Liu Bei was very satisfied with this wedding.
If we had to pick out one thing that was dissatisfying among the satisfied ones, I'm afraid it would be the fact that Lu Zhi failed to come back to attend his wedding.
In fact, Lu Zhi originally planned to return to Zhuoxian County to attend Liu Bei's wedding, and to relieve the pain of homesickness after being away from home for many years.
He was exhausted from all these years of fighting in the north and south, so he also wanted to take a good rest, spend some time in his hometown, and relax.
As a result, Emperor Liu Hong seemed to have something urgent that Lu Zhi needed to handle, but he was stunned and did not give the fake certificate to Lu Zhi. He insisted on keeping Lu Zhi by his side to help him, so Lu Zhi failed to return home.
Lu Zhi was quite sorry for this.
But he had no choice but to entrust his family members to deliver the wedding gifts prepared for Liu Bei and wish Liu Bei a happy wedding.
That's for sure a happy wedding, but it's a pity that the teacher didn't come to support the occasion.
But it's a pity. Liu Bei was so happy to be able to marry a beautiful woman like Han Ning and get a high-quality gift, Han Xiaodie.
When they were newlyweds, they didn't care about anything. They took Han Ning and Han Xiaodie around to play and barbecue, and even went on barbecues with the female members of Gongsun Zan's family. She and Gongsun Zan officially became family friends, and their relationship has improved further. promote.
In addition, if he gets married, Liu Bei will not treat his younger brothers who have been with him for a long time harshly.
He spent some time arranging the marriage arrangements for his younger brothers. With his status in Zhuoxian County and Zhuojun County and his future prospects, he successfully arranged the marriage arrangements for Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Ji Jian and Jian Yong, all of whom were from Zhuoxian County. A middle-class family with quite some strength.
Cheng Dazhi had just joined the group, and he already had a wife, and his children were old enough to join a vibrant social group, so there was no need for Liu Bei to worry.
Guan Yu and the other four were very happy for this.
They got married one after another more than a month after Liu Bei got married, and then they also started to follow Liu Bei's old path.
They also began to get tired of being together with their respective wives, and continued to fire fire until they ran out of ammunition and food. Sometimes Liu Bei would not refuse to invite them over for dinner and drinks, which showed his nature of forgetfulness.
In this regard, Liu Bei is happy to see the success.
Not long after the wedding, Liu Bei will be officially promoted as Xiaolian, and he will go to Luoyang within the year to take the government re-examination.
If nothing goes wrong, by the end of the third year of Guanghe, Liu Bei will become a glorious official in the Han Dynasty and embark on a completely different life.
In this regard, Liu Bei's father-in-law Han Rong still has some words to tell him.
One day before the political work of promoting Xiaolian began, Han Rong called Liu Bei and his wife to the county governor's house. Taking advantage of the fact that the young couple came back twice, he took Liu Bei to have a meal, drank a little wine, and then had a meal. Later, he took Liu Bei and talked for a while in the backyard of the governor's house.
"After I commend you for your filial piety and integrity, you go to Luoyang. You will definitely be able to pass the government re-examination and become a Langguan Guanzheng. After that... have you considered whether to enter the central court in Luoyang as an official or go to a local official? Woolen cloth?"
Liu Bei followed Han Rong and thought for a while.
"If we can stay in Luoyang, we should put Luoyang first."
"Oh? Why? Luoyang, the ministers travel all over the place. If you are not careful, you will block other people's roads and become a thorn in their side. This life is definitely not easy. Why not choose a place? No matter it is a county It’s still a county, so we can still have some freedom.”
Han Rong looked at Liu Bei with a smile, seeming to be very interested in his answer.
Liu Bei smiled back.
"Having said that, Luoyang is one of the most outstanding people in the world. What you can see and learn under the emperor's feet is something that you can't see or learn anywhere. You are young and have little qualifications. It’s time to learn something from the seniors in Luoyang’s officialdom.”
Han Rong took a few steps forward.
"Learn something? Xuande, sometimes, latecomers are the nightmare of forerunners. Aren't you afraid of becoming a thorn in others' side?"
"Yi Bei's background and family status are not enough to be a thorn in the side of a high-ranking official. He is just a minor figure."
