The next day, after going to court, Lu Zhi immediately asked to see His Majesty. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Liu Hong was overjoyed, he didn't expect Lu Zi to do things so quickly, he really didn't choose the wrong person.

"Lu Aiqing, what is the attitude of the champion Hou?"

Lu Zhi said: "Your Majesty, the champion Hou has two requirements. ”

Lu Aiqing said slowly. Liu Hong is overjoyed, there are only two requirements, not much, as long as it is not too excessive, he can accept it.

After listening to Lu Zhi's narration, Liu Hong was reassured, he originally didn't want to transfer these generals to the capital, otherwise it would be an unstable factor in Luoyang, but as a relative of the troops outside Beijing, he could better maintain the stability of the capital; However, the second opinion made him a little angry in his heart, how could the eldest princess of the royal family be divorced? If the marriage is dissolved because of the loss of women's morality, it is a blow to the reputation of the royal family, and he would rather imprison the eldest princess than dissolve the marriage, but this matter cannot be discussed with Lu Zhi, it is better to find an opportunity to talk with the champion Hou secretly; He didn't want the matter of Princess Liyi and Princess Hanyin City to happen again, otherwise all the princesses would not want to marry in the future.

"Lu Aiqing has worked hard, and the champion Hou Ti is not very demanding, and he is really a loyal person who knows the general situation, and I am right."

"Your Majesty appreciates it." Lu Zhi didn't expect His Majesty to agree so happily, and he was overjoyed.

"What reason did the champion Hou refuse, Princess Wannian?"

Lu Zhi said: "Your Majesty, the minister has nothing to do with the champion Princess Hou Tiwannian; The champion Hou Yan said that his mother was in the hall and could not decide his marriage privately, so the minister did not mention it. However, the minister has a strategy, which can make the champion Hou obediently marry the princess of Wannian. ”

"What can Aiqing do?" Liu Hong asked curiously.

Lu Zhi suggested: "Your Majesty can send a minister directly to give a decree to the mother of the champion marquis, and his mother will definitely agree; Then his mother was taken to the Beijing Division, and His Majesty personally rewarded him, and the matter was done. ”

Liu Hong thought to himself, the literati have a lot of thoughts, and they are really good at calculating people, but it is a big deal to marry the two eldest princesses first, and as for the matter of the princess of Wannian and the champion Hou, he is not in a hurry, so he said: "This matter Rong Zhen will make a decision after careful consideration, at present, Aiqing first focuses on the affairs of the two eldest princesses." However, Liu Hong kept Lu Zhi's strategy in mind.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the minister will go and negotiate with the Champion Hou."

After Lu Zhi retreated, Zhang Rang suggested: "Your Majesty, Lu Zigan's suggestion is good, if the princess of Wannian and the champion Hou have been married for a hundred years, then Your Majesty can join forces with the champion Hou to suppress the Shi clan." ”

"This matter will be discussed later, Zhang Changzhi will go to announce that the two eldest princesses will come to discuss."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhang Rang was very happy in his heart, this was something he single-handedly promoted, and he must personally invite the two eldest princesses, and invite merit by the way.

The two eldest princesses grew up in the deep palace since they were children, very lonely, without their father, and were left out in the cold; Princess Wannian's mother died early, and her father didn't care enough about her, she was very bored and lonely, and she came to play with the two imperial aunts almost every day to relieve her boredom.

Zhang Rang's sudden arrival startled everyone, and they thought they had committed something.

However, Zhang Rang behaved very well-behaved, and immediately saluted the two eldest princesses, "Let me meet the two eldest princesses and meet the princess of Wannian." ”

"I've seen Chang Chang Shi!"

"Congratulations to the two eldest princesses, Your Majesty is invited."

The two were very surprised, their royal brother had almost forgotten them, they hadn't seen each other for many years.

Princess Wannian was very curious and asked, "Zhang Changshi, what happened to the two aunts of Father and Emperor Xuan?" ”

Zhang Rang smiled: "It must be a good thing, Your Majesty wants to marry the two eldest princesses." ”

"Why so suddenly?"

Zhang Rang told him the general story of the matter, and it was his suggestion to His Majesty that gave him the marriage.

