I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 126 Another Undercurrent

Liu Jian didn't know exactly what exchange of interests Liu Hong had made with the ministers in the court, but he knew that since the emperor had reached an agreement with the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, the position of Lu Zhi, the general of Zhonglang, was a must. To be replaced.

This is a transfer of high-level benefits between the emperor and the aristocratic family. The water behind it is too deep, and most of the people involved are in high positions, so the result cannot be changed.

Instead of waiting for others to take the initiative to seek you, at this time of the year, it is better to take the initiative to ask for a retreat, so as not to be contaminated by this muddy water.

Moreover, according to Liu Jian's understanding of Liu Hong, if Lu Zhi can't wait, and finally Liu Hong gets impatient and personally decrees that Lu Zhi will be withdrawn from the position of Zhonglang general, then Lu Zhi's expedition this time will only be possible. I'm afraid it's a waste of time.

Although Teacher Lu doesn't care about this, Liu Jian does.

After all, Lu Zhi was his teacher and helped him a lot, and at the most critical moment, Lu Zhi helped Liu Jian point out the way.

In this matter, if Lu Zhi can take the initiative to submit his resignation, even if it is indirectly saving face for Liu Hong and making the emperor's business go smoothly, Liu Hong will feel ashamed of Lu Zhi because of this, and will definitely treat him in the future. Lu Zhi made compensation.

Creatures like emperors generally follow their donkeys, the kind that can't be led away and will be backwards.

He has to play some tactful tricks on him to be happy.

At that moment, Liu Jian personally wrote a letter, and sent elite knights to the northern battlefield on fast horses Xingye, in order to deliver it to Lu Zhi as quickly as possible.

The letter is full of his heartfelt words as a student.

After receiving Liu Jian's letter, Lu Zhi felt bitter and helpless.

"Hey, although I intend to make achievements for the country, it is a pity that His Majesty does not regard me as the most important thing. But after thinking about it carefully, Lu has already made a lot of civil and military achievements. It is indeed a bit inappropriate if he does not give some of the credit to others. , Your Majesty may treat me differently, what De Ran said hits the spot."

Lu Zhi talked to himself for a long while, then ordered people to bring pens, ink and bamboo slips, and prepared to write a letter to the court, resigning from the position of General Zhonglang.

But he wanted to write several times, but in the end Lu Zhi didn't give up.

He who has always acted uprightly, felt a little awkward in his heart after all.

In the end, Lu Zhi looked at the bamboo slips sent by his apprentice again, and after a long time of contemplation, a pair of slightly cloudy eyes finally shone with a little brilliance.

"After living for a long time, in the end, it is not as thorough as the life of my own family. Forget it, write!"

Lu Zhi finally made up his mind, and finally put pen to paper, writing his resignation on bamboo slips.

Afterwards, Lu Zhi sent his Ci Biao into Luoyang with the fastest sentry cavalry in the army.

At this time, Liu Hong had already begun to put pressure on He Jin, and asked the general's mansion to issue a pre-formation official document to dismiss Lu Zhi's position as Zhonglang general and replace him with a replacement.

But at this time, Lu Zhi's resignation letter arrived in Luoyang, and He Jin did not dare to neglect it, and hurriedly presented it to Liu Hong.

Lu Zhi's memorial and resignation is very touching.

He first stated that he was unfavorable in supervising the battle and failed to defeat the enemy in a short period of time. He asked the emperor to take down his position as Zhonglang general and choose another talented person to replace him in battle.

Among them, Chen Luehe undertook the battle situation in Hebei, and put forward his own opinions on the main force besieging Zhangjiao, and asked Liu Hong to ask the next generation of soldiers for reference and adoption.

After reading Lu Zhi's memorial, Liu Hong fell silent on the spot.

If Lu Zhi didn't show up and resigned, Liu Hong might think there was nothing wrong with it.

But now that Lu Zhi has played, and he is so considerate of the country and the people, even Liu Hong, a scheming and bitch emperor, can't bear it.

The emperor slowly put down the memorial in his hand, his face looked a little tired.

"Hey, it's because of me that I treated Lu Qing poorly."

Liu Hong put down the bamboo slips in his hands, and said with emotion: "But there are some things that I have to do. I took advantage of this moth thief's uprising to spread the disaster to the family, and increased the mu tax by ten dollars to think that the royal family built the palace. With the consent of everyone in the court, I will never give up such great benefits, and I can only let Lu Qing suffer some grievances."

