"I can't think of it, I can't think of it! I, like Yuan Shao, am also a 'scheming and indecisive' person. Liu Bei muttered to himself.

Suddenly, Liu Bei shook his head again and said, "No, Yuan Shao's goods, no matter how you say it, he is also a hero." At his peak, he occupied the land of the four states, and he was the most powerful prince in the world. ”

Since he couldn't figure out whether he should pay tribute to the Son of Heaven, Liu Bei simply didn't want to do it, and instead thought about other things. Suddenly it occurred to me that Kong Rong seemed to be a little dissatisfied with my meddling in the affairs of Beihai Kingdom, and often made sarcastic remarks, Liu Bei was hindered by Kong Rong's reputation, so it was not easy to say much, but fortunately, Kong Rong just talked about it, and there was no actual action.

Even Cao Cao, a ruthless man who said that he would slaughter the city and not leave a chicken and dog, dared to kill Kong Rong after completely pacifying the north, so he had to find an excuse for Kong Rong's unfilial piety. Liu Bei naturally didn't dare to move Kong Rong easily, and he was not a worker in a tractor factory.

In fact, there are only six counties in Qingzhou, and the five Taishou and the state minister are all cronies appointed by Liu Bei, only Kong Rong, the minister of Beihai, was sent by the imperial court, Kong Rong has a high reputation, and it is normal for some to disagree with Liu Bei.

Since you want to pay tribute to the Son of Heaven, it is better to simply send Kong Rong over. If Kong Rong was cut down by Dong Fatzi, it would be like Cao Cao and Liu Biao borrowing Huang Zu's hand to kill You Heng. If Dong Zhuo didn't kill him, he would simply think of a way to let him stay in the court, and he would be clean. It's just that this thing can't be done too obviously, otherwise it won't be good to be criticized.

Kong Rong has obvious weaknesses in his character, he belongs to the kind of person who is easily provoked, if he provokes him, maybe he will rush to Chang'an by himself.

Thinking of this, Liu Bei made up his mind, so he sent someone to Beihai to invite Kong Rong to come.

After a month, when Kong Rong came, Liu Bei went out of the mansion to greet him, and greeted Kong Rong in the mansion, Liu Bei retreated left and right, gave Kong Rong a deep salute, and said: "Wen Jugong, I have a big confidant, think about it, only Wen Jugong can be up to the task, I want to ask Wen Jugong for help." It's just that this matter is quite dangerous, and letting Wen Jugong go is inevitably suspected of coercing Entu. There is really no one else available, and I don't know if Wen Jugong is willing to help. Of course, if Wen Jugong is unwilling to do this, it will be all as if Liu Bei did not say it. ”

Liu Bei didn't say anything, just talked about the danger there, and then asked Kong Rong if he wanted to go.

Kong Rong's personality is quite strong and ambitious, but he hasn't done any mundane work, so he is a little suspicious of being a master and a low master, but whether it is dead or something else, he is still not afraid of death.

At that moment, Kong Rong heard the words and said proudly: "If the prince has something to trust, he can speak up, and Rong dares not to do his best to repay him." ”

Liu Bei bowed again: "If Wenju Gong can really do this, then the safety of the Han family will all depend on Wenju Gong." ”

When Kong Rong heard this, he stood up even more and said, "If the prince has something to say, just say it." ”

Liu Bei took Kong Rong's hand, came to a map, pointed to the map and said to Kong Rong: "A few months ago, Yuan Benchu sent Zhou Yu to assassinate the history of Yuzhou, and Sun Wentai was angry and returned to the army to fight. The burden of opposing Dong could only rely on Zhu Gong alone, and Zhu Gong defeated Henan Yin Yangyi. With Henan ruined and unfunded, it was Dongtun Zhongmu, moved Shuzhou County, Xuzhou Tao Thorn History, sent 3,000 elite soldiers to fund Zhu Gong, and played Zhu Gong's riding generals. ”

Kong Rong said: "I also know about this matter, Tao Gongzu also wrote to me and asked me to send troops." It's just that now the soldiers and horses in Beihai are in the hands of the county lieutenant Taishi Ziyi, and I can't send troops to help. ”

After that, Kong Rong glanced at Liu Bei as if complaining.

