Chapter 446 Master and Disciple Alliance vs. Insect Alliance
In this era where the imperial examination system dominates the selection of talents in the empire, Maocai is one level higher than Xiaolian, and his future promotion will be smoother, and there are very few people who have this qualification.
In the entire Han Empire, there were only ten or twenty people at most who had the qualifications to recommend talents, so each time there were only ten or twenty people at most, or even single digits.
Entering the official career through Maocai is equivalent to booking the seats of the three public officials and nine ministers in advance. For ordinary people, it is an existence that is elusive and out of reach.
With such resources in hand, Liu Bei is naturally noble, and those who want to obtain such resources must flock to him.
Of course, it’s not enough just to have resources, you also have to use them.
Lu Zhi has a lot of resources, but Lu Zhi has never used them very much. He has his own persistence in this kind of thing. He cherishes his feathers and his reputation, and is unwilling to accommodate the world for certain things.
Therefore, Lu Zhi has been unable to achieve anything during his tenure as Taiwei, not only because he did not have any good opportunities, but also because few people were willing to cooperate with Lu Zhi.
Lu Zhi is unwilling to use his own resources in exchange, so no one is willing to cooperate with him.
Liu Bei discussed this matter with Lu Zhi and suggested that he slightly change his principles of doing things, but Lu Zhi said that he was unwilling to compromise.
"I have done a lot of things against my will before, but they have not made the Ancient Literature School better. So now, I no longer want to continue to insult my reputation. I hope to preserve my final reputation. I do not seek meritorious service, but seek meritlessness.
If so, please stop talking."
Lu Zhi might be able to negotiate other matters, but Lu Zhi was very concerned about this matter. He would never use his political resources to make dirty political exchanges, which would make him feel sick.
Liu Bei had no choice but to use his killing move.
"Then if the disciple is in a disadvantageous situation because of this, are you still going to stand by and watch?"
After saying this, Lu Zhi had no choice.
"Ah, ah, hehehehe, that's all, that's all. If you need anything else, just tell me."
Under Liu Bei's offensive, Lu Zhi still compromised, saying that Maocai's quota was the most precious and important political resource in his hands, and he was willing to hand it over to Liu Bei for deployment.
If necessary, the quota in his Taiwei's mansion can be used to allocate part of it to Liu Bei.
He only had one request. Liu Bei had to personally check the candidate. He must be a talented person and must not be an insect. In this regard, he could not trust others. He only believed in Liu Bei.
Liu Bei agreed to Lu Zhi's offer.
So on February 25, the sixth year of Zhongping, the confrontation between Lu Zhi and Liu Bei's master-disciple alliance and He Jin and Yuan Wei's Chongzhi alliance was completely formed.
Liu Bei holds all the political resources brought by the two positions of Hussars General and Taiwei, and stands on the opposite side with He Jin and Yuan Wei, kicking off the prelude to "The Decisive Battle at the Peak of Luoyang 0".
With the confrontation between the Master and Disciple Alliance and the Chongzhi Alliance, the situation in Luoyang changed further, and Liu Bei also took advantage of the situation to launch specific actions against the Chongzhi Alliance.
Liu Bei's return and his public opposition to abolishing elders and establishing younger ones made many people's original worries about Liu Bei disappear. Not to mention that after returning to Luoyang, Liu Bei twice mentioned his opposition to abolishing elders and establishing younger ones in public.
The first time I spoke was only on a small scale.
The second time was Liu Bei's speech at a banquet held in the Hussar General's Mansion to celebrate the official opening of the Hussar General's Mansion.
He once again expressed his opposition to abolishing the elder and establishing the younger and upholding the rules of inheritance by the eldest son. His return this time was definitely not to promote the matter of abolishing the elder and establishing the younger. He could guarantee it with his credibility.
The reason why he is willing to come back is because some people use their own troops to protect themselves, do not obey the emperor's orders, treat the emperor's orders as child's play, and disrespect the emperor.
As a member of the Han clan, he could not tolerate this kind of thing.
He will definitely maintain the glory of the eldest son inheritance system, but he cannot tolerate the Liu family's imperial power being challenged by people with other surnames. He stands on the royal side to maintain the majesty of the royal family.
This is tantamount to openly declaring war on Yuan Wei and He Jin.
Liu Bei's declaration prompted some Luoyang scholars to reflect and start thinking about a very serious question - was the emperor really planning to abolish the elders and establish the younger ones by launching such a big battle against He Jin?
If so, what happened to Liu Bei's speeches and statements and the establishment of the Cavalry General's Palace?
If not, why target He Jin so deliberately?
Is it really just about what to do?
Thinking of this, someone suddenly mentioned something.
Back then, when today's emperor ascended the throne, he was supported by former general Dou Wu. When today's emperor's throne was decided by Dou Wu, the two later clashed. Today's emperor relied on the power of eunuchs to get rid of the general Dou Wu and regained power.
