That night, the sound of drums and horns sounded all night, disturbing Cao's army all night without rest, and tens of thousands of troops were waiting in the city, for fear that Lu Bu's army would attack the city overnight.

Cao Cao thought that Lu Bu was tired of the army at this time, but just in case, he could only be stationed in the city in person, and he did not rest all night. When dawn came, the sound of Lu Bu's military drums gradually stopped, and Cao Jun had a little respite, and the defenders of the city all experienced a day of fierce fighting, and were disturbed by the sound of drums all night, and they all fell asleep.

I don't know how much time has passed, and suddenly I heard a cry of joy that woke up the sleeping people in the city: "The enemy has withdrawn, the enemy has withdrawn!" ”

Cao Cao was startled in his dream, and hurriedly approached the city to watch, only to see that the sky was already bright at this time, and it was dawn, and the army of Lu Bu under the city was still left with a scattered remnants of the stove, and the soldiers of the camp of the army of Lu Bu were gone, but I was afraid that it had been withdrawn for some hours.

On the city wall, there was a sound of earth-shattering cheers, the soldiers and generals cheered and embraced, many people looked up to the sky with tears in their eyes, this battle was fierce and tragic, too many soldiers were killed and wounded, originally thought that they would not be spared, according to Lu Bu's army yesterday's offensive, Cao Jun would hold for two or three days at most, and the city would definitely be broken and killed after two or three days, but I didn't expect Lu Bu's army to retreat.

I don't know why, but I still won in the end, how can I not make people rejoice?

Even Cao Cao himself has a sense of the aftermath of the catastrophe. Although he planned several times, he wanted Lu Bu to run out of ammunition and food, so he had to take the initiative to withdraw from the army. But after yesterday's battle of city defense, he finally realized the terrible thing about Lu Bu's army, even in the case of poor logistics and lack of food and grass, Lu Bu's army can still burst out with such terrifying combat effectiveness, if Lu Bu gritted his teeth and attacked for another day, he really didn't know if he could hold it.

At this time, looking at the soldiers and generals in the city who were cheering and celebrating because of Lu Bu's retreat, I couldn't help but have mixed feelings in my heart. Although Lu Bu temporarily withdrew at this time, he did not retreat because of defeat, if he made a comeback, how could he resist? In my mind, I fell into deep thought for a while.

However, it was said that Lu Bu led the army back to Chenliu, and traveled hundreds of miles all the way, and by the time of Chenliu, the grain and grass in the army had already been used up, and even the war horses had been slaughtered countless times for military food. Fortunately, Feng Ji operated in Chenliu for many days and collected some stored grain, barely enough for the army to eat for three or two days.

Lü Bu was in Chenliupan for several days, arranging troops and horses to be stationed along the Yingshui line to prevent Cao Cao from returning to attack, and also arranged heavy troops in the area of Yingchuan in Xu County, in case the generals of the Cao army in Runan, Yuzhou took the opportunity to attack.

When everything was arranged, Wei Yue finally escorted the belated military rations from Guandu. Although it came a little late, it finally relieved my worries.

Lu Bu was determined in his heart, and led his soldiers to inspect Yanzhou, and everywhere he went, Nuoda Prefecture and County used to be a prosperous place, but at this time it seemed extremely desolate, Lu Bu couldn't help but sigh: "If there are no people to live and work in peace and contentment, even if there are thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, what is the use?" ”

Then a decree was issued that within a month, if any of the former people came to claim the land, all the land should be returned. For the unclaimed land, after the expiration of the decree period, all the land will be confiscated for public use, and the local defenders will use the fields, and call on 100,000 soldiers to go to the battlefield externally, kill the enemy in battle, and land to be laid down internally, and cultivate and live.

He also ordered Zhang Liao to be the Taishou of Yingchuan, to guard against the Runan Cao army of Yu Ban and Xiahoudun, and ordered Zhang Jaw to be the Taishou of Liang County, and to fight against Cao Cao of Dongjun with Yan Liang of Shangqiu. Ling Fengji coordinated the post-war reconstruction of Yanzhou for the Yanzhou Assassin History.

When the decree was issued, there were many people who responded for a while, and for a time countless displaced people who had taken refuge returned to their respective homes one after another, and even the countless Yanzhou people who were forcibly relocated by Cao Cao fled back to their hometowns despite the obstacles.

After all, the Han people miss the old days, and their homeland is difficult to leave, and they can get back the land from the old days, so why should they go to another country and be a rootless wanderer.

Seeing that the affairs of Yanzhou were basically stable, and the soldiers and horses were properly arranged, Lu Bu was already like an arrow, mobilized more than 2,000 elite guards in the army, and coordinated with Zhao Yun, Wei Xu, Wei Yue and other generals, and cooperated with a group of military advisers and ministers, passed through Luoyang, and returned straight to Anyi.

When he returned to Anyi, a group of civil and military ministers went out of the city for ten miles to meet Lu Bu's triumphant army. The ceremonial guard is grand, the flags are all over the field, and the grand occasion is eye-catching.

