Chapter 153: The Battle of the Court
Two days later, the news reached Luoyang, and as a result, the entire imperial court was shaken.
Changshe is not far from Luoyang, and it can be reached in a few days all the way, so the defeat of this Han army has cast a heavy shadow on the entire Luoyang.
The major families in Luoyang and the officials in the court couldn't sit still, and they went around to inquire about the news and made preparations.
At this time, Huangfu Song's recital was also sent to Luoyang, and at the same time, Ye Chen's letter was also sent to Luoyang. Although Huangfu Song's report is not in Zhang Rang's hands, with his magical powers, he already knows the contents of it.
Zhang Rang looked at the letter Ye Chen wrote to him, and his mind began to come alive. Immediately went to Zhao Zhong to discuss.
After Zhang Rang said his thoughts, Zhao Zhong asked, "Lord Zhang, do you really want to support this Ye Chen?" ”
"There's no way, since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, He Jin has mastered the power of the army, his strength has increased greatly, and he doesn't take us seriously anymore, not only can he fight against us, but he has always wanted to eliminate us. It's all because he has the hilt of his sword in his hand, and we don't have any power outside except the Janissaries. Zhang Rang said helplessly.
In the past, Zhang Rang could completely suppress He Jin, but recently it has been a little uncontrollable, and if he is making He Jin's strength expand, it won't take long to overpower himself, which Zhang Rang can't tolerate.
"But once this Ye Chen takes power, will he be co-opted by them, after all, in the army, how can they give more?" Zhao Zhong still said with some unease.
"Don't worry about this, Ye Chen has been deeply branded by us, no matter how He Jin or those scholars, they will not trust him, and we can give Ye Chen a lot, in terms of power, we can still give more, plus he has a lot of industry in Luoyang, right under our noses, he can still turn the sky upside down."
Zhang Rang naturally has this confidence, he can borrow imperial power many times, unless Ye Chen rebels, he can handle it at any time, so he is not worried about Ye Chen losing control.
"Okay, then tomorrow I will also help persuade the emperor and ask him to give Ye Chen an official position.
Zhao Zhong was finally convinced, and he was afraid that the power in his hands would be weakened little by little by He Jin and others.
When Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong were discussing, He Jin was not idle, he summoned his staff to discuss.
"How should we deal with the defeat of Huangfu Song this time, His Majesty the Emperor will definitely ask tomorrow." He Jin gathered a few staff members and said.
"We must call up reinforcements as soon as possible to save the Changshe, otherwise once the Changshe is broken, the Yellow Turbans will come to Luoyang." A young man with a short stature and a mediocre appearance, but an outstanding temperament, said.
"What Meng De said is reasonable, the Changshe must be saved."
The person just now turned out to be Cao Cao, and it was Chen Lin who spoke at this time.
He Jin nodded and said, "Well, it makes sense, it's just that there is a shortage of soldiers and horses in Luoyang now, and there are not many soldiers and horses available." ”
"I'm afraid that tomorrow Your Majesty will offend the two generals, Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun, and the general will have to consider who to replace him." Yuan Shao directly turned the conversation to other places.
"The general can't, the battle is easy to general, and the soldier is taboo." Cao Cao hurriedly spoke out against it.
Yuan Shao glanced at Cao Cao and did not continue to speak, he did not agree with Cao Cao's words, because he knew what the imperial court was like now, if there was no Emperor Protector Fu Song, then he would definitely not have a good end.
"Okay, let's not talk about these for now, what do you think of Ye Chen's merits described in the Huangfu Song Newspaper." He Jin also knew the content of the fold, which was also a matter of great concern to him.
He Jin has long known about Ye Chen's existence, but he has never paid attention to him, or he doesn't look down on him at all, and he doesn't think he has any effect, but this time is different, he has made meritorious contributions, and with the help of Zhang Rang and others, it is very likely that he will be awarded an official and given military power.
Military power is what He Jin attaches the most importance to, and it has never been touched, and now the eunuch group may obtain military power, which he cannot tolerate, so he wants to suppress this person and prevent him from obtaining military power.
"With this twist and turn, this Ye Chen has already made friends with Zhang Rang and others, I'm afraid this person will take advantage of the situation." Yuan Shao said.