Liu Bei didn't think about it, so he didn't see it, and then said: "When Dong Zhuo heard it, he asked tens of thousands of people such as Li Dao and Guo Yan to refuse Zhu Gong in Henan, and Zhu Gong was defeated. Li Dao and others drove straight into the east and attacked Chenliu County in Yanzhou and Yingchuan County in Yuzhou to the east. Wen Jugong, this is exactly the important thing I want to entrust to you. ”

Kong Rong was stunned for a moment and said: "Junhou, could it be that Junhou wants me to lead the troops to fight with Li Guo and the others. ”

Liu Bei shook his head and said: "No, I have a plan, but I can get rid of Dong Zhuo, but I just want Wen Jugong to go to Chang'an and his party." This trip is quite risky, it is not feasible for others, and it is impossible for people to travel without being a public person. ”

Kong Rong said: "I see, I smell, I don't enter the tiger's den, I want to go to Chang'an, I don't know what to do to get rid of Dong thief." ”

Liu Bei said: "I want to send envoys to contribute, flatter the king's orders, and use the name of Wen Jugong to make Dong Thief jealous, so as not to kill the killer." Dong Zhuo's confidants and cronies are all arranged outside to guard against the Kwantung princes, and at this time Dong Zhuo is short of people, and this is a heavy situation inside and outside. Wen Jugong entered Chang'an, and after meeting the Son of Heaven, he did not have to turn back, and he stayed in Chang'an, and contacted the righteous people, and he was punished by Dong Thief, but he could be an assassin. Then send troops to guard the letter Guguan, block the return of Niu Fu and others, and then order the world with the imperial court, then I will contact the princes, raise troops to the west, if it is done, then the Han family can be prosperous, and great things can be done! ”

When Kong Rong heard this, he was silent for a moment, and finally said angrily: "The prince entrusted me with such a big matter, which shows that he is trustworthy!" I dare to disobey my orders. ”

Liu Beibai fell to the ground, and said: "The Son of Heaven is safe, and the Han family is in danger, so please leave it all to Wen Jugong." ”

Kong Rong sat still, and received a salute from Liu Bei, then he got up and helped Liu Bei up, and the two held hands opposite each other, speechless for a long time.

After a long time, Liu Beicai said to Kong Rong again: "Wang Situ has a strong temperament, and he is by no means a person who is subservient to Dong Zhuo. ”

Kong Rong said: "Don't worry, I will definitely make a contribution here." ”

Seeing Kong Rong's generosity and fierceness, Liu Bei said in his heart, Am I too bad. Thinking about giving Kong Rong a few more people who can conspire to remedy it, he found that apart from Lu Bu, Liu Bei really didn't seem to know who could entrust him with this matter. Even if it is Lu Bu, whether he has an affair with Dong Zhuo's concubine now, or whether he is thrown by Dong Zhuo with a halberd and holds a grudge, it is not certain. In the end, I had to give up.

The next day, Liu Bei summoned everyone and said that he would take Kong Rong as a messenger to go to Chang'an to pay tribute. Liu Bei also asked Xun Yu to prepare a tribute to the Son of Heaven. There were 500 horses of silk and 10,000 pieces of cloth, and other items. Still loaded on a battleship, went upstream, disembarked at Hanoi, and rushed to Chang'an by car.

Kong Rong also selected hundreds of henchmen as guards, and Liu Bei had no choice. Beihai County, no one can preside, Liu Bei is Kong Rong's henchman, and Wang Xiu, a native of Beihai, is the Beihai County Cheng, and he is too guardful to show his sincerity. Wang Xiu is a person who is known for fighting Haoqiang, and he is too conservative with this person, and Liu Bei and Kong Rong are more satisfied.

