Going to court in the morning was still too tiring for him, not to mention that he had favored a beauty last night.
"Your Majesty, General Liu Zhang is here and waiting outside the palace."
"Pass it on."
After a while, Liu Zhang walked in and was about to kneel down, but Liu Hong stopped him.
"Good nephew, please forgive me!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Liu Zhang still bowed and saluted.
Liu Hong looked at Zhang Rang and said, "Father, you go and do your work first."
"Slave, please retire."
Zhang Rang left very wisely, and Liu Hong and Liu Zhang were the only two people left in the room.
Liu Zhang knew that Liu Hong must have something important to say to him.
"My dear nephew, sit down."
Liu Hong pointed to the side and showed a kind smile.
"There are no kings or ministers today. I want to talk to you about my affairs."
Liu Zhang knelt down in front of Liu Hong, straightening his back and not daring to be rude at all.
The more Liu Hong looked at Liu Zhang, the more he fell in love with him, and he wished he could be his own child!
"My nephew has made such a great contribution this time, I am very pleased."
Liu Zhang bowed again and gave the credit directly to Liu Hong.
"It was all thanks to His Majesty's majesty and the prosperity of the Han Dynasty that Liu Zhang was able to win by chance."
"You are good at everything, but you are too humble."
Liu Hong smiled and shook his head, but he was telling the truth. If Liu Zhang hadn't been so humble, he wouldn't be so optimistic about him.
"Do you know my past?"
"Wei Chen doesn't know."
Liu Zhang shook his head. In fact, he knew that Liu Hong became emperor simply because of his good fortune.
"I was originally the Marquis of Jiedu Ting. Normally, it was impossible for me to ascend to the throne. But Emperor Huan had no heirs, so I was pushed to the throne." Liu Hong sighed, remembering his past.
"I, as an emperor, should be considered a loser. When I came to the throne, my cousin Dou Wu was in dictatorship and his power was overwhelming. I am just a puppet emperor. I may be deposed one day. I worry about my family and my life every day!"
"Fortunately, Cao Jie, Wang Fu and other eunuchs used their lives to get rid of the Dou family, allowing me to truly take power."
Liu Zhang hurriedly complimented him: "It's because of your majesty's wisdom and prowess that you let your loyal ministers take their lives!"
"Eh."
Liu Hong surprisingly did not accept the compliment, but waved his hand, feeling a little lonely in his words.
"The foreign relatives have been removed. The aristocratic families suppressed by the foreign relatives took the opportunity to rise, and later aristocratic families came to power, so I decided to launch the party's imprisonment!"
"Do you know why I don't deal with the eunuchs?"
Liu Zhang still pretended not to know anything. He wanted to pretend that he didn't understand anything and see what Liu Hong wanted to say.
"Your Majesty, please enlighten me."
"Um."
Liu Hong also liked to pretend to know everything, and Liu Zhang just met his needs.
"No matter how powerful the eunuch is, he is still alone and will not pose a threat to the imperial power. But relatives are different from the family, they can subvert the political power!"
"For example, Wang Mang, if Emperor Guangwu hadn't risen up, I might have died."
"Your Majesty, Holy Ming!"
Although Liu Hong was not praised, Liu Zhang did not dare to remain silent. He should be praised when he deserved it!
"Now that the Yellow Turban Rebellion has occurred, I have no choice but to lift the scourge of the party and appoint He Jin as the general to take charge of the world's troops."
"If things continue to develop normally, I'm afraid there will be another Dou Wu! Fortunately, you, Liu Zhang, came out of nowhere and single-handedly killed the leader of the Yellow Turban bandits, so He Jin couldn't monopolize power."
Liu Hong looked at Liu Zhang with a hint of gratitude in his eyes.
"I feel that even if there are no minor ministers, His Majesty can restrict He Jin."
Liu Zhang knew that he had to lower his profile in front of Liu Hong to make Liu Hong feel that he could control everything.
Liu Hong was obviously very impressed and laughed non-stop.
"Yes, but you also saved me a lot of trouble."
"It is my honor to share your Majesty's worries!"
