Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 145 The Emperor's Decision

Beigong, showing the moon.

Holding a volume of books in his hand, Liu Hong is evaluating his son Liu Xie. Although Liu Xie is only eight years old, he is very smart. He can read an "Analects of Confucius" smoothly, and he is full of energy.

"Father, how is my recitation?" Liu Xie looked at Father with bright eyes.

"Ha ha!"

Liu Hong laughed, and stroked Liu Xie's little head with his big hand: "That's right, my Xie'er is very smart, he can recite the Analects of Confucius at such a young age, and he did a good job. I'm very happy, tell me what you want, I reward you!"

Hearing this, Liu Xie glanced at his biological mother, Meiren Wang, who was beside her, but Meiren just shook her head vaguely.

He quickly put away his expression, and said respectfully: "My son wants to relieve my father's worries. My father has not gone to my concubine's place for many days. It must be because of the busy government affairs. My son thinks that if I can relieve my father's worries, I can let my father relax." a little!"

"it is good!"

Although Liu Hong saw the eye contact between their mother and child, he was still quite moved when he heard this, and he said in a deep voice: "When my Xie'er grows up, let Xie'er come to share my worries and solve my problems! "

"Then Xie'er has to grow up quickly!" Liu Xie clenched his fists, giving himself an air of confidence.

"His Majesty!"

At this time, two figures came side by side. They took small steps, and after approaching, they quickly bowed and saluted.

"Xie'er, your father and emperor are now dealing with government affairs, and my concubine will take you outside to play!" Beauty Wang is Liu Xie's biological mother, but now she is only called a beauty, not even a concubine. Empress Dowager Dong suppressed it, it is hard to say whether she will survive, she is very self-aware.

"it is good!"

Liu Xie looked at Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, finally nodded, and left the palace with his mother.

"Father Shang, He Jin is playing again, let me establish the crown prince!"

Watching their mother and son leave, Liu Hong's eyes turned cold, and he said in a somewhat impulsive tone: "What do you think Li Xie'er is the prince?"

He prefers the youngest son Liu Xie, not because he doesn't like the eldest son.

That's because the eldest son Liu Pi has a background that he fears.

In today's court, Liu Hong feels that he is just a puppet. In the past, even if he did not hesitate to launch two party reforms and use eunuchs to suppress the arrogance of the nobles, he thought he could make government orders himself.

But above the court, the most involuntary person is the emperor.

He defeated the power of the aristocratic family, but supported a force that even he was afraid of.

That is the strength of foreign relatives.

The power of foreign relatives is dominated by General He Jin, who is the biggest force in the imperial court that can fight against the power of eunuchs.

Since he succeeded to the throne, the power of the aristocratic family has been beaten over and over again by him. Now that the officials of the aristocratic family have learned the skills, they are not confronting Liu Hong head-on. Instead, they hide beside He Jin and make Liu Hong also helpless.

The most important thing is that his eldest son, Liu Bian, grew up outside the palace when he was young. He is in poor health and has a low self-esteem.

He didn't want another Liang Ji to appear in the current Han Dynasty. The great general Liang Ji of the past, relying on his status as a foreign relative, was able to control the Liu family's country and even arbitrarily establish the Liu family's monarch.

So he did not establish a prince for a long time.

"Your Majesty, it is absolutely impossible!"

Hearing this, Zhang Rang shook his head quickly, and said in a low voice: "He Jin is so enraged, it is inevitable that he will jump over the wall in a hurry. Your Majesty is a man of gold. If you are injured by him, then the servants will be blamed for everything!"

The eunuch forces are His Majesty's personal soldiers. They are arrogant and domineering outside, regardless of their reputation, but inside, they are absolutely loyal to the emperor.

He Jin is a great general who controls the military power in the world, and with the support of the gentry behind him, he can control the imperial court.

If there is a falling out, the court will be in chaos.

At this time, there are internal troubles at home and abroad. If the court is in chaos, the Han Dynasty will fall apart.

"Hey, it's because I pampered him too much in the past, and didn't see his wolf ambition!"

Liu Hong was a little disheartened: "I used him in the past. I thought he was a son of a poor family. He was born as a vulgar butcher. He was destined to be out of line with the rich and powerful families. He can be used to check and balance these rich and powerful families. Chaozheng, I didn't expect this man with a white eye to be won over by Yuan Kai and the others!"

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, now that the Eighth Battalion of the West Garden has been established, in Luoyang City, apart from the Fifth Battalion of the Northern Army under the general's command, we also have the strength to fight against him!"

Zhao Zhongyin said: "And I brought a gift for His Majesty today!"

"Oh!"

Liu Hong smiled and said: "You old killer never give me some fun things, you don't want to give me some bloody things today, do you?"

Zhao Zhong smiled awkwardly and said, "Your Majesty really guessed right!"

He asked two young eunuchs to come up with a box each, and then opened the box for Liu Hong to watch.

"Human head?"

Liu Hong suddenly felt a little unlucky, and his face was unkind.

