Zhang Rang carefully studied the meaning of Liu Bei's words, and then came to a conclusion.
Liu Bei is ready to kill.
If someone were to go against him on this matter, he would kill someone.
Especially eunuchs.
If you are still a little wary of Liu Bei, the man from the ancient literature school, and it is not convenient to attack at will, then there is really nothing to say about dealing with the eunuchs. If you get the opportunity, just kill him, and after the killing, someone will cheer loudly.
Therefore, the eunuch group, an existence that should have been destroyed a few years ago, will definitely be wiped out by Liu Bei at this moment if it cannot figure out its own position and meaning of existence.
Returning to their original ecological niche of humble servants, losing everything they once owned.
In fact, Zhang Rang always felt that it was quite strange that Liu Bei left behind a group of ten permanent servants to continue to dominate Luoyang and the world.
If Liu Bei's strength was not very strong in the past, he kept the eunuchs in order to compete with the Jinwen school, then it is understandable.
But now, the modern literature school has been defeated, and the ancient literature school is the dominant one. Liu Bei himself is also a super powerful person in the ancient literature school. The power and status of the general are also constantly consolidated. At this moment, Liu Bei alone can dominate the world. .
In the absence of powerful foreign enemies, is there any special significance for him to keep the eunuch group?
It can only be said that the significance of the existence of the eunuch group is no longer that great at this stage.
Not long ago, Liu Bei suffered a wave of criticism because of the eunuch affairs. The Yuan Group also used this to launch an attack on Liu Bei. In response, Liu Bei fought back hard and defeated the Yuan Group, so there was no eunuch incident later. Group crisis.
If I had to explain it, to Liu Bei, this might mean buying horse bones for a thousand dollars.
Even a disgusting existence like the eunuch group can be rewarded by Liu Bei for helping Liu Bei, let alone others?
But since then, the eunuch group has essentially become the object of Liu Bei's protection, especially after Zhang Rang and Jian Shuo gave up their force.
In fact, they are no longer an independent political force, and they no longer have the substantial energy to stand up as a tripartite force with scholars and relatives.
The political structure of the three pillars of eunuchs, scholars and relatives during Liu Hong's period has long since ceased to exist.
Logically speaking, in this case, they should behave honestly and in a low-key manner, instead of rebelling against Liu Bei in such a high-profile manner. They should abide by the rules set by Liu Bei.
And Liu Bei's tolerance for them is obviously not unlimited.
They are now proposing such an idea to Liu Bei. They obviously do not understand the situation. It is not impossible for Zhang Rang to understand that Liu Bei will be angry about this.
What's more, if Liu Bei wanted to kill them, it would be very simple.
Again, anti-eunuchs are politically correct in society. Even if Liu Bei now deliberately hides the existence of the eunuch group, as long as the time is right, anti-eunuchs will still be a banner with great political appeal. .
If Liu Bei wants to kill any official, someone will definitely speak for them, which will have some influence.
But if you want to kill the eunuch...
Even if some scholars are fully aware that they and the eunuch are actually grasshoppers on the same rope in this matter, they will still applaud loudly for killing the eunuch and will never object - at least not openly. will object.
Therefore, the scholars can still bargain with Liu Bei on this matter and bring some trouble to Liu Bei, but if the eunuchs mess around, they will really die without knowing how.
"Actually, if there are eunuchs who really jump out to oppose me, I will be very happy, because at this stage, although eunuchs have little power and cannot decide anything, they do have a lot of money, land and slaves. If I kill just one faction, it will cost the Luoyang court several months, right?"
Liu Bei blinked at Zhang Rang.
Zhang Rang shivered for no reason.
"You won't attack me, will you?"
"Didn't I say it, Lao Zhang, I will keep you safe and prosperous. I will never attack you at any time. Of course, this must also be based on whether you are against me. I will keep you safe and prosperous." , is not a reason for you to go against me."
Liu Bei looked at Zhang Rang with a smile: "You are a person who knows what to do and what to do. I still have a basic sense of trust in you. What do you think?"
"That's natural..."
Zhang Rang wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a smile: "Xuande, don't worry, my relationship with them is not very good. I will persuade some people not to go against you, but others... …I don’t know if I can persuade him, so…”
"You do the best you can and I do the best I can."
Liu Bei nodded: "Since some people want to die, then if you don't help them, you will be somewhat sorry for them."
As for the Ancient Literature School, Liu Bei can't go on a killing spree. Before the time comes, he will destroy all his early management, just like Dong Zhuo who completely ruined and gave up. Dong Taishi was still very humble in the early stage of his rule, and he also gave the scholars People have many interests, and they want scholars to recognize them, but they just don't know what is good and what is evil.
Of course, Master Dong became violent and darkened.
Liu Bei was much calmer, more prepared, and more strategically determined than Grand Master Dong. It was impossible for him to succeed at this time.
So Liu Bei planned to knock the mountain to shake up the tiger. If they resisted together, he would use the blood of eunuchs to shock some people with some little military strength.
Who dares to say no to killing eunuchs?
To be honest, this group of eunuchs are really ignorant. They should be very clear that at this stage, they have withdrawn from the environment. It is because of Liu Bei's tolerance that they can continue to exist in the Luoyang court.
If Liu Bei was not tolerant, or if Liu Bei was dissatisfied with them, would they still be able to survive?
But it's not bad. Liu Bei kept them at that time. Essentially, he was keeping a piggy bank, so that he could break the piggy bank and withdraw the money at the right time.
Not only can you gain the claim of political correctness, but you can also get huge wealth and create a scene of "He Geng falls down and Jiaqing is full".
There used to be no excuses, but now there are excuses, then it's time to withdraw money.
It is enough to deal with the eunuch group simply and roughly, but to deal with the opposition officials of the Ancient Literature School and other courts, some methods are still needed.
In short, Liu Bei needs to win the support of enough people.
Anyway, officials from Liu Bei's entire faction fully support him. Officials from Liu Bei's faction headed by Yan Wen, Cao Cao, and Zhen Yan all support this.
Not many of the increasingly large Liu Bei faction occupies high positions in the imperial court, but in terms of the number of middle-level and grassroots officials, the Liu Bei faction gradually occupies a very important proportion.
In terms of other forces, Lu Zhi definitely supports Liu Bei, and some people who are close to him also support him, such as Zheng Xuan.
This time after Liu Bei proposed to promote the State Council system, Zheng Xuan made public remarks in Taixue, believing that everything Liu Bei said was reasonable and should be supported.
He believed that everything Liu Bei did was out of concern for the country and the people, not for himself, but for everyone.
He himself has witnessed the perverse behavior of many unreliable officials and witnessed human tragedies caused by officials' inaction, and he is very dissatisfied with this.
Before, he had no way to change all this, but now, someone is finally going to stand up and solve all this.
In this case, he wants to support, he strongly supports Liu Bei!
(End of chapter)
