Chapter 65: Seeking Independence
"What, when did the second uncle leave?" Liu Bei hurriedly got up and said.
"Former ...... I just got the news, and I ran over as soon as I knew, are you okay, I really can't do it, or I'll go back for you. Liu Deran said with concern.
"My body is fine, let's go back now." Since Liu Yuanqi left, Liu Zijing is Liu Bei's only living elder, he has no children and no daughters, and he is cautious in doing things all his life, the pain of losing his wife and children last time Liu Bei experienced, or Liu Zijing dragged his sick body to comfort Liu Bei and helped Liu Bei successfully survive the disaster, at this time Liu Bei felt that he had grown so big, and he had not honored these elders well, and he couldn't help but feel a little ashamed in his heart, when his father died, he returned it, and there was no way, his mother died when he was studying, and he didn't even see his mother for the last time. Then there was the third uncle and the second uncle, thinking of this, Liu Bei put on his clothes and prepared to walk out of the tent.
"Hey, you haven't taken your medicine yet!" Gan'er hurriedly called out to Liu Bei and took the medicine over.
"Oh, I forgot!" Liu Bei turned around and walked back, caught the Chinese medicine, and saw that the medicine was already warm, so he drank it in one go.
"Can't you just slow down!" Gan'er took the bowl.
"I'm sorry, my uncle is gone, I have to hurry, thank you, Gan'er!" Liu Bei touched Gan'er's head, and then turned around and left.
After taking leave from Gongsun Zhan, Liu Bei and Liu Deran returned to Zhuo County with a few entourages, to tell the truth, if it weren't for the death of the second uncle, Liu Bei would never have returned to Zhuo County, maybe for most people, the feeling that his hometown brings to him will always be a series of good memories, but for Liu Beilai, it is completely the opposite, what his hometown brings to him is the separation of his wife, is ruthless, cruel, and can never erase the pain. At this time, Liu Bei and Liu Deran were riding horses, chatting while walking.
"Brother, how do you feel about following Gongsun Chan during this time?" Liu Deran suddenly asked Liu Bei.
"Huh? Why do you ask about this today? Liu Bei turned his head to look at Liu Deran and said.
"Don't hide it, Yun Changyide and many brothers don't like to stay in Gongsun Zhan's military camp Zheng," Liu Deran said with his head down.
"Why?" Liu Bei frowned, looked into the distance and asked.
"Brother, now Gongsun Zhan's army is surnamed Liu or Gongsun, I think you should know better than anyone else that the soldiers under him are not only barbaric, but also do not obey anyone's orders except Gongsun Zhan, even the orders of Youzhou Mu Liu Yu." Liu Deran looked at Liu Beidao.
"Yes, you go on."
"Just a few times ago, some of Gongsun Zhan's soldiers actually went out to plunder the villages and people in Guanghua, Yun Changyide and I couldn't look past it, so we reasoned with the generals of those soldiers, but those generals didn't mean to owe anything, but they were complacent, self-righteous, and ...... What's even more hateful is that they don't take us seriously, they always regard themselves as masters, and have a domineering and arrogant attitude. At this time, Liu Deran became more and more angry.
"How about them?"
"They, General Gongsun's soldiers, are only subordinate to General Gongsun, and General Gongsun has no words, where is your turn to be a latecomer. You, are they still talking about people, what is only obeying General Gongsun, what is a latecomer, is there a royal law here? Liu Deran said in the end, he simply roared.
"De Ran, you dissipate your anger, Gongsun Chan has changed, he is no longer the person who dared to admit his mistakes after making mistakes, he is no longer the person who will correct his mistakes in time after making mistakes, he has become arrogant after all these years of success, he regards all the Youzhou soldiers under his command as his own private property, and no one is allowed to touch them, do you know why he connived at his soldiers to plunder the people?"
"Why?"
"Gongsun Zhan, he is a military general, his job is to fight, do you know what is your favorite as a military general?"
"Naturally, there is a war in the country, and there is naturally a rebellion in the locality, so that the value of their existence can be reflected, and they can make war achievements through wars, and then get promoted, and then gain more power and status, once the country tends to be stable, their value will also become dim, and then it will become Wenrao."
"Yes, even if his soldiers are plundering, it will also provoke a popular uprising, so that he can hold high the banner of begging thieves, go to battle and win, and only after winning the battle can he be promoted, martial artists are often more tyrannical, and sometimes they will inevitably disturb the people, but Gongsun Chan has to condone their behavior in order to entrap his subordinates, because Gongsun Chan still expects these people to give him his own life, if these soldiers are strictly restrained everywhere, there is no sweetness for them to taste, where will they support Gongsun Chan with all their hearts, After all, Gongsun Chan is not the legitimate ruler of the Han Dynasty, and these soldiers will not die to Gongsun Chan without a little sweetness! ”
"It's shameful that for the sake of selfish interests, it has come to this point...... Brother, I don't want to work for Gongsun Chan anymore, stay in his barracks, run for him, I feel like I'm acting for the tiger, I'm helping the abuse. Liu Deran said resentfully.
