Xuande

Chapter 4
Hearing what Liu Bei said, Jian Yong snapped his fingers, thought for a moment, and couldn't help but click his tongue.

"Unless he rebels, Cao Mengde really has a hard time wanting to die."

"That's right, so he was just transferred from Luoyang Beibei Wei to Dunqiu County Magistrate, and continued to be an official, earning a wave of fame for nothing, even if Jian Shuo hated him to death, it was useless, two fists were no match for four hands, It is impossible for him to let Cao's eldest son die based on his little Huangmen."

After Liu Bei finished speaking, he fell down, pondered for a while, and said again: "And I always suspect that the Cao family should be behind this matter. Otherwise, why should he, a member of the eunuch family, have trouble with the eunuch? This is not a relative. Is the hater fast?"

Jian Yong followed suit, and after thinking about it, he felt that what Liu Bei said made sense.

"Eunuchs have always been regarded as dirty by the scholars, not to mention the scholars, and the common people like us also hate eunuchs very much. Cao's eunuch family comes from, so there is no reason to attack eunuchs?"

"That's why I don't think it's right."

Liu Bei gave another son, and said in a low voice: "When this incident happened, I once thought that Cao Mengde was the light of the great man and would bring new hope to the great man. , I listened to some, and felt that the water was very deep.”

When Jian Yong heard Liu Bei say this, he was immediately happy.

"How do you always come up with these funny words? The water is deep... Haha, funny, funny, hahahahaha."

Seeing Jian Yong's overjoyed appearance, Liu Bei shook his head helplessly.

"Don't laugh, listen to me."

"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you, you can say it."

Jian Yong was sitting in a precarious position, and suppressed Liu Bei's counterattack, waiting for Liu Bei's eloquent speech.

This matter is actually simple and simple, but complicated, it is really complicated.

If it is true as some rumors say, then only the Cao family can do this matter, and other families may not be able to learn it.

Liu Bei continued to attack with one drop, and opened his mouth slowly.

"At that time on Mount Goushi, I heard from an acquaintance that during Xiaohuan's reign, the eunuchs and the scholars had serious conflicts and attacked each other. At that time, there were not many eunuchs who could maintain friendship with the scholars. Cao Teng was one of them. It is said that he served many emperors and never framed anyone, so even if he is an eunuch, he has a good reputation among scholars."

Jian Yong was slightly surprised when he heard this.

"It's not easy for an eunuch to do this. How can an ordinary eunuch do this?"

Liu Bei nodded.

"That's right, so Cao Teng is not simple. He left a rich legacy to the Cao family, which is enough for them to use to this day. I heard that Cao Mengde has contacts with Yuan Shao, the son of the Yuan family. If it weren't for this relationship , I feel that Cao Cao can't get enough of Yuan Shao's relationship no matter what."

Jian Yong thought for a while, nodded continuously, and by the way, he deftly deflected Liu Bei's offensive, and then turned his offensive, threatening Liu Bei's old lair.

"What you said is reasonable. The Yuan family in Runan is a top gentry family with four generations and three princes. They call themselves the surname Zhong Tianxia, ​​and Cao's family can make friends with him after they become eunuchs. It is unreasonable to think about it."

Liu Bei looked at the chessboard and hesitated for a while, then made another move and struggled.

"I think the Cao family must have planned something, and that time when Cao Cao beat Jian Shuo with a stick, it was more like a sign that the third generation of the Cao family had completely turned against the eunuchs, and they wanted to clear their origins. "

Jian Yong seemed to be listening to a wonderful drama, with a look of surprise on his face, he dropped a blow and beat the dog in the water.

"Is it so tortuous? Is this an effort by three generations of one family to work together to get the family out of the turbid stream and step into the clean stream? One family, three generations, working together, is this... really possible?"

Liu Bei smiled and continued to struggle.

"Then I don't know. How can this kind of thing be known to outsiders? Maybe it's really just an accident. It's really just that Cao Cao was filled with righteous indignation, young and passionate, and wanted to do something that would shake the world?"

Jian Yong blinked, and continued to attack with a blank face.

"Are you trying to say that Cao Mengde really has the heart of a child, rather than his family manipulating his actions behind the scenes?"

"Right? You don't believe it either? Of course I don't believe it, but you can't say it's impossible. After all, I haven't met Cao Mengde with my own eyes. His family is also a big family for me. I can't step on him the threshold of home."

Liu Bei dropped his son, and smiled indifferently: "Of course, it doesn't matter to me. It doesn't matter whether the Cao family wants to be whitewashed, or Cao Cao's personal behavior. I understand one thing."

"whats the matter?"

"Even if it is a high-ranking official in the dynasty, if the family background is not good, it still needs the cooperation of three generations and careful planning to solve the family background problem. The Han Dynasty has come to this day, which is no longer the era when Bu Yicheng was quite the dynasty. A person who has an adventure Maybe you can be a high-ranking official, but you will definitely not get the attention of those high-ranking and powerful families.

The Great Han Dynasty has survived to this day, and it has long been artificially divided into three, six, and nine classes. Each class is determined by family status, background, and blood. Naturally, this is the key to determining whether a person can become a high-ranking official. The others are not important at all. If you are born with a bad background, even if you are talented, it will be difficult to stand up.

