In order to quell the rebellion, Liu Yan was ordered by Emperor Ling to set off without waiting for the dispersal of the dynasty, which also happened to follow his wish, and arrived in Yizhou one day earlier, so he would settle down one day earlier.

However, not everything can be according to Liu Yan's wishes, just like he proposed that local officials can recruit troops on their own, this time the Spirit Emperor did not send a single soldier, but let him recruit by himself, as for the money and food, of course, he had to pay for it himself.

For Emperor Ling, even if this matter is revealed, since the matter has been ordered, it is a subordinate matter whether it is done well or not. If you do well, whether you will be rewarded depends on the result and mood, and if you don't do well, you will be punished.

Emperor Ling could finally ask him what he had been concerned about: "Zhang Aiqing, did you bring those livestock with you this time?" Now he felt like there were tens of thousands of gold cakes piled together, beckoning to him.

"Your Majesty, the minister did not bring livestock." Zhang Hao replied calmly.

The mountain of gold in front of him collapsed in an instant. The disillusioned Spirit Emperor said angrily: "What, why didn't you bring it, you dare to resist and disobey!" ”

This answer was difficult for the money-hungry Spirit Emperor to accept, and it was also unacceptable to most of the courtiers present. So, didn't you catch nothing?

"Zhang Hao, you are so bold! If you commit a crime of deception, you will not obey the will, and the sin will not be forgiven! ”

"Pingbei General Zhang Hao, the crime deserves death, Zhulian Nine Clans!"

Looking at most of the ministers in front of him who seemed to have a deep hatred for himself, Zhang Hao thoroughly understood in his heart the sentence that cutting off people's wealth was like killing his parents.

"Your Majesty, there is a reason why the minister did not bring livestock"

"What is the reason?" The Spirit Emperor was still angry.

"The reason is that those animals are infected with the plague and are dying." So Zhang Hao repeated the set of rhetoric he said to the messenger, and the messenger happened to stand up to prove it for Zhang Hao.

After listening to these words, everyone secretly said that it was a pity. But he can't get any benefits, and he can't let Zhang Hao easily prevaricate.

So a minister stood up to impeach Zhang Hao: "Your Majesty, although this is what those captives did in retaliation, Zhang Hao also has an unshirkable responsibility, and I ask Your Majesty to punish him." ”

When Emperor Ling heard this, he felt that he was reasonable, this was tens of thousands of gold, so he died and burned it. It's not the livestock that is lost, but the pocket money for his own pleasure, this Zhang Hao really deserves to die.

He just wanted to make an order, but Zhang Hao lifted the box he had been touching in his hand and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the minister dedicates auspicious rui to Your Majesty!" ”

Zhang Hao roared, and the entire hall suddenly fell silent. After a long while, the minister spoke angrily: "Zhang Hao, you dare to speak wild words here and deceive Your Majesty when you are dying!" ”

"Does this lord mean that it is impossible for my big man to appear auspicious?" Zhang Hao retorted, although it was a bit of a blame to ask, but the hat was buckled back first.

"Don't be confused, that's not what I meant at all." The minister immediately clarified that if Zhang Hao talked nonsense and confirmed this sentence out of context, then he would also be convicted, and it would be a capital crime.

When Emperor Ling heard Zhang Hao's words, he restrained his anger a little, and planned to listen to what he had to say first: "Tell me, is He Xiangrui?" ”

Zhang Hao opened the box and took out a jade box inside, revealing the true face of Xiangrui after opening the jade box.

"Zhang Hao! You are really a shameless villain, at this moment, in order to survive, you dare to bully the king, this is clearly an ordinary mountain ginseng, where is it auspicious! After the minister just now saw what Zhang Hao was holding in his hand, he scolded again.

Anger appeared on the Spirit Emperor's face again, and a strong killing intent emanated from his body. He also knows this thing, and Lelang County will take this as a tribute every year when he counts, and the imperial doctors sometimes use this thing in medicine.

This made Zhang Hao feel a little chill down his spine, and he secretly swallowed his saliva, but now if he is timid, it will be over, so he immediately said: "This adult is right, this thing was indeed mountain ginseng in the past, but now it is more precious than mountain ginseng." ”

"Before and now? Does it make any difference? The minister said disdainfully.

"Naturally, there is a difference, this ginseng is in the mountains, absorbing the aura of heaven and earth, the essence of the sun and the moon, it has been a thousand years, and now it has a human form, it is a thousand years of ginseng.

