Luoyang, when Chen Mo came back, there was a heavy snowfall here in Luoyang.

"Your Majesty lives here?" The goose-featherlike snow wrapped the entire palace in a layer of silver, Chen Mo looked at the house not far away, and turned his head to look at the small yellow door beside him.

"Yes, it's been almost three years." Xiao Huangmen replied tremblingly.

What does Chen Mo mean, he is a little unpredictable, the first thing he did when he came back was to send Li Ru to prison, in the imperial court, the officials belonging to Chen Mo's family were degraded, this move was a little confused, I don't know what this general means?

Chen Mo nodded, straightened his clothes, and came to the outside of this palace, and did not enter the door, but just bowed down and shouted: "Minister, Chen Mo, meet Your Majesty!" ”

The eunuch guarding outside the palace gate saw Chen Mo coming, and hurriedly stumbled to inform him.

In the silent courtyard, there was a panicked sound, and after a while, Liu Neng hurriedly ran out with a few concubines.

I haven't seen Liu Neng for three years, he looks a lot thinner than before, the whole person is a little muddy, behind him, a group of concubines are also all dishes, looking at Chen Mo's eyes, with a little fear and respect.

"General, I was wrong, but the idea of colluding with Cao Cao back then really has nothing to do with me." When Liu Neng saw Chen Mo, how could he still have half of the emperor's majesty, and he wailed and wanted to bow down to Chen Mo.

"Your Majesty!" Chen Mo hurriedly bowed down, and at the same time held Liu Neng with one hand: "You are a king, I am a minister, there is no reason for a king to worship a minister in this world!" ”

Several eunuchs hurriedly went to help Liu Neng up, Chen Mo got up, took Liu Neng's hand and said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, this time Li Ru has been sent to prison by the minister, just waiting for Your Majesty to fall." ”

"Really?" Liu Neng looked at Chen Mo with a respectful face and asked cautiously.

"The minister never lies." Chen Mo nodded affirmatively.

"Then ......" Liu Neng hesitated for a moment, then looked at the palace behind him, and was not in a hurry to say how to deal with Li Ru, and it was not a day or two since he fought with Chen Mo, he had not asked for benefits under Chen Mo, the ghost knew what kind of heart Chen Mo had behind his humble face, and when the words came to his mouth, Liu Neng changed his words: "When can I leave here?" Shang Shuling said at the beginning that I would only be able to leave this place when the general returned. ”

"The minister is here to receive His Majesty's Jiade Palace." Chen Mo smiled and said: "The minister has led troops to fight outside in the past few years, and he knows very little about the news of Luoyang, which has made His Majesty suffer, and I hope that His Majesty will forgive his sins." ”

"The general is also fighting for the country, how can he be blamed?" Liu Neng hurriedly said modestly, for more than 800 days and nights in the cold palace, Liu Neng also knew how to endure it, as for Chen Mo's words, Liu Neng didn't believe half a word, everything in Luoyang City was under Chen Mo's control, even if he sent troops, he didn't believe that Li Ru and these people dared to hide such a big thing from Chen Mo.

It's just that it doesn't matter what the facts are, the important thing is that now I can finally go back, although it doesn't feel good to be overtaken by Chen Mo, but Liu Neng feels that in fact, the kind of days when you don't have to care about anything, you just need to eat, drink and have fun, it's actually pretty good, at least you don't have to worry about food and clothing.

"Your Majesty, please!" Chen Mo smiled and motioned for Liu Neng to leave with him.

"General, please!" Liu Neng hurriedly said politely.

After the two sides passed the buck to each other, Liu Neng stepped on Chen Mo's escort, took a group of concubines back to the Deyang Palace, which had been separated for a long time, and groped for the already somewhat unfamiliar dragon couch.

"Your Majesty." Chen Mo just watched quietly from the side, and only after Liu Neng's mood stabilized a little more did Chen Mo give up.

"What's the matter with the General?" Liu Neng hurriedly looked back at Chen Mo.

