It can be seen that the general He Jin and Taifu Yuan Kui really have the ability to usurp, but I don't know if they really have the heart to usurp; There is really a usurpation, but I don't know if there is really a usurpation. Regardless of the deeds, the two should be killed. But the imperial court is an eventful time, and the remnants of the Yellow Turban thieves are still wreaking havoc on the state and county, and now is the time when talents are needed. Therefore, they have to judge their hearts and deeds, and although they are guilty, they are not guilty unto death. ”

Liu Hong immediately understood, this Lu Zhi is also very smart, he understood that Liu Hong's real intention was not to take advantage of this incident to take the opportunity to get rid of He Yuan on the charge of rebellion; Instead, it threatens the two to cede power and weaken their power. Among them, there is a need for a person who is reconciled, and a person who pushes the boat and fuels the troubles. Lu Zhi understood Liu Hong's true intentions, so he lost no time in standing up. Suddenly, Liu Hong found that he was underestimating Lu Zhi, who had been transported back by him in a prisoner car.

He Jin, Yuan Kui and the others didn't realize this, they just thought that Lu Zhi was speaking for them, so they cast a grateful look at him.

Liu Hong said: "Then in Lu Qing's opinion, what should I do?" ”

Lu Zhi said: "In the opinion of the minister, the general He Jin should no longer record Shangshu and be removed from the title of Marquis Shen; For the sake of Her Royal Highness the Queen and Her Royal Highness the Great Prince, stay as a general to see the after-effects.

He Miao, the general of the cavalry, should take the position of the general of the cavalry, and he will no longer command the Northern Army, but only serve as a lieutenant and lead the first school of the Northern Army.

Taifu Yuan Kui, together with his nephew Yuan Shao, the lieutenant of the school, and Hu Ben Zhonglang will Yuan Shu, who should be stripped of the official title and thrown into prison, which is a crime.

However, with His Majesty's benevolence, according to the Han law, the three uncles and nephews can atone for their sins with money. Ordered the Runan Yuan family to pay 800 million yuan to fill the Shaofu, which could exempt the three of them from the crime. In order to show His Majesty's benevolence, Yuan Kui could be reinstated as the Taifu, while Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu remained in the shogunate and did not serve in the imperial court. ”

After listening to Lu Zhi's words, He Jin, who was taken away from the "Record Shang Shushi", immediately looked like ashes. Only then did He Jin understand that Lu Zhi had always been very dissatisfied with him working with Lu Zhi Shangshutai, so he jumped out at this time and stabbed him.

Lu Zhi dismissed He Miao as a general of the cavalry and only served as a lieutenant, making it difficult for him to transfer the fifth school of the Northern Army; dismissed Yuan Shao's lieutenant Si Li, so that he could not mobilize the state and county soldiers of Si Li; The Tiger Ben Zhonglang General who removed Yuan Shu made him unable to control the forbidden province. After this, He Jin's military power shrank a lot. In the capital, He Jin now has exactly the troops in his hands, only 20,000 steps of the Southern Army, the City Gate Captain, the Guard Captain, and the Zhi Jinwu Commander.

He Jin, who understood it, looked at Lu Zhi angrily.

Yuan Kui and others did not think of this, they felt that it was very good to be able to survive this political turmoil, and the official could fight for it in the future.

Liu Hong didn't immediately agree, but asked, "Zhongqing, what do you think of Lu Qing's proposal?" ”

Taiwei Cao Song, Taichang Liu Yan, Zongzheng Liu Yu, Sikong Xu Xiang, Situ Ding Gong, Shaofu Huang Wan, Yueqi Captain Wu Fu, Yongle Shaofu Fan Ling, Shooting Captain Ma Riyan, Dahonglu Han Rong, General Master Wu Xun and other courtiers, or Lu Zhi's party, or the neutral faction that followed the general trend, stood up one after another and said: "The ministers seconded the proposal!" ”

Seeing that the court agreement had been decided, He Jin knew that he had lost, and lowered his head in frustration. Yuan Kui consciously breathed a sigh of relief for the rest of his life.

