At some point, the interests of Liu Bei and Lu Zhi were no longer completely consistent.
Liu Bei was keenly aware of this key point.
However, he also thought that perhaps his and Lu Zhi's fundamental interests had never been completely different, but during a special historical period, he and Lu Zhi came together. At that time, their interests were basically the same.
But now, not anymore.
He has his own way, and Lu Zhi also has Lu Zhi's way. In terms of political vision, the two are bound to drift apart.
What Liu Bei pursues and what Lu Zhi pursues are not on the same level at all. Perhaps in the end, they won't even be able to understand each other.
So he looked at Lu Zhi and slowly shook his head.
"Teacher, for now, I clearly feel that staying in Luoyang is of greater significance than staying away from Luoyang. I can't just think about myself, but also consider those who follow me north. I can't let them down. expectations.”
Lu Zhi was stunned.
After a while, Lu Zhi suddenly realized that his disciple was no longer the simple student who had a reputation but no power of his own.
At this point, Lu Zhi suddenly felt that his disciple had more direct means and demands than himself.
He thought of the people who flocked to Liu Bei to send troops north with him before he left Luoyang.
Those are all aimed at Liu Bei.
Lu Zhi found that his disciple seemed to be better at managing power than himself.
Compared to this disciple, he was busy with the business of the Ancient Literature School and neglected the business of growing his family.
On the contrary, he is the one who is not good at building his own power team.
It's not that no one chose to get closer to him and hoped to be supported by him. There were many such people, but during that time, he really didn't put his mind on these things.
Years of working alone have made him develop some habits. He is more accustomed to solving problems by himself and taking the problems to his heart, instead of facing and discussing issues with people who have various interests demands for him.
One or two is fine, but a group is a bit difficult.
Compared with these, he feels that it is easier to lead troops to fight, because the needs of soldiers are always highly unified and simple, and can be easily met.
Before he realized it, Liu Bei, his disciple, had initially formed a team of political forces that revolved around him.
In terms of politics, Lu Zhi even felt that he did not have much experience to teach Liu Bei, but Liu Bei did better in politics than in military affairs.
Liu Bei seems to be a natural leader, a leader who is born with leadership ability and cohesion. He seems to be born to be surrounded by everyone.
Lu Zhi had nothing to say about this.
He couldn't refuse the request of a young eagle to take off, especially when the eagle was no longer a young eagle and already had its own feathers. It was inevitable for him to flap his wings and fly high.
After a long sigh, Lu Zhi smiled self-deprecatingly.
"Xuande, I think that the inheritance for you should be a little earlier. When you can really serve as a senior official of the Three Lords and Nine Ministers, I will treat the inheritance as a gift to you."
Liu Bei looked at Lu Zhi not surprised.
"Thank you, mentor."
"You really don't shy away from it."
Lu Zhi laughed dumbly: "You don't even refuse?"
"If the teacher is willing to give it, the disciple is willing to take it. It is too hypocritical to refuse."
Liu Bei smiled and said, "Compared to making excuses and making concessions, I would rather be a sincere person."
"That's it."
Lu Zhi smiled and nodded.
Yes, be a sincere person.
Liu Bei, he prefers to be a sincere person.
It's just that many times, he can't do it.
Lu Zhi did not continue to dwell on these things. He was not a person who liked to feel sorry for himself. What happened was over, and he was more willing to look forward.
"Jizhou Mu is a position with great authority. I also know what the imperial court thinks about using me as Jizhou Mu."
Lu Zhi smiled bitterly and said: "I am just worried that there will be a famine in Jizhou after missing the farming season, too many people will die, and there will be more civil unrest, so let me be the shepherd of Jizhou, give me full power, and let me take responsibility. Once something goes wrong, the court will be able to hold you accountable."
"Can't the teacher solve this problem?"
Liu Bei asked: "There will definitely be a famine in Jizhou this year, but if we prepare in advance, the scale should not be very big. With the teacher's ability, it should not be difficult."
"It's hard."
Lu Zhi nodded: "But it is not completely impossible. As long as the imperial court can allow Jizhou to waive taxes for one year, the people of Jizhou will be able to breathe and recover in one breath, and they will not be desperate. They are just hungry and full." One meal and you won’t starve to death.”
Yes, you won’t starve to death.
As long as the farmers don't starve to death, they won't cause trouble.
What a humble request.
But even such a humble request cannot be satisfied, and the desire of the ruler cannot always be satisfied, so people desperately regard the magic stick as their last hope.
Liu Bei felt very heavy.
Lu Zhi didn't look relaxed either.
"The Han Dynasty can finally put down the rebellion of the Yellow Turban Thieves, but Xuande, I don't know why, I always have a premonition."
Liu Bei looked at Lu Zhi.
"Premonition?"
"Well, a premonition, a very strange premonition."
Lu Zhi looked at Liu Bei and said: "Xuande, you are right. If you solve the problem without solving the problem, it will not last long. The problem is still there, so there must be more people. If we are tortured by this problem to the point where we cannot survive, then a civil uprising will break out.”
Liu Bei was silent for a while.
this is correct.
The Han Dynasty will indeed have other wars to take place, internal, external, purely forced rebellions, and active and ambitious rebellions.
The Yellow Turban Army would not have been put down so easily. If he had not assassinated the three Zhang Jiao brothers, the fate of the decaying empire would not have improved at all.
Because this counter-insurgency war itself is about solving the people who raised the problem rather than solving the problem. If the people are gone, the problem will still be there, and unrest will definitely happen.
But Liu Bei suddenly became curious.
"Teacher, in that case, how do you think we should solve the problem? Or, where is the problem?"
Lu Zhi poured himself a glass of water, held it in his hand, and laughed.
"Xuande, I am the teacher and you are the disciple. If this is the case, it should be a test of the teacher to the student, so shouldn't it be up to me to ask and you to answer?"
Liu Bei also laughed.
"The disciples really don't know how to answer these questions, so I hope the teacher can answer them and help the disciples clear up their doubts."
how to solve this problem.
Students ask questions and teachers should answer them.
So Lu Zhi gave the answer.
"Xuande, I think the root cause of this war lies in the land."
Liu Bei's heart moved.
"Teacher, what's wrong with the land?"
“There is no land for the tiller.”
Lu Zhi sighed and said: "There is no land for cultivators, and the land is owned by officials and powerful families. The land of powerful officials often amounts to thousands of acres, but the common people of Li have no place to establish themselves.
Without land, unable to produce, without enough food, people had to rebel. This kind of thing can be expected, but no one in the Manchu Dynasty was willing to face it. The problems became more and more, which eventually led to the Taiping Dao Rebellion. . "
"So, teacher, now that you know what the problem is, what do you think the problem should be solved?"
Liu Bei followed closely and asked.
Lu Zhi was silent for a moment and gave his answer.
"Dutian."
(End of chapter)