"Your Majesty, these are the Runan Yellow Turban rebels Gong Du and Liu Pi!" Zhao Zhong said quietly.

"what?"

Liu Hong's eyes lit up all of a sudden: "Are these the two rebels?"

"That's right!"

"it is good!"

Liu Hong called out loudly: "It is not a pity to die for such a traitor. This man's head is hung above the gate of Beijing and exposed to the sun for ten days, as a warning to others!"

Originally, the court of the Han Dynasty could be stable for a few years.

But the appearance of the yellow turban rebels almost dug the foundation of the big man, so he had to let go of the world's military power to He Jin, and also made him have to acquiesce in the power of the wealthy family to have private soldiers.

He hated the yellow scarf to the bone.

"Yes!"

Zhao Zhong nodded, and waved for someone to take the head off.

"Who presented this head?" Liu Hongcai asked at this moment.

"Wuyin county lieutenant, Zhang Chuan!"

Zhao Zhong cupped his hands and said.

"Zhang Chuan?" Liu Hong frowned: "Didn't Yuan Yin say that this person is a Yellow Turban rebel, secretly cooperating with bandits to disrupt Runan?"

He has read Yuan Yin's memorials many times, among which Zhang Chuan's yellow scarf status is what he dislikes the most, and he is ready to respond to the memorial, and send troops from all over the country to suppress Zhang Chuan and pacify his troops, so as to prevent Nanyang from reappearing. chaos.

"Your Majesty, here are two memorials, one is passed up by Zhang Chuan, and the other is the record of the battle situation passed down by my spies in Runan. Please read it, Your Majesty!"

Zhao Zhong took out two playbooks and handed them to Liu Hong.

Liu Hong spread it out and began to review it himself.

The first memorial book was written by Jiang Lu himself, and the style of writing seems calm. It is a confession from Mu Shan. Some things cannot be hidden from the emperor, so there is no need to hide them. Loyalty, but the words are quiet, and the sincerity is revealed.

The second memorial is the description of the Runan War.

This was reported by Zhao Zhong's spies. As Liu Hong's eyes and ears, Zhao Zhong naturally has spies all over the world. This news is basically the same day as Mu Jing's resistance to Luoyang, but he hasn't thought about whether to report it. After seeing Mujing, he decided to send it to Liu Hong.

"It turns out that Zhang Chuan is Mushan, what a Nanyang storm bear, he really lives up to his name, not only violent, but also wise!"

Half an hour later, Liu Hong let out a long sigh: "If a big man has such a strong general with both civil and military skills, what can I do? Even so, why is he the Yellow Turban Rebel!"

The Yellow Turban Rebel, this identity is a hurdle, a hurdle that Liu Hong can't get over.

"Your Majesty, Yuan Yin is anxious to get rid of Mushan, and I'm afraid he has other plans!"

Zhao Zhong said in a low voice.

After receiving Mu Jing's money, he is still a bit moral, and he should say a few words for the Mu family and his son.

"Father Shang, what do you think?" Liu Hong regards Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong as his confidant, but to him, Zhang Rang is more worthy of his trust, because Zhang Rang is not as greedy as Zhao Zhong, but his heart is more loyal.

"Your Majesty, I think this is a great opportunity!"

Zhang stepped aside.

"what chance?"

"A chance to recover this fierce general!" Zhang Rang bowed and said, "Although the Yellow Turban rebels are not credible, but now that the first thief Zhang Jiao is dead, and the Zhang family is also destroyed, the Yellow Turban has already been torn apart, and there is nothing wrong with it." Didn’t Zhang Yan, a giant bandit in Hebei, write a letter to surrender before, but he refused to hand over his military power, and he also refused to allow court officials to join the Black Mountain Army. Several Qu commanders, with their heads as evidence, are worthy of trust. In addition, your Majesty, don’t forget that he has now agreed to Liu Bigong’s capital, and the soldiers and horses collected by Huang Shao are nearly [-]. If we don’t surrender, wouldn’t it be another If you force him to rebel, then Runan will be in chaos again, how can His Majesty put down the rebellion!"

"But he is the Yellow Turban traitor after all, how can I believe it!"

"Your Majesty, I have a plan!"

Zhao Zhong cupped his hands.

"Say!"

"This memorandum was submitted by Mushan's only son, Mujing. Mushanju dared to let his only son go to Beijing, which is already a show of loyalty. If we use Mujing as a pledge, and reward Mushan, and use it, it must be Mushan. I will not have the heart to resist His Majesty!"

"Mujing?"

Liu Hong's eyes brightened up: "If so, it can be used!"

What he cares most about is that there are nearly [-] soldiers under Mu Shan's command. If these [-] soldiers are turned against him, it must be a catastrophe for the court. If it can be used by him, it may be a foreign aid that can check and balance the military power of General He Jin.

He was silent for a long time before he opened his mouth and said: "I will go to the court in three days. The matter of Runan will be decided by the court. In addition, let Mu Jing go to the court in person, and go to the court with the momentum of offering merit. Can you pass the court?" Guan, it depends on the good fortune of his shepherd!"

(End of this chapter)