The first stop after leaving the palace must be to go home to see your mother, your children, and your old father-in-law.

The mother and the old mother-in-law are still the same, they cry when they see Liu Bei, feeling sorry for Liu Bei's experience, but the old father-in-law Han Rong is full of pride and pride, and he is very happy that he can have a son-in-law of the general of the opening of the mansion.

So much so that when Liu Bei asked Han Rong for understanding the matter of taking a concubine, Han Rong waved his hand and said that he didn't care at all.

"What is it for a man like you to take a few concubines? It's not important, and you don't need anyone's permission, you can do it if you want, of course, Ning'er thinks about you wholeheartedly, and she has paid a lot over the years, so don't forget it. ”

"She will always be my wife, and that will not change at any time."

Liu Bei said with a smile: "No matter how tall the man is, he has only one wife." ”

"Well, that's fine."

Han Rong patted Liu Bei on the shoulder: "I didn't dare to think that you could come to this point, but now that you have come to this point, it is really beyond the imagination of many people, Xuande, the current situation in Luoyang is very dangerous, I have nothing to do, but if there is a place where I am needed, don't shirk, Han, it is not useless." ”

"How can a man be useless?"

Liu Bei said respectfully: "When the son-in-law needs help, please ask the father-in-law to give advice!" ”

"Okay."

Han Rong nodded with satisfaction.

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

When I saw Lu Zhi, it was already dark, and Lu Zhi prepared a large table of wine and food for Liu Bei in his mansion, which were some of Liu Bei's favorite things to eat.

When the master and apprentice meet, they meet again after a long absence, don't be busy talking about business, eat first.

Liu Bei gulped down a lot of meat prepared for him under Lu Zhi's personal orders, while Lu Zhi smiled and drank a little wine while eating side dishes, sighing that the young man had a 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 very good, and his appetite is a little smaller than when he was twenty-one or twelve years old, but compared to other peers, he is still a stable big-bellied man.

A large table of meat was eaten clean by him, Lu Zhi's eyes were full of comfort and love, and the more he looked at Liu Bei, the more pleasing it was to the eye.

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

After the meal, Liu Bei followed Lu Zhi to take a walk in his yard to eat, and sighed sincerely.

Lu Zhi laughed when he heard this.

"Is there anyone in your Liangzhou Pastor who won't let you be full?"

"Liangzhou is poor, and 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 is said to be simple, and you will not be hungry, but such fine food is never eaten, even if you can eat it, you can only eat it during the New Year's holidays. ”

Lu Zhi put away his smile and nodded.

"What do you mean, teacher? The teacher is also effective, the upper is for it, the lower is effective, Ban Gu's sentence is very right, the main official is serious and simple, then the subordinates dare not act recklessly, and the main official is frivolous and extravagant, then the subordinates will inevitably be more than enough. ”

"What does the teacher seem to mean?"

Liu Bei looked at Lu Zhi with a smile: "The teacher is still the same as in the past, and he can pinpoint the disadvantages of the times." ”

"So what? Seeing clearly, but not being able to do it, is the most painful thing. ”

Lu Zhi said with emotion: "After you went to Liangzhou, I was promoted to Tai Lieutenant, and I recorded Shang Shushi, on the surface, it looks majestic and powerful, but in fact, this can't be done, that can't be done, what advice is said, the Son of Heaven doesn't listen, I have been a Tai Lieutenant for so long, I don't have any credit, I want to depose myself." ”

Saying this, Lu Zhi sighed again.

"Yuan Kui and He Jin are almost openly opposed to the Son of Heaven, they seem to have completely indifferent to other things, and they have only one purpose for what they do, that is, to let the Son of Heaven establish the position of the crown prince of the emperor's argument, these days, there are constantly officials on the table to the Son of Heaven, and people mention this matter almost every day."

Saying this, Lu Zhi suddenly remembered something, looked at Liu Bei and asked, "Xuande, about the matter of the Son of Heaven abolishing the elder and the young, ......?"

"I am firmly against it, I will never support it, I have been on the list before."