Before leaving, Kong Rong said goodbye to Liu Bei, because there were many people, Liu Bei didn't dare to say anything else, but just held his hand and said: "Wen Jugong is going to Chang'an, and he must talk to the Son of Heaven and the princes of Chang'an in detail, and he must not be neglected." ”

Kong Rong knew what Liu Bei meant, held Liu Bei's hand with his backhand, and said to Liu Bei: "Don't worry, the prince and the marquis, I will go to Chang'an, and I will definitely handle the things that the prince and the marquis have explained properly." ”

The two cherished each other and said goodbye with tears.

Then, Kong Rong held the sword at his waist in one hand, turned around and got on the boat with a majestic spirit.

One more thing, Kong Rong didn't know what it meant to be scared all his life, when he was a child, because he hid Zhang Jian at home, he fought to the death with his brother after being discovered, He Jin became a general, he was not well received by He Jin's subordinates and went back, met Dong Zhuo and then scolded, was surrounded by the Yellow Turban Army and didn't care, met Cao Cao or scared. Only when he was dying, Kong Rong knew that he was afraid, not because he was afraid of death, but because he was afraid that his two children would also be killed, and he also felt pity for the parents of the world.

One more thing, Kong Rong's two children are also as precocious as their father, the sentence "Under the nest, there are eggs?" "Let people understand that there are indeed prodigies in this world.

One more word, I don't know if when Kong Rong died, did he remember that he pretended to be asleep, and the two children stole wine and drank, arguing about whether drinking should be done according to etiquette, if he remembered, did he smile.

Kong Rong just left, and was fooled away by Liu Bei's plan to get rid of Dong Zhuo.

And Dong Zhuo, also in Chang'an, continued his brutal journey.

Once, when Dong Zhuo caught a captive, he wrapped a dozen pieces of cloth with lard and wrapped them around the captive, then lit a fire, and specially started from the soles of his feet to burn people alive.

One of Dong Zhuo's favored Hu people was arrested and killed by Zhao Qian's subordinates of Sili Captain Zhao Qian because of breaking the law.

After Dong Zhuo found out, he said angrily: "It depends on the owner to beat the dog, let alone the person?" ”

However, Zhao Qian's status is high after all, and Dong Zhuo is not to blame, so he only asked Zhao Qian to hand over the subordinate who did it, and Dong Zhuo beat him to death to vent his anger.

Another time, Dong Zhuo put up a curtain to invite everyone to drink, and suddenly brought hundreds of captives during the banquet, Dong Zhuo ordered these people to be killed on the spot, the means of killing were extremely cruel, some cut off their tongues, some cut off their hands and feet first, or gouged out their eyes, or threw them into the cauldron and boiled them alive.

In September, a mouthy Taishi Ling reported to Dong Zhuo that he was watching the sky at night and found that a minister would soon be killed. Dong Zhuo was afraid that it would come true to him, so he instructed others to frame Zhang Wen, the guard of Nanyang County, Jingzhou, for colluding with Yuan Shu, who occupied Nanyang County.

On October 1, Dong Zhuo ordered Zhang Wen to be whipped to death in Chang'an City to confirm the celestial phenomena. I don't know if Zhang Wen regretted not listening to Sun Jian's words and killing Dong Zhuo when he died.

It can only be said that feudal superstition kills people.

Watching the ship go away, Liu Bei was silent for a long time. After thinking about it carefully, Kong Rong shouldn't be in much danger, after all, Kong Rong is going to pay tribute, if Kong Rong is killed, who will dare to pay tribute in the future, Liu Bei comforted himself.

In any case, this spirit is so rare, I must protect him.

Kong Rong has never done anything in his life, if this can be done, it can be regarded as letting future generations talk about Kong Rong, don't just think about making pears when he was four years old.

This can be regarded as an opportunity for me to send you, Liu Bei said in his heart.