Luoyang. General's Mansion.

It was the day when Emperor Ling left the court, and winter was about to enter Luoyang, and the weather suddenly turned cold.

He Jin didn't go anywhere. He just stayed in the general's palace and had a feast around the fire with his closest friends.

In addition to He Jin's younger brother, the chariot general He Miao, sitting next to him were the general Shi Wangqian, the chief secretary Chen Lin, Dong Cao Yu Kuai Yue, the generals Liu Biao, Zhen Yan and Bao Xin.

Among them are two "non-staff" confidants of He Jin.

One of them is Lieutenant General Huben and Lieutenant Yuan Shao of the Xiyuan Army.

The other is the former Prime Minister of Jinan, the newly worshiped Yilang of the imperial court, and Cao Cao, the commander of the Xiyuan Military Command.

In addition, Pan Yin, the "spy" eunuch whom He Jin placed next to Emperor Ling and Jian Shuo, is also included.

"General, when we send troops to Youzhou, has the emperor made a decision on the candidates for Jizhou?"

Wang Qian fiddled with the fire plate to make the charcoal fire burn brighter while asking He Jin about his meeting with the emperor yesterday.

Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju have been entrenched in Youzhou since Zhang Ju's rebellion. Now Zhang Chun has hooked up with Su Puyan, a Wuhuan man, and led 50,000 Wuhuan cavalry to attack Jizhou and Qingzhou.

At present, Bohai, Hejian, Ganling, Pingyuan and other counties, countries, nobles, powerful manors, and Wubao were plundered by the rebels. After the butcher's knife was used, the corpses of the people were scattered everywhere, and the city walls were in dilapidated condition.

The hard-hit minister from Jizhou was very dissatisfied with the emperor Liu Hong, but he did not dare to blatantly cause trouble for Liu Hong, so he targeted the general He Jin.

"The Emperor has appointed Liu Yu, the prime minister of Ganling, as the shepherd of Youzhou. I also recommend the general Meng Yi of the Zhonglang and Gongsun Zan, the captain of the cavalry, to command an army of five thousand and go to Jizhou today to put down the rebellion."

He Jin was also very depressed. When the 50,000 Wuhuan cavalrymen just left Youzhou, he reminded Emperor Ling to deploy troops for defense. After all, the Hejian Kingdom next to Youzhou was a feudal state for three generations of Emperor Ling's ancestors.<

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Liu Hong, who was afraid of spending money, kept procrastinating, causing the three counties of Jizhou to be attacked.

"Today, Shao saw Gai Yuangu returning to Luoyang."

Yuan Shao, who was sitting casually, glanced at He Jin with a pair of uninterested eyes. He picked up the wine bottle and drank slowly while changing the subject.

As for the rebels raiding Jizhou, Yuan Shao didn't care at all. It was not his hometown of Runan, so there was nothing worth worrying about.

"This general knows that Gai Xun has been recruited by the emperor as a captain to fight against prisoners."

When Yuan Shao mentioned Gai Xun, He Jin's sinister eyes flashed with anger, and he felt even more depressed.

He Jin finally drove "thorn-head" Gai Xun back to his hometown. Unexpectedly, Gai Xun, the prefect, was summoned back by Emperor Ling before he could take office in Wudu.

"Your Majesty, when you see someone who is at odds with me, you just use him, right?!"

What He Jin was thinking was exactly what Ling Emperor was thinking.

There was no way, Emperor Ling wanted to put his younger son Liu Xie on the throne, and his eldest son Liu Bian's uncle He Jin was the biggest obstacle.

Of course, Gai Xun not only had trouble with his relatives, but also with the eunuch group.

Therefore, the eunuchs who helped drive Gai Xun out of Luoyang that day were also indispensable.

"When I left the palace today, I bumped into Zhao Zhong of Great Changqiu and his brother Zhao Yan, the school captain of Chengmen, murmuring in private and vaguely mentioning Taishan County."

Probably sensing that He Jin was in a bad mood, Pan Yin changed the topic at the right time.

"Oh?"

Sure enough, He Jin was interested.

Tao Yingneng was quickly appointed as the prefect of Mount Tai, while He Jin and He Miao contributed a lot to Emperor Ling.

Of course, He Jin is not a selfless person, and the reason why he is so enthusiastic is nothing more than a show of goodwill, a favor to Tao Qian, and a foreign aid for the He family outside the court.

"Xu is related to the fact that Tao Gongzu, the governor of Xuzhou, recommended his second son Tao Ying to serve as the prefect of Mount Tai."

Seeing He Jin's expression of "wanting to know the details," Pan Yin said a few more words about what he saw.

"Hmph, the eunuch is going to do evil again!"

Cao Cao, who was sitting at the bottom, glanced at Pan Yin, curled his lips slightly, and showed a touch of disdain and disgust in his eyes.

"Presumably Zhao Zhong is planning to extort some wealth from Tao and his son, right?"

Cao Cao had no friendship with Tao and his son, and he would not worry about their life or death. He just couldn't stand eunuchs.

Although he could not take off the cloak of the eunuch family, Cao Cao naturally rejected eunuchs.