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Looking further back, the late emperor was supported by Liang Ji, who was the general at the time, and ascended to the throne. Later, he also relied on the power of eunuchs to kill Liang Ji and regain his power.
The biggest obstacle for both emperors in the early days of their reign was the general, so look at He Jin now, look at He Jin's power now, and Queen He in the palace...
If the emperor passes away today and Liu Bian takes the throne, will the power be in the hands of Liu Bian, or in the hands of Queen He, brother and sister He Jin?
Can the emperor accept it?
As soon as this idea was put forward, there was immediately a large market, and some people began to hold the view that the possibility of such a situation might be the goal of the emperor's decision to attack He Jin.
Because he hated He Jin and the tradition of generals in power, Liu Hongcai decided to launch a series of actions against He Jin. He didn't care that He Jin was the uncle of the eldest son of the emperor. He just hoped that the emperor Liu's imperial power would not be neglected and could always be controlled.
It's in your hands.
When you think about it this way, many things that you couldn't figure out in the past can be figured out in an instant.
As a result, some people who originally stood on a swinging position turned to the master-disciple alliance between Lu Zhi and Liu Bei, choosing to side with Liu Bei and the emperor.
Liu Bei also jumped up and down during this period, running back and forth in Luoyang City, looking for support from many sources, and for this purpose he once again resorted to the usual magic weapon during the dispute between modern and ancient literature.
He said that after getting rid of those who disrespected the emperor, he would once again promote the classics of the ancient literature school to replace the classics of the modern literature school.
Yuan Wei had made such a promise before, but it failed and failed to succeed. He procrastinated and repeated it again and again, but it failed anyway. The forces of the ancient literature school who turned to Yuan Wei were very worried.
Especially in the face of Liu Bei's strong rise, they were even more worried, so they had begun to consciously send people to ease the relationship with Lu Zhi. Before Liu Bei returned to Luoyang, they were ready to make repeated leaps. After Liu Bei came back, they were even more active and enthusiastic.
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They didn't want Liu Bei to come to look for them, so they came to look for Liu Bei.
The representatives are mainly Zheng Tai and Jia Xi.
During the dispute between Lu Zhi and Yuan Wei, these two people were representative figures who took refuge in Yuan Wei. They were obviously beneficiaries of the Zuo family's Spring and Autumn Period, but they chose to turn their backs on Lu Zhi and follow him because of the requests of other families and the additional interests of their own family.
Yuan Wei.
They are not satisfied with the current situation of Zuo's Spring and Autumn Period. They want more ancient classics to replace modern classics. They want more.
Now that Liu Bei is back, they came to Liu Bei again to contact him, saying that they were just trying to help other families who had not benefited to benefit together, in order to ensure the maximum unity of the Ancient Literature School and avoid a complete split.
Only the family that inherits the Spring and Autumn Period of the Zuo family will benefit, while other families will not benefit from the inheritance. This is not allowed. This is not conducive to unity. This is not good for the harmony of the entire ancient literature school. Everyone needs to seriously consider this issue.
At that time, Lu Zhi could not lead everyone in this direction, only Yuan Wei could, so it was understandable that everyone followed Yuan Wei.
They just made a mistake that all families make, and they should be forgiven once.
Right,?
Liu Bei looked at them with a smile and nodded slowly.
Yes, of course.
Everyone is just here for profit, not for anything else, and they don’t have any personal opinions about Lu Zhi, so as long as the benefits are in place, we can still cooperate with each other to accomplish great things, right?
Liu Bei didn't think about doing anything to them from the beginning. It is said that many people will get help if they are righteous, and few will help if they are unfaithful. Now if Liu Bei cannot get help from many people, doesn't it prove that he has no "dao"?
And when he has the "Tao", those who don't help him become unrighteous.
That was the time for a full-scale counterattack.
Now is not the time.
Therefore, Liu Bei immediately stated that it is his duty to lead everyone to victory. As long as he can defeat Yuan Wei and He Jin's Insect Alliance, then he will be the most powerful person. By then, he will definitely help the ancient literature school to conquer modern literature.
Pie was completely swept into the trash.
But the premise is that you have to help me, you have to help me with all your strength, and you can't have any second thoughts.
Zheng Tai and Jia Xi immediately said that Liu Bei was wise, mighty, powerful and handsome, and looked like he could win at first sight. They would do their best to help Liu Bei win and would not let the insects win.
After Liu Bei's forgiving attitude, Zheng Tai and Jia Xi brought good news to the wallflowers. When the good news arrived, the wallflowers naturally surrendered and they all returned to the master-disciple alliance.
The reason is also very simple.
After all, Yuan Wei came from the Modern Literature School, while Lu Zhi and Liu Bei Shihuang were members of the Ancient Literature School with roots in Miaohong. Under the same conditions, their own people are more trustworthy, and outsiders...