Lu Jia was able to walk directly into Chen Ping's room without being informed by the servant, and we can surmise that the relationship between Lu Jia and Chen Ping should be very iron.

Seeing Chen Ping's worried appearance, Lu Jia deliberately asked, "What is it that makes you worry like this?" ”

Chen Ping was witty, and he asked rhetorically, "Guess what, what am I worried about?" ”

Chen Ping kicked the ball to Lu Jia.

Lu Jia stopped going around in circles, he said: "Your old gentleman's officials have all been made to the right prime minister, ranked as a marquis, there are 30,000 feudal households, and the glory and wealth obtained have reached the top, and you should have no more desire in terms of personal enjoyment." If you have anything to worry about, it's just that you're worried about the Lu family and the little emperor. ”

If you are not a friend who absolutely trusts, you will not be able to say such taboo words.

Chen Ping was guessed about the matter, and he was also frank and asked: "You guessed very right, what should you do about this?" ”

Lu Jia replied: "When the world is peaceful, the key is the prime minister; When the world is in turmoil, the key is the general. If the prime minister and the general cooperate tacitly, the group of officials can be united; Officials perform their duties, and even if there is an emergency in the country, the situation can be stabilized! ”

Lu Jia proposed that "the world is safe, pay attention to the phase; The world is in danger, pay attention to the famous assertion of "grasping the key to solving the problem."

Lu Jia continued: "I think about the great cause of the country, and I feel that this matter is in the hands of you and Taiwei Zhou Bo. I often want to explain this to Zhou Bo, but he always jokes with me and doesn't pay much attention to what I say. Why don't you associate with Zhou Bo more and build a strong alliance? ”

Chen Ping listened to Lu Jia's strategy and wanted to make friends with Zhou Bo. Lu Jia thus contributed to the Han Dynasty's version of 'General Peace'.

Not long after, on Zhou Bo's birthday, Chen Ping gave Zhou Bo a gift of 500 gold to celebrate his birthday, and also prepared a grand birthday party for Zhou Bo, inviting many people to participate, good wine and good food plus singing and dancing performances. Zhou Bo was very happy and moved. When Chen Ping celebrated his birthday, Zhou Bo repaid Chen Ping in the same way. After coming and going, the friendship between Chen Ping and Zhou Bo became deeper and deeper.

Zhou Bo, the chief lieutenant, was nominally the highest military commander in the country, but in fact he couldn't even manage the defense of the capital Chang'an. At that time, the garrison of the capital was divided into the southern army and the northern army. The Southern Army was stationed in the south of the city, guarding Weiyang Palace and its vicinity; Changle Palace is located in the northeast of the capital, and the Northern Army is stationed here. Lü Chan, the king of Liang, commanded the southern army, and Lü Lu, the king of Zhao, was in charge of the northern army, and the two were directly led by Lü Hou. Zhou Bo was also dissatisfied with the status quo of the Lu family's power.

Chen Ping also gave Lu Jia 100 slaves and maids, 50 sets of carriages and horses, and 5 million yuan in the name of "food expenses". This property was actually an activity fund, and Lu Jia used this fund to lobby among the ministers of the court to attract people to join the anti-Lu alliance.

The small actions of the heroes, does Empress Lu know? I think that most of the people who are not clear about Lu Hou. With her character, if she knew about these changes, she would definitely strike first, catch someone and kill them first. During the reign of Empress Lü, he adopted the strategy of co-opting, pacifying, and controlling the use of the meritorious group. She once thought about destroying the hero group and replacing them all with her own family, but when she started to prepare, she found that it was too difficult.

To put it simply, the hero group has a large number of people, strong power, big roots and deep roots, and it is easy to move. At the beginning, Liu Bang was worried that Liu Ying would not be able to control the hero group, so he supported Empress Lu to participate in political affairs.