At night, a carriage quietly entered a small courtyard.
There was no one outside the courtyard, but there were several guards hidden in the darkness inside the courtyard.
The carriage stopped in front of the house, Liu Cheng got off the carriage, and a guard came out of the darkness, bowed and clasped his fists: "See the general."
Liu Cheng looked at the bright lights in the room next to him and asked, "How are Mr.
Jia these days?"
The guard said: "Mr.
Jia always reads.
When he gets bored, he goes for a walk in the backyard.
There is nothing unusual."
Liu Cheng walked towards the room, and the guard immediately walked to the front to open the door.
He opened the door and said to Jia Xu, who was walking around the room with a bamboo slip, "Mr.
Jia, the general is here."
Jia Xu turned around and looked at Liu Cheng without saying a word.
Liu Cheng waved to the guard and asked him to exit the room.
Then he walked to the table and sat down.
He was silent for a moment and said: "Jia Wenhe, the Queen Mother passed away.
Although there is no evidence, I know that it was Dong Zhuo who did it.
When we The agreement was limited to one month, but something happened before the month was up.
According to the agreement, you win I admire your husband's talent very much, but I also know that forceful melons are not sweet.
You can leave early tomorrow morning.
Please forgive me for any offence.
It will be helpful to you sir."
After saying that, he put the baggage in his hand on the table, got up and walked out.
"etc" Liu Cheng stopped when he heard the voice, turned around and looked at Jia Xu again: "Sir, if you have any other requests, as long as I, the general, can fulfill them."
Jia Xu's body was shaking, "Although I had expected it, after hearing the news, it was still difficult for Jia to accept that Jia wanted to know how the Queen Mother died."
Liu Chengdao: "Dong Zhuo sent people to sneak into the Beigong.
He first set fire to Yong'an Palace and lured most of the guards and palace maids and eunuchs to put out the fire.
The guards around the Queen Mother were weak, and the enemy took advantage of the situation.
The Queen Mother, a palace maid, two The guard was killed, and the murderer set fire to Deyang Palace.
By the time the palace people found out, the fire had spread beyond control."
Jia Xu closed his eyes in pain.
After a while, he opened his eyes.
There was a cold light in his eyes: "It must be Li Ru's plan.
Dong Zhuo or anyone else can't think of such a vicious but direct attack."
Now that Li Ru has taken action, there will be no clues left for people to find out what happened to the emperor."
Liu Chengdao said: "Your Majesty is safe and well.
I have discussed it with the doctor Mingong.
He and the general Wang Shuang in front of the palace take turns guarding, and never leave your Majesty's side.
Guards and patrols have also been strengthened in the palace.
We will never allow anything to go wrong again.
Please don't worry about this, Mr.
Lao."
Yes, I also know that my husband will definitely not be able to go back to Dong Zhuo.
My husband once worked under Dong Zhuo, and it is very difficult to find another way out.
It's difficult.
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If other ministers or local officials in the court learn of this news, they will definitely not accept you.
If you are willing, I can find you the position of county magistrate.
You have one night to think about it.
If you decide to do it, County magistrate, tell the guard outside the door before tomorrow morning, and I will know naturally.
Arrangements will be made for you within three days.
If you don’t want to, you can leave on your own."
After Liu Cheng finished speaking, he was about to turn around to leave.
At this time, Jia Xu sighed: "The world is about to be in chaos.
Where can there be a safe place?
Does the general know why Jia is not optimistic about the general's ability to succeed?"
Liu Cheng couldn't help but ask: "I would like to hear the details."
Jia Xu raised a finger: "First of all, working under Dong Zhuo is not what I want.
Dong Zhuo heard that Jia was famous in Xiliang and that he lacked scribes and scribes to help him, so he sent someone to kidnap Jia forcibly.
Go, if you don’t obey, not only Jia His life was hard to save, and his family would be harmed.
This time, Jia was forced to stay by the general again.
Jia was already very disgusted with this matter.
Secondly, the general's foundation was too weak.
Even if he had the troops to temporarily compete with Dong Zhuo, he would not be able to do so.
To control the situation of the DPRK, Dong Zhuo surpassed the generals The army is more ruthless.
He can do whatever it takes, but the general cannot.
It is easier for him to control the government than the general.
Once he takes control of the government, the general will be restrained everywhere.
As long as he is patient, he can gradually weaken the general's power.
Although Jia has been in the past month There is no contact with the outside world, but we can also deduce something based on some things.
The general is fine now, and your majesty is also safe.
It can be seen that the general must have some power that makes Dong Zhuo afraid, otherwise your majesty will not be safe and sound."
Liu Cheng nodded and said: "Mr.
Wenhe had a brilliant plan.
Before the incident, the Queen Mother had ordered me to lead the Northern Army as the right general.
I had already fought with Dong Zhuo.
He seized the military power of the Xiyuan Army and fought with me in Xicheng District.
On the battlefield, when he was about to be unable to withstand our army's attack, Dong Min led 20,000 Xiliang troops to Luoyang, and we were in a difficult situation again.
Weakness, but Dong Zhuo also knew that he could not destroy me for the time being.
In the end, a fight would only end in losses for both sides.
Even if he destroyed me, he would not have enough power to frighten the princes in the court.
The court and the Queen Mother were also worried that Dong Zhuo would go crazy and be desperate, so they sent people to Reconciled with him, pardoned his guilt, and allowed him to enter the Shangshutai and participate in politics as a minister."
