Chapter 35: Captain of the West Garden
Deyang Palace, the main hall of Luoyang Han Palace, the hall is three zhang high, His Majesty is one zhang high, and can accommodate 10,000 people. The hall is surrounded by pond water, jade steps and beams, the altar is made of grained stones, the walls are decorated with colorful paintings, and the golden pillars are carved with beautiful figures. The tall and majestic Deyang Palace, it is said that the Yanshi City is forty-three miles away from Luoyang, and you can see the Deyang Hall and the Vermilion Bird Que Yu Yu and the sky.
At this moment, a large group of officials wearing Han-style court clothes are gathering outside the palace gate, waiting to enter the palace.
"Squeak ~ squeak", the door of the palace was slowly opened, and the ministers entered the room, each arranging according to their ranks. As soon as everyone finished entering the ranks, they heard a scream!
"The emperor drove to ......"
Hundreds of officials bowed down together, Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty strode onto the dragon couch, and a group of palace ladies served him to take a seat, and the hundred officials shouted long live three times.
"No courtesy, let's get flat!" Liu Hong didn't bother to look at the uninspired entrance ceremony of the hundred officials under the altar, so he let them get up with a casual move. After the hundred officials got up and took their seats, the little yellow door standing next to him said in a sharp voice: "There is a book to start playing, and there is no book to retreat!" ”
As soon as the words fell, more than thirty-seven or eighteen a year, the sturdy official came out from the right, lined up at the bottom of the steps, bent down and held up the sign, and said loudly: "Qi Yu Your Majesty, the minister has something to play!" ”
Liu Hong, who was sitting on the dragon couch, saw that it was Queen He's brother who was in the ranks, and the new general was the uncle of the dynasty, He Jin, and immediately raised his hand: "What is the matter with He Qing?" ”
He Jin didn't raise his head, holding the court card and continued: "Qi Xià, just now Yingchuan 800 miles is urgent, Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun are trapped in the Changshe, and they urgently need the imperial court reinforcements, please decide!" ”
Liu Hong already knew about the eight-hundred-mile urgency, and this reinforcement must be sent, otherwise it would really give the Yellow Turban Yingchuan, and Luoyang would be in danger. Let's say that this Liu Hong is not really stupid and incompetent, it can only be said that there was a problem with his tutor when he was a child, which caused extreme psychological rebellion. At this moment, when he heard the tension of the war ahead, although he knew it, he was still a little worried, so he said: "Reinforcements must be sent, I don't know if He Qing can be selected?" ”
When He Jin saw that the emperor asked who he should send, he couldn't help but think of a young man who was not tall, slightly dark-skinned, but quick-witted, and had an extraordinary bearing, so he blurted out: "Yilang Cao Cao can be civil and martial, but he can be rescued by this task!" ”
"Cao Cao?" For a while, there was a lot of discussion about the officials, some of them agreed, and some of them shook their heads and disagreed, but there were few who didn't know who he Cao Cao was.
When Liu Hong heard this, he seemed to remember some things a few years ago, this Cao Cao had written countless pieces about Chen Fan and Dou Wu, and at that time he thought that he had just come out of office, and he didn't know what was going on, so he put it aside and went with him. But now that I think about it, I think this person is quite talented, and he can be regarded as a talent that can be created.
Just as Liu Hong was about to agree, Zhang Rang, who was standing beside him, suddenly whispered: "Your Majesty, the old slave thinks that this Cao Cao is a little inappropriate, right?" ”
Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty looked at Zhang Rang strangely, and said in a low voice: "Father, haven't you said everything about sending reinforcements?" As for the matter of that clan, I will mention it later. Besides, from the secret letter of the clan's relatives, I also learned that that man did not have many troops and could not give effective reinforcements to the imperial army, and in the end, he had to rely on my army. ”
Actually, this Zhang Rang didn't have a big deal with Cao Cao, that is, Cao Cao lived in Beijing when he was young, and once sneaked into Zhang Rang's mansion to play, and after being discovered by Zhang Rang, he actually escaped over the wall with a halberd. So, now that I hear about this person, I always feel a little twisted in my heart. However, looking at Liu Hong on the dragon collapse, Zhang Rang also knew that he couldn't change anything this time, so he obediently confessed and continued to stand beside him.
Liu Hong soon crowned Cao Cao as the cavalry captain, and He Jin allocated 5,000 men from the Yulin army, and immediately set off to rescue Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun of Changshe.
After reinforcing the army, Liu Hong changed his sitting posture, looked at the hundred officials below and said: "Now, thieves are everywhere, I want to rebuild Xiyuanwei and set up eight schools, I don't know what suitable candidates are listed as Aiqing to serve as these eight schools?" ”
After a period of deliberation, the faction headed by Yuan Kui and Yuan Feng promoted Yuan Shao, the general of the Tiger Ben Zhonglang, the ten permanent servants led by Zhao Zhong except Zhang Rang recommended Xiao Huangmen Jian Shuo, the scholars and doctors recommended the counselor Xia Mou, and some generals recommended the Tun cavalry captain Bao Hong, and He Jin also recommended the cavalry captain Cao Cao, who had just led the troops to the expedition, and the rest of the people elected Zhao Rong, Feng Fang and Chun Yuqiong after a period of deliberation.
Looking at the lists, Liu Hong also saw some careful thinking of these ministers, and immediately hinted that Zhang Rang could speak.
