CHAPTER XVI

In the early morning of the erection day, the bell rang, and the officials of more than 2,000 stones were dressed neatly, and they had been seated in the Yutang Hall for a long time, but they did not see the arrival of the Son of Heaven for a long time.

After a long time, everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to do, because the Son of Heaven had not seen the courtiers for a month, and there was news from the palace, saying that the emperor was not in good health and could not afford to be sleepy, and he did not know whether the news was true or false.

Everyone was puzzled, and suddenly a golden bell rang crisply, Liu Hong, supported by Zhang Rang, slowly walked from within the curtain, and the civil and military officials hurriedly knelt on the ground, and the mountain shouted long live.

Liu Hong waved his hand and signaled that the court meeting had officially begun.

After the emperor and his ministers hastily walked through the rituals of the court, Jia Hu, the attendant, took the lead and asked for a recital.

Jia Hu was born in Hongdumen, and he pretended to be a protégé of the Son of Heaven, because he played a good hand of chess, and was deeply loved by the Son of Heaven, Liu Hong lazily raised his hand.

"Your Majesty, Shuo Fang Taishou Lu Bu is brutal and unkind, poisoning the people, during his tenure because of the failure to ask for bribes, he even privately detained five county orders, in addition, he also privately embezzled the warehouse, sold smuggled iron and salt to the Huns, it was simply mad, the minister begged His Majesty to remove Lu Bu from his official position, detain and ask the guilty......"

Jia Hu's voice was eerie and unemotional, as if Lu Bu had a deep hatred for him, and added fuel to the report, outlining the story he had made up clearly, which made people angry.

After Jia Hu's report, he immediately retreated humbly, and the waiter Jiang Lan and Ren Zhi glanced at each other, both of them high on the wat board, indicating that they had something to play.

Jiang Lan and Ren Zhi both belong to Hongdu Sect School, Jiang Lan was born as a painter, his wonderful pen Danqing is superb, Ren Zhi was born as a qinist, and he can play the Yaoqin like a heavenly sound, and the two are now both close servants of the Son of Heaven.

The two of them did the same thing as Jia Hu, they were all impeaching Lu Buyunyun.

Zhao Zhong bowed slightly, leaned forward, as if he had something to say, Zhang Rang gently tugged at his sleeve, and then shook his head.

Zhao Zhong comprehended, his body moved slightly, and he immediately returned to his previous standing posture, glancing at His Highness's ministers.

Dong Cheng is the younger brother of the Empress Dowager Dong, the uncle of the Han Emperor Liu Hong, and is now the leader of Shangshutai, with a high position, he received news the day before yesterday that one of his protégés was also detained by Lu Bu.

He also wanted to take advantage of this morning's meeting to impeach Lu Bu, who knew that just now, inadvertently, he saw Zhao Zhong and Zhang Rang's small actions, although Shuofang officialdom is complicated, but there is definitely their power.

How shrewd these two people are, how can they be the ones who suffer losses, since they don't impeach Lu Bu, there must be something strange in this matter, let's see first.

The ministers are all talking about it at this time, and today the three pillars of Hongdu Gate School impeached Lu Bu together, which can be described as a blockbuster, and they are all wondering who this Lu Bu is and why he offended three courtiers in a row.

If no one speaks for him, I'm afraid his career will come to an end.

The emperor's mood is not high, he will not take a little Taishou to heart, he just wants to end the court meeting quickly and return to the West Garden that he has been thinking about for a long time.

He raised his hand slightly, and just wanted to give the order to dispose of Lu Bu, but who knew that the waiter Zhong Xuan took a step forward, held up the wat board and said, "Your Majesty, the minister has something to do." ”

Liu Hong waved his sleeves impatiently and motioned for Zhong Xuan to speak, Zhong Xuan glanced at Jia Hu, and said loudly: "Last autumn, Dongqiang and Lu Shuihu invaded in the south, and Wuyuan, Heshuo and other counties all fell into war, if it weren't for Lu Bu to break Dongqiang and destroy Lu Shuihu with his own strength, I am afraid that the territory of Bingzhou would have been occupied by foreign races long ago, this person has the courage of Zhang Sinong, and the talent of Duan Taiwei, how can he be the kind of villain who brings disaster to the country and the people?" Please also ask Your Majesty to be aware of it. ”

After listening to Zhong Xuan's words, Liu Hong seemed to have a little image of Lu Bu, he just wanted to ask Zhang Rang, but Lu Zhi also stood up and reported: "Your Majesty, the old minister has something to do." ”

Lu Zhi is no better than the four people in front of him, Liu Hong has always felt guilty about him, and when he heard that Lu Zhi had something to play, his arm was raised slightly, and he said, "Accurate!" ”

Lu Zhi held up the wat board and reported: "When the Yellow Turban was rampant in the world, how many righteous soldiers were bloody on the battlefield, cloaked in perseverance, and fought the war. ”

Lu Zhi is a well-known martyr of the bones, he was imprisoned for being slandered and imprisoned, and won the reputation of the world, and now the government is chaotic, he does not wear the edge, he knows the truth of the facts, he pointed to the three people in the hall, and said sharply: "Some people do not learn and have no skills, they are pampered and arrogant, they frame the loyal and good, and act frivolously, let me ask Your Majesty, what crime should these people deserve?" ”

The people he pointed to were Jia Hu, Jiang Lan, and Ren Zhi.

