Regarding the battle in the hall, Zhang Rang bowed his head and remained silent at the side of Emperor Han Ling this time, and his invisible eyes kept flickering.

At this time, Emperor Han Ling had already accepted Dong Chong's suggestion in his heart, after all, although Liu Hong was mediocre, he also knew a lot of common sense of soldiers, and the waiting officials sent had not replied, so I don't know what Xiang Ao's situation was at this time.

Then, according to what Dong Qing said, an edict was issued to Xiang Qing immediately. After all, the affairs of a soldier still need to be done in accordance with the art of war. Do you have any objections? ”

"Your Majesty is wise!" Seeing Liu Hong say this, it was inconvenient for the Yuan family to say more. The hall is full of talented people, and if you raise objections at this time, the intention against Xiang Ao will be too obvious.

"Zhongqing can have other things to do, if there is no today, you can retreat!" Liu Hong got up and wanted to turn around and leave.

"Your Majesty!" Cheng Bao, the official of Yizhou, heard the words and said: "Ban Yu is barbarian and chaotic in Ba County, and he can't be restrained after many years. The minister thought that the Ban Yu barbarian from the former Qin to the present, are all due to the court, and its chaos is due to the fact that the pastoral guard is not reasonable, the court is far away, can not hear itself, complains to the sky, and has nothing to complain. He did not plot to mislead in order to misbehave! The ministers elected their leader Cao Qian as the Taishou, sent an edict to pardon him, and immediately surrendered! ”

"Ban Yu is so obscene, my big man is majestic." Liu Hong was extremely angry when he heard this, it has been several years since the Ban Yu barbarians rebelled in Ba County, and there would be people in the court who mentioned this matter the next day, but there was no result, and several repressions were even more costly. However, recently, the treasury has been empty, and disasters have been frequent in various places, even if the official position cannot be filled, Liu Hong is helpless.

"Your Majesty is angry!" Yizhou Thorn Shi stood up together: "Your Majesty, what Cheng Jiguan said is not unreasonable, Ba County is far away from Luoyang, and the Han Dynasty has been plagued by natural disasters in recent years, so it is not appropriate to raise troops again. ”

"What do you think?" Liu Hong didn't know how to make a decision in his heart, so he had to look down on the ministers again.

"Reconsideration!" "Reconsideration!" I don't know if everyone in the court discussed it or what, but this proposal was passed without objection.

"Your Majesty. The minister has a thing to play! Taiwei Yang Cizuo bowed and said.

"Huh?! I don't know what the captain played? ”

"Your Majesty, it has been rumored among the people that Zhang Jiao, the Heavenly Master of the Taiping Dao, and his children are preaching to various counties and states, and there are many believers. The minister thought that he should be arrested with evil words, so as not to cholera the people's hearts. ”

"Is that so?"

"Your Majesty, this is indeed the case." Zhang Rang replied at this time: "According to the minister's knowledge, Zhang Jiao has been preaching for several years, and he has not heard of any other intentions except for treating the people and helping the people. The minister thought that he could look at it for the time being, after all, Zhang Jiao's behavior could eliminate disasters and hardships for the people of the world, and it could also relieve a lot of burdens for the Han court! ”

"What Zhang Qing said is reasonable!" Liu Hong nodded at Zhang Rang and turned to face the ministers: "Zhang Qing will send someone to investigate, and then make a decision!" ”

Yang Ci had no choice but to follow the crowd to shout Your Majesty's wisdom, and secretly discussed in his heart: It seems that this matter has to find the minister to play together, if Zhang Jiao really has objections, Dahan must be injured a lot, and he has to be guarded against.

At this time, Xiang Ao had returned to Wuyuan after leaving heavy troops in the surrendered city.

"My lord, the court and the central government are not very peaceful!" Hu Zhao stared at the documents issued by the imperial court and Cai Yong's letter, and was extremely worried about the situation of the Northern Protectorate.

