Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

The next day, banners were flying at the gate of the village, and the vehicles for the mission to Chang'an had already been prepared and were waiting in front of the gate of the village.Lu Zhi, who was on a mission to Chang'an, was bidding farewell to Liu Chan.

Holding the talisman in his hand, Lu Zhi said confidently, "I will live up to your majesty's trust, and Weiyang Palace will wait for your majesty!"

After finishing speaking, Lu Zhi saluted Liu Chan, turned around and boarded the carriage.The driver shook the reins lightly, Lu Zhi's chariot slowly drove towards Chang'an.

After Lu Zhi left, Liao Li expressed his displeasure, and said: "Lu Zhi is a surrendered man from Guanzhong. It hurts His Majesty's Zhongzheng's name."

Liu Chan put away the smile on his face, and said calmly: "Lu Zhi has successively served as the prefect of Wei Annan, Shang Shulang, etc., what's wrong with awarding it to the assistant?"

Shangshulang, as the name suggests, is a doctor of Shangshutai, who assists the emperor in handling government affairs.

Lu Zhi was promoted from prefect to Shangshulang in Cao Wei. It seemed that his salary and official rank had been reduced, but in fact his power had increased.

After Lu Zhi surrendered today, Liu Chan appointed him as a servant. Although his official position and salary were not as high as two thousand shi, it actually meant that Lu Zhi could participate in the internal affairs of the Shu Han and have close contact with the emperor.It can be said that it is a great favor, if he can persuade Chang'an to surrender, he can be promoted to a servant, and then he will become the core decision-making official of the Han Dynasty.

Therefore, Liao Li said this because he was worried that he would not be favored by Liu Chan, and his rights and status would be threatened by Lu Zhi.

Liao Li heard Liu Chan's displeasure, lowered his head, and said respectfully: "I don't mean that, but I'm worried that Lu Zhi's initial attachment will have ulterior motives. Let him go to Chang'an today, fearing that he will have sex with the traitors against Wei. I am also the harm of a big man."

Liu Chan smiled coldly, how could he believe Liao Li's words.

Liu Chan glanced at Liao Li out of the corner of his eyes, and said meaningfully: "It's enough for you to convey my edict in peace. You can't say anything about the appointment, so you should do it yourself."

Hearing this, Liao Li buried his head even deeper, and replied, "No!"

However, in order to prevent the dissatisfaction of the people, Liu Chan further explained: "Although the big man entered Guanzhong, to govern Guanzhong, he still needs to appease the hearts of the people and accept scholars for his own use. Lu Zhi has the talents of governance and military strategy. See, if you don't reuse it now, wouldn't it be cold to the hearts of the scholars in Guanzhong? This move is also like King Yanzhao's thousand gold to buy bones!"

"Your Majesty is wise!" Everyone responded.

Hearing everyone's praise, Liu Chan was still not at peace.Because he knew that Liao Li's reaction was not an exception. The influx of scholars from Guanzhong and Lianglong would inevitably affect the rights of the veterans of Jingzhou in the court, thus triggering a dispute between the old and the new.

In the long run, this matter has advantages and disadvantages. If it is handled properly, it will inject a new vitality into the officialdom of the big man; if it is not handled properly, it is likely to cause fights.

However, this situation is still within the controllable range in the short term, because compared with Cao Wei's official position system, it can be said that the staffing is not sufficient, and there are still more cakes to divide.Especially in recent years, Dahan has continued to expand its territory.

Just as the emperor and ministers of the Han Dynasty were talking, Lu Zhi's car arrived at the Zhicheng Gate among the three west gates of Chang'an, and stopped outside the ditch.Lu Zhi got off the carriage and ordered someone to report to the soldiers in the city that he wanted to see him.

Although Chang'an stood on the plain and had no danger to defend, a trench 8 meters wide and 3 meters deep was artificially dug as a barrier.However, there are three gates on each side of Chang'an, a total of twelve city gates.

Among them, the west three gates are respectively named Zhangcheng Gate, Zhicheng Gate and Yongmen Gate.Zhangcheng Gate is facing Weiyang Palace, and Zhicheng Gate is named because it is passing east and west.

