Chapter 62: Riding the Wolf

  The officials on the court who were secretly afraid were startled by this sudden loud shout, and when they looked around, they found it was none other than Huo Fu Shuang, the Left Middle General. This man is one of the most famous generals in the Han Dynasty today, and for a moment everyone stopped talking, the entire hall fell silent.

  "My dear, do you have any good ideas!" Ling Emperor had no idea at all, especially when he heard that his opponent had several million.

  "Your Majesty, I wish to lead a contingent of troops to exterminate the rebels!" Huangfu Song said in a deep voice.

  "Your Majesty, General Huangfu's words are indeed correct, but the rebels have not yet taken action. I think it would be better to issue an order to capture Zhang Jiao, the leader of the rebels in Ji Province. As the saying goes, 'to catch a thief, first catch the king'... killing the ringleader will surely disperse the followers..." The crowd looked and saw that it was Taifu Yuan Wei, one of the three high-ranking officials.

  "Director Yuan is absolutely right..." The crowd praised.

  Yuan Yi sighed inwardly, why did the people rebel... Ah..., he glanced at Zhang Rang beside Emperor Ling and didn't say anything more.

  At this time, the Grand Master of Light, Ma Rong, stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, what Mr. Yuan said is very true. At this moment, we should order the officials in Luoyang to arrest the followers of the Taiping Sect and first ensure the safety of the capital. Then, we can quickly send orders to Jizhou to capture Zhang Jue and other leaders of the Taiping Sect, and we will definitely be able to suppress the rebellion before it starts. Your Majesty should work hard on state affairs, keep away from petty people and get close to virtuous ministers, and strive to govern our great Han Dynasty well... When that happens, the people will live in peace and happiness, and such things will not happen..."

  Ma Rong looked at Zhang Rang and other eunuchs with anger, Zhang Rang was so angry that his teeth itched, thinking that you were saying that we deceived the emperor, which led to the rebellion... He hurriedly said: "Your Majesty..."

  "Alright, alright!" Emperor Ling had been annoyed for a long time and thought this idea was good, so he said: "Yang Gong, you are the Imperial Secretary, immediately order the officials of Luoyang to search for and capture the followers of the Taiping Dao teachings. Whoever is found to be plotting against the throne will be executed along with their entire clan. Yuan Gong, you immediately pass on the order to the regional commanders of Jizhou, to send out troops to capture Zhang Jue and others who are the leaders... At the same time, order the Regional Inspector to use all his might to arrest all members of the Taiping Teachings within the region..."

  "In that case, go and make arrangements immediately, handle the matter quickly......" Emperor Ling looked at Zhang Letian and thought he could dismiss the court, but he still trusted the Ten Eunuchs and planned to go down and discuss with them again.

  "Your Majesty......" At this time, the Northern General Lu Zhi stepped forward and said: "This matter is of great importance. Your Majesty should reward those officials who discovered this matter to boost morale and encourage people's hearts..."

  The Emperor Ling, who was about to leave, also agreed that these ministers who reported the rebellion should be heavily rewarded. In the future, if there is another rebellion, more people will come forward to expose it, and his throne will be even more stable. He nodded and said: "Your words are very true, Yang Bi, I now appoint you as the General of the Five Officials, in charge of the Lang officials..."

  Yang Biao was overjoyed and hastily thanked Heaven's blessing.

  "All right, you all go down to various places to cooperate and capture the rebels...". Emperor Ling was about to leave, hurrying back to discuss countermeasures with his father and mother.

  Cao Cao, who was standing at the back of the group of officials, thought to himself, "This isn't right!" The prison in Luoyang is under the jurisdiction of my nephew, Zixiao. Since it's a major capture from the prison in Luoyang, my nephew should have made great contributions. This won't do, I must speak up about this matter. Cao Cao was grateful for Qin Feng's help the other day and quickly stood up, saying, "Your Majesty, I have something to report."

  Who is this dark and slippery guy?

  "Your Majesty, this is Shi Lang Cao Cao, the son of Cao Song and grandson of Cao Teng." Zhang Rang hastily said, seeing that Emperor Ling did not recognize the man.

  "Ah!" The Emperor suddenly realized that the eunuch was his favorite, and seeing that it was his own grandson, he said: "What business do you have?"

  "Your Majesty, the prison guards who captured the rebels have done a good job and should be rewarded." Cao Cao said hastily.

  The Emperor thought for a moment and said, "Yang Ai Qing, the Luoyang prison is under your jurisdiction. Pass on my imperial decree to reward those who have made contributions with one catty of silver and one bolt of cloth."

  Yang Biao muttered to himself, what does Cao Cao have to do with the prison guards of Luoyang? Why did he suddenly appear and ask for rewards for some prison guards? He suddenly thought of Qin Feng and immediately realized. He said to himself that he had also been promoted, why not do a favor, so he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this time we were able to capture the rebels smoothly, thanks to the efforts of Qin Feng, the prison governor of Luoyang, who led the prison guards to capture Ma Yuan and others..."

  "Qin Feng?" Ling Emperor didn't recognize him and habitually looked at Zhang Rang.