Otherwise, Hongdu school has cultivated so many prefects, governors, and servants, but I don't see how many people really pursue Hongdu school, and they all sharpen their heads to promote talents and filial piety. What is the reason?Isn't it just for face and status?Those who came from the Hongdu School were despised no matter how high the official position was, but not those who were born in a filial piety and honesty. "

After listening to Liu Bei's words, Jian Yong fell silent, not even dropping his chess pieces.

After a while, Jian Yong looked at Liu Bei.

"Xuande is right. This is how the world of big men is. If you come from an ordinary family, it is difficult to stand up. If you come from a wealthy family, even an ignorant person can become a high-ranking official."

"Xianhe, have you accepted your fate?"

Jian Yong didn't look directly into Liu Bei's eyes, but nodded silently.

"I admit it, so what if I don't admit it? I am an incompetent bastard who was expelled by the family, no matter how I refuse to accept my fate, so what can I do? Fortunately, I met you Liu Xuande before, otherwise I really don't know how to make a living. Watching those refugees go all the way south, you don’t know that they were killed by strongmen and tigers in that ravine, and there is no place to die, right?”

"You admit it, I don't."

Liu Bei grinned: "Although I haven't been in Luoyang for a long time, I still learned one thing."

"what?"

Jian Yong squeezed the sunspot in his hand and looked at Liu Bei in a daze.

"Power can change a lot of things."

Liu Bei looked at Jian Yong holding the white son in his hand, "Even the Yuan family, who has four generations and three princes, has to struggle to survive under the power. Xianhe, you know, there is also a branch of the Yuan family who entered the palace and became a eunuch."

"Is there still this?"

Jian Yong was startled, and hurriedly asked: "This is a huge scandal, where did you know about it?"

"Many people know it, it's an open secret."

Liu Bei chuckled: "Although the Yuan family deliberately avoided this matter, the reason why they were able to escape the thunder and wrath of Emperor Xiaohuan back then was that they paid a lot of money, learned a lot of things, and became softer.

Under the party's captivity, not many scholars can still be at ease. Why did the Yuan family become the most powerful among them?It's nothing more than paying some unexpected price for ordinary people. Having said that, this is not something that everyone can pay.

Even if they are willing to pay, they may not be able to withstand the backlash. The Yuan family has a great career, and the disciples and former officials are all over the world. If the Yuan family is really stigmatized, how many officials of the big man will suffer?They are united in spirit, of course they cannot allow Yuan's reputation to be tainted. "

Jian Yong was silent for a while, then gradually came back to his senses, and made another move on the chessboard.

"I never thought that the family of the fourth generation and the third father would also suffer this humiliation."

"The more noble your status is, the heavier the price you have to pay if you want to achieve your goals."

Seeing hope, Liu Bei made a move on the chessboard to reverse the situation: "And in order to maintain their noble status, they are often more willing to compromise than fight to the end. This is another truth I learned in Luoyang City."

Jian Yong was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly found that the situation on the chessboard had changed a lot.

He hesitated for a long time before slowly falling down.

"Yuan's is the surname of the world, and even if you have to pay such a heavy price, then Xuande, if you don't accept your fate, how much price are you going to pay to go against the sky?"

Liu Bei seized the opportunity and attacked fiercely.

"Life."

Jian Yong was astonished.

The sunspot in his hand couldn't fall down for a long time.

"Life?"

"I have nothing but one life."

Liu Bei smiled coldly: "Those people's great careers involve a lot, and they dare not risk their lives, but I am one who dares to risk my life. I was born in a poor family, and I can get today's family business because I risked my life! Xianhe , you can see it all, and you also fought for your life with me."

Thinking of the past many years ago, Jian Yong sighed deeply and dropped his son.

"Having said that, didn't we also get beaten badly at the beginning? It's not easy to fight for our lives."

Liu Bei quickly dropped a son.

"The Great Han Dynasty was a dynasty established by shabby households. Gaozu could even take off the hats of Confucian scholars and stomp on the ground a few times. Who gave them the courage to be superior just because they read a few books? The knowledge and skills they have learned are not used to benefit the world. Used in fish and meat villages!
They talk to themselves that they monopolize knowledge, their own knowledge is knowledge, and others' knowledge is not knowledge, they are extremely domineering, and they are utter bastards, one of these people counts as one, and everyone can be punished! "

Jian Yong was slightly surprised when he heard Liu Bei's stern expression.

But he calmed down quickly, sighed, and gave another shot.

"Xuande, back then you told me that your ambition was to live a prosperous life one day. Now that you have achieved your ambition, do you have any other ambitions? Or, do you plan to just follow the crowd? An official, high above you?"

"I wouldn't be saying this to you if I was going to go with the flow."

Liu Bei calmed down, and said slowly: "Xianhe, look at it, the world is about to undergo drastic changes. When I was young, I just wanted to live a prosperous life and eat barbecue every now and then, but after so many years, I have more ambitions to achieve.”

"What is it?"

"You'll know."

The corner of Liu Bei's mouth curled up, and the last piece fell, killing the chess game.

"Even if my opponent is the sky above my head, I will win against Tian Banzi!"

(End of this chapter)