Chapter 1895 What a heavy gift
Huang Hao is almost at the peak of his life in the court now. Even ministers such as Zhuge Zhan, Dong Jue, and Fan Jian have to welcome him indifferently. The right general Yan Yu is Huang Hao's confidant. There are many gang members in the court, covering the sky with one hand.
The main reason why Huang Hao dared to be so bold and play with power tricks was that Liu Chan trusted him unconditionally. Liu Yong, the King of Ganling, hated Huang Hao and repeatedly proposed to Liu Chan to get rid of Huang Hao. However, Liu Chan did not listen. Instead, he believed Huang Hao's slander and alienated Liu Yong, causing Liu Yong to fail to enter the palace to pay his respects to Liu Chan for more than ten years.
Even the emperor's younger brother Huang Hao could settle it, let alone ordinary ministers. Therefore, many of the advisers in the court who impeached Huang Hao either killed Huang Hao or demoted Huang Hao to remote areas of the border counties and were not allowed to enter the court for life. Almost all the court became Huang Hao's one-man show.
Logically speaking, Huang Hao is so authoritative, and he is not short of money, but Huang Hao is obsessed with money and wealth. Huang Hao always dislikes many gifts. Huang Hao was originally just a eunuch, but after taking power, he also bought a big house in Chengdu. The luxury level was no less than that of the imperial palace. When Huang Hao returned on duty in the palace, he lived a luxurious life.
Logically speaking, he, a eunuch, had long been without desires, but in his mansion, he raised countless beautiful ladies, singing and drinking every night, which almost became Huang Hao's normal life.
That night, Huang Hao still summoned a lot of dancers, drunk and singing happily. Just as he was drunk and slightly drunk, the manager of the mansion suddenly came to report to the Wei Special Envoy to ask for a meeting.
Huang Hao immediately sank his face. The two countries had no contact with each other. The Wei Kingdom actually sent some special envoys to ask for a meeting. Huang Hao snorted coldly and said, "What is our identity? Can we see a cat and a dog? Bang out and don't affect our mood!"
The person in charge obviously had already taken the benefits of the envoy of Wei, and quickly said to Huang Hao: "The villain saw that the envoy of Wei was not coming empty-handed. There were several large cars behind him, and there must be a lot of good things on the car."
When Huang Hao heard this, his eyes lit up and immediately summoned the envoy of Wei.
Huang Hao glanced at the envoy and said in a pretentious manner: "The Han and the thieves are not in harmony. Since you are a minister who rebels from Wei, why are you going to the capital of our Han? Our family is a pure minister of the Han Dynasty. If you want to be a lobbyist, you will be discouraged as soon as possible."
The envoy smiled and said, "I am here to follow the order of the governor of Yongliang Deng Ai, and come to discuss national policies with the adults. Wei and Shu have been fighting for many years, which has caused the lives of people and the people to live in poverty. This is a misfortune for the people of the world. Governor Deng knew that Lord Huang loved the people as his son and compassionate with the common people, so he sent him to come and negotiate with the adults to make good things. If the two countries can stop their troops and stop fighting, they will never invade each other. This is a blessing for the people of the world and a merit for the adults."
When he put on a high hat, Huang Hao suddenly became a little fluttered and said, "Our family hates fighting and killing the most. Governor Deng's move coincides with our family. If the Han and Wei countries can stop and fight and never invade each other, that would be a great thing. But you also know that General Jiang Wei is in charge of military affairs, and our family cannot do anything."
The envoy of Wei said, "Sir, you are too humble. Who doesn't know that the Lord is a celebrity around the Emperor? No matter how powerful Jiang Wei is, he must listen to the Emperor. As long as the Lord speaks a few words in front of the Emperor, it is just a matter of making good friends with Wei and Shu. Such a good deal of benefiting the country and the people, the people of Yizhou will be grateful to the Lord. Why should you refuse?"
Huang Hao said with a puzzled look: "Although that's the case, we have to deal with things everywhere in the court. We are just an internal official, and the slightest words are not enough to achieve great things."
Envoy Wei smiled slightly, immediately took out a gift list from his sleeve, presented it, and said, "Governor Deng also knows the difficulties of his master, so he specially prepared a small gift, which is not worthy of respect."
Huang Hao couldn't wait to open the gift list and think about how thin this so-called "thin gift" was. However, after opening it, Huang Hao's eyes glanced and instantly turned straight. The gift was not thin, it was simply priceless. Ten pairs of white jade, hundreds of pearls, ten pairs of corals, ten night pearls, ten taels of gold, ten hundred ginseng plants in a hundred years, and a hundred furs and a few rare and unique things. Huang Hao was dazzled.
Although Huang Hao was extremely greedy, the land of Shu Kingdom was rare and poor. Even if he had to take away all the wealth and cream of the people, it would be extremely difficult for Huang Hao to collect some precious treasures.
Deng Ai knew that Huang Hao was greedy and extravagant, so he prepared a lot of gifts this time, including all kinds of gold, silver and jewelry. According to Deng Ai, he was not afraid of giving too much, and he would eventually return it with all his capital and interests in the future.
When Huang Hao saw such a generous gift, he couldn't even close his mouth and said repeatedly: "Governor Deng is determined. Our family will definitely not ignore Governor Deng's wishes and do his best to accomplish this. If the two countries make good progress, it will be a blessing for the people of the world, and our family will have no choice."
The envoy of Wei State smiled slightly. It seemed that the only one who could really impress Huang Hao was the only gold and silver treasures. He said immediately: "There is another thing left, and the junta master needs to be called. This time, General Jiang Wei made a big fuss in Longxi. Not only did he recruit soldiers, but he also heard that he had established his own banner and was appointed as the King of Longxi, so he probably didn't want to go back to the court."
Huang Hao snorted coldly and said, "Jiang Wei, a thief, was originally from Long Shang. He often thought about the northern expedition. He just wanted to return home in glory. He was so powerful that he was useless and wasting his national strength. How could our family tolerate him? This time he must have fought his life and would also strongly advise His Majesty."
Huang Hao spoke with great righteousness. Although the envoy of Wei was secretly laughing in his heart, he complimented Huang Hao a lot on the surface, and then he left.
The next day, Huang Hao entered the palace to meet Liu Chan. On the way, Huang Hao had already carved his words. He knew Liu Chan's character well, so after seeing Liu Chan, Huang Hao exaggerated his words, saying that Jiang Wei was self-reliant, recruited soldiers and horses in Longxi, and proclaimed himself king. He suggested that Liu Chan recall Jiang Wei immediately, otherwise once Jiang Wei gained power and became full, it would be difficult to control it.
Liu Chan's ears were already soft, and he was obedient to Huang Hao. Huang Hao threatened him with words, and Liu Chan was suddenly at a loss and was at a loss.
What the emperor fears most is the power of the powerful ministers around him. Look at Sima Yi and Sima Shi of Wei and Zhuge Ke and Sun Jun and Sun Chen of Wu. Once these powerful ministers have the power of the government, they regard the emperor as nothing, and killing and cutting are all in their thoughts.
This was a bloody education and training. Liu Chan was naturally wary of Jiang Wei. After hearing Huang Hao's words, he immediately issued an order to ask Jiang Wei to withdraw his troops and return to the court.
Chapter completed!