Hearing this name, Liu Hong's brows furrowed.

"He Jin ......"

Liu Hong frowned: "Although he served as Henan Yin and has a certain amount of credit, he has never led troops to fight, can he do it?" ”

Zhang Rang nodded.

"In the operation to arrest the thieves of Taiping Dao, He Jin led people to assist and made meritorious contributions, so the minister thinks that He Jin is quite strategic, and to deal with the matter of Taiping Dao, it is natural for the princes of the court to lead the troops to fight, but it can be He Jin who is in charge of the overall situation."

"It's just a thief, this ......"

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that He Jin is the most suitable candidate."

Zhang Rang interrupted Liu Hong's questioning and said: "First, He Jin was born in Nanyang Butcher, from a humble background, without great fame, without the support of His Majesty, it is difficult to serve as a heavy general for a long time, and he cannot obey the public, so he will definitely obey His Majesty's orders."

Second, He Jin is the queen's brother, loyalty is certain, and to put it mildly, no matter how He Jin says it, it is also his own person, it is better than handing over such an important power to an outsider, and the outsider is not of the same mind as His Majesty after all.

Third, He Jin came from a humble background, scholars generally looked down on He Jin's background, and did not associate with him, he was a lonely minister, and a lonely minister was the best to do great things, whether he was promoted or deposed, no one would speak for him, without interference. ”

Zhang Rang said three reasons that sounded very meaningful, but in fact did not hit the point at all.

Liu Hong thought about it carefully, and seemed to think that what Zhang Rang said made sense, so he was really thinking about this problem.

In Liu Bei's view, the reason why Zhang Rang recommended He Jin, these high-sounding reasons for Liu Hong's consideration are not the main reason, the main reason is that the He family has what it is today is because the He family is taking the path of eunuchs.

As far as Liu Bei knows, the He family was born in Nanyang butcher, and his background is definitely not noble, of course, this does not mean that He Jin used a knife to kill pigs and sheep.

He Jin is also a well-read, educated person.

The ancestor of the He family did start as a butcher, killing pigs and sheep and operating it himself, he was a big old man, but he was very smart, and he was good at running a camp, all in all, people made a fortune by relying on this family business, and accumulated a lot of wealth.

By He Jin's generation, the children no longer have to kill pigs and sheep by themselves, and they can even read and study.

So the He family began to seek a way of transformation.

Simply being a butcher is definitely something to look down on, no matter how rich you are, the He family also wants to improve the social status of the family, but the road of scholars is not to be followed.

Liu Bei's path has too much uncertainty and chance, and there is a lot of luck, and He Jin obviously doesn't have such good luck.

When the second party disaster period, the eunuchs suppressed the world, and the scholars were silent, and the He family saw that the situation was like this, so they took the path of eunuchs, spent money to buy eunuchs, and sent their excellent and beautiful daughters to the court.

This is not the end, this is the beginning, if you want to stand out from the court with a large number of Yingying Yanyan and enter Liu Hong's eyes, you obviously need excellent skills.

The supply of the family's money and its own quality are indispensable.

After Empress He entered the palace today, the He family continued to spend money on eunuchs, and they spent a lot of money to ask eunuchs to help operate, so that Empress He had more opportunities to get along with Liu Hong.

So, relying on the recommendation of the eunuchs and her own excellent quality, Queen He fell into Liu Hong's eyes.

When Liu Hong's predecessor, Empress Song, was still there, Empress He relied on her excellent skills and the assistance of eunuchs to become He Meiren and was favored by Liu Hong.

Then Empress Song was implicated because she was involved in the political struggle between Wang Fu, the middle servant, and Liu Kui, the king of Bohai, and was framed by eunuchs and deposed.

He Jin and his younger brother He Miao also jumped up, and the chicken dog ascended to heaven and became the new relatives of the Han Dynasty.

Unlike the previous arrogant and domineering Deng relatives and Dou relatives, the He relatives did not have a noble background.

Deng's relatives and Dou's relatives are both old and high-ranking families, and they have their own political and economic fundamentals, and their relatives are the icing on the cake, making them more powerful, and they can stand with eunuchs and scholars, and achieve a delicate balance in the Eastern Han Dynasty for a hundred years.

But He's relatives can't do this, He's relatives don't have a political base, they are essentially nouveau riche, and they rely on the support of eunuchs to get to power, and there is no political way out before that.

Therefore, the He family is essentially a member of the eunuch group, and even if they ascend to a high position and become a relative, they are not qualified to stand with the eunuchs and scholars.

And after discussing with Liu Bei, Zhang Rang suddenly felt that the eunuch group was not strong enough at present, and the main reason for not being strong enough was that there was no military power.

As eunuchs, they don't have decent merit, and it is difficult for them to control the army in a proper and honest manner, so supporting an agent to help them grasp military power is the best choice.

This agent needs to be easy to control and easy to handle.

Now it seems that He Jin is indeed a good object to control, so Zhang Rang is so relieved to recommend He Jin to be the military commander of the Han Empire.

And for Liu Hong, He Jin is indeed a good target for a military commander.

First of all, it was impossible for him to let someone from the ancient literature school or the modern literature school be the military chief, which was not in line with the court balancing technique that he had just understood.

Secondly, Huangfu Song is not a good choice, he has no excellent military merits, he is still from Liangzhou, and at present, the Luoyang Imperial Court is a master of regional artillery, and if he goes down, he will be automatically out.

Zhu Jun is a good candidate, he is still from Jiangdong, and he can't play with the scholars of the Central Plains geographically, but as a social expert who can maintain a certain friendship with the scholars on both sides at the same time in addition to the dispute between modern and ancient texts, Zhu Jun is destined not to be very obedient, and it is not in Liu Hong's interests to make him a military commander.

None of them can be generals.

So after considering it comprehensively, there is really only He Jin who can meet the interests of the emperor and the eunuch group at the same time, and his identity and status barely meet the requirements, and there will not be many twists and turns.

At least for now, it looks like this.

Liu Hong had an idea in his heart, so he asked Liu Bei.

"Xuande, do you think He Jin is the right person?"

Of course Liu Bei will not go against the tune at this time, Zhang Rang's eyes are about to pop out of his sockets, if this is the opposite, Zhang Rang is afraid that he will be able to tear him alive.

It's just that Zhang Rang never imagined that He Jin, who originally belonged to the eunuch group, would turn against the water, and would become a knife in the hands of others, completely opening the prelude to the degeneration of the central authority of the Eastern Han Empire.

A stupid person, a stupid person who does not understand his source of power and political fundamentals, and gives him a high position that does not match his ability, can only cause disaster.

But the funny thing is that the Eastern Han Dynasty court up and down, at this moment, there are no more candidates who can meet the needs of the emperor and eunuchs at the same time.

It's also good that with He Jin, a stupid person, to muddy the waters, future surgeries can be easier.

"Your Majesty, He Jin is the queen's brother, Your Majesty's relatives, and will definitely be loyal to Your Majesty, for Your Majesty, He Jin is the best candidate."

Liu Bei didn't say anything to death, what he said was also true, for Liu Hong, He Jin is really the most suitable person for him.

Even Liu Bei said so, Liu Hong made up his mind and had a countermeasure.

"So, I have a solution, and I know what to do next, but ...... Xuande, this time your teacher is going to fight, will you also go into battle? ”

Liu Bei thought for a moment.

"The teacher goes into battle, and the minister, as a disciple, must follow no matter what, protect the teacher's left and right, and protect the teacher's safety."

(End of chapter)