The strongest devouring system in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 236 Handwritten Letter

"My lord, according to current intelligence analysis, Yuan Shao will soon be able to completely control the situation in Luoyang."

Li Zhong reported to Chen Er: "According to our intelligence, at least half of the people in Luoyang have sided with Yuan Shao, and most of the rest are neutral. The only ones who truly support Liu Xie are Ding Min's faction and those pedantic scholars."

The officials in the self-governing region were quite dissatisfied with the Confucian scholars, or rather, old pedants, in the Luoyang court. It was these people who didn't properly serve the emperor in Luoyang.

They have to express all sorts of objections to the education cause in the autonomous region. What makes the autonomous region most confused is that the development of education in the autonomous region is clearly beneficial to the development of Confucianism, so why do they have to make things difficult for us?

Finally, everyone understood that, frankly speaking, it all came down to fame and fortune. The autonomous region's vigorous development of education meant that these old scholars were no longer seen as the only ones who possessed knowledge and thus appeared noble.

Now everyone has the opportunity to acquire knowledge, their status has declined, and they can no longer attract students. People who want to study but cannot afford to study are all flocking to the northern autonomous region.

Many of those who could afford to study were drawn away by great Confucian scholars like Zheng Xuan and Cai Yong, leaving the old scholars in Luoyang without their biggest source of income. Naturally, they were dissatisfied with the self-governed region.

When Li Zhong reported the news that these people were about to suffer misfortune, he couldn't help but feel a little schadenfreude, as he himself had come from a poor background.

Only after following Chen Er did I slowly begin to truly learn. Those old scholars deserved it. Even Confucius said that education should be provided to all without discrimination. You guys deserved to end up like this.

"Alright, those people will get their comeuppance. Don't be happy about it. Have your men keep a close eye on Liu Xie's movements, understand?"

Chen Er said to Li Zhong, "Especially once Yuan Shao enters the palace and takes control of the situation, it is imperative to find out Liu Xie's final fate. Do you understand? If necessary, you can..." At this point, Chen Er paused and made a throat-slitting gesture towards Li Zhong.

"However, things must be done perfectly, understand?"

Although Emperor Liu Xie has been gradually forgotten, his existence still has a great influence on the future political development of the autonomous region, especially at critical moments.

Chen Er couldn't be lenient, but at the same time, he couldn't let anyone suspect him. It was really tiring being a person.

Yuan Shikai's entry into the Luoyang military factory has attracted attention from all sides. Even the Jiangdong region has received the news and made corresponding adjustments. There is no doubt that a major change is taking place in the north, and they must make a response decision as soon as possible.

A few days later, Liu Xie's messenger arrived and met with Liu Biao.

The messenger took out a yellow edict from his bosom to announce the imperial decree, but today was different. The angel did not take out the imperial edict, but instead took out an envelope from his bosom and handed it to Liu Biao: "Your Highness, this is a personal letter from His Majesty to you."

Liu Biao was taken aback. He hadn't expected that this wasn't an imperial edict. However, his long years in officialdom had long since instilled in him the instinct to remain calm in the face of change.

As a member of the royal family and someone who had served in the central government, he naturally recognized the sealing wax symbol on the envelope, which was reserved for the royal family. He quickly took the envelope, had a servant bring him a small knife, cut open the envelope, and took out two sheets of Xuan paper.

Liu Xie's letter was written in great detail on two sheets of Xuan paper. "Hmm... Your Majesty's handwriting is getting more and more beautiful."

Liu Biao's first reaction upon seeing the letter was that the young emperor's handwriting was quite good. What was going on? He wasn't paying attention to the content, but instead focusing on the handwriting.

The eunuch who came to deliver the message thought to himself, but he dared not say it aloud. Liu Xie and Liu Biao were both people he could not afford to offend, and he dared not offend either of them.

In his mind, Liu Xie wrote extensively about the friendship between Liu Biao and the late emperor, saying that Liu Biao was a pillar of the empire and an elite member of the royal family, and that it was precisely because of Liu Biao's support that he was able to achieve this.

Liu Biao watched and smiled to himself. Liu Xie was still too young. It was no longer the time to move people's hearts with so-called kinship and emotion. Now, the most important thing was interests.

Although Liu Biao, as a member of the imperial family, was unwilling for his emperor to become their puppet again, he was more concerned about the gains and losses of Jingzhou at the moment.

He already regretted being swayed by Liu Bei last time, as Jingzhou lost tens of thousands of soldiers. While the loss of soldiers was a minor matter, the blow to morale was too great. At this time, the ruler of Jingzhou was unable to go to the battlefield, and they were in a period of depression.

Liu Biao said to the eunuch, "I will write a letter and ask the envoy to take it back to His Majesty when he returns to the capital."

Liu Biao didn't mention anything about sending troops, which made the young eunuch a little anxious. Although he didn't know what the letter said, he had come with a mission.

The eunuch quickly said to Liu Biao, "Your Highness, His Majesty is in imminent danger. Please, Your Highness, save His Majesty from this dire situation!" "Well, I also have my difficulties."

Liu, looking troubled, said: He summoned a minor official and said, "Take the angel down to rest, treat the angel well, and try to fulfill any requests the angel may have."

After the angel left, Liu Biao quickly summoned several of his key strategists and generals to discuss the emperor's request for aid. Kuai Yue stood up and said, "My lord, I believe that Jingzhou should not get involved in the mess in Luoyang."

Kuai Liang also said, "My lord, I think so too. Luoyang is now almost under Yuan Shao's control. Although Yuan Shao has been defeated by Chen Er several times, his strength should not be underestimated. Moreover, Jingzhou is currently facing attacks from multiple forces, including its own territory, Jiangdong, and Liu Bei of Ba County. It is really not advisable to make more enemies."

"That's what I think too. The main purpose of calling you here is to let you think about how we should deal with Yuan Shao in the future."

Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang were both people around Liu Biao.

Liu Biao waved his hand to indicate that he was aware of their suggestion. He explained that his main purpose in gathering the mediators was to discuss how to get along with their northern neighbor, Yuan Shao, rather than to aid Liu Xie.

"My lord, I believe that Yuan Shao should only be allied with, not opposed."

Kuai Liang said to Liu Biao, "My Jingzhou has already incurred enmity with Chen Er and the Sun family of Jiangdong. It can be said that there are strong enemies all over the east of Jingzhou. The infantry of my own territory and the navy of Jiangdong are no match for them."

"Liu Bei of Ba Commandery is a wolf in sheep's clothing and cannot be trusted. It can be said that Jingzhou is in a very dangerous situation. I believe that our main task is to be on good terms with Yuan Shao and at the same time ease our relationship with Chen Er and the Sun family."