The Rebellious Officials and Traitors of the Late Han Dynasty

Chapter 389 Southern Expedition
In the main hall of the imperial palace, Emperor Liu Xie sat on the throne with a gloomy face and an unsmiling expression, as if someone had killed his family.

"Your Majesty, Cao Cao and Liu Bei have disregarded your grace and have no intention of repaying the court. I request your permission to lead the army south to suppress the rebellion of Cao and Liu." Qin Shou stood on the Danbi and reported loudly.

"Your Majesty, Liu Bei is the uncle of the Han emperor. Cao Cao is in charge of Jiangdong. He pacified the thief Sun who hid the imperial seal and wiped out the Shanyue. He has made great contributions. How can he be called a traitor? Your Majesty, please understand clearly." Kong Rong said loudly.

He stood in the court, glaring at Qin Shou, not afraid of Qin Shou's majesty at all.

"Lord Kong, since Your Majesty ascended the throne, have Cao Cao and Liu Bei ever delivered taxes to the capital? Have they ever met the emperor?" Jia Xu said quietly.

Cao and Liu did not rebel, nor did they declare themselves kings. Qin Shou's attempt to launch a conquest in the name of justice would indeed be criticized by others.

Even though everyone is playing this trick, we still have to save face!

Just like Cao and Liu, they said that Qin Shou was monopolizing power and causing chaos, imprisoning the emperor, etc. These are just names.

Now Jia Xu came up with the simplest one. He had never met the emperor and had never paid taxes. That was treason.

"Lord Kong has been in the Ministry of Rites for many years. He shouldn't be ignorant of this simple truth! It is really inappropriate for you to want to speak for these rebels now." Li Ru counterattacked.

He looked at the other person with a cold look. This guy was just a troublemaker. He was not threatening at ordinary times, but he was disgusting. He couldn't get rid of him.

He believed that Qin Shou also hated this guy, but the other party was a celebrity, so no matter how much he hated him, he could only endure it.

Kong Rong's lips trembled when he heard this, and he looked at the other party with angry eyes, wishing that he could kill him in the hall. Unfortunately, no matter how much he hated him, he could only endure it.

"Pass the imperial decree, ordering the prime minister to lead all the troops in the country to destroy Cao Cao and Liu Bei." Liu Xie's cold voice rang out in the hall.

He knew that he had no choice but to do as Qin Shou required. No matter whether it was Kong Rong or Yang Biao, no one could change this fact.

"I obey your order." Qin Shou also had a calm expression.

Looking at the other person's appearance, Liu Xie clenched his right fist tightly, and finally, as if he had thought of something, he sighed, stood up, and went straight to the back hall. His figure looked very bleak.

In Xiangyang City, Cai Mao and Kuai Liang both showed joy on their faces.

Kuai Yue had sent someone to deliver the news that Prime Minister Qin Shou would personally lead 300,000 troops south to Jingzhou, and had already made arrangements for two people, one as the governor of Jingzhou and the other as the governor of Jingzhou, and both of them would be granted the title of marquis.

It is equivalent to the former General Zhennan. This reward is undoubtedly much more sincere.

"I didn't expect that old man Huang Zhong would be valued." Cai Mao thought of something and a hint of dissatisfaction suddenly appeared on his face.

According to the news, Huang Zhong was the general of the Southern Expedition, Wen Pin, Ding Feng, and Pang De were deputy generals, Sima Yi was the military advisor, and most importantly, he was the governor of the Jingzhou army. This means that Cai Mao was under the command of Huang Zhong.

You know, Huang Zhong was still in a very poor state back then, and was just a little brother in front of Cai Mao, but now the other party has become the general of the Southern Expedition and is about to become the commander of an army of 200,000. The gap between the past and the present is really too big.

"After all, he is a loyal minister of the emperor, and we cannot compare with him. Who knew that Qin Shou would be so powerful today?" Kuai Liang sighed.

Cai Mao nodded. In the situation back then, Qin Shou was surrounded by enemies, and the weak cavalry army could be destroyed at any time by others, even if the emperor was in their hands.

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At that time, few people obeyed the order to recruit officials, so Qin Shou traveled thousands of miles to "welcome" the famous scholar. This is an honor, but it is also an embarrassment!

But no one expected that as time went by, the Cavalry Army was about to sweep the world, and the army was approaching Jingzhou. The people whom they looked down upon in the past have now climbed over their heads.

(End of this chapter)