People know that although Liu Bei can be promoted to a squire with little qualifications, he dares to charge under the bloody pressure of eunuch politics.

It is said that he still singled out the two eunuchs Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, and made them lose face and be helpless.

Since the second disaster of the party, there has never been a scholar who has raised his eyebrows so proudly in front of the two major eunuchs.

Such courage is admirable.

Such a fierce man deserves such a reward and holy grace.

Therefore, the scholars in Shangshutai offered sincere congratulations and real envy to Liu Bei - because they really didn't dare to do this kind of thing, for fear that they and their families would be wiped out by the eunuchs.

Liu Bei suppressed the ecstasy in his heart, remained silent, and just smiled and greeted everyone.

After greeting himself, Liu Bei saw the teacher Lu Zhi who was smiling and looking at him.

So he walked over and saluted Lu Zhi.

"Teacher, the disciple has lived up to your teachings."

Lu Zhi smiled and nodded under the gaze of everyone, and patted Liu Bei on the shoulder.

"Well done."

So Liu Bei smiled even more cheerfully.

In the afternoon, Liu Bei's promotion from Lingshi to Langzhong had been completed, and Lu Zhi called Liu Bei into the office and explained to him some things that Langzhong needed to do.

These are all things that Liu Bei is already familiar with, and it is easy to get started, not difficult.

Then, there were some private whispers between the master and apprentice.

"Xuande, what you have done this time has far exceeded the expectations of the teacher, and the teacher never expected that you would be the main promoter."

Lu Zhi seemed to sigh a little: "As a teacher, I knew for a long time that you had a full enterprising heart, but I didn't expect you to have such courage, the prestige of a eunuch, are you really not afraid?" ”

Liu Bei smiled.

"I'm afraid to die."

"Then you still ......"

"But than being killed by eunuchs, the disciple is more afraid of dying in obscurity in an unknown corner."

Liu Bei put away his smile and said: "Teacher, the disciple has never said anything against his will in front of you, and the teacher may feel unhappy if he says this, but the disciple is by no means a person who is indifferent to fame and fortune, the disciple is very much in pursuit of high-ranking officials and worldly fame and fortune, these things are very important to the disciple." ”

Lu Zhi looked at the serious Liu Bei and was silent for a while.

After a moment of silence, Lu Zhi laughed bitterly.

"Xuande, being a teacher is not a person who is indifferent to fame and fortune, otherwise the teacher would not accept His Majesty's call and enter Luoyang as an official, but the fame and fortune pursued in the heart of the teacher are incidental to the achievement of great merits, and the pursuit of the teacher is a great achievement, and it is to do great good things for the country and the people, and then get fame and fortune, in that case, the teacher will be very happy."

Liu Bei knew what Lu Zhi meant.

Some people hold power in order to achieve great feats, and they themselves have great spiritual pursuits.

And some people hold power only for the sake of power itself, and they do not have any spiritual pursuits, and are purely material slaves.

What Lu Zhi wanted to say, or what Lu Zhi wanted to ask, was whether Liu Bei belonged to the former or the latter.

The answer is a no-brainer.

"Teacher, isn't the reason why the disciple can be recognized by the teacher is precisely because the disciple has similarities with the teacher in some aspects?"

Liu Bei smiled.

After getting this answer, Lu Zhi's hanging heart relaxed.

He believed Liu Bei's words, because this disciple was so proud of him, and he was really proud to be able to teach such an excellent disciple single-handedly.

Even if Liu Bei was lying to him, even if what Liu Bei said was not completely true, Lu Zhi was willing to believe him.

It's that simple.

This problem is solved, and there is nothing that the master and apprentice cannot talk about.

"You know your guts as a teacher, but you can't believe that you will talk about such a serious issue directly in front of Your Majesty, you are really worried that you will be punished by Your Majesty, you must know that you seem to have a high reputation and a good situation now, but once Your Majesty is guilty, you will be knocked into the sky in an instant."

