Chapter Seventy-One: The Imperial Court Arrives

At dawn on the second day, according to Long Jun's order, Tong Fei said goodbye to Zhao Yun and the others and rushed to Luoyang, and the Han army also began to prepare for the camp!

After another two days, the three armies rushed directly south to Luoyang, thinking of the reward of the imperial court, and the faces of the 40,000 Han troops were filled with the joy of a bumper harvest. At this time, Long Jun had already returned the 5,000 men and horses belonging to the official army to Huangfu Song, and he led the original 3,000 Longjia troops to be stationed in the righteous army that night!

Seeing this, Cao Cao secretly praised his cleverness, Long Jun obviously made an appearance to show everyone, proving that he was not greedy for power after obtaining great merit, not to mention that he could not be sure that he was the remnant of Western Chu, that is, it was confirmed, the emperor knew about this, and it was possible to consider dealing with Long Jun as appropriate, after all, a widow who is for the country and the people, martial arts and wisdom and resourcefulness are all of the highest grade, and who are not greedy for military power, how can he rebel?

If Cao Cao praised Long Jun's move, Liu Bei sneered at him, thinking that he was putting on a show, but Long Jun was too good at being a man, and the generals and generals among the leaders of the rebel army all received Long Jun's favor after the war, either giving gold and silver, or giving military grain and grass, so who still believes Liu Bei?

"Big brother, you said that after returning to Beijing, what official position can Your Majesty promise us? I want to be a general! ”

Touching his loose beard, Liu Bei smiled at the corner of his mouth and said softly, "Don't worry, third brother, Yun Chang killed the Yellow Turban General Deng Mao, just by virtue of this merit, the position of a captain is indispensable, not to mention that our three brothers have killed countless enemies on the battlefield, how can they give us a miscellaneous general!" ”

Guan Yu on the side also stroked his long hair, and said with a straight face, "That's right, the imperial court promised a reward before the expedition." Presumably, our three brothers will have a good errand this time! ”

Liu Bei and the others prayed for a reward, but the four of Long Jun's side were arguing.

"Whatever the master says, I will go to Luoyang with you!"

"Yes, my lord! We have all broken through the battle formation, what can a small court trial do? ”

"Uncle Shi, I already explained when I came that Zilong will always follow Uncle Shi, even if it is a sea of swords and fires, he will never look back!"

"Lord, Zhong Kang is stupid and doesn't know what to say, but I know that the grace of a drop of water should be repaid by a spring, and the lord is in danger, and Zhong Kang can only sacrifice his life to accompany him!"

Looking at the four people in front of him, Long Jun was very moved in his heart, it was because he regarded the four of them as brothers that Long Jun asked them to go home and wait for the news.

Showing an impatient look, Long Jun said helplessly, "Please, the four generals, I didn't let you hide from the disaster, but the four of you have important things to do!" ”

After a pause, he continued, "Ziyi, do you know whether your mother is healthy after she arrives?" Why don't you go back and see? Zhongkang has been away from home for two years, and at this time, the yellow scarf is weak, and there is nothing too big to do, what if you come back after you return to Qian County? Zilong, you too, your master has just passed away, why don't you go back to see your master? I want to go back, but the court can't go back! So you see? ”

Without waiting for Long Jun to mention Ma Chao, Ma Chao took the lead in grabbing the words, "Master, don't talk about me, first of all, you know the reason why I left home best, and secondly, you are the only one of my relatives outside, and it is just right to be by your side!" As for what tasks to send me, not to mention, your left hand is not good yet! The three of them are gone, and you need a guard by your side! What if that Li Jin comes to make trouble again? ”

As for how to deal with Ma Chao, Long Jun had already made a good move, smiled slightly, and said softly, "You really can't be a guard!" Chengzhen must be about to arrive in Luoyang, I have him as my escort when I go to Luoyang City, so I still need you? You don't want to go home, I know, but there's something you have to go back to Guangling! ”

As soon as he heard that Long Jun had rejected him, he also arranged a task for himself, pouting and Ma Chao asked, "Master, what has to happen to me, I have to go to Guangling!" ”

"Before the tenth month, Zibo sent a letter, the four pairs of armor I asked him to make in Jiangdong the year before last have been completed, and there are some rare iron ores, a total of three carts, all of which are now piled up in Guangling! Zibo is now in Luoyang and can't return, and iron ore is something that is strictly forbidden to be sold by the imperial court, so you can only do it! Who made you still the Jiang Gongzi of Guangling! ”

After a meal of Long Jun in his heart, Ma Chao could only reluctantly accept it!

