Chapter 176: Luoyang is in chaos again
It was night, and Beihai was too guarded in Kong Rong's big tent.
"My lord, this allied army is now in name only, let's go back to Beihai as soon as possible, if we stay here in Luoyang, it is inevitable that we will get into some trouble." It wasn't Liu Bei who spoke, but who else was. In Liu Bei's vision, he naturally knew that Luoyang was going to be too peaceful, and it was better to go back to Beihai than to do nothing here and cause trouble in vain. In that way, his Liu Bei's ambition could be realized one day.
"Xuande, I also know that this alliance is no longer good, but we don't have food and grass at all now. Although this Luoyang is not far from Qingzhou Beihai, it also has a few days of travel, and there is no food, how can you let me bring the troops back. Kong Rong sighed helplessly and said. This Kong Rong is really a real person, and he has joined the allies and taught all the food, leaving nothing behind. And the other princes more or less had a lot of grain in stock.
"My lord, my second brother is brave, we also know the place where Yuan Shao has accumulated grain and grass, as long as he brings a team of men and horses, he will definitely be able to recapture the grain, and then we can go back." Liu Bei said calmly. It's impossible to see what's going on in his mind.
"How can this be, this robbery, isn't it against the sages, how can I do such a thing. No, never. Kong Rong said stubbornly. He is a descendant of Confucius, if people know that he Kong Rong will also do that stealing thing, where will his Kong Rong's face be put at that time.
Liu Yao scolded in his heart, and then his eyes rolled and he said, "My lord." We don't count this as looting, we already have our share of the allied army's food and grass, we just take back what belongs to us. ”
"This ......" Kong Rong was stunned by Liu Bei for a moment. If you think about it, he really just got his own food and grass back. This shouldn't be considered a snatch.
Liu Bei saw that Kong Rong was hesitating, and said with some sadness: "My lord, if you don't bring back the food, do you have to wait for our 20,000 army to starve to death one by one?" ”
I have to say that Liu Bei's eloquence is really good, in fact, if Liu Bei had no eloquence, he would not have found so many strategists and generals in history. Although it has a lot to do with his identity as a Han clan who doesn't know the truth or falsehood. But for now, there are not 10,000 but 8,000 of the entire Han family. But only one Liu Bei mixed it up, which shows his talent.
The sentence just now hit Kong Rong's heart directly. This Kong Rong loves the people the most like a son. In his North Sea. The taxes were very low, and the people all lived and worked in peace and contentment, without going through the Beihai of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, even compared to Liu Yao's Youzhou. That's just a slight jet lag. Now Liu Bei put the lives of his soldiers on the line. This Kong Rong couldn't say anything if he wanted to refuse.
"Hey, okay, Xuande, I'll leave this matter to you, I'm just taking back what originally belonged to me, and it's not a robbery. But remember, only enough food is allowed to be fed by our army, and that will be enough. Do you understand? Kong Rong said helplessly, as if he was convincing himself.
"No." Liu Bei promised in a low voice. But there was a triumphant smile on the corner of his mouth.
Early the next morning, two more pieces of news shocked the entire Luoyang City.
First, Liu Dai, the assassin of Yanzhou, killed Chen Liutai and guarded Zhang Miao, swept away all the grain under his command, and then left Luoyang City all night. To say that this first piece of news is nothing, these princes themselves are not so harmonious, just think of Liu Dai and Zhang Miao. Zhang Miao should be said to be Liu Dai's subordinate. But this Zhang Miao repeatedly disobeyed Liu Dai's orders and made decisions on his own, which made Liu Dai very dissatisfied with Zhang Miao.
And that Liu Dai originally wanted to go to Zhang Miao to ask for some food, but this Zhang Miao himself didn't have much food, so how could he give it to Liu Dai. So Liu Dai was angry and stabbed Zhang Miao to death with a sword.
