On November 26 of the first year of Jianning, Xu Rong handed over the army under his command to the deputy general and rushed back to Beijing alone to meet Liu Hong.

Liu Hong met Xu Rong in the dormitory, Liu Hong looked at Xu Rong and said with a smile: "Ziyao is really a peerless warrior!" With only 50,000 recruits, 30,000 Xianbei iron cavalry were wiped out by Zuo Fengyi, which is a great achievement! ”

Xu Rong replied respectfully, "Thanks to Your Majesty's clear rewards and punishments, the soldiers use their lives, and the ministers dare not take credit." ”

"Well, after victory, don't be arrogant or impatient. is a general's talent, Ziyao did not disappoint me. ”

'Didn't disappoint me. 'What does it mean to make Xu Rong very excited and not disappoint His Majesty?

It shows that His Majesty has been paying attention to himself, and when he thought of this, Xu Rong's face flushed a little.

Then he disappeared, and said with a serious expression, "Your Majesty, the minister came alone this time, and he had something important to report." ”

"Oh? What's the matter? Liu Hong asked suspiciously.

He didn't know what could make the commander of the First Army put down his army and leave alone.

At this time, a small yellow door walked in from outside the hall and said, "Tell Your Majesty, Arsenal Cheng Lu Zhiyan has something important to see." ”

Liu Hong was stunned for a moment, the arsenal was just a petty official with a rank of three hundred stones, what did he have to see himself?

So Liu Hong waved his hand and said, "Its official is the arsenal order, and he is in charge of Jin Wucheng, what is there to avoid them?" In addition, it can be submitted to the Cabinet. So tell him. ”

"Your Majesty." Xu Rong whispered, "Your Majesty might as well see it, just because what the minister said is related to the arsenal." ”

Liu Hong was stunned when he heard this, what a general who fought on the front line said was related to the arsenal? Why is this getting stranger and stranger?

But Liu Hong still said, "It's okay, pass on Lu Zhi." ”

"No"

After a while, Lu Zhi walked in, took three steps into the hall, knelt on the ground and said, "Minister, please see Your Majesty." ”

Liu Hong nodded and said, "Flat"

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Liu Hong was also not interested in going around the bend with Lu Zhi, and said directly, "I don't know what the arsenal is playing?" ”

Lu Zhi bowed slightly, and said, "Tell Your Majesty, the minister was appointed by His Majesty as the arsenal, and he did not dare to slack off in the past few days, but yesterday the minister found that the number of weapons in the arsenal was wrong, so he checked it overnight, but it was still not right." ”

The minister also checked the number of weapons produced, and to the minister's horror, in recent years, most of the weapons produced in the arsenal were actually because of the long abolished capital test. The minister thought that this matter was important, so he overstepped the level and informed His Majesty, hoping that His Majesty would atone for his sins. ”

As soon as Lu Zhi finished speaking, Xu Rong said, "Your Majesty, there are a few things for Your Majesty to look at." ”

"Exactly."

With Liu Hong's words, several Xiaohuangmen walked into the main hall with a knife, a sword, a bow, and a few arrows.

Liu Hong glanced at Li Hao, and Li Hao brought them to Liu Hong one by one.

"This is the standard equipment of the Northern Army!" Liu Hong carefully looked at the weapon in his hand.

Liu Hong was about to ask Xu Rong what these meant, his face changed suddenly, Xu Rong said that what he was going to say was related to the arsenal, and Lu Zhi played the wrong number of weapons in the arsenal.

What a general at the front played was related to the arsenal, since the quality of the weapon was fine.

Then there is only one explanation, the front-line generals found the standard equipment of the Han army in the hands of the enemy.

