"Liu Gongzi, Zuo knows that he has offended, but there is a reason for it, and it is really helpless to implicate Gongzi. Today, knowing that the righteousness of the son is in his heart, and everything he does is for the sake of the common people, Zuo deeply feels the great festival of the son, is ashamed of his heart, and hopes that the son will forgive his sins. ”

In the prison, in the cell one zhang away, Zuo Ling knelt down and kowtowed, and made a great bow.

The words were serious and full of earnestness, and as someone in the nearby prison sneered, Liu Zheng slowly sat on the kang, feeling more comfortable in his heart.

Zuo Ling opened his mouth, and it showed that the other party felt that he had an opportunity to rebel against him, and this also gave him a chance, but as Lu Zhi said, he also needed to meet the sour jujube in the past, and then join Dong Zhuo under the promotion of Liu Bei.

There will be such an extra step, and naturally it will not be an extra move.

Liu Zheng carefully considered Lu Zhi's intentions, if he was released from prison and followed Zuo Ling, it was Zuo Ling who was convinced that he was forced to change his position, but Dong Zhuo's side might not believe it.

After all, there are still so many paths to choose, in the eyes of others, Yuan Shao, Han Fu and others are all candidates worthy of reliance, but if he defects to Dong Zhuo under the exclusion of Yuan Shao and others, not only can the people on Dong Zhuo's side see it more clearly, but they feel that he has no choice to make this choice when he is cornered, which makes the whole thing more logical, and even those who are related to him or who are still supporting him will feel that he was forced to make this decision.

It would also change gears to reduce the pressure on him, so that he wouldn't really be screamed at in an instant, and at the same time, reduce the possible harm to those who are related to him in the period before the truth is revealed.

So before the time came, Liu Zheng had to take care of his attitude, he thought about it in his heart, and then sneered, "Do you think that what Liu said about enduring humiliation is talking about taking refuge in Dong Zhuo?" Dong Zhuo is such a chaotic minister and thief, everyone will be punished, dare to kill the emperor, I can't wait to cut him with a thousand knives. ”

Others echoed a few words, and sneered at Zuo Ling, Li Bei scolded and scolded, Zuo Ling grabbed Li Bei and looked up at Liu Zheng, "Has Liu Gongzi seen Dong Xiangguo's killing of the emperor with his own eyes?" ”

"You're trying to say that the rumors aren't credible? It's ridiculous! Could it be that I treat the adults of all the prefectures and counties in the Kanto region as indiscriminate cattle, sheep, pigs and porpoises? You don't mean to say that these big people are rebels? ”

Liu Zheng lay back, with his back to Zuo Ling, "Dog thief, you two framed Liu, if Liu is not dead, he will be reported in the future." At this time, you should keep your mouth shut, lest Liu not even leave the whole corpse for you. ”

"Liu Zheng, you have some reasoning, we are to blame for this!" Li Bei said angrily, "It was your teacher and Liu He's fight against each other, they crossed the river and demolished the bridge, what do you want us to do?" Who wouldn't want to live? If you want to find the initiator, shouldn't you look for Liu Yu and your teacher? ”

Seeing Zuo Ling's eyes, Li Bei changed his words, "Besides, you are so powerful, and you still hold the Zhongxing sword, this time you are coerced by the general trend to go south, my father and uncle serve the court, I have to think about it for the sake of the family?" If you die, my family can be more peaceful, and my Kansai Erlang can die less, who will I deal with you if I don't deal with you? ”

"So you're still thinking about the people of Kansai?"

Liu Zheng turned his head and sneered, "Do I still have to compliment you?" Thank you for eliminating harm for the people? Idiot, you! ”

Others should say a few words, and Li Bei became angry when he heard it, "Liu Zheng, you don't put on a stinky face!" Now that you and I are prisoners of the ranks, it is not certain who will die first! ”

Hearing Li Bei's two or three sentences, he straightened up, and saw Liu Zheng snorting coldly and turning his head, Zuo Ling hurriedly raised his hand to Li Bei secretly, thought about it, and said: "Liu Gongzi, Zuo knows that he has offended Gongzi, and now he is not worried about the day, and he does not ask Gongzi for forgiveness, but he still has a word in his heart, and he asks Gongzi and you to listen quietly." ”

After the word "listen quietly", naturally someone raised the bar, and Zuo Ling was not angry, "I just ask you, in this world, what is justice and what is injustice?" ”

Naturally, others continued to sneer and sneer, and their original intention was nothing more than the mentality of "as long as you are a thief, you will be a hero if you step on it", but Liu Zheng frowned slightly.

