Although Yang Biao gave Cheng Yun a face, the gatekeeper would not dare, let alone stop Cheng Yun from letting him in, after all, the person in charge of the Yang family was not Yang Biao but Yang Ci, and every time Cheng Yun came to the Yang Mansion, he also came to find Yang Ci.

Yang Ci, the old man, has suffered recently, he learned that Zhang Jiaohui was a big problem for the Han Dynasty in a few words chatting with Cheng Yun, so he asked the Yang family's connections to investigate, and summarized the results of the investigation and reported it to Emperor Han Ling, but Emperor Han Ling didn't see it yet, so he just caught up with the court meeting.

Before entering the court, Yang Ci, who was a lieutenant, discussed with Shang Shuling Liu Tao in a whisper, and made up his mind that it was the most suitable solution to put down the rebellion in one go, and let Lu Zhihuang Fu Song and other generals crusade against Zhang Jiao, and the two quickly reached a consensus.

Fortunately in misfortune, Emperor Ling of Han also thought so, not long after the court meeting began, the main purpose of the crusade against the Yellow Turban was determined, and the main general of the expedition also got his wish, it was Lu Zhi, Zhu Jun, Emperor Fu Song, and the three people.

However, unexpectedly, Emperor Han Ling was extremely afraid of death, so he actually scattered half of his troops in Sanguan for defense, and ordered He Jin to be the general's commander-in-chief.

Liu Tao immediately seconded, "Your Majesty! As long as the three-way army can break the thieves in the wilderness, there is no need to worry about the safety of Luoyang, so I implore Your Majesty to focus on the overall situation and try to increase the number of troops to fight the thief army! ”

"Presumptuous!" Zhao Zhong said in a strange manner from the side: "Your Majesty's safety is the overall situation, and of course you must protect Your Majesty with the overall situation as the priority, and besides, although the thieves are prosperous, they are like chickens and dogs, compared with the elite of my Han Dynasty, it is far worse, I believe that with the ability of the three generals, these soldiers are enough to solve the problem of this rebellion." ”

Liu Tao looked at the eunuch is a hundred unpleasant, "Zhao Changshi's words are really good, but they are not very consistent with reality. The Yellow Turban traitors now occupy Qingji, offending Yan Xu Yu, it is difficult to hit Luoyang without mentioning it, and the army of Lord Lu can effectively curb the pace of the Yellow Turban Thieves' westward advance, as long as Lord Lu's troops are not defeated, what is there to worry about the safety of Luoyang? ”

"We don't understand the idea of the thief," Zhao Zhong said in a hoarse voice: "But I know that if Your Majesty does not have enough soldiers around him to protect, there will always be some people who are ready to move, are you right, Lord Liu~"

Liu Tao was furious, "You traitor, don't tell the truth, blood spews people!" I am dedicated to the country..."

"What Chang Shi said is very right, it is very agreeable" Emperor Han Ling looked impatient, "Shang Shuling doesn't need to say more!" Shang Shuling is still quite accomplished in literature, so it is better to concentrate on compiling the regulations of "Spring and Autumn". ”

Liu Tao was sad and angry, and said that he had suffering, and returned to his position with a depressed face, but heard Emperor Han Ling say again: "Taiwei is in an important position, commanding the military of the world, but the rebellion in the north, the thief flame is quite strong, not only did you fail to anticipate and stop it in time, but also failed to come up with another convincing strategy to quell the chaos, is it because you are already very old and cannot be a normal director?" ”

Emperor Han Ling took a breath, "If that's the case, it's not my fault to force you in this position, and I will allow you to sue the old man." ”

Before Yang Ci could speak, Tingwei Cui Lie stood up, "Your Majesty, during the reign of Taiwei Yang, he was conscientious and conscientious, and never slackened at all. The Captain's solution though..."

Cui Lie secretly glanced at Zhao Zhong, "Although he is aggressive, but with His Majesty's brilliant heavenly might, it is like a thunderstorm, and it is only that His Majesty has adopted it that is more suitable for the current situation, and it is better to stay in the position of Tai Lieutenant to show His Majesty's tolerance, and the hundred officials are also more diligent to comfort Your Majesty." ”

At this time, Qiao Xuan, who served as a doctor in Taizhong, also stood up, "Your Majesty, what Taiwei Yang said is a loyal strategy that is in line with the current situation and can be used. ”

Qiao Xuanke didn't care about Zhao Zhong's face, "So even if Taiwei Yang is derelict in his duties this time, it should be okay to deal with the punishment, which not only shows His Majesty's tolerance, but also allows Lord Yang to learn a lesson, and be more loyal to the king in the future." ”

Emperor Han Ling couldn't help but nodded, he didn't have any feelings for Cui Lie, there were too many little people to bother to remember, and he didn't have to care if he spoke well or not; He still has a lot of respect for Qiao Xuan, after all, this man who has defeated foreign tribes many times to protect the territory and the people, so that his Han territory can be preserved.

