At the internal meeting, Xiahou Yuan, who was the oldest in the group, spoke first.

"I don't think this rumor is so simple, and I don't know who came out of this rumor now, it was made by those people in the modern literary school back then, and it soon disappeared, and now it suddenly appears again, I think it's very strange."

"I think so."

Pound followed up and said: "This rumor is too strange to appear, I see, either someone deliberately wants to stumble the general, or someone in our house has done it themselves. ”

"Do it yourself?"

Dong Huang touched his head and wondered, "Who will do this?" For what? ”

"In order to go further, in order to protect yourself and your family, and your family!"

Cao Ren calmly analyzed: "You think, we are all brought out by the prince, we are all subordinates of the prince, and we have always listened to the orders of the prince, not the order of the Son of Heaven, I listened to the old man in the family and said that once the Son of Heaven was a courtier."

This is very meaningful, which means that the new son of heaven will only trust his own people, and will not believe in the courtiers left by the old emperor, they don't like other people's courtiers, they only like their own courtiers, if the princes return to power in the future, then we will all become other people's courtiers. ”

Cheng Pu pinched his beard and nodded slowly.

"This is true, we are all subordinates of the prince, can the Son of Heaven trust us? That's why some people are worried about this, so this rumor is spread in order to ...... Let the prince go further? ”

"Quite possibly."

Liu Yong finally spoke: "Although I don't know who did this, I have to say that this guy did this thing, which is quite interesting and very revealing." ”

Liu Yong sighed like this, but the other five suddenly looked at Liu Yong together with strange expressions.

Liu Yong instantly understood something.

"Don't slander me, I didn't do this! I am also a member of the Han family, what am I afraid of? At worst, I can save myself, there is no danger to my life, don't look at me, think about others! ”

The rest of the people thought about it and felt that what Liu Yong said was also reasonable, this guy was a relative of the Han family in the end, and the worst result would not be lost.

Who did that?

Or did Liu Bei do it himself?

They started another round of brainstorming, but there was still no conclusion, and in the end, they could only come to a conclusion that "they must do it without knowing it".

So they decided to visit Liu Bei together.

At this very strange moment in the situation in Luoyang City, several of them completely ignored their big goals, so they came to the General's Mansion with such a big grin, entered Liu Bei's office under the attention of a group of people, closed the door, and isolated outsiders.

Then there was a burst of whispering.

Everyone cares a lot, but they don't dare to say it explicitly, and now that someone is taking the lead, how can they turn a blind eye?

How will this work out?

Liu Bei in the office was also quite helpless in the face of the concern of this group of old subordinates.

"You all came to see me at this moment, this meaning is too clear, I'm afraid that after you go out, there will be another wave of gossip, don't you think about it?"

Liu Yong, as a clan general, took a step forward against everyone's expectations.

"Junhou, the matter is big, we think about it, our hearts are uneasy, we really want to know the reason for this, and I hope that Junhou can tell us, so that we don't think about it day and night, and the food is unpleasant."

"Okay, okay, play with me?"

Liu Bei smiled, then sighed, and said slowly: "My father-in-law and Meng De came before, and they were also worried about the same as you, but what I can tell you is that this matter was done by Zheng Tai, not by someone within us." ”

"Zheng Tai?"

Several generals were collectively blindfolded, and they didn't understand what was going on.

Liu Bei explained to them the cause and effect of this matter, and told them that Zheng Tai did this in order to make him an enemy of the world, and not that some insiders did it for other reasons.

This is an attack from the enemy, not an assist from his own people, although if Liu Bei really wants to be the emperor, the difference between the two is not so big.

But this is not Liu Bei's own plan in the end.

"That'...... Prince, you ...... What does that mean? ”

Xiahou Yuan asked cautiously.

Liu Bei glanced at these people.

"Of course I don't want to be an emperor, I have more power than those emperors now, what kind of emperor?"

"But ......"

Xiahou Yuan was anxious.

The others followed suit.

So Liu Bei raised his hand and signaled them not to panic.

