Chapter XI
Zhang Rang really wants to die... He can tell with his toes, how will Cao Jie treat him in the future? Will he be wary of him everywhere? If he wants to find such a good opportunity to overthrow Cao Jie, it is as difficult as he ascends to heaven!
Zhang Rang looked confused, upset, and ashamed...
Liu Hong's eyes opened, but he stopped making plans and turned his head to look at Cao Jie.
"Don't regard your concubine as your wife. Well, it's right, the Cao family should not be implicated." Liu Hong chanted and nodded. "When he was a child, his mother always talked to me. He would be clear when he listened to both sides, and if he listened in a side way, he would be secret when he listened... Unexpectedly, because of the nonsense of Zhang Changshi, I almost wronged Cao Dachangqiu... Cao Dachangqiu handled the case impartially and handled the case according to the law, and it was indeed my humeral."
After saying this, Liu Hong felt a little guilty.
To be honest, Cao Jie has helped him a lot over the years. When his relatives are disobedient, Cao Jie will become his relatives. When the scholars make trouble, Cao Jie will kill his scholars... If it weren't for this Da Changqiu, how could he be so leisurely in Xiyuan... He also built a nude tour hall and a commercial street!
Thinking of this, Liu Hong stared at Zhang Rang. "Shi Zhang, are you wrong?" At this time, Liu Hong no longer called Zhang Rang "Father!", and the name alone was a bit meaningful.
"Wrong...wrong...the sinner Zhang Rang knew his mistake." Zhang Rang hurriedly knelt down, and his head kept hitting the ground like a chicken pecking at rice.
"Go and get the stick yourself." Liu Hong ordered in a low voice, and then his eyes looked back at the abacus...
"Here...here..." Zhang Rang stood up and planned to leave.
But at this moment, "Your Majesty." Cao Jie bowed, and his ostentatious glanced at Zhang Rang first, and then spoke. "I heard that Your Majesty's West Garden Market cannot collect rent... In my opinion, it is related to Zhang Changshi's management strategy."
"…The so-called 'do not regard concubines as wife'... The concubines cannot surpass their position as wife, just like... the relationship between these tenants and His Majesty. They are tenants, and His Majesty is the master... Let me ask, how can a tenant dare to use rent to threaten the master? Isn't this a mess of business rules?"
I was stunned...
Zhang Rang was stunned. These words were like poisonous stings, piercing into his heart, without any pain... but they were suffocating.
Emperor Liu Hong was also stunned... as if thinking about Cao Jie's words.
After a brief silence.
"Okay!" The word "good" came from the mouth of Emperor Liu Hong. "Cao Dachangqiu is right. Wife is a wife, concubine is a concubine, tenant is a tenant, and the master is the master. They do not pay the rent... As the master? Why should I accommodate them?"
Hahaha…
He laughed out loud, as if from Cao Jie's words "Don't regard the concubine as his wife", Emperor Liu Hong realized the new business scriptures. Everything related to business can make the emperor dance and excited...
"Okay, okay!... Only Cao Dachangqiu can share my worries with my civil and military affairs." Liu Hong smiled slightly and pointed to Xiyuan. "This Xiyuan will be handed over to Cao Dachangqiu for management in the future... Remember, I cannot collect a single child of my rent!"
"I understand!" Cao Jie smiled slightly...
He felt sad... The place that Emperor Liu Hong liked the most was this Xiyuan. Whoever was in charge of the Xiyuan... would always be with the emperor and gain the favor of the emperor...
The one who was in charge of this place was Empress Song, and then Zhang Rang... Now, it's finally his turn to Cao Jie!
You know, it will be a bigger blow to him than the punishment for Zhang Rang... that he seized his jurisdiction in Xiyuan! It will be more severe!
Ha ha…
Unexpectedly, I didn't expect that the "Biography of the Spring and Autumn Guliang" by the little guy Cao Shu not only eliminated the disasters of the Cao family, but also helped him... turn danger into safety, and severely hit Zhang Rang, an ambitious eunuch, killing two birds with one stone, killing two birds with one stone.
In an instant, the little guy Cao Shu's appearance once again came to Cao Jie's mind... He seemed to like this little guy more.
...
"This..." Zhang Rang frowned tightly... and held his fists in a squeezing manner.
Cao family, Cao Jie did not overthrow... On the contrary, it was because of the saying "Don't regard the concubine as your wife" that he was punished by the emperor and even lost the jurisdiction of Xiyuan...
Huh... Huh...
He gasped continuously. Zhang Rang finally understood what it means to steal chickens but lose rice!
"Damn...", his eyes tightened in vain... "Cao Jie, Cao family! Our family has recorded this Liangzi!" His lips stammered and he muttered to himself.
But at this moment...
"Your Majesty..." Yaoyao shouted. "The border is in urgent need!"
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Luoyang, the Imperial Palace, Deyang Palace.
This temple is the largest palace in the entire palace of the Eastern Han Dynasty. It is tall and majestic. It is said that Yanshi City, forty-three miles away from Luoyang, can be seen from afar the eaves of the Deyang Palace connected to the sky...
Generally, the emperor will choose to hold it in the Chongde Hall of the Nangong, unless... a major event of 100,000 urgent matters occur, countless officials will be called to discuss matters in the Deyang Hall of the Beigong.
