Regarding this matter, the court was divided into two factions.

One faction is naturally the peace-seeking faction.

Although the rebellion is true, its impact is limited to Pingyun County.

As long as Qin Yuan is given a status, this rebellion can be easily solved.

Moreover, Qin Yuan would also send troops to attack the invading Wuhuan tribe, killing two birds with one stone.

Now that the Han Dynasty is weak and has less and less control over the local area, it is definitely worth it to be able to solve this problem easily.

Since there are peace-seeking factions, there are also warring factions.

Their purpose is simple: the majesty of the Han Dynasty is inviolable.

When the rebels wreaked havoc in Pingyun County, they did not take the imperial court seriously.

In order to revive the majesty of the Han court, even if it means paying a huge price, the anti-thief forces in Qingfeng Village must be eliminated to serve as a warning to others!

For this reason, the two factions were at loggerheads.

Those who supported the peace-seeking faction were the royal family members.

They are very aware of the real situation of the Han Dynasty today, which is like an old tiger that is lingering on its last breath and can no longer withstand the hardships.

Although maintaining this situation cannot last long, there is no better way.

If there were any major changes, the Han Dynasty, which had lasted for hundreds of years, would fall apart. This was something that all the Han clan members did not want to see.

Today's court forces have a serious power struggle and are basically divided into several factions.

The Han clan clan headed by Liu Yu.

The foreign relatives faction headed by General He Jin.

An aristocratic sect dominated by gentry officials

As well as the ten permanent attendants who supported Emperor Liu Hong, they were eunuchs.

In order to fight for power and profit, these major power groups fought openly and secretly, making the entire court a mess!

Once there is something, or an important event, even if it is beneficial to the court or people's livelihood, as long as it is reminded by a hostile faction, that faction will definitely try every means to stop and destroy it.

The clan members of the Han Dynasty advocated peace as the main priority and strived to resolve the Pingyun County issue at the lowest cost.

However, the Wai Qi Faction and the Aristocratic Family Faction advocate war and will never bow to the rebel forces!

Of course, their real purpose was not for the dignity of the Han Dynasty or the imperial court.

But once a war goes to war, many interests will be involved.

For example, the general who leads the army on an expedition, the army under his command, the money and food for the expedition, etc., are all a huge cake.

In particular, with this imperial edict, many things can be done in the name of the imperial edict.

This is what they want to see.

The main fighting factions are the aristocratic family faction and the foreign relatives faction, and their voices far outnumber the clan faction.

After all, the reason for their assertion is very simple. In order to maintain the prestige of the imperial court and the Han Dynasty, no one can refute this.

At least on the surface, it seems that it is indeed for the sake of the Han clan!

However, in order to compete for the position of commander to lead the army, the family faction and the foreign relatives faction had an extremely fierce quarrel yesterday.

Even Gongsun Zan knew that putting down the rebellion was a great achievement.

Previously, they, officials in the imperial court, could not intervene in local affairs and could only watch.

Now that Gongsun Zan has been defeated, they will naturally no longer be able to send people from the Gongsun family or local Youzhou officials to handle the matter. Naturally, they will have to choose from their own people or factions.

Hundreds of officials in the court were arguing endlessly, and even Emperor Liu Hong had a headache just listening to it.

Seeing that the officials did not come up with a result, Liu Hong said I was tired and left.

In the end, the people from the clan sect also left, and only the officials from the kinship sect and the family sect were still quarreling, which did not stop at all because of the emperor's departure.

Now that the clan faction has withdrawn, the voice of the main battle has become louder, and sending troops to go on an expedition is a certainty.

But when Liu Hong returned to the palace, Shi Chang's attendants Zhang Rang, Feng Xu and others were waiting for Liu Hong to rest.

Because the Pingyun rebellion had nothing to do with the Waiqin faction.

But Liu Hong accidentally asked Zhang Rang and others how to handle the matter.

It wasn't until Zhang Rang's words that Liu Hong instantly changed his mind about the main battle.

"If Your Majesty insists on fighting, the completion of Yunxian Palace at the beginning of next year will be postponed until at least the end of the year!"

Yunxian Palace was a palace built by Liu Hong for his pleasure, and all the money spent in it was from selling his official position.

Today's Han Dynasty's treasury is already empty, and even Liu Hong's private treasury is needed!

This time, the imperial army was sent to conquer Pingyun County. The number of troops sent out was at least one million, and the military expenditure was conservatively estimated to be 10 million gold.

If the war continues into winter, military expenditures may reach up to 50 million!

This military expenditure must be paid by the imperial court, and cannot be paid by each family or official themselves.

And solving the rebels in Pingyun County is just the beginning.

Later we have to face the invading Wuhuan army.

It can be said that solving the problem in Pingyun County requires a lot of manpower and material resources, including at least tens of millions of dollars.

But after Pingyun County was recaptured, its annual tax revenue was only one million taels of gold, and part of it was handed over to the local government. The last time it went to the central court, it was only one-fifth, which was two hundred thousand taels of gold.

Even if it is a minimum of ten million taels of gold, it will take fifty years of taxation to recover it.

Apart from maintaining the dignity of the Han Dynasty, this battle has no meaning at all.

"But we can't ignore the rebels!"

Liu Hong was lying half-lying, squinting his eyes slightly.

"Your Majesty, didn't Qingfeng Village surrender and take the initiative to express surrender to the court? Isn't this a manifestation of our great Han Tianwei!"

"We only need to give Qin Yuan a name, and he can solve problems that can only be solved by tens of millions of taels of gold. Why not do it!"

"What's more, after the recruitment, His Majesty issued another imperial edict, asking them to attack the Wuhuan tribe. If the attack goes smoothly, the two big troubles will be solved together!"

Feng Xu spoke up and said, "If their crusade fails, we can settle the accounts and punish them for their crimes in the future!"

"Your Majesty, what Chief Feng said makes sense!"

Zhang Rang on the side said, "We only need to give a name to solve these big troubles, and also to stop all the officials in the court from worrying about this matter, so as not to affect His Majesty's good mood every day!"

"You are right!"

Liu Hong's eyes showed confusion and he nodded slightly.

Soon after, he fell into a deep sleep.

Zhang Rang and Feng Xu looked at each other and smiled.

The two have different purposes, but seeking peace is the result they want to see.

Zhang Rang does not want to let his relatives or the aristocratic faction seize the opportunity of this expedition, otherwise their power will grow again and will greatly threaten the eunuch faction!

Feng Xu was partly due to the Yellow Turban Army.

The next day.

Against all opinions and against the objections of hundreds of officials, Liu Hongli decided to confer Qin Yuan as the acting magistrate of Pingyun County and the general of the conquest.
Chapter completed!