After Liu Bei finished speaking, Dong Fu was silenced.
After a while, Dong Fu stood up tremblingly and wanted to salute Liu Bei.
Liu Bei quickly supported Dong Fu.
"You are an elder. You don't have to salute when you meet the emperor, let alone me? What you do is not in line with etiquette. It's up to me to salute, isn't it?"
"When facing people with knowledge and insights, it is natural to want to salute, and it has nothing to do with age."
Dong Fu shook his head and said slowly: "The general is thousands of miles away, but he can see through the situation in Luoyang at a glance. With this kind of vision, it is meaningless for me to discuss the issue of prophecy with the general.
So the study of prophecy can be put aside. Then, general, the emperor has the idea of abolishing the elders and establishing young ones, and he has already put it into action. Bloodshed is inevitable. General, what are your plans? "
Dong Fu opened the skylight and spoke openly, and Liu Bei had no intention of hiding anything.
"It is true that the world is going to be unstable, but I think this instability can be controlled. I don't want this instability to eventually explode and something irreversible will happen. I hope this instability can become the basis for great governance." A beginning, not a beginning of chaos.”
Dong Fu pursed his lips and frowned.
"Does the general want to return to Luoyang to stabilize the situation? Such a thing is too dangerous. The general's foundation in Luoyang is not deep. If he goes there rashly, it is difficult to have good results."
"I have this idea, but I haven't figured out how to do it yet. I'm making plans. I can't just watch Luoyang really bleed."
"General..."
Dong Fu thought for a while and said slowly: "The general may not believe it, but I still want to say that I watched the sky a few days ago and was surprised to find that there was an emperor's aura in Yizhou. This is a very unusual thing. I think of it. Now the general is in Yizhou, I...general..."
Dong Fu did not finish his words, but left a very attractive blank, as if hoping that Liu Bei would start the topic.
But Dong Fu didn't expect that Liu Bei didn't start the topic. Liu Bei raised his eyes and looked at Dong Fu. He was silent for a while and then slowly spoke.
"Mr. Dong, I don't recommend that you go around saying this. The risk is too great."
"Of course I understand that this is not news that can be made public."
Dong Fu said in a low voice: "But I have indeed observed this situation. I know that the general does not believe this kind of thing, but Yizhou is indeed a good place for great achievements. Emperor Gaozu set out from Hanzhong back then, with Yizhou as the foundation. , fighting for the world.
In Luoyang today, corrupt officials are rampant, and there are sinners everywhere. They only do shameful things for their own personal gain, without any regard for the safety of the people in the world. As a result, wars are everywhere and the land is in chaos. This is a sign that something big is going to happen. , the general can see clearly, why can't he make a correct judgment? "
"What is a correct judgment?"
Liu Bei sighed: "According to Dong Gong's suggestion, I was asked to stay in Yizhou and wait and see how the situation changes. But once the situation changes, it will be the time to decide the final winner. Regardless of whether the winner is the emperor or not, the winner will control Luo." Yang, holds the title of great righteousness and commands the world.
Since ancient times, only names and weapons should not be exchanged with others. Those who hold the right name will be justified in everything they do. Those who do not have the right name will rebel if they want to resist and will become thieves.
Since ancient times, the people's will has always been towards justice and honor, rather than thieves. How can a person who wants to achieve great things be a thief? And give up your righteousness to others? "
Dong Fu took a deep breath and slowly digested the meaning of Liu Bei's words.
Judging from his experience of more than eighty years of life, the meaning of Liu Bei's words seems not simple. Liu Bei's words seem to express his ambition to be world-famous.
Dong Fu thought for a while and decided to express all his thoughts.
"Today, there are four prefectural shepherds in the world. The general is Liangzhou shepherd, and there are also Xuzhou shepherds, Qingzhou shepherds, and Yuzhou shepherds. The prefectural shepherds have great power and cannot be easily compared with others. When the imperial court appoints the prefectural shepherds, it is to express to the people of the world. The imperial court was no longer able to quell the rebellion and had to rely on local forces.
It is not surprising that such a thing happened in Liangzhou, and everyone in the world can understand it. However, if the imperial court still has ambitions for the world, it should not establish the remaining three state pastors. Now that the world is full of wars and rebel flags are rolling everywhere, the imperial court's The prestige is almost gone.
Under the current circumstances, if the Emperor can control Luoyang with a new army and clear out the disloyal ministers, he may be able to save the situation. However, when the Emperor begins to recruit troops, the possibility of the Emperor's defeat also exists. Once the Emperor is defeated, the prestige of the imperial court will be destroyed. It just plummeted.
At that time, the state pastors will not give up, and the disobedient people who have lost the prestige of the imperial court will also be ready to take action. They will all support their troops and respect themselves. The winner will control Luoyang, but they will have to face the world's ready actions. Success or failure can only be determined by a thought. Time, this is too dangerous. Does the general want to be that person? "
After hearing this, Liu Bei thought for a while, and then smiled.
"Isn't it possible that the emperor still wins?"
Dong Fu thought for a while, shook his head and smiled.
"The emperor recruits troops and forms a new army. There are relatively few people he can rely on, and most of them are related to eunuchs. Before I left Luoyang, I even heard rumors that the emperor was going to hand over the commander of the new army to a eunuch. In this way Can our army win the battle?
Furthermore, if the emperor wins, he abolishes the elders and establishes the younger ones. How do the ministers in the world view the emperor? Originally, the emperor was to replace the small sect with the big sect, but now he wants to abolish the elders and establish the younger ones. This is a thing that completely ignores the ethical principles. This will make the people of the world dislike the emperor. Can the emperor win? "
When Dong Fu said these words, the word "Jian Shuo" instantly appeared in Liu Bei's mind.
Indeed, putting the army under the command of eunuchs was indeed something Liu Hong could do.
There are not many emperors in history who can do such a thing. Liu Hong is one and Song Huizong is one.
Both of these are famous negative teaching materials, with far-reaching legacy and bad reputation.
However, Liu Bei really didn't think that the new army established by Liu Hong could not fight. He just chose to be slightly less capable.
In comparison, Liu Bei still feels that the current situation in Luoyang is more important.
After Liu Bei left Luoyang, the entire situation in the Luoyang court and the entire world did not move in a stable direction, but further deteriorated.
Before Liu Bei left, the dispute between modern and ancient literature was still the mainstream. The battle in Luoyang was just a battle in Luoyang for the time being and did not go beyond the scope of a power struggle.
But with the outbreak of the Hedong crisis and its final happy ending, everything moved in an unpredictable direction.
The outbreak of the Hedong crisis and the final conciliatory outcome dealt a huge blow to the prestige of the Luoyang court.
Zhang Yan's successful turnaround operation gave a huge stimulus to the world's careerists. Although the Luoyang court displayed prestige in the Battle of Liangzhou, its prestige could no longer be sustained this time.
The subsequent second outbreak of the Yellow Turban Uprising was clear evidence of the instability in the world.
Corrupt officials from all walks of life and "groups of wise men" who only care about their own personal interests will not wholeheartedly help the Luoyang court stabilize the world. They only know how to protect their own interests, forcing the Luoyang court to send state pastors to stabilize the country. The world.
At the same time, while the world was unstable, drastic changes occurred within the Luoyang court as a result of a series of events, and the political situation went from barely balanced to collapsed.
Yes, the original stable situation of the eunuch group, modern literature school and ancient literature school within the Luoyang court completely collapsed with the outbreak of the Hedong crisis and could no longer be maintained.
What is very noteworthy is that the Jinwen school has gone into decline.
(End of chapter)