With Yan Fei's consent, the suspension bridge over the city gate was lowered.At the same time, he put the basket down and asked Lu Zhi to come up on the basket.

Lu Zhi went up to the city wall, and under Wei Junxiangyong's terrified eyes, he followed the steps of his attendants to meet Yan Fei, the prefect of Jingzhao.

Yan Fei's temples were turning white, and he was yawning with a tired look on his face.It can be seen that the recent siege by the Han army and the massacre of the city yesterday by shooting letters into the interior made him very tired to deal with.

Seeing that the Han envoy was about to enter the hall, Yan Fei picked up the tea on the cup, took a few sips, regained his energy, and prepared to meet Lu Zhi.

When Yan Fei put down the teacup, he saw a familiar face and exclaimed, "It's you?"

Holding the talisman in his hand, Lu Zhi replied with unchanged expression, "I haven't seen Lord Yan for a long time, and now I am an envoy of the Han Dynasty. I hope you will forgive me!"

"Den!"

Yan Fei put the teacup heavily on the eucalyptus, and said mockingly: "Shizhi has always been known for his integrity, but now that His Majesty has left Guanzhong not long ago, he has sacrificed loyalty for wealth and honor, which is disgusting."

Lu Zhi didn't tell the inside story, but calmly said: "Zhi's ancestors have been favored by Han for generations, so why should they abandon loyalty and get closer to wealth. Besides, you are a descendant of Yan Zi, and you don't hear Zi say, 'Birds choose trees, and trees don't. Can you choose a bird?'Zhi is a Guanzhong bird, so what's wrong with choosing Guanzhong wood?"

The words Lu Zhi quoted came from "Zuo Zhuan". In the past, when Confucius traveled to the state of Wei, Kong Wenzi, a doctor of the state of Wei, was about to attack Taishu and asked Zhongni for advice.Zhongni didn't know what to say, so he withdrew and walked on, saying: "A bird can choose a tree, but a tree can choose a bird!" Later, the people of Lu treated Confucius with courtesy, and Confucius returned to Lu again.

And the meaning of Lu Zhi is also the same, he is a bird that grows up in Guanzhong, although he can choose trees, he still cannot leave Guanzhong.

Yan Fei also kept his mouth shut, because he knew in his heart that although he was from Jibei County, Yanzhou (from Feicheng, Shandong), he had been in Jingzhao County for more than ten years and watched Jingzhao County go from barren to prosperous little by little. , How to make him willing to leave Jingzhao County.Moreover, in terms of receiving Han's favor in the world, all the descendants of the Yan family have served as Han officials.

After a pause, Yan Fei skipped this topic, looked at Lu Zhi, and said in a deep voice: "Since Shi Zhi is a native of Guanzhong, why didn't he say a word about the Emperor Han's attempt to slaughter Chang'an? "

Lu Zhi sighed, and said: "Your Majesty, Duke Zhuge has always loved the people. It is not His Majesty's original intention to order the soldiers not to abuse the people. This is the strategy offered by Liao Li, the servant. The intention is to cover up Jiang Ji’s relocation of the people. Therefore, the above statement uses the name of massacring the city to force Yan Jun to surrender, so that Jiang Ji cannot relocate the people in Guanzhong without authorization.”

Hearing this, Yan Fei stood up angrily, paced back and forth in the hall, and said, "Liao Li's villain is really hateful, and the people in Guanzhong have suffered from the war. If we follow his words, the people of Chang'an will suffer disaster. More than ten years of hard work will be burned."

As he said that, Yan Fei looked anxiously at Lu Zhi, and said, "What is the intention of Emperor Han, and how can there be a letter from the massacre of the city shot into the city today."

Lu Zhi leaned on the talisman and said solemnly: "Your Majesty doesn't want to slaughter the city, but he couldn't bear Liao Li's persuasion for a long time, so he had to send a few letters into the city to disturb the morale of the army in the city. But your majesty is benevolent, and he doesn't want to hurt the lives of the people in Chang'an. So I ordered Zhi to enter the city to persuade Lord Yan to surrender."