"The minister has ordered the civil and military officials of the imperial court to hold a banquet today, one is to suppress the shock of His Majesty, and the other is to celebrate the victory of this expedition to the Central Plains, and please make some preparations for Your Majesty." Chen Mo smiled.

Banquet~

Liu Neng was a little nostalgic for the extravagant days before he entered the cold palace, he hadn't eaten meat for a long time, and nodded at the moment: "There is General Lao Zhang Luo." ”

Chen Mo immediately retired, and all of them were ready for the banquet.

That night, the entire Luoyang up to the three dukes and nine qing, down to the civil and military officials, as long as the officials in Luoyang more than 800 stones, were invited into the palace, in the Jiade Hall for dinner, Chen Mo even let Xu Rong from the Western Regions sent the dancing girl dance, for a while, but saw the sound of the Jiade Hall silk and bamboo orchestra endlessly, the banquet was even more staggered, the ministers whispered to each other, from time to time distant toasts.

If it was in the past, the weak and boneless figure of the dancer in the Western Regions alone could make Liu Neng linger, but at this moment Liu Neng was sitting on pins and needles, which was incompatible with the lively atmosphere of the entire hall, he found that nearly half of this hall was full of civil and military affairs, and he couldn't name nearly half of them, and those courtiers who were interested in themselves three years ago were basically impossible to find, and occasionally there were one or two, which also belonged to the kind of full number that even Liu Neng himself couldn't look down on.

"Zhong Qing, Zhong Qing~" Seeing Zhong Miao stepping forward to toast himself, Liu Neng glanced at Chen Mo, who was chatting happily with several ministers, and pulled Zhong Miao and said, "Why are there all fresh faces in this court?" Where are Taiwei and Situ? ”

Not to mention the more familiar ones in the past, even Yang Biao and Zhao Wen are not there, the three princes in the past, and now only Zhong Xuan is left, among the Jiuqing, the people who know are Chen Mo's people, who don't know ...... I'm afraid I won't be interested in myself, right?

Zhong Xuan smiled bitterly: "Taiwei is still imprisoned at home because of some misunderstandings, and as for Situ Gong, he died of illness a year ago. ”

Zhao Wen is dead!?

Liu Neng is a little melancholy, among the three princes, if you say that you are biased towards yourself, only Situ Zhao Wen is gone, and now that Zhao Wen is gone, Yang Biao is also arrested, who can he rely on in the future? Zhong Xuan?

Looking at Zhong Xuan, Liu Neng opened his mouth, but in the end he couldn't say a word, obviously, Zhong Xuan couldn't rely on it, otherwise he couldn't be here.

"The minister retired." After Zhong Miao saluted Liu Neng for a drink, he silently returned to his table, after the Luoyang turmoil three years ago, the officials who were involved at the beginning almost involved the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and then liquidated, even Yang Biao was not spared, Jiuqing was even more than half of the people who were taken down, and the rest were Chen Mo's people, Zhao Wen was sick in anger, and died the following year, although the position of the three dukes has not yet been determined, but Chen Mo returned to the dynasty with the Wei Banshi who swept the Central Plains, and the momentum is even stronger, Liu Neng wants to return to the government, which is a hundred times more difficult than three years ago.

Zhong Xuan can see it, this is a matter of time to change the day, as for when, Zhong Xuan doesn't know, but he is not ready to come out, and he can retire with peace of mind, this era no longer belongs to him.

"Your Majesty!" Just when Zhong Miao returned to his table and Liu Neng lost his mind, a person in the hall came out and saluted Liu Neng.

"Are you ......" Liu Neng came back to his senses and looked at the young man in front of him without the slightest impression.

"The junior minister Sima Yi is now living in the position of the imperial envoy." Sima Yi smiled and bowed, and the ministers in the hall gradually quieted down, looking at this young man, Sima Yi, Sima Fang's second son, now Sima Fang is still in the prison, what is Sima Yi doing jumping out at this time?

