Regarding Liu Bei's statement, Lu Zhi thought about it for a while and felt that it was slightly inappropriate.
"This is a conspiracy, not an upright way."
Lu Zhi shook his head and said: "Converting fields is a national policy, and it is a national policy that is beneficial to all people in the world. How can such a national policy be promoted through conspiracy?"
"Teacher, it is precisely because this is an important national policy that we cannot stick to means."
Liu Bei said sincerely: "Converting fields is something that is beneficial to all people in the world. Therefore, it will also offend the most people. If you don't pay attention to the means, you will be killed by insects easily. So how can you promote this matter?" Who is it?"
Lu Zhi was speechless.
Liu Bei sighed.
"The disciple knows that the teacher is of noble character and disdains the use of means, but in the face of a group of insects, a gentleman has no power to resist. To achieve success in the field, means are indispensable. If the teacher is not willing, then Let the disciples come."
Lu Zhi looked at Liu Bei and said nothing for a while.
Finally, he let out a long sigh.
"Xuande, do you think I am a pedantic person in your heart?"
"Teacher, you are a person of noble character. Anyone who stands with you should feel respected."
"Stop praising me. I am the one who laughs at me the most."
Lu Zhi smiled bitterly and said: "But I admit it, I have lived for fifty years, and I thought I had seen through many things, but in the end I discovered that there were even more things that I couldn't see through. Xuande, your teacher, Not a qualified teacher."
"But, you also want to achieve Dutian's success, right?"
Liu Bei smiled: "Teacher, I also want to succeed in Dutian. The success in Dutian can solve many things and eliminate the long-standing disadvantages of the Han Dynasty. For the success of Dutian, I can give up many things."
"That's it..."
Lu Zhi lowered his head and thought for a while.
Then, he laughed to himself.
"I have lived for fifty years, but in the end, I am worse than you."
He seemed to understand something and patted Liu Bei on the shoulder: "Xuande, go ahead and do it. As long as you have a bright heart, it doesn't matter if outsiders don't understand you. I will understand you. Also, when it is really necessary, When the time comes, your teacher will not let you down."
Liu Bei didn't know what Lu Zhi's determination was, but he knew that Lu Zhi would help him in this matter.
After a while, senior figures from the Ancient Literature School, headed by Zheng Tai and Jia Xi, arrived at Lu Zhi's house one after another, followed by Cai Yong, Fu Qian, Xun Shuang and others.
It is not easy to operate at night, but under Liu Bei's arrangement, the curfew is of no use to them.
After they arrived at Lu Zhi's mansion, they met Liu Bei and learned from Liu Bei that Liu Hong had passed away. Everyone was shocked.
However, except for Cai Yong and Fu Qian, no one else even performed Lu Zhi's sadness in their performances. One or two immediately showed serious and anxious expressions, and asked Liu Bei for more specific details.
So Liu Bei told them that he would become a general.
At this moment, the group of masters who jumped repeatedly showed smiles.
"If this is the case, Xuande will surely be able to pacify the big man!"
"Yes, yes, this way, we can sit back and relax!"
"With Xuande's talent, it will be easy to pacify the world. The great man must have a peaceful country and a peaceful people!"
"Xuande, from now on, we will have to rely on you a lot!"
"Xuande, if you need anything in the future, just ask. As long as we can help, we will definitely help!"
Liu Bei didn't say anything more, but just explained that he was going to become a general, and these outsiders began to compliment him vigorously. This made Liu Bei start to wonder if they were the same when Yuan Wei wooed them. He complimented Yuan Wei.
What a compliment,
But now Yuan Wei is dead.
So Liu Bei felt that if he listened to such compliments, he would die.
So he automatically blocked these compliments, not even believing a single punctuation mark in these words. After they were satisfied, he told them his purpose of inviting them over.
Although he will become a general, the emperor's will also includes three other people, Zhang Rang, Dong Zhong and Jian Shuo. They will also receive high status, and this may not be easily accepted by the court officials. , I'm afraid there will be some trouble.
