In the imperial study room of the Xuanzheng Palace, Liu Zhao summoned the general He Xiang, the prime minister Yuan Kui, the general Gao Zhe and the Zhongshu Ling Zhao Gao to discuss the matter. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the past few days, Liu Zhao has fallen ill, has a serious cold, and has been resting in the palace, but the news from Gao Chang from Hebei is too exciting for him, and the Taihang bandits who have been entrenched in Hebei for many years have all been purged, and I still remember that when the news came, Liu Zhao, who was on the sickbed, looked up to the sky and laughed, like crazy, and shouted loudly, reward! Reward! Reward!

Hebei is plagued by bandits, the imperial court does not know how much manpower and financial resources have been invested in the governance of this place, but the benefits are not large, that is, once the rebels are frustrated, they will shrink into the Taihang Mountain, using its complex terrain and the official army circling, once the official army withdraws, they will come back like a resurgence, this Taihang Mountain is a cancer in Hebei, so that the imperial court continues to invest energy to govern but the benefits are not large, and now Gao Chang actually uprooted it in one fell swoop, which made Liu Zhao is ecstatic!

"Tell me about it! How should I reward General Gao this time? ”

Zhao Gao knows Liu Zhao's mind very well, what the eunuch is best at is observing words and feelings, and he has no principles at all, plus Gao Chang has no conflict of interest with him now, so he can't sweep Liu Zhao's happiness. So, Zhao Gao stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the minister heard that General Gao Chang is brave and good at fighting, and has made many military exploits, if Your Majesty does not reward him well, the minister is afraid that the heart of the soldier will be cold!" “

Liu Zhao nodded. Zhao Gao's statement was deeply in line with his wishes, and he turned his head to ask Gao Zhe again, "What does Gao Aiqing think?" ”

Gao Zhe stood up straight, arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, Gao Chang is the eldest son of Weichen, Weichen doesn't dare to say much, I hope Your Majesty will forgive me!" ”

Liu Zhao nodded, "I also understand Gao Aiqing's suffering, Gao Chang is your eldest son, it is indeed inconvenient for you to say more!" After that, he turned his head and asked Yuan Kui again, "What does Yuan Aiqing think?" ”

Yuan Kui bowed and said: "The minister thinks that Gao Chang is just a small victory, so he won't be rewarded with such fanfare, just a little reward!" ”

Yuan Kui had already hated Gao Chang because of Yuan Xi's death, how could he help Gao Chang speak at this time?

However, this move obviously made Liu Zhao a little displeased, in fact, he still knows a little about the matter of hundreds of officials forming a party and fighting each other, but as the emperor, he also hopes that his hundreds of officials will have some infighting, but Yuan Kui's dignified and dignified prime minister is uniquely opposed to himself at this time, which makes Liu Zhao quite disgusted.

Liu Zhao no longer looked at him at this time, but set his eyes on He Xiang.

"What does the general think?"

He Xiang as a military giant, although Gao Chang did not join his command with a clear banner, but his father Gao Zhe is also a veteran minister of the military department, at the moment He Xiang got up and said: "Your Majesty, the bandits in Taihang Mountain have been plagued by Hebei for many years, and the government has repeatedly requisitioned and returned with feathers, and now General Gao has completely exterminated it, and the minister thinks that it should be rewarded." ”

Liu Zhao nodded and said approvingly: "The general's words are reasonable, and he is very heartfelt!" Come on, the purpose! “

The celebrant eunuch Wei Zhongxian hurriedly prepared pen and ink on the side.

Liu Zhao said in a deep voice: "Hebei conquest envoy Gao Chang, brave and good at fighting, brave and strategic, repeatedly made military exploits, exterminated the Taihang Mountain bandits, made great contributions, and crowned him as the general from the north of Erpin Town, led the history of Jizhou Thorn, and gave the title of Duke of Qinghe County. All the generals under his command are rewarded for meritorious deeds, and the official rank below the fourth rank can be determined by him! “

After that, he smiled at Gao Zhe again, "General Gao, this holy decree is up to you to read to Ling Lang, Ling Lang has been on the expedition for a while, and you, the father, should also go and see him!" “

Gao Zhe hurriedly knelt on the ground, "Thank Your Majesty for Chang'er!" “

At this time, Yuan Kui suddenly got up again and said, "Wait, Your Majesty, Weichen still has something to play!" “