Especially before, Cao Cao was transferred from Jinan, where he was prosperous, to Dongjun. The biggest culprits behind this were the eunuchs who had endangered their own interests.

"Nine times out of ten."

Chen Lin, the chief clerk, glanced at Cao Cao with admiration and responded.

"I'm afraid, Changshi Zhao will meet Fu Nanrong again."

Although Kuai Yue didn't know much about Tao Qian, but by "prostitution" for his son to get a position as a prefect, he could think of Tao Qian, an "old fox" who, like Fu Xie, would not let Zhao Zhong get his way.

The abacus succeeded.

"Exceptional view."

Hearing Kuai Yue mention the matter between Zhao Zhong and Fu Xie, He Jin, who was unwilling to accept it, immediately felt relieved. He secretly hoped that Zhao Zhong would make the same mistake as Fu Xie again, and that Tao Qian would make Zhao Zhong suffer.

"Haha, are you unwilling to get the benefit of Tao Qian?"

Yuan Shao, who stared at He Jin silently, shook his head secretly, and guessed He Jin's thoughts.

"General Shuda, didn't you want to recommend Ying Shao to the post of Taishan prefect earlier? Why did he become the Yingling order again?"

Yuan Shao turned his attention to He Miao. He wanted to know whether He Miao's change of heart was related to Tao Ying's appointment to Mount Tai.

"Could it be that Mr. He has some ulterior deal with Mr. Tao?"

After being called by Yuan Shao, He Miao put down the wine bottle in his hand and glanced at Yuan Shao as if he were a fool.

"Right now, Taishan County is devastated, the people are in dire straits, and almost nine out of ten households are empty. Who would be stupid enough to pay for their place?"

He Miao is like this, he talks straight and straight, unlike He Jin who is so round and round.

"Although Yingling is only a county, it is a county with a large population and has not been plundered by the Yellow Turbans. The same is true for Ying Shao to be appointed as Beihai Prime Minister after a year and a half."

Yuan Shao understood He Miao's words. There was no money to be made in Taishan County. The position of Taishan Governor was a loss-making business, and He did not like it.

"Haha, it turns out that the He brothers helped Tao Qian and his son through a convenient favor."

Thinking about it, Ying Shao was He Miao's former general and a retainer of the He family. If Taishan County was not profitable at the moment, how could the benefits go to Tao Qian and his son, who had nothing to do with the He family.
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"General Shuda is wise!"

He Miao had just ridiculed him for being stupid, and Yuan Shao had ridiculed him back quietly.

"No wonder the emperor exempted the Taishan County Sheriff from donating 20 million yuan. The purpose is probably because he didn't want to provide money to help Taishan County!"

Bao Xin was not interested in the bad blood between He Miao and Yuan Shao, but Taishan County was his hometown, and he was somewhat worried about the people's livelihood there.

"Tao Ying's appointment as the prefect of Mount Tai may not be a blessing to Mount Tai!"

Wang Qian, who frowned slightly, looked at He Jin and sighed with concern.

Tao Ying's name was unfamiliar before, but it was precisely because he was suddenly promoted as the prefect of Mount Tai three days ago that it attracted the attention of interested people, including Wang Qian.

However, Tao Ying's reputation was extremely poor, and people who knew him well scorned him and dismissed him.

"General, this move is a bit crazy."

Although He Jin's commendation of Tao Ying was just a favor, it was in the name of the general after all. If Tao Ying's reputation was too bad in the future, causing jokes and causing trouble, He Jin would not be found guilty of not being investigated.

Your face won’t look good either.

Of course, Wang Qian, a great general and commander-in-chief, would have a disgraceful face.

"Huh?"

He Jin, who was not very happy at first, was scolded by Wang Qian in front of everyone, and his face instantly became gloomy and ugly.

"Come, come, come, it's rare to have some leisure time, and there is Dukang's fine wine. Don't let it down. Let's toast the general."

Seeing that the atmosphere was not harmonious, Liu Biao, who had not spoken for a long time, raised his glass, invited everyone to drink together, and diverted his attention.

"I am a little sleepy, general. Please drink by yourself."

After finishing a glass of wine, He Jin put down the wine bottle, stood up and left the table, turned around the screen in the hall, and returned to the house through the back door.

"This wine will be tasteless if you drink it any longer. It might as well be dissipated."

He Jin left, and He Miao did not want to mix with his elder brother's staff, so he also stood up and left the table, walked straight out of the hall, and went back to his chariot general's mansion.

"Brother Benchu, what Tao and his son did is probably not simple!"

After leaving the General's Mansion, Cao Cao glanced back at the door of the mansion and sighed lightly to Yuan Shao who was walking beside him, intentionally or unintentionally.

"Mengde, Tao Gongzu has grown old, and his wits have faded. His two sons are both rich and rotten, and they are not worth our trouble."

Yuan Shao glanced sideways at Cao Cao, the corners of his mouth darkened, and a flash of disdain flashed in his eyes.

"Come on, I heard that there are several new singers in Shufang Garden. One of them is called Ying'er. She has a melodious singing voice and graceful dancing. Let's go and have a look."
Chapter completed!