Chapter 520 Huo Guang’s conspiracy

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Chapter 520 Huo Guang’s conspiracy

Although the 5,000 Jianwei soldiers led by Han Zeng are not considered elite among the Han army, they are not something that a person with bad health can contend with.

The two sides fought fiercely for an hour, and the poisonous man was gradually exhausted.

At this time, Han Zeng decisively invested in the Yi Cong soldiers recruited from the southwestern barbarians and the Ailao Kingdom.

Facing the new force of the Han army, Shen Duren, who was already struggling to support himself, completely collapsed.

In the chaos, no one knew who was the first to escape.

Almost in an instant, the army of more than 10,000 poisoned men collapsed.

One by one, they cried and fled to the rear.

"All troops attack!"

Han Zeng personally led two hundred cavalry to attack the city gate. When they pursued them to the city gate, a large number of fleeing Shendu men had already blocked the city gate.

The governor in the city wanted to close the city gate, but he couldn't do it.

"Kill the second and third sons!"

Han Zeng roared and quickly killed the poisonous people blocking the door with his guards and entered the city.

At this time, the Han military officers had also followed up. As the main force of the Han army entered the city, the Shendu people completely gave up resistance. The Shendu governor was forced to surrender to Han Zeng.

The city of Kalanasuvarana was a very important city in the eastern part of the Capricorn Kingdom, and the wealth in the city was beyond Han Zeng's expectations.

The Han army had not yet plundered the city of Kalanasuvarana, but had obtained no less than 50,000 yuan of goods from its treasury.

Such a large amount of wealth made Han Zeng feel incredible.

After capturing the city of Kalanasuvarana, Han Zeng did not continue to march, but continued to search for treasures in the city.

In just over ten days, the goods obtained by the Han army exceeded one hundred thousand yuan.

The Han army who stayed behind in Samajjha also looted nearly 50,000 yuan worth of goods from Samajjha.

The loss of the city of Kalanasuvarana made the people of Capricorn panic.

They immediately began to mobilize their army and prepared to recapture the city of Kalanasuvarana.

After Han Zeng received the news, after some consideration, he decided to return to Dongzhi first.

At this time, the Han army had obtained the huge wealth they wanted, and there was no need to fight with the poisonous people anymore.

In May of the fifth year of Yuanfeng, all Han Zeng's troops retreated to Dongzhi.

After the Han army retreated, the Capricorns took back the cities of Kalanasuvarana and Samajezha.

After Han Zeng stayed in Dongzhi for seven days, he left 3,000 people in Dongzhi, and then led the rest of his troops to escort the acquired goods back to Dahan along the southwest road.

In September of the fifth year of Yuanfeng, Han Zeng returned to Chang'an, and his return once again caused a sensation throughout Guanzhong.

This time Han Zeng brought back goods worth 140,000 yuan.

This does not include the wealth that Han Zeng distributed to the southwestern barbarians and the princes of Ailao Kingdom.

The Chang'an court's treasury suddenly became full due to the goods brought back by Han Zeng.

In recognition of Han Zeng's achievements, Han Zeng was also granted the title of Marquis of Guangchang, with a settlement of 3,000 households, and the title of General Dongzhi.

Among the people, stimulated by the huge amount of wealth brought back by Han Zeng, a large number of young Rangers also went to Shendu in groups.

The powerful people in Guandong also formed a number of pioneering teams to go to Shendu to develop.

…

At the Marquis Mansion of Guangchang in Chang'an, Han Zeng was restlessly waiting for Zhang Anshi's arrival.

"Your Majesty, General Chariot and Cavalry has arrived!"

Finally, the servants brought news of Zhang Anshi's arrival.

"Please come quickly!"

Han Zeng shouted and ran quickly towards the door of the mansion.

"I've seen the cavalry general!"

After seeing Zhang Anshi, Han Zeng first bowed to him.

After Zhang Anshi paid his respects, he said: "Marquis Guangchang, I don't know why you want to call me into the palace!"

Han Zeng said: "General Chariot and Cavalry, please come in first to drink tea!"

