Chapter 173

"No!"

Who would have thought that Jia Yi would shake his head directly: "Quite the opposite; this time, my Lord hopes that you, my lord, can speak ill of him in front of His Majesty to dispel His Majesty's idea of letting my Lord send troops!"

"Of course, if His Majesty does not have this idea, that would be even better."

"Hmm?"

Zhang Rang was stunned upon hearing this; he thought he had misheard.

"Your Lord does not want to send troops?"

Zhang Rang asked in astonishment.

What exactly was this Su Xuan thinking?

"That is not it!"

Jia Yi shook his head and explained: "It is that he cannot send troops!"

"Because, if he sends troops again, my Lord will inevitably be able to quell the rebellion in a short time."

"A mere Qu Xing is absolutely no match for my Lord!"

"But when that time comes, how should His Majesty grant rewards?"

"It is better not to make things difficult for His Majesty!"

"Moreover, my Lord does not want to enter the court to serve as an official for the time being; after all, he has no foundation there."

"It is better to stay in Nanjun and be at ease; what does my lord think?"

Saying directly that he didn't want to send troops would certainly not work.

Don't look at how well they were cooperating with Zhang Rang.

But this fellow only recognized money and not people.

Moreover, Zhang Rang was very smart and very clear about who he relied on to have his current power and glory.

That was the Son of Heaven!

Therefore, he would never betray the Son of Heaven.

And if Su Xuan did not want to send troops, that undoubtedly meant that Su Xuan had ill intentions.

What if Su Xuan also had rebellious intentions?

Although this was basically impossible.

But Zhang Rang would not gamble.

And he would certainly not help someone with impure motives who might pose a real threat to His Majesty.

Fortunately, Jia Yi said that Su Xuan did not want to send troops, but rather could not send troops!

And what he said was quite reasonable.

His Majesty was indeed becoming increasingly wary of Su Xuan.

Let alone His Majesty, even he was somewhat wary of the expansion of Su Xuan's power.

Only if their powers were equal, or if Su Xuan's power was inferior to his, could Zhang Rang feel at ease cooperating with Su Xuan.

If Su Xuan's power exceeded his, would Su Xuan still need him?

That was certainly impossible!

Therefore, regarding Su Xuan's request this time, Zhang Rang agreed without hesitation: "If that is the case, then that is absolutely no problem! Leave it to me!"

"I will make your Lord's wish come true!"

"Then thank you! If there is nothing else, I will take my leave!"

Saying this, Jia Yi took his leave and departed.

Zhang Rang naturally did not stop him.

Instead, after Jia Yi left, he returned to the imperial palace immediately.

As it happened, the Son of Heaven had also received Su Xuan's memorial at this time and was just about to find Zhang Rang to discuss it.

Seeing Zhang Rang arrive, he immediately asked: "Father Rang! Su Xuan has submitted a memorial saying that Qu Xing has rebelled in Changsha and has requested to send troops to suppress the rebellion; do you think I should agree to him?"

Recently, Liu Hong had become somewhat numb to the news of rebellions in various places.

Almost every month, new people rebelled.

Fortunately, none were as bad as the Yellow Turban Army or the Xiliang rebellion.

Zhang Rang heard this and immediately bowed respectfully: "Your Majesty, this matter still requires you to make the decision yourself; how would this old servant dare to interfere in matters of troop deployment?"

"However, the General Who Conquers the South already has high enough power; this old servant feels that we should give other young talents more opportunities."

"In this way, we can also cultivate more talents for Your Majesty that can be trusted; what does Your Majesty think?"

Liu Hong heard this and looked deeply at Zhang Rang, then couldn't help but smile and nod: "Father Rang's words truly touch my heart!"

"Indeed, the General Who Conquers the South has already fully grown up, and it is time to give others more opportunities!"

"However, who does Father Rang think can replace Su Xuan as the candidate to suppress the rebellion?"

"It would be best if they have strong troop-commanding abilities, lest they fail and cause even greater disaster, which would be a headache!"

He indeed did not want Su Xuan to build merit.

But he truly admired Su Xuan's ability to suppress rebellions!

It was too decisive, and every time he handled it, it made him feel very comfortable.

Therefore, even though he was wary of Su Xuan and wanted to suppress him, he was somewhat reluctant.

