Chapter 756 Luo Qi and Zhuge Liang
The courtyard is deep and there are many fallen leaves.
The bleak autumn wind swept across the land of Qingzhou and fell on the city of Linzi, the big city that was responsible for the mission of attacking Cao Cao.
Zhuge Liang was tall, majestic and handsome, a first-rate figure in Chu. He dressed meticulously and knocked on the door of Luo Mansion. The doorman opened the door and saw Zhuge Liang, his eyes lit up and he said, "Please come in, Mr. Ge."
Luo Qi was admiring the elegant autumn chrysanthemums in the courtyard. It was not yet late autumn, but he had already put on thick clothes. In the autumn wind, his face looked a little yellow. When he saw Zhuge Liang, he immediately smiled and said, "Are you here?"
Zhuge Liang stepped forward and saluted respectfully.
The two walked into the hall from the courtyard. The maid poured tea for Zhuge Liang. Luo Qi looked up at Zhuge Liang, who had a tired look on his face, and advised him, "Kong Ming, you are the prime minister. You should be in charge of the people and balance yin and yang. You are not a traitor. Don't do everything yourself.
You have been married for ten years and you still have not given birth to a son or a daughter. As a teacher, I am really worried."
In Luo Qi's view, Zhuge Liang was an almost perfect prime minister. His only shortcoming was that he did not trust the abilities of others. He wanted to make all the decisions on matters both important and trivial.
There's no point in persuading him about this kind of thing. This is his character, and that's what makes Luo Qi worried all the time.
As expected by Luo Qi, Zhuge Liang shook his head and said, "Teacher, I understand that Chu is smaller and weaker than Cao Wei, so we must do everything perfectly to accumulate enough strength.
The disciple as an assistant official is really worried. When the situation turns around, the disciple will definitely delegate power to others. Teacher, there is no need to worry. Now that Ho Xiaozhi has entered the king's shogunate, he is indeed a man of outstanding talent. The military strategy is decided by Ho Xiaozhi. The disciple is more relaxed than before.
How is your health, teacher?"
Luo Qi's expression eased a little. He didn't know that after Zhuge Liang stopped participating in military strategies, he increased his workload in government affairs, which was no different from before.
"My body is injured internally, and it cannot be cured. I can only rely on medicine to stay alive. The reason why I called you here this time is very simple. The king has been preparing for a long time and is going to attack Jizhou. This time I will go with the army, and Fa Xiaozhi, Liu Ziyang and others will also go with the army. Only you will stay in the country to take care of the logistics. I have something to tell you."
Zhuge Liang could not sit still after hearing this. He was a man who could remain calm even when faced with a mountain collapse. His face was filled with fear as he asked, "Teacher, how can your body accompany the army?
This is absolutely not possible. Will your Master's wife and Lord Wenshen agree to let you go to the battlefield?
Will the king allow you to go?"
Looking at Zhuge Liang who looked anxious, Luo Qi just chuckled and said, "Kong Ming, if you were me, would you stay in Linzi City and lie on your sickbed, or would you choose to fight on the battlefield?"
Zhuge Liang was silent for a moment.
Luo Qi smiled happily and said, "You and I are the same kind of people, master and disciple. I accepted you as my disciple because I valued your discipline. I like people who follow the rules.
Okay, let’s stop talking nonsense.
Although I have made all the necessary preparations, this trip to Jizhou is still extremely dangerous, and the future is uncertain. If something happens to me in Jizhou, I am afraid I will not be able to return to Linzi to inform you in time.
If we lose this battle.
The Han Dynasty will be destroyed. Cao Wei will attack Qingzhou, and Wu will seize Xuzhou. There will be no strategic locations to defend, and Chu will have no power to fight back. There is no need to say more. This is God's will, and no human power can overturn it.
If we win this battle.
Cao Wei will certainly lick its wounds, so you have to be careful of Wu.
My younger brother Luo Chu is a man of extraordinary talent, but he has a fatal flaw: he is too sentimental, and although he has some ruthless means, he is still weak after all.
Once Cao Cao was defeated, the ministers of Wu would certainly encourage him to seize the Huai and Si areas from Cao Wei and our Wu, and he would certainly not be able to refuse given his personality.
There will definitely be a war between Wu and Chu. Xia Pi City is the bridgehead facing Jiangdong. You should store food and grass there to prepare for Wu's attack at any time."
Zhuge Liang nodded solemnly. He didn't expect that the first person Luo Qi asked him to be on guard against was Luo Chu.
Luo Qi added: "You have the talent of a strategist and understand the essence of forming alliances. Liu Ye and Fa Zheng are both resourceful people. I will not say more about how to handle the relationship between Wei, Yan and Jin.
You have to listen carefully to what I say next.
All your skills are practical skills, including the art of strategy, the art of yin and yang, the art of fame and rank, and the Three Jins magic that enabled you to survive."
Zhuge Liang's face changed drastically. The magic of the Three Jins was a taboo word in the Han Dynasty.
Since the implementation of the law in Zhaocheng, and later Liu Xiang's breaking of the law and establishing criminal laws, the laws of the Three Jins and the Qin were completely rejected by the world, and it was basically impossible for them to turn things around.
Luo Qi said slowly: "You don't have to be surprised, Zhaocheng has the most complete collection of magic books in the Three Jins, I naturally know that.
I didn't say it before because the king is a benevolent and righteous ruler.
The king is the heart of his ministers.
