After Liu Hong's order was conveyed, everything seemed to have been arranged in advance. The eunuchs moved as fast as a whirlwind, leaving no free time for the officials and no time for them to react.
Zhang Rang announced the establishment of the special investigation agency [Dongyuan] on the emperor's assassination the next day, and then sent a large number of eunuchs and non-eunuch Dongyuan officials to disperse to various places in Luoyang to "investigate", Increase your presence.
They are not investigating anything, most of them are just pretending, looking here and there, mainly to show their presence and announce their existence to the entire Luoyang, and nothing else is important.
But at the beginning, this sense of existence did not make the two sides of Jinguwen have any special feelings. They were just worried about this matter, but they did not think that this matter would pose any threat to themselves.
Because they kept thinking about this matter internally, going back and forth, but they still didn't feel that this matter had anything to do with themselves. They really couldn't find a reason to attack the emperor.
In the context of this kind of party struggle, if it's not them, it's the enemy, so they basically think that the other party will be the unlucky one.
However, it is not.
At Liu Bei's suggestion, in order to build up Dongyuan's reputation, demonstrate its strength, and even compete with the court's original judicial system for power, they needed to launch a certain degree of indiscriminate attack on the ancient literature school and the modern literature school. Establish power.
Of course, Zhang Rang is not worried about this because he is familiar with it. This is a matter for the benefit of the eunuch group. Anyway, everyone has always been enemies, and there is no such thing as an alliance. There is no need to be soft on the ancient literature school and the modern literature school. .
So from the very beginning, Dongyuan’s actions were not small.
That's for the Haibian people.
In the modern literature school, Yang Ci, the big boss, was directly invited to Dongyuan for questioning to explain the fictitious "evidence" he submitted.
Zhang Rang asked him how he investigated it and why it was so detailed that he could even figure out Lu Zhi's psychological activities.
Is he the roundworm in Lu Zhi's belly?
As representatives of the ancient literature school, Lu Zhi and Liu Bei were called to the East Garden for questioning to assist in the investigation, mainly in response to Yang Ci's report, asking them to defend themselves and put forward a defense that they did not rebel.
Aren’t you going to confront me face to face?
Come on, confront it.
So Lu Zhi and Yang Ci began to confront each other face to face. Yang Ci poured dirty water one by one, and Lu Zhi rebutted one by one. They were reasonable and well-founded, and there was nothing wrong with them.
Later, Liu Bei really couldn't stand Yang Ci's overly obvious slander, and directly defended his mindless slander.
Yang Ci was furious and started to deal with Zuan at Liu Bei, obviously no longer caring about his own identity.
Liu Bei was also furious. Regardless of Lu Zhi's obstruction, he directly fought back at Yang Ci, fully demonstrating his ability as a debater.
"My teacher was born in the border area. He was a civil servant and a military official. He revised the Stone Classics for the country to correct the situation. He also went to Jiangzuo for the country and fought bloody battles with the rebels. He walked between life and death several times. After that, he entered the Chancellor's Desk and worked hard to solve the problem. National affairs have reached the point where we forget to eat and sleep!
He couldn't go home day and night, and he couldn't take care of his youngest son when he was sick. Such a diligent and loyal person to the emperor and the country, in your mouth, became a conspiracy and rebellion. I don't know whether you are blind or deaf. Can you confuse right and wrong to this extent?
A kind word can warm you for three winters, but a bad word can hurt you for six months! When Taiwei Yang said this, I actually felt as if I was falling into an ice cave in the hot summer. The coldness of your words has reached this point! "
Yang Ci was refuted by Liu Bei and became furious, slamming the table and getting up.
"Ignorant boy! While I was working all day and night for the sake of the country, you were still weaving mats and selling shoes on the outskirts, talking nonsense! How could a despicable person like you be allowed to talk about national affairs?"
"Although I came from a border area with a humble background and made a living by weaving mats and selling shoes, I am also a member of the Han clan! I am also dedicated to the great Han Dynasty!"
Liu Bei snorted coldly: "Although I was young and inexperienced, I followed my teacher on a rebellious expedition, stained the battlefield with blood, and made great contributions to the stability of the Han Dynasty. I almost lost my life! My loyalty can be seen from the sun and the moon! And Taiwei Yang is an official. Over the past few decades, have you made any contributions to the country?
