During the secret contact, Liu Hong and Liu Bei got to know each other.
He said that the current situation in Luoyang City was unfavorable to him and posed a great threat to the Liu family, so Liu Hong wanted Liu Bei to return to Luoyang to increase his bargaining chip and strive for victory against the Yuan family and the He family.
But at the same time, Liu Hong also noticed the stability of Liangzhou and Yizhou, as well as some details of the salt trade, so before making a formal decision, Liu Hong wanted to discuss with Liu Bei to see how to operate this matter.
Better.
Liu Hong made it clear to Liu Bei that the situation in Luoyang was a little difficult for him to handle alone, and he very much hoped that Liu Bei could come back to help him solve it.
Of course, the situation in Liangzhou and Yizhou is also very important. Liu Hong hopes that Liu Bei can stabilize the situation in Liangzhou and Yizhou while returning to Luoyang to give him a platform and help him fight against Yuan Wei and He Jin.
Wanting and wanting at the same time always gave Liu Bei a subtle sense of déjà vu.
But he is an emperor, and he is a willful emperor. He can do whatever he wants, no big deal.
From Liu Bei's point of view, it is not difficult to deal with Liu Hong's concerns.
His rule in Liangzhou has been stable, and the ruling group with him as the core has laid a good foundation. Regardless of whether others are in Liangzhou or not, as long as he is alive, Liangzhou will be internally stable.
As for Yizhou, there was not much turmoil in the first place. After the problem of the people was solved, there was even less turmoil.
Of course the deep-seated problems are still there, but the imminent situation that could break out is gone. Liang Hu is not as greedy as Xi Jian. Under Liu Bei's warning, he is also kind to others and does not have any conflicts with local forces.
Therefore, the situation in Yizhou is also very stable.
More importantly, as the Cao family, Xiahou family, Zhen family, Gai family and Yan family successively formed deeper relationships with Liu Bei, Liu Bei's power base was completely stable. Now this team is from the inner core to the outer core.
It has become a team capable of competing for world dominance.
Under such circumstances, Liu Bei's return to Luoyang will only make people in Liangzhou and Yizhou have greater expectations and yearning for him, looking forward to following his footsteps to the central government and gaining higher power and status.
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The power of the entire Kansai region has been integrated by Liu Bei in a sense. Although they have not yet clearly realized it, it is already the case. The resources and power of the Kansai region already have a clear spokesperson and leader.
Liu Bei's fundamentals are mature and solid.
This is obviously a good thing.
Anyway, Liu Bei is now running between two places, and he is not in one place all the time. However, the military and political affairs in both places are running very well, so there is no need to worry.
However, after he goes to Luoyang, he needs to bring a team to advise him. It is impossible to go to Luoyang alone according to the current method, so some arrangements are needed in terms of personnel.
If he goes to Luoyang, he will definitely go with the army and a team of staff, and all arrangements must be made.
For example, in Liangzhou, Yan Zhong has always been the second-largest figure below him in politics. Every time Liu Bei goes on an expedition, Yan Zhong handles government affairs for him and controls the overall situation. He does a good job.
This time when he went to Luoyang, he could also hand over this task to Yan Zhong and let Yan Zhong continue to implement the policies he formulated and continue to develop Liangzhou.
In terms of military affairs, Liu Bei planned to take out his concurrent position as Liangzhou Military Affairs Officer and hand it over to Guan Yu. Guan Yu would serve as Liangzhou Military Affairs Officer and take charge of Liangzhou Military Affairs instead of Liu Bei.
The Xianbei people and the Qiang people were beaten by Liu Bei, and now they all dare not move. As long as Liu Bei is alive, it is the biggest deterrent to them. There is no need for Liu Bei to stay in Liangzhou.
Therefore, the overall situation in the western frontier of the empire is very stable.
As for Yizhou, as long as he can control the army he is currently training, the situation in Yizhou will be as stable as Mount Tai, and there will not be any major changes. Qianzhao will be in charge of Yizhou as the governor of Bajun, and with the help of the people
Help is enough to ensure the stability of Yizhou.
Liu Bei can send some of the remaining people to Luoyang with him to compete for the highest authority in Luoyang.
But before that, Liu Bei still had a problem.
That is, does Liu Hong intend to abolish the elders and establish younger ones?
He really wanted to know, but with his status, unless Liu Hong talked about it himself, he felt that it would be inconvenient for him to ask this question rashly.
But if you don't ask, there may be other hidden dangers.
So Liu Bei planned to discuss this matter with the people around him.
At this moment, he was in Bajun, Yizhou, so he found Qianzhao, told Qianzhao about the matter, and discussed with Qianzhao privately, asking Qianzhao to help him stand guard.
preparation.
Of course, Qianzhao was duty-bound to stand guard, but Qianzhao felt a little uneasy about Liu Bei's upcoming trip to Luoyang.
"The situation in Luoyang is too chaotic now. If you go back now, the emperor will definitely use you to fight against the Yuan family and the He family. Do you really want to get involved in the struggle for the throne? This matter is too important.
If you are not careful, you will lose everything. Have you really thought about it?"
Liu Bei nodded slowly.
"I must go back, but I don't think the emperor will confront the Yuan family and the He family because of the dispute between his concubines."
"If not, how could it have gotten to this point?"
Qianzhao was quite puzzled: "I don't think there are many people who support the emperor's abolition of the elders and the establishment of young ones. If you go back now, you have made it clear that you are on the side of the emperor and support the abolition of elders and the establishment of young ones. It will do a lot to your reputation."
It’s a blow, think twice.”
"Of course I know this."
Liu Bei said slowly: "I do not support the abolition of the elders and the establishment of the younger, but the emperor has a move. As a minister, can I reject it? What's more, the emperor has not explicitly stated that he wants to abolish the elder and establish the younger. Everything has not been settled yet.
We don’t need to overthink it.”
Qianzhao thought about it, but he didn't have any better words to say. He could only nod his head, saying that he would help Liu Bei stand guard in Yizhou.
Afterwards, Liu Bei silently considered this matter for a while. He felt that there were still some issues that needed to be discussed with someone. After thinking about it, he called Jia Xu and planned to discuss it with him.
Jia Xu was obviously happy that he could participate in this kind of thing. He felt that this meant that he had completely entered Liu Bei's core team, so he immediately used his brain to plan for Liu Bei.
First of all, he pointed out that the current situation was very dangerous for Liu Bei. Liu Bei firmly could not agree with the matter of abolishing the elders and establishing the younger ones, and it was even more inappropriate to go to Luoyang for this reason.
"From ancient times to the present, abolishing elders and establishing younger ones has been a very risky matter. Countless heroes have lost their lives because of this. When people in the world mention the idea of abolishing elders and establishing younger ones, there is no one who doesn't get angry at it. But
Any monarch who abolishes the elders and establishes the younger ones will not have a good reputation.
You are the head of the Liu family in Zhuo County, Zhuo County, the inheritor of "Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals", a famous scholar in the world, and someone who is looked up to by scholars all over the world. If you take the wrong position in this matter, I am afraid that your reputation will be greatly reduced. For you,
Hou's future future will also have a great impact.
Judging from the current situation where the general has successfully summoned the army from all over the world to Luoyang, most local officials support the eldest son of the emperor to become the crown prince. Whatever the people want, there is nothing that cannot be done, even if the emperor is partial.
At that time, Gaozu was unable to establish Liu Ruyi as the crown prince because of this matter. With Gaozu's prestige, it was impossible to do this, let alone today's emperor. Therefore, at this moment, the emperor cannot support this matter."