Luoyang, Beigong, Jiade Hall.

The emperor was in high position and was depressed.

Li Hong suddenly ordered his subordinates to kill thousands of people in Huaili Camp in one day. This horrifying news was rushed to Kyoto by Jingzhao Yin Gaixun 100,000. Luoyang immediately set off a huge storm, a storm against Li Hong.

When the emperor heard it, it seemed as if he had not heard it. He didn't care. He had received the money for the life of these people. As for the lives of these people, he was indifferent and ignored it. He killed it. But the next morning, the emperor was stunned by the pile of soap bags. The memorials contained in these soap bags were impeached by Li Hong, saying that he was arrogant and violated the chaos, was cunning and indulgent, and was violent and unruly, and should be killed immediately. The emperor realized the seriousness of the problem.

Due to the court officials' repeated remarks and sincere advice from the princes and ministers, the emperor had issued an order to abolish the regulations that bureaucrats should charge money for letters and speeches, but he regretted it immediately. He sat in the hall, saw angry faces, and heard endless impeachment remarks, and almost exploded. He felt that his decision was too hasty. If the ministers had not abolished the regulations that ministers should charge money for letters and speeches, there would be no torture in the court. He complained, looked at the ministers who stood in the hall with gracious words, lamenting that his heart was too soft and he was deceived by these cunning bureaucrats.

After listening for a while, he became more and more annoyed.

Li Hong ignored his special amnesty order and even went crazy and killed more than 300 corrupt officials and thousands of people. Not only did he break his trust in the rich and wealthy ministers in the court, but he also made him lose face. A small general in the border county commander did not listen to the emperor's orders, so he would put his face as the emperor. Although he only valued money and did not care about these lives, he could not ignore his face and the majesty of the imperial power. The barbarian was a barbarian, and he knew that bloody murder was too dangerous to stay by his side, and he had no mind at all. The emperor frowned slightly, and then thought that although this kind of barbarian was simple-minded, he also had advantages. If such a person was loyal to someone, he would definitely remain unchanged until death. He used it as he wanted, like an arm instructing him. If I used Li Hong's blood and cruelty to deal with these cunning people in the court, it would definitely have unexpected results.

Li Hong led his army west to Liangzhou to quell the rebellion. When the war was in a rush, he ordered the killing of corrupt officials. What was he for? Li Hong must have known that he did not only violated the laws and regulations of the Han Dynasty, but also angered the power of all parties in the court and offended him. So why did he seek death? Was he really a madman and an idiot? At this time, Li Hong openly provoked all parties in the court and the country. What was his reliance on? Why did he be sure that he would protect him? Did he misunderstand the purpose of sending people to Xiliang to reward the army, thinking that I would kill him, so he had to rebel before his death?

When the emperor thought of this, he suddenly became nervous. If he rebelled because of this incident, it means that this barbarian is a fool. Not only can he not use him, he also wants to kill him immediately. Even if such a fool is loyal, he will ruin his own affairs in the future?

But if this matter is just because he misunderstood what I mean and plots to fight back and protect himself, and uses his violation of the will to kill corruption to gain the hearts of the people of the world, hoping to gain a little chance for himself, then this person is very desirable. Such a person who is not afraid of danger and fights back is still scheming and wise enough to take on a great responsibility, but is he loyal?

Now the middle-aged officials and aristocratic bureaucrats have jointly written a letter asking for severe punishment of Li Hong. There are shouts of killing in the court. Only Liu Yu entered the palace in the early morning and knelt in front of him to plead for Li Hong. Liu Yu begged hard, and even used his head on his neck to guarantee Li Hong's loyalty. He believed in Liu Yu, so should he also believe that the leopard would not betray him?

Although he was not sure about Li Hong's loyalty to him, he still felt the benefits of Li Hong's existence. Today he was very relieved. He saw that the officials who were usually showing off their power and arrogant bureaucrats were so angry that they were smoked by Li Hong's brutal killing. They were all angry and embarrassed, beat their chests and stamped their feet. When they were sad, they were crying bitterly, they were happy, they were happy, and they gloated.

