Chapter 126: Xu Ji's Future
For Liu Hong, the opportunity he was looking forward to soon appeared, and the yellow scarves, which were originally somewhat calm, soon began to move again, and this time without Zhang Jiao's guidance, the yellow scarves in various places became more difficult to clean up, and the county guards everywhere had no way to deal with these rogue yellow turban remnants, they could only defend passively, and He Jin did not make any good responses to this.
In this way, some people will inevitably start to find He Jin's stubble, Liu Hong is happy to see this, and he wishes that the more he is subjected to criticism, the better, the reason is very simple, so that Liu Hong can take the opportunity to form a new army, He Jin has no reason to stop because of the ravages of the Yellow Turban remnants, and the eunuch party that has never dealt with He Jin is naturally even more unlikely to oppose it.
So Liu Hong's expression on this is very simple, that is, to leave everything to He Jin to deal with. Of course, this is not a good errand, first of all, the remnants of the Yellow Turban are all over the Central Plains states, where can he deal with it, and the more troublesome thing is that now his orders are in the county guards of the Central Plains states, and the actual rights of He Jin, the general, are just these soldiers in Luoyang. So of course, He Jin can't come up with any good solution.
But it is precisely because of He Jin's inaction that the public opinion criticism is what he must bear, and He Jin is a butcher, of course, he has no good idea, which is true, but He Jin is in a high position but has no achievements, which is really dissatisfied. In this way, He Jin was naturally extremely uncomfortable, but he couldn't say anything, he was in the position of a general, these were his duties, and the only thing that made him unhappy was that Liu Hong forced this matter to him, in the final analysis, he couldn't refuse, but it couldn't be said that it had nothing to do with Liu Hong. Originally, these things were naturally Liu Hong's, but now they had to be left to him to bear.
And what made He Jin even more unacceptable was that when he went to court the next day, Liu Hong actually proposed to form a new army. This is a clear plan to divide his military power, and he, the general, to put it bluntly, can only control the soldiers in Luoyang. And the new army that Liu Hong wants to form obviously will not let himself participate in it, and this new army is directly ordered by him Liu Hong, so how can he enter? But the voice of approval above the court is far greater than the meaning of his side, how can he accept it indifferently?
But this matter is now a foregone conclusion, it is too late for He Jin to oppose it, and his sister also secretly sent news that Liu Hong has made up his mind and will never change, thinking about how to make Liu Hong dispel the idea of forming a new army, it is better to think about how to join the people on his side in this new army. Of course He Jin was unwilling, but Liu Hong's resolute attitude this time was really unexpected. And there is really nothing he can do about such Liu Hong and He Jin, so he can only think about how to put his own people in the new army formed by Liu Hong.
At this time, where is there anyone in the court to care about Xu Ji's life and death, all the people in Luoyang City are talking about the new army formed by Liu Hong, and this so-called new army naturally arouses the covetousness of many people, this new army is directly under the emperor himself, and the meaning of this represents naturally does not need to be said.
But now this is just a plan, and the real matter is not yet decided. Naturally, it seems to be true, but Liu Hong does not plan to make any big moves immediately, and the so-called plan is just to test the water. And the result naturally made him very satisfied, and the next thing he had to do was to get Xu Ji back from Chen Liu, although this kid was untamable, he was a character he desperately needed. In a sense, Xu Ji is almost the person he needs the most, and Xu Ji has no deep background. There is no powerful manipulation, and the key is that the talent from a poor family has quite outstanding military talent. This is simply Liu Hong's henchman and humerus that he wants the most.
And Liu Hong also has the means to subdue Xu Ji, this kid is his baby daughter's sweetheart. He wouldn't think that Xu Ji didn't have any feelings for his daughter, and he knew his daughter himself. When the young Yining returned from Yingchuan, it seemed that there had been a lot of changes, and Liu Hong didn't pay much attention to it at the time, but now it seems that this may still be a good thing.
