Luoyang, Imperial Palace.

After getting the news that the siege of Changshe was broken by Ye Zhao and the 100,000 troops retreated to Yangzhai, Liu Hong was in a good mood these days, it seemed that the momentum of the Yellow Turban Army had been exhausted, although there would still be some news that the Yellow Turban Thieves had broken through during this period of time and would come back to Luoyang, but there would also be some good news from time to time, and what I heard in my ears was no longer all bad news.

This Ye Zhao is really a lucky general!

Liu Hong, who was playing with his young son Liu Xie, suddenly laughed inexplicably.

"Your Majesty, is there a happy event?" Zhang Rang looked at Liu Hong suspiciously, a little inexplicable.

"I suddenly thought of Ye Zhao." Liu Hong didn't shy away from Zhang Rang, and said with a smile: "Huangfu Song is known as a famous general of the Han Dynasty, and he led 40,000 elites to be defeated by the Yellow Turban Thieves. ”

Liu Hong really didn't have a good impression of Huangfu Song, and first refused to send troops, threatening himself to lift the party ban.

The party ban, Liu Hong doesn't want to solve it, not only is this tantamount to slapping himself in the mouth, but more importantly, once the party ban is lifted, the power of the scholars will be further strengthened.

Now Liu Hong has finally created a situation in which eunuchs, relatives and scholars check and balance each other, once the party ban is lifted, the power of scholars will be unprecedentedly strong, and this balance will be broken.

You must know that Liu Hong is not really mediocre, he fought the general Dou Wu in his early years, and after so many years of emperors, there are some things, even if he can't, his heart is clear.

If Huang Fu Song's behavior was to fight for a greater right to speak for the scholars, then after that, he deceived the Yellow Turban, asked the court for money and food, and even asked him Liu Hong to use his own money to pay military salaries, which was unscrupulously seeking personal gain.

is also because of this, let Liu Hong be angry with Lu Zhi, to prevent Lu Zhi from blackmailing himself with troops like Huangfu Song, and replace Lu Zhi.

Maybe Lu Zhi is a little mistaken, but during this time, Lu Zhi got close to the general, and the scholars also divided a group of people to serve He Jin, so that after the party ban was lifted, the existence of the scholars did not seem so dazzling, and only He Jin, a fool, thought that he had been recognized by the scholars, and he was there all day long, but he didn't know that he was used as a gun.

Lu Zhi needs to be beaten, after all, Lu Zhi's prestige is there, and after being escorted back to the court, Liu Hong only removed him from his official position, and did not really harm him, what Liu Hong really wants to clean up is actually Huangfu Song.

It's a pity that because of Lu Zhi's matter, he has been dissatisfied by many people, and it is not good to make a move on Huangfu Song at this time, Ye Zhao's appearance at this time can be regarded as helping Liu Hong to breathe out a bad breath and slap Huang Fu Song's face fiercely, this is where Liu Hong is really happy, in this way, if Huang Fu Song does not do anything again, it will really become Ye Zhao's stepping stone.

After that, Huangfu Song did not mention the matter of grain to the imperial court, and began to actively arrange in the Yingchuan area, preparing for a decisive battle with Bocai's Yellow Turban army.

"Speaking of Ye Zhao, yesterday the slave maid received the news that in the past half a month, Ye Zhao has parted ways with Huangfu Song, moved to Runan, and recovered a lot of cities." Qian Shuo on the side interjected with a smile.

"Good!" When Liu Hong heard this, he was even more happy, and sat on the seat with his young son Liu Xie in his arms and said: "After this battle, I want to recruit him into Luoyang, and now this Luoyang is full of old ministers, and some new people also need to be added." ”

Zhang Rang and Qian Shuo smiled and agreed, although there was no communication on the surface, but over the years, Ye Zhao's filial piety has not been less, and they don't mind doing some of it.

"Your Majesty!" At this moment, Guo Sheng, the regular attendant, walked in, bowed to Liu Hong and said, "Runan sent a book." ”

"Runan? But what about the Ye family? Liu Hong laughed when he heard this, although he had never seen Ye Zhao, Ye Zhao could always surprise him.

"Not bad." Guo Sheng nodded, and glanced at Zhang Rang and Qian Shuo: "It's good news, Ye Zhao has expelled 70,000 Yellow Turbans from Runan for half a month, recovered thirteen cities, and now confronts He Yi, Liu Bi, Gong Du and others with the leaders of the Runan Yellow Turbans." ”

"Good!" Liu Hong clapped his hands and smiled: "Good job!" ”

"It's just ......" Guo Sheng whispered: "In the book, Ye Zhaoyan has few soldiers, and he is afraid that he will not be defeated by the Yellow Turban, so he hopes that the imperial court can allocate some soldiers and horses to him." ”

When Liu Hong heard this, the smile on his face gradually disappeared, his eyes became cold, and he looked at Guo Sheng and sneered: "What? Just won a few battles, and you want to blackmail me? ”

What he hates most now is that someone takes the opportunity to blackmail him, asks him for power and money, and it is one thing to give it yourself, but it is another thing for you to reach out and ask for it directly.

Zhang Rang stood behind Liu Hong, frowning and looking at Guo Sheng, Ye Zhao is now in trouble with Huangfu Song, and he can be regarded as a person on his side, plus Ye Zhao has not been less filial piety before, Zhang Rang does not want Ye Zhao to lose the emperor's favor at this time.

"Your Majesty is angry, as far as the slave knows, Ye Zhao's move was also a last resort." Guo Sheng hurriedly bowed and said.

"Oh? How not? Liu Hong sneered.