Lu Zhi sighed: "This kind of thing, over the years, I have not seen it uncommon for a teacher, many heroes have fallen because of this, and I don't want you to end up like this." ”

Liu Bei shook his head decisively.

"What the teacher said, the disciples don't dare to agree, and the person who collapses after falling for a while, is he also worthy of the word Yingjie?"

Lu Zhi was stunned.

"Because of a momentary setback, he fell, he collapsed, he was clearly a cowardly mediocrity, he was not a hero at all, the real hero was an indomitable, tenacious and unyielding person, life could never be smooth sailing, if he couldn't grit his teeth and survive the disaster, it was better to go home early to cultivate the land and be able to die peacefully."

Liu Bei didn't have any special expression on his face, and he was very calm when he said such words, not at all like all the attitudes when he was saying this kind of life motto.

It's as if it's just one more sentence.

Lu Zhi became more and more interested in Liu Bei's experience before the age of fifteen.

He wanted to know what kind of experience had shaped Liu Bei's resolute character.

Not only talented, agile, but also so resolute, why can't you achieve great things?

As soon as he thought of this, Lu Zhi felt that there was no need to hide his secrets anymore.

"Xuande, do you know that this time, apart from you, His Majesty did not promote any of the scholars involved in this matter?"

"Yes."

Liu Bei nodded: "I am very grateful for Your Majesty's kindness. ”

"It's not just a favor, it's an omen."

Lu Zhi said slowly: "You are a member of the Han family, this is very important, because of this identity, Your Majesty will reuse you, will promote you, and even let you be promoted to an important position in a relatively short period of time, all of this, as long as you can become a councillor in the next two or three years." ”

"What if it happens?"

"Then in the future, for example, within ten years, you can become the most important minister of the humerus around Your Majesty, and even in the future, you may also become the minister of the Three Dukes, yourself, your family, will enter the hall for this reason, and become a well-known scholar of the Han Dynasty."

Lu Zhi patted Liu Bei on the shoulder and said with a smile: "You will achieve the achievement of your dreams, and in the same way, this is also the achievement of your teacher's dreams." ”

"Then, I expect the teacher to achieve this feat before the disciple, so when the time comes, the master and apprentice will become the third prince one after another, wouldn't it be another good story?"

"Hahahaha!"

Lu Zhi laughed and said, "If this is the case, then it will be a good word." ”

Then, the master and apprentice talked about some inconsequential things, and whether the eunuchs might launch political revenge against Liu Bei and others in the future, and discussed it, and felt that it was still the soldiers who would block the water and cover the earth, and there was nothing to say.

Finally, when Liu Bei was about to leave, I don't know what the reason was, Lu Zhi suddenly asked Liu Bei.

"Xuande, did you really suggest that Your Majesty worship those twenty-six people for your father-in-law?"

Liu Bei paused, and immediately turned around and looked at Lu Zhi suspiciously.

"That's nature, my father-in-law treats me like a mountain, I respect my father-in-law like a teacher, why does the teacher ask this?"

Lu Zhi pursed his lips, shook his head, and said with a smile: "I just think that it is still a little dangerous to do this, although you have the courage, but you still have to think more before doing things, especially when you are facing His Majesty the Emperor, our Emperor Majesty treats his subordinates quite harshly." ”

"The disciple knows, thank you for mentioning it."

Liu Bei bowed.

"Go ahead."

Lu Zhi nodded.

"Yui."

Liu Bei nodded, turned around and left Lu Zhi's office, and closed the door for him.

After the door closed, Lu Zhi sighed, sat down again, crossed his legs, and rubbed his eyebrows.

Why, at that moment, such a question is asked?

Lu Zhi was a little confused about himself.

As a teacher, shouldn't you have full confidence in the disciples you carry with you?

Lu Zhi quickly shook his head, expelled all the thoughts that he shouldn't have from his mind, and continued to deal with daily government affairs.