Xuande

Chapter 443 He Jin Also Made the Biggest Mistake
The first stop after leaving the palace must be to go home to see the mother, the children, and the old father-in-law and mother-in-law.

The mother and the old mother-in-law were still the same, crying when they saw Liu Bei, feeling sorry for Liu Bei's experience, but the old father-in-law Han Rong was full of pride and pride, and was very happy that he had a son-in-law who was the general who opened the government.

So much so that when Liu Bei asked Han Rong to forgive him for taking concubines, Han Rong waved his hand, expressing that he didn't care at all.

"What is it for an upright man like you to take a few concubines? It's not important, and you don't need anyone's permission. You can do as long as you want. Of course, Ning'er has been thinking about you wholeheartedly, and she has paid a lot over the years. Don't you?" Just forget it."

"She will always be my first wife, and that will never change."

Liu Bei laughed and said, "No matter how upright a man is, he only has one regular wife."

"Well, that's fine."

Han Rong patted Liu Bei on the shoulder: "At the beginning, I didn't dare to think that you would be able to make it this far. Now that you have come to this stage, it is really beyond the imagination of many people. Xuande, the current situation in Luoyang , It’s very dangerous, I don’t have much ability, but if you need me, don’t refuse, Han, I’m not useless.”

"How can my father-in-law be so useless?"

Liu Bei respectfully said: "When my son-in-law needs help, I ask my father-in-law to give me some advice!"

"it is good."

Han Rong nodded in relief.

After finishing the meeting and greetings with his family, Liu Bei immediately went to see Lu Zhi.

When he saw Lu Zhi, the sky had already darkened, and Lu Zhi prepared a large table of food and wine for Liu Bei in his mansion, which were some of Liu Bei's favorite foods.

Master and apprentice meet, reunite after a long absence, not busy talking about business, eat first.

Liu Bei devoured the many meats that Lu Zhi personally ordered to prepare for him, while Lu Zhi smiled and ate small dishes while drinking wine, lamenting the young man's good appetite.

Although Liu Bei is busy with government affairs, he has never forgotten to exercise over the years, so his appetite has always been good. His food intake is smaller than when he was 21 and [-] years old, but compared to other people of his age, he is still a stable big belly man .

He ate up a large table of meat. Lu Zhi's eyes were full of relief and kindness. The more he looked at Liu Bei, the more pleasing to his eyes.

"It's been a long time since I had such a hearty meal."

After the meal, Liu Bei followed Lu Zhi for a walk in the yard of his house to digest food, and sighed sincerely.

Lu Zhi laughed when he heard this.

"You are a dignified Liangzhou shepherd, is there anyone who won't let you eat?"

"Liangzhou is poor. In order to save more money for development and disaster relief, I must take the lead in living a simple life."

Liu Bei said with a smile: "It's simple, so you won't be hungry, but you can't eat such exquisite food. Even if you can eat it, you can only eat it during the New Year and holidays. You should take the lead in making it in normal seasons." Set an example so that the officials will agree with me."

Lu Zhi put away his smile and nodded.

"Teachers, what do you mean? Teachers, imitate them, follow them from the top, and follow them from the bottom. Ban Gu's words are very correct. The leader is serious and simple, and the subordinates dare not act recklessly. The leader is frivolous and extravagant." , then the subordinates must be more than that.”

"The teacher seems to mean something?"

Liu Bei looked at Lu Zhi with a smile: "Teacher is still the same as in the past, he can point out the current problems."

"So what? It's the most painful thing to see clearly but not be able to do it."

Lu Zhi said with emotion: "After you went to Liangzhou, I was promoted to the rank of Taiwei and recorded the affairs of the minister. On the surface, I looked majestic and powerful, but in fact this can't be done, and that can't be done. What advice do you have? , the emperor didn’t listen, I have been a Taiwei for so long, I don’t have any credit, I want to dismiss myself.”

Saying this, Lu Zhi sighed again.

"Yuan Kai and He Jin are almost openly opposed to the emperor. They seem to not care about other things at all. They have only one purpose in what they do, and that is to let the emperor establish the crown prince that the prince argues. These days, officials are constantly coming up Show it to the Son of Heaven, and people mention it almost every day."

Saying this, Lu Zhi suddenly remembered something, looked at Liu Bei and asked, "Xuande, regarding the emperor's decision to abolish the elders and establish the younger ones, you..."