Liu Zhao said unhappily: "What else is the matter with Yuan Aiqing?" “

Yuan Kui smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, that rebel Song Jiang is afraid of my Han Tianwei and Your Majesty Tianwei, and now he has sent his military advisor Wu Yong and his brother Song Qing into Beijing to ask for surrender, please make a decision!" “

Liu Zhao snorted angrily, "That Song Jiang used to make trouble in Hebei, was defeated by General Gao Chang, and retreated in the area of Liangshan, and now General Gao has destroyed the military power of Taihang Mountain, so he came to ask for surrender, but he did not accept it, and sent an order to General Gao, so that he could quickly send troops to Liangshan, take down the head of Song Jiang and send it to Beijing!" “

Yuan Kui hurriedly gave Zhao Gao a look on the side, it turned out that Song Jiang knew that he was unable to support himself after learning that Taihang Mountain was exterminated, so he sent Wu Yong Song Qing into Beijing to carry out activities, Yuan Kui was angry that Gao Chang killed Yuan Xi, and Zhao Gao accepted a bribe of 50,000 taels of gold from Song Jiang, so the two had formed an alliance in this matter.

Zhao Gao looked at Yuan Kui and gave him a look, hurriedly got up and said, "Your Majesty, slow down, Rong Chen said a few words!" “

After all, Zhao Gao was Liu Zhao's favorite minister, and Liu Zhao said at the moment: "Say! “

Zhao Gao hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, then Song Jiang will return to the imperial court, if Your Majesty does not accept it, the minister thinks that if this matter spreads, the anti-thieves from all over the country will inevitably resist desperately, fight to the death with the imperial court to the end, and increase the casualties of my Han soldiers, and if Your Majesty accepts Song Jiang's surrender, it will be like a thousand gold buying bones, Your Majesty's name of benevolence will inevitably reach the ears of those anti-thieves, I believe that there will definitely be some anti-thieves who will give up resistance and submit to my Han." Your Majesty, why not? “

On the other side, Yuan Kui hurriedly echoed: "Your Majesty, what Gonggong Zhao said is very true!" “

Liu Zhao pondered for a while, and then said, "Okay, I'll give Song Jiang a chance, Yuan Aiqing, I'll leave this matter to you!" ”

Yuan Kui was overjoyed and was about to receive his order. At this time, Gao Zhe on the side walked out of his seat and saluted Liu Zhaoshi: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that if you want to recruit Song Jiang, you should keep him away from Hebei!" ”

Liu Zhao asked, "What does General Gao mean by this?" ”

Gao Zhe said calmly: "Song Jiang is in Hebei to make trouble, the foundation is not shallow, if he is allowed to continue to stay in Hebei, in case one day he has the heart of rebellion, it is easy to rebel again, plus Chang'er and Song Jiang have been fighting for a long time, his subordinates are bound to be full of contradictions, leaving Song Jiang in Hebei, the two sides will inevitably have constant friction, which is not conducive to the stability of Hebei, I hope Your Majesty will be clear!" ”

Liu Zhao nodded, "What Gao Aiqing said is very true, then I will appoint Song Jiang as the envoy of the Western Xinjiang Army, and order him to lead his troops to listen to the order under the Liangzhou Assassin Shi Weiwen's account." ”

Yuan Kui was in a hurry, he was willing to help Song Jiang just to let him stay in Hebei to make Gao Chang stumble, but now he listened to His Majesty's intention to let Song Jiang go to Western Xinjiang to fight the Qiang people, didn't this make him empty of bamboo baskets? He immediately opened his mouth and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks... ”

But Liu Zhao waved his hand to stop talking, and said unhappily: "Yuan Aiqing, this matter is so decided, you don't need to say more!" “

In fact, Liu Zhao hated those who dared to betray the Han Dynasty and disrupt his own dynasty, and he asked Song Jiang to go to the Western Xinjiang, in fact, he hoped that he and the Qiang people would fight to the death and achieve the goal of killing people with a knife, but Yuan Kui didn't know what to do at this time, and it seemed that he was going to sabotage his plan again, which deepened Liu Zhao's disgust with Yuan Kui, and interrupted Yuan Kui's words mercilessly.

Yuan Kui realized at this time that he had made Long Yan unhappy, so he hurriedly shut up and stopped talking, and could only secretly complain about why Gao Chang'er was so lucky!