Chapter 67 Controversy
Although Liu Hong did not reuse capable people, he did not suppress them excessively either.
Sometimes they would provide a little protection to prevent the world from being left without anyone available when a major chaos such as the Yellow Turban Rebellion occurred.
He was dissolute and immoral, but he was able to sit firmly in the court and hold power throughout his life, so he was definitely not a fool.
Guo Fei had investigated and found out that he was an extraordinary person with a clean identity. He was also a person who expanded the territory. He was definitely a pillar of the Han Dynasty in the future.
He will definitely be the best pillar for the next emperor, just like Huo Qubing to Emperor Wu of Han.
If he really wanted to depose the eldest son and enthrone the youngest, Guo Fei and Dong Zhuo would definitely be the people he needed to support.
However, Dong Zhuo was too deeply involved with the Ten Attendants and others, which made him suspicious.
After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he felt that the Ten Eunuchs, whom he had great trust in, were no longer his absolute reliance.
If the Ten Eunuchs were not needed to balance the court, he would have replaced all of them long ago.
Only Guo Fei was an odd man who had no connection with the people in the court, and who had offended the noble families, and was disliked by everyone in the court.
The fact that Guo Fei massacred the small aristocratic family was never concealed, but no one said anything about it. It was just that the people from the aristocratic family were displeased with Guo Hao.
However, these were all plus points for Guo Fei in Liu Hong's mind. He knew very well that if Guo Fei was a lone minister, he could only rely on the emperor and become the emperor's lackey.
For Dong Hou Liu Xie, such ministers could not be better. Just like the Ten Eunuchs were hated by everyone, but they were indeed Liu Hong's most capable subordinates.
The emperor's dissatisfaction made the ministers feel something different. This was intentional by Liu Hong, who wanted to test the court officials' attitude towards deposing the eldest son and enthroning the youngest son.
He Jin was in a dilemma, but thinking of his staff's words, he gritted his teeth and continued to move forward.
His staff told him that Liu Hong was planning to depose the eldest son and enthrone the youngest son. He didn't believe it at first, but after seeing this situation, he couldn't help but believe it a little.
His nephew is the guarantee of his wealth and prosperity, so he cannot retreat. If he takes a step back, he will probably fall into an abyss.
So, he glared and said righteously, "Guo Fei is only eighteen years old and still young. It is better to seal his merits and then summon him to the Imperial College for further study to observe his development."
As soon as these words came out, the ministers fell silent, and then there was some uproar...
Naturally, they also knew the news that He Jin knew. They did not expect that what Yiren said was true and that the emperor was actually planning to depose the eldest son and enthrone the youngest son.
Apart from this, they really could not think of any reason why He Jin would dare to challenge the emperor.
As a result, some ministers who had placed all their wealth on Liu Bian immediately stood up.
"Your Majesty, what the general said makes sense!"
"Your Majesty, please think twice!"
He Jin stood with his head held high, and for a moment he was extremely imposing. Even if he was not smart, he knew that he could become a general more because of the emperor's support and the advice of his sister, Empress He.
If the emperor wanted to depose the eldest son and enthrone the youngest, he would have to support someone to replace him. Now it seems that person is Guo Fei.
If Guo Fei is really promoted to a general in the future, wouldn’t that be the year of his death?
He Jin and Liu Hong looked at each other, neither of them showing any intention of giving in. This concerned his wealth, life and death, so how could he possibly succumb to the emperor's majesty?
The atmosphere in the entire hall suddenly dropped to freezing point, and the atmosphere was extremely depressing.
This time, He Jin was confronting the emperor head-on. To put it bluntly, he was challenging the emperor's authority.
Liu Hong's face was gloomy and his mind was racing. Although he didn't know why, the ministers under him seemed to know that she wanted to depose the eldest son and enthrone the youngest son.
Now, most of the ministers in the court who supported Crown Prince Liu Bian have left, and the only ones left are those who support Liu Xie, but their number is really few.
"Promote him to the third rank!" Liu Hong spoke slowly, showing his attitude. He gave in.
He Jin felt relieved, he knew that he had made the right bet. Liu Hong didn't want to make everything clear too soon, this was just a test on his part.
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Listening to the endless praises, Liu Hong was furious, but he could not vent his anger, so he hastily announced the end of the court and left the hall.
Liu Hong turned around and left the hall. He didn't want to stay here any longer.
"Your Majesty, the Queen invites you to a banquet." A young eunuch reported.
"Drag him away and give him a hundred strokes of the cane." Liu Hong didn't even pause. He kicked the young eunuch to the ground and left behind a cold order, almost sentencing the young eunuch to death.
On the other side, He Jin left with a large number of court officials. They had received bad news today.
Your Majesty actually intends to depose the eldest son and enthrone the youngest son. This is simply putting them on the fire.
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Beiliang City.
"Congratulations, my lord. Congratulations, my lord." The NPC Guang Lao who announced the good news early in the morning broke the intimate interaction time between Guo Hao and Tuanzi.
Since Tuanzi entered his adulthood, he seems to have developed a fighting instinct. Not only does he cooperate well with Guo Hao, but he also imitates Guo Hao to learn martial arts.
Although he had been interested in martial arts since childhood, Guo Hao did not expect that Tuanzi seemed to be really talented and learned a lot of martial arts in a short period of time.
The original identity of the mount was also changed to a pet, and its martial power reached 60 points. Guo Hao even felt a weak internal energy flowing in Tuanzi's body.
Tuanzi stared at Guang Lao with an unhappy look on his face. Guang Lao, who was originally excited, felt frightened by Tuanzi's stare.
"Okay, Tuanzi, go have breakfast. I'll come and play with you later." Guo Hao patted Tuanzi's head and sent him away.
Guang Lao can't stand Tuanzi's actions. If he is unhappy, he will be tickled, which will be very funny.
"Mr. Guang, what happy event happened?"
"Congratulations, my lord. Congratulations, my lord. Luoyang has sent a notice, asking you to go to Luoyang to receive the title."
Guo Hao couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this. It had been almost a month, and after Huangfu Song and his men wiped out the remnants of the Yellow Turbans, the imperial court was finally going to start awarding rewards.
Without saying a word, Guo Hao only took Jia Xu and Pang De on the road, and the rest of the people stayed in Beiliang City.
"Why is the general so depressed?" Jia Xu was sitting in the carriage, looking at Guo Hao with a frown on his face, somewhat puzzled.
"A letter from Governor Dong!" Guo Hao handed Dong Zhuo's letter to Jia Xu.
"How could the court be so kind?" Jia Xu was a little surprised. It was clearly a great achievement, so why would the reward be so little? It was unreasonable.
But Jia Xu was Jia Xu after all. He quickly realized Guo Hao's situation, which affected the interests of too many people.
Becoming famous at a young age will inevitably affect the interests of some people.
Jia Xu chuckled: "My lord, why should you worry? This letter from Governor Dong must have been sent before the rebellion in Liang Province. Your contribution will not be erased so easily."
"Please teach me, Wenhe!" Guo Hao didn't understand and asked humbly.
"The only one who was granted the title of marquis at a young age was Marquis Guanjun, who was promoted to General of Cavalry." Jia Xu explained, pointing at He Jin's name.
