Chapter 17 5. Invite the Immortals: Shangshan Sihao

After Zhou Chang was demoted to Zhao, Lu Zhi couldn't sit still.Therefore, Lu Zhi urgently summoned his elder brother Lu Ze and others to hold an enlarged family meeting to discuss the countermeasures to protect the crown prince. Of course, the meeting was not in vain. A member of the family made a move for Lu Zhi, saying: Liu Hou is good at planning, the emperor trusts him very much, why don't you go to him and try? The doorman wakes up Lu's pheasant with a word.Yes, Zhang Liang is the best planner in the world, why not go to him. This matter is so important that outsiders should not be allowed to know about it. Eldest brother Lu Ze and second brother Lu Shizhi must take care of it personally.Lu Zhi told the two brothers: No matter what, Zhang Liang must be invited out of the mountain. If not, he will be robbed even if he is robbed.

Zhang Liang at this time, since he moved the capital to Chang'an with Liu Bang, he has been shutting himself out for more than a year.Before, he had clearly declared that from then on, he would ignore the worldly affairs, devote himself to learning the Tao, and follow the gods.So this year, Zhang Liang has been obsessed with mysterious witchcraft.His daily work is to meditate, and instead of eating whole grains, he takes a medicine that is said to prolong life. Lu Ze and Lu Shizhi drove a carriage to Zhang Liang's gate.Hou Men was cold and silent, no popularity was seen, only the fragrance came over his face.Brother Lu Ze knocked on the door lightly and walked in.

At this time, Zhang Liang was sitting quietly, he opened his eyes slightly, and saw Lu Ze and Lu Shizhi. Zhang Liang's heart trembled instinctively, Brother Lu Ze was simply a rare guest among the rare guests, if this disciple came to the door, there must be something important coming. Brother Lu Ze didn't bother Zhang Liang, and watched him do his homework quietly. Zhang Liang sighed in his heart, squinted his eyes and pretended to be confused and asked: I haven't seen you for a long time, and now you are here, what can I advise you? What's the matter?That what matter is of course the matter of whether Liu Ying's crown prince is guaranteed or not.Of course, we don't have the ability to teach Master Zhang, and dare to trouble Master Zhang for a moment to show us a bright road.

Therefore, the Lu Ze brothers told Zhang Lianghe all about Liu Bang's attempt to abolish Liu Ying and make Liu Ruyi the prince.Of course, there were some scolding voices against Qi Ji like a goblin bewitching the emperor, and there was no lack of embellishment about how righteous indignation and helplessness the ministers had done to Liu Bang. In the end, Lu Ze said conclusively: You are His Majesty's favorite adviser, but Your Majesty wants to change the crown prince, how can you lie down with peace of mind? Zhang Liang smiled wryly in his heart, this is a matter of His Majesty and your Lu family, what does Zhang have to do with me, why did you drag me into the water?

Zhang Liang said: Hey, you have found the wrong person.As the saying goes, time has passed and circumstances have changed, and today is different from the past.In the past, when His Majesty was fighting the world, he was in urgent need of talents, so he used my strategy; now that the world is stable, His Majesty appoints a new crown prince because of his own selfishness. , what's the use? This is called "not burning incense at ordinary times, but holding Buddha's feet temporarily", which is not such a good thing. Zhang Liang refused to let him hug Buddha's feet, so he had no choice but to be tough.Then, Lu Ze's expression changed drastically, and he said viciously: "I don't care, no matter what, you have to think of a solution for me!"

Zhang Liang opened his eyes, and suddenly realized: These two buddies, if they put on airs, they are playing hooligans.It seems that if you don't teach them a few tricks today, you won't be able to cultivate immortals in the future. Zhang Liang thought about it for a while, and couldn't help sighing: The Qi family invites pets, that's a dead end.I, Zhang Liang, didn't want to save Lu Zhi, but God forced me to do something.In heaven, Qi Ji, please forgive me, I didn't mean it. In the end, Zhang Liang had no choice but to resort to self-protection, and the tactics were as follows:

Listen carefully, if you want to keep Liu Ying, it's useless to just quarrel, the only way is to cultivate power.Of course, this is not to ask you to recruit troops and prepare to rebel, but to recruit talents to intimidate Your Majesty in the name of sages.Your Majesty has seen so many sages during his wars in the south and north, but he is in awe of the four of them. They are the famous Shangshan Sihao. As long as they are invited to assist the prince and build momentum for the prince, then the desire to abolish and establish will surely be disintegrated. The so-called Shangshan Sihao are the four old hermits who hid in Shangshan in the early Han Dynasty.Hermits always eat soft but not hard, virtuous but not insulted, and fragrant but not spicy.These four people are Tang Bing, the Duke of Dongyuan, Zhou Shu, Mr. Luli, Wu Shi, the Qili Ji, and Cui Guang, the Duke of Xiahuang.It is said that the reason why these four people retreated to Shangshan was mainly because Liu Bang was arrogant and insulting.Liu Bang once asked them to come out of the mountain as officials, but they not only politely refused, but also showed their ambitions with songs.The song says:

In layman's terms, this lyrics is: I walk on my single-plank bridge, and you walk on your Yangguan road.This kind of ambition, in the words of Mencius, is: the rich and the noble cannot be promiscuous, the poor and the humble cannot be moved, and the mighty cannot be subdued.Therefore, when Liu Bangsheng met this generation, he would not come to him, he would not like to be rewarded, and he would not accept his prestige. Zhang Liang's move made Lu Ze see it. If Liu Bang couldn't invite him, Liu Ying invited him, which shows Liu Ying's virtuousness.Compete for the world with the virtuous, and don't fight for it.High, really high.But here comes the problem again, this Shangshan Sihao, over 80 years old, with white hair and high aspirations, how to invite him?

Zhang Liang continued: "The hermits and gods in the world are all common people. It's not that they don't want to come out of the mountain, but that they don't have enough rewards, lack of humility, and lack of sincerity."So you don't have to feel sorry for gold, silk and jade, but also know how to treat people with humility. At the same time, ask the prince to write a book in person, and send eloquent people to lobby, and you will win the gods! What a great idea, I found the right person! Finally, Brother Lu Ze thanked Zhang Liang and immediately returned Lu Zhi.Lu Zhi ordered Lu Ze to send someone to present the prince's letter, and to bring generous gifts, bowing his knees, and went to invite people.Sure enough, as Zhang Liang expected, Shangshan Sihao was bought by the Lu family and was willing to go out to follow the prince.

After catching four living gods, as if he had caught four life-saving grasses, Lu Zhi finally showed a smug smile.Qi Ji, just dream.Unless you step on me, otherwise, as long as I am around for a day, you can never take away the crown prince!