Liu Bei really had nothing to say about the political consciousness of the eunuchs.
If the local government doesn't let you interfere, why don't you just stop interfering?
No wonder Liu Hong was said to be the governor of Luoyang.
Power is not something you are born with, you have to fight for it! Where does the power come from without fighting for it?
Taking the county as the country and having two monarchs is a blatant split and a blatant rebellion. No emperor with any ambition should admit it and should work hard to reverse it.
Otherwise, what kind of unity do you have?
Just call it the Holy Roman Empire!
Liu Bei didn't want to say these words for the time being, but Zhang Rang said that Yang Ci was also concerned about such things, which made Liu Bei a little curious.
After further understanding, Zhang Rang told Liu Bei that as early as two years ago, Yang Ci, who was Situ at the time, was worried about the affairs of Taiping Road.
He believed that the Taiping Taoists showed signs of migrating and gathering in a certain place, and that there were signs of rebellion, so he summoned Liu Tao, an official, and proposed that the local government should take action to repatriate the migrating Taiping Taoists to their place of origin, in order to weaken and disintegrate Taiping. The power of Tao.
If Zhang Jiao refuses or resists, the court will have a well-known teacher and can attack him, and the problem of the Taiping Taoists can be solved relatively easily.
Liu Tao agreed with Yang Ci's opinion, so Yang Ci, together with the then Sikong Zhang Ji and Wei Wei Liu Kuan, wrote this suggestion into a memorial and wrote to Liu Hong. However, not long after, Yang Ci was dismissed from his post due to the vision of heaven and earth. This memorial was stranded in the palace, and Liu Hong did not know about it.
Liu Bei was a little surprised when he heard this. He didn't expect that besides him, there were people who were wary of Taiping Dao and Zhang Jiao earlier.
But from a certain perspective, Zhang Jiao had already started to guide Taiping Taoists to consciously migrate to various places as early as two years ago, instead of staying in the local area. Is this a mobilization of troops?
Liu Bei asked Zhang Rang why he didn't show this memorial to Liu Hong. Zhang Rang looked at Liu Bei as if he were a fool.
"Why should you show your majesty something that is not true? You don't really think there is anything in Taiping Dao, do you? People in Taiping Dao practice Huang Lao's technique. This is to induce people to do good. It is not to cause trouble, otherwise Luoyang How come there are so many officials and people in the city who also believe in Taiping Dao?"
Liu Bei was silent for a while.
"Changshi Zhang, what do you think the Tao of Peace is?"
"When Emperor Xiaohuan was still here, he believed in Huang Lao's theory. I also learned a lot from it and understood a lot."
Zhang Rang said: "It's not just me. Many eunuchs in the palace have learned Huang Lao's studies. Taiping Road also mainly pays attention to Huang Lao's studies. I heard that many people still keep in touch with Zhang Jiao. Zhang Jiao's reputation is not small even in Luoyang.
You said that if Zhang Jiao has the intention to tamper and rebel, wouldn't we, the people, not be able to detect it? To take a step back, if he is really ambitious, once something goes wrong, what do you think will happen to these people in the world who are involved with Taiping Dao? Wouldn’t all the eunuchs in the palace suffer? "
Liu Bei was immediately speechless.
It’s been a long time since the age of 19 and the world is in good health, but you still don’t realize it?
Liu Bei remembered that after the Taiping Dao uprising was put down, a group of eunuchs were found in the palace who were planning to cooperate with Zhang Jue to kill Liu Hong. Zhang Rang seemed to be involved, but he didn't know how this guy escaped the disaster and survived. .
But no matter from any angle, Liu Bei didn't think Zhang Rang had the reason or need to betray Liu Hong.
He is one of Liu Hong's most trusted and relied-upon eunuchs. They all regard him as his father. He has all the glory and wealth, and he also has an "emperor's son". When he is full, he goes up to the pole to rebel against a magician. Overthrow his own "emperor's son"?
How much benefit does Zhang Jiao have to offer to persuade Zhang Rang to betray Liu Hong?
Apart from the issue of faith, Liu Bei really couldn't think of any other reason.
But Zhang Rang doesn't seem to be a devout Taiping Tao believer.
He is just a devout believer in interests.
As for other eunuchs with lower status, it is not incomprehensible to Zhang Jiaoce, because the eunuchs are not monolithic and have to fight for power and profit. With a guy like Zhang Rang standing in front of them, the eunuchs with lower status want to move up. Walking is hard.
