Hearing Ma Chao say this, Liu Hong frowned, looked at Ma Chao coldly with his eyes, and did not speak.

Ma Chao was very worried in his heart, whether it was too offensive to talk like this, it had already made Liu Hong unhappy. But he bet that Liu Hong still needed him after all, so he didn't change his complexion, and he calmly faced Liu Hong, who was not good-looking.

I don't know how long it took for the two to look at each other like this, but suddenly Liu Hong's cold expression instantly collapsed, and he suddenly clapped his hands and laughed: "Hahaha! Ma Qing is really as smart as I imagined, I summoned you to the Beijing Division, it seems that I made the right bet! ”

Ma Chao breathed a sigh of relief, thinking in his heart that the monarchy was really unpredictable. Liu Hong lay down slightly, leaned back in his chair, and said with a smile: "Yes, as Ma Qing said, I have to use Ma Qing, you have to do it, and there is really no one available except Ma Qing." But can Ma Qing really do it? You must know that He Jin's Great General's Mansion has gathered a large group of capable people and wise men, and there are many troops that he can directly mobilize. ”

Ma Chao was in high spirits and said, "Of course, the minister can bring down He Jin for His Majesty and relieve him and Her Royal Highness the Empress of the great constraints and threats to the imperial power." But His Majesty also has to promise the minister some things and give the minister some benefits. ”

After hearing such straightforward words, Liu Hong was not angry, he asked: "County marquis, Taiwei, how is it?" ”

Ma Chao shook his head and said, "I treat these as dung. ”

Liu Hong became curious, he straightened up, and asked curiously, "Then what does Ma Qing want?" There's not much I can give. ”

Ma Chao said: "Actually, Your Majesty can give a lot to the ministers." For example, if the minister holds the power of the court, His Majesty fully trusts and supports the minister. ”

Liu Hong listened and said cautiously: "If Ma Qing's things are really good, these are not impossible to give to Qing." It's just that I'm curious, if Ma Qing is in power, what do you want to do with power? ”

Ma Chao thought that success or failure was in one fell swoop, and he let it go! Then he said: "The minister will hit the family and the right hard." ”

As soon as he heard this, Liu Hong was so shocked that he bounced up from his seat, which immediately startled Ma Chao.

Liu Hong looked shocked, and he asked, "What did you say?" You repeat! ”

The emperor all stood up, and of course the courtiers could no longer sit still. Ma Chao also stood up and said, "The minister said that he would hit the family Haoyou hard." ”

Anger immediately appeared on Liu Hong's face, he frowned and glared, and said angrily: "Bold! ”

Ma Chao was worried, didn't Liu Hong agree? Ma Chao hurriedly knelt down.

Liu Hong then said angrily: "The family is the support of the Han family, if there is no support from Nanyang Haoqiang and Hebei Shi clan, how can Emperor Guangwu continue the Han Zuo?" But you are not ashamed, and you are going to move them, isn't it a bad intention?! ”

Ma Chao saw that it was impossible to change his words until now, so he made up his mind to persevere: "Your Majesty doesn't know that the family annexed the land, causing the people to be displaced; conquest of filial piety and honesty, to gain power for personal gain; Manipulating trade, and making Shi Su ten thousand dollars. If it is not contained, the minister is afraid that in the near future, the world will no longer be surnamed Liu; There will be no one in the world! ”

As soon as he heard these words, Liu Hong's face softened slightly, and Ma Chao hurriedly said: "Now the family has long been all over the state and county, and it is listed in the court; The number of soldiers is unpredictable; The fields are vast and there are thousands of hidden households; sit down in the county, but for the thief. There are more than 100 thieves in Jingzhou; Yangzhou Haoqiang attacked the county; The most majestic family in the world, the Ru Ying family, has repeatedly ascended to the position of the three princes. The threat of the family's right is far greater than that of He Jin and the Ten Permanent Servants. If His Majesty continues to turn a deaf ear, Jiangshan Sheji will pay him his surname! Therefore, please strike at the family and correct the world! ”

After Ma Chao finished speaking, he suddenly felt that his arm was being supported. looked up, and sure enough, it was Liu Hong who reached out to help him. Liu Hong didn't know when he changed his expression of joy and satisfaction, and he said to Ma Chao with a spring breeze on his face: "There is still some snow on the ground, Ma Qing please get up quickly." ”

Ma Chao is even more emotionally impressed at this time, the monarch is unpredictable, and the companion is like a tiger, Liu Hong will be angry and happy for a while, which is as wonderful as the Sichuan opera changing face, which makes people dizzy and unguardable.

After Ma Chao stood up, the happy Liu Hong pointed to the seat again and said, "Ma Qing, don't stand, sit down." ”

"Whoa." Ma Chao sat down obediently.

Liu Hong, Jian Shuo and Liu Man also sat down again.

Ma Chao hurriedly asked, "Your Majesty, why is this?" ”

Liu Hong had an elusive smile on his face, slightly like a bitter smile. He said to Ma Chao: "Ma Qing doesn't know, I also want to get rid of the cunning as soon as possible." Fang Cai feigned anger, but he wanted to test whether Ma Qing's heart to hit the family was firm enough. ”

Ma Chao felt a little relieved at this time, and asked curiously: "Your Majesty really wants to attack the family?" ”

Liu Hong leaned weakly in his seat and said with a wry smile: "Before I ascended the throne, I was just a small pavilion marquis in Hejian Kingdom. In the people, how can you not know about the power of cunning? After entering Luoyang City to take charge of the Han Dynasty, few of the ministers and officials he saw were from the Han clan. Gradually, I understood; I realized that there were some things that I had to do. ”

In the end, Liu Hong's face showed a look of determination.

When Ma Chao heard Liu Hong's words, he thought to himself, there is a door for this! Ma Chao leaned forward, got closer, and asked, "In the face of the great family, I don't know what Your Majesty has done?" ”

Liu Hong said: "Has Ma Qing ever heard of Zhang Jian? ”

"Nature knows. He was confined to his home. ”

Liu Hong said: "Not bad. At that time, I didn't know why Emperor Xiaohuan wanted to revitalize the party before. But it wasn't until Zhang Jian appeared that I began to fully understand. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

Liu Hong fell into memory: "At that time, Zhang Jian was the post supervisor of Shanyang County, and he impeached the Chang Hou Lan for disturbing the people when he went home to sweep the tomb. Later, when Hou Lan's secret letter came back, I learned that it was Zhang Jian who colluded with and connived at the wealthy families of Shanyang County to annex land during his tenure, and almost the entire Shanyang County became his territory. He knew that the matter was exposed, so the wicked person sued first.

I secretly ordered Cao Jie, a regular attendant, to investigate, only to find out that Zhang Jian had already colluded with twenty-four people, and they and their families had colluded and shielded each other, and they had already woven a big net of interests. If they are not dealt with again, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

Ma Chao was a little distracted, he thought that Zhang Jian was as honest as he said in history, but he didn't expect the story behind it to be like this.

Liu Hong looked at Ma Chao and said, "Cao Jie, who was the most valued and loyal to me at that time, also strongly advised me to attack the family, the sooner the better, the more ruthless the better." The words and reasons he advised me at that time were the same as those you advised. ”

Ma Chao nodded suddenly, he didn't expect Cao Jie to be this kind of person.