Luoyang, in the Lin De Palace, the head of the ten permanent attendants, the old eunuch Zhang Rang, who was over fifty years old, the sharp voice sounded in the hall: "Your Majesty is going to court."

With Zhang Rang's voice, Liu Hong, who was wearing a black dragon robe and a majestic crown, slowly walked into the hall with the support of Zhao Zhong, the tenth permanent attendant, and went straight to the dragon chair and sat down.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live", the civil and military officials were arranged in order according to Wendong and Wuxi, kneeling down and kowtowing.

"Zhongqing is flat", Liu Hong said awe-inspiring in his voice that seemed to lack yang energy, although it seemed majestic, his face was slightly dark yellow because of excessive wine, which made people really not afraid.

"If you have something to do, you can play early, and you have nothing to retreat!" , Zhang Rang's sharp voice sounded in the hall again.

Hearing this, in the queue of military attachés in the west, He Jin, the general who was about to become a ball of meat, walked out slowly with a wat board in his arms, bowed down and said: "Long live Qi Song, Bingzhou Assassin Shi Ding Yuan, former general Dong Chong, and Anbei general Liu Jin have been waiting outside the palace for an audience, I don't know if Your Majesty has summoned the three generals."

When Liu Hong heard this, he bowed slightly.

Zhang Rang, who was standing on the side, looked at it, and immediately understood what Liu Hong meant, and said in a long voice: "Xuan, and the state assassin Shi Ding Yuan, the former general Dong Chong, and the Anbei general Liu Jin will meet you!" ”。

After a while, Ding Yuan and Dong Chong, who had already changed their court clothes. Liu Jin and the three of them came to the main hall, knelt on the ground and said: "The ministers and the state assassin Shi Ding Yuan, the former general Dong Chong, and the Anbei general Liu Jin, knock long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live."

"The three Qing families are the ministers of my big man's humerus, don't be polite, let's be flat!" , Liu Hong carefully looked at Liu Jin, who he met for the first time, before saying.

When the three of them heard this, they immediately stood up, and each of them stood still, silent.

At this time, He Jin hugged the wat board again, and said awe-inspiringly: "Your Majesty, Bingzhou Assassin Shi Dingyuan's loyal Han family, thousands of miles from Bingzhou to the south of the Qin King, a battle to break the Yellow Turban thieves, really has a great contribution to the country, should be rewarded, in order to comfort the heart of the state soldiers."

"The general is reasonable, Ding Tingshi is loyal to the country and should indeed be rewarded. Passed the decree, and added Ding Yuan as the general of Pingbei and the marquis of Taiyuan. In addition, all the meritorious officers and soldiers under Ding Yuan's command will be promoted to one level and rewarded with qualifications", Liu Hong thought about it for a while, and said Zhengse.

Don't underestimate Liu Hong's reward, first of all, Ding Yuan's Pingbei general belongs to the middle-level military attache level of the Han Dynasty. It is one of the four generals, four marches, four towns, four pings, and four ans on the left and right, and has the authority to hold the military power of a state.

But he only sealed one marquis, you know, Liu Jin's title is only a marquis, which is a bit unknown. Since ancient times, how can there be a precedent for the same title as a thorn and a guard?

When Ding Yuan heard this, he immediately knelt on the ground again, and thanked him: "The minister and the state assassin Shi Ding Yuan, thank the lord Longen." Hooray, hooray, hooray".

At this time, I saw that in the queue of civil officials, Zongzheng Liu Yu, who was wearing a red court uniform, knelt down from class and said: "Your Majesty, the former general Dong Chong, the general of Anbei, Liu Jin, has repeatedly made meritorious contributions, and the battle of Luoyang is the first soldier, and he should be rewarded." Captain Cui Lie was martyred, and he should also be given a generous heart to comfort Captain Cui's orphans! ”。

As soon as these words came out, He Jin immediately stepped forward again and retorted: "Dong Chong and Cui Lie were defeated by the thief army, if it wasn't for the Yue cavalry camp to rescue them, I am afraid that the whole army has been wiped out, what is the merit?" Liu Jin even blocked Ding Thorn Shi from going south to King Qin outside Mengjin Pass, although he had a slight achievement, but he ignored the law of the imperial court, privately attacked Shangguan, and prevented Ding from stabbing King Shi Qin, he really had the heart of treason to help thieves, and his heart can be punished! Weichen implored His Majesty to cure Liu Jin for a crime of treason! ”。

"The ministers implore Your Majesty to punish Liu Jin's crimes!" , Immediately, in the entire military attache queue, all the military attaches under He Jin knelt down in unison.

