Zhang Rang is very familiar with Liu Bei's confident attitude, but at the moment, he feels dissatisfied.

"Anyone can say this kind of thing, the key is how to do it!"

Zhang Rang followed closely and said in a low voice: "Don't be careless about this kind of thing, this kind of thing can't be careless, it's a fatal thing, once the prince becomes the emperor, even if you don't have an idea for a while, it is difficult to guarantee that you won't do something to your family after you die."

If you don't think about yourself, don't you think about your family? Don't you think about you, Zhuo County, Zhuo County, Liu's thousands of generations? It's a valve reading high gate, and it will be shattered after only one generation, this is what you want to see? ”

Liu Bei looked at Zhang Rang with interest.

"So, you also tend to support the Emperor to become the emperor?"

"It's the best for you and me, though it may not be easy."

"Nonsense, of course it's not easy, but I'm openly against abolishing the elderly."

Liu Bei shook his head and said: "And the Son of Heaven doesn't have the idea of abolishing the long and young, don't you also know it?" ”

"It's because it's clear, that's why I advise you to think more."

Zhang Rang said slowly: "Xuande, with your current status and status, when you defeat the Yuan family and the He family, you will naturally be able to grasp the authority of the world, this is what you deserve, not something that the prince can deprive or the prince association can deprive, but at this time, at that time."

At the beginning of the first emperor and Jinshang's ascension to the throne, they were not strong emperors, but what was the result? Whether it is Liang Ji or Dou Wu, they are all defeated at the hands of people they look down on, behind them is the Son of Heaven is supporting, and the Son of Heaven of the Han family is strong, and he cannot be bullied at will. ”

Liu Bei stopped and looked back at Zhang Rang who was standing behind him.

A subtle smile appeared on his face.

"Lao Zhang, do you know? Whether it is Liang Ji, Dou Wu, or now He Jin, they all have a fatal common shortcoming. ”

"What are the drawbacks?"

"They don't have the surname Liu."

After saying that, Liu Bei left the palace trail without looking back and returned to his own battlefield.

And Liu Bei's last sentence also gave Zhang Rang a deep shock, until he saw He Jin's watch, the aftermath of that shock had not completely calmed down.

However, when he saw the watch, Zhang Rang knew that no matter what happened in the future, his life safety had been bound to Liu Bei.

Except for Liu Bei, no one will protect him, and no one can protect him.

At that time, Zhang Rang did not choose to hand over the recital to Liu Hong immediately, but chose to inform Liu Bei of the matter in advance and listen to Liu Bei's opinion.

Liu Bei immediately laughed when he learned that He Jin invited himself to lead troops to Xuzhou to suppress the Yellow Turban Army and recruited troops by the way.

He shared this matter with Cao Cao, Gai Xun, Jia Xu, Xun You and others around him.

"At the beginning, the Son of Heaven ordered He Suigao to lead troops to Xuzhou to pacify the Yellow Turban, He Suigao was reluctant to go, and he was relying on Luoyang, because he knew the importance of Luoyang, why did he suddenly change his temper and go to Xuzhou to quell the rebellion again?"

After Cao Cao and others learned of this, they made an analysis and then came to a common conclusion.

This is a strategy of retreat.

Jia Xu expressed his opinion on this matter.

"He Suigao and Yuan Ciyang know that under the current situation, they can no longer confront you head-on, but they are not willing to sit idly by, waiting for their forces to gradually weaken and be easily defeated by you, so they want to retreat and advance to gain more time.

They seem to be going to Xuzhou to quell the rebellion, but in fact, the real purpose is to recruit troops, and recruit troops to strengthen the troops, so as to fight against your army, he should not go to Xuzhou, just to buy time to replenish the losses. ”

Liu Bei nodded slowly.

"Do you think that helps?"

"It's useless, your strength is far stronger than theirs, it's not something they can shake."

Jia Xu didn't care about this seemingly shrewd but stupid strategy.

Liu Bei nodded and looked at Xun You again.

"Gongda, what do you think?"

"It's basically the same as Jia Changshi, but there are some small ideas."

Xun You said slowly: "I also think that they are retreating as advances, but ordinary recruits cannot be your opponents, this, He Suigao and Yuan Ciyang should both understand, but they still have to do this, they may have a special purpose." ”

"For what purpose?"

"I heard that Dong Zhuo, the assassin of Bingzhou, is a former official of the Yuan family, and there is a relatively elite and warlike army under his command, and Yuan Ciyang has previously operated Dong Zhuo's affairs from Zuo Fengyi to Bingzhou."

Xun You looked at Liu Bei and said in a low voice: "This time, Yuan Ciyang has no way to transfer Dong Zhuo Zhengda Guangming to Luoyang, but if he uses the recruitment of troops to secretly summon Dong Zhuo's army to Luoyang and integrate it into He Jin's army, then He Jin and Yuan Kui will be able to get a strong army." ”

After Xun You finished speaking, Jia Xu looked at Xun You with some surprise, and Liu Bei looked at Xun You with appreciation.