Liu Zhang was complimentary, but in his heart he was very contemptuous.
Liu Hong was not afraid of He Jin, he was worried about his own pocket.
Liu Zhang knew very well that Liu Hong later established the Eighth School of Xiyuan in order to divide He Jin's military power.
Paying for tens of thousands of soldiers out of his own pocket is what Liu Hong feels most uncomfortable about!
I really don’t understand how the king of a country can be so greedy for money!
"I give you the right to open a mansion in order to make you independent from He Jin's General's Mansion."
Here we go, the main topic is about to begin!
Liu Zhang knew that the following words were all on topic, so he quickly stood up and bowed.
"We must follow His Majesty's lead and not be influenced by any force!"
"Get up quickly."
"You are a descendant of the clan, of course I can rest assured."
Liu Hong got a satisfactory answer and felt much relieved.
"I have one more thing, I want to hear your opinion."
"Your Majesty, please speak."
"I have two princes. The prince argued that he was born to the queen, and he is the eldest son. The prince was born to the queen, so he is the concubine."
"The prince Xie is smart and I love him very much. However, the distinction between concubine and concubine makes me helpless about his successor. I wonder what you want?"
Liu Zhang looked stunned, how could he dare to comment on such a matter casually.
"This is His Majesty's family matter, how dare I say anything?"
"The crown prince is a national matter, so you just have to say it doesn't matter!"
"That being the case, I have the guts to say something, and please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Liu Hong stared into Liu Zhang's eyes, asking Liu Zhang's answer to prove whether he could become his confidant.
"I, Liu Zhang, have read the books of sages since I was a child, so I naturally know the difference between direct descendants and concubines. My Han Dynasty only respects Confucianism. I, Liu Zhang, have studied Confucianism since I was a child, and even studied under the great Confucian Mr. Zheng Xuan."
"The idea of loyalty to the emperor has been deeply ingrained in my heart, Liu Zhang! Whatever your majesty says is what I, Liu Zhang, think. Your majesty thinks that the princes' association is more suitable, so I will support the princes' association."
"good!"
Liu Hong smiled very happily, he was very satisfied with this answer.
He needed a strong foreign aid so much, and Liu Zhang was simply given to him by God.
"What I don't know is that Miss Wang has been poisoned to death by Queen He! This evil woman with a heart of snakes and scorpions!"
Looking at Liu Hong's ferocious expression, Liu Zhang said nothing. He could not comment on the mother of a country.
"From now on, you only need to obey my orders. If anything happens, I will support you!"
Liu Zhang stood up again and bowed to the ground.
"No matter what your Majesty orders, I will go through fire and water, even to the death!"
Liu Hong was a little tired from sitting, so he stood up and helped Liu Zhang up.
"My dear nephew, you don't have to be like this. Today I just want to talk casually!"
"By the way, I have a daughter who is the same age as you, named Princess Wannian. I intend to marry her to you, how about it?"
"ah?"
Liu Hong frowned slightly, was Liu Zhang's reaction too big?
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty, but I am already engaged."
"Oh? Someone actually got there first. Whose daughter is it?"
"Your Majesty, this is Cai Yan, Cai Yong's daughter."
Liu Hong was startled and couldn't help but sneer when he thought of Cai Yong.
"It turns out to be this old stubborn daughter!"
"Then let's discuss this later! I'm a little tired, so if you have nothing to do, please leave."
"Your Majesty, I have something to do and I want to trouble you!"
Liu Zhang looked at Liu Hong seriously. This matter was very important to him and he must make Liu Hong agree.
"What's the matter?"
Liu Hong was a little worried. Liu Zhang would not ask him for money!
"I have made acquaintance with Xun You, the minister of Huangmen, who serves as an aide in the general's palace. I would like to ask your majesty to transfer Xun You to our palace."
"That's right."
Liu Hong breathed a sigh of relief and agreed without thinking.
As long as you don't ask him for money, everything is easy to discuss!
"Thank you for your permission, Your Majesty."
Liu Zhang was overjoyed. With his current self, he should be enough to attract Xun You!