Zhang Rang said from the side: "Most half of the land in the world is in the hands of the strong clan. I have always been a man of counting, and the corvee is heavy, and the tax on the land is extremely low. Now that the land rent is ten dollars more, if you go to Nangong, it is tantamount to paying for it from the lords." Only His Majesty can achieve such an unrivaled feat, and this old servant is very pleased with His Majesty! As for Lu Shangshu's matter, hey, he is the one who dedicated his life for the country."

Liu Hong was delighted to hear Zhang Rang's eulogy, and said, "It's just that Dong Zhuo, an old member of the Yuan family, was exchanged for Lu Qing. If the Yuan family wanted to get rid of thieves, they would give it to them! There are many credits in this world. Yes, it's not bad, as long as I can get money from them!"

"However, how to appease Lu Qing? It will be difficult in the end."

Zhang Rang said: "Your Majesty, Lu Shangshu is popular all over the world, and he has a deep love for your majesty. This time, he took the initiative to resign from the post of Zhonglang General, which can be regarded as a solution to your majesty's problem. In the opinion of the old slave, Lu Shangshu's age is getting better and better. Gao, and the Shangshutai has a lot of miscellaneous things, which consumes a lot of effort, and Lu Shangshu has used both literature and martial arts for more than ten years to overcome difficulties for His Majesty, and it is time for His Majesty to give him a comfortable high position."

Liu Hong was taken aback when he heard this.

What Zhang Rang said today really touched the emperor's heart.

He nodded in satisfaction, and said: "So, can you move Lu Qing to sit on the two thousand stone seat in a large county to show God's grace? How about it?"

"Your Majesty's holy judgment."

Liu Hong touched the beard on his chin and said: "The southern states and counties are far away from Lu Qing's hometown. He is from Zhuo County. Besides Youzhou, he can find a large county in Hebei to be the prefect, or Jizhou or Qingzhou, in this way, can make it close to the native land, enjoy the local venerables, and manage one side for me...Well, as for the 2000 million palace repair money, I just charge him less than half."

"Your Majesty is so sympathetic to his courtiers, even the saints in ancient times can't match it!"

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Soon, under Liu Hong's instruction, the General's Mansion followed suit and accepted Lu Zhi's resignation, and temporarily transferred him back to the capital.

And the person who succeeded General Lu Zhi Zhonglang to receive the great merit of breaking the Yellow Turban was Dong Zhuo, the prefect of Hedong who had been flattering the Yuan family for the past three years and at the same time showed his extraordinary ability.

Now that the Yellow Turban Army has been defeated in successive battles, in the eyes of everyone, Zhang Jiao is already out of control. After taking Lu Zhi down, no matter who comes up, he can easily defeat the main force of the Yellow Turban Army.

So, basically whoever comes here is taking credit for nothing.

After the imperial court appointed Dong Zhuo as Zhonglang General, the imperial court issued a decree, ordering Liu Jian's army stationed in Wancheng and Huangfusong's first army in Yingchuan to lead their troops northward into Hebei to pursue the remnants of the Yellow Turbans defeated by Dong Zhuo;

As for Zhu Jun, he led his troops to suppress the local Yellow Turban bandits in the counties and states of the Central Plains.

Before Dong Zhuo fought against the Yellow Turbans, the General's Mansion issued an order to Liu Jian and Huangfusong to go north to clean up the battlefield, which shows that the imperial court is full of confidence in Dong Zhuo's defeat of the Yellow Turbans.

But what the imperial court did not expect was that Dong Zhuo, the ruthless man from Liangzhou who had won many battles in the border counties in the past, turned the boat over this time.

Until Liu Jian's entourage crossed the Yellow River, he still hadn't conquered the Yellow Turban, and was still at a disadvantage, wasting the hopes and sustenance of the Yuan family towards him.

Such a great contribution, if Liu Jian and Huang Fusong arrive in Jizhou together, it is very likely that they will become shared by the three of them.

This has greatly exceeded the expectations of the Yuan family. If things really develop like this, then their investment loss this time will be huge.

After all, this time, it was the vast number of prominent families in charge of the land and the world's powerful right and left who exchanged "real gold and silver" for Yuan's dog to make a fortune in exchange for boosting Dong Zhuo's military status so that he could be in the military. The "Dahan Military Domain" occupies the largest share.

If the credit is divided between Liu Jian and Huang Fusong, what's the point of changing Lu Zhi's coach?

Yuan Kui personally wrote to Dong Zhuo, scolding Dong Zhuo as bloody.

This time, Dong Zhuo scolded Dong Zhuo and couldn't refute, so he could only swallow it helplessly, and then continued to attack the Yellow Turbans with a large army. The Yellow Turbans suffered heavy losses, but they still failed.

Until this time, everyone could see that Dong Zhuo alone would not be able to take down the main force of the Yellow Turbans.

(End of this chapter)