Wang Fu said: "The miscellaneous family thinks that if you want to let the Spirit Emperor do what he wants, then the key is military power!" ”

"Soldiers?" Everyone wondered, but those who were flexible had already begun to think about the meaning of Wang Fu's words.

Zhang Rang opened his mouth and asked: "What does the champion Hou mean is to ask the emperor to set up a new army?" ”

Wang Fu smiled and nodded, but did not continue to speak.

Zhao Zhong's eyes lit up and said: "It is worthy of being the champion Hou, and he wakes up the dreamer with a word." Yes, those relatives only dared to bully the emperor because they had military power in their hands, and it was precisely because of this that those scholars would attach themselves to or take refuge in those martial artists. If the emperor has his own military power in his hands, then he is still afraid of what they will do. ”

Jian Shuo is usually known for martial arts, and when he heard this, he was particularly excited, stood up and said, "That's right. Since He Jin, the son of the Tu family, took the position of general, Nangong, Beigong, Zhijinwu, Janissaries and even Yulin have all been replaced by his cronies, and everything the emperor wants to do is under their monitoring and grasp......

Everyone couldn't help but nod their heads when they heard this.

Wang Fu looked at the crowd and said, "But if we suggest that the emperor set up a new army, I'm afraid those relatives and scholars will definitely obstruct it." ”

Zhang Rang nodded: "Champion Hou's analysis is right, I don't know what a good plan can be?" ”

Wang Fu smiled indifferently and said confidently: "In the past, there was a technique of combining vertical and horizontal in the Warring States Period...... but he was silent when he said this.

Everyone here was able to get to this position in the treacherous court, and no one was a fool, and immediately understood what Wang Fu meant.

Wang Fu's old partner Cao Jie even stroked his palms and smiled: "Clever plan, the champion Hou is really not old." The formation of a new army will inevitably be fought over by the two of them, but if the emperor can release some power to them, he can let these people take over the matter. Then the emperor is pulling over and dividing, and in the near future, he will be able to have an army that completely belongs to the emperor. That's great. Zhang Changshou, according to the miscellaneous family, this matter should be sooner rather than later, and I have to trouble you to present the emperor as soon as possible. ”

Zhang Rang hurriedly replied: "The two of you are reasonable, and the miscellaneous family will make it clear to the emperor as soon as possible in the next few days." ”

Wang Fu looked up at the carved beams and paintings on the top of the palace and was silent, with a complicated look of confusion and guilt flashing in his eyes: Your Majesty, the old slave pities his broken body, and wants to survive, and at the same time, I hope that you can no longer live in humiliation as you do now. That's all the old slave can do......

With a long sigh of silence, a cloudy teardrop slipped quietly from the corner of his closed eye.

Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty leaned on a brocade without any image, looking at Liu Xie, who was accompanied by the palace people not far away, and his eyes were full of love.

Whenever I see this clever child, I can't help but think of Wang Meiren, gentle and beautiful, empathetic, and well-behaved, worthy of being everyone's lady, in fact, in Liu Hong's heart, Wang Meiren is the best candidate for the queen. It's just that...... Alas, then Queen He relied on her husband to argue with the prince and pleaded in every way, and she was soft-hearted for a while to let her lead the harem, but she didn't expect that she was a jealous woman, especially when she learned that Wang Meiren gave birth to the prince and secretly poisoned, and she really wanted to kill this scorpion-hearted woman at that time, if it weren't for the intercession of father and mother, alas...... Just pity me. I will definitely put you on the throne of God, this is my promise to you and to your mother.

Zhang Rang, who was accompanying him, saw Emperor Ling's expression, guessed that he must have remembered Wang Meiren again, his heart moved, waved his hand to signal the other attendants and palace maids to go down, and said softly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty." ”

Liu Hong came back to his senses from his thoughts, and just as he thought that Queen He, who killed Wang Meiren, was recommended by the person in front of him, he couldn't help but feel a little unhappy in his heart and said, "What's the matter?" ”

Zhang Rang also knew that every time he thought of Wang Meiren, the emperor would always be angry with them, so he was also used to it, and knelt down to ask for the crime as usual: "The slave deserves ten thousand deaths, and the slave deserves ten thousand deaths......

It's strange to say, every time I see Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong pleading like this, the anger in my heart will always disappear by half, but I am still a little bored, and I said: "Father doesn't have to be like this, just get up and talk about something." ”

Zhang Rang still knelt on the ground and said: "The slave has been sullen recently when he sees that the emperor has been sullen, and recently he has thought of a way to make His Majesty show his face." ”

Liu Hong became interested, sat up straight and asked, "Father, come quickly." ”

"No." Zhang Rang got up at this time, walked to Liu Hong's side, bowed down and whispered in his ear about the formation of the new army.

Liu Hong's eyes lit up, and he immediately laughed and said: "Hahaha, you are worthy of being my father, you really solve problems for me, haha, cough...... Ahem, ahem. But it was a moment of overexcitement that caused a cough.

