It snowed heavily, and it took a whole night.

When the next day dawn, the entire Chang'an City seemed to have become a world of ice and snow.

In Jianzhang Palace, the lake in Penglai Pavilion was completely frozen and turned into an ice lake.

Standing in the attic of Penglai Pavilion, wearing a fox fur coat and a pair of exquisite cashmere gloves on his hands, the emperor looked down at the entire palace.

"When will Wang Mang's memorial come back?" The emperor asked Guo Rang behind him.

"Your Majesty, it should be soon..." Guo Rang answered cautiously.

Since the news that General Ershi was defeated by Tianshan came back to Chang'an, the emperor's mood became quite bad and terrifying.

After all, before that, the emperor was listening to good news every day.

Either the Ershi army will wisely capture the Xiongnu's baggage today, or the Ershi's elite cavalry will attack Kucha tomorrow.

Flowers even appeared in the battle report.

At first glance, the generals and officers of the Ershi Army were either possessed by Han Xin or Sun Wu’s rebirth. They were simply using troops like gods, and they were completely determined!

The Huns were beaten to the ground by them in the Western Regions. At that time, there was also a cheerful atmosphere inside and outside the court.

Prime Minister Liu Qumao and other direct descendants look at people with their nostrils every day.

The emperor himself was proud and proud of his own wisdom in knowing people.

As a result, it quickly reversed in just half a month!

At the beginning, there was only news about "Ershi Xiaozhu".

As a result, the final battle report showed that what was the small setback?

Ershi Army and Juyan Duwei, these two teams of Hexi's absolute elite troops, suffered thousands of losses in battle, and all the rest were frostbitten, which was almost equivalent to the withdrawal of the Han army's combat sequence.

That's all, the key is that the main force of the Huns ran away!

If the main force of the Huns' court escaped, it is understandable. The key is that the only part of the Huns' Western Regions is escaped.

Especially, just before that, Liu Qumao and others blew too much, which made it known to everyone inside and outside Chang'an City: what General Ershi faced was just a group of Xiongnu, and with the power of Ershi, he could kill with one finger.

As a result, it is now slapping the face.

And today, I need the most shame!

Whoever makes him lose face will make him lose his head!

This is an iron rule proven by countless facts!

Therefore, in the past ten days, there have been a panic in Chang'an City. Liu Qumao and other Ershi were shocked three times a day, fearing that one day the Tiqi rushed into the door and arrested the prison.

Others were also worried, afraid that they would do something wrong, and would cause the emperor's bad intentions and be used as a tool to vent their anger.

The atmosphere in Chang'an was a bit dull.

Even close ministers like Guo Rang can only speak carefully and dare not be careless at all.

"Your Majesty..." At this time, Zhang Anshi's voice came from the attic: "General Yingyang's memorial!"

After a while, Zhang Anshi walked up to the attic with a secret report sealed in a bamboo tube with mud, came to the emperor, and bowed to present it.

The emperor turned around and looked at the secret report in Zhang Anshi's hand. A long-lost smile appeared on his face, and even his tone became relaxed: "What new discoveries did Zhang Zizhong have in Hehuang?"

This made Guo Rang and Zhang Anshi look at each other, and they couldn't help but feel a little envious, jealous and hatred in their hearts.

But at the same time, I also have to admire General Yang in my heart!

That person...

He is really the king of flattery!

Even if you go to Hehuang, you can still make trouble every now and then, allowing the emperor to smile knowingly from thousands of miles away.

For example, half a month ago, General Yang of Ying sent someone back to Beijing and sent some grassroots with insect-like appearances. These inconspicuous things made the emperor happy and shouted: If all the ministers in the world are like Zhang Zizhong, what else do I have?

If that Zhang Zizhong could just flatter the emperor, Zhang Anshi and Guo Rang would not be too afraid.

After all, when I am old today.

But the key is that he is still a close minister of the grandson and is definitely a confidant.

At the same time, he is also very good at managing power!

After only one month of his journey to Hehuang, the ministers in the court praised each other, saying: General Yingyang is worthy of staying behind, and those who promote Han will definitely be promoted!

Among these people, there were even a large number of people who rarely spoke in the court before and had retired, and did not care about the affairs of the court.

Even in the past, people who were extremely hostile and hated to him.

Why?

The answer was that General Ying Yang went to Hehuang and took away hundreds of Chang'an nobles, ministers, and children of wealthy businessmen.

Now, these families can receive a report sent back by the General Ying Yang Office every few days or up to ten days.

The report will describe and introduce in detail the manor occupied by his family, the slaves, water and soil, development status and progress.

In addition to these, the report also has forecasted returns in the coming year.

And who doesn’t like these things after seeing them?

Especially those retired ministers, they just watched the hundreds of gold and more than a thousand gold they had invested casually, and now they had become a treasure pot with stable returns of dozens, millions, or even tens of millions of dollars each year.

