Is this Fa Xiaozhi whom Liu Bei knew?
Even if it is done by the prince, even if the prince has made great achievements, he should explain the pros and cons, complain and give some advice, and finally strive for some benefits for his Dongzhou faction in terms of personnel appointments, right?
If he said that he didn't see what was going on here, then Liu Bei would not believe it.
Old Liu glanced at Liu Chan, who was calm as usual, and then at Fazheng, who was looking at Liu Chan with a face full of kindness.
No, there's something going on between these two!
There are very few simple idiots who can sneak into this meeting.
They all looked at Fazheng in surprise, not understanding what was going on.
At present, the factional struggle within the Lao Liu Group is not sharp, and it is not even a struggle.
Strictly speaking, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei can be regarded as clan sects.
A large number of Jingzhou officials headed by Zhuge Liang clearly had an advantage.
The Dongzhou faction represented by Fazheng and Wu Yi followed.
Zhang Yi, Qiao Zhou and other Yizhou local forces are changing their attitude towards Liu Bei's regime with the success of the Hanzhong Battle, and have been gradually promoted, but they still don't have much say.
After the victory in the Jingzhou Defense Battle, this change in attitude will surely become more obvious.
It doesn't matter whether Liu Bei is from Yizhou or not. What matters is whether you can get enough benefits by supporting him.
As for the others, they are outside the several factions and cannot be called factional forces.
Among these factions, there is an old feud between the Dongzhou faction and the Yizhou faction. During the Liu Yan period, the Dongzhou faction was condoned to suppress and even cleanse the local resistance forces in Yizhou. During the Liu Zhang era, the Dongzhou faction was still condoned, which even led to the death of Dongzhou soldiers. Lawless, arrogant and domineering.
After Liu Bei took control of Yizhou, Zhuge Liang advocated strict laws and disciplines, convinced Fa Zheng of the Dongzhou faction, and invited him and Li Yan, who also belonged to the Dongzhou faction, to participate in the compilation of "Shu Ke" and rebuild the legal system.
The Shu Branch was formulated by Zhuge Liang and Yi Ji from the Jingzhou faction, Fa Zheng and Li Yan from the Dongzhou faction, and Liu Ba, a weirdo who was outside the two factions.
It not only changed the previous state of weakened laws, initially restricted the "autocratic and self-indulgent" Dongzhou bureaucrats and Shu tyrants, allowed the Dongzhou faction to participate in it, and avoided their backlash and misunderstanding.
What Zhuge Liang means is that we are all doing our business, and practicing the rule of law is to make our business bigger and stronger, not to deliberately suppress you Dongzhou faction.
With such a small territory and such a big ideal, how can there be so much external benefit from unity and fighting?
This is the pattern.
The vigorous promotion of the rule of law also reduced the suppression of local forces in Yizhou and eased the conflict between the Yizhou faction and the Dongzhou faction.
This combination of magic and ritual, as well as kindness and power, not only did not provoke a fierce struggle among several major factions, but instead initially integrated them together, successfully eliminated obstacles, and pooled resources to support the Battle of Hanzhong.
As for Liu Chan's killing of Peng Yi, after his statement to Lao Liu, the situation in his eyes also rose to another level.
It is unknown whether Fazheng saw this level through Liu Chan's simple explanation, but others did not take this into consideration for the time being.
So they were all surprised by Fa Zheng's different attitude from the past.
His words made it clear that he wanted to make this matter a big deal and turn it into a trivial matter.
But these people who died were from your Dongzhou faction?
Before they could react, another person spoke.
"I just said that Mr. Peng has been looking bad lately, and he keeps running to the doctor... Alas, the prince had good intentions and wanted a good outcome for both parties. It's a pity that good things turned into bad things."
The person who spoke was Wu Yi, another powerful figure in the Dongzhou faction and Liu Bei's uncle.
Wu Yi didn't see such a lofty and far-reaching situation, but his favorability towards the prince's nephew was 100.
Before becoming an official of the Dongzhou faction, he first identified himself as Liu Chan's uncle. How could his elbows be turned outward?
