After Lu Zhi learned the inside story of the matter, he was so angry that he broke the water glass in his hand and immediately went to Liu Bei's house to check the situation. After learning that Liu Bei was fine, he went to the palace to see the emperor and the empress dowager Dong.
He asked for a meeting on the spot and requested that the matter be dealt with in the most severe manner.
Catch those who deserve to be arrested, kill those who deserve to be killed, and we will never tolerate such a situation happening again.
Officials of the Ancient Literature School, led by Ma Rixi, Fu Qian, Cai Yong and others, collectively went to the court to demand that the imperial court adopt a response attitude and must not tolerate any assassin.
Even if these people were like this, Liu Bei's subordinates went berserk collectively.
Guang Luxun Yan Zhong, Zhijin Wu Gaixun, Henan Yin Cao Cao, Shaofu Zhen Yan, Shangshu Zuo Cheng Jia Xu, Xun You, as well as the top ten lieutenant generals of the Central Army, and all the subordinates in the general's palace are listed together.
To the court, requesting the court to deal with the matter seriously.
Huge political pressure was put on the imperial court, the Empress Dowager Dong and the auxiliary ministers.
At this point, they all knew that it was impossible not to kill people.
And regarding this matter, Empress Dowager Dong was also extremely annoyed.
She recognizes Liu Bei's ability, loyalty and vision, and is very satisfied with the fact that Liu Bei has brought her a stable, wealthy and comfortable life. She agrees with Liu Bei's rule before the emperor comes of age, and can also expect that if Liu Bei is really assassinated
, what will Luoyang look like again?
Those more than 100,000 arrogant soldiers will completely crush Luoyang.
So she was extremely annoyed.
She immediately summoned Liu Bei and asked him to come up with a solution. She absolutely supported any retaliatory actions Liu Bei took against the Jinwen School and had no objections.
Even if they are all killed, it is possible.
Zhang Rang expressed strong support.
Jian Shuo nodded in agreement.
Dong Chong claimed to be ill and did not appear in the palace during the whole process. He seemed to be living in seclusion.
So Liu Bei listed out a series of his liquidation plans and reached a consensus within the highest decision-making circle.
Based on this consensus, Liu Bei launched a powerful public opinion propaganda machine and began to publicize this incident in Luoyang City, infinitely amplifying the consequences and negative impact of this incident.
Then, on the third day of June in the first year of Jian'an, a breaking news spread throughout Luoyang.
Several major families of the Jinwen school were unwilling to fail and lose the status and resources of the Yue family, so they frantically planned an assassination plan against the general Liu Bei. However, because officials with unscrupulous consciences tipped off the plot, the plot was revealed to Liu Bei.
Punctured.
This targeted assassination was unsuccessful.
Although Liu Bei was not injured, the severity of this incident was unprecedented. Once Liu Bei died, the stable situation of the entire Han Dynasty would directly collapse. The Han Dynasty would most likely fall into a state of fragmentation, and no one would become the winner.
During this process, Ruan Yu naturally added some of his own personal goods——
The reason why the Han Dynasty is relatively stable now is because Liu Bei is intimidating him with his overwhelming force. If something happens to Liu Bei, the world will be in turmoil within a month, and within half a year, the Han Dynasty will be torn apart.
From Liu Bei's point of view, this was somewhat suspected of being private goods, but the problem is that Ruan Yu really thought so.
"Without you suppressing the rebellion, annihilating the rebels, and defeating the Xianbei, Xiongnu, and Wuhuan, is it unforeseeable that the Central Plains is shaking, Hebei is overturning, and Youzhou is collapsing? It is all because of your hard work that these places have maintained stability!
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Not only Ruan Yu, but also many people in Luoyang City view the current situation this way.
In particular, many imperial students who admired Liu Bei's military exploits acted as facilitators, desperately publicizing this matter, and taking advantage of the situation to demand an all-round liquidation of the Jinwen School.
Once we get to the bottom of the investigation, we will never tolerate it. Those who deserve to be killed will be killed, and those who deserve to be exiled will not be spared!
Such voices are getting louder and louder, heard by more and more people, and supported by more and more people.
So Liu Bei naturally launched a comprehensive liquidation of the Jinwen School with the support of most people.
This was not Liu Bei's deliberate intention to target them. Liu Bei did not want to cause trouble for them so soon. He originally planned to wait for the Jiade Hall meeting to be completed and the Taixue reform to be completed before taking action against Jin Wenxue.
At that time, you can just find a decent reason to clean up the Modern Literature School, and take advantage of the situation to launch the first wave of military campaigns against the Modern Literature School and its servants. This will establish the reputation of the Luoyang Court as a powerful ruler and restore the Luoyang Court to a certain extent.
authority over local areas.
But, to be honest, Liu Bei really didn't expect that these guys were so crazy that they decided to assassinate him, and they made this secret operation so rough...
