Unjust is doomed to destruction. The Lu family went against the grain and eventually could not escape the fate of downfall.
Lu Pheasant tried to break into the Liu family through political marriage. However, not every Lu family woman was as determined as she was. Under Lu Fei's control, she sent an excellent spy to the Liu family. This spy is Lu Lu's daughter and Liu Zhang's wife. Lu Pheasant originally wanted the Lu family's women to lurk in the Liu family's royal family, but little did they know that the Lu family's group was counterattacked. Lu Lu's daughter knew that her father and Lu Chan were worried about being executed and planned to cause trouble, so she told Liu Zhang the news. Liu Zhang immediately told Liu Xiang, the king of Qi, saying: "The Lu family is going to rebel. Send troops to the west as soon as possible. Xingju and I will fight internally. We will kill Zhu Lu together and you will become the emperor."
Liu Xiang immediately summoned his uncle Si Jun, his lieutenant Zhu Wu, and his lieutenant Wei Bo to prepare to march westward. Suddenly, Prime Minister Zhao Ping sent soldiers to surround Qigong. The power of appointing and removing the prime ministers of the vassal states lies with the imperial court, and Zhao Ping was a spy planted by Lu Pheasant. Lu Pheasant can only promote people but not cultivate talents. Zhao Ping is also a fool. Wei Bo, who was born as a commoner, stabilized Zhao Ping with just a few words.
The life of Wei Bo, who was born as a commoner, is also a legend.
Wei Bo was poor and secretly swept the floor in front of the prime minister's door in the middle of the night. For several months, the front door of the Prime Minister's Mansion was clean, and the sweeper was very surprised. So he got up to check at night and saw Wei Bo sweeping the floor and asked why. Wei Bo said that he wanted to see Cao Shen, but his family was poor and he had no gift to meet him. He swept the floor for Shiren, hoping to introduce him to him. Feeling his sincerity, Shiren introduced Wei Bo to Cao Shen.
Cao Cao, who had read countless people, saw that Wei Bo was extraordinary and left him as a sacrificer. When Cao Shen was prime minister, Wei Bo helped a lot. When Cao Shen was about to die, he introduced Wei Bo to Liu Fei. Recommended by the old prime minister, Liu Fei appointed Wei Bo as internal historian to manage civil affairs. After Liu Fei's death, Liu Xiang succeeded to the throne, with Zhao Ping as prime minister and Wei Bo as lieutenant. Wei Bo was Liu Fei's right-hand man, he was very powerful, and Zhao Ping was very afraid of him.
At this time, Zhao Ping led his troops to surround Qigong. Wei Bo said to Zhao Ping: "The King of Qi wants to send troops, but he does not have the tiger talisman certificate from the court. To send troops without the tiger talisman certificate is rebellion, and the army is a rebel. As the prime minister, you have done a good job. You go and have a rest. Come on, let me surround you." Zhao Ping probably lost his mind for a moment, but he actually handed over the matter of besieging Qigong to Wei Bo. As soon as Zhaoping returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, Wei Bo withdrew the troops besieging Qi Palace and led his troops to counterattack the Prime Minister's Mansion. In a moment, the situation changed sharply. Facing this great change, Zhaoping couldn't suppress the pain. He sighed, "If we continue to cut off, we will suffer the chaos instead." He drew his sword and killed himself.
Lu Pheasant would really make the world laugh out loud by planting such spies. After Liu Xiang got out of trouble, he appointed Wei Bo as general, named Sijun as prime minister, worshiped Zhu Wu as internal history, mobilized the troops from all over the country, and marched westward in a mighty way. Liu Xiang firmly believed that if you survive a catastrophe, you will have good fortune in the future. If Wei Bo saves Qi at the critical moment, he will surely be able to take advantage of the situation to save the world. This time Liu Xiang sent troops from all over the country to advance on a large scale, with his second brother Liu Zhang and third brother Liu Xingju as internal responders. If they attack from both inside and outside, the Lu family will be destroyed. After the Lu family was destroyed, Liu Xiang became the emperor.
