Above the main hall, Liu Bei came again. He was wearing single clothes and his appearance was disheveled. Although he looked like a prisoner under the first rank, he walked with his head held high and was more calm than the last time he went to the hall.

"Your Majesty, Liu Bei and Liu Xuande, please bow to your Majesty!" Liu Bei entered the palace and bowed to the ground.

"No courtesy." Emperor Ling leaned on the dragon chair and replied tiredly. Emperor Ling looked at Liu Bei condescendingly, and noticed that Liu Bei came with no outer clothes and only inner clothes for some reason, looking disheveled.

strangeness.

Although he felt strange, Emperor Ling didn't ask any more questions.

After that, the atmosphere was silent for a while, and Emperor Ling didn't know what to ask Liu Bei.

Liu Bei, on the other hand, spoke from the bottom of his heart, but he didn't want to say it anymore.

Liu Bei took a deep breath, bowed his hands to the Emperor Ling, and said seriously, "Your Majesty, please withdraw your ministers. I have a memorial."

Emperor Ling sat up straight and said, "Oh? It's just a memorial. Why do you need to avoid people?" Emperor Ling asked in surprise.

Liu Bei's expression remained unchanged and he replied, "Because I want to talk about the affairs of the court, and the mistakes of all officials are not revealed in person, so I ask your majesty to withdraw everyone."

All the officials in the court were very angry when they heard Liu Bei's arrogant and arrogant words.

Emperor Ling asked his ministers with a smile, "I love you, Liu Xuande wants to talk about the mistakes of all officials. Do you think you should not listen to what he says?"

What can the officials do? Liu Beiming said that he was going to expose his shortcomings. When your Majesty asked, could you say that your Majesty would not listen?

Following Emperor Ling's words, all officials agreed and were willing to withdraw from the court.

Since the officials had "no objection", Emperor Ling followed the officials' wishes and ordered him to withdraw from the court.

Baiguanshan shouted long live, and everyone retreated.

When the civil and military officials walked out of the court, they bumped into Zhang Rang, who looked panicked and disheveled. Zhang Rang didn't know what had happened to him, but he came back in a gray shape. The officials did not dare to block Zhang Rang's way, so they hurriedly got out of the way. Seeing Zhang Rang in a panic

The officials found it interesting and started talking about it.

All the officials went down to court and Zhang Rang came back. When Zhang Rang saw Emperor Ling, he fell to his knees and cried bitterly.

Zhang Rang made Da Jin slanderous with runny noses and tears. He said that the people dared to attack the officials and seemed to be rebelling.

When Emperor Ling heard this, he was wary of Dasheng, "Is this happening?" He frowned.

Zhang Rang was confusing right and wrong here, which angered Liu Bei who was standing beside him. Liu Bei snorted and asked sternly, "I dare to ask Zhongchang Shi, what did you do to make the people intolerable?

Don't say that the people want to rebel. When His Majesty was here just a moment ago, the people were respectful, but did they show any ill will?

Why can't the people tolerate it when you are alone?

I think it’s a lie that the people are misbehaving. It’s you who provoked the public’s anger, but you use Your Majesty to cover it up. What’s your intention?”

Liu Bei's words were so sharp that he choked on his words.

Zhang Rang knew in his heart that if he continued to entangle himself, if His Majesty asked him in detail, he might be exposed. Zhang Rang's mind changed and he confessed, "This slave deserves to die. I shouldn't bother Your Majesty with trivial matters. Please forgive me!"

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"Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhang Rang got up with a grunt, walked up the dragon steps, walked to the dragon chair, and stood behind the Ling Emperor.

Liu Bei quietly looked at the hateful face of the dead eunuch who was standing behind Emperor Ling, and bowed his hands to Emperor Ling. Liu Bei looked calm and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, I invite you to withdraw from Chang'an, Zhang Rang."

Emperor Ling turned his head and glanced at Zhang Rang in confusion. Seeing that Zhang Rang had a submissive look on his face, Emperor Ling couldn't help but frown and asked Liu Bei, "Why?"

