Joy of Life: I am a Han Dynasty succubus, and I rebel from the beginning

Chapter 127: The stingy Emperor Qing, awakened by Chen Pingping's words
"Your Majesty, I have discovered that the Right Sage King of the Western Hu has worked hard to govern the country, learn the culture of the Central Plains, and is also smelting ironware on a large scale. If we ignore this, he will become a great enemy of our Qing Kingdom in ten years."

Liu Hong's voice was firm and he did not humbly complain.

Why did he dare to mobilize 30,000 troops, regardless of casualties, just to kill the Right Wise King?

That is because Emperor Qing, who is the beneficiary of advanced science and technology, will never allow the next beneficiary to appear after him.

Because he is the emperor!

The entire imperial study fell into a long silence. Eunuch Hou was standing nearby, sweating profusely.

Emperor Qing clearly had an idea and would not punish Liu Hong, but he deliberately remained silent for so long, torturing the officials psychologically.

Emperor Qing enjoyed this very much, and thought that this was the mind of an emperor with a heart as deep as the abyss.

"Well, I was right about you. If it were another general, he wouldn't dare to lead 30,000 men deep into the Western Hu grassland."

Emperor Qing nodded without denying.

This can be regarded as a light cover-up of Liu Hong's absence from duty and redeployment of troops.

He was once the most famous general in the world, and of course he knew that a general would be subject to certain restrictions when he was away from home.

Therefore, Emperor Qing is quite tolerant towards generals who can win battles, as long as they are loyal to him.

"Is the Western Hu Khan Huheyan you mentioned really that difficult to deal with? You are only a seventh-rank expert, so it is normal that you cannot defeat a ninth-rank expert."

Emperor Qing finally asked about the main business. He took out a memorial and his face showed a little doubt.

What Liu Hong wrote in the memorial was a bit exaggerated, saying that ghosts and gods gave in, and one man was worth ten thousand cavalry.

He led 500 personal soldiers to chase 20,000 cavalrymen, and only managed to repel Xihu Khan with the help of the city defense crossbows. He also seriously injured a ninth-rank master in the army with a single blow.

If it weren’t for Emperor Qing, there would definitely be no fifth grandmaster in the world.

Otherwise, he would have thought that Liu Hong was describing himself, or that a great master had emerged among the Hu people.

"The memorial you wrote...if someone doesn't know, they might think you suffered a defeat."

Emperor Qing shook his head.

"Your Majesty! It is absolutely true. According to what I know, the Khan of Xihu used to fight in the Snowy Northern Barbarians for many years, so he did not show his strength. Now he has returned to Xihu, which is not a blessing for our Qing Kingdom."

Liu Hong bowed again, seeming to be quite worried about Xihu Khan.

Emperor Qing said nothing more, just snorted coldly.

If he had not been in the palace all year round, the Khan of Xihu would have been able to trample upon his royal court with only 10,000 soldiers and horses.

It is impossible to believe Liu Hong's one-sided statement on this matter.

Chen Pingping and Mr. Qin also have to be summoned. One of them has people stationed in Qianlong Bay, and the other controls the most important intelligence network of Qing Kingdom.

Only their words can serve as a reference for Emperor Qing.

"You have made great contributions in your mission to Northern Qi, killing Shen Zhong and achieving the great victory at Qianlong Bay. I cannot but reward you."

Emperor Qing pondered for a while.

"Liu Hong will be promoted to first-class earl, his private army will be expanded to 500 people, Qianlong Bay will be established as Qianlong Camp, the treatment will be the same as Xiliang Camp, and Liu Hong will be the chief general."

"Your Majesty's kindness is so great that I have no way to repay you."

This is as it should be. If you don't reward your contributions, who would be willing to work for you?

However, Liu Hong still had to say some polite words.

I have been thinking about this in my heart. Before you left, didn't you say that Minister He was ill and asked you to take care of him?

Now that I'm back, everything I said before is just a fart.

As for the Qianlong Bay Camp, it is nothing more than a joke. Apart from not being under the control of the Xiliang Camp, it is completely useless.

The treatment of soldiers has not changed.

Liu Hong slowly retreated from the imperial study. After all, what was he staying for? To watch Emperor Qing and the others eat?

The matter of planning the deputy garrison commander of the Kyoto Garrison Division must be brought up by other officials at the grand court meeting.

Liu Hong then went along with it and expressed his agreement.

