After overthrowing Liu Bei, Dong Zhong became the general, so can he solve the rebellion in the world?
Can he cope with the endless military crises?
If there are still enemies on the grassland that invade south, can he personally lead the troops in the northern expedition?
"this……"
Dong Chong hesitated, thinking about it, but he was embarrassed to say the word "can".
And his hesitation was completely seen by Empress Dowager Dong.
"Look, you can't, right?"
Empress Dowager Dong slowly shook her head and said: "If you have to live a good life, you have to struggle. Many things have gone wrong since ancient times. I am already an old bone, and most of my body is buried in the soil.
I don’t want to bother anymore, I just want to spend my old age in peace and live a comfortable life for a few days, do you understand?”
"But……"
"Don't worry about anything anymore, Zhong, put your thoughts away, stop tossing, just let me live in peace for a few days! If you want to toss, wait until I die, you can do whatever you want!"
Empress Dowager Dong shook her head, looking tired.
Dong Zhong could not convince Empress Dowager Dong, so he could only leave in anger.
After leaving the palace, Dong Chong returned to his house and shook his head when facing Huan Dian's expectant expression.
"The Empress Dowager never lets go. I have tried my best. If she doesn't agree, I will not come forward to be the bad guy. I helped Liu Ji to help you before. If I continue to go against him, I will be released."
What a mess, just be happy for yourself."
Huan Dian was stunned on the spot.
"Dong Qiaoqi, you...can you really accept this? Liu Bei is in charge of the government and even takes away all your power. Can you also accept this kind of thing? I am a slave to you and I am a fish to you. Don't worry.
I'm worried about you!"
"Don't talk about this now! Worry comes and goes, but you should just ask Liu to kill me directly!"
Dong Zhong said with an annoyed look on his face: "My people are all inside Luoyang City, and his army is outside Luoyang City. Why are you worried about these things? How can you expect me to do things for you that your Jinwen school cannot do on your own?"
Really? Or do you think I can defeat Liu’s 100,000-strong army?”
Huan Dian was speechless.
Dong Chong looked at his expression and sighed.
"It's okay to assist in boxing, but it's not necessary if I take the lead. The Empress Dowager is right when she says that Liu can fight, but I can't. I can't guarantee it."
"That……"
"Okay, stop talking, just leave it like this, you wish for your own happiness."
This time, Dong Zhong did not plan to show up and do anything anymore. The risk was too great for him, and the benefits - unless Liu Bei died, he would not see any benefits at all.
In desperation, Huan Dian and Zhang Xi had no choice. They realized that Liu Bei not only had military but also political advantages that were too great for them to fight against.
So Huan Dian and others were very helpless and then filled with hatred.
It's not that I hate Liu Bei, but I hate Yang and Yang Biao.
They had already learned through various channels that Yang Biao had softened his attitude towards Liu Bei. For the man who indirectly killed his father to be so weak, they all felt that Yang Biao was not worthy of inheriting his father's position, and was not worthy of being a member of the Jinwen school.
leader.
If Yang Biao is willing to stand up, then with the strength of his disciples and former officials accumulated by the three generations of the Yang family, he can more or less start a game with Liu Bei in the court, instead of being as weak and weak as he is now.
In the end, there was no other way, so Zhang Xi was forced to discuss the ultimate solution with Huan Dian.
Nursery Rhymes.
The content of nursery rhymes is also very simple.
Liu Bei wants to rebel and usurp the throne.
There was no reason, no cause or course of anything, but it was just that, Liu Bei was going to rebel and usurp the throne.
They secretly compiled simple and easy-to-understand nursery rhymes, and then sent people to the streets with candy to trick ignorant children into learning to recite them, and then let them sing them in the streets and alleys.
In April, when Liu Bei led his army to triumphantly return from Youzhou, this nursery rhyme about Liu Bei's rebellion and usurpation of the throne began to spread, attracting the attention of the imperial court and officials of all sizes.
All forces are in trouble again because of this nursery rhyme.
The Jinwen school took advantage of the public opinion stirred up by the nursery rhymes and discussed the matter on a large scale in the court, hoping that the court would make a decision to limit Liu Bei's military power to prevent anything bad from happening.
Huan Dian openly claimed at the court meeting that this was for the sake of Liu Bei. He said that he did not believe that Liu Bei would rebel. He believed that Liu Bei was a loyal minister, but Liu Bei's surname was Liu, and Liu Bei controlled too many troops and had too much power.
It's hard not to get people's attention.
Even in order to preserve his reputation and prestige, Huan Dian also suggested that the court reduce Liu Bei's power to prevent Liu Bei, a loyal and good man, from being slandered and doubted by outsiders.
"The general is loyal and good, but his heart is not ancient, and the comments about loyalty are too harsh. Although the rumors are limited to the wise, there are always many mediocre people and few wise people in the world. In order to maintain the reputation of the general, I boldly suggest that the court do something
Take action to prevent Zhongliang from being subject to undue suspicion."
What Huan Dian said was quite high-sounding. Veins popped up on Lu Zhi's forehead when he said it, and he became extremely angry.
How this rumor appeared and who led this rumor are actually understood by everyone present.
But, should I say it or not, this kind of thing is really not impossible. Back then, Wang Mang was able to usurp the throne by changing his surname, let alone Liu Bei's own surname.
Moreover, some things do not require facts at all. Just a suspicion can guide the direction of many things.
The emperor is young and the general is powerful. This situation is strange and questionable no matter how you look at it.
But Lu Zhi firmly disagrees.
He felt that the Jinwen school was really dirty, because no matter what, Liu Bei could not prove through normal means that he had no intention of usurping the throne, and if he really proved it, it would be time for him to voluntarily give up all power.
Anyone with a discerning eye knows that it is impossible for Liu Bei to do that, so the suspicion on Liu Bei cannot be cleared.
So Lu Zhi is angry.
At that time, Lu Zhi saw Ma Rixi looking at him, Fu Qian looking at him, and Cai Yong looking at him.
He knew that this was the time for him to stand up and defend Liu Bei.
As a teacher who has been protected and helped by his disciples many times, he, an incompetent teacher, should occasionally forget everything and stand up and fight for the disciple he loves very much.
So Lu Zhi, who didn't like fighting, decided to stand up and fight once.
So Lu Zhi walked out of the queue of officials, walked in front of Huan Dian, and stared at Huan Dian.
"Back then, the Qin army besieged the Zhao army in Changping. Lian Po defended the country and refused to fight. The Qin army was in short supply. In desperation, it decided to use the rumor tactic to spread the word to Zhao that they were not afraid of Lian Po, but only feared Zhao.
Kuo, and at the same time spread rumors that Lian Po wanted to support his troops and respect himself.
At that time, the State of Zhao was also in short supply of military supplies and was about to be unable to sustain it. Coupled with the rumors that Lian Po was self-reliant in supporting his troops, the King of Zhao chose Zhao Kuo, who advocated offense rather than defense, to replace Lian Po. What happened after that?
We all know it.”
Huan Dian looked at Lu Zhi with squinted eyes.
"Liu Taiwei, what do you want to say?"
"What I want to say is that King Zhao listened to the rumors and did not believe Lian Po. As a result, the Zhao State was defeated miserably in Changping and was almost destroyed. The power of rumors is so great and the harm of rumors is so great. It can defeat an army of 400,000 people.
Our country has been destroyed! Even so, do you still want to do this?!"