"Kong Ming, don't panic." Xiang Ao was not too worried, and persuaded with a light smile: "Since I was appointed to Shuo Fang, there has been such a trend in the past few years, and there must be dissatisfied people in the court, after all, the tree is a big wind." ”

"Although Your Majesty has no great power, your performance this year has all reflected Your Majesty's intentions towards Xianbei and the great cause of doing that wolf house. The villain in the court thinks that His Majesty is so knotted and wants to put the lord in the land of ten thousand calamities. Zhaojue can be polite about this matter, if the army is raised again, no matter whether the Northern Regions of the Northern Regions have the financial resources to send troops and food to the outside of the fortress, I am afraid that it will be extremely difficult for the Northern Regions to stabilize themselves. ”

"Kong Ming's worries are not unreasonable, my Han has natural disasters every year, and rebels are ravaging every year. If there is a big fight, or even defeated, the Han is afraid of the wind and rain! Xiang Ao also sighed and said yes, but there was not much worry between his eyebrows: "However, it is caused by misfortune and blessing, since there are people in the court who are plotting against us, it is also the time for me to become famous in the world and be loyal to Your Majesty." ”

"My lord..."Hu Zhao was extremely worried, and he was extremely afraid that Xiang Ao would accept the imperial edict like this.

"Kong Ming doesn't need to worry, I already have a draft!"

"The lord has a countermeasure, so Zhao won't say more, but the lord is still careful." Hu Zhao was also helpless, knowing that he could not change Xiang Ao's decision, so he diverted the topic: "Before the lord returned to Wuyuan, there were strange two people who appeared in Linrong, but because of their remarks, they were trapped by the people and officials of Linrong. Seeing that the two of them were brave and extraordinary, they were transferred to Wuyuan, and the decision was made after the lord watched. ”

"Oh? Weird? Xiang Ao was curious. Hu Zhao ordered the two to be escorted out of prison and sent to the government office.

As for Xu Fu, he was forced by Xiang Ao to stay in the surrendered city to deal with people's livelihood matters, at this time, there were many officials in the Northern Regions Protectorate, but only a few people could take on big responsibilities. Xu Fu was also helpless. Xiang Ao not only dragged Cai Yong and others to find talents, but also bothered to cultivate Jiang Yan, Gao Shun and others, hoping that they would be able to sit on one side in the future.

"Dog officer, what is the crime of my two brothers, and why have I been imprisoned for so long. originally thought that the Zhengbei General's Mansion was different from other families, but it turned out to be the same, not distinguishing innocence and oppressing the people. Before he saw him, Xiang Ao smelled someone outside the door shouting.

"Get on your knees!" The two men who were escorted in were knocked down on their knees by the soldiers. "Wait, bring it!"

Xiang Ao nodded and waved his hand, signaling the visitor to retreat. Before Xiang Ao could open his mouth to inquire, one of them shouted again: "Bullshit general, you don't know good and evil, and you oppress the people!" Xiang Ao looked for prestige, and saw that one of the two looked at Xiang Ao viciously, wanting to eat Xiang Ao. The other person looked extremely calm and looked at Xiang Ao calmly.

"Huh! The prisoner is so disrespectful! See if I don't smoke you to death, this reckless man! Jiao Meng, who was standing next to Xiang Ao, heard that this person was disrespectful and insulting Xiang Ao, and was about to get up and smack.

"Come on! Dog officer! ”

"Ah Meng, stand down!" Seeing this, Xiang Ao shouted to stop Jiao Meng. Jiao Meng heard that Xiang Ao was drinking, so he stopped, and the remaining two reckless men stared at each other, complaining to each other! Xiang Ao didn't say much, and stepped forward to untie the ropes of the two.

Seeing this, Hu Zhao hurriedly stepped forward to stop him.

"It's okay!" Xiang Ao waved his hand to stop it, and immediately untied the rope: "Chief Hu has informed the general of the situation, you and the two are not guilty, the general does not care about the reputation, if you and the two of you walk in other counties in the future, don't talk nonsense!" ”

When Xiang Ao untied the rope, he didn't forget to tell him kindly. Except for the disrespect to Xiang Ao, the two of them are indeed not at fault. It's just that Xiang Ao won the hearts of the people in Linrong, and of course the people did not allow anyone to insult Xiang Ao.

"The two brothers will not be punished?" Although it was hearsay that Xiang Ao was benevolent, he didn't know the details, and his brother Ah Jin of the two asked suspiciously.

"Huh!" Xiang Ao chuckled: "What a crime, no one is perfect, and there will be flaws." What's more, it's just talk, and nothing else. Xiang Ao picked up Ah Jin and said indifferently. Ah Jin looked at Xiang Ao with a little gratitude, not knowing what to think in his heart.

