Chapter 262 The Military Exercise that Was Several Years Late
"Prince Prince? These are all His Majesty's family affairs, so it's inconvenient for me to express my opinion..."
Liu Zhang had a terrified posture. He knew what Liu Hong meant, but the posture still had to be sufficient.
"Hey! If only every minister thought like you!"
Liu Hong smiled wryly and shook his head slightly.
"You should know that I am quite fond of the second prince Liu Xie. The eldest prince Liu Bian is cowardly. If he ascends to the throne, the power of his relatives will expand infinitely, and I am afraid there will be another Dou Wu!"
Liu Zhang couldn't help admiring Liu Hong's foresight. History was indeed as Liu Hong expected. After Liu Bian ascended the throne, General He Jin's power reached Dengfeng. If he hadn't been stupid, he would have first summoned Dong Zhuo to Beijing, and then won the trick of the ten permanent attendants. It is really hard to say how this history develops.
"What does His Majesty want the minister to do?"
Liu Zhang's words directly expressed his attitude, and he was definitely on Liu Hong's side.
Liu Hong's eyes lit up, and his face became flushed immediately.
"I really didn't see you wrong!"
"Now I have been cornered. The great general He Jin, the Yuan family, the Yang family and all the ministers have threatened me to make the prince Liu Bian the crown prince, but I am not reconciled! So I haven't seen you for a long time. I went to court in the morning, just to delay this matter!"
Liu Zhang really admires and despises Liu Hong. If you don't go to court, won't He Jin and Yuan's power expand even more?
Stupid, downright stupid!
"Then what does His Majesty mean?"
After talking for a long time, Liu Hong didn't say what to ask Liu Zhang to do, and Liu Zhang couldn't send troops to kill all these people!
"Are you twenty years old this year?"
Liu Zhang was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't expect Liu Hong to mention his age.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I became an official at the age of fifteen to conquer the Yellow Turbans. Today, I am exactly twenty years old."
If the age was not mentioned, Liu Zhang didn't feel anything, and Liu Hong said he was a little melancholy.
In the blink of an eye, five years have passed!
In five years, there is only such a piece of land in Hanzhong County! There are a total of 104 counties in the Han Dynasty, how many years will it take to unify!
"It's been five years, the post general's position should be changed..."
"Your Majesty, do you mean...?"
Liu Hong looked at Liu Zhang, showing an intriguing smile.
"Aiqing still remembers the military exercise a few years ago? I plan to restart this military exercise and see the majesty of Aiqing's iron cavalry in the martial arts field in Mangshan. It is also good for the newly formed Xiyuan soldiers to see the elite soldiers style!"
Liu Hong did not answer Liu Zhang's question directly, but revisited the old events of the year.
"Your Majesty is going to arrange for me to compete with the Great General?"
"good!"
Liu Hong nodded, then looked at Liu Zhang with hope in his eyes.
"Ai Qing must win this duel!"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely beat the general to win this military exercise!"
Liu Zhang's incomparable self-confidence is not because Liu Zhang is arrogant or looks down on others, but because He Jin really doesn't deserve his attention.
Perhaps Liu Zhang dare not underestimate anyone in the General's Mansion, such as Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and even Xu You! But He Jin is the only one who looks down on He Jin who has no talent, is indecisive, and is very happy with his achievements.
Winning this duel and overpowering the general may not be easy for others to boast about, but Liu Zhang has absolute confidence!
"Aiqing is so determined, it's great! In the next few days, I will reopen the morning court, and I will discuss this matter at the court meeting! You go first!"
Liu Hong had already issued the order to evict the guest, so Liu Zhang naturally wouldn't stay here, and took advantage of the situation to leave.
"Weichen resigns!"
After Liu Zhang left, Liu Hong also put away his gratified smile, and said to the air at the same time,
"How is it? Do you think Liu Zhang is worthy of my trust?"
At this time, a person walked out from behind the screen, and it turned out that Zhang Rang had been staying behind!
"Your Majesty, in the opinion of the old minister, the Empress General can be trusted. I just talked with the Empress General at the gate of the palace. His concern and concern for His Majesty do not seem to be hypocritical."
If Liu Zhang was here, he would definitely turn pale with fright. He never thought that Liu Hong was trying to test him!
Zhang Rang deliberately waited for him at the palace gate, and even more deliberately revealed the news to him!
Liu Hong nodded, but his face was still cautious.
"I can only trust him for the time being. I really don't have much leverage! What about Jian Shuo? How is he controlling the soldiers in the West Garden?"
The Xiyuan Army is Liu Hong's last trump card. The 16,000 soldiers and horses are all raised by him with his own money, which shows that Liu Hong is under great pressure now!
The establishment of the West Garden Army was not smooth. When Liu Hong proposed it, he encountered many difficulties. Various forces obstructed it one after another. Liu Hong used a lot of the position of captain of the West Garden Army to get the approval of all parties!
If the Xiyuan Army can't be completely controlled by Liu Hong, then he is really like fetching water from a bamboo basket!
Zhang Rang naturally understood the significance of the Xiyuan Army to Liu Hong, but his face was not very good.
"Your Majesty, Jian Shuo of the Eighth School of Xiyuan can only completely control the three schools, and the others are under the control of the General and the Tai Tuo respectively."
Liu Hong was very dissatisfied with this result. Although he gave He Jin and Yuan Wei some power over the Xiyuan Army, he deliberately proclaimed himself the supreme general and the supreme commander of the Xiyuan Army in order to check and balance the school lieutenants.
Because Liu Hong could not be in the Xiyuan Army all the time, he deliberately transferred the power to Jian Shuo, the captain of the Shangjun Academy. Unexpectedly, even so, they could only control three schools, that is, 6,000 people.
"I have given him such great power, can't he completely control the other five schools? What a waste!"
Although Jian Shuo is not a ten-time attendant, he has a close relationship with Zhang Rang and others, so Zhang Rang naturally wants to intercede for him.
"Your Majesty, the rest of the school lieutenants, such as Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, are all the best friends of the General's Mansion or the Yuan family. Even if they are allowed to submit for a while, they must be entrusted with false snakes. Don't believe it!"
Liu Hong was also very embarrassed. When the West Garden Army was formed, if these lieutenants were not separated, it must be difficult for the officials to approve. Now that the school lieutenant has been assigned to them, the military power is naturally in the hands of others.
"Hateful! It seems that Jian Shuo needs to be given more power!"
"Your Majesty, Jian Shuo's power is already very great. If he grows bigger, he will touch the position of a general. How can they let it go?"
Even Zhang Rang didn't agree with this matter very much, and even he felt that once Liu Hong raised it, he would inevitably encounter fierce resistance from the officials.
"It's okay, I've already thought of a countermeasure."
Liu Hong smiled for a long time, why did he ask Liu Zhang to come back? Naturally, he wanted to serve as a shield for Liu Hong!
As an emperor, he naturally has the right to control everything. However, Liu Hong has been pursuing since he ascended the throne. He thought he would succeed soon, but he didn't expect to encounter the Yellow Turban Rebellion!
"This time, I must hold all of Luo Yang's power in my hands! Whoever will succeed me in the future is naturally up to me!"
(end of this chapter)