This is a hornet's nest! Who is Liu Jin? A fierce general at the border, repeatedly breaking the yellow turban thief, and his martial arts are rare in the world, what a proud person he is.

At that moment, I saw Liu Jin take a step forward, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, what the general said is not true!" As we all know, the general did not notice the people, and appointed his relatives He Zhen as the general of Bishui Pass, this person did not know how to serve the country wholeheartedly, in order to repay His Majesty's grace from heaven and earth. Instead, he abandoned the pass and fled, causing the thieves to come to Luoyang, and the emperor was surrounded. I beg Your Majesty to be aware of everything and make decisions for Weichen! ”。 Anyway, Liu Jin is iron-hearted, you He butcher won't let me feel better, and I can't make you comfortable!

When these words came out, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were all shocked. With Liu Jin, a small border guard general, although he fought bravely and had meritorious achievements, he sued the general in court, is this still worth it?

Just when Liu Hong was at a loss, Zhang Rang next to him glanced at Liu Jin and said in his heart: "Hmph! He butcher, let you be arrogant and domineering on weekdays, if there is no me, how can you be where you are today? Since you won't let me have a good time, then I might as well take this opportunity to join you."

Thinking of this, Zhang Rang blinked at Zhao Zhong opposite, leaned over to Liu Hong's side, and said softly: "Your Majesty, in the foolish opinion of the old slave, the general is nepotistic, causing Luoyang to be surrounded. If not, why would the thieves come to the city, if not, how could the crime be punished, and how would my face remain? ”。

After a little hesitation, Zhang Rang said again: "Moreover, Liu Anbei is loyal and brave to the country, and he has fought in Youzhou, Jizhou, Yanzhou, and Luoyang, and the journey is thousands of miles. The heart of serving the country with fists can show the sun and the moon! In the humble opinion of the old slave, General Liu should be rewarded, and General Liu is guarding the border passes, and it is not a problem to sweep away the **. Your Majesty's wisdom in employing people will definitely be comparable to the two first emperors of Xiaowu and Guangwu! Please also think twice, Your Majesty".

The two emperors of Xiaowu and Guangwu that Zhang Rang mentioned, one was Liu Che, the Xiaowu Emperor who swept Mobei. And Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu is not far behind compared to Liu Che. Liu Xiu set things right, destroyed Wang Mang, leveled his red eyebrows, and made great achievements, all of which were rare wise masters in the whole history.

When this big hat was put on, Liu Hong immediately fluttered. The already wavering heart also began to tilt towards Liu Jin's side.

Liu Hongzheng wanted to speak, but heard Ding Yuan say: "Your Majesty, General Liu did attack Weichen outside Mengjin Pass, fortunately, Lu Bu, the righteous son of the minister, was brave, so he was safe, if it wasn't for General Liu to block it, the minister should have arrived at Luoyang City the day before yesterday."

Ding Yuan's words, Liu Jin could clearly see that He Jin instructed him. At that moment, the hatred for He Jin in his heart became stronger and stronger. Although he didn't know why He Jin made things difficult for him everywhere, Liu Jin faintly felt that it should be He Jin who sent Wang Yue to assassinate him last night.

For a while, the needles in the court could be heard, and they were all waiting for Liu Hong's decision.

Seeing that the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were looking at him, Liu Hong felt a headache and was speechless for a long time. Just when Liu Hong was at a loss, he suddenly saw Liu Yu holding the wat board in his arms, and immediately had an idea.

"I wonder what Zongzheng thinks about this?" , Liu Hongdao.

Originally, Liu Yu had the intention to speak for Liu Jin, but he didn't take the initiative to speak in order to avoid suspicion, coupled with Liu Hong's hesitation and Zhang Rang's whispering in his ear, Liu Yu was a little confused. Now Liu Hong took the initiative to ask himself, and Liu Yu immediately said his thoughts.

