He Jin couldn't take back what he had said, so he had to bite the bullet and said: "Why don't we make Zhoucang the captain of Hanzhong and suppress the bandits within a time limit. If he really succeeds in suppressing the bandits, it will show his loyalty."
"Well, that sounds like a good idea." Liu Hong nodded.
Zhou Zhong looked happy, he finally found a good job for Zhou Cang today, so he could explain it to the Zhou family.
"Your Majesty, I think this proposal is inappropriate. Shangyong is relatively close to Nanyang. The Yellow Turbans in Nanyang have just been wiped out. It is possible that the defeated troops attacked Shangyong. If Zhou Cang is appointed as the captain of Hanzhong, he will be defeated by these Yellow Turbans.
If the army and the state collude, Hanzhong will definitely not be protected."
Seeing that Liu Hong seemed to be agreeing to this matter, Yuan Wei quickly objected.
"Master Yuan, if my clan brother is plotting against Hanzhong, the five thousand soldiers and horses he brought plus the rice thieves' soldiers and horses can definitely capture Nanzheng City. Why do we need to go through all this trouble?"
Seeing Yuan Wei's repeated objections, Zhou Zhong became a little angry.
"Then we have to guard against it." Yuan Wei still insisted on his opinion.
"Fu Aiqing, what do you think about this matter?"
Seeing the stalemate between the two sides, Liu Hong thought of Fu Wei again.
Fu Wei was worried about the war in the northwest, and suddenly woke up when Liu Hong asked him to speak.
"I think other places are not of concern, but the northwest is corrupt. Your Majesty must pay attention to it."
"We will discuss the northwest affairs later. Let's talk about the Hanzhong affairs first. What do you think?"
Fu Wei thought about it carefully and said: "I saw this man before when I went to Quyang to annihilate Zhang Jiao. This man is highly skilled in martial arts and has a long back and waist. He is indeed a fierce general. Since the three brothers of Zhang Jiao were killed, this man has been one of the most powerful."
He has the highest status among the Yellow Turban Army. If he sincerely surrenders to you, it will be a blessing to the imperial court and a blessing to your majesty."
"Then do you agree to make him the captain of Hanzhong?" Liu Hong asked with interest.
"Cough." Yuan Wei coughed dissatisfied.
Fu Wei swallowed back the words that came to his lips. Huangfu Song had warned him before that if the Kansai Prime Minister and the Kanto General were to unite, both sides would benefit, and if they separated, they would suffer both sides. This week, Zhou Zhong and Yuan Wei were fighting over Zhou Cang. If he got involved,
Going in, it’s probably hard to be a good person on both sides.
"There are thieves in Shangyong, there are thieves in Bajun, and Hanzhong is a very important place. The position of Captain of Hanzhong must be chosen carefully."
"Your Majesty, I have an idea that I don't know whether to talk about or not." Zhang Rang saw the opportunity and said.
"Oh, do you have any good ideas? Tell me and let me hear them."
"My servant also understood just now that the secret report received by Master Yuan is that Zhou Cang is colluding with the rice thieves. Since His Majesty has decided to set up a captain in Hanzhong, it is better to set up a captain in Ba County and let him destroy the rice thieves.
This way, we won't be afraid of colluding with the rice thieves. As for the captain of Bajun..." Zhang Rang said in a persuasive way.
"Let Zhou Cang go to Bajun? Well, that's a good idea. Then you won't worry about Zhou Cang taking the opportunity to occupy Hanzhong, right? Wonderful! Wonderful!"
Liu Hong was overjoyed when he heard this and said, "Then there is also banditry in Hanzhong. Who is better to be the captain of Hanzhong?"
"My servant saw that in Su Gu's petition for merit, there was a man named Ju Yi from Jincheng County. He had also made great contributions in helping to defend the city. The name looked familiar, but I couldn't remember where I had seen him before."
Zhang Rang pretended to be confused and said it to Fu Wei.
Fu Hewen was also confused when he heard Ju Yi's name. He secretly thought that Ju Yi was Qu Yi. Maybe this eggless thing was illiterate and mispronounced it. So he reported: "This person should be Qu Yi. He once accompanied Huangfu."
The general annihilated the Yellow Turbans together. Although he was just a Yamen general, he fought bravely. He just went to the land of Hanzhong for some reason. If he is really this person, then it is very safe to be the captain of Hanzhong."
Yuan Wei became angry when he heard this. What kind of brain did Fu Wei have, how could he stand with the eunuch?
"Your Majesty, I heard that there was another person named Qu Sheng in Jincheng. He participated in the Northwest Qiang Rebellion and Magistrate Zuli died at the hands of this person. There are very few people with the surname Qu. It is estimated that they are brothers of the same clan and are colluding with each other. If so,
If this is the case, if Ju Yi leads the rebels into Hanzhong, Yizhou will be in danger. Your Majesty, please take a closer look!"
Emperor Liu Hong's face darkened when he heard this. He was most angry with these rebels. Zhang Rang and Fu Wei almost recommended someone with ulterior motives. They looked at these two people with anger in their eyes.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Ju Yi and Qu Sheng are indeed a family. Ju Yi's original name was Qu Yi. Because he didn't despise his cousin Qu Sheng as a person, he changed his surname in anger to make his ambition clear. Nowadays, traitors are rampant, so we should reward loyalty.
I want to punish the treasonous traitors and set the record straight. Therefore, I also agree with Ju Yi to serve as the captain of Hanzhong."
Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong had discussed it long ago. Liu Hong didn't believe these excuses when told by others, but when Zhang Rang told Zhao Zhong, Liu Hong believed them a little.
"Are you telling the truth?"
"I guarantee with the head on my neck that every statement is true. Please check carefully, Your Majesty."
