The Han Empire in the classical era admired elite Confucian generals who served as generals and ministers.
In particular, Liu Bei, the future head of the Fang Yue Family with a very high academic status, was originally an important target of intensive praise, and now he has made great achievements in killing generals and capturing flags on the battlefield, so Liu Bei directly went to Luoyang. The public opinion in the city was blown to the sky.
Some scholars from the modern literature school wanted to be sour for a moment or two, but they were immediately scolded by the majority of young scholars from the ancient literature school to doubt their lives. After just a few days, no one dared to openly question Liu Bei's bravery and military exploits. .
When the news came that Liu Bei had cut off the rebels' food routes and reversed the situation of the war in the second bloody battle for more than ten days, Liu Bei was immediately blown out of the public opinion field in Luoyang City.
Even the title of the number one general of the Han Dynasty was blown out, which meant that he was originally a man from heaven, but now he is a man from heaven.
If this continues, it will be unclear whether Liu Bei is a human being or not.
Is this okay?
The key point is that these two major military exploits are indeed awesome. One beheaded a general and captured the flag, and the other turned the tide of the battle, directly defeating the Liangzhou rebels who had swept across Liangzhou and threatened Sanfu.
Originally, public opinion in Luoyang believed that this war would not end in three to five years. However, not long after Liu Bei entered the battlefield, the resolution of this war seemed to be in front of everyone's eyes.
No matter how you calculate it, these two key achievements can be recorded as the first merit. And twice in a row, two important generals of the rebels fell into his hands. His excellent military achievements made all doubts disappear.
The big guys of the Ancient Literature School were very excited about this, especially Yuan Wei. They didn't expect that Liu Bei had really learned all of Lu Zhi's skills. He was really not a parallel importer, and there was even a tendency to outperform others.
Seeing that the Ancient Literature School was about to have two military support points, he was extremely happy. Then he immediately called on a group of people to go to the table and asked Liu Bei to be assessed for superior military merit, and then he would be rewarded heavily.
The momentum of the ancient literature school is about to pick up, and the weaklings of the modern literature school will no longer be able to support it. If this continues, it will not be a dream for the ancient literature school to completely overwhelm the modern literature school!
The Yuan family's dream of stepping on the heads of all the powerful families and becoming the first serious family of Han Dynasty is about to come true!
Yuan Wei was extremely excited.
Now the Literary School also reacted fiercely to this matter. Yang Ci's condition itself became more and more serious. After learning that Liu Bei had made two major military exploits on the battlefield of Liangzhou, his condition became even more serious.
Despite this, he still expressed his illness to Liu Hong and advised Liu Hong not to reward Liu Bei too much, because Liu Bei was still young. If he rewards heavily now, he will inevitably not reward him in the future.
Once the minister's reward comes to an end, should he still be crowned king?
Um……
It doesn't seem to be a big problem. From a theoretical point of view, Liu Bei's surname is Liu and he is a clan member of the Han Dynasty. He has not exceeded the rule of the White Horse Alliance that no one with the surname Liu can be crowned king. This is impossible for ordinary ministers. Transgressing taboos does not seem to be a big problem for Liu Bei.
However, this is just a theory. In practice, there are still many issues worthy of discussion when it comes to conferring the title of king on a distant branch of the Han clan who is more than ten generations away from the original Han clan.
It's just that Yang Ci really has no other way. Liu Bei's situation is simply an irreversible reward. He is too powerful. Yang Ci has no other way to temporarily suppress Liu Bei except reminding Liu Hong not to get rewarded later. Liu Bei further gained a high position.
Moreover, he himself could feel that it would be difficult for his body to recover. If something happened to him, his son Yang Biao would have to observe filial piety for him. What would the Jinwen school do during this period?
Therefore, Yang Ci became even more worried, sighing and feeling melancholy all day long, which made Yang Biao anxious.
As for Liu Bei's achievements and rewards, there was no need for Yuan Wei and others to remind him. Liu Hong regarded Liu Bei as one of his own. After learning that Liu Bei was in danger twice and fought bloody battles to obtain military honors, he was worried and worried. It's touching.
