readx;?“ General Wei summoned the Xianbei King and Lian in Guanglu City, and then went to Ningcheng, where he killed thirteen Wuhuan tribal leaders in one go, completely wiped out their tribes, and plundered their belongings and wives; Then he went to Zhuo County to meet his husband Lu Zhi. www.biquge.info Lu Zhi was very dissatisfied with him, saying that he was playing with fire and self-immolation by leading the Yellow Turban to oppose Haoqiang, and to seek skin with the tiger ......"

Zhang Rang held a thick secret book in his hand and told the Son of Heaven what happened one by one. The Son of Heaven was half-leaning on the brocade couch, hugging the thick brocade quilt, and his hands were still not hot at all. His eyes looked blankly at the wall curtain opposite, as if admiring the auspicious words hidden in the embroidery above: "Five stars out of the East, benefit China." ”

This secret code was sent back by the ears and eyes of the Son of Heaven placed by Liu Xiu's side, and everything was reported one by one, but because Jizhou was occupied by Yuan Shao, in order to prevent leakage, these secret documents could not pass through the official post system, and the transmission speed was naturally much slower. When the Son of Heaven received it, it was already the end of the first month, and Liu Xiu had already set off for Beihai.

"How far is the North Sea?"

Zhang Rang, who was talking about how Lu Zhi reprimanded Liu Xiu and how to warn Liu Xiu, Gongsun Zhan and others to be loyal to the Son of Heaven and the imperial court, was stunned for a while, and thought for a while before saying, "It's about more than 5,000 miles." General Wei has a heavy load, and it will take at least eight months to come and go, and if he is delayed there for a few more months, it is estimated that he will not be able to return until the end of the year. ”

"I shouldn't have let him go." The Son of Heaven sighed faintly.

Zhang Rang blinked, not knowing what the Son of Heaven meant. Should he be let out of his sight for so long, or can't he see Liu Xiu, the Son of Heaven is uneasy? Zhang Rang knew that if the factors of power struggle were removed, the most favorite courtier of the Son of Heaven was not him, not Zhao Zhong, nor Jian Shuo, but Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu was the favorite courtier of the Son of Heaven. Yuan Hui is the favorite woman of the Son of Heaven, they are both interested in literature and art, and in this regard, only they and the Son of Heaven can talk about going together. The Son of Heaven was extremely accomplished in art. Even the full-time painters in the palace are not on the same level as him, and the only ones who can really communicate with him on an equal footing are Liu Xiu and Yuan Hui, and Liu Xiu is even better.

If it weren't for the fact that no one could replace Liu Xiu in charge of the army, the Son of Heaven would definitely keep Liu Xiu, who was destined to inherit the title of King of Chu, by his side. To be a servant, with Liu Xiu by his side, he can not only help him with advice, but also accompany him for leisure and recreation. He may be able to give advice, but he can't play those literary and artistic things.

"What do you think of Lu Zhi?" The Son of Heaven's thinking was beating extremely fast, and Zhang Rang couldn't keep up for a while, but fortunately, he had been with the Son of Heaven for a long time recently. Knowing what the Son of Heaven was thinking, he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Lu Zigan's knowledge and character are the best choice. But ......"

"But what?"

"But he's upright and doesn't know how to work around." Zhang Rang quietly glanced at the face of the Son of Heaven, and saw that the Son of Heaven was expressionless, and did not express unhappiness, so he continued: "When the court situation is stable, such a person will definitely be able to become a famous minister in the world, and only his moral knowledge can make the people of the world bow down and obey orders. Moral articles are just lip service, but in fact, they are useless, but they are afraid of ...... He can't handle it. ”

The Son of Heaven was silent and closed his eyes tiredly. When Zhang Rang saw it, he didn't dare to say any more, and gently put down the secret code. He helped the Son of Heaven tuck the corners of the quilt again, and retreated lightly. Standing outside the hall, he sighed secretly and frowned slightly. The Son of Heaven just asked what Lu Zhi meant, and he understood that he wanted to use Lu Zhi to replace Yang Qi as the commonplace. Although Yang Qi is a member of the Hongnong Yang family, this disobedient person has an inextricable relationship with the Yuan family, and there is no good way to deal with the current situation. Lu Zhi is Liu Xiu and Gongsun Zhan's husband, and if he does the commonplace, it will be a great constraint for Liu Xiu and Gongsun Zhan.

But Zhang Rang didn't like Lu Zhi, because Lu Zhi was very repulsive to eunuchs, and he was excluded to some extremes, if he was allowed to take power, with his prestige, coupled with the strength of Liu Xiu and Gongsun Zhan, no one would be able to contain him, and they would be the eunuchs who leaned towards the government and the opposition.

Zhang Rang did not go back to the house, and went directly to Zhao Zhong, and after the two conspired for a long time, they sent another person to Cao Song's house.

When the Son of Heaven was on duty, he asked about Lu Zhi again. Different from Zhang Rang's feelings, Jian Shuo decided that Lu Zhi was a loyal minister, and now that Liu Xiu was the son of the King of Chu and a clan, it was impossible for him to have any dissenting intentions, and it was not suitable to idle Lu Zhi because of Liu Xiu. Taking 10,000 steps back, even if Liu Xiu has any unsubordinate actions, Lu Zhi will not support Liu Xiu, on the contrary, he will fight Liu Xiu to the end, swearing to be loyal to the Son of Heaven and the court.

