In August of the sixth year of Zhongping, Qingzhou.
With the help of Gongsun Zan, the Chen family moved to Qingzhou.
Although there were some who were unwilling to leave, the old lady spoke out, and in the end, except for a few die-hards, hundreds of people left their homes and went to Jinan.
In fact, it's not that far from Puyin to Jinan. It's more than 300 kilometers in total, and you'll reach Pingyuan County across the river and the Bohai Sea.
Now Liu Bei is in charge of Qingzhou and serves as the shepherd of Qingzhou. Even the governors of various places are under his control. There is no problem in settling hundreds of people in a clan, which can be regarded as eliminating this worry.
Linzi of the State of Qi was the seat of Qingzhou. The original governor's office had been turned into the governor's office. Liu Bei took over the power here and controlled the entire Qingzhou.
After Chen Mu arrived in Qingzhou, the four brothers drank and had fun for days. They drank heavily for two days. On this day, they finally got down to business.
Liu Bei sat on the seat and said with a smile: "Third brother, the court's arrest warrant has been issued, and you are wanted."
Zhang Fei laughed and said: "That's just right. My second brother and my fourth brother have all been wanted, but the eldest brother is missing."
"Eh."
Guan Yu rolled his eyes: "Third brother, can you speak? The eldest brother is a member of the imperial court and a state pastor. In the future, he will enter the central government and serve as one of the three ministers and nine ministers. How can he be said to be wanted?"
Zhang Fei scratched his head and said with a naive smile: "I made a mistake while drunk. If I made a mistake while drunk, I will punish myself with three drinks."
Chen Mu said with a smile: "I'm afraid Third Brother wants to drink."
Everyone laughed, and the hall was filled with joy.
This time it was a private gathering of four brothers. It was located in a side hall in the backyard of the Zhou Mufu. Several people were sitting very close to each other.
Liu Bei also took a sip of wine, put down the glass, and sighed: "It's a pity that the government is now controlled by the Empress Dowager and Dong Zhuo. When the emperor grows up and takes charge of the government, I don't know what year or month it will be. I am worried that the Empress Dowager will be bewitched by Dong Zhuo and become a drunkard."
It will cause a greater disaster."
"Brother, there is no need to worry about this. Dong Zhuo is arrogant and domineering. Firstly, he is not very tolerant, and secondly, he is not as humble as Dou Wu. However, he is very ambitious and aspires to be a general."
Chen Mu analyzed: "But he is just a distant tribesman who is seven or eight generations away from Empress Dowager Dong. He is not qualified to be a general. Therefore, including Yuan Taifu and others, they will not be tolerated by the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. At that time, all civil and military officials
, will also lobby Empress Dowager Dong to appoint Dong Cheng as general instead of Dong Zhuo."
"oh?"
Liu Bei was overjoyed and said with a smile: "It seems that Dong Zhuo will lose power soon."
How can one mountain accommodate two tigers?
In the history of the Eastern Han Dynasty, why were there only permanent generals and few hussar generals?
It is because the hussar generals will divide the power of the generals.
If Dong Zhuo could not serve as general and Dong Cheng became the general, then most of Dong Zhuo's power would be taken away by Dong Cheng.
Therefore, it should be an intolerable phenomenon for both Dong Zhuo and Dong Cheng.
"good."
Chen Mu nodded: "The reason why the Empress Dowager relies on Dong Zhuo is just for temporary use. After seven or eight generations of clansmen, it is impossible for him to replace the position of her own nephew. A hussar general can send him away. If Dong Zhuo is not satisfied
, he wants to be a great general who takes charge of the world, but he doesn’t even look at whether he is qualified or not.”
Liu Bei asked again: "In my opinion, when will Dong Zhuo lose power?"
Chen Mu thought for a while and said: "In my opinion, Dong Zhuo will be promoted to the position of Third Duke next year at the latest, and his power will rise and fall secretly. By then, my eldest brother and I will return to the central government to assist the emperor. It will be about that time. The eldest brother and the two will save the prince.
Empress Dowager, Jane is at the back of my mind, as long as I can manage Qingzhou well now, my promotion will be fine."
