Before Liu Bei became the emperor's uncle, when he introduced his identity to others, he labeled him as an apprentice to Lu Zhi and a friend to Gongsun Zhan.
But the question is, Gongsun Zhan, who is a white horse general, and Lu Zhi, who has served as the Taishou of Jiujiang and Lujiang, why didn't they promote Liu Bei?
It's not that they don't want to, it's that they really can't help it.
The name of the white horse general Gongsun Zhan, everyone must know that one person and Hebei alone fought against Yuan Shao, although he failed in the end, he can be regarded as a generation of heroes. It is said that such a character, if you help Liu Bei casually, you will not be a mess"Weaving mats and selling shoes".Yes.
In fact, Gongsun Chan in his early years was no better than Liu Bei.
Gongsun Zhanzi Bogui, a native of Lingzhi in Liaoxi, is probably a native of Qian'an, Hebei today. Gongsun was originally a nobleman, but Gongsun Zhan's mother had a humble status and should be born as a concubine. Under the strict hierarchy of antiquity,made Gongsun Chan "cheap as a mother" and became a "nobleman" who was not a nobleman
Because of his background, when he was young, he only sought an official position as a county official, which can be regarded as suchThe lowest "civil servant" is now
However, the name of "General Charming" is not called in vain, not only the appearance of "Prince Charming", but also the martial arts of "General". At that time, Liu Qi, the Taishou of Zhuojun, saw that he was handsome, and his voice was loud, witty and eloquent, so he had a heart of lovemarried his daughter to him, and Gongsun Chan really began to make a fortune
It was during this period that the Taishou of Zhuojun funded Gongsun Zan to apprentice with Lu Zhi and became Liu Bei's classmate.
Gongsun Chan returned from studying at Lu Zhi, and returned to the county to do things, relying on the operation of his father-in-lawHe was elected to be a reckoner
It's a pity that not long after, his father-in-law Liu Qi was escorted to Luoyang for committing a crime and punished Tingwei. Gongsun Zhan pretended to be a waiting officer, escorted him, and followed the car to Luoyang. This is also suspicious, and it is already difficult to guarantee his own future, let alone help Liu Bei.
Fortunately, Liu Qi was later pardoned, and Gongsun Zan was able to raise filial piety and honesty because of his filial piety, and officially entered the officialdom of the Eastern Han Dynasty. At this time, the Yellow Turban Army uprising broke outLiu Bei, who was in the distance, had already formed a righteous alliance in Taoyuan and started his own career
Since Gongsun Chan is unreliable, can Lu Zhi do it?
Lu Zhi was born stronger than Gongsun Zhan, and the Lu family itself was the Wang clan at that time. When he was a teenager, Lu Zhi studied under Taiwei Chen Qiu and the great Confucian Ma Rong and became a teenagerZheng Xuan, Guan Ning, Hua XinofFellow brothers。Regardless of the status of Taiwei Chen Qiu and Great Confucian Ma Rong, just his senior brothers and others, which one is not the master who calls the wind and rain. It can also be seen from thisWhat is Lu Zhi's own ability?
With the ability and connections, it is said that it should be easy to enter the court and become an official. But Lu Zhi was really not interested in being an official, and the state and county repeatedly recruited Lu Zhi, but he did not agree, until the Jianning period of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, he reluctantly entered the office, and was later promoted to the Taishou of Jiujiang County. However, soon after, Lu Zhi cited health reasons againResign from the post of Taishou, became a Confucian who returned to his hometown to teach. This is the opportunity for Liu Bei to apprentice with Lu Zhi.
Maybe it's because of Lu Zhi's indifferent fame and fortune,Therefore, there are few recommendations for the subordinates。is not only Liu Bei, Gongsun Zhan's entry into the office, but also because of his father-in-law Liu Qi.
There is another reason, and it is also the reason why Lu Zhi can't help Liu Bei.
In 184 AD, the Yellow Turban Rebellion, which destroyed the Eastern Han Dynasty, broke out. At this time, Lu Zhi, who was teaching and educating people, wasHe was recruited by the imperial court as the general of the North Middle Army, and led the officers and men of the five colonels of the Northern Army to fight with Zhang Jiao.
Lu Zhi is worthy of being a great talent, not only his Confucian attainments are astonishing, but his military literacy is also quite good. After the army started in Zhuo County, he led the soldiers of the five battalions of Jitun cavalry, Yue cavalry, infantry, Changshui, and shooting, and won successive battles all the way, and forced Zhang Jiao to retreat to Guangzong. After thatLu Zhi led his army to besiege the county seat of Guangzong, and digging trenches, making siege equipment, preparing for the siege.
At this time, the imperial court sent to inspect the military situationHuangmen ZuofengJust in time.
The so-called Yellow Gate, which is the title of the eunuch in the Eastern Han Dynasty, as the subordinate of the Ten Standing Servants, this little Yellow Gate is also insatiable. When he came to Guangzong City, he openly asked Lu Zhi for bribes. What kind of character Lu Zhi is, he can buy your little yellow door, so he said:"There is still a shortage of military rations, and there is money to flatter the angels?”
Lu Zhi never thought that he would be quick to talk for a while and cause himself a big trouble. When Zuo Feng returned to the court, he slandered Lu Zhi to Emperor Ling of Han and said that he was thereDeliberately holding the troops to the ground and neglecting the morale of the army are suspected of collaborating with the enemy
When Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, or the Ten Standing Servants who controlled the government, heard this, he was furious and issued an edict to dismiss Lu Zhi from his post and escort him back to Luoyang in a prisoner's car, where he was sentenced to life imprisonment. And the replacement of Lu Zhi is to personally bury the real ** Dong Zhuo of the Eastern Han Dynasty
Compared with Lu Zhi, Dong Zhuo is really brave and unscrupulous. The great situation of besieging Zhang Jiao in Guangzong City, with the appearance of Dong Zhuo, everything came to naught. Not only did he fail to eliminate Zhang Jiao, but he was defeated and convicted. That's itLiu Bei rescued Dong Zhuo's role.
It can be seen that at this time, Lu Zhi is already unable to protect himself. And Liu Bei has already done it"Taoyuan Three Knots".The initial financing officially appeared on the stage of history.