Lu Bu saw that it was too extravagant to greet the team in such a battle, and he didn't like it in his heart, but after all, he was also a piece of heart, and he couldn't shirk it, so he had to go to Anyi in the crowd of the team.

Coming to the comfortable city gate, the formation at the city gate is even larger, the chariots, mules and horses are rolling like a stream, hundreds of yellow dragon flags are waving in the wind, and it is the emperor who personally greets them at the city gate.

Lu Bu didn't dare to slack off, after all, in public, if there was a slight rudeness, I am afraid it would also attract countless criticisms. Hurriedly dismounted, walked to the emperor, bowed down and said: "The minister was ordered to go to Cao Cao, and I was fortunate to get the first results of the battle, recover the important land of Sili, as well as most of Yanzhou, and hereby come to report to Your Majesty." ”

The emperor looked extremely excited, ran a few steps, approached Lu Bu, helped him up and said: "Aiqing has made outstanding achievements, for me to recover the location of the ancestral temple, the merit is under a thousand autumns, no need to be polite, quickly follow me back to the main hall, I have prepared a banquet early, just for Aiqing to celebrate." ”

Lu Bu wanted to ride a horse, but he couldn't bear the emperor's hard pull, so he was dragged into the emperor's car and sat with the emperor.

The emperor started to drive in front of the car, there are hundreds of tigers in the palace to open the road in front, the honor guard is magnificent, the gongs and drums are noisy, and there are more than 2,000 guards of Lu Bu in the rear, and a line of carriages and horses is like a dragon, how spectacular. The people of Anyi came one after another, arrayed on both sides of the long street.

His own chamberlain shouted loudly: "The prime minister is victorious and returns to the court, His Majesty gives him the same ride, and the front dodges!" ”

The people of the city had never seen such a magnificent scene, and for a while they all knelt down on both sides of the long street and shouted in unison.

The elite cavalry of the 2,000 cavalry who entered the city afterwards had a fierce momentum, all of them were strong and strong, riding on tall war horses, with bright armor, showing even more heroic, causing the onlookers to scream in amazement.

And this is exactly what Lu Bu planned in advance, he just wanted to package these soldiers in a new way, let them fully show their heroism, create a glorious image of a heroic team, make everyone proud to join the army, and enhance the image of soldiers in the eyes of the people.

The ancients were all clouds: A good man is not a soldier, and a good horse is not a nail. If it is not a last resort, who is willing to throw their heads and spill their blood and die for others? Therefore, being a soldier was the most helpless choice in the hearts of the ancients, and it would only be considered when there was no way out.

Previously, Bingzhou, Jizhou and other places suffered from years of war, and the people were displaced, in order to survive, they naturally tried all means, and conscription as a soldier was one of them.

But now that the counties of Hebei have long been prosperous, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and there is no livelihood to force them, who is willing to fight everywhere with their heads? If the army is forcibly recruited, it will inevitably cause resentment among the people.

Therefore, Lu Bu came up with this trick, which is to create an invincible elite that people yearn for, so that everyone is proud to be one of them. Therefore, when Lu Bucai returned, he dispatched more than 2,000 elite people in the 100,000-strong army, equipped them with good armor and good war horses, plus these soldiers were all fat and strong, and they had their own heroic spirit. At this time, walking behind the emperor's car, he still did not hide his edge.

Lu Bu was greatly satisfied with the reaction of the people on both sides, and rode with the emperor to the palace, and sure enough, he saw that the palace was full of flowers, and all the palace doors were newly decorated, obviously after careful arrangement.

When they came to the main hall, the ministers sat down according to their seats, and the emperor ordered the wine banquet to enter the banquet and sing and dance into the hall.

For a while, the drums sounded in unison, and a group of dancing girls danced, like a giant butterfly, and like an elf fairy. In a glamorous joy, the ministers drank and talked happily, congratulating the emperor on recovering the division and congratulating the prime minister for his great achievements.

Lu Bu looked at the prosperous and extravagant wind in front of him, and suddenly remembered that just a month ago, he was still fighting with Cao Jun, on one side was a rain of guns and arrows, flesh and blood were flying, and the sound of screams and shouts was heartbreaking, but on the other hand, there was a wine pond and a forest of meat, beautiful dancing strings, a prosperous scene, and he didn't feel like a world away.

Just as he was out of his mind, he suddenly heard someone say loudly: "Your Majesty, since the prime minister has recovered Sili Luoyang, should we move the capital to Luoyang, after all, although Anyi is good, it is just a small city, Luoyang is where the ancestral foundation is, and the people's hearts are wanting." ”

Lu Bu frowned, looked for prestige, and saw that the person who spoke was the servant Cai Yong.

Cai Yong was born upright, and at this time he spoke from the heart, and he was also quick to speak, but no one echoed him, and a group of important ministers all looked at the nose and nose, as if they were monks, as if they had not heard his words, even the emperor turned his face sideways, not looking at him, for Lu Bu looked at him, and the cold light in his eyes sparkled.

