Zhang Xi decided to imitate the primary school students and wrote to Liu Bei to complain.
Not only did he write it himself, but he also asked Kou Feng to write it. The two of them complained to Liu Bei from two different perspectives, military and political.
Of course, if I have to use more advanced terms, this is called impeachment.
Impeaching Changsha Governor Liao Li for inaction.
Soon, Liu Bei received two impeachment letters.
After reading these two impeachment letters from Zhang Xi and Kou Feng, Liu Bei thought for a long time and finally decided to bring Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong together to discuss what to do about this matter.
Liu Bei couldn't be so nervous about the matter of a mere governor of Changsha.
The reason why they mobilized so much to call in the two great advisers is because there has been some instability within the Liu Bei Group recently.
As a large number of officials from Jingzhou joined the officialdom and occupied positions within Liu Bei's group, friction between the Yuancong faction and the Jingzhou faction increased.
Sometimes, Liu Bei can turn a blind eye, but sometimes, Liu Bei is dissatisfied with some of the practices of the two factions.
The Jingzhou faction relied on their local resource advantages to squeeze out the profit space belonging to the Yuancong faction, while the Yuancong faction relied on their seniority and continued to squeeze out the living space of the Jingzhou faction.
Liu Bei is not Sun Quan. He doesn't like to play with checks and balances, and he doesn't want to see the officials under his command scheming with each other and affecting unity.
How big is Liu Bei's territory now? If he starts to fight internally so quickly, then when he grows bigger in the future, won't this kind of problems be endless? !
Even though Liu Bei wanted to settle matters in a bowl, Liu Bei also knew that when the interests of both parties were involved, if he, the lord, simply treated him fairly, it might not have very good results, and might even cause dissatisfaction between the two parties. .
But this time, Zhang Xi, a guy who is usually very popular and always laughing and joking, actually wrote a letter to impeach Liao Li. The matter has reached a point where it must be resolved.
Therefore, Liu Bei found Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong.
Pang Tong was the representative of the Pang family of the Jingzhou gentry, and the natural representative of the Jingzhou faction.
Zhuge Liang is Liu Bei's chief steward. Although he can be considered a member of the Jingzhou faction, Zhuge Liang's position is very clear to Liu Bei, and he considers issues from his Liu Bei's standpoint.
And Liu Bei himself is the largest representative of the Yuan Cong faction.
When everyone arrived, Liu Bei handed the impeachment letters of Zhang Xi and Kou Feng to Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong for circulation.
After the two of them finished reading, they fell into silence.
This matter, if not handled properly, is actually very dangerous.
If the people who wrote the letters were not Zhang Xi and Kou Feng, but instead were the chief historians and guarding generals of other counties, then what the two people would have to consider now is whether Changsha might move its counties to defect to Soochow.
Liao Li, a mere Liao Li, didn't have much military power in his hands, but he offended his deputy and the general in charge of the army at the same time. What did this person think? He was really not afraid of pushing these two people into panic, and directly exiled him, and then defected to Soochow. .
It is too convenient for Changsha to vote for Soochow. Less than two hundred miles to the north is Baqiu. Now, even if the two alliances really vote, it will be just a chat at most, and it is impossible to actually fight? !
Fortunately, these are Zhang Xi and Kou Feng, Liu Bei's old subordinates when he was in Xinye. Especially Zhang Xi's status and salary in Liu Bei's group are not low, and it is impossible to easily switch to others.
Zhang Xi is stable, so Kou Feng will naturally not make waves. Everyone knows that although Kou Feng is arrogant, he listens to Zhang Xi's words the most.
By the way, this Liao Li is indeed "brave" enough.
Although Zhang Xi is Changsha's chief historian and is nominally your deputy, Liao Li, everyone knows that Zhang Xi, the chief historian, is directly responsible to Liu Bei. You, Liao Li, don't give Zhang Xi face, so you never thought that this would be the case. Are you slapping the lord in the face? !
Another one, Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong also know Zhang Xi very well. He is a guy with such a good temper that he doesn't look like a scholar.
He can hang out with people in the army and has a good relationship with scholars. He has always been the most popular person in Liu Bei's army. Why did Liao Li make such a fuss that he wanted to kick Zhang Xi out of the prefect's mansion? !
Almost immediately, Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong marked Liao Li with different symbols in their hearts.
Zhuge Liang directly made a cross.
Liao Li could actually make such a good-tempered person like Zhang Xi angry and impeach. This shows how much Liao Li suffered for Zhang Xi in Changsha.
If Liao Li is not dealt with, the blow to the Yuancong faction will be too great.
There are more than one or two people who have a good relationship with Zhang Xi. If others don't tell him, the third general can probably bring his people back from Yidu and ask Zhuge Liang himself to find out.
The Jingzhou faction is very important. It is an important force for Liu Bei to gain a foothold in Jingzhou and develop and grow.