The throne has an indescribable magic power for people who are extremely power-hungry. Liu Xiang led a large army towards the throne, and ordered Zhu Wu to lobby Liu Ze, the king of Langya, saying: "The Lu family wants to rebel, and King Qi Liu Xiang has already sent troops to conquer. King Qi knows that he is of lower generation, young, and does not know how to fight. He is willing to hand over all the troops of Qi to you. You and Emperor Gaozu will conquer the east and west and understand the war, and the King of Qi will not dare to send troops privately. The King of Qi has sent me as an envoy to ask you to go to Linyi to discuss with the King of Qi. To pacify Guanzhong." Liu Ze was elated upon hearing this. Among the Liu family, he is the highest generation and the oldest. Once the Lu family is killed, he will undoubtedly be the new emperor.
Everyone has his own wishful thinking. Liu Ze wanted to be emperor, but Liu Xiang wanted to take the opportunity to take back his Langya County. Liu Ze's Langya County originally belonged to Qi State. In order to win over Liu Ze, Lu Fei ceded Qi State's Langya County to Liu Ze, named Liu Ze the Langya King, and married Lu Yu's daughter to him. Liu Ze saw no benefit at all, and was so happy that he almost went crazy when he found out that he could become emperor. Set off immediately and follow Zhuwu to Linyi. Upon arriving in Linyi, Liu Xiang detained Liu Ze and ordered Zhu Wu to return and lead the troops of Langya County to the west.
Liu Ze was detained, and his intestines were filled with regret. He immediately gathered his thoughts and thought of a way to escape. After learning from the pain, he found that he was not the only one who wanted to be the emperor, so he said to Liu Xiang: "Your father Liu Fei is the eldest son of Emperor Gaozu, and you are the eldest grandson. After the Lu family is killed, you should be the emperor. The courtiers were doubtful about this. , I have the highest seniority among the Liu family, the oldest qualifications, and my words have weight. It will be of no use to you to keep me in Linyi. Let me go to Chang'an, and I will protect you as the emperor."
Some people are bold, and some are fools. I don’t know whether Liu Xiang is bold or a fool. He just threw Liu Ze and he still believed that Liu Ze would help him. After hearing this, Liu Xiang felt very happy and sent a guard to escort Liu Ze to Chang'an.
After Liu Ze left, Liu Xiang drove his troops and horses to capture Jinan. In order to speed up the realization of the emperor's dream, Liu Xiang spread the word to the world:
Emperor Gaozu pacified the world and ennobled his children as kings. After the death of Emperor Gaozu, the Lu family actually killed three of Liu's children, divided the Qi Kingdom, and endangered Gaozu's imperial career. Lv Zhi was in power and confused the government, causing natural disasters one after another and causing public resentment. After Lu Fei's death, Zhu Lu supported his own troops, held the emperor in check, and intimidated his loyal ministers. Now that the royal family is declining, please follow me in the Western Expedition to put down the rebellion and assist the Liu family's imperial career.
Liu Xiang spread the word to the world and drove his troops and horses with great momentum. Zhu Lu was deeply frightened, so Lu Chan sent his general Guan Ying eastward to meet the enemy. Guan Ying was loyal to the Liu family and stationed troops in Xingyang. He made an agreement with Liu Xiang that when Zhu Lu rebelled, the two armies would attack Chang'an at the same time. Guan Ying's army was stationed in Xingyang, and Liu Xiang's army was stationed in Jinan County. The two armies were eyeing Chang'an at all times. Once there is a slight change in Chang'an and the two armies attack together, Zhu Lu will become a fan.
Lu Pheasant is so sad that there are such incompetent idiots in his family.