This ginseng is different from ordinary mountain ginseng, please see, it has more roots, thicker rhizomes, and denser lines, which is caused by the deep age, if there is no thousand years, it will not be able to grow such a spiritual treasure.

If you eat such ginseng, it can not only refresh your mind and calm your breath, prolong your life, but also cure the disease if you have any incurable disease. ”

Emperor Ling and the ministers didn't know what they were talking about, they felt that what Zhang Hao said seemed to be very powerful, they usually drank ginseng soup and took ginseng powder at most, where would they care about these things.

"Go and ask the Imperial Doctor to take a look." Emperor Ling was not at ease, worried that Zhang Hao would deceive him, so he decided to find a professional to take a look.

After the imperial doctor came over to take a look, Emperor Ling asked, "How?" ”

The imperial doctor looked at it for a long time, but he just felt that the ginseng in front of him was bigger and thicker than the others. He hadn't seen any thousand-year-old ginseng either, but thinking that this thing was unusual, it should be true.

"The minister's knowledge is shallow, this reference is extraordinary, and the minister can't see it." The Imperial Physician said.

Even the Imperial Doctor said he hadn't seen it, so this thing should be real. Emperor Ling swept away the haze in his heart before, and his heart was full of joy, and he decided to try it himself.

The "thousand-year-old ginseng" was taken away, but soon the eunuchs brought a bowl of ginseng soup, and the fragrance permeated the entire hall, making everyone feel refreshed.

The Spirit Emperor was the same, just by smelling the smell, he felt that his body was unprecedentedly spiritual. After trying the poison, he couldn't wait to drink it. In an instant, he felt as if his body was back in his twenties.

The body is a very precious thing, especially the emperor's dragon body, which is even more precious, it is a golden body.

Now the Spirit Emperor already feels that he is a little powerless, he is only thirty this year, and he has been completely hollowed out by the wine, and he is weak.

Now this bowl of ginseng soup made him feel full of inexhaustible energy, which made him immediately believe Zhang Hao's words. "Zhang Aiqing, this ginseng is really auspicious, I don't know if there is more?"

Zhang Hao doesn't know if there is a thousand years, but he can still guarantee that this very special ginseng has a better effect than other ginseng. And it was because it was special that it was given to him by the scholars of Lelang County.

"Your Majesty, it takes too long for this thousand-year-old ginseng to grow, and many things will happen during this period that destroy its growth, so it is impossible to find, so the minister dedicated it to Your Majesty as an auspicious rui." Zhang Hao felt as if he had mixed up, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's a shame." The Spirit Emperor was a little disappointed. However, his resentment towards Zhang Hao for offering such a treasure has dissipated. There is more than enough to make up for your body.

……

Zhang Hao's matter came to an end.

Finally, it was the final stage of this court meeting to meet with the Wuhuan envoys. This is also a temporary addition, who said that in recent years, few foreign ministers have come to pay tribute to the Son of Heaven, so this is still a very important thing.

"The foreign minister is Uyanke, the general of Wuhuan Zuo, to meet His Majesty the Great Emperor." Uyanko, the envoy of Wuhuan, said.

Zhang Hao looked at this envoy, wearing his hair and wearing a left hat, the only difference was that this Uyenke's face was much cleaner than that of other Wuhuan people, without a single scar. It doesn't look like this man is a fighter.

"Flat." The Spirit Emperor's tone at this moment was very weak. He was a little impatient, and wanted to settle this last thing as soon as possible so that he could go back and play.

Uyenko picked up the wooden box in his hand and held it up: "Your Majesty, this time the foreign minister came to present this gift to Your Majesty." ”

As soon as he heard the gift, the Spirit Emperor cheered up a little: "Oh, I don't know what the gift is." ”

"It is the head of Zhang Chun, a traitor to the kingdom." Uyenko said, "After the defeat of this traitor, he fled to Wuhuan and sought the protection of my lord. But such a thief is naturally punished by everyone, and my lord will kill him immediately. ”

The Spirit Emperor's eyes lit up, this is good news. Before Gongsun Zhan said that Zhang Chun fled to Wuhuan, he thought that this thief could continue to get away with it, but he didn't expect that he was killed by his own allies, which is really ironic.

"Since you know that he is a traitorous thief, then why do you want to help him send troops to Liaodong and plunder Youzhou?" Zhang Hao said.

