The reason why Liu He dared to refute Yang Chang and did not give this "head of a hundred officials" a little face, to put it nicely, it was to use strength, and to say that it was ugly, it was a fox and a fake tiger.

The fox is naturally Liu He, and the tiger is naturally Huo Guang.

Because the person who wants to fight this big battle the most is none other than Huo Guang, the "middle father" of the Son of Heaven.

Although Huo Guang was the general of the Great Sima, after entering the dynasty, he took the route of a civilian official.

Emperor Xiaozhao has been in power for more than ten years, and the Han Dynasty has fought a lot of battles, but except for Fan Minh You's inexplicable "big victory", there are very few results that can be obtained.

As a result, there are always people who whisper in secret, saying that this general is not as good as the other general, and insulting the reputation of the champion Hou.

Huo Guang was able to stand firm in the court, relying on his own wrist and righteousness.

On the one hand, this righteousness comes from the trust of Emperor Xiaowu, and on the other hand, it comes from the prestige of the champion Hou.

However, whether it was Emperor Xiaowu or the champion Hou, he was tough and decisive in his foreign use of troops, and achieved countless results.

Although later, the more and more onerous wars made the Han Dynasty complain.

But sometimes, the people's will is like a scale: if this end goes down, the other end will rise.

There are many wars, and the people want to be stable; After a long period of stability, the people will reminisce about the glory of the past.

It is not the warlike people of the Great Han who are warlike, but the victorious wars that can indeed bring benefits.

Merchants can dig through the Western Regions, scholars can grab military exploits, and ordinary people can exchange military exploits for titles.

It's an ascending channel.

Therefore, as the de facto supreme ruler of the Han Dynasty, Huo Guang naturally urgently needed such a war to prove that he was a qualified guardian of the Han Dynasty.

Yang Changgui is the prime minister, but in fact, he is not in the center of the court, and he does not have Liu He's "insight".

That's why the speech just now that he was accustomed to seemed so out of place, angering the Son of Heaven and Huo Guang.

Since you've fallen yourself, I'm afraid it's not appropriate for me not to step on it.

……

After Liu He's words were finished, he saw that the expressions on the faces of the generals in the army had changed, and there seemed to be a trace of respect in his eyes.

The Han Dynasty is different from later generations, although the foundation of the monarchy has been preliminarily laid, but the courtiers still have backbone in front of the emperor.

It is completely different from the era when later generations must be called slaves.

I'm afraid this is the backbone of the Qin and Han dynasties.

Therefore, if you want to gain the loyalty of the minister, especially the approval of the general, you have to fight for it yourself.

Liu He now has the initial ability to protect himself, and the next thing to do is to use Huo Guang's help to establish himself for himself.

Just like at this moment.

"Moreover, I have made a promise that when the army triumphs, I will be rewarded in the same way."

has seen the anger of the "puppet son of heaven" at the beginning, and the hundred officials will no longer have objections, and they have repeatedly called the son of heaven wise.

Liu He's performance is not over yet, and the last thing is to appease Huo Guang again - he can't make Huo Guang suspicious.

"Father, as for how to reward, it is up to you to decide after consulting with the princes, and I am only responsible for paying the money." Liu He thought for a while and said, "In addition, on the day the army goes out, I have to let my father treat the army, I have never seen the army formation, and I am afraid that I will lose my honor in front of the army." ”

Going to the barracks to work in the army was a good opportunity for the Son of Heaven to get close to the army.

Therefore, the decision of the Son of Heaven was unexpected by Huo Guang, he did not expect that the Son of Heaven would finally let him treat him to work hard.

"The old minister will never disappoint His Majesty's high hopes."

It seems that although His Majesty wants to be a good emperor, there is really no city, so it is the best.

But the Son of Heaven's interrogation of Yang Chang just now seemed to be a bit excessive, and he still had to persuade the Son of Heaven to be more steady.

The most intense part of the court discussion had been finished, and the Xuan room was silent at the moment.

The scholars who were sitting in the remote part of the hall all raised their heads and looked at the princes in the hall, waiting for the next topic.

……

The scholars didn't wait too long, and Huo Guang stood up.

Some of the slacking people cheered up, what the general wanted to say, that must be the most important thing.

"The old minister has something to play."