Everyone didn't expect that Lu Zhi would impeach these three people, Zhong Xuan was also quite surprised by this turn, since Lu Zhi spoke for Lu Bu, he accepted the wat board, obediently retreated to the court, and did not say a word.

Jia Hu threw off his clothes and shot back at Lu Zhi: "You are spewing blood, who framed Zhongliang, who is pampered and arrogant?" ”

Lu Zhi's eyes became fierce in vain, and he approached Jia Hu with a strong stride: "As far as I know, Lu Bu has only been in Shuofang for more than half a month, how could he commit so many serious crimes in ten days?" ”

He paused: "And as far as I know, among the county orders he detained, one person is your protégé, one is Jiang Lan's protégé, and one is Ren Zhi's protégé, is what the old man said right?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the ministers immediately discussed it.

Shuofang is adjacent to Mobei, although there are chickens and deer stoppers, but still can't stop some merchants from smuggling salt and iron to the Hu people, salt and iron is a commodity banned by the Han Dynasty, and the profits are frighteningly high.

Among the seven county orders of Shuofang, Hongdu Menxue actually accounted for three, I don't know if it was an accident, or someone deliberately did it.

Jia Hu's pupils shrank, and his eyes stared at Lu Zhi like a poisonous snake: "So what?" What does this have to do with Lu Bu's evil deeds? ”

Lu Zhi glared at Jia Hu hatefully, raised his hand and said: "As far as I know, your disciples are the real evil officials, embezzling warehouses, selling illegal iron and salt, poisoning the people, and making the party and the people miserable. ”

Jia Hu's heart was in vain, he suddenly had a feeling of being held by a sword on his neck, that feeling made him cold from head to toe, Jiang Lan and Ren Zhi were even more frightened and collapsed to the ground, their faces dead.

Dong Chengzhan watched tremblingly, and at the same time breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, if it weren't for the sharp eyes just now, I am afraid that he would have become the target of public criticism at this time, feeling Lu Zhi's fierce gaze, Dong Cheng nodded and smiled hurriedly.

Lu Zhi glanced at Dong Cheng coldly, waved his shirt with one hand, and said to Liu Hong: "Please Your Majesty punish the three of them." ”

The plaintiff became the defendant, and Jia Hu hurriedly defended: "What evidence do you have, if there is no evidence, don't spew blood." ”

Lu Zhi looked at Jia Hu like a clown jumping beam: "I have tens of thousands of people from Shuofang as witnesses, and they have the gift list of their bribes to Lu Bu and their own resume as physical evidence, are these enough?" ”

The barrier in Jia Hu's heart was shattered by Lu Zhi's sword, his body trembled, and his eyes looked at Liu Hong, the son of heaven.

Now even a fool can see what happened, Jia Hu, Jiang Lan, and Ren Zhi colluded to frame Lu Bu and frame Zhongliang for the sake of their own face and anger for their protégés.

Now that the party is particularly strong, there are still many hermits who can't escape from the world and bury their heads in Lin Quan, if Liu Hong still wants to protect Jiang Lan and the three of them, I am afraid that this great Han country will fall apart after his death.

After weighing the pros and cons, Liu Hong finally gave the order: "Pull the three of them down!" ”

Hou Zai's Jian Shuo at the gate of the palace heard the order, and with a big move, the six small yellow doors immediately entered the Yutang Palace, pulled Jia Hu, Jiang Lan, and Ren Zhi out of the palace, and finally threw them directly into the Luoyang prison, waiting for the Son of Heaven to surrender.

"Your Majesty, can the court meeting continue?" Zhang Rang asked softly.

Zhang Rang accepted Lu Bu's heavy gift, although he didn't speak for Lu Bu, but not speaking is the real help, which he understands better than anyone else.

"Retreat." Liu Hong was too lazy to listen to their nonsense, and turned around and left directly.

After a burst of mountain shouts, the civil and military officials slowly withdrew from the Yutang Palace, Zhong Xuan put on his shoes and hurriedly caught up with Lu Zhi.

"Lu Shangshu, please stay!" Zhong Xuan called softly.

Lu Zhi rubbed his temples and replied with some haggardness: "What's the matter with Yuan Chang?" ”

Zhong Xuan looked at the left and right, and walked to a secluded place with the white-haired Lu Zhi in his arms: "Lu Bu is very human, if anyone can be in the town, it must be Lu Bu, and now there is a shortage of party officialdom, Yuan Chang suggests that people with virtue and ability should be sent." ”

Lu Zhi looked at Zhong Xuan suspiciously, and said in astonishment: "Why? ”

Zhong Xuan explained: "In time, this person will be the best in the army. ”

"Is what Yuan Chang said true?"

Zhong Xuan pointed to his head and said, "I dare to guarantee with the head of the item." ”

Lu Zhi stroked the silver hair under his chin, and recalled Cui Jun's words when he left, and suddenly made a decision in his heart.