After hearing the news, Lu Chanbing rushed to the hospital and sent Guan Ying to attack Liu Xiang. Guan Ying was extremely loyal to the Liu family. This was basically supporting Tai'a and helping the enemy. It is said that mud cannot hold up a wall, but Lu Pheasant decided to challenge it, and the price can only be blood.
There are large armies outside the city watching with eager eyes, and there are counselors plotting inside the city, but the Lu Group is in a state of ignorance. In order to seize the military power and the prime minister's seal, Chen Ping and Zhou Bo kidnapped Li Shang, the Marquis of Quzhou, and forced his son Li Ji to lobby Lu Lu, threatening Lu Lu to hand over military power and return the prime minister's seal.
My friend Li Shang said to Lu Lu:
"The world was conquered by Emperor Gaozu and Empress Gao. Emperor Gaozu established nine kings, and Empress Lu established three kings. This was all with the consent of the courtiers and is known to the world. The Queen Mother has just died, and the emperor is young. As a general, you You did not lead troops to guard the border, but you gathered troops in Chang'an, which made the courtiers suspect that you had evil intentions. You quickly hand over the general's seal, return the military power to the Taiwei, and then ask the King of Liang to hand over the prime minister's seal, and swear a blood oath with the courtiers. We will be fine. "
Lu Chan has no brain, and Lu Lu’s brain is simply full of bean dregs. Faced with external and internal troubles, he actually felt that Li Ji was right and went to discuss with Lu Chan and Zhu Lu about handing over power. Lu Pheasant went through many hardships and dangers and finally defeated the Liu family's children and sidelined Chen Ping and Zhou Bo. These incompetent guys actually wanted to hand over their power. If Lu Pheasant died but still had a spirit, he would probably become a ghost and crawl up from the underworld. Zhu Lu's disciples had no knowledge and each held his own opinion. The discussion could only be put on hold for a long time. To achieve great things, one needs to make a prompt decision. If Zhu Lu hesitates, he may die soon.
Lu Lu trusted Li Ji very much, and the two of them met to go hunting together. Lu Lu is really a talentless and incompetent person, but he is actually in the mood to hunt when such a big event comes. It was probably Li Zhi's idea that he go hunting, and he wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to persuade him. During the hunting trip, Lu Lu stopped by to visit his aunt Lu Yu. Seeing Lu Lu's great strength, Lu Yu didn't care about external and internal troubles. She became furious and said, "As a general, you actually abandoned the army at this time." , the Lu family will have no place to stand." As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Yu threw all the jewelry, gold, silver, jade, etc. in the hall and said, "There is no need to guard it for others."
The yin in the Lu family is strong and the yang is weak. Lu Pheasant and Lu Yu are both knowledgeable people, but Lu Chan and Lu Lu are just idiots. Lu Yu was a smart person, and her sighs were quite similar to those of Xiao He. The words Xiao He left to his descendants were:
If you are a wise person in the future, please teach me to be thrifty; if you are not a wise person, don’t let yourself be taken over by powerful people.
It is difficult for the parents to start a business, and it is even harder for the children to keep the business. If the children are incompetent, the efforts of the parents will be taken away by others. Lu Yu's words deeply revealed Lu Pheasant's sorrow and expressed Xiao He's teachings to his descendants. Lu Pheasant overcame all difficulties and built a magnificent building for the Lu family on his own, but the Lu family's children could not stay together. It is unspeakable how sad it is to have such descendants!
On September 10, Cao Shen's son, the imperial censor Cao Cheng, went to Lu Chan's office to report on official matters. It happened that the doctor's order, Jia Shou, came back from Qi and informed Lu Chan of Guan Ying and Liu Xiang's conspiracy. Lu Chan was so frightened that he only discussed the countermeasures with Jia Shou and even forgot about Cao Cheng's existence. Seeing that the matter was urgent, Cao Cheng immediately ran to tell Zhou Bo and Chen Ping.
