Chapter 64: The Eighth Captain of the West Garden
The report was over, and as soon as I stepped into Cai's mansion, I saw a girl in a green shirt walking towards me with a maid.
It's Cai Yan!
Ma Chao immediately straightened out his clothes, greeted him, and bowed his head and said, "Ma Chao, I've seen Miss Cai." β
Suddenly, someone came over and made a big salute to herself, which startled the girl in the green shirt and asked, "Ma Chao?" In the past few days, rumors have spread in Luoyang, saying that you are going to establish yourself as a king, why are you in my house now? β
Ma Chao said with a smile: "Rumors are rumors, I, Ma Chao, as the general of the Han Dynasty, my greatest wish in this life is to lead the army to a hundred battles, and finally die on the battlefield and return with a horse leather shroud!" β
"It's just some rumors that slander me, so why should I be afraid!"
The girl in the green shirt flashed her beautiful big eyes, and she was also shocked by Ma Chao's words, Ma Chao is only 9 years old, but she is determined to do this, which is really rare.
"Hahahaha, what the virtuous nephew said is so happy!"
Cai Yong walked out of the hall and just heard what Ma Chao said to his daughter, and couldn't help but praise him.
Cai Yong had already learned of Ma Chao's intention, and did not ask him why he returned to the court several months late, but directly explained that he would definitely help Ma Chao in the early court.
The next day, above the court.
Emperor Ling of Han sat on the dragon chair, looked down at the two columns of civil and military officials on the left and right below, and said, "I heard that General Fenwei Ma Chao has returned to Luoyang, is he here today?" β
Ma Chao immediately stepped out, knelt on the ground, and said respectfully: "Minister, after a long delay, I will return to Beijing to report on my work, and I hope that Your Majesty will punish the crimes of the ministers." β
Emperor Han Ling gave a false hand: "Aiqing, please get up, rumors have been spreading recently, I don't know, why are you delaying for months?" β
Before Ma Chao could speak, a person came out of the Wenchen queue, it was Situ Cui Lie, and he sneered: "Could it be that General Ma saw that it was no longer advisable to establish himself as the king, and he couldn't do anything, and he came back in disgrace?" β
As soon as he finished speaking, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were whispering and pointing at Ma Chao.
Ma Chao was the old god, ignoring the whispers of the ministers around him, but Fu Chang immediately stood up and scolded: "Lord Situ, what do you mean by this? Could it be that in the eyes of your Lord Cui, all the meritorious ministers are jackals, and the slanderous villains are the pillars of the country? β
"You!"
Cui Lie looked at it, it was actually Fu Bian's B, and when he remembered Fu Bian's previous scare, he was speechless, embarrassed, and there was really infinite hatred in his chest.
"Okay, you Fu Bian!"
As soon as his eyes rolled, he had an explanation, and immediately shouted: "Didn't Your Majesty make you the Taishou of Hanyang County?" β
"Why are you in Luoyang again? You must be punished for dereliction of duty! β
Zhao Zhong sneered, directly quoted the scriptures, and said: "Things have their officials, and officials cultivate their strategies, and think about them day and night." One day of dereliction of duty, you will die! β
Zhao Zhong actually wanted to execute Fu Chang for dereliction of duty, Ma Chao raised his eyebrows and said: "A mere eunuch dares to discuss national affairs?" β
"You kid!"
Zhao Zhong's eyes narrowed slightly, his eyes were as vicious as snakes, and he said, "Shaft! Look at your young age, don't bully you, drag you out, and punish you with twenty boards! β
When the guards stepped forward and were about to arrest Ma Chao, Ma Teng immediately stepped out, stopped the guards, and said, "Your Majesty! My son fought on the battlefield for the country and made many meritorious deeds, and now that the rumors have not been broken, we should find out who did it, and why did I suppress the heroes? β
Ma Chao is only 9 years old, the twentieth board goes down, and the direct person is gone, so Ma Teng is not in a hurry, Ma Chao is hob meat, and sneered: "Since ancient times, eunuchs have been eunuchs and eunuchs, and they have discussed the government in vain, which is the way to destroy the country!" β
"Don't you hear it, Chang Yu, Zhao Gao and other people who are troubled by the country!"
(Note: Chang Yu, pretending to be a eunuch to enter the palace, was favored by Qin Shi Huang's biological mother Zhao Ji, Feng Changxin Hou, failed to rebel, and was beheaded by Qin Shi Huang)
(Note: Zhao Gao, after the death of Qin Shi Huang, conspired with Li Si, gave death to Fu Su, supported Hu Hai, and later framed Li Si, killed Hu Hai, wanted to be the emperor as a eunuch, and was finally beheaded by Ziying)
"Bastard!" Zhao Zhong's eyelids jumped when he heard this, his face twitched, and he was so angry that his whole body was trembling, and the other middle servants were also angry.
What kind of traitors are Chang Yu and Zhao Gao?
Ma Chao actually compared Zhao Zhong with the traitors of the Qin State, which is even more damaging than Cui Lie's words!
Looking around at the civil and military forces, who are the well-known figures?
Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shu are impressively listed, Cao Cao's father, Cao Song, was originally the adopted son of a eunuch, so it was inconvenient to speak.
The Yuan brothers are just two rats, and at this time, they only know how to protect themselves and are silent.
