It has been five years since Liu Zhang left Luoyang. In the past five years, Liu Hong has slowly corroded from an emperor who cares about the world to a king who likes pleasure. Of course, this can't be said that Liu Hong is a faint monarch, but the problem is that the Han treasury doesn't have much money! Pleasure, in the final analysis, requires money, how can you enjoy it without money? But those courtiers, especially those from the big families, who are not trying to make money in their own homes!

In fact, Liu Hong is also ambitious, but unfortunately he has been suppressed by Cao Jie for too long. A normal man has been suppressed by a eunuch for a long time, even if the guy below him has not lost his function, his spirit will be castrated, and Liu Hong belongs to the kind of person who is castrated by the spirit. Otherwise, he would not have called Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong 'father' and 'mother'!

The most striking thing about Liu Hong's positive surname is that the old eunuch Cao Jie finally died half a year ago, and no one cares about how he died. But before Cao Jie's death, he delegated his power to Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, and Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong were indeed loyal to Liu Hong. Liu Hong, who holds great power, is full of expectations, hoping to change the status quo of the Han Dynasty. But the union of the great families is like a basin of cold water poured from the top of his head to the soles of his feet!

People are like this, when they suffer setbacks, they either try to stand up or lie down completely. Liu Hong faced the surging family, he chose to avoid, he chose pleasure and a woman's body, as for the government and fighting, he handed over to Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong, who were loyal to him, and He Jin!

Except for the eunuchs around the emperor, there is no woman in the palace who does not want to lean on the emperor's mountain. He Lingsi followed Liu Hong for five years, and after the death of Empress Song, she was made queen, but the Israelite servant could not last long. Just when He Lingsi was pregnant with a child to be born, Liu Hong met his favorite woman in this life: Wang Meiren. And when Cao Jie died, it was the time when Wang Meiren's child was born, and the so-called double happiness came to the door, which made Liu Hong love Wang Meiren!

He Lingsi and Wang Meiren have no contradictions, although she and Wang Meiren are fighting for a man, but she understands that it is impossible for her to monopolize the emperor alone, and He Lingsi is not a person with a small belly. But Wang Meiren is not the master of peace, she actually secretly murdered He Lingsi's son Liu Bian! Every child is the flesh that falls from the mother's body, and as long as it is a normal mother, she will love her child very much. If He Lingsi could bear Wang Meiren's assassination of her son, she would not be He Lingsi.

The battle is nothing more than around the emperor. Liu Hong is very emotional, and Wang Meiren is indeed at a disadvantage, so Liu Hong actually slowly fell to Wang Meiren in the battle. He Lingsi would never let the spoiled concubine kill his wife happen, so a killing machine arose in her heart, and at the same time, she also had a grudge against Liu Hong.

Now that He Lingsi has a grudge, Liu Hong rarely goes to see her. He Jin is He Lingsi's elder brother and has loved this sister since he was a child. When he found out that Liu Hong had snubbed his sister, he was also indignant. In He Jin's view, He Lingsi, as the queen, took care of Liu Hong, and as a general, he worked hard for Liu Hong in the court, but Liu Hong did not treat them as relatives. It's tolerable, it's unbearable! In anger, He Jin actually joined forces with Yuan Kui!

He Jin turned against the water like this, and the eunuch forces were immediately attacked. Liu Hong saw He Jin, a stupid pig, and inexplicably took refuge in the family, and he didn't want to see He Lingsi in his heart. However, Liu Hong is a little good, very emotional, although he doesn't want to see He Lingsi, but he is not bad to Liu Bian. But Liu Hong didn't know that Wang Meiren had been playing a black hand on Liu Bian, if it weren't for Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, Liu Bian would have hung up a long time ago. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why He Jin wanted to kill the Ten Permanent Servants later, but He Lingsi, as He Jin's sister, wanted to protect the Ten Permanent Attendants!

Youzhou is invaded by the Karasuma people every year, and the imperial court has to allocate funds to Youzhou every year to help the people. After Liu Yan arrived in Youzhou, although the situation was a little better, it did not change much. In order to maximize Liu Zhang's credit, Liu Yan also played a cautious eye.

The imperial court has a New Year's Day meeting every year. After doing the math, it was already December for Liu Zhang to defeat Karasuma and return to Youzhou, so Liu Yan asked the messenger to rush into the palace from the Luoyang city gate shouting on the day of the New Year's Day court! With the holy decree and token given to Liu Yan by Liu Hong, Liu Yan's recital can go straight to the sky!

In a blink of an eye, on New Year's Day, Liu Yan and Liu Zhang and others wore auspicious clothes and had a banquet at home with Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun and others. But Luoyang ushered in an uninvited guest. A dusty cavalryman, holding a piece of something like a pass order in his hand, rushed into Luoyang City with a bamboo tube on his back, and shouted while riding his horse: "Youzhou Battle Report!" ”

The galloping fast horses made the streets of Luoyang jump for a while, and many shopkeepers cursed this cavalry very unhappily. In the eyes of everyone, most of the battle reports in Youzhou were defeated and asked for help. However, when they saw this cavalry actually rushing towards the palace, everyone kept their mouths shut, but not everyone's battle report could be directly delivered to the emperor.

The guards at the gate of the palace rushed over when they saw a cavalryman holding something, and hurriedly put up their spears to stop them: "It is forbidden to ride horses in front of the palace gate, people stop coming!" ”

The cavalryman jumped down from his horse and said, "Quick! Lord Liu Yan, the assassin of Youzhou, has an urgent battle report to submit! ”

When the guards heard that they couldn't do this, they found a little yellow door. Now in the small yellow gate in the palace, nine out of ten are Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong's people. In recent years, Liu Yan has made a lot of offerings to Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, and Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong still remember Liu Zhang's respect, and these eunuchs have a lot of respect for people from Youzhou. As soon as Xiao Huangmen heard that it was a battle report from Youzhou, he quickly took it and entered the palace with it!

