When the messenger left, a man came.

"General, Yan Zhong asks to see you." Outside the door, the voice of Yan Zhong, who had joined the army, suddenly sounded.

"Come in."

Huangfu Song looked at Yan Zhong who walked in and asked, "What happened to Yan joining the army?" ”

Yan Zhong still had that smile, and he didn't know how to keep it.

"There is something important to discuss with the general."

Huangfu Song asked: "Important, I don't know what it is?" ”

"The rarest thing in the world and the easiest thing to lose is luck. Opportunity is fleeting. Therefore, the saint moves with the time, and the wise man sees the opportunity.

Now the general has a rare luck and fleeting opportunity, but he does not cherish it, and I am afraid that the world will ridicule the general for being vain. ”

After Yan Zhong finished speaking, Huangfu Song frowned, but immediately calmed down.

He was peaceful and friendly by nature, and would never be annoyed by the frivolous words of others, so he decided to let Yan Zhong finish his words.

"What do you mean by that?"

When Yan Zhong saw Huangfu Song asking himself, he felt that he had listened, so he continued: "Heaven has no relatives, and the people are capable, so those who have the merits of the superior are not rewarded by the mediocre lords.

The general was ordered in the late spring, and the merit was reaped at the end of winter, and the soldiers were used with divine help. It is easier to defeat a strong enemy than to break a dead branch, and it is easier to break a fortified city than to melt the snow with hot water. Less than a month after coming to Jizhou, the Yellow Turban was extinguished, and the Son of Heaven added an official to you and rewarded you for your military exploits.

Now the general's merit is powerful in this dynasty, the general's virtue is abroad, and Shang Tang Zhouwu is not necessarily higher than the general's merit. Like a general, he is so unappreciated and virtuous, but he still submits to the mediocre master, and he is afraid that the general will still not be able to protect himself. ”

Huangfu Song's heart sank after hearing this. This Yan Zhong followed him thousands of miles away, and said a lot here, praising himself and belittling the Son of Heaven, it turned out that he wanted to persuade me to rebel!

He sneered: "Ben will sleep at night, not forgetting to be loyal, how can he not protect himself." ”

Yan Zhong was stunned, this is all said so bluntly, can't Huangfu Song understand? It seems that more efforts will have to be made.

"General, you can't say that. In the past, Huaiyin did not forget the kindness of Gaozu to him, did not listen to the words of the emperor, and divided the world into three parts. As a result, when the sword was in his throat, he let out a sigh of remorse, because he hesitated and gave up the opportunity.

For example, today's Zi is weaker than Gaozu and King Xiang, and the general is heavier than Huaiyin. As long as the general raises his arms and shouts, the whole world responds. The text came out first, the army came later, drank the horse Mengjin, and the soldiers came to the city. Punish the poison of eunuchs, remove the evil of the world, and solve the danger of overhanging. The merit has been completed, and the whole world is obeyed, and then please call God, show the mandate of heaven, and weigh the system in the south.

Now is the time to overthrow the old Han and establish a new dynasty, which is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The general still thinks about being loyal to the rotten Han family, how unwise. If you don't take this opportunity to strike first, it will be too late to regret it when the general is subordinate. ”

"Shut up!" Huangfu Song shouted and reprimanded, "Yan Zhong, I would have seen that you have been dedicated and loyal to your duties since you defected, and I thought you were a loyal person. But I don't want you to talk nonsense today, and try your best to persuade me to rebel!

If it weren't for the fact that you are also a meritorious man, I would have killed you right now. If there is a next time, I will not be spared, let me go! ”

Yan Zhong walked out of the Thorn History Mansion gloomily and couldn't help but sigh.

I thought this was a godsend opportunity to realize my ambitions. But he didn't want this Huangfu Song to be so stupid and loyal, and his words were completely for the deaf.

This place can't stay for long, maybe one day the emperor Fu Song changes his mind, or he will kill himself. It's better to go back.

After Yan Zhong left the city, a guard came to report to Huangfu Song: "General, Yan has joined the army and left the city." ”

Huangfu Song didn't raise his head: "I know, let him go." ”

Even if he is still a little smart, he is not wise. It's better to run away, so you don't have to sign with yourself again.

Huangfu Song thought about it, and suddenly realized that his credit was still too great. is so big that even if he has pushed his credit, there will still be people who think about him. Forget about others, but you can't make the Son of Heaven jealous, you have to think of an idea.

He looked at the edict that had not yet been put away by himself, and remembered the messenger who had just walked not far away, and a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind.

"I'm afraid it's not enough to just let Zhang Rang alone, I have to find another one."

