Chapter 119: Persecuting Liu Bei
In fact, in good conscience, Zhang Fei was actually very restrained at this time, if it weren't for the fact that this old man was his eldest brother's mentor, and he had taken a lot of care of himself before, he would have rushed up and beaten this old man with a blue nose and swollen face.
Liu Bei was originally going to apologize to the teacher and admit his mistakes, hoping that the teacher could forgive Zhang Fei this time for the sake of the teacher-student relationship for many years, and for the sake of the third brother, who was only making meritorious contributions. But he didn't expect Zhang Fei's temper to be so violent, and he pointed at Lu Zhi's nose and scolded him like this, and suddenly secretly screamed that it was not good, and it was estimated that it would be difficult to be good now.
Everyone next to him was stunned: this black man is so tough, he dares to point at the commander's nose and scold in this situation? Is he missing a brain or is he dying?
And Lu Zhi's nose was almost crooked at this time, thinking that he Lu Zigan was not only an official to the general of Beizhonglang, but also a great Confucian in the world, whether it was in the court or in Shilin, who saw that he didn't give three points of thin noodles? But this reckless man in front of him actually pointed to his nose, a grandfather, a Laozi, and he is also the righteous brother of his own disciple, so won't his disciple become his grandfather or Lao Tzu? Is it tolerable or unbearable! I saw that Lu Zhi was so angry that he almost fainted, but fortunately, Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun around him hurriedly supported him, so as not to let him fall. I saw that he was supported by Huangfu Song and the others, and pointed at Zhang Fei with his finger, "You, you...... You ......" but he was so angry that he couldn't speak.
Liu Bei saw Lu Zhi angry like this, and he was also frightened and panicked, it's not that he is so filial, he is worried that if his mentor is angry with his sworn brother, then he will be notorious, so he hurriedly walked up, helped Lu Zhi, stroked his chest, and said: "Teacher, it's all not well prepared, you dissipate your anger, dissipate your anger." ”
Lu Zhi finally recovered his breath, and immediately shouted to the left and right: "Come on, give me this reckless man...... Give him to me...... Take him ...... Get him out for me! Lu Zhi hesitated for a long time and finally didn't give up his mind to order him to be pushed out and beheaded, just planning to drive him out of the army, after all, this guy pointed at his nose and scolded himself just now, although he didn't kill him, he never wanted to see him again.
At this time, Dong Zhuo said gloomily: "Lu Zhonglang, the crime committed by this reckless man is not small, not to mention anything else, just a person who does not obey military orders and attacks without authorization will be sentenced to at least dozens of military sticks, and his actions have also caused very serious consequences, plus he roared and insulted Shangguan, if he is not severely punished, then where is the military law?" Where is the power of the Han army? ”
Although everyone was a little displeased with Dong Zhuo's actions, they had nothing to say, after all, what he said was the truth, if Zhang Fei was not Liu Bei's brother-in-law, if Liu Bei was not Lu Zhi's disciple, or if someone else did such a thing, Lu Zhi would definitely not say a word, and ordered him to be beheaded.