"Gongda's words are indeed to the point."

Liu Bei patted Xun You on the shoulder: "The army under my command is good at fighting, and it is very conceivable that people want to confront me just by relying on the recruitment of troops in Luoyang, they can't help but look down on me too much, He Jin and Yuan Kui should know this matter well, since they know, they will not do stupid things."

The world's strong army, in addition to the Luoyang Northern Army, that is, the armies of Liangzhou, Bingzhou and Youzhou, what Yuan Kui can instruct is the Bingzhou Army, I heard that Dong Zhuo recruited troops in Bingzhou before, this time if Yuan Kui used this opportunity to summon Bingzhou soldiers, I don't think it's strange. ”

After Liu Bei finished speaking, Gai Xun put forward an opinion.

"Not to mention whether the soldiers of the state can compete with our army, Junhou, will Dong Zhuo really be an enemy of you wholeheartedly? I don't think this is necessarily, the Dong family is a Liangzhou family, not to mention that there is Dong Fujun who is an official in Liangzhou, so ......"

Liu Bei looked at Gai Xun and knew what Gai Xun meant.

"Yuan Gu, Dong Zhuo is the former official of the Yuan family, and he is deeply favored by the Yuan family, will he turn his back on the Yuan family and join forces with me? He wouldn't be unaware of the consequences of doing so, and he wouldn't do it lightly unless he had to. ”

"Junhou, Dong Zhuo is a warrior in the border land."

Gai Xun shook his head: "I heard that Dong Zhuo once betrayed the old proposition, and was only enabled by the Yuan clan later, since he has betrayed it once, it is difficult to say that there will not be a second time, turning his back on this kind of thing, only it has never happened, and it will always happen, so I think that Dong Zhuo will definitely betray the Yuan clan." ”

When Liu Bei heard this, he was silent for a while, and then looked at Cao Cao with a smile.

"Mengde, what do you say?"

Cao Cao looked at Gai Xun and then at Liu Bei.

"I thought that what Gai Fujun said may not be unreasonable, I am not very familiar with Dong Zhuo, but despite this, Dong Huang's existence will definitely make him worried."

Liu Bei asked again: "So, you also agree?" ”

"I'm not against that."

Cao Cao said: "Dong Zhuo is by no means an object that cannot be wooed, as for how to win over and what conditions need to be given, you still need to consider carefully. ”

Liu Bei nodded.

"Since you all think so, then Dong Zhuo shouldn't be our enemy."

Liu Bei just sighed like this, but he didn't say his thoughts to Cao Cao, Jia Xu and others on the spot.

After they all left, Liu Bei thought for a while and asked Dong Huang to call over.

This time Liu Bei came to Luoyang, and Dong Huang also came, he also wanted to get more credit, and he was unwilling to give up this great opportunity.

Liu Bei called him over, he thought that there was something military that he needed to do, but the task Liu Bei gave him was not simple.

"Juan, I need you to bring this letter to your uncle, and try to persuade your uncle to cooperate with us, not with Yuan Kui."

Dong Huang looked at the letter in his hand and was slightly stunned.

"What do you mean, Prince...... But my uncle is a former official of the Yuan family? ”

"It's the former official of the Yuan family, and he is also a courtier of the Han Dynasty, and now the Han needs him, is the Yuan family more important than the Han Dynasty?"

Liu Bei patted Dong Huang on the shoulder: "And, Huang, think about it, in the current situation, we will inevitably confront the Yuan family and the He family head-on, and when the time comes, your uncle will definitely lead troops to help the Yuan family, and you don't want us to confront your uncle on the battlefield in the future, right?" You don't want that to happen, do you? ”

Dong Huang scratched his head and nodded.

"Actually, the prince, although I don't want to, but my branch has been separated from my uncle's branch, strictly speaking, we are no longer a family, each for its own master, each performing its own duties, if there is really that day, I will definitely do my best for you, I will definitely persuade my uncle not to fight against you."

Good boy, is your kid also a filial son?

Or a member of the Father's Sorrow Alliance?

The meaning of these words is a bit dangerous, it seems that Liangzhou's thinking mode and behavior habits have also deeply affected Dong Huang, and he is puzzled that this era still has a great influence on the relatively clear demarcation between family and clan.

Liu Bei was a little crying and laughing.

"I understand what you mean, and I understand your loyalty, don't I want to embarrass you? If you think it's okay, you try your best to persuade you, and if you succeed, you will be credited, and I won't blame you if you fail, even if you live and die, you will be rich and rich, how about it? ”

Dong Huang thought for a moment and nodded.

"Okay, then I will try my best to persuade my uncle to be like-minded for the prince."

So Dong Huang quietly left the Luoyang military camp with Liu Bei's letter, and went north all the way in the direction of Taiyuan County.

(End of chapter)