After venting his anger, Liu Hong had no choice but to suppress the remaining anger in his heart.
His gaze swept across the officials who had their heads lowered like quails. He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice,"Tell me, how should we deal with this?”
The ministers looked at each other. Most of them were watching the show and were not in a hurry to stop him from speaking.
Lu Zhi, who was upright and loyal to the Han Dynasty, was the first to stand up. He cupped his hands and said,"Your Majesty! In my opinion! He should immediately send the left and right Yu Lin five battalions to guard the capital, as well as Hangu Pass, Dagu, Guangcheng, Yique, Yuanyuan, Xuanmen, Mengjin, Xiaopingjin…And other Kyoto passes set up Duwei garrison.”
"In addition, organize an army and divide it into two groups, north and south, to encircle and suppress the main forces of the Yellow Turban army in Jizhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and other places!”
"I hope to put out this rebellion as soon as possible!”
His suggestion was very fair and practical.
When Liu Hong heard this, his mood improved a lot. There were still loyal people among his officials!
"Good!"
He immediately clapped the table and cheered. Then, he looked at the other ministers and asked,"Anything else?"
Seeing this, Huangfu Song exchanged glances with Lu Zhi and Yuan Feng, then immediately left the class and cupped his hands."Your Majesty! Party proscription has been accumulated for a long time. If you conspire with the Yellow Turbans, you will regret it and there is no cure! I request Your Majesty to lift the ban on the party and issue an imperial edict to all places to take strict precautions and order the officials of all places to recruit rebel troops to clear up the rebels.”
"At the same time, allow and call for the righteous people of the world to form local soldiers to participate in the suppression of the rebellion. After the rebellion is suppressed, they will be rewarded according to their merits!”
When Liu Hong heard the first sentence, he frowned and thought,""He's indeed here!"
He knew this would happen!
Why had he repeatedly imprisoned the party members in the past few years?
Wasn't it to attack the power of the gentry clans, and at the same time prevent them from forming cliques and becoming stronger, further weakening the imperial power?
However, in this situation, it was impossible not to lift the ban!
These officials of the gentry clan had clearly been waiting here for a long time. Each and every one of them looked at Liu Hong with anticipation and hidden ridicule.
Liu Hong increasingly suspected that the Road of Peace and the Yellow Turban rebels were deliberately allowed and concealed by these gentry clans, allowing them to flourish.
In fact, many of their families might even be involved.
However, he could only compromise for the time being. He waved his hand somewhat disheartened and said,"Alright! I approve of this matter! From today onwards, the ban on the party will be lifted and the party members will be allowed to serve as officials.”
"In addition, the last two conditions are also allowed! Immediately pass down my imperial edict: Order the officials of all places to organize their own rebel army to suppress the thieves, and at the same time summon the righteous people of the world to form their own local soldiers to participate in the suppression of the thieves.”
"After the rebellion is settled, we will reward them according to their achievements! Those with outstanding contributions, regardless of background, I will not hesitate to make an exception and promote them!”
Liu Hong's words were also a nail in the coffin. He had other thoughts in his heart.
Success or failure, we'll talk about it later.
"Your Majesty is wise!"
When the ministers heard this, they were overjoyed and thanked him.
The party ban was lifted, and their primary goal was achieved!
The second goal was to allow the righteous men and officials to recruit their own army and local soldiers.
In this way, the Han Emperor had delegated the power of conscription to the people of the world!
The officials who were born in the aristocratic families were overjoyed.
This way, they could openly recruit and train private soldiers.
Furthermore, there were no restrictions.
Soon, their strength in the local area would further expand.
Liu Hong took in the expressions of these people, and a trace of haze and hatred flashed across his eyes.
However, he concealed it very well and quickly adjusted his attitude. He continued,"Then, which Qing family is willing to lead the army to fight and encircle the main force of the Yellow Turban?”
When Lu Zhi heard this, he immediately cupped his hands and said,""Minister Lu Zhi requests to fight!"
Then it was Huangfu Song,"Your subject Huangfu Song requests to fight!”
Then, it was Zhu Juan who asked for a fight!
"Good! Sure!"
When Liu Hong saw this, he was overjoyed." The three of you are indeed the backbone and famous generals of our Great Han Dynasty. Then, Lu Aiqing will lead the three battalions of the North Army's five schools, the Tun Cavalry, Yue Cavalry, and Infantry Mountain, to Jizhou. Along the way, we will gather the volunteer troops and local soldiers of the various prefectures and counties to crusade against Zhang Jiao and the other Yellow Turban main forces.”
"Huangfu Song will lead the Changshui Battalion and Zhu Jun will lead the Shesheng Battalion. Each will lead an army and control the Three Rivers Knights. They will send troops to Yingchuan and gather the volunteer armies and local soldiers of the counties along the way to attack the Yellow Turban troops in Yanzhou and Yuzhou.”
"Here!"
Lu Zhi, Huangfu Song, and Zhu Juan hurriedly cupped their hands and accepted the order.
"Good!"
"Also…"
At this moment, Liu Hong slammed the table and stood up. Then, he loudly issued an edict,"In addition, He Jin will be appointed Great General. He will lead the soldiers of the Five Imperial Forest Battalions to garrison the capital pavilion, gather some weapons and provisions, and send troops to guard Hangu Pass, Dagu Pass, Guangcheng Pass, Yique Pass, Huanyuan Pass, Xuamen Pass, Mengjin Pass, and the other passes of the capital. Immediately!"
After saying that, he glanced at the officials below and waved his hand."That's it! If there was no meaning in loving the ministers, then he would withdraw from court today! All the troops must hurry up and cooperate with the bandits.”
"If anyone dares to be negligent, I will definitely kill them!”
He Jin, who had just become a great general, was the first to leave his post and kneel down to thank him."He Jin! Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty! I will defend Jingdou to the death and not let the traitors have a chance to take half a step into Jingzhao!”
Reaching the heavens in one step, how excited was he at this moment!
His entire person was floating!
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