"Your Majesty can know that after Ye Zhao and Huangfu Song divided their troops, in addition to the soldiers and horses brought by Liang Guo, General Zuo Zhonglang only allocated him another 3,000 soldiers and horses, which added up to only 5,000, but the Runan Yellow Turbans, but there were 200,000, although Ye Zhao expelled a lot, but now the Runan Yellow Turbans are all gathered in Geling, Shangcai, and there are as many as 150,000 of them, Ye Zhao only has less than 5,000 soldiers and horses, but he has to fight against the 150,000 Yellow Turban Army, even if the Yellow Turban Army is a rabble, but the difference in number is too great, it is a slave maid thinks, It is not easy for Ye Zhao to reach the current point with 5,000 soldiers and horses, and it is really a bit ...... for him to confront the 150,000 army with 5,000 people."

"Bastard!" Liu Hong frowned when he heard this: "Why did you only give him 3,000 soldiers and horses to pacify Runan?" ”

"This ......" Guo Sheng said in a low voice: "According to Ye Zhao's official position, now he is only the acting minister of state plus the captain, and leading the soldiers and horses of the two schools is already the limit, and it has even exceeded his authority." ”

"Then ......" Liu Hong frowned and said, "It's just that now Luoyang has no extra troops to send to him." ”

Luoyang actually still has soldiers and horses to send, but at the beginning of the Yellow Turban Uprising, the scene of a large number of Yellow Turban troops attacking Luoyang was still in front of him, and the soldiers and horses of the five schools had already been sent, and Liu Hong really didn't want to transfer Luoyang soldiers and horses to Ye Zhao.

If this opening is open today, then tomorrow I am afraid that everyone will come to ask for troops from everywhere, and the strength of the Han Dynasty is so many, where is it enough?

"The matter of troops is not difficult to solve." Zhang Rang said at the right time.

"Oh? What is the Father's plan? Liu Hong turned his head to look at Zhang Rang.

"The reason why General Huangfu did not give Ye Zhao more troops is because Ye Zhao's authority is not enough, now that the war in Liang has been settled, His Majesty intends to recruit Ye Zhao into Luoyang, and Ye Zhao has established meritorious service this time, why not take this opportunity to go to his post as Minister of Liang and integrate him into the army, even if General Huangfu still shirks, Ye Zhao can also recruit soldiers and horses in Runan, Your Majesty doesn't intend to let the powerful people in various places recruit troops and thieves on their own?" Zhang Rang smiled.

When Liu Hong heard this, he frowned and fell silent.

Let the powerful people in various places recruit soldiers and horses on their own, Liu Yan has mentioned it before, but Liu Hong did not allow it, and at this moment, Zhang Rang mentioned it again, which made Liu Hong hesitate.

The existence of the Taiping Sect has now become an uncontrollable cancer for the imperial court, and the longer it lasts, the more unfavorable it will be to the Han Society, so it must be suppressed as soon as possible, but if the power is released, it is not Liu Hong's wish.

Zhang Rang, Qian Shuo and Guo Sheng saw that Liu Hong was silent, and they all stopped talking, they knew very well that Liu Hong had a bad reputation, but in fact, he was very assertive and would not be swayed by others.

I don't know how long later, Liu Hong seemed to have made a decision, looked at Guo Sheng and said: "Draw up an edict for me, ordering Ye Zhao to be the captain of the school, and you can recruit strong warriors in Runan by yourself, and allow him to lead the troops of the five schools, but he needs to break the enemy as soon as possible." ”

Captain Kou is at the same level as Ye Zhao's previous captain of Huwuhuan in Youzhou, but it is not permanent, it is an official position temporarily sealed during the war, and his status naturally cannot be compared with the three major lieutenant generals, and he is still dispatched by Huangfu Song and others, but he also has some independent rights, and he is directly appointed by the imperial court, so even Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun have no right to dismiss him.

"The slave obeys." Guo Sheng hurriedly nodded and went to prepare the edict, and after looking for Liu Hong to review and seal it in the afternoon, he quickly sent it to Runan, asking Ye Zhao to raise troops and horses as soon as possible to fight against the Runan rebellion.

Although the number of soldiers and horses in the five schools is only 10,000, according to the rules, Ye Zhao can also temporarily sign some auxiliary troops, and the actual establishment is not considered a violation of the law within 20,000.

The edict was delivered to Ye Zhao the next day.

"Congratulations! With this edict, all those Yellow Turban soldiers could be incorporated into the army. In the Dingying County Yazhong, after sending away the eunuchs who came to deliver the edict, Qiu Chi said to Ye Zhao excitedly.

"Joy what? It's just a flat tone, and the previous captain of Wuhuan was no worse than this captain of Kou. Ye Zhao solemnly put away the tiger talisman, turned his head to look at Qiu Chi, who was inexplicably excited, and shook his head.

If today's son has opened his mouth, local officials with real power such as Assassin Shi and Taishou also have the right to act cheaply, and this Captain Kou is really not as good as Liang Guoxiang's position, but Liang Guoxiang He is only the acting Minister of State, and now this Captain Kou also has the right to recruit troops on his own, and the gold content has increased a lot.

"This is naturally different, this time it was appointed by His Majesty personally, which shows that the Lord has been valued by His Majesty, and his career will definitely be open." Qiu Chi said with a smile.

"Perhaps." Ye Zhao shook his head, the emperor attaches importance to his career? That's too much to underestimate the family's energy, if there is no enough reason, even if the emperor favors it, it is useless.

"Immediately send people to each county to post the list and recruit troops in the name of the imperial court to fight the thieves." Ye Zhao quickly wrote down a warrant and handed it to Qiu Chi and said, "Take it when you see it, since Your Majesty has delegated power, we should also do something practical to repay Your Majesty." ”

"Whoa!"