Luoyang Imperial Palace

Just when Yuan Kui, Yuan Feng and the patriarch of the Yifang family were discussing whether to redeem the sentence with gold, Liu Zhang had already come to the palace from Luoyang Ling. Of course, Liu Hong did not let him pay the ransom.

"Brother Huang, your plan is good, Yuan Kui and Yuan Feng promised to help Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao ransom their sentences with gold, but those families did not express their position, I can't really let them be punished with rods for this little thing!" Liu Hong and Liu Zhang sat together while drinking tea and discussing. In fact, Liu Hong has never believed in Liu Zhang's plan, thinking that this plan is just angry at most.

"Brother Huang, don't worry!" Liu Zhang is very confident in his plan, after all, Jun has no jokes, and he has pulled Cao Jie, the real person in power, even if the Yuan family is not afraid of the emperor, they will definitely worry about their enemies.

"That's right!" Liu Zhang remembered something and said: "Brother Huang wants to separate those children of the family and arrange more vicious prisoners to be locked up with them." I think those families will definitely send people to visit the prison, and when the time comes, the tragic situation of those people will definitely make their elders make up their minds. ”

"Good!" Liu Hong called a little yellow door and said: "Go tell Zhou Yi to make those children of the family more miserable!" ”

In this way, the children of the family who accompanied Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and Liu Zhang against each other experienced bullying in Luoyang Ling's cell, and later some people were afraid when they heard the word cell, and Liu Zhang listened to Cai Yong in the palace with Liu Hong and went home after class!

The next day, Yuan Kui and Yuan Feng did not mention this matter in the early court, Liu Hong thought that they had given up on those children of the family, and were about to send someone to Luoyang Ling to supervise the punishment, but received a report from Dasi Nong, Yuan Kui and Yuan Feng not only sent the ransom of Yuan Shu's brothers, but also the ransom of nearly 100 children of the family.

Liu Hong calculates that the money is not only enough for disaster relief, but also has some leftover. Back to **, Liu Hong praised Liu Zhang fiercely. It's a pity that Liu Hong couldn't make a wish for Liu Zhang's official title with such a great achievement, which made Liu Hong very unhappy. However, Liu Zhang didn't care. The more Liu Hong is ashamed of him, the better he will be in the future!

Time flies, three years. Eight-year-old Liu Zhang can be said to be famous all over the world in Luoyang, not only is he famous, but he is also a recognized prodigy in Luoyang. The most pitiful are Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao, after being rectified by Liu Zhang several times, they were ordered by Yuan Kui to make a detour as long as they saw Liu Zhang, so as not to be calculated. In the end, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu were helpless, one went to Bohai to be a taishou, and the other went back to his hometown in Runan. The resentful Yuan Kui and Yuan Feng have been trying to find a way to frame Liu Yan and Liu Zhang, and they will drive them out of Luoyang at the worst.

On this day, Liu Zhang was shopping, and suddenly the crowd was chaotic, and a person who looked like a border guard rode a fast horse, while separating the crowd, he shouted: "Border pass emergency!" "Liu Zhang took the initiative to give the messenger the way, this kind of messenger is like a police car or ambulance on emergency duty in modern times, if you block it, you will be responsible for any danger, unless you are the emperor.

Liu Zhang asked the messenger to continue shopping, but he didn't care much about the messenger, after all, he was only eight years old, and this kind of national event was not in his consideration. But he didn't expect that the news brought by this messenger was very shocking, it turned out that the Karasuma people had attacked Youzhou!

When Liu Hong learned the news of the Karasuma people's invasion of Youzhou, he immediately summoned the Manchu civil and military forces to discuss countermeasures, but in the face of the strong Karasuma people, the Manchu civil and military forces were silent! The angry Liu Hong pointed at the hundred officials of the Manchu Dynasty and scolded: "In Pingyue, all the loyal monarchs and countries have happened, and now that something big has happened, they have all become turtles with shrunken heads, what is the use of raising your group of rice buckets?" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister is willing to go to Youzhou!" A person walked out of the Wenchen queue, with big ears and a very powerful look.

"Lu Shangshu is loyal!" This person turned out to be Shangshu Ling Lu Zhizi.

Liu Hong was very happy to see that someone was finally willing to meet the enemy, and he just wanted to order Lu Zhi to go to Youzhou, Yuan Kui jumped out and said: "Your Majesty, Lu Shangshu has a lot of affairs, how can he go to Youzhou?" Besides, the position of Youzhou Assassin is very important, how can Lu Shangshu take on it? ”

"According to what the captain said, who can defeat the enemy?" Liu Hong was a little displeased, when it was time to be brave, no one came forward. It's easy for someone to come out, and he is very capable, but this old guy Yuan Kui is actually against it!

"Your Majesty! Youzhou is a border area, if you send people to guard it, you must be respected, you need to be capable, and you need a noble identity! Lu Shangshu has enough official positions and abilities, but his identity is not enough! ”

"Lu Shangshu is a disciple of the great Confucian Ma Rong, a world-famous great Confucian, and the official residence of the Shangshu, such an identity is not enough?"

"Your Majesty! Although Shangshu is noble, the minister thinks that Youzhou is an important border land, and the assassin is not only in charge of the civil affairs of a state, but also in charge of military power, it is best to send a Han clan to go, which can reflect His Majesty's attention! ”

"This..."Liu Hong hesitated, after all, there were not many capable people in the Han family.

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks it's okay!" Cao Jie actually stood up to help Yuan Kui speak, which surprised Liu Hong. You must know that in the past few years, Cao Jie has slowly returned Liu Hong's rights, and even the matter of serving Liu Hong has been slowly replaced by the newly promoted permanent attendants Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong. Of course, Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong began to serve Liu Hong when Liu Hong entered the palace, but their official positions were relatively humble.

