The news that Emperor Liu Hong had summoned Liu Cun, the assassin of Qingzhou, alone in the Zhongde Hall of the South Palace, spread throughout Luoyang City before dark.

But except for the emperor and Liu Cun, Zhang Dun and the two old servants left by the two first emperors to Liu Hong, no one knows what the emperor and Liu Hong talked about, let alone the queen mother finally arrived with two young princes, solemnly greeted Liu Cun, the long-lost imperial uncle, with royal courtesy, and then sat together and talked for nearly an hour.

It wasn't until nightfall that Liu Cun walked out of the palace alone, got into the carriage waiting outside, and went directly to Huang Wan's mansion inside the east gate.

That night, countless people in the entire Luoyang City spent sleepless nights.

Whether it is the ten permanent servants who are considered by the outside world to be the most favored by the emperor, or He Jin, the most powerful general today, they all attach great importance to this abnormal phenomenon, and the Yuan family of the fourth and third princes, the Cui family of generations of official eunuchs, and other famous families of the Han Dynasty are also full of doubts about this.

Liu Cun, who lived in Huang Wan's mansion, didn't say anything to Huang Wan, and Huang Wan, a humble gentleman, didn't ask, and the waves of guests who went to Huang Wan's house in the name of meeting Liu Cun that night were all hospitalized by Huang Wan and Liu Cun, drinking the Langya wine brought by Liu Cun, eating the delicacies sent by two famous wine shops in the south of Luoyang City, and talking about interesting things about Luoyang and Qingzhou.

In the early morning of the next day, the civil and military officials who gathered outside the Chongde Hall of Nangong and waited for the court meeting saw the arrival of Liu Cun, the assassin of Qingzhou, and came forward to greet him.

Until the eve of the start of the court meeting, the courtiers still stepped forward to greet Liu Cun, and Liu Cun frequently returned the salute and thanked him. The brain is running at high speed, matching familiar names with unfamiliar faces. In the end, he followed in the middle of the civil official ranks, followed strict etiquette and knelt down to the emperor Liu Hong and shouted long live.

The ministers returned to their places and sat down neatly. I found that the emperor was in good spirits today, and the tired body that was always leaning on the side of the dragon couch actually sat upright, and there seemed to be a trace of vitality in the eyes that always seemed to be unable to sleep before, and there were several more eunuchs on both sides of the emperor, and the favored ministers Duan Qi and Song Dian, who had not shown up for a long time, also stood solemnly beside Zhang Rang.

To the disappointment of the civil and military officials, there was nothing new in today's court meeting, let alone the new Qingzhou policy that the courtiers were particularly worried about. As calm and simple as most of the court meetings in the past few months, first the Taiwei Zhang Wen routinely reported the news of the battle between the Yanzhou and Yuzhou armies against more than 100,000 Yellow Turban troops, and then retreated after speaking a few words, and then the general He Jin, the head of the military attaché, went in and out of the class, and the weapons and equipment of the Xiyuan Army and the Northern Army had been arranged, and the emperor could be invited to review the pro-army in the first month of the new year as scheduled.

Only Shaoqing Huang Wan's recital made the hall full of spirits, and the civil and military officials listened to Huang Wan read out the name and quantity of the tribute contributed by Qingzhou, and at the same time thought of the priceless Langya utensils and the world-famous Qingzhou weaving and embroidery, and were deeply shocked by the huge number of tributes and many new products.

A pair of eyes with different charms looked at Liu Cun in the civil official array. Seeing Liu Cun sitting as calm as water with his waist upright, many officials secretly praised in their hearts, and their brains were already flying.

Huang Wan returned to work and sat down after reporting, and the whole hall of civil and military people looked at Liu Cun. I thought that it was the emperor's turn to reward Liu Cun, who had made great achievements in the war and paid a huge tribute.

Who knew that after waiting for half a bowl of tea without any movement, the emperor on the dragon couch kept looking at Liu Cun with a smile, just like he had done after he sold his official position again and again and successfully traded. But he didn't give Liu Cun any praise.

The civil and military officials looked at each other, not understanding what the emperor was thinking. Just as they were about to turn their heads to explore each other, the emperor's familiar voice suddenly sounded. Said the words that made the room full of people laugh but felt a lot of concern:

"Liu Aiqing, didn't you say that in Qingzhou, where I am guarded, there are a few young heroes who are diligent in government affairs and have made many military exploits, and they all dream of seeing what I look like? I guess you brought them with you, right? Ha ha! Speaking of which, I have also taken a lot of things from Aiqing in the past few years, and I happen to be a little free right now, so let's meet a few young people in Aiqing's mouth. ”

Zhao Zhong, the attendant on duty, immediately conveyed the holy will loudly, and as the call disappeared from near and far, Qingzhou did not drive Guan Ning, and had been staying in Luoyang to govern China, engaged in Wang Lie, Zhao Li, military generals Tai Shici, Xu Sheng, Zhang He, Lu Pei, Li Mian and other nine people were led by the eunuchs of the inner court, lined up in two columns to enter the hall, one by one heroic, energetic, calm, extraordinary, and immediately won the applause of the hall, even Cai Yong, who has always been picky, also sighed loudly that he had not met such a talent for many years.

Liu Hong, who was on the dragon couch, looked at the nine handsome men kneeling down one by one, looked very carefully, the smile on his face became brighter and brighter, he asked Guan Ning and the others one by one about their names and current positions, and then laughed and said loudly:

"No wonder Liu Aiqing praises you so much, you are really a rare handsome! Guan Ning, Guo Yuan, Wang Lie, you are all my Han celebrities, you have done a good job in Qingzhou in the past few years, it seems that it is time for me to promote you, in order to encourage my Han world's loyal and diligent scholars. ”

The civil and military officials immediately opened their eyes wide and pricked up their ears, staring nervously at Guan Ning and the others in the center of the hall and the emperor on the dragon couch.

