After that, Liu Bei left Huayin County with a relaxed mood, and all the troops he brought with him were also taken away, leaving no one behind. Yang Biao stood at the head of Huayin County and looked at Liu Bei's army in the distance, and sighed deeply.

Yang Xiu, who was standing beside Yang Biao, looked at Yang Biao, hesitated for a moment, and still said what he wanted to say in his heart.

"Father, the son thinks that what his father has done is the right choice."

Yang Biao turned his head to look at his young son with a little surprise.

"Xiu, do you think what you are doing for your father is right?"

"Yes."

Yang Xiu nodded and said: "I haven't seen the world, but I also know that Liu Xuande's reputation has always been very good, and I rarely hear anyone say bad things about Liu Xuande, even if it is my father, I often sigh at Liu Xuande's talent, instead of accusing him of character, but my father hates Yuan very much, and he has spoken ill of Yuan many times."

The son thought that even his father recognized Liu Xuande's character, so Liu Xuande's oath could be trusted, compared to it, although the Yuan family was the fourth and third dukes, but it was not trustworthy, since both sides were not a good choice, it was better to choose a trustworthy one than an untrustworthy one. ”

Yang Biao looked at Yang Xiu for a long time and smiled bitterly.

"Xiu, what you said is speechless for my father!"

"Father, is my son wrong?"

"No, you are very right, very right, although Liu Xuande is one of the culprits of Yang's fall so far, but his character of keeping his promises, I never doubt it."

Yang Biao sighed: "Compared with it, the Yuan family does not have such a reputation, so this time the final game of Luoyang, it must be Liu Xuande who wins, and the one who can rule the world in the future must be Liu Xuande!" ”

"Father is so sure?"

Yang Xiu asked: "Father also said before that the Yuan family and the He family have been running Luoyang for a long time, and it is not something that Liu Xuande can fight against, the fourth world and the third duke, with a deep heritage, Liu Xuande will definitely be able to win?" ”

"There is much help for the righteous, but little help for the unjust."

Yang Biao smiled bitterly: "Even an enemy like me hopes that Liu Xuande can win, so how can there be so few others who secretly hope that Liu Xuande can win?" Sentiment has always been an important factor influencing the situation.

When people's hearts are inclined to Liu Xuande, how can he fail? Yuan Kui is arrogant and arrogant, He Jin is stupid and cowardly, although these two people are in high positions and have many supporters around them, they will definitely not be able to defeat Liu Xuande, who is popular with the people. ”

"I see."

Yang Xiu nodded slowly, looking at the direction Liu Bei left, his eyes flashing with inexplicable brilliance.

"Father, Liu Xuande said before that the Yang family will usher in the end, but it will also usher in a new life, judging from his consistent code of conduct, is this some kind of promise to the Yang family?"

"Perhaps."

Yang Biao looked into the distance and said in a low voice: "But if you want to usher in a new life, you must first face the end of the world, but I don't know what the end of Liu Xuande's words is, if the Yang family's family business for several generations is destroyed in the hands of my father and son, in the future, what kind of face will I have to meet the ancestors of the past dynasties?" ”

After this meeting, Liu Bei passed the news to the rear and adjusted the original logistics route slightly.

Don't choose another way, just pass directly from Hongnong County, go straight to Luoyang, and order the logistics department personnel to connect with the officials of Hongnong County.

Xun Yu, Yin Da and others, who were in charge of logistics and transportation, were a little puzzled, but they still did what Liu Bei said.

As a result, Hongnong County was really enthusiastic about this matter, and dispatched a lot of manpower and material resources to help Liu Bei's department with the logistics work, providing a lot of convenience to Xun Yu, Yin Da and others, and opening the door of convenience without the slightest obstacle.

So Liu Bei's logistics road was smooth all the way.

In the original action plan, Hongnong County, as a key uncertain factor, affected the overall layout of Liu Bei's action plan.

Even in the first version of the plan, Jia Xu suggested that Liu Bei take out a battalion of troops to deter the Yang clan of Hongnong County, even if he paid some price for it, he must not let the Yang clan become a time bomb in Liu Bei's rear.

But Liu Bei personally vetoed the plan, and said that he would solve the problem, and the logistics only needed to wait for news.

In view of this, the logistics department accepted the order, but there were still some doubts in their hearts, but the news that Hongnong County had opened the door of convenience came, and the logistics officials were overjoyed.