"Cao Qing thinks it should be like this, but although there are many relatives in the Han family, how many of them can take on this great responsibility?"

"Zongzheng Liu Yan has outstanding ability, and he is conscientious and conscientious in Nanyang, although he is a Jiuqing, but when the country is in such a crisis, as a clan member of the Han family, he should share the worries of His Majesty!"

"This..."Liu Hong looked at Yuan Kui's wrinkled old face, and really wanted to slap it! In the past three years, he and Liu Yan have reached the point of intimacy, but Yuan Kui, an old thing, always wants to deal with Liu Yan, and now he actually gave him a chance, Liu Hong couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

"Your Majesty! Lao Chen thinks that what Yuan Taiwei said is reasonable! Cao Jie said: "The minister thinks that if Master Zongzheng Liu is willing to go to Youzhou, he will be able to calm the rebellion in Youzhou!" ”

"Huh? Let me think about it, let's step back first! "Liu Hong really doesn't understand that Cao Jie and Yuan Kui are mortal enemies, why they have to drive Liu Yan out of Beijing today!

After everyone left, Liu Hong looked at Cao Jie and said, "Cao Qing, the imperial uncle is my arm, don't you know, why did you squeeze out the imperial uncle with that Yuan Kui?" ”

"Your Majesty has misunderstood!" Cao Jie said with a smile: "Now Your Majesty has gradually taken power in Luoyang, but what about the place? How many of the thirteen states of the Great Han Dynasty are His Majesty's people? Although the position of Zongzheng is noble, what help does it have for His Majesty? It's better to let Uncle Huang go to Youzhou! Your Majesty can know that the people of Youzhou are fierce and have plenty of war horses. If you can let Uncle Huang train an elite army, Your Majesty will be able to sit back and relax! ”

"This..."Liu Hong hesitated: "I don't know if Uncle Huang is willing or not!" ”

"Don't worry!" Cao Jie said with a smile: "Although the position of assassin is not as prominent as Jiuqing, it is a real position, and Your Majesty will let the eldest son and second son of the imperial uncle be added to the official, and the minister thinks that the imperial uncle should have no opinion." ”

"Cao Qing, you go and call the imperial uncle into the palace, I ask him what he means, how about it?"

"Obey the order!"

After a while, Liu Yan heard that the emperor had summoned him and hurried over. When he heard Yuan Kui recommend him to be the assassin of Youzhou, he felt a little bad. But as a party to the party, it is always difficult for him to come out and refuse, and now that the emperor has summoned, most of them have made up their minds.

"See Your Majesty!" Liu Yan didn't come alone, he also brought Liu Zhang.

"Uncle Huang is exempt! Sit! After Liu Hong greeted Liu Yan, he let Liu Zhang sit beside him.

"Uncle Huang! Now that Youzhou is in turmoil, Yuan Kui recommended you, I don't know what you think? ”

"Dare to ask what Your Majesty means? Obey the Divine Commandment! "Liu Yan is not stupid, the emperor must have moved, otherwise he would not have called him to ask.

"Uncle Huang! Yuan Kui is right, but I can't bear you, I'm in a dilemma! ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister is willing to go to Youzhou!" Liu Yan understood what the emperor meant, and he paused: "As a member of the Han family, the minister should serve the imperial court. Since Youzhou is in turmoil, if you have to be a clan, you can't keep it, so the minister naturally wants to go! ”

"That's it!" Liu Hong stood up and said: "Cao Qing, order someone to draft a decree, seal Liu Yan as the assassin of Youzhou, his son Liu Fan as the captain, Liu Dan as a permanent attendant, Liu Mao as a confessor, Liu Zhang as a Yulin Lang general!" ”

"Your Majesty, my brother wants to go to Youzhou with my father!" Liu Zhang didn't want to stay in Luoyang, now that the Yuan Shu brothers are gone, there is only the old fox of the Yuan family in Luoyang, those children of the family know that Liu Zhang is deeply favored by the emperor, and they take a detour when they see him, plus Cai Yong because of the relationship between the party, although he is a Taifu, he got the position of Dongguan Ling to repair books part-time, Liu Zhang's classes are also less, and he is too bored to stay in Luoyang.

"Brother Huang! The people of Youzhou are fierce, your father is an adult, so it's okay to go, but you are still young, so it's better to stay in Luoyang! ”

"Brother Huang, my brother once said that I want to be the Huo Qu of this dynasty. If Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had kept Huo Qu sick in the palace all the time, would he still be able to establish such an immortal feat? Liu Zhang said with a smile: "Although the younger brother is only eight years old this year, he is willing to go to the border pass to defend the side of the Han Dynasty, and the younger brother also wants to go to the army to experience, Huo Qubing only helped Emperor Wu drive out the Tartars at the age of nineteen, and I Liu Zhang wants to surpass him!" Reading 10,000 books, it is better to travel 10,000 miles, and ask the royal brother to complete it. ”

"This..." Liu Hong hesitated again, he really didn't want Liu Zhang to go to Youzhou, but Liu Zhang had made up his mind, and he refuted it unreasonably. Liu Hong thought for a long time, and suddenly sighed; "Go ahead! Go and say goodbye to the Queen! ”

"Yes!" Liu Zhang took the order and left.

Today's queen is already He Lingsi, the original Queen Song died unfortunately the year before last due to palace infighting, coupled with the fact that she was originally a palace maid, and her health was not good. However, He Lingsi was made the queen by Liu Hong because of the birth of the prince. Although there is a prince, He Lingsi's love for Liu Zhang has not changed, I heard that Liu Zhang is going to Youzhou, Queen He is reluctant, but she did not stop it, because she knows that good men are ambitious!