"Well, if that's true, then Ju Yi is indeed a loyal person, and the matter is settled." Liu Hong made the final decision.
Hearing this, Fu Wei felt mixed emotions in his heart. He said something casually, but was taken advantage of by the eunuch. The civil and military officials of the entire dynasty didn't know what to think of him. However, it would be a blessing for the court if Ju Yi could become the captain of Hanzhong. This man has superb martial arts.
, his talent in commanding the army is pretty good, and having this person in his place will definitely ensure peace in Hanzhong.
All the courtiers looked at each other. They didn't expect such an operation. Ju Yi changed his surname and got the position of Hanzhong Captain. Although they were doubtful, they really didn't know how to argue.
"Your Majesty, the situation in the northwest has been irreversibly corrupted! Your Majesty, please quickly select good generals! Otherwise, the northwest will not be preserved!"
Fu Wei knelt down and reported, "Recently, the rebels have gathered tens of thousands of thieves to besiege Xia Yu, the captain of the Qiang Protector. Hanyang Changshi Gaixun led his troops to rescue him. Soon after the troops left Jicheng, they were ambushed by the enemy's elite cavalry. Gai Changshi's place
He led three thousand men and almost all of them were wiped out. Only a hundred men were left in a formation. Gai Changshi was seriously injured but was still fearless in the face of danger. He pointed to the tree next to him and said..."
Fu Wei almost choked up when he said this, "Pointing to the tree next to him, he said, if I die, I will be buried under this tree. Let me look up at the Han Dynasty Jizhou City day and night! How magnificent! Gai Changshi is like this
In the end, the thieves did not dare to attack him because of his integrity, so he was sent back to Ji County to recuperate. I have here a letter of recommendation from Yang Yong, the governor of Liangzhou, recommending Gai Xun as the governor of Hanyang. Please give your permission!"
"Isn't the governor of Liangzhou Song Xiao? When did he change it to Yang Yong?" Emperor Liu Hong blurted out.
All the ministers looked sideways.
Zhang Rang whispered softly, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten? Song Xiao went to Liangzhou to suppress thieves, but it was not good. He asked the people of Liangzhou to copy the "Book of Filial Piety" every day, so last time you dismissed him in anger and let Yang Yong go.
Liangzhou."
Liu Hong suddenly realized, "I remembered it. By the way, have you collected the money?"
Zhang Rang smiled bitterly and said: "At that time, you thought that Yang Yong was the nephew of the late Taiwei Yang Ci, so you were exempted."
Liu Hong frowned, "I was indeed negligent in this matter. Please remind me next time I am so generous. No wonder I don't remember this person."
The rest of the courtiers were relatively far away, but only Fu Wei was closer. Hearing this, he almost spit blood in Liu Hong's face, but in the end he just coughed lightly.
"It's Gai Xun again. Last time Fu Aiqing recommended him to be the governor of Liangzhou. This time he is recommended to be the governor of Hanyang. What do you think?"
Situ Yuan Wei had just suffered a setback and was in a bad mood. Moreover, the only families in the Manchu Dynasty that could be called the fourth generation and the third noble family were the Hongnong Yang family and the Runan Yuan family. For a long time, these two families had been fighting openly and secretly to gain the upper hand.
Yuan Wei himself was a Situ, his brother Yuan Feng was a Situ, his father Yuan Tang also served as a Situ, Sikong and Taiwei, his grandfather Yuan Chang also served as a Situ, and his great-grandfather Yuan An once served as a Situ, so the Yuan family in Runan was called the Four.
It is no exaggeration to say that the three princes of the world are the three princes of the world. Yuan Feng's sons Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu also relied on the glory of their ancestors to become princes.
If the Yuan family in Runan can be said to have luxuriant branches and leaves, the Yang family in Hongnong is even more powerful and has deep roots. The ancestor of the Yang family, Yang Chang, was the prime minister of Emperor Zhao of the Western Han Dynasty and the son-in-law of Sima Qian. Yang Chang's great-great-grandson once served as a Taiwei and was praised as
He is the "Kansai Confucius", a figure comparable to Confucius. Yang Chang's son Yang Bing and grandson Yang Ci were both Taiwei. Even Yang Ci's son also served as Taiwei in the later period. It can be said that he was the fourth Taiwei.
Lieutenant.
Affected by the disaster of the party, other families were either silent or dormant, and only these two families were red and purple. The Yuan family of Runan can be said to be the representative of the Kanto scholars, and the Hongnong Yang family can be called the role model of the Kansai scholars.
, both sides have huge connections, so they have disciples all over the world.
This Yang Yong is a member of the Yang family. Since he has guaranteed the performance and won the honor, in line with the principle of opposing whatever the enemy approves of, this matter will definitely not satisfy him.
"I think that this honorary magistrate has insulted the country. Even if he is not punished, he should not be conferred a title!"
He Jin did not follow Yuan Wei's wishes and was secretly regretting it. When he saw Yuan Wei's memorial, he also said: "I second the proposal. These rebellious officials and traitors actually let him go. There is no guarantee that he will be connected with the thieves. From what I saw,
Not only cannot he be allowed to serve as the governor of Hanyang, but he should also be dismissed and investigated!"
"Your Majesty, this Gai Changshi is indeed..." Fu Wei argued.
"Let's leave it as it is. Since Fu Aiqing values this person so much, he won't be charged any more and just let him recover." Liu Hong said.
Fu Wei pretended to be more admonished.
"Fu Yilang, Xia Yu, the captain of the Qiang Protector who was besieged this time, was also recommended by you last time. It seems that this person is not useful this time. Can you ensure that Gai Xun is not the second Xia Yu?" Zhang