Chapter 1459: Xuande Gong is a good man
Chapter 1459 Duke Xuande is a...good man
Chapter 1457: Duke Xuande is a...good man
After retreating from the court, the ministers left the palace hall one after another. The Qin officials left together in twos and twos, while the Han officials gathered around Kong Rong and Ma Rixi.
“Captain Ma, Taifu Kong, the general once again refused to be crowned king. It seems that he really doesn’t want to be crowned king.”
“Yes, Qin Gong deserves to be the son of Qin Wen, and his family is full of loyalty.”
“We have also seen Duke Qin’s performance over the years. He is very respectful to both His Majesty and us.”
"Let me just say, the late Wang Situ was the most accurate judge of people. He thought that the Qin family and his son were the saviors of the Han Dynasty. He was definitely right. We should not doubt Duke Qin's loyalty."
The ministers started talking one after another, and Kong Rong and Ma Rixi also smiled, obviously agreeing with what they said.
Liu Bei frowned when he saw this. He also hoped that Qin Hao would be the savior of the Han Dynasty as everyone said, but he also knew that if he really wanted to do this, the court must have means to check Qin Hao, but today's Han Dynasty The survival of the country and its destruction depended on Qin Hao's thoughts.
The Han Dynasty can only restrain Qin Hao based on morality. It is undoubtedly extremely stupid to place all hopes on Qin Hao's self-restraint and to use the entire Han Dynasty to gamble on Qin Hao's character.
Looking at these loyal ministers who claimed to be great men, but instead helping Qin Hao to escape, Liu Bei couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Do these people really not see such a simple truth?
Leaving aside others, Kong Rong and Ma Rixi can definitely see it, but even they have no solution, so they can only comfort themselves in this way.
Liu Bei actually wanted to tell them, stop dreaming, and stop expecting Qin Hao. If he is really a loyal minister, why doesn't he want to give us who are loyal to the Han Dynasty real power?
Liu Bei originally had high expectations for Qin Hao, but since Qin Hao held Liu Bei up high but refused to give him any real power, Liu Bei had already seen through Qin Hao's true nature.
In Liu Bei's view, Qin Hao is an extremely contradictory person. He may really have the heart to help Han, but his determination is not firm. There are too many temptations around him, and too many people are constantly pushing him. Let him gradually embark on the road of no return, and he will be unable to help himself if he steps on it.
After realizing this, Liu Bei also regretted his stupid behavior of bringing him to his doorstep, but now he was Qin Hao's mouth. If he wanted to escape, he could only see if Qin Hao was willing to spit him out. .
Looking at these loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty comforting themselves, Liu Bei sighed and strode away. He knew that these people were actually dying, but he could not protect himself now, and he really had no ability to save them.
Besides, you can never wake up a person who is pretending to sleep, not to mention that Liu Bei is facing a group of people now.
Qin Hao was extremely courteous to Liu Bei. As soon as Liu Bei came to join him, before he had accomplished anything, Qin Hao rewarded Liu Bei with a house in the inner city covering an area of 1,000 acres and a princely level. There were also a hundred beautiful maids in the house. Two hundred servants.
After the morning court, Liu Bei returned in despair, but before he entered, he saw Jian Yong and Sun Qian coming up to him with gloomy faces.
“Lord, it’s not good.” Jian Yong said seriously.
Liu Bei's heart trembled and he asked, "What's wrong?"
“Chen Deng accepted the conscription of the general and has now joined the general’s mansion as a Langguan.”
"What?"
Liu Bei's eyes widened, feeling extremely frustrated.
Chen Deng was the counselor Liu Bei relied on most. Before Zhuge Liang came to Xuzhou, thanks to Chen Deng's plans for him, Liu Bei was able to repel Zhu Yuanzhang's attacks many times and persisted until Zhuge Liang arrived in Xuzhou. But even after Zhuge Liang arrived, he could not However, Xuzhou was finally completely captured by Zhu Yuanzhang. Now that Chen Deng accepted Qin Hao's recruitment, it meant leaving him and joining Qin Hao's command, and he would also completely lose this counselor.
"Chen Yuanlong, if he wants to leave without even saying a word, how can I, Liu Bei, hinder his future?" Liu Bei sighed with a wry smile.
Chen Deng was different from Jian Yong, Sun Qian and others. The Chen family he belonged to was originally one of the two major families in Xuzhou and fully supported Liu Bei against Zhu Yuanzhang. However, Liu Bei lost so completely, and the Chen family was also wiped out. Chen Deng was left alone to survive.
Chen Deng shouldered a blood feud. If he continued to follow Liu Bei, let alone revenge, he might end up dead in an unknown way. Therefore, in order to take revenge, he could only leave Liu Bei.
Liu Bei actually didn't blame Chen Deng for leaving him. He only blamed himself for being short-witted and incapable of retaining Chen Deng, a great talent.
At one time, Liu Bei's men were also full of talented people. Chen Deng and Chen Qun were all under his command in the military and political affairs. However, he failed to retain their ability. As a result, Chen Qun defected to Cao Cao, and now Chen Deng also defected to Qin Hao.
Now Liu Bei is the one who needs comfort the most, but he in turn comforts the angry Jian Yong and Sun Qian, and then he sighs lonely, feeling even more envious and jealous of Qin Hao in his heart.
Qin Hao's subordinates include: Liu Bowen, Jia Xu, Zhuge Liang, Han Fei, Xun Yu... Wu You: Bai Qi, Li Jing, Xue Rengui, Li Cunxiao, Jia Fu, Zhao Yun, Lu Bu, Jiang Song... are all the top civil and military talents.
With so many heroic assistants, even if Qin Hao's own abilities are not strong, it is not difficult to achieve a career. Unlike Liu Bei, except for his two sworn brothers, he does not have any top talent to assist him.
“It would be great if Mr. Kong Ming is willing to assist me.”
Liu Bei sighed, but he also knew in his heart that this was almost impossible.
Early after the alliance against Dong was disbanded, when Liu Bei met Zhuge Liang on his way back to the plains via Jizhou, he wanted to take Zhuge Liang under his command, but it was a pity that he missed that opportunity.
When in Xuzhou, Liu Bei tried to poach Qin Hao more than once. Although Zhuge Liang was also extremely enthusiastic about him, his attitude towards his win over had always been ambiguous.
Liu Bei naturally understood that Zhuge Liang would never betray Qin Hao just because of his win over.
Now thinking about it, this may be retribution. He poached Qin Hao in Xuzhou, and after coming to Luoyang, his subordinate Chen Deng was poached by Qin Hao.
"Alas, where is the future for me, Liu Xuande? Or do I have no future?" Liu Bei said to himself, looking at the sky.
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Inside Qin Gong's Mansion.
Qin Hao quietly looked at Chen Deng, who was eloquent and chattering non-stop, and just smiled and asked: "Can Yuan Long comment on Duke Xuande?"
Chen Deng's heart trembled suddenly. In an instant, there were thousands of thoughts in his mind. He suppressed the fear and uneasiness in his heart and said: "Xuan Degong is a... good man."
Qin Hao raised his eyebrows and asked with a surprised look on his face: "Is it gone?"
“No more.” Chen Deng nodded, his heart filled with darkness.
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