After Huang Sheng came to Yuzhou, he did not look for trouble every day like Zuo Feng, but several inspections still delayed the progress of the war on the southern front, and the attack on Peng Tuo was also slightly delayed.
Regardless of Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, each one was richer than the last. The lives of these middle and low-level eunuchs were really ordinary and not so luxurious. Therefore, under Liu Jing and Cao Cao's money-dispersing tactics, Huang Sheng did not cause any more trouble.
Huang Sheng, like Zuo Feng, received numerous warnings and instructions from Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong before setting off, but he thought it was a fart in his heart. To be a regular servant? Go ahead and lie to the devil!
Liu Jing and Cao Cao were willing to give money and entertain them with good wine and meat. Huang Sheng thought that was enough. After all, these things really existed.
What's more, Cao Cao's grandfather was Cao Teng, a former super eunuch who served four generations of emperors and was instrumental in welcoming Emperor Huan.
Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun and others naturally disdained to do such a thing, and stayed behind closed doors, not wanting to deal with this eunuch and eunuch.
Liu Jing only remembered this incident after seeing Huang Sheng arrive, and thought in his mind that Lu Zhi in the north was afraid that he would suffer a terrible disaster, which would give the three brothers Zhang Jiao some time to breathe.
It's a pity that he is in Yuzhou and unable to change.
After Zuo Feng felt humiliated in the Jizhou camp, he worked non-stop, traveling at night and starry, just to get back to Luoyang as quickly as possible. Huang Sheng was different. He became addicted to staying in Yuzhou and had no intention of leaving. Cao Cao , Liu Jing couldn't drive them away, so he had to let them go.
"His Majesty Jizhou Supervisor Zuo Feng has returned." A small yellow gate reported to Liu Hong.
Liu Hong was busy at the moment. The West Garden was magnificent. Liu Hong's head was buried in the neck of a beauty. His chubby hands had already followed the gap and groped up and down in it.
Liu Hong raised his head, still not finished, "Let him wait for me in Nangong, and let Zhang Changshi and Zhao Changshi also go."
"Here!" Xiao Huangmen came out in response.
After Xiao Huangmen left, Liu Hong continued his previous actions.
Zuo Feng, Zhang Rang, and Zhao Zhong arrived at Nangong first and waited.
"Zuo Feng, how are you doing with the supervisory army?"
Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong couldn't wait to ask Zuo Feng as soon as they saw him.
"Two adults." Zuo Feng first bowed respectfully and then said: "This trip went extremely smoothly! I have already caught Lu Zhi!"
"Say it quickly!" Zhang Rang heard something interesting.
"Lu Zhi has driven Zhang Jiao into Guangzong City!"
"What kind of excuse is this!" When Zhao Zhong heard that Lu Zhi had won another battle, he was immediately unhappy.
"Don't be impatient, Chang Zhao! Although Lu Zhi drove Zhang Jiao into Guangzong City, he has been besieging the city for ten days. It looks like he doesn't plan to attack the city anymore. I see that he dug a lot of trenches and built many trenches. A lot of earthen walls were built.”
"Don't plan to attack the city? Why?" Zhang Rang didn't understand. Lu Zhi had won consecutively, so why didn't he take advantage of the victory and pursue it?
"I don't know why I'm in a low position. We just need to make a fuss about this. I'm sure His Majesty will not spare Lu Zhi!" Zuo Feng had a wicked smile on his face. Lu Zhi had severely hit his self-esteem that day, and he wanted to get it back. !
Eunuchs who have been tortured by corruption have extremely sensitive minds and stronger self-esteem. They cannot tolerate insults and will retaliate!
The three of them gathered to discuss. After a while, Liu Hong walked in, with a satisfied look on his face. It seemed that he had enjoyed a lot in the West Garden.
"What did you say?"
"See your Majesty!" The three of them realized that Liu Hong had arrived.
"Zuo Feng, how did you go about supervising the army?" Liu Hong sat up and asked.
"Your Majesty, this trip went extremely smoothly. General Bei Zhonglang has surrounded the bandit leader Zhang Jiao in Guangzong City and cannot move!" Zuo Feng reported back.
Although Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong lowered their heads, they clearly had smiles on their faces.
The three of them just discussed and decided to give Lu Zhi a trick to kill him! Lu Zhi must be described as a martial arts star descending to the earth, invincible in battle and invincible in all attacks.
"Hahaha!" Liu Hong laughed happily, "General Bei Zhonglang is really a born commander! What about other situations?"
Liu Hong was naturally happy after winning the battle, but he did not forget the true purpose of his trip!
"Your Majesty, General Zhonglang manages the army rigorously, and the whole army is united!"
Zuo Feng's words seemed to be praising Lu Zhi, but in fact they were a secret stumbling block. The more the soldiers listened to Lu Zhi's words, didn't it mean that Lu Zhi had absolute control over the army?
As expected, Liu Hong's face darkened after hearing this. Zuo Feng, Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong could all see it clearly and were secretly happy in their hearts!
"But there is something a little unusual." Zuo Feng said hesitantly.
"What's the matter? Tell me quickly!"
"General Bei Zhonglang has besieged the city for more than ten days. He has no intention of attacking the city. It stands to reason that he has won successive battles and the whole army is united..." Zuo Feng lost his voice at the end, leaving Liu Hong with endless thoughts.
A space for reverie.
Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong didn't interrupt either. They had always been at odds with the ministers of the DPRK. Interrupting at this time would make Liu Hong feel like adding insult to injury, and might ruin the matter.
