Yan Zhong had already considered this, "General Lei Gong has great foresight. If you sincerely surrender to him, then wait for the opportunity. In order to do things conveniently, he still has to compromise with the court in order to completely control Yizhou. After he takes control of Yizhou,
If you take refuge again, Yizhou and Liangzhou will be connected, and great things will be accomplished!"
Beigong Boyu laughed loudly and said: "This matter really cannot be rushed. Let's drink and drink. Today, Lord Yan is coming. We will not come back until we are drunk!"
Yan Zhong also knew that the other party would not agree to such an important matter immediately, so he drank a few drinks and refused to go to rest because he was tired.
After Yan Zhong left, the few people who pretended to be drunk immediately sobered up.
"What do you think of what Yan Gong discussed just now?" Beigong Boyu asked.
Han Sui and Bian Zhang looked at each other and did not express their opinions first. Li Wenhou saw this and said carelessly: "If Yan Gong becomes the commander-in-chief, I will fully support it. If it is Zhou Cang, I have to consider it. After all, we are not familiar with this person.
You can't hand over the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers to a boy with no hair, right?"
Bian Zhang nodded and said: "As the saying goes, water from afar cannot quench the thirst of the near. No matter how capable Zhou Cang is, he is still too far away from us. We have been facing off against the army for such a long time. It is estimated that the army on the other side will make some moves next. Huangfu Song
His reputation is not in vain, he is even more powerful than his uncle Huangfu Gui. We might as well borrow Yan Zhong's reputation first, so that all the barbarians should be convinced."
After Bian Zhang finished speaking, everyone turned their attention to Han Sui.
Han Sui twirled his beard and said: "I heard that Yan Gong came from Meiyang City. I thought he was working as a lobbyist for Huangfu Song. But what he said today was all about making wedding clothes for Zhou Cang. Since Yan Gong once came to Meiyang
We’ve been to Yangcheng, why don’t we make good use of it..."
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Today, all the ministers gathered in the court, and Fu Wei was allowed to attend.
"The main reason for summoning all the ministers here today is for me, Nangong. It has been about half a year since the fire in Nangong. In such a long time, I have not even seen the shadow of Nangong. Zhang Rang,
I've taught you how to handle this matter, tell me why the progress is so slow?"
It is said that when the emperor is angry, blood flows everywhere, Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty was angry, and the ministers were as silent as a cicada.
Only Fu Ze sighed in his heart. The rebels were about to reach his doorstep, and His Majesty was still furious about several palaces. Could it be that this was really a sign of the country's demise? Fu Ze did not dare to think about it any further.
Zhang Rang, whose acting skills were a bit exaggerated, hurriedly knelt down and said in a mournful voice: "This old slave is not doing his job well, please punish me!"
"I asked you to tell me the reason. Why are you crying so hard?" Liu Hong said pretending to be angry.
Zhang Rang hurriedly stopped crying and said, "Old slave deserves to die. Since Your Majesty asked me to tell you the reason, I will tell you. It's not that I didn't try my best, but that the wood and stones donated by various places did not meet the requirements, so
That’s why the reconstruction of Nangong is so difficult.”
"absurd!"
Just after Zhang Rang finished speaking, an old minister stood up and said. Everyone looked to see who was so bold. When they looked up, it turned out to be Yang Ci, the Marquis of Linjin.
Yang Ci represents the Yang family of Hongnong. He has a noble status and an upright man. He was repeatedly demoted because of his loyal advice to Liu Hong. The latest time was because of the outbreak of the Yellow Turban Uprising. As a Taiwei, Yang Ci should take the blame and was demoted home. Yang
Ci had already written a memorial before he was dismissed. He believed that the Yellow Turban thieves were mainly caused by the gathering of refugees. If the state governments sent the refugees home, it would not cause a big disaster. This move could be said to be a drain on the bottom of the cauldron. Unfortunately, because of his dismissal, all
The memorial was not seen by Liu Hong.
After the imperial court spent a lot of efforts to quell the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Liu Hong accidentally saw the memorial and couldn't help but sigh. Yang Ci was indeed a seasoned man who wanted to seek the country. If Yang Ci's methods were followed, the imperial court could quell the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
It would save a lot of effort. So Liu Hong corrected his mistake and promoted Yang Ci to another rank. Unfortunately, Yang Ci was already old at this time and had reached the end of his life.
Yang Ci angrily scolded Zhang Rang, and Zhang Rang was also shocked. Yang Ci was not an ordinary official, and Zhang Rang did not dare to touch his brow easily.
"Ahem, since His Majesty decided to rebuild the Nangong Palace, all the states and counties have tried their best to donate all kinds of precious wood and stones. After being transported thousands of miles to Luoyang, they were regarded as waste. If it costs a lot to transport them back, they can only be regarded as waste in the end.
