Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty is in the beautiful imperial garden, being served by the beautiful palace maids. His eyes are slightly narrowed, and he seems to be enjoying it. If you look carefully, you can see that his face is gloomy, which makes Zhao Zhong, the minister behind him,
Xia Yun, Guo Sheng and others did not dare to take a breath.
Zhang Rang had been standing there for a long time, and Zhao Zhong had to bite the bullet and said: "Your Majesty, Zhang Changshi is here..."
"No! Let him go!" Liu Hong refused with a trace of sadness and anger on his face. A few days ago, Wang Yun, the governor of Yuzhou, got several letters from the Yellow Turban Moth Thief. The letters were written by Zhang Rang's guests to the Moth Thief.
, although there is no content about participating in the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the Lord of the World has always preferred to believe in its existence rather than its non-existence. If it were anyone else, Liu Hong would have raised the butcher's knife, but Zhang Rang was different. The late Emperor Liu Zhi did not
As a result of General Dou Wu's attempt to find an easy-to-control little emperor, Liu Hong was lucky enough to ascend the throne. Liu Hong lost his father and was only twelve years old when he entered the palace. It can be said that he was brought up by Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong.
Liu Hong often said: "Zhang Changshi is my father, and Zhao Changshi is my mother." The deep feelings are evident. Liu Hong regarded Zhang Rang as his father, and in the end Zhang Rang actually betrayed him...
Zhang Rang said: "Your Majesty..."
"roll!"
"Your Majesty, good news from Yuzhou."
"Yuzhou?" Liu Hong hesitated and hummed: "Come here."
Zhang Rang walked quickly, came to Liu Hong's side, and reported: "Huangfu Zhonglang and Zhu Zhonglang jointly reported that Peng Tuo, the first wave of thieves in Yuzhou, was beheaded. Hundreds of thousands of moth thieves died. Now there is no rebellion in Yuzhou."
thief……"
"Okay! Okay!..." Liu Hong said as he opened the memorial. A few days ago, the Han army first defeated Bocai to relieve the crisis in Luoyang, and then defeated Peng Tuo to reverse the situation in Yuzhou. Liu Hong was finally able to sleep peacefully.
After a few days, the rain stopped and the sky cleared up in Yuzhou.
The memorial was jointly written by Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun. Both of them agreed to give credit to their subordinates. Huangfu Song gave the credit to Sima Quyi, Fu Xie, Cavalry Commander Cao Cao and others. Zhu Jun also recommended his subordinates Sima Sunjian, Zhang Chao and others.
Man. Of course, Gai Jun cannot be avoided in the battle of Yuzhou. His contribution is too great. He defeated Bo Cai with 100,000 troops in one battle, defeated Peng Tuo in two battles, and killed tens of thousands of prisoners. He killed Bo Cai and Peng Tuo in three battles.
The two thieves are the first, and the merit accumulation is the first.
"Gai Ying... Gai Shehu... so majestic! I am truly a good general of the Han Dynasty!" Liu Hong laughed heartily. This was the first time he laughed out loud since the Yellow Turban Uprising. He waved the memorial in his hand and said to Zhu Changshi: "
I remember when Gai Ying came out of the capital, I said, "I will serve with all my heart and kill thieves and make meritorious deeds. I will never begrudge ten thousand households." My words are still ringing in my ears..."
All the attendants agreed one after another, especially Zhang Rang, who used disgusting words and praised Gai Ying like a flower.
Liu Hong said with a smile: "Reward! Big reward! I will fulfill my promise and make Gai Ying a general who can break the bandits, and be granted the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households!"
Zhao Zhong hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, you must not..."
"Huh?" Liu Hong looked sideways at Zhao Zhong, his expression unhappy.
"Although the moth thieves in Yuzhou once threatened the capital, they were only a branch of the Yellow Turbans. Now, the brother Zhangjiao of the thieves has not yet been killed. He worships the general Zhonglang of the thieves and is granted the title of Marquis of Wanhu. If Gaiying has another meritorious service when he breaks Zhangjiao, what reward will he get?
?Not to mention the title, only the title of Zeng Yi, Zhonglang General is an official worth two thousand stone. There are only two choices for promotion. One is to be the commander of two thousand stone. The first is to be the commander of the country. Gai Ying is only in his early twenties this year. How can he get it?
One county has great power, and the other is a general, this is even more nonsense." Zhao Zhong said eloquently. In fact, these are just empty words. Can Gai Ying be worshiped as a general of Zhonglang and be granted the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households? Of course he can, but the premise is that he can get it.
Thank me.
Liu Hong nodded, thinking what he said was reasonable, and asked: "What do you think?"
"Become the Lieutenant of the Pothief School, and be granted the title of Marquis of Ting."