"Father, please speak."

"The old minister wants to tell the king of Guangling Xu to practice witchcraft, suppress the Son of Heaven, and rebel, according to the law of the Han Dynasty, when the country is cut and the lord is removed, demoted to a concubine, and then handed over to the court lieutenant for punishment."

What a shocking thunderbolt, Liu Xu, the king of Guangling, was still a "candidate" for the throne a few months ago.

Huo Guang's loud words caused an uproar in the Xuan room, witchcraft is a heinous thing.

In fact, Liu He almost forgot about this King of Guangling.

When he was in Changyi, the king of Guangling once sent someone to Changyi, wanting to frame himself for witchcraft, but he didn't expect to be in the Xuanshu Hall at this moment, and Huo Guang accused him of this matter.

It seems that the words "witchcraft" are not taboos that cannot be mentioned in Dahan at all, but the best weapon used to attack political opponents.

Of course, Liu He knew that Guangling Wang Xu did have this hobby.

"Father, King Guangling is my uncle, I have never seen him, why did he want to harm me?" Liu He pretended to be shocked and said.

"As early as last year, Emperor Xiaozhao was ill, and Wang Xu of Guangling found a witch named Li Nuxu from Chu, and set up obscenity in the palace to practice witchcraft......

"After Emperor Xiaozhao's great trip, that is, when His Majesty set off from Changyi Kingdom, King Xu of Guangling hated himself for failing to inherit the heir, and once again asked Li Nu to perform witchcraft and curse His Majesty ......"

Huo Guang said it conclusively, and none of the princes in the palace refuted it.

Although Huo Guang is domineering, he will never do anything to frame, he said so, then Guangling Wang Xu must have done this unforgivable and vicious thing.

Sure enough, after Huo Guang finished speaking, Ting Lieutenant Li Guang immediately seconded the proposal, it turned out that all this was found out by Guangling Xiang and Lieutenant Guangling, and sent someone to report to Ting Wei by secret letter.

Liu He secretly calculated in his heart, and soon discovered the terrible thing in it.

From Emperor Xiaozhao's great trip to the present, it has only been less than three months.

And Guangling Kingdom is more than 2,000 miles away from Chang'an, and even if you send people back and forth, it will take more than half a month.

But Huo Guang was able to find it clearly, which meant that Huo Guang had been eyeing Liu Xu for a long time, so he could find the loophole so quickly.

There is even a possibility that Huo Guang already knew about Guangling Wang Xu's crime, but he just deliberately left it for use at this moment.

Before Liu He could speak, a tall man in the hall suddenly stood up, it was Zongzheng Liu De.

"The king of Guangling is a relative of the Han Dynasty, even if he wants to discuss the crime, he should also hand it over to my Zongzheng Temple, how can Tingwei Temple make a rash assertion!"

According to the regulations of the Han Dynasty, the crimes of the clan should be handed over to the Zongzheng for questioning.

But Huo Guang only pointed out Tingwei just now, not only with the intention of overstepping his bounds, but also to guard against Liu De and Liu Xu secretly colluding.

After all, Liu De originally wanted to elect Liu Xu as the emperor.

This is no longer a question of trust or distrust, but also an indirect blow to Liu De's status as a "clan leader" - if the person you protect is not clean, I am afraid you will not be clean.

In the face of pointing to Sang and scolding Huai, Liu De must stand up strongly.

Liu De's question, Tingwei Li Guang didn't know how to answer, so he had to look at Huo Guang for help.

Huo Guang was not in a hurry, and said slowly: "Uncle Lu, don't be surprised, this matter should indeed be under the jurisdiction of Zongzheng Temple, but Guangling is thousands of miles away, and the messenger who came to report the news couldn't tell the difference between Zongzheng Temple and Tingwei Temple, so it was sent wrong, and Tingwei was afraid that the news would leak out, so he didn't make a big noise." ”

Huo Guang paused, and said calmly: "Later, it was the old man who asked Tingwei to send someone to Guangling, so that Guangling Xiang and Lieutenant Guangling would take care of Liu Xu, if Uncle Lu felt that the old man's behavior was inappropriate, the old man was willing to take responsibility." ”

Who would dare to hold the general accountable? Since you don't dare, then it's a fart.

(End of chapter)