Liu Hong pretended to be contemplative, and finally pretended to be embarrassed, saying: "Since the court discussion is like this, then, as Lu Qing said, remove the power of the general He Jin to record Shangshu and reduce the title of Marquis Shen; Remove the general He Miao, the captain of the Sili school Yuan Shao, the general Yuan Shu of the Tiger Ben Zhonglang, and the Taifu Yuan Kui to atone for his sins with money. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your generosity." He Jin, Yuan Kui and others kowtowed again.

Jian Shuo said again: "Your Majesty, the left chariot cavalry general Huangfu Song is to make up for the merits, and the slave thinks that he should not be rewarded and punished, so that he is still the left chariot cavalry general, with Meiyang and Huaili as food, and still supervise the officials and troops in Guanzhong." Shenwei General Ma Chao, who has made a great contribution this time, should be rewarded! ”

Hearing Jian Shuo's words, Lu Zhi knew that the opportunity had come! He restrained He Jin and Yuan Kui many times, and secretly helped Ma Chao, just to make Ma Chao enter Beijing and help himself and his henchmen complete the plan to eliminate the dispute between the eunuchs and replace the emperor. Now, it is a good opportunity to try to get Ma Chao into Beijing and make him obey his orders and his henchmen!

Lu Zhi glanced at the Sikong Ding Palace next to him and said, "Your Majesty, since the Guanglu Xun Ding Palace was promoted to the position of Sikong, the position of Guanglu Xun has been vacant until now. And General Shenwei had just expelled Han Sui to the Western Regions, and the entire territory of Liangzhou was pacified, thanks to Sheji. The minister thought that General Shenwei should be promoted to Guangluxun. In addition, due to the pacification of the Yellow Turban Thieves, the Yulin Army and the Tiger Ben Army suffered heavy losses and have not been able to recover so far. And Yulin and Tiger Ben were originally selected from the Liangjia of the Six Counties. Today, the corporal under the command of Ma Chao, the general of Shenwei, is from the six counties. Ma Chao, the general of Shenwei, can be summoned to lead his soldiers into Beijing and be used as Yulin and Huben. ”

When Liu Hong heard this, he wondered why Lu Zhi always spoke for Ma Chao this time. But soon, Liu Hong figured out that it must be Lu Zhi who also wanted to see Ma Chao lead the army into Beijing, but Liu Hong couldn't guess the reason behind this.

The only thing Liu Hong knew was that no matter what Lu Zhi thought, he was always helping him transfer Ma Chao to the capital. Liu Hong pushed the boat along the way: "What Lu Qing said is very in line with my intentions. In this way, Shang Shutai issued an edict to the Shenwei general Ma Chao, promoted him to Guangluxun, and ordered him to lead 20,000 Xiliang troops into Beijing as the Yulin Army and the Tiger Ben Army. ”

He Jin and Yuan Kui were shocked! At this time, they completely understood, it turned out that Liu Hong also knew that the two of them were powerful, and he did not really plan to kill the two of them on the pretext of rebellion. Rather, it is used to intimidate the two and weaken their power. At the same time, he took the opportunity to transfer Ma Chao into the capital, also to weaken the power of the two. Once Ma Chao enters the capital with 20,000 Xiliang iron cavalry, then the military power in Liu Hong's hands will be able to defeat He Jin's military power. At that time, I'm afraid Liu Hongke really wants to kill and can kill the two of them!

He Jin and Yuan Kui's first reaction was to object, but as soon as they wanted to stand up, they were invariably stopped by Yuan Shao and Wu Kuang behind them.

Only then did the two realize that although the two of them were exempted from capital crimes, they were condemned by the court as a conspiracy and defied the condemnation of the world. No matter how much they oppose it now, if Liu Hong really kills the two of them, then no matter how much the supporters of the two rebel, they will not be able to save their lives. Liu Hong's decision at this time, they were powerless to resist, and they could only think in the long run.

He Jin and Yuan Kui fell silent. Seeing that neither of them objected, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, He Miao, Bao Xin, Wu Kuang, Wang Kuang and others did not object.

Lu Zhi said: "Obey the order, and the ministers will definitely issue an edict as soon as possible." ”

Liu Hong looked at Lu Zhi and said, "Lu Qing has been in the Han room for a long time, and he has served in Shangshutai, and his merits are outstanding. From now on, Lu Qing will be the Shang Shu Order. ”

Lu Zhi knelt down slowly and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”