The general He Jin has been very low-key in recent years, and he can keep silent as much as possible without speaking.

Unlike the general who once held the power recorded in the history books, although He Jin in this time and space had infinite scenery for a period of time in the early days of the Yellow Turban Uprising, after Emperor Ling moved west to Chang'an, his power was gradually hollowed out by several bigwigs who actually controlled the military power. Especially after the new emperor ascended the throne, Lu Zhi took over from Fan Ling as a lieutenant, and completely put He Jin aside and became the number one in the Han army system.

The reason why this situation made He Jin helpless was only because although the post of general was famous and powerful, it was not a permanent position.

After Emperor Guangwu of Han (Liu Xiu) ascended the throne, he placed the great Sima, and changed the great Sima to the 27th year of Jianwu (51 AD). From then on, Taiwei was one of the three most powerful princes above the court until the fall of the Han Dynasty.

As the highest position in the military system, the general was originally above the three dukes, while the hussar generals, chariot generals, and wei generals were below the three dukes. The front, rear, left, and right generals are under Jiuqing, but they are not often placed. After the middle of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the queen mother was in charge of the dynasty, and her relatives were in power, often pretending to use military power to gain self-respect. As a result, the general became the main official of the central government, and together with the three princes of Taifu, he was called the Five Mansions.

Historical records: Since Emperor An of the Han Dynasty, the political system has declined, and his uncle Geng Bao has been the general, often in the imperial capital. Emperor Shun ascended the throne, and the queen's father and brother successively became generals, such as the three dukes, and the three dukes were still in the late Han Dynasty. Liang Ji, Dou Wu, and He Jin were all recorded as generals, and Zhuanzhi was in power. Under the General's Mansion, there are 1 Changshi and 1 Sima, all of whom are 1,000 stones, and 2 people are engaged in Zhonglang, 600 stones, and they are staff officers. In addition, there are 29 Peng subordinates, 31 Ling Shi and Yu subordinates, all of whom serve in the prefecture.

As a relative, He Jin, with the support of the original Empress He, and now the Empress Dowager He, after serving as a general, although the Yellow Turban Disaster has long been calmed down, he has not been taken away from the title, and still has the power to open the government and recruit officials Cao Rafter, but because the Taiwei Lu Zhi actually controls the military horses of the imperial court, the power is no longer there.

For He Jin, since the words he said were not as powerful as they were at the beginning, and others loved to listen to them or not, why did he bother to be bored?

This time, because of the snowflake salt incident, He Jin rarely stood up and spoke solemnly, just because the general who was born as a butcher was more familiar with the market than other scholars and doctors in the court, and he had a deep understanding of the consequences of the private sale of salt.

Unlike some bigwigs who were officials in the court, the He family was only able to rise in just a few decades by relying on the imperial power, and did not have the foundation of those thousand-year-old gate valves. Therefore, in any case, He Jin had to suggest that the emperor take measures as soon as possible to cut off the heat and solve this crisis brought by the Jin Kingdom. As for whether it will anger Zhao Xing, and eventually lead to a complete break between the Jin State and the imperial court from light to dark, or even cause a war, this is not the focus of his concern.

He Jinfangcai's words were righteous and incendiary, and immediately resonated with relatives and representatives of the royal family. Everyone is a person who eats on the income of the imperial court, and Zhao Xing blocked the financial path of the imperial court, that is, he couldn't get along with them, so many people stood up to support He Jin and He Miao, and demanded that the Jin merchants who sold salt salt privately be severely punished, and the warehouses of the "Four Seas Trade Warehouse" outside the Jin Kingdom were completely seized, and all the profits from the sale of salt and the salty salt existing in the warehouses were confiscated.

The emperor saw that the ministers in the court were arguing very lively, but Taiwei Lu Zhi watched coldly and didn't seem to be very enthusiastic, so he asked, "I don't know what Taiwei Lu thinks about this matter?"

Lu Zhi, who had been weighing the pros and cons, had long expected that the emperor would have such a question, so he replied calmly: "The matter of banning salt has a lot to do with it. If you don't make full preparations, if something happens, it may endanger the foundation of the Han Dynasty. ”

Although Lu Zhi's words were vague, none of the people in the court were stupid, so they naturally heard Lu Zhi's worries. Lu Zhi did not oppose the ban on salt, but reminded everyone that this was a matter that affected the whole body, and it was necessary to make sufficient preparations in advance, mobilize all aspects of forces to compete with the Jin State, and even did not hesitate to have a war with the Jin State.

Liu Bei, who has been following Lu Zhi, agrees with the teacher's analysis very much, and the result of his private discussion with Zhuge Liang is either not to do it, and once he does, he will tear his face with Zhao Xing to the end. This is not a matter of the imperial court, but actually involves the coexistence and death of the forces of the various states in the world and the imperial court, and the matter of fighting together against the powerful Jin State.

If, according to He Jin and others, they immediately began to arrest people in the Luoyang area, fined and sealed the warehouse, there was no doubt that Zhao Xing told the imperial court in advance that he was ready to start, which would startle the snake, so that Zhao Xing would withdraw the chambers of commerce from other states and counties to the Jin Kingdom in time, and it would not have the effect of a heavy blow.

So Liu Bei, who was the first to report the problem to the imperial court, stood up and said: "I agree with Lord Taiwei's opinion, the imperial court should go all out for the sale of salty salt at a low price in the Jin Kingdom, but it should not be rushed. It is better to send multiple secret envoys to meet secretly with the forces of various states, make a plan for joint action, and wait until Zhao Xing of the Jin State thinks that the imperial court has nothing to do, and suddenly explodes and completely reverses the unfavorable situation!"

The emperor saw that the two key figures, Taiwei and Tingwei, had the same opinion, so he said: "Zhao Xing in the north has always been like a man's back to my Han Dynasty, and it needs to be eliminated after all. The matter of banning salt is related to the danger of the society, and it should not be moved. Today, I will grant Taiwei Lu the right to arbitrarily deal with the matter of the Jin State smuggling salt, and I hope that all the courtiers will work together to overcome the difficulties. ”

A court meeting on the ban on salt came to an end, and the ministers of the court and China left the Nangong with a heavy heart. Lu Zhi and Liu Bei were left alone by the emperor, and they did not leave the palace gate until noon, and they did not know what they discussed secretly.

The next day, the four envoys personally recommended by Liu Bei left from the gates of Luoyang City in different directions with the emperor's secret edict, preparing to have a secret meeting with the state pastors of all parties, setting off a new round of storms against the Jin State.

Zhao Xing, who was in Crouching Tiger City, although he did not have the skills of an unpredictable prophet, since he ordered Qin Yilu to launch the salt price war, he had always paid attention to the changes in Luoyang City and beware of being plotted by the imperial court. Therefore, when the shadow team members who were secretly lurking in Luoyang City urgently reported to Zhao Xing that Zhuge Liang had come out of the east gate of Luoyang and went straight to the direction of the Tiger Prison Pass, Zhao Xing vaguely guessed what Lu Zhi, Liu Bei and the others wanted to do next.

Since this turmoil was caused by him, in the next foreseeable storm, how can Zhao Xing become the person who overturns the river and the sea and stands on the tide. So Zhao Xing urgently mobilized a group of shadow team members and asked them to quickly rush to the states to complete the secret mission he had assigned.

The imperial court is brewing a huge salt ban campaign, and Zhao Xing is also about to set off a magnificent change.

As for the final result, let's wait and see.