Peng Yi? Isn’t that what even Fa Xiaozhi said when it comes to my bird business?
"The prince loves the people as his own son, and it is a blessing that the king's benevolent government has successors." Qiao Zhou did not even mention Peng Yi from beginning to end, with a look of disgust on his face, and was not willing to go through the formalities.
[Qiao Zhou favorability +5] (45)
He even increased his favorability, and Liu Chan couldn't understand him more and more.
At this time, Qiao Zhou seemed to be just a young man who valued people's livelihood more. After several exchanges, he made no more anti-war remarks.
Especially during this great victory in Jingzhou, Liu Chan vaguely remembered that he seemed to be among the people who enthusiastically toasted.
After Wu Yi spoke, other officials from the Dongzhou faction spoke out one after another, expressing their regret over Peng Zheng's accidental death and their affirmation of the prince's actions.
The two Dongzhou bosses spoke and took the initiative to set the tone of the matter. Other Dongzhou officials, whether they understood or did not understand, all agreed.
As for others... not to mention that the person who died was not one of theirs, and Peng Yi was arrogant and domineering, and was extremely arrogant on weekdays. It would be nice not to celebrate his death.
How can we do good politics with such insects?
Speaking for this thing, offending the prince who just turned the tide in Jingzhou?
If it weren't for the prince, the hometown of Jingzhou scholars would have been lost now!
Didn’t you see Guan Yu and Zhang Fei squinting their eyes while the other widened their eyes?
Those two gentlemen are waiting for success. Whoever is willing to do this stupid thing can do it.
Things were developing in a direction completely inconsistent with Liu Bei's expectations. All the words he had prepared about the situation when he arrived were of no use at this time.
To be honest, it's quite uncomfortable.
A large-scale official meeting, which Lao Liu thought was a crisis of trust, ended in unprecedented harmony.
He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, how many times has Peng Yi been so popular?
There was really no one who could say a word for him.
But no matter what the process was, the matter was at least resolved in the way Liu Bei expected.
The vacated vacancy in governance was naturally filled by Dongzhou scholars, to show that there was no intention of suppression.
Peng Dazhang, who was "compensated to death" by Liu Chan, planned to have a funeral and burial according to normal standards.
There is no deliberate reduction in specifications, and there is no need for a grand funeral.
It seems that he really just suffered a sudden illness and died in an accident.
However, in sharp contrast to the calmness in Da Sima's mansion in Chengdu, is the huge emotion that the soldiers and civilians in the shantytowns cannot release...
Word spread throughout the shanty town from the woman's mouth about what had happened.
Everyone celebrated this victory that was unique to them in the most festive way imaginable.
Its momentum was no less than the victory in the Battle of Jingzhou, and even exceeded it to some extent.
It was as if the turbid air that had been held in for countless years was let out, as if the person who was suppressed by the mountain finally turned over.
This time there was no material reward such as money, cloth, or cattle, and it had nothing to do with anyone else except the woman. However, everyone felt that it was closely related to themselves. Those material rewards came again in the face of the indescribable joy at this time. Looking so pale.
Prince Liu Chan not only proved his promise with his actions, but also proved that he was truly on their side.
If we say before that, they were loyal supporters and staunch followers of the prince.
But since then, Prince Liu Chan has not only been the hope of life for them, but has truly become a kind of belief.
There is no word for fanatics at this time, and if there were, they would be happy to call themselves that.
The men who were excited by the blood couldn't sit still. They took the initiative to leave home and ran to the military camp in the suburbs.
Not long after, the peaceful military camp was once again filled with the sounds of killing.
There were no orders from superior generals, no deterrence from strict military laws, no one used whips to drive them away, and there was not even any inducement of property.
Nearly a thousand soldiers of the Red Star Army took the initiative to end their rest days and braved the cold wind to return to training early.
Everything they own comes from Liu Chan, and they can't find anything that can be repaid.
Only this body and a passion for blood.
Happy Dragon Boat Festival to everyone!
(End of chapter)
