Saving the clan prince in distress was originally a great achievement. Everyone was very happy and felt that they could be rewarded.
But Liu Bei really didn't like this guy very much.
In other words, no one has a good impression of him.
When they rescued him, he had been hungry for a while and looked quite painful. When he saw Lu Zhi and Liu Bei who came to see him, he angrily scolded him.
He believed that Lu Zhi did not come to save him as soon as possible, which caused him to suffer so much. He wanted to write a letter to the emperor Liu Hong and ask him to deal with Lu Zhi severely.
Not only was Lu Zhi frowning, Liu Bei and a group of generals also had no favorable impressions of this guy.
Is the Feng Shui of Anping Country so nurturing?
How could he actually raise a giant baby that big?
Although Lu Zhi didn't speak, everyone was a little unhappy.
This guy scolded Lu Zhi a few times. Seeing that Lu Zhi didn't reply, he seemed to get more energy and scolded Lu Zhi even harder.
Now many people couldn't bear it anymore.
For example, Zhang Fei, who has a bad temper, can't help himself with this bird king. He clenches his fists and wants to go up and argue with him.
But Liu Bei got ahead of him and blocked Zhang Fei.
"Your Majesty, what you said is a bit too much."
Liu Xu's eyes widened and he pointed at Liu Bei and cursed angrily.
"Who do you think you are? How dare you refute me?"
"I am Liu Bei, whose nickname is Xuande. After Prince Jing of Zhongshan, he served as the minister of the Shangshutai. Now he serves as the commander of the army under Lu Zhonglang."
"Prince Jing of Zhongshan?"
Liu Xu frowned and thought for a while. He seemed to not remember when the big man had such a number one figure. It was probably the pheasant clan left by some dead old ghost who couldn't get along with each other.
Such a powerful man from the Pheasant clan has only eight thousand, if not ten thousand. How can he be worthy of the attention of the current king of the clan?
So he pointed at Liu Bei's nose and continued to curse, and said that he would report it to the emperor Liu Hong so that Liu Bei would not even be able to recognize his ancestors.
Just after winning the battle, everyone was actually quite angry.
Liu Bei couldn't bear it any longer and was about to draw his sword to show this guy the blood that had not yet been wiped off the blade. However, Lu Zhi reached out and stopped Liu Bei.
"The general's late arrival, which caused the king to suffer this calamity, is really the general's fault. The general will definitely blame himself and wait for the emperor's fate."
Lu Zhi bowed respectfully to Liu Xu.
After listening to Lu Zhi's words, Liu Xu's expression became satisfied, he snorted and looked at Liu Bei with a sneer.
"The older ones are more sensible. Go back and take good care of this subordinate of yours. You can use whips and boards! Let him know what superiority and inferiority mean! Liu Bei, remember, even the clan members of the Han Dynasty have There is a difference between superior and inferior!"
"I will obey the king's order!"
Lu Zhi looked back at Liu Bei.
"You still won't back down? Go out and lead twenty floggings!"
As soon as Lu Zhi said this, the generals became agitated collectively.
Zhang Fei took a step forward and his eyes widened.
"Lu Zhonglang, Liu Sima is not guilty!"
Guan Yu took a step forward, his expression serious.
"Lu Zhonglang! No!"
Zhen Yan took a step forward.
"Lu Zhonglang, if Liu Sima is really guilty, I am willing to lead the whipping on Liu Sima's behalf!"
Even Dong Huang took a step forward.
"Lu Zhonglang, if you whip the hero like this, you may not be able to convince the public!"
The officers behind Liu Bei exchanged words with each other and stepped forward to argue with Lu Zhi. The situation suddenly became uncontrollable and even Liu Xu was frightened.
Lu Zhi glanced at Liu Xu's expression, and then at Liu Bei.
Liu Bei pursed his lips, then calmed down his mood and spoke.
"What are you doing? Are you making a noise in front of the coach to mutiny?"
Liu Bei roared angrily.
A group of people who were very angry just now didn't dare to say a word now. They all looked at Liu Bei with aggrieved faces.