Suddenly, an attendant outside the hall hurried into the room and said, "Your Majesty, the Shu army may attack the city!"

Lu Zhi's face changed drastically, and he said: "Mr. Yan, the Han army is attacking the city with ants. If any soldiers are injured, the people in the city will be vented by the Han army's strong generals. Besides, there are many barbarians in the Han army. At that time..."

"Human?" Yan Fei shouted in shock.

"Exactly, there are quite a few Huangtou Xianbei and Qiangdihu people under his command," Lu Zhi said.

The people in Guanzhong still remember the Hu people from the northwest. There were many Hu people in Xiliang soldiers under Dong Zhuo's command, and most of the local Han people behaved like Hu people.After entering Guanzhong, they burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of evil.

During the chaos between Li and Guo, they defeated Lü Bu and invaded Chang'an, killing people and arbitrarily setting fire to them. Everyone in Chang'an, young and old, was killed, and the dead were in disarray.When the two were in conflict, the Chang'an Palace was the main battlefield. Li Jue wooed Qiang and Hu thousands of people, and if he won, he would reward the palace maids to the Hu people.

Coupled with earthquakes and drought, a large number of people in Guanzhong fled to Jingzhou and Bashu.It can be said that hundreds of thousands of households in Guanzhong, millions of people have almost disappeared from this place.Chang'an has almost become a no-man's land.It was not until the fourth year of Jian'an, when Zhong Yao was appointed as the captain of Sili, and went to appease Guanzhong with festivals, that Chang'an regained its vitality.

Therefore, in the eyes of the people in Guanzhong, the Hu people from the northwest mean disaster.Influenced by the people, Yan Fei, as the ruler of the government, could not escape this influence.

Lu Zhi held Yan Fei's arm with one hand, and said sincerely: "Zhi is from Guanzhong, and he knows why Guanzhong is broken. Zhi's father was also killed by Guo Si, which caused his family to be displaced. Now entering the city is to tell Yan Jun, There are barbarians in the Han army, if you provoke them, you may cause casualties to the innocent people in Chang'an, I hope you will think twice."

Yan Fei stopped, showing hesitation, and said: "Shiying, I was ordered by Jiang Hujun and the general to stay here for fifteen days. After fifteen days, I will return to the Han army."

Lu Zhi was so angry that he knocked on the ground with his talisman, and sighed, "Yan Jun Hu Tu!"

Lu Zhi asked back: "Do you think the lives of tens of thousands of people are important?"

"It's important to be yourself!" Yan Fei responded.

"Since this is the case, why should you hesitate? Don't you hear that Zilu asked you, Duke Huan killed Prince Jiu, Zhao Hu died, and Guan Zhong did not die. Is he benevolent? The Master said: As benevolent as he is!"

Lu Zhi stared at Yan Fei's bloodshot eyes, and said in a deep voice.

"Jun Yan is like this now, how can he take the responsibility of the family and abandon the benevolence of everyone!"

What Lu Zhi said came from the Analects of Confucius, and its deep meaning was that Zilu believed that Guan Zhong had no benevolence because Guan Zhong did not commit suicide in order to die for Gong Zijiu.In this regard, Confucius believed that Guan Zhong helped Duke Huan of Qi to convene an alliance of princes, stop fighting and resolve disputes, so that the world can be peaceful, and he has contributed to the maintenance of peace. This is his "benevolence".

Suddenly enlightened, Yan Fei held Lu Zhi's arm instead, and confessed, "If it wasn't for the king's advice, Fei would have risked the lives of tens of thousands of people in Chang'an!"

Saying that, Yan Fei pulled Lu Zhi's arm and walked out, anxiously said: "Shiying quickly went out of the city to persuade His Majesty to give up attacking the city, wait for Fei to sort it out, and leave the city to return later. After today, Jun and Fei will jointly supervise Your Majesty's benevolent administration .”

"It should be so!" Lu Zhi responded happily.

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