Lord Yuan

Chapter 217 Yuan Shao’s performance

In order to polish off his own merits, Yuan Shao can be said to have taken great pains.

Although Liu Hong is quite suspicious, he will immediately become interested once money-related things are involved.

Yuan Shao naturally knows the secret here.

Again.

When dealing with the emperor Liu Hong, you must pay special attention to these details.

Liu Hong was very happy.

Finally someone understood his good intentions.

Liu Hong saw so many loyal ministers and good generals like Huangfu Song that he was already dazzled by the choice. In addition, Yuan Shao, a capable general, Liu Hong even just wanted to hide in the West Garden and quietly Enjoy the good life quietly.

If Huangfu Song had not forcibly demolished the mansions of those big taxpayers, Liu Hong would not have intervened.

The group of people who kept writing memorials to impeach Huangfu Song had contributed an unknown amount of extra income to him over the years, which was equivalent to Liu Hong's treasure chest.

Without Huangfu Song, there is a second Huangfu Mountain, Huangfu Hai.

But without the strong support of these large taxpayers, Liu Hong's wish to continue developing Xiyuan will be in vain.

Liu Hong didn't even need to weigh the pros and cons, and immediately decided to send frontline generals like Huangfu Song to prison and be tried and adjudicated by Tingwei.

When Huangfu Song was escorted to Luoyang, many high-ranking officials and nobles, in order to express their joy, immediately took part of their small treasury and dedicated it to Liu Hong. They knew very well what the emperor was for, and for It can be said that they spare no effort to plunder the people's wealth and anointing, and then take out a small part of it.

In this case, Liu Hong can collect money while sitting, so why not do it.

So, when Yuan Shao used his own money to make up for Huangfu Song's losses, Liu Hong uncharacteristically did not reject Yuan Shao's proposal and immediately clapped his hands and applauded.

Yuan Shao also didn't expect that this powerful emperor would love money to such an extent.

If you say it out loud, there is no reason to take back the water that was thrown out.

So, after Liu Hong and He Jin both felt sleepy, Yuan Shao made an excuse to raise money and chose to leave.

Watching Yuan Shao being sent away by Jian Shuo, Liu Hong, who had put on a smiling face before, immediately slumped down and looked at He Jin with no concealment of disappointment, who didn't know what was going on.

"General, I am very disappointed with your performance."

He Jin's eyes widened when he heard this. He didn't know what happened, why Liu Hong, who was smiling just now, suddenly said something nasty to him.

The flesh on He Jin's face twitched, and confusion could be seen in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, I believe that I have done my best."

The implication is that with his current status as a general, he was able to end the war so quickly, which is no less than the famous generals in ancient times. He defeated more than [-] Yellow Turban bandits with thirty to forty thousand Han troops outside the city. No matter how you look at it, , He Jin felt that he was outstanding enough. Liu Hong smiled faintly, with an inexplicable look on his face, "The general thinks who is more suitable for the post of general in charge of the world's troops compared with the guards." ?”

He was not too surprised by He Jin's performance.

Originally, without Yuan Shao's outstanding performance, He Jin's status would not have declined so quickly.

There is no harm without comparison. Judging from He Jin's initial military capabilities, there is still a glimmer of hope in defending the city, at least it will not be breached in a few days.

It can be said that before Yuan Shao went to resist the Yellow Turban bandits, the Han army led by He Jin was still resisting tenaciously. Even under He Jin's inflammatory declaration, their morale was greatly increased. The plot originally developed like this. , He Jin should be the protagonist.

However, Liu Hong did not follow the routine, and Yuan Shao's appearance made He Jin never expect that the war could be so big. While learning, Yuan Shao's attitude towards him made him feel even more confused.

"After all, I am the brother of the queen. For the sake of the queen, your majesty should allow me to continue to serve as the general. Before this, the post of general of the Han Dynasty was held by the queen's brothers."

Liu Hong's face was startled. He didn't expect that He Jin could answer in this way.

Liu Hong, who was speechless for a moment, thought of the former general Dou Wu. He was still a child at the time, but he was forcibly recruited and placed on the throne of the emperor. Now, Dou Wu has been dead for more than ten years, and he has also been away from childhood. The children grew up to be the true emperor of the Han Dynasty.

Thinking of this, Liu Hong couldn't help but look at He Jin, and asked casually: "If I die, will the general follow the example of the former general Dou Wu and search for a talented person to succeed the emperor in the Hejian royal family? "

ah?He Jin's mind began to get confused. What happened to His Majesty today that he was able to bring this kind of issue to the surface? Of course, He Jin couldn't say it clearly. Did he want his nephew, the prince Liu, born to the He family? Debate to succeed the emperor?

Besides, Liu Bian is Liu Hong's eldest son, and he should succeed him both emotionally and rationally. Why would His Majesty choose to ask such a stupid question? He Jin was puzzled, but for the sake of his nephew's bright future, even if he He is only four or five years old now, and He Jin also plans to arrange a way out for him in advance.

"Your Majesty is joking, now we have the emperor's eldest son Liu Bian. He is smart, studious and talented, and his demeanor is much similar to your majesty's. Since ancient times, it has always been the case that the direct descendants do not establish the virtuous, and the elders do not establish the young. Although the emperor's eldest son is young now, But given time, when His Majesty the Heavenly Man returns forever, the Emperor's eldest son will naturally succeed him, so there is no need to go to His Majesty's clan to select talents."

Liu Hong laughed coldly and did not answer He Jin's words. He just walked back and forth around the hall minding his own business.

He Jin didn't know what he meant, and was about to step forward to remind Liu Hong that since ancient times, abolishing the elders and establishing young ones, abolishing the direct descendants and selecting common people are all the way to disaster. As long as your majesty does not make mistakes, He Jin is willing to correct your majesty's mistakes. Don't make mistakes. Go astray.

Liu Hong pushed He Jin away, already having a plan in his mind.

He Jin's big nerve has not realized the seriousness of the problem. He has always maintained the power of the general in front of outsiders, but now there are no outsiders. His brother-in-law has difficulty in making choices. As the elder brother, he must spare no effort. Help him, enlighten him, and don't do anything stupid.

Just after being sent away by the arrogant Zhang Rang, Yuan Shao looked up and found that several shirtless men with thorn sticks on their backs appeared directly in front of him.

"Why is General Huangfu doing this? Now that the Yellow Turbans have been defeated, why do they need to do such a shameful act?"

These people were none other than Huangfu and Song, who were personally ordered by His Majesty to be handed over to Tingwei for trial. They were followed by several unfamiliar faces. Then two big men appeared quickly and slowly, one of whom was Xiahou Dun. At this time, With an angry look on his face, when he saw Yuan Shao appearing, he immediately stepped forward and grabbed Yuan Shao's collar.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Shao just stretched out a hand to grab Xiahou Dun, and then looked at Huangfu Song in confusion.

"Your Majesty has urged me to wait for the journey more than once. If it hadn't been for the war and the general opened the prison car, I am afraid that everyone would have been killed. Now that the war is over, I should go to Tingwei's Mansion to plead guilty. But before that, I I'm an old man but I want to see His Majesty."

He had to ask Liu Hong to give him an explanation. Even if he said that the king wanted the minister to die, the minister had to die, it didn't matter. He urgently needed Liu Hong's attitude.

(End of this chapter)