Liu Bei looked at Lu Zhi.
"The last general will realize his mistake, and the last general will admit his punishment!"
Liu Bei bowed to Lu Zhi, then turned and left.
A group of subordinates looked at each other and followed each other out, pulling Liu Bei's sleeves to prevent him from receiving his punishment, and chattering around him.
Liu Bei just moved forward until he left the palace, then sighed and stopped.
"Okay, stop talking. I won't be whipped. I'm just showing off to him."
Everyone was stunned. You looked at me and I looked at you. They didn’t know what was going on.
Liu Bei didn't say much. When he saw Lu Zhi leaving the palace with a worried look on his face, he ordered them to return to the military camp to restrain the army and not cause trouble, and he went up to meet him.
Lu Zhi raised his eyes and saw Liu Bei, sighed, and patted him on the shoulder.
"The clan members of the Han Dynasty are not only capable like Xuande, there are also others like this, but they are the clan and the kings. As ministers, we cannot offend them. Xuande, your status in the clan is indeed If you're not as good as him, you have to tolerate this kind of thing no matter what, and committing the following offense is the biggest taboo."
Liu Bei lowered his head and was silent for a while before slowly nodding.
"Disciple knows, there is something wrong with this, so the teacher should worry about it."
Lu Zhi shook his head.
"You just have some shortcomings in the way you do things, but the persistence in your heart is right. It's just that when people live in this world, there are always too many dissatisfactions and too many last resorts."
Saying this, Lu Zhi sighed repeatedly.
Liu Bei had nothing to sigh about. He just found that having too many clansmen in the Han Dynasty was not a good thing. Although the blood of Gaozu was passed down, Gaozu was not a perfect man in the world. The hooligan habits in his bloodline were obviously also passed down. Came down.
Some people have inherited the heroic and indomitable spirit of the great ancestor, while some people have inherited the despicable and shameless side of the great ancestor.
Well, sure enough.
Some Han clan members should not exist. Sooner or later, let them physically disappear.
Before leaving, Liu Bei turned around and glanced at this grand palace with cold eyes.
In the next few days, Liu Bei gradually learned some things and realized that Liu Xu was really not a good person. In Anping Kingdom, he was basically hated by everyone, but there was nothing they could do about him.
Liu Bei originally thought that it was unfortunate to have a giant baby like Liu Xu in this capital city, but he never expected that there were traces of Zhang Rang in this city. A county town was served by two "heroes", and it was not Know where the "blessing" comes from.
A very large mansion that obviously exceeds the regulations. This is Zhang Rang's mansion.
There are more than two thousand acres of farmland outside the city, which belongs to Zhang Rang's property.
Zhang Rang belongs to the No. 1 landowner here, and it seems that he has more than just one property, but has his properties in many places across the country.
After Lu Zhi found out about this news, he immediately decided to report the news to the emperor, perhaps because he had been angered by Liu Xu before, and was in a bad mood. Zhang gave him a harsh lesson.
But to his surprise, Liu Bei expressed firm opposition to this.
Lu Zhi was very surprised by this.
"Zhang Rang is corrupt. There is no benefit in having such people around His Majesty. It is when people like this surround His Majesty that Your Majesty will be deceived. Now that you have the opportunity to get rid of them, why not do it?"
"Liu Xu is mean and ungrateful, ungrateful, and even repays kindness with hatred. Such an unkind and unjust person is actually on the throne, in a land of fish and meat, and yet you want to cater to him against your own will. Why is this?"
When Liu Bei said something, Lu Zhi was stunned and didn't react for a while.
Then, Lu Zhi closed his eyes and sighed deeply.
"So Xuande, are you still blaming the teacher?"
"The disciple dare not blame the teacher. The disciple just feels that if there are many unsatisfactory things in life, then it is even more important to choose the lesser of two evils."
Liu Bei said slowly: "Since the teacher can cater to Liu Xu in order to preserve the clan, why can't he sell it to Zhang Rang for the sake of the Ancient Literature School? The teacher should know that going to court for this kind of thing will only anger Zhang Rang , there is no other gain.”
(End of chapter)
