Lord Yuan

Chapter 216
When he met Emperor Liu Hong, He Jin was fully prepared.

Thanks to Yuan Shao, He Jin was able to see Liu Hong's relatively calm expression. He Jin attributed this to the fact that he had won the battle.

Yuan Shao is just a thug.

In fact, He Jin is very smart sometimes, but once his own interests are involved, he will be at a loss.

Whether later, Yuan Shao taught by example and instigated him to form an absolute opposition to the eunuchs, or he listened to Yuan Shao's words and recruited Dong Zhuo, Yuan's former official and governor of Bingzhou, to the capital, so that he could lead more troops to defend the capital.

In the eyes of anyone, it was almost obvious that Yuan Shao had done it for his own benefit. In the eyes of He Jin, it had completely become the foundation for his own power. He naturally put his identity as a general before Dong Zhuo's. On the head, there is just a small governor.

Dong Zhuo is not polite to you. Even some signs of coexistence with the aristocratic family were quickly extinguished. In a fit of anger, he simply started a new one. Officials who were direct descendants of the Yuan family were killed over and over again.

It can be said that no one, whether it was the Three Gongs and Nine Qings, or the officials of the Nine Provinces, felt that Dong Zhuo dared to extend his butcher knife to the former owner of the Yuan family who supported him, and even went so far as to almost kill the entire Yuan family without stopping. To destroy, come and kill everyone.

Dong Zhuo opened a new chapter, and at the same time, it also made the aristocratic family that always prided itself on being superior to others completely put down its attitude.

In troubled times, only those with money, food, and soldiers are the real powerful people.

If Dong Zhuo hadn't acted wantonly, poisoned the young emperor and the queen, and allowed his subordinates to indulge in looting, Dong Zhuo's methods might have made him the next Yiyin Huoguang.

He Jin, who had been looking forward to Dong Zhuo's arrival in the capital, failed to meet him, so he was tricked into the palace by the empress's edict by Shi Chang who acted preemptively and was executed. Of course, he also became rich along with Yuan Shao and others. The driving force behind the scenes.

After He Jin's death, Yuan Shao, who had become the only one in the world, naturally harvested the legacy left by He Jin by virtue of his party leader and the most important identity as a descendant of the Yuan family.

From the moment He Jin recruited Dong Zhuo to the capital, it meant that He Jin had no way of turning back and could only jump into the trap that had been woven long ago. The only way to break the situation was that He Jin stupidly did not lead a single soldier. The end of Yijia.

After all, He Jin's political awareness was not enough to support him in becoming a general in charge of the three armies. Liu Hong was still able to suppress others when he was alive. Although Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong were called talkative fathers and mothers by Liu Hong, Once it comes to real military and state affairs, Liu Hong rarely lets eunuchs such as Shi Changshi get involved.

"General, this trip has been quite hard." Liu Hong's face was calm, and his eyes were as calm as water, making it impossible to guess his inner thoughts.

He Jin put on a smile and said, "It's not hard work, it's your Majesty's ability to recognize people."

Liu Hong was stunned. Why did he say you were fat? You were still out of breath.

A few words cannot be separated from one's own merit.

He Jin's words seemed to be praising Liu Hong, but his words revealed his own contribution. In a word, Liu Honghui's eyesight discovered him from the vast sea of ​​people, and finally achieved such a victory.

Liu Hong is not serious either. He Jin has always had this attitude. If the He family is gone, Liu Hong would like to physically castrate him and come to him to serve as the ten permanent servants.

As he spoke, Liu Hong cast his eyes on Yuan Shao, who was silent at the side, and said with confusion: "Why don't you say anything? If you don't take charge during the war, I don't know when this chaos will end. Take it as the top priority."

He Jin immediately became unhappy and stared at Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao was really complaining, and He Jin wanted him to act based on his looks. He would not speak if he could, and Liu Hong pressed on him step by step.

As if he was afraid that Yuan Shao would go out all bald, He Jin immediately came to the rescue and said: "What your Majesty said is true. This time I can win this honor. All the guards are helping me. Xu is so excited that he doesn't know what to say. Your Majesty can only You need to ask your ministers, no matter how big or small the matter is."

"You?" Liu Hong asked from his soul.

If we really count on this general, I'm afraid that he is either on the way to escape now, or has been caught and cut into pieces by the Yellow Turban bandits. How can it be his turn to point fingers here.

Liu Hong became increasingly unhappy. He still didn't know what level He Jin was, but he must have said something to Yuan Shao.

In order to break the deadlock, Liu Hong simply passed He Jin and walked straight to Yuan Shao.

"I want to hear you talk carefully."

Yuan Shao quickly cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, you are destroying your ministers."

After saying that, he moved his head slightly, trying his best to see He Jin's eyes.

"You don't have to look at him, I'm asking you now!"

It's obvious that Liu Hong's attitude is already a little impatient. Yuan Shao certainly needs to take Liu Hong's attitude into consideration more than He Jin.

So after looking at He Jin apologetically, he began to tell the key points about this war.

With the indignant look in He Jin's eyes, Yuan Shao tried his best to describe the key points, even adding He Jin who was not there originally.Hearing this, Liu Hong looked surprised. When did the general have such ability?

He Jin was also excited and very happy.

After all, Yuan Shao understands the relationship between people. After this, he must pay a visit to express his relief!
When talking about Zhao Yun, Liu Hong obviously showed a different concentration and asked several times in a row.

