With the end of the Battle of Guangzong, Lu Zhi beheaded all the captured Yellow Turban thieves and built a 'Jingguan' outside the city to warn the world: such is the end of the rebellion.

During this period, Liu Tao suggested that some of the thieves could be selected and sent to the local area to repair bridges and pave roads, or sold to local families to serve as family members. It's just that this suggestion was vetoed by Lu Zhi, and he was even reprimanded.

"Now is the time of scarcity, and families don't think they have much money to buy a family. Moreover, these thieves are elite soldiers when they give weapons, and it will be very dangerous if they commit crimes. When the time comes, when it reaches Luoyang, I am afraid that it will become an excuse for the eunuchs to attack their father...... That's probably what my father thought. Lu Yan explained to Liu Tao in private.

"Sure enough, there is no room for fame to be tarnished." Liu Tao sighed, "Tired of fame? ”

"Probably...... That's right. Lu Yan hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded.

Lu Zhi's character is upright, unyielding to eunuchs, and at the same time knowledgeable, benevolent, righteous and loyal. Basically, the positive image of a courtier is perfectly expressed.

So he can't be snobbish and do such a thing as selling prisoners; Not only can't you do it, but you also hate it.

suddenly understood how hard it was for those stars in later generations to maintain their personalities...... Liu Tao complained in his heart.

The key character is not set by himself, but by the society, or the gentry. Everyone needs such a character, as the leader of the scholar clan, so 'Lu Zhi' came into being.

Thinking about it, let's just say that the Confucianism is only afraid of thousands of disciples; Master of scripture, this can actually be obtained by touting, after all, the transmission of information is backward; As for the uprightness, indomitability, benevolence, righteousness and loyalty, this is a question of class standpoint......

In other words, in fact, Lu Zhi is a 'star' packaged by the scholars, just a signboard.

In retrospect, Lu Zhi was a doctor from the beginning, and his official positions were almost all civilian, and he served as a Lujiang county guard for a year at most, also because he had to use his fame to deal with the rebellion...... In other words, in fact, Lu Zhi did not have much experience in war.

Forget it, forget it, you can't continue to think about it, otherwise I feel that my impression of Lu Zhi will completely collapse.

"Okay, when will you return to Luoyang?" Liu Tao asked casually, "Moreover, should we go with us, or should we go back to Youzhou?" ”

Theoretically, they were sent by Liu Yan to support the war in Jizhou, which has ended and should go back to restore their lives.

It's just that if you go back, you can't really get entangled with Liu Yan. When the time comes, if he wants to go to Yizhou, will he have to follow him? Although it is not bad to develop behind closed doors, Yizhou really doesn't want to go.

"Oh, this is ......" Lu Yan took out a paperwork, "Father has communicated with Liu Yan and transferred you to his command." Before, it was just talking, but with this instrument, we can be considered transferred. ”

"It's just that on the official side, you are allowed to come nonsense like this?" Liu Tao was a little hesitant, after all, the Fifth School of the Northern Army belonged to the permanent captain, and he, the Sima of another department, had a kind of temporary establishment.

"After we arrive in Luoyang, the mission is over, but the credit must still be calculated. The more than 4,000 people under our command are still our private army. Lu Yan replied.

"Then just stay, the baggage troops don't eat military rations." Liu Tao felt that since this was the case, there was no need to take the troops to Luoyang, and it was okay to hand it over to the Zhen family to help take care of it for a few months.

"What if Your Majesty wants to review it then?" Lu Yan shook his head, "Moreover, my father and I have also discussed this issue. ”

"Since you're going to bring it up, then this problem is solved?" Liu Tao asked with some excitement.

"Yes, my father said that the improvement of the siege equipment of the craftsmen will help to break the city, so it is also necessary to show credit. At the same time, the baggage soldiers and gang leaders of our department were also merged into the baggage team of the Northern Army, but they had to accept the dispatch for the time being. ”

"In other words, we don't need to pay for the rations, right?" Liu Tao probably understood.

"It's just that before Your Majesty announces the disbandment, we really don't need to solve the problem of military rations." Lu Yan nodded.

In fact, Liu Tao and Lu Yan didn't know that it was Guangzong who was laid down in advance, so there was a surplus of materials in the army.

These materials themselves can be used in the army for about a month, plus some soldiers killed when the city is broken, the materials are completely enough for the army to use for about a month.

Anyway, when I arrived in Luoyang, His Majesty finished the review, and it was almost a month to reward meritorious deeds, so I simply did this favor. The point is, he himself doesn't need to pay anything for it.

Liu Tao was really relieved, and then he also ordered to actively cooperate and prepare for the camp. After more than a day of hard work, I rested for half a day on the second day and officially set off on the third day.

On the return journey, considering that there were no thieves, he was required to march 100 miles a day and return to Luoyang from Wei County, about 800 li, and the whole army finally came to Luoyang City on the evening of the eighth day of the return journey.

"Six-meter-high city wall ......" Liu Tao looked at this city, and couldn't help but sigh, he really didn't have the impression that it was tall and grand, after all, it was made of rammed earth, and there was a lack of adhesive, even if there were bluestone bricks, it couldn't be built.

It can't be, just like in some novels, glutinous rice and egg whites are used or something, how many glutinous rice eggs do you need for such a big city? In an era when there is no professional breeding, where can you get so many eggs?!

It is six meters high and twenty meters wide, which is indeed much thicker than the five or six meters in the general county seat.

With a thickness of more than 20 meters, it is no wonder that there is a saying that 'your skin is thicker than the city wall'. Liu Tao complained in his heart, after all, this sentence literally refers to thickness, not firmness.

This city is located in the north of Luoshui, and the north of the water is yang, so it is called Luoyang. From the Xia Dynasty to the Xia Dynasty, it gradually became the capital, and to Liu Tao's era, it also has a history of nearly 2,000 years.

The improvement and expansion of generations became the capital of the Han Empire in the Eastern Han Dynasty, but it was destroyed by Dong Zhuo.

"When Dong Zhuo set the fire...... Forget it, I guess it won't stop him from setting fire. Liu Tao felt that it was better to leave this city quickly, the more affection he had for it, the more heartbroken it would be when it was burned.

At the same time, he probably knew why Dong Zhuo set the fire.

Luoyang is east-west, south of Luoshui, north of Gushui, a fire is more than ten kilometers of fire, it is difficult to find a boat. Without a day or two, there was no way to continue the pursuit, which meant that there was a day or two to march quickly.

Considering that Dong Zhuo took away a large number of valuables and was not fast, these two days were very important to him. It can be fully supported until the large army enters the Hangu Pass.

From the perspective of war, there is nothing to blame, but from a historical point of view, Dong Zhuo was only lit after his death, which was a bit cheaper for him.

"Brother, what are you thinking?" Lu Yan was a little worried, and Liu Tao's expression was vaguely hideous.

"Think of something bad." Liu Tao shook his head, he didn't need to care too much about what happened in a few years. After admonishing himself like this, he also slowly adjusted his mentality and began to carefully observe the capital of the Han Dynasty......