Gao Shun returned to the Drunken Immortal Pavilion and explained what happened in the palace to Cheng Li, Cheng Li was very happy, the lord fulfilled his promise to him so quickly, let him lead the troops, and also authorized him to transfer all the soldiers and horses in the counties under his jurisdiction. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

From a commoner to an executive with 2,000 stones, it is a big leap in life.

If Cheng Li is a wise man, he will definitely not be carried away by the victory, and once again suggests that Gao Shun resign from the post of Taishou of Julu County and go all out to deal with the Hu people outside the northern border county.

Li Qiang asked puzzledly: "Military advisor, I feel that there is no need for the lord to resign from the post of Taishou, whether he resigns or not, the scholars will continue to not treat us as always, so why resign?" ”

Cheng Li said with a smile: "Hehe, Meng Wen, we are not only doing this to show them, but we have to concentrate on dealing with the Hu people of different races, only by handling the border affairs well, we can go all out to deal with the internal in the future, otherwise these Hu people will drag us back in the future, and even be used by other forces." Now occupying one more county will not fundamentally change the overall strength. ”

Li Qiang asked, "Lord, how many soldiers and horses will you give to Zhou Fei?" Who will follow and help lead the troops? ”

Gao Shun thought for a moment and said: "Equip him with 2 junior cavalry as guards, 2 junior infantry and 6 sword and shield soldiers, and form two songs, respectively to manage the material baggage and guard the Taishou Mansion; As for the generals, inform Meng Zhen and let Song Xian lead a thousand cavalry to follow, Taoyuan Fort has enough troops, and it must be released for exercise; As for the rest of the infantry and cavalry, it depends on the situation; If we send too many troops to him, if Your Majesty becomes suspicious, we will be thankless. ”

Cheng Li supported Gao Shun's opinion and transferred him 2,000 people first, and then it will depend on the situation.

Li Qiang felt that this equipment was very good, and after Zhou Fei arrived, he could recruit some of them on his own, which was enough to keep the local area safe.

The next day, the holy decree was issued, and Cheng Li, escorted by Dian Wei and Yitun cavalry, went to Ningcheng to take office.

At the same time, there was also a holy decree to transfer Zhou Fei to be the Taishou of Hedong County and a holy decree to recruit Fang Liang to enter Beijing.

Subsequently, news of His Majesty's marriage came out of the capital.

Some people envy, some deplo.

And the scholars hate Gao Shun even more, the rise of the good family is a big blow to them, and more and more people recruited by Gao Shun are taking up the position of Taishou, which directly robs them of their jobs, and they can't get a little benefit from it, can they not be jealous?

And the position of Hedong Taishou is very important, which also shows that His Majesty attaches great importance to Gao Shun.

What's more important is that they regard the eldest princess who is forbidden, they are unwilling to marry, and they don't want others to marry, Gao Shun's move touched their interests.

In the end, Gao Shun continued to improvise and write fine poems, which achieved his status in the literary world and became the object of many literati's pursuit, directly covering the limelight of the scholars who used historical books to pass on their families, which has always been the domain they control, and made them angry.

The scholars, led by the Yuan family, wrote books one after another, denouncing Gao Shun's crimes.

The most important one is to release many anti-thieves, which is an act of indulgence.

Second, a large amount of land was forcibly sold in various prefectures and counties, resulting in the misery of the people in various places and riots.

Manipulating grain prices in various places endangers people's livelihood and endangers the security and stability of the imperial court.

Doing trade with foreign races is a traitor, and the court must punish it severely.

Collect the fugitives from the court and disobey the orders of the court.

Giving gifts to eunuchs and befriending eunuchs violates the laws of the imperial court.

Finally, what is the desire to recruit many private troops without permission, and also to mobilize troops across state lines without permission?

There are still many crimes made out of nothing, and Liu Hong has a headache when he sees it.

Zhang Rang was very happy in his heart, and said to Liu Hong with a smile: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, the champion Hou and the Shi clan are on the same page, and they will not dare to do anything against the holy will, so they can only be loyal to Your Majesty." ”

"How many troops does Champion Hou have raised?"

