For a moment, Liu Bei's heart beat faster.
But he soon realized that this was just Liu Hong's words.
He is only twenty-two years old now, and he is no more than a doctor in the Shangshutai. He has only been an official for two years. In terms of age and qualifications, he is not yet old enough to serve as a prefect of a county.
Unless the official selection system of the Han Dynasty is changed to based on reputation, then I might be able to serve as a high-ranking official.
So he just smiled and shook his head.
"Your Majesty, I have no desire to return to my hometown to show off my power."
"oh?"
Liu Hong smiled and said: "You have been poor since you were a child, and you even had to rely on weaving mats and selling shoes for a living. Have you never been despised or bullied? Or is it that your hometown of Zhuojun is so simple and simple?"
Liu Bei still shook his head.
"Zhuo County is not such a good place, and of course it is not too bad. There are good and bad people everywhere, so it is not that no one looked down on me or insulted me at first. However, my nature is strong, I don't like to be forbearing, and I am not afraid of trouble. Then Yes, he also likes to talk with his fists.
Generally speaking, if anyone looks down on me or despises me, I will fight him back immediately, and even fight to make him admit his mistake directly. Hatred will never be left until the next day, so when I was young, I was known as a street fighter in my hometown. He was invincible throughout his hometown, and soon no one dared to look down on me. "
"Pfft-hahahahahaha! Ahhahahahaha! Street Fighter! Hahahahahaha! Hahahahahaha!"
Liu Hong seemed to have been poked in his laughter spot. He burst into laughter on the spot and laughed wildly. He couldn't stop laughing for a long time and almost got cramps from laughing.
So Zhang Rang quickly stepped forward to rub Liu Hong's belly.
After struggling for a while, Liu Hong wiped away his tears from laughter and looked at Liu Bei with a smile.
"I never thought that Xuande had such an experience when he was young? Tell me, how do you act as a street fighter? How come you have such a majestic king title with the word "street"... so funny? If Xiang Ji has I know, I still don’t know how to blame you! Hahahahahaha!”
Liu Hong almost couldn't hold back his laughter, and he quickly asked Liu Bei to continue talking about his childhood experiences.
Liu Bei talked about how he weaved mats and sold shoes with his mother when he was young, how he later joined a street gang and participated in fights, how he emerged as a street gang leader, and finally became a powerful man in the country.
Of course, some of the bloody parts of fighting and killing and conspiracy calculations are omitted, and the focus is on the process of fighting with brothers who trust each other to conquer the world, and the history of one's fortune is as passionate and deceptive as the Young and Dangerous. sex.
It's as if young people would be sorry for their youth if they don't do this.
Liu Hong, who had never experienced any of this since childhood and did not like established rules, was very interested in the "hot-blooded world" described by Liu Bei. His eyes were shining with yearning, and he couldn't help but sigh after listening to it.
"The young man is so hot-blooded that even if he has scars all over his body, when he looks back on it when he is older, he will not regret it... I really envy Xuande for having such a hot-blooded young man!"
Regarding Liu Bei's hot-blooded young man, Liu Hong, who has never had any real bottom-level experience, only saw the surface and could not see the inside.
But Zhang Rang, who has low-level experience, knows what kind of conspiracies, calculations, difficulties and obstacles are hidden under this passionate appearance. He is not confused about this.
Therefore, he secretly admired Liu Bei's powerful ability to express himself, and felt that Liu Bei also had some ability to confuse people.
I am really not afraid of a scholar who has good literary talent, but I am afraid that if he is good in literary talent, he is still a gangster and can deceive others, and that's the end of it.
Zhang Rang looked at Liu Hong's longing expression, and then looked at Liu Bei's calm expression without joy or sorrow, and suddenly felt that Liu Bei's future was still promising.
Being his enemy is not necessarily a good decision, and judging from his behavior, he...
Not necessarily on the side of the scholars.
After Liu Hong sighed for a while, maybe his favorability towards Liu Bei had greatly improved, so he didn't want to beat around the bush and said some very direct words.
"Xuande, you are a clan member of the Han Dynasty. I don't want to say some things too tactfully. Regarding your previous suggestion to me that I should change the title of twenty-six county governors to Yilang, what are your considerations? Are you really thinking about your father-in-law?"
Liu Bei was determined, feeling that not only had he won, but he had won completely.
Once this question is asked by Liu Hong, everything will be fine.
"Your Majesty clearly knows that what I do is not only for my father-in-law's consideration, but also for His Majesty's consideration."
"Oh? Think about me?"
Liu Hong raised his lips: "What's the way to think about it?"
"My father-in-law has been kind to me, and I have always known that my father-in-law hopes to enter Luoyang as an official, so he reciprocates his kindness. This is a small personal righteousness. However, as a member of the Han Dynasty, I should consider the entire Han Dynasty. This is The righteousness of my ministers.”
Liu Bei said: "I know that your Majesty has far-reaching considerations, so he did not forcefully promote the replacement of the twenty-six county governors. However, I also know that what your Majesty did was to curb the power of the scholars and prevent them from becoming too strong and out of control. .
Promoting the twenty-six governors can not only satisfy the scholars' requirements on this matter, so that they will not continue to compete with His Majesty, but also meet His Majesty's needs at the same time. Therefore, I feel that this is the best of both worlds, so I dedicated it to Your Majesty. "
Liu Hong looked at Zhang Rang beside him, and then at Liu Bei.
"But why did I hear that the reason why the scholars were in trouble was mainly due to you? It was you who made suggestions for the scholars, and the scholars were able to avert danger."
Liu Bei shook his head.
"It was not the scholars who saved the day, but Your Majesty."
"how do I say this?"
Liu Hong's eyes suddenly became sharp.
"Because the commotion this time was so great that the scholars could not accept it, so that the scholars overreacted! Your Majesty, I dare to ask, who came up with the number of deposed twenty-six county guards? of?"
"this……"
Liu Hong turned to look at Zhang Rang with a look of dissatisfaction in his eyes.
Zhang Rang lowered his head, looking quite worried.
Liu Bei understood.
"Your Majesty, no matter who proposed this, this number is too big. One-fifth of the county governors in the world can be dismissed in one go. Regardless of their status as scholars, even if they are just ordinary officials, one-fifth of them can be dismissed in one go. What's going on?"
Liu Hong frowned and thought for a while.
"It makes sense."
Liu Bei nodded.
"As long as the number is smaller, seven or eight, eighty-nine, or at most ten, the scholars will not react to this extent. Your Majesty, I can barely be regarded as a scholar now. From what I have observed, the news at that time was It turns out that many scholars' eyes are really red, and they are likely to risk their lives to ask Your Majesty to take back their lives.
And because of the promotion of this incident, the scholars have become quite wary of the eunuchs and Your Majesty. Your Majesty, although the scholars have some things that dissatisfy Your Majesty, they are after all an important force in maintaining the stability of the world. Your Majesty cannot be too eager. If you suppress the scholars, something will happen. "
Liu Hong was silent for a while.
"Xuande, do you know who the scholars are?"
Liu Bei nodded.
"Except for a very small number of high-ranking scholars who truly care about their family and country, most of them talk about benevolence, justice and morality, but behind the scenes they are corrupt, pervert the law and take advantage of human life. Their methods are dirty and hypocritical. They only have themselves in their hearts, without the emperor or the country."
