Zhang Rang was very well-informed, and he had learned that Luoyang was spreading the news of the victory in Mayi, and he speculated that someone must be secretly pushing it, and he couldn't help but be secretly happy in his heart, but he still didn't move. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

His principle of doing things is that he will oppose what the nobles support, and he will support what the nobles oppose, and he must not let the nobles get their wish, and it must be in their own interests.

On the morning of the first day of August, Chang Chao.

Taiwei Yang Ci received the benefits of Wang Yun, and naturally supported Gao Shun, so he took the lead in reporting: "Your Majesty, Mayi County, Yanmen County and Bingzhou Thorn History Department have all sent war reports, and they have achieved a great victory in Mayi in mid-July, completely annihilating the enemy of Xianbei, beheading 837 and capturing 160 people, which is a great victory that has not been seen in several years, and I ask Your Majesty to give a reward to comfort the border army and create another good achievement." ”

This is military, which is within the jurisdiction of the Taiwei and belongs to Yang Ci's normal duties.

Liu Hong was in a good mood, for a long time, he received a report from the border pass, either defeated or asked for help, or asked for money and food, which made him upset, and finally heard a piece of good news, neither used his money, nor asked for food, but also fought a big victory, it was really inspiring, and this county magistrate was just appointed by him, and it is still fresh in his memory.

"I'm going to pass by quickly."

Seeing that the emperor was so happy, Yang Ci was also very excited, and hurriedly reported: "Your Majesty, in mid-July, a thousand-person team of Xianbei went to Mayi County to plunder, and the county government mentioned that they got the news and transferred all the population to the county seat, and transferred food and other materials to the county seat. Eventually, the enemy ran out of food, and the commander committed suicide, and in addition to the 831 who died, 160 were captured, and the magistrate of Mayi reported that he would make them slaves to atone for their sins. ”

Liu Hong is not stupid, how can the enemy be surrounded? Could it be that the movement of building an earthen wall did not wake up the Xianbei barbarians? So he asked, "Could it be that the Xianbei barbarian cavalry was obediently surrounded?" ”

"Your Majesty, the battle report said that the Xianbei cavalry has been rampage in the border county, and they don't look at the border army at all, and their carelessness, or fearlessness, has not arranged a guard post at all, so the border army of Mayi County has succeeded; After being surrounded by an earthen wall, the enemy's cavalry lost its effect, and could only dismount to counterattack with infantry, and the cavalry dismounted had very low combat effectiveness, and could not break through the encirclement at all, just the archers made the enemy suffer countless casualties. ”

Liu Hong was greatly excited after hearing this, and praised: "Hahaha, good, this Mayi county magistrate is bold and careful, and he deserves to be rewarded for his trust!" What do you think is the right reward? ”

Yang Ci said: "Your Majesty, the minister recommended the magistrate of Mayi County to be the Taishou of Yanmen County, and he will be able to ensure the peace of the border between me and the state." ”

Wang Yun hurriedly took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, the minister seconded the proposal. ”

Liu Kuan, Lu Zhi and others hurriedly stepped forward and said, "The ministers seconded the proposal. ”

Zhang Rang was shocked in his heart, why did so many people support Zhao Xiong as the county guard of Yanmen, this is not a good thing for him, these people's ideas must not be allowed to succeed, otherwise such a capable general will become a powerful pillar in the warrior camp.

Before Zhang Rang could speak,

Situ Yuan Kui said: "Your Majesty, the minister has an opinion. ”

"Speak!" Liu Hong was a little dissatisfied, after all, this county magistrate was his favorite, and he had just won a big victory, and he wanted to use this to boost people's hearts, but he didn't expect Situ to dare to defeat his interest.

Yuan Kui said: "Yes, Your Majesty, the minister opposes the promotion of Zhao Xiong, the magistrate of Mayi County, to the Taishou of Yanmen County; The first reason is that he has just been the county magistrate for less than two months, and it is not certain whether he can be qualified for the post of Taishou; The second reason is that this is only a small victory, and it contains an element of opportunism, how can it be concluded that it will definitely be able to block the attack of the Xianbei 10,000 cavalry? Reason 3, Zhao Xiong is a brutal murderer, as soon as he took the position of county magistrate, he killed more than 100 gentry in Mayi County, how can he be qualified for the position of Taishou? ”

Zhang Rang saw that Situ Yuan Kui was opposed, and he was very happy, so he let the scholars eat the dog first, he was good-looking and lively, and finally he came forward to clean up the mess.