"I know what you mean, and I know what you think in your hearts, although I don't have any intention of being an emperor, but I know that you won't let me get my way."

Yes?

What does that mean?

Several people looked at each other.

"Of course, you can't blame all of you, since I wanted to really innovate the Han, I didn't have a choice, everything I did was not only to reform the Han, but also to push myself into that position, and to this day, I can't extricate myself.

There are many people who survive by my identity and power, and without me, they can't survive, and the new system I built for Dahan can't continue, and there are already too many people who can't help themselves around me alone. ”

Liu Bei smiled bitterly for a while and shook his head.

"I can't live for myself anymore, I can't even live for my family and clan, I have to live for so many people who do things for me, if I hand over power at will and take a back seat, it is not only irresponsible to the big men, but also irresponsible to them, then I am too selfish."

Several people looked at Liu Bei's slightly bitter face, and the emotions in their hearts were very complicated.

"Junhou, don't you really like the position of the Son of Heaven?"

Cheng Pu asked: "This position is not enough for many people to compete for, but now, we are willing to do our best to help you, if you want to be the emperor, we will definitely swear to the death, why don't you want it?" ”

Liu Bei looked at Cheng Pu and pondered for a moment.

"Because I don't want my descendants to face all that I am today for the same reason, I can't guarantee that my descendants will be as ruling the world as I am.

When they don't have the ability, if they are just ordinary people, they can still live, but if they are royalty, it is difficult to say, if today's things happen again, how will future generations evaluate me today? ”

Cheng Pu was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and said no more.

The rest of them had nothing to say.

Liu Bei looked at them with a depressed face, smiled, walked up to them, and patted them on the shoulders one by one.

"Okay, don't put on such an expression, don't worry, you fought for me bloodily, I won't turn my back on you, this is my promise to you, the big problem, I will solve it, I will bear the heavy burden, but today's matter, you don't say it to the public, just treat it as if this matter does not exist."

Several people looked at each other, a little excited in their hearts, but they didn't figure out what Liu Bei meant.

But Liu Bei didn't let them stay longer, waving his hand to let them leave.

"Yui."

Several people nodded one after another, and then slowly left Liu Bei's office with inconsistent moods.

Looking at the inquisitive and curious eyes of the officials of the Great General's Mansion outside, several people involuntarily quickened their pace, and soon left the Great General's Mansion and left Luoyang City.

When they arrived outside the city, several people invariably slowed down the advance of the horses.

"Has the prince decided to become an emperor?"

"It should be."

"And what about our future?"

"What the prince promised us, he will definitely do it, we can rest assured."

"But the prince ...... Will you be happy to be an emperor? ”

No one could answer the question that Cheng Pu asked.

The men then returned to their barracks in silence, and kept silent about what had happened today, and no matter who came to inquire about him, they did not mention any details of the matter.

So those who should be anxious are still anxious, and those who should be anxious are still anxious.

Later, after the rumors quietly spread for five or six days, Lu Zhi couldn't help but come to the door and asked Liu Bei what was going on.

Liu Bei told Lu Zhi the truth, and Lu Zhi was extremely angry about it.

"Xuande, what are you going to do? What Zheng Tai has done is already something that can be questioned, I can't tolerate him anymore, I want to participate in him! ”

"Teacher, Zheng Tai's group of people can be wiped out with a snap of a finger, but the most important thing at the moment is not to deal with Zheng Tai's group."

Liu Bei shook his head slowly: "Don't you want to know how this matter will develop in the future?" ”

Lu Zhi was stunned.

Leaning less, his expression became complicated.

"Xuande, you ......"

"Teacher, I don't want to be an emperor."

When Liu Bei said this, Lu Zhi suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and his expression became relaxed.

"Xuande, you are sensible, at this moment, you should be rational, not ......"

"But my men won't allow it."

Liu Bei opened his mouth and interrupted Lu Zhi's words: "To be more specific, I once wanted to be the emperor, but later, I didn't want to be the emperor again, but now, I found that I can't help but be the emperor, if I don't become the emperor, the Han will be over." ”

(End of chapter)