  Zhang Rang was very familiar with Qin Feng. Since letting Qin Feng become the first supplier of the imperial palace, he had been taking kickbacks by the bucketload, and his eyes would light up with joy whenever he thought about it. As the saying goes, "gifts are always reciprocated", and when he heard that Qin Feng was seeking to curry favor, his small eyes narrowed in delight as he spoke: "I humbly report to Your Majesty, Qin Feng is a man of great loyalty and righteousness, a talent who is hard to come by."

  "Oh!" The Spirit Emperor spent his days in the palace and didn't know what Qin Feng was, but since Zhang Rang had said so, he naturally thought it was a rare talent, and sank into contemplation.

  Qin Feng! Lu Zhi hastily stood up and said: "I report to Your Majesty, Qin Feng is of humble origin but is a benevolent and righteous person. He has made great contributions to the safety of the people in this region. If we can recruit him into the imperial court as an official, it would be a demonstration of our great Han dynasty's ability to use talented individuals without regard for their background..."

  Qin Feng! Ma Rong hastily stood up and said, "I report to Your Majesty, Qin Feng has a good literary talent. The widely spread 'Loshen Fu' was written by him. This person has a certain reputation among scholars. If we can recruit him into the imperial court, scholars will surely look up to the imperial court and be loyal to Your Majesty..."

  "What the two gentlemen said is indeed......" Yang Biao hastily replied.

  Yuan Wei was familiar with the name Qin Feng, and immediately thought of his nephew Yuan Shao's words. It was this person who built a heroic and magnificent foundation, and was also skilled in commerce, and would definitely achieve something in the future. Adding flowers to brocade is not as good as sending charcoal in snowy weather, at this time he slightly pulled him over, and in the future in the imperial court it will also be a great help to my Yuan family. Yuan Wei then stepped forward and said: "Qin Feng has always had the people's hope, just like what several adults have said, if he can do things for the imperial court, he must be able to enhance the prestige of our great Han in the eyes of the common people."

  The four generations of the Yuan family have produced three senior officials, and their disciples and former subordinates are all over the world. There are not a few in the imperial court either. Seeing that General Taifu Yuan has spoken so, others hastened to praise him. "Indeed...". Everyone carried the sedan chair with flowers, and all civil and military officials agreed.

  "Hmm, if everyone says so, then he must be talented and a man of loyalty. Emperor Ling actually only heard the word 'loyalty', but what official position should he give him? He asked: "All of you say this, it seems that this person is talented, is he a civil or military officer?"

  "I humbly report to Your Majesty, Qin Feng has always had a reputation for talent..." Guanglu Daifu Ma Rijiao hastily said.

  "Report to Your Majesty, the Northern Army's five battalions are short of brave generals. It is suitable for Qin Feng...". Lu Zhi hastily stood up and thought that with his bravery and martial arts skills passed down from the Yiyongzhai Village, Qin Feng was absolutely not suited for any desk job.

  "May I report to Your Majesty, Lord Lu Zhi's words are indeed...". Commander Zhu Jun hastily said.

  "Lord Lu Zhi's words are indeed correct......" Zhong Lang Jiang Huangfu Song also said.

  "I humbly report to Your Majesty, Qin Feng's literary talent surpasses others, he should be granted a civil position..." Yang Bi said.

  The Ling Emperor was somewhat stunned, and habitually looked at Zhang Rang. Zhang Rang hastily said: "Your Majesty, Qin Feng is the first to capture the rebels. If he can lead troops to exterminate the rebels, it should be a very good thing." The Great Han cannot have rebels, and on this matter, the interests of eunuchs and scholar-officials are consistent.

  Lingdi nodded and said to Yuan Wei, who was in the position of Taishi: "Yuan Ai, do you still have any vacancies under your command?"

  "This is to be given to Wu Zhong, Yuan Wei said that it cannot be too small. After thinking for a moment, he said: "I beg to report to Your Majesty, the Imperial Guard is currently short of one riding Lang Jiang, Qin Feng has always had a reputation for loyalty and righteousness, and this position is just right for him..."

  Qilang will be! With a salary of two thousand dan, this official is not small at all. The governor of a prefecture only has two thousand dan. Qin Feng was just an unranked prison officer before, isn't this a meteoric rise?! Is it related to the Yuan family? At first, the civil and military officials thought it would be a county lieutenant or something with a salary of several hundred dan, but now hearing that it's a martial official like Qilang, they can't help but think.

  "Taiwei's words are indeed correct......" Lu Zhi and others all agreed.

  Xing Ah, Zi Jin Xian younger brother, you little guy has a lot of prestige. Cao Cao saw a large group of old guys all helping Qin Feng speak well, and he was very envious. He also returned a favor to Qin Feng, and his heart was also happy.

  Qin Feng's invisible accumulation of connections has burst out and reaped a good fortune.

  The Emperor yawned and said, "So be it. We must quickly capture the rebels and execute them along with their nine clans..." The Emperor let out another sigh, and Zhang Rang hastily announced, "Disperse the court!"