As for how to get Xu Ji back from Chen Liu, Liu Hong also already has an idea, this kid must be still because of Zhang Miao's affairs are not very easy This kid is not a guy who will panic, but after all, he is a little too young, if he can experience some more time, it will naturally be perfect, but the current situation no longer allows Liu Hong to drag on, seeing that the struggle between the eunuch and his relatives is becoming more and more fierce, he was forced to helplessly remove the party after these party members are also eager to regain their power and status, In the face of these troubles, Liu Hong understands very well that everything is fake, without military power in hand, he is just a big puppet, Liu Hong asked himself if he is not a Ming Jun, but he also does not want to be a scolding faint monarch, he does not want to let go of such an opportunity if he can do a little.
What's more, this time it seems that he has a great chance of regaining power, He Jin is still busy competing with the eunuchs for power, and the Qingliu Party can only rely on one of the forces of both sides, and at this time, their actions are undoubtedly unstoppable by both sides, and it is naturally difficult for the eunuchs to feel at ease without military power in their hands, but Liu Hong's new army can become their support to a large extent, so these guys naturally have no reason to stop it, and even they can't wait for Liu Hong to form it immediately.
He Jin wanted to stop him at this time but had no way, his inaction on the Yellow Turban incident had already been criticized, and Liu Hong's reason for forming a new army was to defend Luoyang, which really had no possibility of hindering. And Liu Hong obviously couldn't really cancel his plan because of He Jin, this time Liu Hong really made up his mind, no matter who it was, he couldn't stop him.
And Xu Ji finally handled his affairs in Chen Liu at this time, Luoyang's delay in not moving really made him a little worried, Chen Liu is not very far from Luoyang, Liu Hong must have already learned the news, and this long time without a response is obviously still thinking about how to deal with himself. According to Xu Ji's speculation, what he committed this time is not small, the light one is also a dismissal, and the heavy one is difficult to say.
Zhang Miao was still detained by Xu Ji in Gao Shun's camp, to be honest, Xu Ji still hadn't figured out what to do with this guy, and he couldn't kill or let him go. No matter what you do, it will do more harm than good to yourself, but Zhang Miao is quiet. Since he was detained by Xu Ji, he has not moved at all, just eating and drinking as usual. is even interested in practicing calligraphy and reading books, of course these things are not provided by Xu Ji, but this is nothing, but Zhang Miao's attitude is clearly fearless, if Xu Ji can, he really wants to understand this guy with a knife.
Xu Ji really didn't have an unbalanced mentality or some evil fire, purely because Zhang Miao was really an extremely complicated problem for Xu Ji, and it couldn't be solved in a simple way, so Xu Ji had such an attitude, in fact, for Zhang Miao, Xu Ji really couldn't say that he liked or disliked it. It's just an opponent, though he's a bit trickier than expected. The only thing that made Xu Ji a little unhappy was that although this opponent was defeated by himself, he still left him with much more trouble than he imagined.
Bei Chenliu was still unmoved and stable, and there was no turmoil because of Zhang Miao's capture, which made Xu Jigao look at Zhang Miao, although this guy's military ability is not very good, but his ability to govern is good, but it is a pity that this Taishou Lord chose a way that he is not good at trying to defeat Xu Ji. However, Xu Ji can understand, but the stability of Bei Chenliu is not the result he wants to see, and he can't take advantage of the situation to occupy the entire Chen Liu, and all the gains he planned before him are only a temporary solution to the problems brought to him by Zhang Miao, and a bigger problem has come again.
But soon, Xu Ji no longer had to wait worriedly. Luoyang's visitors arrived again, and this time it was something Xu Ji expected.
The person who came was not a stranger, Jian Shuo, the celebrity around Liu Hong. To be honest, Xu Ji doesn't like this yin and yang weird guy, although he doesn't have any conflict of interest with himself, but intuitively this guy is not easy to get along with. So Xu Ji still has the idea of avoiding it if he can. And the holy decree brought by Jian Shuo also clearly told Xu Ji and Liu Hong's disposal of himself.