Zhang Anshi nodded, understanding that what Han Zeng wanted to say was not suitable to be said in public.

Zhang Anshi and Han Zeng soon arrived at the main hall of the Hou Mansion.

After the servants prepared tea for the two of them, Han Zeng drove all the servants out.

Zhang Anshi gently raised the teacup and took a sip of tea before saying: "Marquis Guangchang, what can you tell me?"

Han Zeng hesitated for a moment and said: "Mr. Zhang, when I had a confrontation with His Majesty the day before yesterday... I was afraid that Your Majesty was ill!"

After hearing this, Zhang Anshi was silent for a long time before sighing: "What Guangchang Hou Yi is worried about is that in recent months, His Majesty has favored the palace people so much... His Majesty's health has been worse than before since May!"

Han Zeng heard this and said: "In that case, why doesn't Mr. Zhang persuade your majesty?"

Zhang Anshi said: "I, the right general, and Duke Du have both reported to your majesty many times, and the general also persuaded your majesty twice..."

Han Zeng frowned when he heard this, "If something unexpected happens to Your Majesty, it may not be the blessing of the country!"

Zhang Anshi nodded slightly: "Your Majesty has no heirs. This is a disaster for the Han Dynasty!"

What Han Zeng was thinking about at this time was not about whether the emperor had any heirs, but about the general Huo Guang.

Because the emperor is now over twenty years old, if the emperor is in good health, Huo Guang should return to power at this time.

Now that the emperor has health problems, Huo Guang can naturally continue to govern.

Han Zeng even suspected that the emperor might be murdered by Huo Guang within a year.

He was thinking about this in his mind, but he didn't dare to say it out easily, so he had to keep testing Zhang Anshi.

Zhang Anshi also slowly understood that Han Zeng was suspicious of General Huo Guang.

"Marquis Guangchang, don't think too much, the general will never do this!"

Zhang Anshi comforted Han Zeng and said: "If the general really does this, neither the Marquis of Yunyang in the Western Regions nor Duke Fu in Hexi will give up!"

Although Han Zeng still had doubts in his heart, he didn't say anything else.

Zhang Anshi was relieved when he saw this. At this moment, Han Zeng suddenly asked: "I heard that Yunyang Hou Junzihuan is now serving as the captain of the Yulin School. I don't know if I can recommend someone to you!"

Zhang Anshi was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then agreed.

…

Seeing that it was approaching the sixth year of Yuanfeng, Zhang Yue also accelerated his layout.

According to the original historical records, Emperor Liu Fuling died of illness in Weiyang Palace in Chang'an on April 17, the first year of Yuanping, at the age of 21.

Calculating the time, the emperor only has one and a half years left before his death.

After the emperor's death, the ministers, princes, generals, and doctors all elected Guangling King Liu Xu as emperor.

However, Huo Guang denied everyone's ideas on the pretext that the former emperor believed that Liu Xu acted unethically.

Later, Liu He, the king of Changyi, was appointed as the emperor. However, Liu He only took the throne for 27 days and was deposed as a commoner because of his excessive lewdness and failure to protect the country. He was called the deposed emperor of the Han Dynasty in history.

In the end, Huo Guang took the initiative to hint to Yang Chang and forced Yang Chang to make suggestions to help Liu Bingjiu ascend the throne.

After Liu Bing succeeded to the throne, he named Liu He the Marquis of Haihun.

In later generations, Zhang Yue felt very strange about this matter.

Especially regarding Liu He's incident, Zhang Yue still could not believe that an emperor who had just ascended the throne for only twenty-seven days could commit hundreds of crimes.

Because of this, Zhang Yue has been ordering Qian Niuwei to pay attention to Liu He since ten years ago.

After more than ten years of observation, Zhang Yue discovered that Liu He was completely different from the debauchery recorded in history books.

Although Liu He cannot be said to be a brilliant person, he is definitely a smart person.

He doesn't care much about beauty in his daily life. His biggest shortcoming is that he loves to eat.
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