After Liu Bei's brief description, Liu Hong learned that Liu Bei was poor when he was a child, and he once supported himself by weaving mats with his mother, and he was quite emotional.

Liu Hongneng's succession to the throne was purely lucky, because he was only a local nobleman in his early years, inheriting his father's title of Marquis of Jieduting.

The Pavilion Marquis belongs to the highest level of the Qin and Han Dynasty 20th rank of the marquis, and the land of the Pavilion is the lowest among the marquis, and there are township marquis and county marquis above.

There are more than 100 households in the land of one pavilion, and there are dozens of households at the least, and the money will definitely not be very much.

It can be seen that his life before becoming emperor is definitely not a luxury.

The world is so big, there are really a lot of Han clan relatives who can't afford to eat in poverty.

Liu Hong is not a close branch of the imperial family, similar to the Jiajing Emperor of the later Ming Dynasty, he only became the emperor after hitting the luck, otherwise, it is basically a lifetime of eating and waiting for death, where can he be as rich as the emperor?

Therefore, he must have more or less understood some of what he considered "civil suffering".

When he heard that Liu Bei had such a life experience, he suddenly felt a little empathy and sympathy.

"I never thought that the Han dynasty would be in this situation for 400 years, but the Han clan would suffer like this, and it would make you suffer......"

"The edge of the sword is sharpened, the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold, the hardships of the early life tempered the minister, made the minister's will firmer, and made the minister's physique stronger, so the minister never felt that it was a shameful thing to be born in a slight cold.

On the contrary, the more people who are born in a slight cold, after reaching a high position, the more worthy of pride, the more they should swear to the world their hardships and hardships, so that people in the world know that they can achieve great things as if they were born in a slight cold, which is the right way in the world! ”

Liu Bei's words were very firm, and his words were loud, which not only made Cao Cao excited, but also attracted Liu Hong to applaud loudly.

The emperor, who came from a side branch of the imperial family, seemed to be very fond of this.

"Good! You can say that again! The edge of the sword is sharpened, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold, which is well said! If there is no hard training at a young age, how can we have today's glory and wealth? Wonderful! Wonderful! What a Liu Xuande! ”

Liu Hong was very happy and praised Liu Bei again and again.

Liu Bei's words made him interested, he even stood up and walked to the collapse, looked at Liu Bei up close, and saw that he was tall, handsome and righteous, and couldn't help but feel fond.

In the distant relatives of the Han family, there are such characters?

"I heard that you studied with Lu Zigan and are his disciples?"

"Yes, the minister was employed by his mentor Lu Gong, without the teachings of Lu Gong, and the minister did not have today."

"Well, Lu Zigan's knowledge is indeed famous all over the world, otherwise I wouldn't have sent someone to recruit him to Luoyang to do business, you ...... By the way, you are also from Youzhou, and you are the same township as Lu Zigan, so it's no wonder. ”

Liu Hong seemed to have thought of something, walked a few steps, and then remembered that this occasion was not an occasion to search for pearls in the sea, but ......

Say big things.

Thinking like this, Liu Hong gradually calmed down his emotions.

"Okay, these things can be talked about later, Xuande, you just made a loud noise at the gate of the West Garden, disturbing my lunch break, are you guilty?"

"Loud noises and dereliction of honor in front of the king, this is the fault of the minister, and the minister is guilty."

Liu Bei bowed.

Liu Hong smiled slightly.

"What punishment are you going to receive?"

"No matter how Your Majesty punishes the minister, the minister is willing to accept it, but before Your Majesty punishes the minister, please listen to your Majesty."

Hearing this, Liu Hong nodded.

"Say it."

When questioning the emperor, Liu Bei needs to be cautious.

So he sorted out the wording a little.

"Your Majesty, the minister is not here with the intention of making a loud noise so as to disturb His Majesty's lunch break, there is really a reason why I have to do it."

"What reason?"

"The minister wants to impeach Taiwei Zhang Ji and Sikong Xu Yu."

"Oh? You're bold. ”

Liu Hong's words sounded more surprised, but his face was not surprised, as if he was not surprised by this.

"The third duke of my country, you are only a small commander, one person impeached the other, do you know what this means?"

Liu Bei shook his head.

"The rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of the husband, not to mention that as an official of the court, it is a matter of national body, and it is an unshirkable responsibility! Although His Majesty punished the ministers, the ministers did not regret their deaths! ”

Hearing this, Liu Hong was silent for a while and sighed.

"The rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of the husband...... If everyone in the world can have the heart of serving the country like Xuande, why is the world like this? ”

As he spoke, Liu Hong looked at Chen Tan and the others.

"Did you and the other three of you also come here for this?"

Chen Tan and the other three immediately got up, stood in front of Liu Hong and bowed.

"Exactly."

"Chen Situ, I know that you have always been an upright person, but do you also want to impeach Taiwei Zhang Ji and Sikong Xu Yu?"

"Back to Your Majesty, exactly."

Chen Tan took out a roll of bamboo slips from his arms and handed it to Liu Hong with both hands: "Your Majesty, Taiwei Zhang Ji and Sikong Xu Yu tried to remove the twenty-six county guards in the world for their own selfish interests, causing the world to be shaken and uneasy. ”

Liu Hong raised his eyebrows, took the scroll of bamboo slips, unfolded it and looked at it, put it away again, and put it on the table next to him.

