Liu Bei's answer left Lu Zhi speechless.
So when Liu Hong asked him, Lu Zhi put forward the suggestion of sending troops directly to fight.
Of course, Yang Ci stood up and strongly opposed this.
Yang Ci put forward an opinion that he had put forward long ago, saying that the thief should be captured first and the king should be captured first, and people should be sent to arrest the leader of Taiping Dao, so that the biggest problem can be solved at the minimum cost.
Lu Zhi objected against his will, claiming that the local government could not complete this task, and might even alert the enemy and destroy the overall layout of the court, so it would be better to send troops directly.
Yang Ci angrily scolded Lu Zhi for being stupid.
Lu Zhi ridiculed Yang Ci for being pedantic.
Huangfu Song was stirring up the trouble on the side, watching the excitement without fear of serious trouble.
Zhu Jun, another famous minister with experience in military victory, looked at Yang Ci and then at Lu Zhi, looking at his nose and heart. During the entire meeting, Liu Hong didn't ask him, and he didn't say a word.
The military meeting ended in a quarrel. Liu Hong's head hurt from their quarrel, so he adjourned the meeting and made a decision tomorrow.
Then that night, Liu Hong asked Zhang Rang to secretly summon Liu Bei to the palace.
In the middle of the night, Liu Bei quietly entered the palace, accepted Liu Hong's questioning, and told Liu Hong everything that had happened before.
Liu Hong laughed angrily.
"Hahahahaha, okay, okay! I have been a high-ranking official, a powerful person for many generations, and have been blessed by the country. In the end, is this how you repay me? Xuande, your teacher is also very good and loyal. For the sake of the school, he can Ignore the facts!”
Liu Hong felt like he was gnashing his teeth as he spoke.
Liu Bei sighed.
"The teacher never thought that he would do such a thing, but countless reasons forced him to do so. After witnessing the teacher's hesitation and pain, I deeply felt that there are too many things in life. The last resort.
When this decision was made, the teacher was no longer Lu Zhi. From now on, I am afraid there will no longer be Lu Zhi in the world. He has completely become one of the leaders of the Ancient Classics School, and at the same time, he has become Became the puppet of the entire school of thought. "
After Liu Hong heard this, he calmed down a little.
"The puppet of the Ancient Classics School... Xuande's words are quite profound."
"As a leader, you must naturally take the overall situation into consideration. If you cannot take the overall situation into consideration, you cannot be a leader. Your Majesty should be deeply aware of this, right?"
Liu Bei asked in return, which silenced Liu Hong.
The aroma of incense in the palace is very good, with wisps of smoke wafting out from the copper furnace, which makes you feel calm.
After a while, Liu Hong sighed.
"Last resort, last resort, too many last resorts, too many things that you don't want to do but must do. Xuande, what do you think this life is for?"
This conversation actually made Liu Hong start to think about life, which Liu Bei did not expect.
What is life for?
Liu Bei has a very clear goal at every stage of his life. At every stage, he will move forward towards that goal, achieve it, and then set the next goal, so he is never confused.
But no matter Liu Hong or Lu Zhi, I am afraid that at this moment, there is no clear goal in life that must be achieved.
It is not easy to find this goal. Liu Bei stands on the peak of history and sees the decadence of the next four hundred years. He wants to change the decadence of the next four hundred years, so it can even be said that he has achieved the goal relatively easily. , while others stand on flat ground, naturally it is difficult to find the target.
"I don't know either."
"Hehehehe."
Liu Hong smiled bitterly and waved his hand.
"I have forgotten how much younger you are than me... That's all, that's all, Xuande, tell me what happens next, how should we deal with it?"
"Of course it's the right thing to do."
"Aren't you worried that the Ancient Literature School will be hit by this?"
"I am a minister of the Han Dynasty, a minister of His Majesty, not a minister of the ancient literature school."
Liu Bei's face was filled with unspeakable loyalty and he said respectfully: "I will only consider your Majesty and the great man, not anyone else."
