Zhang Lu smiled and did not answer. He believed in Yan Pu's loyalty, and he knew Yan Pu's abilities very well. Otherwise, he would not have entrusted all the military and political power in Hanzhong to Yan Pu alone. Although
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Hanzhong has never been Zhang Lu's favorite. If Yan Pu really has second thoughts, the Yang family alone is enough for Yan Pu to drink a pot, not to mention the elders of the Zhang family and all the aristocratic families in Shu.
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It can be said that even if Zhang Lu made a decision that was not in the interest of all the aristocratic families, the power of those aristocratic families working together would be enough to shake Zhang Lu's rule. This is why Zhang Lu began to give up his military and political power in Hanzhong.
Instead, he tried his best to promote the Five Dou Rice Sect he established in Hanzhong in the name of respecting Taoism and cultivating Taoism.
One is to win over the hearts of the people in Hanzhong, and the other is to gain more power that is entirely his own.
Only the power that belongs to oneself is the real power. Borrowed and given by others are always empty. Just like the saying, watch him build a tall building, watch him entertain guests, watch his building collapse! Born in Hanzhong
Zhang Lu of the Zhang family, for
The essence of the aristocratic families in Hanzhong, Yizhou and even the whole world is particularly clear. They seem to be in the middle of the game, but they detached themselves from others, placing bets everywhere, providing support from all sides, and quietly watching a group of warlords build tall buildings, full of pride.
But once they feel that the warlord they are loyal to has lost the value of their loyalty, then they will not only watch his building collapse, but also stomp on it to squeeze out the last of his value, thereby providing them with
New bets bring more capital.
Zhang Lu is very aware of this, and he is even more aware of another point, that is, the Yang family of Hanzhong and a group of wealthy families, although because of their Zhang family, now put their treasure on Zhang Lu and fully support him.
.Even because of the pressure from the sudden rise of the Ying family, a number of aristocratic families in Shu also provided some support. It seemed that they were fully supporting him, but to put it bluntly, they were just treating him as a casual move.
To put it more bluntly, he is directly used as a shield and cannon fodder. If the Ying family's Great Qin is resisted, then everything will be as before? Everyone will continue to maintain stability. But what if it fails? Zhang Lu can guarantee that at this time
These people are filled with righteous indignation, and everyone is united to support him? I am a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty?
I want to be loyal to the Han Dynasty. The aristocratic families who are incompatible with me and the Ying family of the Qin Dynasty will soon put on another face and sing praises for the Ying family and the Qin Dynasty? I will lead the party and surrender to the party. Even he, Zhang Lu, is now
My lord, at that time? It was just merit points to add credit to them.
In fact, to be honest, among these warlord heroes who can leave their names in the original history? Which one is a simple existence. Including Zhang Lu himself, although historically Zhang Lu occupied Hanzhong in the early stage? He was unable to survive again.
What big developments have there been? But looking at Zhang Lu's life, whether he successively attacked Su Gu, the governor of Hanzhong, and Zhang Xiu, the commander of another department, and thus separatized Hanzhong?
Still based in Hanzhong, he vigorously spread and promoted the Five Dou Rice Sect, making the Five Dou Rice Sect become another pole of Hanzhong's communist regime. He himself became what the Hanzhong prefect thought, a "teacher" covering hundreds of thousands of households in Hanzhong.
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It can be said that Zhang Lu first dominated Hanzhong for nearly thirty years. Even though he surrendered to Cao Cao later, he was still able to be worshiped as General Zhennan, granted the title of Marquis of Langzhong, and had thousands of households living in the city. This alone is enough to make Zhang Lu surpass most
At the end of the Han Dynasty, there were many stars. It can be said that Zhang Lu's life was filled with all kinds of things. How could a simple person do it?
However, although Zhang Lu is excellent, his character and structure determine his upper limit.
As the grandson of Zhang Ling, the Taoist ancestor of Wu Dou Mi, and a contemporary master, Zhang Lu has been surrounded by Taoist Huang Lao Wuwei's thoughts since he was a child. Under the influence of this kind of thinking, Zhang Lu still has extravagant desires for strength and power.
, but for him, developing the Five Dou Rice Sect, or seeking the Tao, is more important.
It can be said that Zhang Lu played an indispensable role in the development of the Five Dou Rice Sect into a behemoth in later generations. For Taoists, Zhang Lu's development and growth of the Five Dou Rice Sect can be said to be a banner.
In a word, Zhang Lu's talent as a general on the road to preaching can be described as natural. Unfortunately, although Zhang Lu's preaching ability is strong, in terms of fighting between two armies, scheming, controlling one side, and opening up territory, he is not as good as Yingzi.
Ge, or even Jia Xu, was more than a step ahead of him.
Two forces are fighting each other, and the leader of one of them has been completely destroyed from moral character to ability to courage. This is simply a disaster for either force, an unparalleled disaster. Especially since there is still a group of people under Zhang Lu.
The existence of the large group can be described as a wallflower. Compared with Da Qin, which is centered on Ying Zige and the Ying royal family, there is a huge gap.
In short, in a nutshell.
Zhang Lu already had the idea of surrendering to Ying Zige at this time. He would surrender earlier than those aristocratic families. Before those aristocratic families could decide whether to change their stance and sell him, he would sell him first.
He lost his family. He did it out of helplessness and also out of revenge.
In other words, before the aristocratic families took action and the battle between the two armies officially started, the supreme leader of one of the parties had already become a traitor of Da Qin, a man who was ready to surrender at any time and ready to sell the civil and military affairs of the aristocratic families and the military and horse chassis under him.
High-level traitor?"
"Why are you laughing, my lord? Could it be that you don't trust Pu?" Yan Pu frowned when he saw Zhang Lu smiling and said nothing. He took a step forward with a solemn expression, bowed and said in a deep voice.
Zhang Lu stepped forward and patted Yan Pu's shoulder gently, then put away the smile on his face, "Can't Zixiu guess why so-and-so is laughing?"
"Huh?" Yan Pu looked stunned. He quickly thought about the current situation and what Zhang Lu had been preparing for, and his expression changed drastically. He instantly understood that his idea was wrong.
In other words, the entire Hanzhong and Shuzhong aristocratic families are all wrong.
, Zhang Lu's courage sometimes really exceeds everyone's expectations. He had already decided to try his best and even sacrifice his life to plan things to clear the way. For Zhang Lu who made this decision, it actually didn't matter.
It makes no sense, no wonder Zhang Lu laughed silently.
"Master, do you really want to act like this?"
"Zixiu, you have to understand that it's not that a certain family wants to act like this, but the world is forcing someone to act like this! Family? Power? Wealth?"
"Haha!" Zhang Lu smiled slightly, "Only then did I understand that the true meaning of Tao lies in one heart, and I will do what I should do. However, I will gamble again. If he has the courage to defeat Zige
If he is old enough, he will definitely understand what I mean. If he can accept it, if he can tolerate it, then what else can he be reluctant to part with?"