He Jin wanted to speak out, but he didn't know anything except that Zhao Yun's name was Zilong.

On the contrary, Yuan Shao talked eloquently.

The meeting lasted for an hour.

Jian Shuo listened outside the door, and His Majesty's laughter could be heard from inside.

This is completely different from the original idea.

His Majesty has shown his fear of the guard Yuan Shao in front of him more than once, but now he praises him too much. Even the general is not as important as him in his eyes. Even Jian Shuo himself doesn't know. , What kind of medicine is being sold in your majesty’s gourd?

Eventually, Liu Hong planned to reward Yuan Shao with a title, a fiefdom of [-], a bounty of [-], and he would carve out part of his Western Garden.

Yuan Shao declined with a smile, praising He Jin, Huangfu Song and other generals one after another. Their words were all good. Even Cao Cao and Yuan Shao put them over his head, turning himself into a nobody.

Liu Hong listened to Yuan Shao's suggestion and looked at Yuan Shao with gradually strange eyes.

"Why is there no Qing's name?"

Yuan Shao explained with a smile: "Your Majesty has entrusted me with the title of Attendant. I am so grateful to be able to get close to Your Majesty. How can I dare to expect more? Furthermore, not long ago, I was promoted to Jiuqing by His Majesty and has been appointed as a Guard." I have attracted the envy of many people, and now I am a servant. If I receive another reward from your majesty, I really don’t know how many memorials will be issued to impeach me, and some nefarious people will even search for my sins."

"With me here, why do you need to be so afraid of other people's gossip? Do you really have the idea of ​​being disloyal to me?"

"No, I am a brave and loyal man, and I will never do such a rebellious move. Your Majesty is a saint, wise and far-reaching. Everyone at home and abroad submits to the king. I am no more than your Majesty's minister. How can you have such an idea!"

"In this case, you will be rewarded for your merits, and you will be punished for your mistakes. Even the general is like this."

He Jin was stunned. For a conversation of this level, he always felt that the water involved was too deep, and it would be easy to say something wrong if they didn't agree with each other, so he simply kept silent and allowed the two of them to talk.

"Your Majesty, I really don't know how to thank you. If your Majesty really wants to reward you, and I'm brave, please issue an order to exempt Huangfu Zhonglang General, Zhonglang General Zhu Jun, and Cavalry Commander Cao Cao from their crimes. They and their group just want to punish Thief, I want to restore a piece of pure land to Your Majesty, and to restore the common people of the world to live and work in peace and contentment. As the saying goes, I will sacrifice my small family for everyone, and just demolish some residential buildings. If I can severely damage the Yellow Turban bandits, in my opinion, it will be worth it."

"Do you know who is among them? The number of memorials to impeach Huangfu Song alone has been no less than [-] in the past few days, not to mention those who are still on the way. If Huangfu Song and others can be absolved of their crimes, I will How to face the ministers?"

Yuan Shao said without hesitation: "This war was actually caused by the Yellow Turbans. General Huangfu Zhonglang and others only wanted to resist the chaos and had no choice but to do this. Since Your Majesty is in trouble, I will speak out boldly." Yuan Shao handed over his hand and spoke righteously and sternly.

"If it weren't for those corrupt officials who go around pulling cocoons and peeling off silk, cannibalizing the common people, causing them to have no food to eat and become homeless. In my opinion, even if the thief Zhang Jiao has the intention to rebel, he is also weak-minded. If thousands of common people can have food every time, With food, shelter, and hundreds of acres of fertile land, there is no difficulty in supporting a family, not to mention the taxes paid. In this case, why take the risk of beheading to participate in this disaster? ?”

"In the final analysis, those corrupt officials exploited the common people in order to collect money to build mansions and pavilions. They only dismantled them to defend against foreign enemies, but they were repeatedly written to His Majesty stating that they were illegal. In my opinion, Huangfu Zhonglang and others are not guilty. , on the contrary, it has merit!”

Liu Hong smiled and then said: "In the past few days, you are still the first person to offer advice for them."

Yuan Shao shook his head: "The general has said this many times. It was only under the guidance of the general that I was able to see through the essence of this."

"Oh? General, does this matter?"

He Jin was still in a daze when he was suddenly asked. He hesitated for a moment and saw Yuan Shao winking at him. He immediately nodded and said without changing his expression: "As the Weiwei said, otherwise, I would not dare to rely on your majesty's advice. The power can free Huangfu Song and others from their restraints at will."

"The general is interested." Liu Hong smiled half-heartedly.

He Jin lowered his head and couldn't say a word. He didn't know why Yuan Shao threw so many things that were beneficial to him today. If it were other people, they would like to take all the credit. How could Yuan Shao catch up like this? For delivery.

"If you follow your words, are you saying that all the demolished houses were obtained by corruption and perverting the law?"

"Not necessarily, but Huangfu Zhonglang will fight against them. Your Majesty must not mistakenly believe in the villain's words and accidentally hurt the loyal ministers. If those people still refuse to give up, I am willing to give them all the money I have gained. to damaged houses everywhere to make up for their losses.”

"Your actions really make me don't know what to do!"

"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. This battle is all due to the contributions of the generals, Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun, Cao Cao and other soldiers. Without them, there would be no results today. Is it possible that with the help of those who only know how to write impeachment memorials? Scholars and students? If Confucianism can drive away the enemy, there will not be today's disaster!"

(End of this chapter)