When Yuan Shu finished speaking, the expression on Yuan Shao's face still showed some disbelief.
You must know that tomorrow is the official bidding time, but Yuan Shu intends to embarrass himself. Yuan Shao felt like he had no chance, but Yuan Shu was so cheerful.
It also left him speechless for a moment.
At this time, in the palace, the emperor, as the king of a country, was still having sex around the palace even though he was seriously ill. After enjoying themselves, he said to the eunuch on the side: "Uncle, tomorrow is the auction."
"But have you released the news? This time I not only released the position of Nanyang State Shepherd."
"There are even three governor positions for officials and businessmen to bid for. Do you think this income can be worth the tax revenue of the Han Dynasty for several years?"
Regarding the emperor's words, Zhang Rang also flattered him and said: "Your Majesty, this time I estimate that it can be worth the five years of tax revenue of our Han Dynasty."
"Even when Emperor Wu was alive, the tax collection was four times more."
"If this happened before, no one would have dared to think of such a thing."
"In this case, your majesty only needs to work hard for a few years. Then the world will usher in a prosperous era of the Han Dynasty, and your majesty may not be unable to become a Zen monk."
It has to be said that he was able to get from Xiaohuangmen to the position of Shi Changshi. He is also honored as Great Father by His Majesty today. There are few people in history who can compare with Zhang Rang.
Of course, in addition to Zhao Gao, the former First Emperor, there is also the 9,000-year-old Wei Zhongxian in later generations.
But I have to say that they all understand one thing very well. That is to ensure the stability of the imperial power while showing off one's power.
And now Zhang Rang is also a good person, and some of the words he says are specially selected for what His Majesty likes to hear. And basically, we report good news to His Majesty but not bad news, such as the disasters that have occurred in recent years.
And it was indeed as Zhang Rang thought. After hearing Zhang Rang's flattery, Emperor Ling immediately laughed and said: "Hahaha, it seems that I can really compare with those sages of the past."
"But I just don't have my own Huo Qubing. If not, it's not a bad idea to enshrine the wolf in Xu, or grant me the title of Zen in Mount Tai."
"It's just that I'm afraid I won't be able to survive a few more years in this condition. It's better for me to restrain myself. In the future, I can watch over my braid's ascension to the throne."
At this time, Zhang Rang was so stunned by Emperor Ling's words that he didn't know how to speak for a while, and was sweating profusely. After all, they always thought that His Majesty didn't know about their affairs, so they always dared to act unscrupulously.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Ling would now directly show off everything.
Emperor Ling ignored Zhang Rang's shock and continued: "Don't worry, you have been following me since I was a child."
"How could you hide it from me? Do you think that without my acquiescence? General He Jin, the Yuan family of the Fourth and Third Duke, and the faction headed by Situ Wang Yun would let you go?"
Then Emperor Ling sighed again: "I know my own body, and the so-called imperial doctors are just afraid of death."
"Father, after my death, please remember to support Zhu'er as emperor. This is what I beg you to do while I still have reason and consciousness."
After Liu Xie finished speaking, Zhang Rang burst into tears. He never thought that Emperor Ling would trust him so much and still have high hopes for him after knowing about him.
Let him participate in the location matters, and be willing to help him contain those forces. How courageous it is to give these old guys some time to breathe.
It's a pity that it's over. The big man is now riddled with holes. There is no way to save the world. Only through the baptism of war can we unify the world again.
How could Zhang Rang not know Yuan Shu's ambitions and spend nearly 10 billion to bribe these eunuchs? Just to get a position as a state pastor just for the sake of legitimacy, this is not equivalent to tearing the earth and becoming a king.
He naturally understood, and Emperor Ling understood even more. But the operation of the imperial court really needed the money gained from Yuan Shu and those who sold their official positions.
Otherwise, even the Yulin Army would not be able to receive military pay. Not to mention maintaining the normal operation of the royal family, how sad this is.
Just when Zhang Rang was crying deeply, Emperor Ling said again: "Okay, there is nothing to cry about."
"At least we have left our names in the history books, right?"
"The riddled man's wounds cannot be caused overnight."
"I just hope that I can support it for a few more years. With the money from Yuan Shu, maybe Dahan can be revitalized."
After Emperor Ling finished speaking, his eyes no longer had the decadent haze before. It took him ten years to play this game of chess before he finally achieved results.
He knew that he didn't have much time left. If he succeeds, the Han Dynasty will continue. If he fails, he will be the most stupid and incompetent emperor in the history of the Han Dynasty.
But none of this mattered to him, he didn't care what history was about.
But, as the overlord of this world. As the master of the Han Dynasty, he must do these things.