He was surrounded by these people in the palace, oppressed by them with various etiquette and laws. He had never done anything he felt like he was going well. Everything he did was not recognized and praised by the ministers. He was full of endless advice and insults behind the flattery. He always wanted to take revenge on these people and wanted to make these people uncomfortable, but he had no choice. Until this lawless leopard appeared, he finally got what he wanted. He not only grabbed the pain of these people, but also cut off a few pieces of their flesh, but also wanted to insult and scold them. He felt happy and he was happy.

The emperor looked at the ministers in the court, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth. Humph... If you don't make me happy, I won't let you be happy. Whoever you want to die, I will want him to live and see who is happy.

But if he insists on not punishing Li Hong, it is equivalent to publicly supporting Li Hong, and he will stand against the ministers in the court, be advised by the ministers continuously and frantically, be bombarded by them day after day in the court with the laws of ancestors, and may be advised by some desperate ministers for their death. When he thought of this, his head would explode.

He suddenly thought of something even more terrible. Protecting Li Hong was equivalent to offending all the court officials, including the middle-aged officials who were very close to him. What if they joined forces to kill him? Among the emperors of this dynasty, the cause of death was unknown, and he suddenly died. What he remembered most clearly was the death of Emperor Xiaozhi. Emperor Xiaozhi was an eight-year-old child who ascended the throne. He died after only one year of being the emperor because he ate a bowl of noodles sent by General Liang Ji. The day before eating the noodles, he gave the general four words to the general in front of his subordinates: "Domineering General", and he died. The emperor's eyes couldn't help but look at General He Jin standing in the court. Will he kill me?

He remembered Liu Xie. If I expressed my intention to let Liu Xie be the emperor, would He Jin kill me? He looked at He Jin and thought for a long time. He could not know the answer, but he became more and more uneasy and more fearful. It was not that he did not know the answer, but he was unwilling to think about that answer.

He suddenly made a decision.

"Your Majesty..." Some ministers were shouting at the emperor. The emperor raised his body and looked down. It turned out to be Situ Cui Lie.

"Your Majesty, Li Hong disobeyed His Majesty's imperial edict and killed thousands of pardoned officials and their families without authorization. Such atrocities are outrageous. Li Hong is the most cruel official in our dynasty. Your Majesty should issue an order to impose a sentence quickly, take him back to Kyoto, and hand him over to the Tingwei Office for trial and execution to correct the rules and regulations."

The emperor nodded and suddenly said, "I went to visit the Queen Mother a few days ago and met Mrs. Cheng in Changle Palace. Mrs. Cheng asked me to tell Lord Cui that he would go to her mansion to play when he has time and don't forget her."

Cui Lie was stunned, then nodded frequently and quickly agreed. After the emperor interrupted, he couldn't continue talking and didn't make any noise.

Cui Lie was a famous scholar in Jizhou and was born into a great family. His grandfather Cui Yan and his uncle Cui Yuan were both great scholars of the times. His cousin Cui Yi was once the prefect of Liaodong and wrote the book "Political Discussions" and was hailed as the imperial criterion. Cui Lie was an honest official and had a family of vain. When he died, his descendants were unable to be buried. He relied on Yang Ci, Duan Yan and Yuan Shao's two uncles Yuan Feng and Yuan Wei to be buried. Cui Lie himself served as the county magistrate and served as the court lieutenant of the Nine Ministers. The emperor sold official positions in the West Garden and bought a Situ for 30 million yuan. The emperor's nanny, Mrs. Cheng, had a good relationship with the Cui family. Knowing that Cui Lie wanted to be ranked third, he asked someone to notify him and said she could get it. Discounted price. In the end, Cui Lie gave half of the money to Mrs. Cheng. Soon, he got his wish and took the position of Situ. Later, the emperor regretted it and thought that the position of the three ministers was too cheap. He told the officials around the world that he sold too cheaply and suffered too much loss. Mrs. Cheng knew that the emperor was unhappy, so he went to the emperor to explain, saying that Mrs. Cui was a famous scholar in the world, so how could he spend money to buy an official? I paid the money on his behalf, so don't be heartbroken, just give me a thin face. This was said, and Luoyang caused a sensation. It would be better to spend a few dollars to get an official with a woman. Cui Lie's reputation plummeted because of this and was often ridiculed by others.

"Your Majesty, Li Hong's move is clearly despising Your Majesty and deceiving the emperor and neglecting the emperor. He should be executed."