Liu Bei immediately made his attitude clear: "I don't support the abolition of the Son of Heaven and the establishment of the young, the Son of Heaven also understands my position, this time he called me back, just because the Yuan family and the He family deceived people too much, despised the authority of the Son of Heaven, and used the body of a minister to fight against the king!"

Although they whitewash themselves and find all kinds of reasons, it is already a fact that they do not obey the orders of the Son of Heaven, and they have violated the image of inferiority and inferiority. The Yuan and He must pay the price for their rebellion! ”

As long as Liu Bei opposes the abolition of Chang Liyu, Lu Zhi will be relieved.

"In Ruoyang before, many people were privately speculating about the reason why you came to Luoyang, Yuan Kui and He Jin have publicly claimed many times that you returned to Luoyang to support the Son of Heaven to abolish the growth and establish the young, so many people have doubted your motives before.

But if you have a clear attitude and insist on opposing the abolition of Chang Liyou, those who stand on the side of Yuan Kui and He Jin because of this matter will definitely waver and dare not continue to resolutely support Yuan Kui and He Jin, so their forces will inevitably be hit. ”

Looking at Lu Zhi's determined analysis of the political situation, Liu Bei still felt a little novel.

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

Time has passed, the tide has ebbed and flowed, and Lu Zhi has also begun 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 didn't care anymore.

"That's exactly what I was going to do."

Liu Bei spoke: "At present, there are still a lot of people around the Yuan clan and the He clan, it is not a wise choice to turn them all into enemies, I want to clear up some misunderstandings with them, weaken the wings of the Yuan clan and the He clan, and at the same time, I also have to find ways to try to disintegrate their army." ”

"Are they the foreign soldiers?"

Lu Zhi asked: "That foreign army comes from many places, Youzhou, Bingzhou, Qingzhou, Yuzhou, Yanzhou, Jizhou, it is not easy to break them down, Xuande, do you have a way?" ”

"I've thought of a little bit of a way."

Liu Bei opened his mouth and said: "Qingzhou Mu Liu Gong is the elder of my clan, this time he sent troops to assist He Jin, mainly because of the rumors of abolishing the elder and establishing the young, as long as he knows it and moves it with affection, Liu Gong is not an unreasonable person, he will definitely change his opinion." ”

Lu Zhi thought about it and nodded slowly.

"Liu Qingzhou has indeed always had a reputation for being upright, and this time he sent troops to Luoyang, it is said that it is also because he opposes the abolition of Chang Liyu, in addition to this, it should not have much to do with He Jin himself, if he is persuaded, he may be able to change his mind and recall the army."

"We can't persuade the army of the Yuan clan's former officials, these people are bound to the Yuan clan, and we won't consider it for the time being."

Liu Bei said slowly: "But in addition, I will shake the army of those local governors who sent troops to Luoyang because of the abolition of Chang Liyou, and I will also shake them to those who are on He Jin's side because of the abolition of Chang Liyu." ”

"It's easier said than done."

Lu Zhi said slowly: "Even if they stand with He Jin because of the abolition of Chang Liyou, but He Jin himself is a relative of the prince, at this point, the He family naturally has an advantage, if there is no such thing as abolishing Chang Liyou, who will be the enemy of He Jin?" Speaking of this matter, it is the biggest advantage of the He family. ”

"Having said that, He Jin also made the biggest mistake, he offended the Son of Heaven."

Liu Bei opened his mouth and said: "I offended the Son of Heaven because of the prince's affairs, if the Son of Heaven can't tolerate him, he may not follow the old path of Mrs. Gouyi." ”

Lu Zhi was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes widened.

"Xuande, do you mean that the Son of Heaven has the idea of getting rid of He Jin? Does the Son of Heaven want to get rid of He Jin and then make the prince the crown prince? ”

"The Son of Heaven has not said it explicitly, but what is clear to me is that the Son of Heaven will not allow his son to experience the same things as he did in his early years."

Liu Bei said in a low voice: "Teacher, since ancient times, there has been no palace struggle without bloodshed, before He Jin said that they wanted to prevent the two palaces from bleeding, I think, this matter will end in bloodshed sooner or later." ”

(End of chapter)