Xun Yu, Yin Da and others, who are well versed in the inside story, are even more emotional, and deeply admire Liu Bei's political skills.

was able to persuade the Yang family, who was almost a mortal enemy, to help, what did Liu Bei say to Yang Biao?

They don't know, of course, it doesn't matter either.

After disposing of a time bomb in the rear, Liu Bei was relieved to take his army to Luoyang City, and arrived in Henan County, west of Luoyang City, in mid-to-late February of the sixth year of Zhongping.

Here, Liu Bei met with the envoy of the Son of Heaven, and the envoy of the Son of Heaven passed the latest order, asking Liu Bei to lead the troops to the garrison around Shanglin Yuan and Xianyang Yuan, where the imperial court prepared all the materials needed by the army.

After that, Liu Bei's army was stationed there, and Liu Bei himself waited for the order of the Son of Heaven and was ready to enter Luoyang City at any time to report on his work.

As Liu Bei's army approached in the direction of Luoyang City, the emotions of the bulls, ghosts, snakes, and gods in the city also began to move towards polarization.

Yuan Kui has a very obvious feeling.

A considerable number of the ancient literature families who had moved closer to him in order to fight for the status of the Valua family had recently stopped having any contact with him, and had returned to Lu Zhi to meet Lu Zhi.

And as time goes by, there are more and more of them.

Originally, more than 80 percent of the upper echelons of the ancient literature school had taken refuge in him, but now this proportion has dropped to less than 50 percent.

Liu Bei hadn't arrived in Luoyang City yet, but he was just coming here with his soldiers, and every time he got a little closer to Luoyang City, some of the ancient literature families that had originally been close to Yuan Kui returned to Lu Zhi's side.

This situation not only made Yuan Kui feel hateful, but also made Lu Zhi cry and laugh.

"Because Xuande came, they came back, such ethics, no wonder Zheng Gong despaired, feeling that he couldn't stay in Luoyang City, and in the long run, I felt that I couldn't stay anymore......"

The protracted political struggle and heavy political responsibilities left Lu Zhi physically and mentally exhausted.

The fact that he constantly favors the interests of the group between his personal ethics and the interests of the group has always made Lu Zhi's emotions very depressed, and he has always felt that he has done something wrong.

He was a captain in Luoyang City with a feeling of guilt, and with such emotions, he had a heartfelt resistance to things like increasing his power and expanding his power, although he himself knew that it was wrong, but he just couldn't get over that level in his heart.

This was one of the reasons why he was reluctant to expand his personal power.

Now, with the departure of Zheng Xuan and the de facto disintegration of the ancient literature school, Lu Zhi understands Zheng Xuan more and more, understands this era, and understands the group of people around him.

Everyone seems to be like-minded companions, but with the slightest variability, they can change their positions anytime and anywhere, leave the so-called big collective, and fight for their own interests.

The overall situation is not important, and the overall situation is nothing in the face of interests.

Before, Liu Bei didn't come, and the Yuan family was strong, so most of them left.

Now that Liu Bei is here, he still has the right to open the mansion, and he is like an upstart, so many of the people who left before have returned.

Lu Zhi really couldn't bear such a thing, so he was very depressed and complained to Xun Shuang, Fu Qian, Ma Riyan and others, and poured out the resentment in his heart.

"So far, whether it is an ancient text or a modern text, it is just the appearance, the inside, or the struggle for power, and the dispute between relatives and eunuchs, there is no difference, I am afraid that most people think like this, only a few people such as us, are still thinking about the glory of the saint, this matter, I should also learn to Zheng Xuan to return to his hometown, otherwise, I am afraid that I will soon die of anger in Luoyang."

Xun Shuang, Ma Riyan and Fu Qian were stunned together.

Xun Shuang looked at Lu Zhi and asked in surprise, "Zigan, are you serious?" Zheng Gong said goodbye to his hometown at the age of sixty, do you want to return to his hometown at the age of fifty? ”

Lu Zhi hesitated for a moment and nodded slowly.

"For the sake of the ancient literature school, I have given up a lot of things, and I have done some wrong things, but in the end, I found that they may never need me to do those wrong things, whether they do it or not, they are them, and they have never changed, in this case, what is the point of my stay and dedication?"

(End of chapter)