I have always known about the life of Taiwei Yang. The three generations of the Yang family and the three princes have always been members of a prestigious family, and the world looks up to them. However, Taiwei Yang has lived a life of dignity and has never done anything loyal to the emperor and the country. The Yang family has lived in Han Dynasty and served as Han Dynasty. An official should serve the country and repay the king!
However, Taiwei Yang did not know how to repay the king, but when the king was in danger, he only cared about his own petty profits, his own glory and wealth, and he did not hesitate to frame good ministers, confuse right and wrong, wagging his lips, bulging his tongue, and barking, wouldn't he be known to the world? laugh? "
Facing Liu Bei's righteous refutation, Yang Ci's face and neck turned red with anger, and his hand pointing at Liu Bei kept shaking.
"You rebellious child! You weaver of mats and shoes! You..."
"Shut up! Shameless old thief!"
Liu Bei's eyes widened and he shouted angrily: "I didn't see you sacrifice your life to save the king when he was in danger, I didn't see you leading the troops when the country was in rebellion, you charged ahead in the fight for power, you were the first to confuse right and wrong, you are in vain as a minister! It’s no use to be a Taiwei! It’s no use to be a son of a famous family! I! I have never seen such a shameless person!”
After a meal of Zuan's output, the entire scene, not to mention the bustle of people, could be regarded as quiet. The whole place was so quiet that you could hear the sound of a pin dropping.
Everyone looked at Liu Bei's angry eyes and scolded Yang Ci.
Everyone looked at Yang Ci with his face red and his neck open but unable to say a word.
Good guy, what is the God of Debate?
This is the god of debate!
Who else would dare to confront Liu Bei seriously in the future?
If you don't get mad to death, it's just like smoke rising from your ancestor's grave, let alone anything else?
The dignified three generations and the Yang family have all become shameless old thieves. How can the world be okay?
"Liu Xuande!!!"
Yang Ci was probably furious and couldn't continue to argue. After yelling, he covered his chest, pouted, rolled his eyes, stumbled back a few steps, and bumped into his son Yang Biao, and then It stopped moving.
Good guy, are you giving up now?
Obviously this old guy couldn't defeat Liu Bei, so he simply used the fainting skill to avoid suffering death on the spot.
Liu Bei saw it really. Before the old guy fainted, he turned around and glanced at Yang Biao's position with his peripheral vision. He was afraid that he would pretend to faint but no one could support him, and finally the fake act would come true.
Cherish your body, cherish your life, that's where the old guy ends.
Yang Biao didn't care so much and was shocked.
"Father! Father!!!!"
Yang Biao was about to go berserk, but Yang Ci silently reached out and pulled the lapel of his clothes. Yang Biao instantly understood something.
The surrounding officials and disciples of the Yang family did not know this, and they were also panicked and shouted in horror.
Lu Zhi stood up somewhat unexpectedly. Just as he was about to get closer, he saw Yang Biao's eyes full of anger and resentment.
Lu Zhi paused and stood there unable to move.
Then Yang Biao glanced at Liu Bei fiercely, but what he got in return was Liu Bei's unchanging expression.
Yang Biao took a few deep breaths, suppressed his anger and wanted to draw his sword to kill Liu Bei here, and quickly called on the disciples to carry Yang Ci away.
Zhang Rang didn't stop him, but shouted loudly.
"Lieutenant Yang's suspicion has not been cleared yet. We will come to ask for advice another day!"
Yang Biao was stunned and turned around to stare at Zhang Rang fiercely.
"You don't have to work too hard, but if you need anything, just tell me directly. My father is getting old, and I'm afraid he won't be able to bear the slander again!"
After saying that, Yang Biao snorted coldly, turned around and left.
Zhang Rang smiled proudly, looked at Liu Bei again, and then at Lu Zhi.
"You two have been cleared of suspicion for the time being, but there are still some things that I haven't figured out. I might need your help in the future."
Liu Bei glanced at Zhang Rang and signaled him with his eyes, but ignored him and walked to Lu Zhi's side.
"Teacher, let's go."
Upon hearing this, Lu Zhi moved away from staring at Yang Biao's departure, looked at Liu Bei, and then sighed lonely.
"Xuande, we are afraid that we will never be able to visit Yang Wenxian again."
(End of chapter)