The emperor looked up and saw that it was Yang Ci's son Yang Biao. Yang Biao was about forty years old, with a slightly fat figure, long face and beard, and extraordinary temperament. He was Yang Ci's eldest son, an official position as a marquis, and a marquis, and the head of the Yang family.

The emperor immediately changed into a smile and said, "My dear, Jiaozhou Prefecture recently sent a batch of precious flowers and trees to Lingkun Garden. Tomorrow, I will accompany me and the bachelors of Hongdumen to visit and do fu together."

Yang Biao hurriedly knelt down and answered the order.

In recent years, the emperor's interest has increased, and he is quite enthusiastic about building gardens. A few years ago, he planned to build two botanical gardens, Bigui and Lingkun outside Xuanping Gate in Luoyang. At that time, Situ Yangci advised the emperor that there were five gardens in the capital, Xiyuan, Xianyang Garden, Pingle Garden, Shanglin Garden and Hongde Garden, which was enough for Your Majesty to wander around. If it was rebuilt, it would cost national resources and money, so there was no need. Seeing that the teacher opposed it, the emperor immediately planned to stop construction. Soon he went to ask a group of famous scholars and scholars who were famous in Hongdu Gate. These scholars with love and romance certainly hoped to have more places to appreciate flowers and do fu, so they tried their best to instigate the emperor and said that his Majesty's construction of gardens was a good thing for the people to enjoy themselves halfway? The emperor thought about it, so he built two gardens, Bigui and Lingkun despite the opposition of the ministers.

The emperor suddenly proposed to go on a trip and asked Yang Biao to accompany him. Of course, Yang Biao could not refuse, but his words were interrupted.

General He Jinluo reported: "Your Majesty, Li Hong committed a tremendous crime and was about to be sentenced to death. Once this matter reaches the Xiliang front, it will definitely shake the morale of the army. If they fail without fighting and allow the rebels to occupy Xiliang, then Sanfu and Chang'an will be very dangerous. I believe that the talented people should be sent to take over quickly."

Guangluxun Liu Yu hurriedly stepped out and retorted: "Your Majesty, this matter must not be done. The fierce battle on the front line of Xiliang is in full swing. Changing commanders at this time is a taboo in military strategists."

When the Central General Duan Gui heard the sound, he spoke loudly: "It has been more than a month since the rebels attacked Yicheng. He led 50,000 troops to stay in Zixiushan, and did not send one army or one soldier to rescue Yicheng. Why? Why didn't he go to rescue Yicheng? I just received an urgent letter from the prefect Zhang of Fufeng County, saying that Li Hong had close contact with the rebel leader and had a very good relationship with Ma Teng. He wanted to rebel." He glanced at Liu Yu and continued, "I agreed with the general's opinion and immediately sent another general to Zixiushan day and night to take over the military power and command the army to rescue Yicheng."

"Mr. Liu, what's your intention to protect Li Hong? Did Li Hong spend money to bribe you?"

"You are slandering." Liu Yu was so angry that his goatee raised his beard and cursed loudly with his fingers Duan Gui, "Mr. Duan uses his power for personal gain and accepts bribes. The evidence is conclusive. What are the faces you have to stand in this court and openly accusing me?"

"Mr. Liu, this marquis has written a letter to apologize, Your Majesty has issued an order to pardon. What are you talking about here? You roar in the court, and the crime will be even higher." Duan Gui sneered and said sternly.

The Grand Marshal Zhang Wen hurriedly stood between the two and waved his hands repeatedly, "Both Lords say less, say less. The General and Lord Duan's considerations were very thoughtful and timely, and Lord Liu's ideas were also in line with the essence of military strategy. Your Majesty, in the view of the old minister, you can order Lord Gai to lead his troops to defend Huaili and order the Northern Army to go west again. After the Northern Army enters Chang'an, you will send someone to Xiliang to replace Li Hong, which is more appropriate."

The emperor snorted twice and asked, "Master Taiwei, how are the donkeys in Luoyang recently?"

Zhang Wen was so angry that he snorted coldly, and replied with a blushing face: "Marty Duan raises a donkey, he knows, Your Majesty asks him?"

