In the palace, stairs lead all the way to the main hall.
Standing around were elite guards wearing golden armor, holding spears, and their whole bodies were emitting a golden light that made it impossible to look directly at them.
Lu Zhi's curved waist gradually straightened up, and his gray-white beard gradually turned pure black. Lu Zhi followed the officials and walked through the steps step by step towards the main hall. The steps were also paved with jade.
, the etiquette master played Yuefu music aside, Lu Zhi was a little confused, and looked around. At the front, He Xiu was leading hundreds of officials into the hall, wearing a long sword around his waist, holding his head high and his chest high, followed by the ministers.
behind him.
Wen Renxi was still wearing his simple clothes. Liu Ju on the side looked at He Xiu in front of him with some disdain and shook his head helplessly.
Further back, Wang Fu was talking to Yuan Feng, which made the surrounding ministers a little unhappy. On the right, Cui Shi closed his eyes in distress, while Liu Mo was talking to him happily, as if
What was Zhan'er talking about? Lu Zhi was watching. Someone suddenly pulled him. Lu Zhi turned around, but it was Duan Jiong. Duan Jiong looked majestic and asked with a smile: "Here he comes??"
"Um."
"Boy, are you still angry with me?"
"there has never been."
Behind him, Yang Qiu suddenly poked his head out and said, "Hey, thank you for the clothes!"
"Your Majesty has an edict, all ministers are here to see you!!!", Song Dian shouted at the door.
Lu Zhi followed the ministers into the hall and raised his head.
The emperor was sitting on the throne. When he saw Lu Zhi's eyes, he laughed and winked at him.
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"Master Situ!!" The ministers howled. Lu Zhi lay in the arms of Zhao Wen and Sun Jian. A smile gradually appeared on his face. His breathing gradually stopped and his body softened. At this time, the imperial doctor ordered
Then he hurried over, pushed through the crowd, squeezed into the innermost area, and quickly stretched out his hand to feel Situ Gong's breath. No one dared to disturb him. Even the minister who was crying held his breath at that moment.
The imperial physician sighed, shook his head and said, "Situ Gong has left."
"Master Situ! Where is Master Situ?!"
I saw the emperor rushing out of the hall, followed by a group of Huangmen. The emperor ran very fast and rushed here quickly. The ministers got out of the way, leaving only Zhao Wen and Sun Jian in the middle.
Holding Lu Zhi in his arms, the emperor's eyes were a little red. Looking at Lu Zhi who was sleeping peacefully and soundly, he cautiously stretched out his hand and bowed to Lu Zhi. The surrounding ministers followed suit and bowed to send the great Han Situ Lu Gong off.
The court meeting could not continue, and the ministers returned each other, and Lu Yu was still outside and not in Luoyang. Therefore, Zhao Wenlai could only send Lu Zhi back to the palace to be responsible for the funeral and so on. Of course, it was also
He quickly wrote a letter to Lu Yu, asking him to return to Luoyang immediately. The envoy who was supposed to receive him could only wait a few more days. Lu Zhi's sudden death also caused quite a shock in Luoyang.
As a veteran of Jianning, Lu Zhi had many disciples, friends, and admirers. He studied under Ma Rong and was one of the few great Confucians in the world. The death of such a person would naturally make the entire
Luoyang fell into sorrow. The students spontaneously held vigil for Lu Gong and knelt down around his mansion. They did not eat or drink for two days. Many generals of the Northern Army also came here to mourn for Lu Zhi.
shed tears.
Lu Zhi served as a captain of the Northern Army, and most of these generals were his former trusted soldiers.
In addition, there were many scholars and officials who came to worship Lu Zhi. Of course, when Zhao Wen mentioned the Zhonglie Hall, no one objected. Lu Zhi was fully qualified to enter the Zhonglie Hall.
, when he served as the captain of the Northern Army, he had great military exploits. When he served as the local governor, he also made great achievements in Hezhou, which made Hezhou rise to the top. Later, he entered the temple, Xiping benevolent policy, Xiping new policy, etc. were all during his tenure.
Completed within.
Naturally, he can be regarded as a loyal man.
Lu Yu and Liu Bei, who were busy outside, returned to Luoyang. To be precise, all the officials from the East Palace that Liu Bei had taken back to Luoyang. Their affairs had been completed, and everyone rushed directly to Situ's mansion without stopping. Lu
Yu was crying from the beginning. By the time he returned to Luoyang, he had lost his voice, his eyes were swollen and painful, and he couldn't see the road clearly. Liu Bei supported him, and his tears kept falling.
When everyone arrived at the mansion, they saw Zhuge Liang in the crowd.
Zhuge Liang should have been happy when he saw these colleagues. However, such a meeting really made them unhappy. Zhuge Liang could only express his condolences to Lu Yu, but there were more others that he could not say.
, Lu Yu was speechless. With the support of Liu Bei, he walked into the mansion. Liu Mastiff was in the mansion. He knelt down to see Mr. Situ off. When he saw them walking in, Liu Mastiff got up and came.
around them.
"Condolences...."
He didn't know what to say and frowned. Lu Yu saw his father lying on the ground and sleeping soundly. At that moment, he collapsed and sat on the ground, crying loudly. Because he lost his voice, he
Unable to make a sound, Liu Bei pulled him up and brought him to Lu Zhi. Lu Yu buried his head on Lu Zhi's chest, crying in pain. Liu Bei bowed to Lu Zhi, and then bowed again.
.
He will never forget the kindness his master showed to him. If it weren't for Lu Zhi, he would still be a ranger leader in the countryside, wandering around all day long. It was Lu Zhi who changed his life and made him what he is today.
