Cui Lie probably didn't expect that someone would stand up against him so quickly. He thought it was some little red guy from Liangzhou. He was just about to give this guy from Liangzhou a lesson, but when he turned around, he saw that it was Liu Bei.
Liu Bei was the rising star of the Ancient Literature School, and Cui Lie did not offend him too much. However, Liu Bei stood up to refute him, which made him feel embarrassed and angry, so he decided to teach him a lesson.
"The chaos in Liangzhou is no longer something that can be easily solved. If we want to solve it, we have to mobilize troops. The imperial court has just put down the Taiping Dao thieves. If we still mobilize troops now, how much food will it cost? This is what the imperial court can afford. Really? The imperial court can’t afford it, so why should you do it?”
Liu Bei did not give in.
"Cui Sikong, let me ask you, after giving up Liangzhou, where is the place east of Liangzhou?"
"Of course it's the place of Sanfu."
"What's in the Land of Sanfu?"
"What's there? There's land! There's people! What else?"
"There is an imperial mausoleum!"
Liu Bei said angrily: "In the land of Youfufeng, there are imperial mausoleums! Maoling! Anling! Pingling! Yangling! Baling! Duling! And Gaoling! The tombs of the previous emperors of the Han Dynasty are in Youfufeng! Right here. Right under the noses of the rebels! Right under the front of the rebels!"
The atmosphere in the court suddenly changed.
Cui Lie's expression also changed several times, and he began to speak less confidently.
"So what? It was Liangzhou that was given up, not Youfufeng. The imperial mausoleum of Youfufeng is located, and of course a large army must be sent to guard it! What does it have to do with Liangzhou?"
Liu Bei sneered.
"Once Liangzhou is abandoned, it will be equivalent to handing over Liangzhou's land, population and wealth to the rebels. The rebels will inevitably grow bigger. By then, won't it be more difficult than now for the rebels to integrate the power of Liangzhou and invade the Sanfu Land? Dealing with the rebels ten times? It’s difficult to deal with the rebels now, let alone back then?”
Cui Lie also sneered.
"The rebels in Xizhou are short-sighted. They just want to occupy the place and do evil. How can they have the courage to attack the third auxiliary place?"
"Is that to be assumed?"
Liu Bei glared at Cui Lie: "Cui Sikong, do you dare to use your head as a guarantee that the Liangzhou rebels will never invade the land of Sanfu? You dare to use your head to guarantee that if the place where the ancestors' tombs are located is invaded, you will commit suicide and apologize. ?"
"I……"
Cui Lie opened his mouth, not knowing how to answer Liu Bei's accusation.
Of course he didn't dare to swear, otherwise if this thing really happened, wouldn't he die on the spot?
"You can't afford it! Your whole family can't afford it!"
Liu Bei pointed at Cui Lie and said angrily: "When the rebels set foot on You Fufeng's land and the ancestral mausoleum is invaded, won't you be the only one who will be severely criticized? Will your Majesty not be severely punished?"
How will the world view this matter? How would you view His Majesty? What kind of unpalatable discussions will arise? As a human minister, do you want to put His Majesty in such an unbearable situation? "
What sharp words!
He is worthy of being the god of debate.
It's so hard to think about arguing with him...
The civil and military officials in the court looked at Liu Bei, who was already super powerful, and then looked at Cui Lie, and they all realized that this debate had actually decided the winner.
Liu Bei's argument is beyond doubt.
Cui Lie was startled and immediately turned to look at Liu Hong, who was sitting at the top with an unkind expression.
He almost immediately realized that the most dangerous person in this matter was not him, and his suggestion directly put the most dangerous person in the most dangerous situation. If he was not careful, he would die.
By then, will you have good fruits to eat?
He immediately tried to remedy the situation.
"Your Majesty, I have never thought about such a thing. I just...just..."
"That's enough, Cui Sikong, don't say any more."
Liu Hong actually wanted to take this old guy Cui Lie out and beat him with a hundred sticks right now to calm down his anger and relieve his mood after losing five million yuan. However, considering how much money Cui Lie spent, he didn't want to It's better to punish him like this now.
You can just find any reason to deal with him later. The position of Sikong is only sold for 5 million, which is really a loss.