Jia Xu stroked his beard and said: "I understand, pressing forward step by step and touching the court's bottom line again and again.
This is indeed Li Ru's method."
"With the general's current strength, the general is still unable to prevent Dong Zhuo from taking control of the government.
The general's situation will only become more and more difficult.
Dong Zhuo will definitely instruct officials to cut off the supply of money, food, military pay, weapons, armor, bows and arrows to the Northern Army.
After a period of time, it will become increasingly difficult for the soldiers of the Northern Army to survive, and the generals will inevitably become alienated from the general.
At that time, Dong Zhuo can bribe the generals of the Northern Army, and the general will not be far away from death."
Liu Cheng had to admire Jia Xu's reasonable analysis.
He said: "Mr.
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Da Cai, I also know that if Dong Zhuo takes control of the government, he will definitely deal with me and the soldiers of the Northern Army in this way.
Therefore, I have been prepared and am not afraid of him cutting it off for the time being."
The officers and men of our Northern Army have money, food, military pay, weapons and armor.”
"So what?
Even if the general defeats Dong Zhuo one day, he will not be able to save the decadent Han Dynasty.
Without Dong Zhuo, Zhang Zhuo, Li Zhuo, and Wang Zhuo will appear one after another and cause trouble in the world.
The prefects and state pastors in various places have become increasingly full-fledged. , the general could not stop them Rise up and begin to carve up the world, and then attack each other.
Then the general's origin determines the general's achievements.
If the general wants to control the government and do what Huo Guang or Wang Mang does, he must seek help from the nobles, but the general will soon find that the nobles are not How can you be obedient, General?
They will soon be sidelined by the nobles and lose their power.
No matter what the general's goal is, he cannot avoid the nobles.
The nobles control most of the land in the world, control the spread of books and knowledge, and if you don't use the nobles, it will not be easy for you to become a master.
Find, and how to deal with government affairs Fighting with the marching army?
People from wealthy noble families must look down on the general.
They are neither able nor willing to do things for the general and are unwilling to serve the general.
If Jia guessed correctly, the guests who come to serve the general now are probably just members of the poor family and belong to the general family.
There aren’t many people from wealthy noble families.”
Liu Cheng sighed: "Sir, everything is right, but I am a person who does not believe in evil.
I believe that nothing is difficult in this world.
I am afraid that Mr.
You is right.
The power of the gentry group has grown to a terrifying level.
Because of this, it Only then did he threaten the imperial power , will cause the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and cause chaos in the world, but I think there is no way to eradicate the gentry group.
Dong Zhuo happens to be a good sword.
Since Dong Zhuo wants to jump on the biggest stage in the world and dance, how can I Can you help him?"
Jia Xu was stunned: "It seems like a good idea for you to use Dong Zhuo's help to deal with the gentry group, but if the general kills all the gentry, who will take care of the government affairs for the general?"
Liu Chengdao: "At this stage, except for the poor scholars, the scholars are indeed on the side of the gentry group, but why can't I cultivate my own scholars?
The war will inevitably cause some wealthy gentry families to disappear in the flames of war.
If this general When the general takes charge, he first takes over these landless lands and then distributes them to the landless people. , try our best to alleviate class antagonism and the gap between the rich and the poor, and at the same time gradually replace the gentry people with the secretly cultivated students to take over the management of government affairs, and get rid of the gentry's control of government affairs and knowledge.
This general also knows that this will be a very long process , and it has never been tried by anyone before.
I want to try to see if this road can be passed."
Having said this, Liu Cheng took out a book from his arms and handed it to Jia Xu, saying, "Sir, look at this."
Jia Xu took the book and opened it in confusion.
His eyes suddenly widened.
He hurriedly turned over several pages in a row until he finished the entire book.
Then he asked tremblingly: "How is this done?"
Liu Chengdao: "The manufacturing process of Caihou paper is cumbersome, expensive, time-consuming and labor-intensive, but this kind of paper is very cheap.
These words are printed on paper using a new method, which is much easier than engraving on bamboo slips.
What's more important is that it is easy to carry and facilitates the spread of knowledge.
With this thing, you can break the gentry's opposition to each other.
Due to the control of academic knowledge, ordinary people can study.
Once the nobles cannot monopolize learning and knowledge, they will lose complete control over military and political affairs.
After reading and tempering, civilian students can also handle government affairs and serve as generals.
The situation in which the military unites the troops to fight and the gentry fully controls the world will never return."
Jia Xu was stunned.
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After a long time, he raised his head and asked: "The general revealed such a confidential and important matter to Jia, so he is not afraid that Jia will leak it."
"I believe that you are a smart man.
Revealing this matter will not do you any good, and it will also lead to death."
Liu Cheng said with a smile, "Okay, sir, please rest early.
I will give this book to you."
General, farewell" Jia Xu immediately stepped forward to stop Liu Cheng, and said, "If Jia can't see with his own eyes how the general is trying to solve the world's problems, how can he feel at ease?
Xu has figured it out.
Jia will not be able to go back to Dong Zhuo's place, and other ministers will Even the local officials may not accept me.
I might as well follow the general.
If I can contribute to the general's great cause, it can be regarded as doing my best for the world."
Liu Cheng took two steps and held Jia Xu's arm and said: "I am very happy that you, sir, can join me.
I will be even more powerful with your help.
I am willing to work with you to achieve this great goal":