Xuande

Chapter 73 And your upper limit, I can't see it yet

In this incident, Liu Bei Wu became one of the biggest victors.

His reputation, position, and power have increased, and he has finally begun to no longer be an errand boy and a scribe, but has begun to get in touch with the process of actually handling the country's government affairs, and he has justifiably participated in it.

As for Yuan Shao, the other biggest beneficiary of this incident, Liu Bei's promotion of status is beneficial and harmless. He happily held a banquet to celebrate Liu Bei's promotion, toasted frequently at the banquet, praised Liu Bei, and praised Liu Bei. The first sign of the big man Liu Bei blows.

As for the Yuan Shu who refused to participate in this matter, he is now in a state of impotent rage.

Although Yuan Shao did not publicly execute Yuan Shu because of his family's face, Xu You understood Yuan Shao's psychology very well and mentioned this matter at the banquet many times.

Then Yuan Shao pretended to reprimand Xu You magnanimously, explaining that [Shedi] might not have participated because he was not feeling well, so please don't blame him.

So Yuan Shao got another good name of "virtuous elder brother".

This made Yuan Shu very angry. He fell, smashed and beat people in the room. When he saw anyone who was upset, he beat him up hard, and his whole body was like eating gunpowder.

So for the time being, no one dared to approach Yuan Shu.

Of course, what Yuan Shu encountered had nothing to do with Liu Bei.

In the next period of time, Liu Bei frequently visited the mansions of many high-ranking noble families in Luoyang City. After being introduced by Yuan Shao, he met many people and became acquainted with many families. up.

While interacting with these families, Liu Bei also got to know Cao Cao's family through Cao Cao's relationship, and became one of the few scholars who formally visited the Cao family, and was warmly welcomed by the Cao family.

Cao Cao's father, Da Sinonong Cao Song personally received Liu Bei, expressed his friendliness to him, and hoped that Liu Bei could get closer to Cao Cao and not have any ties.

and……

If there is anything Cao Cao can do to help Liu Bei, he should reach out to help. Isn't it natural for friends to help each other?

Of course, it is a matter of course.

In this way until June, during the scorching summer, Liu Bei's father-in-law Han Rong arrived in Luoyang as Yilang.

On that day, Liu Bei took Han Ning and some family members out of the city for several miles to meet Han Rong and Mrs. Han, and the family was finally reunited.

Han Rong not only brought a lot of hometown specialties and hometown drinks, but also the straw sandals, straw mats and clothes that Liu Bei's mother woven for him, as well as a letter written by Jian Yong himself introducing the family situation. .

Liu Bei expressed his gratitude for this, and had a good drink with Han Rong.

After drinking for three rounds, Mrs. Han and Han Ning reunited after a long absence, and there were endless whispers between mother and daughter.

And Liu Bei and Han Rong went to the courtyard to enjoy the cool and chat.

"Xuande, it's really thanks to you that I got out of trouble this time and got a blessing in disguise. Without you, I should have no choice but to go home and find a job."

Han Rong patted Liu Bei on the shoulder and thanked him.

Liu Bei smiled.

"My father-in-law said that we are a family. If we don't help each other, how can we stand by and watch?"

"That's what I said, but not everyone has the courage to stand up to the eunuch."

Han Rong smiled and said: "I heard the court envoys say that you are a well-known celebrity in Luoyang now, and you fought against the two eunuchs alone, making the two eunuchs helpless against you, and accomplished this feat like a tiger pulling out its teeth.

The envoy of the imperial court seemed to admire you very much, his words were full of praise, and he even said that you are the pride of scholars, Xuande, I did not misunderstand you, no one can easily handle you today , you are not what you used to be. "

Liu Bei picked up the fruit in the fruit plate beside him and took a bite.

"I should have lived up to your expectations, right?"

"of course."

Han Rong also picked up a pear and took a bite.

"I don't dare to imagine what you've done even though I've been in the ups and downs of my career for many years. Xuande, I know where my upper limit is, but I can't see your upper limit for the time being."

my cap?
Liu Bei ate the pear in his hand and thought for a while.

"You don't know, and I don't know. The only thing I know is that when I enter this circle and step into this level, I have no way out. Every step after that must be cautious and firm. I can only go up one step at a time. Climb, there is no other way."

"Yes."

Han Rong sighed, and said in a low voice: "Once you enter the officialdom, it is difficult to find a way out, and the general way out is impossible to be satisfactory. Otherwise, why am I so ecstatic when I get a Yilang? After all , I am also longing for the high position of Sangong Jiuqing."

San Gong Jiu Qing?
This is indeed the ideal and pursuit of scholars in the Han Dynasty.

However, I am not a simple scholar of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Bei took a hard bite of the pear in his hand.

"Any further plans for the future?"

Seeing that Liu Bei didn't speak, Han Rong took the initiative to ask him about his next target.

Liu Bei thought for a while.

"For the time being, let's take the promotion of Shangshutai as the goal. The importance of Taige in Dahan can still be demonstrated. In the future, I will definitely pursue the positions of servant and minister. I will strive to gain a firm foothold in the Luoyang court and strive for You can be promoted in the Luoyang court and reach a high position."

"A very practical idea. The power of the big man is Shangshutai in the center and the county in the local area. Although the official rank is not high, the power is real."

Han Rong said in a low voice: "In Dahan, a high position is not as important as power. As long as you can hold a position of real power before the age of 40, it will not be difficult to be a high-ranking official in the future. It is more likely that you will be directly recorded as a minister and become a real prime minister."

The real prime minister?

Liu Bei knows that this position may still be very important for the current Han Dynasty, but in the future, in troubled times, serving as a prime minister may be meaningless to end the troubled times, and there is no warlord coming soon.

He wanted to hug Liu Hong's thigh, but he wanted to walk an unimagined path before the chaos in the world, which had nothing to do with whether he became a prime minister or not.

This year has been the fifth year of Guanghe, and in a few months, the Yellow Turban Uprising will begin.

The Yellow Turban Uprising marked the end of the "harmonious and unified" situation of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

After that, even if Liu Hong still maintained his rule over the Eastern Han Dynasty, his ruling power and the deterrent power of the Central Committee of the Eastern Han Dynasty also dropped greatly.

The Yellow Turban Uprising not only dealt a heavy blow to the power of the local tyrants, some gentry bureaucrats, but also the power of those county magistrates who Liu Hong and the eunuch group finally placed in the local area. It can be said that it flowed to the Central Committee of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Almost irreversible damage has been caused.

From then on, the world rebelled one after another, including rebellion by tyrants, officials, and foreigners. The last few years of Liu Hong's life were also troubled times for the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Isn't the troubled time also a good opportunity to gain status through military exploits?

In peaceful times, it is necessary to obtain credit and promotion through political achievements, and the speed is still relatively slow.

In the war-torn era, credit and promotion can be obtained through military merits very quickly, and it is not impossible to be named a marquis and a general.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was no such thing as a separation of civil and military affairs. It was the pinnacle of the courtiers that everyone sought after. A general with the status of a scholar would be called a Confucian general and become an existence that everyone envied.

Therefore, for Liu Bei, before the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he could seek promotion in the imperial court through political actions, but after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he had to use the foundation laid earlier to start military affairs, invest in the army, and strive for a higher level through military achievements. big benefit.

So, Prime Minister?

forget it.

Next, it's time to prepare for your future.

(End of this chapter)