After it was confirmed that Liu Bei and others had gone away, the governor immediately went to the prefect of Dingzhou to complain, and the prefect immediately ordered to capture Liu Bei and others. After some residents got the news, they told Liu Bei, who immediately took his brothers to Daizhou to join Liu Hui. After Liu Hui knew that Liu Bei was a clan member of the Han Dynasty, he secretly hid him at home and said nothing to the outside world.
In the imperial court, the ten permanent servants began to hold great power. They colluded with each other. As long as someone went against their wishes, they would immediately find ways to slander him and kill him. Zhao Zhong told Zhang Rang to send people to ask for money from the soldiers who broke the thieves. If they did not give it, they would slander the emperor and remove them from their official positions.
Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun were both righteous men, and they refused the request for money on the spot, so their fate was to be dismissed from office.
Not only that, the emperor also made Zhao Zhong and others generals of chariots and cavalry, and thirteen people including Zhang Rang were made marquises. This made the government of the imperial court more corrupt and caused widespread resentment among the people. The Yellow Turban bandits had just been put down, and some bandits started to cause trouble in the Changsha area. Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun in Yuyang openly rebelled against each other. Zhang Ju proclaimed himself emperor and Zhang Chun proclaimed himself general. Local officials were in a hurry. Important news such as this was hidden by Shi Chang Shi. So much so that the emperor didn't know about it for a long time.
One day, the emperor was having fun in the back garden and drinking with the ten regular attendants. Liu Tao, the admonishing doctor, suddenly rushed to the emperor and burst into tears. The emperor asked the reason and said: "The world is already in danger, why is your majesty still drinking with the eunuchs?"
The emperor was a little confused and said: "The Yellow Turban thieves have been wiped out. Now that the world is at peace, where is the crisis?"
Liu Tao cried loudly: "Thieves from all over the world have risen up and invaded the states and counties. This is all because of the disaster of the Shichang servants who betrayed their officials and harmed the people. They deceived the emperor and made the upright people in the court leave one after another. If this continues, the court will Defeated!"
Shi Chang was shocked after hearing this. He knelt down in front of the emperor, sighed and explained: "We have done nothing, but the minister cannot tolerate us, and we don't want to live anymore. Please allow us to commit suicide on the spot and do our best." The family's assets are used as military status." After saying this, he cried loudly, and the atmosphere suddenly became sad.
After hearing this, the emperor angrily scolded Liu Tao and said, "You also have some servants in your family who serve me. Why can't you tolerate the servants who serve me around me? It's really abominable."
So he summoned the people around him and prepared to drag Liu Tao out and behead him in public.
Liu Tao shouted loudly: "It is not a pity that I should die. It is a pity that the 400-year-old foundation of the Han Dynasty will be destroyed in one day!"
The warrior took Liu Tao out and was about to execute him. Suddenly, a minister came and stopped him, saying, "Don't attack yet, wait until I can persuade your majesty."
This person was Situ Chen Dan. He walked straight into the middle palace to admonish him and asked, "For what crime did Liu Tao deserve to be beheaded?"
The emperor replied: "He slandered his ministers and blasphemed the imperial authority."
Chen Dan said: "All the people in the world are eager to eat the flesh of the ten ministers alive, but your majesty, you respect them like your parents. They have not made any contribution to the court, but they are all named princes. Previously, they were granted the title of lord." They colluded with the Yellow Turban leader Zhang Jiao and almost caused civil strife. As a lesson learned from the past, if Your Majesty does not reflect on it, the country and the country will be destroyed in one day!"
The emperor smiled and said: "There is no substantial evidence for Feng Zhen's rebellion. Even if there are some treacherous villains among the ten permanent servants, there will always be one or two loyal ministers among them."
Chen Dan knew that the emperor would not listen to his advice, so he banged his head on the stone steps in an attempt to wake up the comatose emperor.
The emperor believed that Chen Dan was trying to force his way into the palace, so he became even more angry and ordered him to be dragged out. Together with Liu Tao, they were all imprisoned to await trial.
That night, Shi Changshi took action and murdered the two men in prison. At the same time, he used the emperor's will to issue an order to his subordinates, ordering Sun Jian to be the governor of Changsha to attack Ou Xing. More than a month later, he received Sun Jian's victory report. , the rebellion in Jiangxia was quelled, and Sun Jian was granted the title of Marquis of Wucheng.
At the same time, he also issued an edict, making Liu Yu the Mu of Youzhou, and led troops to Yuyang to conquer Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun.
Although he lived in Liu Jiao's home, he was still a guest, which caused him a lot of trouble. Liu Bei requested to leave many times, but was refused.
The brothers were frowning all day, and really didn't want to live a miserable life like this. During this period, Yu Yi took out "Lu's Spring and Autumn" and read it again, hoping to get some enlightenment. It's just opportunity. Sometimes, It can be changed without human intervention, and it is something that can be encountered but cannot be sought.
The two major actions of the imperial court quickly spread throughout the country. Yu Yi also inadvertently overheard a conversation between Liu Hui's servants and learned that there was another local rebellion. He thought this was an excellent opportunity to stand up. Then he went to discuss with Liu Bei.
"Brother, now the imperial court has sent Sun Jian to Changsha to conquer Ou Xing, and sent Liu Yu to Yuyang to conquer Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun. Should we join them and make new achievements?"
Yuyi suggested.
Zhang Fei seemed a little dissatisfied after hearing this, and said: "Now that the emperor of the imperial court is ignorant, even if we make meritorious deeds again, we will not be able to send him to heaven. If there is another postal supervisor, we will have to flee again."
"Yes, the King of Hell is easy to meet, but the kid is difficult to deal with!"
Zhang Fei's words are not unreasonable, Yu Yi sighed.
However, he then changed the subject and said: "The opportunity has come now. If we don't try, there will always be no way to escape the predicament and try. No one knows what will happen in the future."
After thinking about it, Liu Bei agreed with Yu Yi's idea, and the two went to see Liu Hui together.
Liu Hui asked about the purpose of his visit and thought that Liu Bei and the others were right and willing to help him. He happened to have some friendship with Liu Yu, so he wrote a letter to introduce Liu Bei and others there.
Liu Yu's army happened to lack generals. With Liu Bei's joining, he was overjoyed. On that day, he appointed Liu Bei as his commander and led the army directly into the rebels' lair.
With the experience of attacking the Yellow Turban thieves in the early stage, the four Liu Bei brothers divided into two teams. One team was led by Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, and the other team was led by Yu Yi and Guan Yu. They attacked the thief's nest from both front and rear directions.
There are no high mountains and severe terrain near the river, and there is no danger to defend. The two sides are of equal strength. In order to decide the winner as soon as possible, the two teams of soldiers and horses attacked continuously and fought for several days, causing the opponent's vitality to be seriously injured.
Zhang Chun had a violent personality and often whipped and killed soldiers for no reason, which aroused the resentment of his subordinates. Some soldiers who had long been dissatisfied secretly sneaked into the tent to take Zhang Chun's head while he was sleeping, and presented the head to Yu Yi. Everyone surrendered.
Zhang Ju was surrounded by Liu Bei at this moment, and he was at the end of his battle. The news of Zhang Chun's death spread again. He felt regretful for a while, and finally hanged himself in his tent. The rebellion in Yuyang was put down.
Later, Liu Yu went to the table to record the achievements of Liu Bei brothers and others. The name of Yu Yi was displayed on the table. This reminded Emperor Ling of some past events. At this time, his body was not as good as before, and the resentment in his heart was much less. On the one hand, he agreed to pardon the crime of whipping the postal supervisor, and on the other hand, he secretly sent people to understand the situation.
