The general He Jin felt that Gao Shun was very sorry for his resignation, and he was busy entering the palace to consult His Majesty, and Liu Hong asked him to go to the banquet with the champion Hou, and he would understand when the time came. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Gao Shun received the notice to attend the banquet of His Majesty the Emperor, and he was very worried; After recruiting Cheng Li, he had just been worrying about it for a few days, and now that he was separated, he needed to think about some things, and he felt really tired, more tiring than sneaking up on a Xianbei Yiluo.

On the morning of the twenty-eighth day of the first lunar month, Xiao Huangmen came early to wait for Gao Shun, ready to welcome him into the palace.

In order to participate in His Majesty's family banquet, Gao Shun had a headache for two days, and he thought hard about preparing gifts, or Su Shuang suggested that all kinds of wine should be sent, even fruit-flavored ones should be sent, and His Majesty could give it to the queen and others in the harem if he didn't drink it, Gao Shun had no better way to adopt this opinion, and the main way was to save money.

In addition to the general, Lu Zhi also attended the banquet.

They have all attended His Majesty's family banquets many times, and they seem very calm.

The three were placed in designated positions and waited.

His Majesty came with the Empress.

Liu Hong was in a good mood and said to the queen: "You are good at oral administration, there is a fruit wine from the champion Hou today, and it tastes good." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The queen appeared docile.

Everyone immediately stood up and saluted, "Meet Your Majesty, meet Your Majesty the Queen." ”

"Excuse me!"

The emperor and empress sat on the top, and He Jin sat on the queen's side; Today's main banquet is Gao Shun, so Gao Shun sits next to the emperor, and Lu Zhi is arranged in Gao Shun's subordinate position.

Liu Hong said to Zhang Rang: "Zhang Changshi, let's have a banquet!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The dishes at the banquet were very sumptuous, but Gao Shun's mind was not on eating and drinking.

After three rounds of drinking, the emperor asked, "Champion Hou, if you resign as the Taishou of Julu County, who is suitable to take over?" ”

"Your Majesty, there is a major event in the DPRK and China, and it is inconvenient for the foreign minister to speak."

"It doesn't matter! Let's take a look. ”

Gao Shun thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Guo Xun, the assassin of Youzhou, is highly respected and more suitable for the position of the Taishou of Julu County, and the minister does not know many people, so it is not good to recommend it." ”

Liu Hong nodded in agreement with Gao Shun's statement, and then asked, "Champion Hou, what are your plans after resigning from public office?" ”

"Your Majesty, it is better to travel thousands of miles to read thousands of books, and the minister wants to browse more of the great rivers and mountains while he is young, increase some experience, and familiarize himself with the world."

Liu Hong obviously did not agree with Gao Shun's statement and asked, "What does the general think about this?" ”

He Jin felt that Gao Shun was not bad, the first time he entered Beijing, the first person to visit was him, and he gave a noble gift, and more importantly, Gao Shun had a good attitude towards the prince Liu Bian, and gave two poems, which is very suitable for the identity of the prince; And as his foreign aid is very suitable; Gao Shun is young, and if he resigns from Julu County again, the territory he controls is in the border county, which is more controllable; In order to sell Gao Shun's favor, He Jin suggested: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that appointing the champion Hou as the general of Anbei will guard the northern frontier for the imperial court, so as to avoid the suffering of the people of the border counties. ”

Liu Hong shook his head, his face was dissatisfied, and asked Lu Zhi again: "What advice does Lu Aiqing have?" ”

Lu Zhi is also an old fox, and his ability to observe words and emotions is not low, and after a little thought, he replied: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the entire northern defense is a whole, and the minister suggests that the champion Hou be appointed as the general of Zhenbei, so that he can fully mobilize the armies of Youzhou and the two states, and will ensure that the northern frontier of my Han Dynasty is as safe as Mount Tai." ”

Gao Shun hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, no, the minister is still young and can't take on this important responsibility." ”

Liu Hong finally came up with a money-saving method, how could he easily let Gao Shun go, so he smiled: "Hahaha, Lu Aiqing's suggestion is very in line with my wishes, I have decided, appoint the champion Hou as the general of the expedition to the north, and the history of Youzhou Thorn, the tax revenue of the three counties of Dai County, Shanggu County and Yanmen County is used to expand the army and raise the army, within a year, the cavalry will be expanded to 60,000 people, and the infantry will be expanded to 100,000 people, there must be no mistake." ”

Gao Shun has long known that Liu Hong has no good intentions, why do you raise so many troops in peacetime? There must be a conspiracy; Besides, the taxes of the three counties can't support so many troops, so he excused himself: "Your Majesty, the minister is from a good family, and he is not allowed to be a scholar, and there are so many people who want to put their ministers to death just by serving as the Taishou of Julu County, and the ministers can only be forced to resign; If he is appointed as the general of Zhengbei and expands the army so much, the ministers are afraid that there will be no scum left after being devoured by the scholars, so please ask Your Majesty to choose another suitable candidate, and the ministers will be powerless. ”

How could Liu Hong let him get his wish? said: "This is the emperor's order, it must be carried out, there is no room for negotiation; And the officials appointed by me, what can the scholars do? ”

He Jin and Lu Zhi didn't expect His Majesty to give such a ridiculous order, and the power given to Gao Shun was too great!

