Regardless of the war situation, Tian Feng still sent a letter to the court on time and as planned, which was written in the name of Gao Shun.

From the beginning of the Xianbei people to assemble the army, to the assembly of the border army, to the initiative, to the battle between the two sides, every detail is written in great detail, as if it were true.

In the end, the wounded of the border army were sent back to Ningcheng one after another, and the heads of the Xianbei people returned to Ningcheng with the troops, which coincided with the time when Tian Feng returned to Ningcheng.

The two-month war came to an end, and Liu Hong's hanging heart finally let go.

In mid-February, Tian Feng's last letter on the war against Xianbei was delivered to Luoyang, killing more than 10,000 Xianbei people, 12,000 cavalry, and more than 40,000 infantry, which made Liu Hong laugh for a while.

Losing both, this is the situation he wants to see the most.

Seeing that the emperor was in such a comfortable mood, Zhang Rang lost no time in asking: "Your Majesty, the champion Hou lost the account, presumably because of the recovery of Dingxiang County, which led to the scattering of officers and soldiers and the weakening of the force, should he be punished?" ”

Liu Hong looked at Zhang Rang, pondered for a while, and said, "Punishment? Why did I punish the champion? No, not only will I not punish him, but I will also reward him, dispel his concerns, and let him recover Yunzhong County and Wuyuan County as soon as possible. ”

Liu Hong thought to himself, if just recovering Dingxiang County would make his defense weak, then when he recovered Yunzhong County and Wuyuan County, his strength would be weaker and he would lose more personnel, which would be very beneficial to the imperial court.

"Your Majesty, why?" Zhang Rang asked puzzled.

Liu Hong was in a good mood, so he explained to Zhang Rang: "As long as the champion Hou dares to fight, no matter whether he wins or loses, I will be rewarded; In any case, he blocked the invasion of the Xianbei cavalry, did not let the Xianbei cavalry enter the interior to plunder, protected the safety of the people, and ensured the interests of the imperial court. "What he said was still high-sounding, and for good reason.

Zhang Rang immediately understood His Majesty's thoughts, and hurriedly patted his ass and said: "Your Majesty is wise, and the ministers are beyond the reach of the dust." ”

"Zhang Changshi, how do you say to reward it?" Liu Hong asked rhetorically.

Zhang Rang thought for a while, and then said: "Your Majesty, the champion Hou is newly married, and the princess Wannian is still a guest there, and the minister thinks that adding 1,000 households to him is a very festive thing. ”

This is more convenient, and the border county land, the tax is not much, Liu Hong didn't care very much, so he said: "Okay, let's give him a thousand households from Mayi County." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, the minister will handle it as soon as possible."

Liu Hong thought for a while, and then said: "In this case, in order to balance, add 2,000 households to Guangnianhou, and send an order to let him recover the entire territory of Shangjun as soon as possible. ”

Zhang Rang patted his ass again: "Your Majesty is wise, such a method is really wonderful." ”

Liu Hong's heart is indescribably comfortable, the battle between the champion Hou and Xianbei not only hit Xianbei's strength, but also weakens the strength of the champion Hou himself, the court not only does not punish him, but also rewards him, which will make him more loyal to the court; And the imperial court additionally rewarded Guang Nianhou, so that the outside world knew that the attitude of the imperial court was already biased towards Guang Nianhou, and he won more than one stone.

Let Guangnian Hou recover Beidi County and Anding County, not only to expand Guangnian Hou's strength, but also to put a heavy burden on his back, the effect is similar to that of Gao Shun, the emperor can not fully trust anyone, both to use and suppress.

Since the Liangzhou riots, Beidi County and Anding County have been in name only, and all the officials and people have withdrawn, and there is already the world of Qianghu; If Guangnian Hou can subdue these two counties, it will be very critical to the situation in Liangzhou; and can contain and suppress the forces in Liangzhou, otherwise the more than 100,000 soldiers and horses there will not make him feel at ease.

Liu Hong also has another purpose, that is, after supporting Guangnianhou as soon as possible, he can replace the existing officers and soldiers in Liangzhou to suppress thieves, and the military expenditure saved for the imperial court every year is billions of dollars.

