When Liu Bei said these words, all the officials in the court were surprised, and Huang Wan even looked horrified.
He realized something.
"General, what you said is inappropriate. You should be careful about what you say!"
"Be careful what you say?"
Liu Bei looked at Huang Wan with a sneer, and said: "Some people privately criticized my previous actions, but I don't care, because I am just and upright. The Yuan family is rebellious, recruiting foreign troops privately, and even has secret edicts from the emperor. What I have done , no one can say I am wrong.
And what about Yuan Shao? There is no order from the court, no edict from the emperor, and there is no evidence that those officials rebelled or broke the law. Such unscrupulous killing of court officials. If they are not severely punished and not curbed, and when all the eunuchs are killed, you think this matter will stop here. Stop or continue to expand?
You must not think that only the eunuchs were killed. Think about it, after the order to eradicate the eunuchs was issued, are people who have nothing to do with the eunuchs really safe? An order is an order, and execution is execution! These are two different things!
The witchcraft disaster during the reign of Emperor Xiaowu was initially just a crime committed by one person, but later, hundreds of thousands of people were implicated and died. It is difficult to say how many of them were really guilty and how many were really innocent. ? Once this hole is opened, can you bear the consequences? ? "
Standing in the court hall, Liu Bei glanced at the officials with sharp eyes, and his voice was loud, full of energy, and deafening. The officials lowered their heads one after another and did not dare to raise their heads to look directly at Liu Bei.
Huang Wan wanted to refute, but after thinking about the lessons of the witchcraft disaster, he could not blatantly oppose Liu Bei's opinion.
As soon as the opportunity to kill wantonly and seize wealth is opened, order will be lost. This world is really a serious battle royale mode. It is hard to say who will die and who will survive.
Officials, you look at me and I look at you, and you don’t know what to say, but the joy in your heart has disappeared unconsciously.
Finally, Lu Zhi, who had been silent, stood up.
"I think what the general said is reasonable. The disaster caused by witchcraft back then was widely implicated. Hundreds of thousands of people died because of it. Emperor Xiaowu regretted it deeply. This incident has far-reaching consequences. He should warn future generations not to act recklessly. , breaking regulations.
Yuan Shao's traitors acted recklessly in Jizhou and denied the emperor's throne. They were already rebellious thieves. Now they are setting up unjust prisons in Jizhou and killing court officials and innocent people without evidence or trial. This is a disservice to the entire imperial court and the entire Han Dynasty. Disobedience, for this crime, even if his clan is destroyed, it is not an exaggeration.
And the court must not think that it is a good thing just because they are killing guilty people. If they do not abide by the court regulations, have no rules, and act arbitrarily, there will be no restrictions and no bottom line in killing. Should such behavior be encouraged? "
Liu Bei expected Lu Zhi to stand up and speak.
Huang Wan was very dissatisfied with Lu Zhi.
"What Lieutenant Lu said is a little inappropriate, right? Rebellion is rebellion, and eunuchs are eunuchs. They are both the scourge of the Han Dynasty. How can they be confused?"
Lu Zhi glanced at Huang Wan.
"Yes, Huang Taichang, this matter should not be confused in the first place, but the traitor Yuan Shao mixed these two things together and turned them into one thing, and for this he also attracted a group of Jizhou's ruthless gangsters!
If according to your opinion, after the eunuchs are killed, the next person’s turn will be either you or me. If people’s life and death cannot be judged according to the law but according to other uncertain things, then you and I The two of them will probably die soon! "
Huang Wan was very angry and wanted to refute, but couldn't find the words to refute.
There was silence in the court, and the voices of opposition disappeared.
After the court meeting, the uneasy Empress Dowager Dong summoned four ministers, mainly to ask Liu Bei to go to her palace to talk about what happened in Jizhou.
The hometown of Empress Dowager Dong is in Jizhou. After this incident, Liu Bei heard the news that Empress Dowager Dong's family seemed to be in some danger.
The people there were killing like crazy and red-eyed, and many innocent people were implicated. Empress Dowager Dong was extremely dissatisfied with this. She asked the family to move to Luoyang as soon as possible, and hoped that Liu Bei would come up with countermeasures immediately. .
Similar to Empress Dowager Dong, Zhang Rang and Jian Shuo also hope that Liu Bei will come up with countermeasures as soon as possible.