But whether I should say it or not, I can’t say for sure.
Because Liu Hong's successor was not any of the ten permanent servants, but the rising star Jian Shuo.
Logically speaking, it was the most normal choice for Liu Hong to entrust his successor to Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, the eunuchs who had followed him the longest. Why did he choose to entrust Jian Shuo in the end?
If we take into account the fact that Zhang Rang and others were proven to have contacts with Taiping Dao after the Taiping Dao incident, it can somewhat explain the unusualness of this incident.
Real collusion is probably not considered, but private correspondence for specific interests is indispensable. Zhang Rang is probably like mud falling into his crotch, either shit or shit, and Liu Hong no longer dares to trust him wholeheartedly.
Therefore, Liu Bei did not talk too deeply with Zhang Rang in private, but went directly to Liu Hong.
He was the second person in charge of Dongyuan. This status gave him the qualification to bypass the eunuchs and directly visit Liu Hong.
"Not only in Jizhou, Taiping Taoists are widely distributed in Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou and other places. Taiping Taoists are spread all over the north and south of the river. The people who lead them have a precedent of failed rebellions. They are unruly and will be killed if they are not careful. There is a possibility of rebellion again, I think this matter must be investigated."
After meeting Liu Hong, Liu Bei talked a little about the matter.
To Liu Bei's surprise, Liu Hong was also not interested in this matter. He believed that Luoyang's affairs were the most important thing at the moment. Without Luoyang, other things were not important.
The Taiping Road is an unimportant matter, and fighting for power with the scholars is the most important thing. Liu Hong in turn persuaded Liu Bei to focus more on fighting for power with the scholars, and don't think about those who have it or don't have it. .
This political consciousness is almost the same as that of eunuchs.
Liu Bei really thought that Liu Hong's political level had improved, but in the end his level remained the same.
Liu Bei had no choice but to find Zhang Rang again, saying that he currently had no suitable manpower and wanted to second some manpower with Zhang Rang to investigate the situation of Taiping Road and get a feel for Taiping Road.
Regarding Liu Bei's inexplicable interest in Taiping Dao, Zhang Rang inexplicably came up with the idea of giving Liu Bei a heads up.
So he really gave Liu Bei a little boost.
"You doubt this and that, but I think if you are really suspected, you will be the most unfortunate one, and your end will not be better than Chao Cuo."
Liu Bei was stunned.
"how do I say this?"
"Do you know how many people believe in Taiping Dao in Luoyang City? What are their identities? Among other things, there are several well-known eunuchs in the palace who have a close relationship with Taiping Dao. I also heard in private Some people directly believe in Taiping Tao.
The eunuchs in the palace are like this, let alone the famous people inside and outside the court? How many people, whether they are officials or not, are involved with Taiping Dao. If Taiping Dao really plans to rebel, how many people do you know will suffer? "
"Then how could I be unlucky? I..."
Liu Bei opened his mouth and suddenly realized something.
Zhang Rang looked at Liu Bei's expression and felt secretly happy.
"Have you thought about it? It's not too stupid. Even if Taipingdao rebels and those people are implicated, there are always some people with high positions and deep connections who will not be implicated. It's just that the danger is still real. Of course they will Angry, what will happen to you if you expose this matter at that time?"
Liu Bei pursed his lips and lowered his head in silence.
Zhang Rang was even happier when he saw Liu Bei showing such an expression for the first time.
"Not to mention that Taiping Dao leads people to do good and spreads the skills of Huang and Lao, which is beneficial to the country. Even if it really rebels, what does it have to do with you? If you don't expose it, he will be good. If you go and expose it, he will be a good person. Okay, he really rebelled. When the time comes, do you think you will be a hero or a sinner?
Scholars, what matters is their mouth. Just like us eunuchs, in the court, they practice the power of confusing right and wrong and causing death. You are now the hope of the future of the Ancient Literature School, but when that time comes, do you think Will the Ancient Literature School protect you?
Those who have profited from Taiping Dao, those who have a favorable impression of Taiping Dao, and those who never believe that Taiping Dao will rebel, do you think they will show mercy to you because you are Lu Zhi's disciple?
Forget it if you are Yang Ci. The Three Generations and Three Dukes are a famous family in the world. Although they are slightly inferior to the Yuan family, they are disciples and former officials all over the world. If something happens and angers everyone, there are disciples and former officials running for him. What about you? Your Liu family in Zhuo County, Zhuo County, hasn’t gained momentum yet! "
(End of chapter)