First of all, dismissal and dismissal were inevitable, and the only strange thing was that Liu Hong also asked him to bring his soldiers to Luoyang. This is a very unusual signal. If Liu Hong wanted his own small life, he could have taken his own small life with a holy decree, but Liu Hong made such a holy decree. The deep meaning of it Xu Ji is indeed clueless for a while, but it is obvious that Liu Hong has no intention of killing himself, and this is good news in the bad news.
Xu Ji naturally didn't dare to delay, and he didn't have any reason to shirk when the holy decree arrived, but Xu Ji was careful after all, he only brought Gao Shun's trapping camp and Lejin's personal guard camp, and Chen Zhi's cavalry did not set off with Xu Ji to Luoyang, and Xu Qian was the same.
It is not difficult to guess the reason why Xu Ji did this, he still kept a hand, in case he poured Luoyang and there was no good fruit to eat, he still had some capital behind him, and he would be able to try to get out of danger through these at that time.
To tell the truth, this is Xu Ji's second visit to Luoyang, the last time he was in a hurry to get out of this power whirlpool, so he didn't have the time and mood to visit Luoyang, and this time Xu Ji was even more in the mood, last time he came to get merit, but this time he was not so lucky, Xu Ji was ready to suffer, and Liu Hong decided that it was impossible to let him go easily. It's just that what does Liu Hong want Xu Ji to do?
After Xu Ji arrived in Luoyang, Liu Hong did not see him immediately, but arranged for him to live temporarily in the West Garden, and the soldiers under his command were also stationed in the West Garden, although Liu Hong's order was quite puzzled, but Xu Ji could only do it, the deep meaning of which Xu Ji was really not interested in probing, after arriving in Luoyang, Xu Ji's mood was not calm, you must know that there is still a girl in his heart here, and he is now extremely down, and he is really a little afraid that he may see Yining.
However, although Xu Ji has such a worry, the possibility of encountering it is not very great, although Xiyuan is not far from the palace, but it is outside the palace after all, the princess is unlikely to run out of the palace, and her current identity can be said to be a very embarrassing existence, and she came to Luoyang quietly, after all, she is just a small postmaster, and she really can't attract the attention of people with prominent status in this imperial capital.
However, Xu Ji thought wrongly, and on the second day after he was stationed in Xiyuan, he received a letter from his subordinates, which was exactly what He Jin asked him to go to the mansion.
To be honest, Xu Ji is a little sympathetic to He Jin, this guy is actually just a butcher, and he was forcibly mentioned to his current position by Liu Hong. Liu Hong's purpose was simple, that is, to rely on his relatives to check and balance the increasingly uncontrolled power of the eunuchs. But He Jin obviously doesn't have this ability, how can he, a butcher, know these twists and turns. Naturally, he didn't know that Liu Hong was using himself as a gunman, and he thought that he really had capital, so he kept appointing his relatives, but He Jin didn't know that this had greatly violated Liu Hong's original intention, and in a sense, Liu Hong hated He Jin more than the eunuchs.
And the stupidest thing He Jin did was nothing more than forming a gang, how could Liu Hong sit back and watch a new force take shape? Moreover, a person like He Jin, who is a high-ranking official, arbitrarily appoints his relatives and relatives, resulting in his power being too powerful, and Liu Hong, as the emperor, will never allow this kind of thing to happen.
Therefore, it is only a matter of time before Liu Hong solves He Jin, but what makes people sympathize is that He Jin still doesn't know it, and even thinks about seeking more power, which is why Xu Ji sympathizes with him. This man is so eyeless.
However, He Jin's summons is still a little weird, this guy is a general, his status is prominent, and he is just a superintendent, why would he want to see himself?
