"That's wrong. Although my adoptive father is over a hundred years old, he doesn't make any concessions compared to his prime years. During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, my adoptive father defeated the Yellow Turbans in Yanzhou. Everyone knows."
"If anyone feels that his adoptive father is old and unable to take on big responsibilities, I will never let him go!"
"When I go to court tomorrow, I will definitely report to Your Majesty that I will give the position of governor of Yanzhou to my adoptive father!"
Zhang Rang stood up from his seat with an angry tone.
"Life and death are fateful. My father is old and may not have much time left. There is no need to force my son."
Liu Hong seemed to be advising, but actually added fuel to the fire.
I'm almost dead. If you don't hurry up, you're going to be a eunuch for the rest of your life.
As for whether Zhang Rang would bring this matter to Liu Hong, Liu Hong never thought about it.
Zhang Rang must be a smart man to have his current status.
There is no need for him to elaborate on the pros and cons.
Once Liu Hong is told about this, he can refine the longevity pill.
With Liu Hong's ruthless character, he would definitely be offered up to refine the elixir.
Even if the elixir is refined, it will not reach Zhang Rang's hands.
No matter how high his status is, he is just a eunuch after all.
Facing the temptation of immortality, everything can be abandoned.
The wages of avarice is death.
With Zhang Rang's greed, the first thing to protect must be his own interests.
"Father, there is still a lot of money and precious medicinal materials in the boy's mansion."
"Then he gave it to his adoptive father together, which is considered as a fulfillment of filial piety."
Zhang Rang thought for a moment, gritted his teeth and said directly.
For a disabled man, becoming a real man is an obsession!
For this purpose, even if it is ruined.
No matter what!
If Liu Hong could refine a few more elixirs with the wealth he had accumulated over half his life, he would be able to share some of them with him.
It’s not really a loss.
"That's fine."
Liu Hong did not refuse.
After all, he is indeed short of money now.
However, he didn't accept the money in vain, and he would definitely give him the elixir promised to Zhang Rang.
With these windfalls, Yanzhou's financial needs can be solved.
Zhang Rang sold his official position and sold his title, and he accumulated a lot of property in half his life.
Even half of it is enough to support a state.
Put this money in the warehouse, and the interest alone will be enough for Yanzhou's needs every day.
The money, as well as the medicinal herbs collected.
Liu Hong asked Zhang Rang to be sent directly to the governor's office in Yanzhou.
…
Yanzhou Library.
Cai Yong wrote the last word on the paper and closed the book.
"call!"
Completed another book.
Cai Yong felt extremely happy, thinking that these collections of books could be passed down for eternity.
He was inexplicably happy.
"Director, there is someone outside the door asking to see you."
A servant hurriedly reported.
"who?"
Cai Yong frowned in confusion.
"The people who came here are all members of the aristocratic families. They said they had something to ask and asked to see the curator."
The servant lowered his head and said respectfully.
"not see."
Cai Yong immediately refused.
As a great Confucian, he was not interested in the powerful nobles at all.
The servant said yes, and then left the library to reject everyone outside the door.
The library books have not been copied yet, so they are not open.
Outside the museum.
Several noble family heads were rejected and rushed back to an inn in despair.
In the inn.
Except for the Cheng family, no one shouted.
All the powerful noble families in Yanzhou have arrived.
"Are you just willing to be suppressed by this old man?"
The face of the head of one of the noble families was full of dissatisfaction.
"I was promised official positions before, but they were all unattractive positions. They simply don't take us seriously."
When another noble family heard this, they started to protest.
There is no way. In the last food donation, his family donated the most.
Instead, he got a job as a yamen servant.
"Not only that, this old man gathered hundreds of thousands of refugees, provided them with three meals a day and cultivated fertile fields."
“Isn’t this digging up our roots and taking away our power?”
Several other noble clans agreed.
If Liu Hong hadn't intervened.
The powerful nobles have many ways to take these refugees and refugees under their command and turn them into private slaves!
Then swallow all the Borderlands.
This is also the reason why the gentry has endured for thousands of years.
"I have a plan."
Just when everyone was thinking about how to get Liu Hong.
Bian Yi's voice sounded.
"Having gathered hundreds of thousands of ignorant people, does the governor of Yanzhou want to rebel?"
Hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up.
That's a good reason.
The Yellow Turban Rebellion has just been put down, and the slightest disturbance can alert the princes in the court.
Even if there is no way to bring down Liu Hong, at least he can be forced to resign from the position of governor.
And when they elect a nobleman to the throne, they can also take back the land they had previously sold to Liu Hong.
Although I don’t know what methods Liu Hong used.
Transform unused fields into fertile fields.
However, as long as the other party is removed from power, these properties will still be theirs.
If you can pry out from his mouth the way to turn wasteland into fertile land, it will really be a benefit for a lifetime.
"I'm afraid something is wrong."
Among the nobles, some hesitated.
Rebellion is not something they can conclude with empty words.
Without evidence, he might even be charged with a false accusation.
If you falsely accuse the governor of a state, you will be left with nothing to eat.
"It doesn't matter if he does, just tell the court official about it."
"It's a little more complicated, isn't it?"
"You can send a letter to Shi Chang Shi Zhang. I believe he will not let go of this opportunity to add insult to injury."
Bian Rang spoke slowly, as if he had a winning chance.
Looking at everyone's confused looks, he explained.
"The Shichang servant is a eunuch. He is jealous of money and offers some money. It is just a casual gesture. He will definitely agree."
The matter was arranged like this.
Suddenly, there was a turmoil in Yanzhou.
Some are happy and some are sad.
Some of the small gentry who invested in Liu Hong regretted siding with him too early after learning about this incident.
But the general trend is that unless you want to completely break with the Yanzhou gentry, you can only sit on the sidelines and watch the fire.
Witness this snipe-clam stalemate and see who can have the last laugh.
Luoyang, Zhang Rang's mansion.
A guard ordered several large boxes to be carried into the hall.
"Sir, the nobles of Yanzhou are giving you gifts."
Zhang Rang's eyes flashed when he heard this.
Yanzhou?
"Put your things down and you can go down first."
"yes!"
Everyone left the hall.
Zhang Rang opened the box.
Several large boxes were filled with gold and silver treasures.
Another letter piqued his curiosity.
'Liu Hong, the governor of Yanzhou, hid troops and horses secretly and instigated hundreds of thousands of people to plot rebellion...'
Inside the envelope were regulations, some true and some false.
Seeing this, Zhang Rang sneered and didn't take it seriously.
The Yellow Turban Rebellion had just ended, but the chaos did not stop.
It doesn't matter if the governor of one place trains more troops and horses.
Now that the Han Dynasty has been determined, the Yellow Turbans will be executed. Anyone who dares to rebel will face death!
The rebellion was false, but it was true that his adoptive father blocked the way of others.
He also knew a little bit about what Liu Hong was doing.
Only with related interests can these powerful nobles work together like this.
In the past, he would definitely not have minded going along with the flow and getting some benefits from these nobles.
However, he has now worshiped Liu Hong as his adoptive father, and the hope of being able to break the Yang and be reborn rests entirely on Liu Hong.
To fight against Liu Hong is to fight against him.
Cover the treasure chest and then call for the servants.
Zhang Rang looked cold.
"Send this box of jewelry and this letter to Mingde Gong's residence."
"Yes, sir!"
The two guards clasped their fists in response, carried the box and left.