"If it weren't for my brother to stop it, I would have beaten you all over the ground looking for teeth!" Seeing Xiang Ao treating this person so politely, Jiao Meng was very unhappy in his heart and muttered beside him, Jiao Meng regarded Xiang Ao as his own brother, and disrespected Xiang Ao so much, as if insulting his father. Although the voice is very small, Xiang Ao and the two brothers are both martial arts practitioners, and they have not escaped the ears of the three people.

"That reckless man, dare to practice with me!"

"Brother must not be rude!" Ah Jin shouted loudly, turned to Xiang Ao: "Don't blame you, my brother has no other intentions, only Geng Zhier." ”

"Huh!" Jiao Meng's temper was also hot, and when he saw this person so arrogant, his heart was angry: "I don't blame you, you are so ignorant?" Today I will teach you how to behave as a reckless man. Come on, bring me weapons! ”

"Nonsense!" Xiang Ao shouted again, and he was helpless in his heart, in order to avoid the two reckless men from continuing to entangle, he said bluntly: "If the strong man has nothing else to do, he will leave, and he will also have important things to deal with!" ”

"I don't know if it's convenient for you, can you talk about it for a while?"

"Oh?!" Xiang Ao snorted suspiciously: "Those two ask the strong man to take a seat." Xiang Ao led the two to the banquet, glared at Jiao Meng again, and signaled Jiao Meng to be quiet. The two were not polite and followed to take their seats. If you don't talk about the two reckless people, the guest of honor will still talk in detail, and it will be very pleasant.

The surname of the two is Li, and the brother's name is Zhuzi Shujie. The younger brother's name enters, and the word enters first. A native of Jiyin County, Yanzhou, in the early years, natural disasters caused the death of relatives in the family, leaving the two brothers to rely on each other. Although the two are not from a family, they are diligent and studious, especially their younger brother Li Jin is familiar with Wen Tao and loves martial arts. His brother is a little inferior, and his martial arts are extraordinary, but he doesn't like books.

"Jun Hou, the two brothers are not making trouble when they come here, but they just want to seek a position in the Northern Protectorate to make a living."

"Hehe, it is the time to employ people in the Northern Regions, and it is a blessing to be valued by the first brother. I don't know what position the first brother wants to ask for, what he wants to do? ”

Li Jin looked up at Xiang Ao, Li Jin also knew about the current situation of the Northern Regions Protectorate, and originally thought that it would be easy for Xiang Ao to see that the two of them were brave enough to get an official and a half-position, but he didn't want the prince to be exquisite. But the more this is the case, the more happy Li Jin is in his heart.

"My two brothers don't have much ambition, a few years ago, I heard that the monarch is now the protector of the northern region, and the people are prosperous, and the government decree is even more biased towards the people, my brothers are very yearning, and they are willing to work for dogs and horses with a small plan." Li Jin paused here for a moment: "My brothers and sisters have seen too many people displaced in Yanzhou, bandits and bullying the people, and too many people are like my relatives, so I want to find Ming Gong to do something for the people." ”

"I don't want to enter the first brother, but I have the ambition of my family." Seeing this, Hu Zhao praised, and even quietly winked at Xiang Ao.

"If Brother Jin has this intention, he will go to the court in the near future to get an official position for Brother Jin, but before the edict is replied, he will have to be wronged to avoid being the general's personal guard, and can he follow the general to ask for Xianbei?"

Li Jin's eyes flashed, it seems that the Northern Regions Protectorate will make a big move today, if he can send troops with Xiang Ao at this time, he will definitely be able to mix military merits with the ability of his two brothers and seek official positions. Li Jin stood up and bowed and thanked: "Thank you for this first!" Li Zhu followed and got up to thank him

"It doesn't have to be like this before, if you can benefit the people as an official in the same dynasty, it will also be a merit." Xiang Ao also got up to salute back, turned to Jiao Meng and said, "Ah Meng, arrange for the first brother to enter the guard camp." ”

The corners of Jiao Meng's mouth twitched, not very happy, but then he thought: Isn't it under my jurisdiction to enter the pro-guard camp? Hehe, look at how I clean up that reckless man. happily took the order to leave with the two Li Jin brothers.