Lord Yuan

Chapter 232 Liu Bei’s participation
Lu Zhi, who was entrusted with an important task by Liu Hong, didn't know that he had passed through the gate of hell.

Even if he is now able to serve as Zhonglang General to conquer the Yellow Turbans, this hard-won military power is due to Yuan Shao's strong praise.

Yuan Shao never told anyone about these things, only Zhao Yun, who had been guarding him, vaguely knew about them.

For this reason, Zhao Yun, who was cautious by nature, felt very confused.

For Yuan Shao, conquering the Yellow Turbans was almost effortless. Even if he did not rely on the power of Liaodong and just relied on the current Han army, it was not difficult to conduct the conquest step by step. Why give the credit to others.

Of course Zhao Yun has heard of Lu Zhi.

Great Confucians at home and abroad are indifferent to fame and fortune.

He also taught scriptures and talked about morality, and among his students and disciples, there were also those from famous families.

Gongsun Zan, Liu Bei, etc. all became students of Lu Zhi through their respective relationships.

On this journey to conquer the Yellow Turbans, Liu Bei traveled thousands of miles and resolutely chose to follow his teacher.

Although Lu Zhi did not have much impression of this fallen relative of the Liu family, it did not hinder his affection for Liu Bei at all.

Speaking of which, there are many passionate and sincere students among his students. I think Gongsun Zan, just with his white body, dared to gather dozens of cavalry and attack hundreds of foreign cavalry, which made him famous.

As for Liu Bei, after all, the golden name of the Liu family has become less reliable. Even a famous official like Lu Zhi, who is devoted to loyalty, did not take Liu Bei to heart at first for weaving mats and selling shoes.

Instead, he was quite interested in Liu Deran who was with Liu Bei.

His father was a minor official in Zhuo County. Although he was not a hereditary big family, he was quite famous in the local area. It was at this time that Liu Bei was sent to Lu Zhi by Liu Deran's father to become his disciple.

But now it seems that maybe I was wrong.

Looking at Liu Bei's expression of emotion and anger, and the two big men closely following him, I was suddenly shocked.

The oncoming momentum even surprised him, the general who had been entrusted with important tasks by Liu Hong.

Among his students, Liu Bei is now the only one who is willing to follow him to conquer the Yellow Turbans.

However, after all calculations, Liu Bei was still just a white man at this time. Even if Lu Zhi wanted to have several official positions with Liu Bei, he was powerless.

No better than others in the military.

Chaju here is far less sophisticated than the one used in the Luoyang court.

If you have not achieved military merit, then you can only start from the lowest level of infantry.

Liu Bei is no exception.

Lu Zhi suddenly thought of Yuan Shao, who had not come for this trip, and looked at his students again, and couldn't help but feel filled with emotion.

They are both human beings, but the difference between the two is as vast as an abyss.

No matter how hard Liu Bei tried to catch up, Yuan Shao was like a mountain that could never be leveled in front of him.

"Xuande, do you have any insights?"

Liu Bei was slowly advancing in the team, but the teacher suddenly asked.

He quickly stopped and saluted Lu Zhi with his hands raised.

"Could it be that what the teacher is asking is what General Dong Zhonglang said?"

Lu Zhi didn't reply, just nodded lightly.

Liu Bei looked serious, glanced at Dong Zhuo who was still chattering, and then said: "What General Dong Zhonglang said is very beneficial to our Han army, but it is a bit unhuman after all. Those wealthy merchants and gentry did not do anything wrong, they just suddenly suffered the Yellow Turban The bandits are raging, and they are still powerless to protect themselves. If they are baptized by our Han army again, I really don’t know if they can still sustain it."

Guan Yu on the side had a rosy complexion, but he had not yet left his beautiful beard.

Zhang Fei wears a headband and holds a spear in his hand, ready to try.

Lu Zhi was very pleased, and he generally had the same view.

However, the depth of the problems he observed was still much greater than that of Liu Bei.

Those wealthy merchants and gentry indeed have a lot of money. If they can all be confiscated, even if they have not done anything evil, but with the hatred of wealth in the hearts of thousands of common people, coupled with the land issue that the development of wealthy merchants and gentry will inevitably not avoid, it can be said that , the point of conflict between the common people and the wealthy merchants and gentry lies in the land.

If we can take advantage of this opportunity to confiscate the land of wealthy merchants, on the one hand, we can replenish the Han army, and on the other hand, we can greatly increase the people's love for them.

Presumably, this is what Dong Zhuo values.

However, what Lu Zhi didn't expect was that Huangfusong chose to refuse without hesitation, and even the reason for the refusal was not very convincing.

After all, Huangfusong had just done something similar a few days ago.

Dong Zhuo was a little puzzled as to why Huangfusong refused to kill two birds with one stone.