"Xuande, why do you need to look down on yourself?"
Han Rong sighed, reached out and patted Liu Bei on the shoulder, and said, "Although you don't have a wealthy family background, you have a teacher who is a great scholar in the world. What your teacher can bring to you is far beyond yours." Imagine.
If I had such a teacher back then, why would I have wasted most of my life and still be just a prefect of a border county with a salary of two thousand dan? If you decide to stay in Luoyang and become an official, your teacher can recommend and run it for you.
At that time, you can either enter the Shang Shutai, become a minister, or a minister, and accumulate qualifications to eventually become a minister; or you can enter the Yushitai and become a Shiyushi. After accumulating some years, you can also become a high-ranking official in the Yushitai. If you have good achievements during this period .
At that time, your teacher will work for you, basically letting you follow his steps. Whatever position he achieves, he will definitely promote you to a later position. In the end, if you are appreciated by the emperor, you will become The possibility of being a waiter. "
It's not a big deal to hold an ordinary position in Luoyang. It's normal. It's not easy to get ahead.
But being a waiter is different.
The servants in the Han Dynasty were different from those in the Qin Dynasty. They could accompany the emperor, enter and leave the palace, and hear about the government affairs. They gradually became trusted and valuable positions. Although their official ranks were not high, their responsibilities were very important.
As we all know, any official position is close to the powerful emperor, and which official position is a trusted and valuable official position, regardless of whether this position has become a permanent position in the court.
Emperors of all dynasties like to use the trick of low status and power to create some positions and powers that did not originally exist. The status is low but the power is high, so as to promote certain people as their own power tentacles to defend the imperial power and suppress the power of the prime minister.
The struggle between imperial power and prime ministerial power runs through the entire history of Chinese dynasties. The two have waxed and waned over the course of history, and the general trend is still towards the increasing strength of imperial power and the weakening of prime ministerial power.
Just like the Shangshutai was originally just the secretarial department of the emperor. It was not a big deal when it was first established, but today, it has become the decision-making department of the central court.
The central power of the entire Eastern Han Dynasty has essentially been transferred to the Shangshutai. As a result, the three princes have become mere appearances and have no actual power. The position of the minister, which was originally just an errand, has now become a position of close relatives, with only the stars of tomorrow. To be able to take responsibility.
Later, during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the ministers even had the power of the prime minister for a time.
In the middle and late Eastern Han Dynasty, being able to join the ranks of officials in the central court was tantamount to being a well-known celebrity around the emperor. Generally, those who reached this point were the preparatory Sangong and Jiuqing, and then they became the real high-ranking officials of the Sangong and Jiuqing. .
That's why Han Rong followed Lu Zhi's suggestion and traded his important political resources with Liu Bei.
Not only because of his background in the Ancient Literature School, he also believed that Lu Zhi had the potential to become a high-ranking official in the Three Gongs and Nine Ministers in the future. He felt that Lu Zhi had a bright future and there was absolutely nothing wrong with establishing a good relationship with him.
As an official in the local system, he could certainly become a governor in the future, but it would be very difficult for him to go up to the central government and take charge of world power.
Thinking back to the beginning, why couldn't he stay in the central system because his relationship wasn't strong enough?
Therefore, he hopes to catch the express train of Lu Zhi through Liu Bei's relationship, and seek to enter the central government for further development and rejuvenate his career in the future.
At that time, with Lu Zhi's help, he would ascend to the high position of the Three Gongs and Nine Ministers, and truly become a member of the core ruling group of the Han Dynasty.
Liu Bei knew this clearly, and he knew Han Rong's true purpose.
But he felt that if Han Rong counted on Lu Zhi, he might not be able to succeed.
It's better to count on him to Liu someone.
So Liu Bei behaved very modestly.
"The servant is too far away from Bei. Being able to get a position after serving as Lang Guan in Luoyang, Bei is already satisfied and does not dare to ask for too much."
But Han Rong didn't think so.
"You come from a poor clan, and you and your mother made a living by weaving mats and selling shoes since you were a child. If you don't dare to ask for too much, how can you become my son-in-law? If you don't dare to ask for too much, how can you follow Duke Lu to quell the rebellion, and still risk your own life? Save Mr. Lu?"
