117. Unexpected Showdown
Judging from Liu Penzi's perception of the Red Eyebrow Army, it was a matter of force that they had reached this point.
Fan Chong is quite simple. At the beginning of the rebellion, his army actually killed the rich and helped the poor, and he had a lot of loyalty as a hero from the world. Seeing the people starving, Fan Chong would even cry sadly and use the food in the army to help, which was quite favored by the people of Qingzhou. On the contrary, the officers and soldiers liked to plunder everywhere, which disturbed the people even more than the thieves.
That year, a song like this was sung among the folk: "I would rather meet the Red Eyebrow than the Grand Master! The Grand Master is still good, so I will kill me!"
The Grand Tutor refers to the Grand Tutor Wang Kuang of the Xin Dynasty, and the Gengshi refers to the General Lian Dan of the Xin Dynasty. These two men were ordered by Wang Mang to suppress the bandits. Unexpectedly, they were more than the bandits, and they robbed the people of the people and could not live. Instead, they joined the bandits and stood opposite the officers and soldiers.
At that time, the Red Eyebrow Army could be called a rebel army. But later on, the team became larger and larger, and they were always facing food problems. They could not even afford to support themselves, so they could not take care of them. Killing the rich is still killing the rich, but they could never help the poor again. In the end, the rich and poor were not even concerned about them and plundered them together. At this time, the Red Eyebrow Army became a complete army of bandits.
Liu Penzi judged that Fan Chong and others also had a sympathy for the people, and they would also have a sense of identity and belonging, because the people's present is their past.
At this time, Yang Yin spoke, "Your Majesty, the reason why I was upset was because I was bullied by the government and could not bear it anymore. With a bloody energy in my heart, I tried hard to get justice. But slowly, we became stronger and stronger, but we forgot our previous ambitions and began to bully others everywhere, but I felt a little uncomfortable. I was wondering, what is the difference between me now and the people who bullied me at the beginning? Am I also becoming a bully in the eyes of the people, and I wish I could kill him soon? We asked for justice to return our own justice, but left the injustice to others, Prime Minister, Censor, Grand Sima, do you think, are we still the rebels in the past?"
There was a deep emotion in his words, which made people moved. For a moment, everyone didn't say anything, only Xu Xuan stroked Yang Yin's back, as if he wanted to give him some comfort.
Liu Penzi broke the silence and said, "What the Grand Chief Governor said is very much. Sometimes I also wonder, is it that only the strong deserve to survive in this world? Those poor people can only be bullied by others? If they can give justice to the people of the world regardless of wealth, wealth and humbleness, even if they can do one or two points, I will not be the emperor in vain."
Yang Yanshou said: "Your Majesty is the lord of benevolence and righteousness, and all the lords are the ministers of virtuousness. The wise and virtuousness of the superiors and subordinates, why worry about the unrest of my great Han Dynasty?"
Zuo Dasima Rongan shouted, "That's right, but my brothers have worked hard for so many years and finally entered Chang'an City. If they don't let them make money well, how can they explain to hundreds of thousands of soldiers?"
In his mind, there was nothing to discuss about this matter. He brought troops in and cracked all the high-ranking officials and nobles, and then collected gold, silver and treasures from house to house. Those great ways of benevolence and righteousness were just talked about. When it came to money, who would still remember justice?
Yang Yanshou said: "Our army has been promoting great power for several years. Every time we break a city, the soldiers will make money. Such wealth is endless, but what will happen later? How many days can money be spent? It is only one and a half months. But if as Your Majesty said, rest with the people and turn the plundering of the people into governing the people, then all the meritorious ministers will be granted high positions, provide support from all the people, and the prosperity of the family, and the descendants will have no worries about food and clothing. Even ordinary soldiers can get rewards from Your Majesty's money and land, and the entire army can get food and clothing. Why should you wander around the world, live in life and death, and not have a moment of rest!"
Xie Lu said: "You scholars will say that I can't argue with you, but the soldiers only have the wealth in front of them, so they can't care about their children and grandchildren!"
Yang An suddenly stood up, pulled hissed and revealed his naked upper body, with twisted and ugly scars on it. He pointed at his body and shouted: "You are so light. I have been fighting for eight years and have been injured more than a dozen people all over my body. I have crawled out of the pile of dead people several times. What is the picture? What is the picture of the happiness of destroying Chang'an at this moment! The three elders, brothers have been waiting for this day for too long. After finally waiting for this day, you have ordered it, this is not accurate, and that is not allowed. If you don't even give such a little happiness, what's the point of living? Why don't you break up now!"
"Young Master, what are you saying?" Fan Chong shouted sternly, "Your Majesty summoned me to wait for a military opportunity. If you have any ideas, you say it wrong. Your Majesty has the heart and spirit and will not blame me for it. Why do you want to part with me at any time? Is this what you should say?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the little emperor stood up, took off the emperor's clothes and bowed to salute. As soon as he gave a gift, several people in the tent stood up and returned the salute.
Xu Xuan said: "Why is Your Majesty like this? I can't stand it."
Liu Penzi had a very serious expression and said, "I am an official in my army, without virtue or talent. You are forcibly appointed as the emperor. You are sincere and sincere. I originally wanted to enter Chang'an to stabilize the world, make peace for the people, and share wealth and honor with you. You are loyal ministers and good generals, and I am the Emperor of Taiping. We can all keep the name of history and shine with the stars and moons. But now it seems that you have set up county officials and become thieves as before. Hundreds of thousands of thieves are tyrannical. You will be resentful to Guanzhong. This matter will be spread to all directions. The people in the world will be resentful. How can you trust and surrender to us? These are all things that you have established, and Liu Penzi is not virtuous enough and has shallow wisdom, and cannot bear this responsibility. I want to return home, so I ask you to choose another wise man."