The emperor of this dynasty added many fresh projects to the entertainment industry of the Han Dynasty. He ordered a market to be built in the harem and opened regularly for trading. He asked the palace maids and middle-aged officials to pretend to be civilians and vendors, and performed hawking, bargaining, fighting, stealing and other programs in the opening days of the market. The emperor himself wore the rich and luxurious clothes of the rich merchants, and feasted and recreated with these "people", running business, bargaining, and was very busy. He also liked to raise dogs and used the wise men wearing the bureaucrats' wear.

The crown was added to the dog's head. The emperor then invented the use of four donkeys to drive. Compared with the horse carriage, this kind of donkey carriage is easy to control. The emperor personally drove the donkey carriage around the market in the palace, making him feel uncomfortable. The emperor's novel play technique soon became popular in Luoyang, making the donkey dealers happy because the donkey price exceeded the horse price for the first time. The emperor always cared about the price of donkeys in the market, but when asked at this time, it was obvious that he was about the left and right, and he was trying to change the topic and get away with it.

Duan Gui saw the emperor's eyes looking at him and hurriedly stepped out to answer.

Sikong Xuxiang then went out to report: "Your Majesty, Li Hong killed innocent people in Xiliang under the pretext of eliminating corruption, harming the country and the people, and also gained troops and made ill-behaved. I think it would be better to arrest it as soon as possible, so as not to let him form a party with the rebels and cause disaster to Xiliang, and things will be very troublesome. I recommend Lu Zhi, Shangshu or Guanglu Dafu Zhu Jun, Lord Zhu, went west to Liangzhou to take over military power."

Zhao Zhong's fat body immediately squeezed out, and he shouted: "Your Majesty, Shangshu Lu and Lord Zhu are not familiar with the situation in Xiliang, and neither of them is suitable. I think it is better to send General Dong Zhuo and Dong to lead his troops to the west. Now, he is in Luoyang, and his border troops are suppressing the rebels in Beidi County. If he is in charge of military power, Xiliang will be pacified soon."

Cui Lie immediately retorted: "Dong Zhuo has fought in Xijiang for decades. How could he pacify Xiliang? He was beaten to a mess by the rebels and fled across the cofferdam. What ability does he have to pacify Xiliang? Marquis, do you dare to use the head to guarantee His Majesty?"

Zhao Zhong was so angry that he cursed him a little while without an answer.

Cui Lie continued: "Your Majesty, I think it is better to temporarily abandon Liangzhou and defend Guanxi. Our Han wars every year, and they are exhausted and urgently need to rest. In a few years, when our Han recovers its vitality, Your Majesty can send a general to lead 100,000 troops to attack Liangzhou in the west, and then we will definitely be able to go down in one go."

"Your Majesty, abandoning Liangzhou is the only way to do so, it is absolutely impossible." The congressman Sun Jian was filled with righteous indignation and made a comment, "In order to defend the Western Xinjiang, our great man has spent tens of billions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of soldiers to throw their bodies away from the desert for decades. How can he give up easily? It is really an unwise move to give up Liangzhou for the sake of Li Zhonglang alone."

Cui Lie wanted to scold him, but remembered that Sun Jian was Zhu Jun's disciple, so he hurriedly swallowed up the words he said. After going to court, he must tell Zhu Jun that he would go back and discipline this rude guy.

The guard Liu Ting came out to report: "Your Majesty, Liangzhou cannot be abandoned. Do Your Majesty still remember Lord Fu Xiefu? At that time, the rebellion of Xiliang had just begun, and Lord Cui proposed to abandon Xiliang, but was strongly opposed by Lord Fu Xiefu. Lord Cui should not have forgotten Lord Fu's advice."

Cui Lie glared at Liu Ting in anger and sneered: "How did Lord Liu know that he had not changed his mind? Now that Fu Crazy is guarding Yicheng, being attacked by rebels day and night, he is always worried about his life. When it comes to his own life, can he not change his mind?"

At this time, Zhen Jinwu Zhen gave a troupe and said, "Your Majesty, Li Hong has made many military achievements and is famous all over the world. Recently, he has been deeply loved by the people because of his vigorous remediation of the administration of Xiliang. He has a very close relationship with the Hu people in the northern border. With his current momentum, it is better to scold him temporarily. Killing him will affect his whole body and may make matters in Xijiang even more complicated. Therefore, I think it is better to promote Li Hong to his official position, recruit him back to the capital, and then take the opportunity to imprison him, and deal with him with multiple crimes. I think this method is more secure."