The so-called assassination, the most difficult thing to prevent is the sudden assassination of a person.
If there are many people, the purpose is clear, and the plan is complete, it will be easier to deal with, because if there are many people, secrets will be leaked.
The power is greatest only when a person assassinates someone for reasons that the ruler simply doesn't care about.
Even if he has no status or power and is just an ordinary person, he can still put the supreme ruler in danger.
The most typical example is Chen De's assassination of Jiaqing.
Without this understanding, without such courage, without strict planning and preparation, even the people below are not unified, and there is no ventilation from all directions, just to carry out assassinations, that is, to send the rope to hang them to Liu Bei for no reason.
Up.
This is really what they asked for.
If you do something wrong, you will not survive, so no one dared to object, and Liu Bei was not merciful.
Several members of the Jinwen school family in Luoyang City were rounded up and no one was spared.
It is said that Huan Dian and Zhang Xi resisted with weapons. Some bows and arrows, as well as armor and helmets were found from their homes. Liu Bei directly labeled them as attempted rebels and hammered them down.
Death, there is no room for recovery.
The others were all accomplices of the rebellion, with evil intentions, and were guilty of the same crime.
In this regard, most of the Jinwen School family members were beaten to death and had nothing to say. However, Fu Wan, the speaker of the Fu family, burst into tears when faced with the incident, saying that he was forced to do so and that he did not want to participate in this incident at all.
However, Huan Dian put him under house arrest and forced him to participate, even if he didn't participate. It was really not his intention.
He cried loudly in prison, desperately trying to meet Liu Bei, begging for his life, hoping to be forgiven by Liu Bei.
But when the ancient literature school is in a collective rage, there is really no effect in suppressing one person's wailing, and no one wants to see this family let go. Even if he is really innocent, at this moment, he can't
There is no cure.
Therefore, Liu Bei did not go to see him and directly sentenced the Fu family to destruction.
There are many families in Jinwen school.
Among them, the Gao family of Ban County in Pingyuan County, the Wu family of Langya County, the Xia family of Mengxian County of Liang State, the Xue family of Huaiyang County of Liang State, the Wa family of Yuyang Yuyang of Nanyang, the Longkanghuan family of Peijun County, and the Zhang family of Xiyang County of Runan are the seven modern literary schools.
The family was immediately beaten to death, and they were definitely involved in this matter.
There are other clansmen who do not hold official positions in Luoyang City, and it is not certain whether the Jinwen School family was involved in this matter.
For example, the Zhai family of Luoxian County in Guanghan, the Liu family of Chen Liudonghun, the Zhang family of Yingchuan, the Lang family of Beihai Anqiu, the Zhen family of Beihai Anqiu, the Zhang family of Chengdu in Shu County, the Yang family of Huayin in Hongnong, the Qiancheng Ouyang family of Le'an, and the Ji family.
The Yincao family, the Mou family in Le'an, the Bao family in Shangdangtunliu, etc.
From Liu Bei's own point of view, they did not participate in this matter. The main reason was that they were too late. They had no time to collude with the seven families in Luoyang City.
But the problem is that the ancient literature school will not think so, and Liu Bei will not miss this great opportunity.
It doesn't matter whether they participate or not, no one cares. They promised to kill two birds with one stone, not only to destroy them, but also to start a wave of liquidation and land transfer, so I can only say sorry to these families...
There's no need to apologize.
Liu Bei suddenly remembered that these guys have been enjoying the status and resources of the Wenyue family for more than a hundred years. Some families have even started to enjoy it since the Western Han Dynasty. Now they have been making a fortune silently and becoming their own local emperors.
, I don’t know how comfortable it is.
Since I have been comfortable for so long, now is the time to pay off my debt.
Even if the entire clan is wiped out, it is still a debt repayment, something that should be done and there is nothing to be sorry for.
On the fifth day of the sixth lunar month in the first year of Jian'an, seventy-seven officials from the court and central government, including General Liu Bei and Taiwei Lu Zhi, jointly submitted a letter to Emperor Liu Xie, requesting Emperor Liu Xie's permission to wipe out all the Jinwen school's elite families and not spare any one of them.
The reason is that the Jinwen school families are in the same spirit, so they either don't attack, or they have to attack thoroughly to prevent locals from being frightened by the news and starting an army to rebel.
In this regard, Liu Bei took the initiative to say that he would "learn from Yuan's lessons", "eliminate all evil" and "prevent the recurrence of troubles in the world".
Moreover, the target of the attack is limited to the original clan itself and the families of the disciples and disciples involved in this matter. If there is no new evidence, no further executions will be carried out.
On the same day, Emperor Liu Xie approved a joint petition by 77 officials including Liu Bei and Lu Zhi to crack down on this matter the most severely. Among them, only two families of the Jinwen school received different treatment.
One is the Yang family of Huayin, Hongnong, and the other is the Kong family of Lu state.