Chapter 464: You can't force it
"The ministers seconded it!"
He Jinzuo asked the emperor to order Liu Xian to be arrested and detained under various pretexts, and some other traitors who were also jealous of Liu Xian's wealth also wanted to see such a result.
For them, it really doesn't matter whether Liu Xian has any crimes, the important thing is that Liu Xian is imprisoned in the imperial court prison, so it is no longer up to Liu Xian to distinguish between right and wrong.
At this time, the emperor was indeed very tempted, and this seemed to be a rare opportunity to openly dispose of Liu Xian.
Several times I turned my heart sideways, and I had to follow He Jin's invitation.
But in the afterglow of his eyes, he saw Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and other ten permanent servants, and this time they did not second.
Originally, Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and other ten permanent servants, and He Jin and most of the courtiers in the court, were incompatible. Under normal circumstances, no matter what kind of proposal they put forward by He Jin and other relatives or powerful ministers in the court, they, the permanent servants in the palace, will definitely find some reasons to oppose it.
However, this time it was different, because Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and other ten permanent servants, they all knew that the emperor was bent on putting Liu Xian to death, in order to kill Liu Xian. They should also have the same heart with He Jin, Quan Chen and others this time.
The emperor couldn't help but glance at Zhang Rang again, and found that Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong had some hesitation on their faces, as if they had scruples.
In addition, this time it was not all the courtiers who were gathered, but some of the real courtiers that the emperor felt credible and reliable. Among them, there are actually a small number of people who did not second.
However, the opinion of this small number of people, the emperor will not take it to heart. Because the emperor also knew that these small number of courtiers were some of the more loyal and upright ministers, and they usually couldn't get used to those eunuchs and ministers taking power. Like this time, they didn't jump out to oppose it at the first time, this was already because he, the emperor, did have the intention of killing Liu Xian, so they didn't jump out and touch the mold.
Well, sometimes, even loyal and upright people have a certain amount of political wisdom, and they won't jump out knowing that they are looking for death. At least, they still understand the truth of self-preservation.
"Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong, the permanent servants in your palace, do you have any suggestions for General He Jin's invitation?" The Emperor asked, "Do you think I should make this decree?" ”
When the emperor has something, when he is faced with some important choices, he habitually asks the ten permanent attendants in the palace for their opinions, which is indeed a norm, and He Jin, Yuan Kui and others basically do not have any surprised thoughts.
"Ahem...... "Ahem" Zhang Rang coughed twice, bowed to the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, in fact, the minister's heart completely agrees with General He Jin's request, this Liu Xian...... Hehe, he's so disagreeable, seriously, even if it's just asking, it's not too much. But ......"
Zhang Rang changed the topic, but said: "General He Jin, in fact, that Liu Xian not only hated your General's Mansion, but also had something wrong with us." Lord Zhao Zhong even dealt with him directly, but unfortunately it all ended in failure. In this case, let Lord Zhao Zhong talk about his opinion. ”
Zhang Rang didn't have any direct grudges with Liu Xian, it was Zhao Zhong who really had a grudge against Liu Xian. Therefore, it is Zhao Zhong who knows Liu Xian better, or Zhao Zhong's henchman Zhao He.
But this time the emperor summoned the secret discussion, and Zhao He was not qualified to attend it. Therefore, Zhao Zhong had to do the matter.
"Then Zhao Qing's family will tell me your opinion." The emperor said to Zhao Zhong.
In the emperor's heart, he actually felt that it was a little inappropriate to directly order Liu Xian to be arrested and imprisoned, but the emperor couldn't consider the specific inappropriate place for a while, so he didn't agree with He Jin's opinion at the first time.
"Your Majesty, General He Jin, Captain Yuan. This Liu Xian...... How to say it, he is actually a wild man. He is different from Wang Yun and Zhang Jun......"
Zhao Zhong hesitated for a moment, and then said this in some ominous words.
But when he said this, he stopped talking about it and paused.