However, after the anger, this Liu Dai was dumbfounded, knowing that Lu Dao killed the minister of the court without authorization is a capital crime. In desperation, this Liu Dai gritted his teeth, snatched all Zhang Miao's food, and rushed back to Yanzhou in the starry night. As long as he arrives in Yanzhou, then this Liu Dai is a soil emperor, and he doesn't have to be afraid of the laws of the imperial court at all.
As for the second one, that is, Beihai Taishou Kong Rong sent Liu Bei and Guan Yu to attack Yuan Shao's place where he hid grain. And Yuan Shao didn't want anyone to dare to do it at all, and he was careless for a while, and was directly killed by Guan Yu. The grain and grass in the granary were robbed by that Kongrong, and then they also returned to Beihai in the starry night. However, what is puzzling is that the grain and grass that Kong Rong snatched was only enough for Kong Rong's army to return to Beihai safely, and he didn't take any more than that.
But few people pay attention to these details. What shocked them was that Kong Beihai, a good old man, would be the first person to do such a thing. You must know that although the other princes of Lu Dao also have this idea, but none of them dare to make the first move, in order to have a bird, but this time the bird is indeed out of everyone's expectations.
With the lead, for a while, the rest of the princes also led their troops to wreak havoc in Luoyang City. For a while, a lot of people died, and the food was robbed, but fortunately, the princes of these songs did not dare to be too presumptuous, and did not kill excessively, otherwise it would be a bloody Luoyang again.
And after the hundred officials knew about this matter, they were immediately furious, and the three of Huangfu Song hurriedly went to find Yuan Shao, so that his identity as the leader of the alliance quickly suppressed this matter and returned Luoyang to a peace.
However, as soon as the three of them mentioned the words of the alliance leader, Yuan Shao immediately became furious, and without hesitation, he gave the three old men a roll of their eyes. Then he flicked his sleeves directly and went to Bohai. You must know that the current position of Yuan Shao's alliance leader can be said to exist in name only. In other words, the current identity of Yuan Shao can't suppress this matter at all.
And those officials still let themselves suppress this matter, so there is only one way, and that is force. However, he Yuan Shao only brought 80,000 horses, and the other princes combined were more than twice as many as him. He, Yuan Shao, wouldn't do such a stupid thing.
So Yuan Shao left Luoyang with all the soldiers and horses with the sluggish expressions of the three Huangfu Song and left this place of right and wrong. As for the mess in Luoyang, he Yuan Shao doesn't plan to take care of it, and Si Li doesn't want it, so leave it all to the officials.
The chaos in Luoyang lasted for three days, and all the princes were completely crazy for food, and almost robbed all the people in Luoyang of their food reserves. Between survival and fame, they undoubtedly chose to survive.
Except for those hundred officials, they did not dare to move, and all the food of the rest of the people was swept away, and those princes stopped with satisfaction and went back to their respective territories with their soldiers and horses. For a while, there seemed to be no difference between this Luoyang and Luoyang after Dong Zhuo left.
And after all the princes left, Huangfu Song, Yang Biao, and Ma Riyan looked at the current Luoyang City in disbelief.
When they were in Hangu Pass, they were all looking forward to returning to Luoyang. Because there is still an army of 400,000 Dong led by Yuan Shao and Yuan Meng. They thought that they could rely on their status to order those princes to do things for themselves and save Emperor Han Xian.
However, all this is just fantasy, and the reality is still cruel. How could these high-ranking officials born in a big family know that in this troubled world, the emperor is just a puppet, let alone their useless ministers.
In troubled times, it always makes sense to have a big fist, and only those who have military power in hand can speak. Maybe they will give Emperor Han Xian a face, but the officials are not even as good as grass, and they have no status at all. If it weren't for the fact that there would not be a single charge of rebellion, I'm afraid that a few ministers would have been shot by those crazy princes.
The helpless officials could only watch as the princes left Luoyang City one by one with soldiers, horses and food. And they finally saw the true colors of these princes. As for the matter of the Luoyang Imperial Court, I am afraid that they will not be able to solve it for a while, because they still have a big mess waiting to be solved. (To be continued......)