Chapter 174

Why did his expression change the moment He Jin mentioned Sun Sun Jian?

"Damn it! That must be it!"

"This Sun Sun Jian defecting to our Lord Yuan clan also happened recently, and it was in secret; His Majesty may not necessarily know."

"We made a bad move this time!"

"However, regardless of whether His Majesty is willing or not, Sun Sun Jian must go this time!"

Lord Yuan Kui made up his mind inwardly.

The only pity was that it exposed Sun Sun Jian as his man.

What?

You say it was clearly recommended by He Jin?

Heh! What level is He Jin, and what kind of brain does he have?

Do you think the Son of Heaven would believe this was He Jin's handiwork?

Doesn't the Son of Heaven know that He Jin had long since defected to his Lord Yuan clan?

Hmm! He Jin himself actually thought he and the Lord Yuan clan were in an equal cooperative relationship and were allies.

Sure enough, the next moment, Liu Hong glanced at He Jin indifferently, and then found Sun Sun Jian's figure in the crowd.

The appreciation he originally had for Sun Sun Jian in his heart had now all turned into disgust.

"I didn't expect this dog thing to also be a person of the Lord Yuan clan?"

"Did I actually misjudge him?"

Thinking this, Liu Hong also turned his head and glared at Zhang Rang.

This immediately made Zhang Rang feel terrified, and at the same time, he cursed Sun Sun Jian and He Jin in his heart: "Damn Sun Sun Jian! You really are a person of the Lord Yuan clan, you've pitted me! And damn He Jin, you have no brain!"

What kind of situation was this?

Fortunately, this was not entirely a bad thing.

It was just that a beating would probably be unavoidable later.

He still had to coax His Majesty well.

"It seems that intelligence gathering has been negligent recently; I must continue to strengthen it later!"

Zhang Rang thought indignantly in his heart.

"What do my dear officials think?"

Liu Hong scanned the room at this time and asked.

Lord Yuan Kui was already riding a tiger and could not get off, so he could only bite the bullet and step out: "Your Majesty! I agree with the Grand General's suggestion!"

"We second the motion!"

The officials of the Lord Yuan clan faction and the officials of the He Jin faction saw this and all stepped out of the ranks to express their stance.

Looking at the officials standing out below, who accounted for two-thirds of the total, Liu Hong's eyes were almost spitting fire, and he felt a deep sense of frustration and powerlessness.

It was like this again! It was like this again!

Was this imperial court the Lord Yuan clan's, or was it mine?

But facing the pressure from the Lord Yuan clan and He Jin, Liu Hong, despite wanting to go back on his word, had to bite the bullet and nod: "I grant it! Appoint Sun Sun Jian as the Administrator of Changsha, let him take office immediately, and he must quell the rebellion and behead the rebel leader Qu Xing for me within one month."

"Otherwise, bring me his head; do you understand?"

Saying this, Liu Hong looked at Sun Sun Jian, his eyes full of disgust.

"I accept the order! I will certainly not fail His Majesty's high expectations!"

Sun Sun Jian immediately stepped out and bowed confidently in response.

It was only a Qu Xing; Sun Sun Jian had confidence in himself and believed that he would definitely be able to quell the Changsha rebellion and secure his position as the Administrator of Changsha within a month.

At the same time, his heart was surging: "Finally, finally it is my turn to get ahead!"

"I have already fallen too far behind Su Xuan!"

"This time, no matter what, I must seize the opportunity to catch up to and surpass Su Xuan!"

Thinking back, Su Xuan was not even as good as him, just a commoner.

Yet, he was valued by His Majesty during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, repeatedly built battle merits, and was constantly promoted.

In the end, he was appointed a general and ennobled as a marquis, completely widening the gap between him and himself.

This once made Sun Sun Jian both admire and envy him, and he was also very unwilling.

Now, his opportunity had come.

I, Sun Sun Jian, am in no way inferior to anyone!

"I hope you do not disappoint me! That is all! Court dismissed!"

Saying this, Liu Hong stood up angrily and left.

After Zhang Rang announced the dismissal of the court, he hurriedly chased after him.

After he caught up with Liu Hong.

Liu Hong was so angry that he kicked him down and cursed: "You trash! You couldn't even find out two pieces of news; if it weren't for you, why would I have prepared to promote that Sun Sun Jian?"

"If Lord Yuan Kui and the others didn't know my thoughts this time, wouldn't I have been deceived by them, choosing one of their people to suppress the rebellion, and still being kept in the dark? Treating their people as my own?"

Thinking of that consequence, Liu Hong became even angrier.

He kicked Zhang Rang a few more times, which finally dispelled some of his anger.

Zhang Rang cooperated with screams the whole time, and after Liu Hong stopped kicking him, he held Liu Hong's leg with a mournful face: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! This old servant was wrong! This old servant also didn't expect that Sun Sun Jian was a person of the Lord Yuan clan!"

"You were right to kick me; if kicking me a few times can dispel your anger, then kick me a few more times, you must not get angry and ruin your health!"

"In that case, this old servant would truly be unable to atone for his crimes even with ten thousand deaths!"

"You old thing!"

Liu Hong originally thought Zhang Rang was going to beg for mercy.

He didn't expect Zhang Rang to be such a sycophant, and for a moment, he was actually amused by anger.

But after laughing, the anger he felt toward Zhang Rang in his heart had indeed dissipated for the most part, and he kicked him with his free foot: "You truly deserve a kick!"

"Why are you still holding my leg? Why don't you get up? With you like this, how am I supposed to walk?"

"Yes, yes!"

Zhang Rang heard this and immediately understood that Liu Hong's anger toward him had mostly dissipated, so he broke into tears and laughter, hurriedly let go of Liu Hong's foot, climbed up from the ground, and bowed repeatedly to Liu Hong: "Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"That's enough! I no longer blame you! Let's go!"

Liu Hong waved his hand and walked away.

Zhang Rang hurriedly followed.

More than two hours later,

Su Xuan, who was far away in Nanjun, received the news from Jia Yi in Luoyang immediately, opened it, and looked at it, then immediately felt amused: "Heh! Sure enough, they chose Sun Sun Jian! Now things will be interesting!"

"You all take a look too!"

Saying this, Su Xuan handed the letter in his hand to Xi Zhicai and the others who were handling government affairs nearby.

They gathered around to take a look.

"Sun Sun Jian?"

Xun You frowned slightly: "I have some impression of this person! It seems he was also at Changshe during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, right?"

"It seems he was promoted and recommended by General Zhu Jun."

"The year before last, this person also participated in the suppression of the Xiliang rebellion."

"I heard that this person is incomparably brave; whenever he fights, he is always the vanguard, taking the lead in charging and attacking cities."

"I didn't expect him to be appointed as the Administrator of Changsha this time."

"That Qu Xing is absolutely no match for him."

"It's just that, with this, we have an extra fierce tiger next to us, which is not a good thing for us!"

He saw it; this was clearly the Lord Yuan clan and He Jin planting a nail and finding fault to limit their development!

Perhaps even the Son of Heaven's thoughts were involved.

Xi Zhicai also nodded: "This person is indeed a trouble; it is very clear that such a person who dares to fight and struggle has no small ambition. Lord, we must be careful in the future!"

At this time, Guo Jia smiled and shook his head: "I don't think so!"

"Sun Sun Jian is certainly a fierce tiger with ambition, but he came too late."

"This Jingzhou has already been infiltrated by us!"

"Even if he occupies Changsha, he won't be able to achieve anything great in Changsha in the short term."

"Moreover, this person is from Yangzhou, so he is naturally unacclimated to Jingzhou."