Chapter 31: Palace discussion

In the late first month of the sixth year of Zhongping, Emperor Ling of the Eastern Han Dynasty. (189 AD)

In the Deyang Hall of the Imperial Palace of Luoyang City, the eastern capital of the Han Dynasty, everyone in the court worshiped in front of the hall, and they didn't dare to say anything.

Liu Hong, the Emperor Ling of Han, who was above the dragon throne, had a pale face, sunken eyes, and a very thin body. At a glance, he knew that it was caused by excessive alcohol and color.

Although Emperor Ling of Han looked weak, he was still full of majesty with anger on his face. His originally dull eyes were full of sharpness at this time. He swept away the officials of His Highness and shouted: "Everyone is talking, are they all mute? Are you not very good at speaking?"

Faced with the emperor's rage, all the officials were frightened and no one spoke. If they said the wrong thing at this time, there would be no way out. The officials who thought about it would not speak.

"The rebels of Xiliang, dig out my imperial tomb. Such a thief who is unforgivable, I will fight against him and fight him!" Emperor Ling of Han stood up and roared with a ferocious expression.

It turned out that at the third update last night, the 300-mile residence in Chang'an rushed to Luoyang. The report was reported to the news that Han Sui's troops had excavated the imperial tomb of Xianyang.

At this time, Emperor Ling of Han was so angry, so naturally because of this matter that he was dug up the ancestral tomb. Not to mention the era when imperial power was supreme, it was a big deal, even if it was put into place at any time. Therefore, Emperor Ling of Han naturally did not feel strange.

"Your Majesty, General Huangfu Song, the left general, is now stationed 30,000 troops in Chang'an. You can issue an edict to fight against the bandits!" General He Jin, when he heard that the emperor was going to attack the bandits, he came out to report.

When Emperor Ling of Han saw that it was the national uncle General He Jin, he waved his hand and said, "Authentication!"

"Your Majesty, the rebels in Xiliang have always been fierce. I am afraid that General Huangfu's troops are insufficient. He can transfer the former general Dong Zhuo, who was stationed in Shaanxi, to lead the army to assist General Huangfu." General Zhu Junbo, the chariot and cavalry, was named Gongwei. When he saw the emperor's approval to send troops, he hurried out to play the squad.

At this time, Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, the eunuchs on Emperor Ling of Han, saw He Jin and his family members in the court, recommended several confidants in a row and led their troops to the expedition. They were shocked, fearing that if these people from the clans would be detrimental to them after mastering a large number of troops.

After Zhao Zhong and Zhang Rang gave a wink, Zhang Rang immediately shook his throat and said, "Your Majesty, Liangzhou rebels are everywhere, all because the governor Wei Duan is not in power, which led to the robbery of the imperial tomb. Therefore, this person must be severely punished."

"Your Majesty, what Zhang Changshi said is very true. How can such an incompetent person be appointed as the governor of a state?" Zhao Zhong hurriedly replied.

When Emperor Ling of Han saw that his favorite confidant spoke, he couldn't help but ponder: "General, who did Wei Duan remember me? I am the one you recommended. The last time he wrote a letter to resign, I wanted to make sure what he reported, but the general tried to protect him, saying that he had good governance and asked me to reject it. Is such a person the general's governance as he had good governance?"

"Your Majesty, the general is not careful, which has caused rebels in Liangzhou to rise up everywhere, and he should be punished!" Zhang Rang saw the emperor questioning He Jin, and he hurriedly helped the fire.

"Your Majesty, Liangzhou rebels have a long history. Even if the governor Wei has had it, it has nothing to do with the general. Please let Your Majesty take a look." Sikong Yuan was ashamed of being a famous scholar in the Qingliu River. Although he did not like a butcher-born person like He Jin, he did not like the eunuch Zhang Rang's party. Therefore, in the court, he has always stood on He Jin's side to attack the eunuch Zhang Rang's party.

"Your Majesty is aware!" The Qingliu Party members in the court knelt down and shouted.

"Forget it, forgot, I didn't say that I would punish the general. Please avenge me." Emperor Ling of Han has always been indecisive. He met the civil and military officials in the court and hurriedly exposed the matter.

"Your Majesty, the general's crime can be avoided, but Wei Duan's crime cannot be forgiven. Please give up the imperial edict and escort him into the capital and wait for trial." Zhang Rang knew that with this matter, he would definitely not be able to destroy He Jin, but he could destroy Wei Duan of the Qingliu Party.

"Accepted!"

"Your Majesty, Liangzhou is an important place in the border area and is indispensable to the governor of the state. I recommend the former general Dong Zhuo to replace the governor of Liangzhou." The Grand Marshal Yang Biao naturally saw that Zhang Rang's actions would be unhappy and immediately went out to make a speech.

Seeing someone seeing his plan, Zhang Rang glared at Yang Biao angrily and said, "Your Majesty, although Dong Zhuo has made contributions, he is now responsible for the conquest. I am afraid that he will have no time to be fussed. It is better to appoint a general on the spot in Liangzhou. I wonder what Your Majesty meant?"

"What Zhang Aiqing said is not without reason, but who can take on this important task in the ground of Liangzhou?" Emperor Ling of Han could not think of the right person in Liangzhou, so he asked in confusion.

"Ma Teng, the prefect of Hanyang County (here is Tianshui County), can take on this important task." Although Zhang Rang was not familiar with Ma Teng, he also knew that this person was definitely not He Jin's party in the court, otherwise He Jin's party would not have sent Wei Duan to Liangzhou to take office last time.

In order not to allow He Jin's party members to occupy the position in Liangzhou again, Zhang Rang pushed Ma Teng, who is still neutral, up.

"Accepted!"

Today, Emperor Ling of Han has been in the court for the longest time to discuss politics, so he was already impatient, so he responded when he heard Zhang Rang's words.

Seeing this, Zhang Rang was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty is exhausted."

The civil and military officials in the court had to shout long live, and slowly retreated. Seeing that he won a small game, Zhang Rang couldn't help but feel proud and followed the emperor to the harem.

Tianshui County, Liangzhou. (Tianshui County is called Hanyang County, this book is used to describe Tianshui County for convenient description)

Ma Teng has had many happy events recently. A few days ago, he received news of Ma Chao's victory, saying that he would return soon. Unexpectedly, less than two days later, the imperial court suddenly came to envoy and rewarded himself as the governor of Liangzhou.

Before the celebration was over, the meteor horse flew to report: "General Jiang has led his army ten miles outside the city."

"Come on, prepare horses, I'll welcome you in person." Ma Teng shouted excitedly when he heard the army come back.

Ma Chao and his party were so fast because the 37,000 soldiers and horses he led now were all cavalry, so when he marched, it was naturally much faster than Ma Teng expected.

After a long time of separation, the father and son met at the city gate, which was a unique surprise. Ma Chao gave Ma Teng a father-son gift in front of tens of thousands of troops and officially announced his identity as a major general.

This unexpected scene surprised the soldiers of the three armies and couldn't help but cheer. Ma Chao's performance this time had long won the love of the soldiers of the three armies. Now he has become the young master of the soldiers of the whole army, that is, he will directly lead the three armies in the future. With such a brave and invincible general, why worry about defeating the war?
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