Liu Bei replied sternly, "Because I want to reprimand Shi Changshi for his fault. If Zhang allows this treacherous fawn to disturb me, I am afraid that my loyal words will not be heard by your majesty."

Zhang Rang was a close confidant of Emperor Ling, and now Liu Bei wanted Emperor Ling to withdraw his confidants. Emperor Ling frowned, unsure of his decision.

Afterwards, Zhang Rang couldn't bear it anymore and he yelled at Liu Bei. Zhang Rang mentioned the use of force in Liu Bei's palace that day on the grounds that he was worried about the safety of Emperor Ling, "Your Majesty, if this old slave goes away, Liu Bei might get violent and hurt someone."

, Your Majesty, wouldn’t there be no one to protect you?”

Liu Bei retorted, "Your Majesty can summon Yu Linshi to guard the palace."

Emperor Ling looked at Liu Bei, who was kneeling straight below him, and looked at each other for a long time.

"Zhang Rang," Ling Emperor said, "please retreat for now."

Zhang Rang was stunned for a moment. He wanted to say something more, but because Emperor Ling had already made up his mind, he was afraid that he would offend Emperor Ling by asking for more entanglements. He had no choice but to look at Liu Bei hatefully and retreat angrily.

Emperor Ling asked Liu Bei, "My dear sir, I have already dismissed hundreds of officials, and I have also dismissed Zhang Yi. What can I say?"

Liu Bei took a deep breath, looked up at Emperor Ling, and asked, "May I ask, Your Majesty, where is the imperial physician Liu Jin now?"

Emperor Ling was surprised. He didn't know why Liu Bei asked the imperial physician. Emperor Ling replied that the imperial physician had just gone to court.

Hearing that the imperial doctor was fine, Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief, and then Liu Bei told Emperor Ling everything that had happened over the past few days.

Liu Bei said that the imperial physician Liu Jin secretly sent him out of the palace for fear of being harmed by the ten constant attendants. He did not wake up until a few days later. If not for the protection of the imperial physician, he might have died at the hands of Zhang Rang.

After Liu Bei said this, Emperor Ling not only did not doubt Zhang Rang, but also began to doubt the imperial doctor. The imperial doctor and Yu Linshi colluded together, how could people not doubt him.

Emperor Ling looked at Liu Bei warily, hesitating in his eyes, "You said Zhang Rang harmed you? Impossible, right?"

Seeing that Emperor Ling didn't believe it, Liu Bei opened his mouth and could only sigh. The problem lies here. Although Liu Bei knew that Zhang Rang was harming people, he had no evidence.

As for the witness, the imperial doctor, and the Yulin Shi, Liu Bei realized belatedly that the Yulin Shi had violated too many taboos and had obviously aroused His Majesty's suspicion.

Liu Bei calmly explained this matter, and then he looked at Emperor Ling and asked with stern eyes, "Your Majesty, have you ever read the memorial I sent you last time?"

"Ah, this..." Emperor Ling hesitated, "My beloved, I read two pages of your advice and put it aside for the time being. You might as well start a fire at night and burn the letter before you can read it all."

It was burned, it was actually burned, the strategy that took so much effort to govern the country was actually burned!

There was a fire in the palace, and the memorial was burned. It was so strange.

Liu Bei gave a wry smile and couldn't help but shake his head. At this point, he was completely convinced. It was not that the Han Dynasty lacked people to govern the country, nor did it lack the strategies to govern the country. It was that no matter how many talented people there were, they would never be able to reach His Majesty.

Can't hear it in His Majesty's ears.

Liu Bei felt a deep sense of powerlessness and desolation in his heart.

Liu Bei looked at Emperor Ling, unable to conceal his tiredness in his eyes, nor in his words. He looked at Emperor Ling and sighed, "Your Majesty, as I say, the great Han Dynasty is in danger and will perish day and night. Your Majesty will become the dead of four hundred Han people."

What do you think, Your Majesty, of a king who has lost his country after a long foundation?"

