Chapter 177
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Imperial Palace.
Chongde Hall.
A man wearing a pearl curtain crown and a nine-dragon robe sat at the head of the table.
This man was none other than the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, Liu Hong.
Liu Hong raised his eyebrows slightly, yawned, and glanced at the ministers.
He was really a little tired and had no intention of attending to state affairs. He always wanted to go back and have a good sleep!
He waved his hand gently.
The eunuch beside him took a small step forward and flicked his whisk:
"If there is something to report, report it early. If there is nothing to do, leave the court!"
Immediately!
The Minister Lu Zhi stepped forward, bowed and said:
"Your Majesty, this morning, the Shangshutai received a report from the front line!"
Report from the front line?"
Liu Hong suddenly woke up.
He sat up straight and his eyes fell on Lu Zhi:
""Quick! Submit the report!"
In fact, the report had already arrived at the Shangshutai last night.
But Lu Zhi secretly knocked it down.
Because!
If it was to be sent from the Shangshutai to the North Palace, it had to pass through the hands of the eunuchs!
Although these people also like the victory report, they may be dissatisfied with the content.
After all, some time ago, Huangfu Song, Wang Yun and others took advantage of the Yellow Turbans' great victory to fight against the eunuchs.
The eunuchs will take revenge!
If they knew about the great victory and Huangfu Song's meritorious service, it is very likely that they would tamper with some of the content.
Therefore, Lu Zhi deliberately delayed the report until the day of the court meeting.
In this way, they have the opportunity to face the emperor directly, which can save a lot of trouble.
Liu Hong took the report and started to browse it.
His eyes rolled up and down, and he couldn't help but praise:
"good!"
"very nice!"
"That’s great!"
Three consecutive praises made Liu Hong in a good mood.
He took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, and suddenly became energetic:"Wang Hao really did not disappoint me. It was a wise move to promote him to the position of Yong County Magistrate!"
""Hahahaha!"
A wild laugh immediately shocked all the officials:
"Wang Hao? Who is he?"
"Do you know who this Wang Hao is?"
"You don't know this? The young talent that Lu Shangshu brought back from Jizhou"
"Born as a local militia, he became the magistrate of Yong County due to his military achievements!"
"ohSeems to be somewhat impressed!"
"What a pity, he was a local militiaman and didn’t understand the classics!"
"Even with Lu Zhi behind him, I'm afraid he won't be able to go far!"
䢋.....", the court officials were talking about it. They roughly understood some of Wang Hao's situation.
".Liu Hong's eyes fell on Zhi, and the corners of his lips slightly raised:"You have recommended a talent to me. The Liangzhou rebels are so powerful this time. If Wang Hao had not led 5,000 people to try his best to delay time, how could Huangfu Song have such a great victory!"
"Recommending talents to the court is the duty of a minister!"
Lu Zhi bowed again, neither humble nor arrogant.
""Yes!"
Liu Hong nodded slowly and let out a long breath:"The official report said that Wang Hao repeatedly won with ingenious strategies, and at the critical moment, he turned the tide, risked his life to rescue the Tunqi Camp, and turned defeat into victory!"
"Such military exploits even make me look at him with surprise!"
Liu Hong's eyes fell on the court bulletin again, his face full of disbelief:"If these things are true, I should really reward him well!"
"Your Majesty!"
Lu Zhi said softly:"Regarding the authenticity of the above military exploits, General Huangfu captured the bandit leader Li Wenhou alive in Meiyang and has now been escorted to the capital. Your Majesty can summon this person for interrogation at any time!"
"Oh?"
Liu Hong was even more delighted, with a smile on his face:"Li Wenhou was actually captured alive?"
Lu Zhi nodded:"That's right! If not, General Huangfu would not dare to describe Wang Hao's military exploits in such detail in the official report. After all, he was not in Chang'an at that time!"
"That's right!"
Liu Hong said in agreement:"That's right! Then bring Li Wenhou to the palace, I want to interrogate him personally!"
The eunuch beside him took a half step forward and announced loudly:"Bring Li Wenhou to the palace"
Suddenly!
The gate of Chongde Hall opened.
Two guards with swords walked in from outside, escorting a man with disheveled hair.
The man was shackled, and it was Li Wenhou, the second leader of the Liangzhou rebels!
Li Wenhou knelt in the hall and bowed to the ground:"I, the guilty minister Li Wenhou, pay my respects to Your Majesty!"
"Li Wenhou , look up!"
Liu Hong naturally did not recognize the little Li Wenhou.......He always felt that since he was the leader of the rebels, there must be some differences.
But when Liu Hong saw Li Wenhou's true appearance, he was greatly disappointed. This person was extremely ordinary. Even if he was put in a crowd, he might not be recognized!
"Are you Li Wenhou?"
"Exactly!"
"All right!"
Liu Hong sighed and said,"Let me ask you, you raised an army of more than 100,000 and invaded Sanfu, how come it took you so long but you couldn't even take down Chang'an?"
""Your Majesty!"
Li Wenhou confessed honestly:"It's all because of Wang Hao, the magistrate of Yong County. This man is insidious and cunning.......Oh no, it's a lot of clever tricks and endless ingenuity.......Oh no, it's the rebels!"
Obviously!
Li Wenhou was very nervous.
He was originally an officer of the Huzhong Yicong in Huangzhong. He was just a small official. If he hadn't rebelled, how could he have seen the emperor?
Now that he appeared in front of the emperor in such a way, he was naturally nervous, his speech was confused, and he made mistakes repeatedly.
However......, and it is precisely because of this that it appears to be real and not fake
".∪That's what happened!"
Li Wenhou swallowed his saliva and was already sweating profusely:"If it weren't for Wang Hao, Chang'an might have been occupied by the rebels long ago."
Liu Hong was horrified and let out a long sigh:"It's true! It seems that I made a wise move to promote Wang Hao to the position of magistrate of Yong County!"
"Huh?"
Li Wenhou was shocked:"Your Majesty, could it be that you have already predicted that I would......"
Liu Hong's eyes flashed, and he looked at Li Wenhou:"Humph! The Qiang people are rebelling, but how come even you Han people are colluding with them to rebel?"
"I will never tolerate you guys doing this!"
Immediately!
Liu Hong waved his hand and shouted sternly:"Someone come here!"
The guard bowed:"Here!"
"Drag this thief out and chop him into pieces. All members of the Li family will be implicated and will not be tolerated!"
"Yes!"
Li Wenhou seemed to have expected this, and did not cry out for injustice.
He was taken away by the guards.
Liu Hong let out a long breath and glanced at the ministers:
"Now the truth is out, it was indeed Wang Hao who turned the tide with a small force."
"I will definitely reward such loyal ministers greatly!"
"You may as well tell me what I should reward him with."
Lu Zhi was the sponsor after all, so it was not easy for him to say anything at this time.
But soon!
Taifu Yang Ci stepped sideways, bowed and said:"Your Majesty, I think that Wang Hao resisted the Qiang and Hu rebels with his own strength. This kind of merit is no less than that of the main general Huangfu Song, so he should be rewarded heavily."
"but......"
Yang Ci let out a long breath and said softly,"Considering that the war is not over yet and the Liangzhou rebels are still there, I think that you can promote Wang Hao to General Fenwu and confer him the title of Marquis of Ting, which will be enough to show your majesty's grace!"
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