The capital city of Luoyang, the palace hall, hundreds of officials gathered, on the surface of the Wensheng Wuxing, the ministers gathered, but under a closer look, I saw that everyone's face sank like water, and those with a slightly lower official position were secretly trembling, as if something big was coming, and everyone was in danger.

"The emperor has arrived~~~" With a loud shout, today, Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty stepped up to the hall, passed through the trembling bodies of everyone, and went straight to the top of the treasure hall.

Leaning over to look at everyone's expressions, Liu Hong sneered twice and said, "Everyone, now that the yellow scarf has just been decided, and there is war in Xiliang again, Zhang Wen, who was the one who protected the promotion, can now stand up and speak."

His Royal Highness was all shocked, and one of the ministers suddenly leaned down to the ground and shouted, "The minister is guilty of death."

"Now that I know the capital crime, then I don't have to bother much, come on~~ Pull down and behead the public" Liu Hong didn't raise his eyelids, and with a wave of his hand, the guards in front of the palace immediately stepped forward and dragged the person down, and after a while, a human head was presented, which was the person who was waiting for the crime just now.

Liu Hong snorted, and didn't look at it much and said to the hundred officials, "What should happen now, you can wait for an idea, if you can't think of a countermeasure, all the officials will be demoted by one level and fined for three years."

The punishment that Liu Hong said is not that the court has not paid it for three years, but that everyone has handed it over uniformly, as for how much it is handed over, it depends on Liu Hong's mood, like his greedy temperament, that is, a five-grade official may have to hand over the first-grade official's salary, which is not something that ordinary people can afford.

At this moment, someone in His Royal Highness said, "Your Majesty is angry, and Weichen has something to say."

I saw a person step out of the column and came to the front of the hall, facing Liu Hong and saying, "Chen Xun Shuang has a book."

Liu Hong saw that it was the predecessor Sikong, his face was slightly softened, this person is the head of the Xun family of the eight major clans, and his status is respected, if he didn't take the initiative to give way, how could Zhang Wen have this opportunity, to say that this person had also recommended Zhang Wen, but Liu Hong was inconvenient to mention, after all, it was different from ordinary subordinates who said that they would kill and scold if they wanted to, and nodded at the moment and asked, "Does Xun Aiqing have a clever plan to break the enemy?" ”。

Xun Shuang nodded and replied, "Although Zhang Wen was defeated, his strength still exists, and his subordinates Yuan Peng and Zhou Shen all have heavy troops, at this time, if Your Majesty is angry with him, it may not be conducive to the imperial court, and Weichen thinks that it is better to appease first."

"Oh? The words of the head of the Xun family are not right," Liu Hong smiled slightly and began to play smart, "I didn't say what I want to do to Zhang Wen, you have ulterior motives for these words~~~."

"Weichen is guilty, the saint is wise, it was Weichen who said the wrong thing~~~ Your Majesty doesn't blame Zhang Sikong, that's the best" Xun Shuang immediately put on a panicked look and leaned over and said.

Liu Hong was just teasing him, after all, the identity was there, not something he could do if he wanted to, so he waved his hand and said, "The head of the Xun family must not only come out this time to intercede for Zhang Wen, if there is a good way to break the enemy, say it quickly, don't sell it here."

Xun Shuang straightened his expression and responded, "Yes, Weichen does have some countermeasures to say to His Majesty, Zhang Wen has an army of 100,000 in his hands this time, as far as the minister knows, Zhang Sikong has only had a few contacts with the thief, even if he loses in a row, his strength will not be lost too much, and he has the power to turn things around, not to mention that Xiliang Dong Zhuo is also under his command, and it is expected that the thief will not take any advantage."

"Hmm~~ I know what you said, but if I exterminate the thieves as soon as possible, how can my country's treasury hold up if it is delayed like this, don't you know that my house has been tight in the past few years?"

Liu Hong is greedy for money, the world knows it, and His Royal Highness doesn't dare to say anything, otherwise he will have to pay out of his pocket if he can't get it right, and he can't eat enough these years, so how can he have spare money to fill the army's salary.

"Your Majesty wants to exterminate the thieves as soon as possible, it's not impossible~~ It's just that you need to add another general."

Liu Hong frowned tightly, and said slightly angrily, "Add another one... I have to add more, how many soldiers have been filled in by the little Xiliang, and my pockets are about to be emptied by it, at this time, what will I supply with the additional troops~~~ Besides, didn't Zhu Jun have already ordered Zhu Jun to transfer troops the day before yesterday, isn't it possible to rely on his ability? “。

"The right Zhonglang general is really a difficult general, but Chang'an is tight, at this time he may not be able to pull out~~~ But Your Majesty don't worry, I have someone in my heart who can solve Your Majesty's heart."

"Oh~~ Who is this person?".

"Yanmen is too guarded, Zuo Zhonglang will be Huangfu Song, Jizhou will destroy Zhang Jiao's main force in a big battle, if this person carries military authority to suppress bandits, he will be invincible" said Xun Shuang said with a smile "What's more~~~ The land of Yanmen is self-sufficient, if he sends troops and passes through his hometown in the north, the military problem does not need His Majesty to worry about at all, and the day of success can be reached by adding officials to the knight, this deal can be described as a very cost-effective."

Liu Hong's heart immediately burst into joy when he heard this, and he applauded again and again, "Miao Miao Miao~~~ The head of the Xun family really knows my heart, so he will do what you say, immediately pass on my holy decree, and crown Huangfu Song as the general of Yangwu, and order him to go out to fight the thieves from now on.

At this moment, a sharp voice suddenly sounded, "Slow Your Majesty, the minister has something to say."

His Royal Highness Xun Shuang breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and said secretly, "The time has finally come, otherwise my efforts will not be in vain."