Liu Xian was born in Yeluzi, different from Wang Yun and Zhang Jun? What's the difference? Others don't understand this, but here, including the emperor, everyone actually understands.
Wang Yun didn't say anything, he was arrested, released and arrested by them, and now they are all still locked up in the imperial prison. As for that Zhang Jun, he also offended their ten permanent servants and was killed in prison by them. Of course, it was not only these two people who were imprisoned by them in the imperial prison, so many that everyone didn't want to say it.
Zhao Zhong paused for a moment, and then said: "What the minister means is that this Liu Xian, unlike Wang Yun and Zhang Jun, will not easily let General He Jin take him to prison. What if Liu Xian resists? ”
"How dare he? This general can mobilize the world's military horses, he dares to resist the general's order, mobilize the army, and kill him directly for the crime of rebellion! ”
He Jin didn't care and said loudly.
"Hehe......" Zhao Zhong sneered: "If it is really so simple, then there is no need to be so grand. To put it bluntly, that Liu Xian is actually a small person, and all of us here may not take him in their eyes. But ......"
Zhao Zhong turned to face He Jin and them, and said: "This Liu Xian, without the help of the officials and soldiers of the government, he only relied on his Liu Mansion caravan escort to defeat the Yellow Turban army of more than 50,000, and also killed Zhang Niujiao, the leader of the Yellow Turban Army of Montenegro. Later, in Beihai, he defeated more than 30,000 Taishan Yellow Turban Army. These things are not secrets that everyone can inquire about. But there are still things that everyone doesn't know, for example, General Huangfu Song defeated the Yellow Turban Army in Quyang and killed the thief Zhang Bao in the battle, this Liu Xian also participated, Gongsun Chan defeated the anti-thief Zhang Chun and Wuhuan King Qiu Liju in Shimen Pass, according to secret reports, there was also Liu Xian's figure, Liu Xian only brought two or three hundred people into Shimen Pass, relying on these two or three hundred people to help General Gongsun Zan lay down Shimen Pass. ”
"What? And such a thing? ”
The courtiers, who didn't know much about some secret information, were really a little surprised at this time.
The emperor did indeed do some useful work, so that the court spies seriously investigated everything about Liu Xian.
"There is one more thing...... Zhao Zhong looked embarrassed, and said embarrassedly: "Before Liu Xian entered Beijing, when he passed through Hanoi, Zhao had secretly ordered Hanoi to guard Wu Jin and lead 4,000 officers and soldiers, intending to directly end the personal grudge with Liu Xian, so that Liu Xian did not have his life to come to the capital. However, all the 4,000 officers and soldiers, including Wu Jin Taishou, were killed. How they got killed is actually still a mystery. ”
After Zhao Zhong said this, the faces of He Jin, Yuan Kui and other relatives and courtiers were a little unpleasant.
One, they also seem to have seen from it that it seems that it is really not too simple to deal with Liu Xian. The other is that they also realized at this moment that the eunuch in this official actually stretched out his hand outside the palace, if Zhao Zhong didn't say it himself now, they wouldn't know that Wu Jin, the Taishou of Hanoi, was a person in their palace.
However, the emperor was here, and even if they were angry in their hearts, they would not say anything at this time, but they must have raised their vigilance in their hearts.
"Lord Zhao Zhong, what do you mean by this?" He Jin said a pun with a dark face and said to Zhao Zhong in a questioning tone.
Zhao Zhong naturally wouldn't explain Wu Jin's matter to them at this time, and he didn't pay attention to He Jin's face, he just said flatly: "It doesn't mean anything." Zhao just wants to know, what if ...... Well, it's not a hypothesis. This Liu Xian just wants to resist and disobey. So General He Jin, how many military horses are you going to mobilize to kill Liu Xian? ”
"This ......"
He Jin couldn't help but think about how many people he had to mobilize to kill Liu Xian.