Liu Hong was silent for a while, stood up, walked to Liu Bei, and held Liu Bei's hand.
"In this world, after all, it is the Han family members who will be of the same mind as me."
Zhang Rang, who was standing aside as the atmosphere team, raised his head when he heard this.
Liu Hong noticed it, smiled, and reached out to Zhang Rang.
"Grandpa is the same. Grandpa is of the same mind as me."
Zhang Rang was happy now, with an old face smiling like a chrysanthemum in full bloom.
After that, Liu Hong discussed practical issues with Liu Bei, who had been on the battlefield and had military experience, and was worried that Yang Ci's strategy would not be very effective.
"What Lu Zhi said makes sense. Just in case it scares the enemy, this..."
"Even if this strategy can only destroy one of the thirty-six parties, it is still a good idea."
Liu Bei whispered: "Every one that can be destroyed is one. Every time one is destroyed, the threat of Taiping Dao to the Han Dynasty will be reduced by one point. Even if we cannot achieve complete success, we must reduce the number of people who rebel in Taiping Dao as much as possible, and maximize the number of people in Taiping Dao." Reduce casualties.”
"A bunch of thieves, why do they care about death and injury?"
Zhang Rang interjected from the side: "The most important thing is to think more about how to quickly suppress the bandit uprising. On this point, I think Huangfu Song did nothing wrong."
"Human beings are not grass and trees, human life is at stake!"
Liu Bei said dissatisfied: "If you can save one more person, you must save one more person. The Taiping Dao uprising is unstoppable, but we must always do our best, Zhang Changshi, let's accumulate some bad virtue! If you can save people, but not saving them is the same as killing people. What’s the difference? If you kill too many people, aren’t you afraid of damaging your own lifespan?”
Zhang Rang was stunned when he heard this, then rolled his eyes and said nothing more.
He didn't want to lose his life on this issue.
When it comes to his own lifespan, Liu Hong also favors Liu Bei's opinion.
"Does human life matter? This... Xuande is right. If we can reduce the number of deaths, we should follow Yang Ci's advice, but... we must also follow Lu Zhi's advice."
Liu Hong smiled and said: "After all, it is Teacher Xuande's opinion. I can't let him lose face. It is true to capture the thief first, but the king should be captured first, but the necessary preparations must be made, and the court should prepare to mobilize troops." , this time, we need to mobilize troops."
Zhang Rang's eyes rolled, as if he had some idea.
"Your Majesty, once the Taiping Dao thieves start a big rebellion, the whole of Guandong will be unsettled, and the implications will be huge. This time they will mobilize troops again, and the court will probably appoint a general."
Hearing this, Liu Hong thought for a moment and nodded slowly.
"Yes, this large-scale military campaign will probably involve several states and counties. General Zhonglang cannot solve the problem. We have to rename the general."
"The Han Dynasty has not had any important generals in office before. Who does Your Majesty prefer to take on this important task?"
Zhang Rang looked at Liu Hong expectantly.
Liu Bei said nothing. He didn't care about this matter. He didn't care who was responsible for suppressing the Yellow Turban Uprising. He just looked like Zhang Rang cared about it.
This period of the Eastern Han Dynasty was not like the later period of warlord wars, where any cat or dog could become a general, and captains, lieutenants, etc. were even more unworthy and had no status.
In this period, Xiaowei and Zhonglangjiang are both middle- and high-level generals who hold actual military power, while generals are extremely important and are generally not permanent. Generals with heavy titles are those who can run a government and manage affairs. Their position is more important than Jiuqing, Sangong, the highest-ranking general is above the Sangong.
Because of the great power and respected status, the candidates must be chosen more carefully, and the candidates must not be chosen casually.
Liu Hong thought about it again and again, first looking at Liu Bei and then at Zhang Rang.
"Who can Grandpa choose?"
Zhang Rang was secretly happy and immediately named his candidate.
"Your Majesty, the most suitable candidate is Henan Yin, the Queen's brother, He Jin."
(End of chapter)