Fortunately for Jian Shuo, his main property is around Luoyang and he hasn't had time to expand his wealth.
Zhang Rang had a large amount of property in Jizhou. During this period, Yuan Shao launched a purge of eunuchs in Jizhou. Zhang Rang's property in Jizhou was destroyed. Everything was destroyed. He was in so much pain that he couldn't sleep well for several days. .
"Yuan Shao, the thief, is so bold! I wish I could drink his blood and sleep on his skin! Xuande, you must come up with something! This bastard is now preaching all over the world that he wants to eradicate the eunuchs. This is putting you on the fire." , if it really comes to that point, what else can you do?”
Zhang Rang gritted his teeth and looked at Liu Bei, clenching his fists and feeling a throbbing pain in his heart.
Regarding this matter, Liu Bei had his own ideas.
"When I learned that Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu had escaped, one of the possibilities I thought of was this possibility. Someone from Yuan Shao or Yuan Shu would attack me by saying that I and the eunuchs had joined forces to eradicate Yuan Wei and He Jin.
They will tie me to the eunuchs and force me to make a choice. If I make the wrong choice, they can attack Luoyang under the banner of Qingjun. If I make a choice that suits their wishes, I will commit suicide. If the arm is in a chaotic position, it will inevitably fail. "
"Have you thought of it?"
Zhang Rang was stunned for a moment, and then he was overjoyed: "What about the way to deal with it? You should have thought of a way to deal with it, right?"
When Zhang Rang said this, the other three people, like Zhang Rang, looked at Liu Bei with eyes full of hope.
Liu Bei looked at these political bastards and shook his head.
"Not every problem has a solution. Just because I can think of a problem doesn't mean I can think of a solution."
"………………"
Hearing what Liu Bei said, Jian Shuo immediately felt bad, and Empress Dowager Dong and Dong Zhong also looked bad.
Only Zhang Rang looked at Liu Bei suspiciously.
"You are such a capable person, what can you do? If you really have no solution, would you be so indifferent? What you said in the court just now, I don't think you just thought of it on the spur of the moment."
Zhang Rang still knew Liu Bei.
Liu Bei looked at Zhang Rang and grinned.
"I'm not lying to you. I really have nothing to do about this offensive. If Yuan Shao and the others just use this banner and don't do anything specific, I really have nothing to do but bite the bullet and win a military victory. But the problem is, They really took action."
"What's the meaning?"
"Not only did they raise a banner to oppose the eunuchs, they actually attacked your property in Jizhou and killed many people. As expected, they got out of control."
Liu Bei sneered and said: "Yuan Shao actually has no other choice. Han Fu ran away and no one endorsed him. If he doesn't use this method to win over people's hearts, not many people in Jizhou will listen to his orders and help him fight, so he has to do it." this matter.
But he thought that when he gave the order, his subordinates would obey him honestly and kill only the eunuchs and not others. This was because he was inexperienced. He had never actually governed a county or a state, so he didn't know what it meant. There are policies and measures to counter.
I have governed a state, and I know how many processes the state government's decrees will go through from issuance to implementation in the local area, how many hands it will pass, and what it will look like in the end.
It is said that they only kill eunuchs and only rob eunuchs, but do you think those officers and soldiers who actually do things will really only kill eunuchs? Will only the eunuchs’ houses be burned and their property taken? Who doesn’t have three or two enemies these days? Will those guys with knives and torches take this opportunity to avenge themselves?
Those soldiers who did not receive enough pay and food had a rare opportunity to burn, kill, and loot. Would they take this opportunity to kill and rob the eunuch's next-door neighbors? Can the soldiers, who are red-blooded and eager to kill, stop their atrocities with just one order? "
When Liu Bei said what he said, even Empress Dowager Dong felt something.
They thought seriously for a while, thinking about the "excellent style" of the Han army and their daily behavior patterns...
Well, it is estimated that the Luoyang court will not need to take action. The local government will become a mess on its own, and everyone will be in danger. Everyone will worry about becoming a member of the "Eunuch Group". Who knows when, he will He was labeled as a member of the eunuch group, and then he was beaten by a group of people, his family property was taken away, and his family members were killed...
Who wants to face such a situation?
It seems that there is really no need to worry?