"Back to Your Majesty, the news on the bright side shows that the cavalry and infantry total about 20,000 people."

Liu Hong thought for a while and said: "At the beginning, I was afraid that he would recruit too many troops, and he only thought about how to limit them, but now it seems that it is counterproductive, the number of troops recruited by Champion Hou is too small, and with his financial resources, he should be able to raise more troops." ”

"Your Majesty is right, just a few liquor stores and a large number of grain stores can provide a lot of profits, the minister estimates that he does not dare to recruit too much, I listened to the report of the subordinates, the champion Hou raises elite soldiers, focusing on quality, not quantity; His Majesty could ask the Champion Marquis to let the Emperor's son-in-law, Guangnian Marquis, take part of the army to Hedong County, and then order the Champion Marquis to expand the cavalry and infantry to 20,000 men. ”

Liu Hong shook his head and said, "Zhang Changshi's gaze is too short, how can 20,000 cavalry be enough?" Let it expand the cavalry to at least 50,000 men. ”

"Ahh Shocked Zhang Rang, so many cavalry, if Gao Shun has bad ideas, who can be his opponent in the whole country? Busy suggested: "Your Majesty, no! ”

Liu Hong smiled and said nothing, he had his plan, the war in Liangzhou was not going well, he had to be forced to go out in the end, so that he could not only calm the war, but also save a lot of money and grain for the imperial court, and now the war in Liangzhou costs billions of money every year, Liu Hong is really distressed, but he can't say his thoughts yet.

Zhang Rang said again: "Your Majesty, in this case, relying solely on the taxes of Shanggu County and Dai County to feed nearly 100,000 troops? ”

"Hehe, then hand over the taxes of Yanmen County to him, and let him raise 60,000 cavalry and 100,000 infantry."

"Your Majesty?"

"Okay, don't say more, copy a copy of the recent minister's letter and send it to the champion Hou."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"But don't reveal the name and official position of the person who wrote the letter, just let the champion know his situation."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Although Zhang Rang didn't know Liu Hong's true thoughts, he could understand His Majesty's importance to Gao Shun, so he immediately ordered someone to transcribe it and send it to the Drunken Immortal Pavilion as quickly as possible.

After Gao Shun and Li Qiang sent away the little yellow door, they immediately began to browse through the copied documents, and the more they looked at it, the more frightened they became, and the more they looked at it, the more cold they became. It seems that he was still too careless before, and he still underestimated the determination and energy of the scholars.

Tian Feng and Cheng Li's words are good, it doesn't make much sense to occupy one more county, it is better to retreat as advance, automatically resign as the Taishou of Julu County, no longer meddle in the affairs of the Central Plains, and develop freely in the border county, waiting for the time.

After going back, he should visit Tian Feng again, Liu Da'er can look at the thatched house, why can't he? Even if there is only one in 10,000 chance, he must try his best to fight for such a wise man, and he must not cheapen others, not use it for him, and resolutely get rid of it in the future.

In the afternoon of the same day, Gao Shun wrote to His Majesty and decided to resign from the position of Julu Taishou.

The next day, the news of Gao Shun's resignation spread throughout Luoyang, and the scholars were greatly encouraged and rushed to celebrate, they regarded this as a victory for them, a blow to the Hanmen.

Many poor families and good families have been traumatized in their hearts again, and they are as strong as the champions, but they can't be tolerated by the Shi clan and are forced to resign, let alone them?

Liu Hong was so interested in Gao Shun that he was very happy in his heart, and things were developing in the direction he had set.

Although Zhang Rang was very puzzled, he didn't dare to ask, so he could only wait for His Majesty to say it himself when he was happy.

Liu Hong ordered Zhang Rang to hold a banquet in the palace three days later to invite the champion Hou; He wanted to surprise the champion Hou and all the scholars.

Zhang Rang didn't dare to slack off, and immediately ordered someone to prepare carefully.