"The Attendant?" Liu Neng frowned, what was a little imperial envoy going to do at this time? But now that this court has become unfamiliar, some people take the initiative to lean on themselves, and the petty official is the petty official, which is better than nothing, and said with a gentle smile on his face: "What's the matter with the imperial envoy?" ”

"Your Majesty, this time the general recovered the Central Plains, his merits are so high, rare in ancient and modern times, the minister thinks that in this prosperous era, the general should be rewarded, in order to calm the heart of the world." Sima Yi bowed and said.

Liu Neng frowned, what does this mean? The general is already a very popular minister, even if the position of prime minister is reestablished, there is no difference between him and the general, right? Is it necessary? Which side is this Sima Yi on?

As the son of Sima Fang, Liu Neng instinctively felt that Sima Yi should be on his side.

"Naturally, it should be rewarded." Liu Neng hesitated, since someone brought it up, Liu Neng knew that he couldn't avoid it, but how to reward him, Liu Neng was a little difficult, Prime Minister? With Chen Mo's current status, it is equivalent to a flat tone, but what kind of official can he be given again? Is it possible to give the emperor to him directly?

Liu Neng looked at Chen Mo and asked a very idiotic question: "What does the general think, how should I be rewarded?" ”

"The minister is fighting for the restoration of the Han Dynasty, but he hopes that my Han can be peaceful as soon as possible, and the minister is now a very popular minister, how dare he ask for a reward again? I only ask Your Majesty to give all the property rewarded to the ministers, and all the meritorious ministers, don't let these soldiers who have fought for the bloody battlefield of my Han Dynasty chill, the minister's wish is enough. Chen Mo got up and saluted Liu Neng with a smile.

This......

Liu Neng has a headache, when he is the emperor, maybe he is not a Ming Jun, but he is good in the market, this person is sophisticated, but he is a clear man, Chen Mo said no, but he can't help it, not to mention that this time Chen Mo's exploits are too great, the entire Central Plains, the land of Qingxu, Yanyu and the four states, if no one says it, Liu Neng will be confused, and now that he is brought up, how can he continue to pretend to be stupid?

glared at Sima Yi with some hatred, he could see that this kid was not facing himself at all, he was clearly helping Chen Mo speak.

The ministers also gradually calmed down, and it was up to Liu Neng to deal with this matter.

Zhong Xuan on the side hesitated, got up and said: "The general has both civil and military skills, and the position of the general is naturally suitable for the previous conquest of the world, but if most of it is peaceful today, it is the time to cultivate the people's livelihood, and the minister thinks that the general can be promoted to the prime minister, help His Majesty to take charge of the government, and command hundreds of officials. ”

Sima Yi looked at Zhong Xuan and said: "Sikong, with the dignity of a general, he is only at the same level as the prime minister, and the prime minister has long been abolished, how can it be used again now?" ”

"Zuzhi may not be right, the abolition of the prime minister in the past was caused by the current situation, and now the prime minister is re-established, it is not impossible, I don't know what the imperial envoy thinks, how to seal it?" Zhong Xuan asked rhetorically.

"Since you want to break the ancestral rule, why not be crowned king?" Sima Yi asked rhetorically.

"It's ridiculous, Gaozu has already made it clear that a different surname cannot be crowned a king!" The new Taichang frowned and said, "Who are you?" Dare to discuss the government? ”

"What does the general think?" Liu Neng didn't dare to let them quarrel anymore, if he was crowned king, would it still make sense for him to be the emperor?

"Your Majesty is in charge." Chen Mo bowed slightly.

"In this case, the general over there was promoted to prime minister, ranking above the three dukes, the chief of a hundred officials, and leading the court for me." Liu Neng immediately said loudly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Chen Mo got up and bowed to Liu Neng.

"Your Majesty is wise!" All the officials got up together and bowed down to Liu Neng with a bitter face, since then, Chen Mo is really one person under ten thousand people, whether it is actual or nominal, this is a very important step for Chen Mo.