Life in Luoyang was relatively peaceful, and Liu Zhang stayed comfortably with his concubine, enjoying the gentle countryside.
For three months in a row, Liu Zhang had nothing to do, as if he was experiencing the summer vacation in his previous life again.
Even the generals under his command can only continue to train soldiers. Because they did not receive orders from Liu Hong, the soldiers have not been replenished until now!
In troubled times, peace is rare and precious, and it will pass away in the blink of an eye!
The news of Liangzhou's defeat finally reached Luoyang, and Liu Hong had to summon his ministers to discuss the matter.
"According to the latest news from Liangzhou, Bian Zhang and other rebels defeated the cavalry general Zhang Wen several times, and Bao Hong was killed in Fufeng on the right. The 70,000-strong army suffered heavy casualties. Only the 10,000-strong army led by Dong Zhuo withdrew safely and is now stationed in Fufeng County.
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Zhang Rang briefly explained the situation in Liangzhou to the ministers, and then stepped aside.
"Your Majesty, I want to impeach the chariot general Zhang Wen."
As soon as Zhang Rang finished reading the battle report, Grand Sinong Wang Wen stood up and couldn't wait to impeach Zhang Wen.
"General Chariot and Cavalry led an army of 100,000 to fight against the rebels. The stalemate lasted for several months. At that time, Luoyang's treasury was already empty. The food and grass to support the Western Expedition army were all transferred from Jizhou and other places! Fortunately, there was a general who turned the tide.
, our army defeated the rebels in Meiyang City, and Bian Zhang and others fled back to Liangzhou in embarrassment."
"At this time, Wei Chen has already told General Chariot and Cavalry that the current situation cannot support an army expedition. If grain and grass from Jizhou, Xuzhou and other places are transported to Liangzhou, it will have to travel thousands of miles! How ridiculous is this? But General Chariot and Cavalry
He refused to listen to dissuasion and forcibly hollowed out the treasury of Sizhou, Jingzhao, Fufeng and other counties, causing many complaints among the people!"
"Originally, because the general of chariots and cavalry was helping the country to eliminate thieves, I reluctantly refused to report it. Unexpectedly, he betrayed your majesty's trust, defeated Xiliang, and lost the face of the great man! I beg your majesty.
All Zhang Wen’s official positions and titles will be removed, and Zhang Wen will be severely punished!”
Liu Zhang, who was in the crowd, couldn't help but secretly rejoice. Fortunately, Jia Xu and others told him about these intrigues in advance, otherwise he would have to jump out and agree.
Wang Wen, when Zhang Wen was the chief agricultural officer, Wang Wen was his deputy. It stands to reason that these two people have a close relationship!
It seems that Wang Wen’s backstage will definitely not be simple!
Liu Hong had anger on his face, but Liu Zhang could see a sense of helplessness in his anger.
"Zhang Wen lost his army and lost his generals, which made me lose face! However, he traveled thousands of miles to Liangzhou, which is also a meritorious service."
It can be seen that Liu Hong is still making his last effort, and he does not want to give up on Zhang Wen easily.
"Your Majesty! I don't think it's appropriate."
Liu Zhang did not expect that He Jin would come out so quickly.
"What do you think, General?"
He Jin was also very unusual today. If he had seen Liu Hong looking so angry before, he would never have stepped forward to cause trouble.
"Your Majesty, Zhang Wen is greedy for merit and has taken the initiative. He is really to blame for himself. Your Majesty must not be merciful and forgive easily!"
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"Your Majesty, if you don't severely punish Zhang Wen, how can you explain to the tens of thousands of soldiers who died in Xiliang!"
Before Liu Hong could express his stance, He Jin couldn't wait to put Liu Hong in front of Dayi!
Liu Hong was annoyed, but now everything He Jin said was reasonable and there was no room for him to refute it.
During the stalemate, Lieutenant Yuan Wei also came out.
"Your Majesty, I think the general after him has the most say. I heard that Zhang Wen was jealous of his talents and lost his troops, but he was jealous of the general after him! Zhang Wen ignored the national affairs, but wantonly sabotaged the general after the enemy's plan to defeat the enemy because of his personal hatred! The general after the general has a big heart.