But now, it is obviously not the time to consider this matter.
Now is the time when we are faced with the dilemma of social death at any time. Once the imperial mausoleums near Chang'an are invaded, the people of the world will definitely put the label of "unfilial" on their heads, and it will be over.
Still a holy emperor?
It would be nice not to be scolded as an unfilial son.
Therefore, this battle must be fought.
So Liu Hong first praised Liu Bei, praising him for his wholehearted consideration for the emperor, his loyalty was commendable, and he deserved a reward.
Then he ignored Cui Lie and directly asked the ministers to discuss military means to deal with the Liangzhou rebels. The Liangzhou rebels must not be allowed to enter the land of Sanfu and threaten the imperial mausoleum.
After much tossing and tossing, the battle still had to be fought, and the incident still could not be treated as if it had not happened. You can imagine the resentment in Liu Hong's heart.
At this time, Yang Biao, who had been silent, suddenly stood up.
"Your Majesty, if I recommend one person, I can easily put down the Liangzhou rebels."
"who?"
"General Zuo, Huangfu Song."
Yang Biao said loudly: "General Zuo has made great achievements in pacifying the Taiping Dao rebels. He is proficient in the art of war and is good at using troops. Moreover, he is a native of Liangzhou and is familiar with Liangzhou's situation. He will definitely be able to pacify the Liangzhou rebels!"
So the eyes of all the civil and military officials in the court were focused on Huangfu Song, who looked complacent.
Liu Hong hadn't given any reaction yet, and Yuan Wei was a little anxious.
It is no secret that the relationship between Huangfu Song and Yang Biao is unclear. Now that Yang Biao has publicly recommended Huangfu Song, it is confirmed that Yang Biao, a representative of the Modern Literature School, and Huangfu Song have established a relationship.
Huangfu Song's body has undoubtedly been marked by the school of modern literature.
Previously, Huangfu Song's backer was the eunuch Lu Qiang. Lu Qiang was originally considered a blue chip stock in the Zhongchang Shi Group, but he couldn't urinate in the same pot with a group of people led by Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, and the relationship between the two parties was very poor.
However, Huangfu Song still made great achievements in the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong failed to take down Lu Qiang.
But the problem is that Lu Qiang himself was unlucky and contracted the cold and died of the disease at the end of last year.
As soon as he died of illness, Huangfu Song lost his backer. Many people thought that Huangfu Song, a Liangzhou native, would be unlucky if he lost his backer among the eunuchs. Who knew that Huangfu Song's luck was really good, and he actually hooked up with him. The school of modern literature.
This can be regarded as a shotgun exchange for a cannon.
Now Yang Biao, the son of Yang Ci, the leader of the Modern Literature School, directly recommended him to lead the army on the expedition, which was obviously a bet, and Huangfu Song seemed to be very confident in this.
Yuan Wei really couldn't see the Jinwen School's meritorious service, but the problem was that Lu Zhi, who could be defeated by his side, was working as a shepherd in Jizhou, and Zhu Jun, whom he had won over, returned to his hometown to observe filial piety. The only three generals who had experienced the Yellow Turban Rebellion before were Huangfu Song is still in court.
Liu Bei...
He was too young and had no strong qualifications, so he obviously couldn't compete with Huangfu Song.
After much thought, Yuan Wei decided to recommend his old official Dong Zhuo.
He stood up.
"Your Majesty, I recommend Dong Zhuo, the prefect of Hanoi County. Dong Zhuo also participated in the battle to put down the Taiping Road rebels and made great contributions. Moreover, Dong Zhuo is also from Liangzhou and has great prestige among the Qiang people. He will definitely lead the troops to put down the rebellion. It can achieve great results.”
Everyone understood that the Modern Literature School and the Ancient Literature School were beginning to butt heads again. Both sides had to recommend players from their own schools and not allow the other side to gain credit.
But it is obvious that Dong Zhuo is less famous than Huangfu Song, and Dong Zhuo's background is also lower. He is not as good as Huangfu Song who was a general for many generations. If it were Lu Zhi or Zhu Jun, he could still compete with Huangfu Song for Dong Zhuo's status. Obviously not enough.
So Liu Hong chose Huangfu Song.
(End of chapter)
