Chapter 277

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

"Damn it! That must be it!"

"This Sun Jian defected to our Yuan clan only recently, and it was done secretly; His Majesty might not be aware of it."

"We made a blunder this time!"

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

Yuan Kui made up his mind inwardly.

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

What?

You say it was clearly He Jin who recommended him?

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 doing?

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

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

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

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

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

"Did I actually misjudge him?"

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

This immediately made Zhang Rang feel terrified, and at the same time, he cursed Sun Jian and He Jin thoroughly in his heart: "Damn Sun Jian! You really are a Yuan clan person; you've set me up! And that 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 likely be unavoidable later.

He still had to properly coax His Majesty.

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

Zhang Rang thought indignantly.

"What do my ministers think?"

Liu Hong scanned the room at this time and asked.

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

"We second the motion!"

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

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

Again! Again!

Is this imperial court the Yuan clan's, or is it mine?

But facing the pressure from the Yuan clan and He Jin, even though Liu Hong wanted to go back on his word, he had to bite the bullet and nod: "I grant it! Appoint Sun Jian as the Administrator of Changsha, have him depart immediately, and he must suppress 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 Jian with eyes full of disgust.

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

Sun Jian immediately stepped out of the ranks confidently and bowed in response.

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

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 with and surpass Su Xuan!"

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

Yet, he was valued by His Majesty during the Huang Jin Rebellion, repeatedly built battle merit, 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 Jian feel both admiration and envy, as well as great unwillingness.

Now, his opportunity had arrived.

I, Sun Jian, am not inferior to anyone!

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

Saying this, Liu Hong got 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 piece of 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 Jian?"

"If Yuan Kui and the others hadn't been unaware of my thoughts this time, wouldn't I have been deceived by them, choosing one of their people to suppress the rebellion while 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 dissipated some of his anger.

Zhang Rang cooperated with miserable screams throughout, and once Liu Hong stopped kicking him, he put on a mournful face, hugged Liu Hong's leg and said: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! This old servant was wrong! This old servant also did not expect that Sun Jian was a Yuan clan person!"

"You were right to kick me; if kicking me a few times can dissipate your anger, then please kick me a few more times; you must not let your body be harmed by anger!"

"If that happens, this old servant would truly be unable to redeem himself even with ten thousand deaths!"

"You old thing!"

Liu Hong had originally thought Zhang Rang would beg for mercy.

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

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

"Why are you still hugging my leg? Why don't you get up? How am I supposed to walk like this?"

"Yes, yes!"

Zhang Rang heard this and immediately understood that Liu Hong's anger toward him had mostly dissipated. He immediately broke into a smile through his tears, 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!"

"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, far away in Nanjun, received the news from Jia Yi in Luoyang immediately. He opened it and looked, and immediately felt happy: "Heh! It really was Sun Jian they chose! Now we have something to play with!"

"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 look.

"Sun Jian?"

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

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

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

"I heard that this person is incomparably brave; whenever there is a battle, 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 definitely no match for him."

"However, with this, we have an extra fierce tiger next to us, which is not a good thing for us!"

He could see that this was clearly the 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 trouble. Clearly, someone who dares to fight and struggle like this 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 Jian is certainly an ambitious fierce tiger, but he has come too late."

"This Jingzhou has already been infiltrated by us quite thoroughly!"

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

"In addition, this person is a native of Yangzhou and is naturally unacclimated to the environment in Jingzhou."