The only pity is that his two children are still young. And he didn't even have a minister Tuogu beside him, so Cai Yong was a suitable candidate in his eyes.
It's a pity that they are just corrupt scholars, and the fighting in officialdom is not even as good as those of the small yellow sect.
If this were not the case, how could he, the majestic emperor and the most powerful person in the world, marry a village girl as his queen?
Is it really just based on that person's good looks?
Although he thought so, Emperor Ling did think about how to promote him. It's a pity that this man could never hold up the wall, so he was abandoned as a useless person.
Zhang Rang looked at the spiritual emperor in front of him who made him feel no decadence at all and said in a hoarse voice: "Your Majesty, it's too late!"
"You also know that it is no longer you and me who have the final say in this palace. Even if I am not careful at all, I will be killed by various means."
"Not to mention Your Majesty, who has restored your talents and strategies."
The more Zhang Rang talked, the harder he cried. He was regretting and hating why he had agreed to the other eunuchs in the first place.
This has now created a dilemma for His Majesty.
Emperor Ling: "Okay, it's up to people. Get rid of these guys. Tomorrow is the real bidding day."
"I can only hope that this can break the situation, otherwise the building will collapse."
After Emperor Ling finished speaking, he left the palace. Zhang Rang didn't hesitate and immediately had these palace maids and young eunuchs killed.
The only ones left are his absolute confidants, and at this moment he is still holding on to a glimmer of hope.
Maybe His Majesty can really turn the tide, but it's a pity that all this is just a futile struggle.
The next day arrived quickly, on a playground for royal military training. Some businessmen and officials from various places have already arrived one after another, many of whom represent the descendants of the gentry behind them.
At this time, Cao Cao was already waiting for Yuan Shao's arrival. After all, his family's assets were really not able to support him in bidding for a higher-ranking official in the army.
Everyone had arrived one after another, and at this time Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao arrived one after another. Yuan Shu was a little faster than Yuan Shao, after all, he had already prepared.
As for Yuan Shao, his status did not allow him to walk in front of Yuan Shu when traveling at the same time. Even if Yuan Shu allows it, he cannot do this.
When Yuan Shu got off the carriage, Cao Cao saw him and came all the way to say hello and said, "Brother Gu, long time no see."
"Would you like to come in?"
Yuan Shu looked at Cao Cao, who was walking towards him. He was about 1.5 meters tall. The figure is also somewhat strong, but the appearance is a little ordinary.
In modern terms, it's short and sweet, and for this guy. Yuan Shu has always paid attention to him. After all, except for himself, no one would think that this ugly guy in front of him would be Emperor Wu of Wei, one of the Three Kingdoms in the future.
Yuan Shu: "Brother Meng De, I haven't seen you for a long time."
"Why, would even an aloof person like you come to such an occasion to buy an official position?"
"It seems that this time there are unimaginable official positions for everyone to bid on."
Yuan Shu himself knew everything, he was just here for a formality, because he had already reserved a position as a state pastor.
As for the rest, they are just foils for Yuan Shu.
On the other side, Yuan Shao also got off the carriage. Cao Cao called Yuan Shao's name loudly and said: "Brother Benchu, I haven't seen you for a few days, it feels like three autumns have passed."
When Yuan Shao saw such enthusiastic Cao Cao, he thought to himself: Oh no, I forgot to tell my second brother about Cao Mengde. Something bad will happen later.
Although Yuan Shu did not say anything about his involvement in the family affairs, if he wanted to, he could now take back his money as the heir.
But things had reached this point, and Yuan Shao could only bite the bullet and say hello to Cao Cao: "Brother Meng De, long time no see."
"I wonder if your father is in good health?"
Yuan Shao took the initiative, disrupted Cao Cao's greetings and continued: "Second brother, I am going in first with Cao Mengde, do you want to come with me?"
In response, Yuan Shu just shook his head. He knew that Yuan Shao would never specifically tell him these things, and now that he was telling him, he probably had some issues to resolve with Cao Cao.
If Yuan Shu guessed correctly, there is a high probability that Yuan Shao learned the news from Cao Cao.
When Yuan Shao and Cao Cao entered, Yuan Shu took out a certain amount of gold from his body and handed it to a small yellow doorman and said, "Has Eunuch Zhang arrived here?"
After Xiao Huangmen put away the gold, he said to Yuan Shu with a flattering face: "Go back to Mr. Yuan, Mr. Zhang has been waiting inside for a long time all morning."
"If Mr. Yuan wants to go in and find Eunuch Zhang, I'm afraid he will have to wait until the bidding is over."