That one is unhappy, that one is unhappy?

And no one can hate God of Wealth.

From this, the Chang'an minister suddenly discovered that although General Yingyang Zhang Zizhong was not in Chang'an, Chang'an's political affairs seemed to be inseparable from him.

Especially for matters related to national policies, if they deviate from the former proposal of General Yang, it is very likely that they will not be able to pass.

You may even be scolded to death by public opinion and be scolded to the point of autism!

Those old ministers, veterans and ministers, can’t do anything else, speak sarcastically and complain, but they are very good at it!

Moreover, because he is an old minister, what he says is very important!

At least this is the case in public opinion.

After all, respecting the elderly and loving the young is the universal value of the Han Empire. The elderly criticize them, what else can young people do besides suffering?

The more this happens, the ministers in the court become more and more afraid of General Ying Yang.

Especially when Li Guangli Group was about to lose, the Eagle Yang Group was revealed, becoming a thorn in the eyes of countless people and a thorn in the flesh!

This is nothing to do!

The trees are as beautiful as the forest and the wind will destroy them!

After all, the country has limited top resources and location.

However, the Eagle-Ring Sphere is very likely to easily occupy most of them in the future!

How can a person whose flesh is about to be eaten up and whose eyes are green when hungry, not be jealous and not hate?

Therefore, in the Chang'an market, the black materials and gossip of General Yang began to appear.

Although it seems to be all harmless things.

It seems that just boring people are talking nonsense.

However, its directions almost all point directly to the character, cultivation and personal ethics of General Ying Yang.

Even the Huang family's case was re-revised and some information was compiled, which was a tendency to guide it in the direction of "destroying the teacher and destroying the ancestors".

What other lustful things are made up? There are also many materials for forcing other people's wives and concubines.

This kind of brainwashing bag looks nothing now.

However, once there is a need in the future, it may become an arrow and sharp blade to attack General Ying Yang at any time.

In China, the issue of character and personal ethics is one of the most deadly attacks.

It is even more terrible than public morality!

Thinking of these things in my mind, Zhang Anshi quietly looked up and looked at the emperor.

But the emperor's face was a little strange.

He hurriedly lowered his head, continued to look at his nose and his heart, while raising his ears and listening carefully to the sounds around him.

After a long time, he heard the emperor suddenly laugh: "This Zhang Zizhong is really... so smooth-talking!"

The emperor raised the secret report in his hand and handed it to Zhang Anshi, saying, "Let's take a look!"

Zhang Anshi hurriedly lowered his head and knelt down to take the memorial handed by the emperor, then spread it in front of him, and began to recite in a low voice: "General Ying Yang, General Chen Yi, I, I, I, I, will be loyal to the emperor again: Your Majesty, I, I, will be in good faith, and I, will be in peace and compassionate in Hehuang, and will be in peace and pacify the counties of Bingzhou, and patrol the places. I, I, was so worried that I, would not repay the tyrants of the tyrants in the middle of the country, only devoted my efforts to the death of Your Majesty, and did not dare to discuss it alone? However, I, I, had served in the tent, and personally saw Your Majesty's hard work, and I, were worried and uneasy, pity the people for forgetting themselves, and lost food and despise them. This is indeed what the three kings cannot do, and what the five emperors cannot do! Compared with Your Majesty's hard work, what do you care about? When I arrived in Hehuang, I was upset at night, thinking about Your Majesty's instructions, Xuanfu pacified Yuezhi, Qiang, moved them with emotion, and explained them with reason.

Your Majesty's education was among the barbarians, and spread the benevolence of the emperor beyond the desert. Therefore, the Yuezhi tribes were grateful and shed ashamed and hurt themselves. They were willing to move to remote places in Hehuang to punish the betrayal of the past. The Qiang tribes also came to surrender thousands of miles to pay their cattle, sheep and livestock to offer to Your Majesty. So I opened up fields, built channels, built gullies, built roads, and built barns in Hehuang. There were barbarians three thousand miles away. I thanked Your Majesty's kindness and helped him thousands of miles away. Some people who were sent to him came to surrender. After hearing Your Majesty's teachings, I came to surrender. From this, all matters in Hehuang were settled, and I followed the rituals in Hexi. Seeing the hardships of people's livelihood, I saw the suffering of the people, and felt sad from my heart. I came from my heart... I ignorantly reported to Your Majesty, and begged Your Majesty to promote benevolence and virtue in Hexi, sow rain and dew in the mountains and rivers..."

As Zhang Anshi recited these words, he felt extremely strange in his mind.

He carefully put down his memorial, lowered his head, and asked, "Your Majesty, what is the holy intention?"

"The child has grown up and knows that he feels sorry for the people and is worried about national affairs..." The emperor said meaningfully: "What do Shangshu Ling think?"
To be continued...