Chapter 276

Moreover, Zhang Rang was very smart and knew very well who he had to rely 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 bad 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 made quite a bit of sense.

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 when their powers were equal, or 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 to use him?

That would certainly be impossible!

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

"I will let your Lord have his wish!"

"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 of Changsha has rebelled and is requesting 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 there were new people rebelling.

Fortunately, none were as bad as the Huang Jin or the Liangzhou 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 Conquering the South already has enough power; this old servant feels that it is better to give other young talents more opportunities."

"In this way, you can also cultivate a few more talents that you can trust for yourself, Your Majesty; what do you 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 Conquering 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 is best if they have strong troop-commanding abilities, so as to avoid causing even greater disaster if they fail, 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 always so 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 did not go too far.

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

"This person's performance was quite outstanding, whether during the Huang Jin Rebellion or the Liangzhou rebellion, and he is exceptionally brave."

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

"It seems he is not very close to the 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 Yuan clan or He Jin, it didn't matter.

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

Nowadays, Su Xuan's power in Nanjun was growing larger and larger, and without someone to check him, Zhang Rang was truly worried that Su Xuan would expand, become completely uncontrollable, and that 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 Jian were a Yuan clan person.

"Sun Jian?"

Liu Hong heard this and frowned slightly.

He knew this person; his previous performance was indeed quite good.

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

He thought for a moment, then immediately nodded: "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 ministers, how do you think this matter should be handled? Should I agree to the General Conquering the South's request?"

He was not in a hurry to state his own decision.

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

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 a bit more at ease.

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

Sure enough, the next moment, Yuan Feng stepped out of the ranks and said: "I report to Your Majesty! I believe this is inappropriate!"

"The General Conquering the South certainly has glorious 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 also become a high-risk profession over these past few years!

Several had already died.

"I second the motion!"

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

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

However, when Liu Hong heard this, his originally indifferent 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."

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

However, this fellow He Jin had completely misunderstood.

The matter was not at all as he thought.

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

"Bad! I'm afraid we did the wrong thing this time!"

"I'm afraid His Majesty himself had no intention of letting Su Xuan send troops to suppress the rebellion again."

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

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

"But our Son of Heaven is a suspicious character; 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 Jian to suppress the rebellion?"

Otherwise, why did the Son of Heaven's expression not change when he opposed it earlier, and he even seemed somewhat happy and in the mood to watch a show?