Chapter 420 The boss and the second child fought, and the third child died.
In Liu Bei's study, Liu Hui held up a bamboo tube with both hands.
Liu Bei opened the well-sealed bamboo tube, took out the letter written by Zhang Rang on silk, and read it slowly.
In the letter, Zhang Rang only said one thing.
Help.
Zhang Rang mentioned the promise Liu Bei made to him back then and asked Liu Bei if that promise still counted and if he would really save him. If it was false, Zhang Rang would hate Liu Bei for the rest of his life. If it was true, he would let Liu Bei
Find a way to save him quickly.
He Jin is no longer under his control, and Liu Hong's Xiyuan New Army has no share in him. He is now panicked, very panicked.
Once Liu Hong confronts He Jin, neither the Xiyuan Army nor the Luoyang Forbidden Army is within his control. His reliable armed force is only more than a thousand and less than two thousand Dongyuan spies, which is not enough to fill the two armies.
between teeth.
No matter which party in Luoyang City wants to attack Zhang Rang and others, Zhang Rang and others have no power to fight back, and even their lives are in danger.
They had no one else to rely on but Liu Bei.
So, Liu, didn't you say you wanted to protect me?
Now is the time, come and protect me, I believe you can come back!
After reading Zhang Rang's letter, Liu Bei was silent for a while, and then looked at Liu Hui, who had been standing aside motionless.
"De Ran, do you know what is written in this letter?"
"I don't know, it shouldn't be about selling salt, otherwise there would be no need to be so solemn."
"Well, indeed, this is a letter asking for help."
"Help?"
Liu Hui was stunned: "Zhang Rang? Shi Changshi? They asked you for help?"
"Well, he's asking me for help."
Liu Bei smiled and said: "In the beginning, Zhang Rang helped me a lot and helped me get rid of some bastards who wanted to target me, so I owed him a favor and told him that in the future, if he provokes
What kind of trouble is this? Someone is targeting him. Someone wants his life. Let him come to me and I will save his life."
"this……"
Liu Hui thought for a while and said slowly: "A person like Zhang Rang, who is so arrogant and domineering, still needs your protection? He is so powerful and a powerful influencer. He has killed countless people in these years, so he still needs someone else to protect him?
"
"is not that right?"
Liu Bei smiled and said: "But one moment, another moment, in Luoyang City, the emperor has a heavy army, General He Jin has another heavy army, Zhang Rang, except for more than a thousand Dongyuan spies, there is nothing, so he
I’m very scared, even the ten regular attendants are scared.”
"The emperor's army...can't they intervene?"
Liu Hui was surprised and asked: "I find it incredible that they have such a close relationship with the emperor, and they also do salt business together and share profits and dividends. How could this happen?"
"Who knows what the emperor is thinking, the new Xiyuan Army has no business for Zhang Rang to interfere."
Liu Bei smiled and said: "So, Zhang Rang felt unsafe, so he asked me for help. Deran, do you think I should save him?"
"If you ask me, it would be best if Zhang Rang, a thief who brought disaster to the country and the people, is dead. If he is allowed to live for one more day, more people will suffer."
Liu Hui looked at Liu Bei's unchanging smile and said relaxedly: "But you have made a promise, then it depends on your own choice. To save or not to save, it should not be up to Zhang Rang, but to you.
If something is good for you, you should do it; if something is not good for you, you should think twice."
"The current situation in Luoyang is actually very interesting."
Liu Bei stood up, walked to Liu Hui's side, and said with a smile: "The emperor has heavy troops in his hands. He Jin and Yuan Wei have joined forces, and their power is not weaker than that of the emperor. The ten constant servants are sandwiched in the middle. There are no human beings inside and outside. Look to the left."
, look to the right, I don’t know where I should stand or where I can stand.”
Liu Hui was a little curious.
"Logically speaking, the emperor is hostile to the Yuan family and the He family. Naturally, they are dueling. What does it have to do with the ten permanent servants?"
"Deran, have you ever heard of a sentence?"
