C130 (1/2)
The sky gradually brightened, but the sun did not come out, making Luoyang's palace exceptionally dark. Hanling Emperor Liu Hong sat upright on the Righteous Hall's throne, unable to suppress the joy on his fat face. His face was filled with a complacent smile, and his two small eyes swept towards Her Highness's group of courtiers.
”Honorable ministers, this Nanyang is the victor. The Central Plains will no longer have any worries. Right general Zhu Jun had done a great service, the soldiers under him were also loyal and worthy of praise. How do the ministers think we should reward them? ”
The news of the Nanyang's great victory had already spread throughout the entire Luoyang, so the ministers all knew the truth of the Nanyang's great victory. However, no one took the casualties of the imperial army seriously. After all, no one was immortal. No matter how big of a price they had to pay, victory was still the most important.
”Your Majesty, the great victory of the Nanyang s is the victory of the imperial army. was the middle commander on the right, unafraid even in the face of danger. Riding Lieutenant Cao Cao had personally stepped into the enemy ranks, fighting against the group of thieves, and had even charged into the enemy ranks together with Sima Sun Jian as the vanguard. On the other hand, Commandant of Youzhou and Liaodong Taishang only rushed to the battlefield after the battle ended. Acanthopanax of Jingzhou Xu Zhong, Nanyang Grand Guard Qin Jie, and even rushed to the battlefield after the end of the battle.
Grand General Ho Jin was the first to speak. Smiling, he walked up and deeply bowed towards Liu Hong, then gave his summary of the battle. As the commander in chief of the entire, he had the most say in how to reward these warriors.
”Your Majesty, this subject believes that the Grand General Ho Jin's words are extremely true. With the great victory of the Nanyang, as well as the power of the imperial government, they should be rewarded the generals of the imperial government. As for Xu Guang, Qin Jie, Yang Lin and the rest of the army, it is just that they have teamed up against each other. It is neither a great achievement nor a great achievement, they do not have to be rewarded, nor do they have to investigate into the crime of causing mistakes in the battle. ”
Situ Yuanwei immediately stood out and spoke up for Xu Zhu, Qin Jie, Yang Lin and the rest. This was not because he was implicated with Yang Lin, but rather, it was because of Xu Guo and Qin Jie. Amongst the s of his majesty, Situ Yuanwei could be considered an old official in the court, and behind him was an illustrious Yuan Family.
”Your Majesty, this subject believes that not only is Zhu Jun unable to accomplish anything, he is also guilty. Zhu Jun led the troops to suppress the Nanyang yellow scarf, but after a long war, they had no gains, hence they were unprepared, causing the Nanyang yellow scarf to attack the official army camp late, causing heavy casualties among the imperial army, nine out of ten of them. If not for fighting with their soldiers, they probably would have died by the hands of thieves. When Liaodong Yang Lin arrived, he had to escape. Furthermore, the Nanyang yellow scarf was weaker than the Liaodong, what did it have to do with Zhu Jun? If such a loser needs to be rewarded, do you want the other generals to follow suit? ”
Just as the civil and military ministers were celebrating their victory, Sikong Zhang Wen suddenly made a move. The atmosphere in the hall immediately became tense. At this critical juncture, no one was willing to come out and offend the Grand General Ho Jin.
”Lord Sikong has probably only heard one side of the story. The current's and Liaodong Taishang's Recital are the witnesses. It was true that the imperial army had suffered a night attack, but General Zhu Jun led his army and used thirty thousand of his army to hold back Nanyang's twenty-five men, allowing Yang Lin's cavalry to rush over and encircle Nanyang's Yellow scarf. When the Nanyang saw that he had lost his power, he surrendered. That's why the Commandant of Youzhou and the Liaodong Taishang, Yang Lin, have come to seek credit for General Zhu Jun. They said that the officials of the Liaodong have arrived, and are extremely exhausted.
The Grand General Ho Jin glared fiercely at Sikong Zhang Wen. He was the commander in chief of the Imperial army, aren't you discrediting the imperial troops here? For you to bring 30,000 people to fight 250,000 people, it would already be enough to leave you with an old life. And you are still trying to obtain victory here.
”In that case, we shall only reward the generals of the imperial government. The edict was given to Zhu Jun, Cao Cao, and Sun Quan Ping for their meritorious service. Zhu Jun rode on the right side of the carriage riding under the lead of a general, Doctor Guang Lu, five thousand more people under his command, Marquis of Qiantang, He Nan Yin, and immediately returned the favor back to the capital. Cao Cao acknowledged the General Army field officer and moved to be the Minister of Jinan. Sun Jian paid his respects to Clan Chief Si and moved to Sanglang. Xu Guang, Qin Jie, Yang Lin and the others did not accomplish anything, and they did not reward him, nor did they go against the rules. ”
When Hanling Emperor saw that group of courtiers was undoubtedly discussing it again, he immediately made the decision and couldn't help but reveal a satisfied smile. In the past, whenever the imperial court was in session, the group of courtiers would argue with each other endlessly. It had been a long time since he had seen such a harmonious assembly.
”Your Majesty, this subject believes that Commandant of Youzhou and Liaodong Taishang should be investigated for the crime of deceiving the Emperor without regard. That Yang Lin brought back the large number of yellow cloth captive that he had captured back to Liaodong, Zhuang County, and fishing yang. I hope that the Emperor can clearly observe and punish Yang Lin for his unforgivable sin. ”
Just when Hanling Emperor Liu Hong thought that today's peaceful and harmonious assembly was going to end satisfactorily, Sikong Zhang Wen made his move once again, pointing the spear straight at Yang Lin. In that moment, the group of courtiers was surprised. Everyone knew that Yang Lin had captured many people to open up his fields, but none of the ministers and Yang Lin had anything to do with it, for no one to excuse him.
”We have long known about what Sikong has said. The reason why Yang Lin caught the captives and set up camp to clear the land was actually to settle the refugees and reduce the origin of the yellow scarfed soldiers. It was also a good way to increase the Han people at the border and prevent the Barbarian from invading from inside. ”Si Kong is overthinking it. There's no need to bring up this matter again.”
Yang Lin had caught the captive, and started to cultivate in the wilderness, so he had already started to play Hanling Emperor Liu Hong, and Gongjing of Qingzhou Thorn, Yuzhou Stinger King Yun, and Youzhou Ci Shi Liu Yu also played the part, saying that this was a good plan to ensure the safety of the people, of course, Hanling Emperor Liu Hong would not listen to what Sikong Zhang Wen had to say.
”Your Majesty, Nanyang's yellow handkerchief has been extinguished, Commandant of Youzhou, Liaodong Taishang Yang Lin asks for the order to return to Liaodong. Now that the yellow scarves have disappeared, there are still the Guangzong Zhang Jiao and East Country Bu Yi left. This subject thinks that it would be good for Yang Lin to lead the soldiers of the Liaodong to suppress East Country Bu Yi, please pass down the decree, Your Majesty. ”
Grand General Ho Jin walked up once again, and proposed an attack on Eastern Region's Bu Yi. Zhu Jun's army was already exhausted, and the imperial government could not send out any more troops, so they could only rely on Yang Lin's cavalry. Hanling Emperor Liu Hong nodded and immediately issued his order.
”Pass down the order for Commandant of Youzhou and Liaodong Taishang Yang Lin to lead troops to suppress the Eastern County's Yellow Scarf.”