At this time, Liu Bei had already felt the resentment in his army, and if he continued to stay in Gongsun Zhan's barracks, he would not be able to forgive the hearts of his brothers, such as Ran, Yun Chang, and Yide. Besides, taking refuge in Gongsun Chan was originally an act taken to persuade Gongsun Chan for his master, and so far, Gongsun Chan will not turn back, so there is no need for him to continue to stay in Gongsun Chan's military camp. However, then again, now his every move is under Gongsun Zhan's control, even if he wants to leave, he has no chance at all, how can Gongsun Chan let himself swagger out of his control with a thousand soldiers for no reason.
At this time, Liu Bei said: "I know, but this kind of thing is not in a hurry, you have to find a chance, after you go back, you will also tell Yun Changyide and them, tell them to be restless, I will find a way to get rid of Gongsun Zhan." ”
Liu Deran is also a reasonable person, so he nodded and said, "I know, brother, don't worry." ”
"Then let's go back quickly, go back early and finish it early, so that we can plan to break away from Gongsun Chan as soon as possible!" After Liu Bei finished, he quickly ran to Zhuo County.
As soon as Liu Bei and Liu Deran arrived in Zhuo County, they began to handle the funeral of their second uncle, but at this time, they never expected that when they were busy working inside and outside, an uninvited guest came, this person Liu Bei had seen, he was Gongsun Zhan's brother Gongsun Yue.
Gongsun Chan has always been full of confidence in his control, in his barracks, he one, no one dares two, of course, he does not allow others two, once someone openly jumps out to deny his opinion, it means that this person looks down on himself, this person is challenging his authority, and people who disobey him everywhere cannot stay in the barracks, because he is not worthy.
At this time, there is such a person, he is Liu Bei, although Liu Bei is the same disciple of Gongsun Zhan, and he is commensurate with brothers in Songshan, and the two are like brothers, but this does not mean that he can challenge the authority of Gongsun Chan in his sphere of influence, and he can disobey Gongsun Chan everywhere. Since Liu Bei came to Gongsun Zhan's command, as soon as they met, he exposed Gongsun Zhan's shortcomings, and wore those dirty things hidden in Gongsun Zhan's heart. But after a few years, Liu Bei moved out a bunch of big truths in front of Gongsun Zhan's cronies, so as to constantly make Gongsun Chan do what he was unwilling to do, and after wearing it, Gongsun Chan felt that Liu Bei only cared about his own interests, only cared about his own ideas, and completely ignored his Gongsun Chan's intentions, so what was the use of such separatists staying in the barracks.
However, Liu Bei is also a Sima of another department, with his own army, if Gongsun Zhan just told him to leave, it means that he lost more than a thousand soldiers and horses at once, and maybe to some extent he has created an enemy for himself, because Liu Bei does not have his own base, and no base means that he has no source of his own food, so he must find a person to rely on, so he will go to Youzhou Mu Liu Yu nearby, which is not what he wants to see, therefore, If Liu Bei is still so disobedient to himself, he can only ask him to leave this world forever, because there are no eternal friends, only eternal interests.
This time, Gongsun Chan sent Gongsun Yue to find Liu Bei, not for anything else, but to test whether Liu Bei is still willing to die for himself, and now Liu Bei's people are Liu Deran and a few soldiers, without the slightest resistance, if he refuses to work for himself anymore, then he can only let Gongsun Yue kill him, after killing Liu Bei, you can gather Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Jian Yong, and these people together in some names, and a few knife and axe men can solve them, so that Liu Bei's army can also belong to himself.
At this time, Liu Bei learned of the arrival of Gongsun Yue, and immediately went out to greet him: "I don't know that General Gongsun is coming, Liu Bei has missed the welcome, and he is guilty of sin." Liu Bei looked behind Gongsun Yue, and there were hundreds of Youzhou cavalry, and a cold sweat suddenly flowed from his back!
"Where is it, the clan brother learned that General Liu's uncle died, and he specially ordered to come down to mourn, and I hope that General Liu will mourn on the Day." Gongsun Yue replied.
Liu Bei is also inexplicable, why Gongsun Chan would send his clan brother over at this time, is it because he doesn't trust himself, is he afraid that he will run away, and he specially sent someone to monitor him, or has another purpose, and besides, since he is here to mourn, why do he have to bring so many iron horses over, seeing Gongsun Yue, Liu Bei had no choice but to say: "There is really General Lao Gongsun, please come in." ”
"Please!" Gongsun Yue also replied.
At this time, Liu Bei didn't know what would be waiting for him later, and he could only be cautious like the second uncle in front of Gongsun Yue, because people were under the eaves, how could they not bow their heads.