As he said that, he picked up the seal on the table and went to Xu Xuan, saying, "Please accept this seal."
Xu Xuan dared not answer, so he immediately bowed and said, "I don't dare, Your Majesty can't!"
Leading by Fan Chong, several people fell to the ground, and even Bing An knelt down.
Yang Yin's face was filled with tears and she said, "Your Majesty, don't say such words. Your Majesty is kind and loving the people, and has extraordinary talent. He is actually a kind and wise ruler. I am willing to serve Your Majesty for the rest of my life!"
Liu Penzi said: "I can't bear to see the people of Chang'an suffering from disasters and abuses before the ancestors' temples. Please allow me to abdicate!"
Fan Chong's face turned red and he shouted, "Your Majesty sit first, we can discuss this matter."
Xu Xuan said: "If Your Majesty does this, what will it mean to me? People in the world will say that they are forcing Your Majesty away!"
Liu Penzi suddenly said sternly: "This great Chang'an City is in front of you. You don't think about how to protect it, but you want to rob it! The position of kings and princes, fame and wealth are sent to you, but you insist on being a thief! It's okay if you want to be a thief, what do you have to let me, a magistrate, be the head of this thief? Could it be that when the people in the world attack, kill me to block the responsibility and save your life? If I, Liu Penzi, have made mistakes, I, should bear it. What does this matter have to do with me? Do you want Deer and others to suffer such a big mistake?"
Liu Penzi's face turned red with excitement, and a stream of passionate blood rushed to his head. At this time, his thoughts were: Mom, I quit! You can do whatever you want, and you will make trouble in the future, and it has nothing to do with me, Liu Penzi!
There was chaos inside the tent, which had already alarmed the guards outside the tent. Niu Decao shouted outside the tent: "Your Majesty, what order does Your Majesty have?"
Liu Penzi shouted: "Prepare a fast horse for me, I'll leave now!"
As he said that, he walked out, and suddenly he felt his legs tightly tightly, and he was already being held tightly by someone. When he looked down, he saw Xu Xuan and Yang Yin holding one of his legs on the left and right, both of them were crying.
Xu Xuan cried and said, "I have let you down and let your Majesty down. Please stop indulging yourself from today. Please do not abandon your Majesty and leave."
Fan Chong said: "Your Majesty, don't go. I, I am willing to obey Your Majesty's orders and make three rules with the people."
Everyone dragged and pulled Liu Penzi back to their seats and presented the seals of clothes again, but Liu Penzi refused to accept it.
Xu Xuan said: "I know I am wrong, but Your Majesty refuses to forgive me?"
Liu Penzi had already calmed down a lot at this time. He knew that now was the best time to fight for his own power. He must not be soft-hearted for a moment and be easily coaxed back by them.
He stood up and said, "It is not my desire to be an emperor, isn't it God's will? I am just a ox official, and I can satisfy myself with food and clothing. How can I be a county official? The value of county officials lies in the fact that all orders come from oneself. If you take it as a county official and do not obey the orders, it is better not to have such a county official. You are willing to use my name, only today; if not, please ask you to serve others more. I cannot sit on the empty name and become another Emperor Zhao, and I am not willing to be dealt with by others, and become another Changyi King."
Emperor Zhao of Han, Liu Fuling, was the emperor for more than ten years, and the power of the country was in the hands of the powerful minister Huo Guang. The government was involuntarily released, and he must have been extremely depressed and died of depression at a young age. Liu He, the king of Changyi, was even more miserable. After twenty-seven days of becoming the emperor, he was deposed by Huo Guang and was later taken into surveillance for the rest of his life.
Liu Penzi was having a showdown with the five leaders, either becoming a real emperor, or quit and slapped his butt and left. This was a showdown beyond the truth, and somehow he said it to this point. But he did not regret it, nor was he afraid. How could a man always play with power and play tricks on his face? Let's tell you, it depends on whether you dare to give me some good words!
But Xu Xuan felt different, and he felt a little silenced. The central army tent was in the middle of the camp, and it turned out to be Fan Chong's tent. After the emperor came, Fan Chong gave it out. The guards of the tent were in the hands of the emperor's own guards. Although the guard camp was close to the place, the closest one was of course the emperor guards outside. The five of them brought some entourages, and they were all outside the tent. There were twenty or thirty people in total, which was obviously at a disadvantage compared to the emperor's guards with hundreds of people.
Therefore, it can be said that it is on the territory of the little emperor. If the emperor turns against each other, he has to fight on the spot. I really don’t know what the result of the fight will be.
Now that the emperor has made it clear, can they say no? On their territory, what they say is reasonable. Even if they are lying to deceive the child, they must say what they should say.
Although Xu Xuan was the prime minister and nominally the head of all officials, their actual boss was Fan Chong. Therefore, Xu Xuan did not speak, but looked at Fan Chong.
Fan Chong was the first to kneel down and said, "Your Majesty, I am a rough man. If you offend Your Majesty, please don't be surprised. I understand. Your Majesty is right and I am willing to obey Your Majesty's orders."
So the others also knelt down and said, "I will only obey your order!"
Chapter completed!