"I am firmly opposed to it, and I will never support it. I have already listed it before."

Liu Bei immediately made his attitude clear: "I don't support the emperor's abolition of the elders and the establishment of the younger ones. The emperor also understands my position. This time he called me back because the Yuan family and the He family were too bullying. They despised the authority of the emperor and opposed the emperor as a minister. superior!
Although they whitewashed themselves and found various reasons, it is already a fact that they did not obey the emperor's order, and they have violated the image of superiority and inferiority. As a clan member of the Han Dynasty, I really can't take it lightly!Yuan Shi and He Shi must pay the price for their rebellious actions! "

As long as Liu Bei opposes abolishing the elders and establishing the younger ones, Lu Zhi will be relieved.

"Before in Luoyang, many people speculated in private about the reason why you came to Luoyang. Yuan Kui and He Jin publicly stated many times that you returned to Luoyang to support the emperor who abolished the elders and established the younger ones, so many people were suspicious before. your motivation.

But if you clarify your attitude and insist on opposing the abolition of the elders and the establishment of the younger, those who are on the side of Yuan Kai and He Jin because of this matter will definitely waver and dare not continue to firmly support Yuan Kai and He Jin. The forces will inevitably be hit. "

Watching Lu Zhi analyze the political situation with a determined face, Liu Bei still felt a little novel.

Earlier, Lu Zhi was not willing to do this kind of thing. He felt that it was a bit low, and it was not something a person who took the world as his own responsibility should do.

Time has passed, the tide has ebbed and flowed, and Lu Zhi has also started to do such things, although I don't know if he still despises this kind of behavior in his heart at this moment.

But Liu Bei no longer cares.

"That's exactly what I intend to do."

Liu Bei said: "At present, there are still many people around Yuan and He. It is unwise to turn them all into enemies. I want to clear up some misunderstandings with them and weaken the wings of Yuan and He. , At the same time, I have to find ways to disintegrate their army."

"Are those foreign soldiers?"

Lu Zhi asked: "The foreign soldiers come from many places, Youzhou, Bingzhou, Qingzhou, Yuzhou, Yanzhou, and Jizhou. It is not easy to disintegrate them. Xuande, do you have a way?"

"Think about it a little bit."

Liu Bei said: "Master Liu of Qingzhou is the elder of my clan. The reason for sending troops to assist He Jin this time is mainly because of the rumors that the elders will be abolished and the younger will be established. As long as you understand it with reason and move it with emotion, Mr. Liu is not an unreasonable person. , he will definitely change his mind."

Lu Zhi thought for a while, then nodded slowly.

"Liu Qingzhou has always had a reputation for being upright. It is said that he sent troops to Luoyang this time because he opposed the abolition of the elders and the establishment of the younger ones. Apart from that, it should not have much to do with He Jin himself. If he persuades him, it may be able to make him feel better. He changed his mind and called back the army."

"We can't persuade the army of Yuan's former officials. These people are all bound to Yuan, and we will not consider it for the time being."

Liu Bei said slowly: "But apart from this, I will shake the troops of the local governors who sent troops to Luoyang because of the abolition of the elders and the establishment of the young. Those who are on He Jin's side, I will also shake them."

"Easier said than done."

Lu Zhi said slowly: "Even if they stand with He Jin because of the abolition of the elders and the establishment of the young, He Jin himself is a relative of the prince Bian. On this point, the He family naturally has the advantage. With this matter, who would be against He Jin? After all, this matter itself is the He family's greatest advantage."

"Having said that, He Jin also made the biggest mistake. He offended the current emperor."

Liu Bei said: "Because of the prince's affairs, the emperor of the dangchao has been offended. If the emperor of the dangchao can't tolerate him, he may not follow Mrs. Guyi's old path."

Lu Zhi was taken aback for a moment, then his eyes widened.

"Xuande, what do you mean, the Son of Heaven has the idea of ​​getting rid of He Jin? Could it be that the Son of Heaven wants to get rid of He Jin before he appoints the prince to be the prince?"

"The emperor didn't say it clearly, but what I know is that the emperor will not allow his son to experience those things in his early years like him."

Liu Bei whispered: "Teacher, since ancient times, there has been no court struggle without bloodshed. Before He Jin and the others said they wanted to prevent bloodshed in the two palaces, I think this matter will end in bloodshed sooner or later."

(End of this chapter)