With the sound of speaking, Zhang Rang swayed out of the back of the hall, his figure swayed three times, majestic and majestic, more powerful than when Emperor Liu Hong entered the palace, and when he came to Liu Hong's side, he just bowed and sat down.

Liu Hong didn't mind at all, and asked with joy on his face, "Father, but what do you have to explain?" “。

Zhang Rangyin laughed and said to Liu Hong, "Your Majesty, although the head of the Xun family has a good idea, the minister thinks that he still needs to add some barcodes to make a number, otherwise just adding officials to the knighthood, how can he show His Majesty's grace and power."

"Well~~ That's the truth, what conditions does the father want to add?".

"Huangfu Song was born in the door, and he made a lot of great contributions to exterminate the main force of the Yellow Turban in Jizhou, but I heard that he was proud of his achievements, and he was good at cutting the deer too shou, and he had no saints, although it has not been verified, but there is no wind and no waves, so this matter has to be carefully investigated, if this is the case, not only the previous credit should be written off, but also ask him a crime of bullying the king~~~ but~~~ This time the Xun family master recommended him to go on the expedition did give him a chance, if the battle is won, everyone will be happy, and there is no need to pursue the charge ~~~ But if it is defeated~~~ What should it be?"

Liu Hong's eyes widened, and he said angrily, "Is there really such a thing? Taishou is the important minister of the country, how can he behead him privately, this matter should be carefully investigated, as for the victory or defeat of this battle~~~ If you win, it is another matter, but in case of failure~~hum~~ The three crimes will be punished together, and then see how I clean him up!! “。

When the ministers saw Liu Hong angry, they all shrank back in fright for a while and didn't dare to say more, only Xun Shuang was secretly happy in his heart, how to do it depends on Dong Zhuo's, thinking of this, he said to Liu Hong, "The minister still has one more matter, please play Your Majesty."

"But it doesn't hurt to say it."

"Weichen heard that Dong Zhonglang will be able to fight well, and during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the bandits in Sizhou were wiped out thanks to him leading the troops, but this time I went to Xiliang, I heard that His Majesty ordered him to listen to orders under Zhang Sikong's account, and Zhang Sikong was very wary of him, how could he cooperate to suppress the thieves in this way, not to mention that Xiliang was Dong Zhuo's territory, and he must be more familiar with it than Zhang Sikong, so I proposed to add Dong Zhuo and let him lead the army alone, which is also conducive to mutual control."

"The idea of the head of the Xun family is really wonderful, Your Majesty might as well adopt it" Zhang Rang glanced at Xun Shuang approvingly, although there was a bit of solemnity in his eyes full of appreciation, but he was still very satisfied with this proposal.

Of course, Liu Hong agrees, so that he can save Dong Zhuo's military salary, and he can also use him to contain Zhang Wen, killing multiple birds with one stone, why not "good ~~ pass the decree, add General Dong Zhuo Zhenwei, and the military does not need to listen to Zhang Wen's orders, you can make your own decisions".

Several holy decrees were passed down one after another, and it was quiet after a while, at this time Xun Shuang saw that it was almost over, and Shi Li said, "Your Majesty, the minister has been feeling unwell in recent years, presumably because he is old and has some diseases that need to be recuperated, and I would like to ask Your Majesty to return to Yingchuan's hometown to recuperate for a period of time."

"Are you going to go too? In the past two years, there have been a lot of important ministers who have returned to their hometowns, and I have some understaff, but for the sake of your loyalty for many years, I will allow you to go back to your hometown to recuperate, but you will come back as soon as your health is fine, you know."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Weichen recuperates his body and is determined to serve His Majesty's death, and Weichen retires" Xun Shuang bowed a few times and walked out of the hall tremblingly.

Zhang Rang watched Xun Shuang out of the hall, his eyes narrowed, he didn't know what to think, as Liu Hong said over the years, there are many people who have returned to their hometowns, most of them are clan people, and among them are more family heads, for him, this is not a good phenomenon, the strength in the hands of these people is very huge, Zhang Rang can also secretly control it in Luoyang, but once it is out of his control, the variables will be very large, and no one knows what their patriarchs are thinking.

"Well~~ It's really one thing after another, alas~~~ Let's get rid of the Huangfu family first, and then talk about it, you can't say anything that makes them arrogant anymore" Zhang Rang thought in his heart.

Seeing that everything was in order, Liu Hong felt soothed and opened his mouth to shout, "Okay, since the ministers are fine, let's retreat."

At this moment, I suddenly heard someone outside the hall shouting, "General Zhenjun, too often Liu Yan has a book, please play."

When Liu Hong heard this, he was secretly melancholy in his heart, and secretly said that there was a person he didn't want to see, this Liu Yan is a relative of the Han family, diligent, self-esteem, since childhood, he has been an official, from Zhonglang all the way to the position of Taishou, the general, only a few years is in the court to call for wind and rain, and make friends, so that Liu Hong is very embarrassed, and dare not act rashly, this time I saw him go to the palace, I knew that something was wrong, but even if I wanted to avoid it at this time, it was too late, so I had to sit in place and watch what he was going to say.

After a while, I saw a few people coming in from outside the hall, the head of the person was forty miles away, born with a majestic and handsome appearance, a long hair hanging down his chest, chic and extraordinary, eight feet tall, wearing a brocade robe. There was something dusty on his face, and he looked like he had just come back from outside.

Behind him are two young people with similar appearances, they are also dignified, rare, I have to say that the appearance of the people of the Liu family is indeed very good, and there are few people who are extremely difficult to see, and there are two strong men dressed as samurai in the back, and at a glance you know that they are generals.

The five of them came up to the hall, bowed down to Liu Hong, stood up and said to Liu Yan, "Your Majesty, the minister still has something to say, can you wait for a while."