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In the generation of the Lou family, the most talented is undoubtedly the eldest son of the second room, Lou Ben. Lou Ben is a person who is good at both literature and martial arts, and is extremely intelligent. He aspired to be at the heart of the country and serve it, but sadly, he never had such an opportunity and ended up choosing a path from which there was no turning back.
Uncle blocked my way.
In those days, Emperor Er usurped the throne, causing chaos throughout the country and hardship for the people. Whenever there is social upheaval, heroic figures emerge. With his unique vision, Lou Taigong was particularly optimistic about Emperor Wen's decisive, benevolent and generous killing methods. The Lou family is a large family that has been passed down from generation to generation and has countless wealth. Lou Taigong not only used all his belongings to support the current His Majesty, but also bravely rushed to the front line and made great contributions to His Majesty.
Lou Taigong has two sons, namely Lou Jing and Lou Ji. But with the stability of the country, after the death of Lou Taigong, his eldest son Lou Jing inherited his title and was promoted by the emperor. This is a blessing for a minister who has been an official in the court for many years, and it can be said that the merit is immeasurable. However, Lou Ji did not receive the attention it deserved, and this is because in the past, due to the usurpation of the throne by Emperor Er, the position of family members in the temple became extremely important and was considered a taboo.
Lou Ji and the eldest brother are no different in talent, the two brothers are of equal strength and can be humble to each other, but as time goes by, the gap between them becomes more and more obvious. There is no special person in the Lou family's big house, and two of the slightly better people can't even enter the Guozijian, they can only go outside to find a famous teacher to learn Xi. And the other two people are indeed people who can read, but unfortunately they are too conservative and don't know how to be flexible, so they can only do proofreading work in the desk, and the emperor doesn't want such people to serve as local **.
Lou Ben in the second room is a famous talent in the capital, and his literary talent and martial arts are very good. That year, Lou Ben had the opportunity to enter Shangshutai, but Mrs. Lou had a dispute with Mrs. Lou, and she insisted that Mrs. Lou raise officials for her two sons. However, no family has sons who can become officials. Lou Ben couldn't stand this, so he decided to travel.
Later, in the course of his travels, Lou Ben described in detail what he saw and heard in various places and the local customs. He had an in-depth knowledge of the garrison of the army, the storage of food, and the policies of the Emperor, so the emperor could often read his writings.
Ling Budo's appreciation for Lou Ben was beyond words, and he also recommended Lou Ben to the prince. The crown prince had intended Lou Ben to be his subordinate, but Lou Taifu politely declined for his nephew, telling him that Lou Ben was still too young and needed more time to experience and grow. As a result, life in the court became more and more difficult. As Lou Taifu held the position of the prince's taifu (i.e., teacher) and thus won the prince's deep trust, the roads of the East Palace became impassable.
Lou Ben's two political opportunities were blocked by his uncle, which made him feel very depressed, so he decided to create more opportunities himself.
Zhicai committed a crime.
Lou Ben targeted Yan Zhong, the county magistrate of Tongniu County.
Although Yan Zhong came from a poor background, his talent was extraordinary, and he was personally promoted by the emperor. The emperor had appointed him as the county governor, but he was too strict in rectifying the law, resulting in the previous emperor still commanding the army, while the later clans were at risk of being forced to rebel. So the emperor ordered him to be dismissed from his post and sent money to buy officials. In order to calm the situation, the emperor took measures on the one hand, and the other side had to demote him to Tongniu County for its own safety.
The big families in Tongniu County knew that he had been belittled by His Majesty, so no one was willing to accept him, and Yan Zhong had been very sad for a while. After his mother fell ill, he did not visit her like other officials, but silently guarded his house and lived a very difficult life. Nevertheless, this did not prevent him from becoming a competent ** and filial son, who always encouraged the cultivation of the land, had a keen sense of observation, and made many contributions to the people. He also gave his land to the poor people in the village to cultivate, helped them to eat, and gave them a house. When his mother was seriously ill, he had no intention of exploiting the common people. Instead, he hired a famous doctor by pawning the family property, replaced the carriage with an ox cart, and replaced it with a green ox and a yellow ox. This behavior once became a laughing stock in Chen County. However, when his mother **, the Yan family gradually restored order, and he changed back to the carriage.
Such a straightforward person was chosen by Lou Ben as a springboard to improve his officialdom status. What the hell is going on here?Lou Ben initially pretended to be friends with Yan Zhong, and the two often met in the countryside and had in-depth conversations. Few people in the county knew about the deep friendship between them, and Yan Zhong deeply admired his knowledge and qualities, and was full of trust in him.
Lou Ben pursued this effect, and when Peng Zhen launched a rebellion, he began to implement his strategy.
