This is not quite right.

The emperor finally took a step back, and everyone felt that the matter was over, but Liu Bei suddenly stood up and said that this matter was not over yet.

They all looked at Liu Bei in surprise.

Liu Hong frowned and looked at Liu Bei with dissatisfaction.

I've given up a step, what else do you want?

"What do you mean?"

He asked unpleasantly.

In the face of Liu Hong's unhappiness, Liu Bei didn't seem to be aware of it.

He spoke out loud.

"The twenty-six county guards were slandered by the former Tai Lieutenant Zhang Ji and the former Sikong Xu Yu for no reason, and almost went to work, which made the people of the twenty-six counties uneasy and changeable, if the matter ends here, just as if nothing happened, it may be difficult to convince the public."

Liu Hongxin said, "You kid is a little ignorant, you actually have to make inches?

So under the surprised gaze of everyone, Liu Hong asked in a somewhat angry tone: "Then in your opinion, what should be done?" ”

Everyone heard the dissatisfaction in Liu Hong's tone.

Chen Tan and Guo Hong secretly screamed badly, thinking that things were going to be bad.

Cao Cao was even more shocked, and quickly thought about how he should run for Liu Bei and rescue him if Liu Bei was questioned.

Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong looked at Liu Bei with the eyes of a fool, feeling that before they could make a move, this kid blew himself up, it was so interesting, so they were ready to watch his good show.

And in such a strange atmosphere, Liu Bei gave his own suggestions unhurriedly.

"Although the twenty-six county guards understand the great grace of heaven and know that His Majesty has done justice for them, they will be very grateful, but the frightened people of the twenty-six counties will have depression in their hearts, and if the depression is not resolved in their hearts, it will have a bad impact.

The minister thought that the 26 county guards were innocently wronged by Zhang Ji and Xu Yu, which was a disaster, so why didn't the imperial court give them a certain reward, such as recruiting them into the court and comforting them with the position of the councilor, then the people's hearts would be appeased, and the depression in their hearts would disappear. ”

Liu Hong was annoyed in his heart, his face was not good, he was angry, and he was about to reprimand Liu Bei for discussing the government in vain, but when the words reached his throat, suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed, and he came back to his senses.

Recruit these twenty-six people into the court to serve as councillors?

This......

It's kind of interesting.

Liu Hong's eyes changed a little when he looked at Liu Bei.

Yilang is only a position of 600 stones, which is a bit far from the position of the county guard of 2,000 stones.

However, although Yilang has the title of Lang official, he has a valuable qualification to participate in the government.

Although this position was not of high rank, it existed as an adviser to the emperor in handling court affairs, and had the right to report directly to the emperor and participate in the discussion of state affairs.

They have direct access to state affairs at the national level and have the highest level of information, which is why the position of councillor is widely sought-after.

It was a good deal to exchange the position of a county guard who was not valued in the frontier area for a central court official with a lower rank but higher status.

From the local system to the central system, this is what many Han Dynasty officials with a weak background aspire to.

For example, Han Rong was very eager to go around and around from the local system, enter the central government, and strive to mix two thousand stones in the central government, which was enough to glorify the ancestors.

But at this moment, in this situation, for Liu Hong, Liu Bei's suggestion is not simple.

This kind of thing of cleaning up more than 20 county guards in one go, the eunuchs cannot operate it alone, Liu Hong must be an important participant in it, and it is also one of the important beneficiaries expected.

The fact that he had a close political alliance with the eunuch did not mean that the eunuch could act at the expense of his interests—at least he thought so.

And the reason why he is willing to cooperate with the eunuchs is obviously not just because of statements such as "Zhang Rang is my father and Zhao Zhong is my mother".

To replace the incompetent county guard in the world, not only to cooperate with the eunuchs to fight against the power of the scholar clan, but also to keep an eye on the 20 million money that the 2000 stone county guard must give him after taking office.

He likes money and loves money, which can not only fight the power of the scholars, but also force the scholars to spit out money, so why not?

The rotation of twenty-six county guards, one county guard is twenty million dollars, how much does twenty-six get?

How long can it keep him cool?

This kind of thing is pleasant just to think about.

It's just that the eunuchs made it too big, the food was too ugly, and the opposition aroused was too strong, so he had to give up and take a step back to solve the incident.

However, he was still a little unhappy in his heart, feeling that he was forced, so it was inevitable to settle accounts after the autumn.

Liu Hong didn't make any money, he was dissatisfied, and he would inevitably do something later.

But Liu Bei said such a suggestion at this joint point.

Did he do it unintentionally, or did he do it on purpose?

Liu Hong couldn't make up his mind for a while.

But thinking of Liu Bei's identity as a clan relative of the Han family, Liu Hong stared at Liu Bei for a long time, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Then he sat upright, with a serious expression.

"Shang Shutai ordered Shi Liu Bei to say, great goodness, even with my will, pass on the decree, and handle it."

This is the end of this incident, and the official end is declared.

On the way out of the palace, Cao Cao shook Liu Bei's hand with unconcealable joy, and while celebrating, he sweated for Liu Bei.

"Xuande, when you finally mentioned the award to Your Majesty, I was scared to death, but fortunately, Your Majesty still followed your advice, you are really bold!"

Guo Hong, who was on the side, also sighed when he heard this: "I'm also scared, Xuande, you are so daring." ”

Liu Bei showed a relieved expression and said with a smile: "I am also selfish, what my father-in-law thinks about is nothing more than to leave the place, to be able to go to Luoyang to seek an official and a half-position, and maybe in the future I can also seek a high position in Jiuqing, I am deeply supported by my father-in-law, without him, there would be no me today."

Now that my father-in-law is innocently implicated and has almost lost his position, as a son-in-law, it is really within my duty to keep his position, and if I can't take advantage of the situation for him to seek some benefits, my son-in-law has failed too much, and I can't be at ease.

Now that I have this opportunity, just for my father-in-law and a little disregard for the overall situation, it is easy to be criticized, so simply together, taking advantage of this opportunity, Your Majesty is still very likely to agree, sure enough. ”

Cao Cao sighed again and again when he heard this.

"In order to repay your father-in-law, you take such a risk, in case Your Majesty gets angry, what will you do?"

"This ...... I didn't think much of it. ”

Liu Bei smiled.

Guo Hong shook his head and smiled: "Of course it's right that you want to repay your father-in-law's kindness, but in the future, you still have to pay attention to one thing, after all, the opposite side is the Son of Heaven." ”

Situ Chen Tan, who had not spoken, also interjected.

"Xuande is still too young, young and vigorous, he dares to do anything, he dares to say anything, and if he is replaced by us, I am afraid that he will not dare."

Guo Hong nodded and echoed: "I really don't dare, it's good to be able to achieve the current situation, but I don't know...... What's next? ”

Guo Hong looked at Chen Tan and meant something.

Liu Bei and Cao Cao also looked at Chen Tan together.

Chen Tan looked at Liu Bei and saw that his expression was ordinary and there was no different color, so he suppressed the doubts in his heart, hesitated for a while, and said slowly: "The matter has just passed, even if the eunuch wants to do something, he doesn't dare to do it blatantly, we are at ease." ”

Chen Tan, as a big man, could say this, and the rest of the people didn't say anything, and let this matter pass.

As for what happens after that......

The soldiers will block, and the water will cover the earth.

Anyway, Liu Bei's goals have all been achieved.