I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 6 Dinner Party

When you treat others with courtesy, you must ask for something.

Although Liu Bei was moved by He Miao's warm reception and did not feel that there was anything in him worthy of the other party's plot, when he finally had free time, he immediately visited his teacher Lu Zhi.

In fact, on the first day Liu Bei arrived in Luoyang, he sent Zhang Fei to look for Lu Zhi's residence with invitations. Wait until Liu Bei has settled down in Luoyang. He finally had time to visit his teacher Lu Zhi.

Fortunately, Liu Bei sent the greeting card in advance. It's not that Lu Zhi cares about these red tapes, but that he is now busy with business and has limited time to see guests. Lu Zhi was not ignorant of Liu Bei's arrival. He Jin had revealed it to him before. Therefore, he had already told his family that if there was any news that Liu Bei was coming to his home, he would ask them to come in the evening.

After receiving the news, Liu Bei simply took Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to visit him.

When the Yellow Turbans were pacified, Liu Bei took Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to serve under Lu Zhi. Unfortunately, Lu Zhi was framed by the eunuch Zuo Feng and was taken to Luoyang in a prison car.

Lu Zhi lived a very simple life. He neither saved money nor slaves at home, and only the servants sent by the court to do guard work and other tasks could show his status as a high-ranking official in the court.

The teacher and student reunited after a long absence. First, they reviewed the past and talked about the old days in Zhuojun. However, Liu Bei in his student days was not as prominent as he is now.

After reminiscing about old times, Liu Bei asked the biggest doubt of his trip: "Teacher, when I first arrived in Luoyang, I just felt that Lord He Fu was too enthusiastic. I really don't know what the hidden story is behind this."

Lu Zhi smiled and explained to Liu Bei: "You don't have to worry about this. You are not in Luoyang and don't know the inside story. This is actually all because of Shi Hou."

Liu Bei was surprised and said: "It is actually related to Shi Hou? I did hear Mr. He Fu mentioned that he would find a suitable time to introduce my three brothers to Shi Hou."

Lu Zhi said: "Shihou grew up among the people, and often listened to rumors. Occasionally, I heard your names, so I wrote them down. As far as I know, Henan Yin also knew about your brothers from Shihou's mouth. And Henan Yin I didn’t inform you immediately, so I think I was worried that you were acting inappropriately, spreading the word and ruining Shi Hou’s reputation.”

In terms of today's social values, the person being elected has an unspeakable obligation of allegiance to the person who elects the person. In addition to favors, the most important reason is that according to today's political rules, if something happens to the person being elected, the person who elected him will be the person responsible for the election. It is necessary to bear the implicated responsibility. Therefore, sometimes there is a phenomenon that certain counties and counties clearly have quotas for filial piety and integrity, but are unable to select candidates.

Lu Zhi said these words not to deny He Miao's favor for recommending Liu Bei, but to let Liu Bei understand who his real recommender was.

Of course Liu Bei understood what Lu Zhi meant, and said clearly: "The imperial edict was issued a month ago, and Sha Tai took military merit as an official. If Luoyang hadn't called him, I'm afraid he would have resigned and returned to his hometown. As the teacher said, disciples must Keep your mouth shut and keep it in your heart.”

Guan Yu also said: "Since you have received a favor, you should do something worthy of the kindness. Repaying kindness with kindness is what a man does."

Zhang Fei: "Me too!"

Liu Bei asked again: "It's just that my disciple is not in Luoyang and doesn't know much about Shihou, so I still ask the teacher to teach me."

Lu Zhi didn't say anything too explicit, but just said: "Shihou is eleven years old, and he is the eldest son. He can understand how difficult people's lives are, and he also has the will to persevere."

After Lu Zhi finished speaking, Liu Bei understood what Lu Zhi wanted to express.

……

While Liu Bei and Lu Zhi were having questions and answers, Liu Bian also went through some questions and answers.

But Liu Bian felt a little helpless when he looked at Dong Chong who was barking in front of him. On New Year's Day, after Emperor Ling had held a banquet for his ministers, he suddenly had a whim and held a family banquet in the palace.

Liu Bian guessed that he was planning to ease the relationship between the Queen Mother and the Queen. But it was obvious that his good intentions were taken for granted. The years of resentment between Empress Dowager Dong and Empress He could not be resolved by a simple meal.

However, Empress Dowager Dong and Empress He knew that "the New Year's Eve" and "everyone is here", at least they could maintain a semblance of harmony. Apart from other things, at least we should give our sons and husbands some face!

But some people just don't have any brains.

Liu Bian didn't have a good opinion of Empress Dowager Dong, not just because Empress Dowager Dong supported Liu Xie to seize his crown prince position, but because Empress Dowager Dong herself was a person who got into the eyes of money, and was notorious for selling officials in Xiyuan. She was the one who asked Emperor Ling to do it from the beginning.

Dong Zhong was the nephew of Empress Dowager Dong, so he came to the throne and served as the general of the five sense organs. At this family dinner, He Jin and He Miao did not come, but Dong Chong did.

After Dong Chong drank some wine, he ran to Liu Bian and said something like how smart Liu Xie was and how cute Liu Xie was. The general idea was that Liu Bian was not as good as Liu Xie.

Liu Bian really didn't understand what Dong Zhong meant by doing this. Apart from showing his rudeness, what else could he get? It is impossible to say that Dong Zhong thought that such a few drunk words could make Liu Bian die of shame.

He only thought he was watching a clown, but seeing Queen He couldn't help it anymore, Liu Bian responded to Dong Zhong——

"I once heard that there is a strange bird in the East that likes to chirp and curse people. However, this bird cannot understand human speech. If the person being scolded wants to scold him back, he can only speak chirping bird language. But when it comes to speaking bird language, people have How can it be compared to a bird? When I heard this story, I thought, that strange bird is already a flat-haired beast. If you quarrel with a beast, you will lose regardless of whether you win or lose. I will not do such a thing."

Dong Chong was stunned for a moment. Before he could react, he heard a crisp "Puff" coming from the side.

Liu Bian turned his head and saw Liu Xie covering his mouth. He immediately said to Dong Zhong: "It seems that Xie'er understands. Zhonglang's words are true. Xie'er is indeed smart. Zhonglang will not be as good as Xie'er." .”

Dong Chong realized the meaning of Liu Bian's words and was ridiculed by Liu Bian again. He was about to get angry, but someone was already angry.

"That's enough! It's not embarrassing enough. Do you want to imitate your brother?" Emperor Ling stood up and said tiredly with Zhang Rang's support, "Let's go back to the palace each!"

On the other side, Dong Chong suddenly sobered up after hearing this. His brother Dong Chong became famous because he followed Empress Dowager Dong to gain power. As the official Jinwu, he dared to act under the guise of Empress Dowager Dong and was later sentenced to death.

On the way back to Changqiu Palace, Queen He asked Liu Bian, why didn't he scold him back in the first place?

Liu Bian replied: "If you want to quarrel, it should always be about what you are quarreling about, not just winning a verbal dispute. My mother feels that today's dinner ended in a hurry. Will my father blame me or Dong Zhong?"

"Of course it's Dong Zhong..."

At this point, Queen He was speechless. In the past, if she was provoked by Empress Dowager Dong Yongle Palace, she would definitely fight back without thinking.

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