Liu Xian reasonably and legally asked the imperial court to give him hundreds of personal soldiers, not long ago, Liu Xian had recruited thousands of people, saying that he wanted to train and eliminate some. This matter is already known to the whole city of the capital. In addition, outside the city, there was the camp of the Liu Fu caravan, on the surface, there were two thousand caravan escorts, but in fact, plus the other people, there were more than five thousand. Also, the three or four hundred people who have been following Liu Xian's side, and the hundreds of people who escorted Ma Guiren into Beijing. In other words, Liu Xian was in the capital of Luoyang, and unknowingly, he actually had more than 7,000 people in his hands. ”
Zhao Zhong enumerated these figures, and then said: "Judging from the situation of Liu Xian's fight with the people of your Great General's Mansion at the city gate, not to mention that Liu Xian's people can be one as ten, and one as two is still okay, right?" So if General He Jin wants to capture Liu Xian, I am afraid that he will have to mobilize half of the army than Liu Xian to reach a tie with him. So, you have to mobilize more people to be more sure, right? According to Zhao, at least 30,000 troops and horses must be mobilized. ”
"But ......" Zhao Zhong's tone sank: "Don't forget, Liu Xian has defeated more than 50,000 troops of the Yellow Turban Army of Montenegro, as well as more than 30,000 military horses of the Yellow Turban Army of Taishan. In comparison, if General He Jin leads the army to fight against the Yellow Turban Army with the same strength, are you sure of victory? ”
"The most critical!" Zhao Zhong raised his sharp voice and said, "General He Jin, mobilize more than 30,000 troops, is this to prepare for war?" Just start a war in our Luoyang capital? Your Majesty, are we ready to go to war with Liu Xian in the capital? ”
War in the capital? That's no kidding.
Before the Yellow Turban Rebellion, their court fortunately got the news in advance and killed Ma Yuanyi, the commander of the Yellow Turban Canal, in one step.
What Zhao Zhong said is actually a hypothesis, but this assumption is very likely to become a fact.
At this time, after He Jin listened to Zhao Zhong's words, he couldn't help but feel a little dry and empty. Before he knew it, his forehead was covered with cold sweat.
The emperor's expression was also a little dry at this time.
"To deal with Liu Xian, you really can't be so rude." The emperor said faintly.
"The emperor is wise! This Liu Xian is a stubborn man, he has no etiquette and humility, and he has no loyalty to His Majesty of the Han Dynasty. If you directly order him to be arrested, then it will be tantamount to tearing your face directly with Liu Xian and forcing Liu Xian to rebel. If General He Jin can dispose of Liu Xian, if Liu Xian escapes from the capital, then there will be endless troubles. This Liu Xian is also too hateful, in the name of the Liu Mansion caravan, Guang Merchants escort, according to secret reports, Liu Xian in Yangshi County, Liulin Village, organized those young and strong, usually under the banner of escorting the caravan, but when necessary, it is all soldiers. That's Julu County, we don't want to see another horn in Julu County, right? ”
Zhang Rang interjected at this time.
Another open angle? These courtiers are afraid of wanting to die.
"Sure enough, it's the land of thieves, I should order Emperor Fu Song to kill all the giant deer! Hum! Who is the Taishou of the giant deer now? As an official of the imperial court, how could he watch Liu Xian recruit troops under his nose? Spread my will, dismiss this giant deer Taishou, escort him back to Beijing and wait for his fate! ”
"Wait, Your Majesty, it's better to discuss and solve Liu Xian's matter now, it's too guarded by a county, so we don't need to startle the snake." Zhang Rang hurriedly said.
As soon as the emperor Chrysostom opened, there was no reason to take it back, but Zhang Rang's opinion, the emperor would basically follow it.
"Humph! Just keep the life of the giant deer Taishou dog first. ”
The emperor snorted coldly and said, "So, according to the opinion of the people, how to deal with Liu Xian now?" ”
"Your Majesty, the old minister has some ideas." Zhang Rang's eyes rolled and he counted on his heart.