Gao Shun continued to excuse himself: "Your Majesty, I am afraid that I will not be able to complete the task and miss Your Majesty's major affairs. ”

Liu Hong said with a smile: "Champion Hou must not be in a hurry to resign, and from now on, the position of Xiongnu Zhonglang General also needs to be held by Champion Hou, and there must be no mistake." ”

The emperor thought to himself, the champion Hou is also driving one sheep, and the two sheep are also herding, so it is better to arrange more tasks for him; Since the predecessor made the Xiongnu Zhonglang General Zhang Xiu kill the Xiongnu Shan Yu, nearly six years, no one is willing to take up the post of the Xiongnu Zhonglang General, only the chief officials and Sima and others are struggling to maintain the situation, and the Xiongnu Hugh slaughter departments are ready to move, there is a heart to rebel again, Liu Hongzhen is worried that something will happen there, and now he is just throwing this problem to the champion Hou, and can save hundreds of millions of dollars in aid every year; In the future, if the emperor's son-in-law Zhou Fei guards Hedong County, the capital will be safe.

Gao Shun refused: "Your Majesty, how much can the tax of the three counties be?" Not to mention the formation of an army, it is not enough to give the Huns money every year, and the ministers are powerless. ”

Last time, because I didn't make it clear in person, I fell for His Majesty, so I must not be so unclear this time.

The general He Jin and the monk Lu Zhi also felt that the emperor's request was a bit excessive, and they all opposed it.

Liu Hong asked: "Since Zhang Xiu killed the Xiongnu Shan Yu and privately established the Xiongnu Shan Yu, the Xiongnu Shan Yu gradually lost the ability to govern the various ministries, and I am worried that the Xiongnu tribes will be in chaos, especially the strength of the Hugh Tu tribes is getting stronger and stronger, so what can I do?" ”

Everyone knew that the Xiongnu had become a heavy burden on the Han court, and after their lives stabilized, the population became more and more numerous, and the court was overwhelmed.

Gao Shun suggested: "Your Majesty, the minister suggested that Zhou Fei should concurrently serve as the general of the Xiongnu Zhonglang, as long as he is given the necessary support, the minister feels that he can definitely take on this important responsibility; And Hedong County is next to the Huns, there is a role in blocking the Huns from going south, when necessary, the minister will also provide help within his ability, I believe that the Huns will not be able to make a big mess, the minister is worried about the Xianbei people, they occupy too much territory, if not hit in time, it is likely to become the second Xiongnu. ”

There is no other way for the time being, Liu Hong can only adopt Gao Shun's compromise opinion first, and Zhou Fei will concurrently serve as the Xiongnu Zhonglang general, but ask Gao Shun to allocate 3,000 cavalry and 3,000 infantry to Zhou Fei, and Gao Shun readily agreed.

Although the generals He Jin and Lu Zhi were surprised by His Majesty's appointment of Gao Shun, Gao Shun killed the three Zhang Jiao brothers and quickly pacified the Yellow Turban thieves in Youzhou, Jizhou and Qingzhou.

Even Zhu Jun was awarded the title of General of the Right Cheung Cavalry for his exploits in pacifying the Yellow Turban Thieves, and after returning to Beijing with his troops, he was appointed as the Guanglu Doctor, increased the number of food towns by 5,000, and changed the title of Qiantang Marquis.

In comparison, His Majesty's reward for Gao Shun was not high, so the two of them did not say more.

The general of the expedition to the north, the status at that time was the same as that of the general of the partial miscellaneous number, the rank of 2,000 stones, not often, the palm of the conquest betrayal, to resist the invasion.

The next day, Shang Shutai issued a holy decree, and Gao Shun was appointed as the general of the expedition to the north and the assassin of Youzhou.

The holy decree also issued at the same time was that Zhu Jun, the doctor of Guanglu, was relocated to the Taishou of Hanoi County; Zhou Fei, the Taishou of Hedong County, concurrently served as the general of the Xiongnu; Youzhou Thorn Shi Guo Xun moved to Julu County, Jizhou, Taishou.