Uyenko asked politely, "Who is this lord?" ”

"I'm Zhang Hao."

This name seemed to have some terrible power, and as soon as Uyenko heard this name, he was immediately frightened into a cold sweat, and his body trembled unconsciously, but he quickly recovered.

"It turned out that it was General Zhang in person, disrespectful and disrespectful." Uyenko arched his hand at Zhang Hao, "Previously, my lord was bewitched by Zhang Chun's thief to make a big mistake. Now that the first khan has received the punishment he deserves from General Zhang, and I, Wu Huan, have repented and no longer be in the company of thieves, this first level is determination. ”

Then he said to Emperor Ling: "Your Majesty, now Wuhuan has realized his mistake, in order to show his sincerity, my lord is willing to sacrifice 10,000 cows, sheep, and horses to His Majesty. ”

This is the main event, as far as the last point is concerned, the Spirit Emperor likes to listen to it the most, and the others have been skipped by him. The so-called sincerity is to have something, and if there is no thing, then it is called reparation.

"For the sake of your sincere repentance, I will forgive you, and if there is a next time, I will not spare it." The Spirit Emperor said with satisfaction.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Before some ministers could dissuade them, the matter was settled. This persuasion is useless, Emperor Ling will definitely not listen.

Uyenko then bowed: "There is one more matter that I beg your Majesty's permission. ”

"Say it." After taking other people's things, Emperor Ling was in a much better mood at the moment.

"Since he is a minister, my lord wants to ask His Majesty the Emperor to canonize him. And he is willing to sacrifice another fifteen thousand animals a year. ”

After Uyenko finished speaking, Emperor Ling smiled happily, thinking to himself, just such a small matter of canonization, even if he didn't give it to the livestock, he could agree. But if you give it to livestock, you can be more cheerful.

"This matter is easy, and I canonized Badun as Wuhuan Khan." Emperor Ling said with a smile.

At this time, Zhang Hao, who had not spoken for a long time, spoke again: "Your Majesty, I heard that this Badun is only the chief of western Liao. The minister thought that since he wanted to be canonized, the chiefs of the four departments of Beiping, Yuyang, Shanggu, and Daijun should also be canonized. ”

Just how to do a khan, isn't it very troublesome for a unified Wuhuan to appear when the time comes. So it's better to seal a few more and let them make an internal quick call first.

A minister came out to refute Zhang Hao: "How can this clan set up two masters, and besides, except for this chieftain of Bunton, no one from the other ministries came, if it is also canonized, isn't it useless?" ”

"That's right, if you are so rude, it is already a great gift if I don't send troops to fight, how can I canonize them again. Zhang Aiqing don't say such things again, I have paid attention to it, so it's done. Emperor Ling said impatiently.

In that case, let's change it. Zhang Hao continued: "Your Majesty, although the war in Youzhou is over, but there have been many wars, and the people's hearts are uncertain, and the minister asks the imperial court to send highly respected people to pacify it.

In this regard, the minister recommended Zong Zhengqing Liu. Lord Liu was originally the assassin of Youzhou, friendly with the people, and has a very high prestige in the hearts of Wuhuan people, if you send Lord Liu to settle Youzhou. ”

This can be regarded as making up for his uncle, and by the way, pulling history back a little bit, so as not to be too biased.

"According to Aiqing's words, Liu Yu was renamed as the pastor of Youzhou, responsible for military and political affairs in Youzhou." The Spirit Emperor couldn't wait to give the order, he was like he wanted to leave the main hall first, and he began to get impatient in his heart. It's rare to be in good physical condition, how can you do it without having fun.

……

In this way, the court meeting ended, and Zhang Hao immediately returned to Pingzhou without stopping. A month later, when he returned to Pingzhou again, spring ploughing had just ended.

Since the local recruitment of troops has become justified, then he naturally cannot let go of this opportunity, and he can't be too fierce at once, so he will recruit 30,000 soldiers first, and the entire Pingzhou will first gather 50,000 horses.

Including the original garrison, there were 20,000 cavalry and 30,000 infantry. Half of the cavalry were surrendered Wuhuan people. With them, at least the initial combat effectiveness can be guaranteed.

Just when Pingzhou was in full swing of recruitment and training, a person finally came to Xiangping.

"It's been almost a year since I've been out and about, and I've finally made it here, so let me see what you're up to."