The other three saw that Ma Chao was dealt with by Long Jun, and they all objected, and even Tai Shici put forward the allusion that Dayu was unable to enter the house three times, and wanted to follow Long Jun to Luoyang.

was really annoyed by this group of guys, and Long Jun shouted, "Shut up!" ”

The three of them saw Long Jun furious for the first time, and they all looked at Long Jun silently, and Ma Chao, who had already given up hope, said in a weird manner, "Don't persuade you, it's useless, you don't know who my master is?" What's more, now that there are Zibo and Chengzhen in Luoyang City, he won't let a few of us follow! Who made us brainless! ”

"Shut up for me, too! When did I say you have no brains? ”

"Then you say, why don't you let us follow? Even if there is danger, didn't we spend it together in the past two years? Is it because you are facing the court this time that we have to retreat? ”

Ma Chao's words were heartfelt, and there were even some grievances in them, Long Jun had mixed feelings in his heart when he heard it, but in order not to let these guys get into danger with him, Long Jun could only be like a stone, and said coldly, "Don't ink, do everything according to my orders, even if it is to help me!" ”

Seeing that persuasion was useless, the four of them glanced at each other, and without saying a word, they all clenched their fists and withdrew from Long Jun's camp.

Walking out of the tent, Zhao Yun sighed and said, "Do we really want to let Uncle Shi go into danger alone?" ”

Ma Chao, who was walking on the left, snorted lightly: "Then do you think the four of us can change his mind?" ”

"Then let the old lady persuade the lord?"

"We can't return from here, we can't rush to Luoyang, don't say if we can catch up, it's a long journey, when something goes wrong with the old lady, we will die and die!"

The four people outside were worried about Long Jun's decision, and Long Jun in the account was also in an irritable mood, a few days ago, Yin Zhao sent a letter saying that the reward of the imperial court may be greatly discounted this time, all because the ten permanent servants and others suggested that the emperor continue to implement the policy of donating officials, Emperor Ling thought about it, and cut the reward in half.

After half a month, 40,000 officers and troops have marched to Yecheng in Wei County, at this time, the four Tai Shi Ci have already left according to Long Jun's orders, and even the three thousand Long family troops have been dispersed on the spot on the grounds that Long Jun has ended the war, in fact, it is to let Zhao Yun Tai Shi Ci and the four of them be split and quietly brought back!

And Long Jun, who was alone, was mixed in Cao Cao's account, planning to be close to Cao Cao, to understand the distribution of the major forces in the imperial court, Cao Cao didn't care, and even entertained him a lot!

"Shaoyu, you have disbanded the army, it's really unnecessary, the combat power of your 3,000 army is higher than the combat power of the official army, if you are incorporated into the army, General Huangfu will be happy!"

"Brother Mengde, don't make fun of the little brother, I know in my heart what my 3,000 men and horses are like, how can they be compared with the official army, not to mention that the army that returns to Beijing this time will also be dispersed, what's the point of staying or not staying?"

Hehe, Cao Cao didn't say much, it doesn't make sense to communicate too much between smart people, let alone people like Long Jun! So he shouted to Long Jun to pick up the wine cup and drink it!

Just when the two were still drinking, Huangfu Song's escort walked into the tent, hugged his fists and said, "General Long, Cao sacrificed wine, the imperial envoy has arrived, and General Huangfu asked me to tell the two to go to the tent to greet the envoy!" ”

"Got it, we'll be there later!"

Knowing that someone from the court came to announce the decree, the two of them cleaned up and came to the handsome tent, as soon as they entered the handsome tent, Long Jun saw that everyone was already waiting here, and the envoy was an old acquaintance Zuo Feng, and he had to send money after a meal in the abdomen, and the two hurriedly clasped their fists and shouted, "The general Long Jun (sacrificial wine Cao Cao) has seen Lord Huangfu, the left messenger!" ”

Coughing lightly, Huangfu Song said, "No need to be polite!" , you two hurry up and listen to the order together! ”

"Whoa!"

"Lord Zuo, please!"

With a cold snort, Zuo Feng took out the holy decree, dragged the male duck and said loudly, "I learned that the war in Jizhou was over, Zhang Jiao and other bandits died first, and the general Huangfu Song took over the history of Jizhou Assassination, took charge of Jizhou's affairs, resumed Jizhou production, and went to work immediately." The rest of the generals and the leader of the righteous army quickly returned to Luoyang to receive the reward, and the army to which the righteous army belonged was incorporated into the official army and handed over to Jizhou Assassin Shi Huangfu Song to take charge. ”

As soon as the holy decree came out, there was an uproar, and it was nothing to go back to Luoyang to be rewarded for being entitled, but the army that was finally organized by the leaders of the righteous army had to be incorporated into the official army, and it had nothing to do with them from now on, how could they accept it!

For a while, he said everything, but Long Jun stood aside and lowered his head from beginning to end, not saying a word.

Cao Cao took a deep look at Long Jun beside him, the corners of his mouth curled slightly, and muttered, "Brother Shaoyu, you are a little different!" ”

"I'm just scared of death!"