He didn't go too far.

Zhang Rang heard this, pondered for a moment, and said: "Your Majesty, what do you think of Sun Sun Jian?"

"Whether it was during the Yellow Turban Rebellion or the Xiliang rebellion, this person's performance was very outstanding, and he is exceptionally brave."

"Moreover, this person is ambitious and not someone content with mediocrity, and he was promoted by General Zhu Jun."

"He does not seem to be very close to the Lord Yuan clan or the Grand General, so perhaps he can be won over."

Of course, Zhang Rang had one more thing he didn't say.

That was, even if this person had already secretly defected to the Lord Yuan clan or He Jin, it didn't matter.

Rather, one could say that this fellow could just happen to go and check Su Xuan.

Nowadays, Su Xuan's power in Nanjun was growing larger and larger; without someone to check him, Zhang Rang was truly worried that Su Xuan would expand and become completely uncontrollable, which would be bad.

Admittedly, they were in a cooperative relationship, but this did not prevent him from suppressing Su Xuan a little!

Moreover, if the Son of Heaven had many people he could rely on, what would they, the eunuchs, be needed for?

It would be even better if Sun Sun Jian were a person of the Lord Yuan clan.

"Sun Sun Jian?"

Liu Hong heard this and frowned slightly.

He knew this person, and his previous performance was indeed very good.

He was a fierce tiger who could fight and dared to fight.

He thought for a moment, then nodded immediately: "Then let it be him!"

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Zhang Rang immediately flattered him.

At the morning court the next day,

Liu Hong threw out the matter of Su Xuan's memorial requesting to fight and suppress the rebellion.

"My dear officials, how do you think this matter should be handled? Should I agree to the General Who Conquers the South's request?"

He did not rush to state his own decision.

He just wanted to see what the reaction of Lord Yuan Kui, He Jin, and the others would be.

If they opposed it, that would be even better.

This would show that Su Xuan still had not defected to them or colluded with them over these past few years.

Only then could Liu Hong feel somewhat at ease.

He wouldn't have to think about dealing with Su Xuan.

Sure enough, the next moment, Lord Yuan Feng stepped out of the ranks and spoke: "Report to Your Majesty! I believe it is inappropriate!"

"The General Who Conquers the South certainly has brilliant battle achievements, but precisely because of this, he should give other young generals more opportunities to build merit."

"Only in this way can more talents emerge and cultivate more military talents for our Great Han!"

"Therefore, I believe we should send someone else to serve as the Administrator of Changsha to quell the Changsha rebellion."

As for the original Administrator of Changsha?

That fellow had already kicked the bucket.

Naturally, there was nothing more to say.

Come to think of it, the position of Administrator in Jingzhou had become a high-risk profession these past few years!

Several had already died.

"I second the motion!"

At this time, He Jin also stood out and spoke: "I believe it is more appropriate to appoint the Gentleman Sun Sun Jian as the Administrator of Changsha to go and suppress the rebellion."

"Sun Sun Jian fights bravely, has repeatedly built battle merits, and is himself a southerner; he is the most suitable candidate!"

However, when Liu Hong heard this, his originally calm expression immediately turned gloomy.

He Jin saw this and sneered inwardly: "Heh! It seems I have rejected your idea, Your Majesty! But this is exactly what I wanted."

"A mere Su Xuan, don't even think about going any further! Hmph!"

However, this fellow He Jin had completely misunderstood.

Things were not at all as he thought.

He Jin did not react, but Lord Yuan Kui had vaguely sensed something through his own judgment.

"Oh no! I'm afraid we did the wrong thing this time!"

"I'm afraid His Majesty himself never intended to let Su Xuan send troops to suppress the rebellion again."

"After all, Su Xuan is already the General Who Conquers the South and the Marquis of Jiangling."

"If he builds more merit, it will be difficult to grant rewards unless he is transferred to Luoyang to serve."

"But our Majesty has a suspicious nature, and I fear he is also wary of Su Xuan, especially since he began his marriage alliance with the Xun clan."

"Could it be that His Majesty himself was prepared to appoint Sun Sun Jian to suppress the rebellion?"

Otherwise, why did the Son of Heaven's expression not change when he opposed it earlier, and why did he even have the idea of watching a show?