The Hussars General is ten thousand stones, second only to the General, and higher in rank than the Three Dukes. The Three Dukes are also ten thousand stones. In theory, both sides are of equal rank. Why is it said that they are promoted openly and secretly?
In fact, there should be no explanation for this. A simple summary is that the Hussars General has military power, while the Three Dukes only participate in political power and have little actual power.
If Dong Zhuo really wanted to go one step further and serve as a general as a relative, he would have to do so unless he could convince the Empress Dowager Dong.
Once the Empress Dowager Dong disagrees, the result of the political struggle will at most be to provide Dong Zhuo with a three-gong pension. After his power is slowly emptied, an edict will be issued to make him resign and return to his hometown. There will be no other consequences.
After hearing Chen Mu's analysis, Liu Bei also felt that it made sense. How could anyone in this world not let his own nephew take the position and let a distant nephew who was separated by who knows how many generations come to take the position? He nodded and said: "It doesn't matter whether he is promoted or not.
, the main thing is to be able to return to the central government as soon as possible to assist the emperor. Although I am opposed to deposing the emperor, the deal is already done. I can only hope that King Chenliu will take charge as soon as possible, so that I can live up to the late emperor's trust."
When talking about Emperor Xiaokang of Han Dynasty, the scene was silent for a while.
Chen Mu didn't say anything, and Liu Bei's eyes showed a look of desolation and nostalgia.
Emperor Xiaokang of the Han Dynasty could be said to be the boss of their brothers. If the late emperor had not promoted them, no matter how many military achievements they made and if they did not bribe the eunuchs, they would not be where they are today.
Although Liu Bei did not agree with many of the former emperor's practices, such as spending money to buy officials and imposing excessive taxes, it is undeniable that according to the dual monarchy of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bei was Liu Hongzheng's minister, so he would be loyal to Liu Hong.
obligation.
After Liu Hong dies, Liu Bei's next loyalist should be Liu Hong's son.
This concept actually originated from the feudal system of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
To put it simply, Liu Bei was conquered by Liu Hong himself, so Liu Bei was Liu Hong's retainer.
The people Liu Bei conquered were equivalent to Liu Bei's retainers.
Moreover, the retainers of Liu Hong's retainers, that is, the people whom Liu Bei conquered, were not Liu Hong's retainers.
Therefore, the people Liu Bei conquers will be loyal to Liu Bei first, and then loyal to the emperor. This is probably the truth.
This is also the reason why the Han Dynasty paid so much attention to disciples and former officials, because according to this concept, a large number of personal connections can be cultivated.
Even if these people do not work under you later, others must value this relationship and be loyal to you in the future.
For example, Han Fu was kidnapped by this morality because he was an old official of the Yuan family, and was eventually manipulated to death by Yuan Shao.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! However, there are also people who do not respect martial ethics, such as Dong Zhuo... As a former official of the Yuan family, not only was he not loyal to Yuan Wei, he even slaughtered the Yuan family in the end...
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The real thing is that as long as I have no morals, I will not be kidnapped by morality, and I completely ignore secular concepts in this regard.
Liu Bei cared about the dual monarchy, so he missed Liu Hong very much. However, he was already dead, and there was no point in thinking about him any more. So his sadness quickly dissipated and he changed the subject: "By the way, I heard that the fourth brother made an order."
Got married?"
"It's true that there was no engagement, and my fourth brother rejected me."
When he mentioned this, Zhang Fei suddenly became energetic and said vividly: "Brother, you don't know that this woman has been studying piano, calligraphy and painting all day long for her fourth brother. When she heard that her fourth brother was in trouble, she begged her father to use all the strength of the family to help.
, this kind of friendship is so touching, if I were the fourth brother, I would like to marry that woman on the spot. I didn’t expect that he actually refused, it’s really abominable.”
Chen Mu smiled bitterly and said: "Don't say that. If she likes me and does all this for me, making me feel guilty and agree to marry her, in fact, this is not love. My rejection of her is not really rejection, but
I promise that I will slowly get in touch with her, and in a few days, she will also come to Qingzhou to cultivate feelings."
