Liu Bei had not met and talked with Zhang Rang for some time. The two were busy with their own affairs. Taking this opportunity, Liu Bei also wanted to have a good chat with Zhang Rang.
So the two met in the back garden of Zhang Rang's house, drinking and chatting.
The cook in Zhang Rang's house didn't know how to cook, but he was very good at grilling. The meat was charred on the outside and tender on the inside, and was very delicious. Liu Bei liked the mutton roasted by their cook very much.
It was the same today. While eating roast mutton, Liu Bei talked about this matter with Zhang Rang.
"Old Zhang, there is something I don't know if you know."
"Hmm? Tell me about it."
Zhang Rang ate roast mutton and drank some wine.
During this time, he was handling the appointment and dismissal of officials for Liu Bei at the Shangshutai. There were many positions in Bingzhou and Youzhou that needed to be arranged. Liu Bei gave a lot of lists, so Zhang Rang watched them personally. During this period, he was still working hard.
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So Liu Bei suddenly came to him to have barbecue, and he said something like this out of nowhere, and he was a little confused.
"You should take a look first."
Liu Bei reached out and took out a few pieces of paper from his arms, handed them to Zhang Rang, and continued to eat the mutton.
Zhang Rang put down the chopsticks in his hand, wiped his hands, took the paper suspiciously, read it for a while, and then his expression changed.
"How...how could this happen? Is this true?"
"You don't know? Your Dongyuan spies are not a minority in Jizhou. I don't even have that many people in Jizhou. All my people know about it, don't you know?"
Liu Bei looked at Zhang Rang and sneered: "Old Zhang, have the people under you not eaten meat for a long time? How come they are not efficient at all? Or maybe your eyes and ears have been covered by others?
Can’t you see the real situation?”
The more Zhang Rang read the contents on the paper, the more he felt that the situation was not good, and the more he felt that he had made some mistakes.
",I...I really don't know these things. Julu County is indeed the person I arranged, and Anping Country and Bohai County...are also my acquaintances, but..."
"Stop being so pretentious. If I know something like this but you don't, it means someone under your command has been bribed!"
Liu Bei shook his head and said: "I thought you were a very cautious person, how could you make such a low-level mistake? How do you manage your subordinates even if you were plotted against you? That is to say, no one wants to deal with you. If someone really wants to
Deal with you, bribe the people around you to attack you, and you won’t even know how you died!”
Zhang Rang put down the paper in his hand, with an uncertain expression on his face.
"The people I sent are all relatively reliable and have been with me for a long time. How could they make such a mistake? If someone deceives me, then..."
"Check the people around you, as well as the other ten permanent servants, Zhao Zhong and others. Don't always think that everything will be fine once the world is stable."
Liu Bei withdrew his information and whispered: "This time, they went too far. They took 80% to 90% of the benefits and gave me 10% to 20%. If this is the case now, wouldn't they want to steal things from me in the future?
?Some people can’t get used to it.”
"Give me some time and I will find out the specific situation."
"I'll give you time, and you have to give me an explanation."
Liu Bei patted Zhang Rang on the shoulder: "Old Zhang, I promise to give you a life of wealth and honor, but you can't ruin my business, do you understand?"
Zhang Rang trembled all over, pursed his lips, and nodded.
"I see."
Zhang Rang understood very well that although he had a special relationship with Liu Bei and Liu Bei was trusting and tolerant of him, this did not mean that Liu Bei would not be angry if he was deceived, and it was his subordinates who deceived him.
If this happens for the first time, it will happen a second time, and a third time. If it happens too many times, who knows if Liu Bei will be so angry that he will even take the blame for all the forces of the Ten Constant Attendants. Then when the time comes,
There is no place to even cry!
He had to investigate this matter clearly. If someone really plotted against him, he would not show mercy - just like Liu Bei would not show mercy to him.
After Zhang Rang made the arrangements, Liu Bei convened an internal meeting of the Ancient Literature School, called in several Luoyang big guys from the Ancient Literature School, and laid out what he had found out in front of Lu Zhi.
No concealment was made.
His attitude is also very clear.
"They took 30% and gave me 70%, but I couldn't speak. They took 40% and gave me 60%, and I accepted it. They took 50% and gave me 50%, and they were evenly matched with me. Then I would accept it.
Talk to them about this matter and give me some compensation.
I will not accept anyone who is evenly matched with me. Four or six points is my bottom line. I won the current situation. You all know how much role I have played. You want to fool me with 10%? When I am
What?
Just because I'm not angry with you doesn't mean I won't be angry. You all know how much I have sacrificed. Without me, would we be where we are now? I don't have any hard demands on you. That's because I trust you. But right now
I’m very sad about the situation.”
This was the first time Liu Bei spoke so rudely to the big guys of the Ancient Literature School, which made some big guys surprised and dissatisfied.
They thought what Liu Bei said was a bit too hurtful to everyone's feelings. We are all a family together, why should we separate ourselves from each other?
It’s just a token amount. Isn’t everyone’s support in place?
Do you really have to clearly distinguish the boundaries between each other?
Liu Bei's attitude towards this is still very clear.
"Without me, the ancient literature school may be able to defeat the modern literature school, but not now. The achievements I have made with all my life are not something some people can rely on for arrogance. If they think I will do nothing about it,
If you have no opinion, you are totally wrong.
It's okay to be arrogant, but I need at least 60%. They don't have to give it, but don't blame me for turning my back on others. Liu never breaks his promise and does what he says. Everyone, would you like to try Liu's promise?
How powerful is it?"
This was a naked threat. A group of big guys from the ancient literature school were shocked, angry and frightened by this. They all hoped that Lu Zhi could uphold justice and make Liu Bei not so arrogant.
Zheng Tai almost stood up and pointed at his nose and scolded Liu Bei for being ungrateful.
However, Lu Zhi's attitude towards this was almost the same as Liu Bei's. Lu Zhi did not believe that Liu Bei's achievements were relied upon by some people to do whatever they wanted.
"I think what you said makes sense, Zheng Jun. Those who marched south and north, and those who risked their lives across the grasslands. No, can the Ancient Literature School really win now? No rational person would think so.
, isn’t it?
And does he want these things for his own enjoyment? He lives a simple life, and everyone knows that almost all of the property he obtains is used in the governance of the country. This is what we have seen with our own eyes. Do you still have any dissatisfaction?
"
Lu Zhi made it clear that he was on Liu Bei's side, which made Zheng Tai very dissatisfied, but he didn't know how to fight back against Liu Bei - if Liu Bei really took action.
The judicial system of the Han Dynasty and the Shangshutai, which had a great deterrent effect on the local area, were both within Liu Bei's influence. If Liu Bei united with the eunuch group to launch an attack on the Ancient Literature School, Jizhou's interests would not be preserved at all and would be lost soon.
So that night, Liu Bei made an agreement with the big guys of the Ancient Literature School. They could dominate and dominate, but Liu Bei had to share 60% of the profits. If they wanted to fool Liu Bei, Liu Bei would deny them 10% of the profits.
When it arrives, I still need to paste it backwards.
Which one is more suitable, a rebate or a 40% profit?
No one makes the wrong choice.
If anyone thinks about it, they can understand what their fate will be like by looking at the example of the Jinwen School’s tragic liquidation.