Chaq... the border is in a hurry, the Xianbei attacks the border... This can already be regarded as an important event in the Han Dynasty.
"call…"
A long breath... Emperor Liu Hong's expression was very bad.
It’s not his fault... Since he ascended the throne, the Xianbei people entrenched in the north have welcomed him... They have organized twelve winter collective robbery activities in winter... almost once a year... never interrupted.
The key is that the border guards in Liangzhou, Bingzhou and Youzhou have long since disappeared from the "Ming Emperor" to attack the Xiongnu in the northern expedition, and have restored the style of the Western Regions. Even... Just three years ago, hundreds of thousands of troops attacked and returned in a defeat!
This year... Emperor Liu Hong mustered up the courage to send troops to invade the Xianbei territory again.
"Your Majesty, the Xianbei Hu cavalry is coming in full force... The border guards go deep into the enemy's territory, with fewer victory and more defeats..." Zhang Wen, who was the General of the Huns at the time, frowned... "Now, the entire border guards are still stationed in the Xianbei territory, with low morale. All generals are looking forward to the orders and support of the court..."
Support? Support your sister!
Emperor Liu Hong couldn't help but complain... Support? Support is not allowed to recruit soldiers? No money to make weapons, armor? No money to reward the three armies? To put it bluntly, ask for support... Ask for money, it is shining gold...
Although he had already started selling titles and officials... Liu Hong saved a lot of money from his private house.
But when it comes to "money", the extremely stingy emperor Liu Hong is reluctant to take out all his "small treasury"...even if it is a war.
The consequence of this is that... the border guards are very frustrated, have no support, and have poor supplies...
The generals on the front line complained one by one. In order not to take the blame, they simply reported all military affairs to the court and let the court make a decision. The court said how to fight? They would fight. If they win, they would be their credit. If they lose, they would be the court's blame.
In the eyes of these border generals, it is already very satisfying to protect themselves, be able to survive and protect their lives.
The border defense forces took the initiative to attack some time ago... with attack as defense and going deep into the Xianbei situation... was the decision of the court, but unfortunately... they returned in a defeat!
Now…
What is before Emperor Liu Hong is that new decisions must be made... Of course, this decision must be both economical and affordable. You cannot spend money... and you must stabilize the situation on the front line. What should you do?
"My dear friends, do you have any good suggestions?" Emperor Liu Hong looked around at all the ministers...but these ministers wanted to bury their heads in the cracks in the ground... They had a lot of good suggestions, but unfortunately... these suggestions all costly and cost a lot of money... It seems that it is not wise to ask for "money" in front of this emperor.
Hiss... the civil and military officials in the court were speechless... the quiet atmosphere made Emperor Liu Hong sweat coldly on his forehead.
"All civil and military officials in the court can't share my worries?" Another sentence, Liu Hong's tone became cold and fierce... and then he was a little angry.
Cao Jie stood beside Liu Hong... As the Minister of State, he was qualified to attend the court meeting... Seeing this cold atmosphere, he couldn't help but shake his head, thinking in his mind... What kind of things are these?
When exploiting the people and receiving their salary, Bitmeo's rabbits ran fast. When it was really critical, they couldn't even let go of a fart... It was just to say that they were not even as good as eunuchs, which was to praise them.
"Your Majesty...the border guards are still waiting to reply."
Zhang Wen, the Huns General, bowed and bowed again and said, "Now the border guards have just suffered a great defeat and are still stationed in the Xianbei territory... Without the orders of the court, I dare not evacuate... Is it a war or retreat? Your Majesty... I will make a decision long ago!"
We have to make a decision early... Luoyang has to run the fastest horse from the border for ten days to arrive... If we drag it for a few more days at the meeting, we will not be able to maintain the front line... the border guards will be taken away by the Xianbei Huqi.
Liu Hong naturally knew that the relationship here was important... But he didn't know what to do? The ministers in the court kept silent... The next strategy of the border guards turned into an unsolvable situation.
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Huh...
Suddenly, Cao Jie thought of a conversation... the conversation he had when he asked the little guy Cao Shu.
Yao remembered that at that time, he asked Cao Shu about the Tao, heaven, earth, general, and law in "The Art of War"... and the little guy used the story of Duke Wen of Jin to retreat and leave in detail...
After careful consideration... This battle between the Han and the Xianbei has a bit of a confrontation between Jin and Chu...
Swhoo... Cao Jie carefully passed the little guy Cao Shu's answer in his mind again... Hey, Cao Shu's truth... can't be guaranteed, it can really be used on the current border battlefield.
Yes, that's right, the more I think about it, the more reliable Cao Jie felt... he couldn't help laughing out loud.
Well... Emperor Liu Hong naturally noticed Cao Jie's smile. He looked at Cao Jie with doubt. "Cao Dachangqiu, does Cao Zhen have a plan to defeat the enemy?"
All the civil and military officials were stunned... and they were confused. Even if you were a powerful eunuch? But would you understand military affairs? And... the strategy to defeat the enemy?
Haven't you ever thought? Cao Jie bowed. "Your Majesty, I have a plan here."
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Chapter completed!