Zhen Ju's suggestion had just been expressed, and he immediately received an active response from more than a dozen ministers.

Liu Yu hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, Li Hong cannot be killed."

"In August of this autumn, there were tens of thousands of birds on Huailing, and the sarcasm sounded throughout the four fields. They fought each other and countless dead. This is an unknown sign of mutual destruction. In October this winter, the southern barbarians of Wuling County, Jingzhou rebelled and invaded the border, but have not yet been settled. This month, the Xianbei people in the northern border, Wuwan people gathered in You, and the borders of the two states, were ready to move, and they were very interested in invading. At this time, it is really an unwise move to kill the generals guarding the border. Your Majesty, please think twice."

Tao Qian, the counselor, suddenly stepped out and shouted loudly: "When the four realms are uneasy, the court will discuss the killing of the general. This is a proposal to destroy the country."

Tao Qian shouted, and everyone in the hall was shocked, and even the emperor stared at him with wide eyes.

Zhao Zhong was furious and pointed at Tao Qian and said angrily: "Your Majesty, this person roared like thunder, it was clearly a roar in the court, and he should be killed according to the law."

The emperor laughed and said, "Thunder? Why didn't I hear it? My dear friends are old, is there something wrong with their ears?"

The ministers looked at each other and smiled bitterly. This dignified emperor never said a serious word from beginning to end today.

Tao Qianyi was not afraid and bowed and said, "Your Majesty, those corrupt officials in Xiliang destroyed the foundation of our great Han Dynasty. The crime is unforgivable. So what if you kill them? Your Majesty governs the country with benevolence and righteousness, and specifically allows them to atone for their sins with money. However, have you ever thought that the money for atonement is a huge amount. According to their rank, can they save so much money? If such a person is not killed, who should be killed? I would like to ask, which rule in the Han law is a crime to kill corrupt officials?"

Cui Lie was furious and said, "Isn't the crime of deceiving the monarch still going to die?"

Duan Gui replied: "Your Majesty, Lord Tao defended the criminal Li Hong, and according to the law, he acted as accomplices. Lord Tao should be escorted to the Tingwei Mansion for trial."

The emperor waved his hand and ignored Duan Gui at all.

He smiled and asked the Shangshu Lu Zhi, "Love, how about I compare to the late emperor?"

Lu Zhi bowed and replied, "Your Majesty is like Yu Shun's virtue and Tang Yao."

The emperor immediately heard that Lu Zhi's answer was a great irony. What he said meant was that His Majesty and the late emperor were turtles and turtles, half a pound to eight taels.

The emperor was stunned for a moment and continued to ask, "Yiqing's opinion, what kind of monarch am I?"

Lu Zhi replied: "Compared with our ancestors and ancestors of the Han Dynasty, Your Majesty is a medium-sized monarch."

The officials and people of the Han family like to divide things into three levels, upper, upper and lower levels. Each level can be further subdivided into three levels, upper, middle and lower levels, totaling nine levels, or ninth grade. In the work of "Han Shu", the greatest historian Ban Gu of this dynasty, he commented on historical figures since the record in sequence according to the nine levels. Medium figures are ordinary people under saints and above unworthy villains. Lu Zhi means that a monarch like Your Majesty cannot do something. If he is assisted by wise ministers, the world will be ruled, and if he is surrounded by villains, the world will be in chaos. This evaluation is straightforward and does not fall under the suspicion of flattery, but more of it is the expectation of the emperor. The emperor is a smart young man, and he understands it as soon as he hears it. His heart becomes more determined.

At this time, there were eight hundred miles of fast riding to the Xiliang front line.

The Jiade Hall is quiet.

Zhao Zhong took out the bamboo slip from the soap bag and put it on the table table in front of the emperor and slowly opened it.

The emperor leaned over and glanced at him, suddenly laughed loudly, and then burst into laughter. He suddenly grabbed the bamboo slips on the table, threw them into the air with all his strength, and shouted loudly: "Master Taiwei, take a look."

The bamboo slips fell to the ground with a "pa..." and Zhang Wen hurriedly leaned over and picked them up. He hurriedly finished reading them, and felt very disappointed. He suddenly understood the reason why the emperor asked him to take a look first.

The eyes of the ministers in the hall were eagerly looking forward.
Chapter completed!