"The pre-Qin Dynasty levied miscellaneous taxes, and the people were reduced to fish and meat, but it was unjust? Gaozu slashed the snake and rebelled and pacified the world, but justice? ”

These two examples are black and white things for the people at the moment, naturally some people sneered and said that the first Qin was unjust, and Gaozu was righteous, and Zuo Ling said: "Emperor Ling levied taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and the people were reduced to fish and meat, but it was unjust?" ”

When these words came out, others were speechless.

The education that the ordinary people who are far away in the military capital of Youzhou is generally not high, and furthermore, they can't have an almost blind worship of the imperial power like the people who are far away in Luoyang, and they can't find suitable words to refute it.

Especially before Youzhou did not self-shepherd, the people were in danger, and many people who were imprisoned actually had thoughts such as "If it wasn't for the imperial court a few years ago, I wouldn't have taken risks".

But in general, I can only think about it in my heart, if I really want to say it, it is a big rebellion, not to mention that they follow this point of view, and always feel that this Zuo Ling will guide them to think that it is not an excessive move for Dong Zhuo to follow Gaozu and replace him, if he responds at this time, it is not equivalent to admitting that he is Dong Zhuo's henchman and a thief, so naturally no one accosted him.

However, some people saw it thoroughly and retorted: "Emperor Ling is dead, King Huai succeeds to the throne, has he done anything wrong?" This is today's saint, does Dong Zhuo think that this Han world belongs to his family? He can scrap it if he wants, kill it if he wants to? "After Liu Bian's death, he was called King Huai, which is probably because Dong Zhuo is operating, Liu Bian, who has obviously served as the emperor, does not have the title of emperor at all From this aspect, in fact, you can also feel that Dong Zhuo covers the sky with one hand, he does not recognize Liu Zhuo as the emperor, and no one can change it.

"You are right. Then I will ask you again, if the first emperor decreed that His Majesty should be the lord of the present, and this time it was completely He Jin's rebellion and vain attempt to make a rebellion, so that there would be a situation in which the Luoyang War was in trouble and the king was on the throne. Do you also think that King Huai should sit in the holy position? ”

Someone sneered: "Heh, regardless of whether the first emperor has this will or not." It is ancient to establish a noble and not a long, and to establish a long and not a virtuous. You're not talking nonsense. ”

"Yes, there have been since ancient times. But there is also a saying that the king wants the minister to die, and the minister has to die. To put it mildly, the emperor's words are all out of the word, the horse is difficult to chase, and even the etiquette is determined by the emperor, why does someone want whoever is on the throne to be the emperor, who can be put on the throne? Is this world the emperor's world or the minister's world? ”

Zuo Lingyi said righteously: "I know that it is about my Han monarch, whether it is the first to establish the long or the virtuous, you all have a ruler in your heart. Emperor Ling is unrighteous and unvirtuous, everyone has their own decisions in their hearts, but since he has made a holy decree, now King Huai has taken the throne, is it the whole world is unkind and unjust, or is Emperor Ling unjust? Dare to ask you, has the Holy One done anything wrong today? If you want to abolish it, you can stand it if you want to? ”

When these words came out, many people fell silent.

Liu Zheng also had to admire Zuo Ling in his heart.

Speaking of which, this Zuo Ling's intelligence and politics are actually not low, they are all around seventy-five, and he has extremely rich experience when he wants to come, so his ability should not be underestimated. And when these words came out, he looked like a loyal minister and a righteous man, and Liu Zheng had to admit that purely from the perspective of a bystander, he admired Zuo Ling's personality of daring to defy the world's disapproval and fight for reason.

Of course, when it comes to such a thing as Lichang Lixian, in fact, Liu Zheng also knows that it is not clear at all.

If the national affairs are not virtuous, it is tantamount to losing the fundamentals. But he also knew after four years at the end of the Han Dynasty that the so-called virtuous could not be defined at all, and the eldest had clear standards, from this point of view, if he wanted to implement the hereditary imperial power and ensure that he did not lose his power, and there would be no brother wall and national instability, it was undoubtedly the most appropriate for the eldest son to inherit.

