just say that no matter whether they are relatives or powerful families, they are not willing to watch the imperial party become stronger and stronger. Now, finally, the imperial party has its own internal affairs.
Contradictory, naturally seize this golden opportunity to retaliate!"
Got it, got it! Liu Zhang understood it completely.
Liu Hong used 70,000 men and Zhang Wen to protect Liu Zhang!
No wonder Liu Hong cares so much about whether Zhang Wen will succeed in suppressing the rebellion!
If Zhang Wen quells the rebellion, it will be a heavenly achievement! It will be enough to smooth out Liu Zhang's military exploits in Meiyang City!
At that time, facing the denunciation of his relatives and powerful family members, Liu Hong found it difficult to make a choice!
If Zhang Wen had just made a great contribution to quelling the rebellion, Liu Hong couldn't be ruthless!
At that time, Liu Zhang can only be sacrificed!
This obviously goes against Liu Hong’s original intention!
"Your Majesty really values me!"
Liu Zhang's tone was frivolous, and he couldn't help but feel a little ashamed of Liu Hong.
If Liu Hong knew that he tried every means to protect Liu Zhang, gave him rights, and married his daughter, but in the end he raised a rebellious official and a traitor! I wonder if he would be so angry that he would die.
"Haha, I don't know how much your majesty attaches importance to my lord, but I am sure that your majesty already hates Zhang Wen to death!"
Jia Xu's words caught Liu Zhang's attention, and he couldn't help but sigh.
"Had he known what happened today, Your Majesty should not have allowed Zhang Wen to be the cavalry general!"
Jia Xu shook his head and did not agree with Liu Zhang's idea.
"My lord, your majesty has defied all opinions this time and made Zhang Wen the chariot and cavalry general. My lord, he has a profound intention to assist him."
"Zhang Wen is loyal to His Majesty, and Your Majesty trusts him very much. This is Your Majesty's original intention to use the opportunity of suppressing the rebellion to deepen the relationship between the two imperial parties!"
"Your Majesty is well aware of Zhang Wen's lack of ability, so the lord led his troops to assist. If the lord was in charge, Zhang Wen would definitely achieve nothing! Otherwise, when Zhang Wen was defeated last time, wouldn't the imperial court take any action?
It’s just that Your Majesty never expected that Zhang Wen would be such a selfish villain! Because of his own personal grudges, he would kill his lord who was also part of the imperial party and had a heavy army!"
Liu Zhang felt a headache after hearing this. He was becoming more and more unfamiliar with this emperor!
Who said that Liu Hong only coveted beauty and sold his official position to make money! This emperor was too thoughtful!
"I really underestimated our Majesty! He really worked hard for the great Han Dynasty!"
"My Lord, you are wrong! Your Majesty will always only do it for himself! If he really does it for the great Han Dynasty, will he still make money wantonly?"
Liu Zhang had to admire Jia Xu's vision, he had already seen through Liu Hong.
"Yes, after all, he is still a selfish person. If His Majesty is really so wise and powerful, he will not misjudge Zhang Wen!"
Liu Zhang, Jia Xu, and Xun You spoke to each other and expressed their judgments about Liu Hong without any scruples, but they shocked Guoyuan and Sun Qian.
The more Guoyuan and Sun Qian heard, the more shocked they became. They even felt that Liu Zhang and the others did not take His Majesty seriously at all, and even hinted at rebellion in their words!
The two looked at each other, and even saw shock in each other's eyes.
They didn't understand much of what Liu Zhang and the other three said.
The situation in the imperial court was unfamiliar to Guoyuan and Sun Qian. They had lived in Beihai for a long time, so how could they tell who was a relative and who was a member of the family? Liu Zhang kept them because he only treated them as confidants.
"Zini, Gongyou, didn't I scare you?"
Liu Zhang had been paying attention to the two of them, and he could see the subtle changes in expressions on their faces.
"Brothers, don't get me wrong. The current situation is too complicated. The intrigues and intrigues in the court are far more obvious than on the battlefield! Now I can only act cheaply!"
Guoyuan and Sun Qian stood up and bowed to Liu Zhang in unison.
"My lord, the two of us live on the emperor's salary and are loyal to the emperor. Everything is based on the master!"
Liu Zhang stepped forward and helped the two of them up. He still trusted Guoyuan and Sun Qian.
Guoyuan witnessed Cao Cao becoming king without any objection. Although Sun Qian did not witness Liu Bei becoming emperor, he was probably well aware of Liu Bei's ambitions. Otherwise, how could he follow him around and make his home everywhere?
"Don't worry, if you don't let me down, I will never let you down!"
Liu Zhang valued Guoyuan and Sun Qian very much. Now that he was in Luoyang, there were not many chores in the Hou General's Mansion, so there was not much room for the talents of these two people to be used.
Things will be different when you arrive in Hanzhong in the future! Sun Qian can handle government affairs, Guoyuan is more important, Liu Zhang must use his strengths!
Farming!
Now that all the food and salary for the Hou General's Mansion are paid by the imperial court, Liu Zhang does not have to worry about such trivial matters as money and food. Once he leaves Luoyang, or even separates one side in the future, these things will definitely give Liu Zhang a huge headache.