After hearing what Zhang Rang said, Liu Hong was furious and said,"How can this be? Xia Mouzhen trusted me so much, but he actually took bribes and perverted the law. This is really despicable!""

"Give me an order immediately to remove him from his post as the Left Lieutenant of Xiyuan and send someone to arrest him for interrogation."

""Yes!" the court official bowed and replied.

"Your Majesty, since Xia Mou has been dismissed, you should reappoint the candidate for the Left Colonel."

Zhao Zhong, one of the Ten Attendants, said at this time.

Emperor Ling frowned, looked at Su Yan and said,"I know that you, my dear minister, have to take charge of many affairs of the Yulin Army, but there is no suitable person for the Left Colonel at present. What do you think of you taking over this position temporarily?"

"I obey your order."

Su Yan knew he could no longer refuse when he heard this, so he bowed and agreed.

Liu Hong looked at He Jin,"What do you think, General?"

He Jin saluted and said,"General Su is very capable and has both civil and military skills. I have no objection to him temporarily taking over the post of Left Colonel."

"Well, the Shangshutai will issue an order immediately, appointing Su Yan as the General of the Imperial Guards, temporarily replacing the post of the Left Colonel of Xiyuan, and immediately investigating and punishing the Left Colonel Xia Mou for dereliction of duty."

Liu Hong looked at Lu Zhi and said

""Yes!"

Lu Zhi bowed and replied

"Well, do you have anything else to say? If you have something to say, please come forward. If not, please leave the court."

After saying so much, Liu Hong felt a little tired. He turned around and sat back on the dragon chair, and asked lazily,

"Your Majesty, Liu Yu, the governor of Youzhou, has returned to the court to serve as the Grand Commandant. Who should take over Youzhou?"

At Yuan Wei's suggestion, Minister Yang Biao stood up and asked.

""Do you have any suitable candidates?"

Liu Hong asked.

Yang Biao was about to speak when Zhang Rang said,"Your Majesty, Youzhou is located in a remote area, the people are fierce, and it often faces foreign invasions and frequent wars. The governor should be replaced by his governor."

"Well, you have a point, but since he is not a member of the royal family, he should be appointed as a governor. Okay, let's leave the court!"

Liu Hong waved his sleeves and stood up and left the hall.

Yang Biao had an old face and swallowed back the words he had prepared for half a day.

"Farewell, Your Majesty!"

All the officials bowed and sent the emperor away, and then everyone left Anfu Hall one by one.

Su Yan walked at the end and followed the last group of people out of the hall.

He did not go to find Lu Zhi, after all, he was in the palace now, so he did not speak to avoid suspicion.

Along the way, other officials greeted him one after another, and everyone they saw greeted him as"General Su".

Su Yan smiled and looked back at everyone, then slowly left the palace and walked towards Lu's mansion.

""Zi Yang, please wait a moment!"

At this time, a shout came from behind him.

He looked back and saw Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and Bao Xin, all in official uniforms, approaching.

""It turns out to be Meng De, Ben Chu and Yun Cheng. What do you want from me?"

Su Yan asked with a smile when he saw the three of them.

""Zi Yang, are you free tonight?"

Cao Cao asked with a smile.

"There should be nothing to do at night, what happened?"

"Benchu is planning to treat everyone tonight, let's go to Baiyun Pavilion and have some fun. I thought you didn't have anything to do, why not come with us." Cao Cao said with a suggestive smile.

Su Yan looked at Yuan Shao,"Benchu is too polite, I'm new in the capital, I should be the one to treat you all."

Yuan Shao twitched his lips. He smiled and said,"Zi Yang is joking, you are a foreigner who has just arrived in the capital, as the host we should treat you, I will be the banker tonight, let's go to Baiyun Pavilion and have some fun."

Su Yan thought that he had nothing to do in the evening, there were not many entertainment activities in ancient times, so he might as well go with Cao Cao and the others to join in the fun.

"In this case, Yan will respectfully obey your orders.

He bowed and smiled.

"Okay, Ziyang, I will pick you up at Lu's house in the evening, and we can go together then."

Seeing this, Cao Cao immediately clapped his hands and suggested.

Su Yan nodded, then said goodbye to a few people and returned to Lu's house.

At noon, Lu Zhi came back.

He called Su Yan over, and the two sat facing each other. He said:"Everything went smoothly at the court meeting today. You presented the Tai'a sword to His Majesty, and His Majesty was very happy with your performance and praised you highly."

"But what puzzles me is that Zhang Rang has been speaking for you. This is very strange."

Lu Zhi's tone was full of doubt.

He knew very well that the conflict between the eunuchs and the party members was a life-and-death struggle that could not be mediated.

Su Yan was his disciple, which meant he was a member of the party. Why would Zhang Rang speak for his opponent?

"Teacher, I have an idea in my mind.

Su Yan suddenly said

"you say"

"I think Zhang Rang wanted to use his new status in the capital to split the relationship between his teacher and his party members."

"He spoke for his disciple and urged His Majesty to reward his disciple, so that the party members would think that his disciple had defected to Zhang Rang's side."

"Because of their status as disciples, they would naturally think that the teacher had colluded with them."

Su Yan said slowly:"Even though the teacher has a good reputation and has been an enemy of the eunuchs many times and was framed by them, who can say for sure what your attitude is now?"

"Maybe because of your disciples, you might have really joined them."

"Humph! No matter what, I will never associate with eunuchs."

Lu Zhi snorted coldly at this time.

Su Yan paused and said:"Although you did nothing, it does not mean that the party members think the same way."

"Zhang Rang's purpose was to use the disciples to alienate the relationship between their teacher and themselves, make them suspicious of the teacher, and then push the teacher out of their team. This way their strength would be reduced and it would be easier to deal with them."

After listening to this, Lu Zhi slowly fell into deep thought.

Su Yan looked at him and stopped talking.

He knew that Lu Zhi was very jealous of the eunuchs, so he didn't want to tell him about his deal with Zhang Rang.

For him, whether it was a party member or a eunuch, it was actually the same thing.

No matter which side he joined alone, with his status and strength, he could not get the rights he really wanted.

As long as he invested in both sides and wandered between the two parties, he could get his own share of the benefits.

Of course, this is like walking on a tightrope.

If he is not careful, he may cause the anger of both sides and then be attacked by the crowd.

But he believes that as long as he controls the timing well, the problem should not be big.

Moreover, it is only two or three months before Emperor Ling of Han dies. By then, Dong Zhuo will lead his troops into Beijing, and the real chaotic world will begin. How can there be any distinction between party members and eunuchs? What he has to do is to use this time to try every means to obtain various benefits that are beneficial to him and enhance his strength.

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like