The God of War in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 77
The capital, Luoyang.

In the inner palace of the imperial city, Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong were gathering in the hall. On the table in front of them, there were many memorials, one of which was opened.

"This Chen Ran is really not an ordinary person!" Zhao Zhong sighed.

Zhang Rang also felt the same way, and he replied: "I made a great contribution last time, and this time, together with Cao Mengde, I wiped out the Nanyang Yellow Turban Bandit. The leader of the bandit, Liang Zhangman, was killed..."

Speaking of the latter, Zhang Rang was a little hesitant, and Zhao Zhong said solemnly: "Chen Ran's situation is far beyond your and my expectations. If things go on like this, we don't know if we can still control them in the future. What should be done?"

Zhang Rang groaned slightly, thinking about it, and this was also a question he was thinking about.He wanted to support Chen Ran before, it was because Chen Ran was just a fledgling kid, they could easily be controlled by them, but the situation is quite different now.

Not to mention the great contribution made by Chen Ran in Yingchuan, this time in Nanyang, Jingzhou, beheading Zhang Liang and Zhang Mancheng, defeating the Nanyang Yellow Turban Bandits, and taking countless prisoners, this kind of contribution is even greater.

Chen Ran's powerful rise made Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong hesitate. If this continues, can Chen Ran really be manipulated by them like this?They are also worried that they will shoot themselves in the foot in the future.

Zhang Rang said: "Yesterday our family tested His Majesty, and His Majesty was very casual about this person. In our family's opinion, no matter how big the world is, it is also His Majesty's land. If you want to gain a foothold in this great Han world, how can you do it without His Majesty's favor?" ?”

"Now His Majesty still trusts and loves us, but he doesn't care about Chen Ran. Presumably, His Majesty is not very interested in this person, and we don't need to worry too much. As long as His Majesty trusts and loves me, a mere general, I can easily make him unable to eat and walk around." The more Zhang Rang spoke, the more confident he became, and the more he felt that what he said made sense.

Zhao Zhong also pondered slightly, and said: "That's true. This month, Chen Ran has written several memorials. His Majesty didn't pay attention to them at all. He didn't even have the mood to open them. If it wasn't for your admonishment last time Your Majesty, I am afraid that he is not even the general of Huben Zhonglang now."

"That's right. Although Chen Ran has made great achievements, how can he succeed without the help of the two of us? Now that you have decided to support this person, you might as well continue. In the future, you can also rely on me." Zhang Rang vowed He said, eunuchs like them would really feel insecure if another emperor died.

"Well, these memorials have been delayed for a long time, and tomorrow our family will bring them to His Majesty to discuss how to reward him." The relationship between Zhang Rang and Emperor Ling is much closer than that of Zhao Zhong.

Zhao Zhong had no objection, and immediately replied: "I hope that Chen Ran will not disappoint the two of us!"

Zhang Rang suddenly showed a ferocious expression, and said coldly: "If he is really such an ungrateful person, our family will definitely make his life worse than death."

The next day.

"Zhang Rang? Why are there so many memorials?" Lingdi asked with a look of surprise.

Zhang Rang smiled slightly, they really guessed right, Emperor Ling didn't care about this person at all, and he didn't check all these memorials at all.He cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, these are the battle reports submitted by Huben Zhonglang General Chen Ran. They have been accumulated in the hall for many days, and the servants only saw them today."

Emperor Ling suddenly realized and nodded his head and said: "So that's the case, but what's so special about this memorial? If it's not important, I won't read it."

Zhang Rang smiled wryly. Sometimes it is good to ignore things, but it is a bit embarrassing to ignore them at all. The role of these eunuchs is to blow wind in the emperor's ears, without the slightest decision-making power.

Zhang Rang quickly persuaded: "Your Majesty, don't worry, this memorial is a great victory! There are more than 3 yellow scarf thieves in Nanyang, killing nearly [-], and taking [-] prisoners. Brother Zhang Liang, this is a great achievement!"

Emperor Ling finally showed some interest, and said: "Is there such a thing? Is this Chen Ran so powerful? I want to take a closer look."

Emperor Han Ling opened the memorial, which was Chen Ran's memorial after defeating the Yellow Turban army in Champion County.Emperor Ling looked at it twice, and then said: "It's really a hero! Zhang asked you to say how to reward him." Emperor Ling laughed.

Zhang Rang was shocked when he heard Emperor Ling's words, thinking that his words had successfully attracted Emperor Ling's attention to Chen Ran, but when he heard the next sentence, Zhang Rang was overjoyed again. Sure enough, the emperor still Remember yours.

"Your Majesty, Chen Ranli must be rewarded for his contributions! If he doesn't reward him this time, I'm afraid it will chill the hearts of the people in the world!" Zhang Rang said with a solemn expression.

Emperor Ling was a little surprised and said: "A heavy reward, how else should I reward it? Wasn't General Huben Zhonglang enough last time?"

Zhang Rang hurriedly said: "The last time was the last time. How can it be compared with this time? How can your majesty be stingy with such a great achievement in beheading Zhang Liang in this battle?"

Lingdi hummed, still hesitating.Zhang Rang is very calm. Is this the Lingdi he knows? Although he is the emperor, he is actually very stingy. Last time, General Huben Zhonglang was fine. Not very willing.

"Last time, I was only General Huben Zhonglang. From the perspective of slaves, this Chen Ran has both ability and courage. He is really a talented person. His Majesty can command an army alone and have the right to be independent according to the time." Zhang Rang said again. Said.Although Chen Ran has already commanded the army alone, but in terms of relationship, he still belongs to Zhu Jun's command.

If there is a talisman, it will be very different. Chen Ran is an independent general and will not be influenced by others.Of course, the status of a general with a festival and a general without a festival are very different.This is not a position, but a difference in status.

Emperor Han Ling pondered for a while, but the matter was harmless, and he replied immediately: "Okay, it will be as you said."

"There is also Chen Ran who wants to enlist Huang Zhong, the county lieutenant of Champion County, to join the army. Your Majesty can appoint Huang Zhong as a captain." Zhang Rang continued to make up his sword. The position of captain is not low in the army.

"There is also Chen Li, Chen Ran's subordinate, who can also be a captain." Zhang Rang kept talking.

Emperor Han Ling frowned, and couldn't help but said: "Why is the reward always under Chen Ran's command? I remember that the one who led the army with Chen Ran was the cavalry captain Cao Mengde?"

Zhang Rang nodded, but stopped, and replied: "That's right, it was Cao Cao and Chen Ran who together put down the Nanyang Yellow Turban Bandit, but Chen Ran's credit is mostly due to it."

Emperor Han Ling waved his hand and said: "Forget it, let's remember these credits first, and we will talk about the suppression of the Yellow Turban thieves in the future. Chen Ran is planned to be the general of the tiger and ben Zhonglang, and Huang Zhong is the captain under his command. .”

Zhang Rang didn't dare to disobey. After all, Emperor Ling was the boss. His goal had already been achieved, so there was no need to continue pestering him.

At that moment, he cupped his hands to Emperor Ling and said: "Your Majesty rewards the meritorious officials so clearly, it is indeed a generation of Mingjun!"

Zhang Rang backed away, but he didn't see the bright light that suddenly shot out from Emperor Ling's eyes.

(End of this chapter)