Zhang Rang saw Liu Hong's hint, and immediately went out of the class to play: "Your Majesty, there is a candidate for the old slave, who can be one of the eight captains." ”
"Oh? Who does the father want to recommend? Liu Hong asked pretending to be puzzled.
"Back to His Majesty, this person's surname is Liu Mingchang, the word Shiming, Chen Liujiwu County, is the grandson of King Jing of Zhongshan. It is now the county order of Jiwu County. Zhang Rang recommended Liu Chang sentence by sentence.
For a time, the entire Deyang Hall was chattering, like a downtown area. Seeing this, Liu Hong couldn't help but be angry, and ordered the golden gourd warrior to ring the bell as a warning.
"Duang......" A thick bell rang, and the hundred officials couldn't help but be silent, and Gu all turned over and fell to the ground. It turned out that the emperor struck the golden bell, it was not a joke, if one did not pay attention, the head would fall to the ground, and the nine clans would be punished. At this moment, even He Jin, the uncle of the great general who was usually invincible, was trembling.
Liu Hong looked at the scene in front of him playfully, and said a little lazily: "Ladies and gentlemen, does anyone know about this Liu Chang?" ”
There was silence, and the needles could be heard in the huge palace. When Liu Hong saw it, he couldn't help but be a little angry, it stands to reason that this Liu Chang has also done a few small things, and no one knows about the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly saw a person stumbling out of the line at the head of the right.
"Your Majesty, Weichen knows this Liu Chang!" Everyone followed the sound and looked, and it turned out to be Zhang Wen, the imperial lieutenant.
As soon as Liu Hong heard that someone knew Liu Chang, he instantly became energetic, sat up straight, and asked with a smile: "Zhang Aiqing told me about this Liu Chang." ”
"Yes," Zhang Wen arched his hand and began to say.
It turned out that after Liu Chang quelled the Taiping Rebellion, he reported it to Zhang Miao, the guard of Chen Liujun, and briefly said that the Taiping Dao had a plan. When Zhang Miao saw it, he flew to Luoyang, and it was Zhang Wen who received this urgent report at that time. Zhang Wen saw that something was wrong, so he reported it to Emperor Han. Then there was the investigation of the Taiping Sect, and then there was a series of incidents such as the Tang and Zhou whistleblowers.
After Zhang Wen finished telling what he knew, Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty motioned for him to return to the throne. Then he glanced at everyone in the hall and said majestically: "I and all my ministers, the reason why we can still discuss this matter again is because of this secret report from Chen Liutaishou. However, the initiator of this secret report was a little-known businessman. ”
Liu Hong paused and continued: "As Father Jean said, this Liu Chang is a relative of the Han family. In addition, I also knew that not long after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Liu Chang eliminated the Dongjun thief Shoubu Division, which can be described as a great achievement. Therefore, I decided to make Liu Chang the captain of the horse, and awarded the post of lieutenant of the military academy under the West Garden, and after the end of his conquest of the Yellow Turban, the whole army was incorporated into the West Garden Guard. ”
Hearing that Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty had made a conclusion on the coffin, the hundred officials who were lying on their stomachs hurriedly shouted long live. When Liu Hong saw it, he waved his hand and said, "Get up!" ”
After nearly two hours of debate and deliberation, it was finally decided: Xiao Huangmen Jian Shuo, the captain of the middle army, Yuan Shao, the lieutenant of the middle army, Liu Chang, the lieutenant of the lower military academy, Cao Cao, the captain of the cavalry, Bao Hong, the captain of the left lieutenant of the auxiliary army, Xia Mou, the commander of the right lieutenant of the auxiliary army, the doctor Xia Mou, the left lieutenant of the army, and Feng Fang, the right lieutenant of the auxiliary army. Chun Yuqiong had to be eliminated because his family background and reputation were not as good as others.
After the early dynasty dispersed, Zhang Rang returned to his house in a chariot, and just stepped into the door, he saw a black man flash in front of him, and arched his hand: "Chitose, scattered dynasty!" ”
"Yo, it's biting gold!" When Zhang Rang saw the big black man, he screamed, "How long have you been here?" ”
It turned out that this black man was none other than Cheng Bitingjin, the current number one intelligence leader under Liu Chang. At this moment, Cheng Yanjin listened to Zhang Rang's words, and couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, and said in his heart: I don't know what's going on with this eunuch, I always feel weird every time I meet, but fortunately, my old Cheng is smart and can always get out at a critical moment, I don't know if I can get out of it smoothly today. At this moment, he really regretted taking this errand, and he didn't know what the eldest brother thought, so he asked Lao Liu Tou to go to the Taiwei General's Mansion to walk around, but instead sent himself to this crippled man, and he had to wait in a low voice. I wanted to think about it, but I was still patient, and I said in a humming voice: "It's less than half an hour to go back to Chitose." I don't know ...... today."
"Hmm!" Zhang Rang entered the house and cleaned his hands, turned around and said, "Don't worry, our family is doing things, you don't know yet?" ”
When Cheng Yanjin heard this, he quickly nodded his head like a rattle, and said: "Chitose does things, how can the villain not know, that's this!" As he spoke, he raised his hand, cocked his thumb, and smiled innocently.
"Hahaha," Zhang Rang laughed out loud when he saw it, and then patted Cheng Jin's shoulder and said, "Don't worry, wait for the good news!" ”
"Xie Chitose!" When Cheng Yanjin heard this, he quickly thanked him.