But the Yuancong faction is Liu Bei's foundation and must not be lost.
Apart from anything else, those who can follow Liu Bei and fight thousands of miles from north to south have no problem with their loyalty.
As for Pang Tong, he put a question mark on Liao Li.
What on earth was Liao Li thinking? !
Blasting someone out of the prefect's mansion is basically equivalent to breaking up with the other party, right? !
Why did Zhang Xi provoke him? !
Just for the corvee share of a mere five hundred people? !
If this is really the case, then Liao Li can only serve as a staff member to deal with paperwork, and he must not be allowed to go out on his own.
But is the fact really what Zhang Xi said? !
Pang Tong was still reluctant to believe that Liao Li would have such low emotional intelligence. After all, he was a famous figure in Jing and Xiang. If he was not good at dealing with people, how did he get this reputation? !
Therefore, Pang Tong's suggestion to Liu Bei was to remain silent for the time being and let him write to Liao Li personally to ask for the reason.
You can't just take one side of the story, right? !
Liu Bei took a deep look at Pang Tong, thought for a while, and agreed to Pang Tong's suggestion.
But turning around, Liu Bei directly gave Kou Feng a military order to help Zhang Xi build farmland around the lake and reclaim farmland as much as possible without affecting Changsha's defense.
Regarding Liao Li's matter, Liu Bei gave Pang Tong a chance, hoping that Pang Tong could give him a satisfactory answer.
But the transformation of the swamp cannot be delayed. After Zhuge Liang came back to report, Liu Bei has been thinking about this matter. Even if he uses guards, he must carry out this matter.
Of course Pang Tong knew Liu Bei's intentions, so after he returned home, he wrote a carefully crafted letter to Liao Li.
A letter with no obvious rhythm, but also tentatively asking about Liao Li.
As for Liao Limo, after receiving Pang Tong's letter, he didn't take it seriously at all. Not only did he not defend himself, but he reprimanded Kou Feng and Zhang Xi.
How could a big-headed soldier from the army and a libertine from a poor family be compared with a son from a wealthy family who had passed down a family of poems and books?
Liao Li didn't think that he was the one who kicked Zhang Xi out of the prefect's mansion at all. He just said that Zhang Xi didn't understand respect and inferiority, and he didn't know how to advance or retreat. He was asking for trouble.
After reading this letter, Pang Tong didn't know what to say.
Who is this guy talking about who doesn’t understand dignity and inferiority, and doesn’t know how to advance or retreat? !
Zhang Xi is a member of Liu Bei's group. In addition to being the Changsha Changshi, he also has the position of Cao Yu, a soldier in the Zuo General's Mansion. He is directly under Liu Bei's staff and a close confidant.
Even Pang Tong was recommended to Liu Bei by Zhang Xi. When Pang Tong met Zhang Xi, he had to show courtesy to Zhang Xi to show his gratitude for the recommendation.
Who do you think you are, Liao Li? You dare to point fingers at Zhang Xi and throw him out of the door? !
Good guy, if this letter is sent to Liu Bei, what will Liu Bei think? !
Even a good-tempered person like Zhang Xi was kicked out of the door by the bosses. When you become more powerful in the future, won't you even look down on him as the lord?
You know, Liu Biao's lesson is there. As soon as he died, the Jingzhou family collectively betrayed Liu Cong and surrendered to Cao Cao.
Liu Bei is not a soft and easy-to-manipulate person like Liu Biao. These people are making themselves uncomfortable.
Pang Tong finally hid this letter and did not show it to Liu Bei.
However, Pang Tong directly suggested that Pan Jun, a middle-ranking minister, be transferred to Changsha to serve as the prefect of Changsha. As for Liao Limo, he could just hang up his identity as an aide of General Zuo's Mansion.
It's okay for this kind of person to stay around as a staff officer, but it's really inappropriate to leave the town in this troubled world.
Another one, this can be regarded as an explanation given to Liu Bei by the Jingzhou faction represented by Pang Tong.
Since Liu Bei moved his seat of government from Wuling to Jiangling, many local aristocratic families in Jingzhou have sent their children to serve as officials. As a result, the power of the Jingzhou faction has rapidly expanded recently, and most of them are people from powerful families in Jingzhou. They have no influence on Liu Bei's group. Congpai is somewhat looked down upon, and this is also true.
If this trend does not stop, it may not be a good thing for the Jingzhou faction.
Liu Bei is a decisive leader and will not allow his subordinates to engage in internal divisions. When the time comes, he will inevitably kill a few people to suppress the situation.
Instead of everyone being passive at that time, it is better to take the initiative now and remove Liao Li, which will also serve as a warning to the monkeys.
If there are blind people who continue to seek death in the future, then don't blame Pang Tong for not speaking up for him.
(End of chapter)
