As soon as Zhang Fei said these words, the warm and harmonious atmosphere in the palace was immediately cast a layer of shadow and frost.
This question may not seem like a big deal on paper, but anyone who is not a fool can understand the meaning behind it.
Is it true that today's status is false, and sitting back and watching the Han Dynasty's collapse is true!
No matter what the answer is, it will overthrow the slogan of reviving the Han Dynasty!
Perhaps feeling the strange atmosphere around him and the angry eyes coming from time to time, Zhang Fei also began to feel a little unnatural.
Liu Zhang hadn't spoken for a long time, so he quickly explained again.
"King Qin, I, Zhang Fei, am a rough man. I don't understand the twists and turns of the literati. I just say what I want."
"If I was wrong, I'm here to apologize to you. Don't delay everyone from drinking and eating meat because of me!"
When these words came out of Zhang Fei's mouth, Liu Zhang was really surprised.
The reckless men have become so polite and disciplined. As the king of Qin, Liu Zhang cannot be petty.
He showed a relaxed look and smiled, instantly relaxing the atmosphere.
"General Zhang misunderstood. Just now I was just thinking about how to use concise language to make General Zhang understand."
"After all, didn't General Zhang say that the conversation between literati is hard to understand."
Zhang Fei couldn't tell that Liu Zhang was saying that he was low-educated, but instead nodded in approval.
"King Qin, what you said is really right for me, Zhang Fei!"
"It's just like our military advisor Zhuge Liang, who always likes to tell half of what he says! It's so annoying to keep guessing all day long!"
"Hey, second brother, why are you kicking me?"
Guan Yu originally wanted Zhang Fei to stop talking nonsense and bring the topic to Jingzhou.
As a result, he was exposed on the spot, and he immediately became extremely red-faced.
This move caused a burst of laughter from the surrounding people, and the atmosphere relaxed again.
As Liu Zhang spoke again, the scene became quiet.
"General Zhang, before I answer your question, I might as well ask you a question, how about that?"
Zhang Fei had no objection and directly agreed.
"King Qin, please ask!"
"After Tao Qian died in the past, he entrusted the foundation of Xuzhou to Liu Bei. Everyone knows what happened afterwards. Liu Bei finally lost Xuzhou!"
"I would like to ask, there are millions of soldiers and civilians in Xuzhou, why don't they recruit more troops to deal with emergencies from all sides? If we didn't accept Lu Bu, there wouldn't be so many troubles, right?"
As soon as these words came out, before Zhang Fei could speak, Guan Yu became nervous.
As we all know, the loss of Xuzhou was the result of Zhang Fei's greed for wine.
Would it make Zhang Fei furious if he brought it up in public?
It turns out not.
Zhang Fei was angry for a moment at first, but when he realized that Liu Zhang was not making things difficult, he quickly suppressed his anger.
After a long time, he let out a heavy sigh.
"Hey... King Qin doesn't know something!"
"Tao Qian seems to have entrusted Xuzhou to my eldest brother, but in fact, he can't really control even half of the seven counties in Xuzhou!"
"I'm not afraid of King Qin's jokes now. If it weren't for the help of the Mi brothers, it would be almost impossible to gain a foothold in Xuzhou!"
A trace of surprise flashed in Liu Zhang's eyes. He didn't expect that the real situation was like this!
Before he could speak, Guan Yu also stood up.
Just like Zhang Fei, his face was full of helplessness.
"King Qin, each county in Xuzhou has forces supported by its own family. Although my eldest brother was appointed by Tao Qian as the new state pastor, he is not recognized by them."
"Even if it is recognized, it is a backlash. For example, the Chen family of Guangling has expressed its attachment from the beginning, but in fact it is for the Chen family's ambition to dominate Guangling County!"
"Zang Ba and others are entrenched in the north of Xuzhou. They are much stronger than us, so we can only acquiesce."
"As for Lu Bu, he is actually a little helpless. Pei Guo refused to obey the orders of the prefecture and allowed Lu Bu to station troops. In fact, it was just a verbal promise, nothing more..."
The explanations of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei gave Liu Zhang a different understanding of this period of history.
It turns out that the real situation is so miserable!
"In such a critical situation, with the rich Mi family sincerely helping us, why didn't we recruit more soldiers to increase our strength?"
Guan Yu shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"What the King of Qin said is absolutely true. At that time, we were also planning to expand our army on a large scale. We would first pacify Xuzhou and then revive the Han Dynasty in Xuzhou!"
"But... it's easy to expand soldiers. It's just about what the soldiers eat after they are recruited..."
"Hey... The Mi family has a lot of money, but it's all copper coins after all! At that time, Xuzhou was experiencing a severe drought for several years. No matter how much money they had, they couldn't buy food!"
"Each county's aristocratic family has its own thoughts, and in the end... alas..."
Guan Yu sighed again and again, becoming more and more helpless as he spoke.
When we first settled in Xuzhou, we thought it was the beginning of the three brothers' takeoff.
Unexpectedly, he fell miserably while flying in mid-air, and almost died from the fall!
"King Qin, what is the relationship between the past events in Xuzhou and the sudden change in Luoyang? There is quite a gap in time between the two!"
Zhang Fei didn't want to recall that painful time, so he quickly brought the topic back.
"Haha, General Guan has just answered this question for Gu."
"Ah...? When did you answer? Why didn't I hear you?"
As he spoke, Zhang Fei tugged his ears.
"What King Qin means...is there no food?"
"good!"
After receiving Liu Zhang's confirmation, Zhang Fei's eyes suddenly widened.
Liu Zhang was a general of the Wei Dynasty at that time!
After the death of the two brothers, General He Jin and Chariot General He Miao, he was the well-deserved number one military general in the imperial court!
This is also the reason why he can quickly control all the soldiers in Luoyang.
How can there be a shortage of food when one person outnumbers ten thousand people?
"Isn't King Qin joking? Although I, Zhang Fei, am not an official in Luoyang, I still know that Da Si Nong is in charge of the world's grain!"
"As long as the King of Qin gives an order, how dare all the states in the world disobey?"
Liu Zhang smiled softly, but he didn't expect Zhang Fei to know about the position of Da Si Nong.
"How can it be so easy? Even if Gu ordered the mobilization of grain and grass from all directions, the provincial governor's office reported that there was no grain. What should we do?"
"The situation at that time was far from being as easy as you think! It seems that Gu was in control of Luoyang's 50,000-strong army, but it was of no use. The food alone was enough to make Gu's life difficult!"
"Is it possible for Gu to imitate Dong Zhuo and rob the people?"
At that time, Liu Zhang chose to retire and leave everything to Dong Zhuo to wreak havoc. This was both premeditated and out of sheer helplessness.
The essence of the Han Dynasty was that the emperor was the leader and the whole family ruled together.
This concept of governance, which has been maintained for nearly four hundred years, has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
It can't be changed by just a few people or tens of thousands of troops.
If it were so easy, how could Zhang Jiao's Yellow Turban Uprising fail?
"In Xuzhou at that time, wasn't Liu Bei's Xuzhou Mu also the governor of the state? What was the result?"
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were stunned and suddenly realized.
What a word that awakens the dreamer!
The two of them didn't understand it at first, but after one sentence, they completely understood it.