In front of Zhang Rang, Liu Hong directly said that it was not okay for Liu Bei to do this. Although he was loyal and brave, how could he do this without taking his own life at heart?
Liu Hong also needed Liu Bei to make long-term plans for him. He finally got Liu Bei, an outstanding clan member who could advise him on major matters. He felt that he could not lose Liu Bei.
"The reward must be generous, but I also have to write a letter to reprimand Xuande. If I don't take my own life into consideration, how can I safely entrust him with important matters? Grandpa, please polish the ink for me. I want to Write a letter in person to reprimand Xuande!"
Liu Hong made up his mind to reward Liu Bei generously for his bravery and bravery in the bloody battle, but at the same time, he also wanted to scold Liu Bei severely and asked him to pay more attention to his own safety and not to take risks himself. Otherwise, how could he dare to make such a big deal happen? Entrust it to Liu Bei?
You only have one life, take good care of yourself!
Without you, who would advise me to seize the imperial power?
This is the emperor's order, please take care of yourself!
Liu Hong had received a letter from Liu Bei before, which was full of concern for Liu Hong, and the tender emotions were beyond words. This made Liu Hong feel Liu Bei's sincerity in treating him, and was quite moved.
So I wrote this sincere letter of "rebuke".
Zhang Rang was in a trance when he saw Liu Hong writing a letter to Liu Bei to "reprimand" him. Then he realized that Liu Hong might really take Liu Bei to heart. Otherwise, why would he do this?
But really speaking, he kind of wanted to do the same thing.
He had a special feeling for Liu Bei. When he learned that Liu Bei was fighting bloody battles on the front line of the battlefield, he was a little worried. He even privately prayed to God to protect Liu Bei and prevent him from losing his life.
Now that things have happened, Zhang Rang has realized why he has such a special feeling for Liu Bei.
He remembered that from the beginning, Liu Bei did not regard him as a monster. From the beginning, Liu Bei did not look at him condescendingly, did not dislike him, did not despise him, and did not crush his personality.
It was a feeling that almost made Zhang Rang feel unfamiliar, treating him as a normal person.
Zhang Rang had hardly experienced this feeling, and he didn't understand why a top scholar like Liu Bei still maintained his original attitude towards him after he became famous.
But he was very sure that his special feeling for Liu Bei originated from this.
Of course he knows that he is not a good person and may not end well, but in order to live a luxurious life that was unexpected in the past, he has no regrets.
It's just that the more he lives a luxurious life, the stronger his desire to be respected and recognized becomes. He needs someone to recognize the results of his hard work and respect him.
But scholars with this qualification will only despise him and want to kill him.
Only Liu Bei gave him respect and recognition.
As time went by, he felt that he was becoming more and more entangled with Liu Bei. The relationship between the two was even a little unclear. For example, Liu Bei actually secretly asked him to settle a matter of confiscating his family and exterminating his family, and he said he owed him something. He's a favor.
Is there anyone like you who kills first and then punishes the person who entrusted you?
Is this a request or an order?
You are so brave!
After being annoyed for a while, Zhang Rang couldn't help but help Liu Bei settle the matter. He invited the lower-ranking servant Zhongchang over for a drink and a meal. He coaxed, lied and threatened. The family became the victims of the dirty PY deal between them.
As for when this favor is needed and when it can be used, Zhang Rang himself doesn't know.
So it felt like I was working as a free labor force for Liu Bei, and it was the kind of remote control.
However, Zhang Rang received another letter from Liu Bei before, talking about some personal topics. In the letter, Liu Bei also warned him to read some books, stop shouting and killing all the time, and open up the situation, etc. Like a teacher educating a student, Zhang Rang was annoyed and wanted to laugh at the same time.
Such a feeling and such a person were a unique first for Zhang Rang.
Liu Hong and Zhang Rang aside, Liu Bei's family and friends also have some opinions on these matters.
For example, Cao Cao, and the entire Cao family, were both happy and worried. He was happy that Liu Bei had made great achievements and was about to be promoted, but he was worried that Liu Bei would be injured. He did not take his own life seriously and actually charged into the battle himself, beheaded the generals and captured the flag.
It's a little bit good, but what's the point?
(End of chapter)