Thinking of this, Liu Hong said loudly: "Li Hao, retreat left and right, within thirty steps around the dormitory, there is no one." Those who are good at entering will be beaten to death with sticks. You also went outside the temple. ”

"No"

Seeing that there were no other idle people in the main hall, Liu Hongcai pointed to the weapons on the desk and said, "Ziyao, these are all things used by the Xianbei people?" ”

Xu Rong nodded and said, "Back to Your Majesty, exactly." On the 23rd, the minister led the army to defeat Xianbei, and when the battlefield was cleaned up, many soldiers said why they didn't see the weapons of the Xianbei people, but only the equipment of the Han Dynasty. When the minister heard this, he carefully checked it, only to find that the swords and swords used by the Xianbei people were all the equipment of the Northern Han Army, so he issued an order to seal the mouth of the army, and then put down the army and quickly returned to Beijing to explain the matter to His Majesty. ”

Liu Hong couldn't help but sigh when he heard this, he didn't expect that there would be Han Jian at this time, it was really amazing! Hehe, the Xianbei people came in, what benefits could this traitor get?

Then he said to Lu Zhi, "Arsenal Cheng, when did the number of weapons in the arsenal start?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty is the first year of Yongfeng."

"The first year of Yongfeng." Liu Hong muttered, "The first year of Yongfeng is 155 A.D., and the second year of Yongfeng is when Tanshi Huai invaded the clouds in a big way, is there any connection between the two?" ”

Thinking of this, Liu Hongdao, "Wu Kucheng, who else knows about this matter besides you?" ”

Lu Zhi said respectfully, "This matter is very important, and the minister did not dare to tell anyone, not even the guards of the arsenal. ”

Liu Hong nodded when he heard this, and glanced at Lu Zhi in surprise, this Lu Zhi is worthy of being a famous figure in history, and he has some ability. In that case, then I will test you.

Then he said, "At this time, it is approaching the end of the year, and all the princes and kings of all parties are going to enter Beijing to congratulate them, so this matter should not be publicized and should be handled in a low-key manner." Moved Lu Zhi to the arsenal order, with a rank of 600 stones. ”

Hearing this, Lu Zhi knelt on the ground and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, Longen." ”

Liu Hong didn't call Lu Zhi, but said, "Son, do it!" Don't let the princes and kings of all sides see my jokes! ”

Lu Zhi is not a stupid person, before contacting, Lu Zhi already knew, and at present, he can only secretly collect personnel evidence related to this matter, and he can't make trouble at this juncture.

At this time, even if the Xianbei people came in, it was not as good as Liu Hong's first real meeting with the princes.

Lu Zhi also knew that this was a test, and he would be successful in the future, and he would be able to display his ambitions as much as he could. If it doesn't work, you need to use your own life to calm the situation.

However, Lu Zhi did not feel afraid of this, but felt that this was what he wanted, to contribute to the country and spread through the ages.

So Lu Zhi said: "The ministers will live up to the emperor's grace." ”

When Liu Hong heard this, he knew that Lu Zhi understood his words, so he said, "Okay, you can step back first!" ”

"No, the minister resigns."

After Lu Zhi left, Liu Hong said to Xu Rong, "Ziyao, the previous battle report said that this time, in addition to your lieutenant generals, only the general who killed the enemy in Ding Yuan of Bingzhou, but is it true?" ”

"Don't dare to deceive Your Majesty." Xu Rong hurriedly said, he knew that this was Liu Hong's real surname that he suspected of this!

After all, in a big war, it is not impossible for the general to die at the hands of the soldiers, and it is strange that there is no one, which is why Liu Hong asked so.

However, Liu Hong's asking doesn't mean that he doesn't believe Xu Rong, he just wants to be sure.

Immediately, Liu Hong continued: "I have ordered people to prepare the money and food that the soldiers deserve this time, and the soldiers who died in battle, the money and food they need will be distributed from the seizures!" ”

"No"

Liu Hong rubbed his head and said, "On the twenty-eighth, I will reward all the soldiers in this battle." ”

"No"

"Alright, I'm tired, stand down! Don't spread the word about what happened here. ”

"No, the minister resigns."

Just as Xu Rong was about to step out of the palace gate, Liu Hong said quietly, "Ziyao, those two counties did a good job, and they didn't let the Han bleed, and this matter must not be known to outsiders." ”

Xu Rong did not answer, but strode out of the main hall.