At this time, Dong Zhuo said to Liu Bei again: "Xuande Gong, I have heard for a long time that you are a talented and virtuous person, what do you say should be done with this righteous brother of yours?" I would like to warn you that he has violated military rules and ruined the court's plan to quell the chaos, and if you do not punish him severely, you will be disloyal; He insulted your mentor and almost made him faint with anger, and if you punish him severely, it will be unfilial; He has sabotaged the military aircraft and delayed our time to quell the chaos, so that hundreds of millions of people across the country cannot get out of the sea of misery as soon as possible, and will also cause us to lose hundreds of millions of Han soldiers. And if you refuse to make a choice, and put the decision back to your teacher, leaving him in a dilemma, it is unrighteousness. Even if you don't care about your reputation for the sake of your righteous brother, you have to think about your mentor, if he doesn't kill your righteous brother to correct military law, then he will fall into disloyalty; If he kills, he will fall into unkindness again. You have only two choices, one is to decide for yourself, so that all the charges will be borne by yourself alone, but you will be spared the embarrassment of your teacher; The second is to put the decision back on your teacher, and let your teacher bear the charge of disloyalty or unkindness. ”
The surrounding Huangfu Song, Cao Ying and others couldn't help but change their faces when they heard Dong Zhuo say such a heart-wrenching word, although he only helped Liu Bei clearly analyze the gains and losses of the two choices. On the surface, he doesn't have the slightest malice, and he looks like I'm for your good, but the sinister intentions hidden under his words can be heard by everyone present, he did this completely blocked all Liu Bei's retreats, forcing him to make a choice immediately, and no matter which one he chooses, it will have a great impact on his reputation, and under some weighing, it seems that severely punishing Zhang Fei has the least impact: although some people will say that he disregards his feelings of righteousness and is a little unjust, but this can be regarded as a righteous annihilation, The past can finally be explained.
But Liu Bei was worried that after severely punishing Zhang Fei, Guan Yu would also deviate from his morality, and when the time came, he would be alone, what would he talk about to achieve great things?
After hesitating for a while, Liu Bei suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and came up with a brilliant plan: Bitter meat plan, it's always okay for me to punish myself by myself, right? In this way, not only can you fulfill your good name, but also completely make Zhang Fei and Guan Yu return to their hearts.
Thinking of this, Liu Bei said to Lu Zhi: "Teacher, Bei knows that the third brother made an unforgivable mistake this time, Bei as his brother did not stop it in time, and he also has the crime of lax supervision. ”
After hearing this, the honest Zhang Fei and Guan Yu were really moved on their faces.
Just when Liu Bei thought that the plan had succeeded, Dong Zhuo stood up again and said: "By the way, don't you say that I still forgot, putting aside your relationship as righteous brothers, you are still his commander in the army, right?" If you didn't stop him in time, then you would also be guilty of dereliction of duty, since you are willing to be punished on behalf of Zhang Fei, then-" Speaking of this, Dong Zhuo said to Lu Zhi with righteousness: "Lu Zhonglang, the last general requests to kill Liu Bei, with military justice, and also asks the general to put aside the friendship between teachers and students and enforce the law impartially!" ”
Hearing this, Wen Min couldn't help muttering in his heart: What is the deep hatred between this big fat man Dong and Brother Bei? looks like he's going to kill and maim him.
And Liu Bei was also shocked after hearing this, and couldn't help but scold Dong Fat for bullying people too much, and fell into the well, although he planned to treat the crime with his body, but he didn't plan to die for him, even if he was beaten with hundreds of military sticks, he didn't want to be stabbed.
Lu Zhi hesitated and did not give the order for a long time.
Dong Zhuo said again: "Generals, presumably everyone also knows the importance of our policy of showing weakness to the enemy at the beginning, if we don't solve the impact of Zhang Fei's battle, we have almost no chance of winning, and now we can only behead Zhang Fei in front of the Yellow Turban Army in front of the Yellow Turban Army, so that the Yellow Turban Thieves on the opposite side can let go of their worries and continue to confront us outside the city." Therefore, for the sake of quelling the great cause of chaos, for the sake of the Han Dynasty, and for the sake of these thousands of soldiers, please ask Xuande Gong to temporarily abandon his personal feelings. ”
If Dong Zhuo's words before were just a stone for Liu Bei, but now this sentence is a fatal blow, everyone present is a little moved after hearing it, and now it seems that there is only this way, and Zhang Fei has committed a big crime, and he deserves to be beheaded, and it is very worthwhile to exchange his death for the hope of victory.
At this time, Zhu Jun suddenly stood up and said to Lu Zhi: "Brother Zi, for the sake of the Han Dynasty, I will be offended this time, and after the chaos is quelled, I will personally come to the door to apologize." As he spoke, he shouted to the people on the left and right: "Come on, take this Zhang Fei down for me!" (To be continued.) )