Chapter 54 2. Key figures

Lu Zhi proposed the intention of enfeoffing Zhu Lu, but Zuo Prime Minister Wang Ling firmly opposed it.But he didn't expect that Prime Minister Chen Ping and Grand Tutor Zhou Bo were on the same front. In the officialdom, there is no room for Wang Ling who is upright and righteous, but does not have much brains.Fortunately, Wang Ling himself saw this clearly. In other words, he understood the risks of this political struggle. In order to avoid risks, he resolutely resigned from his official position and went home to retire. As soon as he left, Lu Zhi was very pleased, and immediately promoted Shen Shiqi, his close friend for many years, to be Prime Minister Zuo, in charge of the supervision affairs in the palace.Chen Ping, the prime minister on the right, was in charge of handling political affairs.

However, although Chen Ping is in charge of political affairs in name, in fact he has the final say on many things.The reason is that the relationship between Shen Shiqi and the Queen Mother Lu Zhi is extraordinary.The political affairs Chen Ping urgently needs to deal with can only be reported to Lu Zhi when he goes to court. The trial is different. He is always by Lu Zhi's side, and he can talk about anything immediately, so the efficiency is naturally very high. Chen Ping is well aware of the relationship between Shen Shiqi and Lu Zhi, so he will never compete with him for power.He decided to focus on the overall situation and not to get caught up in the internal strife in the court.

The left and right prime ministers have been decided, and there is also the position of doctor censor. Lu Zhi also plans to find a reliable person.After some selection, she chose Ren Ao, the prefect of Shangdang.You must be familiar with this person. He was originally a jailer in Pei County. When Lu Zhi was imprisoned in the county prison, he was almost raped. It was Ren Ao who showed his skills and rescued Lu Zhi when he was in danger. With gratitude and trust, Lu Zhi made an exception and promoted Ren Ao to be a royal doctor. In this way, the chief leadership team in the imperial court was established-the prime minister, the Taiwei, and the doctor Yushi ranked among the three princes. Two of them, Shen Shiqi and Ren Ao, were promoted by Lu Zhi himself, and Chen Ping and Zhou Bo also clearly expressed their support for the Queen Mother and will always fight side by side with the Queen Mother.Such a situation made Lu Zhi very satisfied.

With this chief leadership team as the foundation, we can take this opportunity to establish a more solid Lu family regime, especially in each feudal country, we must have our own people. Lu Zhi is a cautious person, she will not act rashly just because she has made a good start.She first took the method of throwing stones to ask for directions, starting from chasing and sealing the dead.She first named her father Lu Gong as King Lu Xuan, and her elder brother Lu Ze as King Mourning Wu. Lu Ze, the elder brother of Lu Pheasant, can also be regarded as a famous general of the Han Dynasty.In his early years, he raised troops to assist Liu Bang to rule the world.When Liu and Xiang joined forces, the team he brought was actually independent of Liu and Xiang.Xiang Yu led his army to the north, and Lu Ze led his troops to support him, crossing the river to attack Qin.In the later Chu-Han War, Lu Ze participated in the battle to restore the Sanqin.

After entrusting these two relatives of the Lu family who are no longer alive, Lu Zhi found that the officials did not have any extreme reactions.Therefore, she carried out the second part, which divided the royal faction. First, Liu Qiang, the adopted son of Lihui Emperor Liu Ying, was the King of Huaiyang. Hengshan County became independent, named Hengshan Kingdom, and Liu Buyi, another adopted son of Liu Ying, was named Hengshan King. After the first two steps were completed, Lu Zhi started the third step - to appease the important officials of Yuan Gong.Cao Shen's son Cao Yu, Zhang Liang's son Zhang Bijiang, and Pan Kuai's son Fan Kun were all promoted and reused one after another, and even Xiao He's widow was named Marquis Feng.

With such enfeoffment, the interests of all parties are balanced.Up and down the court, there is harmony.But even so, Lu Zhi still did not dare to implement her plan to be promoted to Zhulu immediately.Because "it is not the Liu family but not the king, and the world will fight against it." The impact of the oath is really too profound. At this moment, a key figure appeared, his name was Tian Sheng, he was a traveler from Qi State. Tian Sheng was poor in his early years. Fortunately, due to an accident, Liu Ze, Marquis of Yingling, took a fancy to him, so he became a staff member under Liu Ze's tent, gave Liu Ze many useful ideas, and was reused by Liu Ze.

When Liu Ze celebrated his birthday, Tian Sheng carefully wrote a poem to celebrate his boss's birthday. The poem was full of praise, making Liu Ze feel as if he had ascended to heaven.As soon as Liu Ze was happy, he rewarded Tian Sheng with two hundred catties of gold. After Tian Sheng took this large amount of gold, he stopped working for Liu Ze and went back to Qi State alone. Two years later, when Liu Ze wanted to employ someone, he thought of Tian Sheng, so he sent an envoy to bring Tian Sheng back. Tian Sheng came to Chang'an again, but did not go to see Liu Ze, but rented a big house to settle down by himself.Then, he assigned his son to make friends with Zhang Shi, the great visitor.

Zhang Shi was the one who helped Lu Zhi reply to Mao Dun Shanyu's letter. Although he was an eunuch, he was deeply trusted by Lu Zhi. Tian Sheng's son dated Zhang Shi for several months, and he really invited Zhang Shi to his home. Zhang Shi went to Tian Sheng's house and was amazed, because Tian's house was magnificent.Before Zhang Shi could inquire carefully, Tian Sheng said to Zhang Shi: "Empress Lu assisted the first emperor to achieve the imperial career, and made great contributions. But now that the future is getting older, the power of the Lu family is very weak. The queen mother wants to establish the Lu family. Some people are kings, but they are afraid that the officials will oppose them, so it is difficult to speak. However, you have a high prestige in the court. If you go to persuade the officials, this matter will be easy to handle. When the time comes, the Queen Mother will be happy, and you will be a ten thousand householder. It's a natural thing."

After Zhang Shi listened to Tian Sheng's opinion, he admired and agreed with him, so he really went to lobby the officials. Lu's pheasant later entrusted Zhulu all the way smoothly, it can be said that Tian Sheng made a great contribution.Among them, Tian Sheng is the key figure, Zhang Shi is also the key figure, and the four members of the court's chief leadership team are also key figures. It can be seen that to mix in the officialdom and make one's rights stronger and more solid, it is not necessary to obtain too much support. As long as you have a few key figures and grasp the key opportunities, you can be invincible.