If the emperor does not abide by the system of establishing a long heir, then how can the people of the whole world abide by it, and when the time comes, for the sake of some family property and interests, I am afraid that there will be clan chaos everywhere, and the whole world will also be in chaos.

It can be said that there are different arguments for the establishment of the chief and the virtuous, and Liu Zheng has actually discussed it with Xun Yu and others in the past, but this is simply a confused account, even if he comes up with a democratic point of view, it is completely impossible to reproduce the system after 1,800 years at least at this stage.

Of course, Liu Zheng admired and admired, and also knew that Zuo Ling's words were not without flaws, and some people thought of it, and retorted: "Regardless of the establishment of a long and virtuous person, at least King Huai did not make any mistakes, Dong Zhuo's grandiose dove killing is a rebellion!" Not to mention that it is not a matter of your words whether there is a holy decree or not, and we are not in Luoyang, how do we know that the Holy Decree has made His Majesty the crown prince! ”

"Then I'm going to ask, if you are not in Luoyang, how do you know that it is King Huai who Dong Xiangguo ordered to kill? Never thought that someone would overstep their bounds and do this for their own selfish desires? Or is it for some other reason? ”

The man was speechless for a while, but others also sneered and sneered, and generally speaking, it also meant that the water was leading to trouble, obviously not believing Zuo Ling's words, but still willing to believe what most people were circulating.

Zuo Ling did not refute, but agreed: "That's right! Dong Xiangguo did not kill the person who killed the king this time, it is indeed wrong. I won't mention this matter for the time being. Do you dare to ask you, have you really never heard of the news that the first emperor wants to make the current lord the emperor? ”

In the process of silence or denial, Zuo Ling continued: "Some people say that His Majesty was Dong Hou before, and Dong Xiangguo also believed in Dong, Zuo said frankly that Zuo did not have this idea in his heart, and he also felt that Xiangguo must have hidden his selfish intentions, so he dared to support His Majesty to ascend the throne." But you don't know that the first emperor entrusted Gu, with General Dong Chong, Jian Shuo and Liu Bei as the ministers of Tuogu, and let Dong Xiangguo enter Beijing to defend His Majesty, which is a holy decree! But if you have been to Luoyang once, and you can ask about the house of an official who entered the court at that time, you can know that the first emperor did have this edict when he was dying. ”

"As a result, you also know that He Jin fought and died in the struggle of the Ten Standing Servants, and Xiang Guo did use thunder methods, so that rumors about the Holy Decree spread everywhere, and no one believed it anymore. But if you think about it, Yuan Shao, Bao Xin and the like are under He Jin, and there is nothing strange about them? ”

"If they really sincerely rebelled against Dong Xiangguo, and there was no city ban in Luoyang at that time, why didn't these so-called loyal ministers and righteous men flee immediately, follow Liu Gongzi's example and raise an uprising with volunteers, but they would have to delay for so long, and they had been working under Dong Xiangguo before, and after Dong Xiangguo recruited them regardless of his previous suspicion of the position of Tai Shou Shi, he resigned from his post and raised troops to rebel against Dong Xiangguo?"

Zuo Ling asked rhetorically: "Could it be that it is Your Majesty who made the order?" Since he does not recognize Dong Xiangguo, why do he dare to replace him by virtue of the holy decree? Dare to collect the people's fat and people's ointment, the Huili clan? At such times, shouldn't you feel like you are occupying the magpie's nest and then be strict with yourself? There are also people who spread rumors that His Majesty was not born by the first emperor, and want to set up another Liu Youzhou and divide the world into two, isn't it a big rebellion? ”

Zuo Ling's official words were not hurried, lest others not hear clearly, but his words were extremely sharp, and many people couldn't defend themselves for a while, Liu Zheng also turned around and said angrily when he saw this: "I said, can you stop chattering so that people can't be at peace?" Rebels don't use time, don't use timing? Collect the people's fat and people's ointment, Liu didn't see it, how can he listen to your family's words? The truth of the holy decree is true or false, Liu doesn't say much if he doesn't know, but Dong Zhuo's nonsense is the truth! If the dove kills King Huai without his approval, who would dare to bring troops into the palace? With such a big event, how could the person who poisoned him no longer confirm it twice? The person who killed the king was disloyal and unjust, and Dong Zhuo didn't clear up the relationship and set an example for the monkey, shouldn't he do it again? ”