After a while, Liu Hong calmed down, although his face was red because of this cough, but the excitement in his eyes did not subside for half a minute, when he looked at Liu Xie, his eyes were a little more excited, he turned his head to look at Zhang Rang and said: "Father's plan is very good, I see that Jian Shuo is known to be brave, and he can be the person in charge of the army." ”

Zhang Rang lowered his head and arched his hand: "Your Majesty Shengming." ”

Liu Hong nodded and said, "But the rest of you ......, Father, do you have anyone to recommend?" ”

Zhang Rang was overjoyed in his heart, waiting for Emperor Han Ling's words, but he still pretended to ponder before he spoke: "Your Majesty, the old slave thinks that it is not okay to simply use our own people, I am afraid that those people will interfere arbitrarily." ”

Liu Hong's brows couldn't help but wrinkle into a Sichuan character, and he said distressedly: "This is really a problem, but if they let these people intervene in it, wouldn't it be called the existence of Nangong and Beigong." ”

In addition to the Yulin guards directly under the emperor, the palace guards in Luoyang also have two troops in the south palace and the north palace, the south palace is mainly responsible for the security of the harem, which was originally controlled by the queen and the eunuchs, but after He Jin served as a general, he followed the advice of his subordinates and gradually turned the Nangong guards into his own troops, and the Beigong troops responsible for guarding the periphery of the palace were controlled by scholars, but normally these two troops should have belonged to the emperor's direct troops. That's why Liu Hong has this question, needless to say, the benefits of the establishment of a new army to him are needless to say, but those people can also understand this matter in an instant, and they will inevitably intervene arbitrarily, even if they can't obstruct it, they will try their best to get a piece of the pie, and it will be ...... over time

Zhang Rang said confidently: "Your Majesty, be relieved, the old slave already has a perfect plan. ”

"Oh? Father, come quickly. ”

Zhang Rang looked left and right, and the nearest attendant was also dozens of steps away, and then said to Liu Hong in a low voice: "There can be eight captains in the new army in the West Garden, and Jian Shuo, who is hand-picked by His Majesty, can be the captain of the upper army in charge of each army, and there can also be the middle army, the lower army, the regular army, the auxiliary army, and the left and right captains." In terms of candidates, Zhao Rong, Feng Fang, Xia Mu, and Chun Yuqiong are all innocent, and these four people can be used. ”

Liu Hong nodded, these four people are all loyal to the royal family for generations, and they are all from the scholar family, which will not cause a backlash from the scholars.

Zhang Rang continued to speak while observing Liu Hong's expression: "Bao Hong is bold in leading the troops, and he participated in the Battle of Meiyang during the period of serving as the right Fufeng, and His Majesty can use it. ”

Liu Hong thought for a while and nodded: "Yes, once this person is reused, he will definitely be grateful to the emperor and I can take the opportunity to accept it." There are two more ...... Father, what do you think of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao? ”

Zhang Rang's eyes lit up, originally he wanted to recommend the other two people, but compared with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, it seems to be a lot worse, Yuan Shao IV and the third duke, his uncle Yuan Kui is the leader of the scholar at the moment, and Yuan Shao is a concubine, if the emperor has the right means, he can subdue this person.

As for Cao Cao, his grandfather Cao Teng was a regular servant, and he once supported the first emperor to recommend the virtuous and made great contributions, and Cao Cao was evaluated by Xu Shao as "the able minister who governs the world".

On the other hand, although these two people are both scholars, they are now serving as staff members under the command of General He Jin, so choosing these two people to serve will be considered by both relatives and scholars to be an opportunity for them to master the new army, so they will naturally not obstruct more, on the contrary, they will definitely vigorously achieve this matter.

Zhang Rang hurriedly bowed down and said, "Your Majesty is wise, Your Majesty is wise!" ”

On the second day of the early dynasty, Liu Hong rarely participated in an early dynasty, this time he deliberately raised enough spirit in advance, and announced the establishment of the new army in Xiyuan in front of the civil and military officials, as expected, as soon as Liu Hong put forward this idea, it was immediately opposed by the civil and military officials led by the captain Yang Biao, the prince Yuan Kui and the general He Jin.

Liu Hong was uncharacteristically tough this time, he opened his mouth and said: "The Yellow Turban Rebellion is peaceful, and my Han is in ruins. However, internal and external troubles are also serious, and at this critical autumn of survival, we should strengthen our military strength and armament to promote the prestige of our Han army. Before, there was a merit in the state to make the Xiongnu Zhonglang General Lu Bu defend the border, which is the luck of my Han. Therefore, the imperial court should set an example, and the matter of forming a new army in the West Garden has been decided. It had been a long time since he had said so many words in one breath, and Liu Hong finally couldn't hold on and gasped for breath.

Zhang Rang hurriedly took out the edict prepared in advance and read: "The new army of Xiyuan is hereby established and the eighth captain of Xiyuan is appointed. Xiaohuangmen Jian Shuo is the captain of the upper army, Yuan Shao is the captain of the middle army, Bao Hong, the captain of the Tun cavalry, Cao Cao is the captain of the military academy, Zhao Rong is the left captain of the auxiliary army, Feng Fang is the right captain of the auxiliary army, Xia Mou is the left captain of the counselor, and Chun Yuqiong is the right captain: all the eight captains are all in Jian Shuo. I hope that all the kings will work together to strengthen the prestige of our army, and I will admire this! ”

When the court Wenwu listened to the appointment of the eight captains of the West Garden, it was really a few happy and a few worried, the scholars and doctors were eager to celebrate each other, seven of the eight captains of the West Garden were from the Shi clan, in their opinion, this is like a signal, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty is ready to start reusing the scholars after the party is lifted, Yang Biao and Yuan Kui, who are the representatives of the Shi clan, are quite satisfied with this. In contrast, He Jin was a little depressed, Emperor Han Ling's move was obviously to divide his military power, but he was a little comforted by the fact that Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were both serving in his mansion at the moment, and they could be regarded as his people, and as for the others, they also relied on him more or less, so they no longer raised objections.

The three giants did not raise any objections, and the others naturally did not say anything, and this matter also had a happy ending, but the biggest winner was still Liu Hong, the Emperor of Han Ling, which was the first road he paved for Liu Xie.