But I heard Liu Yu say: "Your Majesty, now the thieves in Jizhou are not peaceful, and General Anbei is a brave general, according to Weichen, if you don't order General Anbei to lead the army north, right or wrong, you can know at a glance!" What does Your Majesty think? ”。

When Liu Hong heard this, he immediately felt that this was also a good method, who to seal or not, didn't he have the final say?

"Zongzheng's words are very much in line with my heart. However, the crime of dereliction of duty of the general must not go unpunished, so be it! He Jin was cut off from the post of general, and He Jin was changed to a hussar general, still commanding the five schools of the Northern Army and the Yulin Army. Wangqing will fulfill his duties, and if there are thieves and soldiers who violate the border, the two crimes will be punished together." Liu Hong bowed his head slightly and said sharply.

"Your Majesty, I heard that General Anbei's command has been in battle for a long time, and most of them have been injured, and I am afraid that the Northern Expedition will be difficult to succeed due to insufficient troops. Therefore, the minister thought that the northern army should be transferred to the cavalry battalion, and the two teams of people and horses under the command of Ding Tingshi should go on a northern expedition together. With the assistance of these two troops, the Northern Expedition will be safe! ”。 As he spoke, Liu Yu fell to his knees. Even Yuan Kui, the clan faction and the clan party knelt down together and asked for their lives.

He Jin has just been stripped of his official position, where do he dare to speak out. After all, he was born as a butcher in Nanyang, and although he was in a high position, his courage was still a little worse, so he could only kneel on the ground and not say a word. However, in his heart, he hated Liu Yu, Yuan Kui, Zhang Rang and others like bone marrow.

"Your Majesty, the camp is the minister's pro-army, and he has never left the minister's side, and the minister is afraid that he will be unruly and mislead the military affairs, and ask Your Majesty to change the military to the top", Ding Yuan saw that He Jin did not dare to speak, and immediately spoke.

But he didn't want to, when Ding Yuan said this, Liu Jin snorted coldly and said confidently: "Your Majesty, if you don't boast about it, what are you afraid of if you are a million yellow scarves?" There are only hundreds of people, and the minister is confident that he can control it. I beg Your Majesty to allow the ministers to ask for it, lead the troops to the north, and not destroy the thieves and swear not to return to the court!! ”。

The sonorous words, with full confidence, echoed for a long time in the huge Lin De Palace.

Liu Hong has lived in the court for a long time, but the blood of the man in his heart has not yet been wiped out, and he immediately praised: "Good! The royal nephew is brave and very relieved. Spread the decree, transfer the cavalry camp, trap the camp to listen to the tent of the royal nephew, and hope that the imperial nephew will fight bravely, sweep away the thieves as soon as possible, and return my big man to Lang Lang. On the day of the triumph of the royal nephew, I should not hesitate to reward him."

"We're grateful! , Liu Jin was also not afraid, and immediately knelt on the ground, and said in an awe-inspiring tone.

After thinking about it, Liu Jin suddenly felt that he should take this opportunity to ask the emperor for something, otherwise, wouldn't he be working for others in vain?

"Your Majesty, now the army is full of soldiers and horses, but there is still a lack of people under the command of the ministers. Therefore, I ask Your Majesty to grant your ministers a decree that they should be allowed to requisition and transfer the people of the countryside to listen to the tents in front of them, so that the thieves can be eliminated as soon as possible." Liu Jin said again.

When Liu Hong heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and asked lightly: "I don't know who the imperial nephew wants to recruit?" ”。

Liu Jinyi's stomach is bad, where will he tell Liu Hong the truth? Otherwise, what if Liu Hong used the holy decree to snatch away his own people? When even said: "The minister doesn't know, but the minister thinks that there must be no shortage of available talents in the mountains and wilderness, and if you can know one or two, the Northern Expedition will definitely go much smoother." At that time, the war will be quelled as soon as possible, and a lot of silver will be spent less money in the treasury."

What is the war fought? It's money, food, and logistics. And what is Liu Hong most greedy? It's also money and food! When I heard that I could spend less money, where would I disagree.

"Your Majesty, General Liu's move is suspected of forming a party for personal gain, and I implore Your Majesty to cure Liu Jin's crime!" He Jin remembered whether he ate or not, and immediately jumped out to find fault. (To be continued)