And Xu Ji's incomprehension can't be blamed on him, if you want to blame it, you can only blame Xu Ji for not knowing enough about the situation in Luoyang, he is the one who Jian Shuo brought back to Luoyang, as the enemy of the eunuchs, how could He Jin not pay attention? And the reason why He Jin summoned Xu Ji is also very simple. He hoped to be able to move Xu Ji to join him, even if Xu Ji didn't agree at that time, it didn't matter, as long as Xu Ji arrived at the General's Mansion, what happened was not up to him? He Jin's intentions are also self-evident, even if Xu Ji can't be used for himself, at least he can't be made a eunuch's assistant. That's what he intended.
And Xu Ji naturally didn't know what to do, but there was no reason to refuse when General Li summoned him, not to mention that Xu Ji also needed to find a place to understand the current situation in Luoyang. Previously, his old boss Zhu Jun had resigned because of his mother's death and returned to his hometown to guard filial piety, and Huangfu Song was also an official outside. I am helpless in Luoyang, which is not a good thing. I'm afraid the situation in Luoyang is even more complicated, and Xu Ji doesn't want to inexplicably provoke people and forces that he can't provoke.
And the place where He Jin met Xu Ji was the side hall of the General's Mansion, Xu Ji also expected that his status was low, of course He Jin would not receive him in the main hall, and this general was afraid that he was not a well-informed person, so Xu Ji was not dissatisfied with the cold reception he suffered, but Dian Wei was quite unhappy.
The person who saw him was not He Jin himself, but his younger brother He Miao. This is normal, as a general, He Jin really doesn't need to surrender his identity to meet Xu Ji, after all, Xu Ji is only a sixteen-year-old boy, although it is a little unusual for Jian Shuo to personally bring back to Luoyang, but it is not important enough to ask He Jin to come in person.
To tell the truth, He Jin's younger brother is better than him, this is a middle-aged man with fair skin, and he looks like a little son, but Xu Ji knows very well that most of this kind of person is a golden jade outward, and He Miao is indeed arrogant and shows that he wants Xu Ji to serve the general.
But Xu Ji is not such a person, not to say that he came to Luoyang on the order of Liu Hong, but to say that the situation in Luoyang is now more secure for him to choose Mingzhe to protect himself, and rashly choosing one of them is only bad for himself. What's more, the most beneficial way is to be left and right, although that will also be more dangerous.
However, the so-called wealth and danger are sought, Xu Ji has never lacked the spirit of adventure. So Xu Ji calmly rejected He Miao's so-called "kind advice", He Miao does seem to have a bit of bearing, but he is really frivolous, after Xu Ji rejected him, He Miao immediately brushed his sleeves and left, ignoring Xu Ji and Dian Wei. And this also made Xu Ji look down on the younger brother of this so-called general, this kind of person who has no bearing may have nothing but bad things.
And after leaving from the general's mansion, Xu Ji did not plan to return to the West Garden immediately, now that his relatives have summoned him, presumably the eunuchs will soon make some moves, Xu Ji does not plan to join any of them, the reason is very simple, he still has trouble on his back, Liu Hong will still be guilty if he does not deal with himself for a day, if he does something to provoke Liu Hong again, he will be beheaded directly, Xu Ji is not stupid enough to try whether Liu Hong's knife is fast enough.
Of course, this is only one of the reasons, Xu Ji knows very well that Luoyang is still a game of power between the two sides, but the party and Qingliu are also mixed in, and the key to these battles is still on Liu Hong, Xu Ji does not think that Liu Hong is not clear about these, he heard from the market that Liu Hong has plans to form a new army, obviously this is Liu Hong's attempt to regain power, at this time it is not wise for him to devote himself to any party's power, and the return is great, but it is gambling with his own net worth, Xu Ji still hopes to choose a more stable way, although the icing on the cake may not have a high return, but it is better to be safe. (To be continued......)
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