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Chapter 594 Situ Cao Cao
In the palace, the steps lead all the way to the main hall.

Standing around were elite guards in golden armor, holding spears, and their whole bodies exuded a golden light, which made it hard to look directly at.

Lu Zhi's curved waist gradually straightened up, and his gray beard gradually became pure black. Lu Zhi followed the officials, walked through these steps step by step, and walked towards the main hall. This step was also paved with jade. , Li Yilang played the Yuefu tune on the side, Lu Zhi was a little dazed, looked around, at the front, He Xiu was leading all the officials into the hall, with a long sword on his waist, head held high, and the officials followed behind him.

Wen Renxi was still wearing his plain clothes, and Liu Ju looked at He Xiu in front of him with some disdain, and shook his head helplessly.

Further on, Wang Fu was talking to Yuan Feng, which made the surrounding ministers a little unhappy. On the right, Cui Shi closed his eyes in distress, while Liu Mo was talking to him happily, as if What are you talking about Zhan'er, Lu Zhi was watching, someone pulled him suddenly, Lu Zhi turned his head, but it was Duan Jiong, Duan Jiong looked majestic, and asked with a smile: "Here you are?"

"Ah."

"Boy, are you still angry with me?"

"there has never been."

Behind him, Yang Qiu suddenly poked his head out and said, "Hey, thank you for the clothes you sent me!"

"Your Majesty has an edict, and all the ministers have an audience!!!", Song Dian shouted at the door.

Lu Zhi followed the group of officials into the hall and raised his head.

The Son of Heaven was sitting on the upper seat, and when he saw Lu Zhi's gaze, he laughed and winked at him.

"Mr. Situ!!" The officials wailed loudly, Lu Zhi lay in the arms of Zhao Wen and Sun Jian, a smile gradually appeared on his face, his breathing gradually stopped, and his body softened. At this time, the imperial physician ordered Then he rushed over, pushed away the crowd, squeezed into the innermost part, and quickly stretched out his hand to check on Situ Gong's breath. No one dared to disturb him, even the crying minister held his breath at that moment.

The Imperial Physician Ling sighed, shook his head, and said, "Mr. Situ has already left."

"Situ! Where's Situ?!"

I saw the Son of Heaven rushing out from the main hall, followed by a group of yellow gates, the Son of Heaven ran very fast, and soon rushed here, all the officials stepped aside one after another, leaving only Zhao Wen and Sun Jian in the middle, who were still there. Hugging Lu Zhi, the emperor's eyes were a little red. Looking at Lu Zhi who was sleeping peacefully, he cautiously stretched out his hand and bowed to Lu Zhi. The surrounding ministers followed suit and sent the big man Situ Lu Gong.

The court meeting also failed to continue, and the group of officials returned separately, and Lu Yu was still outside, not in Luoyang, so Zhao Wen could only send Lu Zhi back to the mansion to be in charge of the funeral, of course, He quickly wrote a letter to Lu Yu, asking him to return to Luoyang immediately. The envoy who was supposed to meet with him could only wait for a few more days. Lu Zhi's sudden death also caused quite a shock in Luoyang.

As a veteran minister of Jianning, Lu Zhi has many disciples, friends, or admirers, and he studied under Ma Rong, and he is also one of the rare great Confucians in the world. The death of such a person will naturally make the whole world Luo Yang fell into grief, and the students spontaneously guarded the spirit of Lu Gong, kneeling around his mansion for two whole days, not eating or drinking, many generals of the Northern Army also came here, to die for Lu Zhi tears.

Lu Zhi had served as a lieutenant in the Northern Army, and most of these generals were his former trusted soldiers.

In addition, there are many scholars and officials who came to worship Lu Zhi. Of course, when Zhao Wen mentioned the Zhonglie Hall, no one objected. Lu Zhi is fully qualified to enter the Zhonglie Hall , when he served as the lieutenant of the Northern Army, he made great military exploits. When he served as the local governor, he promoted Hezhou again, making Hezhou leap to the top, and later entered the temple. Xiping Renzheng, Xiping New Deal, etc. are all his tenure completed within.

He is naturally considered a big man and loyal.

Lu Yu and Liu Bei, who were busy outside, returned to Luoyang. To be precise, all the officials of the East Palace that Liu Bei took away returned to Luoyang. Yu was crying from the beginning, and when he returned to Luoyang, he had lost his voice, his eyes were swollen and painful, and he couldn't see the road clearly. Liu Bei supported him, and tears kept falling.

Everyone came to the mansion, but saw Zhuge Liang in the crowd.

Seeing these colleagues, Zhuge Liang should have been happy. However, such a meeting really made them unhappy. Zhuge Liang could only express his condolences to Lu Yu, and he couldn't say anything else. , Lu Yu was speechless. With the support of Liu Bei, he walked into the mansion. Liu Mastiff was in the mansion, kneeling down to see off Mr. Situ. Seeing them coming in, Liu Mastiff got up and came to the mansion. their side.

"Sorrow"

He didn't know what to say. Frowning, Lu Yu saw his father lying on the ground sleeping soundly. At that moment, he collapsed and sat on the ground, crying loudly. Because he lost his voice, he Unable to make a sound, Liu Bei pulled him up and brought him to Lu Zhi's side. Lu Yu buried his head on Lu Zhi's chest, crying in pain. Liu Bei bowed to Lu Zhi, and bowed again. .