As long as he made up his mind to hand over the Ministry of War to Qin Heng for management, he would not interfere.

When Emperor Qing sees that the balance in the army has been broken, he will naturally rush to restore the balance.

Liu Hong had long seen through this Majesty.

After leaving the palace, Liu Hong did not rush back to his minister, but sat down in a teahouse.

I ordered a few plates of melon seeds and started cracking them.

Not long after, the servant who was pouring tea suddenly spoke in a low voice. "The dean is waiting for you in Chen Garden."

Liu Hong nodded silently. He was not surprised that the servant was a secret agent of the Supervisory Commission.

After changing his appearance, Liu Hong quickly rushed out of the city.

Chen Garden was still as beautiful as it was the first time I came here, with all kinds of beauties everywhere, it was a breathtaking sight.

The musician played the guqin and sang strangely with an indescribable voice.

Chen Pingping in red kept waving his sleeves to add to the fun, with a cheerful expression on his face. He didn't seem like the legendary king of secret agents.

When Liu Hong stepped on the stairs, the musician seemed to sense Liu Hong's strong murderous aura, the strings of his guqin broke, and he hurriedly left with the guqin in his arms.

"Oh, what a spoilsport!"

Chen Pingping looked at the musician's hurriedly leaving figure and sighed softly, not knowing whether he was talking about the musician or Liu Hong.

"Master Dean, if this side of you were exposed, I'm afraid everyone in the world would be dumbfounded."

Liu Hong sat on the chair and laughed softly.

It was like the first time he entered Chen Garden. He was like an ostrich, shrinking his head and eager to escape.

Now that I can sit down and relax, I can only say two words: inspirational!
"What you did in Qianlong Bay would shock the world. You even dared to imprison the Princess of Northern Qi. You really don't care about your life."

Chen Pingping didn't care about Liu Hong's attitude, and instead talked about Qianlong Bay.

Liu Hong rolled his eyes.

The fact that Shen Zhong was able to abduct the Northern Qi princess to Qianlong Bay so easily was probably due to Chen Pingping's secret plan.

But now Chen Pingping is threatening me?

"Dean, you will not do anything to me! Fan Xian will soon have control over financial power, judicial power, and law enforcement power. He only lacks military power, and then he will be the undisputed emperor of the underworld."

Liu Hong also understood why Chen Pingping had been secretly protecting him all this time.

In the final analysis, it was to set a trap for Emperor Qing and leave some manpower for Fan Xian.

Chen Pingping narrowed his eyes slightly and spoke in a dangerous tone.

"Do I need this little bit of your troops? My Black Cavalry of the Overwatch Council is unrivaled in the world!"

"But there are only three thousand of them, and they are loyal to your majesty."

Liu Hong revealed the secret in one sentence.

Chen Pingping finally looked straight at the thug whom he had easily dealt with before.

I didn't expect it to have grown to this point.

While Chen Pingping used the Supervisory Council to cover up quietly, he also exposed his own second thoughts towards Emperor Qing.

Like Shen Zhong, he originally thought he could check and balance Liu Hong, but he didn't expect it to become a check and balance between each other.

Chen Pingping withdrew his gaze and smiled instead. He raised his hand and motioned Liu Hong to drink some tea.

"Liu Hong, your ability to grow to this point is beyond my knowledge. But don't forget, His Majesty needs you to be at odds with the Fan family. You seem to have forgotten this."

A word to wake up the dreamer!

Liu Hong was instantly shocked and broke out in a cold sweat. He was in the imperial study before.

He also complained that Emperor Qing was too stingy and did not keep his word, and that his previous position as Shangshu was not counted.

He promised to marry Fan Ruoruo after he came back, and he didn't mention this matter.

I didn't expect that because of this reason, I had to rely on Chen Pingping to personally enlighten me.

"Thank you, Dean!"

Liu Hong bowed and thanked him sincerely.

Chen Pingping smiled and shook his head, showing a sly smile like an old naughty boy.

"Why thank me! We just cooperate with each other and get what we need."

"It's natural."

Liu Hong nodded, drank some tea, looked at the laughing girls in Chen Garden, and suddenly spoke.

"Master Dean, how is Baoyue Tower?"

Chen Pingping nodded, his eyes gradually became indifferent, and he obviously understood Liu Hong's thoughts.

"That's a good excuse."

(End of this chapter)