It is broad and does not allow Zhang Wen to care about it. But the old minister cannot stand it."
Yuan Wei's righteous speech was not thanked by Liu Zhang. Instead, Liu Zhang was very angry and cursed in his heart.
You old man still wants to use me as a gunman!
This Yuan Wei was really too conceited. He sanctimoniously complained for Liu Zhang, but in fact he was letting Liu Zhang take the lead!
"His Majesty!"
How could Liu Zhang let Yuan Wei succeed? He also walked out of the team and knelt down directly.
"Your Majesty, the humble minister is guilty!"
Liu Zhang's confession not only stunned He Jin and Yuan Kai, but even Liu Hong didn't understand why.
"What is Liu Aiqing guilty of?"
"Your Majesty, because of a personal grudge in Meiyang City, I maliciously beat the general Chariot and Cavalry, and I am here to plead guilty."
Yuan Wei and He Jin didn't expect that Liu Zhang would cause trouble for them!
Yuan Wei squinted his eyes, constantly thinking about Liu Zhang's intentions.
They had long known about Liu Zhang's beating of Zhang Wen, but no one pursued it.
If Liu Zhang suddenly repented and admitted his mistakes, he wouldn't believe it even if he killed Yuan Wei!
You, Liu Zhang, have been back for three months, why did you leave so early?
"General Hou, I think you don't have to do this! That Zhang Wen doesn't know the difference between right and wrong, and wants to waste national affairs for his own selfish purposes! Even if you beat him to death, I, the general, will support you!"
Uncharacteristically, He Jin openly supported Liu Zhang.
"Asshole, what nonsense are you talking about!"
Liu Hong was immediately furious when he heard what He Jin said. He was worried that he would not find a chance to vent to He Jin, so He Jin took the initiative to come to his door.
"Your Majesty, the general after you first saved Zhang Wen from danger, and then went into danger himself to defeat the rebels! Zhang Wen was not only ungrateful, but instead detained Zhou Shen and wanted to kill the general after you! What does this kind of behavior mean by surrendering to the enemy? I
I suggest that your Majesty investigate Zhang Wen closely, I suspect that he is a collaborator!"
He Jin went too far and labeled Zhang Wen as a spy.
"Your Majesty, I also think what the general said makes sense! Zhang Wen showed no distinction between loyal and treacherous during the first battle, trusting the partial general Di Yang so easily that the army was almost surrounded and annihilated by the rebels! If it hadn't been for the Queen General's magic troops descending from the sky, now
I’m afraid it’s hard to say what the Sanfu Land will be like!”
"After that, General Hou used the enemy's spy Di Yang to successfully design Li Wenhou and others. Despite Zhang Wen's frame-up, he still annihilated 80,000 enemies! I think all the ministers will have a public opinion about who is right and wrong! The veteran feels that if General Hou leads the army
During the expedition to Liangzhou, the tens of thousands of Han soldiers will no longer hate the northwest!"
Yuan Wei did not wait for Liu Hong to get angry with He Jin again, but he stood up to speak for He Jin and praised Liu Zhang by the way.
"Then how do you think I should reward the general?"
Faced with Liu Hong's cold tone, Yuan Wei had already thought of a countermeasure.
"Your Majesty, I think we should let the rear general take the position of general guard and then attack the rebels another day!"
Liu Zhang on the side had already greeted the eighteenth generation of the Yuan family's ancestors in his heart, and looked at Yuan Wei with murderous intent.
You old dog Yuan! You really hate me, Liu Zhang, for not dying!
General Carry Guard! You are so generous!
You also asked me to go on an expedition to Liangzhou. When I put down the rebellion in Liangzhou, will I be crowned king?
"General, what do you think?"
He Jin didn't hesitate at all and directly agreed!
"Your Majesty, I have had this intention for a long time, but the Taifu said it first! As early as when the later general broke the rules, I wanted to ask your majesty to ask for credit for the later general!"