It was sold at a low price. Many people lost their money because of this, and the wood and stone piled up like mountains. The stone was still good, but the wood slowly rotted, which is really sad!"
When Liu Hong saw that Yang Ci had also gone to court, he couldn't help but become a little distracted. He expressed condolences to Yang Ci's body. Yang Ci waved his hand and said, "Your Majesty, because of the money to repair the palace, the people of the world are suffering terribly. If you don't stop it, I'm afraid...
It has aroused public indignation. The Yellow Turban Rebellion has not completely subsided yet. Please think twice, Your Majesty."
Liu Hong lowered his face and said, "Zhang Rang, is this a problem?"
Zhang Rang hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed and said: "Nangong is the residence of His Majesty, and the wood and stone chosen must be of the best. There are cunning people in every state and county who will pass off inferior ones as good ones, so we abandoned them."
Your Majesty, please take a closer look!"
When Zhang Rang said this, Liu Hong hesitated a little. Maybe Zhang Rang worked too hard, so it was inevitable that the standards would be stricter.
"Your Majesty, I have a memorial here! Ahem." Yang Ci didn't want to get entangled with Zhang Rang on this issue, "This memorial is the final work of Sima Zhi, the prefect of Julu! Your Majesty, please preview it!"
"The last word? Sima Zhi is dead?" Liu Hong couldn't believe it, "I have an impression of this person and he has a good reputation. For this reason, I even exempted him from half of the money to build the palace."
At this time, Liu Hong was even a little proud of his insight. Seeing that all the ministers were indifferent, he cleared his throat and asked, "How did he die? Was he seriously ill?"
"Your Majesty, he did not die of illness, but of taking poison!" Yang Ci felt sad when he said this, "Sima Zhi is very honest, even if your Majesty reduces the amount by half, he still has the remaining three million to repair the palace.
He couldn't take it out. And he couldn't bear to exploit the people. In this dilemma, he had no choice but to die in repayment to His Majesty!"
When Yang Ci said this, he was already crying loudly, and the pain caused him to cough repeatedly. His son Yang Biao was also an official in the court, so when he saw this, he hurriedly stepped forward to help him.
"No way," Liu Hong was a little surprised, "The Sima family in Hanoi is considered a famous family after all. Isn't it possible that they can't even get together the three million yuan?"
Liu Hongxin was so outspoken that Yang Ci almost lost his breath when he heard this. He knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Sima Zhi is remonstrating with this! Please take back your order and waive the money for building the palace."
Seeing this, Fu Xie also stood up and knelt down, "I also ask your Majesty to take back your order and waive the money for building the palace."
The other ministers looked at each other, and they all knew that Yang Ci was loyal and patriotic. They couldn't help but be deeply moved, so they got up and knelt down one after another, begging Liu Hong to exempt him from the money to repair the palace.
Liu Hong was a little dumbfounded. Sima Zhidao remonstrated, Yang Ci came in to remonstrate, and the ministers advised him. This situation was difficult to deal with.
"Your Majesty, Nangong is related to the dignity of the royal family, so it must be repaired." Zhang Rang came closer and whispered.
Liu Hong's face was filled with uncertainty when he heard this, "Since you are safe, please postpone the payment. I won't force them to be in such a hurry. If you don't want to accept it, will all the courtiers be willing to share the cost of building the Nangong Palace?"
After hearing this, all the ministers stood up in a hurry, fearing that Liu Hong would ask them to share the money. Seeing this, Yang Ci and Fu Xie had no choice but to do anything.
"Okay, whoever wants to make a fuss, and those who don't, just leave the court."
Liu Hong also felt uninterested. This court meeting was simply too frustrating.
"I have a notebook to report." Zhao Zhong stepped forward and said.
Liu Hong let out a sigh of relief and signaled Zhao Zhong to speak quickly.
"Your Majesty, I have recently received a secret report from Jian Shuo. Huangfu Songlian's battle was unsuccessful, and now more and more rebel troops are besieging Meiyang. Moreover, he secretly met with the leader of the rebels, and he may have disobedient intentions! Your Majesty, please be careful!"
Zhao Zhong dropped a bombshell, and the courtiers immediately started talking about it.
When Fu Xie heard this, he was struck by thunder. Instead of overthrowing these eunuchs, they bit Huangfu Song back. This is really sad!
"The traitor Beigong Boyu went to see Huangfu Song?" Liu Hong didn't dare to be careless after hearing this, and sat up straight and said.
"It's not Beigong Boyu, it's Yan Zhong. A few days ago, he secretly sneaked into Meiyang to see Huangfu Song, and then returned to the rebel camp. Now the rebel camp has appointed him as its commander, and he is still under the influence of Qing Jun.
In name. Now with the name of Yan Zhong, the rebels are gathering, and the beauty of the sun is at stake!" Zhao Zhong continued to scaremongering!