"What do you think...... Will Liu Xiu be disobedient? ”

Jian Shuo thought for a moment and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, in the humble opinion of the minister, Liu Xiu will not act as a disobedient, but with the safety of the society as the thought, appropriate precautions are still necessary. The minister thought that if Liu Xiu did anything not to be a minister, the only one in the world who could really restrain him was probably Lu Zigan. ”

A shallow smile appeared on the pale face of the Son of Heaven, he rolled his eyes and looked at Jian Shuo, although he did not speak, but the satisfaction in his eyes was undisguised.

On the same day, the Son of Heaven appointed Lu Zhi as the doctor of Guanglu and immediately entered Beijing. When Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong learned of this letter, they knew that the Son of Heaven had actually excluded them from the core of the decision-making by making such a move. Zhang Rang understood better that the Son of Heaven did not reveal any words to them before making a decision, which was not only a denial of his opinion, but also a denial of his status.

After Lu Zhi received the edict, he did not hesitate, and immediately drove on the road, and arrived in Luoyang in only six days. entered the palace to meet the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven comforted him a few words, called the crown prince Liu Xie out, and asked him to kneel down for Lu Zhi. Lu Zhi was taken aback and hurriedly returned the salute.

"Lu Jun is exempt, my prince is quite smart, I want to ask Lu Jun to be the professor, please Lu Jun don't shirk."

Lu Zhi's eyes were hot, and he accepted the prince's apprenticeship, and then helped the prince up with tears in his eyes, and taught a few words with the mouth of the gentleman, which can be regarded as officially including the prince in the door wall. He knew that the Son of Heaven had entrusted the crown prince to him, and the object of his defense was not only Yuan Shao and others, but also his disciple Liu Xiu.

The Son of Heaven kept sitting upright, the sweat on his face kept flowing, and the Jinpa in Jian Shuo's hand soon became wet. But he refused to lie down, and insisted until Lu Zhi finished the procedure of accepting apprentices, and beckoned again. Jian Shuo immediately took out an edict and announced the removal of Sikong Yang Qi and Bai Luzhi as Sikong.

Lu Zhibai fell to the ground and was edicted. The Son of Heaven stood up with difficulty, slowly moved in front of Lu Zhi, bent down, held Lu Zhi's elbow with both hands, and said to Lu Zhi in an almost colloquial voice: "Lu Jun, I ...... The prince of generals...... and Dahan Jiangshan, all delivered to you. ”

"Your Majesty......" Lu Zhi couldn't hold back any longer, he wept bitterly, and kowtowed again and again: "The death of the minister is not enough to repay Your Majesty." ”

"No, you have to live well." The Son of Heaven gently patted Lu Zhi's shoulder: "You must live well." ”

After a few words, the Son of Heaven was already out of breath, he returned to the couch and lay down, closed his eyes and recuperated for a while, Lu Zhi saw it, and hurriedly retired, he wanted to go to Sikong Mansion immediately to accept official business. The Son of Heaven called the crown prince Liu Xie to him, raised his hand with great effort, and smiled comfortably on Liu Xie's tearful little face: "Tell my father that you can read well?" ”

"Hmm!" Liu Xie nodded vigorously: "I will recite a piece of "Chun Qiu" to my father." ”

The Son of Heaven looked at him, quietly listened to him recite a piece of "Chunqiu" in a crisp children's voice, and then smiled: "Ah Xie, you have to remember that the chaotic ministers and thieves who are afraid of the righteousness of Chunqiu are not the real chaotic ministers and thieves. My Han family has its own law, and the king is domineering and miscellaneous, and the real art of governing the country is not a Confucian classic. ”

He turned around and moaned from under the pillow for a moment, moaning out two things. "This is the "Han Feizi" treasured by the father, the art of the emperor...... It's all in there. It's a pity that my father learned too late, and although he had some understanding, it was too late. You keep it...... Ponder with your heart, with your cleverness...... In the future, the achievement must be above the father. ”

The prince took it a little dazed, he didn't know what kind of secret trick it was, it had such a big effect. It is impossible for Cai Yong to teach him such a book, even if he is by Liu Xiu's side, he has learned a lot of non-Confucian knowledge, but he has never read such a book.

"There is another thing, which is the beloved thing of my father and the emperor, and it is the knowledge of Taoism, but unfortunately, this is even more difficult to understand than the knowledge of Legalism. It took my father five years and paid an unimaginable price to understand the true meaning of these words, but unfortunately, it was too late. The Son of Heaven carefully placed a warm and white Khotanese jade seal in the prince's hand: "Remember, the rut in the front, the lesson from the back, the mistakes made by the father, you can't make them again, what the father wants to do but can't do, you have to continue to do it." ”

The prince nodded as if he didn't understand, hugged the "Han Feizi" and the stone medal full of annotations tightly in front of Xiong, and looked at the Son of Heaven with teary eyes.

"Don't cry." The Son of Heaven gasped and wiped the tears from the prince's face with his cold hands: "If you want to cry, you have to make others cry, we ...... Can't cry! ”

The prince hurriedly wiped the tears from his face with his sleeve and nodded vigorously.

The Son of Heaven immediately summoned the Empress Dowager Dong, the Empress Song, the general Dong Chong, the hussar general Song Feng and the three dukes into the palace, with Dong Chong, Song Feng, Lu Zhi and Jian Shuo as the ministers, Dong Zhong was in charge of the world's soldiers and horses, Song Feng was in charge of Jinggi, Jian Shuo was in charge of all the guards in the palace, and the three dukes were in charge of the outer court.

That night, the Son of Heaven died in the Hall of Virtue, and according to his edict, the jade grip held in his right hand was changed to one of his favorite stone seals, which were covered with blood-like patterns, and the inscription was exactly the same as the jade seal he gave to the prince.

Governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh.

(End of Volume 5)!.