In the palace, Liu Hongzheng sat listlessly on the dragon chair to accept the worship of hundreds of civil and military officials, thinking about Wang Meiren's tender and white delicate body. Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong could not accept the worship of the hundred officials, so they had to stand behind a pillar near the main hall. When they saw Xiao Huangmen coming with something in his hand, they couldn't help frowning.

When Xiao Huangmen walked to Zhang Rang's side and held the bamboo tube, Zhang Rang asked with some displeasure: "How did you do it, you dare to send something at this time?" ”

Seeing that Zhang Rang was displeased, Xiao Huangmen trembled and said, "My lord, this is a war report sent by Youzhou, saying that it will be submitted to Your Majesty immediately!" ”

"Youzhou?" Zhang Rang frowned and asked, "Isn't Karasuma invading Youzhou again?" ”

"Yes! However, the messenger said that this war report must be sent to His Majesty at the New Year's Day court! Xiao Huangmen secretly glanced at Zhang Rang's expression, but he didn't see any change, but he was relieved in his heart!

After Zhang Rang waved his hand to let Xiao Huangmen retreat, he said to Zhao Zhong: "Look..."

"It may be that Lord Liu won Karasuma and wants to surprise His Majesty!" Zhao Zhong said with a smile: "Who is Lord Liu of Youzhou, he will never make His Majesty unhappy during the big festival!" ”

Zhang Rang smiled: "I guess so, then I'll help Lord Liu!" Anyway, on New Year's Day, the assassins from all over the country have to pay tribute to the imperial court, and this battle report should be a tribute to Lord Liu! ”

After the worship of the hundred officials, the assassins of each state sent someone to send a generous gift. When the celebrant shouted to the Youzhou Assassin History, Zhang Rang suddenly came out and said: "Your Majesty, the Youzhou Assassin History sent a battle report as a tribute!" ”

"Battle report?" As soon as Zhang Rang spoke up, the civil and military officials were very puzzled, especially Yuan Kui, a big family. They got Liu Yan to Youzhou, and they still paid attention to it two years ago. Later, with Liu Zhang's departure, Youzhou gradually calmed down. In addition, Liu Yan was only defending against the foreign clans, and the battle in the Luoyang court began again, so they didn't pay attention to Liu Yan. But now, Liu Yan seems to have made achievements!

Liu Hong smiled with great interest: "Uncle Huang is in the barren land of Youzhou, and there are often foreigners who invade the country, even if there is no tribute, I will not blame him." Since he took this battle report as a gift, Zhang asked you to open it for everyone to read, and see how much my imperial uncle had done! ”

"Yes!" Zhang Ranggang wanted to open the bamboo tube but his eyes rolled and said: "Your Majesty, this battle report was submitted by the old minister, and I also asked Lord Yuan Kui and Yuan to read it, okay?" Just ask Lord Yuan to check the seal on the bamboo tube! ”

"That's right!" Liu Hong smiled: "Then Yuan Aiqing will read it!" ”

Yuan Kui took the battle report from Zhang Rang's hand and glared at him, but Zhang Rang smiled indifferently. After carefully inspecting the bamboo tube, Yuan Kui said: "Your Majesty, there is no problem with this battle report!" ”

Liu Hong knew Zhang Rang's thoughts, so he smiled and said, "Then take it apart and read it!" ”

Yuan Kui reluctantly opened the battle report, and it was by no means a pleasant thing to publicize the exploits of his enemies, but when he saw the content of the war report, his eyes instantly widened as big as a bull's eye. The people next to him all looked at Yuan Kui, but he just didn't say anything, and the people next to him didn't want to ask. For a while, the jubilant court was quiet!

"What's going on?" Liu Hong was immediately anxious when he saw that Yuan Kui was silent, and he said to Zhang: "Go!" You come and read! ”

Zhang Rang was also wondering what kind of battle report could make Yuan Kui like that. Hearing the emperor's order, Zhang Rang snatched the battle report, and just about to read it, he was also stunned! After reading it twice, Zhang Rang was sure that this battle report was not fake, but the content in it was too shocking!

Seeing that Zhang Rang was also stunned, Liu Hong's curiosity was hooked, and he said with a little displeasure: "Zhang Rang, do you want me to read it myself?" ”

"Your Majesty, this battle report shocked the minister too much, please sit down, the minister is here!" Zhang Rang cleared his throat and read: "Liu Yan, the assassin of Youzhou, bows to Your Majesty: In August of the fifth year of Guanghe, Qiu Liju led an army of 100,000 into Kou Youzhou, and the minister led hundreds of officials in Youzhou to resist to the death. In September, the courtier Liu Zhang led his troops to meet the Karasuma people, and his captain Huang Zhong led 12,000 troops led by Zhao Yun, Zhang Ren, and Huang Xu to resist the 100,000 Karasuma army, and then Liu Zhang led Shi A and Zhang Fei to lead 8,000 troops into Wuhuan Mountain, the king of Karasuma, killing more than 100,000 enemies and capturing countless cattle, sheep and horses. In mid-December, Liu Zhang returned from Wuhuan Mountain, joined forces with Huang Zhong, and Qiu Liju, the king of Karasuma, was defeated and withdrew from Youzhou, beheading more than 20,000 people! ”