In addition to the sound of wind music in the main hall, there was no life at all, and the ministers who were still talking before fell into silence at this time. Cai Yong was shocked, and secretly said why he was so stupid, so he was afraid that trouble would come out of his mouth, and hurriedly defended: "The minister said that Luoyang is an important town, and it must not be abandoned, and it must be rebuilt." ”

Lu Bu waved his hand to make a group of musicians and dancers retreat, and sneered: "Is the servant saying that my Anyi Temple is small and can't accommodate your big Buddha?" ”

Cai Yong was in a cold sweat, and said busily: "I didn't mean that, the prime minister misunderstood, I wanted to say that Luoyang has a unique location, and if the prime minister can move the government office to Luoyang, it will be more beneficial to command the people of Guanzhong, and it will be more convenient to give orders to the princes of the world." ”

Lu Bu nodded and said: "The servant is really a loyal heart, since you have such a grand vision, I will show Your Majesty, let you be the Luoyang Order, responsible for the reconstruction of Luoyang, Your Majesty, what do you think?" ”

The emperor thought that Cai Yong's words would definitely anger Lu Bu, for fear of arousing Lu Bu's suspicion, so he did not talk to him, but at this time Lu Bu had these words, and he was shocked for a while, and he didn't know what Lu Bu's intentions were, so he had to force a smile and said: "I have already agreed with the prime minister, but please make your own decision on military and political matters, and you don't have to ask me again." ”

Cai Yong didn't know what Lu Bu meant, he was uneasy in his heart, and he didn't dare to say more, just waiting for Lu Bu to move later.

Lu Bu said with a smile: "Since Your Majesty agrees, the imperial servant will go to Luoyang to take office one day, but I have said it first, if you restore the prosperity of Luoyang's governance to the past, I will discuss with Your Majesty the matter of moving the capital, but if you have the grace of Your Majesty, you will not govern Luoyang well." You Cai clan will all suffer because of you, do you understand? ”

Cai Yong's face changed greatly, he was unintentional, he didn't want to be involved in the government, and he didn't intend to gamble on the honor and disgrace of his family, and he was only obsessed with writing a biography with history, and he was not good at government affairs, how could he be sure of his chances of winning? For a while, it was difficult to decide.

Lu Bu frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Why don't you want to?" ”

Cai Yong knew that there was no room for turning around in this matter, so he had no choice but to take the order: "The minister respectfully obeys His Majesty's will." ”

But these words were said to the emperor, Lu Bu chuckled, and said disappreciatively: "Very good, we should raise a glass and wish Lord Luoyang to revive the grand occasion of Luoyang as soon as possible, and welcome us back to Luoyang." ”

After saying that, he raised his glass and sent it to the ministers, how dare the ministers refuse, and raised their glasses together and shouted: "I wish Luoyang a success." ”

After drinking a cup, a secretary ordered Zhong Xuan to play: "Your Majesty, the prime minister has led the troops to go out for more than half a year, walking in the rain of guns and arrows, hovering on the edge of life and death, and making great achievements for my Han, which should be rewarded, otherwise who will be born and die for Your Majesty in the future?" ”

The emperor was stunned when he heard this, Lu Bu is now a supreme minister, how else can he be rewarded? Is it impossible to give him the throne? He was born and died for me, so let's talk a little reasonable, okay? Although he was angry in his heart, he couldn't show it on his face, and said with a smile: "Aiqing has any suggestions, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Zhong Xuan said: "The virtuous kings of the past dynasties can be rewarded for meritorious service, Your Majesty appoints people wisely, so that my Han Dynasty will eventually have the image of Zhongxing, the prime minister this time to recover the division, and make immortal meritorious deeds, but also should be rewarded for meritorious deeds." The prime minister's official position has reached its peak, and there is really no seal, why not go up to the title and entitle him as a duke, isn't it in line with the mandate of heaven, in line with the hearts of the people, and it shows His Majesty's mind! ”

As soon as these words came out, the ministers suddenly whispered, and the emperor's face changed, and said: "Since Gaozu, my Han has never had a duke canonization, the liehou is already the highest title, and the only duke is the pseudo-emperor Mang self-proclaimed, do you want to trap the prime minister and Wang Mang and others in the same rank?" ”

Since the founding of the Han Dynasty, following the Qin Dynasty's 20 military meritorious titles, with the Marquis of Che as the highest title, now Lu Bu is enshrined in Anyi, and the food is 10,000 households, which has long been the peak. Although there is a prince in the Han Dynasty, it is not allowed to be rewarded if the surname is not Liu, and although this duke is not high or low has been set up as early as the Zhou Dynasty, but there has never been a reward in the Han Dynasty.

Zhong Xuan was reprimanded by the emperor, but his face did not change color, neither humble nor arrogant: "Your Majesty is wrong, the rules of the world are not broken or established, and these twenty military merits are not born with them. ”

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