After Liu Zheng asked a few questions, he said coldly: "I also went to Luoyang to find someone to ask, now that those officials have seen the living people come to the door, who will not say that the holy decree is indeed there?" If you want to convince me with one mouth, shut up. ”

"Liu Gongzi didn't know anything, including the dove killing King Huai, it really happened for a reason. It was really those ministers who were too noisy for their own selfish desires, and vetoed the holy decree of the first emperor in an orderly manner, in a vain attempt to put Dong Xiangguo to death. Dong Xiangguo has also been worried about the matter of his brother's wall, so someone killed King Huai to completely eradicate this matter, Dong Xiangguo knew that the person was wrong, and did not kill that person, also because he had lived in the military camp for a long time, and knew that only in this way could he deter those ministers with ghosts in his heart, in order to protect himself. Or is it the same sentence, since the first emperor has made a will, what reason does a group of ministers have to point fingers and persuade them with etiquette and laws? ”

When Zuo Ling said this, Liu Zheng and others taunted him to shut up, and after he finished speaking, Zuo Ling also swept around and said: "Since you don't believe Zuo's words, no matter how much Zuo says is useless, I just hope that you can go to Luoyang one day to have a good look. ”

He changed his words: "But Zuo has to ask one more question"

In the scolding of many people, Zuo Ling opened his mouth and asked: "Dong Xiangguo has no king law is unjust, then, Liu Gongzi has no king law, and colluded with the Black Mountain Yellow Turban to violate Liu Youzhou, but is it really righteous?" Youzhou has been peaceful for several years, this time Liu Youzhou will punish Liu Gongzi, isn't it also Liu Gongzi who has no law and treats this Youzhou as a back garden? Didn't Liu Gongzi take the blame and deserve it? ”

Everyone was stunned, Liu Zheng's brows suddenly furrowed again, he knew that this topic would come to him sooner or later.

"Wuhuan has been invading my Youzhou for I don't know how many years, Liu Gongzi's move is uh, that's it"

Some people opened their mouths, but in the end, they also felt that this matter was really unclear, and some people even felt that Liu Zheng and Dong Zhuo were not much different.

"It is a righteous move to pacify Wuhuan, but has Liu Youzhou done half a point wrong? Pull the ladder up behind you? Why do I think Liu Youzhou pretending to be sick is a helpless move? If he didn't show Liu Gongzi to be weak, what if the Yellow Turban Army of the Black Mountain Army and the Cavalry Captain rebelled in Youzhou? ”

As soon as the words fell, everyone was silent, and Liu Zheng said angrily: "Shut up! Rebellious ministers and thieves, how can Liu have the same reason as you! Liu's heart"

"With the heart of a sage, doing the things of thieves, Liu Zheng, you are a rebel and a thief!"

A cold snort sounded on the corridor, and in the footsteps, Guan Yu's burly figure was revealed.

He was wearing a soap coat, wearing a ribbon around his waist, squinting at Danfeng's eyes and pointing behind him, "What can he say to you?" ”

In Zuo Ling Li Beiqi's stunned expression, he saw that Zhang Fei's face was pale and he was carried over by two jailers, and his back was blurred with flesh and blood, Liu Zheng was stunned, and suddenly knelt down with red eyes and said: "Yun Chang, you and I are three, but brothers!" Why don't you come to ask me first, and then ask Yide, he just told me that my mother is sick, and Liu Jikuang's bird won't let my mother see you, why is this?"

He kept kowtowing, "Yun Chang, Brother Guan Junwei, Liu begs you, please give the grass people a way to live!" The grass people really don't want to rebel, but they want the Han Border to be stable for a long time. Grass people, what a crime! ”

Zuo Ling looked at this scene, seeing Guan Yu's chest suddenly rise and fall, his breathing shortness of breath, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly pulled Li Beiye to kneel down and kowtow, "Guan Junwei, the two of us know that we are guilty of capital crimes, but Liu Gongzi really didn't have any correspondence with Gongsun Du. Zuo thought that Liu Gongzi's merits were greater than his faults, so why should he end up rebelling with Gongsun Du! ”

"Second brother, you and me, if you swear to the sky, if you violate it, heaven and man will kill together" Zhang Fei also raised his head in time, his eyes were full of tears.

Guan Yu's breath stagnated, turned his back to Zuo Ling and the others, and looked at Liu Zheng with some ruddy eyes, the two looked at each other, and there was a glint in their eyes with crystal flashes.

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