Within the Luoyang Imperial Palace.
When Liu Hong received the letter from Liu Ye, his face turned green.
Especially when Liu Hong found out that Liu Ye had such great ambitions and even wanted to annex Bingzhou. He even wanted to use troops to threaten him. He was even more furious.
After gritting his teeth and reading all of Liu Ye's letters, Liu Hong felt dizzy and was about to faint from anger. He hurriedly ordered the civil and military officials to gather and discuss how to deal with Liu Ye.
In the main hall of the Imperial Palace.
Upon receiving Liu Hong's urgent summons, all the officials entered the hall and lined up on both sides.
Only then did Liu Hong take a step forward. His face was cold and his entire body was trembling. He was obviously furious.
Before everyone could react, Liu Hong suddenly slammed his fist on the table and reprimanded He Jin,"He Jin, didn't I say that I ordered Bao Xin's 10,000 strong army to retreat from Bingzhou and return to Luoyang? Who told you to privately decide to move troops to attack Yanmen?”
"In the end, not only did he fail, but he was also swallowed up by Liu Ye. Even Bao Xin himself was captured alive by Liu Ye.”
"This is great. It wasn't easy for me to put down my face and plan to make peace with Liu Ye. I even managed to gather 10,000 soldiers with great difficulty, but they were all defeated by your Bao Xin in one battle. Do you still have any respect for me, the emperor?”
He Jin had also received the news of Bao Xin's defeat early in the morning. He originally wanted to suppress the news and not report it, but he did not expect it to be exposed by Liu Hong in front of all the civil and military officials.
At this moment, he could only kneel on the ground and beg for forgiveness."Your Majesty, this lowly subject would never dare to privately mobilize troops. It was Bao Xin who disobeyed orders and went out to battle on his own, which was why he defeated the Imperial Court's 10,000-strong army in one battle. This has nothing to do with this lowly subject.”
Liu Hong slammed the table and shouted,""Zhen doesn't want to hear you say this. Zhen only wants to know that because of Bao Xin, that unfilial son Liu Ye was completely angered.”
"Now, that unfilial son is spouting nonsense. He wants me to give him the entire Bingzhou before he is willing to send troops to help me deal with those Yellow Turban bandits.”
"Now that the unfilial son has gathered an army at Yanmen, if I don't agree to his request, he might join the Yellow Turban bandits to attack Bingzhou or even Luoyang.”
"Tell me now, what should we do now?”
"This…This…This humble subject…"
He Jin stammered. His mind was blank and he had no idea at all.
Seeing He Jin's appearance, Liu Hong was utterly disappointed in He Jin. He could not even think of a way to resist Liu Ye and the Yellow Turban bandits.
He could only look at the officials present.
"Dear ministers, do you have any countermeasures? Should I agree to the unfilial son's request?”
All the officials were speechless. No one stood up.
After a long time, Liu Hong stared at the three dukes with wide eyes.
"Yang Biao, tell us what we should do now.”
Yang Biao saw Liu Hong personally call out the names. He raised his head and glanced at Liu Hong before saying in a deep voice,"Now that the Yellow Turban bandits are coming at us menacingly, the battle in front of me is not going well. Who knows when they will break through Hulao Pass and attack Luoyang.”
"Since General Bao Xin has already defeated the last elite soldier of Si Li, I suggest that we move the capital to Chang 'an and wait for the time to change.”
Hearing this, Liu Hong became even more furious and roared,""What? Move the capital? As one of the three dukes of the Great Han Dynasty, you actually came up with such a rotten idea?"”
"If it wasn't for Bao Xin defeating my Si Li's 10,000 strong army, I wouldn't have thought of such a method."”
He Jin, who was kneeling on the ground, heard Yang Biao's words and secretly pointed at him. He had already gnashed his teeth in hatred.
Now, in order to reduce his sense of existence, He Jin did not even dare to say a word. He could only continue to kneel obediently.
Liu Hong did not want to move the capital at all. He knew that Yang Biao's method was useless, so he could only look at Sikong Zhang Wen and Situ Yuankui.
"Lord Sikong, Lord Situ, you two are old officials of the Han Dynasty and the three dukes of the Han Dynasty. At this critical moment, you should take some responsibility and think of some solutions for me.”
The two of them did not want to spend money to recruit soldiers, nor did they want to retreat to Chang 'an. They looked at each other and the two old foxes already had a plan in their hearts.
"Your Majesty, the Zhao King defeated the Xianbei at Yanmen and destroyed the Southern Xiongnu and other foreign races, protecting the territory of our Great Han.”
"Your humble subject implores Your Majesty to confer the title of Bingzhou Provincial Governor on His Highness the King of Zhao. Let His Highness the King of Zhao send troops to quell the Yellow Turban Rebellion.”
As soon as Zhang Wen finished speaking, Yuan Kui also echoed,"This humble subject reconsiders."
In any case, there was no loss for the two of them if they gave Bing Province to Liu Ye.
Liu Ye had a grudge against He Jin, but he didn't have any grudge against the two of them.
If Liu Ye really had the ability to eliminate those Yellow Turban bandits, why not let Liu Ye guard Bingzhou?
As soon as the two of them finished speaking, many ministers quickly stood up and echoed,"This humble subject reconsiders."
Liu Ye was appointed governor of Bingzhou because of his contribution to defending Yanmen.
This way, Liu Hong would be able to step down and Liu Ye would be able to lead the army to fight the Yellow Turban bandits.
This was the best of both worlds. Liu Hong thought about it and decided to follow Zhang Wen's wishes. He would exchange the position of Bingzhou's governor for Liu Ye's troops.
As for the original Bingzhou Governor Ding Yuan, he was directly transferred to Hedong County by Liu Hong. This was to prevent Liu Ye from being dissatisfied after taking down Bingzhou and even wanting to invade Si Li.
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