Jia Xu agreed with Liu Bei's view.
"In this world, there are always too many fools who cannot recognize their actual abilities and status. It is precisely because there are too many fools like this that the world is full of chaos and shady affairs. Your existence is too special. "
Liu Bei nodded.
"Wen He is right, it's because there are too many stupid people. A stupid person like He Jin can become a general. Dong Zhong is not any better than him, but I didn't expect him to be stupid so quickly. I thought it would take at least a year and a half.”
"I think it is very important that the Jinwen School promotes it."
Xun You said slowly: "The Jinwen School did not get any benefits from this incident, and the subsequent job allocation did not reserve anything for them. They were naturally very dissatisfied, but Zhang Rang and Jian Shuo were unacceptable to them, and you and They are not from the same group, they only have one choice, Dong Chong."
"But Dong Zhong should know me to some extent, how could he be so easily persuaded by them to use me as a knife?"
Liu Bei frowned and said, "I've been thinking about it for a long time and can't figure it out. Isn't my prestige high enough?"
"Your prestige is already great, and you are well-known throughout the country."
Jia Xu shook his head and said: "Maybe it's because of some reasons that we can't guess, or maybe Dong Chong and He Jin are the same type of people, they are both hopelessly stupid."
"Maybe that's it..."
Liu Bei shook his head and sighed with emotion: "Why do things like this always happen in the world? A group of fools occupy high positions, command a group of self-righteous smart people, and bring a good situation to a complete collapse. Throughout the ages, such things have happened It’s happened many times, but why can’t it be corrected?”
Jia Xu and Xun You looked at each other and said nothing.
Apparently, they don't know the answer to the question either.
Liu Bei no longer struggled with this matter. The things he couldn't figure out might not have been figured out in the first place. He only needed to be sure of one thing.
Dong Zhong is a fool.
Under such a premise, forcing yourself to understand Dong Zhong will only make you become a fool like him. This is an unwise choice, so you can just crush him when the time comes.
There is no need to understand this idiot.
However, Dong Zhong was just a chess piece pushed out by the Jinwen School. The person who really needed to be solved was never Dong Zhong, but the Jinwen School.
Liu Bei had already mentally planned a future for the Jinwen school that would be completely destroyed.
Meanwhile, in the palace, Queen Mother Dong was scolding Dong Chong.
"What you said before didn't happen at all. Xuande doesn't look arrogant at all! You asked us to be on guard against him, but he didn't do anything and was still respectful and careful. What do you say?"
Dong Zhong looked embarrassed.
"This...this is not what my nephew meant, but what Huan Dian and Zhang Xi meant. They said that Liu Xuande was very ambitious and had great ambitions when he ascended to a high position, so they asked us to be careful. My nephew didn't believe it either, so I want to test him..."
"The results of it?"
Empress Dowager Dong said dissatisfied: "Xuande is a smart person, he must have noticed something is wrong! It was fine at first, but if you do this, something might happen! Why do I have a nephew like you? You just believe whatever others say. ?
I'm an old woman who hasn't read much, but I know that those who hide behind their backs and stir up trouble are villains. How can you avoid causing trouble when you walk with a group of villains? Don’t have anything to do with them in the future! "
"That's not to say, the main thing is..."
Dong Zhong said depressedly: "He asked for too many things before, so I also doubt whether he has any ideas. Aren't I just trying to get along?"
Dong Chong pointed at Liu Xie who was sitting quietly aside.
"Xie is only eight years old, and Liu Xuande is already twenty-eight. If he has any disobedience, how can Xie fight against him?"
"Xuande is a minister left behind by the late emperor to take care of his fate. He is a clan member of the Han Dynasty. If you don't even believe him, who else can you believe?"
Empress Dowager Dong shook her head and said: "What's more, is there any result from your temptation? Nothing! You still did it so obviously and let so many people see it. What did you make Xuande and other courtiers think?"
"It doesn't matter what they think."
Dong Zhong came forward with a smile and massaged Empress Dowager Dong's shoulders: "The main thing is whether Liu Xuande is really loyal. His loyalty to the late emperor does not mean that he will be loyal to the Xie. Let's test it out and see what he thinks. Isn't he right?"
"You!"
Empress Dowager Dong said helplessly: "You are all the ministers who take care of the late emperor's life. How many months has the late emperor been gone? I hope you can be more peaceful and careful. Can you let me have a peaceful life in a few days? Let alone now." There is Yuan Shao outside, so don’t do anything like this that affects unity in the future."