A school lieutenant is a two thousand stone officer, the same as a Zhonglang general, but there is a huge difference between a school lieutenant. For example, a school lieutenant protecting Qiang has the same rank as a Zhonglang general envoy to the Huns or a Liao general. For example, the Northern Army Tunqi, Yueqi,
The five captains of infantry, Changshui, and Shesheng are mainly occupied by civil servants because they can participate in government affairs. Another example is the captain of Sili, whose power is endless. The captain of Pothief cannot be compared with them, and is only an intermediary.
Miscellaneous number captain.
There is no problem with breaking the thief school captain, but Tinghou is the worst among the ranks of princes. There are also rural princes and county princes above him. Liu Hong hesitated and said: "Isn't it a bit too stingy to be granted the title of Tinghou?"
Zhao Zhong said sternly: "Your Majesty's words are wrong. Back then, Li Guang had countless military exploits and was still unable to become a marquis. Gai Ying was lucky."
"Okay, I'll do as you say."
Zhang Rang had been in confinement for a long time, observing words and expressions, and had perfected his ability to understand people's hearts. He took the opportunity to say softly: "Your Majesty..."
"Now that the memorial has been presented, what are you still doing here?" Liu Hong hummed softly, his tone no longer as angry as before.
Zhang Rang fell to his knees with a plop and cried bitterly: "Your Majesty, I was wronged!"
Liu Hong snorted again, "Unjustly accused? Are you saying that Wang Yuzhou deliberately framed you?"
"Your Majesty, Wang Yun has a personal grudge against me."
"Oh? If you have any personal grudges, tell me one by one."
Zhang Rang said: "I have a disciple named Wang Qiu who once served as the governor of Taiyuan County. There are people named Lu Fo in the county, but few are famous. Wang Qiu heard his name and called him to be a county official. Wang Yun was jealous of Lu Fo's sudden high position and went around.
He spread rumors and was arrested by Wang Qiu. Wang is from a wealthy Taiyuan family and bribed the governor of Bingzhou to avoid his crime. Your Majesty, Wang Yun is taking revenge on me!"
"Is that true?" Liu Hong looked suspicious. He couldn't believe it if Zhang Rang betrayed him. Zhang Rang was an eunuch, and he regarded him as his father. He had held power in the court for decades, and it could be said that one person was inferior to ten thousand people.
Above all people, who among the generals, He Jin, and even the Three Gongs and Nine Ministers, were not polite to him? Could the Yellow Turban Thief give him this?
"How dare you hide it from Your Majesty?" Zhang Rang pointed to the sky and swore: "If there are any lies, the sky will thunder!"
"Get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Liu Hong took the handkerchief and handed it to him and said with a smile: "Look, you are still crying at your age. If the courtiers knew, they wouldn't laugh at you to death."
"Your Majesty, I feel aggrieved!"
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On the fifth day when the Han army was stationed outside Xinping City, the imperial court's reward came down. Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun were the chief generals of the Han army. They were awarded the title of Zhonglang General for Pingtai, Zhonglang General for Suppressing Bandits, and Marquis of Township. Cao Cao
After making suggestions and killing the enemy, he was promoted to the Prime Minister of Jinan. Fu Xie, Qu Yi, and Sun Jian were all miscellaneous Sima, so they were specially transferred to the Sima of Biqianshi. The latter defeated Peng Tuo's camp and was granted the title of Sima.
The Marquis of Guannei.
Gai Jun was appointed as the Lieutenant of the Pothief School, and was granted the title of Marquis of Pavilion, with a town of 1,500 households. Gai Jun did not pay much attention to his reward. What surprised him was that two people in his department were awarded marquis, although they were only without food.
Among the Guannei Marquises, one was Gai Yin, who was a personal guard Qu Junhou. He often led his troops into battles and had many military exploits. The second was Yang Aruo, who was the most talented in attacking battles. How did he know that Emperor Liu Hongpo felt that his reward was too light?
Fulfill the original promise and make special compensation.
The Han army rested for a few more days and then marched south. The leaders of the two largest groups of Yellow Turbans in Yuzhou were awarded their heads. However, there were still many small groups of Yellow Turbans and bandits who took advantage of the chaos. Their task was to assist the Yuzhou Governor to eliminate these bandits and make Yuzhou as soon as possible.
Settle down.
Hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban soldiers could not withstand the thunderous blow of the Han army. How dare the little thieves dare to fight the Han army? They often collapsed in a rush. There were also many who collapsed before engaging in battle. The battle was very easy.
In July, Emperor Fusong was ordered to attack Yanzhou Yellow Turban, and Zhu Jun was ordered to attack Jingzhou Yellow Turban.);.