This treasonous remark made Emperor Ling look angry, and he was almost furious.

"Humph!" Emperor Ling snorted coldly and glared at Liu Bei coldly, "Why am I so stupid! Please tell me!"

"Ah!" Liu Bei looked frightened and quickly knelt down and worshiped, "I said something rude and deserved death. I deserved death!

Your Majesty is not a king who has subjugated his country, but your Majesty is a sage and wise king! Your Majesty is a sage and wise king!"

Liu Bei called him the Holy Ming and kowtowed repeatedly. Emperor Ling's expression softened slightly.

But then, Liu Bei stopped and kowtowed. He straightened up, bowed his hands to the Emperor Ling with a straight face, and said again, "But, I ask your majesty, whose sage king is the treacherous and sycophant in the court of the sage!

Whose sage king will make the people of the world live like water and fire?

Whoever has a sage king will have sage armies in chaos!"

Emperor Ling looked gloomy.

Liu Bei took pains to persuade again, "Your Majesty, if I say that your Majesty is fatuous, Your Majesty will definitely be unhappy, but if I say that you are sage, your Majesty, please ask yourselves. With the current situation in the world and the current affairs of the country, your Majesty should really be called the word sage."

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Emperor Ling's face was ugly. He stood up with a roar and asked Liu Bei coldly, "You bastard, are you calling me a fool?!"

Liu Bei's expression remained unchanged, "A wise man is like Gaozu, Hanwu, or Guangwu. How can your majesty compare with your ancestors? Your majesty must have your own judgment."

Emperor Ling laughed angrily, "Okay! You are such a sharp-tongued Liu Xuande, aren't you afraid that I will kill you?"

Liu Bei looked at Ling Emperor and laughed, he shook his head and said, "If your Majesty wants me to die, I won't bother you.

There are big pillars in the palace, why don't I bump into them again?"

Liu Bei had a smile on his face. He looked at Emperor Ling with no fear on his face, "The Han Dynasty will be destroyed for four hundred years. It doesn't matter if you die. Just die once and for all, out of sight."

Well, Liu Bei should not be afraid of death. The Ling Emperor had no doubt that Liu Bei really had the courage to hit a pillar and seek death at any time. For such a stubborn and hard person like a stone, the Ling Emperor lost his temper.

Emperor Ling helplessly sat back on the dragon chair, and asked Liu Bei angrily, "I love you, the man who opens his mouth will perish, and the man who keeps his mouth shut will perish. Don't you know that I have destroyed the Yellow Turban rebellion! The world has been settled!"

Liu Bei shook his head, "Your Majesty is wrong. Your Majesty, do you really think that destroying the Yellow Turbans will bring peace to the world?"

I believe that the yellow turban is just an idiom for ringworm, and the yellow turban is just the beginning of turmoil. In the future, there will be continuous chaos, and eventually the world will be overturned!"

Emperor Ling snorted coldly and couldn't help scolding him, "Do you know that there will be chaos everywhere in the future?"

Liu Bei responded tit for tat without any fear, "If it weren't for the rebellion of thieves everywhere, then why would the Yellow Turbans rule and the White Wave of thieves rise again? What does Your Majesty say, after the White Wave, there will be no other chaos?"

Emperor Ling was speechless. He was speechless. "Impossible!" Emperor Ling forced himself to defend himself. "Absolutely impossible! Huangfu Song's success in conquering the army of thieves has been reported one after another. Bai Bo's thieves can be defeated overnight. Once these thieves are defeated, the world will be in peace.

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Seeing Emperor Ling trying to defend himself, Liu Bei sighed, "Your Majesty must know what the state affairs are like.

If the national treasury is full, why would Your Majesty sell his official position and get a title?

If the imperial court had a strong military force, why would it order all localities to recruit local warriors to prepare for thieves?

Your Majesty, why bother deceiving yourself!"

Seeing that Emperor Ling had stopped talking, Liu Bei picked up the hem of his clothes, knelt forward, and warned him earnestly.
To be continued...