The next day, Huangfu Song took the initiative to lead the guards to inspect Yecheng.

He walked to a mansion and looked at the mansion that was one floor higher than the surrounding of the main house, and the emperor said in his heart that this was it.

He took the initiative to step forward and asked the porter, "Whose mansion is this?" ”

Now who in the city doesn't know Huangfu Song, seeing him come to ask, the porter immediately replied respectfully: "This is the mansion of Lord Zhao, who is often servant in the middle, and the one who lives in it is Lord Zhao's uncle, and Zhao Gong is strict with the old man." ”

"When I went to report, I said that Huangfu Song was here, and asked him to come out of the house to see him."

Soon, Zhao Yan, who had pale beard, walked out, and said with a smile: "The distinguished guest has missed the door, and I hope that the general will atone for his sins." ”

Huangfu Song's face changed, and he reprimanded angrily: "Zhao Yan, you are guilty!" ”

The old man was startled, but immediately became fearless again. He has committed a lot of crimes, but his nephew is a close confidant of the emperor, can this emperor still dare to touch himself.

"I don't know what crime the old man has committed?"

Looking at the more and more people gathered around, Zhao Yan thought: There must be Diao people who ran to Huangfu Song to complain, don't let yourself know,

Huangfu Song said: "The main house in your mansion has exceeded the regulations, which is a forbidden crime. ”

That's it? Zhao Yan sneered: "Does the general know whose mansion this is?" ”

"Hmph, are you still the palace of the Son of Heaven? If you exceed the regulations, you are guilty, and if you come, you will demolish this mansion! ”

"No!"

"Huangfu Song, you dare!" Zhao Yan was also furious, and he treated him politely repeatedly, but he didn't know what to do, so he couldn't blame himself for tearing his face.

"This is the mansion of the old man's nephew and the middle servant Zhao Zhong, you dare to move every brick and tile in the mansion, beware of death without a place to be buried."

Hmph, if you have to force yourself to move your nephew out, it's up to you how you end up now.

It's a pity that Zhao Yan was wrong. Maybe when he did evil in the past, when he told Zhao Zhong's identity, other officials would have some scruples, and even apologize.

But Huangfu Song directly ignored it, he just came to find fault today.

"It's just a mere eunuch, and his people dare to be so rampant. Let's do it, tie up this old thing first. If anyone else stands in the way, they will be killed! ”

Although Zhao Yan is an old man, Huangfu Song does not have the slightest idea of respecting the elderly. In the face of this kind of guy who has no virtue and relies on the old and sells the old, politeness is an insult to himself.

It is said to be demolished, but it is still time-consuming and laborious. The soldiers had been ordered by Huangfu Song before, and after entering the palace, they drove people out directly and then set them on fire.

Zhao Yan was pressed to the ground by Huangfu Song and constantly struggled and abused, and finally shed tears when the fire broke out in the mansion. He also felt a little bit of the pain of the people he had oppressed.

"Huangfu Song, dog thief, you wait, my nephew Zhao Zhong will not let you go!"

The people on the side were elated, this bad old man bullied them a lot on weekdays, and this time the new Lord Thorn Shi can call the shots for them, which is a great thing.

Huangfu Song, who already has great prestige in the hearts of the people of Jizhou because of the counterinsurgency, has risen to a higher level.

……

In the capital, the first thing the envoy did after returning was not to return to Emperor Ling, but to come to Zhang Rang's mansion first.

"My lord, that Emperor Fu Song is self-confident and rude. The humble position was just to show him the kindness of the adults to him, but I didn't expect him to not only appreciate it, but also insult the adults. ”

Zhang Rang gritted his teeth and wasted himself in saying good things for him in front of the Son of Heaven, he dared to humiliate himself like this. Since his overtures are treated as mustard, he must make him pay the price.

On the other side, Zhao Zhong's mansion, Zhao Yan's son was constantly crying to Zhao Zhong.

"Big brother, you have to be the master for us. Our family has lived a good life at home, and we have never offended Huangfu Song. Unexpectedly, he drove our family out of the house and burned the house on fire. ”

Zhao Zhong glared at his cousin angrily: "You didn't say that it was my house?" ”

"Having said that, after my father reported the name of the eldest brother, he also scolded you, saying that he was the general of the Che Cavalry personally appointed by the Son of Heaven, and the history of Jizhou Assassin, how could he be afraid of a regular servant. Now the family is homeless, and my father is so angry that he is bedridden. Big brother, you must call the shots for us. ”

"Good, good." Zhao Zhong laughed angrily, "Since this is the case, he will be the first official." ”

On the third day, Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong came to Emperor Ling, who was playing in the garden, very tacitly.