The matter was urgent. On the one hand, Zhou Bo made a decisive decision, ventured into the Northern Army camp, and issued an imperial edict to mobilize soldiers; on the other hand, he urged Li Ji and others to increase their lobbying work and strive to deceive Lu Lu into being awarded the general's seal. Chen Ping's plan is to use military force with one hand and political inducement to surrender with the other hand. In this way, the brainless Zhu Lu will definitely die.
Under the carpet-like political indoctrination by Li Ji and others, Lu Lu also became dizzy and presented Xiangyin and Military Power with both hands.
The seal and military power exchanged for the blood of Liu's children were easily defrauded by a few lies. One can imagine Lu Lu's mediocrity.
If Zhou Bo wants to issue an edict, he must have the emperor's talisman, and the envoy of this talisman is none other than the loyal Marquis of Xiangping, Jitong. Ji Tong had long hated the Lu family for wielding power and holding the monarch hostage. Hearing that Zhou Bo needed Fu Jie to mobilize the Northern Army to kill the Lu family, Ji Tong immediately submitted it. Zhou Bo took the talisman and rushed to the Northern Army camp like lightning. As he was running, the envoy stopped Zhou Bo and handed him the general's seal. Zhou Bo was overjoyed and ran faster. As soon as he entered the army gate, Zhou Bo shouted:
Those who support the Lu family show their right arm; those who support the Liu family show their left arm.
All the soldiers showed their left arms, but no one showed their right arms. The Lu family is unable to support a single tree or sing a single song. There is only one road waiting for them: death.
Zhou Bo wore the seal of general and commanded the Northern Army. He ordered Liu Zhang to supervise the military gate and never let Lu Chan enter the Weiyang Palace. Lu Lu, who had handed over his seal and military power, was just a waste and did not need to be managed. Zhou Bo, who commanded the Northern Army, was only worried that Lu Chan would lead the attack. Lu Chan lacks intelligence, but he is brave. If he jumps over the wall in a hurry and fights to the death, there will be chaos in Guanzhong.
As expected, as soon as the palace gate was closed, Lu Chan led the sergeants there. Lu Chan shouted, but no one responded at the door. The palace gate was firmly closed, and Lu Chan knew it would be difficult to enter by force. Facing the dark and cold palace gate, Lu Chan hesitated and paced back and forth anxiously. Seeing that Lu Chan was so incompetent, the sergeants knew that the Lu family would be defeated, so their morale began to weaken. Lu Chan should think about how Zhao Ping died.
Cao Cheng informed Zhou Bo about Lu Chan wandering outside the palace gate. Zhou Bo was worried about Lu Zhan's influence and ordered Liu Zhang to protect the emperor. Chen Ping and Zhou Bo promised that after the Lu family was destroyed, the two brothers Liu Zhang and Liu Xingju would serve as King of Zhao and King of Liang respectively.
Zhou Bo didn't give Liu Zhang many soldiers, only a small group. Liu Zhang was young and vigorous, and he felt very uncomfortable when he saw Lu Chan wandering around outside the palace gate, so he led his guards directly towards Lu Chan's army.
There are many battles in history in which a small number defeated a large number. Liu Zhang's battle with Lu Chan was an example of a small number defeating a large number. According to the "Book of Han", the two armies were fighting fiercely. Suddenly a strong wind blew, and the flag of Lu Chan's army was broken. Then the sky and the earth suddenly became dark, and no one in Lu Chan's army dared to fight.
Lu Chan was defeated and Liu Zhang pursued him. The embarrassed Lu Chan panicked and hid in the toilet. Liu Zhang caught up and kicked the door open. Lu Chan shivered. Liu Zhang raised his hand, but Lu Chan dropped his head. Lu Chan was not a belligerent in the true sense, but his death was very much like that of a belligerent. Generally speaking, those who resort to warfare will immediately die from weapons once they are defeated. Just as he who wields a sword will die by the sword's edge.