In the original work, Ling Budo found Lou Ben's head and described it as follows: "Several counties in the eastern part of Chen County have fallen into the hands of thieves. Just as Tongniu County was facing a huge crisis, it was suggested to Yan Zhong that there should be a strategy to ensure the safety of his mother and children. According to Yan Zhong's nature, he should fight for the city with his whole family. But at that time, Yan Zhong's determination began to waver, and this is when he asked Xiancheng for the first time how to house his wife and children. Yan Zhong's 'delusional greed' is not written out of fear of death, nor for wealth, but for the safety of mothers and children. The 'guilt' in his heart is not that he wants to betray the enemy because he can't defend the city, but because he is ashamed of his decades of selfless dedication!”
Yan Zhong entrusted his wife, children, mother, and two thousand catties of refined copper to Lou Ben, and asked him to personally guard the city. He believes that if the city suffers destruction in the future, it is also acceptable to have at least enough copper protection capacity. However, his front foot entrusted his wife and children to Lou Ben on the back foot, causing Lou Ben to kill his entire family. What's even more shocking is that Lou Ben had already bribed Li Feng, the county leader of Zuoxian, and trumpeted his defection to stealing copper. When Yan Zhong suffered ** in Wangfeng Pavilion, he still didn't understand why his "friend" betrayed him.
Why hurt the entire Gan family?He was a scheming man who knew when to surrender and when not to. This is because Lou Ben wants to make great achievements. After the Yan family was wiped out, he married Yan Zhong, who betrayed the country, and eliminated Li Feng, and then colluded with a general named Ma Rong, both inside and outside. In the end, under his persuasion, General Ma succeeded in breaking away from Peng Zhen's camp and turning his allegiance to the Ming Dynasty, and was able to retake Tongniu County without using any troops, which is undoubtedly a remarkable achievement.
If it weren't for the fact that he was too cautious and wanted to eliminate Wan Songbai, Ling Budo found the clue in it, and he would probably succeed.
Ma Rong couldn't help but feel fear in his heart when he saw Lou Ben's methods being so cruel. After entering the city, Lou Ben asked him to destroy the correspondence with Yan Zhong. It took more than a month for Ma Rong to traverse the streets and alleys to finally find the letters, but he did not destroy them. Instead, he put all the letters related to Lou Ben into a hotel called 'Oyster'.
Later, Ling Budo found the evidence, and Lou Ben also tried to deny it, because the handwriting on the letter was different from his current one. It turned out that he wrote his own words. However, Ling Budo also discovered various poems and essays he had written to his teacher and classmates before he was twenty years old, some of which were in almost identical fonts to the handwriting in his letters to Yan Zhong!
With conclusive evidence, Lou Ben had to admit his crime, and then he chose to end his life with a sword.
As a result of his influence, some of the male members of the Lou family, with the exception of Lou Yao, were belittled, some were exiled, and they were all expelled from the capital. In the process, the men of the Lou family were beaten black, and some were even beaten as criminals. Wang Yanji, his wife, also begins to go into darkness and eventually almost wipes out the protagonist's team.
To quote Ling Budo's opinion: In his opinion, the women and children in the Yan family are not as good as pigs and dogs, and in order to enhance his political status, it is acceptable to kill people at will, set fires and disregard for human life!How could such a person enter the imperial court and hold an official position!
Pursuit of short-term interests and short-sightedness.
Although Lou Ben cannot directly enter the imperial court to hold an official position, he is fully capable of starting from the grassroots level, step by step, and gradually accumulating official positions, which is also a road to success.
However, he was too conceited and unwilling to submit to others. He once said to Ling Budo that let him become an adjutant and a petty official, and consume all his ambitions in insincere compliments and mundane circles, and he would rather not set foot in the court for the rest of his life.
Although he was a wise man, he forgot the principle of rigidity and easy breakage. Except for a very small number of reincarnated officials and rich second generations, most people start to act at a young age, and only by doing the little things to perfection can they achieve great achievements.
As Shaoshang said, everyone is eager to leap forward, but if you want to take a breath, you can't become a fat person, you must move forward step by step. He was lucky because the stars, the moon, and the moon all needed to revolve around him, and if it weren't for that, he wouldn't be among the three princes?That's not good, isn't the emperor's throne sitting alone?Is it really that simple?Is His Majesty his biological father?Ah, that biological father didn't do much.
Moreover, Lou Ben has the ability to eliminate the Yan Zhong family who trust him, and in the future, he can also make those who trust him suffer the tragedy of family ruin. It may not even be able to endure it from heaven, so it provides a lot of evidence for Shaoshang and Ling Budo.
Lou Ben's uncle is indeed disgusting, but he will not give in easily, because if his virtue does not match his position, he will inevitably suffer misfortune, this sentence is absolutely true.