Wang Yun immediately retorted: "Your Majesty, when the minister suggested that he be directly appointed as the position of the county guard of Yanmen, he felt that he was fully capable of the position of the county guard; If the total annihilation of a Xianbei thousand-person team is considered a small victory, then has this kind of small victory ever been in recent years? If it is said that he is a brutal murderer, why should he move the people of the whole county into the county to take refuge? Can a border county have such an act of love for the people? ”

Situ Yuan Kui was speechless when he was refuted.

Liu Hong said: "What Wang Yushi said is good, I really didn't see the wrong person. ”

Yang Ci said: "Your Majesty, if it is said to be a brutal killing, it is also aimed at foreign races, otherwise it will not sell grain at a low price, will not rescue many Han people who have been enslaved by foreign races, and will not distribute houses to people without houses, and will not distribute arable land to landless people free of charge, let alone adopt widows, widows and children who cannot survive alone, on the contrary, I feel that it is a rare great good person in the world, and how many people here have their good deeds of loving the people?" ”

Yuan Kui had no way to retreat at this time, and said strongly: "At the beginning of his tenure, he arrested all the people of the three families of Ma Yi and executed them in public, even children under the age of ten were not spared. ”

Yang Ci said: "Aren't you curious, why did the Xianbei barbarians go south in the green and yellow July? The crops are not yet ripe and the Han people have no food, so what can they plunder? Doesn't this delay the barbarian grazing? In the past, the Xianbei cavalry came to plunder in autumn and winter. ”

When Yuan Kui heard this, he secretly said in his heart, could it be that this old thing knows the secret?

The Yang family and the Yuan family are both "four generations and three dukes" in the imperial court, and they belong to a competitive relationship, and it is normal to squeeze out and suppress each other.

Yang Ci's words aroused the curiosity of the people present, and it was indeed unreasonable for Xianbei to go south this season.

Liu Hong asked, "Captain Yang, why?" ”

Yang Ci said: "Your Majesty, I have in my hand the piece that Zhang Tingshi of the Bingzhou Thorn History Department just sent. The reason why no one in Mayi County dared to take up the post of county magistrate was that the danger of the border county was only one of the reasons, and the main reason was that every time the county magistrate was sent out, he was squeezed out by these three families; This time, the Xianbei cavalry went south, which was invited by the three families, and the purpose was to force the county magistrate of Mayi to resign voluntarily, so that they could continue to be powerful in Mayi; For their own interests, regardless of the safety of the people in the county, what is the use of such a family staying? ”

Seeing Yang Ci say this, Yuan Kui's heart was relieved, and the secret way was so dangerous, at this time he was already shocked into a cold sweat; It seems that the magistrate of Mayi County has saved face for him; He originally thought that the three major families would not admit to collaborating with the enemy until they died, and they were wiped out, and the secret was brought to the grave, and no one knew about it. It seems that this Mayi county magistrate does have something extraordinary, and he can't be an enemy of him in the future, otherwise he will definitely expose the affairs of the Yuan family.

Liu Hong was in a good mood and said with a smile: "Haha, it's good to kill, it's not a loss to the county magistrate who is my own life; What do you mean? ”

Yang Ci said: "Your Majesty, the minister has no objection. ”

"No objection to the ministers!" Wang Yun and the others immediately chimed in.

Zhang Rang saw that the matter had come to this point, and it was time for him to come forward, and he must not let these scholars succeed, so he said: "Your Majesty, the minister has objections. ”

Liu Hong said unhappily: "Zhang Changshi, do you have any objections?" ”

"Your Majesty, this matter is a long story, let's wait until I return to the palace and let the ministers slowly explain it to Your Majesty."

Liu Hong was not stupid, knowing that Zhang Rang must have a secret to play, and said: "Okay, I'm tired today, scatter the dynasty!" ”