Therefore, Liu Bei hopes that the ancient literature school can become his backing, become a part of his support, support the late emperor's last wish, defeat all opponents, and maintain the new order of Luoyang after this chaos.
Sure enough, not only the wallflowers showed hesitation about Liu Bei's idea, but Cai Yong and others also showed hesitation and confusion.
Forget it about foreign companies, why do they have to mix with eunuchs to govern?
Can’t you get over the hurdle of being a eunuch?
They all suggested to Liu Bei that he should take this opportunity to do something.
"Xuande, with your ability, do you still need to worry about not being able to take charge of the government?"
"Xuande, if it were you, we would definitely support you."
"Xuande, let's forget about my relatives. The reputation of eunuchs is too bad, whether they are Shi Changshi or Jian Shuo, they are all sinners. Wouldn't it be good for you to let them be in power?"
"If you cooperate with the eunuchs, how will the scholars view you in the future? Xuande, you were very opposed to the eunuchs at the beginning, and you once confronted the eunuchs head-on and won such a great reputation. You can't be confused now!"
"In my opinion, if you don't do it, you won't stop. It's better to give them to them now..."
The most ruthless person was Jia Xi, who made a gesture of slicing his neck with a knife, and suggested that Liu Bei kill Zhang Rang and Jian Shuo, preferably Dong Zhong together, and establish a scholar, or to be precise, the scholar leader of the ancient literature school. A new world of power.
It was a beautiful idea, but of course Liu Bei couldn't fulfill their wish.
Although the eunuchs and relatives have their own thoughts, don't you guys have any?
You have much more thoughts than the eunuchs, and dealing with you is much more difficult than dealing with the eunuchs.
So Liu Bei explained his reasons.
"This is the late emperor's will. If I take action against them, I will be violating the late emperor's edict. It is betrayal, disrespect, and the following. How can I do such a thing? Mr. Jia, I have always thought that you are the elder. Or, it’s better not to talk about such things again.”
Feeling Liu Bei's displeasure, and the suggestion was indeed a bit unethical, Jia Xi felt a little embarrassed, so she kept silent.
But he still couldn't agree with this matter.
But Liu Bei had other opinions.
"Of course eunuchs and relatives are not easy to deal with, but is the Jinwen School easy to deal with? With our own strength, it is still difficult to completely destroy the Jinwen School. Fighting alone will easily lead to a counterattack by the Jinwen School.
But if the eunuchs and relatives all stand with us and attack the Jinwen School together, then even if the Jinwen School has three heads and six arms, it will not be our opponent. Everyone, although the Jinwen School has declined, its foundation is still there. If you want To achieve complete victory, we need the support of eunuchs and relatives.
And more importantly, if we cannot support the eunuchs and relatives, then once we launch an attack on the Jinwen School, the Jinwen School may do something terrible, and the eunuchs and relatives may even be killed by the Jinwen School. Give it a try.
At that time, we became a minority again, and the Jinwen school became the majority. They united with the eunuchs and relatives to attack us. Unless we raised an army, failure was very likely. You are all elders in the court, haven't you thought about this? A little? "
What Liu Bei said makes sense. You guys, look at me and I look at you. I feel that there is some skill here.
Everyone is just a fool, no one can criticize anyone. If the ancient literature school does not fight for it, the modern literature school will really be in danger and jump over the wall. Who knows what they will do that will put people in a bad light?
Yuan, who was born in the Modern Literature School, created a big wave, which opened everyone's eyes and gave everyone a new understanding of the integrity of the Modern Literature School.
Zheng Tai then looked at Lu Zhi, who had been silent.
"Mr. Lu, what do you think?"
"I don't expect anything. Xuande will take the decision and leave it to Xuande to handle this matter. I will feel relieved."
Just saying that, Lu Zhi patted Liu Bei on the shoulder and left, leaving an embarrassed Zheng Tai and the wallflowers looking at each other.
(End of chapter)