Huangfu Song glanced at Dong Zhuo with deep meaning, and then said loudly: "Zhong Ying doesn't know something. Although those wealthy businessmen and gentry are living in dire straits now, as long as they calm down, they can be with the court." The connection between middle and high-ranking officials, even the middle-ranking attendants and others, is just a memorial, it is enough to condemn you and me. Not to mention it is to conquer the Yellow Turbans, or to capture and kill Zhang Jiao right in front of us, those high-ranking officials in the court will not Care so much.”

Huangfu Song didn't finish speaking.
No matter how terrible the Yellow Turbans are and how huge the radiation area is, in fact, it has not much impact on the wealthy families in the DPRK who have laid the foundation for a long time. On the contrary, they can take advantage of this opportunity to make a big impact. Make a war fortune.

In fact, Huangfu Song heard the news many times that the source of the Yellow Turban rebellion was most likely the work of those aristocratic families who had been subject to party imprisonment by His Majesty.

For no other reason than to free Liu Hong from party imprisonment.

That's it.

Huangfusong didn't dare to think further.

Although he came from a famous goalkeeper, his uncle was Huangfu Gui, one of the Three Ming Dynasties in Liangzhou, and he was considered a well-known family in Liangzhou, but when faced with the imprisonment of the party, his demeanor changed.

My uncle had often felt ashamed that he had never been imprisoned by Liu Hong.

Those who could be imprisoned by the party at that time were all contemporary famous officials, or great Confucian scholars at home and abroad, among whom the scholar class was the most serious.

Huangfu Gui, who always regarded himself as a scholar, was excluded.

Naturally, the Huangfu family was not involved, and the whole family was able to divorce.

But this did not prevent Huangfusong from fearing the party's imprisonment.

Dong Zhuo was stunned for a moment, but then he didn't care. He stretched out his fat palm and pointed at the endless stream of Han troops.

"With such a Han army now, how can those sycophants dare to say anything?"

Dong Zhuo waved his long whip to vent his dissatisfaction.

Seeing this, Lu Zhi also came forward.

"Why is Zhong Ying like this? Now that we are favored by His Majesty, we are able to serve as Zhonglang General. Do you feel disloyal to listen to Zhong Ying's wishes?"

Lu Zhi has always been outspoken, and his words go straight to the deepest parts of Dong Zhuo.

I have long heard that Lu Zhi, the minister of the imperial court, is not afraid of powerful people, does not beg for help when he is superior, and does not speak nonsense when he is subordinate.

Dong Zhuo was shocked when he saw him today.

When the two met for the first time, Dong Zhuo was surprised by Lu Zhi's righteousness. His eyes widened for a long time, not knowing what to do.

For a long time, the red-faced Dong Zhuo glared at Lu Zhi angrily. "The Shangshu's words are a bit of a fuss. Although Zhuo is not talented, he has heard that the Shangshu once had a relationship with the ten regular servants. Even eunuchs like Zhang Rang and others admired the Shangshu greatly. I don't know that this time he was criticized by His Majesty. Does worshiping him as Zhonglang General have any consequences for his subsequent plans?"

Lu Zhi gasped and was about to step forward angrily, but Huangfu Song on the side stopped him repeatedly.

The commanders of the three armies were already quarreling fiercely before they encountered the enemy. This was really an unwise move.

Of course, Lu Zhi didn't want this basin of dirty water to be poured on him for no reason. The soldiers who passed by him one after another turned their eyes over.

Lu Zhi, who was furious, retorted: "Zhong Ying confuses right and wrong. Everyone knows that the eunuch and I have always been at odds with each other. How can we be slandered by Zhong Ying in just a few words?"

Dong Zhuo laughed.

"Really? As far as I know, that Zhang Rang has attempted to murder the public. I wonder if he has any impressions?"

Lu Zhi waved his hand: "It's not just a day or two that I have been missed by the eunuch. Who knows which day you are talking about."

Dong Zhuo was not angry, but looked curiously at the three strong men following Lu Zhi. Among them, the brave man with a face as red as a jujube was particularly noticeable.

"My father has admitted quite a few students."

Dong Zhuo only regarded him as Lu Zhi's student.

The conversation turned.

"Who is Zhang Rang? Even His Majesty once called him his father. Such a figure has clearly been listed as a target of attack. Why is he entrusted with such an important task by Your Majesty to go on an expedition?"

"As long as Zhang Rang is not stupid, how can he let you go? There is only one possibility. It is the public and Zhang Rang who have reached a secret deal."

"This made Zhang Rang give up the plan."

Lu Zhi was very angry at these words and immediately shouted angrily: "That's pure nonsense. That Zhang Rang sees me like a thief meets a cat. He is afraid of me before it's too late, so how can he get close to me."

"I don't know how you know these false things, but given that you and I are both appointed by His Majesty as Lieutenants and Generals, and have great responsibilities, it is inconvenient for us to continue arguing with you."