Zhang Rang asked again: "Your Majesty, the champion Hou is newly married, although he has not contacted the high-ranking officials of the imperial court, nor has he contacted the family, but he is very close to the merchants, and the intelligence shows that he has joined hands with the Hedong Wei family to develop the Guanzhong market, and will definitely make a lot of profits, do you want to curb it?" ”

Zhang Rang's move was not to harm Gao Shun, but to help Gao Shun, if His Majesty objected, he could terminate the affairs of Guanzhong in advance to avoid big losses in the future; Moreover, Zhang Rang avoided the important and trivialized, omitting Gao Shun's contact with the Cao family and Dong Zhuo.

Gao Shun can't forget to give gifts to Zhang Rang during the New Year's holidays, and they are all things he likes, Zhang Rang also wants to repay the favor and take Gao Shun as one of his foreign aids, this relationship is usually not used, and he will make a lot of money when he uses it once at a critical moment, so he must secretly safeguard Gao Shun's interests.

Liu Hong didn't care about this, and said: "Guanzhong is poor in materials and high in prices, this move is beneficial to the country and the people, solves a major problem for the imperial court, and can also increase the tax revenue of the imperial court, why should it be curbed?" Let it be. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Zhang Rang's heart was overjoyed.

Liu Hongyou explained: "The order is sent to the Yellow Gate to ask when the princess of Wannian will return." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, the minister will arrange it." Zhang Rang immediately responded.

Now, due to the rise of Gao Shun and Guang Nianhou, which played a good role in checking and balancing, the family family reduced its confrontation with Liu Hong, and Liu Hong had complete autonomy in issuing the holy decree, which was in line with his purpose of suppressing the Shi clan, which is why he has always supported Gao Shun.

And Gao Shun has never cooperated with the scholars, which is what Liu Hong values most.

With so many benefits, Liu Hong's ambition is also greater, in order to balance, he has always wanted to support the Marquis of Guangping, and now he has found an opportunity, so he ordered Zhang Rang: "Send a decree to the Marquis of Guangping, and transfer Taishan County from Yanzhou to Qingzhou, and the Marquis of Guangnian will also serve as the Taishou, and the taxes of Taishan County will be used to raise troops, and order him to form an invincible army to pacify the Yellow Turban thieves in Yanzhou as soon as possible." ”

Zhang Rang's heart moved, and he suggested: "Your Majesty, if the Langya Kingdom in Xuzhou is changed to Langya County, and it will be under the management of the Marquis of Guangping, Langya County and Taishan County are all the world of Yellow Turban thieves, and the Yellow Turban Thieves of the two counties are really one, and they must be done at the same time, otherwise it will be difficult to make effect." ”

Liu Hong thought for a while and said: "Okay, the Taishou of Taishan County and Langya County are both concurrently served by the Marquis of Guangping, and he is ordered to pacify the two counties as soon as possible." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Yanzhou and Xuzhou are both rich lands, and due to the raids of the Yellow Turban thieves, the tax revenue of the two counties has dropped sharply, which is something Liu Hong does not want to see; If this is handled, it will not only pacify the Yellow Turban thieves in the two counties, relieve the danger of Xuzhou and Yanzhou, and increase the tax revenue of the two states; Moreover, the imperial court did not have to spend more money on military expenses, and also threw off the burden of the two counties; The most important thing is that it can also support Guangnian Hou as the third largest military force in the imperial court, suppress the development of the military clan, and make it contain each other with Guangnian Hou and Champion Hou.

In Zhang Rang's eyes, what he saw was different from Liu Hong, he always believed that the relationship between Guangnian Hou and Guangping Hou and Champion Hou was not ordinary, it seemed to be independent, but in fact they were one, and supporting Guangnian Hou and Guangping Hou was supporting Champion Hou.

What's more, the three of them are all young, and no one can say anything about the future, which is the key to Zhang Rang's willingness to invest.

If the strength of Guangping Hou becomes stronger, after the rise, the three of them will be the strongest combination of the Han Dynasty, and if they invest their capital now and befriend them, they will definitely benefit a lot in the future.