Liu Hong drank the ginseng soup and raised his head again: "Guan Ning, you go to Jinan and be the minister of state for my imperial brother Liu Kang, he likes to write poems, likes wine and women, and loves to be lively, he must be happy when a famous person like you comes to him; Wang Lie, you go to Beihai Kingdom and be the minister of state for my mischievous nephew Liu Geng, that kid is still young, ignorant, and from time to time makes me a headache of absurd things, you are proficient in the law, upright, just teach Liu Geng's kid for me. ”

"Guoyuan is known as a virtuous person, erudite and talented, and proficient in government affairs, I wanted to call you to Taixue to teach, but Liu Aiqing was reluctant, so I had to let you continue to go back to Qingzhou with him, but you have to hang the title of Doctor of the Five Classics in my Taixue, and you will come back in the future. Zhao Li, I didn't expect you to be engaged in the Assassin's Mansion at such a young age, with the eyes of your Lord Liu, I believe that you must be full of talent, I will seal you as a scholar Zuo Cheng to show your appreciation, you still go back to Qingzhou, continue to be loyal to the imperial court. ”

"Thank you, Holy Lord!"

Guan Ning, Guo Yuan, Wang Lie and Zhao Li all knelt down and thanked each other, trembling slightly with excitement, Liu Cun didn't reveal the slightest rumor to them before such a huge glory, how could they not be shocked and happy.

Without waiting for the shocked full hall of civil and military affairs to come back to his senses, Emperor Liu Hong looked at Tai Shi Ci and said: "What a flying general Tai Shi Ci, what a fierce general Xu Sheng!" I wanted to summon you to my pro-army as generals, but you are reluctant to assassinate Lord Shi, there is no way, I still want to use him to guard Qingzhou for me, so I have to wronged you two, Tai Shi Ci and Xu Sheng——"

"Wechen is here!" Tai Shi Ci knelt down again.

"I have named you two as General Xiaocai and General Yangwu, I hope that after you go back, you will reorganize your troops and horses as soon as possible, lead the soldiers of Qingzhou to aid Yanzhou, exterminate the bandits and thieves from all over Qingyan, and return peace to my Han world!"

Liu Hong's eyes shimmered with a rare light, allowing everyone to see his high hopes for Tai Shici and Xu Sheng, and how much he hated the rebellious ministers and thieves who disturbed the Liu family's world.

"Thank you, Holy Lord!"

Tai Shici and Xu Sheng thanked loudly, their hearts surging like huge waves, and they were so excited that they could hardly help themselves.

Liu Hong didn't let the few people who thanked him flatten, and looked at Zhang He, Lu Pei and Li Mian with blazing eyes: "Lu Pei, Zhang He, I only learned yesterday that you have done so many things and made so many military achievements for my Han world in a quiet way, and you have done a good job!" Lu Pei, I have made you a general to be captured, Zhang He, I have made you a rebellious general, I hope you will live up to my hopes and strive to pass on the good news as soon as possible. ”

Zhang He and Lu Pei immediately thanked: "Thank you to the saint for Longen, and the general will definitely live up to the expectations of the saint!" ”

Liu Hong nodded with satisfaction, stared at the last Li Mian who was standing alone, and said loudly and moving: "Li Mian, Li Mian, you quietly took down the Jeju Island in the vast sea in the east for me, and sent 50,000 people displaced by the drought and locust plague to the big island that is not inferior to my Dahan, in just two years, you have reclaimed millions of acres of fertile land for me, and also built a horse farm to raise tens of thousands of good horses and cattle, and now you have built a big port in the north of Yizhou Island in the south. Planting the banner of my Han Dynasty to the east of the sea, such a huge contribution to expanding the territory, I just don't want to reward you, the title of General Fubo belongs to you Li Mian, and the name is well deserved! ”

"Thank you for the grace of the saint, the last general will definitely smear his liver and brain, and open up more land for the saint and my Han!" Twenty-five-year-old Li Mian was already in tears, prostrate on the ground and kowtowed five times in a row, this fisherman's son who grew up on the shore of the sea, never dreamed that he would have such a day.

The hall full of civil and military officials suddenly realized, and then cheered loudly, knowing that this was the emperor Liu Hong's favor to Liu Cun, the assassin of Qingzhou, but he couldn't be jealous of Liu Cun and the great merits of his subordinate martial arts, Liu Cun's subordinate martial arts were indeed too good, and the emperor's edict did not violate any restrictions, although the grace was slightly too heavy, but it was very decent.

Even if the people who are uncomfortable among the hundred officials have to admire the emperor's shrewdness at this time.

The enshrinement of two ministers of state who are equivalent to the duties of Taishou, and the enshrinement of Guoyuan as a doctor of the Five Classics, is not too much for the famous scholars Guan Ning, Guoyuan and Wang Lie, who are famous all over the world; The Shangshu Zuo Cheng of Zhao Li, who was enshrined as a young man, was only a vacant position of 400 ranks, and most of the elements of encouragement were incentive; The false titles of Tai Shici, Xu Sheng, Lu Pei, Zhang He and Li Mian, that is, the five miscellaneous generals, are more of a kind of praise, an honor, and do not have any real power.

After the reward was completed, the court meeting was dispersed, and Liu Cun, the Qingzhou Thorn History with the greatest contribution and the most contributions, did not receive any reward from the emperor, and everyone speculated before that Liu Cun, the Thorn History of Qingzhou, would not only recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors this time, but would definitely become Qingzhou Mu, but this did not happen, and Liu Cun had no complaints about it, but thanked the emperor for his grace. (To be continued......)

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