When the Spirit Emperor was tired of playing, he sat down to rest. So the two of them drove away the slave who wanted to come forward to serve the slave maid in time, and gave the Spirit Emperor a massage.

Emperor Ling groaned comfortably: "Hmm~ If you want to say that this technique is still accurate with the two of you, there are so many slaves and maids in the palace, but they can't do it like this." ”

After all, it's about your own power and wealth, how can you not be a little careful?

Zhang Rang opened his mouth and said, "The slave maid has not seen His Majesty so happy for a long time. ”

Zhao Zhong responded and said: "Yes, yes, throughout this year, Your Majesty has been worried. Now, Your Majesty is happy again, and the slave and maid are also overjoyed. ”

Emperor Ling laughed and said, "Hahaha, yes, I haven't been so happy for a long time. This should all be attributed to Huai Lihou, if it weren't for him, how could I have rested peacefully. ”

Zhang Rang said softly: "The slave maid thinks that this Huaili Hou has been fighting in vain, and it is a waste of money and food. It is not as good as the Marquis of Qiantang, the Marquis of Liangxiang, and the Marquis of Changli. Even he himself thinks so, the pacification of Yuzhou is the credit of the Marquis of Qiantang, and the pacification of Jizhou is the credit of the Marquis of Liangxiang and the Marquis of Changli. But he didn't make an inch. ”

Emperor Ling listened to it and thought about it carefully for a while, it was really like this, the battle report that Huangfu Song wrote to himself did say the merits of these three people, but did not mention his own.

Zhao Zhong interjected again: "Yesterday, there was a relative who came from Yecheng to visit the slave maid, and he told the slave and maid that this Huangfu Song won the hearts of the people in Jizhou, and in private he often complained about the injustice of His Majesty's rewards and punishments. said that he himself had made unprecedented achievements, but His Majesty was not even willing to be crowned the Marquis of Ten Thousand Households. ”

Well? Publicly push the credit to others, win the reputation of fame and fortune, and win the support of the people. In private, he was full of resentment, complaining that his rewards and punishments were unfair.

Emperor Ling turned from joy to anger, and his face was pale. Jizhou's military heart and people's heart are all Huangfu Song, and he is still dissatisfied with himself, this is to rebel.

"Traitor! Traitor! ”

Emperor Ling stood up and paced back and forth, trampling to death a lot of the flowers and plants he had cherished so much.

"Proposed edict, Huangfu Song is arrogant and rude, and he deceives the king and commits ......" Halfway through his words, Emperor Ling stopped.

Emperor Fang Cai Ling listened to the words of Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, and indeed wanted to kill Huangfu Song again.

However, he suddenly realized that he had killed the biggest contributor to the suppression of the rebellion not long after the reward, so what would others think, and what would the people of the world think.

But if you don't do something, it's hard to get rid of the hatred in your heart.

Emperor Ling thought for a while, and then continued: "But remembering his merits, the merits are offset by the merits. From now on, the seal of the general of the left chariot cavalry will be withdrawn, the history of Jizhou will be withdrawn, and he will be reduced to the marquis of the capital, and the food will be reduced to 6,000 households. Ordered to return to Luoyang. ”

This is tantamount to taking back all the officials who have been sealed, and the real merits and demerits are offset.

Shortly after the envoy went to Jizhou to proclaim the edict, the imperial court received news of a rebellion in Xiliang.

Huangzhong Hu people Beigong Boyu and Xian Lingqiang rose up, supported Bian Zhang, Han Sui as the commander, attacked and killed the captain of the Qiang school Ling Zheng, Jincheng Taishou Chen Yi, and invaded Guanzhong.

So Emperor Ling sent a messenger and ordered Huangfu Song to go directly to Chang'an and guard Guanzhong.

After Huangfu Song received the edict, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, even if the eunuch slandered in front of the Son of Heaven, in the end, he would just be removed from his post, which was better than losing his life in the future.

At this time, even if someone tells the Son of Heaven that he has rebelled, the Son of Heaven will not believe it.

Because he left the Central Plains and Hebei, where the people's hearts were towards him, he had no ability to rebel.

When Huangfu Song left Yecheng, the people of the whole city came to see him off.

If you want to say that the people were like this before, he was still afraid of the jealousy in the Son of Heaven, but now he accepts all this calmly.

Defending the family and the country and protecting the hometown is what a general should do.

If he really listened to Yan Zhong's words, relying on the love of the people, to do such a thing as rebellion that harms the country and the people, except for being ruined and betraying his relatives, Huangfu Song would not think of anything else.