Liu Bei patted Liu Hui on the shoulder and said with a smile: "There are three brothers in the family. The eldest brother and the second brother got into a fight, and the third brother died."
"ah?"
Liu Hui was stunned again, with a look of surprise on his face: "What does this mean? When the boss and the second child fought, why was the third child killed?"
"For the boss and the second child, there is no need to fight until the last moment."
Liu Bei said slowly: "Although the boss can kill the second brother, he will be beaten half to death and suffer heavy losses. After beating the second brother, the boss will be seriously injured for a long time, which is equivalent to being useless. At this time
, what do you think the intact third child will do?
Should the intact third child continue to submit to the dying boss, or should he take advantage of his illness to take his life, kill the boss, swallow up all the inheritance of the boss and the second child, and become the real boss of the new generation? Deran, if it were you, you
What would you choose?"
Liu Hui was a little stunned at first, but gradually she came back to her senses and felt that what Liu Bei said was quite meaningful.
"If I were the third child and one of the two in front was killed and the other injured, of course I would kill them all and then become the boss myself. Such a good opportunity only comes once in a century, how could I let it go?"
"Yes, the emperor is the boss, and the He family and the Yuan family are the second children. So guess who the third child is?"
Liu Bei looked at Liu Hui with a smile.
Liu Hui understood everything and laughed.
"Ten constant attendants."
"So, if the emperor goes to war with the He family and the Yuan family, will he really attack with all his strength, fight without any care, and then give up the fruits of victory?"
Liu Bei shook his head and said: "The Shichangshi are not fools. They have been arrogant and domineering for so many years. They are also somewhat capable. They know that they are now a piece of meat in someone else's bowl and know what kind of situation they are in.
The fight between the Emperor and the Yuan family and the He family, no matter who wins, will not be a good thing for them. It just depends on when someone comes to eat them, and of course they don't want to be eaten."
"You mean that the chaos in Luoyang may end with the destruction of the ten permanent servants?"
Liu Hui asked: "What about the emperor? What about the Yuan family and the He family? Who among them will win?"
"Then I don't know. There are too many variables, and anyone can win."
Liu Bei pursed his lips, was silent for a while, and then slowly said: "But what I hope most is that I become the final winner..."
Liu Hui's heart trembled.
As the person under Liu Bei who had the most access to core secrets, he was the first to know Liu Bei's true purpose. He knew that Liu Bei had been planning to return to Luoyang to take over the highest authority, and he also believed that Liu Bei should be the final winner.
There is no one else in his heart, only Liu Bei who saved him. Whether it is Liu Hong or Zhang Rang, he has no feelings. He is the first person who is truly loyal only to Liu Bei personally.
"Of course I very much hope that you can be the final winner, but the situation in Luoyang is strange. No one knows who can win until the end. Moreover, you are not in Luoyang now, and the army cannot take you to Luoyang.
How can we win?”
"I am sure, although I am only 30% sure now."
"Thirty percent?"
"At least the ten permanent servants hope that I win, and they will help me. This is a 30% certainty."
Liu Bei raised three fingers: "As for the others, we have to accumulate them slowly."
"But if there is no legitimate reason, your army cannot go to Luoyang. If the army does not go to Luoyang, how can you strive for victory?"
Liu Hui worriedly said: "It's not easy to do this."
“It’s not difficult to go to Luoyang in a legitimate way.”
Liu Bei shook his head: "It's just that the current situation is still unclear. I have to continue to wait and see. Don't be anxious. For the time being, let's train with peace of mind and make preparations. There will always be a chance. I believe that I will always have a chance."
"That one is over there..."
"I will reply to him and let him know that I will fulfill my promise and that I have not forgotten my promise to him."
Liu Bei said slowly: "I'm just not sure when I will help him. And at least for the moment, they are safe. Let them be calm and don't be too anxious."
Liu Hui nodded and did not continue to ask.
He has deep trust in Liu Bei, and his experiences along the way make him believe that Liu Bei can deal with the current problems.
But at the same time, Liu Hong had doubts about whether he could cope with the problems he was currently facing.