The two sides quarreled endlessly, blaming each other, and almost started a fight, and the noise was like a vegetable market where people were shouting and shouting.
Above the court, for a while, the wind was loud, and everyone was in danger.
Emperor Han Ling's brows furrowed, he was irritable when he heard it, and he was about to scold, but when he saw Cai Yong coming out of the ranks, he said, "Your Majesty, the ministers have a discussion." β
"Exactly."
Cai Yong continued: "Qingzhou Thorn Shi Tian Kai is on the table, on the boundary of Qingzhou, the remnants of the Yellow Turban are huge, and most of the 65 counties in Qingzhou and the four countries have been occupied, and I ask the imperial court to send troops to rescue immediately. β
Cai Yong's words fluttered lightly, preventing the dispute above the court, and Emperor Han Ling hated it in his heart, and he was a yellow turban thief!
He looked at the military attachΓ©, only to see one by one avoiding his sight, only Ma Chao stared at himself, Emperor Han Ling just wanted to speak, the great general He Jin, who had not spoken for a long time, suddenly said: "Your Majesty, the Qingzhou Yellow Turban is a disease of ringworm scabies, enter, I am willing to protect Yuan Shao and lead the army to go out, and I will be able to conquer the thieves in one battle." β
"Oh?"
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was overjoyed and immediately asked Yuan Shao: "The Yuan family of Runan, the third prince of the fourth generation, the protΓ©gΓ© and the former officials are all over the world, and he should be a model for the imperial court, and he went to Qingzhou to conquer Qingzhou, and he was the first in the world?" β
Nima!
Yuan Shao, who had been holding back and not speaking, originally just wanted to be an air person, but he didn't expect He Jin to be here and suddenly recommend himself.
It's really "people stand on the edge of the wall, and the pot comes from the sky!" β
What the?
Tell me to go to the Qingzhou Yellow Turban?
Most of Qingzhou has been captured by the Yellow Turban, so tell me to find the dead!
Yuan Shao was holding back the fire in his heart, he was really angry, but he had to take the order, so he had to reluctantly come out: "Minister, obey the order." β
He Jin wanted to speak again, but was interjected by Xiaohuangmen Qianshuo: "Well, hum! β
"Your Majesty, didn't you say that you want to set up an eighth lieutenant in the West Garden?"
Emperor Han Ling remembered this at this time, and hurriedly said: "Oh, yes, yes, yes, there is such a thing!" β
When Qian Shuo spoke, he kept looking at He Jin, He Jin frowned, thinking to himself What is the eighth lieutenant of Xiyuan?
How I didn't know!
The attendant took the decree and immediately announced: "When the weather is good, I will be commanded." I have heard that I have a good way to govern the army, and I can win the hearts of soldiers; Xiu Ge shines his blade and can rejuvenate the prestige of the country. Now, Xiao Huangmen Qianshuo, strong body, proficient in military affairs, good management of the army, appointed in Luoyang West Park, the formation of the Janissaries, the prestige of our country, the special establishment of eight captains, they are: "
"Captain of the Upper Military Academy: Little Huangmen Qianshuo."
"Lieutenant of the Chinese Army: General Yuan Shao."
"Lieutenant of the Lower Military Academy: Captain Bao Hong."
"Lieutenant of the Military Academy: Yilang Cao Cao."
"Lieutenant Zuo of the Auxiliary Army: Doctor Guanglu Zhao Rong."
"Lieutenant Right: Feng Fang."
"Captain Zuo: Counsel Doctor Xia Mu."
"Right Captain: General Fenwei Ma Chao."
The attendant closed the holy decree and said: "The captain above is under the command of the captain of the military colonel, Qianshuo, and is directly ordered by His Majesty, from the general down, to his subordinates!" β
As soon as Ma Chao heard it, I wiped it!
The eighth captain of the West Garden in history, the right captain should be Chun Yuqiong's criticism, but in the end, he turned around and became himself.
Moreover, the candidate for the eighth lieutenant of the West Garden was designated by Emperor Ling of Han and modified by Qian Shuo, and suddenly added Ma Chao's name, it is obvious that Qian Shuo is targeting himself!
Once he changed from a foreign war general to a forbidden military captain, isn't it equivalent to a disguised house arrest in the Luoyang Palace?
Damn, I've been robbed of my military power!
Suddenly, Ma Chao immediately looked back at He Jin, and sure enough!
At this time, He Jin was furious, staring at Qian Shuo with a pair of eyes, and he hated to tear Qian Shuo alive!
The eight captains of the West Garden, it seems that they are only 8 captains in charge of the forbidden army, but they are actually the high-level armed forces used to protect the eunuchs, and the forbidden army protects the emperor, and naturally they also have to protect the eunuch group that surrounds the emperor!
Especially that Feng Fang, he is the son-in-law of the great eunuch Cao Jie, before he became the right lieutenant of the auxiliary army, he did not have an official position, and directly became the commander of the Praetorian Guard!
Hateful!
He Jin was angry in his heart, blazing, his face was cold, and he secretly thought in his heart: "Eighth Captain of Xiyuan, this is dividing my military power!" βγ
"Okay, well, since you eunuchs dare to do this, I won't show mercy!"
Above the court, with this holy decree descending, suddenly, the atmosphere became strange and subtle, and people's hearts fluctuated.