Under the great majesty of the King, even people like Shang Yang and Li Si cannot and will not use magic to harm others.
Besides, you are not a person with evil intentions. These methods can be used in a righteous way or in an evil way. That is why your teacher has not exposed them.
But you have been a little anxious recently. Did it start from when Cao Cao unified Guanzhong?
Kong Ming, do you still remember what I taught you several years ago?
That is the lightness or heaviness of the pipe.
Legalism is a school of thought that can strengthen a country. The Qin State unified many countries with the help of Legalism. But you should have a scale in your heart and know that there are some things that you cannot do.
Guanzi's teachings are profound and can strengthen a country and enrich its people. If you use them, the State of Chu will have a more promising future. The people living on this land may still remember that there was once a benevolent king and prime minister who governed this place hundreds or thousands of years later."
Every word of Luo Qi struck deep into Zhuge Liang's heart. Over the years, Luo Qi taught him many principles of governing a country and being a human being through words and deeds.
Looking back today, I realized that I haven't used those strict magic to control my subjects for a long time. It turns out that I have changed a lot without realizing it.
Zhuge Liang admired and yearned for Luo Qi's knowledge and character, and he wanted to become a person like Luo Qi.
The spring breeze is like a gentle rain, moistening everything silently.
Zhuge Liang bowed deeply to Luo Qi again and said, "Teacher, I understand. I will pay more attention to it in the future."
Luo Qi still had a lot to say. He looked at Zhuge Liang and seemed to have made up his mind. "Kong Ming, why do you think the world has become what it is now?"
Zhuge Liang frowned and thought: "Because of the incompetence of emperors like Emperor Ling, the mischief of eunuchs like the Ten Eunuchs, and the chaos caused by treacherous ministers like Dong Zhuo, the world has become what it is now."
Luo Qi nodded and said, “These are all factors of unrest, but they are not the main ones.
During the Zhou Dynasty, there were four incompetent emperors: King Li of Zhou, King Huang of Zhou, King You of Zhou, and King Jie of Zhou, yet they were able to maintain their rule for a thousand years.
Why was the Han Dynasty already on the verge of collapse after only 300 years of the Han Dynasty, and why was the Liu family in the world forced to put their trust in a distant relative like the King?
Natural disasters and man-made disasters were the main reasons for the collapse of the Han Dynasty.
There is no need to say much about natural disasters. When a country is about to perish, there will be evil spirits. The evil spirits will bring natural disasters, so there will be thousands of miles of barren land and raging floods. This is beyond human power to resist. The only thing we can do is to build more water conservancy projects.
Man-made disaster.
The troubles of the world are caused by lawless nobles. "
Zhuge Liang's eyes narrowed. His Zhuge family was considered one of the wealthy families in Xuzhou. Except for Guan, Zhang, and Zhao, all the followers under Liu Bei's command were from wealthy families, including Luo Qi.
Luo Qi said softly: "Nowadays, there are many wealthy families in the world who are hiding and hiding, even in my Chu State, there are many such wealthy families.
Kong Ming, you must hate these noble families, right?"
A murderous intent flashed in Zhuge Liang's eyes. He nodded but said nothing. To any government, these wealthy families who did not pay taxes were parasites.
Luo Qi said with emotion: "Do you know why I didn't deal with these powerful families in the first place?
Because the people's hearts are with them.
The powerful are very cruel, but the officials in the government are even more cruel. Killing the illegal powerful people can be commended by the government, but killing the officials will be wanted by the government. This is the way the world is.
All affairs of the world depend on the administration of officials. Once the administration is clean, all evil and ugliness will be exposed.
The only administrative power that I have not handed over to you in all these years is the investigation of official administration. Now it is time to hand it over to you.
It is time to close the net on the powerful people within the territory of Chu.
You do not need to rush. Just grab some evidence bit by bit. Once you release all the hidden people of the powerful families, victory in this battle for the world will be on our side.
After hearing this, I'm sure you can guess that it will be difficult for Wu to unify the country."
Zhuge Liang was too smart and reacted almost immediately: "There are too many powerful families in Wu State, and they check and balance each other and unite with each other. If we can't check the household registration, we will be like the Chu State at the end of the Warring States Period.
Prince Chu was still able to fight when he was alive, but once he dies, it will be hard to find someone with such high prestige to lead the State of Wu."
Luo Qi was silent for a moment, then smiled and said, "That's right, Kong Ming, you are really a genius, you understand things at once.
Is there anything else to say? It seems that there is nothing to say.
You are probably the best legacy that I leave to the State of Chu, a perfect prime minister. I believe that you will be able to return to the old capital with the flag of the Han Dynasty.
It’s a pity that you were born in this chaotic world. It’s a pity that you were born in this chaotic world where geniuses shine.
Even if you can be the brightest star, others will take away your light.”
Zhuge Liang listened quietly, this was not the first time Luo Qi said this, he could hear Luo Qi's high hopes for him, that was Luo Qi's unfinished work, he hoped he could realize it.
When he heard the flag of the Han Dynasty, Zhuge Liang was deeply touched. His teacher Luo Qi had never met his king as a Han minister in his life.
As a descendant of Marquis Ying, this must be his greatest regret!
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Qi was about to attack Wei, and fearing an unexpected event, they summoned Liang to their palace. Qi was proud of Liang, and after a few words, he said with emotion: "The prosperity of the Han Dynasty depends on your heart."
His intention to honor Liang was beyond the reach of other ministers, and Liang was indeed successful.
(End of this chapter)
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