Subsequently, in response to Yuan Shao's [anti-eunuch, anti-Liu Bei] actions and related political declarations, Liu Bei issued a targeted political declaration in Luoyang, ordering people to spread it everywhere and inform all states, county governors and county governors' offices.
In the declaration, Liu Bei denounced Yuan Shao as a traitor to the Han Dynasty and accused him of trying to subvert the Han Dynasty and destroy the order of the Han Dynasty.
The reason is that he does not rely on the law to sentence people to death, does not follow Han law or any kind of law, but sentences people to death based on whether they are related to the eunuch group.
Liu Bei pointed out that this is a very dangerous behavior. If you can judge people related to the eunuch group to die today, then you can let people who are not scholars die tomorrow, and you can let people who are not noble enough among the scholars die the next day. , in the end only the disciples and old officials of the Yuan family were left, and everyone in the world was a loser.
The brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are a cancer in the world and a sin that must be eradicated. They attempt to subvert the Han Dynasty and have ambitions to replace them. This is absolutely unacceptable. They will become the mortal enemies of the loyal ministers and righteous men in the world.
Anyone who joins forces with them and disrupts order is a traitor to the Han Dynasty and needs to be completely eradicated and the three clans executed.
This is not just for Yuan's former officials and disciples, but for everyone!
Anyone who has any involvement with the Yuan family or responds to any call from the Yuan family, including the three clans, will never be forgiven.
As a general, Liu Bei will resolutely and thoroughly safeguard the orthodoxy and order of the Han Dynasty.
Therefore, Liu Bei advises the people of the world to think carefully and consider carefully. Do not follow the orders of Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, but follow the orders of the court to protect the country and the people. If there are troops from Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu crossing the border, they should try their best to resist.
I don’t expect you to win, at least the people representing the government cannot surrender.
The anti-eunuch offensive launched by Yuan Shao and others is a problem that Liu Bei has not yet been able to completely solve, unless he directly resorts to military means.
The sudden incident of Han Fu leading his people to Luoyang was also something Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu did not expect.
As an old official of the Yuan family, Han Fu, who ascended to the position of governor of Jizhou with the support of the Yuan family, actually abandoned his position and fled to Luoyang to seek Liu Bei's protection. This has to make people all over the world imagine.
Of course, Liu Bei did not harm Han Fu, but he did not treat him favorably. Instead, he handed Han Fu over to the court's judicial department for review to see if he was involved in the rebellion of Yuan Wei and He Jin's group.
Han Fu did not get the wealthy and idle job he envisioned, but his life was not in danger because he was sure that he had nothing to do with this matter, so he had a clear conscience.
And Liu Bei's treatment of Han Fu did not show the lenient policy that some people hoped to see - it seems that Liu Bei did not intend to make it easy for Yuan's former officials and disciples.
This makes some people worried, but it also makes many people look forward to it.
Because the Yuan family and their protégés and former officials group occupied too many political resources, and they finally had the opportunity to kill them all in one go. They would never let them go just because of Han Fu.
Today, this goal has vaguely become the goal jointly envisioned by the groups close to Liu Bei.
When it comes to dealing with Han Fu, Liu Bei actually had the intention of letting him go. He wanted to appoint him a sinecure to divide and dismantle the power of the Yuan Group, making Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu become rootless duckweeds.
In this way, it will be easier to deal with Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu in the future, and the resistance of officials who are disciples and former officials of the Yuan family across the country will be much smaller, making it easier to deal with them.
But this intention was noticed by Jia Xu in time, and he privately warned Liu Bei not to do this.
He, the Yuan family, has the aspirations of the people of the Yuan family, but don’t you, the Liu family, have the aspirations of the people of the Liu family?
Some people under your command covet Yuan's political resources for more than a day or two. If you cannot satisfy them, you cannot predict what they will do.
"Junhou, to this day, the people around you are no less than the people around Yuan, even worse. With so many people following you and working for you, they are not without desires. ?”
Jia Xu's pointed words made Liu Bei aware of some issues that he had ignored in the past.
It seems that destroying the Yuan family has become politically correct under his command. If he wants to adopt some soft measures, it may cause some internal disputes.
The disadvantages are huge...
After careful consideration, Liu Bei gave up his original plan and decided to isolate Han Fu for examination, and further determined to completely liquidate the Yuan family's disciples and former officials group.
(End of chapter)