Everything, in his heart, he deserves to be grateful to, is only his mother who worked hard to raise him, his uncle who funded his education, and the master in front of him who accepted him.
Liu Bei raised his head and saw someone standing on the right. This person's face was burned and he looked a little decadent and weak. This person was Gongsun Zan. Gongsun Zan also saw Liu Bei and turned around to leave. Liu Bei quickly caught up with him.
Gongsun Zan shouted in a low voice: "Brother!!!" Gongsun Zan stopped and Liu Bei walked to his side. Gongsun Zan turned his head away unnaturally, not wanting others to see his ferocious face.
"Brother, long time no see... Since you are here, why don't you come and meet me?"
"I still have something important to do. I just came to see you off today. I'll see you another day..." Gongsun Zan said and left in a hurry. Watching him leave, Liu Bei sighed helplessly. What happened at Xiaoyong Camp?
, it was a huge blow to Gongsun Zan. After so long, Gongsun Zan still could not come out of his grief. Liu Bei shook his head helplessly. This heroic general did not know when he would be able to defeat him and lead the army again.
Liu Bei stayed with Lu Yu here for two days before going back to rest.
The prince also gave Lu Yu two years to guard Situ Gong's funeral.
In the Houde Hall, the Emperor and Zhao Wen sat facing each other. Both of them were silent. The Emperor said: "Situ Gong has left, and you have to take care of the envoy affairs...Has Situ Gong ever been with me?" Did you say anything about the envoy??"
"Your Majesty, before Lu Gong left, he told me that the minister of state cannot be sent to directly govern these areas. These small countries are full of tribes. The king cannot govern the entire country. If he sends the minister of state, , is to find a way to integrate them, and spend a lot of energy on them. Instead of doing this, it is better to let the merchants act freely and mine their iron minerals without sending the state minister, and we can still charge their import duties. ..”
"He also said that if the other party also wanted to collect taxes from Han merchants, he would let Xu Rong lead his troops to capture and kill their king..."
Hearing Zhao Wen's words, the emperor's eyes widened. Is this really what Lu Zhi said?
Lu Zhi had always been a moderate. He was not happy with Dong Zhuo, Zhang Wen, and even Duan Jiong. How could he propose such a policy? When he looked at Zhao Wen, Zhao Wen was also a little confused. He said: " I haven't lied at all, this is really what Lu Gong said..." The emperor nodded, Zhao Wen's temper was even softer, he would never say such a thing, Zhao Wen said again: "In addition, Situ Gong He also said that Cao Cao, the governor of the Western Court, could be a Situ."
A trace of doubt flashed in the emperor's eyes, but he quickly put it away.
"As for the envoys, just follow Lu Gong's instructions. Remember, they must agree that Xu Rong has a place to station troops in their country. In addition, they must not set taxes on Han merchants. Also, if they come, they must pay taxes..." The emperor said this, and Zhao Wen could only obey.
After sending Zhao Wen away, the emperor began to think about whether to recall Cao Cao back. He thought seriously that Xizhou was now well managed by Jia Xu and showed a prosperous and upward attitude. Cao Cao was in Xiting He also played an important role. If he recalled him to the temple, who could take his place? The emperor thought for a long time, and a name suddenly appeared in his mind.
The governor of Guangling, Chen Deng.
As for why the emperor remembered this person, it was because of Zhang He's previous investigation. In order to build water conservancy projects, the emperor asked Zhang He to travel to various places to find people who had made achievements in water conservancy projects. Later, Zhang He recommended this person and listed his In terms of political achievements, Zhang He recommended a total of five people, and among these five people, only his official position was the lowest. These people are Jushou, the governor of Yangzhou, Tian Feng, the governor of Yizhou, Guoyuan, the governor of Yanzhou, and Guoyuan, the governor of Liangzhou. Mao Jie, the governor of the state, and Chen Deng, the governor of Guangling.
Chen Dengnai was a Xuzhou native with a rare reputation. He later entered Imperial College, passed the examination, and became a local official. He successively served as the county magistrate of three places and the prefect of two counties. When he was the magistrate of Dongyang County, he contributed money to support the elderly. The orphan treated the people as his sons and was highly respected. Later he was transferred to Wuyang and Wei counties as the county magistrate. At this time, he also enriched the granaries and built water conservancy, which made the people in the two places rich. They did not pick up things on the road and did not close their homes at night.
Later, he became the Queen Mother of Wu County. He built six channels in Wu County and vigorously promoted fisheries, making Wu County the richest place among the counties in Yangzhou. Later, he became the prefect of Guangling. During his life, he also attached great importance to water conservancy and water conservancy.
Farming Sang and educating the people made him respected and loved by the people throughout the Huaihe and Huaihe regions. After he left Yangzhou, the Yangzhou governor Jushou even reported to the emperor many times, hoping that Chen Deng could return to Yangzhou and he could give up his position as governor.
Location.
The emperor originally wanted to use these people to start the Han Dynasty's water conservancy plan in the next twenty years. However, now that Situ Gong has died young, there are only a few people who can take his place, and they are still not liked by the emperor. Xing Ziang was originally the most popular
It was appropriate, but he was currently building Chidao and could not work in the temple for a long time. Therefore, the emperor decided to let Cao Cao come over and serve as Situ.
As for Cao Cao's position, let Chen Deng take over for the time being. This man is quite talented. He should be able to continue Cao Cao's career in the Western Court.
It seems that the man who gave the entire Han Dynasty a headache is coming back again.