Zhao Zhong gritted his teeth at Qiao Xuan's reliance on the old and selling the old, Yang Ci's words were a loyal strategy, so my words were a lie? I have to beat Yang Ci to death with a stick so that he can't turn over, otherwise it will seem that I am wrong.

"What Dr. Qiao said is true, what Gong Qiao said is loyal to the king, our family highly recognizes, but if Taiwei Yang, who is not loyal enough to the king now, only gets such a simple punishment as a punishment, how can the officials in the future not slack off? Anyway, slacking off is just a punishment. ”

Emperor Han Ling was impatiently disturbed by Zhao Zhong's yin and yang strange voice, "Silence! This matter has been decided, Yang Ci you tell the old man, and the rest of you should take this as a warning, do your own work, and don't repeat his mistakes. ”

Those who are willing and those who are unwilling, all the officials are praised, Cui Lie bowed his head and was speechless, Qiao Xuan sighed, only to hear Zhang Rang ask: "Do you still have something to play?" If there is nothing to do, you can retreat. ”

Seeing that Emperor Han Ling was in good spirits immediately, the ministers who had something to do kept silent, anyway, it was not a fatal matter, and the consequences of offending His Majesty were very serious, and I saw an example today, and I wanted to take this old man who was a little rickety on the side as a warning!

Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was ready to go back to spoil his concubine, but he could hear the words "the old minister has a play", so he could only sit back listlessly, "Who, what?" ”

Qiao Xuan's mood is very heavy today, his friend Yang Boxian has never slackened in the position of Tai Lieutenant, no one has seen this as thoroughly as him, the former former Tai Lieutenant, although there was trespassing before Zhang Jiao's rebellion, but it was well hidden, everyone knew that he was just gathering people to preach, similar to Buddhism, Buddhism was introduced to the Central Plains for more than 100 years, and it did not have any adverse impact on society, and some of the officials still believed in Buddhism, and they did not see any problems.

For foreign Buddhism can be tolerated, there will be no resistance to local Taoism, the Han Dynasty people are still very free in terms of faith, except for the orthodoxy of the Son of Heaven is unquestionable, no one cares what others like to think.

So before Zhang Jiao's rebellion, even if there were signs and there were too many people in the sect and there was a threat, how did you let the people below report this kind of thing? How did the Taiwei report to the emperor after he found out? Say that the Taiping Road is powerful, and the people are congregational? The emperor asked you if this person had rebelled, how did you reply?

Possible rebellion? Preparing for a rebellion? The evidence can't be taken out at all, only by grasping the handle, no, if you grab Ma Yuanyi's handle, people will immediately turn back, and give you the opportunity to report? Therefore, there is no legal conviction of Zhang Jiao, after all, there is no Qin Hui among the ministers, and Zhang Jiao can be killed on trumped-up charges.

can only mention the prevention of uprisings, as for Yang Ci mentioning it, Qiao Xuan doesn't know about this, but it is said that Yang Ci and the two sons of the Cheng family are close, so they should mention it, but today's emperor obviously doesn't know, Qiao Xuan can't say anything about it, and he doesn't have time to discuss it with Yang Ci.

Qiao Xuan stood up, leaning on his figure, "The old minister is begging, the old minister is seventy and five this year, the old eyes are dizzy, the back is sore, and he can no longer do his best for His Majesty, loyal to the king, I hope that Your Majesty will pity the old minister for many years and have never slackened off in his hard work, and allow me to return to my hometown, so that my old bones can return to my roots, and I can be buried in my hometown in the future and be worshiped by my descendants." ”

Emperor Han Ling was stunned, did time pass so fast? When he was in power, Qiao Xuan was Shaofu, responsible for his food, clothing, food and clothing, he was still a child at that time, Qiao Xuan took care of him, more than ten years have passed, and the loyal elder has also become an ancient old man, which makes people sigh that time flies.

"Qiao Gong is the humerus of the imperial court, the patriarch of the three dynasties, I still need Qiao Gong to mention more."

"The old minister is suffering from a serious disease, his energy is low, and he can't always accompany His Majesty, which is the natural law of people getting old, and he begs His Majesty to have mercy on my old bones, so that I can spend my old age in peace."

"Gong Qiao has worked a lot, and I hope that Gong Qiao can help me stabilize the situation during this turbulent period."

"The old minister, Your Majesty appoints more young and insightful people, even if they are young, they can do their best for Your Majesty, but the old minister has more than enough heart and insufficient body, begging Your Majesty to allow the old minister to return to his hometown."

Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty sighed, Qiao Xuan said to the old man, and he had already resigned three times, so he approved Qiao Xuan's request and sealed Qiao Xuan's special entry to show his honor.