Liu Bei asked in confusion: "Isn't that woman not good-looking?"
"Beautiful as a fairy."
"Is your family background not very good?"
"Jizhou is powerful."
"Bad conduct?"
"I don't know yet, but I heard that he is well-educated and very virtuous."
"What's the point of cultivating a relationship? How about marrying her back?"
Big Brother immediately became unhappy.
It's very unpleasant for a man to be coy about marrying a woman.
Chen Mu smiled slightly and said nothing.
This is actually the difference between his three views and those of Liu Bei.
In other words, this is the difference between modern people and ancient people.
Although the status of women in the Han Dynasty was not as low as it was after the Song and Ming dynasties, in terms of how high it was and how open-minded it was, it was still incomparable to that of later generations.
Not to mention that Cai Wenji was given to his subordinates by Cao Cao. Cao Cao had a total of 15 wives, 13 of which were stolen by him.
Liu Bei's own wife was also kidnapped many times during the war. Liu Bei cared more about his brothers than he cared about his wife.
In a patriarchal society, powerful people don't care about women's moods.
Chen Mu, on the other hand, is a man who respects women and has normal modern values.
Therefore, he planned to talk to Luo Fu first, and then talk about marriage after getting to know each other better.
This is not to be hypocritical, but if Chen Mu marries her immediately because of what Luo Fu has done, maybe Luo Fu will not be happy either.
Because this seems a bit like moral kidnapping. It's as if you generously married me because I helped you, which makes people uncomfortable.
So when Chen Mu rejected Qin Feng's engagement proposal, Luo Fu was depressed, but not particularly sad.
Because in her heart, if she could be better, she would be able to catch up with Chen Mu sooner or later.
But soon when Chen Mu invited Luo Fu to Qingzhou as a guest, Luo Fu was so happy that he agreed without hesitation.
Because in her opinion, it means one step closer. Sooner or later, you will discover how good I am.
And I just want to get to know you up close, to see if your personality is suitable for me, and to see your moral character and what kind of person you are.
This is normal psychological thinking.
For a girl who dares to reject the prefect and pursue her own happiness, it is obvious that Luofu also has her independent side.
As for Chen Mu, Luo Fu had white skin, good looks, and a powerful background. He might be of great help to Liu Bei in taking over Jizhou in the future, so he had no reason to refuse.
Moreover, Chen Mu himself likes her very much. She is a beautiful, lovely, gentle and considerate good girl.
But it doesn’t mean that because you are good-looking and your family is rich, I must marry you.
Don’t talk about later generations, just talk about ancient times. There were many good-looking and rich women with bad personalities.
For example, Princess Gaoyang, Jia Nanfeng, etc.
Chen Mu also had to worry about whether his wife had any problems with her character, whether she would have conflicts with him, and whether her family would be uneasy in the future.
So when Luo Fu came to Qingzhou, the two of them played together for a while and developed feelings for each other. After getting to know each other, it was only natural that they would finally get together.
Although it would be in line with ancient times to immediately arrange a marriage after only two meetings, for Chen Mu, he hopes to take care of the woman's emotions so that she can understand what true love is.
What is the most important thing between husband and wife?
Loving.
Respect each other as guests, and raise eyebrows together.
Instead of traveling to ancient times, he immediately had three wives and four concubines, collecting Diao Chan, Zhen Mi, Xiao Qiao, this one, and that one.
Chen Mu always respects women and hopes to give his wife a feeling of love.
Secondly, he hopes to have a wife who tolerates and understands him, but does not want to marry a Hedong Lion Roar who will quarrel every day if there is a fire in the backyard.
Therefore, taking these two points together, this is why Chen Mu is very resistant to arranged marriages and does not want to find a random wife.
To put it simply, it depends on whether your wife's character is good or not. If she is good, you can get married. At the same time, you also hope to give your wife respect so that your wife can feel the trust, intimacy, etc. between husband and wife.
Chen Mu feels that this is the normal value of modern marriage and the way for husband and wife to live harmoniously. Instead of marrying a random woman and using her as a reproductive tool, this is probably what it means.