Dong Zhuo shook his head.

"There is a possibility that Gong Jin could betray the scholars and he was let off by the eunuch. I really can't believe him."

Before Lu Zhi could speak, Zhang Fei stepped forward behind him. Liu Bei wanted to stop him, but when he saw that the teacher was very angry, he simply let his third brother go.

"You are in vain to be a lieutenant general. You only know the things in the nest. How come I never saw you when I was fighting against that alien race? You only talk nonsense here and talk a lot about Mr. Lu's illegal things. That person wants to hear about it." , and how did General Zhonglang learn that the eunuch had plotted to kill Duke Lu."

Zhang Fei pondered for a while, then continued: "Could it be that you have a lot of contact with that eunuch, but now you are all focused on Lu Gong."

Lu Zhi was very satisfied with Zhang Fei's performance. He showed a poise that was extremely inconsistent with his age.

As Dong Zhuo said, Lu Zhi was indeed warned by the Shi Chang Shi at times. Most of the time, Lu Zhi was not afraid and even tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart and cursed loudly.

Dong Zhuo was scolded by Zhang Fei who came out of the blue, and he suddenly came to his senses.

"Who are you? What is your current position? How dare you interfere between me and Mr. Lu."

Zhang Fei laughed even louder.

"I am the foot archer under eldest brother!"

Dong Zhuo looked at the swarthy Zhang Fei with a joking expression, as if he had heard some joke.

"In that case, let's all remember it as a demerit!"

Lu Zhi's expression softened slightly, and he was quite dissatisfied with Zhang Fei's performance.

"In this battle, as an infantry archer, you should be the first to go to war. This is a military order!"

Dong Zhuo smiled and emphasized again and again.

Lu Zhi sneered at the side and said: "You really think you are His Majesty, you are so brazen and want to issue orders, not to mention that Huangfu Zhonglang didn't say much. It's you, what will you do?"

The two quarreled from the south to the north.

In order to completely convince Lu Zhi, Dong Zhuo immediately dropped another bombshell.

"You are just a small archer. How can you know the big things happening in the court? Shut up!"

"This is what Zhang Rang said to me personally. Could it be true?"

Dong Zhuo hadn't finished speaking yet. In fact, in this expedition, Huangfu Song was the leader and he was his deputy. Even Lu Zhi was pushed out to take the blame.

And this was Zhang Rang's decision after weighing the pros and cons.

As long as this Lu Zhi doesn't seek death so much, he will always be able to return to Luoyang, and then he will really have no way to go to heaven or earth.

The power that Zhang Rang, the leader of the Ten Constant Attendants, could exert was far beyond anyone's imagination.

For this reason, Yuan Shao went to visit him more than once, and most of the things he said were because of Na Lu Zhi.

Zhang Rang didn't talk nonsense. Yuan Shao had given him face like this, so he couldn't put on a tough attitude anymore.

They had no way of knowing how Dong Zhuo learned this news from Zhang Rang.

Lu Zhi was not surprised. Dong Zhuo was able to defeat one battle after another and still hold several top positions.It can be said that Zhang Rang played a huge role in this.

When Dong Zhuo was serving as the governor of Bingzhou, he made many plunders and plunders. Dong Zhuo did not keep the money he collected. Instead of giving it to the soldiers at the bottom, the rest was transferred.

This made Dong Zhuo's defeat unable to affect his promotion at all.

Dong Zhuo glanced at the confused Lu Zhi with some uncertainty and spit out a name.

"I heard that you have a close relationship with Weiwei. I wonder if Weiwei and Zhang Rang had a lot of good words, so I was lucky enough to escape!"

Yuan Shao?It's not that Lu Zhi hasn't thought about this result, but for him, he has no impression at all.

After reuniting with Yuan Shao many years later, the two of them got along completely as if they were equals.

If Yuan Shao had any questions that he didn't understand, he would immediately go to Lu Zhi's residence in Luoyang to visit him.

So much so that the relationship between the two became even stronger.

When it came to Yuan Shao, Lu Zhi also showed an extremely rare expression of admiration.

"Forget it, since Zhong Ying mentioned Weiwei, I have no reason to continue arguing with Zhong Ying. Xuande, go ahead and explore the terrain quickly."

Liu Bei took the order and left, still followed by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

Along the way, Guan Yu didn't say anything, but Zhang Fei couldn't hold himself back.

Angry, he blew his beard and glared, wandering back and forth in front of Liu Bei and Guan Yu.

It wasn't until the two people's faces turned gloomy that Zhang Fei calmed down a bit.

"That Dong Zhuo is really abominable. He slandered my elder brother and the teacher so much. If I had my temper, I would have killed him long ago. How could it be his turn to be so arrogant!"

(End of this chapter)