"The civilians under these county guards have come to Luoyang to shout grievances for them, are these county guards really serving the country and loving the people like sons? No fault? ”

Chen Tan nodded without hesitation.

"Your Majesty, the hearts of the people are enough to prove the truth of this matter."

Liu Hong looked at Guo Hong, the captain of Si Li, again.

"Guo Hong, is that so?"

Guo Hong looked at Chen Tan, then nodded, and offered the bamboo slips in his hands with both hands.

"Your Majesty, there are more than 600 civilians who shouted grievances for this reason, all of whom traveled a long way to Luoyang, and gathered at the gate of the Lieutenant's Mansion to initiate a letter to the Commander's Mansion.

Liu Hong also took the bamboo slip, unfolded it and looked at it, and walked in front of Liu Bei.

"Xuande, is this from your handwriting?"

"Back to Your Majesty, yes."

"Your father-in-law is among the twenty-six, right?"

"Back to Your Majesty, yes."

"Then you should avoid it, why do you want to come forward?"

"Back to Your Majesty, it is precisely because the minister is the son-in-law of Han Taishou that he knows that Han Taishou is absolutely not at fault for being impeached and dismissed, if he sits back and watches the officials who can stabilize the local government innocently be removed because of some unwritten customs, which makes the local area worried and uneasy, this is where the courtiers of His Majesty are derelict in their duties."

Liu Bei bowed and saluted: "The minister, like Chen Situ, Guo Xiaowei, and Cao Yilang, is not willing to sit back and watch the world be turbulent, the country damaged, and the Son of Heaven worried for their own selfish interests. ”

After listening to what Liu Bei said, Chen Tan and Guo Hong secretly praised him for speaking at a very high level.

Cao Cao was inexplicably moved.

Liu Hong was silent for a while, pacing back and forth, and finally stood in front of Liu Bei, reached out and patted him on the shoulder, and sighed.

"It's worthy of being my Han clan relative."

As he spoke, Liu Hong shook his head and returned to the collapse.

This time, he did not lie down, but sat upright, quite a bit of the solemnity of the Son of Heaven.

"Xuan Zhang and Zhao Zhong enter the palace."

Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, who were waiting very anxiously outside, entered the hall in a panic, looked at Liu Bei and the other four nervously, and then looked at Liu Hong, who was sitting in a precarious position.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Liu Hong slowly spoke.

"What Qing and others said, I already know that this matter is very important, and it is really unwise to suddenly depose the twenty-six county guards, which has caused turmoil in the world and unstable people's hearts, so I have thought about it carefully, and I always think that this matter is not feasible, so forget it."

Liu Hong gave the final conclusion, Chen Tan and the others were overjoyed, and hurriedly bowed down, calling the Son of Heaven Shengming.

Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong looked unhappy.

This was the first time since the disaster of the party that they had not been able to win a head-to-head confrontation with the scholars, and it was of great significance, and they were certainly not willing to stop there.

"Your Majesty, such traitors endanger the place and harm the Son of Heaven, and they should be punished!"

"Your Majesty, these traitors only do things for their own selfish desires, and they don't consider the reputation of the Son of Heaven and the safety of the Great Han Kingdom, if they are not punished, how will the people of the world look at it in the long run?"

Liu Hong looked at Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, and he also showed displeasure.

The matter is so big, the world is boiling, but it still has to continue, do you have to force some people to raise an army?

"What happens if things get to this point and they go on? You shouldn't have that kind of thinking. ”

Liu Hong's very unpleasant tone made Zhang Rang stunned for a moment, and immediately reacted.

Zhao Zhong continued to argue as if he hadn't reacted yet, but was pulled by Zhang Rang.

"The ministers don't dare."

Zhang Rang hurriedly shouted loudly, and then glanced at Zhao Zhong.

Only then did Zhao Zhong react, quickly bowed his head, and didn't say anything more.

Seeing that Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong did not continue to argue, Liu Hong nodded with satisfaction and announced the result of his handling of the matter.

"Taiwei Zhang Ji and Sikong Xu Yu are unfair, selfish, and unreliable, and they are not worthy of the position of the third duke, so they are removed from their positions, and the matter of the twenty-six county guards will be stopped, and this matter will not be talked about anymore."

Liu Hong's final decision fell, and this political struggle ended in a rare victory for the scholars.

Should be.

Chen Tan was very happy, feeling that the dust had finally settled on this matter, and he was very happy, as for the difficulties he might face in the future, he didn't want to think about it now.

Cao Cao was very happy, and felt that he had finally done something for the scholars, and his situation in Yuan Shao's circle of friends would definitely be much better in the future.

Guo Hong was even more happy, feeling that he had made the right bet, completed the matter, and successfully caught the line of Yuan Shao and Chen Tan, and there will inevitably be further possibilities in the future.

Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong felt very uncomfortable, not only did they not do what they wanted to do, but also compensated their minions Zhang Ji and Xu Yu by the way.

It's really a recipe for stealing chickens.

The two of them looked at the four audience present with extremely resentful eyes, especially Liu Bei, who was charging forward, thinking about what kind of way to clean up this bastard boy who didn't know the height of the sky.

But at this moment, Liu Bei suddenly spoke.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this matter cannot be left undiscussed."

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PS: It's so uncomfortable to cough and plug your nose, it's okay to sit during the day, and it's only sour to lie down and sleep at night, alas............