"Okay, okay, I won't do it, I definitely won't do it."
Dong Zhong had a smile on his face and said nothing more.
But when he returned to the mansion and saw Huan Dian, he no longer had such a flattering smile on his face.
"Mr. Huan, you have really hurt me! You didn't test any of them, and you even made me scolded by the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager is very dissatisfied with me now. Can you tell me what to do? ?”
Huan Dian just smiled.
"Without testing, how do you know if Liu Xuande has any rebellious intentions? Wouldn't it be better if he didn't? Wouldn't you be able to sit back and relax? The position of general is too sensitive, not to mention Liu Xuande's appetite is not small, and he must be on guard against others. Nothing."
"That's what I say, but if I make him feel unhappy, how should I deal with it?"
Dong Chong worriedly said: "He has so many elite soldiers and generals, and he has the authority to command all the soldiers and horses in the world. Although I am a hussar general, I don't have so many troops and horses to command. I am not even as good as He Jin. Why?" Can you fight him? I think it’s better to be careful.”
Huan Dian shook his head.
"That's wrong. No matter how many troops Liu Xuande has, he is still a Han official. No matter how small your troops are, you are still the nephew of the Empress Dowager. He is a blood relative of our emperor. Liu Bei and our emperor are not related by blood after all. You have such a great advantage. And why should we be afraid of Liu Xuande?"
Dong Chong looked at Huan Dian, then lowered his head and thought for a while.
"All in all, what the Empress Dowager said makes sense. If you don't test it, nothing will happen. If you test it, nothing will happen. At the moment, Yuan Shao is still making trouble in Jizhou, and the world is still unstable. Liu Xuande is the pillar of the country, no matter what If you have anything to do, postpone it.”
Huan Dian felt somewhat unhappy when he saw that he could not persuade Dong Chong.
But he also knew that Liu Bei's prestige was very high, and Dong Zhong's fear of Liu Bei was not a matter of a day or two. It would take some time to overcome it.
At this same time, because it was inconvenient for Lu Zhi to contact Liu Bei privately, he could only confide his worries to Cai Yong and Ma Rixi, who were traveling home with him.
"Many people have seen what happened outside the city today. I don't know if they all noticed it, but I think this is not a good phenomenon."
Lu Zhi worriedly said: "The emperor is young and does not have so many ideas. Either the empress dowager or Dong Zhong took the lead."
"No matter who it is, it's not a good thing."
Ma Rixi said in a low voice: "Xuande is now the clan general, and Dong Zhong is the general of the hussars and has the power to open the palace. Before, I heard that Huan Dian and Zhang Xi's group were on the right side with Dong Zhong. Recently, I suspect that this is the Jinwen school’s interference.”
Lu Zhi sighed after hearing this.
"How long has it been? Why are they still doing this kind of thing? Can't they see clearly what the situation is now? If the Yuan family really wants to succeed, will they end well? Why can't they think about the Han Dynasty?"
"If he had thought about it, the big man wouldn't be where he is today."
Cai Yong sighed and said, "I have finally seen clearly that eunuchs, scholars, and relatives are all the same. For the sake of selfish desires, they can give up everything and pretend they have not seen anything. Before the external enemies are eliminated, internal strife will begin." Come on, how far will this court go..."
Ma Rixi's eyes rolled.
"Ziqian, you can't just sit back and watch this time. Before the Yuan family is eradicated, Xuande will focus on military affairs. As Xuande's teacher, you have to do something this time, right? You can't let this happen. Is your disciple under attack from both sides?"
Lu Zhi was silent for a moment.
"This time, if I need to do something, I will not avoid it. If someone really wants to do something bad to Xuande when he is eradicating the traitor, I will never allow it."
"That's good."
Ma Rixi smiled and said: "This time, you two masters and apprentices can fight side by side. Otherwise, I always feel that you are not very qualified as a teacher."
"Ha ha ha ha ha……"
Lu Zhi smiled bitterly and said: "Uncle Weng, what comes out of your mouth makes me ashamed..."
"If you know you are ashamed, you can still be saved. If you don't feel ashamed, there is no cure."
Ma Rixi said slowly: "Next, pay more attention to the trends of the Jinwen School and Dong Zhong. You must share some of the pressure for Xuande. You are also a Taiwei after all, and the general is above you. General Hussar does not have such a high status, and Dong Zhong is not worthy of stepping on your head."
"That's natural."
Lu Zhi had a rare fighting spirit: "Anyway, I am also the Taiwei of the Han Dynasty."
(End of chapter)
