The first year of Zhongping.

Zhang Jiao of Taiping Road died of illness in Guangzong County.

After this news came out, everyone else in the world was shocked and stunned.

This was especially true for the officers and generals who were ordered to encircle and suppress the Yellow Turban Army.

Some people are surprised, some are confused, and some just feel confused.

And people with deep thoughts will feel that the news contained in it makes people dare not delve into it.

After all, how could the majestic Taiping Taoist, the number one person in the world ten years ago, die of illness?

In the eyes of some people, this news is simply a joke.

But to some people in the court, it didn't matter whether the Taoist Master Taiping died of illness. What was important was that he, the rebellious minister and traitor, finally died.

This is especially true for Emperor Liu Hong, who is sitting on the dragon throne in Luoyang, the capital of the Han Dynasty.

"he……"

"Dead?"

Turning his head sideways, Liu Hong casually dropped his feet on the kneeling person in front of him. He put his hands in the black and red crown robes and ate the tribute fruit in his mouth. When he heard the eunuch Zhang

After Rang's report, Liu Hong's expression, which was obscured by the twelve jade strings in front of the imperial crown, finally changed slightly.

His tone seemed hesitant, but also seemed like he didn't care.

"He is finally dead."

"How can the sky die? The earthworm shakes the sky, but that's all."

He spit out the core of the fruit in his mouth casually, and another eunuch on the side immediately reached out to catch it. Liu Hong continued: "Are you sure he died of illness?"

"..."

The pale-faced Zhang Rang could only twitch the corner of his mouth when he heard this, and replied in a slightly sharp and feminine voice: "There are rumors like this in the world. The thief Zhang died of illness in Guangzong County. As for his subordinates who fled,

Empty."

"In my opinion, this thief will never die of illness."

"It is simply a joke that a man who was once the best in the world died of illness."

"If you really believe it, it will be a shame to the Tian family."

"So... there is only one possibility. Thief Zhang was beaten to death."

How could Zhang Rang not know what kind of person Zhang Jiao was?

A few years ago, Zhang Jiao came to the palace with "The Essential Techniques of Taiping" and personally visited the Heavenly Master Liu Hong. He even presented the "Essential Art of Taiping" to the Heavenly Master to let the Heavenly Master have a glimpse of its secrets. Moreover, Zhang Jiao's world-famous body

It is said that martial arts were learned from this book.

To put it bluntly, the people in the world who know the "Essential Art of Taiping" best except the three Zhang Jiao brothers and their closest people, and probably the "Old Immortal of Nanhua" who passed down the secret book to Zhang Jiao, are the Tian Family in front of them.

Liu Hong.

If people who know "The Art of Taiping" are people in the Tao of Taiping, then...

The lowered head did not move. Zhang Rang just glanced at the Tian family in front of him with the corner of his eye. No one dared to guess this. Moreover, no one knew what happened to Zhang Jiao when he entered the palace to meet the saint.

What did Tianjia say?

At least secretly, Zhang Rang and several other members of the Ten Constant Attendants had discussed this issue, and they all felt that the Tian family was deliberately allowing Taiping Dao to become powerful.

"Oh!"

With a sneer, the little eunuch who was kneeling on the ground and using his head to support Liu Hong's feet lowered his head. As his head moved, the beads on the jade string kept making clear and crisp collision sounds. He slowly turned his head, Liu Hong was indeed

He said seriously: "But I believe it."

I believe it!

This short sentence made Zhang Rang, the eunuch who had almost overwhelming power in the imperial court, break out in cold sweat all over his body.

But in the blink of an eye, his back was completely wet.

Those people outside only thought that they were waiting for a few eunuchs and were called the Ten Constant Attendants, but in fact, how many people knew the trembling in their hearts? The Tianjia Liu Hong in front of him was not a fool controlled by others.

Only the Shichangshi is most aware of the horror of the Heavenly Family.

He pursed his lips, swallowed his saliva, and allowed the sweat to fall from his forehead. Zhang Rang could only answer bravely: "That thief Zhang must have died of illness."

"so……"

"Open his coffin and poke his corpse."

"To show punishment."

Liu Hong shook his sleeves and said: "This can be regarded as the favor I gave Zhang Jiao for discussing Taoism." As for Zhang Jiao's two younger brothers, Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang, Liu Hong never paid attention to them from the beginning to the end.

Just like those ant residents.

It was difficult to control the strength to step on it without getting hurt, but Liu Hong could still do it if he ignored it and didn't care much.

After receiving the decree, Zhao Zhongze, one of the Ten Constant Attendants, immediately and respectfully presented the written imperial decree. After watching Liu Hong of the Tian family casually stamp the seal of the Imperial Seal on it, he respectfully

Withdrew respectfully.

From beginning to end, Zhao Zhong did not say a word, but silently expressed his actions.

"Right."

After finishing the final treatment of Zhang Jiao, Emperor Liu Hong seemed to have remembered something important, so he asked: "How much money do I have left?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Rang, who had been mainly responsible for buying and selling officials, immediately stepped forward and whispered a number.

As soon as this number reached Liu Hong's ears, his expression changed drastically and he became extremely angry.

"That's my money!"

"They all deserve to die!"

Since he succeeded to the throne, Liu Hong has known the meaning of the throne and the meaning of the title Tianjia.

The family of heaven is the home of heaven, and the world is one family.

The emperor is the country.

Together they are the home of heaven.

As an emperor with great ambitions from the beginning, how could Liu Hong not understand the situation?

The armaments are in ruins, and the country's money is pitiful.

And usually it is either a natural disaster or a man-made disaster.

Even if you want to get out of Luoyang, it will be difficult.

It would be fine if he was just an ordinary person, but Liu Hong is an extremely smart person.

After analyzing it for a long time, he discovered that the world's problems are ultimately a matter of profit, that is, money.

All of them require money to solve them.

After all, money can make a fool of himself.

But where did the money go?

Liu Hong also knew.

That fell into the pockets of the aristocratic family.

How difficult it is to get back this part of the benefits.

You must know that taking someone's money is like killing your parents, it can be said to be a mortal enemy.

Moreover, it is undoubtedly too difficult to solve this problem head-on, and Liu Hong does not have such a thorough determination. In his opinion, the entire Han Dynasty has already accumulated a lot of difficulties, and as the emperor, Liu Hong can only make strange moves and take shortcuts.

So he was very clever and came up with a very clever trick.

That is - selling one's official position.

Wherever the ant people had money, it was all drained by those guys.

That's why they have money.

Official, sell it to them.

Moreover, this official position is not permanent, but is temporary.

What kind of official position, what kind of price.

What kind of time, what kind of discount.

The emperor Liu Hong and his ten regular attendants took advantage of the idea of ​​selling their official positions, and various price packages were offered in turn.

After some operations, Emperor Liu Hong achieved part of his goal.

Not only did the originally peaceful court become a mess, but it also caused the eunuchs to rise up and start a fight between the two. It even started a party prison, allowing them to kill each other and themselves become fishermen. This situation continued until Zhang

The moment Kaku entered the palace to pay homage to him, something changed.

However, Zhang Jiao's 'death of illness' made Emperor Liu Hong aware of the change in the situation.

At this moment, Zhang Rang was suddenly asked about the money issue. As the head of the ten permanent servants who knew the Tian family very well, Zhang Rang had already guessed the emperor's thoughts.
Chapter completed!