Princess Wannian asked, "Zhang Changshi, why didn't my father marry the champion marquis and marry his subordinates?" ”

Zhang Rang didn't dare to answer directly, and said: "This, this, this is because the champion Hou is not a weak champion, and he is still young." ”

Princess Wannian is still young and curious, so she also came to meet her father.

"Meet the Imperial Brother!"

"Meet my father!"

Liu Hong was in a good mood and said, "Sit down!" ”

"Brother Xie Huang!"

"Thank you, Father!"

Liu Hong thought to himself, our royal princess, all of them are beautiful, and the cheap champion Hou is that kid, seeing that everyone is sitting in danger, he stopped his thoughts and said: "The two eldest princesses, I have been busy with court affairs all these years, and I don't care enough about you. I announce that you are here today in connection with your marriage, and I would like to hear your opinions. ”

"Brother Huang is in charge!"

"Marriage determines your lifelong happiness, and the royal brother can't be hasty; The personnel I selected are military generals, more than eight feet tall, with good morality, beautiful appearance, strong martial arts, and good command of troops, all of whom are too guarded to hold their duties, and are still unmarried, but from a good family, I am not good at making up my mind, I don't know what the eldest princess wants? ”

"How old are you?"

Liu Hong glanced at Zhang Rang.

Zhang Rang immediately stepped forward and saluted: "Back to the eldest princess, they are all twenty and two. ”

The two eldest princesses thought to themselves that if they were from a good family, they would definitely have extraordinary skills if they achieved the position of Taishou at the age of twenty-two, so they asked: "Brother Huang, how can they be qualified for the position of Taishou at the age of twenty-two?" ”

"Hehe, they all relied on military merits to reach today's position, but I didn't expect that their ability to govern the place is not inferior to that of ordinary civil ministers, and they can be described as both civil and military talents."

"Compared to the champion Hou Ruohe?" Princess Wannian asked.

"Haha, the champion Hou Wencai's martial arts are unparalleled in the world, but they all have the experience of birth and death with the champion Hou."

"Their generals are born and die, if there is a mistake, what can they do?" Liu Xiu asked.

"The eldest princess doesn't need to worry about this matter, if it happens, I will transfer them to the mainland as officials, and there will be no such worries."

The two eldest princesses were greatly satisfied, and said, "It's up to the royal brother to decide!" ”

"Haha, okay, but the champion Hou proposed two, and the two must keep in mind, first, they will not enter the court as officials; Second, the two eldest princesses must not do anything that is detrimental to women's morality; This is also what I ask of the two eldest princesses. ”

"Yes, Brother Huang, we will remember what Brother Huang instructed." The two eldest princesses were very happy in their hearts, and finally they didn't have to die in the palace, and when they left, they also glanced at Zhang Rang affectionately to express their gratitude to him.

Liu Hong asked Zhang Rang: "How to canonize the two emperors-in-law?" And where shall they be rulers? ”

"Your Majesty, the minister suggested that their fief be set up in the rich Jizhou, as for the arrangement of the emperor's son-in-law, the minister suggested waiting for the champion Hou to determine the candidate, if it is the border county Taishou, then the Hedong County Taishou and Hanoi County Taishou will be appointed respectively, so as to ensure that the capital is safe; If the mainland is too conservative, it should not be changed. ”

Liu Hong was greatly satisfied with Zhang Rang's suggestion, and the fief was in Jizhou, so outsiders would not blame him for being harsh on Princess Shang; Dong Zhuo, the Taishou of Hedong County, went to Liangzhou to clean up the thieves, which happened to be vacant; And Hanoi County is not very peaceful, the remnants of the Yellow Turban are constantly in turmoil, and it just needs the super capable Taishou to take office, and the two emperors-in-law are the ideal candidates.

After thinking about it for a while, Liu Hong felt that there were still many things that needed to be negotiated with the champion Hou, so he ordered Zhang to say: "Quickly announce that the champion Hou will enter the palace." ”

"Your Majesty, it is estimated that Lu Zigan is communicating with the champion Hou about this matter, and it is better to wait for Lu Zigan to come back and report before announcing his entry into the palace."

Liu Hong said: "It's okay, announce that they will enter the palace together." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"