He would never forget the kindness of the master towards him. If it wasn't for Lu Zhi, he might still be the leader of a ranger in the countryside, wandering around all day in a daze. It was Lu Zhi who changed his life and made him what he is today. Everything, in his heart, is worthy of his gratitude, only his aunt who raised him through hard work, his uncle who sponsored him to study, and the teacher in front of him who accepted him.

Liu Bei raised his head, but saw a person standing on the right side. This person's face was burned, and he looked a little weak. This person was Gongsun Zan. Gongsun Zan also saw Liu Bei, and turned around to leave. Liu Bei quickly caught up with him. Calling in a low voice: "Brother!!!", Gongsun Zan stopped, and Liu Bei walked to his side. Gongsun Zan turned his head a little unnaturally, unwilling to let others see his ferocious face.

"Brother, long time no see, since you're here, why don't you come and meet me?"

"I still have something important to do. I'm here to see you off today. I'll see you another day." Gongsun Zan said, and left in a hurry. Watching him leave, Liu Bei sighed helplessly. After so long, Gongsun Zan still couldn't get over his grief. Liu Bei shook his head helplessly. He didn't know when he would be able to defeat him and lead the army again.

Liu Bei stayed with Lu Yu here for two days before going back to rest.

The crown prince also gave Lu Yu two years to keep watch for Situ Gong.

In the Hall of Houde, the emperor and Zhao Wen sat facing each other. Both of them were silent. The emperor said: "Situ Gong has left, and you have to take care of this envoy. Did Situ ever tell you Passing envoys??"

"Your Majesty, before leaving, Duke Lu once told his ministers that he cannot send a minister to directly govern these areas. These small countries are full of tribes, and the king cannot govern the entire country. If a minister is sent , is to find a way to integrate them and spend a lot of energy on them. Instead of this, it is better to let the merchants act freely and mine their iron ore, without sending a foreign minister, and we can still collect their import duties."

"He also said that if the other party wants to collect taxes from the Han merchants, let Xu Rong lead his troops to capture and kill their king."

Hearing Zhao Wen's words, the emperor's eyes widened. Is this really what Lu Zhi said?
Isn't Lu Zhi always a moderate? He doesn't like Dong Zhuo, Zhang Wen, and even Duan Jiong. How could he propose such a policy? When he looked at Zhao Wen, Zhao Wen was also a little dazed. He said: " The minister did not lie at all, this is really what Lu Gong said." The emperor nodded, Zhao Wen's temper was softer, he would never say such a thing, Zhao Wen said again: "In addition, Situ Gong also said, Xi Ting Taishou Cao Cao can be a Situ."

A trace of doubt flashed in the emperor's eyes, but he quickly put it away.

"As for the envoys, you should follow Lu Gong's instructions. Remember, they must agree. Xu Rong has a place to garrison in their country. In addition, they are not allowed to set up taxes on Han merchants. Also, if they come, they must pay taxes." The emperor said so, Zhao Wen could only do as he said.

After sending Zhao Wen away, the emperor began to think, should he call Cao Cao back?He seriously thought that today's Xizhou is well governed by Jia Xu, showing a prosperous and upward attitude. Cao Cao also plays an important role in Xiting. If he recalls him to the temple, who can replace him? As for the position, the emperor thought for a long time, and a name suddenly appeared in his mind.

Grand Administrator of Guangling, Chen Deng.

As for why the emperor thought of this person, it was because of Zhang He's previous investigation. In order to build water conservancy projects, the emperor asked Zhang He to go to various places to find people who had made achievements in water conservancy projects. Later, Zhang He recommended this person and listed his names. In terms of political achievements, there are five people Zhang Xi played, and among these five people, only his official position is the lowest. There are no one, namely, Yangzhou Governor Jushou, Yizhou Governor Tian Feng, Yanzhou Governor Guoyuan, and Liangzhou Governor. Mao Jie, governor of the state, and Chen Deng, the prefect of Guangling.

Chen Deng is a native of Xuzhou, with little fame. He entered Taixue and passed the assessment. He became a local official and served as the magistrate of three counties and the prefect of two counties. An orphan, he regarded the people as his son, and was very respected. Later, he was transferred to Wuyang and Wei County as the county magistrate. At this time, he also enriched the granary and built water conservancy, which made the people in the two places rich.

Later, he served as the Empress Dowager of Wujun. He built six channels in Wujun and vigorously promoted the fishery industry, making Wujun the richest place among the counties in Yangzhou. Later, he became the prefect of Guangling. Nong Sang educated the common people, so that he was respected and loved by the people in the entire Lianghuai area. After he left Yangzhou, even the governor of Yangzhou, Jushou, played the role of the emperor many times, hoping that Chen Deng could return to Yangzhou, and he could give up the governor's position. Location.

The emperor originally wanted to use these people to start the big man's water conservancy plan in the next 20 years, but now, Situ Gong died young, and there are only a few people who can take his place, and the emperor doesn't like it very much. Xing Ziang was originally the most suitable Yes, but he is building Chidao now, and he can't stay in the temple for a long time. Therefore, the emperor decided to let Cao Cao come over and serve as Situ.

As for Cao Cao's position, let Chen Deng take the lead for the time being. This person is quite talented, and he should be able to continue Cao Cao's career in Xiting.

It seems that the person who caused headaches for the entire group of Han officials is coming back again.

(End of this chapter)