Liu Hong was sitting in the upper position with a gloomy expression on his face. He thought about it for a long time and could not figure out why he did not attack the city.
"Changshi Zhang, Changshi Zhao, please tell me."
"This... I don't understand military strategy, so I can't tell you." Zhang Rang declined.
"Me too." Zhao Zhong echoed.
"Tell me, I don't blame you if you don't speak well!" Liu Hong urgently needs someone else to analyze it for him.
As for Zuo Feng, he doesn’t have that status yet.
"In my opinion, General Bei Zhonglang has good combat skills, rigorous military management, and wins many battles. It will be easy to capture Guangzong City." Zhang Rang still implemented the strategy of flattering and killing.
Zuo Feng on the side nodded frantically, wanting to show that Guangzong City was easy to capture.
"I guess I didn't attack the city because I didn't want my soldiers to suffer too many casualties and wanted to preserve their strength." Zhang Rang said, glancing at the expressions of his superiors.
"Keep your strength..." Liu Hong murmured.
"Huh!" Liu Hong snorted coldly for no reason, frightening the three people present to the point of kneeling on the ground.
The three of them were stunned. You looked at me and I looked at you. For some reason, the His Majesty in front of him became angry. He didn't know whether he was angry with Lu Zhi or himself.
"Get out of here!"
Liu Hong's mood fell to the bottom. In his heart, Lu Zhi was loyal to the Han Dynasty. Unexpectedly, after leading the army, he also began to have feelings for Xiao Jiujiu in his heart. People's hearts are separated from each other! No one can use him! No one dares to use him!
Zhang Rang and the three others rolled and crawled out of Nangong.
"Why do you think His Majesty is so angry?" Zhang Rang asked Zhao Zhong beside him after leaving Nangong.
"I don't understand, it's too sudden." Zhao Zhong was also confused, while Zuo Feng was ignored by the two. His position was too low and he was not qualified to participate in the conversation.
"That... Zhang Changshi, Zhao Changshi, what we said before..." Zuo Feng hesitated before interjecting, it was related to his future and great cause.
Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong were confused at first, but then they looked at each other and suddenly realized that they were here to ask for "reward"!
"Don't worry, Changshi Zhao and I will do our best to make arrangements for you. Just go home and wait for the news of your promotion to Changshi!" Zhang Rang said, patting Zuo Feng on the shoulder.
Zuo Feng was extremely excited and said, "Thank you two regular attendants for your kindness! I resign from my humble post!"
After Zuo Feng left, Zhang Rang spat to the side: "Hey! Go home and wait!" The expression on his face completely changed. He was not as kind as before, but rather disgusted.
"The Xiaohuang Clan's ambitions are really big now!" Zhao Zhong raised his head and sighed, "But his brain is a bit weak."
The two looked at each other, smiled, and then left.
Early the next morning, what should have been a solemn and solemn occasion in the court hall now turned into a mess.
"How could that happen?"
"Yes, Beizhonglang is going to win one battle after another. Why should he be convicted and imprisoned?"
"That's right, this is the first time I've heard that winning a battle will be punished!"
"..."
Sounds like this kept ringing in the court hall, but everyone was talking in low voices, and all they could hear was a noise like flies.
But the court was only a little older, and even though the officials tried their best to lower their voices, Liu Hong still heard some of the content.
"presumptuous!"
A loud shout interrupted the whispers in the courtroom.
"The decision I made was made after careful consideration. If anyone has any objections, please speak up now!" Liu Hong's eyes widened as he scanned the officials below.
No one is stupid enough to really speak at this time. Lu Zhi led the troops to suppress the rebellion at the recommendation of Yang Ci. Now Yang Ci has been dismissed from the court for trying to protect Zhu Jun. With this precedent, who dares to speak?
What's more, Lu Zhi's crime today is not light at all. If he really helps to speak up and is imprisoned, wouldn't he suffer a big loss?
"Since there is no objection, then execute it immediately!"
Liu Hong sat back with satisfaction. He was determined to capture Lu Zhi today. The moment just now was just a test. If anyone really stood up to speak for Lu Zhi, they would definitely be punished together.
His Highness Yuan Wei rolled his eyes and thought that although the war in the north had been won one after another, there was still a long way to go before the rebels could be completely wiped out. Now that Lu Zhi had been convicted and would soon be imprisoned, what would happen to the position of commander-in-chief of the north?
After thinking about this, Yuan Wei came out and said, "Your Majesty, if Lu Zhi is convicted, what should be done with the position of commander of the army that remains in Jizhou?"
Liu Hong thought that Yuan Wei was trying to save the country in a roundabout way, so he wanted to let Lu Zhi go. He suddenly said in a bad mood: "Is it true that Lu Zhi is the only one who can lead the army?"
Yuan Wei also understood that Liu Hong had misunderstood what he meant, and hurriedly said: "I have strong generals all over the country, and Lu Zhi is definitely not the only one."
Hearing this, Liu Hong also relaxed a little, "Do you have a suitable candidate in mind?"
This sentence simply spoke to Yuan Wei's heart. His plan just now was to appoint someone to replace Lu Zhi. He already had a premonition that the world would probably change after the thieves were punished.
The imperial court's control over the enemy has been so low that it can be said that except for Sili, who is still firmly in the hands of the imperial court, the other states are basically in a state of disconnection.
The Yellow Turbans are causing trouble in various states, and there was another rebellion in Jiaozhi before. The three governments finally selected Jia Cong to go to quell the rebellion. The journey is far away, and the rebellion has to be quelled. It is not known how long it will take to succeed or fail.