Chen Lin listened and continued: "General, I'm afraid I can't stop Ye Chen from becoming an official this time, but you can give an official who has no real power, if you really can't, try not to give him military power." ”
Then a few people discussed for a long time, discussing how to deal with Ye Chen, all kinds of yin tricks were available, but in this case, it seemed that they had no ability to prevent Ye Chen from becoming an official and obtaining military power, and they discussed more about how to deal with him in the future.
Cao Cao kept his face black and didn't speak, and everyone was very engaged in the discussion, but they didn't notice his situation.
Cao ****'s face was because everyone was not trying to find a way to break the thief and keep the Han Dynasty, but thinking about how to deal with Ye Chen and how to fight for power with Zhang Rang and others, which made Cao Cao very disappointed and made him feel that this group of people could not succeed.
When he finally left, Cao Cao still had a black face, and every time he greeted everyone, he went straight back.
Unlike Zhang Rang and He Jin, the rest of the people in Luoyang are more concerned about when the Yellow Turban will be killed, because as long as the Changshe is broken, it will not take long to kill Luoyang, so for a while, the hearts of the people in Luoyang City fluctuated.
In the case of people's instability, Liu Hong, the son of the Han Dynasty, finally took the time to come to the early court, and he had not been to the court for a long time.
Yawning, his face turned pale, and as soon as he came, he leaned back on the dragon chair and pretended to sleep.
Liu Hong knew that today's matter was relatively big, so he cheered up a little and gave Zhang Rang a look at him next to him.
Zhang Rang understood, and said in his male duck voice: "Huangfu Song is incompetent, resulting in a big defeat in the front, Your Majesty has a will, let you discuss it, and see who is more suitable to replace him." ”
In fact, this is just a small trick played by Zhang Rang, he did want to replace Huangfu Song, but Ye Chen asked him to keep Huangfu Song, Zhang Rang thought that Ye Chen was kind to Huangfu Song, and Huangfu Song could also ask Ye Chen for credit, and he could cooperate better later, so he wanted to keep Huangfu Song, but he wanted to play a small trick to pave the way for Ye Chen.
"Your Majesty, no, General Huangfu is a famous general with rich experience, and he can be safed with him guarding the Changshe." When Taiwei Zhang Wen heard this, he immediately came out to object.
"Hmph, how can Your Majesty be a person who does not distinguish between rewards and punishments, this Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun have made a big mistake and should be sent to Luoyang to ask for guilt." Zhao Zhong said on the side.
"Your Majesty, it's really not good to change generals in battle, why don't you let General Huangfu and General Zhu make meritorious contributions." Situ Yuan Kui stood up and said.
As soon as Yuan Kui said, a large number of people came out to echo him.
"General, what do you mean?" Liu Hong rubbed his temples and asked.
"Your Majesty, it is indeed not appropriate to punish Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun at the moment, and they should be allowed to make meritorious contributions." Although the two of them were not from He Jin's side, they were forced to form and in order to oppose Zhang Rang and others, He Jin still stood up and said a good word to the two.
"Well, then let them make meritorious contributions, but if they lose again, they will not be spared." Liu Hong said that he was not in good spirits again, and yawned again and again.
"Your Majesty, in this battle, there is a righteous army in Liaodong Ye Chen who has made great contributions, and I have to reward it." At this time, Zhang Rang spoke.
Liu Hong's eyes lit up when he heard it, it has been bad news recently, and this good news can still be cheered up.
"Oh, what a great accomplishment?"
"Your Majesty, this person immediately organized the rebel army after His Majesty issued the edict to rebel army, first cleared all the Yellow Turbans in Liaodong, and then rushed to the aid of Jixian County, helping Assassin Shi Guo Xun to eliminate the main force of the Yellow Turbans in Youzhou, and then went south, defeated the Yellow Turbans in Linzi, Qingzhou, and then went to Yingchuan, and saved the Huangfu Song army several times, so that now Huangfu Song can retreat to Changshe, and the Yellow Turbans cannot surround Luoyang."
After Zhang Rang finished speaking, he took out a letter of folding, which was given by Huangfu Song and was handed over to him this morning.
"Your Majesty, please see, this is General Huangfu Song's recital."
Liu Hong took the fold in Zhang Rang's hand, and there was indeed a battle story written by Huangfu Song in it, which detailed Ye Chen's contributions.