Waves at the end of Han Dynasty

Chapter 56
In Luoyang Palace, the morning court had already dispersed.

That's right, most of the current court meetings are still presided over by eunuchs. Under the pressure of several major events, Han Emperor Liu Hong was forced to go to the court for a few days. After Zhang Rang and the others took some measures, he disappeared in the West Garden up...

Of course, this is also expected by the ruling and opposition parties, this is the routine operation of the Lord of Han!

But the difference is that today the West Garden stopped all the singing and dancing banquets, and the maids also changed their usual "open crotch trousers" to rest, and even the little eunuch who was on duty every day also noticed the strange atmosphere...

A few days ago, Zhang Rang and the others, who thought they had passed the customs and finally relaxed their mind and body, hurried over after receiving the edict before they had time to discuss it. They were also a little terrified to see the abnormal scenes in the palace along the way.

The current situation is even worse than they expected, because the master they thought they knew very well, the licentious and immoral Liu Hong, is going to attack the gentry in advance!

Liu Hong has been laying dormant for many years, and he has cultivated enough patience. Originally, his plan was to prepare for some time. Not to mention waiting until everything is safe, at least he must have sufficient preparations.

After all, this is a matter that affects the whole body. After the majority of the gentry react, they will definitely unite and resist. At that time, he will have no chance to tolerate mistakes...

But since the beginning of this year, various variables have suddenly appeared, especially the Xianbei who rose under the rule of Tan Shihuai, Liu Hong has given enough attention.

Of course, it wasn't these things that prompted him to activate in advance, but a huge good thing, which was equivalent to more than doubling the strength that Liu Hong directly controlled.

In this way, Liu Hong certainly has enough confidence. After all, all the work is now in the late stage, and there is a certain risk of exposure. Once he accidentally loses the first-mover advantage, it will be very tricky.

And this "great event" originated from the person Liu Hong secretly interviewed yesterday, the former governor of the Western Regions and General Zhang Wen!
In order to show importance, Liu Hong made an exception and ordered Shi A to take Zhang Wen to the secret room in the West Garden to have an audience with him in the middle of the night.

Of course, he was also prepared to kill him if he didn't meet his expectations...

As for the result, it was natural that Liu Hong fell into a sweet spot!

After being shocked for a long time, Zhang Wen listened to Liu Hong's general idea and explanation of the reasons, and immediately knelt down to worship, and then offered Liu Hong a trump card!
Sixty thousand elite cavalry!Riding two horses, fully equipped with armor, and one horse in hand, most of them are elite veterans who have seen blood!
Although this configuration is not as good as the Longwei Army back then, it is still extremely luxurious, and the cost performance is much higher, not to mention the number of them is much larger!

Back then, the thief Ouyang Long raised an army with only [-] cavalry, and when there were the most dragon cavalry, there were only more than [-] cavalry...

After Zhang Wen learned that the eunuch party was one of the pawns to weaken the gentry, and understood Liu Hong's entire plan, he also expressed his original thoughts.

Zhang Wen was a little angry when he received the imperial edict to step down as the Governor of the Western Regions and be replaced by Dong Zhuo. Why can the imperial court be promoted as long as he fawns on the eunuchs, even to the point where no qualifications and abilities are needed...

Although he was promoted to this position by eunuchs, he also served as a prefect in Xuzhou, and he was also considered to be loved by the people, with a good official reputation, and he also had military achievements...

What ability and political achievements does Dong Zhuo have now, he was directly promoted to the governor of the Western Regions after only one year as the prefect, does he only accept money now?

If this goes on, the big man can still win! ?
Zhang Wen didn't want to let it go, and he couldn't disobey the edict, so he ordered his subordinates to hide the cavalry recruited in the Duhu Mansion for many years, and he came back alone, thinking about the situation before making a decision.

The Western Region is vast, and after the disappearance of the cavalry, not many people noticed it, and it was difficult for anyone to find their traces immediately...

"As long as His Majesty needs it, the old minister can call the cavalry in front of His Majesty's account at any time..."

Liu Hong still remembers what Zhang Wen said in the end.

In this way, Liu Hong almost no longer has to worry about Xianbei. Before, he tried his best to find reasons to plan and train the new army, but now it is completely unnecessary.

As long as these cavalry troops are not under the control of Dong Zhuo, he will not dare to hide the taxes from the Western Regions, and the imperial court will be able to generate a huge income in an instant, which is continuous every year...

At that time, even if the remnants of Longwei or some Taoist Taiping attack together, he will have the confidence to deal with it!
So after being excited, Liu Hong thought again and again, so that he could call all the ten permanent attendants today to discuss state affairs!
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"Zhao Qing, Zhao Hong, governor of Shangdang County in Bingzhou, is your adopted son?"

When Liu Hong saw that the ten permanent attendants had arrived, he kept a dark face and didn't talk nonsense, and went straight to the topic.

"Your Majesty... Please tell Your Majesty that the old servant has no way to control his subordinates... causing damage to the country and suffering for the people..."

After hearing that, Zhao Zhong knelt down and begged for mercy.

After Zhao Hong expropriated the Shangdang and aroused public resentment, he ordered his subordinates to massacre the people and was defeated. They had just learned of this, and His Majesty did not know where he got the news from.

For a while, the waiters felt bad.

"Okay, now you just need to answer yes or no!"

Uncharacteristically, Liu Hong said majestically, behind Shi A stood with several people holding swords.

"Zhang Qing, Xianbei invaders, you falsified the border report without permission, is there anything wrong with it? I heard that your house has a mountain of money, and the birthday banquet is even more lively than mine!?"

Liu Hong ignored Zhao Zhong who was kneeling and trembling, and turned his head to continue asking Zhang Rang.

"The old slave deserves death..."

Zhang Rang knelt down and kowtowed, but he had some understanding in his heart. It seems that today is the final day...

"Guo Qing, it's useless for you to lead the sale of officials and nobles in private, and you also collude with the governors of various places to ask for bribes every year..."

"Xia Qing, you falsely reported that the soldiers were stealing the soldiers' rations..."

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Liu Hong told all the secret evidence of the eunuch who was the closest and most trusted in the past... The hall was filled with kowtows and begging for mercy.

Seeing that his goal of intimidating them had been achieved, Liu Hong drew out his sword and shouted:
"Silence!"

"I don't want to delve into what you did before, but now you can know what I think?"

Everyone was obsequious and looked at each other. They were too nervous for a while and couldn't guess what Liu Hong was thinking...

"Old slave... the criminal slave ventured to guess that His Majesty wants to wipe out the gentry?"

After a long time, only Zhang Rang came to his senses, kowtowed and said.

"It's still Zhang Qing who knows what I'm thinking. I don't want to kill people. It's just that the gentry oppressed the local people and manipulated the court for personal gain. In this way, it will eventually become a disaster for the whole country. Do you know?"

Liu Hong continued to speak with a slightly calm face.

"I will know it, I will know it, and I will die for His Majesty!"

The rest of the eunuchs came to their senses at this moment, it seemed that the master didn't want to kill them yet, so why not hurry up and climb up the pole...!
"That's very good. You can report the money you are greedy according to the facts, and then confiscate half of the fine and hand it over to the Shaofu as a warning. If you don't make trouble again in the future, I will not ask about the previous crime!"

After Liu Hong was suppressed, he also left a way out. After all, these eunuchs are still useful.

"In addition, today's affairs must not be leaked, or people's heads will fall to the ground! The rest of the matter should be discussed with Shi Qing, and you should keep it in mind: I will know what you do...!"

(End of this chapter)